Patents by Inventor Yoichi Tobiyama

Yoichi Tobiyama 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).

  • Patent number: 10662516
    Abstract: Provided is a hot-dip Al—Zn—Mg—Si coated steel sheet having good corrosion resistance in flat parts and edge parts, and also having excellent worked part corrosion resistance. The hot-dip Al—Zn—Mg—Si coated steel sheet includes a base steel sheet and a hot-dip coating on a surface of the base steel sheet. The hot-dip coating includes an interfacial alloy layer present at an interface with the base steel sheet and a main layer present on the interfacial alloy layer, and contains from 25 mass % to 80 mass % of Al, from greater than 0.6 mass % to 15 mass % of Si, and from greater than 0.1 mass % to 25 mass % of Mg. The Mg content and Si content in the hot-dip coating satisfy formula (1): MMg/(MSi?0.6)>1.7??(1) where MMg represents the Mg content (mass %) and MSi represents the Si content (mass %).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshihiko Ooi, Yohei Sato, Yoichi Tobiyama, Toshiyuki Okuma, Akihiko Furuta, Masahiro Yoshida, Yoshitsugu Suzuki, Satoru Ando, Akira Matsuzaki
  • Patent number: 10392709
    Abstract: A coated steel sheet includes a corrosion-resistant coating composed of at least one layer selected from the group consisting of a Ni layer, a Sn layer, an Fe—Ni alloy layer, an Fe—Sn alloy layer, and an Fe—Ni—Sn alloy layer disposed on at least one surface of a steel sheet, and an adhesive coating disposed on the corrosion-resistant coating, the adhesive coating containing Zr and further containing at least one metal element selected from the group consisting of Co, Fe, Ni, V, Cu, Mn, and Zn, in total, at a ratio by mass of 0.01 to 10 with respect to Zr. The coated steel sheet has excellent humid resin adhesion and corrosion resistance, in which streaky surface defects do not occur.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: JFE Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Yuka Miyamoto, Takeshi Suzuki, Hiroki Iwasa, Norihiko Nakamura, Masao Inose, Hisato Noro, Yoichi Tobiyama
  • Patent number: 10227156
    Abstract: A laminated metal sheet for a two-piece can includes: a metal sheet; and first and second polyester resin layers formed on outer and inner face sides of the container, respectively. The first polyester resin layer contains polyethylene terephthalate or a copolymerized polyethylene terephthalate with a content of a copolymerized component of less than 6 mol % in a ratio of 30% to 60% by mass, polybutylene terephthalate or a copolymerized polybutylene terephthalate with a content of a copolymerized component of less than 5 mol % in a ratio of 40% to 70% by mass, and a polyolefinic wax in an amount of 0.01% to 3.0% in outer percentage, the second polyester resin layer is a copolymerized polyethylene terephthalate with a content of a copolymerized component of less than 22 mol %, and residual degrees of orientation of the first and the second polyester resin layers are less than 30%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Nakagawa, Junichi Kitagawa, Yoichiro Yamanaka, Yoichi Tobiyama
  • Patent number: 10174393
    Abstract: A steel sheet containing C: 0.0005% or more and 0.0035% or less, Si: 0.05% or less, Mn: 0.1% or more and 0.6% or less, P: 0.02% or less, S: less than 0.02%, Al: 0.01% or more and less than 0.10%, N: 0.0030% or less, B: 0.0010% or more, in which the relationship B/N?3.0 is satisfied and the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, and a microstructure in which the average integrated intensity f in the (111)[1-10] to (111)[-1-12] orientations on a plane parallel to a sheet surface at a position located at ¼ of the thickness of the steel sheet is 7.0 or more, in which an average ferrite grain size is 6.0 ?m or more and 10.0 ?m or less, and the relationships EAVE?215 GPa, E0?210 GPa, E45?210 GPa, E90?210 GPa, and ?0.4??r?0.4 are satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: JFE Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Mikito Suto, Katsumi Kojima, Masaki Tada, Takumi Tanaka, Yoichi Tobiyama
  • Publication number: 20180051366
