Patents by Inventor Nozomi Tsukihara

Nozomi Tsukihara 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: 20240123514
    Abstract: A cutting tool is a cutting tool comprising a substrate and a coating film disposed on the substrate, in which the coating film includes a first layer, the first layer is composed of an alternative layer where a first unit layer and a second unit layer are alternately stacked, the first unit layer is composed of AlaCr1-a-bCebN, a is more than 0.500 and 0.800 or less, b is 0.001 or more and 0.100 or less, the second unit layer is composed of AlcV1-cN, c is 0.10 or more and 0.75 or less, and a and c satisfy a relationship of a>c.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Haruyo FUKUI, Nozomi TSUKIHARA, Anongsack PASEUTH, Toshihiro TABATA
  • Publication number: 20240123513
    Abstract: A cutting tool is a cutting tool comprising a substrate and a coating film disposed on the substrate, in which the coating film includes a first layer, the first layer is composed of an alternate layer where a first unit layer and a second unit layer are alternately stacked, the first unit layer is composed of AlaCr1-a-bCebN, a is 0.400 or more and 0.800 or less, b is 0.001 or more and 0.100 or less, the second unit layer is composed of TicSi1-cN, and c is 0.200 or more and 0.990 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Haruyo FUKUI, Nozomi TSUKIHARA, Anongsack PASEUTH, Toshihiro TABATA
  • Publication number: 20240100603
    Abstract: A cutting tool is a cutting tool comprising a substrate and a coating film disposed on the substrate, in which the coating film includes a first layer, the first layer is composed of an alternate layer where a first unit layer and a second unit layer are alternately stacked, the first unit layer is composed of Ti1-a-bAlaCebN, a is between greater than or equal to 0.350 and equal to or less than 0.650, b is between greater than or equal to 0.001 and equal to or less than 0.100, the second unit layer is composed of TicSi1-cN, and c is between greater than or equal to 0.20 and equal to or less than 0.99.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Haruyo FUKUI, Nozomi TSUKIHARA, Anongsack PASEUTH, Toshihiro TABATA
  • Publication number: 20240102173
    Abstract: A cutting tool is a cutting tool comprising a substrate and a coating film disposed on the substrate, in which the coating film includes a first layer, the first layer is composed of an alternate layer where a first unit layer and a second unit layer are alternately stacked, the first unit layer is composed of Ti1-a-bAlaCebN, a is 0.350 or more and 0.650 or less, b is 0.001 or more and 0.100 or less, the second unit layer is composed of AlcCr1-cN, c is 0.40 or more and 0.75 or less, and a and c satisfy a relationship of c>a.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Haruyo FUKUI, Nozomi TSUKIHARA, Anongsack PASEUTH, Toshihiro TABATA
  • Publication number: 20240100606
    Abstract: A cutting tool is a cutting tool comprising a substrate and a coating film disposed on the substrate, in which the coating film includes a first layer, the first layer is composed of an alternate layer where a first unit layer and a second unit layer are alternately stacked, the first unit layer is composed of Ti1-a-bAlaCebN, a is 0.350 or more and 0.650 or less, b is 0.001 or more and 0.100 or less, the second unit layer is composed of AlcV1-cN, c is 0.40 or more and 0.75 or less, and a and c satisfy a relationship of c>a.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Haruyo FUKUI, Nozomi TSUKIHARA, Anongsack PASEUTH, Toshihiro TABATA
  • Publication number: 20230050739
    Abstract: A cutting tool includes a substrate; and a coating film, wherein the coating film includes a multilayer structure layer having first unit layer(s) and second unit layer(s), the first unit layer(s) and the second unit layer(s) are alternately layered, under a condition X-ray diffraction intensities of different planes in the multilayer structure layer are respectively represented by I(200), I(111), and I(220), the following formula 0.6?I(200)/{I(200)+I(111)+I(220)}, the first unit layer(s) has a NaCl-like structure in which an interplanar spacing d1c in a c-axis direction is larger than an interplanar spacing d1a in an a-axis direction, the second unit layer(s) has a NaCl-like structure in which an interplanar spacing d2c in the c-axis direction is smaller than an interplanar spacing d2a in the a-axis direction, and the following formulas are satisfied as well 1?d1a/d2a?1.02, 1.01?d1c/d2c?1.05, and d1a/d2a<d1c/d2c.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: Sumitomo Electric Hardmetal Corp.
