Patents by Inventor Seigi Aoyama

Seigi Aoyama 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: 20230114819
    Abstract: An FRP reinforcing member configured to be used by being attached to an FRP molded body is provided with a plurality of laminated fiber layers being integrated with a resin. An FRP connecting structure includes FRP molded bodies being connected to each other or an FRP molded body and a member made of a material different from the FRP being connected to each other, by a bolt or a rivet. The FRP reinforcing member is attached to the FRP molded body so as to cover a periphery of a bolt hole or a rivet hole of the FRP molded body. An FRP molded body includes a recess or a hole formed on a surface. The FRP reinforcing member is mounted to the FRP molded body so as to cover an opening of the recess or the hole. An FRP reinforcing member producing method includes charging a plurality of fiber layers composed of glass fibers, carbon fibers, or aramid fibers and a resin into a mold, pressing the plurality of fiber layers and the resin at 300° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Seigi AOYAMA, Kimio SUZUKI, Masaru SUZUKI
  • Patent number: 10720258
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a conductive wire includes conducting a continuous casting of a conductive alloy material at a casting rate of not less than 40 mm/min and not more than 200 mm/min to form a conductive wire with a primary diameter, the conductive alloy material containing not more than 1.0 mass % of an added metal element, reducing a diameter of the conductive wire with the primary diameter to form a conductive wire with a secondary diameter, heat treating the conductive wire with the secondary diameter so that tensile strength thereof is reduced to not less than 90% and less than 100% of tensile strength before the heat treating, and reducing a diameter of the conductive wire with the secondary diameter and the reduced tensile strength to generate a logarithmic strain of 7.8 to 12.0 therein to form a conductive wire with a tertiary diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
    Inventors: Seigi Aoyama, Toru Sumi, Takashi Hayasaka, Ryohei Okada, Detian Huang, Tamotsu Sakurai, Satoshi Yajima, Minoru Takatsuto, Hiroshi Bando
  • Publication number: 20200168355
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a conductive wire includes conducting a continuous casting of a conductive alloy material at a casting rate of not less than 40 mm/min and not more than 200 mm/min to form a conductive wire with a primary diameter, the conductive alloy material containing not more than 1.0 mass % of an added metal element, reducing a diameter of the conductive wire with the primary diameter to form a conductive wire with a secondary diameter, heat treating the conductive wire with the secondary diameter so that tensile strength thereof is reduced to not less than 90% and less than 100% of tensile strength before the heat treating, and reducing a diameter of the conductive wire with the secondary diameter and the reduced tensile strength to generate a logarithmic strain of 7.8 to 12.0 therein to form a conductive wire with a tertiary diameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Seigi AOYAMA, Toru SUMI, Takashi HAYASAKA, Ryohei OKADA, Detian HUANG, Tamotsu SAKURAI, Satoshi YAJIMA, Minoru TAKATSUTO, Hiroshi BANDO
  • Patent number: 10030287
    Abstract: A soft dilute copper alloy material includes 2 mass ppm to 12 mass ppm of sulfur, more than 2 mass ppm and not more than 30 mass ppm of oxygen, 4 mass ppm to 55 mass ppm of Ti, and a balance including copper. An average crystal grain size is not more than 20 ?m in a surface layer up to a depth of 50 ?m from a surface. The average crystal grain size in the surface layer is less than the average crystal grain size in an inner portion located more interiorly than the surface layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
    Inventors: Seigi Aoyama, Toru Sumi, Hiromitsu Kuroda, Hideyuki Sagawa
  • Publication number: 20180197652
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a conductive wire includes conducting a continuous casting of a conductive alloy material at a casting rate of not less than 40 mm/min and not more than 200 mm/min to form a conductive wire with a primary diameter, the conductive alloy material containing not more than 1.0 mass % of an added metal element, reducing a diameter of the conductive wire with the primary diameter to form a conductive wire with a secondary diameter, heat treating the conductive wire with the secondary diameter so that tensile strength thereof is reduced to not less than 90% and less than 100% of tensile strength before the heat treating, and reducing a diameter of the conductive wire with the secondary diameter and the reduced tensile strength to generate a logarithmic strain of 7.8 to 12.0 therein to form a conductive wire with a tertiary diameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2017
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Seigi AOYAMA, Toru SUMI, Takashi HAYASAKA, Ryohei OKADA, Detian HUANG, Tamotsu SAKURAI, Satoshi YAJIMA, Minoru TAKATSUTO, Hiroshi BANDO
  • Patent number: 9884467
    Abstract: A copper-based material includes a base comprising copper and a surface treatment layer disposed on a surface of the base, the surface treatment layer including an amorphous layer containing a metal element that has a greater affinity for oxygen than for copper, oxygen, and, optionally, copper diffused from the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: HITACHI CABLE, LTD.
