Patents by Inventor Kazufumi Ando

Kazufumi Ando 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).

  • Publication number: 20240131632
    Abstract: A TIG welded joint in a high-Mn content steel material that can be formed with reduced occurrence of hot cracking during the welding process and has high strength and excellent cryogenic impact toughness. In the TIG welded joint, the high-Mn content steel material has a chemical composition including, by mass %, C: 0.10 to 0.80%, Si: 0.05 to 1.00%, Mn: 18.0 to 30.0%, P: 0.030% or less, S: 0.0070% or less, Al: 0.010 to 0.070%, Cr: 2.5 to 7.0%, N: 0.0050 to 0.0500%, and O: 0.0050% or less, the balance being Fe and incidental impurities, and a weld metal has a chemical composition including C: 0.10 to 0.80%, Si: 0.05 to 1.00%, Mn: 15.0 to 30.0%, P: 0.030% or less, S: 0.030% or less, Al: 0.100% or less, Cr: 6.0 to 14.0%, and N: 0.100% or less, the balance being Fe and incidental impurities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazufumi WATANABE, Atsushi TAKADA, Akiyoshi ANDO, Takatoshi OKABE, Keiji UEDA
  • Publication number: 20240075560
    Abstract: A TIG welding filler metal is provided that has a composition including, by mass %, C: 0.20 to 0.80%, Si: 0.15 to 0.90%, Mn: 15.0 to 30.0%, P: 0.030% or less, S: 0.030% or less, Cr: 6.0 to 15.0%, and N: 0.120% or less, the balance being Fe and incidental impurities. Where necessary, the filler metal may contain one or two selected from Ni and Mo, may further contain one, or two or more selected from V, Ti, and Nb, and may additionally contain one, or two or more selected from Cu, Al, Ca, and REM. This configuration reduces the occurrence of welding cracks during TIG welding, that is, realizes excellent hot crack resistance, and allows for easy production of a weld joint having high strength and excellent cryogenic impact toughness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: JFE Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Kazufumi Watanabe, Atsushi Takada, Akiyoshi Ando, Takatoshi Okabe, Keiji Ueda
  • Patent number: 6754572
    Abstract: A system for control of the discharge pressure of an input clutch hydraulic servo at the time of a D→N shift, in which the peak value (DN_Omega_max) rate of change of the rotational speed of an input shaft increases if the initial value (DN sol Sweep Start SLT signal) of the pressure adjusting control becomes high or low. A convergence region (DN_Omega_limit_max) is provided. On the basis of comparison between the previous peak value (DN_Omega_max_ave1) and the present peak value (DN_Omega_max_ave2), and the direction of correction, the learning is performed in accordance with various maps in a direction toward the convergence region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2004
    Assignee: Aisin AW Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Kawamoto, Akira Isogai, Kazufumi Ando, Yoshihisa Yamamoto, Shigetaka Wakisaka, Takayuki Kubo, Munehiro Tashiro
  • Publication number: 20020198647
    Abstract: A system for control of the discharge pressure of an input clutch hydraulic servo at the time of a D→N shift, in which the peak value (DN_Omega_max) rate of change of the rotational speed of an input shaft increases if the initial value (DN sol Sweep Start SLT signal) of the pressure adjusting control becomes high or low. A convergence region (DN_Omega_limit_max) is provided. On the basis of comparison between the previous peak value (DN_Omega_max_ave1) and the present peak value (DN_Omega_max_ave2), and the direction of correction, the learning is performed in accordance with various maps in a direction toward the convergence region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2002
    Publication date: December 26, 2002
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Kawamoto, Akira Isogai, Kazufumi Ando, Yoshihisa Yamamoto, Shigetaka Wakisaka, Takayuki Kubo, Munehiro Tashiro