Patents by Inventor Motohiro Okushima

Motohiro Okushima 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: 9260771
    Abstract: A Ni-added steel plate includes, by mass %, C: 0.04% to 0.10%, Si: 0.02% to 0.12%, Mn: 0.3% to 1.0%, Ni: more than 7.5% to 10.0%, Al: 0.01% to 0.08%, T.O: 0.0001% to 0.0030%, P: limited to 0.0100% or less, S: limited to 0.0035% or less, N: limited to 0.0070% or less, and the balance consisting of Fe and unavoidable impurities, in which a Ni segregation ratio at an area of ¼ of a plate thickness away from a plate surface in a thickness direction is 1.3 or less, a fraction of austenite after a deep cooling is 0.5% or more, an austenite unevenness index after the deep cooling is 3.0 or less, and an average equivalent circle diameter of the austenite after the deep cooling is 1 ?m or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hitoshi Furuya, Naoki Saitoh, Motohiro Okushima, Yasunori Takahashi
  • Patent number: 8882942
    Abstract: A Ni-added steel plate contains, by mass %, C: 0.03% to 0.10%, Si: 0.02% to 0.40%, Mn: 0.3% to 1.2%, Ni: 5.0% to 7.5%, Cr: 0.4% to 1.5%, Mo: 0.02% to 0.4%, Al: 0.01% to 0.08%, T.O: 0.0001% to 0.0050%, P: limited to 0.0100% or less, S: limited to 0.0035% or less, and N: limited to 0.0070% or less with a remainder composed of Fe and inevitable impurities, in which a Ni segregation ratio at a position of ¼ of a plate thickness away from a plate surface in a thickness direction is 1.3 or less, a fraction of austenite after deep cooling is 2% or more, an austenite unevenness index after deep cooling is 5.0 or less, and an average equivalent circle diameter of austenite after deep cooling is 1 ?m or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation
    Inventors: Hitoshi Furuya, Naoki Saitoh, Motohiro Okushima, Yasunori Takahashi, Takehiro Inoue, Ryuji Uemori
  • Publication number: 20140158258
    Abstract: A Ni-added steel plate includes, by mass %, C: 0.04% to 0.10%, Si: 0.02% to 0.12%, Mn: 0.3% to 1.0%, Ni: more than 7.5% to 10.0%, Al: 0.01% to 0.08%, T.O: 0.0001% to 0.0030%, P: limited to 0.0100% or less, S: limited to 0.0035% or less, N: limited to 0.0070% or less, and the balance consisting of Fe and unavoidable impurities, in which a Ni segregation ratio at an area of ¼ of a plate thickness away from a plate surface in a thickness direction is 1.3 or less, a fraction of austenite after a deep cooling is 0.5% or more, an austenite unevenness index after the deep cooling is 3.0 or less, and an average equivalent circle diameter of the austenite after the deep cooling is 1 ?m or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Inventors: Hitoshi Furuya, Naoki Saitoh, Motohiro Okushima, Yasunori Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20130098514
    Abstract: A Ni-added steel plate contains, by mass %, C: 0.03% to 0.10%, Si: 0.02% to 0.40%, Mn: 0.3% to 1.2%, Ni: 5.0% to 7.5%, Cr: 0.4% to 1.5%, Mo: 0.02% to 0.4%, Al: 0.01% to 0.08%, T•O: 0.0001% to 0.0050%, P: limited to 0.0100% or less, S: limited to 0.0035% or less, and N: limited to 0.0070% or less with a remainder composed of Fe and inevitable impurities, in which a Ni segregation ratio at a position of ¼ of a plate thickness away from a plate surface in a thickness direction is 1.3 or less, a fraction of austenite after deep cooling is 2% or more, an austenite unevenness index after deep cooling is 5.0 or less, and an average equivalent circle diameter of austenite after deep cooling is 1 ?m or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hitoshi Furuya, Naoki Saitoh, Motohiro Okushima, Yasunori Takahashi, Takehiro Inoue, Ryuji Uemori
  • Patent number: 7967923
    Abstract: The present invention provides a steel plate that exhibits excellent low-temperature toughness in a base material and a weld heat-affected zone and has small strength anisotropy, wherein the steel includes, by mass, C: 0.04%-0.10%; Si: 0.02%-0.40%; Mn: 0.5%-1.0%; P: 0.0010%-0.0100%; S: 0.0001%-0.0050%; Ni: 2.0%-4.5%; Cr: 0.1%-1.0%; Mo: 0.1%-0.6%; V: 0.005%-0.1%; Al: 0.01%-0.08%; and N: 0.0001%-0.0070%, with the balance including Fe and inevitable impurities, a Ni segregation ratio at a portion located at one-fourth of a thickness of the steel plate in a steel-plate thickness direction from a surface of the steel plate is 1.3 or lower, a degree of flatness of a prior austenite grain is in a range from 1.05 to 3.0, an effective diameter of crystal grain is 10 ?m or lower, and a Vickers hardness number is in a range of 265 HV to 310 HV.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Nippon Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Hitoshi Furuya, Naoki Saitoh, Motohiro Okushima, Yasunori Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20110036469