    Abstract: Provided is a hot-dip Al—Zn—Mg—Si coated steel sheet having good corrosion resistance in flat parts and edge parts, and also having excellent worked part corrosion resistance. The hot-dip Al—Zn—Mg—Si coated steel sheet includes a base steel sheet and a hot-dip coating on a surface of the base steel sheet. The hot-dip coating includes an interfacial alloy layer present at an interface with the base steel sheet and a main layer present on the interfacial alloy layer, and contains from 25 mass % to 80 mass % of Al, from greater than 0.6 mass % to 15 mass % of Si, and from greater than 0.1 mass % to 25 mass % of Mg. The Mg content and Si content in the hot-dip coating satisfy formula (1): MMg/(MSi?0.6)>1.7 ??(1) where MMg represents the Mg content (mass %) and MSi represents the Si content (mass %).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Applicant: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshihiko OOI, Yohei SATO, Yoichi TOBIYAMA, Toshiyuki OKUMA, Akihiko FURUTA, Masahiro YOSHIDA, Yoshitsugu SUZUKI, Satoru ANDO, Akira MATSUZAKI
  • Patent number: 9751283
    Abstract: The resin-coated metal sheet for containers includes a resin coating layer (A) having a multilayered structure mainly composed of a polyester resin on at least one surface thereof. The resin coating layer (A) includes a resin layer (a1). The resin layer (a1) adheres to the metal sheet, contains (i) a polyester resin, (ii) a phenolic resin, (iii) a metal alkoxide compound and/or a metal chelate compound, (iv) an epoxy resin, and (v) at least one selected from the group consisting of polyamine resins, polyamidoamine resins, and polyamide resins, and is mainly composed of the polyester resin. Preferably, a polyester film (a2) is disposed on the resin layer (a1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoichiro Yamanaka, Koichi Sasaki, Yusuke Nakagawa, Junichi Kitagawa, Yoichi Tobiyama
  • Patent number: 9738978
    Abstract: A manufacturing method for steel sheets for containers produces steel sheets with excellent film adhesion qualities. This steel sheet for containers has, on a steel sheet, a chemical conversion coating with a metal Zr content of 1-100 mg/m2, a P content of 0.1-50 mg/m2, and an F content of no more than 0.1 mg/m2, upon which is formed a phenolic resin layer with a C content of 0.1-50 mg/m2. Moreover, the manufacturing method for steel sheets for containers is a method for obtaining the steel sheet for containers wherein the chemical conversion coating is formed on the steel sheet by subjecting the steel sheet to immersion in or electrolytic treatment with a treatment solution containing Zr ions, phosphoric acid ions, and F ions; and subsequently, the steel sheet upon which the chemical conversion coating has been formed is immersed in, or undergoes topical application of, an aqueous solution containing phenolic resin, then dried.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi Suzuki, Norihiko Nakamura, Yuka Miyamoto, Yoichi Tobiyama
  • Publication number: 20170204521
    Abstract: A coated steel sheet includes a corrosion-resistant coating composed of at least one layer selected from the group consisting of a Ni layer, a Sn layer, an Fe—Ni alloy layer, an Fe—Sn alloy layer, and an Fe—Ni—Sn alloy layer disposed on at least one surface of a steel sheet, and an adhesive coating disposed on the corrosion-resistant coating, the adhesive coating containing Zr and further containing at least one metal element selected from the group consisting of Co, Fe, Ni, V, Cu, Mn, and Zn, in total, at a ratio by mass of 0.01 to 10 with respect to Zr. The coated steel sheet has excellent humid resin adhesion and corrosion resistance, in which streaky surface defects do not occur.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Applicant: JEF STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuka Miyamoto, Takeshi Suzuki, Hiroki Iwasa, Norihlko Nakamura, Masao Inose, Hisato Noro, Yoichi Tobiyama
  • Patent number: 9669961
    Abstract: A three-piece can includes a can body obtained by forming a steel sheet such that a roundness of the can is 0.34 mm or less. The steel sheet contains: by mass %, C: 0.020% or more and 0.100% or less; Si: 0.10% or less; Mn: 0.10% or more and 0.80% or less; P: 0.001% or more and 0.100% or less; S: 0.001% or more and 0.020% or less; Al: 0.005% or more and 0.100% or less; and N: 0.0130% or more and 0.0200% or less. The balance is Fe and inevitable impurities. The steel sheet has a yield strength of 440 MPa or more and a total elongation of 12% or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: JFE Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Masaki Tada, Katsumi Kojima, Hiroki Nakamaru, Yoichi Tobiyama
  • Patent number: 9637826
    Abstract: A steel sheet for containers that has excellent film adhesion qualities, and has; a chemical conversion coating formed by immersing or subjecting to electrolytic treatment a steel sheet in a solution containing Zr ions, F ions, with adhesion amount of 0.1 to 100 mg/m2 for metal Zr and no more than 0.1 mg/m2 for F; and a hydroxyl acid treatment layer formed on the chemical conversion coating, the layer having a C adhesion amount of 0.05 to 50 mg/m2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi Suzuki, Norihiko Nakamura, Yuka Miyamoto, Yoichi Tobiyama
