Patents by Inventor Kazuki HANAMI

Kazuki HANAMI 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: 11666967
    Abstract: By melting a shaping material in which a metal powder and a binder are mixed and by carrying out injection molding (primary shaping) in an injection mold, an injection molded body, or an intermediate shaped body are produced. The injection molded body or the intermediate shaped body is placed by a transfer mold and is subjected to a gravity shaping (secondary shaping) with a transformation. A sintered body is manufactured by carrying out debindering and sintering to the injection molded body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES AERO ENGINES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Suzuki, Syuntaro Terauchi, Hisashi Kitagaki, Kazuki Hanami, Tadayuki Hanada
  • Publication number: 20230043599
    Abstract: By melting a shaping material in which a metal powder and a binder are mixed and by carrying out injection molding (primary shaping) in an injection mold, an injection molded body, or an intermediate shaped body are produced. The injection molded body or the intermediate shaped body is placed by a transfer mold and is subjected to a gravity shaping (secondary shaping) with a transformation. A sintered body is manufactured by carrying out debindering and sintering to the injection molded body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Kenji SUZUKI, Syuntaro TERAUCHI, Hisashi KITAGAKI, Kazuki HANAMI, Tadayuki HANADA
  • Patent number: 11511339
    Abstract: By melting a shaping material in which a metal powder and a binder are mixed and by carrying out injection molding (primary shaping) in an injection mold, an injection molded body, or an intermediate shaped body are produced. The injection molded body or the intermediate shaped body is placed by a transfer mold and is subjected to a gravity shaping (secondary shaping) with a transformation. A sintered body is manufactured by carrying out debindering and sintering to the injection molded body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES AERO ENGINES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Suzuki, Syuntaro Terauchi, Hisashi Kitagaki, Kazuki Hanami, Tadayuki Hanada
  • Patent number: 11040396
    Abstract: A method for metal powder injection molding includes injecting a first metal powder of a TiAl-based intermetallic compound into a mold, and molding the first metal powder through use of an injection molding machine; injecting a second metal powder of a TiAl-based intermetallic compound having a same constituent as the first metal powder and having a different average particle diameter from the first metal powder into a mold, and molding the second metal powder through use of the injection molding machine; and sintering molded articles obtained by molding the first metal powder and the second metal powder, and producing a mixed sintered compact in which a first sintered compact of the molded article obtained by molding the first metal powder and a second sintered compact of the molded article obtained by molding the second metal powder are integrated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignees: OSAKA YAKIN KOGYO CO., LTD., MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES AERO ENGINES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tadayuki Hanada, Kenji Suzuki, Shuntaro Terauchi, Hisashi Kitagaki, Kazuki Hanami
  • Patent number: 10981229
    Abstract: A method is for producing a TiAl-based intermetallic sintered compact. The method includes mixing Ti powder, Al powder, and a binder to yield a mixture; molding the mixture into a molded product having a predetermined shape with a metal injection molder; placing the molded product in a preliminary sintering die having a storage space inside; performing sintering at a predetermined preliminary sintering temperature to produce a preliminary sintered compact; releasing the preliminary sintered compact from the preliminary sintering die; and performing sintering at a sintering temperature higher than the preliminary sintering temperature to form the TiAl-based intermetallic sintered compact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignees: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES AERO ENGINES, LTD., OSAKA YAKIN KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Suzuki, Kentaro Shindo, Shuntaro Terauchi, Hisashi Kitagaki, Kazuki Hanami, Tadayuki Hanada
  • Publication number: 20200024691
