Patents by Inventor Kunio Goto

Kunio Goto 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: 7360798
    Abstract: A threaded joint for steel pipes comprising a pin 1 and a box 2 each having a contact surface comprising a threaded portion 3 or 4 and an unthreaded metal contact portion 8 is provided with improved anti-galling propertied by forming a lubricating coating on the contact surface of at least one of the pin and the box, the lubricating coating exhibiting a self-repairing function by liquid lubrication and having a decreased greasiness. The lubricating coating is (1) a coating which comprises a lower lubricant layer which is in liquid form in the temperature range of above 0° C. and below 40° C. and an upper lubricant layer which is in solid form at 40° C., or (2) a coating which is semi-solid or solid at 40° C. and is formed of a mixture comprising a lubricating oil which is in liquid form in the temperature range of above 0° C. and below 40° C. and a wax which is in solid form at 40° C., the mixture preferably having been heated so as to liquefy the wax and dissolve in each other the wax and lubricant oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2008
    Assignees: Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd., Vallourec Mannesmann Oil & Gas France
    Inventors: Keishi Matsumoto, Kunio Goto, Toshiro Anraku, Shigeo Nagasaku, Hideo Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20060228505
    Abstract: A threaded joint for steel pipes for use in an oil well which has improved galling resistance and which is protected from rusting comprises a pin and a box each having a contact surface including a threaded portion and an unthreaded metal contact portion. The contact surface of at least one of the pin and the box has a lower layer of a viscous liquid or semisolid lubricating coating comprising at least wax and a fatty acid alkaline earth metal salt and not containing a harmful heavy metal such as lead and an upper layer of a dry solid coating formed from an aqueous resin coating composition, an organic solvent type coating composition, or an ultraviolet curing coating composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2006
    Publication date: October 12, 2006
    Inventors: Kunio Goto, Ryuichi Imai
  • Publication number: 20060197343
    Abstract: A threaded joint for steel pipes comprises a pin (1) and a box (2) each having a threaded portion (3a or 3b) and an unthreaded metal-to-metal contact portion (4a or 4b) as contact surfaces which contact each other when the joint is fastened. The contact surfaces (3a and 4a and/or 3b and 4b) of at least one of the pin (1) and the box (2) are coated with a lower layer of a solid lubricating coating containing a solid lubricating powder (e.g., molybdenum disulfide, tungsten disulfide, or graphite) and a binder (e.g., an epoxy or other organic resin) and an upper layer of a solid corrosion protective coating formed by an organic resin which does not contain solid particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2006
    Publication date: September 7, 2006
    Inventors: Ryuichi Imai, Kunio Goto, Kaoru Takanashi, Yasuhiro Ogawa
  • Publication number: 20050258728
    Abstract: To provide a display panel having such a structure that a color filter is unlikely to suffer a damage due to a heat treatment in a reducing atmosphere in the fabrication process for display device. A display panel (anode panel AP) comprises a fluorescent region formed on a substrate, and an electrode (anode electrode) formed on the fluorescent region, wherein electrons emitted from an electron source penetrate the electrode and collide with the fluorescent region to allow the fluorescent region to emit light to obtain a desired image, wherein a color filter and a color filter protective film are formed in this order from the side of the substrate between the substrate and the fluorescent region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2004
    Publication date: November 24, 2005
    Inventors: Akemi Matsuo, Kunio Goto, Yasushi Ito, Shinjiro Kida, Takahide Ishii
  • Patent number: 6869111
    Abstract: A lubricating coating composition in which at least one basic lubricant selected from a basic sulfonate, a basic salicylate, and a basic phenate is dissolved in a volatile solvent is applied to the frictional surface of a box and a pin constituting a threaded joint for oil well pipes. The composition may further contain one or more of a thermoplastic resin powder, another lubricant, and an extreme pressure agent. The surface roughness of the frictional surfaces preferably has an Rmax in the range of 5-40 micrometers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Assignees: Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd., Vallourec Mannesmann Oil & Gas France
    Inventors: Kunio Goto, Shigeo Nagasaku, Hideo Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 6827996
    Abstract: This invention relates to a threaded joint for steel pipes which comprises a pin and a box each having a contact surface including a threaded portion and an unthreaded metal contact portion and which can be prevented from galling during repeated fastening and loosening without application of a compound grease. A solid lubricant coating which comprises a lubricating powder such as molybdenum disulfide and a resin binder is formed on the contact surface of at least one of the pin and the box. The solid lubricant coating has a hardness of 70-140 on the Rockwell M scale and an adhesive strength of at least 500 N/m as determined by the SAICAS (Surface And Interfacial Cutting Analysis System) method, and it exhibits excellent galling resistance even in the environment of high-temperature oil wells. Inclusion of ultraviolet screening fine particles such as titanium oxide fine particles in the solid lubricant coating increases the rust preventing properties of the threaded joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kunio Goto
  • Publication number: 20040239105
