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).

  • Patent number: 9943911
    Abstract: A surface-coated boron nitride sintered body tool is provided, in which a cutting edge portion includes a compound sintered body and a coating layer. The compound sintered body includes cBN particles. The compound sintered body includes 45-80 vol % of cBN particles. A first particle size distribution curve of the cBN particles has one or more peaks in a range in which a particle size is 0.1-0.7 ?m. A second particle size distribution curve of the cBN particles has a first peak having a maximum peak height in a range in which the particle size is 2.0-7.0 ?m. An integral value ratio (Io/It×100) is 1-20, in the second particle size distribution curve, the integral value Io being in the range in which the particle size is 0.1-0.7 ?m, and the integral value It being in an entire range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Hardmetal Corp.
    Inventors: Yusuke Matsuda, Katsumi Okamura, Kenta Sano, Nozomi Tsukihara, Makoto Setoyama
  • Patent number: 9884790
    Abstract: A cutting tool includes a base material and a coating formed on the base material. The base material is a sintered body containing 30 to 80% by volume of cubic boron nitride, and a binder. The surface in contact with the coating, of the base material, has a plurality of convex portions made of the cubic boron nitride and a plurality of concave portions made of the binder. A surface roughness Rsub of the surface in contact with the base material, is 0.1 to 0.4 ?m. A surface roughness Rsurf of an outermost surface of the coating is 0 to 0.15 ?m. A surface roughness Rasurf of the outermost surface of the coating is 0 to 0.1 ?m. The surface roughness Rsub of the surface in contact with the coating, of the base material, is greater than the surface roughness Rsurf of the outermost surface of the coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Hardmetal Corp.
    Inventors: Nozomi Tsukihara, Makoto Setoyama, Katsumi Okamura
  • Patent number: 9850177
    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 includes an A layer and a B layer. The A layer is formed of columnar crystals each having a particle size of 10 nm or more and 400 nm or less. The B layer is formed of columnar crystals each having a particle size of 5 nm or more and 70 nm or less. The B layer is formed by alternately stacking two or more compound layers having different compositions. The compound layers each have a thickness of 0.5 nm or more and 300 nm or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.
    Inventors: Nozomi Tsukihara, Katsumi Okamura, Makoto Setoyama
  • Publication number: 20170014915
    Abstract: A compound sintered body contains cubic boron nitride particles and binder particles. The composite sintered body 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 body 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: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Naoki Watanobe, Yusuke Matsuda, Katsumi Okamura, Nozomi Tsukihara, Makoto Setoyama
  • Publication number: 20160265098
    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: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Nozomi TSUKIHARA, Makoto SETOYAMA, Katsumi OKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20160194254
    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 includes an A layer and a B layer. The A layer is formed of columnar crystals each having a particle size of 10 nm or more and 400 nm or less. The B layer is formed of columnar crystals each having a particle size of 5 nm or more and 70 nm or less. The B layer is formed by alternately stacking two or more compound layers having different compositions. The compound layers each have a thickness of 0.5 nm or more and 300 nm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: Nozomi TSUKIHARA, Katsumi OKAMURA, Makoto SETOYAMA
  • Publication number: 20160136735
    Abstract: A surface-coated boron nitride sintered body tool is provided, in which a cutting edge portion includes a compound sintered body and a coating layer. The compound sintered body includes cBN particles. The compound sintered body includes 45-80 vol % of cBN particles. A first particle size distribution curve of the cBN particles has one or more peaks in a range in which a particle size is 0.1-0.7 ?m. A second particle size distribution curve of the cBN particles has a first peak having a maximum peak height in a range in which the particle size is 2.0-7.0 ?m. An integral value ratio (Io/It×100) is 1-20, in the second particle size distribution curve, the integral value Io being in the range in which the particle size is 0.1-0.7 ?m, and the integral value It being in an entire range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: Yusuke MATSUDA, Katsumi OKAMURA, Kenta SANO, Nozomi TSUKIHARA, Makoto SETOYAMA
  • Publication number: 20160115087
    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 the cubic boron nitride sintered body. The coating film includes an A layer, a B layer and a C layer. The C layer is provided between the A layer and the B layer. The A layer contains Ti and the like. The B layer is formed by alternately stacking a B1 compound layer containing Ti, Si and the like and a B2 compound layer containing Al and the like. The C layer includes McLczc (Mc represents one or more of group 4 elements, group 5 elements and group 6 elements in a periodic table, Al and Si; Lc represents one or more of B, C, N, and O; and zc is 0.05 or more and 0.85 or less).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Yoshiaki SORAI, Katsumi OKAMURA, Nozomi TSUKIHARA, Makoto SETOYAMA
  • Publication number: 20160114400
    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: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Nozomi Tsukihara, Katsumi Okamura, Makoto Setoyama
  • Publication number: 20160068449
    Abstract: A cutting tool includes a base material and a coating formed on the base material. The base material is a sintered body containing 30 to 80% by volume of cubic boron nitride, and a binder. The surface in contact with the coating, of the base material, has a plurality of convex portions made of the cubic boron nitride and a plurality of concave portions made of the binder. A surface roughness Rsub of the surface in contact with the base material, is 0.1 to 0.4 ?m. A surface roughness Rsurf of an outermost surface of the coating is 0 to 0.15 ?m. A surface roughness Rasurf of the outermost surface of the coating is 0 to 0.1 ?m. The surface roughness Rsub of the surface in contact with the coating, of the base material, is greater than the surface roughness Rsurf of the outermost surface of the coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: Nozomi TSUKIHARA, Makoto SETOYAMA, Katsumi OKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20160047031
