Patents by Inventor Shuichi Kondo

Shuichi Kondo 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: 20240141471
    Abstract: A method of forming an Al—Zn—Si—Mg alloy coating on a steel strip includes dipping steel strip into a bath of molten Al—Zn—Si—Mg alloy and forming a coating of the alloy on exposed surfaces of the steel strip. The method also includes controlling conditions in the molten coating bath and downstream of the coating bath so that there is a uniform Al/Zn ratio across the surface of the coating formed on the steel strip. An Al—Zn—Mg—Si coated steel strip includes a uniform Al/Zn ratio on the surface or the outermost 1-2 ?m of the Al—Zn—Si—Mg alloy coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicants: Bluescope Steel Limited, Nippon Steel Corporation, Nippon Steel Coated Sheet Corporation
    Inventors: Wayne Andrew RENSHAW, Cat TU, Joe WILLIAMS, Jason HODGES, Shiro FUJII, Nobuyuki SHIMODA, Shuichi KONDO, Takashi HIRASAWA
  • Publication number: 20220154321
    Abstract: A method of forming an Al—Zn—Si—Mg alloy coating on a steel strip includes dipping steel strip into a bath of molten Al—Zn—Si—Mg alloy and forming a coating of the alloy on exposed surfaces of the steel strip. The method also includes controlling conditions in the molten coating bath and downstream of the coating bath so that there is a uniform Al/Zn ratio across the surface of the coating formed on the steel strip. An Al—Zn—Mg—Si coated steel strip includes a uniform Al/Zn ratio on the surface or the outermost 1-2 ?m of the Al—Zn—Si—Mg alloy coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Wayne Andrew Renshaw, Cat Tu, Joe Williams, Jason Hodges, Shiro Fujii, Nobuyuki Shimoda, Shuichi Kondo, Takashi Hirasawa
  • Patent number: 11155911
    Abstract: A method of forming an Al—Zn—Si—Mg alloy coating on a steel strip includes dipping steel strip into a bath of molten Al—Zn—Si—Mg alloy and forming a coating of the alloy on exposed surfaces of the steel strip. The method also includes controlling conditions in the molten coating bath and downstream of the coating bath so that there is a uniform Al/Zn ratio across the surface of the coating formed on the steel strip. An Al—Zn—Mg—Si coated steel strip includes a uniform Al/Zn ratio on the surface or the outermost 1-2 ?m of the Al—Zn—Si—Mg alloy coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignees: Bluescope Steel Limited, Nippon Steel Corporation, Nippon Steel Coated Sheet Corporation
    Inventors: Wayne Andrew Renshaw, Cat Tu, Joe Williams, Jason Hodges, Shiro Fujii, Nobuyuki Shimoda, Shuichi Kondo, Takashi Hirasawa
  • Publication number: 20160273086
    Abstract: A method of forming an Al—Zn—Si—Mg alloy coating on a steel strip includes dipping steel strip into a bath of molten Al—Zn—Si—Mg alloy and forming a coating of the alloy on exposed surfaces of the steel strip. The method also includes controlling conditions in the molten coating bath and downstream of the coating bath so that there is a uniform Al/Zn ratio across the surface of the coating formed on the steel strip. An Al—Zn—Mg—Si coated steel strip includes a uniform Al/Zn ratio on the surface or the outermost 1-2 ?m of the Al—Zn—Si—Mg alloy coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Wayne Andrew Renshaw, Cat Tu, Joe Williams, Jason Hodges, Shiro Fujii, Nobuyuki Shimoda, Shuichi Kondo, Takashi Hirasawa