Patents by Inventor Kiyoshi Yamaji

Kiyoshi Yamaji 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: 6464803
    Abstract: Brake disc produced by a hot-rolled stainless steel excellent in resistance to temper softening, characterized in that: said steel contains, in terms of wt %, C: 0.01 to 0.1%, N: 0.03% or less, C+N: 0.04 to 0.1%, Si: 1% or less, Mn: 20 or less, Ni: less than 0.5%, Cr: 10 to 15%, and Nb: 0.02% to 0.5%, with the balance Fe and unavoidable impurities; that the hardness after quenching heat treatment is in the range of 30 to 40 HRC; and that the temper softening temperature for lowering the hardness to below 30 HRC is at least 530° C. Further, it is desirable to add at least one of the following elements; 0.1 to 2% of Cu, 0.1 to 1% of Mo, 0.01 to 0.5% of Ti, 0.01 to 0.5% of V or 0.0005 to 0.01% of B, and to make the value of &ggr;p calculated from steel chemical composition at least 70%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2002
    Assignee: Nippon Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Masayuki Tendo, Masao Kikuchi, Toshio Tanoue, Kiyoshi Yamaji
  • Patent number: 5979614
    Abstract: A brake disc capable of being used in an as quenched state, excellent in rusting resistance, toughness and resistance to softening resulting from heat generation caused by braking, and preferably useful as a brake disc for a two-wheeled vehicle, which is produced from a martensitic stainless steel comprising 0.02 to 0.10% of C, up to 0.03% of N, up to 0.05% of Si, 0.5 to 1.5% of Mn, up to 0.5% of Ni, 10 to 15% of Cr, 0.5 to 2.5% of Cu, up to 0.1% of Al and the balance substantially Fe and unavoidable impurities provided that the amount of C+N is from 0.05 to 0.1% and .gamma.p is at least 90, and a process for producing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1999
    Assignee: Nippon Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Akihiko Takahashi, Kiyoshi Yamaji, Toshio Tanoue