Patents by Inventor Yasuhiro Murao

Yasuhiro Murao 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: 20040074573
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a high strength hot rolled steel sheet containing 0.15% or less C, 0.02 to 0.35% Ti, and 0.05 to 0.7% Mo by weight percentage and consisting essentially of a matrix of ferrite structure single phase and fine precipitates with a grain size of smaller than 10 nm dispersed in the matrix, for example, a high strength hot rolled steel sheet which consists essentially of 0.06% or less C, 0.5% or less Si, 0.5 to 2.0% Mn, 0.06% or less P, 0.005% or less S, 0.1% or less Al, 0.006% or less N, 0.02 to 0.10% Ti, 0.05 to 0.6% Mo by weight percentage, and the balance being Fe, wherein fine precipitates with a grain size of smaller than 10 nm are dispersed in a matrix of ferrite structure single phase at a number per unit volume of 5×104/&mgr;m3 or higher. This steel sheet, which has tensile strength of not lower than 550 MPa, high elongation and excellent stretch flangeability, is suitable for intricately shaped automotive chassis parts such as a suspension arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2003
    Publication date: April 22, 2004
    Applicant: NKK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshimasa Funakawa, Tsuyoshi Shiozaki, Kunikazu Tomita, Takanobu Saito, Hiroshi Nakata, Kaoru Sato, Minoru Suwa, Tetsuo Yamamoto, Yasuhiro Murao, Eiji Maeda
  • Patent number: 6666932
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a high strength hot rolled steel sheet containing 0.15% or less C, 0.02 to 0.35% Ti, and 0.05 to 0.7% Mo by weight percentage and consisting essentially of a matrix of ferrite structure single phase and fine precipitates with a grain size of smaller than 10 nm dispersed in the matrix, for example, a high strength hot rolled steel sheet which consists essentially of 0.06% or less C, 0.5% or less Si, 0.5 to 2.0% Mn, 0.06% or less P, 0.005% or less S, 0.1% or less Al, 0.006% or less N, 0.02 to 0.10% Ti, 0.05 to 0.6% Mo by weight percentage, and the balance being Fe, wherein fine precipitates with a grain size of smaller than 10 nm are dispersed in a matrix of ferrite structure single phase at a number per unit volume of 5×104/&mgr;m3 or higher. This steel sheet, which has tensile strength of not lower than 550 MPa, high elongation and excellent stretch flangeability, is suitable for intricately shaped automotive chassis parts such as a suspension arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2003
    Assignee: NKK Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshimasa Funakawa, Tsuyoshi Shiozaki, Kunikazu Tomita, Takanobu Saito, Hiroshi Nakata, Kaoru Sato, Minoru Suwa, Tetsuo Yamamoto, Yasuhiro Murao, Eiji Maeda
  • Publication number: 20030063996
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a high strength hot rolled steel sheet containing 0.15% or less C, 0.02 to 0.35% Ti, and 0.05 to 0.7% Mo by weight percentage and consisting essentially of a matrix of ferrite structure single phase and fine precipitates with a grain size of smaller than 10 nm dispersed in the matrix, for example, a high strength hot rolled steel sheet which consists essentially of 0.06% or less C, 0.5% or less Si, 0.5 to 2.0% Mn, 0.06% or less P, 0.005% or less S, 0.1% or less Al, 0.006% or less N, 0.02 to 0.10% Ti, 0.05 to 0.6% Mo by weight percentage, and the balance being Fe, wherein fine precipitates with a grain size of smaller than 10 nm are dispersed in a matrix of ferrite structure single phase at a number per unit volume of 5×104/&mgr;m3 or higher. This steel sheet, which has tensile strength of not lower than 550 MPa, high elongation and excellent stretch flangeability, is suitable for intricately shaped automotive chassis parts such as a suspension arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2002
    Publication date: April 3, 2003
    Applicant: NKK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshimasa Funakawa, Tsuyoshi Shiozaki, Kunikazu Tomita, Takanobu Saito, Hiroshi Nakata, Kaoru Sato, Minoru Suwa, Tetsuo Yawamoto, Yasuhiro Murao, Eiji Maeda