Patents by Inventor Mikiya Arai

Mikiya Arai 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: 9499886
    Abstract: A Ni-based single crystal superalloy which has the following composition: Co: 4.0 to 9.5 wt %, Cr: 5.1 to 8.0 wt %, Mo: 2.1 to 3.5 wt %, W: 0.0 to 2.9 wt %, Ta: 4.0 to 10.0 wt %, Al: 4.5 to 6.5 wt %, Ti: 0.0 to 1.0 wt %, Hf: 0.08 to 0.5 wt %, Nb: 0.0 to 3.0 wt %, Re: 4.5 to 8.0 wt % and Ru: 0.5 to 6.5 wt % with the remainder including Ni and unavoidable impurities, wherein P1?700 is satisfied in which P1 represents a parameter 1, which is obtained by a formula: P1=137×[W (wt %)]+24×[Cr (wt %)]+46×[Mo (wt %)]?18×[Re (wt %)].
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: IHI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihiro Sato, Kazuyoshi Chikugo, Yasuhiro Aoki, Nobuhito Sekine, Mikiya Arai, Shoju Masaki
  • Patent number: 9284647
    Abstract: A sliding surface of a high-temperature portion is subjected to an electro-discharge surface treatment with one or both of a high-temperature hard material (4) and a material having a lubricating property at a high temperature (6). The high-temperature hard material (4) is any or a mixture of cBN, TiC, TiN, TiAlN, TiB2, WC, Cr3C2, SiC, ZrC, VC, B4C, Si3N4, ZrO2, and Al2O3. The material having the lubricating property at the high temperature (6) contains chromium and/or chromium oxide (Cr2O3) and/or hexaboron nitride (hBN). An electrode formed by compression molding of the high-temperature hard material, and the high-temperature lubricating material containing at least one of Cr and hBN and having the lubricating property at the high temperature is used as the electrode for the electro-discharge surface treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignees: MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, IHI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Ochiai, Mitsutoshi Watanabe, Mikiya Arai, Shigeru Saburi, Eiji Nakayama, Akihiro Goto, Masao Akiyoshi
  • Patent number: 9187831
    Abstract: A sliding surface of a high-temperature portion is subjected to an electro-discharge surface treatment with one or both of a high-temperature hard material (4) and a material having a lubricating property at a high temperature (6). The high-temperature hard material (4) is any or a mixture of cBN, TiC, TiN, TiAlN, TiB2, WC, Cr3C2, SiC, ZrC, VC, B4C, Si3N4, ZrO2, and Al2O3. The material having the lubricating property at the high temperature (6) contains chromium and/or chromium oxide (Cr2O3) and/or hexaboron nitride (hBN). An electrode formed by compression molding of the high-temperature hard material, and the high-temperature lubricating material containing at least one of Cr and hBN and having the lubricating property at the high temperature is used as the electrode for the electro-discharge surface treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignees: ISHIKAWAJIMA-HARIMA HEAVY INDUSTRIES CO., LTD., MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Ochiai, Mitsutoshi Watanabe, Mikiya Arai, Shigeru Saburi, Eiji Nakayama, Akihiro Goto, Masao Akiyoshi
  • Publication number: 20150292063
    Abstract: A Ni-based single crystal superalloy which has the following composition: Co: 4.0 to 9.5 wt %, Cr: 5.1 to 8.0 wt %, Mo: 2.1 to 3.5 wt %, W: 0.0 to 2.9 wt %, Ta: 4.0 to 10.0 wt %, Al: 4.5 to 6.5 wt %, Ti: 0.0 to 1.0 wt %, Hf: 0.08 to 0.5 wt %, Nb: 0.0 to 3.0 wt %, Re: 4.5 to 8.0 wt % and Ru: 0.5 to 6.5 wt % with the remainder including Ni and unavoidable impurities, wherein P1?700 is satisfied in which P1 represents a parameter 1, which is obtained by a formula: P1=137×[W(wt %)]+24×[Cr(wt %)]+46×[Mo(wt %)]?18×[Re(wt %)].
