Patents by Inventor Yoshiharu Sugimoto

Yoshiharu Sugimoto 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: 9880071
    Abstract: A mobile body corrosion measuring apparatus having a corrosion sensor installed in at least one portion of a mobile body, the corrosion sensor measuring a corrosion state at the portion and outputting corrosion data; a vehicle (mobile body) running speed sensor installed in the mobile body, the running speed sensor measuring a running speed of the mobile body and outputting the running speed data; and a data collection unit that acquires the corrosion data from the corrosion sensor and the running speed data from the vehicle speed sensor at the same time and collects the corrosion data and the running speed data with the corrosion data and the running speed data associated with each other. Due to above structure, a corrosion state specific to the mobile body can be accurately measured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignees: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION, JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobutoshi Konagai, Ruri Nakada, Kouta Sako, Yuya Ito, Sachiko Suzuki, Satoru Ando, Yoshiharu Sugimoto
  • Publication number: 20170010183
    Abstract: A mobile body corrosion measuring apparatus having a corrosion sensor installed in at least one portion of a mobile body, the corrosion sensor measuring a corrosion state at the portion and outputting corrosion data; a vehicle (mobile body) running speed sensor installed in the mobile body, the running speed sensor measuring a running speed of the mobile body and outputting the running speed data; and a data collection unit that acquires the corrosion data from the corrosion sensor and the running speed data from the vehicle speed sensor at the same time and collects the corrosion data and the running speed data with the corrosion data and the running speed data associated with each other. Due to above structure, a corrosion state specific to the mobile body can be accurately measured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Applicants: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION, JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobutoshi KONAGAI, Ruri NAKADA, Kouta SAKO, Yuya ITO, Sachiko SUZUKI, Satoru ANDO, Yoshiharu SUGIMOTO
  • Patent number: 9476799
    Abstract: A mobile body corrosion measuring apparatus having a corrosion sensor installed in at least one portion of a mobile body, the corrosion sensor measuring a corrosion state at the portion and outputting corrosion data; a vehicle (mobile body) running speed sensor installed in the mobile body, the running speed sensor measuring a running speed of the mobile body and outputting the running speed data; and a data collection unit that acquires the corrosion data from the corrosion sensor and the running speed data from the vehicle speed sensor at the same time and collects the corrosion data and the running speed data with the corrosion data and the running speed data associated with each other. Due to above structure, a corrosion state specific to the mobile body can be accurately measured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignees: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION, JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobutoshi Konagai, Ruri Nakada, Kouta Sako, Yuya Ito, Sachiko Suzuki, Satoru Ando, Yoshiharu Sugimoto
  • Patent number: 9315887
    Abstract: A method for producing a high-strength hot-dip galvanized steel sheet includes a steel sheet containing, in percent by mass, 0.01% to 0.18% of C, 0.02% to 2.0% of Si, 1.0% to 3.0% of Mn, 0.001% to 1.0% of Al, 0.005% to 0.060% of P, 0.01% or less of S, and the balance being Fe and incidental impurities, and a galvanized coating layer on each surface of the steel sheet with a coating weight of 20 to 120 g/m2 per surface, in which, when the steel sheet is subjected to annealing and a hot-dip galvanizing treatment in a continuous hot-dip galvanizing line, the dew point of the atmosphere is controlled to ?40° C. or lower in the annealing furnace temperature range of 750° C. or higher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: JFE Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke Fushiwaki, Yoshiharu Sugimoto, Masahiro Yoshida, Yoshitsugu Suzuki
  • Patent number: 9309586
    Abstract: Provided is a method for manufacturing a high-strength galvanized steel sheet, made from a steel sheet containing Si and/or Mn, having excellent exfoliation resistance during heavy machining. When a steel sheet containing 0.01% to 0.18% C, 0.02% to 2.0% Si, 1.0% to 3.0% Mn, 0.001% to 1.0% Al, 0.005% to 0.060% P, and 0.01% or less S on a mass basis, the remainder being Fe and unavoidable impurities, is annealed and galvanized in a continuous galvanizing line, a temperature region with a furnace temperature of A° C. to B° C. (600?A?780 and 800?B?900) is performed at an atmosphere dew-point temperature of ?5° C. or higher in a heating process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: JFE Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke Fushiwaki, Yoshiharu Sugimoto, Masahiro Yoshida, Yoshitsugu Suzuki
