Patents by Inventor Mitsuhiro Numata
Mitsuhiro Numata 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).
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Patent number: 11959162Abstract: An object to be achieved by the present invention is to provide a gas barrier film having excellent acid resistance, transparency, and gas barrier properties. The gas barrier laminated body of the present invention is a laminate, in which an inorganic thin-film layer is laminated onto at least one of surfaces of a polymer substrate, and the inorganic thin-film layer mainly contains Al and Si, and a ratio of an Al content amount between before and after treatment of immersing the laminate into aqueous solution of hydrochloric acid that has concentration of 1 mol/L for one hour satisfies a formula of (Al Content Amount After Treatment)/(Al Content Amount Before Treatment)×100?75.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2018Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: TOYOBO CO., LTD.Inventors: Mitsuhiro Kashiwa, Yukihiro Numata, Kiyoshi Iseki
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Patent number: 9777352Abstract: To provide an oil-well steel pipe having excellent SSC resistance. The oil-well steel pipe according to the present invention contains, by mass percent, C: 0.15 to 0.35%, Si: 0.1 to 0.75%, Mn: 0.1 to 1.0%, Cr: 0.1 to 1.7%, Mo: 0.1 to 1.2%, Ti: 0.01 to 0.05%, Nb: 0.010 to 0.030%, Al: 0.01 to 0.1%, P: at most 0.03%, S: at most 0.01%, N: at most 0.007%, and O: at most 0.01%, the balance being Fe and impurities. The Ti content and the Nb content in a residue obtained by bromine-methanol extraction satisfy equation (1): 100×[Nb]/([Ti]+[Nb])?27.5??(1) where the Ti content (mass %) and the Nb content (mass %) in the residue are substituted for [Ti] and [Nb].Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2012Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATIONInventors: Atsushi Soma, Tomohiko Omura, Yuji Arai, Mitsuhiro Numata, Toru Takayama, Masanao Seo
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Patent number: 9175371Abstract: The present invention provides a steel which simultaneously satisfies a plurality of characteristics, specifically, a steel for tubes with excellent sulfide stress cracking resistance, including, C: 0.2 to 0.7%; Si: 0.01 to 0.8%; Mn: 0.1 to 1.5%; S: not more than 0.005%; P: not more than 0.03%; Al: 0.0005 to 0.1%; Ti: 0.005 to 0.05%; Ca: 0.0004 to 0.005%; N: not more than 0.007%; Cr: 0.1 to 1.5%; and Mo: 0.2 to 1.0%; the balance being Fe, Mg and impurities, being characterized in that: the content of Mg is not less than 1.0 ppm and not more than 5.0 ppm; and inclusions of not less than 50% of the total number of those in steel have such a morphology that Mg—Al—O-based oxides exist at the central part of the inclusion, Ca—Al-based oxides enclose the Mg—Al—O-based oxides, and Ti-containing-carbonitrides further exist on a periphery of the Ca—Al-based oxides.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2011Date of Patent: November 3, 2015Assignee: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATIONInventors: Mitsuhiro Numata, Tomohiko Omura, Masayuki Morimoto, Toru Takayama, Atsushi Soma
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Publication number: 20130084205Abstract: The present invention provides a steel which simultaneously satisfies a plurality of characteristics, specifically, a steel for tubes with excellent sulfide stress cracking resistance, including, C: 0.2 to 0.7%; Si: 0.01 to 0.8%; Mn: 0.1 to 1.5%; S: not more than 0.005%; P: not more than 0.03%; Al: 0.0005 to 0.1%; Ti: 0.005 to 0.05%; Ca: 0.0004 to 0.005%; N: not more than 0.007%; Cr: 0. 1 to 1.5%; and Mo: 0.2 to 1.0%; the balance being Fe, Mg and impurities, being characterized in that: the content of Mg is not less than 1.0 ppm and not more than 5.0 ppm; and inclusions of not less than 50% of the total number of those in steel have such a morphology that Mg—Al—O-based oxides exist at the central part of the inclusion, Ca—Al-based oxides enclose the Mg—Al—O-based oxides, and Ti-containing-carbonitrides further exist on a periphery of the Ca—Al-based oxides.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2011Publication date: April 4, 2013Applicant: NIPPON STEEL & SUMMITOMA METALCORPORATIONInventors: Mitsuhiro Numata, Tomohiko Omura, Masayuki Morimoto, Toru Takayama, Atsushi Soma
