Patents by Inventor Yoshio Kohira

Yoshio Kohira 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: 20010004855
    Abstract: There is provided a ball mill having a milling chamber into which metal powder is fed. The ball mill is also provided with milling means for milling metal powder into fine metal powder having a particle size less than a predetermined size. When the ball mill operates, a quantity of heat (Qo) is generated in the milling chamber. The milling chamber is cooled by liquid cooling means and gas cooling means according to the present invention. The liquid cooling means causes cooling liquid to flow along the outside wall of the milling chamber to remove a quantity of heat (Q1) during the ball mill operation. The gas cooling means causes cooling gas to flow through the milling chamber to remove a quantity of heat (Q2) during the ball mill operation. The generated quantity of heat (Qo) can be counterbalanced with the sum of the removed quantities of heat (Q1) and (Q2) so as to prevent the inside of the milling chamber from overheating, so that the ball mill can operate in the condition of Qo/V≧0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2000
    Publication date: June 28, 2001
    Applicant: FUKUDA METAL FOIL & POWDER CO., LTD
    Inventors: Takeshi Fukuda, Kensuke Hidaka, Tamiho Mizutani, Motonori Nishida, Yoshio Kohira
  • Patent number: 6196480
    Abstract: There is provided a ball mill having a milling chamber into which metal powder is fed. The ball mill is also provided with milling means for milling metal powder into fine metal powder having a particle size less than a predetermined size. When the ball mill operates, a quantity of heat (Q0) is generated in the milling chamber. The milling chamber is cooled by liquid cooling means and gas cooling means according to the present invention. The liquid cooling means causes cooling liquid to flow along the outside wall of the milling chamber to remove a quantity of heat (Q1) during the ball mill operation. The gas cooling means causes cooling gas to flow through the milling chamber to remove a quantity of heat (Q2) during the ball mill operation. The generated quantity of heat (Q0) can be counterbalanced with the sum of the removed quantities of heat (Q1) and (Q2) so as to prevent the inside of the milling chamber from overheating, so that the ball mill can operate in the condition of Q0/V≧0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: Fukuda Metal Foil & Powder Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Fukuda, Kensuke Hidaka, Tamiho Mizutani, Motonori Nishida, Yoshio Kohira
  • Patent number: 5425822
    Abstract: A hard facing chromium-base alloy consisting essentially of 30.0 to 48.0% by weight of nickel. 1.5 to 15.0% by weight of tungsten and/or 1.0 to 6.5% by weight of molybdenum, the balance being more than 40.0% by weight of chromium, and the maximum sum of tungsten and molybdenum being 15.0% by weight. The alloy may also contain one or more of iron, cobalt, carbon, boron, aluminum, silicon, niobium and titanium. When the alloy is used in powder form as a material for hard facing by welding, the alloy may further contain 0.01 to 0.12% by weight of aluminum, yttrium, misch metal, titanium, zirconium and hafnium. 0.01 to 0.1% by weight of oxygen may also be added to the alloy. The alloy has a high degree of toughness wear resistance and corrosion resistance. The alloy can be used as a hard facing material to be applied to various objects, such as automobile engine valves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 20, 1995
    Assignee: Fukuda Metal Foil & Powder Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kensuke Hidaka, Kanichi Tanaka, Yoshio Kohira, Hideshi Yamaguchi, Yoshinao Suzuki, Masahiro Nakagawa, Yoshio Fuwa, Kazuhiko Mori, Yoshihiko Ito, Atsushi Taguchi
  • Patent number: 5314659
    Abstract: A hard facing chromium-base alloy consisting essentially of 30.0 to 48.0% by weight of nickel, 1.5 to 15.0% by weight of tungsten and/or 1.0 to 6.5% by weight of molybdenum, the balance being more than 40.0% by weight of chromium, and the maximum sum of tungsten and molybdenum being 15.0% by weight. The alloy may also contain one or more of iron, cobalt, carbon, boron, aluminum, silicon, niobium and titanium. When the alloy is used in powder form as a material for hard facing by welding, the alloy may further contain 0.01 to 0.12% by weight of aluminum, yttrium, misch metal, titanium, zirconium and hafnium. 0.01 to 0.1% by weight of oxygen may also be added to the alloy. The alloy has a high degree of toughness, wear resistance and corrosion resistance. The alloy can be used as a hard facing material to be applied to various objects, such as automobile engine valves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 24, 1994
    Assignee: Fukuda Metal Foil & Powder Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kensuke Hidaka, Kanichi Tanaka, Yoshio Kohira, Hideshi Yamaguchi, Yoshinao Suzuki, Masahiro Nakagawa, Yoshio Fuwa, Kazuhiko Mori, Yoshihiko Ito, Atsushi Taguchi