  • Patent number: 9074275
    Abstract: A galvanized steel sheet includes a basal steel sheet (BSS) containing C: 0.01-0.15%, Si: 0.001-2.0%, Mn: 0.1-3.0%, Al: 0.001-1.0%, P: 0.005-0.060%, and S?0.01% (% by mass), balance Fe and unavoidable impurities, with zinc plating layers on both sides of the BSS. One or more oxides selected from Fe, Si, Mn, Al, and P oxides are in steel sheet superficial portions in direct contact with the zinc plating layers and extending from each surface of the BSS to 100 ?m deep. A crystalline oxide is in the regions from each surface of the BSS to 10 ?m depth, which are also located in direct contact with the zinc plating layers, the crystalline oxide including Fe crystal grains within which Si and Mn atoms are distributed in the regions from grain boundaries to 1 ?m deep inside the grain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Fushiwaki, Yoshiharu Sugimoto
  • Patent number: 8999084
    Abstract: A galvanized steel sheet includes a zinc plating layer which is disposed on a steel sheet containing 0.01% to 0.15% C, 0.001% to 2.0% Si, 0.1% to 3.0% Mn, 0.001% to 1.0% Al, 0.005% to 0.060% P, and 0.01% or less S on a mass basis, the remainder being Fe and unavoidable impurities, and which has a mass per unit area 20 g/m2 to 120 g/m2. An oxide of at least one selected from the group consisting of Fe, Si, Mn, Al, and P is present in a surface portion of the steel sheet that lies directly under the zinc plating layer and that extends up to 100 ?m from the surface of a base steel sheet. The amount of the oxide per unit area is 0.05 g/m2 or less in total. The steel sheet has excellent corrosion resistance, anti-powdering property during heavy machining, and strength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: JFE Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke Fushiwaki, Yoshiharu Sugimoto
  • Patent number: 8815349
    Abstract: The invention provides a hot dip galvanized steel sheet which has: a hot dip galvanizing layer having a flat part on a surface thereof; and a film formed on the flat part. The film is composed of a compound containing Zn, Fe, and O, having an average film thickness A in a range from 10 to 100 nm determined by an element analysis of the film, and has {[Fe]/([Zn]+[Fe])} in the film in a range from 0.002 to 0.25, where [Zn] and [Fe] designate the content (% by atom) of Zn and Fe in the film, respectively. Since the hot dip galvanized steel sheet of the invention has excellent press-formability, bondability, and phosphatability, it is suitable for automobiles and electrical appliances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: JFE Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Shoichiro Taira, Yoshiharu Sugimoto, Yoichi Miyakawa, Akira Gamou, Masayasu Nagoshi, Takashi Kawano
  • Publication number: 20130332087
    Abstract: A mobile body corrosion measuring apparatus having a corrosion sensor installed in at least one portion of a mobile body, the corrosion sensor measuring a corrosion state at the portion and outputting corrosion data; a vehicle (mobile body) running speed sensor installed in the mobile body, the running speed sensor measuring a running speed of the mobile body and outputting the running speed data; and a data collection unit that acquires the corrosion data from the corrosion sensor and the running speed data from the vehicle speed sensor at the same time and collects the corrosion data and the running speed data with the corrosion data and the running speed data associated with each other. Due to above structure, a corrosion state specific to the mobile body can be accurately measured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Inventors: Nobutoshi KONAGAI, Ruri NAKADA, Kouta SAKO, Yuya ITO, Sachiko SUZUKI, Satoru ANDO, Yoshiharu SUGIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20130202801
    Abstract: A method for producing a hot rolled steel sheet includes a slab heating step of heating a steel slab in a slab heating furnace, a step of hot-rolling the heated steel slab in a rough rolling mill to form a strip and a finish rolling mill, and a coiling step of coiling the strip around a coiler. The atmosphere in steps from the slab heating step to the coiling step is a non-oxidizing atmosphere. The slab steel contains C: 0.01-0.15%, Si: 0.1-1.8%, Mn: 1.0-2.7%, Al: 0.01-1.5%, P: 0.005-0.025%, and S: 0.01% or less, by mass. A hot-dip galvanized steel sheet is produced by pickling the hot rolled steel sheet to remove mill scale, or by pickling the sheet and further cold-rolling the sheet, and subsequently by subjecting the resultant to hot-dip galvanizing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2011