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Patent number: 8262767Abstract: A method of producing steel for a steel pipe excellent in sour-resistance performance comprises controlling the amount of Ca addition charged into a molten steel in a ladle according to a N content in the molten steel prior to Ca addition. Non-metallic inclusions in the steel are mainly composed of Ca, Al, 0 and S, and a CaO content in the inclusions is in the range of 30 to 80%, the ratio of the N content in the steel to the CaO content in the inclusions satisfying equation (1), and a CaS content in the inclusions satisfies equation (2), 0.28?[N]/(% CaO)?2.0??(1) (% CaS)?25%??(2) where [N] represents the mass content (ppm) of N in the steel, (% CaO) represents the mass content (%) of CaO in the inclusions, and (% CaS) represents the mass content (%) of CaS in the inclusions.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2011Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Mitsuhiro Numata, Shingo Takeuchi, Tomohiko Omura
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Publication number: 20110209581Abstract: The steel for steel pipes of the present invention is the one for steel pipes excellent in sour-resistance performance including C, Mn, Si, P, S, Ti, Al, Ca, N and O, and optionally including a predetermined amount of one or more of Cr, Ni, Cu, Mo, V, B and Nb, in which inclusions in the steel have Ca, Al, O and S as main components, the CaO content in the inclusions is 30 to 80%, the ratio of the N content in the steel (ppm) to the CaO content in the inclusions (%) is from 0.28 to 2.0, and the CaS content in the inclusions is 25% or less. In addition, the method of producing steel for steel pipes of the present invention is to produce steel for steel pipes in which Ca is added so that the ratio of the N content in the steel to the amount of Ca addition (kg/t) into the molten steel is from 200 to 857.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2011Publication date: September 1, 2011Applicant: SUMITOMO METAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Mitsuhiro NUMATA, Shingo Takeuchi, Tomohiko Omura
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Patent number: 7959709Abstract: A method of producing steel pipe excellent in sour-resistance performance, uses comprises controlling the amount of Ca addition charged into molten steel in a ladle according to a N content in the molten steel prior to Ca addition. As a result of the controlling step, a CaO content in the inclusions is in the range of 30 to 80%, the ratio of the N content in the steel to the CaO content in the inclusions satisfies the relation expressed by equation (1), and a CaS content in the inclusions satisfies the relation expressed by equation (2). 0.28?[N]/(% CaO)?2.0??(1) (% CaS)?25%??(2) where [N] represents the mass content (ppm) of N in the steel, (% CaO) represents the mass content (%) of CaO in the inclusions, and (% CaS) represents the mass content (%) of CaS in the inclusions.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2009Date of Patent: June 14, 2011Assignee: Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Mitsuhiro Numata, Shingo Takeuchi, Tomohiko Omura
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Publication number: 20100071509Abstract: The steel for steel pipes of the present invention is the one for steel pipes excellent in sour-resistance performance including C, Mn, Si, P, S, Ti, Al, Ca, N and O, and optionally including a predetermined amount of one or more of Cr, Ni, Cu, Mo, V, B and Nb, in which inclusions in the steel have Ca, Al, O and S as main components, the CaO content in the inclusions is 30 to 80%, the ratio of the N content in the steel (ppm) to the CaO content in the inclusions (%) is from 0.28 to 2.0, and the CaS content in the inclusions is 25% or less. In addition, the method of producing steel for steel pipes of the present invention is to produce steel for steel pipes in which Ca is added so that the ratio of the N content in the steel to the amount of Ca addition (kg/t) into the molten steel is from 200 to 857.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2009Publication date: March 25, 2010Inventors: Mitsuhiro Numata, Shingo Takeuchi, Tomohiko Omura
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Patent number: 7648587Abstract: A steel product for a line pipe according to the invention has a composition containing, in mass %, C : 0.03% to 0.15%, Si: 0.05% to 1.0%, Mn: 0.5% to 1.8%, P: 0.015% or less, S: 0.004% or less, O: 0.01% or less, N: 0.007% or less, sol. Al: 0.01% to 0.1%, Ti: 0.024% or less, Ca: 0.0003% to 0.02%, and the balance consisting of Fe and impurities. The size of TiN in the steel product for a line pipe is at most 30 ?m. The steel product has high HIC resistance and its crack area ratio can be reduced to 3% or less.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2004Date of Patent: January 19, 2010Assignee: Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Takahiro Kushida, Kazuyo Kushida, legal representative, Tomohiko Omura, Mitsuhiro Numata
