Patents by Inventor Yasuhisa Aono
Yasuhisa Aono 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).
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Publication number: 20220341002Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a Zr—Nb-based alloy material as a low-magnetic susceptibility alloy having a high corrosion resistance while maintaining a magnetic susceptibility equivalent to or less than the magnetic susceptibility of the biological alloy of the related art, a method for manufacturing the alloy material, and a Zr—Nb-based alloy product. The Zr—Nb-based alloy material according to the present invention includes, as a chemical composition, 3% by mass or more and 18% by mass or less of Nb, 12% by mass or less of Ti, 6% by mass or less of Cr, 6% by mass or less of Cu, 5% by mass or less of Bi, and a remainder consisting of Zr and unavoidable impurities, in which isothermal ? phase particles are dispersed and precipitated in ? phase crystal grains of a parent phase.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2020Publication date: October 27, 2022Applicant: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.Inventors: Shinya TAMURA, Tomonori KIMURA, Yasuhisa AONO
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Patent number: 11180833Abstract: There is provided a Cr-based two-phase alloy including two phases of a ferrite phase and an austenite phase that are mixed with each other. A chemical composition of the Cr-based two-phase alloy consists of a main component, an auxiliary component, impurities, a first optional auxiliary component, and a second optional auxiliary component. The main component consists of 33-61 mass % Cr, 18-40 mass % Ni and 10-33 mass % Fe, and a total content of the Ni and the Fe is 37-65 mass %. The auxiliary component consists of 0.1-2 mass % Mn, 0.1-1 mass % Si, 0.005-0.05 mass % Al, and 0.02-0.3 mass % Sn. The impurities include 0.04 mass % or less of P, 0.01 mass % or less of S, 0.03 mass % or less of C, 0.04 mass % or less of N, and 0.05 mass % or less of O.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2017Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.Inventors: Tomonori Kimura, Yasuhisa Aono, Makoto Ogata, Naoya Tokoo, Yasuo Kondo, Masafumi Noujima
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Patent number: 10718038Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide: a two-phase alloy as a metal material that can be preferably utilized under circumstances of a temperature range and a high corrosion as in an oil well, the two-phase alloy having a high corrosion resistance and good mechanical properties that are equivalent or more than those of conventional ones, and saving a cost; a product of the two-phase alloy; and a method for producing the product. There is provided a two-phase alloy containing Cr as a major component and including two phases of an austenite phase and a ferrite phase in a mixed state. The alloy has a chemical composition containing: 34-70 mass % of Cr; 17-45 mass % of Ni; 10-35 mass % of Fe; 0.1-2 mass % of Mn; 0.1-1 mass % of Si; and impurities. The total content of the Ni and the Fe is 30-65 mass %.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2015Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.Inventors: Masafumi Noujima, Yasuhisa Aono, Naoya Okizaki, Yusaku Maruno, Tomonori Kimura, Makoto Ogata
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Publication number: 20190100825Abstract: There is provided a Cr-based two-phase alloy including two phases of a ferrite phase and an austenite phase that are mixed with each other. A chemical composition of the Cr-based two-phase alloy consists of a main component, an auxiliary component, impurities, a first optional auxiliary component, and a second optional auxiliary component. The main component consists of 33-61 mass % Cr, 18-40 mass % Ni and 10-33 mass % Fe, and a total content of the Ni and the Fe is 37-65 mass %. The auxiliary component consists of 0.1-2 mass % Mn, 0.1-1 mass % Si, 0.005-0.05 mass % Al, and 0.02-0.3 mass % Sn. The impurities include 0.04 mass % or less of P, 0.01 mass % or less of S, 0.03 mass % or less of C, 0.04 mass % or less of N, and 0.05 mass % or less of O.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2017Publication date: April 4, 2019Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.Inventors: Tomonori KIMURA, Yasuhisa AONO, Makoto OGATA, Naoya TOKOO, Yasuo KONDO, Masafumi NOUJIMA
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Publication number: 20190071754Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a two-phase alloy which contains inexpensive Cr as a main component, and which is superior in strength properties including corrosion resistance and toughness, and in abrasion resistance to conventional ones under a high corrosion circumstance such as in an oil well. The invention is a Cr based two-phase alloy including two phases of a ferrite phase and an austenite phase in a mixed state, in which a chemical composition of the Cr based two-phase alloy consists of a major component, an accessory component, impurities, a first optional accessory component, and a second optional accessory component, and the major component consists of 33% by mass or more and 65% by mass or less of Cr, 18% by mass or more and 40% by mass or less of Ni, and 10% by mass or more and 33% by mass or less of Fe.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2017Publication date: March 7, 2019Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.Inventors: Tomonori KIMURA, Masafumi NOUJIMA, Yasuhisa AONO, Makoto OGATA, Naoya TOKOO