    Inventors: Kenta SANO, Satoru KUKINO, Michiko MATSUKAWA, Nozomi TSUKIHARA
  • Patent number: 11554421
    Abstract: A cutting tool includes a substrate and a diamond layer that covers the substrate. The diamond layer includes a rake face and a flank continuous to the rake face. A ridgeline between the rake face and the flank forms a cutting edge. The substrate includes a top surface opposed to the rake face. When viewed in a direction perpendicular to the top surface, the rake face includes a plurality of protrusions. In a cross-section perpendicular to a direction of extension of the cutting edge, each of the plurality of protrusions includes an inclined portion and a curvature portion continuous to the inclined portion. In the cross-section, a height of the inclined portion in the direction perpendicular to the top surface increases as a distance from the cutting edge increases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.
    Inventors: Nozomi Tsukihara, Katsuo Kazahaya, Yutaka Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 11440108
    Abstract: A rotary cutting tool includes a main body and a shank. The main body has a tip end. The shank is continuous with the main body on the side opposite to the tip end. The main body is provided with a first cutting edge having a positive twist angle, and a second cutting edge having a negative twist angle and separated from the first cutting edge. Each of the first cutting edge and the second cutting edge extends continuously from the tip end to the shank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.
    Inventors: Nozomi Tsukihara, Yutaka Kobayashi, Minoru Yoshida
  • Patent number: 11065692
    Abstract: A diamond-coated tool includes: a substrate; and a diamond layer that coats the substrate, wherein the diamond layer includes a first region that is in contact with the substrate, the first region includes a region S1 surrounded by an interface P between the substrate and the diamond layer and an imaginary plane V1 separated from the interface P by a distance of 2 ?m, and the region S1 has crystal grains grown in random directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.
    Inventors: Nozomi Tsukihara, Rintaro Sugimoto, Yutaka Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 10981235
    Abstract: A rotary cutting tool includes a base material, a first diamond layer, and a second diamond layer. The base material includes a head portion, a body portion, and a shoulder portion defining a boundary portion between the head portion and the body portion. The first diamond layer covers the body portion and the shoulder portion and exposes the head portion. The second diamond layer covers the head portion, is provided on the first diamond layer in the shoulder portion, and does not cover the body portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Hardmetal Corp.
    Inventors: Nozomi Tsukihara, Yutaka Kobayashi, Katsuo Kazahaya
  • Publication number: 20200391305
    Abstract: A rotary cutting tool includes a main body and a shank. The main body has a tip end. The shank is continuous with the main body on the side opposite to the tip end. The main body is provided with a first cutting edge having a positive twist angle, and a second cutting edge having a negative twist angle and separated from the first cutting edge. Each of the first cutting edge and the second cutting edge extends continuously from the tip end to the shank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.
    Inventors: Nozomi TSUKIHARA, Yutaka KOBAYASHI, Minoru YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20200361005
    Abstract: A cutting tool includes a substrate and a diamond layer that covers the substrate. The diamond layer includes a rake face and a flank continuous to the rake face. A ridgeline between the rake face and the flank forms a cutting edge. The substrate includes a top surface opposed to the rake face. When viewed in a direction perpendicular to the top surface, the rake face includes a plurality of protrusions. In a cross-section perpendicular to a direction of extension of the cutting edge, each of the plurality of protrusions includes an inclined portion and a curvature portion continuous to the inclined portion. In the cross-section, a height of the inclined portion in the direction perpendicular to the top surface increases as a distance from the cutting edge increases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.
    Inventors: Nozomi TSUKIHARA, Katsuo KAZAHAYA, Yutaka KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20200215620
    Abstract: A diamond-coated tool includes: a substrate; and a diamond layer that coats the substrate, wherein the diamond layer includes a first region that is in contact with the substrate, the first region includes a region S1 surrounded by an interface P between the substrate and the diamond layer and an imaginary plane V1 separated from the interface P by a distance of 2 ?m, and the region S1 has crystal grains grown in random directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.
    Inventors: Nozomi TSUKIHARA, Rintaro SUGIMOTO, Yutaka KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20200055790
    Abstract: A surface-coated cutting tool including a substrate including a rake face and a flank face and a coating which covers a surface of the substrate is provided. The substrate is made of a cBN sintered material or a ceramic sintered material. The coating includes an alternating layer. The alternating layer is made by alternately stacking a first layer and a second layer different in composition from the first layer. The first layer contains Al, Cr, and N. The second layer contains Ti, Al, and N. A ratio T1/T2 between a thickness Ti of the first layer and a thickness T2 of the second layer is not lower than 0.1 and lower than 1. There are thirty or more interfaces at which the first layer and the second layer are in contact with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.
