Patents by Inventor Tetsuya Kikuiri

Tetsuya Kikuiri 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: 9657372
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of an inexpensive aluminum alloy that allows fine crystallization of the Al—Fe—Si compound and primary Si by employing a convenient and efficient means. To a molten aluminum alloy including 8 to 20% by mass of Si; 0.5 to 4% by mass of Fe; and, as necessary, at least any one of Mn and Cr; at least any one of Ni, Cu, and Mg; P; and the balance being Al and impurities, AlB2, which is present as a solid phase in molten metal upon crystallization of the Al—Fe—Si compound, is added in such an amount that B is in a range of 0.01 to 0.5% by mass with respect to entire molten aluminum alloy. As the AlB2, an Al—B alloy which includes B as the AlB2 may be used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Nippon Light Metal Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Oda, Tetsuya Kikuiri, Tomohiro Isobe, Hiroshi Okada
  • Publication number: 20150344992
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of an inexpensive aluminum alloy that allows fine crystallization of the Al—Fe—Si compound and primary Si by employing a convenient and efficient means. To a molten aluminum alloy including 8 to 20% by mass of Si; 0.5 to 4% by mass of Fe; and, as necessary, at least any one of Mn and Cr; at least any one of Ni, Cu, and Mg; P; and the balance being Al and impurities, AlB2, which is present as a solid phase in molten metal upon crystallization of the Al—Fe—Si compound, is added in such an amount that B is in a range of 0.01 to 0.5% by mass with respect to entire molten aluminum alloy. As the AlB2, an Al—B alloy which includes B as the AlB2 may be used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2013
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Oda, Tetsuya Kikuiri, Tomohiro Isobe, Hiroshi Okada