    Inventors: Seigi Aoyama, Hideyuki Sagawa, Toru Sumi, Keisuke Fujito, Hiromitsu Kuroda
  • Patent number: 9809872
    Abstract: A dilute copper alloy material includes, based on a total mass of the dilute copper alloy material, 2 to 12 mass ppm of sulfur, 2 to 30 mass ppm of oxygen, 4 to 55 mass ppm of titanium, and a balance of pure copper and inevitable impurity. A part of the sulfur and the titanium forms a compound or an aggregate of TiO, TiO2, TiS or Ti—O—S, and an other part of the sulfur and the titanium forms a solid solution. TiO, TiO2, TiS and Ti—O—S distributed in a crystal grain of the dilute copper alloy material are not more than 200 nm, not more than 1000 nm, not more than 200 nm and not more than 300 nm, respectively, in particle size thereof, and not less than 90% of particles distributed in a crystal grain of the dilute copper alloy material are 500 nm or less in particle size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
    Inventors: Seigi Aoyama, Toru Sumi, Shuji Sakai, Takahiro Sato, Hidenori Abe
  • Patent number: 9805836
    Abstract: A dilute copper alloy material used in an environment with presence of hydrogen includes pure copper including an inevitable impurity, more than 2 mass ppm of oxygen, and an additive element selected from the group consisting of Mg, Zr, Nb, Ca, V, Fe, Al, Si, Ni, Mn, Ti and Cr, the additive element being capable of forming an oxide in combination with the oxygen. A method of manufacturing a dilute copper alloy member excellent in characteristics of resistance to hydrogen embrittlement includes melting the dilute copper alloy material by SCR continuous casting and rolling at a copper melting temperature of not less than 1100° C. and not more than 1320° C. to make molten metal, forming a cast bar from the molten metal, and forming the dilute copper alloy member by hot-rolling the cast bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiromitsu Kuroda, Toru Sumi, Hideyuki Sagawa, Seigi Aoyama
  • Patent number: 9734937
    Abstract: Provided are a soft dilute-copper alloy wire and soft dilute-copper alloy twisted wire which have high electrical conductivity and high bending life and can limit disconnection during use compared with oxygen-free copper wire, and also provided are an insulated wire, coaxial cable, and composite cable using the soft dilute-copper alloy wire and soft dilute-copper alloy twisted wire. The soft dilute-copper alloy wire is subjected to annealing treatment by elongation processing of soft dilute-copper alloy material comprising copper and an additive element selected from the group consisting of Ti, Mg, Zr, Nb, Ca, V, Ni, Hf, Fe, Mn and Cr, with inevitable impurities as the balance, wherein the soft dilute-copper alloy wire has an average grain size that is 20 ?m or less in a surface layer having a depth of 50 ?m from the surface, and an elongation value that is at least 1% higher than the average elongation value of oxygen-free copper wire that has been subjected to the aforementioned annealing treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
    Inventors: Seigi Aoyama, Toru Sumi, Hiromitsu Kuroda, Hideyuki Sagawa
  • Patent number: 9564255
    Abstract: A high-speed transmission cable conductor includes a core material includes mainly copper, and a surface treated layer formed around a surface of the core material. The surface treated layer includes an amorphous layer including a metal element having a higher affinity for oxygen than the copper, and oxygen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
    Inventors: Hideyuki Sagawa, Seigi Aoyama, Toru Sumi, Keisuke Fujito, Detian Huang
  • Patent number: 9293231
    Abstract: An audio/video cable includes an insulated layer including a copper conductor for transmitting audio/video signals and an insulation layer formed on a periphery thereof. The copper conductor includes a soft dilute copper alloy material containing pure copper, Ti as an additive element and an inevitable impurity as a balance. The soft dilute copper alloy material includes a recrystallized structure having a grain size distribution such that crystal grains in a surface layer are smaller than internal crystal grains. The soft dilute copper alloy material includes not less than 2 and not more than 12 mass ppm of sulfur, more than 2 mass ppm but not more than 30 mass ppm of oxygen, and not less than 4 and not more than 55 mass ppm of Ti.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
    Inventors: Seigi Aoyama, Toru Sumi, Masayoshi Goto
  • Patent number: 9255311
    Abstract: A copper alloy conductor has a copper alloy material which has a copper parent material with 0.001 to 0.1 wt % (=10 to 1000 wt·ppm) of oxygen and 0.15 to 0.70 wt % (exclusive of 0.15 wt %) of Sn. A crystalline grain to form a crystalline structure of the copper alloy material has an average diameter of 100 ?m or less, and 80% or more of an oxide of the Sn is dispersed in a matrix of the crystalline structure as a fine oxide grain with an average diameter of 1 ?m or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiromitsu Kuroda, Kazuma Kuroki, Seigi Aoyama, Hiroyoshi Hiruta
  • Patent number: 9234263