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2015
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: Akihiro Sato, Kazuyoshi Chikugo, Yasuhiro Aoki, Nobuhito Sekine, Mikiya Arai, Shoju Masaki
  • Patent number: 8968643
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide an Ni-based single crystal super alloy capable of improving strength by preventing precipitation of a TCP phase at high temperatures. This object is achieved by an Ni-based single crystal super alloy having a composition comprising 5.0-7.0 wt % of Al, 4.0-10.0 wt % of Ta, 1.1-4.5 wt % of Mo, 4.0-10.0 wt % of W, 3.1-8.0 wt % of Re, 0-0.50 wt % of Hf, 2.0-5.0 wt % of Cr, 0-9.9 wt % of Co and 4.1-14.0 wt % of Ru in terms of its weight ratio, with the remainder consisting of Ni and unavoidable impurities. Furthermore, in this Ni-based single crystal super alloy, when lattice constant of matrix is taken to be a1 and lattice constant of precipitation phase is taken to be a2, a2?0.999a1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignees: National Institute for Materials Science, IHI Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiharu Kobayashi, Yutaka Koizumi, Tadaharu Yokokawa, Hiroshi Harada, Yasuhiro Aoki, Mikiya Arai, Shoju Masaki
  • Patent number: 8771440
    Abstract: A Ni-based single crystal superalloy according to the invention has, for example, a composition including: 5.0 to 7.0 wt % of Al, 4.0 to 10.0 wt % of Ta, 1.1 to 4.5 wt % of Mo, 4.0 to 10.0 wt % of W, 3.1 to 8.0 wt % of Re, 0.0 to 2.0 wt % of Hf, 2.5 to 8.5 wt % of Cr, 0.0 to 9.9 wt % of Co, 0.0 to 4.0 wt % of Nb, and 1.0 to 14.0 wt % of Ru in terms of weight ratio; and the remainder including Ni and incidental impurities. In addition, the contents of Cr, Hf and Al are preferably set so as to satisfy the equation OP?108. According to the Ni-based single crystal superalloy of the invention, high creep strength can be maintained and the oxidation resistance can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignees: National Institute for Materials Science, IHI Corporation
    Inventors: Akihiro Sato, Hiroshi Harada, Kyoko Kawagishi, Toshiharu Kobayashi, Tadaharu Yokokawa, Yutaka Koizumi, Yasuhiro Aoki, Mikiya Arai, Kazuyoshi Chikugo, Shoju Masaki
  • Publication number: 20110171057
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide an Ni-based single crystal super alloy capable of improving strength by preventing precipitation of a TCP phase at high temperatures. This object is achieved by an Ni-based single crystal super alloy having a composition comprising 5.0-7.0 wt % of Al, 4.0-10.0 wt % of Ta, 1.1-4.5 wt % of Mo, 4.0-10.0 wt % of W, 3.1-8.0 wt % of Re, 0-0.50 wt % of Hf, 2.0-5.0 wt % of Cr, 0-9.9 wt % of Co and 4.1-14.0 wt % of Ru in terms of its weight ratio, with the remainder consisting of Ni and unavoidable impurities. Furthermore, in this Ni-based single crystal super alloy, when lattice constant of matrix is taken to be a1 and lattice constant of precipitation phase is taken to be a2, a2?0.999a1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2010
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Inventors: Toshiharu KOBAYASHI, Yutaka KOIZUMI, Tadaharu YOKOKAWA, Hiroshi HARADA, Yasuhiro AOKI, Mikiya ARAI, Shoju MASAKI
  • Publication number: 20110027099
    Abstract: Formation of a protective coating having oxidation resistance on a portion to be processed of a component main body by employing an electrode composed of a molded body molded from mixed powders of one or more of an aluminum powder, an aluminum alloy powder, a chromium powder and a chromium alloy powder, or the molded body processed with a heat treatment, generating a pulsing electric discharge between the portion to be processed of the component main body and the electrode in an electrically insulating liquid or gas so that an electrode material of the electrode is adhered to the portion to be processed of the component main body by energy of the electric discharges, and further keeping the portion to be processed of the component main body and the electrode material adhered thereto in high temperatures so that the electrode material adhered thereto diffuses into a base material of the component main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicants: Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Ochiai, Mitsutoshi Watanabe, Mikiya Arai, Akihiro Goto, Masao Akiyoshi
