Patents by Inventor Masaaki Sugino

Masaaki Sugino 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: 11933431
    Abstract: A threaded connection for pipes includes a pin, a box, a shoulder part plating layer, and a non-shoulder part plating layer. The shoulder part plating layer has an outermost layer formed of a high friction coefficient plating layer, and is arranged on a pin side shoulder part and/or a box side shoulder part. The non-shoulder part plating layer has an outermost layer formed of a low friction coefficient plating layer having a coefficient of friction lower than a coefficient of friction of the high friction coefficient plating layer, and the non-shoulder part plating layer is arranged on at least one of a pin side thread part, a pin side metal seal part, a box side thread part, and a box side metal seal part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignees: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION, VALLOUREC OIL AND GAS FRANCE
    Inventors: Kazuya Ishii, Kunio Goto, Masaaki Sugino, Yousuke Oku
  • Patent number: 11892106
    Abstract: A threaded connection for steel pipe is provided in which galling does not easily occur on any of the inner and outer threads. A threaded connection for steel pipe 1 includes a pin 10 and a box 20. The pin 10 includes: a nose 12; a tapered inner male thread 14; a tapered outer male thread 17; a pin inner sealing surface 13; a pin intermediate shoulder surface 18; and a pin intermediate sealing surface 16. The box 20 includes: a tapered inner female thread 24; a tapered outer female thread 27; a box inner sealing surface 23; a box intermediate shoulder surface 28; and a box intermediate sealing surface 26. Each of the inner male thread 14, outer male thread 17, inner female thread 24 and outer female thread 27 includes a perfect thread portion 141, 171, 241, 271. Each perfect thread portion includes an inner end located relatively close to the tip of the pin 10 and an outer end located relatively close to the end of the pin 10 opposite to its tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignees: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION, VALLOUREC OIL AND GAS FRANCE
    Inventors: Keita Inose, Hikari Nakano, Masaaki Sugino
  • Patent number: 11828391
    Abstract: In a threaded connection of a two-step thread construction including intermediate shoulder surfaces, a break is prevented near the intermediate critical cross sections upon application of a tensile load, and the intermediate shoulder surfaces are easier to create, thus improving productivity. The outer periphery portion of a pin located between an intermediate shoulder surface of the pin and a second male thread is provided with a circumferential groove including a curved surface smoothly contiguous to the intermediate shoulder surface, thereby mitigating plastic strains generated near the pin intermediate critical cross section PICCS. The inner periphery portion of a box located between an intermediate shoulder surface of the box and a first female thread is provided with a circumferential groove including a curved surface smoothly contiguous to the intermediate shoulder surface, thereby mitigating plastic strains generated near a box intermediate critical cross section BICCS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignees: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION, VALLOUREC OIL AND GAS FRANCE
    Inventors: Yousuke Oku, Satoshi Maruta, Masaaki Sugino, Alan Fothergill
  • Patent number: 11774014
    Abstract: A disclosed threaded connection for steel pipes includes a pin and a box. The pin includes, in order from a front end of the pin toward a pipe body of the pin, an annular shoulder surface, an annular sealing surface located adjacent to the shoulder surface, and a male thread part. The box includes, in order from a pipe body of the box toward a front end of the box, an annular shoulder surface, an annular sealing surface located adjacent to the shoulder surface, and a female thread part. The pin shoulder surface and the box shoulder surface incline from a plane perpendicular to a pipe axis in a direction of screwing the pin. A diameter of an inner circumferential edge of the pin shoulder surface is smaller than a diameter of an inner circumferential edge of the box shoulder surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignees: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION, VALLOUREC OIL AND GAS FRANCE
    Inventors: Keita Inose, Hikari Nakano, Masaaki Sugino
  • Patent number: 11753878
    Abstract: A two-step threaded connection for steel pipe includes an intermediate seal and intermediate shoulders. A pin 2 has an inner male-threaded section 23 and an outer male-threaded section 26. A box 3 has an inner female-threaded section 33 and an outer female-threaded section 36. The pin 2 has a pin intermediate critical cross section PICCS located near an end of the first male-threaded section 23. The box 3 has a box critical cross section BCCS located near an end of the inner female-threaded section 33 and a box intermediate critical cross section BICCS located near an end of the outer female-threaded section 36. The pin 2 and the box 3 satisfy the following relationships: PICCSA+BICCSA>BCCSA, and 0.70?PICCSA/BICCSA?0.95.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignees: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION, VALLOUREC OIL AND GAS FRANCE