  • Patent number: 9580816
    Abstract: Provided are an apparatus for continuous electrolytic treatment of a steel sheet that is suitable for producing a surface-treated steel sheet and a method for producing the surface-treated steel sheet using the apparatus for continuous electrolytic treatment of a steel sheet. The apparatus includes N pairs of tabular electrodes having a length L and being arranged to respectively face two surfaces of a steel sheet. Each electrode includes n sections arranged in the longitudinal direction of the electrode and disposed on the surface of the electrode facing the steel sheet surface. Each section is constituted by a conductive portion including an electrode portion having a length T1 and a nonconductive portion made by making an electrode portion having a length T2 nonconductive, where n×N?10, 0.96?T2/(T1+T2)?0.05, and 0.9?T1/L?0.1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: JFE Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Yuka Miyamoto, Takeshi Suzuki, Hisato Noro, Masao Inose, Hiroki Iwasa, Norihiko Nakamura, Yoichi Tobiyama
  • Patent number: 9528187
    Abstract: A steel sheet for containers that has excellent film adhesion qualities, and has a Zr compound film formed thereupon by immersion in or electrolytic treatment with a solution containing Zr ions, F ions, and hydroxylic acid, the Zr compound film being applied in an amount such that the metal Zr content is 0.1-100 mg/m2 and the F content is no more than 0.1 mg/m2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi Suzuki, Norihiko Nakamura, Yuka Miyamoto, Yoichi Tobiyama
  • Patent number: 9506152
    Abstract: A resin coated metal sheet includes a metal sheet, a first resin coating layer formed on one main surface of the metal sheet and formed of a resin material whose difference between a heat quantity of crystallization and a heat quantity of fusion after being laminated to the metal sheet is 6 J/g to 20 J/g on a unit weight basis, and a second resin coating layer formed on another main surface of the metal sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: JFE Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Junichi Kitagawa, Yoichiro Yamanaka, Yusuke Nakagawa, Katsumi Kojima, Mikito Suto, Yoichi Tobiyama
  • Patent number: 9506131
    Abstract: A steel sheet containing C: 0.02% or more and 0.10% or less, Si: 0.01% or more and 0.5% or less, P: 0.001% or more and 0.100% or less, S: 0.001% or more and 0.020% or less, N: 0.007% or more and 0.025% or less, Al: 0.01% or more and {?4.2×N (%)+0.11}% or less, Mnf: 0.10% or more and less than 0.30% where Mnf is defined by equation Mnf=Mn?1.71×S, and the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, in which the steel sheet has a thickness of 0.35 (mm) or less, the product of the lower yield point (N/mm2) of the steel sheet and the thickness (mm) is 160 (N/mm) or less, and the product of the upper yield point (N/mm2) of the steel sheet is 52.0 (N) or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsumi Kojima, Takumi Tanaka, Mikito Suto, Masaki Tada, Yoichi Tobiyama
  • Publication number: 20160289841
    Abstract: A manufacturing method for steel sheets for containers produces steel sheets with excellent film adhesion qualities. This steel sheet for containers has, on a steel sheet, a chemical conversion coating with a metal Zr content of 1-100 mg/m2, a P content of 0.1-50 mg/m2, and an F content of no more than 0.1 mg/m2, upon which is formed a phenolic resin layer with a C content of 0.1-50 mg/m2. Moreover, the manufacturing method for steel sheets for containers is a method for obtaining the steel sheet for containers wherein the chemical conversion coating is formed on the steel sheet by subjecting the steel sheet to immersion in or electrolytic treatment with a treatment solution containing Zr ions, phosphoric acid ions, and F ions; and subsequently, the steel sheet upon which the chemical conversion coating has been formed is immersed in, or undergoes topical application of, an aqueous solution containing phenolic resin, then dried.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Takeshi SUZUKI, Norihiko NAKAMURA, Yuka MIYAMOTO, Yoichi TOBIYAMA
  • Patent number: 9435034
