Patents by Inventor Yuji Minami

Yuji Minami 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: 20240376577
    Abstract: The steel sheet comprising a chemical composition containing C, Si, Mn, P, S, Al, N, Ti, Nb, and B, with the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, and satisfying predetermined formula (1), in which the total area ratio of martensite and bainite is 95% or more, the grain size of prior austenite grains is 10 ?m or less, the B concentration at a prior austenite grain boundary is 0.10% or more in mass %, the C concentration at the prior austenite grain boundary is 1.5 times or more than the C content in the steel, the amount of precipitated Fe is 200 mass ppm or less, and for a defined in predetermined formula (2), a ratio of adislocation on dislocation to agrain boundary on the prior austenite grain boundary: adislocation/agrain boundary is 1.3 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Applicant: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuji TANAKA, Kazuki ENDOH, Hidekazu MINAMI, Junya TOBATA, Yuki TOJI
  • Publication number: 20240368719
    Abstract: Provided is a high strength steel sheet with high stretch flangeability and high YR in the rolling direction as well as in the direction orthogonal to the rolling direction with TS of 1180 MPa or more. The high strength steel sheet has a prescribed chemical composition and steel microstructure. In particular, an average grain size of the hard phase is 5.3 ?m or less, the volume fraction-carbon concentration ratio of retained austenite (?) is 0.10 or more and 0.45 or less, and the integration degree of {112} <111> orientation is 1.0 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Applicant: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hidekazu MINAMI, Masayasu UENO, Yuki TOJI, Yuji TANAKA, Junya TOBATA, Kazuki ENDOH
  • Publication number: 20240360532
    Abstract: The steel sheet comprising a chemical composition containing C, Si, Mn, P, S, Al, N, Ti, Nb, and B, with the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, and satisfying predetermined formula, in which the total area ratio of martensite and bainite is 95% or more, the average grain size of prior austenite grains is 10 ?m or less, the B concentration at a prior austenite grain boundary is 0.10% or more in mass %, a C-concentrated region is provided along a martensitic grain boundary, and the C-concentrated region has a C concentration of 4.0 times or more than the C content in the steel, and the C-concentrated region has a concentration width of 3 nm or more and 100 nm or less in a direction perpendicular to the martensitic grain boundary and a length of 100 nm or more in a direction parallel to the martensitic grain boundary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Applicant: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuji TANAKA, Takeshi NISHIYAMA, Masanari TOMOZAWA, Kazuki ENDOH, Hidekazu MINAMI, Junya TOBATA, Yuki TOJI
  • Patent number: 12119526
    Abstract: A metal support for an electrochemical element has a plate shape as a whole, and is provided with a plurality of penetration spaces 1c that pass through the metal support from a front face 1a to a back face. The front face 1a is a face to be provided with an electrode layer. A region of the front face 1a provided with the penetration spaces is a hole region, and openings of the penetration spaces formed in the front face are front-side openings. An aperture ratio that is a ratio of the front-side openings to the hole region is 0.1% or more and 7.0% or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuaki Echigo, Hisao Ohnishi, Kazuyuki Minami, Yuji Tsuda, Kyohei Manabe, Osamu Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20240297386
    Abstract: A battery pack includes rectangular secondary batteries arranged in a state in which the secondary batteries is pressed against each other in an arrangement direction through spacers. Each secondary battery is configured such that a flat wound electrode body is housed in a battery case with a winding axis extending parallel with a long side surface of the battery case. The electrode body has a flat portion in which positive and negative electrode material mixture layers face each other with a separator interposed therebetween. The spacers include a pair of first pressing portions pressing both end portions of the long side surface, which faces the flat portion, of the battery case in a winding axis direction along a direction perpendicular to the winding axis, and a second pressing portion pressing a portion of the long side surface along the winding axis between the pair of first pressing portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Applicant: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuji Ogishima, Takeshi Yoshida, Toyoki Fujihara, Keisuke Minami
  • Patent number: 11173753
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes a plurality of protrusions that are provided in a range that includes the tire maximum width position of the tire side portion, and that extend in a direction intersecting the radial direction. The plurality of protrusions are separated from each other in the tire circumferential direction by spacings, pass through the center of rotation of the tire, and extend in the tire radial direction. In a case where a first straight line and a second straight line with different tire circumferential direction positions each cross the protrusions, a ratio of a sum of masses per unit length of the protrusions the first straight line crosses to a sum of masses per unit length of the protrusion the second straight line crosses is not less than 0.8 and not greater than 1.2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Inventors: Yuji Kodama, Yuji Minami
  • Patent number: 10981419
    Abstract: A ratio between the total width (SW) and outer diameter (OD) of a pneumatic tire, which has an asymmetrical pattern formed by grooves formed on a tread part, satisfies SW/OD?0.3. Given a ground contact width (CW) in a ground contact region in the tread part, a groove area ratio (GR), and a groove area ratio (GRi) of a tire inner side region (Ai), which spans from a tire equator line (CL) to the vehicle side in the ground contact region, and a groove area ratio (GRo) of a tire outer side region (Ao), which spans from the tire equator line to the opposite side of the vehicle side in the ground contact region, the ground contact region is formed to satisfy 0.75?CW/SW?0.9, 10?GR?25%, and GRi<GRo.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Inventors: Masataka Kubota, Yuji Minami
  • Patent number: 10857842
