Patents by Inventor Katsumi Okamura

Katsumi Okamura 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: 7794860
    Abstract: It is an object of the invention to provide a tool for precision finishing and grooving of quenched steel by thinning a coating film of a CBN sintered compact tool. The invention provides a surface-coated high hardness material for tool comprising a cubic boron nitride sintered compact (CBN sintered compact, hereinafter) as a substrate and at least one coating film layer formed on the surface of the substrate wherein said coating film layer has thickness of 0.1 ?m or more and less than 1 ?m and comprises, as main component, a compound having at least one kind of element selected from C, N and O, and Ti and Al. If this material is used as a grooving tool, excellent performance is exhibited. Examples of the coating film are an intermediate layer, a wear-resistant film, a surface layer and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsumi Okamura, Satoru Kukino, Michiko Matsukawa, Mitsuhiro Goto
  • Patent number: 7771847
    Abstract: To provide a high cBN content ratio sintered body that improves fatigue life of the machined part and has a longer tool lifespan than conventional cBN sintered body tools by suppressing the production of the affected layer by machining formed on the machined surface of the workpiece to be cut and by promoting residual compression stress. That is a cBN sintered body according to the present invention is a cBN sintered body for high surface integrity machining having a cBN component of not less than 87% and not more than 99% by volume % and a thermal conductivity of 100 W/m·K or more; and the outermost surface of the cBN sintered body 1 is coated with a heat resistant film 2 having a thickness of 0.5 ?m to 12 ?m comprising a compound of at least one element selected from 4a, 5a, 6a group elements and Al, and at least one element selected from C, N, and O.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Hardmetal Corp.
    Inventors: Satoru Kukino, Yoshihiro Kuroda, Tomohiro Fukaya, Katsumi Okamura
  • Patent number: 7765902
    Abstract: It is an object to provide a cutting tool which can perform high-quality, high-efficiency machining of a workpiece such as hardened steel. The cutting tool includes a finishing cutting edge 6 which initially cuts into the workpiece, and superfinishing cutting edges 7 for finishing the workpiece cut by the finishing cutting edge. The superfinishing cutting edges 7 project from the finishing cutting edge by a predetermined amount B in such a direction that the depth of cut of the superfinishing cutting edges increases. Each superfinishing cutting edge includes a burnishing portion 7a having a predetermined width L in the feed direction of the tool, and a wiper portion 7b. The superfinishing cutting edges 7 burnish the finished surface formed by the finishing cutting edge, while removing a affected layer formed by the finishing cutting edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Hardmetal Corp.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Kuroda, Satoru Kukino, Katsumi Okamura, Tomohiro Fukaya
  • Patent number: 7758976
    Abstract: In high efficiency cutting of very hard and hard-to-cut ferrous materials, compared with conventional cBN sintered body tools, the fatigue life of the machined part is improved and a longer lasting tool is provided by controlling the production of the affected layer by machining formed on the machined surface of the workpiece to be cut and by promoting residual of compression stress. The cBN sintered body related to the present invention has not less than 60% and not more than 95% of cBN components in volume, and has a thermal conductivity of 70 W/m·K or more; and the outermost surface thereof is coated with a heat resistant film comprising a compound of at least one element selected from 4a, 5a, 6a group elements and Al, and at least one element selected from C, N and O.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Hardmetal Corp.
