Patents by Inventor Shuji Hamano

Shuji Hamano 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: 8491838
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a low thermal expansion Ni-base superalloy containing, in terms of mass %, C: 0.15% or less; Si: 1% or less; Mn: 1% or less; Cr: 5% or more but less than 20%; at least one of Mo, W and Re, in which Mo+½(W+Re) is 5% or more but less than 20%; W: 10% or less; Al: 0.1 to 2.5%; Ti: 0.10 to 0.95%; Nb+½Ta: 1.5% or less; B: 0.001 to 0.02%; Zr: 0.001 to 0.2%; Fe: 4.0% or less; and a balance of inevitable impurities and Ni, in which the total amount of Al, Ti, Nb and Ta is 2.0 to 6.5% in terms of atomic %. The low thermal expansion Ni-base superalloy of the present invention has a thermal expansion coefficient almost equal to that of 12 Cr ferritic steel, excellent high temperature strength, excellent corrosion and oxidation resistance, good hot-workability, and excellent weldability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignees: Daido Tokushuko Kabushiki Kaisha, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuji Hamano, Shigeki Ueta, Ryuichi Yamamoto, Yoshikuni Kadoya, Takashi Nakano, Shin Nishimoto
  • Publication number: 20120093708
    Abstract: Provided is an extracting and separating device which includes: an ash reactor 12 for preparing a solution having a temperature of about 60° C. by using incineration ash containing sodium, potassium, and chlorine; a cooling crystallizer 16 for reducing the temperature of the solution to 30° C. to produce and separate potassium chloride; an absorption tower 11 for reacting the solution with carbon dioxide-containing gas to produce and separate sodium hydrogen carbonate; and a circulation path 13 for returning to the ash reactor 12 a liquid obtained after the production and separation of the potassium chloride in the cooling crystallizer 16 and the sodium hydrogen carbonate in the absorption tower 11.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2010
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Inventors: Shuji Hamano, Tsunehira Yamamoto, Satoshi Okumura, Katsuya Sasaki
  • Patent number: 7326307
    Abstract: Disclosed is a heat resistant cast steel having not only good heat resistance but also good thermal fatigue resistance, which is suitable as the material for engine parts, particularly, such as exhaust gas manifold and turbo-housing, which are repeatedly exposed to such a high temperature as 900° C. or higher. The heat resistant cast steel comprises, by weight percent, C: 0.2-1.0%, Ni: 8.0-45.0%, Cr: 15.0-30.0%, W: up to 10% and Nb: 0.5-3.0%, provided that [%C]-0.13[%Nb]: 0.05-0.95%, the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, and the cast structure contains dispersed therein, by atomic percent, MC-type carbides: 0.5-3.0% and M23C6-type carbides: 0.5-10.0%. The matrix of the steel is an austenitic phase mainly composed of Fe—Ni—Cr and the steel has the mean coefficient of thermal expansion in the range from room temperature to 1050° C. up to 20.0×10?4 and a tensile strength in the temperature range up to 1050° C. 50 MPa or higher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: Daido Steel Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeki Ueta, Shuji Hamano, Toshiharu Noda
  • Publication number: 20070284018
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a low thermal expansion Ni-base superalloy containing, in terms of mass %, C: 0.15% or less; Si: 1% or less; Mn: 1% or less; Cr: 5% or more but less than 20%; at least one of Mo, W and Re, in which Mo+½(W+Re) is 5% or more but less than 20%; W: 10% or less; Al: 0.1 to 2.5%; Ti: 0.10 to 0.95%; Nb+½Ta: 1.5% or less; B: 0.001 to 0.02%; Zr: 0.001 to 0.2%; Fe: 4.0% or less; and a balance of inevitable impurities and Ni, in which the total amount of Al, Ti, Nb and Ta is 2.0 to 6.5% in terms of atomic %. The low thermal expansion Ni-base superalloy of the present invention has a thermal expansion coefficient almost equal to that of 12 Cr ferritic steel, excellent high temperature strength, excellent corrosion and oxidation resistance, good hot-workability, and excellent weldability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2007
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Applicants: DAIDO TOKUSHUKO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Shuji Hamano, Shigeki Ueta, Ryuichi Yamamoto, Yoshikuni Kadoya, Takashi Nakano, Shin Nishimoto
  • Publication number: 20070098588