    Abstract: A manufacturing method for steel sheets for containers produces steel sheets with excellent film adhesion qualities. In a method for manufacturing steel sheets upon which is formed a chemical conversion coating having a metal Zr content of 1-100 mg/m2 and F content of no more than 0.1 mg/m2, the chemical conversion coating is formed on the steel sheet by subjecting the steel sheet to immersion in or electrolytic treatment with a treatment solution containing Zr ions and F ions, and subsequently, the steel sheet upon which the chemical conversion coating has been formed is washed with water having a temperature of at least 80° C. and dried.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi Suzuki, Norihiko Nakamura, Yuka Miyamoto, Yoichi Tobiyama
  • Patent number: 9416460
    Abstract: Disclosed is a steel sheet for containers that maintains excellent corrosion resistance even when a surface treatment that replaces a chromate treatment has been conducted, and that has excellent film adhesion qualities and appearance. This steel plate for containers has, on at least one surface thereof, a chemical conversion coating including at least two coatings selected from a zirconium coating that contains zirconium and has a metal zirconium content of 0.1-9 mg/m2, a phosphate coating that contains phosphoric acid and has a phosphorous content of 0.1-8 mg/m2, and a phenolic resin coating that contains phenolic resin in an amount of 0.5-8 mg/m2 in terms of carbon, the percentage of the area of the surface of the chemical conversion coating layer having particles Of a prescribed size being 0.1-50%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi Suzuki, Norihiko Nakamura, Yuka Miyamoto, Yoichi Tobiyama
  • Publication number: 20160009444
    Abstract: A laminated metal sheet for a two-piece can includes: a metal sheet; and first and second polyester resin layers formed on outer and inner face sides of the container, respectively. The first polyester resin layer contains polyethylene terephthalate or a copolymerized polyethylene terephthalate with a content of a copolymerized component of less than 6 mol % in a ratio of 30% to 60% by mass, polybutylene terephthalate or a copolymerized polybutylene terephthalate with a content of a copolymerized component of less than 5 mol % in a ratio of 40% to 70% by mass, and a polyolefinic wax in an amount of 0.01% to 3.0% in outer percentage, the second polyester resin layer is a copolymerized polyethylene terephthalate with a content of a copolymerized component of less than 22 mol %, and residual degrees of orientation of the first and the second polyester resin layers are less than 30%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2013
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Applicant: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Nakagawa, Junichi Kitagawa, Yoichiro Yamanaka, Yoichi Tobiyama
  • Patent number: 9169577
    Abstract: Provided are a Cr-free surface-treated steel sheet that has excellent humid resin adhesion and corrosion resistance and that exhibits no streak-like surface defects, a method for manufacturing such a surface-treated steel sheet, and a resin-covered steel sheet using such a surface-treated steel sheet. A surface-treated steel sheet includes a steel sheet; a corrosion-resistant coating, on at least one side thereof, that is composed of at least one layer selected from a Ni layer, a Sn layer, an Fe—Ni alloy layer, an Fe—Sn alloy layer, and an Fe—Ni—Sn alloy layer; and an adherent coating, on the corrosion-resistant coating, that contains Zr and at least one species selected from P derived from a phosphoric acid and C derived from a phenolic resin in a total mass ratio to Zr of 0.01 to 10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: JFE Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Yuka Miyamoto, Takeshi Suzuki, Norihiko Nakamura, Yoichi Tobiyama
  • Publication number: 20150136635
    Abstract: A three-piece can includes a can body obtained by forming a steel sheet such that a roundness of the can is 0.34 mm or less. The steel sheet contains: by mass %, C: 0.020% or more and 0.100% or less; Si: 0.10% or less; Mn: 0.10% or more and 0.80% or less; P: 0.001% or more and 0.100% or less; S: 0.001% or more and 0.020% or less; Al: 0.005% or more and 0.100% or less; and N: 0.0130% or more and 0.0200% or less. The balance is Fe and inevitable impurities. The steel sheet has a yield strength of 440 MPa or more and a total elongation of 12% or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: JFE Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Masaki Tada, Katsumi Kojima, Hiroki Nakamaru, Yoichi Tobiyama