Patents by Inventor Seiya Nitta

Seiya Nitta 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: 20100047110
    Abstract: A Ni-base superalloy of the present invention essentially includes, by weight %, Co: 9 to 11%, Cr: 9 to 12%, Mo: up to 1%, W: 6 to 9%, Al: 4 to 5%, Ti: 4 to 5%, Nb: up to 1%, Ta: up to 3%, Hf: 0.5 to 2.5%, Re: up to 3%, C: 0.05 to 0.15%, B: 0.005 to 0.015%, Zr: up to 0.05%, and the balance of Ni and inevitable impurities. This alloy, as a component material of an industrial gas turbine, has an excellent resistance to corrosion at high temperatures to deal with low-quality fuel and a resistance to oxidation at high temperatures and high-temperature strength to deal with improvement in thermal efficiency due to high-temperature demands and can ensure a high yield at a casting process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2009
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicants: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Independent Administrative Institution National Institute for Materials Science
    Inventors: Masahiro Sato, Tsuyoshi Takenaka, Seiya Nitta, Toshiharu Kobayashi, Yutaka Koizumi, Hiroshi Harada
  • Publication number: 20080008618
    Abstract: A Ni-base superalloy of the present invention essentially includes, by weight %, Co: 9 to 11%, Cr: 9 to 12%, Mo: up to 1%, W: 6 to 9%, Al: 4 to 5%, Ti: 4 to 5%, Nb: up to 1%, Ta: up to 3%, Hf: 0.5 to 2.5%, Re: up to 3%, C: 0.05 to 0.15%, B: 0.005 to 0.015%, Zr: up to 0.05%, and the balance of Ni and inevitable impurities. This alloy, as a component material of an industrial gas turbine, has an excellent resistance to corrosion at high temperatures to deal with low-quality fuel and a resistance to oxidation at high temperatures and high-temperature strength to deal with improvement in thermal efficiency due to high-temperature demands and can ensure a high yield at a casting process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2004
    Publication date: January 10, 2008
    Applicants: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Independent Administrative Institution National Institute for Materials Science
    Inventors: Masahiro Sato, Tsuyoshi Takenaka, Seiya Nitta, Toshiharu Kobayashi, Yutaka Koizumi, Hiroshi Harada
  • Patent number: 6224695
    Abstract: A Ni-base directionally solidified alloy casting is produced by casting a Ni-base directionally solidified alloy having a composition of 10 to 14 wt. % Co, 2 to 3 wt. % Cr, 1.5 to 2.5 wt. % Mo, 5 to 6.5 wt. % W, 5.7 to 6.5 wt. % Al, 5.5 to 6.5 wt. % Ta, 4.5 to 5.0 wt. % Rd, 0.01 to 1.5 wt. % Hf, 0.01 to 0.30 wt. % C, 0.01 to 0.03 wt. % B, and the balance of Ni and inevitable impurities. The Ni-base directionally solidified alloy casting is subjected to a solid solution treatment process at a temperature in the range of 1250 to 1300° C. Then the Ni-base directionally solidified alloy casting is subjected to a two-stage aging process for aging the Ni-base directionally solidified alloy casting at a temperature in the range of 750 to 1200° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignees: National Research Institute for Metals, Science and Technology Agency, Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshiharu Kobayashi, Yutaka Koizumi, Hiroshi Harada, Toshihiro T. Y. Yamagata, Akira Tamura, Seiya Nitta