Patents by Inventor Hiroyasu Fujii

Hiroyasu Fujii has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10549315
    Abstract: An electrical steel sheet (1) includes a base material (2) of electrical steel, and an insulating film (3) formed on a surface of the base material (2), the insulating film (3) containing a polyvalent metal phosphate and Fe. A maximum value of a parameter Q expressed by “Q=CFe—O/CP” is equal to or less than 1.3 times and equal to or more than 1.09 times an average value of the parameter Q in a region from a first depth from a surface of the insulating film to a second depth, CFe—O denoting a proportion (atom %) of Fe bonded to O relative to all elements, and CP denoting a proportion (atom %) of P relative to all elements. The first depth is 20 nm from the surface, and the second depth is a depth where the proportion of P is equal to a proportion of metal Fe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaru Takahashi, Shuichi Yamazaki, Kazutoshi Takeda, Hiroyasu Fujii
  • Patent number: 10519551
    Abstract: An electrical steel sheet (1) includes a base material (2) of electrical steel, and an insulating film (3) formed on a surface of the base material (2). The insulating film (3) contains a phosphates of one or more selected from the group consisting of Al, Zn, Mg and Ca. The phosphate exhibits a specific peak having a top within a range of ?26 ppm to ?16 ppm in a solid 31P-NMR spectrum, and a proportion of an integrated intensity of the specific peak relative to an integrated intensity of all peaks in the solid 31P-NMR spectrum is 30% or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuichi Yamazaki, Masaru Takahashi, Kazutoshi Takeda, Hiroyasu Fujii, Koji Kanehashi
  • Patent number: 10190219
    Abstract: An electrical steel sheet (1) includes a base material (2) of electrical steel, and an insulating film (3) formed on a surface of the base material (2). The insulating film (3) contains a phosphate of one or more selected from the group consisting of Al, Zn, Mg and Ca. A proportion of an amount by mole (mol) of Fe atoms relative to an amount by mole (mol) of P atoms in the insulating film (3) is more than 0.1 but not more than 0.65.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuichi Yamazaki, Masaru Takahashi, Kazutoshi Takeda, Hiroyasu Fujii
  • Publication number: 20180240579
    Abstract: An electrical steel sheet provides: a steel strip (1) for an electrical steel sheet; and an insulating film (2) formed at a surface of the steel strip (1) and containing metal phosphate and organic resin. At least a part of the metal phosphate includes at least one kind of crystal structure selected from a group consisting of a cubic system, a tetragonal system, a hexagonal system, and an orthorhombic system. The organic resin contains at least one kind selected from a group consisting of an acryl-based resin, an epoxy-based resin, and a polyester resin having a carboxyl group or a hydroxyl group at a surface of an emulsion particle for one part by mass to 50 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the metal phosphate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Applicant: Nippon Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Kazutoshi Takeda, Kenji Kosuge, Tatsuya Takase, Hiroyasu Fujii
  • Publication number: 20180155840
    Abstract: An insulating coating for an electrical steel sheet is provided that is formed on a surface of a base metal of the electrical steel sheet and that contains a polyvalent metal phosphate of one or more elements selected from Al, Zn, Mg and Ca, and has an enriched layer of a divalent metal at an interface with the surface of the base metal. An enrichment of the divalent metal contained in the enriched layer is 0.01 g/m2 or more and less than 0.2 g/m2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Shuichi YAMAZAKI, Masaru TAKAHASHI, Kazutoshi TAKEDA, Hiroyasu FUJII, Akira AKAGI, Hiroki HORI
  • Patent number: 9984801
    Abstract: An electrical steel sheet is provided which is capable of improving heat conductivity. The electrical steel sheet includes: a steel strip (1) for an electrical steel sheet; and an insulating film (2) formed at a surface of the steel strip (1) and containing metal phosphate and organic resin. At least a part of the metal phosphate includes at least one kind of crystal structure selected from a group consisting of a cubic system, a tetragonal system, a hexagonal system, and an orthorhombic system. The organic resin contains at least one kind selected from a group consisting of an acryl-based resin, an epoxy-based resin, and a polyester resin having a carboxyl group or a hydroxyl group at a surface of an emulsion particle for one part by mass to 50 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the metal phosphate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation
    Inventors: Kazutoshi Takeda, Kenji Kosuge, Tatsuya Takase, Hiroyasu Fujii
  • Publication number: 20180033529
    Abstract: An electrical steel sheet has an insulation coating on a steel sheet surface. The insulation coating includes: a binder consisting of 100 parts by mass of a metal phosphate and 1 to 50 parts by mass of an organic resin having an average particle size of 0.05 to 0.50 ?m; and a carboxylic acid-containing compound with a carbon number of 2 to 50 in an amount of 0.1 to 10.0 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of solids content of the binder. The organic resin is at least one selected from the group consisting of acrylic resins, epoxy resins, and polyester resins. The insulation coating of this electrical steel sheet shows good edge corrosion resistance after blanking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2016