    Inventors: Keita Inose, Masaaki Sugino, Shin Ugai, Hikari Nakano
  • Patent number: 11629560
    Abstract: A threaded connection for steel pipe with improved sealing performance is provided. A threaded connection (1) includes a pin (10) and a box (20). The pin (10) includes a pin shoulder surface (11), a pin sealing surface (12) and a male thread (13). The box (20) includes a box shoulder surface (21), a box sealing surface (22) and a female thread (23). The male thread (13) and female thread (23) are constituted by wedge threads. When the connection has been made up, the pin shoulder surface (11) is in contact with the box shoulder surface (21), the stabbing flank and load flank of the male thread (13) are in contact with the stabbing flank and load flank, respectively, of the female thread (23), and the pin sealing surface (12) is in contact with the box sealing surface (22). The shoulder angle is 4° or larger. The shoulder angle is the angle formed by each of the shoulder surfaces (11, 21) with a plane perpendicular to the pipe axis (CL) when the connection is not made up.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignees: Nippon Steel Corporation, Vallourec Oil and Gas France
    Inventors: Yousuke Oku, Masaaki Sugino
  • Patent number: 11624460
    Abstract: A threaded connection with good internal-pressure and external-pressure sealability while preventing galling is provided. A threaded connection 1 includes a pin 10 and a box 20. The pin 10 includes a pin lip 11, a pin metal seal 13, and a cylindrical inner machined surface 14. The pin metal seal 13 includes a pin seal taper surface 16 and a pin seal curvature surface 17. The box 20 includes a box metal seal 22 parallel to the pin seal taper surface 16. The pin metal seal 13 sealingly contacts the box metal seal 22 at a seal point SP. The threaded connection satisfies the following expressions, (1) and (2), L>Lm>Ls??(1), and tb/tp>1.6??(2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignees: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION, VALLOUREC OIL AND GAS FRANCE
    Inventors: Masaaki Sugino, Yousuke Oku, Keita Inose
  • Patent number: 11598453
    Abstract: A threaded connection for a steel pipe includes a box which is an opening end of a second pipe and a truncated cone shaped pin which is an end of a first pipe and is inserted into the box, wherein the pin includes a male thread portion which is a tapered thread and a seal portion which includes a tapered surface, the box includes a female thread portion which is a tapered thread and a seal portion which includes a tapered surface, and in a state before make-up between the pin and the box, a minimum diameter of the tapered surface of the pin is smaller than a maximum diameter of the tapered surface of the box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignees: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION, VALLOUREC OIL AND GAS FRANCE
    Inventors: Masaaki Sugino, Tatsuya Yamamoto, Yukihiro Nishikawa
  • Patent number: 11473373
    Abstract: A threaded connection includes a first and a second tubular component made up one with the other. A male element of the first component includes, on its external peripheral surface, a male inner lip including an inner mg with a minimum thickness Epi and a male threaded zone. One inner end of the male threaded zone is at a non-zero axial distance (Li) from a male distal end. A female element of the second component includes, in succession over its internal peripheral surface, a female inner recess disposed facing the male inner lip and a female threaded zone, such that in the made up position of the connection, a radial clearance subsists between the male inner ring and the female inner recess and an internal seal is formed locally between the male inner lip and the female inner recess. The connection is such that 10%?Epi/Li.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignees: VALLOUREC OIL AND GAS FRANCE, NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Xavier Mencaglia, Corey Dufrene, Sadao Douchi, Masaaki Sugino
  • Patent number: 11391399
    Abstract: The disclosed threaded connection for steel pipes includes a pin including a tapered male thread part and a shoulder part, and a box including a tapered female thread part and a shoulder part. In a made up state in which the shoulder parts are in contact with each other, clearances are provided between crests of the male thread part and roots of the female thread part. At a longitudinal section that includes a pipe axis of the threaded connection, the crests of the male thread part are formed in a convex curve that is tangent to both first corner portions which are formed in an arc that connect the crests and load flanks, and second corner portions which are formed in an arc that connect the crests and stabbing flanks. A solid lubricant coating is provided on the surface of the male thread part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignees: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION, VALLOUREC OIL AND GAS FRANCE
