Patents by Inventor Hisaya HAMA

Hisaya HAMA 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: 11959156
    Abstract: A cubic boron nitride sintered material comprises cubic boron nitride particles and a bonding material, wherein the bonding material comprises at least one first metallic element selected from the group consisting of titanium, zirconium, vanadium, niobium, hafnium, tantalum, chromium, rhenium, molybdenum, and tungsten; cobalt; and aluminum; the cubic boron nitride sintered material has a first interface region sandwiched between an interface between the cubic boron nitride particles and the bonding material, and a first virtual line passing through a point 10 nm apart from the interface to the bonding material side; and when an element that is present at the highest concentration among the first metallic elements in the first interface region is defined as a first element, an atomic concentration of the first element in the first interface region is higher than an atomic concentration of the first element in the bonding material excluding the first interface region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignees: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.
    Inventors: Yuichiro Watanabe, Katsumi Okamura, Akito Ishii, Yoshiki Asakawa, Akihiko Ueda, Satoru Kukino, Hisaya Hama
  • Patent number: 11795113
    Abstract: A cubic boron nitride sintered material includes: more than or equal to 80 volume % and less than or equal to 96 volume % of cubic boron nitride grains; and a binder, wherein the binder includes tungsten carbide, cobalt, and an aluminum compound, and Ha/Hb?0.40 is satisfied, where Hb represents a hardness of the cubic boron nitride sintered material and Ha represents a hardness of the cubic boron nitride sintered material after performing acid treatment onto the cubic boron nitride sintered material to substantially remove the binder in the cubic boron nitride sintered material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignees: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.
    Inventors: Akito Ishii, Katsumi Okamura, Hisaya Hama, Yuh Ishida, Issei Nagashima
  • Publication number: 20230295779
    Abstract: A cubic boron nitride sintered material comprises cubic boron nitride particles and a bonding material, wherein the bonding material comprises at least one first metallic element selected from the group consisting of titanium, zirconium, vanadium, niobium, hafnium, tantalum, chromium, rhenium, molybdenum, and tungsten; cobalt; and aluminum; the cubic boron nitride sintered material has a first interface region sandwiched between an interface between the cubic boron nitride particles and the bonding material, and a first virtual line passing through a point 10 nm apart from the interface to the bonding material side; and when an element that is present at the highest concentration among the first metallic elements in the first interface region is defined as a first element, an atomic concentration of the first element in the first interface region is higher than an atomic concentration of the first element in the bonding material excluding the first interface region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Yuichiro WATANABE, Katsumi OKAMURA, Akito ISHII, Yoshiki ASAKAWA, Akihiko UEDA, Satoru KUKINO, Hisaya HAMA
  • Patent number: 11752559
    Abstract: The cubic boron nitride sintered material is a cubic boron nitride sintered material comprising: cubic boron nitride particles in an amount of 70 vol % or more and less than 100 vol %, and a bonding material, wherein the bonding material includes an aluminum compound, and includes cobalt as a constituent element; the cubic boron nitride sintered material has a first region in which a space between adjacent cubic boron nitride particles is 0.1 nm or more and 10 nm or less; and when the first region is analyzed by using an energy dispersive X-ray analyzer equipped with a transmission electron microscope, the atom % of aluminum in the first region is 0.1 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignees: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.
    Inventors: Yuichiro Watanabe, Katsumi Okamura, Akito Ishii, Yoshiki Asakawa, Akihiko Ueda, Satoru Kukino, Hisaya Hama
  • Publication number: 20230227949
    Abstract: A cubic boron nitride sintered material includes cubic boron nitride and a binder. The binder includes a first material and a second material. The first material is one or two or more first chemical species each including at least one first metallic element selected from the group consisting of tungsten, cobalt, and aluminum. Each of the first chemical species is a metal, an alloy, an intermetallic compound, a compound, or a solid solution. The second material is one or two or more second chemical species each including at least one second metallic element selected from the group consisting of titanium, zirconium, hafnium, vanadium, niobium, tantalum, and chromium. Each of the second chemical species is a solid solution derived from at least one selected from the group consisting of nitride, carbide, and carbonitride. In each of the second chemical species, 0.1 atom % to 10 atom % of aluminum is dissolved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Akito ISHII, Yuichiro WATANABE, Katsumi OKAMURA, Yoshiki ASAKAWA, Akihiko UEDA, Satoru KUKINO, Hisaya HAMA
  • Publication number: 20230211422
    Abstract: The cubic boron nitride sintered material is a cubic boron nitride sintered material comprising: cubic boron nitride particles in an amount of 70 vol % or more and less than 100 vol %, and a bonding material, wherein the bonding material includes an aluminum compound, and includes cobalt as a constituent element; the cubic boron nitride sintered material has a first region in which a space between adjacent cubic boron nitride particles is 0.1 nm or more and 10 nm or less; and when the first region is analyzed by using an energy dispersive X-ray analyzer equipped with a transmission electron microscope, the atom % of aluminum in the first region is 0.1 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Yuichiro WATANABE, Katsumi OKAMURA, Akito ISHII, Yoshiki ASAKAWA, Akihiko UEDA, Satoru KUKINO, Hisaya HAMA
  • Patent number: 11629101
    Abstract: A cubic boron nitride sintered material includes: more than or equal to 20 volume % and less than 80 volume % of cubic boron nitride grains; and more than 20 volume % and less than or equal to 80 volume % of a binder phase, and when a carbon content is measured from a cubic boron nitride grain into the binder phase in a direction perpendicular to an interface between the cubic boron nitride grain and the binder phase using TEM-EDX, a first region having a carbon content larger than an average value of a carbon content of the binder phase exists, the interface exists in the first region, and a length of the first region is more than or equal to 0.1 nm and less than or equal to 10 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignees: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.
