Patents by Inventor Naoya Shirasawa

Naoya Shirasawa 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: 20220186350
    Abstract: The seamless steel pipe according to the present disclosure includes a base material and a decarburized layer formed on the surface of the base material. The chemical composition of the base material consists of, in mass %, C: 0.20 to 0.50%, Si: 0.05 to 0.50%, Mn: 0.01 to 1.00%, P: 0.0300% or less, S: 0.0100% or less, Al: 0.005 to 0.100%, Cr: 0.30 to 1.20%, Mo: 0.30 to 1.50%, Ti: 0.002 to 0.050%, V: 0.01 to 0.30%, Nb: 0.002 to 0.100%, B: 0.0001 to 0.0050%, N: 0.0100% or less, O: 0.0050% or less, and with the balance being Fe and impurities. The base material has a yield strength of 655 MPa or more, and a yield ratio of 85.0% or more. The decarburized layer has a depth of 150 ?m or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Seiya OKADA, Hiroki KAMITANI, Nobuaki KOMATSUBARA, Yusaku TOMIO, Shohei IKEDA, Naoya SHIRASAWA
  • Patent number: 11214855
    Abstract: A piercer plug with increased recyclability is provided. A piercer plug (1) has a chemical composition of, in mass %: 0.15 to 0.30% C; 0.4 to 1.2% Si; 0.2 to 1.5% Mn; 0.1 to 2.0% Ni; 0 to 4.0% Mo and 0 to 4.0% W, where the total content of Mo and W is 1.0 to 6.0%; higher than 1.0% and not higher than 4.0% Cr; 0 to 0.2% B; 0 to 1.0% Nb; 0 to 1.0% V; 0 to 1.0% Ti; and balance Fe and impurities, the plug including a tip portion (2) and a trunk portion (3) made of the same material as the tip portion (2) and contiguous to the tip portion (2). The trunk portion (3) includes a cylindrical portion (5) having a hole used to mount a bar. The tip portion (2) is harder than the cylindrical portion (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Nippon Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuyoshi Hidaka, Naoya Shirasawa, Tatsuya Miyai
  • Publication number: 20210101194
    Abstract: A piercer plug with increased wear resistance is provided. A piercer plug includes: a plug body; and a sprayed coating formed on the surface of the plug body. The sprayed coating contains an iron-based alloy and oxides thereof. The chromium concentration determined by analyzing the sprayed coating with X-ray fluorescence analysis is 3 to 20 mass %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventors: Yasuyoshi HIDAKA, Yasuto HIGASHIDA, Naoya SHIRASAWA
  • Patent number: 10888906
    Abstract: A piercer plug having good base-material deformation resistance is provided. A method of manufacturing a piercer plug (10) includes the steps of; preparing a plug body (1) including a tip portion (11) and a cylindrical portion (12) having a hole (121) usable to attach a bar and located rearward of the tip portion (11); forming a build-up layer (2) on the surface of the tip portion (11); and heating the plug body (1) such that the temperature of the tip portion (11) with the build-up layer (2) formed thereon is not lower than the austenite transformation temperature and the temperature of the cylindrical portion (12) is lower than the austenite transformation temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuyoshi Hidaka, Yasuto Higashida, Naoya Shirasawa, Yuichi Yamanari
  • Publication number: 20200263282
    Abstract: A piercer plug with increased recyclability is provided. A piercer plug (1) has a chemical composition of, in mass %: 0.15 to 0.30% C; 0.4 to 1.2% Si; 0.2 to 1.5% Mn; 0.1 to 2.0% Ni; 0 to 4.0% Mo and 0 to 4.0% W, where the total content of Mo and W is 1.0 to 6.0%; higher than 1.0% and not higher than 4.0% Cr; 0 to 0.2% B; 0 to 1.0% Nb; 0 to 1.0% V; 0 to 1.0% Ti; and balance Fe and impurities, the plug including a tip portion (2) and a trunk portion (3) made of the same material as the tip portion (2) and contiguous to the tip portion (2). The trunk portion (3) includes a cylindrical portion (5) having a hole used to mount a bar. The tip portion (2) is harder than the cylindrical portion (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Yasuyoshi Hidaka, Naoya Shirasawa, Tatsuya Miyai
  • Publication number: 20190151917
    Abstract: A piercer plug having good base-material deformation resistance is provided. A method of manufacturing a piercer plug (10) includes the steps of; preparing a plug body (1) including a tip portion (11) and a cylindrical portion (12) having a hole (121) usable to attach a bar and located rearward of the tip portion (11); forming a build-up layer (2) on the surface of the tip portion (11); and heating the plug body (1) such that the temperature of the tip portion (11) with the build-up layer (2) formed thereon is not lower than the austenite transformation temperature and the temperature of the cylindrical portion (12) is lower than the austenite transformation temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Yasuyoshi Hidaka, Yasuto Higashida, Naoya Shirasawa, Yuichi Yamanari