    Inventors: Satoru Kukino, Yoshihiro Kuroda, Tomohiro Fukaya, Katsumi Okamura
  • Publication number: 20100099548
    Abstract: The composite sintered body of the invention is a composite sintered body, containing 20 volume % or more and 80 volume % or less of cubic boron nitride particles, and a binder; wherein the binder contains at least one selected from the group consisting of nitrides, carbides, borides, and oxides of elements in the group 4a, elements in the group 5a, and elements in the group 6a in the periodic table, and solid solutions thereof, at least one selected from the group consisting of simple substances of Zr, Si, Hf, Ge, W and Co, compounds thereof, and solid solutions thereof, and a compound of Al; and when the composite sintered body contains therein W and/or Co, the total weight of the W and/or Co is less than 2.0 weight % and further the composite sintered body contains therein one or more of the Zr, Si, Hf and Ge (hereinafter referred to as “X”), and when the composite sintered body contains the X, the amount of each of the X is 0.005 weight % or more and less than 2.0 weight %, X/(X+W+Co) is 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2008
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Inventors: Katsumi Okamura, Satoru Kukino, Minori Teramoto, Tomohiro Fukata, Katsuko Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20090181243
    Abstract: [Problems] It is an object of the invention to provide a tool for precision finishing and grooving of quenched steel by thinning a coating film of a CBN sintered compact tool. [Means to Solve the Problem] The invention provides a surface-coated high hardness material for tool comprising a cubic boron nitride sintered compact (CBN sintered compact, hereinafter) as a substrate and at least one coating film layer formed on the surface of the substrate wherein said coating film layer has thickness of 0.1 ?m or more and less than 1 ?m and comprises, as main component, a compound having at least one kind of element selected from C, N and O, and Ti and Al. If this material is used as a grooving tool, excellent performance is exhibited. Examples of the coating film are an intermediate layer, a wear-resistant film, a surface layer and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2009
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Katsumi OKAMURA, Satoru Kukino, Michiko Matsukawa, Mitsuhiro Goto
  • Publication number: 20090169840
    Abstract: A composite sintered body according to the present invention contains at least cubic boron nitride and a binder. Cubic boron nitride has a continuous skeleton structure as a result of bonding of a plurality of first cubic boron nitride particles to each other. The binder has a continuous structure as a result of bonding of a plurality of binder particles to each other, that are present in a region except for a bonding interface where the first cubic boron nitride particles are bonded to each other. Second cubic boron nitride particles isolated from the first cubic boron nitride particles forming the skeleton structure are dispersed in the continuous structure of the binder particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2007
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventors: Katsumi Okamura, Satoru Kukino, Tomohiro Fukaya
  • Publication number: 20090120011
    Abstract: A composite sintered body according to the present invention contains at least cubic boron nitride and a binder. Cubic boron nitride has a continuous structure as a result of bonding of a plurality of cubic boron nitride particles to each other. The binder has a continuous structure as a result of bonding of a plurality of binder particles to each other, that are present in a region except for a bonding interface where the cubic boron nitride particles are bonded to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2006
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Inventors: Katsumi Okamura, Satoru Kukino, Tomohiro Fukaya
  • Patent number: 7524569
    Abstract: It is an object of the invention to provide a tool for precision finishing and grooving of quenched steel by thinning a coating film of a CBN sintered compact tool. The invention provides a surface-coated high hardness material for tool comprising a cubic boron nitride sintered compact (CBN sintered compact, hereinafter) as a substrate and at least one coating film layer formed on the surface of the substrate wherein said coating film layer has thickness of 0.1 ?m or more and less than 1 ?m and comprises, as main component, a compound having at least one kind of element selected from C, N and O, and Ti and Al. If this material is used as a grooving tool, excellent performance is exhibited. Examples of the coating film are an intermediate layer, a wear-resistant film, a surface layer and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsumi Okamura, Satoru Kukino, Michiko Matsukawa, Mitsuhiro Goto
  • Publication number: 20080292415
    Abstract: It is an object to provide a cutting tool which can perform high-quality, high-efficiency machining of a workpiece such as hardened steel. The cutting tool includes a finishing cutting edge 6 which initially cuts into the workpiece, and superfinishing cutting edges 7 for finishing the workpiece cut by the finishing cutting edge. The superfinishing cutting edges 7 project from the finishing cutting edge by a predetermined amount B in such a direction that the depth of cut of the superfinishing cutting edges increases. Each superfinishing cutting edge includes a burnishing portion 7a having a predetermined width L in the feed direction of the tool, and a wiper portion 7b. The superfinishing cutting edges 7 burnish the finished surface formed by the finishing cutting edge, while removing a affected layer formed by the finishing cutting edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2006
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Kuroda, Satoru Kukino, Katsumi Okamura, Tomohiro Fukaya
  • Publication number: 20080286558
