Patents by Inventor Yasuhito Totsuka

Yasuhito Totsuka 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: 20220281024
    Abstract: A flux-cored wire according to an aspect of the present invention includes: a steel sheath; and a flux filling the inside of the steel sheath, in which the flux contains 0.11% or more in total of a fluoride in terms of F-equivalent value, 4.30% to 7.50% of a Ti oxide in terms of TiO2 equivalent, 0.30% to 2.40% in total of an oxide in terms of mass %, and 0% to 0.60% in total of a carbonate in terms of mass %, the amount of a Ca oxide in terms of CaO is less than 0.20% in terms of mass %, the amount of CaF2 is less than 0.50%, a chemical composition of the flux-cored wire is within a predetermined range, a Z value is 2.00% or less, a V value is 5.0 to 27.0, and Ceq is 0.30% to 1.00% or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicant: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroki FUJIMOTO, Kotaro WATANABE, Yasuhito TOTSUKA
  • Patent number: 11400539
    Abstract: A flux-cored wire according to an aspect of the present invention includes: a steel sheath; and a flux filling the inside of the steel sheath, in which the flux contains 0.11% or more in total of a fluoride in terms of F-equivalent value, 4.30% to 7.50% of a Ti oxide in terms of TiO2 equivalent, 0.30% to 2.40% in total of an oxide in terms of mass %, and 0% to 0.60% in total of a carbonate in terms of mass %, the amount of a Ca oxide in terms of CaO is less than 0.20% in terms of mass %, the amount of CaF2 is less than 0.50%, a chemical composition of the flux-cored wire is within a predetermined range, a Z value is 2.00% or less, a V value is 5.0 to 27.0, and Ceq is 0.30% to 1.00% or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroki Fujimoto, Kotaro Watanabe, Yasuhito Totsuka
  • Patent number: 11331742
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a flux-cored wire including a steel sheath and a flux that fills the steel sheath. The flux contains fluorides of which a total value ? of F-equivalent values is 0.21% or more, oxides of which the total value ? of amounts ranges from 0.30% to less than 3.50%, and carbonates of which a total value of amounts ranges from 0% to 3.50%. An amount of CaO ranges from 0% to less than 0.20%. An amount of iron powder ranges from 0% to less than 10.0%. A X-value is 5.0% or less. The amount of CaF2 is less than 0.50%. The amount of Ti oxides ranges from 0.10% to less than 2.50%. A ratio of ? to ? ranges from 0.10 to 4.00. A total value of amounts of MgCO3, Na2CO3, and LiCO3 ranges from 0% to 3.00%. Other chemical composition is within a predetermined range. Ceq ranges from 0.45% to 1.20%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kotaro Watanabe, Tatsuya Kumagai, Hiroki Fujimoto, Yasuhito Totsuka
  • Publication number: 20200070273
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a flux-cored wire including a steel sheath and a flux that fills the steel sheath. The flux contains fluorides of which a total value a of F-equivalent values is 0.21% or more, oxides of which the total value ? of amounts ranges from 0.30% to less than 3.50%, and carbonates of which a total value of amounts ranges from 0% to 3.50%. An amount of CaO ranges from 0% to less than 0.20%. An amount of iron powder ranges from 0% to less than 10.0%. A X-value is 5.0% or less. The amount of CaF2 is less than 0.50%. The amount of Ti oxides ranges from 0.10% to less than 2.50%. A ratio of ? to ? ranges from 0.10 to 4.00. A total value of amounts of MgCO3, Na2CO3, and LiCO3 ranges from 0% to 3.00%. Other chemical composition is within a predetermined range. Ceq ranges from 0.45% to 1.20%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2016
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kotaro WATANABE, Tatsuya KUMAGAI, Hiroki FUJIMOTO, Yasuhito TOTSUKA
  • Patent number: 10464174
    Abstract: A wire includes, in terms of % by mass with respect to a total mass of the wire, as a total in a steel outer skin and a flux, 0.03 to 0.09% of C, 0.1 to 0.6% of Si, 1.3 to 2.6% of Mn, 0.01 to 0.5% of Cu, 0.05 to 0.5% of Ti, 0.002 to 0.015% of B, and 0.05% or less of Al, and further including, in the flux, 5 to 9% in terms of TiO2, 0.1 to 0.6% of in terms of SiO2, 0.02 to 0.3% in terms of Al2O3, 0.1 to 0.8% of Mg, 0.05 to 0.3% in terms of F, 0.05 to 0.3% in terms of Na and K in a fluorine compound, 0.05 to 0.2% of Na2O and K2O, and 0.1% or less in terms of ZrO2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL WELDING & ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kiyohito Sasaki, Rikiya Takayama, Yasuhito Totsuka