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: JFE Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshitsugu Suzuki, Yoshiharu Sugimoto
  • Publication number: 20120301709
    Abstract: A hot dip galvannealed steel sheet, which is a plated steel sheet, the plated sheet including an oxide layer being formed on the surface of the plated steel sheet, having an average thickness of 10 nm or more, and containing Zn and at least one element selected from the group consisting of Zr, Ti and Sn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2012
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: JFE STEEL CORPRATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki MASUOKA, Shoichiro TAIRA, Yoshiharu SUGIMOTO, Naoto YOSHIMI, Masayasu NAGOSHI, Wataru TANIMOTO
  • Patent number: 8268095
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a hot dip galvannealed steel sheet, including the steps of: subjecting a steel sheet to hot dip galvanizing to manufacture a hot dip galvanized steel sheet; heating the hot dip galvanized steel sheet for alloying; subjecting the hot dip galvanized steel sheet to temper rolling; bringing the temper-rolled hot dip galvanized steel sheet into contact with an acid solution containing at least one ion selected from the group consisting of Zr ions, Ti ions, and Sn ions to thereby form an acid solution film on the surface of the steel sheet; after completion of the contact, a state where the acid solution film is formed on the surface of the steel sheet is held for at least 1 second; and washing with water the hot dip galvanized steel sheet after holding, to thereby form a Zn oxide layer having a thickness of 10 nm or more on the surface of the galvanized steel sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: JFE Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Masuoka, Shoichiro Taira, Yoshiharu Sugimoto, Naoto Yoshimi, Masayasu Nagoshi, Wataru Tanimoto
  • Publication number: 20120090737
    Abstract: A method for producing a high-strength hot-dip galvanized steel sheet includes a steel sheet containing, in percent by mass, 0.01% to 0.18% of C, 0.02% to 2.0% of Si, 1.0% to 3.0% of Mn, 0.001% to 1.0% of Al, 0.005% to 0.060% of P, 0.01% or less of S, and the balance being Fe and incidental impurities, and a galvanized coating layer on each surface of the steel sheet with a coating weight of 20 to 120 g/m2 per surface, in which, when the steel sheet is subjected to annealing and a hot-dip galvanizing treatment in a continuous hot-dip galvanizing line, the dew point of the atmosphere is controlled to ?40° C. or lower in the annealing furnace temperature range of 750° C. or higher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Fushiwaki, Yoshiharu Sugimoto, Masahiro Yoshida, Yoshitsugu Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20120031531
    Abstract: The invention provides a hot dip galvanized steel sheet which has: a hot dip galvanizing layer having a flat part on a surface thereof; and a film formed on the flat part. The film is composed of a compound containing Zn, Fe, and O, having an average film thickness A in a range from 10 to 100 nm determined by an element analysis of the film, and has {[Fe]/{[Zn]+[Fe]}} in the film in a range from 0.002 to 0.25, where [Zn] and [Fe] designate the content (% by atom) of Zn and Fe in the film, respectively. Since the hot dip galvanized steel sheet of the invention has excellent press-formability, bondability, and phosphatability, it is suitable for automobiles and electrical appliances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: JFE Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Shoichiro Taira, Yoshiharu Sugimoto, Yoichi Miyakawa, Akira Gamou, Masayasu Nagoshi, Takashi Kawano
  • Publication number: 20120018060
    Abstract: Provided is a method for manufacturing a high-strength galvanized steel sheet, made from a steel sheet containing Si and/or Mn, having excellent exfoliation resistance during heavy machining. When a steel sheet containing 0.01% to 0.18% C, 0.02% to 2.0% Si, 1.0% to 3.0% Mn, 0.001% to 1.0% Al, 0.005% to 0.060% P, and 0.01% or less S on a mass basis, the remainder being Fe and unavoidable impurities, is annealed and galvanized in a continuous galvanizing line, a temperature region with a furnace temperature of A° C. to B° C. (600?A?780 and 800?B?900) is performed at an atmosphere dew-point temperature of ?5° C. or higher in a heating process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: JFE Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke Fushiwaki, Yoshiharu Sugimoto, Masahiro Yoshida, Yoshitsugu Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20110253263
