Patents by Inventor Shintaro SOBU

Shintaro SOBU 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: 11951546
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of oxidation resistant alloy includes: producing a first formed member by applying compression forming to metal powder; and applying compression forming to the first formed member in a state in which the first formed member is covered with alloy powder different from the metal powder. The oxidation resistance of the major constituent of the alloy powder is higher than the oxidation resistance of the major constituent of the metal powder. Producing the first formed member may include applying the compression forming to the metal powder without melting the metal powder. Applying the compression forming to the first formed member may include: producing a second formed member by applying compression forming to the alloy powder without melting the alloy powder; and sintering the second formed member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Shintaro Sobu
  • Patent number: 11583923
    Abstract: A hydrogenation-dehydrogenation method for a TiAl alloy includes performing hydrogenation treatment of the TiAl alloy in an environment of a set temperature equal to or higher than a temperature at which phase transformation to a ? phase starts; and performing dehydrogenation treatment of the TiAl alloy which has been subjected to the hydrogenation treatment. The set temperature ranges from 1,100° C. to 1,600° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES AERO ENGINES, LTD.
    Inventors: Shintaro Sobu, Tadayuki Hanada
  • Publication number: 20220274168
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of oxidation resistant alloy includes: producing a first formed member by applying compression forming to metal powder; and applying compression forming to the first formed member in a state in which the first formed member is covered with alloy powder different from the metal powder. The oxidation resistance of the major constituent of the alloy powder is higher than the oxidation resistance of the major constituent of the metal powder. Producing the first formed member may include applying the compression forming to the metal powder without melting the metal powder. Applying the compression forming to the first formed member may include: producing a second formed member by applying compression forming to the alloy powder without melting the alloy powder; and sintering the second formed member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventor: Shintaro SOBU
  • Publication number: 20210276094
    Abstract: A hydrogenation-dehydrogenation method for a TiAl alloy includes performing hydrogenation treatment of the TiAl alloy in an environment of a set temperature equal to or higher than a temperature at which phase transformation to a ? phase starts; and performing dehydrogenation treatment of the TiAl alloy which has been subjected to the hydrogenation treatment. The set temperature ranges from 1,100° C. to 1,600° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Shintaro SOBU, Tadayuki HANADA
  • Publication number: 20210008627
    Abstract: Provided is a blade manufacturing method by which a blade of a stable quality can be manufactured. The present invention involves: a shaping process in which a blade is molded by means of metal injection molding by injecting metal powder toward a mold; a jig attaching process in which a jig serving as a mold, which is divided into at least two parts forming the shape of the blade therebetween, is attached to the blade by sandwiching the blade between the shape-forming surfaces; and a thermal treatment process in which a thermal treatment is applied to the blade to which the jig has been attached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Kentaro SHINDO, Kenji SUZUKI, Shintaro SOBU, Tadayuki HANADA