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Kazutoshi TAKEDA, Hiroyasu FUJII, Masaru TAKAHASHI, Shuichi YAMAZAKI, Hiroki HORI
  • Publication number: 20170342569
    Abstract: An electrical steel sheet (1) includes a base material (2) of electrical steel, and an insulating film (3) formed on a surface of the base material (2). Three conditions (1.8?3[Fe]/[P]+?nM[M]/[P]?3.6, 0.6??nM[M]/[P]?2.4, and 0.6?3[Fe]/[P]?2.4) are satisfied in a region of 50 area % or more of a cross section parallel to a thickness direction of the insulating film. [Fe] denotes a proportion (atom %) of Fe, [P] denotes a proportion (atom %) of P, [M] denotes a proportion (atom %) of each of Al, Zn, Mg and Ca, and nM denotes a valence of each of Al, Zn, Mg and Ca.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaru TAKAHASHI, Shuichi YAMAZAKI, Kazutoshi TAKEDA, Hiroyasu FUJII
  • Publication number: 20170341107
    Abstract: An electrical steel sheet (1) includes a base material (2) of electrical steel, and an insulating film (3) formed on a surface of the base material (2), the insulating film (3) containing a polyvalent metal phosphate and Fe. A maximum value of a parameter Q expressed by “Q=CFe—O/CP” is equal to or less than 1.3 times an average value of the parameter Q in a region from a first depth from a surface of the insulating film to a second depth, CFe—O denoting a proportion (atom %) of Fe bonded to O relative to all elements, and CP denoting a proportion (atom %) of P relative to all elements. The first depth is 20 nm from the surface, and the second depth is a depth where the proportion of P is equal to a proportion of metal Fe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaru TAKAHASHI, Shuichi YAMAZAKI, Kazutoshi TAKEDA, Hiroyasu FUJII
  • Publication number: 20170342568
    Abstract: An electrical steel sheet (1) includes a base material (2) of electrical steel, and an insulating film (3) formed on a surface of the base material (2). The insulating film (3) contains a phosphate of one or more selected from the group consisting of Al, Zn, Mg and Ca. A proportion of an amount by mole (mol) of Fe atoms relative to an amount by mole (mol) of P atoms in the insulating film (3) is more than 0.1 nor more than 0.65.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuichi YAMAZAKI, Masaru TAKAHASHI, Kazutoshi TAKEDA, Hiroyasu FUJII
  • Publication number: 20170335464
    Abstract: An electrical steel sheet (1) includes a base material (2) of electrical steel, and an insulating film (3) formed on a surface of the base material (2). The insulating film (3) contains a phosphates of one or more selected from the group consisting of Al, Zn, Mg and Ca. The phosphate exhibits a specific peak having a top within a range of ?26 ppm to ?16 ppm in a solid 31P-NMR spectrum, and a proportion of an integrated intensity of the specific peak relative to an integrated intensity of all peaks in the solid 31P-NMR spectrum is 30% or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Applicant: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuichi YAMAZAKI, Masaru TAKAHASHI, Kazutoshi TAKEDA, Hiroyasu FUJII, Koji KANEHASHI
  • Publication number: 20170182591
    Abstract: A grain-oriented electrical steel sheet includes: a base steel sheet; a primary film formed on a surface of the base steel sheet; and a tension insulation coating formed on a surface of the primary film, in which a magnetic domain control is performed by irradiating the tension insulation coating with a laser from above. When a strip-like sample having a length of 300 mm in a direction parallel to a rolling direction of the grain-oriented electrical steel sheet and a length of 60 mm in a direction parallel to a transverse direction is extracted from the grain-oriented electrical steel sheet, a range from a surface of the tension insulation coating to a depth position of 5 ?m toward the base steel sheet side from an interface between the base steel sheet and the primary film is removed by pickling at least one surface of the sample, and a warpage amount of the sample is thereafter measured, the warpage amount satisfies predetermined conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Applicant: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi ARAI, Hideyuki HAMAMURA, Kenichi MURAKAMI, Hiroyasu FUJII, Hideyuki KOBAYASHI, Norikazu FUJII, Masato MIZOKAMI
  • Patent number: 8268097
    Abstract: A grain-oriented electrical steel sheet has a tension film that does not include chromium. In the present invention, the tension film, including a phosphate and silica as constituents, includes a manganese compound and a potassium compound. The mole ratio K/Mn of potassium to manganese in the film is set to a certain range. The film can be produced by preparing a coating solution by adding a compound, which includes the phosphate and the silica and also includes the potassium and the manganese, and applying the coating solution on a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet after final annealing is completed, followed by drying and baking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Nippon Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Fumiaki Takahashi, Kazutoshi Takeda, Hiroyasu Fujii, Shuichi Yamazaki, Yoshiaki Natori
  • Publication number: 20120088096