  • Publication number: 20100143182
    Abstract: A Ni-based single crystal superalloy according to the invention has, for example, a composition including: 5.0 to 7.0 wt % of Al, 4.0 to 10.0 wt % of Ta, 1.1 to 4.5 wt % of Mo, 4.0 to 10.0 wt % of W, 3.1 to 8.0 wt % of Re, 0.0 to 2.0 wt % of Hf, 2.5 to 8.5 wt % of Cr, 0.0 to 9.9 wt % of Co, 0.0 to 4.0 wt % of Nb, and 1.0 to 14.0 wt % of Ru in terms of weight ratio; and the remainder including Ni and incidental impurities. In addition, the contents of Cr, Hf and Al are preferably set so as to satisfy the equation OP?108. According to the Ni-based single crystal superalloy of the invention, high creep strength can be maintained and the oxidation resistance can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2007
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Inventors: Akihiro Sato, Hiroshi Harada, Kyoko Kawagishi, Toshiharu Kobayashi, Tadaharu Yokokawa, Yutaka Koizumi, Yasuhiro Aoki, Mikiya Arai, Kazuyoshi Chikugo, Shoju Masaki
  • Publication number: 20100124490
    Abstract: A pulsed discharge is generated between tip ends of a rotating member such as a blade and a discharge electrode including a hard material such as cBN in dielectric liquid or gas by a power supply for discharge to melt the discharge electrode, and a part of the discharge electrode is attached to the tip end of the rotating member to form an abrasive coating film including the hard materials such as cBN.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2009
    Publication date: May 20, 2010
    Applicants: IHI CORPORATION, C/O MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Ochiai, Mitsutoshi Watanabe, Mikiya Arai, Shigeru Saburi, Tsuyoshi Yamakawa, Shogu Tsugumi, Jun Sakai, Akihiro Goto, Masao Akiyoshi
  • Publication number: 20100092302
    Abstract: A Ni-based single crystal superalloy which has the following composition: Co: 0.0 wt % or more to 15.0 wt % or less, Cr: 4.1 to 8.0 wt %, Mo: 2.1 to 6.5 wt %, W: 0.0 to 3.9 wt %, Ta: 4.0 to 10.0 wt %, Al: 4.5 to 6.5 wt %, Ti: 0.0 to 1.0 wt %, Hf: 0.00 to 0.5 wt %, Nb: 0.0 to 3.0 wt %, Re: 3.0 to 8.0 wt % and Ru: 0.5 to 6.5 wt % with the remainder including Ni and unavoidable impurities, wherein P1?700 is satisfied in which P1 represents a parameter 1, which is obtained by a formula: P1=137×[W (wt %)]+24×[Cr (wt %)]+46×[Mo (wt %)]?18×[Re (wt %)]. The Ni-based single crystal superalloy has excellent specific creep strength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2008
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Inventors: Akihiro Sato, Kazuyoshi Chikugo, Yasuhiro Aoki, Nobuhito Sekine, Mikiya Arai, Shoju Masaki
  • Publication number: 20100086398
    Abstract: A sliding surface of a high-temperature portion is subjected to an electro-discharge surface treatment with one or both of a high-temperature hard material (4) and a material having a lubricating property at a high temperature (6). The high-temperature hard material (4) is any or a mixture of cBN, TiC, TiN, TiAlN, TiB2, WC, Cr3C2, SiC, ZrC, VC, B4C, Si3N4, ZrO2, and Al2O3. The material having the lubricating property at the high temperature (6) contains chromium and/or chromium oxide (Cr2O3) and/or hexaboron nitride (hBN). An electrode formed by compression molding of the high-temperature hard material, and the high-temperature lubricating material containing at least one of Cr and hBN and having the lubricating property at the high temperature is used as the electrode for the electro-discharge surface treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2009