    Abstract: A high-nitrogen austenitic stainless steel, containing 0.005 mass %?C?0.25 mass %; 15.0 mass %?Cr?35.0 mass %; 0.2 mass %<Mn<10.0 mass %; 0.05 mass %?Mo?8.0 mass %; 0.01 mass %?Cu?4.0 mass %; 0.01 mass %?Ni<5.0 mass %; 0.8 mass %<N?1.8 mass %; Si?2.0 mass %; P?0.03 mass %; S?0.05 mass %; Al?0.030 mass %; 0?0.020 mass %, and the balance substantially including Fe and impurities, and having a PRE (=(Cr+3.3Mo+16N)/Mn (mass %)) of not less than 5 and a CRE (=Cr+1.5Mo+2N+Cu (mass %)) of not less than 27.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2006
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Inventors: Shuji Narita, Shuji Hamano, Tetsuya Shimizu, Toshiharu Noda
  • Publication number: 20060285992
    Abstract: To provide a steel for plastic molding die which possesses enough hardness, wear resistance and corrosion resistance, and is excellent in high-precision processability and mirror polishing properties. The steel for a plastic molding die contains not more than 0.80 wt % C, not less than 0.01 wt % and less than 1.40 wt % Si, not less than 0.05 wt % and not more than 2.0 wt % Mn, not less than 0.005 wt % and not more than 1.00 wt % Ni, not less than 13.0 wt % and not more than 20.0 wt % Cr, not less than 0.20 wt % and not more than 4.0 wt % Mo+½ W, not less than 0.01 wt % and not more than 1.00 wt % V, not less than 0.36 wt % and not more than 0.80 wt % N, not more than 0.02 wt % O, not more than 0.80 wt % Al, and the remainder substantially including Fe and unavoidable impurities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2006
    Publication date: December 21, 2006
    Applicant: DAIDO STEEL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Motohiro Ibuki, Shuji Hamano, Takeshi Koga
  • Publication number: 20060034724
    Abstract: This invention provides a high-nitrogen austenitic stainless steel superior to the conventional one both in the corrosion resistance and strength, despite a low Ni content, characterized in having a Fe content of 50% by mass or more; containing Cr: 15.0% by mass to 35.0% by mass, Mo: 0.05% by mass to 8.0% by mass %, Mn: 0.2% by mass to 10.0% by mass, Cu: 0.01% by mass to 4.0% by mass and N: 0.8% by mass to 1.5% by mass, both ends inclusive, having a C content of 0.20% by mass or less, a Si content of 2.0% by mass or less, a P content of 0.03% by mass or less, a S content of 0.05% by mass or less, a Ni content of 0.5% by mass or less, an Al content of 0.03% by mass or less, and an 0 content of 0.020% by mass or less; wherein the contents of Cr, Mo, N and Mn are adjusted so that a compositional parameter ? expressed by the equation: ??(WCr+3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2005
    Publication date: February 16, 2006
    Inventors: Shuji Hamano, Tetsuya Shimizu, Toshiharu Noda
  • Publication number: 20050271541
    Abstract: A martensitic stainless steel of this invention, aimed at achieving excellent corrosion resistance and cold workability and a desirable level of toughness, while keeping the hardness equivalent to that of conventional martensitic stainless steel, which consists essentially of, in % by mass, C: 0.15-0.50%, Si: 0.05% or more and less than 0.20%, Mn: 0.05-2.0%, P: 0.03% or less, S: 0.03% or less, Cu: 0.05-3.0%, Ni:0.05-3.0%, Cr: 13.0-20.0%, Mo: 0.2-4.0%, V: 0.01-1.0%, Al: 0.030% or less, Ti: less than 0.020%, O: 0.020% or less, N: 0.30-0.80%, and the balance of Fe and inevitable impurities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2005
    Publication date: December 8, 2005
    Inventors: Shuji Hamano, Tetsuya Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20050194067
    Abstract: A martensitic stainless steel of this invention, aimed at achieving excellent corrosion resistance and cold workability and a desirable level of toughness, while keeping the hardness equivalent to that of conventional martensitic stainless steel, which consists essentially of, in % by mass, C: less than 0.15%, Si: 0.05% or more and less than 0.20%, Mn: 0.05-2.0%, P: 0.03% or less, S: 0.03% or less, Cu: 0.05-3.0%, Ni: 0.05-3.0%, Cr: 13.0-20.0%, Mo: 0.2-4.0%, V: 0.01-1.0%, Al: 0.030% or less, Ti: less than 0.020%, O: 0.020% or less, N: 0.40-0.80%, and the balance of Fe and inevitable impurities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2005
    Publication date: September 8, 2005
    Inventors: Shuji Hamano, Tetsuya Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20050194073