  • Publication number: 20190329347
    Abstract: A flux-cored wire according to an aspect of the present invention includes: a steel sheath; and a flux filling the inside of the steel sheath, in which the flux contains 0.11% or more in total of a fluoride in terms of F-equivalent value, 4.30% to 7.50% of a Ti oxide in terms of TiO2 equivalent, 0.30% to 2.40% in total of an oxide in terms of mass %, and 0% to 0.60% in total of a carbonate in terms of mass %, the amount of a Ca oxide in terms of CaO is less than 0.20% in terms of mass %, the amount of CaF2 is less than 0.50%, a chemical composition of the flux-cored wire is within a predetermined range, a Z value is 2.00% or less, a V value is 5.0 to 27.0, and Ceq is 0.30% to 1.00% or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2016
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Applicant: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroki FUJIMOTO, Kotaro WATANABE, Yasuhito TOTSUKA
  • Patent number: 10160065
    Abstract: A flux-cored wire for carbon dioxide gas shielded arc welding including, in terms of % by mass with respect to a total mass of the wire, 0.03 to 0.08% of C, 0.2 to 0.7% of Si, 1.4 to 3.0% of Mn, 0.01 to 0.5% of Cu, 0.8 to 3.0% of Ni, 0.05 to 0.5% of Ti, 0.002 to 0.015% of B, 0.05% or less of Al, 4 to 8% in terms of TiO2, 0.1 to 0.6% of in terms of SiO2, 0.02 to 0.3% in terms of Al2O3, 0.1 to 0.8% of Mg, 0.05 to 0.3% in terms of F, 0.05 to 0.3% in terms of Na and K in a fluorine compound, 0.05 to 0.2% of Na2O and K2O, and 0.2% or less in terms of ZrO2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN WELDING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Rikiya Takayama, Kiyohito Sasaki, Yasuhito Totsuka, Masaaki Toriyabe
  • Patent number: 10112267
    Abstract: A wire including, in terms of % by mass with respect to a total mass of the wire, as a total in a steel outer skin and a flux, 0.03 to 0.08% of C, 0.1 to 0.6% of Si, 1.2 to 2.5% of Mn, 0.01 to 0.5% of Cu, 0.5 to 1.5% of Ni, 0.05 to 0.5% of Ti, 0.002 to 0.015% of B, and 0.05% or less of Al, and further including, in the flux, 4 to 8% in terms of TiO2, 0.1 to 0.6% of in terms of SiO2, 0.02 to 0.3% in terms of Al2O3, 0.1 to 0.8% of Mg, 0.05 to 0.3% in terms of F, 0.05 to 0.3% in terms of Na and K in a fluorine compound, 0.05 to 0.2% of Na2O and K2O, and 0.2% or less in terms of ZrO2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN WELDING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Rikiya Takayama, Kiyohito Sasaki, Yasuhito Totsuka, Masaaki Toriyabe
  • Publication number: 20180056454
    Abstract: A flux-cored wire for gas shielded arc welding includes C: 0.03 to 0.09%, Si: 0.1 to 0.6%, Mn: 1.3 to 3.0%, Ti: 0.05 to 0.50%, B: 0.002 to 0.015%, and Al2O3 converted value: 0.4 to 1.0%, as the total content in the steel sheath and the flux in mass % relative to the total mass of the wire; and TiO2 converted value: 5.0 to 9.0%, SiO2 converted value: 0.2 to 0.7%, ZrO2 converted value: 0.1 to 0.6%, Mg: 0.2 to 0.8%, total of F converted value: 0.02 to 0.20%, and total of Na2O converted value and K2O converted value: 0.03 to 0.20%; as a content in the flux; in which a content of C in the steel sheath is 0.03% or less in mass % relative to the total mass of the steel sheath.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN WELDING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki KAYAMORI, Kiyohito SASAKI, Yasuhito TOTSUKA, Naoki SAKABAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20170144257
    Abstract: A wire includes, in terms of % by mass with respect to a total mass of the wire, as a total in a steel outer skin and a flux, 0.03 to 0.09% of C, 0.1 to 0.6% of Si, 1.3 to 2.6% of Mn, 0.01 to 0.5% of Cu, 0.05 to 0.5% of Ti, 0.002 to 0.015% of B, and 0.05% or less of Al, and further including, in the flux, 5 to 9% in terms of TiO2, 0.1 to 0.6% of in terms of SiO2, 0.02 to 0.3% in terms of Al2O3, 0.1 to 0.8% of Mg, 0.05 to 0.3% in terms of F, 0.05 to 0.3% in terms of Na and K in a fluorine compound, 0.05 to 0.2% of Na2O and K2O, and 0.1% or less in terms of ZrO2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Applicant: NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN WELDING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kiyohito SASAKI, Rikiya TAKAYAMA, Yasuhito TOTSUKA
