Patents by Inventor Kazunari Maki

Kazunari Maki 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: 20190338396
    Abstract: This stabilizer material for superconductor includes a copper material, wherein the copper material contains one kind or two kinds or more of additive elements selected from Ca, La, and Ce for a total amount of 3 ppm by mass or more and 400 ppm by mass or less, with the remainder being Cu and unavoidable impurities, and the total concentration of the unavoidable impurities other than O, H, C, N, and S, which are gas components, is 5 ppm by mass or more and 100 ppm by mass or less, and compounds including one kind or two kinds or more selected from CaS, CaSO4, LaS, La2SO2, CeS, and Ce2SO2 are present in the matrix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2017
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kosei FUKUOKA, Yuki ITO, Kazunari MAKI
  • Patent number: 10458003
    Abstract: Copper alloys according to first to third aspects contain Mg at a content of 3.3% by atom to 6.9% by atom, with the balance substantially being Cu and unavoidable impurities, wherein an oxygen content is in a range of 500 ppm by atom or less, and either one or both of the following conditions (a) and (b) are satisfied: (a) when a Mg content is set to X % by atom, an electrical conductivity ? (% IACS) satisfies the following Expression (1), ??{1.7241/(?0.0347×X2+0.6569×X+1.7)}×100??(1); and (b) an average number of intermetallic compounds, which have grain sizes of 0.1 ?m or more and contain Cu and Mg as main components, is in a range of 1 piece/?m2 or less. A copper alloy according to a fourth aspect further contains one or more selected from a group consisting of Al, Ni, Si, Mn, Li, Ti, Fe, Co, Cr, and Zr at a total content of 0.01% by atom to 3.0% by atom, and satisfies the condition (b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazunari Maki, Yuki Ito
  • Patent number: 10453582
    Abstract: A copper alloy for and electric and an electronic device is provided. The copper alloy includes: Mg in a range of 0.15 mass % or more and less than 0.35 mass %; Pin a range of 0.0005 mass % or more and less than 0.01 mass %; and a Cu balance including inevitable impurities. In the copper alloy, a Mg content [Mg] and a P content [P], both of which are in a mass ratio, satisfy a relationship expressed by [Mg]+20×[P]<0.5, and an electrical conductivity of the copper alloy is more than 75% IACS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirotaka Matsunaga, Kazunari Maki
  • Patent number: 10392680
    Abstract: Provided are a copper alloy for electric and electronic devices, a copper alloy sheet for electric and electronic devices, a component for electric and electronic devices, a terminal, and a bus bar. The copper alloy for electric and electronic devices includes, as a composition: 0.01 mass % or higher and lower than 0.11 mass % of Zr; 0.002 mass % or higher and lower than 0.03 mass % of Si; and a balance including Cu and unavoidable impurities, in which a ratio Zr/Si of the Zr content (mass %) to the Si content (mass %) is within a range of 2 to 30.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazunari Maki, Hirotaka Matsunaga, Shuhei Arisawa
  • Patent number: 10294547
    Abstract: The present invention provides a copper alloy for electronic and electronic device which has excellent mechanical properties and is capable of suppressing generation of defects even in a case in which the copper alloy is worked to a thin plate thickness or a smaller wire diameter than in the related art, a plastically-worked copper alloy material, and a component and a terminal for electronic and electronic device. The copper alloy for electronic and electronic device of the present invention includes Mg in a range of 1.3 mass % to 2.8 mass % with a remainder substantially being Cu and inevitable impurities, in which a content of H is set to 10 mass ppm or lower, a content of O is set to 100 mass ppm or lower, a content of S is set to 50 mass ppm or lower, and a content of C is set to 10 mass ppm or lower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuki Ito, Kazunari Maki
  • Publication number: 20190066865
    Abstract: This superconducting wire includes: a strand including a superconducting material; and a stabilizer material for superconductor arranged in contact with the strand, wherein the stabilizer material for superconductor includes a copper material which contains one kind or two kinds or more of additive elements selected from Ca, Sr, Ba, and rare earth elements (RE) for a total amount of 3 ppm by mass or more and 400 ppm by mass or less, with the remainder being Cu and unavoidable impurities, the total concentration of the unavoidable impurities other than O, H, C, N, and S, which are gas components, is 5 ppm by mass or more and 100 ppm by mass or less, and compounds including one kind or two kinds or more selected from CaS, CaSO4, SrS, SrSO4, BaS, BaSO4, (RE)S, and (RE)2SO2 are present in the matrix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2017
