Patents by Inventor Toshio Hirai

Toshio Hirai 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: 4469801
    Abstract: Titanium-containing silicon nitride film bodies include a film body having an essentially amorphous structure and containing particle-like titanium nitride, a film body consisting mainly of .alpha.-type crystal and containing particle-like TiN deposited in the crystal and having a crystal orientation of crystal face (OOl), and a film body consisting mainly of .beta.-type crystal and containing column-like TiN deposited in the crystal along the c-axis direction thereof and having a crystal orientation of crystal face (OOl), which are produced by blowing a nitrogen depositing source, a silicon depositing source and a titanium depositing source on a substrate heated at 500.degree.-1,900.degree. C. by means of a blowpipe composed of a pipe assembly to perform chemical vapordeposition reaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1981
    Date of Patent: September 4, 1984
    Assignees: Toshio Hirai, Shinsuke Hayashi
    Inventors: Toshio Hirai, Shinsuke Hayashi, Akira Ohkubo
  • Patent number: 4393097
    Abstract: Electrically conductive Si.sub.3 N.sub.4 -C series amorphous material having excellent thermal and mechanical characteristics is produced in a massive size by chemical vapor deposition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 1980
    Date of Patent: July 12, 1983
    Inventors: Toshio Hirai, Takashi Goto
  • Patent number: 4340568
    Abstract: A super hard-highly pure silicon nitride includes a preferentially oriented crystalline silicon nitride having a grain size of 1-50 .mu.m and a micro Vickers hardness of 5,000 kg/mm.sup.2 under a load of 100 g, a finely grained crystalline silicon nitride having an average grain size of less than 1 .mu.m and a micro Vickers hardness of 3,500 kg/mm.sup.2 under a load of 100 g, and an amorphous silicon nitride having a micro Vickers hardness of 2,200 kg/mm.sup.2 under a load of 100 g, and is produced by blowing a nitrogen depositing source and a silicon depositing source on a substrate heated at 500.degree.-1,900.degree. C. with a blowpipe composed of a pipe assembly wherein a first pipe for the nitrogen depositing source is surrounded with a second pipe for the silicon depositing source and the distance from an opening end of the first pipe to the substrate is shorter than the distance from an opening end of the second pipe to the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 1980
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1982
    Assignee: The Research Institute for Iron, Steel and Other Metals of the Tohoku University
    Inventors: Toshio Hirai, Koichi Niihara
  • Patent number: 4312923
    Abstract: A super hard-highly pure silicon nitride includes a preferentially oriented crystalline silicon nitride having a grain size of 1-50 .mu.m and a micro Vickers hardness of 3,000 kg/mm.sup.2 under a load of 100 g, a finely grained crystalline silicon nitride having an average grain size of less than 1 .mu.m and a micro Vickers hardness of 3,500 kg/mm.sup.2 under a load of 100 g, and an amorphous silicon nitride having a micro Vickers hardness of 2,200 kg/mm.sup.2 under a load of 100 g, and is produced by blowing a nitrogen depositing source and a silicon depositing source on a substrate heated at 500.degree.-1,900.degree. C. with a blowpipe composed of a pipe assembly wherein a first pipe for the nitrogen depositing source is surrounded with a second pipe for the silicon depositing source and the distance from an opening end of the first pipe to the substrate is shorter than the distance from an opening end of the second pipe to the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 1980
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1982
    Assignee: The Research Institute for Iron, Steel and Other Metals of the Tohoku University
    Inventors: Toshio Hirai, Koichi Nihara
  • Patent number: 4312921
    Abstract: A super hard-highly pure silicon nitride includes a preferentially oriented crystalline silicon nitride having a grain size of 1-50 .mu.m and a micro Vickers hardness of 3,000 kg/mm.sup.2 under a load of 100 g, a finely grained crystalline silicon nitride having an average grain size of less than 1 .mu.m and a micro Vickers hardness of 3,500 kg/mm.sup.2 under a load of 100 g, and an amorphous silicon nitride having a micro Vickers hardness of 2,200 kg/mm.sup.2 under a load of 100 g, and is produced by blowing a nitrogen depositing source and a silicon depositing source on a substrate heated at 500.degree.-1,900.degree. C. with a blowpipe composed of a pipe assembly wherein a first pipe for the nitrogen depositing source is surrounded with a second pipe for the silicon depositing source and the distance from an opening end of the first pipe to the substrate is shorter than the distance from an opening end of the second pipe to the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1978
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1982