    Abstract: A galvanized steel sheet includes a zinc plating layer which is disposed on a steel sheet containing 0.01% to 0.15% C, 0.001% to 2.0% Si, 0.1% to 3.0% Mn, 0.001% to 1.0% Al, 0.005% to 0.060% P, and 0.01% or less S on a mass basis, the remainder being Fe and unavoidable impurities, and which has a mass per unit area 20 g/m2 to 120 g/m2. An oxide of at least one selected from the group consisting of Fe, Si, Mn, Al, and P is present in a surface portion of the steel sheet that lies directly under the zinc plating layer and that extends up to 100 ?m from the surface of a base steel sheet. The amount of the oxide per unit area is 0.05 g/m2 or less in total. The steel sheet has excellent corrosion resistance, anti-powdering property during heavy machining, and strength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Fushiwaki, Yoshiharu Sugimoto
  • Patent number: 8025980
    Abstract: The invention provides a hot dip galvanized steel sheet which has: a hot dip galvanizing layer having a flat part on a surface thereof; and a film formed on the flat part. The film is composed of a compound containing Zn, Fe, and O, having an average film thickness A in a range from 10 to 100 nm determined by an element analysis of the film, and has {[Fe]/([Zn]+[Fe])} in the film in a range from 0.002 to 0.25, where [Zn] and [Fe] designate the content (% by atom) of Zn and Fe in the film, respectively. Since the hot dip galvanized steel sheet of the invention has excellent press-formability, bondability, and phosphatability, it is suitable for automobiles and electrical appliances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: JFE Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Shoichiro Taira, Yoshiharu Sugimoto, Yoichi Miyakawa, Akira Gamou, Masayasu Nagoshi, Takashi Kawano
  • Publication number: 20110217569
    Abstract: A galvanized steel sheet includes a basal steel sheet (BSS) containing C: 0.01-0.15%, Si: 0.001-2.0%, Mn: 0.1-3.0%, Al: 0.001-1.00, P: 0.005-0.060%, and S?0.01% (all % by mass), balance is Fe and unavoidable impurities; zinc plating layers on both sides of the BSS with 20-120 g/m2 plating/side; one or more oxides selected from Fe, Si, Mn, Al, and P oxides and existing in steel sheet superficial portions in direct contact with zinc plating layers and extending from each surface of the BSS to 100 ?m deep, with the total amount of the oxides per side 0.01-0.5 g/m2; and a crystalline oxide in the regions from each surface of the BSS to 10 ?m depth, which are also located in direct contact with the zinc plating layers, the crystalline oxide including Fe crystal grains in which Si and Mn atoms are distributed in the regions from grain boundaries to 1 ?m deep.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Fushiwaki, Yoshiharu Sugimoto
  • Publication number: 20110165384
    Abstract: A rustproof steel sheet includes an organic and/or inorganic coating layer on at least one side thereof, the thickness of the coating layer in a portion where spot welding is performed being smaller than that of the coating layer in a portion where spot welding is not performed, and a method for manufacturing the rustproof steel sheet. Since the rustproof steel sheet has sufficiently low electric resistance at a weld spot and a satisfactory weld spot can be formed, the rustproof steel sheet has both spot weldability and corrosion resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2009
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Applicant: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiharu Sugimoto, Sakae Fujita
  • Publication number: 20110008546
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a high strength hot-dip galvanized steel sheet includes: heating a steel sheet in a CGL, the steel sheet including on a mass percent basis, as chemical components, 0.005% to 0.12% of C, 0.7% to 1.8% of Si, 0.5% to 2.8% of Mn, 0.1% or less of P, 0.07% or less of S, 1.0% or less of Al, 0.008% or less of N, and the balance being Fe and incidental impurities; annealing at 700-940° C. for 15-600 seconds; cooling to 440-550° C. at 3° C./s or more; dipping the steel sheet at 440-550° C. into a hot-dip galvanizing bath at a temperature of 440 to 500° C. for 200 seconds or less to perform hot-dip galvanizing. By the method described above, a high strength hot-dip galvanized steel sheet having a tensile strength level of 590 MPa, which has good coating appearance and superior formability, is obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshitsugu Suzuki, Hiroshi Matsuda, Takashi Kawano, Yusuke Fushiwaki, Yoshiharu Sugimoto