Patents by Inventor Takashi FUTABA

Takashi FUTABA 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: 20240399414
    Abstract: A protective film of a plated steel sheet is formed on a plating layer that has a texture on its surface. The protective film contains a binder resin and a plurality of resin particles. The surface of the protective film includes a flat portion, and a plurality of convex portions formed by a part of the resin particles protruding from the flat portion. An average film thickness d of the protective film is 10.0 ?m or less. A total area fraction S of a plurality of the convex portions when the surface of the protective film is seen in plan view is 10.0% or less. F1 defined by Formula (1) is 10.0 or more, and F2 defined by Formula (2) is 0.7 to 3.0. F ? 1 = D × S ( 1 ) F ? 2 = D / d ( 2 ) where, in Formulae, an average particle diameter D (?m) of the resin particles is substituted for “D”.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Applicant: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takashi FUTABA
  • Publication number: 20240149394
    Abstract: The method for producing a textured plated steel sheet includes: a plating layer forming process of forming a plating layer on a surface of a steel sheet a grinding process of grinding a surface of the plating layer to form a texture on the surface of the plating layer; a plating thickness determining process of determining first plating thickness information relating to a thickness of the plating layer at a time that is after the plating layer forming process and is before the grinding process, and second plating thickness information relating to a thickness of the plating layer after the grinding process; and an adjusting process of adjusting the plating amount of the plating layer formed in the plating layer forming process, and the grinding amount of the surface of the plating layer that is ground in the grinding process, based on the first and second plating thickness information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi FUTABA, Yukihiro UESUGI, Takuya YOKOMICHI
  • Patent number: 11078590
    Abstract: A plated steel includes: a steel; a zinc based electroplated layer formed on a surface of the steel; and an organic resin coating layer formed on a surface of the zinc based electroplated layer, in which the surface of the zinc based electroplated layer has hairline extending in a predetermined direction, Ra (ML) measured on the surface of the zinc based electroplated layer is 0.10 to 0.70 ?m, on the surface of the zinc based electroplated layer, a peak number PPI measured in a hairline orthogonal direction with a reference level of 10 ?inch satisfies PPI?350×Ra (MC) with respect to Ra (MC), on a surface of the organic resin coating layer, Ra (CC) satisfies Ra (CC)/Ra (CL)?1.10 with respect to Ra (CL), and Ra (CC) satisfies Ra (CC)<Ra (MC) with respect to Ra (MC).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Futaba, Kiyokazu Ishizuka, Fumio Shibao, Ikuo Kikuchi, Hidetoshi Shindo, Hiroaki Uramoto, Keita Katsumaru
  • Publication number: 20200141019
    Abstract: A plated steel includes: a steel; a zinc based electroplated layer formed on a surface of the steel; and an organic resin coating layer formed on a surface of the zinc based electroplated layer, in which the surface of the zinc based electroplated layer has hairline extending in a predetermined direction, Ra (ML) measured on the surface of the zinc based electroplated layer is 0.10 to 0.70 ?m, on the surface of the zinc based electroplated layer, a peak number PPI measured in a hairline orthogonal direction with a reference level of 10 ?inch satisfies PPI?350×Ra (MC) with respect to Ra (MC), on a surface of the organic resin coating layer, Ra (CC) satisfies Ra (CC)/Ra (CL)?1.10 with respect to Ra (CL), and Ra (CC) satisfies Ra (CC)<Ra (MC) with respect to Ra (MC).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicant: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi FUTABA, Kiyokazu ISHIZUKA, Fumio SHIBAO, Ikuo KIKUCHI, Hidetoshi SHINDO, Hiroaki URAMOTO, Keita KATSUMARU
  • Patent number: 10538852
    Abstract: A plated steel sheet including an alloy plating layer formed on a surface of the steel sheet consisting of, in mass %, Cr: 5 to 91%, Fe: 0.5 to 10%, and the balance: Ni and unavoidable impurities, the Ni concentration gradually decreases from an outermost surface of the alloy plating layer to a side of the steel sheet, Ni/Cr>1 in an area extending 300 nm or more from the outermost surface of the alloy plating layer, the Fe concentration in the alloy plating layer gradually decreases from the side of the steel sheet to the outermost surface, the Fe concentration in the outermost surface 0.5% or less, the total thickness of an alloy layer formed in the alloy plating layer and containing Cr and Fe is 500 to 2000 nm, and the total amount of the alloy plating layer deposited to the steel sheet is 4.5 to 55.5 g/m2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akinobu Kobayashi, Yasuto Goto, Takashi Futaba, Kenichiro Matsumura
  • Patent number: 10533260