    Inventors: Hisaya Hama, Katsumi Okamura, Akito Ishii, Satoru Kukino
  • Patent number: 11591266
    Abstract: A cubic boron nitride sintered material includes: more than or equal to 50 volume % and less than 80 volume % of cubic boron nitride grains; and more than 20 volume % and less than or equal to 50 volume % of a binder phase, and when an oxygen content is measured in a direction perpendicular to an interface between cubic boron nitride grains using TEM-EDX, a first region having an oxygen content larger than an average value of an oxygen content of a cubic boron nitride grain exists, the interface exists in the first region, and a length of the first region along the direction perpendicular to the interface is more than or equal to 0.1 nm and less than or equal to 10 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignees: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.
    Inventors: Hisaya Hama, Katsumi Okamura, Akito Ishii, Satoru Kukino
  • Publication number: 20230027098
    Abstract: A cubic boron nitride sintered material includes: more than or equal to 80 volume % and less than or equal to 96 volume % of cubic boron nitride grains; and a binder, wherein the binder includes tungsten carbide, cobalt, and an aluminum compound, and Ha/Hb?0.40 is satisfied, where Hb represents a hardness of the cubic boron nitride sintered material and Ha represents a hardness of the cubic boron nitride sintered material after performing acid treatment onto the cubic boron nitride sintered material to substantially remove the binder in the cubic boron nitride sintered material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Akito ISHII, Katsumi OKAMURA, Hisaya HAMA, Yuh ISHIDA, Issei NAGASHIMA
  • Publication number: 20220267217
    Abstract: A cubic boron nitride sintered material includes: more than or equal to 50 volume % and less than 80 volume % of cubic boron nitride grains; and more than 20 volume % and less than or equal to 50 volume % of a binder phase, and when an oxygen content is measured in a direction perpendicular to an interface between cubic boron nitride grains using TEM-EDX, a first region having an oxygen content larger than an average value of an oxygen content of a cubic boron nitride grain exists, the interface exists in the first region, and a length of the first region along the direction perpendicular to the interface is more than or equal to 0.1 nm and less than or equal to 10 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Hisaya HAMA, Katsumi OKAMURA, Akito ISHII, Satoru KUKINO
  • Publication number: 20220204411
    Abstract: A cubic boron nitride sintered material includes: more than or equal to 20 volume % and less than 80 volume % of cubic boron nitride grains; and more than 20 volume % and less than or equal to 80 volume % of a binder phase, and when a carbon content is measured from a cubic boron nitride grain into the binder phase in a direction perpendicular to an interface between the cubic boron nitride grain and the binder phase using TEM-EDX, a first region having a carbon content larger than an average value of a carbon content of the binder phase exists, the interface exists in the first region, and a length of the first region is more than or equal to 0.1 nm and less than or equal to 10 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Hisaya HAMA, Katsumi OKAMURA, Akito ISHII, Satoru KUKINO
  • Publication number: 20220153651
    Abstract: A cubic boron nitride sintered material includes: more than or equal to 80 volume % and less than or equal to 96 volume % of cubic boron nitride grains; and a binder, wherein the binder includes tungsten carbide, cobalt, and an aluminum compound, and Ha/Hb?0.40 is satisfied, where Hb represents a hardness of the cubic boron nitride sintered material and Ha represents a hardness of the cubic boron nitride sintered material after performing acid treatment onto the cubic boron nitride sintered material to substantially remove the binder in the cubic boron nitride sintered material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Akito ISHII, Katsumi OKAMURA, Hisaya HAMA, Yuh ISHIDA, Issei NAGASHIMA
  • Patent number: 11192827
    Abstract: A sintered material includes a cubic boron nitride, a zirconium-containing oxide, a zirconium-containing nitride, and an aluminum-containing oxide, wherein the zirconium-containing nitride includes both or one of ZrN and ZrON, and the aluminum-containing oxide includes a type Al2O3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignees: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.
    Inventors: Katsumi Okamura, Hisaya Hama, Mayu Amemiya, Satoru Kukino
  • Patent number: 11155501
    Abstract: A sintered material comprises cubic boron nitride and a first material that is a partially stabilized ZrO2 with Al2O3 dispersed therein at crystal grain boundaries and/or in crystal grains, the sintered material comprising 20% by volume or more and 80% by volume or less of the cubic boron nitride, the sintered material comprising 0.001% by mass or more and 1% by mass or less of nitrogen in the first material when the first material is measured through secondary ion mass spectrometry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignees: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.
    Inventors: Hisaya Hama, Katsumi Okamura, Mayu Amemiya, Satoru Kukino
  • Publication number: 20210253483
    Abstract: A sintered material comprises cubic boron nitride and a first material that is a partially stabilized ZrO2 with Al2O3 dispersed therein at crystal grain boundaries and/or in crystal grains, the sintered material comprising 20% by volume or more and 80% by volume or less of the cubic boron nitride, the sintered material comprising 0.001% by mass or more and 1% by mass or less of nitrogen in the first material when the first material is measured through secondary ion mass spectrometry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicants: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Hardmetal Corp.
    Inventors: Hisaya HAMA, Katsumi OKAMURA, Mayu AMEMIYA, Satoru KUKINO
  • Publication number: 20210171402
    Abstract: A sintered material includes a cubic boron nitride, a zirconium-containing oxide, a zirconium-containing nitride, and an aluminum-containing oxide, wherein the zirconium-containing nitride includes both or one of ZrN and ZrON, and the aluminum-containing oxide includes a type Al2O3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Applicants: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.
    Inventors: Katsumi OKAMURA, Hisaya HAMA, Mayu AMEMIYA, Satoru KUKINO