    Inventor: Masaaki Sugino
  • Publication number: 20220220813
    Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to ensure good sealability in a threaded connection for steel pipe of a two-step thread construction including an intermediate seal and intermediate shoulders. The pin 2 includes an intermediate seal section 22, an inner male-threaded section 23, an intermediate shoulder 24, an intermediate seal section 25 and an outer male-threaded section 26. The box 3 includes an intermediate seal section 32, an inner female-threaded section 33, an intermediate shoulder 34, an intermediate seal section 35 and an outer female-threaded section 36. The pin 2 has a pin intermediate critical cross section PICCS located near an end of the first male-threaded section 23. The box 3 has a box critical cross section BCCS located near an end of the first female-threaded section 33 and a box intermediate critical cross section BICCS located near an end of the second female-threaded section 36. The pin 2 and the box 3 satisfy the following relationships: PICCSA+BICCSA>BCCSA, and 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Keita INOSE, Masaaki SUGINO, Shin UGAI, Hikari NAKANO
  • Publication number: 20220163143
    Abstract: In a threaded connection of a two-step thread construction including intermediate shoulder surfaces, a break is prevented near the intermediate critical cross sections upon application of a tensile load, and the intermediate shoulder surfaces are easier to create, thus improving productivity. The outer periphery portion of a pin located between an intermediate shoulder surface of the pin and a second male thread is provided with a circumferential groove including a curved surface smoothly contiguous to the intermediate shoulder surface, thereby mitigating plastic strains generated near the pin intermediate critical cross section PICCS. The inner periphery portion of a box located between an intermediate shoulder surface of the box and a first female thread is provided with a circumferential groove including a curved surface smoothly contiguous to the intermediate shoulder surface, thereby mitigating plastic strains generated near a box intermediate critical cross section BICCS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Yousuke OKU, Satoshi MARUTA, Masaaki SUGINO, Alan FOTHERGILL
  • Patent number: 11339901
    Abstract: A threaded connection for steel pipes having improved sealing performance is provided. A threaded connection (10) for steel pipes includes a pin (10) and a box (20). The pin (10) includes a nose (11), a pin shoulder surface (12), a pin sealing surface (13) and a male thread (14). The box (20) includes a box shoulder surface (22), a box sealing surface (23) and a female thread (24). When the position of the portion of the pin sealing surface (13) that first contacts the inner periphery of the box (20) during make-up defines a seal position (P), the distance between the seal position (P) and the end of the male thread (14) adjacent to the pin sealing surface (13) as measured in the pipe-axis direction is denoted by x, and the distance between the tip of the pin (10) and the end of the male thread (14) adjacent to the pin sealing surface (13) as measured in the pipe-axis direction is denoted by L, then, x/L is not smaller than 0.4 and not larger than 0.55.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignees: Nippon Steel Corporation, Vallourec Oil and Gas France
    Inventors: Keita Inose, Masaaki Sugino
  • Publication number: 20220128178
    Abstract: A threaded connection for pipes includes a pin, a box, a shoulder part plating layer, and a non-shoulder part plating layer. The shoulder part plating layer has an outermost layer formed of a high friction coefficient plating layer, and is arranged on a pin side shoulder part and/or a box side shoulder part. The non-shoulder part plating layer has an outermost layer formed of a low friction coefficient plating layer having a coefficient of friction lower than a coefficient of friction of the high friction coefficient plating layer, and the non-shoulder part plating layer is arranged on at least one of a pin side thread part, a pin side metal seal part, a box side thread part, and a box side metal seal part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Kazuya ISHII, Kunio GOTO, Masaaki SUGINO, Yousuke OKU
  • Patent number: 11313181
    Abstract: A threaded connection for steel pipe is provided that improves its internal-pressure sealability while maintaining the high external-pressure sealability of a threaded connection having a nose used in a steel pipe with large diameter and large wall thickness. In a threaded connection for connecting steel pipe bodies each having an outer diameter equal to or larger than 7 inches and a wall thickness equal to or larger than 0.7 inches, Expression (1) in the description is satisfied and tB/tL>1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignees: Nippon Steel Corporation, Vallourec Oil and Gas France
    Inventors: Masaaki Sugino, Yousuke Oku, Keita Inose
  • Patent number: 11300233
