Patents by Inventor Kiyohito Tsuruda

Kiyohito Tsuruda 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: 9574258
    Abstract: An aluminum-alloy sheet includes 0.10 to 0.40 mass % of Si, 0.35 to 0.80 mass % of Fe, 0.10 to 0.35 mass % of Cu, 0.20 to 0.80 mass % of Mn, and 1.5 to 2.5 mass % of Mg, the balance being Al and unavoidable impurities, wherein a content ratio (Si/Fe) of the Si to the Fe is 0.75 or less, the area fraction of Mg2Si intermetallic compound grains having a maximum length of 1 ?m or more is 0.10% or more in a region of a section of the aluminum-alloy sheet, the region being a central region in the thickness direction of the aluminum-alloy sheet, and the aluminum-alloy sheet has a proof stress of 225 to 270 N/mm2 after having been baked at 270° C. for 20 seconds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuji Inoue, Yasuhiro Aruga, Katsushi Matsumoto, Kiyohito Tsuruda, Kazuharu Masada
  • Patent number: 9546411
    Abstract: An aluminum-alloy sheet includes 0.10 to 0.40 mass % of Si, 0.35 to 0.80 mass % of Fe, 0.10 to 0.35 mass % of Cu, 0.20 to 0.80 mass % of Mn, and 1.5 to 2.5 mass % of Mg, the balance being Al and unavoidable impurities, wherein a content ratio (Si/Fe) of the Si to the Fe is 0.75 or less, the solute Mn content is 0.12 to 0.20 mass %, and the aluminum-alloy sheet has a proof stress of 225 N/mm2 or more after having been baked at 270° C. for 20 seconds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuji Inoue, Yasuhiro Aruga, Katsushi Matsumoto, Kiyohito Tsuruda, Kazuharu Masada
  • Publication number: 20120227870
    Abstract: An aluminum-alloy sheet includes 0.10 to 0.40 mass % of Si, 0.35 to 0.80 mass % of Fe, 0.10 to 0.35 mass % of Cu, 0.20 to 0.80 mass % of Mn, and 1.5 to 2.5 mass % of Mg, the balance being Al and unavoidable impurities, wherein a content ratio (Si/Fe) of the Si to the Fe is 0.75 or less, the solute Mn content is 0.12 to 0.20 mass %, and the aluminum-alloy sheet has a proof stress of 225 N/mm2 or more after having been baked at 270° C. for 20 seconds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2012
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel Ltd.)
    Inventors: Yuji Inoue, Yasuhiro Aruga, Katsushi Matsumoto, Kiyohito Tsuruda, Kazuharu Masada
  • Publication number: 20120227871
    Abstract: An aluminum-alloy sheet includes 0.10 to 0.40 mass % of Si, 0.35 to 0.80 mass % of Fe, 0.10 to 0.35 mass % of Cu, 0.20 to 0.80 mass % of Mn, and 1.5 to 2.5 mass % of Mg, the balance being Al and unavoidable impurities, wherein a content ratio (Si/Fe) of the Si to the Fe is 0.75 or less, the area fraction of Mg2Si intermetallic compound grains having a maximum length of 1 ?m or more is 0.10% or more in a region of a section of the aluminum-alloy sheet, the region being a central region in the thickness direction of the aluminum-alloy sheet, and the aluminum-alloy sheet has a proof stress of 225 to 270 N/mm2 after having been baked at 270° C. for 20 seconds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2012
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)
    Inventors: Yuji INOUE, Yasuhiro Aruga, Katsushi Matsumoto, Kiyohito Tsuruda, Kazuharu Masada
  • Publication number: 20090053099
    Abstract: An aluminum alloy sheet for bottle cans superior in high-temperature properties and capable of preventing thermal deformation thereof in coating and heat treatment and securing can strength after the heat treatment. The aluminum alloy sheet has the following composition: Mn 0.7-1.5%, Mg 0.8-1.7%, Fe 0.1-0.7%, Si 0.05-0.5%, Cu 0.1-0.6%, with the remainder being Al and inevitable impurities, and has a crystal structure elongated in a rolling direction and with an aspect ratio of crystal grains of 3 or more as determined through an examination from above of a part located at the center in the through-thickness direction. In the sheet, the amount of solute Cu is 0.05-0.3%, which means the amount of Cu in a solution separated from a precipitate exceeding 0.2 m in particle size by the extracted residue method using hot phenol, and the amount of solute Mg is 0.75-1.6%, which means the amount of solute Mg separated from a precipitate exceeding 0.2 m in particle size by the extracted residue method using hot phenol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2006
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO (KOBE STEEL, LTD)
    Inventors: Katsura Kajihara, Kiyohito Tsuruda, Yasuhiro Aruga
  • Publication number: 20080302454
    Abstract: A cold-rolled aluminum alloy sheet has a composition containing 0.7 to 1.5% by mass Mn, 0.8 to 1.7% by mass Mg, 0.1 to 0.7% by mass Fe, 0.05 to 0.5% by mass Si, 0.1 to 0.6% by mass Cu, and Al and inevitable impurities as other elements. In the structure of the cold-rolled aluminum alloy sheet, 50 to 400 particles of particle sizes in the range of 0.05 to 1 ?m are dispersed in an area of 300 ?m2 when observed under a TEM at a magnification in the range of 5,000× to 15,000× magnification, and the ratio of the number of the dispersed particles of sizes of 0.3 ?m or above to the number of all the dispersed particles is in the range of 15 to 70%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2006
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho ( Kobe Steel, Ltd.)
    Inventors: Katsura Kajihara, Kiyohito Tsuruda