Patents by Inventor Yoki Hirano

Yoki Hirano 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: 7435305
    Abstract: A compressor wheel made of a cast aluminum alloy, wherein the cast aluminum alloy contains Cu 1.4 to 3.2 mass %, Mg 1.0 to 2.0 mass %, Ni 0.5 to 2.0 mass %, Fe 0.5 to 2.0 mass %, and at least one selected from the group consisting of Ti 0.01 to 0.35 mass %, Zr 0.01 to 0.30 mass %, Sc 0.01 to 0.8 mass %, and V 0.01 to 0.5 mass %, with the balance being aluminum and inevitable impurities, with the [(Cu content)+0.5×(Mg content)] being 3.8 mass % or less, and with a secondary dendrite arm spacing being 50 ?m or less, wherein the cast aluminum alloy is being reinforced by a solution treatment and an aging treatment, and wherein the compressor wheel shows good heat resistant strength, and is for use in a turbocharger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: Furukawa-Sky Aluminum Corp.
    Inventors: Ryo Shoji, Takayuki Sotome, Toshiya Okada, Yoki Hirano