Patents by Inventor Susumu Okuno

Susumu Okuno 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: 11185928
    Abstract: A surface-coated cutting tool includes a substrate and a coating film that coats the substrate, wherein the coating film includes a hard coating layer constituted of a domain region and a matrix region, the domain region is a region having a plurality of portions divided and distributed in the matrix region, the domain region has a structure in which a first layer composed of a first Alx1Ti(1-x1) compound and a second layer composed of a second Alx2Ti(1-x2) compound are layered on each other, the matrix region has a structure in which a third layer composed of a third Alx3Ti(1-x3) compound and a fourth layer composed of a fourth Alx4Ti(1-x4) compound are layered on each other, the first AlTi compound and the third AlTi compound have a hexagonal crystal structure, the second AlTi compound and the fourth AlTi compound have a cubic crystal structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Hardmetal Corp.
    Inventors: Anongsack Paseuth, Yasuki Kido, Susumu Okuno, Shinya Imamura
  • Patent number: 11179782
    Abstract: A cutting tool including a rake face, a flank face, and a cutting edge portion, comprising a substrate and an AlTiN layer, the AlTiN layer including cubic AlxTi1-xN crystal grains, Al having an atomic ratio x of 0.7 or more and less than 0.95, the AlTiN layer including a central portion, the central portion at the rake face being occupied in area by (200) oriented crystal grains at a ratio of 80% or more, the central portion at the cutting edge portion being occupied in area by (200) oriented crystal grains at a ratio of 50% or more and less than 80%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.
    Inventors: Yasuki Kido, Anongsack Paseuth, Susumu Okuno, Shinya Imamura
  • Patent number: 11167355
    Abstract: A cutting tool includes: a substrate including a rake face; and a coating film that coats the rake face, wherein the coating film includes an ?-Al2O3 layer disposed on the substrate, the ?-Al2O3 layer includes crystal grains of ?-Al2O3, an area ratio of crystal grains oriented in (001) among the crystal grains is 50% to 90% in the ?-Al2O3 layer at the rake face, and a film residual stress AA determined based on a crystal plane interval of a (001) plane of the ?-Al2O3 layer at the rake face is more than 0 MPa and less than or equal to 2000 MPa, and a film residual stress BA determined based on a crystal plane interval of a (110) plane of the ?-Al2O3 layer at the rake face is more than or equal to ?1000 MPa and less than 0 MPa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.
    Inventors: Susumu Okuno, Shinya Imamura, Satoshi Ono, Anongsack Paseuth
  • Publication number: 20210316371
    Abstract: Provided is a cutting tool including a base material and a coating layer provided on the base material, the coating layer including a titanium carbonitride layer provided on the base material, an intermediate layer provided on the titanium carbonitride layer in contact therewith, and an alumina layer provided on the intermediate layer in contact therewith, the intermediate layer being composed of a compound made of titanium, carbon, oxygen, and nitrogen, the intermediate layer having a thickness of more than 1 ?m, when PN1 atomic % represents an atomic ratio of the nitrogen in an interface between the intermediate layer and the alumina layer, and PN2 atomic % represents an atomic ratio of the nitrogen at a point A away from the interface by 1 ?m on a side of the intermediate layer, a ratio PN1/PN2 of the PN1 to the PN2 being more than or equal to 1.03.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Applicant: Sumitomo Electric Hardmetal Corp.
    Inventors: Susumu OKUNO, Yasuki KIDO, Fumiyoshi KOBAYASHI, Anongsack PASEUTH
  • Patent number: 11103930
    Abstract: A cutting tool includes: a substrate including a rake face; and a coating film that coats the rake face, wherein the coating film includes an ?-Al2O3 layer disposed on the substrate, the ?-Al2O3 layer includes crystal grains of ?-Al2O3, an area ratio of crystal grains oriented in (001) among the crystal grains is 50% to 90% in the ?-Al2O3 layer at the rake face, a film residual stress AA determined based on a crystal plane interval of a (001) plane of the ?-Al2O3 layer at the rake face is more than or equal to ?1000 MPa and less than 0 MPa, and a film residual stress BA determined based on a crystal plane interval of a (110) plane of the ?-Al2O3 layer at the rake face is more than or equal to ?1000 MPa and less than 0 MPa, and a relational expression of |AA|?|BA| is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.