    Abstract: A weldment includes metal materials that are welded to each other. At least one of the metal materials includes pure copper including an inevitable impurity, more than 2 mass ppm of oxygen, and an additive element selected from the group consisting of Mg, Zr, Nb, Fe, Si, Al, Ca, V, Ni, Mn, Ti and Cr. A method of manufacturing a weldment includes melting a dilute copper alloy material by SCR continuous casting and rolling at a molten copper temperature of not less than 1100° C. and not more than 1320° C. to make a molten metal, forming a cast bar from the molten metal, forming a dilute copper alloy member by hot-rolling the cast bar, and welding the dilute copper alloy member to a metal material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiromitsu Kuroda, Toru Sumi, Hideyuki Sagawa, Seigi Aoyama, Masayoshi Goto, Takahiko Hanada, Takahiro Sato, Hidenori Abe
  • Publication number: 20140318827
    Abstract: An audio/video cable includes an insulated layer including a copper conductor for transmitting audio/video signals and an insulation layer formed on a periphery thereof. The copper conductor includes a soft dilute copper alloy material containing pure copper, Ti as an additive element and an inevitable impurity as a balance. The soft dilute copper alloy material includes a recrystallized structure having a grain size distribution such that crystal grains in a surface layer are smaller than internal crystal grains. The soft dilute copper alloy material includes not less than 2 and not more than 12 mass ppm of sulfur, more than 2 mass ppm but not more than 30 mass ppm of oxygen, and not less than 4 and not more than 55 mass ppm of Ti.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: Seigi Aoyama, Toru Sumi, Masayoshi Goto
  • Publication number: 20140302342
    Abstract: A copper wire includes a copper wire rod including 5 to 55 mass ppm of Ti, 3 to 12 mass ppm of sulfur, and 2 to 30 mass ppm of oxygen with the balance copper and inevitable impurities, a first crystal including a [111] crystal orientation and at least one twin crystal therein, and a second crystal that includes one or more crystals adjacent to the first crystal, a [111] crystal orientation with a different rotation angle on an atomic plane from the first crystal, and at least one twin crystal therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
    Inventors: Seigi AOYAMA, Toru Sumi, Hideyuki Sagawa, Keisuke Fujito, Masayoshi Goto, Hiroyoshi Hiruta
  • Patent number: 8845829
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a Cu alloy conductor includes the steps of: adding and dissolving In of 0.1-0.7 weight % to a Cu matrix containing oxygen of 0.001-0.1 weight % (10-1000 weight ppm) to form a molten Cu alloy, performing a continuous casting with the molten Cu alloy, rapidly quenching a casting material to a temperature by at least 15° C. or more lower than a melting point of molten Cu alloy, controlling the casting material at a temperature equal to or lower than 900° C., and performing a plurality of hot rolling processes to the casting material such that a temperature of a final hot rolling is within a range of from 500 to 600° C. to form the rolled material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
    Inventors: Seigi Aoyama, Takaaki Ichikawa, Hiroyoshi Hiruta, Hiromitsu Kuroda
  • Patent number: 8835766
    Abstract: An audio/video cable includes a plurality of parallel arranged insulated wires or twisted pair insulated wires each including a copper conductor and an insulation layer formed on a periphery thereof. The copper conductor includes a soft dilute copper alloy material containing pure copper, an additive element and an inevitable impurity as a balance. The soft dilute copper alloy material includes a recrystallized structure having a grain size distribution such that crystal grains in a surface layer are smaller than internal crystal grains. The surface layer includes a crystal structure such that an average crystal grain size from a surface of the surface layer up to a depth of 50 ?m toward inside of the soft dilute copper alloy material is not more than 20 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
    Inventors: Seigi Aoyama, Toru Sumi, Masayoshi Goto
  • Publication number: 20140209349
    Abstract: A high-speed transmission cable conductor includes a core material includes mainly copper, and a surface treated layer formed around a surface of the core material. The surface treated layer includes an amorphous layer including a metal element having a higher affinity for oxygen than the copper, and oxygen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
    Inventors: Hideyuki SAGAWA, Seigi AOYAMA, Toru SUMI, Keisuke FUJITO, Detian HUANG
  • Publication number: 20140202730
    Abstract: A soft dilute-copper alloy insulated twisted wire includes a plurality of insulated wires twisted together and each including a conductor and an insulating cover layer thereon. The conductor includes a soft dilute-copper alloy wire including a soft dilute-copper alloy material including an additional element selected from the group consisting of Ti, Mg, Zr, Nb, Ca, V, Ni, Mn and Cr with a balance consisting a copper and an inevitable impurity. An average crystal grain size in a region from a surface of the soft dilute-copper alloy wire to a depth of at least 20% of a wire diameter is not more than 20 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
    Inventors: Keisuke Fujito, Seigi Aoyama, Toru Sumi, Hideyuki Sagawa
  • Publication number: 20140205491
    Abstract: A copper alloy material includes an additional element M including Ti, and a balance having copper and an inevitable impurity. An atomic ratio of the additional element M to oxygen is in a range of 0.33?M/O?1.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
    Inventors: Keisuke FUJITO, Seigi AOYAMA, Toru SUMI, Hideyuki SAGAWA, Yuju ENDO