  • Publication number: 20170129056
    Abstract: A flux-cored wire for carbon dioxide gas shielded arc welding includes, in terms of % by mass with respect to a total mass of the wire, 0.03 to 0.08% of C, 0.2 to 0.6% of Si, 1.2 to 2.8% of Mn, 0.01 to 0.5% of Cu, 0.2 to 0.7% of Ni, 0.1 to 0.6% of Ti, 0.005 to 0.020% of B, 0.05% or less of Al, 4.0 to 8.0% in terms of TiO2, 0.1 to 0.6% of in terms of SiO2, 0.02 to 0.3% in terms of Al2O3, 0.1 to 0.8% of Mg, 0.05 to 0.3% in terms of F, 0.05 to 0.3% in terms of Na and K in a fluorine compound, 0.05 to 0.2% of Na2O and K2O, and 0.2% or less in terms of ZrO2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Applicant: NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN WELDING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Rikiya TAKAYAMA, Kiyohito SASAKI, Yasuhito TOTSUKA, Masaaki TORIYABE
  • Patent number: 9505088
    Abstract: In a flux-cored wire according to the present invention, CaF2 and the like are included and a total amount thereof ? is 3.3 to 6.0% in terms of mass % with respect to a total mass, Ti oxide and the like are included and a total amount thereof ? is 0.4 to 1.2% in terms of mass % with respect to the total mass, CaCO3 and the like are included and a total amount thereof is 0.1 to 0.5% in terms of mass % with respect to the total mass, and an amount of an iron powder in the flux is less than 10% in terms of mass % with respect to the total mass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuichi Nakamura, Yasuhito Totsuka, Kazuhiro Kojima, Ryuichi Shimura
  • Patent number: 9259806
    Abstract: In a flux-cored wire for welding an ultrahigh tensile strength steel, one or more of CaF2, BaF2, SrF2, and MgF2 are included in the wire and, when a total amount thereof is defined as ?, the ? is more than 2.0% and equal to or less than 8.0% in terms of mass % with respect to a total mass of the wire, one or more of Ti oxide, Si oxide, Mg oxide, and Al oxide are included in the wire and, when a total amount thereof is defined as ?, the ? is 0.01% to 1.20% in terms of mass % with respect to the total mass of the wire, a ratio of an amount of the CaF2 with respect to the ? is 0.50 or more, a ratio of the ? with respect to the ? is 2.0 to 800.0, and Ceq defined in the following expression is 0.60% to 1.20%, Ceq=[C]+[Si]/24+[Mn]/6+[Ni]/40+[Cr]/5+[Mo]/4+[V]/14.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation
    Inventors: Shuichi Nakamura, Kazuhiro Kojima, Yasuhito Totsuka, Ryuichi Shimura
  • Publication number: 20150360327
    Abstract: In a flux-cored wire according to the present invention, CaF2 and the like are included and a total amount thereof ? is 3.3 to 6.0% in terms of mass % with respect to a total mass, Ti oxide and the like are included and a total amount thereof ? is 0.4 to 1.2% in terms of mass % with respect to the total mass, CaCO3 and the like are included and a total amount thereof is 0.1 to 0.5% in terms of mass % with respect to the total mass, and an amount of an iron powder in the flux is less than 10% in terms of mass % with respect to the total mass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Applicant: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuichi NAKAMURA, Yasuhito TOTSUKA, Kazuhiro KOJIMA, Ryuichi SHIMURA
  • Publication number: 20150117937
    Abstract: In a flux-cored wire for welding an ultrahigh tensile strength steel, one or more of CaF2, BaF2, SrF2, and MgF2 are included in the wire and, when a total amount thereof is defined as ?, the ? is more than 2.0% and equal to or less than 8.0% in terms of mass % with respect to a total mass of the wire, one or more of Ti oxide, Si oxide, Mg oxide, and Al oxide are included in the wire and, when a total amount thereof is defined as ?, the ? is 0.01% to 1.20% in terms of mass % with respect to the total mass of the wire, a ratio of an amount of the CaF2 with respect to the ? is 0.50 or more, a ratio of the ? with respect to the ? is 2.0 to 800.0, and Ceq defined in following Expression a is 0.60% to 1.20%, Ceq=[C]+[Si]/24+[Mn]/6+[Ni]/40+[Cr]/5+[Mo]/4+[V]/14??(a).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuichi Nakamura, Kazuhiro Kojima, Yasuhito Totsuka, Ryuichi Shimura