    Inventors: Susumu Okuno, Shinya Imamura, Satoshi Ono, Anongsack Paseuth
  • Publication number: 20210252604
    Abstract: A cutting tool comprises a substrate and a coating layer provided on the substrate, the coating layer including a multilayer structure layer composed of a first unit layer and a second unit layer, and a lone layer, the lone layer including cubic TizAl1-zN crystal grains, an atomic ratio z of Ti in the TizAl1-zN being 0.5 or more and 0.65 or less, the lone layer having a thickness with an average value of 2.5 nm or more and 10 nm or less, the multilayer structure layer having a thickness with an average value of 10 nm or more and 95 nm or less, one multilayer structure layer and one lone layer forming a repetitive unit having a thickness with an average value of 30 nm to 70 nm, a maximum value of 40 nm to 100 nm, and a minimum value of 20 nm to 40 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.
    Inventors: Yasuki KIDO, Anongsack PASEUTH, Susumu OKUNO
  • Publication number: 20210245259
    Abstract: A cutting tool comprises a substrate and a coating layer provided on the substrate, the coating layer including a multilayer structure layer composed of a first unit layer and a second unit layer, and a lone layer, the lone layer including cubic TizAl1-zN crystal grains, an atomic ratio z of Ti in the TizAl1-zN being 0.55 or more and 0.7 or less, the lone layer having a thickness with an average value of 2.5 nm or more and 10 nm or less, the multilayer structure layer having a thickness with an average value of 10 nm or more and 45 nm or less, one multilayer structure layer and one lone layer forming a repetitive unit having a thickness with an average value of 20 nm to 50 nm, a maximum value of 40 nm to 60 nm, and a minimum value of 10 nm to 30 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.
    Inventors: Yasuki KIDO, Anongsack PASEUTH, Susumu OKUNO
  • Publication number: 20210245261
    Abstract: A cutting tool comprises a substrate and a coating layer provided on the substrate, the coating layer including a multilayer structure layer composed of a first unit layer and a second unit layer, and a lone layer, the lone layer including cubic TizAl1-zN crystal grains, an atomic ratio z of Ti in the TizAl1-zN being 0.55 or more and 0.7 or less, the lone layer having a thickness with an average value of 2.5 nm or more and 10 nm or less, the multilayer structure layer having a thickness with an average value of 40 nm or more and 95 nm or less, one multilayer structure layer and one lone layer forming a repetitive unit having a thickness with an average value of 50 nm to 100 nm, a maximum value of 90 nm to 110 nm, and a minimum value of 40 nm to 60 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.
    Inventors: Yasuki KIDO, Anongsack PASEUTH, Susumu OKUNO
  • Publication number: 20210245262
    Abstract: A cutting tool comprises a substrate and a coating layer provided on the substrate, the coating layer including a multilayer structure layer composed of a first unit layer and a second unit layer, and a lone layer, the lone layer including cubic TizAl1-zN crystal grains, an atomic ratio z of Ti in the TizAl1-zN being 0.4 or more and less than 0.55, the lone layer having a thickness with an average value of 2.5 nm or more and 10 nm or less, the multilayer structure layer having a thickness with an average value of 10 nm or more and 45 nm or less, one multilayer structure layer and one lone layer forming a repetitive unit having a thickness with an average value of 20 nm to 50 nm, a maximum value of 40 nm to 60 nm, and a minimum value of 10 nm to 30 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.
    Inventors: Yasuki KIDO, Anongsack PASEUTH, Susumu OKUNO
  • Publication number: 20210237165
    Abstract: A cutting tool including a rake face, a flank face, and a cutting edge portion, comprising a substrate and an AlTiN layer, the AlTiN layer including cubic AlxTi1-xN crystal grains, Al having an atomic ratio x of 0.7 or more and less than 0.95, the AlTiN layer including a central portion, the central portion at the rake face being occupied in area by (200) oriented crystal grains at a ratio of 80% or more, the central portion at the cutting edge portion being occupied in area by (200) oriented crystal grains at a ratio of 50% or more and less than 80%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.