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kosei FUKUOKA, Yuki ITO, Kazunari MAKI
  • Publication number: 20190048449
    Abstract: Provided is a copper alloy for electronic and electrical equipment including: 0.15 mass % or greater and less than 0.35 mass % of Mg; 0.0005 mass % or greater and less than 0.01 mass % of P; and a remainder which is formed of Cu and unavoidable impurities, in which a conductivity is greater than 75% IACS, and an average number of compounds containing Mg and P with a particle diameter of 0.1 ?m or greater is 0.5 pieces/?m2 or less in observation using a scanning electron microscope.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirotaka MATSUNAGA, Kazunari MAKI
  • Patent number: 10190194
    Abstract: One aspect of this copper alloy for an electronic and electrical equipment contains: more than 2.0 mass % to 36.5 mass % of Zn; 0.10 mass % to 0.90 mass % of Sn; 0.15 mass % to less than 1.00 mass % of Ni; and 0.005 mass % to 0.100 mass % of P, with the balance containing Cu and inevitable impurities, wherein atomic ratios of amounts of elements satisfy 3.00<Ni/P<100.00 and 0.10<Sn/Ni<2.90, and a strength ratio TSTD/TSLD of tensile strength TSTD in a direction perpendicular to a rolling direction to tensile strength TSLD in a direction parallel to the rolling direction exceeds 1.09.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignees: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION, MITSUBISHI SHINDOH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazunari Maki, Hiroyuki Mori, Daiki Yamashita
  • Patent number: 10157694
    Abstract: This copper alloy for an electronic/electric device includes Mg at an amount of 3.3 atom % to 6.9 atom % with a remainder substantially being Cu and inevitable impurities, wherein a strength ratio TSTD/TSLD is more than 1.02, and the strength ratio TSTD/TSLD is calculated from a strength TSTD measured by a tensile test carried out in a direction perpendicular to a rolling direction and a strength TSLD measured by a tensile test carried out in a direction parallel to the rolling direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuki Ito, Kazunari Maki
  • Patent number: 10153063
    Abstract: A copper alloy for electronic devices has a low Young's modulus, high proof stress, high electrical conductivity and excellent bending formability and is appropriate for a component for electronic devices including a terminal, a connector, a relay and a lead frame. Also a method of manufacturing a copper alloy utilizes a copper alloy plastic working material for electronic devices, and a component for electronic devices. The copper alloy includes Mg at 3.3 to 6.9 at %, with a remainder substantially being Cu and unavoidable impurities. When a concentration of Mg is X at %, an electrical conductivity ? (% IACS) is in a range of ??{1.7241/(?0.0347×X2+0.6569×X+1.7)}×100, and an average grain size is in a range of 1 ?m-100 ?m. In addition, an average grain size of a copper material after an intermediate heat treatment and before finishing working is in a range of 1 ?m-100 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuki Ito, Kazunari Maki
  • Patent number: 10128019
    Abstract: A copper alloy for an electronic and electric device includes: Mg in a range of 0.1 mass % or more and less than 0.5 mass %; and a Cu balance including inevitable impurities, wherein a graph, in which a vertical axis is d?t/d?t and a horizontal axis is a true strain ?t, d?t/d?t being defined by a true stress ?t and the true strain ?t, obtained in a tensile test of the copper alloy, has a strained region that has a positive slope of d?t/d?t.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirotaka Matsunaga, Kazunari Maki
  • Publication number: 20180245183
    Abstract: Provided is a copper alloy for an electronic and electric device, including: Mg in a range of 0.5 mass % or more and 3.0 mass % or less; and a Cu balance including inevitable impurities, in which, a graph, in which a vertical axis is d?t/d?t and a horizontal axis is a true strain ?t, d?t/d?t being defined by a true stress ?t and the true strain ?t, obtained in a tensile test of the copper alloy, has a strained region that has a positive slope of d?t/d?t.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Applicants: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION, Mitsubishi Shindoh Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazunari MAKI, Yuki ITO, Takanori KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 10056165
    Abstract: This copper alloy for an electronic device is composed of a binary alloy of Cu and Mg which is composed of Mg at a content of 3.3 to 6.9 atomic %, and a remainder of Cu and inevitable impurities, and a conductivity ? (% IACS) is within the following range when the content of Mg is given as A atomic %, and/or an average number of intermetallic compounds having grain sizes of 0.1 ?m or more is in a range of 1/?m2 or less, ??{1.7241/(?0.0347×A2+0.6569×A+1.7)}×100.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuki Ito, Kazunari Maki