    Abstract: A threaded joint for steel pipes comprising a pin 1 and a box 2 each having a contact surface comprising a threaded portion 3 or 4 and an unthreaded metal contact portion 8 is provided with improved anti-galling propertied by forming a lubricating coating on the contact surface of at least one of the pin and the box, the lubricating coating exhibiting a self-repairing function by liquid lubrication and having a decreased greasiness. The lubricating coating is (1) a coating which comprises a lower lubricant layer which is in liquid form in the temperature range of above 0° C. and below 40° C. and an upper lubricant layer which is in solid form at 40° C., or (2) a coating which is semi-solid or solid at 40° C. and is formed of a mixture comprising a lubricating oil which is in liquid form in the temperature range of above 0° C. and below 40° C. and a wax which is in solid form at 40° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2004
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Inventors: Keishi Matsumoto, Kunio Goto, Toshiro Anraku, Shigeo Nagasaku, Hideo Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20040195826
    Abstract: This invention relates to a threaded joint for steel pipes which comprises a pin and a box each having a contact surface including a threaded portion and an unthreaded metal contact portion and which can be prevented from galling during repeated fastening and loosening without application of a compound grease. A solid lubricant coating which comprises a lubricating powder such as molybdenum disulfide and a resin binder is formed on the contact surface of at least one of the pin and the box. The coating is formed by applying a coating fluid and drying the applied coating by first stage heating in the temperature range of from 70° C. to 150° C. and second stage heating in the range of from higher than 150° C. to 380° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2004
    Publication date: October 7, 2004
    Inventor: Kunio Goto
  • Publication number: 20040195825
    Abstract: A threaded joint for steel pipes which is capable of metal-to-metal sealing and which can be subjected to repeated fastening and unfastening without the application of a liquid lubricant containing a heavy metal powder comprises a pin and a box each having a contact surface including a threaded portion and an unthreaded metal contact portion. The contact surface of at least one of the pin and the box are coated with an undercoating layer and a lubricating coating layer atop it. The undercoating layer is a porous metal coating having a porosity of 5-80% and a thickness of 1-30 &mgr;m and preferably a hardness of 50-250 Hv. The lubricating coating is a solid lubricating coating or a liquid lubricating coating, the latter containing substantially no heavy metal powders. The total thickness of the undercoating layer and the lubricating coating layer is at most 100 &mgr;m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2003
    Publication date: October 7, 2004
    Inventors: Toshiro Anraku, Kunio Goto, Keishi Matsumoto, Shigeo Nagasaku
  • Publication number: 20040154700
    Abstract: A chemical conversion treatment liquid which can stably form a phosphate-type chemical conversion film on a steel material for a joint portion of an oil well steel pipe containing 0.5-13% Cr is developed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2004
    Publication date: August 12, 2004
    Inventors: Masaru Izawa, Kunio Goto
  • Patent number: 6756092
    Abstract: A chemical conversion treatment liquid which can stably form a phosphate-type chemical conversion film on a steel material for a joint portion of an oil well steel pipe containing 0.5-13% Cr is developed. Using a chemical conversion treatment liquid to which a prescribed amount of potassium is added, a chemical conversion film containing a prescribed amount of potassium compounds and having a prescribed thickness can be formed on the threaded surface of a joint portion of an oil well steel pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2004
    Assignee: Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaru Izawa, Kunio Goto
  • Patent number: 6746057
    Abstract: In a threaded joint for steel pipes comprising a pin and a box capable of mating with each other, the pin having an externally threaded portion and an unthreaded metal contact portion as a mating surface, and the box having an internally threaded portion and an unthreaded metal contact portion as a mating surface, the mating surface of at least one of the pin and the box is coated with a lower porous zinc or zinc alloy layer by blast plating and with an upper coating which is either a solid lubricating coating (comprising a lubricating powder in an organic or in organic binder) or a liquid, heavy metal powder-free coating (e.g., a liquid coating based on a highly basic organic acid metal salt such as a highly basic metal sulfonate).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2004
    Assignee: Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kunio Goto, Toshiro Anraku
  • Patent number: 6659509
    Abstract: This invention relates to a threaded joint for steel pipes which comprises a pin and a box each having a contact surface including a threaded portion and an unthreaded metal contact portion and which guarantees galling resistance and gas tightness in a stable manner without application of a compound grease. A solid lubricating coating comprising a lubricating powder (e.g., molybdenum disulfide) and an organic or inorganic binder is formed on the contact surface of at least one of the pin and the box. The proportion of area of a cross section along the thickness of the solid lubricating coating which is occupied by secondary particles of the lubricating powder having an equivalent circular diameter of 15-60 &mgr;m is from 5-90%. Alternatively, the solid lubricating coating comprises, in addition to the lubricating powder, a fibrous filler (e.g., inorganic whiskers) in such an amount that the mass ratio of the fibrous filler to the binder is 0.01-0.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Assignee: Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kunio Goto, Keishi Matsumoto, Kazuyuki Nakasuji, Toshiro Anraku, Shigeo Nagasaku
  • Publication number: 20030159764