    Assignee: The Research Institute for Iron, Steel and Other Metals of the Tohoku University
    Inventors: Toshio Hirai, Koichi Niihara
  • Patent number: 4312924
    Abstract: A super hard-highly pure silicon nitride includes a preferentially oriented crystalline silicon nitride having a grain size of 1-50 .mu.m and a micro Vickers hardness of 3,000 kg/mm.sup.2 under a load of 100 g, a finely grained crystalline silicon nitride having an average grain size of less than 1 .mu.m and a micro Vickers hardness of 3,500 kg/mm.sup.2 under a load of 100 g, and an amorphous silicon nitride having a micro Vickers hardness of 2,200 kg/mm.sup.2 under a load of 100 g, and is produced by blowing a nitrogen depositing source and a silicon depositing source on a substrate heated at 500.degree.-1,900.degree. C. with a blowpipe composed of a pipe assembly wherein a first pipe for the nitrogen depositing source is surrounded with the second pipe for silicon depositing source and the distance from an opening end of the first pipe to the substrate is shorter than a distance from an opening end of the second pipe to the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1980
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1982
    Assignee: The Research Institute for Iron, Steel and Other Metals of the Tohoku University
    Inventors: Toshio Hirai, Koichi Niihara
  • Patent number: 4279689
    Abstract: A super hard-highly pure silicon nitride includes a preferentially oriented crystalline silicon nitride having a grain size of 1-50 .mu.m and a micro Vickers hardness of 3,000 kg/mm.sup.2 under a load of 100 g, a finely grained crystalline silicon nitride having an average grain size of less than 1 .mu.m and a micro Vickers hardness of 3,500 kg/mm.sup.2 under a load of 100 g, and an amorphous silicon nitride having a micro Vickers hardness of 2,200 kg/mm.sup.2 under a load of 100 g, and is produced by blowing a nitrogen depositing source and a silicon depositing source on a substrate heated at 500.degree.-1,900.degree. C. with a blowpipe composed of a pipe assembly wherein a first pipe for the nitrogen depositing source is surrounded with a second pipe for the silicon depositing source and the distance from an opening end of the first pipe to the substrate is shorter than the distance from an opening end of the second pipe to the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1978
    Date of Patent: July 21, 1981
    Assignee: The Research Institute for Iron, Steel and Other Metals of the Tohoku University
    Inventors: Toshio Hirai, Koichi Niihara
  • Patent number: 4224296
    Abstract: A super hard-highly pure silicon nitride includes a preferentially oriented crystalline silicon nitride having a grain size of 1-50 .mu.m and a micro Vickers hardness of 3,000 kg/mm.sup.2 under a load of 100 g, a finely grained crystalline silicon nitride having an average grain size of less than 1 .mu.m and a micro Vickers hardness of 3,500 kg/mm.sup.2 under a load of 100 g, and an amorphous silicon nitride having a micro Vickers hardness of 2,200 kg/mm.sup.2 under a load of 100 g, and is produced by blowing a nitrogen depositing source and a silicon depositing source on a substrate heated at 500.degree.-1,900.degree. C. with a blowpipe composed of a pipe assembly wherein a first pipe for the nitrogen depositing source is surrounded with a second pipe for the silicon depositing source and the distance from an opening end of the first pipe to the substrate is shorter than the distance from an opening end of the second pipe to the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1978
    Date of Patent: September 23, 1980
    Assignee: The Research Institute for Iron, Steel and Other Metals of the Tohoku University
    Inventors: Toshio Hirai, Koichi Niihara
  • Patent number: 4118539
    Abstract: A super hard-highly pure silicon nitride includes a preferentially oriented crystalline silicon nitride having a grain size of 1-50 .mu.m and a micro Vickers hardness of 3,000 kg/mm.sup.2 under a load of 100 g, a finely grained crystalline silicon nitride having an average grain size of less than 1 .mu.m and a micro Vickers hardness of 3,500 kg/mm.sup.2 under a load of 100 g, and an amorphous silicon nitride having a micro Vickers hardness of 2,200 kg/mm.sup.2 under a load of 100 g, and is produced by blowing a nitrogen depositing source and a silicon depositing source on a substrate heated at 500.degree.-1,900.degree. C with a blowpipe composed of a pipe assembly wherein a first pipe for the nitrogen depositing source is surrounded with a second pipe for the silicon depositing source and the distance from an opening end of the first pipe to the substrate is shorter than the distance from an opening end of the second pipe to the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 1977
    Date of Patent: October 3, 1978
    Assignee: The Research Institute for Iron, Steel and Other Metals of the Tohoku University
    Inventors: Toshio Hirai, Koichi Niihara