Patents by Inventor Tetsuji Kuse

Tetsuji Kuse 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: 11976344
    Abstract: A Cu-based alloy powder is provided that is suitable for a process involving rapid-melting and rapid-solidification and can produce a shaped article having superior properties. The powder is made of a Cu-based alloy. The Cu-based alloy includes 0.1 to 5.0 mass % of at least one element M selected from V, Fe, Zr, Nb, Hf, and Ta. The balance in the alloy is Cu and inevitable impurities. The powder has a ratio D50/TD of a mean particle diameter D50 (?m) to a tap density TD (Mg/m3) in a range of 0.2×10?5·m4/Mg to 20×10?5·m4/Mg.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Sanyo Special Steel Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuji Kuse, Soichiro Maeda, Yuichi Nagatomi
  • Publication number: 20220349029
    Abstract: Provided is a Cu-based alloy powder that is suitable for a process involving rapid melting and rapid solidification and that can provide a shaped object superior in characteristics. The powder is composed of a Cu-based alloy, which contains an element M being one or more elements selected from Cr, Fe, Ni, Zr, and Nb: 0.1% by mass or more and 10.0% by mass or less, Si: more than 0% by mass and 0.20% by mass or less, P: more than 0% by mass and 0.10% by mass or less, and S: more than 0% by mass and 0.10% by mass or less, the balance being Cu and inevitable impurities. This powder has a ratio (D50/TD) of the average particle diameter D50 (?m) thereof to the tap density TD (Mg/m3) is 0.2×10?5·m4/Mg or more and 20×10?5·m4/Mg or less, and has a sphericity of 0.80 or more and 0.95 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Tetsuji Kuse, Yoshikazu Aikawa, Yuichi Nagatomi
  • Patent number: 11430588
    Abstract: In order to provide a soft magnetic flaky powder having high electrical resistance and high corrosion resistance, and a magnetic sheet including the same, the present invention provides a soft magnetic flaky powder, including a plurality of soft magnetic flaky particles. Each of the plurality of soft magnetic flaky particles contains an Fe-based alloy flaky particle and a coating layer formed on a surface of the Fe-based alloy flaky particle. The coating layer contains one or two or more components selected from chromic acid and a hydrate thereof, and a metal salt of an inorganic acid and a hydrate thereof. The inorganic acid is selected from sulfuric acid, nitric acid, chromic acid, phosphoric acid, hydrofluoric acid and acetic acid. The metal salt is selected from a Na salt, an Al salt, a Ti salt, a Cr salt, a Ni salt, a Ga salt and a Zr salt. The coating layer has a thickness of 10 nm or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Sanyo Special Steel Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuji Kuse, Koudai Miura, Toshiyuki Sawada
  • Patent number: 11273490
    Abstract: Provided is an Fe-based metal powder that is suitable for a process involving rapid melt-quenching and solidification, and that provides a shaped article having superior properties. The metal powder for shaping is made of an Fe-based alloy. The Fe-based alloy contains: Ni in an amount of 15.0% to 21.0% by mass; Co in an amount of 0% to 10.0% by mass; Mo in an amount of 0% to 7.0% by mass; Ti in an amount of 0.1% to 6.0% by mass; Al in an amount of 0.1% to 3.0% by mass; and the balance composed of Fe and incidental impurities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Sanyo Special Steel Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuji Kuse, Shingo Fukumoto
  • Publication number: 20210230717
    Abstract: A Cu-based alloy powder is provided that is suitable for a process involving rapid-melting and rapid-solidification and can produce a shaped article having superior properties. The powder is made of a Cu-based alloy. The Cu-based alloy includes 0.1 to 5.0 mass % of at least one element M selected from V, Fe, Zr, Nb, Hf, and Ta. The balance in the alloy is Cu and inevitable impurities. The powder has a ratio D50/TD of a mean particle diameter D50 (?m) to a tap density TD (Mg/m3) in a range of 0.2×10?5·m4/Mg to 20×10?5·m4/Mg.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Tetsuji Kuse, Soichiro Maeda, Yuichi Nagatomi
  • Publication number: 20210178467