    Abstract: To provide a heat-resistant austenitic stainless steel having high-temperature strength and sag-resistance capable of resisting working temperatures of not less than 550° C. as well as being low in cost, and a production process thereof. The steel consistent with the present invention contains not more than 0.1 wt % C, less than 1.0 wt % Si, 1.0 wt % to 10.0 wt % Mn, not more than 0.03 wt % P, not more than 0.01 wt % S, 0.01 wt % to 3.0 wt % Cu, 7.0 wt % to 15.0 wt % Ni, 15.0 wt % to 25.0 wt % Cr, 0.5 wt % to 5.0 wt % Mo, not more than 0.03 wt % Al, 0.4 wt % to 0.8 wt % N, and the remainder substantially consisting of Fe and unavoidable impurities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2005
    Publication date: September 8, 2005
    Applicant: DAIDO STEEL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shuji Hamano, Tetsuya Shimizu
  • Patent number: 6685881
    Abstract: Disclosed is an austenitic stainless cast steel which has such a good heat resistance as can be used at a high temperature higher than 950° C. and a good machinability. The stainless cast steel consists essentially of, by weight %, C: 0.2-0.4%, Si: 0.5-2.0%, Mn: 0.5-2.0%, P: up to 0.10%, S: 0.04-0.2%, Ni: 8.0-42.0%, Cr: 15.0-28.0%, W: 0.5-7.0%, Nb: 0.5-2.0%, Al: up to 0.02%, Ti: up to 0.05%, N: up to 0.15%, Se: 0.001-0.50% and the balance of Fe and inevitable impurities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2004
    Assignee: Daido Steel Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuji Hamano, Michio Okabe
  • Publication number: 20030188808
    Abstract: ABSTRACT OF DISCLOSURE Disclosed is a heat resistant cast steel having not only good heat resistance but also good thermal fatigue resistance, which is suitable as the material for engine parts, particularly, such as exhaust gas manifold and turbo-housing, which are repeatedly exposed to such a high temperature as 900° C. or higher. The heat resistant cast steel comprises, by weight percent, C: 0.2-1.0%, Ni: 8.0-45.0%, Cr: 15.0-30.0%, W: up to 10% and Nb: 0.5-3.0%, provided that [%C]-0.13[%Nb]: 0.05-0.95%, the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, and the cast structure contains dispersed therein, by atomic percent, MC-type carbides: 0.5-3.0% and M23C6-type carbides: 0.5-10.0%. The matrix of the steel is an austenitic phase mainly composed of Fe—Ni—Cr and the steel has the mean coefficient of thermal expansion in the range from room temperature to 1050° C. up to 20.0×10−4 and a tensile strength in the temperature range up to 1050° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2003
    Publication date: October 9, 2003
    Inventors: Shigeki Ueta, Shuji Hamano, Toshiharu Noda
  • Publication number: 20020061257
    Abstract: Disclosed is an austenitic stainless cast steel which has such a good heat resistance as can be used at a high temperature higher than 950° C. and a good machinability. The stainless cast steel consists essentially of, by weight %, C: 0.2-0.4%, Si: 0.5-2.0%, Mn: 0.5-2.0%, P: up to 0.10%, S: 0.04-0.2%, Ni: 8.0-42.0%, Cr: 15.0-28.0%, W: 0.5-7.0%, Nb: 0.5-2.0%, Al: up to 0.02%, Ti: up to 0.05%, N: up to 0.15%, Se: 0.001-0.50% and the balance of Fe and inevitable impurities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2001
    Publication date: May 23, 2002
    Inventors: Shuji Hamano, Michio Okabe
  • Patent number: 5948182
    Abstract: A heat resisting steel consists essentially of 0.005-0.20% of C, 0.01-2.0% of Si, 0.1-2.0% of Mn, 20-30% of Ni, 10-20% of Cr, 3.0-4.5% of Ti and 0.1-0.7% of Al with the ratio Ti/Al being 5-20, and the balance being substantially Fe, which is excellent in the tensile properties at the room temperature and 700.degree. C., and the creep rupture properties at the temperature of 700.degree. C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1999
    Assignee: Daido Tokushuko Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shuji Hamano, Tomotaka Nagashima, Michio Okabe, Toshiharu Noda
  • Patent number: 5098610
    Abstract: There is disclosed a conductive thermoplastic resin composition which comprises:(a) 30 to 86% by weight of a thermoplastic aromatic polycarbonate,(b) 2 to 15% by weight of a high density polyethylene having a density of 0.945 to 0.970 g/cm.sup.3 and a melt flow rate of 0.1 to 30 g/10 min,(c) 5 to 20% by weight of a glass fiber having an average diameter of 3 to 15 .mu.m and an average length of 0.05 to 10 mm,(d) 5 to 20% by weight of a carbon fiber having an average diameter of 3 to 20 .mu.m and an average length of 0.03 to 15 mm, and(e) 2 to 15% by weight of a conductive carbon black.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1992
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Petrochemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Michiya Okamura, Hiroshi Yui, Norio Matsuo, Shuji Hamano, Takeshi Hatakeyama