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).

  • Patent number: 11959162
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOBO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Kashiwa, Yukihiro Numata, Kiyoshi Iseki
  • Patent number: 9777352
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi Soma, Tomohiko Omura, Yuji Arai, Mitsuhiro Numata, Toru Takayama, Masanao Seo
  • Patent number: 9175371
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Numata, Tomohiko Omura, Masayuki Morimoto, Toru Takayama, Atsushi Soma
  • Publication number: 20130084205
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2011
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: NIPPON STEEL & SUMMITOMA METALCORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Numata, Tomohiko Omura, Masayuki Morimoto, Toru Takayama, Atsushi Soma
  • Patent number: 8262767
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Numata, Shingo Takeuchi, Tomohiko Omura
  • Publication number: 20110209581
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2011
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Applicant: SUMITOMO METAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro NUMATA, Shingo Takeuchi, Tomohiko Omura
  • Patent number: 7959709
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Numata, Shingo Takeuchi, Tomohiko Omura
  • Publication number: 20100071509
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2009
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Numata, Shingo Takeuchi, Tomohiko Omura
  • Patent number: 7648587
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Assignee: Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahiro Kushida, Kazuyo Kushida, legal representative, Tomohiko Omura, Mitsuhiro Numata
  • Patent number: 7635406
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2009
    Assignee: Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Numata, Tomohiko Omura, Yoshihiko Higuchi
  • Publication number: 20070217942
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2004
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Applicant: SUMITOMO METAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takahiro Kushida, Kazuyo Kushida, Tomohiko Omura, Mitsuhiro Numata
  • Patent number: 7264684
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Numata, Tomohiko Omura, Yoshihiko Higuchi
  • Publication number: 20070012383
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2006
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Numata, Tomohiko Omura, Yoshihiko Higuchi
  • Publication number: 20060016520
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2005
    Publication date: January 26, 2006
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Numata, Tomohiko Omura, Yoshihiko Higuchi