  • Publication number: 20180211741
    Abstract: A copper alloy for an electronic and electric device includes: Mg in a range of 0.1 mass % or more and less than 0.5 mass %; and a Cu balance including inevitable impurities, wherein a graph, in which a vertical axis is d?t/d?t and a horizontal axis is a true strain ?t, d?t/d?t being defined by a true stress ?t and the true strain ?t, obtained in a tensile test of the copper alloy, has a strained region that has a positive slope of d?t/d?t.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirotaka MATSUNAGA, Kazunari MAKI
  • Patent number: 10032536
    Abstract: One aspect of this copper alloy for an electronic device is composed of a binary alloy of Cu and Mg which includes Mg at a content of 3.3 to 6.9 atomic %, with a remainder being Cu and inevitable impurities, and a conductivity ? (% IACS) is within the following range when the content of Mg is given as A atomic %, ??{1.7241/(?0.0347×A2+0.6569×A+1.7)}×100. Another aspect of this copper alloy is composed of a ternary alloy of Cu, Mg, and Zn which includes Mg at a content of 3.3 to 6.9 atomic % and Zn at a content of 0.1 to 10 atomic %, with a remainder being Cu and inevitable impurities, and a conductivity ? (% IACS) is within the following range when the content of Mg is given as A atomic % and the content of Zn is given as B atomic %, ??{1.7241/(X+Y+1.7)}×100, X=?0.0347×A2+0.6569×A and Y=?0.0041×B2+0.2503×B.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuki Ito, Kazunari Maki
  • Publication number: 20180187292
    Abstract: A copper alloy for an electronic and electric device is provided. The copper alloy includes: Mg in a range of 0.15 mass % or more and less than 0.35 mass %; and a Cu balance including inevitable impurities, wherein the electrical conductivity of the copper alloy is more than 75% IACS, and a strength ratio TSTD/TSLD, which is calculated from strength TSTD obtained in a tensile test performed in a direction perpendicular to a rolling direction and strength TSLD obtained in a tensile test performed in a direction parallel to a rolling direction, is more than 0.9 and less than 1.1. The copper alloy may further include P in a range of 0.0005 mass % or more and less than 0.01 mass %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirotaka MATSUNAGA, Kazunari MAKI
  • Publication number: 20180171437
    Abstract: A copper alloy for an electronic and electric device is provided. The copper alloy includes: Mg in a range of 0.15 mass % or more and less than 0.35 mass %; and a Cu balance including inevitable impurities, wherein the electrical conductivity of the copper alloy is more than 75% IACS, and a yield ratio YS/TS, which is calculated from strength TS in a tensile test performed in a direction parallel to a rolling direction and 0.2% yield strength YS, is more than 88%. The copper alloy may further include P in a range of 0.0005 mass % or more and less than 0.01 mass %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirotaka MATSUNAGA, Kazunari MAKI
  • Patent number: 9938606
    Abstract: A hot-rolled copper plate consists of pure copper having a purity of 99.99 mass % or greater, the hot-rolled copper plate having an average crystal grain diameter of 40 ?m or less, and a (?3+?9) grain boundary length ratio (L (?3+?9)/L), which is a ratio between a total crystal grain boundary length L measured by an EBSD method and a sum L (?3+?9) of a ?3 grain boundary length L?3 and a ?9 grain boundary length L?9, being 28% or greater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazunari Maki, Hiroyuki Mori, Isao Arai, Norihisa Iida, Takahiro Takeda, Shigeru Shimoizumi, Shin Oikawa
  • Publication number: 20180040389
    Abstract: A copper alloy for and electric and an electronic device is provided. The copper alloy includes: Mg in a range of 0.15 mass % or more and less than 0.35 mass %; Pin a range of 0.0005 mass % or more and less than 0.01 mass %; and a Cu balance including inevitable impurities. In the copper alloy, a Mg content [Mg] and a P content [P], both of which are in a mass ratio, satisfy a relationship expressed by [Mg]+20×[P]<0.5, and an electrical conductivity of the copper alloy is more than 75% IACS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirotaka MATSUNAGA, Kazunari MAKI
  • Publication number: 20180005731
    Abstract: The present invention is a superconducting wire including: a wire formed of a superconducting material; and a superconducting stabilization material disposed in contact with the wire, in which the superconducting stabilization material is formed of a copper material which contains: one or more types of additive elements selected from Ca, Sr, Ba, and rare earth elements in a total of 3 ppm by mass to 400 ppm by mass; a balance being Cu and inevitable impurities, and in which a total concentration of the inevitable impurities excluding O, H, C, N, and S which are gas components is 5 ppm by mass to 100 ppm by mass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kosei FUKUOKA, Yuki ITO, Kazunari MAKI