Patents by Inventor Weipin KAO

Weipin KAO 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).

  • ALLOY MEMBER AND METHOD FOR HARDENING SURFACE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20230167533
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a titanium or titanium alloy member and to a surface hardening method for the titanium or titanium alloy member. The titanium or titanium alloy member includes a base material of titanium or titanium alloy, and at a surface of the base material, a hardened layer formed by diffusion of oxygen into the surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2023
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junichi SATO, Kazuma KOBAYASHI, Shouta NAGASAWA, Kenichi INOUE, Chinfu LIU, Wuchien LIU, Tienchai LIN, Weipin KAO
  • Alloy member and method for hardening surface thereof
    Patent number: 11578399
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a titanium or titanium alloy member and to a surface hardening method for the titanium or titanium alloy member. The titanium or titanium alloy member includes a base material of titanium or titanium alloy, and at a surface of the base material, a hardened layer formed by diffusion of oxygen into the surface. The method includes: a heating step of heating the titanium or titanium alloy base material of the member to a predetermined temperature under an inert gas atmosphere; a hardening step of introducing (i) a mixed gas including an inert gas, and (ii) oxygen gas as a hardening treatment gas, to perform hardening treatment of the surface of the base material; and a cooling step of cooling the base material down to room temperature under the inert gas atmosphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junichi Sato, Kazuma Kobayashi, Shouta Nagasawa, Kenichi Inoue, Chinfu Liu, Wuchien Liu, Tienchai Lin, Weipin Kao
  • ALLOY MEMBER AND METHOD FOR HARDENING SURFACE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20190323114
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a titanium or titanium alloy member and to a surface hardening method for the titanium or titanium alloy member. The titanium or titanium alloy member includes a base material of titanium or titanium alloy, and at a surface of the base material, a hardened layer formed by diffusion of oxygen into the surface. The method includes: a heating step of heating the titanium or titanium alloy base material of the member to a predetermined temperature under an inert gas atmosphere; a hardening step of introducing (i) a mixed gas including an inert gas, and (ii) oxygen gas as a hardening treatment gas, to perform hardening treatment of the surface of the base material; and a cooling step of cooling the base material down to room temperature under the inert gas atmosphere.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junichi SATO, Kazuma KOBAYASHI, Shouta NAGASAWA, Kenichi INOUE, Chinfu LIU, Wuchien LIU, Tienchai LIN, Weipin KAO