    Abstract: The present invention provides a steel plate that exhibits excellent low-temperature toughness in a base material and a weld heat-affected zone and has small strength anisotropy, wherein the steel includes, by mass, C: 0.04%-0.10%; Si: 0.02%-0.40%; Mn: 0.5%-1.0%; P: 0.0010%-0.0100%; S: 0.0001%-0.0050%; Ni: 2.0%-4.5%; Cr: 0.1%-1.0%; Mo: 0.1%-0.6%; V: 0.005%-0.1%; Al: 0.01%-0.08%; and N: 0.0001%-0.0070%, with the balance including Fe and inevitable impurities, a Ni segregation ratio at a portion located at one-fourth of a thickness of the steel plate in a steel-plate thickness direction from a surface of the steel plate is 1.3 or lower, a degree of flatness of a prior austenite grain is in a range from 1.05 to 3.0, an effective diameter of crystal grain is 10 ?m or lower, and a Vickers hardness number is in a range of 265 HV to 310 HV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2009
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Inventors: Hitoshi Furuya, Naoki Saitoh, Motohiro Okushima, Yasunori Takahashi
  • Patent number: 7731896
    Abstract: The present invention provides a low alloy steel and a weld joint thereof excellent in hydrochloric acid corrosion resistance and sulfuric acid corrosion resistance, said low alloy steel containing, in mass, C: 0.001 to 0.2%, Si: 0.01 to 2.5%, Mn: 0.1 to 2%, Cu: 0.1 to 1%, Mo: 0.001 to 1%, Sb: 0.01 to 0.2%, P: 0.05% or less, and S: 0.05% or less, with the balance consisting of Fe and unavoidable impurities; and the acid corrosion resistance index AI of said low alloy steel being zero or positive. Here, said AI is given by the following expression, AI/10,000=0.0005+0.045×Sb %?C %×Mo %, where % means mass %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Nippon Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Akira Usami, Shunji Sakamoto, Satoshi Nishimura, Motohiro Okushima, Takashi Kusunoki
  • Patent number: 7718014
    Abstract: The present invention provides a low alloy steel and a weld joint thereof excellent in hydrochloric acid corrosion resistance and sulfuric acid corrosion resistance, said low alloy steel containing, in mass, C: 0.001 to 0.2%, Si: 0.01 to 2.5%, Mn: 0.1 to 2%, Cu: 0.1 to 1%, Mo: 0.001 to 1%, Sb: 0.01 to 0.2%, P: 0.05% or less, and S: 0.05% or less, with the balance consisting of Fe and unavoidable impurities; and the acid corrosion resistance index AI of said low alloy steel being zero or positive. Here, said AI is given by the following expression, AI/10,000=0.0005+0.045×Sb %?C %×Mo %, where % means mass %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Nippon Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Akira Usami, Shunji Sakamoto, Satoshi Nishimura, Motohiro Okushima, Takashi Kusunoki
  • Publication number: 20070269335
    Abstract: The present invention provides a low alloy steel and a weld joint thereof excellent in hydrochloric acid corrosion resistance and sulfuric acid corrosion resistance, said low alloy steel containing, in mass, C: 0.001 to 0.2%, Si: 0.01 to 2.5%, Mn: 0.1 to 2%, Cu: 0.1 to 1%, Mo: 0.001 to 1%, Sb: 0.01 to 0.2%, P: 0.05% or less, and S: 0.05% or less, with the balance consisting of Fe and unavoidable impurities; and the acid corrosion resistance index AI of said low alloy steel being zero or positive. Here, said AI is given by the following expression, AI/10,000=0.0005+0.045×Sb %?C %×Mo %, where % means mass %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Publication date: November 22, 2007
    Applicant: Nippon Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Akira Usami, Shunji Sakamoto, Satoshi Nishimura, Motohiro Okushima, Takashi Kusunoki
  • Publication number: 20050013722
    Abstract: The present invention provides a low alloy steel and a weld joint thereof excellent in hydrochloric acid corrosion resistance and sulfuric acid corrosion resistance, said low alloy steel containing, in mass, C: 0.001 to 0.2%, Si: 0.01 to 2.5%, Mn: 0.1 to 2%, Cu: 0.1 to 1%, Mo: 0.001 to 1%, Sb: 0.01 to 0.2%, P: 0.05% or less, and S: 0.05% or less, with the balance consisting of Fe and unavoidable impurities; and the acid corrosion resistance index AI of said low alloy steel being zero or positive. Here, said AI is given by the following expression, AI/10,000=0.0005+0.045×Sb %?C %×Mo %, where % means mass %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2002
    Publication date: January 20, 2005
    Inventors: Akira Usami, Shunji Sakamoto, Satoshi Nishima, Motohiro Okushima, Takashi Kusunoki