    Inventors: Yasuki KIDO, Anongsack PASEUTH, Susumu OKUNO, Shinya IMAMURA
  • Publication number: 20210237169
    Abstract: A cutting tool comprises a substrate and a coating layer provided on the substrate, the coating layer including a multilayer structure layer composed of a first unit layer and a second unit layer, and a lone layer, the lone layer including cubic TizAl1-zN crystal grains, an atomic ratio z of Ti in the TizAl1-zN being 0.4 or more and less than 0.55, the lone layer having a thickness with an average value of 2.5 nm or more and 10 nm or less, the multilayer structure layer having a thickness with an average value of 40 nm or more and 95 nm or less, one multilayer structure layer and one lone layer forming a repetitive unit having a thickness with an average value of 50 nm to 100 nm, a maximum value of 90 nm to 110 nm, and a minimum value of 40 nm to 60 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.
    Inventors: Yasuki KIDO, Anongsack PASEUTH, Susumu OKUNO
  • Patent number: 11014165
    Abstract: A cutting tool includes a substrate and a coating that covers the substrate, the coating includes an ?-Al2O3 layer, and the ?-Al2O3 layer has an orientation index TC(0 0 12) of a (0 0 12) plane not smaller than 4 and not larger than 8.5, an orientation index TC(2 0 14) of a (2 0 14) plane not smaller than 0.5 and not larger than 3, and a total of the orientation index TC(0 0 12) and the orientation index TC(2 0 14) not larger than 9.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.
    Inventors: Yuki Rikiso, Susumu Okuno, Anongsack Paseuth, Shinya Imamura
  • Patent number: 11007580
    Abstract: A cutting tool including a rake face, a flank face, and a cutting edge portion, comprising a substrate and an AlTiN layer, the AlTiN layer including cubic AlxTi1-xN crystal grains, Al having an atomic ratio x of 0.7 or more and less than 0.95, the AlTiN layer including a central portion, the central portion at the rake face being occupied in area by (111) oriented AlxTi1-xN crystal grains at a ratio of 50% or more and less than 80%, the central portion at the cutting edge portion being occupied in area by (111) oriented AlxTi1-xN crystal grains at a ratio of 80% or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.
    Inventors: Yasuki Kido, Anongsack Paseuth, Susumu Okuno, Shinya Imamura
  • Patent number: 10967433
    Abstract: A cutting tool comprises a substrate and a coating that coats the substrate, the coating including an ?-alumina layer, the ?-alumina layer including crystal grains of ?-alumina, the ?-alumina layer including a lower portion and an upper portion, the upper portion being occupied in area at a ratio of 50% or more by crystal grains of ?-alumina having (006) plane with a normal thereto having a direction within ±15° with respect to a direction of a normal to the second interface, the lower portion being occupied in area at a ratio of 5% or more and less than 50% by crystal grains of ?-alumina having (012) plane, (104) plane, (110) plane, (113) plane, (116) plane, (300) plane, (214) plane and (006) plane each with a normal thereto having a direction within ±15° with respect to the direction of the normal to the second interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.
    Inventors: Susumu Okuno, Shinya Imamura, Yuki Rikiso, Yasuki Kido, Fumiyoshi Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20210069795
    Abstract: A cutting tool including a rake face, a flank face, and a cutting edge portion, comprising a substrate and an AlTiN layer, the AlTiN layer including cubic AlxTi1-xN crystal grains, Al having an atomic ratio x of 0.7 or more and less than 0.95, the AlTiN layer including a central portion, the central portion at the rake face being occupied in area by (200) oriented AlxTi1-xN crystal grains at a ratio of 50% or more and less than 80%, the central portion at the cutting edge portion being occupied in area by (200) oriented AlxTi1-xN crystal grains at a ratio of 80% or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.
