Patents by Inventor Yoichi Mukai

Yoichi Mukai 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: 20220339449
    Abstract: An electrical stimulation therapeutic device includes a pair of application electrodes which are disposed at the back of a sacral bone of a person to be treated and supplies an electrical stimulation signal from the back of the sacral bone, a detection electrode which is disposed on a surface of a toe of the person to be treated and detects a myoelectric signal of the toe, a display portion which determines whether the myoelectric signal of the toe is generated in response to the stimulation signal, and a myoelectric signal processing portion which processes the myoelectric signal detected by the detection electrode to display it visually on the display portion, in which the myoelectric signal processing portion does not detect the myoelectric signal of the toe during a predetermined detection stop period of time from output of the stimulation signal, and the detection stop period of time is set on the basis of a quotient (x/v) obtained when a distance (x) from a sacral bone of a human body to a surface of a
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicants: OTSUKA TECHNO CORPORATION, ITO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi HISAMOTO, Yoichi MUKAI, Tetsuya MASUDA, Hiroki KAKUYAMA, Koji MAEDA, Shuhei UEDA
  • Publication number: 20220298316
    Abstract: An electroconductive rubber sheet includes a sheet-shaped rubber base material having electrical conductivity and an electroconductive sheet embedded in the rubber base material. This electroconductive rubber sheet can be obtained according to a method for producing an electroconductive rubber sheet that includes, for example, a step of placing an electroconductive sheet and a sheet-shaped rubber material, which has electrical conductivity and an opening in a central portion of the sheet-shaped rubber material, on a mold and a step of pressing the electroconductive sheet and the rubber material at a temperature at which the rubber material is softened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicants: ITO CO., LTD., OTSUKA TECHNO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Makoto SASAKI, Takashi HISAMOTO, Yoichi MUKAI, Tetsuya MASUDA, Hiroki KAKUYAMA
  • Patent number: 9464337
    Abstract: Disclosed is a high strength steel sheet having excellent hydrogen embrittlement resistance. The steel sheet has a tensile strength of 1180 MPa or more, and satisfies the following conditions: with respect to an entire metallographic structure thereof, bainite, bainitic ferrite and tempered martensite account for 85 area % or more in total; retained austenite accounts for 1 area % or more; and fresh martensite accounts for 5 area % or less (including 0 area %).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO, VOESTALPINE STAHL GMBH
    Inventors: Yoichi Mukai, Kouji Kasuya, Michiharu Nakaya, Michitaka Tsunezawa, Fumio Yuse, Junichiro Kinugasa, Sandra Traint, Andreas Pichler
  • Patent number: 9074272
    Abstract: A high-strength cold-rolled steel sheet excellent in uniform elongation, including in percent by mass: 0.10-0.28% of C; 1.0-2.0% of Si; and 1.0-3.0% of Mn, and the structures of the same having the space factors below to the entire structure: 30-65% of bainitic ferrite; 30-50% of polygonal ferrite; and 5-20% of residual austenite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Akamizu, Yoichi Mukai, Shushi Ikeda, Koichi Sugimoto
  • Patent number: 8986468
    Abstract: A cold rolled steel sheet satisfying on the basis of percent by mass the chemical composition of 0.06-0.6% C, 0.1-2% Si, 0.01-3% Al, 1-4% Si+Al, 1-6% Mn, Si/Mn?0.40, in which there exists 10 or more pieces/100 ?m2 of Mn—Si composite oxide having Mn—Si atom ratio (Mn/Si) of 0.5 or over and major axis of from 0.01 ?m to 5 ?m and also having a covering ratio of 10% or below at which the surface of the steel sheet is covered with oxide containing Si as the main component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaaki Miura, Shinji Kozuma, Yoichi Mukai, Yoshinobu Omiya
  • Patent number: 8795442
    Abstract: The invention provides a high strength cold rolled steel sheet having excellent chemical conversion treatment property stably even Mo is added aiming high strengthening. The surface property of the cold rolled steel sheet satisfies that the characteristic of 10 ?m or more of the maximum depth (Ry) of the unevenness and 30 ?m or less of the average spacing (Sm) of the unevenness, and that either one or more preferably both of, the characteristic of the load length ratio (tp40) of the unevenness of the surface is 20% or less, and the characteristic of the difference of the load length ratios (tp60) and (tp40) is 60% or more, is satisfied, and the crack of 3 ?m or less width and 5 ?m or more depth does not exist on the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoichi Mukai, Shinji Kozuma, Masahiro Nomura
  • Patent number: 8673093
    Abstract: The present invention is the thin steel sheet containing C, Si, Mn, P, S, Al, Mo, Ti, B, and N wherein a value Z calculated by the equation described below is 2.0-6.0, an area ratio against all the structure is 1% or above for retained austenite and 80% or above for total of bainitic ferrite and martensite, a mean axis ratio of the retained austenite crystal grain is 5 or above, and tensile strength is 980 MPa or above where Value Z=9×[C]+[Mn]+3×[Mo]+490×[B]+7×[Mo]/{100×([B]+0.001),and the thin steel sheet has 980 MPa or above tensile strength and enhanced hydrogen embrittlement resistance properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.