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Publication number: 20170292175Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide: a two-phase alloy as a metal material that can be preferably utilized under circumstances of a temperature range and a high corrosion as in an oil well, the two-phase alloy having a high corrosion resistance and good mechanical properties that are equivalent or more than those of conventional ones, and saving a cost; a product of the two-phase alloy; and a method for producing the product. There is provided a two-phase alloy containing Cr as a major component and including two phases of an austenite phase and a ferrite phase in a mixed state. The alloy has a chemical composition containing: 34-70 mass % of Cr; 17-45 mass % of Ni; 10-35 mass % of Fe; 0.1-2 mass % of Mn; 0.1-1 mass % of Si; and impurities. The total content of the Ni and the Fe is 30-65 mass %.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2015Publication date: October 12, 2017Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.Inventors: Masafumi NOUJIMA, Yasuhisa AONO, Naoya OKIZAKI, Yusaku MARUNO, Tomonori KIMURA, Makoto OGATA
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Publication number: 20140205485Abstract: A water atomized Fe powder for a magnetic compact reduced in deformation resistance during molding and annealing temperature for removing strains is provided. A compact having improved magnetic properties is also provided. The water atomized powder containing at least one element selected from Nb, Ta, Ti, Zr and V in an amount of 0.001-0.03 atom % is soft magnetic and has a precipitation in the matrix, which is composed of at least one element selected from Nb, Ta, Ti, Zr and V and oxygen as a main component and has an average size of 0.02-0.5 ?m. Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a soft magnetic powder includes adding at least one element selected from Nb, Ta, Ti, Zr and V, and annealing in a hydrogen-containing reduction atmosphere. This method decrease gaseous impurities, particularly oxygen, and defuse it, to improve the magnetic properties of the powder and compact.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2014Publication date: July 24, 2014Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Kazuya NISHI, Yasuhisa AONO
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Publication number: 20090295518Abstract: A water atomized Fe powder for a magnetic compact reduced in deformation resistance during molding and annealing temperature for removing strains is provided. A compact having improved magnetic properties is also provided. The water atomized powder containing at least one element selected from Nb, Ta, Ti, Zr and V in an amount of 0.001-0.03 atom % is soft magnetic and has a precipitation in the matrix, which is composed of at least one element selected from Nb, Ta, Ti, Zr and V and oxygen as a main component and has an average size of 0.02-0.5 ?m. Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a soft magnetic powder includes adding at least one element selected from Nb, Ta, Ti, Zr and V, and annealing in a hydrogen-containing reduction atmosphere. This method decrease gaseous impurities, particularly oxygen, and defuse it, to improve the magnetic properties of the powder and compact.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2009Publication date: December 3, 2009Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Kazuya Nishi, Yasuhisa Aono
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Patent number: 7480992Abstract: The present invention is a cooling plate including a groove, which becomes a passage of a coolant, inside a body, wherein one or more fins are provided inside the groove, wherein the groove is covered with a lid having width larger than the groove, wherein the lid is joined to the body by friction stir welding, and wherein a weld bead formed by: the joining is outside the passage, and the weld bead formed by the joining is formed within the body and further, is characterized by a manufacturing method of a cooling plate that has a first groove, which becomes a passage of a coolant, and a second groove, which has width larger than the first groove and receives a lid on the first groove, inside a body, receives the lid on the second groove, and is joined to the body, the manufacturing method of a cooling plate wherein, while the lid and the body are joined together by the friction stir welding owing to insertion of a-rotation tool having a shoulder and a pin, the joining is performed so that a weld bead formed bType: GrantFiled: March 29, 2007Date of Patent: January 27, 2009Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., HItachi Cable, Ltd.Inventors: Kazutaka Okamoto, Masayuki Doi, Hisanori Okamura, Yasuhisa Aono, Manabu Kagawa, Satoshi Hirano, Kinya Aota