    Abstract: To provide a high cBN content ratio sintered body that improves fatigue life of the machined part and has a longer tool lifespan than conventional cBN sintered body tools by suppressing the production of the affected layer by machining formed on the machined surface of the workpiece to be cut and by promoting residual compression stress. That is a cBN sintered body according to the present invention is a cBN sintered body for high surface integrity machining having a cBN component of not less than 87% and not more than 99% by volume % and a thermal conductivity of 100 W/m·K or more; and the outermost surface of the cBN sintered body 1 is coated with a heat resistant film 2 having a thickness of 0.5 ?m to 12 ?m comprising a compound of at least one element selected from 4a, 5a, 6a group elements and Al, and at least one element selected from C, N, and O.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2006
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Inventors: Satoru Kukino, Yoshihiro Kuroda, Tomohiro Fukaya, Katsumi Okamura
  • Publication number: 20080254282
    Abstract: In high efficiency cutting of very hard and hard-to-cut ferrous materials, compared with conventional cBN sintered body tools, the fatigue life of the machined part is improved and a longer lasting tool is provided by controlling the production of the affected layer by machining formed on the machined surface of the workpiece to be cut and by promoting residual of compression stress. The cBN sintered body related to the present invention has not less than 60% and not more than 95% of cBN components in volume, and has a thermal conductivity of 70 W/m·K or more; and the outermost surface thereof is coated with a heat resistant film comprising a compound of at least one element selected from 4a, 5a, 6a group elements and Al, and at least one element selected from C, N and O.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2006
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Inventors: Satoru Kukino, Yoshihiro Kuroda, Tomohiro Fukaya, Katsumi Okamura
  • Publication number: 20080193724
    Abstract: A surface-covered CBN sintered body tool includes a base material formed with a cubic boron nitride (CBN) sintered body and a surface covering film covering a surface of the base material, and has a nega-land exposing the CBN sintered body in at least a portion thereof and a flank having the surface covering film formed thereon. With this, the surface-covered CBN sintered body tool having high defect resistance and wear resistance can be provided. The surface covering film preferably includes a nitride or a carbonitride of a compound including at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ti, Cr, Zr, and V and at least one element selected from the group consisting of Al, Si and B, or a nitride or a carbonitride of Ti.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2005
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Inventors: Katsumi Okamura, Satoru Kukino, Tomohiro Fukaya
  • Publication number: 20080016785
    Abstract: The present invention provides a high strength, high wear-resistant cBN sintered body with excellent wear resistance and chipping resistance in high-speed, high-efficiency cutting of hard, hard-to-cut, iron-based materials, and a cutting tool that makes use of this cBN sintered body. A cBN sintered body containing cBN component of at least 45 wt % nad not more than 9.9 wt %, wherein said cBN sintered body comprises carbon at least 0.001 wt % and not more than 0.15 wt % with respect to the cBN component, in an interior of cBN particles of the cBN sintered body and at a grain boundary between cBN particles, and a cutting tool in which this cBN sintered body is used for at least a portion involved in cutting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2006
    Publication date: January 24, 2008
    Inventors: Satoru Kukino, Katsumi Okamura, Tomohiro Fukaya
  • Publication number: 20060182998
    Abstract: [Problems] It is an object of the invention to provide a tool for precision finishing and grooving of quenched steel by thinning a coating film of a CBN sintered compact tool. [Means to Solve the Problem] The invention provides a surface-coated high hardness material for tool comprising a cubic boron nitride sintered compact (CBN sintered compact, hereinafter) as a substrate and at least one coating film layer formed on the surface of the substrate wherein said coating film layer has thickness of 0.1 ?m or more and less than 1 ?m and comprises, as main component, a compound having at least one kind of element selected from C, N and O, and Ti and Al. If this material is used as a grooving tool, excellent performance is exhibited. Examples of the coating film are an intermediate layer, a wear-resistant film, a surface layer and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2004
    Publication date: August 17, 2006
    Inventors: Katsumi Okamura, Satoru Kukino, Michiko Matsukawa, Mitsuhiro Goto
  • Patent number: 7081424
    Abstract: The present high-strength, highly thermally conductive sintered compact of cubic boron nitride contains cubic boron nitride (cBN) grains and a binder binding the grains. More specifically, it is formed of at least 40% by volume and at most 85% by volume of cBN grains, and a binder corresponding to the remainder and formed of at least one selected from the group consisting of a nitride, a carbide, a boride, and an oxide of an element belonging to the 4a, 5a and 6a groups of the periodic table and a solid solution thereof, an aluminum compound, and an unavoidable impurity, and the cBN grains contain at most 0.03% by mass of Mg and at least 0.001% by mass and at most 0.05% by mass of Li.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2006
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Hardmetal Corp.
    Inventors: Katsumi Okamura, Satoru Kukino, Shinya Uesaka, Tomohiro Fukaya
  • Publication number: 20050143252
    Abstract: The present high-strength, highly thermally conductive sintered compact of cubic boron nitride contains cubic boron nitride (cBN) grains and a binder binding the grains. More specifically, it is formed of at least 40% by volume and at most 85% by volume of cBN grains, and a binder corresponding to the remainder and formed of at least one selected from the group consisting of a nitride, a carbide, a boride, and an oxide of an element belonging to the 4a, 5a and 6a groups of the periodic table and a solid solution thereof, an aluminum compound, and an unavoidable impurity, and the cBN grains contain at most 0.03% by mass of Mg and at least 0.001% by mass and at most 0.05% by mass of Li.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2004
    Publication date: June 30, 2005
    Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.
    Inventors: Katsumi Okamura, Satoru Kukino, Shinya Uesaka, Tomohiro Fukaya