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Patent number: 7635406Abstract: A low alloy steel, which has a chemical composition by mass %, of C: 0.1 to 0.55%, Si: 0.05 to 0.5%, Mn: 0.1 to 1%, S: 0.0001 to 0.005%, Al: 0.005 to 0.08%, Ti: 0.005 to 0.05%, Cr: 0.1 to 1.5%, Mo: 0.1 to 1%, O: 0.0004 to 0.005%, Ca: 0.0005 to 0.0045%, Nb: 0 to 0.1%, V: 0 to 0.5%, B: 0 to 0.005%, Zr: 0 to 0.10%, P?0.03%, and N?0.006%, with the balance being Fe and impurities, is manufactured by adjusting the value of ([Ti]/47.9)([N]/14)/([Ca])/40.1) satisfies not less than 0.0008 and not more than 0.0066, at the time of melting the said low alloy steel, wherein [Ti], [N] and [Ca] are the contents in the molten steel by mass % of Ti, N and Ca respectively. The thus-manufactured low steel alloy has a high SSC resistance with a yield stress of not less than 758 MPa.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2006Date of Patent: December 22, 2009Assignee: Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Mitsuhiro Numata, Tomohiko Omura, Yoshihiko Higuchi
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Publication number: 20070217942Abstract: A steel product for a line pipe according to the invention has a composition containing, in mass %, C : 0.03% to 0.15%, Si: 0.05% to 1.0%, Mn: 0.5% to 1.8%, P: 0.015% or less, S: 0.004% or less, O: 0.01% or less, N: 0.007% or less, sol. Al: 0.01% to 0.1%, Ti: 0.024% or less, Ca: 0.0003% to 0.02%, and the balance consisting of Fe and impurities. The size of TiN in the steel product for a line pipe is at most 30 ?m. The steel product has high HIC resistance and its crack area ratio can be reduced to 3% or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2004Publication date: September 20, 2007Applicant: SUMITOMO METAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Takahiro Kushida, Kazuyo Kushida, Tomohiko Omura, Mitsuhiro Numata
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Patent number: 7264684Abstract: A steel for steel pipes which comprises, on the percent by mass basis, C: 0.2 to 0.7%, Si: 0.01 to 0.8%, Mn: 0.1 to 1.5%, S: 0.005% or less, P: 0.03% or less, Al: 0.0005 to 0.1%, Ti: 0.005 to 0.05%, Ca: 0.0004 to 0.005%, N: 0.007% or less, Cr: 0.1 to 1.5%, Mo: 0.2 to 1.0%, Nb: 0 to 0.1%, Zr: 0 to 0.1%, V: 0 to 0.5% and B: 0 to 0.005%, with the balance being Fe and impurities, in which non-metallic inclusions containing Ca, Al, Ti, N, O, and S are present, and in the said inclusions (Ca %)/(Al %) is 0.55 to 1.72, and (Ca %)/(Ti %) is 0.7 to 19 can be used as a raw material for oil country tubular goods, being used at a greater depth and in severer corrosive circumstances, such as casings and tubings for oil and/or natural gas wells, drilling pipes and drilling collars for excavation, and the like.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2005Date of Patent: September 4, 2007Assignee: Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Mitsuhiro Numata, Tomohiko Omura, Yoshihiko Higuchi
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Publication number: 20070012383Abstract: A low alloy steel, which has a chemical composition by mass %, of C: 0.1 to 0.55%, Si: 0.05 to 0.5%, Mn: 0.1 to 1%, S: 0.0001 to 0.005%, Al: 0.005 to 0.08%, Ti: 0.005 to 0.05%, Cr: 0.1 to 1.5%, Mo: 0.1 to 1%, O: 0.0004 to 0.005%, Ca: 0.0005 to 0.0045%, Nb: 0 to 0.1%, V: 0 to 0.5%, B: 0 to 0.005%, Zr: 0 to 0.10%, P?0.03%, and N?0.006%, with the balance being Fe and impurities, is manufactured by adjusting the value of ([Ti]/47.9)([N]/14)/([Ca])/40.1) satisfies not less than 0.0008 and not more than 0.0066, at the time of melting the said low alloy steel, wherein [Ti], [N] and [Ca] are the contents in the molten steel by mass % of Ti, N and Ca respectively. The thus-manufactured low steel alloy has a high SSC resistance with a yield stress of not less than 758 MPa.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2006Publication date: January 18, 2007Inventors: Mitsuhiro Numata, Tomohiko Omura, Yoshihiko Higuchi
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Publication number: 20060016520Abstract: A steel for steel pipes which comprises, on the percent by mass basis, C: 0.2 to 0.7%, Si: 0.01 to 0.8%, Mn: 0.1 to 1.5%, S: 0.005% or less, P: 0.03% or less, Al: 0.0005 to 0.1%, Ti: 0.005 to 0.05%, Ca: 0.0004 to 0.005%, N: 0.007% or less, Cr: 0.1 to 1.5%, Mo: 0.2 to 1.0%, Nb: 0 to 0.1%, Zr: 0 to 0.1%, V: 0 to 0.5% and B: 0 to 0.005%, with the balance being Fe and impurities, in which non-metallic inclusions containing Ca, Al, Ti, N, O, and S are present, and in the said inclusions (Ca %)/(Al %) is 0.55 to 1.72, and (Ca %)/(Ti %) is 0.7 to 19 can be used as a raw material for oil country tubular goods, being used at a greater depth and in severer corrosive circumstances, such as casings and tubings for oil and/or natural gas wells, drilling pipes and drilling collars for excavation, and the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2005Publication date: January 26, 2006Inventors: Mitsuhiro Numata, Tomohiko Omura, Yoshihiko Higuchi