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electromagnetic steel sheet having an insulating coating on a surface of the electromagnetic steel sheet, the insulating coating including: a binder solution solid content containing metal phosphate; and a silica or silicate filler having an average particle diameter in a range of 2.0 ?m to 15.0 ?m and an average specific surface area in a range of 1.0 m2/g to 40.0 m2/g, a content of the silica or silicate filler being 1 to 40 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the binder solution solid content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2010
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Inventors: Kazutoshi Takeda, Kenji Kosuge, Tatsuya Takase, Hiroyasu Fujii
  • Publication number: 20110212335
    Abstract: An electrical steel sheet provides: a steel strip (1) for an electrical steel sheet; and an insulating film (2) formed at a surface of the steel strip (1) and containing metal phosphate and organic resin. At least a part of the metal phosphate includes at least one kind of crystal structure selected from a group consisting of a cubic system, a tetragonal system, a hexagonal system, and an orthorhombic system. The organic resin contains at least one kind selected from a group consisting of an acryl-based resin, an epoxy-based resin, and a polyester resin having a carboxyl group or a hydroxyl group at a surface of an emulsion particle for one part by mass to 50 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the metal phosphate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2009
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Inventors: Kazutoshi Takeda, Kenji Kosuge, Tatsuya Takase, Hiroyasu Fujii
  • Patent number: 7998284
    Abstract: Grain-oriented electrical steel sheet having a chrome-free high tensile strength insulating film characterized by comprising steel sheet on the surface of which is formed an insulating film containing a phosphate and colloidal silica as main ingredients and containing crystalline magnesium phosphate uniformly dispersed over the entire surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Nippon Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Kazutoshi Takeda, Fumiaki Takahashi, Shuichi Yamazaki, Hiroyasu Fujii, Fumikazu Andou
  • Publication number: 20110108307
    Abstract: A non-oriented electrical steel sheet is provided with a base material and an Fe—Ni alloy film formed on at least one surface of the base material. The Fe—Ni alloy film contains, by mass %, Fe: 10% to 40% and Ni: 60% to 90%, and has a thickness of 0.1 ?m or more are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2009
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Arita, Yoshiyuki Ushigami, Shigeru Hirano, Hiroyasu Fujii, Toshinao Yamaguchi, Isoa Koike
  • Publication number: 20110039120
    Abstract: An inorganic-organic composite film is formed by coating a application liquid containing an inorganic component and an organic resin on a surface of a steel sheet, and baking the application liquid on the surface of the steel sheet. The application liquid contains phosphate as the inorganic component, and further contains an inorganic powder having a BET specific surface area of 10 m2/g or more and exhibiting a particle size distribution with a 50% cumulative particle size of 5 ?m or less and with a 90% cumulative particle size of 15 ?m or less when measured by a laser diffraction particle size analyzer, the powder being contained at a ratio of no less than 1 mass %, nor more than 50 mass % with respect to a solid content of the phosphate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2009
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Inventors: Hiroyasu Fujii, Tetsuya Sasaki, Yutaka Matsumoto, Kazutoshi Takeda, Tesshu Murakawa
  • Publication number: 20110039114
    Abstract: A grain-oriented electrical steel sheet has a tension film that does not include chromium. In the present invention, the tension film, including a phosphate and silica as constituents, includes a manganese compound and a potassium compound. The mole ratio K/Mn of potassium to manganese in the film is set to a certain range. However, the manganese described herein does not refer to manganese derived from a manganese phosphate included in raw materials of the film. The film can be produced by preparing a coating solution by adding a compound, which includes the phosphate and the silica and also includes the potassium and the manganese, and applying the coating solution on a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet after final annealing is completed, followed by drying and baking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Inventors: Fumiaki Takahashi, Kazutoshi Takeda, Hiroyasu Fujii, Shuichi Yamazaki, Yoshiaki Natori
  • Patent number: 7850792
    Abstract: The present invention provides a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet product having a superior corrosion resistance, annealing resistance, film tension, and the like in insulating treatment based on a phosphate not containing chromium and a treatment agent for the same, so provides grain-oriented electrical steel sheet having an insulating film not containing chromium characterized by the insulating film containing a phosphate and one or more compounds selected from inorganic compounds of Fe, Ni, Co, Cu, Sr, and Mo in an amount, as metal elements, of 0.06 to 2.10 moles per mole of phosphate, and an insulating film agent of the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignees: Nippon Steel Corporation, Nittetsu Plant Designing Corporation
    Inventors: Osamu Tanaka, Norikazu Fujii, Hiroyasu Fujii, Kazutoshi Takeda