Patents by Inventor Shigeru Hirano

Shigeru Hirano 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: 20130089751
    Abstract: The present invention provides a steel sheet for a container including a cold-rolled steel sheet and a composite film formed on the cold-rolled steel sheet through an electrolysis process in a solution containing: at least one metal ion of an Sn ion, an Fe ion, and an Ni ion; Zr ion; a nitric acid ion: and an ammonium ion, in which the composite film contains at least one element of: Zr of 0.1 to 100 mg/m2 in equivalent units of metal Zr; Sn of 0.3 to 20 g/m2 in equivalent units of metal Sn; Fe of 5 to 2000 mg/m2 in equivalent units of metal Fe; and Ni of 5 to 2000 mg/m2 in equivalent units of metal Ni.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicant: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeru Hirano, Akira Tachiki, Hirokazu Yokoya, Morio Yanagihara, Makoto Kawabata
  • Publication number: 20130034745
    Abstract: The present invention provides a steel sheet for a container including: a plated layer containing an adhesion amount of 300 to 1000 mg/m2 of nickel, provided on at least one surface of a steel sheet as metal Ni; and a chemical conversion treatment film formed on the steel sheet by performing immersion or a cathodic electrolytic treatment with a solution containing Zr ions, F ions, and phosphate ions, wherein a metal Zr adhesion amount of the chemical conversion treatment film is 1.0 to 50 mg/m2, an amount of 0.5 to 25 mg/m2 of a phosphate compound is contained in terms of P amount, and an F-atom number density measured by XPS analysis of a plane of 2 nm and a plane of 4 nm in a depth direction obtained by a sputtering treatment is equal to or less than 2 at %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira Tachiki, Shigeru Hirano, Hirokazu Yokoya, Masakazu Noda, Hiroshi Nishida, Kazushige Hasegawa
  • Publication number: 20130011694
    Abstract: According to the present invention, a steel sheet for a container excellent in corrosion resistance, adhesion, and weldability is provided, which includes a steel sheet; a Ni plating layer which is formed on a surface of the steel sheet in an amount of plating deposition containing a Ni amount of 0.3 to 3 g/m2 and contains Co in the range of 0.1 to 100 ppm; and a chromate coating layer which is formed on a surface of the Ni plating layer in an amount of coating deposition containing a converted Cr amount of 1 to 40 mg/m2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Inventors: Shigeru Hirano, Makoto Kawabata
  • Patent number: 8282900
    Abstract: An agent for rendering harmless a halogen-containing gas such as a halogen-containing exhaust gas, which comprises a faujasite zeolite having a SiO2/Al2O3 ratio of 2.0 to 2.3 and containing at least one cation selected from alkali metal cations and alkaline earth metal cations. The cation is preferably selected from Na and K, and, more preferably, the cation comprises at least 70 mol % of Na and not larger than 30 mol % of K. The agent is used in the form of a molded body made using a binder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Tosoh Corporation
    Inventor: Shigeru Hirano
  • Publication number: 20120183753
    Abstract: A surface-treated steel sheet for a container, comprising: a steel sheet, and a Zr compound film disposed on the steel sheet, wherein the Zr compound film being formed by a dipping or electrolytic treatment in a solution containing Zr ion, F ion, ammonium ion and nitrate ion; and the coating weight of the Zr compound film is 1 to 100 mg/m2 in terms of the amount of metallic Zr, and 0.1 mg/m2 or less in terms of the F amount. There is provided a steel sheet for container, which has an excellent processability in the can manufacturing, and at the same time, is excellent in drawing and ironing processability, weldability, corrosion resistance, adherence thereof to a coating material and adherence thereof to a film, and a process for producing such a steel sheet for container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2011
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Inventors: Shigeru Hirano, Akira Tachiki, Hirokazu Yokoya
  • Publication number: 20120141868
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a zeolite enabling a dehydration treatment of a nonaqueous electrolytic solution without causing a problem of elution of sodium from the zeolite at the time of dehydrating a nonaqueous electrolytic solution for a lithium battery by using a zeolite. The present invention relates to a zeolite, wherein from 97.5 to 99.5 mol % of the ion-exchangeable cation is ion-exchanged with lithium, and when this zeolite is used, a nonaqueous electrolytic solution can be dehydrated while keeping the elution of a cation impurity such as sodium down to 50 ppm or less. As for the zeolite species, at least one or more zeolites selected from the group consisting of A-type, chabazite, ferrierite, ZSM-5 and clinoptilolite can be used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2010
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: TOSOH CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shigeru Hirano
  • Publication number: 20120064369
