Patents by Inventor Masahiko Demura

Masahiko Demura 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: 20210397976
    Abstract: A prediction management system that makes a prediction regarding a material, includes: a descriptor storage unit that stores descriptors each describing a parameter regarding processing means, a structure, a property, or a performance of the material; a prediction model storage unit that stores prediction models each describing an input and output relationship among the descriptors, wherein each prediction model accepts, as an input, one of at least two of the processing means, the structure, the property, and the performance, and outputs another one thereof; a workflow storage unit that stores workflows each describing that at least two of the prediction models are connected to each other via the descriptor, wherein an output of one prediction model is accepted as an input of another prediction model; an execution unit that gives an input to each of the workflows, executes the workflow, and stores an execution result including an output result of each prediction model included in the workflow; and a processi
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE
    Inventors: Takuya KADOHIRA, Satoshi MINAMOTO, Makoto WATANABE, Masahiko DEMURA, Junya INOUE, Manabu ENOKI
  • Patent number: 8129304
    Abstract: A methanol-reforming catalyst containing a Ni3Al intermetallic compound as a main component that is superior in heat resistance and abrasion resistance and has a high activity and selectivity even at a high temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: National Institute for Materials Science
    Inventors: Ya Xu, Kyosuke Kishida, Masahiko Demura, Toshiyuki Hirano
  • Publication number: 20070129242
    Abstract: A methanol-reforming catalyst containing a Ni3Al intermetallic compound as a main component that is superior in heat resistance and abrasion resistance and has a high activity and selectivity even at a high temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2005
    Publication date: June 7, 2007
    Inventors: Ya Xu, Kyosuke Kishida, Masahiko Demura, Toshiyuki Hirano
  • Publication number: 20060185772
    Abstract: A process for producing a heat-resistant intermetallic compound Ni3Al foil having a room-temperature ductility, which comprises a first step of arc-melting an alloy having a chemical composition containing Ni as a main component and Al to form a starting rod, a second step of growing the starting rod in columnar crystal form by unidirectional solidification, a third step of cutting out the unidirectionally solidified rod to form a plate, and a fourth step of cold-rolling the plate cut at room temperature to form a foil. The invention can provide a process for producing a thin Ni3Al foil which has a thickness of 200 microns or less and which is excellent in high-temperature strength, oxidation and corrosion resistances and room-temperature ductility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2006
    Publication date: August 24, 2006
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Hirano, Masahiko Demura
  • Publication number: 20050194069
    Abstract: A process for producing a heat-resistant intermetallic compound Ni3Al foil having a room-temperature ductility, which comprises a first step of arc-melting an alloy having a chemical composition containing Ni as a main component and Al to form a starting rod, a second step of growing the starting rod in columnar crystal form by unidirectional solidification, a third step of cutting out the unidirectionally solidified rod to form a plate, and a fourth step of cold-rolling the plate cut at room temperature to form a foil. The invention can provide a process for producing a thin Ni3Al foil which has a thickness of 200 microns or less and which is excellent in high-temperature strength, oxidation and corrosion resistances and room-temperature ductility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2005
    Publication date: September 8, 2005
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Hirano, Masahiko Demura
  • Publication number: 20040048088
    Abstract: A process for producing a heat-resistant intermetallic compound Ni3Al foil having a room-temperature ductility, which comprises a first step of arc-melting an alloy having a chemical composition containing Ni as a main component and Al to form a starting rod, a second step of growing the starting rod in columnar crystal form by unidirectional solidification, a third step of cutting out the unidirectionally solidified rod to form a plate, and a fourth step of cold-rolling the plate cut at room temperature to form a foil. The invention can provide a process for producing a thin Ni3Al foil which has a thickness of 200 microns or less and which is excellent in high-temperature strength, oxidation and corrosion resistances and room-temperature ductility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2003
    Publication date: March 11, 2004
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Hirano, Masahiko Demura
  • Publication number: 20030136480
    Abstract: A process for producing a heat-resistant intermetallic compound Ni3Al foil having a room-temperature ductility, which comprises a first step of arc-melting an alloy having a chemical composition containing Ni as a main component and Al to form a starting rod, a second step of growing the starting rod in columnar crystal form by unidirectional solidification, a third step of cutting out the unidirectionally solidified rod to form a plate, and a fourth step of cold-rolling the plate cut at room temperature to form a foil. The invention can provide a process for producing a thin Ni3Al foil which has a thickness of 200 microns or less and which is excellent in high-temperature strength, oxidation and corrosion resistances and room-temperature ductility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2002
    Publication date: July 24, 2003
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Hirano, Masahiko Demura
  • Patent number: 6444061
    Abstract: A process for producing a heat-resistant intermetallic compound Ni3Al foil having a room-temperature ductility, which comprises a first step of arc-melting an alloy having a chemical composition containing Ni as a main component and Al to form a starting rod, a second step of growing the starting rod in columnar crystal form by unidirectional solidification, a third step of cutting out the unidirectionally solidified rod to form a plate, and a fourth step of cold-rolling the plate cut at room temperature to form a foil. The invention can provide a process for producing a thin Ni3Al foil which has a thickness of 200 microns or less and which is excellent in high-temperature strength, oxidation and corrosion resistances and room-temperature ductility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2002
    Assignee: Agency of National Research Institute for Metals
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Hirano, Masahiko Demura