    Inventors: Yasuki KIDO, Anongsack PASEUTH, Susumu OKUNO, Shinya IMAMURA
  • Publication number: 20210046554
    Abstract: A cutting tool includes a substrate and a coating that covers the substrate, the coating includes an ?-Al2O3 layer, and the ?-Al2O3 layer has an orientation index TC(0 0 12) of a (0 0 12) plane not smaller than 4 and not larger than 8.5, an orientation index TC(2 0 14) of a (2 0 14) plane not smaller than 0.5 and not larger than 3, and a total of the orientation index TC(0 0 12) and the orientation index TC(2 0 14) not larger than 9.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.
    Inventors: Yuki RIKISO, Susumu OKUNO, Anongsack PASEUTH, Shinya IMAMURA
  • Publication number: 20210008636
    Abstract: A cutting tool including a rake face, a flank face, and a cutting edge portion, comprising a substrate and an AlTiN layer, the AlTiN layer including cubic AlxTi1-xN crystal grains, Al having an atomic ratio x of 0.7 or more and less than 0.95, the AlTiN layer including a central portion, the central portion at the rake face being occupied in area by (111) oriented AlxTi1-xN crystal grains at a ratio of 50% or more and less than 80%, the central portion at the cutting edge portion being occupied in area by (111) oriented AlxTi1-xN crystal grains at a ratio of 80% or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.
    Inventors: Yasuki KIDO, Anongsack PASEUTH, Susumu OKUNO, Shinya IMAMURA
  • Publication number: 20210008633
    Abstract: A cutting tool includes: a substrate including a rake face; and a coating film that coats the rake face, wherein the coating film includes an ?-Al2O3 layer disposed on the substrate, the ?-Al2O3 layer includes crystal grains of ?-Al2O3, an area ratio of crystal grains oriented in (001) among the crystal grains is 50% to 90% in the ?-Al2O3 layer at the rake face, and a film residual stress AA determined based on a crystal plane interval of a (001) plane of the ?-Al2O3 layer at the rake face is more than 0 MPa and less than or equal to 2000 MPa, and a film residual stress BA determined based on a crystal plane interval of a (110) plane of the ?-Al2O3 layer at the rake face is more than or equal to ?1000 MPa and less than 0 MPa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.
    Inventors: Susumu OKUNO, Shinya IMAMURA, Satoshi ONO, Anongsack PASEUTH
  • Publication number: 20200406366
    Abstract: A cutting tool includes: a substrate including a rake face; and a coating film that coats the rake face, wherein the coating film includes an ?-Al2O3 layer disposed on the substrate, the ?-Al2O3 layer includes crystal grains of ?-Al2O3, an area ratio of crystal grains oriented in (001) among the crystal grains is 50% to 90% in the ?-Al2O3 layer at the rake face, a film residual stress AA determined based on a crystal plane interval of a (001) plane of the ?-Al2O3 layer at the rake face is more than or equal to ?1000 MPa and less than 0 MPa, and a film residual stress BA determined based on a crystal plane interval of a (110) plane of the ?-Al2O3 layer at the rake face is more than or equal to ?1000 MPa and less than 0 MPa, and a relational expression of |AA|?|BA| is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.
    Inventors: Susumu OKUNO, Shinya IMAMURA, Satoshi ONO, Anongsack PASEUTH
  • Publication number: 20200406367
    Abstract: A cutting tool comprises a substrate and a coating that coats the substrate, the coating including an ?-alumina layer, the ?-alumina layer including crystal grains of ?-alumina, the ?-alumina layer including a lower portion and an upper portion, the upper portion being occupied in area at a ratio of 50% or more by crystal grains of ?-alumina having (006) plane with a normal thereto having a direction within ±15° with respect to a direction of a normal to the second interface, the lower portion being occupied in area at a ratio of 5% or more and less than 50% by crystal grains of ?-alumina having (012) plane, (104) plane, (110) plane, (113) plane, (116) plane, (300) plane, (214) plane and (006) plane each with a normal thereto having a direction within t 15° with respect to the direction of the normal to the second interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.
    Inventors: Susumu OKUNO, Shinya IMAMURA, Yuki RIKISO, Yasuki KIDO, Fumiyoshi KOBAYASHI