    Abstract: This invention relates to a threaded joint for steel pipes which comprises a pin and a box each having a contact surface including a threaded portion and an unthreaded metal contact portion and which can be prevented from galling during repeated fastening and loosening without application of a compound grease. A solid lubricant coating which comprises a lubricating powder such as molybdenum disulfide and a resin binder is formed on the contact surface of at least one of the pin and the box. The coating is formed by applying a coating fluid and drying the applied coating by first stage heating in the temperature range of from 70° C. to 150° C. and second stage heating in the range of from higher than 150° C. to 380° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2003
    Publication date: August 28, 2003
    Inventor: Kunio Goto
  • Publication number: 20030160446
    Abstract: This invention relates to a threaded joint for steel pipes which comprises a pin and a box each having a contact surface including a threaded portion and an unthreaded metal contact portion and which guarantees galling resistance and gas tightness in a stable manner without application of a compound grease. A solid lubricating coating comprising a lubricating powder (e.g., molybdenum disulfide) and an organic or inorganic binder is formed on the contact surface of at least one of the pin and the box. The proportion of area of a cross section along the thickness of the solid lubricating coating which is occupied by secondary particles of the lubricating powder having an equivalent circular diameter of 15-60 &mgr;m is from 5-90%. Alternatively, the solid lubricating coating comprises, in addition to the lubricating powder, a fibrous filler (e.g., inorganic whiskers) in such an amount that the mass ratio of the fibrous filler to the binder is 0.01-0.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2003
    Publication date: August 28, 2003
    Inventors: Kunio Goto, Keishi Matsumoto, Kazuyuki Nakasuji, Toshiro Anraku, Shigeo Nagasaku
  • Publication number: 20030111838
    Abstract: A lubricating coating composition in which at least one basic lubricant selected from a basic sulfonate, a basic salicylate, and a basic phenate is dissolved in a volatile solvent is applied to the frictional surface of a box and a pin constituting a threaded joint for oil well pipes. The composition may further contain one or more of a thermoplastic resin powder, another lubricant, and an extreme pressure agent. The surface roughness of the frictional surfaces preferably has an Rmax in the range of 5-40 micrometers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2002
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventors: Kunio Goto, Shigeo Nagasaku, Hideo Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20030096124
    Abstract: A chemical conversion treatment liquid which can stably form a phosphate-type chemical conversion film on a steel material for a joint portion of an oil well steel pipe containing 0.5-13% Cr is developed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2002
    Publication date: May 22, 2003
    Inventors: Masaru Izawa, Kunio Goto
  • Publication number: 20030094810
    Abstract: In a threaded joint for steel pipes comprising a pin and a box capable of mating with each other, the pin having an externally threaded portion and an unthreaded metal contact portion as a mating surface, and the box having an internally threaded portion and an unthreaded metal contact portion as a mating surface, the mating surface of at least one of the pin and the box is coated with a lower porous zinc or zinc alloy layer by blast plating and with an upper coating which is either a solid lubricating coating (comprising a lubricating powder in an organic or in organic binder) or a liquid, heavy metal powder-free coating (e.g., a liquid coating based on a highly basic organic acid metal salt such as a highly basic metal sulfonate).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2002
    Publication date: May 22, 2003
    Inventors: Kunio Goto, Toshiro Anraku
  • Patent number: 5419883
    Abstract: An lithium aluminum complex hydroxide salt (LAHS) and a process for preparation thereof is provided. The LAHS is represented by the formula;(Al.sub.2 Li(OH).sub.6).sub.n X, mH.sub.2 Owherein X is an inorganic or organic anion, n is a value number of X, and m is a number of not more than 3, and having an orientation degree (OD) of not less than 10, OD being defined by the formula;OD=I.sub.(002) /I.sub.(110)wherein I.sub.(002) is a relative intensity of a peak in X-ray diffraction pattern with an index of a plane (002) appearing at a spacing (d) of 7.67 .ANG. to 7.84 .ANG. and I.sub.(110) is a relative intensity of a peak in X-ray pattern with an index of a plane (110) appearing at a spacing (d) of 4.41 .ANG. to 4.45 .ANG.. This LAHS is useful for a stabilizer for chlorine-containing polymers or olefin-type resins containing halogen-containing catalyst residues.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 30, 1995
    Assignee: Mizusawa Industrial Chemicals, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahide Ogawa, Kunio Goto, Shoji Shoji, Yoshinobu Komatsu, Akira Tatebe
  • Patent number: 5360859
    Abstract: A stabilizer for resin, which is composed of a lithium aluminum complex hydroxide salt represented by the following formula[Al.sub.2 Li(OH).sub.6 ].sub.n X.mH.sub.2 O (1)wherein X is an inorganic or organic anion, n is a valence number of anion X, and m is a number of not more than 3.A chlorine-containing polymer composition comprising a chlorine-containing polymer and 0.01 to 10 parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of the chlorine-containing polymer, of the above stabilizer. There is also provided an olefin-type resin composition comprising an olefin-type resin containing halogen-containing catalyst residues and 0.01 to 10 parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of the olefin-type resin, of the above stabilizer. The stabilizer has excellent heat stabilizing action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 1, 1994
    Assignee: Mizusawa Industrial Chemicals, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahide Ogawa, Kunio Goto, Shoji Shoji, Yoshinobu Komatsu, Akira Tatebe