    Abstract: Steel sheet for container use with excellent canmaking workability and with excellent drawability and ironability, weldability, corrosion resistance, coating adhesion, film adhesion, and wettability characterized in that a surface of the steel sheet has a Zr film which contains, by amount of metal Zr, 1 to 100 mg/m2 of Zr oxides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2010
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Inventors: Akira Tachiki, Shigeru Hirano, Hirokazu Yokoya
  • Patent number: 8133594
    Abstract: Steel sheet for container use able to realize superior corrosion resistance and canmaking ability, wherein at least one side of the steel sheet is provided with a chemical conversion coating film including a mixture of a zirconium oxide compound and a zirconium phosphate compound, the zirconium oxide compound is segregated at part or all of a region of 40 to 100% from the surface with respect to the total thickness of the chemical conversion coating film, and the zirconium phosphate compound is segregated at part or all of a region of 0 to 40% from the surface with respect to the total thickness of the chemical conversion coating film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Nippon Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Akira Tachiki, Shigeru Hirano, Hiroshi Nishida, Hirokazu Yokoya, Hironobu Miyazaki, Masakazu Noda
  • Publication number: 20110300402
    Abstract: Steel sheet for container use able to realize superior corrosion resistance and canmaking ability, wherein at least one side of the steel sheet is provided with a chemical conversion coating film including a mixture of a zirconium oxide compound and a zirconium phosphate compound, the zirconium oxide compound is segregated at part or all of a region of 40 to 100% from the surface with respect to the total thickness of the chemical conversion coating film, and the zirconium phosphate compound is segregated at part or all of a region of 0 to 40% from the surface with respect to the total thickness of the chemical conversion coating film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2010
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Inventors: Akira Tachiki, Shigeru Hirano, Hiroshi Nishida, Hirokazu Yokoya, Hironobu Miyazaki, Masakazu Noda
  • Publication number: 20110259756
    Abstract: A method of production of a chemically treated steel sheet using cathode electrolysis to form a chemically treated coating which stably resupplies Zr ions in a treatment solution and uses an insoluble anode to continuously and stably treat a steel strip by cathode electrolysis in a treatment solution containing Zr ions and fluorine ions, characterized by using two or more types of zirconium compounds selected from predetermined Zr compounds to resupply zirconium ions in a plating solution consumed by the cathode electrolysis during the cathode electrolysis and maintaining a content of ions in the plating solution at zirconium ions: 0.05 to 30 g/liter, fluorine ions: 0.5 to 10 times the content of the zirconium ions, and ions derived from said two or more types of zirconium compounds other than zirconium ions and fluorine ions: not more than 10 times the content of the zirconium ions in performing the cathode electrolysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2010
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Inventors: Shigeru Hirano, Akira Tachiki
  • Publication number: 20110108307
    Abstract: A non-oriented electrical steel sheet is provided with a base material and an Fe—Ni alloy film formed on at least one surface of the base material. The Fe—Ni alloy film contains, by mass %, Fe: 10% to 40% and Ni: 60% to 90%, and has a thickness of 0.1 ?m or more are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2009
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Arita, Yoshiyuki Ushigami, Shigeru Hirano, Hiroyasu Fujii, Toshinao Yamaguchi, Isoa Koike
  • Publication number: 20100279142
    Abstract: The present invention enables magnetic domain control by the method of forming a magnetic coating layer of an Ni—Fe alloy comprised of Fe: 10 to 50 mass % and Ni: 90 to 50 mass % on the surface of grain-oriented electrical steel sheet having mainly {110}<001> orientation texture so that even if annealing after core formation, the iron loss improving effect will not be lost and the magnetic flux density will not be greatly reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2009
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Ushigami, Shigeru Hirano, Hiroyasu Fujii, Yoshihiro Arita, Toshinao Yamaguchi, Isao Koike
  • Publication number: 20090250147
    Abstract: This DR steel sheet includes the following steel components: C: 0.02 to 0.06 mass %, Si: equal to or less than 0.03 mass %, Mn: 0.05 to 0.5 mass %, P: equal to or less than 0.02 mass %, S: equal to or less than 0.02 mass %, Al: 0.02 to 0.10 mass %, and N: 0.008 to 0.015 mass %. The amount of solute N (Ntotal?NasAlN) in the steel sheet containing a residual iron and inevitable impurities, is equal to or more than 0.006%; and the total stretchability in a rolling direction after aging is equal to or more than 10%, total stretchability in a sheet width direction after aging is equal to or more than 5%, and an average Lankford value after aging is equal to or less than 1.0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2007
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Inventors: Hiroshi Nishida, Shigeru Hirano, Takahiro Aitoh, Seiichi Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20080241035