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Applicants: IHI CORPORATION, MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Ochiai, Mitsutoshi Watanabe, Mikiya Arai, Shigeru Saburi, Eiji Nakayama, Akihiro Goto, Masao Akiyoshi
  • Publication number: 20090200748
    Abstract: A pulsed discharge is generated between tip ends of a rotating member such as a blade and a discharge electrode including a hard material such as cBN in dielectric liquid or gas by a power supply for discharge to melt the discharge electrode, and a part of the discharge electrode is attached to the tip end of the rotating member to form an abrasive coating film including the hard materials such as cBN.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2009
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Applicants: IHI CORPORATION, C/O MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Ochiai, Mitsutoshi Watanabe, Mikiya Arai, Shigeru Saburi, Tsuyoshi Yamakawa, Shogo Tsugumi, Jun Sakai, Tsunao Tezuka, Akihiro Goto, Masao Akiyoshi
  • Patent number: 7537809
    Abstract: A pulsed discharge is generated between tip ends of a rotating member such as a blade and a discharge electrode including a hard material such as cBN in dielectric liquid or gas by a power supply for discharge to melt the discharge electrode, and a part of the discharge electrode is attached to the tip end of the rotating member to form an abrasive coating film including the hard materials such as cBN.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignees: IHI Corporation, Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Ochiai, Mitsutoshi Watanabe, Mikiya Arai, Shigeru Saburi, Tsuyoshi Yamakawa, Shogo Tsugumi, Jun Sakai, Tsunao Tezuka, Akihiro Goto, Masao Akiyoshi
  • Publication number: 20070104585
    Abstract: Formation of a protective coating having oxidation resistance on a portion to be processed of a component main body by employing an electrode composed of a molded body molded from mixed powders of one or more of an aluminum powder, an aluminum alloy powder, a chromium powder and a chromium alloy powder, or the molded body processed with a heat treatment, generating a pulsing electric discharge between the portion to be processed of the component main body and the electrode in an electrically insulating liquid or gas so that an electrode material of the electrode is adhered to the portion to be processed of the component main body by energy of the electric discharges, and further keeping the portion to be processed of the component main body and the electrode material adhered thereto in high temperatures so that the electrode material adhered thereto diffuses into a base material of the component main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2004
    Publication date: May 10, 2007
    Applicants: Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Ochiai, Mitsutoshi Watanabe, Mikiya Arai, Akihiro Goto, Masao Akiyoshi
  • Publication number: 20060035068
    Abstract: A sliding surface of a high-temperature portion is subjected to an electro-discharge surface treatment with one or both of a high-temperature hard material (4) and a material having a lubricating property at a high temperature (6). The high-temperature hard material (4) is any or a mixture of cBN, TiC, TiN, TiAlN, TiB2, WC, Cr3C2, SiC, ZrC, VC, B4C, Si3N4, ZrO2, and Al2O3. The material having the lubricating property at the high temperature (6) contains chromium and/or chromium oxide (Cr2O3) and/or hexaboron nitride (hBN). An electrode formed by compression molding of the high-temperature-hard material, and the high-temperature lubricating material containing at least one of Cr and hBN and having the lubricating property at the high temperature is used as the electrode for the electro-discharge surface treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2004