    Abstract: A threaded connection for steel pipes is provided that exhibits improved sealability against the external pressure while maintaining the sealability against the internal pressure. A threaded connection for steel pipes includes a pin and a box. The pin includes a nose, a tapered inner male thread, a tapered outer male thread, a pin inner sealing surface, a pin intermediate shoulder surface, a pin intermediate sealing surface, and a pin annular portion. The box includes a recess corresponding to the nose, a tapered inner female thread, a tapered outer female thread, a box inner sealing surface, a box intermediate shoulder surface, a box intermediate sealing surface, and a box annular portion. The threaded connection satisfies expressions (1) and (2), provided below. ?1 is a taper slope of the inner male thread, and ?2 is a taper slope of the outer male thread. ? ? 1 > ?2 , and ( 1 ) 0.5 ? L ? ? 1 ? ?1 L ? ? 2 ? ?2 ? 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignees: Nippon Steel Corporation, Vallourec Oil and Gas France
    Inventors: Keita Inose, Masaaki Sugino, Hikari Nakano
  • Publication number: 20220065371
    Abstract: A method for assembling a threaded connection for a steel pipe, which connects a first pipe formed with a pin having a truncated cone shape at an end thereof, and a second pipe formed with a box having an opening end. The pin includes a male thread portion, which is a tapered thread, and a seal portion, which includes a tapered surface. The box includes a female thread portion, which is a tapered thread, and a seal portion, which includes a tapered surface. The tapered surface of the pin has a minimum diameter smaller than a maximum diameter of the tapered surface of the box. The method includes making-up the male thread portion and the female thread portion by screwing, whereby a root of the male thread portion and a crest of the female thread portion come into contact with each other after the seal portion of the pin and the seal portion of the box come into contact with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicants: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION, VALLOUREC OIL AND GAS FRANCE
    Inventors: Masaaki SUGINO, Tatsuya YAMAMOTO, Yukihiro NISHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20220010894
    Abstract: A threaded connection for steel pipe is provided in which galling does not easily occur on any of the inner and outer threads. A threaded connection for steel pipe 1 includes a pin 10 and a box 20. The pin 10 includes: a nose 12; a tapered inner male thread 14; a tapered outer male thread 17; a pin inner sealing surface 13; a pin intermediate shoulder surface 18; and a pin intermediate sealing surface 16. The box 20 includes: a tapered inner female thread 24; a tapered outer female thread 27; a box inner sealing surface 23; a box intermediate shoulder surface 28; and a box intermediate sealing surface 26. Each of the inner male thread 14, outer male thread 17, inner female thread 24 and outer female thread 27 includes a perfect thread portion 141, 171, 241, 271. Each perfect thread portion includes an inner end located relatively close to the tip of the pin 10 and an outer end located relatively close to the end of the pin 10 opposite to its tip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Keita INOSE, Hikari NAKANO, Masaaki SUGINO
  • Publication number: 20210332917
    Abstract: A threaded connection with good internal-pressure and external-pressure sealability while preventing galling is provided. A threaded connection 1 includes a pin 10 and a box 20. The pin 10 includes a pin lip 11, a pin metal seal 13, and a cylindrical inner machined surface 14. The pin metal seal 13 includes a pin seal taper surface 16 and a pin seal curvature surface 17. The box 20 includes a box metal seal 22 parallel to the pin seal taper surface 16. The pin metal seal 13 sealingly contacts the box metal seal 22 at a seal point SP. The threaded connection satisfies the following expressions, (1) and (2), L>Lm>Ls??(1), and tb/tp>1.6??(2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Masaaki SUGINO, Yousuke OKU, Keita INOSE
  • Patent number: 11149881
    Abstract: A threaded connection for steel pipe is provided that prevents galling on the sealing surfaces during make-up while providing high sealing performance after completion of make-up. The pin (10) includes a nose (112) including a pin taper guide surface (112a) and a pin sealing surface (113) including a taper surface (113a). The box (20) includes a nose-receiving portion (22) including a box taper guide surface (22a), a box sealing surface (23) including a taper surface (23a), and a buffer surface (24). The taper angle of the taper surfaces (113a, 23a) includes a second taper angle larger than the taper angle of the taper guide surfaces (112a, 22a). The threaded connection (1) is constructed so as to satisfy Dp2>Db2>Dp1 and Lb2>Lp2. The buffer surface (24), located between the box taper guide surface (22a) and taper surface (23a), has a length of 0.75 mm or larger, and is located outward of an imaginary plane (V) determined along radial directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignees: Nippon Steel Corporation, Vallourec Oil and Gas France
    Inventors: Masaaki Sugino, Shin Ugai