    Abstract: The chemical treatment steel sheet includes a steel sheet, a mat finished Sn plating layer that is provided as an upper layer of the steel sheet and is formed of a ?-Sn, and a chemical treatment layer that is provided as an upper layer of the Sn plating layer. The Sn plating layer contains the ?-Sn of 0.10 g/m2 to 20.0 g/m2 in terms of an amount of metal Sn. A crystal orientation index of a (100) plane group of the Sn plating layer is higher than crystal orientation indexes of other crystal orientation planes. The chemical treatment layer includes a Zr compound containing Zr of 0.50 mg/m2 to 50.0 mg/m2 in terms of an amount of metal Zr, and a phosphate compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuto Goto, Takashi Futaba
  • Patent number: 9933032
    Abstract: This eddy-current retarding device includes: a magnet holding member that is coaxially provided to a rotating shaft and holds plural permanent magnets in a circumferential direction; a brake member that includes paired disk portions disposed on both sides of the magnet holding member in the axial direction of the rotating shaft, a connecting portion that connects the paired disk portions, and an eddy-current generating portion that causes eddy current due to rotation of the permanent magnets, and this brake member being supported in a relatively rotatable manner with respect to the rotating shaft; and a friction brake that causes a friction member to press against the brake member at the time of braking to bring the brake member to a stop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Yamaguchi, Kenji Imanishi, Yasutaka Noguchi, Takashi Futaba
  • Publication number: 20180073157
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a plated steel sheet excellent in heat resistance and productivity and a method for producing the same. [Solution] According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a plated steel sheet including: a steel sheet; and an alloy plating layer formed on a surface of the steel sheet, in which the alloy plating layer consists of, in mass %, Cr: 5 to 91%, Fe: 0.5 to 10%, and the balance: Ni and unavoidable impurities, the Ni concentration in the alloy plating layer gradually decreases from an outermost surface of the alloy plating layer to a side of the steel sheet, the ratio of the Ni concentration to the Cr concentration is Ni/Cr>1 in an area extending 300 nm or more from the outermost surface of the alloy plating layer, the Fe concentration in the alloy plating layer gradually decreases from the side of the steel sheet to the outermost surface of the alloy plating layer, the Fe concentration in the outermost surface of the alloy plating layer is 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Applicant: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akinobu KOBAYASHI, Yasuto GOTO, Takashi FUTABA, Kenichiro MATSUMURA
  • Publication number: 20170342585
    Abstract: The chemical treatment steel sheet includes a steel sheet, a mat finished Sn plating layer that is provided as an upper layer of the steel sheet and is formed of a ?-Sn, and a chemical treatment layer that is provided as an upper layer of the Sn plating layer. The Sn plating layer contains the ?-Sn of 0.10 g/m2 to 20.0 g/m2 in terms of an amount of metal Sn. A crystal orientation index of a (100) plane group of the Sn plating layer is higher than crystal orientation indexes of other crystal orientation planes. The chemical treatment layer includes a Zr compound containing Zr of 0.50 mg/m2 to 50.0 mg/m2 in terms of an amount of metal Zr, and a phosphate compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2016
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuto GOTO, Takashi FUTABA
  • Patent number: 9656643
    Abstract: This fluid-type retarding device includes: a rotating disk provided to a rotating shaft; a rotating housing that includes paired disk portions and a cylinder portion connecting outer circumferential portions of the disk portions so as to surround the rotating disk, and is rotatably supported with the rotating shaft; and a friction brake that presses a friction member against the rotating housing at the time of braking to bring the rotating housing to a stop. On at least one surface of the rotating disk, a disk vane extending from an inner circumference of the surface toward an outer peripheral side is formed, and on an inner surface of each of the paired disk portions corresponding to the disk vane, a housing vane extending from an inner circumference to an outer periphery is formed. Furthermore, working fluid is accommodated within the rotating housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Yamaguchi, Hiroshi Nogami, Kenji Imanishi, Takashi Futaba
  • Publication number: 20150300432
    Abstract: This eddy-current retarding device includes: a magnet holding member that is coaxially provided to a rotating shaft and holds plural permanent magnets in a circumferential direction; a brake member that includes paired disk portions disposed on both sides of the magnet holding member in the axial direction of the rotating shaft, a connecting portion that connects the paired disk portions, and an eddy-current generating portion that causes eddy current due to rotation of the permanent magnets, and this brake member being supported in a relatively rotatable manner with respect to the rotating shaft; and a friction brake that causes a friction member to press against the brake member at the time of braking to bring the brake member to a stop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2013
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventors: Hiroyuki YAMAGUCHI, Kenji IMANISHI, Yasutaka NOGUCHI, Takashi FUTABA