    Abstract: Provided is an Fe-based metal powder that is suitable for a process involving rapid melt-quenching and solidification, and that provides a shaped article having superior properties. The metal powder for shaping is made of an Fe-based alloy. The Fe-based alloy contains: Ni in an amount of 15.0% to 21.0% by mass; Co in an amount of 0% to 10.0% by mass; Mo in an amount of 0% to 7.0% by mass; Ti in an amount of 0.1% to 6.0% by mass; Al in an amount of 0.1% to 3.0% by mass; and the balance composed of Fe and incidental impurities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Tetsuji Kuse, Shingo Fukumoto
  • Publication number: 20200391286
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide: a stainless steel powder which can be used in a powder-shaping method involving a rapid melting process and a rapid cooling process for solidification to produce a shaped article that is less susceptible to solidification cracking; a powder material for producing a shaped article, containing the stainless steel powder; and a method of producing a shaped article using the stainless steel powder, and, to achieve the object, the present invention provides a powder of a stainless steel, including: Cr in an amount of 10.5% by mass or more and 20.0% by mass or less; Ni in an amount of 1.0% by mass or more and 15.0% by mass or less; C, Si, Mn and N in a total amount of 0% by mass or more and 2.0% by mass or less; Mo, Cu and Nb in a total amount of 0% by mass or more and 5.0% by mass or less; and P and S in a total amount of 0% by mass or more and 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: Tetsuji Kuse, Yuichi Nagatomi
  • Patent number: 10804014
    Abstract: Provided is a flaky soft magnetic powder composed of an Fe—Si—Al alloy containing Si: 5.5 to 10.5 mass %, Al: 4.5 to 8.0 mass %, and Fe and incidental impurities: balance, wherein the flaky powder exhibits a ratio (D50/TD) of 35 to 92 where D50 represents the average particle size (?m) of the powder and TD represents the tap density (Mg/m3) of the powder, and the flaky powder exhibits a coercive force of 239 to 479 A/m as measured under application of a magnetic field in an in-plane direction of the flaky powder. The flaky soft magnetic powder exhibits superior sheet formability and has high magnetic permeability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Sanyo Special Steel Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuji Kuse, Kodai Miura, Fumihiro Maezawa, Toshiyuki Sawada
  • Publication number: 20190326040
    Abstract: In order to provide a soft magnetic flaky powder having high electrical resistance and high corrosion resistance, and a magnetic sheet including the same, the present invention provides a soft magnetic flaky powder, including a plurality of soft magnetic flaky particles. Each of the plurality of soft magnetic flaky particles contains an Fe-based alloy flaky particle and a coating layer formed on a surface of the Fe-based alloy flaky particle. The coating layer contains one or two or more components selected from chromic acid and a hydrate thereof, and a metal salt of an inorganic acid and a hydrate thereof. The inorganic acid is selected from sulfuric acid, nitric acid, chromic acid, phosphoric acid, hydrofluoric acid and acetic acid. The metal salt is selected from a Na salt, an Al salt, a Ti salt, a Cr salt, a Ni salt, a Ga salt and a Zr salt. The coating layer has a thickness of 10 nm or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Tetsuji Kuse, Koudai Miura, Toshiyuki Sawada
  • Publication number: 20170256345
    Abstract: Provided is a flaky soft magnetic powder composed of an Fe—Si—Al alloy containing Si: 5.5 to 10.5 mass %, Al: 4.5 to 8.0 mass %, and Fe and incidental impurities: balance, wherein the flaky powder exhibits a ratio (D50/TD) of 35 to 92 where D50 represents the average particle size (gm) of the powder and TD represents the tap density (Mg/m3) of the powder, and the flaky powder exhibits a coercive force of 239 to 479 A/m as measured under application of a magnetic field in an in-plane direction of the flaky powder. The flaky soft magnetic powder exhibits superior sheet formability and has high magnetic permeability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventors: Tetsuji Kuse, Kodai Miura, Fumihiro Maezawa, Toshiyuki Sawada