    Inventors: Muneaki Ikeda, Kouji Kasuya, Yoichi Mukai, Fumio Yuse, Junichiro Kinugasa
  • Patent number: 8597439
    Abstract: A high-strength cold rolled steel sheet contains: 0.10 to 0.28% of C, 1.0 to 2.0% of Si, 1.0 to 3.0% of Mn, and 0.03 to 0.10% of Nb in terms of % by mass, Al is controlled to 0.5 or less, P is controlled to 0.15% or less, and S is controlled to 0.02% or less, and residual austenite accounts for 5 to 20%, bainitic ferrite accounts for 50% or more, and polygonal ferrite accounts for 30% or less (containing 0%), of the entire structure, and a mean number of residual austenite blocks is 20 or more as determined when the random area (15 ?m×15 ?m) is observed by EBSP (electron back scatter diffraction pattern).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shushi Ikeda, Yoichi Mukai, Hiroshi Akamizu, Koichi Makii, Koichi Sugimoto, Shunichi Hashimoto, Kenji Saito
  • Patent number: 8197617
    Abstract: The present invention provides a high-strength steel sheet which has a 980 MPa class tensile strength as well as has excellent elongation, stretch flangeability and weldability, and also has excellent anti-delayed fraction property. The high-strength steel sheet comprises steel satisfying: C: 0.12 to 0.25%, Si: 1.0 to 3.0%, Mn: 1.5 to 3.0%, P: 0.15% or less, S: 0.02% or less, Al: 0.4% or less, and comprising the remnant made from iron and unavoidable impurities, wherein a ratio of the contents of Si and C (Si/C) is within the range from 7 to 14 in terms of a mass ratio, and a microstructure in a longitudinal section comprises, by an occupancy ratio based on the entire structure, 1) bainitic ferrite: 50% or more, 2) lath-type residual austenite: 3% or more, and 3) block-type residual austenite: 1% or more to ½×occupancy ratio of lath-type residual austenite, and 4) average size of block-type second phase is 10 ?m or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.
    Inventors: Michiharu Nakaya, Yoichi Mukai, Koichi Sugimoto
  • Publication number: 20120132327
    Abstract: Disclosed is a high strength steel sheet having excellent hydrogen embrittlement resistance. The steel sheet has a tensile strength of 1180 MPa or more, and satisfies the following conditions: with respect to an entire metallographic structure thereof, bainite, bainitic ferrite and tempered martensite account for 85 area % or more in total; retained austenite accounts for 1 area % or more; and fresh martensite accounts for 5 area % or less (including 0 area %).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicants: VOESTALPINE STAHL GMBH, Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)
    Inventors: Yoichi Mukai, Kouji Kasuya, Michiharu Nakaya, Michitaka Tsunezawa, Fumio Yuse, Junichiro Kinugasa, Sandra Traint, Andreas Pichler
  • Patent number: 7887648
    Abstract: The invention relates to an ultrahigh-strength thin steel sheet excellent in the hydrogen embrittlement resistance, the steel sheet including, by weight %, 0.10 to 0.60% of C, 1.0 to 3.0% of Si, 1.0 to 3.5% of Mn, 0.15% or less of P, 0.02% or less of S, 1.5% or less of Al, 0.003 to 2.0% of Cr, and a balance including iron and inevitable impurities; in which grains of residual austenite have an average axis ratio (major axis/minor axis) of 5 or more, the grains of the residual austenite have an average minor axis length of 1 ?m or less, and the grains of the residual austenite have a nearest-neighbor distance between the grains of 1 ?m or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.
