Patents by Inventor Tatsuo Kanai

Tatsuo Kanai 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: 7247211
    Abstract: A steel sheet with a thickness of at least 0.30 mm is made of an ultra-low carbon steel with a chemical composition including C: at most 0.010%, Si: at most 0.5%, Mn: at most 1.5%, P: at most 0.12%, S: at most 0.030%, Ti: at most 0.10%, Al: at most 0.08%, and N: at most 0.0080%. The total number of non-metallic inclusions observed under a microscope in sixty fields in a sample prepared in accordance with JIS G0555 is at most 20. During manufacture of the steel, the amount of FeO+MnO in slag in a ladle at the time of continuous casting is controlled to at most 15%, and the throughput at the time of casting is made at most 5 tons per minute. The steel sheet does not develop pin hole defects or press cracks caused by inclusions when used for applications such as motor housings or oil filter housings requiring severe press forming.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2007
    Assignee: Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Syuji Nakai, Tatsuo Kanai, Yoshihiko Higuchi, Sei Hiraki
  • Publication number: 20040163741
    Abstract: A steel sheet with a thickness of at least 0.30 mm is made of an ultra-low carbon steel with a chemical composition including C: at most 0.010%, Si: at most 0.5%, Mn: at most 1.5%, P: at most 0.12%, S: at most 0.030%, Ti: at most 0.10%, Al: at most 0.08%, and N: at most 0.0080%. The total number of non-metallic inclusions observed under a microscope in sixty fields in a sample prepared in accordance with JIS G0555 is at most 20. During manufacture of the steel, the amount of FeO+MnO in slag in a ladle at the time of continuous casting is controlled to at most 15%, and the throughput at the time of casting is made at most 5 tons per minute. The steel sheet does not develop pin hole defects or press cracks caused by inclusions when used for applications such as motor housings or oil filter housings requiring severe press forming.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2004
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Applicant: Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Syuji Nakai, Tatsuo Kanai, Yoshihiko Higuchi, Sei Hiraki
  • Patent number: 6726782
    Abstract: A steel sheet with a thickness of at least 0.30 mm is made of an ultra-low carbon steel with a chemical composition including C: at most 0.010 %, Si: at most 0.5 %, Mn: at most 1.5 %, P: at most 0.12 %, S: at most 0.030 %, Ti: at most 0.10 %, Al: at most 0.08 %, and N: at most 0.0080 %. The total number of non-metallic inclusions observed under a microscope in sixty fields in a sample prepared in accordance with JIS G0555 is at most 20. During manufacture of the steel, the amount of FeO+MnO in slag in a ladle at the time of continuous casting is controlled to at most 15 %, and the throughput at the time of casting is made at most 5 tons per minute. The steel sheet does not develop pin hole defects or press cracks caused by inclusions when used for applications such as motor housings or oil filter housings requiring severe press forming.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2004
    Assignee: Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Syuji Nakai, Tatsuo Kanai, Yoshihiko Higuchi, Sei Hiraki
  • Publication number: 20020096232
    Abstract: A steel sheet with a thickness of at least 0.30 mm is made of an ultra-low carbon steel with a chemical composition including C: at most 0.010%, Si: at most 0.5%, Mn: at most 1.5%, P: at most 0.12%, S: at most 0.030%, Ti: at most 0.10%, Al: at most 0.08%, and N: at most 0.0080%. The total number of non- metallic inclusions observed under a microscope in sixty fields in a sample prepared in accordance with JIS G0555 is at most 20. During manufacture of the steel, the amount of FeO+MnO in slag in a ladle at the time of continuous casting is controlled to at most 15%, and the throughput at the time of casting is made at most 5 tons per minute. The steel sheet does not develop pin hole defects or press cracks caused by inclusions when used for applications such as motor housings or oil filter housings requiring severe press forming.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2001
    Publication date: July 25, 2002
    Inventors: Syuji Nakai, Tatsuo Kanai, Yoshihiko Higuchi, Sei Hiraki
  • Patent number: 5841565
    Abstract: It is an object of the invention to provide a light-receiving module, in which characteristic of a semiconductor amplifier unit mounted thereon is inspected on the course of fabrication and an outside photosensor do not come to nothing, and a method for fabricating the same. In the package of the light-receiving module, a semiconductor chip, which comprises an amplifier and a inside photosensor for inspecting it, and an outside photosensor for receiving a light signal are allocated. First, the inside photosensor is irradiated with a light for inspecting amplifier, and the output of the amplifier is investigated. In case that the amplifier is recognized as normal, an Al pattern communicated with the input port of the amplifier is cut, and the output port of the outside photosensor is connected with the input port of the amplifier by a bonding wire. Thus, the light-receiving is completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1998
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Tatsuo Kanai