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Patent number: 7416814Abstract: A lithium secondary battery, which comprises a positive electrode, a negative electrode containing a lithium ion-storable/dischargeable negative electrode-active material and a lithium ion conductive, non-aqueous electrolytic solution or polymer electrolyte can have distinguished charging/discharging characteristics and a higher safety, when the negative electrode material contains particles comprising carbonaceous materials and at least one of elements capable of forming a compound with Li; the elements have a melting point of at least 900° C. and a thermal expansion coefficient of not more than 9 ppm/K at room temperature; the particles are embedded in a plurality of layers of the carbonaceous materials; the particles being subjected to a mechanical treatment to make particle sizes of the particles smaller than the initial particle size in advance.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2002Date of Patent: August 26, 2008Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Junya Kaneda, Noriyuki Watanabe, Yasuhisa Aono, Seiji Takeuchi, Yasushi Muranaka, Kouichi Takei
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Publication number: 20070163120Abstract: The present invention is a cooling plate including a groove, which becomes a passage of a coolant, inside a body, wherein one or more fins are provided inside the groove, wherein the groove is covered with a lid having width larger than the groove, wherein the lid is joined to the body by friction stir welding, and wherein a weld bead formed by: the joining is outside the passage, and the weld bead formed by the joining is formed within the body and further, is characterized by a manufacturing method of a cooling plate that has a first groove, which becomes a passage of a coolant, and a second groove, which has width larger than the first groove and receives a lid on the first groove, inside a body, receives the lid on the second groove, and is joined to the body, the manufacturing method of a cooling plate wherein, while the lid and the body are joined together by the friction stir welding owing to insertion of a-rotation tool having a shoulder and a pin, the joining is performed so that a weld bead formed bType: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2007Publication date: July 19, 2007Applicant: HITACHI CABLE, LTD.Inventors: Kazutaka OKAMOTO, Masayuki DOI, Hisanori OKAMURA, Yasuhisa AONO, Manabu KAGAWA, Satoshi HIRANO, Kinya AOTA
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Patent number: 7218266Abstract: An electromagnetic wave absorber for use in the high frequency range above 1 Ghz and a composite member are characterized by the fact that magnetic metal grains are covered with ceramic above 20 volume %. Further, a method of manufacturing the electromagnetic absorber and the composite member is characterized by the fact that composite magnetic particles, in which a plurality of magnetic metal grains and ceramic are unified, are formed through a mechanical alloying method applied to a composite powder composed of magnetic metal powder and ceramic powder. The electromagnetic wave absorber can be used in a semiconductor device, an optical sending module, an optical receiving module, an optical sending and receiving module, an automatic tollgate in which erroneous operation due to electromagnetic wave disturbance is provided by use of the electromagnetic wave absorber.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2005Date of Patent: May 15, 2007Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Tadashi Fujieda, Shinzou Ikeda, Sai Ogawa, Teruyoshi Abe, Yasuhisa Aono
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Patent number: 7108939Abstract: A catalytic material and electrode of the present invention are characterized in that the catalyst carrier constituting the above-mentioned catalytic material and electrode includes at least one member selected from the group consisting of nitrogen atoms, oxygen atoms, phosphor atoms, and sulfur atoms. Since the cohesion or growth of catalyst grains can hereby be suppressed, it is possible to provide a highly active catalyst, a high-performance electrode, and a high-output-density fuel cell which uses the same.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2003Date of Patent: September 19, 2006Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Shuichi Suzuki, Chahn Lee, Yuichi Satsu, Kishio Hidaka, Mitsuo Hayashibara, Yoshiyuki Takamori, Tomoichi Kamo, Yasuhisa Aono
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Patent number: 7105246Abstract: A catalytic material and electrode of the present invention are characterized in that the catalyst carrier constituting the above-mentioned catalytic material and electrode includes at least one member selected from the group consisting of nitrogen atoms, oxygen atoms, phosphor atoms, and sulfur atoms. Since the cohesion or growth of catalyst grains can hereby be suppressed, it is possible to provide a highly active catalyst, a high-performance electrode, and a high-output-density fuel cell which uses the same.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2005Date of Patent: September 12, 2006Assignee: Hiatchi Ltd.Inventors: Shuichi Suzuki, Chahn Lee, Yuichi Satsu, Kishio Hidaka, Mitsuo Hayashibara, Yoshiyuki Takamori, Tomoichi Kamo, Yasuhisa Aono