    Publication date: February 16, 2006
    Applicants: Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Ochiai, Mitsutoshi Watanabe, Mikiya Arai, Shigeru Saburi, Eiji Nakayama, Akihiro Goto, Masao Akiyoshi
  • Publication number: 20060011271
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide an Ni-based single crystal super alloy capable of improving strength by preventing precipitation of a TCP phase at high temperatures. This object is achieved by an Ni-based single crystal super alloy having a composition comprising 5.0-7.0 wt % of Al, 4.0-10.0 wt % of Ta, 1.1-4.5 wt % of Mo, 4.0-10.0 wt % of W, 3.1-8.0 wt % of Re, 0-0.50 wt % of Hf, 2.0-5.0 wt % of Cr, 0-9.9 wt % of Co and 4.1-14.0 wt % of Ru in terms of its weight ratio, with the remainder consisting of Ni and unavoidable impurities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2003
    Publication date: January 19, 2006
    Inventors: Toshiharu Kobayashi, Yutaka Koizumi, Tadaharu Yokokawa, Hiroshi Harada, Yasuhiro Aoki, Mikiya Arai, Shoiu Masaki
  • Patent number: 6966956
    Abstract: A Ni-based single crystal super alloy capable of improving strength by preventing precipitation of a TCP phase at high temperatures may be obtained by a Ni-based single crystal super alloy having a composition consisting of 5.0-7.0 wt % Al, 4.0-8.0 wt % Ta, 2.9-4.5 wt % Mo, 4.0-8.0 wt % W, 3.0-6.0 wt % Re, 0.01-0.50 wt % Hf, 2.0-5.0 wt % Cr, 0.1-15.0 wt % Co and 1.0-4.0 wt % Ru in terms of its weight ratio, with the remainder consisting of Ni and unavoidable impurities. Preferably, the composition of Co in the Ni-based single crystal super alloy is limited to 0.1-9.5 wt %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2005
    Assignees: National Institute for Materials Science, Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yutaka Koizumi, Toshiharu Kobayashi, Tadaharu Yokokawa, Hiroshi Harada, Yasuhiro Aoki, Mikiya Arai, Shoju Masaki, Ryoji Kakiuchi, Kazuyoshi Chikugo
  • Publication number: 20050063827
    Abstract: A pulsed discharge is generated between tip ends of a rotating member such as a blade and a discharge electrode including a hard material such as cBN in dielectric liquid or gas by a power supply for discharge to melt the discharge electrode, and a part of the discharge electrode is attached to the tip end of the rotating member to form an abrasive coating film including the hard materials such as cBN.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2004
    Publication date: March 24, 2005
    Applicants: Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Ochiai, Mitsutoshi Watanabe, Mikiya Arai, Shigeru Saburi, Tsuyoshi Yamakawa, Shogo Tsugumi, Jun Sakai, Tsunao Tezuka, Akihiro Goto, Masao Akiyoshi
  • Publication number: 20050051242
    Abstract: A Ni-based single crystal super alloy capable of improving strength by preventing precipitation of a TCP phase at high temperatures may be obtained by a Ni-based single crystal super alloy having a composition consisting of 5.0-7.0 wt % Al, 4.0-8.0 wt % Ta, 2.9-4.5 wt % Mo, 4.0-8.0 wt % W, 3.0-6.0 wt % Re, 0.01-0.50 wt % Hf, 2.0-5.0 wt % Cr, 0.1-15.0 wt % Co and 1.0-4.0 wt % Ru in terms of its weight ratio, with the remainder consisting of Ni and unavoidable impurities. Preferably, the composition of Co in the Ni-based single crystal super alloy is limited to 0.1-9.5 wt %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2004
    Publication date: March 10, 2005
    Inventors: Yutaka Koizumi, Toshiharu Kobayashi, Tadaharu Yokokawa, Hiroshi Harada, Yasuhiro Aoki, Mikiya Arai, Shoju Masaki, Ryoji Kakiuchi, Kazuyoshi Chikugo