Patents by Inventor Norimitsu Harada

Norimitsu Harada 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: 20200102632
    Abstract: A steel sheet of the present invention has a steel structure obtained by performing a soaking at a dual phase region temperature of Ac1 temperature or higher and lower than Ac3 temperature for a soaking time of 15 seconds or longer and 35 seconds or shorter, next, performing a primary cooling to a temperature range of 250° C. or higher and 380° C. or lower within 3 seconds at a cooling rate of 0.5 ° C./s or more and 30° C./s or less, and performing a retention in a temperature range of 260° C. or higher and 370° C. or lower for 180 seconds or longer and 540 seconds or shorter, in which a yield ratio is 65% or less and tensile strength is 590 MPa or more after the primary cooling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Applicant: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuji FUKUMOTO, Takashi ARAMAKI, Junichi YASUI, Norimitsu HARADA
  • Patent number: 10538830
    Abstract: A steel sheet of the present invention has a steel structure obtained by performing a soaking at a dual phase region temperature of Ac1 temperature or higher and lower than Ac3 temperature for a soaking time of 15 seconds or longer and 35 seconds or shorter, next, performing a primary cooling to a temperature range of 250° C. or higher and 380° C. or lower within 3 seconds at a cooling rate of 0.5° C./s or more and 30° C./s or less, and performing a retention in a temperature range of 260° C. or higher and 370° C. or lower for 180 seconds or longer and 540 seconds or shorter, in which a yield ratio is 65% or less and tensile strength is 590 MPa or more after the primary cooling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuji Fukumoto, Takashi Aramaki, Junichi Yasui, Norimitsu Harada
  • Publication number: 20140230973
    Abstract: A steel sheet of the present invention has a steel structure obtained by performing a soaking at a dual phase region temperature of Ac1 temperature or higher and lower than Ac3 temperature for a soaking time of 15 seconds or longer and 35 seconds or shorter, next, performing a primary cooling to a temperature range of 250° C. or higher and 380° C. or lower within 3 seconds at a cooling rate of 0.5° C./s or more and 30° C./s or less, and performing a retention in a temperature range of 260° C. or higher and 370° C. or lower for 180 seconds or longer and 540 seconds or shorter, in which a yield ratio is 65% or less and tensile strength is 590 MPa or more after the primary cooling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2012
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuji Fukumoto, Takashi Aramaki, Junichi Yasui, Norimitsu Harada