Patents by Inventor Takao OWADA

Takao OWADA 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: 9358594
    Abstract: Provided is a manufacturing apparatus and manufacturing method of hot-rolled steel sheet which enables uniform cooling of a rolled material and improvement of the surface properties thereof. The manufacturing apparatus comprises: a rolling stand; a supplying device capable of supplying lubricant to work rolls and/or backup rolls; an online roll grinding device; and a removing device capable of removing at least part of the lubricant before the surface of the work rolls is ground by the grinding device. The manufacturing method comprises the steps of: removing at least part of the lubricant adhered to the work rolls, or to the work rolls and backup rolls using the lubricant removing device after completing rolling of a preceding material; grinding the work rolls using the online roll grinding device after the removing step; and supplying the lubricant to the work rolls and/or backup rolls from the lubricant supplying device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignees: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION, PRIMETALS TECHNOLOGIES JAPAN, LTD.
    Inventors: Daisuke Nikkuni, Suguhiro Fukushima, Takao Owada, Toshihiro Usugi
  • Publication number: 20130014553
    Abstract: Provided is a manufacturing apparatus and manufacturing method of hot-rolled steel sheet which enables uniform cooling of a rolled material and improvement of the surface properties thereof. The manufacturing apparatus comprises: a rolling stand; a supplying device capable of supplying lubricant to work rolls and/or backup rolls; an online roll grinding device; and a removing device capable of removing at least part of the lubricant before the surface of the work rolls is ground by the grinding device. The manufacturing method comprises the steps of: removing at least part of the lubricant adhered to the work rolls, or to the work rolls and backup rolls using the lubricant removing device after completing rolling of a preceding material; grinding the work rolls using the online roll grinding device after the removing step; and supplying the lubricant to the work rolls and/or backup rolls from the lubricant supplying device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Inventors: Daisuke NIKKUNI, Suguhiro FUKUSHIMA, Takao OWADA, Toshihiro USUGI