    Abstract: An agent for rendering harmless a halogen-containing gas such as a halogen-containing exhaust gas, which comprises a faujasite zeolite having a SiO2/Al2O3 ratio of 2.0 to 2.3 and containing at least one cation selected from alkali metal cations and alkaline earth metal cations. The cation is preferably selected from Na and K, and, more preferably, the cation comprises at least 70 mol % of Na and not larger than 30 mol % of K. The agent is used in the form of a molded body made using a binder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventor: Shigeru Hirano
  • Publication number: 20040156311
    Abstract: A plant-service data server (9) for providing a manager (2) of a plant (7) with service information useful for management of a plant (7) based on operation data relating to the operation condition of the plant (7).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2004
    Publication date: August 12, 2004
    Inventors: Shigeru Hirano, Masanori Goto, Hiroji Fukui, Kenji Oomori, Shinji Kawamoto
  • Patent number: 6537348
    Abstract: Adsorptive separation of carbon dioxide from a gaseous mixture comprising carbon dioxide and gases less polar than carbon dioxide comprising contacting the gaseous mixture with a zeolite adsorbent is effected wherein carbon dioxide present in the gaseous mixture as contacted with the zeolite has a partial pressure of 0.1 to 50 mmHg, and the zeolite adsorbent is a shaped product comprised of at least 95%, as determined in the basis of the moisture equilibrium adsorption value, of a low-silica type X zeolite having an SiO2/Al2O3 molar ratio of 1.9 to 2.1. Preferably, the zeolite adsorbent is preferably ion-exchanged with lithium and/or sodium, and is prepared by a process including a step of contacting with a caustic solution a calcined product of a mixture of a low-silica type X zeolite and kaolin clay whereby the kaolin clay is converted to a low-silica type X zeolite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2003
    Assignee: Tosoh Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeru Hirano, Atsushi Harada
  • Patent number: 6523329
    Abstract: A method for packaging a zeolite adsorbent, which comprises introducing the zeolite adsorbent into a packaging bag having an opening and comprising at least two layers including a metal layer, through said opening, sealing the bag above the introduced zeolite adsorbent, then introducing a dehydrating agent thereon, and sealing the bag above the introduced dehydrating agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2003
    Assignee: Tosoh Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeru Hirano, Katsuyuki Morikuni
  • Patent number: 6514317
    Abstract: Purification of a hydrogen-based gas mixture containing impurities such as carbon monoxide, nitrogen and methane is effected by contacting the gaseous mixture with a zeolite adsorbent which is a shaped product comprised of at least 95%, as determined on the basis of the moisture equilibrium adsorption value, of a low-silica type X zeolite having a SiO2/Al2O3 molar ratio of 1.9 to 2.1. The zeolite adsorbent is preferably ion-exchanged with lithium and/or calcium. The zeolite adsorbent is preferably prepared by a process including a step of contacting with a caustic solution a calcined product of a mixture of a low-silica type X zeolite and kaolin clay whereby the kaolin clay is converted to a low-silica type X zeolite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003
    Assignee: Tosoh Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeru Hirano, Atsushi Harada
  • Patent number: 6478854
    Abstract: There is provided, in a simple, rapid and efficient manner, a high purity, low silica X-type zeolite binderless shaped product with a high content of low silica X-type zeolite and high crystallinity, very high crush resistance and attrition resistance, and excellent adsorption performance. There is further provided an efficient gas separation method utilizing the high purity, low silica X-type zeolite binderless shaped product. With the high purity, low silica X-type zeolite binderless shaped product, the peak intensity of the faujasite zeolite at the index of 220 is stronger than the peak intensity at the index of 311 according to X-ray diffraction, and from approximately 60% to approximately 90% of the exchangeable cation sites are sodium while all or a portion of the remainder are potassium; the high purity, low silica X-type zeolite binderless shaped product also has all or a portion of the exchangeable cation sites are ion-exchanged with lithium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2002
    Assignee: Tosoh Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuki Kotagiri, Atsushi Harada, Yoshiyuki Nakamoto, Satoshi Yoshida, Shigeru Hirano
  • Publication number: 20020144487
    Abstract: A method for packaging a zeolite adsorbent, which comprises introducing the zeolite adsorbent into a packaging bag having an opening and comprising at least two layers including a metal layer, through said opening, sealing the bag above the introduced zeolite adsorbent, then introducing a dehydrating agent thereon, and sealing the bag above the introduced dehydrating agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2002
    Publication date: October 10, 2002
    Applicant: TOSOH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeru Hirano, Katsuyuki Morikuni