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Publication number: 20060096748Abstract: The present invention is a cooling plate including a groove, which becomes a passage of a coolant, inside a body, wherein one or more fins are provided inside the groove, wherein the groove is covered with a lid having width larger than the groove, wherein the lid is joined to the body by friction stir welding, and wherein a weld bead formed by: the joining is outside the passage, and the weld bead formed by the joining is formed within the body and further, is characterized by a manufacturing method of a cooling plate that has a first groove, which becomes a passage of a coolant, and a second groove, which has width larger than the first groove and receives a lid on the first groove, inside a body, receives the lid on the second groove, and is joined to the body, the manufacturing method of a cooling plate wherein, while the lid and the body are joined together by the friction stir welding owing to insertion of a-rotation tool having a shoulder and a pin, the joining is performed so that a weld bead formed bType: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2005Publication date: May 11, 2006Applicants: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Cable Ltd.Inventors: Kazutaka Okamoto, Masayuki Doi, Hisanori Okamura, Yasuhisa Aono, Manabu Kagawa, Satoshi Hirano, Kinya Aota
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Publication number: 20050221191Abstract: An object of the present invention is to inhibit intergranular corrosion of a lead alloy by grain refining, and to prolong the life and improve the reliability of a lead battery using the alloy for a positive current collector in the battery. The intergranular corrosion of the lead alloy is inhibited by adding Sr to a Pb—Sn alloy to refine a cast structure and the recrystallized structure of a rolled material, and the hardness is improved by further adding Ca, Ba and Te. In addition, the rolled sheet of the lead alloy is used in the positive current collector of the lead storage battery.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2005Publication date: October 6, 2005Inventors: Yasuo Kondo, Kyoko Honbo, Masanori Sakai, Yasuhisa Aono, Tokiyoshi Hirasawa, Masayuki Terada, Yoshifumi Yamada, Takayuki Kimura
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Patent number: 6919387Abstract: An electromagnetic wave absorber for use in the high frequency range above 1 Ghz and a composite member are characterized by the fact that magnetic metal grains are covered with ceramic above 20 volume %. Further, a method of manufacturing the electromagnetic absorber and the composite member is characterized by the fact that composite magnetic particles, in which a plurality of magnetic metal grains and ceramic are unified, are formed through a mechanical alloying method applied to a composite powder composed of magnetic metal powder and ceramic powder. The electromagnetic wave absorber can be used in a semiconductor device, an optical sending module, an optical receiving module, an optical sending and receiving module, an automatic tollgate in which erroneous operation due to electromagnetic wave disturbance is provided by use of the electromagnetic wave absorber.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2001Date of Patent: July 19, 2005Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Tadashi Fujieda, Shinzou Ikeda, Sai Ogawa, Teruyoshi Abe, Yasuhisa Aono
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Publication number: 20050140539Abstract: An electromagnetic wave absorber for use in the high frequency range above 1 Ghz and a composite member are characterized by the fact that magnetic metal grains are covered with ceramic above 20 volume %. Further, a method of manufacturing the electromagnetic absorber and the composite member is characterized by the fact that composite magnetic particles, in which a plurality of magnetic metal grains and ceramic are unified, are formed through a mechanical alloying method applied to a composite powder composed of magnetic metal powder and ceramic powder. The electromagnetic wave absorber can be used in a semiconductor device, an optical sending module, an optical receiving module, an optical sending and receiving module, an automatic tollgate in which erroneous operation due to electromagnetic wave disturbance is provided by use of the electromagnetic wave absorber.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2005Publication date: June 30, 2005Inventors: Tadashi Fujieda, Shinzou Ikeda, Sai Ogawa, Teruyoshi Abe, Yasuhisa Aono
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Publication number: 20050142429Abstract: A catalytic material and electrode of the present invention are characterized in that the catalyst carrier constituting the above-mentioned catalytic material and electrode includes at least one member selected from the group consisting of nitrogen atoms, oxygen atoms, phosphor atoms, and sulfur atoms. Since the cohesion or growth of catalyst grains can hereby be suppressed, it is possible to provide a highly active catalyst, a high-performance electrode, and a high-output-density fuel cell which uses the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2005Publication date: June 30, 2005Inventors: Shuichi Suzuki, Chahn Lee, Yuichi Satsu, Kishio Hidaka, Mitsuo Hayashibara, Yoshiyuki Takamori, Tomoichi Kamo, Yasuhisa Aono
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Publication number: 20050129564Abstract: A magnesium alloy consisting essentially of 10 to 15% by weight of Al, 0.5 to 10% by weight of Sn, 0.1 to 3% by weight of Y, and 0.1 to 1% by weight of Mn, the balance being Mg and inevitable impurities.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2004Publication date: June 16, 2005Inventors: Kiyomi Nakamura, Mitsuo Hayashibara, Masahisa Inagaki, Yasuhisa Aono, Shigeyuki Kemma