Patents by Inventor Yasuhiro FUNAKOSHI

Yasuhiro FUNAKOSHI 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).

  • Publication number: 20200377987
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a super-refractory nickel-based alloy with a constituent composition such that the gamma-prime average precipitation quantity at 700° C. is at least 35 mol % includes a preparation step in which a material with a crystal grain diameter of 200 ?m or less is manufactured by hot extrusion and a processing step in which this material is subjected to cold plastic processing with a processing rate of at least 30%. The cold plastic processing can be performed a plurality of times with a cumulative processing rate of at least 30%, and heat treatment is not performed between instances of cold plastic processing. The super-refractory nickel-based alloy can have a linear organization of a gamma phase and a gamma-prime phase or can include a carbide aggregated in an isometric crystal organization that includes a gamma phase and a gamma-prime phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Applicant: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
    Inventors: Gang HAN, Yusuke TATSUMI, Yasuhiro FUNAKOSHI, Ainul Arafah Binti MUHAMAD
  • Publication number: 20200010930
    Abstract: Ni-based super heat-resistant alloys have a composition in which the equilibrium precipitated amount of a gamma prime phase at 700° C. is 35 mol % or greater, and have grains having a maximum diameter of 75 nm or less in cross-sectional structure. One Ni-based super heat-resistant alloy manufacturing method includes preparing a raw material of a Ni-based super heat-resistant alloy having the aforementioned composition, and performing plastic processing of the raw material a plurality of times at a temperature of 500° C. or less so as to obtain a cumulative processing rate of 30% or greater. Another Ni-based super heat-resistant alloy manufacturing method includes preparing an alloy material having the aforementioned composition, a hardness of 500 HV or greater, and the aforementioned crystal grain maximum diameter, performing plastic processing of the alloy material at a temperature of 500° C. or less, and obtaining an alloy having a hardness of 500 HV or greater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
    Inventors: Gang HAN, Yasuhiro FUNAKOSHI, Ainul Arafah Binti MUHAMAD