    Inventors: Junichiro Kinugasa, Fumio Yuse, Yoichi Mukai, Shinji Kozuma, Hiroshi Akamizu, Kouji Kasuya, Muneaki Ikeda, Koichi Sugimoto
  • Patent number: 7833363
    Abstract: A high-strength forged part is disclosed which comprises a base phase structure, comprising 30% or more of ferrite in terms of a space factor, and a second phase structure, comprising bainite and/or martensite, and retained austenite having an average gain diameter of 5 ?m or less and a content represented by 50X[C]<[V?R]<150x[C], wherein [V?R] represents a space factor of the retained austenite (?R) and [C] represents the mass % of C in the forged part. Furthermore, a high-strength forged part is disclosed which comprises a base phase structure, comprising 50% or more of tempered bainite or tempered martensite in terms of a space factor, and a second phase structure, comprising martensite and 3% to 30% retained austenite in terms of a space factor, wherein the portion of the retained austenite and martensite having an aspect ratio of 2 or less is 25% or less in terms of a space factor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shushi Ikeda, Koichi Makii, Hiroshi Akamizu, Yoichi Mukai, Koh-ichi Sugimoto
  • Publication number: 20100221138
    Abstract: The present invention provides a high-strength composite steel sheet which has a tensile strength of 980 MPa class as well as excellent and excellent anti-delayed fraction property, and also has excellent spot-weldability. The high-strength composite steel sheet comprises a steel satisfying: C: 0.10 to 0.25% (% by mass in case of a chemical component, the same shall apply hereinafter), Si: 1.0 to 3.0%, Mn: 1.5 to 3.0%, P: 0.15% or less, S: 0.02% or less, Al: 0.4% or less, and comprising the remnant made from iron and unavoidable impurities; the contents of Si, Al, Mn and Cr satisfy the relationship of “(Si+Al)/Mn or (Si+Al)/(Mn+Cr)=0.74 to 1.26”; and microstructure is specified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2007
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho, Shinshu TLO Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Michiharu Nakaya, Yoichi Mukai, Koichi Sugimoto
  • Patent number: 7767036
    Abstract: A high-strength cold-rolled steel sheet exhibiting an excellent strength-workability balance, including in percent by mass: 0.10-0.25% of C; 1.0-2.0% of Si; 1.5-3.0% of Mn; 0.01% or less (not including 0%) of P; 0.005% or less (not including 0%) of S; 0.01-3.0% of Al; and remaining part consisting of iron and inevitable impurities, wherein the space factor of bainitic ferrite to the entire structure is 70% or more, the space factor of residual austenite to the entire structure is 5-20%, the hardness (HV) is 270 or greater, and the half-value width of an X-ray diffraction peak on a (200)-surface of ?-iron is 0.220 degrees or smaller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)
    Inventors: Takahiro Kashima, Yoichi Mukai, Hiroshi Akamizu, Koichi Sugimoto
  • Publication number: 20100172786
    Abstract: The present invention provides a high-strength steel sheet which has a 980 MPa class tensile strength as well as has excellent elongation, stretch flangeability and weldability, and also has excellent anti-delayed fraction property. The high-strength steel sheet comprises steel satisfying: C: 0.12 to 0.25%, Si: 1.0 to 3.0%, Mn: 1.5 to 3.0%, P: 0.15% or less, S: 0.02% or less, Al: 0.4% or less, and comprising the remnant made from iron and unavoidable impurities, wherein a ratio of the contents of Si and C (Si/C) is within the range from 7 to 14 in terms of a mass ratio, and a microstructure in a longitudinal section comprises, by an occupancy ratio based on the entire structure, 1) bainitic ferrite: 50% or more, 2) lath-type residual austenite: 3% or more, and 3) block-type residual austenite: 1% or more to ½×occupancy ratio of lath-type residual austenite, and 4) average size of block-type second phase is 10 ?m or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2007
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO, SHINSHU TLO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Michiharu Nakaya, Yoichi Mukai, Koichi Sugimoto
  • Publication number: 20100092332
    Abstract: To provide a high-strength cold rolled steel sheet that has well-balanced tensile strength and elongation as well as well-balanced tensile strength and stretch-flangeability, and a plated steel sheet manufactured by plating the steel sheet. The high-strength cold rolled steel sheet contains: 0.10 to 0.28% of C, 1.0 to 2.0% of Si, 1.0 to 3.0% of Mn, and 0.03 to 0.10% of Nb in terms of % by mass, wherein the content of Al is controlled to 0.5 or less, the content of P is controlled to 0.15% or less, and the content of S is controlled to 0.02% or less, and wherein residual austenite accounts for 5 to 20%, bainitic ferrite accounts for 50% or more, and polygonal ferrite accounts for 30% or less (containing 0%), of the entire structure, and wherein a mean number of residual austenite blocks is 20 or more as determined when the random area (15 ?m×15 ?m) is observed by EBSP (electron back scatter diffraction pattern).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho(Kobe Steel, Ltd.)