    Inventors: Makoto Setoyama, Nozomi Tsukihara, Yuki Tsutsumiuchi, Satoru Kukino, Yusuke Matsuda, Hironari Moroguchi
  • Publication number: 20190232386
    Abstract: A cutting tool includes a substrate and a coating film provided on the substrate, wherein the substrate is a cBN sintered material including more than or equal to 30 volume % and less than 80 volume % of cBN and a binder, the coating film includes a compound layer constituted of a composition of Ti1-xAlxC1-aNa, where 0.70?X?0.95 and 0<a?1, and the compound layer has a NaCl type crystal structure in a whole or part of the compound layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.
    Inventors: Nozomi Tsukihara, Makoto Setoyama, Anongsack Paseuth
  • Publication number: 20190201985
    Abstract: A rotary cutting tool includes a base material, a first diamond layer, and a second diamond layer. The base material includes a head portion, a body portion, and a shoulder portion defining a boundary portion between the head portion and the body portion. The first diamond layer covers the body portion and the shoulder portion and exposes the head portion. The second diamond layer covers the head portion, is provided on the first diamond layer in the shoulder portion, and does not cover the body portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Nozomi Tsukihara, Yutaka Kobayashi, Katsuo Kazahaya
  • Patent number: 10272498
    Abstract: A composite sintered material contains cubic boron nitride particles and binder particles. The composite sintered material contains 40 vol % or more and 80 vol % or less of the cubic boron nitride particles. The binder particles contain TiCN particles. The composite sintered material shows a first peak belonging to a (200) plane of the TiCN particles in a range in which a Bragg angle 2? is 41.7° or more and 42.6° or less in an X-ray diffraction spectrum measured using a Cu-K? ray as a ray source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Hardmetal Corp.
    Inventors: Naoki Watanobe, Yusuke Matsuda, Katsumi Okamura, Nozomi Tsukihara, Makoto Setoyama
  • Patent number: 10030299
    Abstract: A surface-coated boron nitride sintered body tool includes a cubic boron nitride sintered body and a coating film formed thereon. The coating film includes an A layer and a C layer. The A layer is formed of Ti1-xaMaxaC1-yaNya (where Ma is one or more of Cr, Nb and W; 0?xa?0.7; 0?ya?1). The C layer is formed of Al1-(xc+yc)CrxcMcycN (where Mc is one or more of Ti, V and Si; 0.2?xc?0.8; 0?yc?0.6; 0.2?xc+yc?0.8). The A layer is formed on an outermost surface of the coating film or between the outermost surface of the coating film and the C layer. A distance between the outermost surface of the coating film and an upper surface of the C layer is 0.1 ?m or more and 1.0 ?m or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.
    Inventors: Nozomi Tsukihara, Makoto Setoyama, Katsumi Okamura
  • Patent number: 10016813
    Abstract: A surface-coated boron nitride sintered body tool is provided, in which at least a cutting edge portion includes a cubic boron nitride sintered body and a coating film formed on a surface of the cubic boron nitride sintered body. The coating film contains Si and includes a B layer formed by alternately stacking one or more of each of a B1 compound layer and a B2 compound layer that are different in composition. A ratio between an average thickness t1 of the B1 compound layers and an average thickness t2 of the B2 compound layers is defined as t2/t1 that satisfies a relation of 0.5<t2/t1?10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.
    Inventors: Nozomi Tsukihara, Katsumi Okamura, Makoto Setoyama
  • Patent number: 9956619
    Abstract: A cutting tool includes a cutting insert that is held in a holder in a detachable manner. The cutting insert has a substantially regular quadrangular shape in plan view and includes four round corners. The cutting insert is formed of CBN sinter as a whole. The cutting insert includes two principal surfaces that are upper and lower surfaces opposite to each other, and four side surfaces that are arranged so as to connect the principal surfaces to each other. A boundary portion (ridge line portion) between each of the principal surfaces and each of the side surfaces forms a cutting edge. In a central portion of each of the side surfaces of the cutting insert, a groove for absorbing a crack, having a substantially V-shape in cross section, is formed all around the cutting insert so as to be recessed with respect to the side surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Hardmetal Corp.
    Inventors: Katsumi Okamura, Yosuke Korogi, Naoki Watanobe, Nozomi Tsukihara, Hiroki Yonekura