    Abstract: A metal member related to the present invention is provided with crystal grains of a metal and a granular reinforcing substance formed at boundaries of the crystal grains. The reinforcing substance includes grains of a shape with a grain area equivalent grain size larger than 1/100 of a grain area equivalent grain size of the crystal grains. The granular reinforcing substance preferably includes grains with a grain area equivalent grain size smaller than ? of the grain area equivalent grain size of the crystal grains. Additionally, the granular reinforcing substance preferably includes grains of a shape wherein a value of a length, in a first direction in which a length thereof is longest, divided by a length of a longest part in a direction orthogonal to the first direction is smaller than 5. A metal member with a high strength at high temperatures is manufactured by metal powder injection molding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES AERO ENGINES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji SUZUKI, Kazuki HANAMI, Tadayuki HANADA, Hisashi KITAGAKI, Shuntaro TERAUCHI
  • Publication number: 20190299294
    Abstract: A method for metal powder injection molding includes injecting a first metal powder of a TiAl-based intermetallic compound into a mold, and molding the first metal powder through use of an injection molding machine; injecting a second metal powder of a TiAl-based intermetallic compound having a same constituent as the first metal powder and having a different average particle diameter from the first metal powder into a mold, and molding the second metal powder through use of the injection molding machine; and sintering molded articles obtained by molding the first metal powder and the second metal powder, and producing a mixed sintered compact in which a first sintered compact of the molded article obtained by molding the first metal powder and a second sintered compact of the molded article obtained by molding the second metal powder are integrated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicants: OSAKA YAKIN KOGYO CO., LTD., MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES AERO ENGINES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tadayuki HANADA, Kenji SUZUKI, Shuntaro TERAUCHI, Hisashi KITAGAKI, Kazuki HANAMI
  • Publication number: 20190105713
    Abstract: A method is for producing a TiAl-based intermetallic sintered compact. The method includes mixing Ti powder, Al powder, and a binder to yield a mixture; molding the mixture into a molded product having a predetermined shape with a metal injection molder; placing the molded product in a preliminary sintering die having a storage space inside; performing sintering at a predetermined preliminary sintering temperature to produce a preliminary sintered compact; releasing the preliminary sintered compact from the preliminary sintering die; and performing sintering at a sintering temperature higher than the preliminary sintering temperature to form the TiAl-based intermetallic sintered compact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventors: Kenji SUZUKI, Kentaro SHINDO, Shuntaro TERAUCHI, Hisashi KITAGAKI, Kazuki HANAMI, Tadayuki HANADA
  • Publication number: 20190076928
    Abstract: A method for producing a TiAl-based intermetallic sintered compact includes sintering TiAl-based powder to produce a TiAl-based intermetallic sintered compact. The TiAl-based powder contains a TiAl-based intermetallic compound in which Ti and Al are bonded and an additional metal. The additional metal is Ni, or Ni and Fe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventors: Kenji SUZUKI, Kentaro SHINDO, Syuntaro TERAUCHI, Hisashi KITAGAKI, Kazuki HANAMI, Tadayuki HANADA
  • Publication number: 20190009340
    Abstract: By melting a shaping material in which a metal powder and a binder are mixed and by carrying out injection molding (primary shaping) in an injection mold, an injection molded body, or an intermediate shaped body are produced. The injection molded body or the intermediate shaped body is placed by a transfer mold and is subjected to a gravity shaping (secondary shaping) with a transformation. A sintered body is manufactured by carrying out debindering and sintering to the injection molded body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Kenji SUZUKI, Syuntaro TERAUCHI, Hisashi KITAGAKI, Kazuki HANAMI, Tadayuki HANADA
  • Publication number: 20180298470
    Abstract: Provided are a nickel-base alloy having high high-temperature strength, a turbine blade using same, and a method for producing an injection molded article of the nickel-base alloy. The nickel-base alloy contains: at least one metal element from among chrome, molybdenum, and niobium; nickel; aluminum; and carbon. The nickel-base alloy comprises a plurality of crystal grains and a plurality of precipitates. The areas between the individual crystal grains in the nickel-base alloy, i.e., the boundaries of the individual crystal grains serve as crystal grain boundaries. The crystal grains are crystals in which nickel is the primary component. The precipitates are precipitated on the crystal grain boundaries. The precipitates are carbides comprising: at least one metal element from among chrome, molybdenum, and niobium; and carbon. The carbides have a diameter of 0.1-10 ?m and an aspect ratio of 3 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Kenji SUZUKI, Kentaro SHINDO, Shuntaro TERAUCHI, Hisashi KITAGAKI, Kazuki HANAMI, Tadayuki HANADA