    Inventors: Shushi IKEDA, Yoichi Mukai, Hiroshi Akamizu, Koichi Makii, Koichi Sugimoto, Shunichi Hashimoto, Kenji Saito
  • Publication number: 20100080728
    Abstract: The present invention is the thin steel sheet containing C, Si, Mn, P, S, Al, Mo, Ti, B, and N wherein a value Z calculated by the equation described below is 2.0-6.0, an area ratio against all the structure is 1% or above for retained austenite and 80% or above for total of bainitic ferrite and martensite, a mean axis ratio of the retained austenite crystal grain is 5 or above, and tensile strength is 980 MPa or above. Value Z=9×[C]+[Mn]+3×[Mo]+490×[B]+7×[Mo]/{100×([B]+0.001)} Thus a high strength thin steel sheet with 980 MPa or above tensile strength and enhanced hydrogen embrittlement resistance properties can be provided. Also, in accordance with the present invention, the hot-rolled steel sheet for cold-rolling capable of manufacturing the high strength thin steel sheet with good productivity and having improved cold-rollability can be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2007
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)
    Inventors: Muneaki Ikeda, Kouji Kasuya, Yoichi Mukai, Fumio Yuse, Junichiro Kinugasa
  • Publication number: 20090277547
    Abstract: A high strength steel sheet with both excellent elongation and stretch-flanging performance is provided. The high strength steel sheet of the present invention comprises, in percent by mass, C: 0.05 to 0.3%, Si: 0.01 to 3.0%, Mn: 0.5 to 3.0%, Al: 0.01 to 0.1%, and Fe and inevitable impurities as the remainder, and has a structure mainly composed of tempered martensite and annealed bainite. The space factor of the tempered martensite is 50 to 95%, the space factor of the annealed bainite is 5 to 30%, and the mean grain size of the tempered martensite is 10 ?m or smaller in terms of the equivalent of a circle diameter. The steel sheet has a tensile strength of 590 MPa or higher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2007
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO
    Inventors: Kenji Saito, Tomokazu Masuda, Masaaki Miura, Yoichi Mukai, Shushi Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20090238713
    Abstract: The invention relates to an ultrahigh-strength thin steel sheet excellent in the hydrogen embrittlement resistance, the steel sheet including, by weight %, 0.10 to 0.60% of C, 1.0 to 3.0% of Si, 1.0 to 3.5% of Mn, 0.15% or less of P, 0.02% or less of S, 1.5% or less of Al, 0.003 to 2.0% of Cr, and a balance including iron and inevitable impurities; in which grains of residual austenite have an average axis ratio (major axis/minor axis) of 5 or more, the grains of the residual austenite have an average minor axis length of 1 ?m or less, and the grains of the residual austenite have a nearest-neighbor distance between the grains of 1 ?m or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.), Shinshu TLO Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junichiro Kinugasa, Fumio Yuse, Yoichi Mukai, Shinji Kozuma, Hiroshi Akamizu, Kouji Kasuya, Muneaki Ikeda, Koichi Sugimoto
  • Patent number: D948553
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignees: OTSUKA TECHNO CORPORATION, ITO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Hisamoto, Yoichi Mukai, Tetsuya Masuda, Hiroki Kakuyama, Shuhei Ueda, Shinji Matsumoto, Koji Tsuji