    Abstract: In a surface-coated boron nitride sintered body tool, at least a cutting edge portion includes a cubic boron nitride sintered body and a coating layer formed on a surface of the cubic boron nitride sintered body. A layer B of the coating layer is formed by alternately laminating one or more layers of each of two or more thin-film layers having different compositions. A B1 thin-film layer as one of the thin-film layers has a thickness more than 30 nm and less than 200 nm. A B2 thin-film layer as one of the thin-film layers different from the B1 thin-film layer is formed by alternately laminating one or more layers of each of two or more compound layers having different compositions. Each of the compound layers has a thickness not less than 0.5 nm and less than 30 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Katsumi OKAMURA, Nozomi TSUKIHARA, Makoto SETOYAMA
  • Publication number: 20160040279
    Abstract: In a surface-coated boron nitride sintered body tool, at least a cutting edge portion contains a cubic boron nitride sintered body and a coating layer formed on a surface of the cubic boron nitride sintered body. A layer B of the coating layer is formed by alternately laminating one or more layers of each of two or more thin-film layers having different compositions. A B1 thin-film layer as one of the thin-film layers is formed by alternately laminating one or more layers of each of two or more compound layers having different compositions. Each of the compound layers has a thickness not less than 0.5 nm and less than 30 nm. A B2 thin-film layer as one of the thin-film layers different from the B1 thin-film layer has a thickness more than 30 nm and less than 200 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Makoto SETOYAMA, Katsumi OKAMURA, Nozomi TSUKIHARA
  • Publication number: 20160039010
    Abstract: In a surface-coated boron nitride sintered body tool, at least a cutting edge portion contains a cubic boron nitride sintered body and a coating layer formed on a surface of the cubic boron nitride sintered body. A layer B of the coating layer is formed by alternately laminating one or more layers of each of two or more compound layers having different compositions. Each of the compound layers has a thickness not less than 0.5 nm and less than 30 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Makoto SETOYAMA, Katsumi OKAMURA, Nozomi TSUKIHARA
  • Publication number: 20150266100
    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: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2013
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: Katsumi Okamura, Yosuke Korogi, Naoki Watanobe, Nozomi Tsukihara, Hiroki Yonekura
  • Patent number: 9056437
    Abstract: A surface-coated sintered body includes a sintered body of cubic boron nitride (cBN) and a surface coating layer formed on a surface thereof, the sintered body of cBN containing 20 to 99.5% by volume of cBN and a binder, the surface coating layer including an adhesion layer and at least one hard coating layer, the adhesion layer being a metal layer containing at least W and being formed to cover a portion of the surface of the sintered body of cBN, the hard coating layer being formed to cover the sintered body of cBN and the adhesion layer, a ratio of cBN particles in contact with the adhesion layer to a total number of cBN particles in contact with the adhesion layer or the hard coating layer in the surface of the sintered body of cBN being 0.01 to 20%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Hardmetal Corp.
    Inventors: Makoto Setoyama, Katsumi Okamura, Nozomi Tsukihara
  • Patent number: 8871340
    Abstract: There is provided a surface-coated sintered body formed of a sintered body of cubic boron nitride with a sufficiently adhesive surface coating layer thereon. The present surface-coated sintered body includes a sintered body of cubic boron nitride and a surface coating layer formed on a surface thereof, the sintered body of cubic boron nitride including 20-99.5% by volume of cubic boron nitride and a binder, the surface coating layer including an adhesion layer and at least one hard coating layer, the adhesion layer being a metal layer including at least W, and being formed to cover a surface of the sintered body of cubic boron nitride, the hard coating layer being formed to coat the adhesion layer, the adhesion layer being configured of an amorphous state and/or ultrafine particles having an average particle size equal to or smaller than 5 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Hardmetal Corp.
    Inventors: Makoto Setoyama, Katsumi Okamura, Nozomi Tsukihara
  • Publication number: 20130199351
    Abstract: A surface-coated sintered body includes a sintered body of cubic boron nitride (cBN) and a surface coating layer formed on a surface thereof, the sintered body of cBN containing 20 to 99.5% by volume of cBN and a binder, the surface coating layer including an adhesion layer and at least one hard coating layer, the adhesion layer being a metal layer containing at least W and being formed to cover a portion of the surface of the sintered body of cBN, the hard coating layer being formed to cover the sintered body of cBN and the adhesion layer, a ratio of cBN particles in contact with the adhesion layer to a total number of cBN particles in contact with the adhesion layer or the hard coating layer in the surface of the sintered body of cBN being 0.01 to 20%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2011
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP
    Inventors: Makoto Setoyama, Katsumi Okamura, Nozomi Tsukihara
  • Publication number: 20120282050
    Abstract: There is provided a surface-coated sintered body formed of a sintered body of cubic boron nitride with a sufficiently adhesive surface coating layer thereon. The present surface-coated sintered body includes a sintered body of cubic boron nitride and a surface coating layer formed on a surface thereof, the sintered body of cubic boron nitride including 20-99.5% by volume of cubic boron nitride and a binder, the surface coating layer including an adhesion layer and at least one hard coating layer, the adhesion layer being a metal layer including at least W, and being formed to cover a surface of the sintered body of cubic boron nitride, the hard coating layer being formed to coat the adhesion layer, the adhesion layer being configured of an amorphous state and/or ultrafine particles having an average particle size equal to or smaller than 5 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.
    Inventors: Makoto Setoyama, Katsumi Okamura, Nozomi Tsukihara