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire of the present technology includes: protrusions that are provided in a range including a maximum tire width position in a tire side portion, and extend in a direction that intersects a tire radial direction. The protrusions are provided having a space therebetween in a tire circumferential direction, pass through a center of rotation, extend in the tire radial direction and, when a first straight line and a second straight line each having different positions in the tire circumferential direction each traverse the protrusions, have a ratio of from 0.8 to 1.2, both inclusive, between a total mass per unit length for the protrusions traversed by the first straight line and a total mass per unit length for the protrusions traversed by the second straight line. A ratio between a total width SW and an outer diameter OD fulfills the relationship SW/OD?0.3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Inventors: Yuji Kodama, Yuji Minami
  • Patent number: 10850565
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes a tread portion, sidewall portions, bead portions, and has at least one carcass layer disposed between the pair of bead portions. The ratio SW/OD between the total tire width SW and the tire external diameter OD satisfies the relationship SW/OD?0.3. A first region A is defined between a pair of first boundary lines (L1, L1), second regions B are defined between a first boundary line (L1) and a second boundary line (L2), and third regions C are defined on the bead toe side of the second boundary lines (L2). Defining SA, SB, and SC as the cross-sectional area (mm2) of the first region A to the third region C, and defining the peripheral lengths (mm) of the first region A to third region C along the tire inner surface as a, b, and c, respectively, the relationship 7.5?SA/a?11.5 is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Inventors: Yuji Minami, Masatoshi Shimizu
  • Patent number: 10828938
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire has a ratio SW/OD between the total tire width SW and the tire external diameter OD satisfying SW/OD?0.3. A first region A is defined between a pair of first boundary lines, second regions B are defined between a first boundary line and a second boundary line, and third regions C are defined on the bead toe side of the second boundary lines. Defining SA, SB, and SC as the cross-sectional area (mm2) of the first region A to the third region C, and defining the peripheral length (mm) of the first region A to third region C along the tire inner surface as a, b, and c, SA/a and SB/b satisfy 7.5?SA/a?11.5 and 2.0?SB/b?6.0, and the ratio TDW/SW between the developed tread width TDW and the total tire width SW satisfies 0.7?TDW/SW?0.95.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Masatoshi Shimizu, Yuji Minami
  • Patent number: 10759228
    Abstract: To provide a pneumatic tire with improved performance and balance in terms of fuel efficiency, steering stability performance and wear life. The total width SW, outside diameter OD, tread groove depth Ga, center groove depth Gc and shoulder groove depth Gs satisfy the relationships SW/OD?0.3, Ga?0.02×SW+2.5 and Gc>Gs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Masataka Kubota, Yuji Minami
  • Patent number: 10730348
    Abstract: The present technology pertains to a pneumatic tire (1) comprising: a pair of bead portions (2); sidewall portions (3) connected to the pair of bead portions; and a tread portion (10) connected to the sidewall portions. A ratio between a total width (SW) and an outer diameter (OD) of the pneumatic tire satisfies the relationship SW/OD?0.3. Moreover, if the length along a tread profile (12) from a first side second reference point (Q1) to a second side second reference point (Q2) is the developed tread width (TDW), and an angle formed between a straight line that connects the second reference points and the profile center (cc), and a straight line parallel to the tire width direction is an amount of depression (?), the following relationships are satisfied: 0.8?TDW/SW<1, and 1.5°???4.5°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuji Minami, Masataka Kubota
  • Patent number: 10525772
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a pneumatic tire in which the ratio of the total width SW and the outer diameter OD satisfies SW/OD?0.3, and grooves are provided on the tread portion. In the ground contact region of the tread portion, when the groove area ratio in the ground contact area is GR, the ground contact width is W, the region having a width of 50% of the ground contact width W and the tire equatorial plane as center is the center region, the groove area ratio in the center region is GCR, the ground contact region on the outer side in the tire width direction of the center region is the shoulder region, and the groove area ratio in the shoulder region is GSR, the ground contact region of the tread portion is formed to satisfy 10%?GR?25% and GCR>GSR.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuji Minami, Masataka Kubota
  • Patent number: 10486470
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a pneumatic tire in which the ratio of the total width SW and the outer diameter OD satisfies SW/OD?0.3, and grooves are provided on the tread portion. In the ground contact region of the tread portion, when the groove area ratio with respect to the ground contact area is GR, the ground contact width is W, the region having a width of 50% of the ground contact width W and the tire equatorial line as center is the center region, the groove area ratio in the center region is GCR, the ground contact region on the outer side in the tire width direction of the center region is the shoulder region, and the groove area ratio in the shoulder region is GSR, the ground contact region of the tread portion is formed to satisfy 10%?GR?25% and GCR?GSR.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Masataka Kubota, Yuji Minami
  • Patent number: 10449803
    Abstract: Provided is a pneumatic tire where a total width (SW) and an outer diameter (OD) satisfy the relationship SW/OD?0.3; an inner diameter (ID) and an outer diameter (OD) satisfy the relationship ID/OD?0.7; as viewed in a tire meridional cross section, an area (X1) (mm2) of a first region (R1) and a periphery length (Y1) (mm) of an inner peripheral surface of the first region (R1) have a ratio X1/Y1 of 12 or greater and 30 or less; and an area X2 (mm2) of a second region (R2) and a periphery length (Y2) (mm) of an inner peripheral surface of the second region (R2) have a ratio X2/Y2 of 10 or greater and 15 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
    Inventor: Yuji Minami
  • Patent number: 10308075
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes a cylindrical annular structure disposed around a rotational axis; a carcass portion including a rubber covered cord, at least a portion of the carcass portion being disposed to the outer side of the annular structure in a direction parallel to the rotational axis; and a rubber layer including a tread portion, at least a portion of the rubber layer being disposed to an outer side of the annular structure in a radiation direction with respect to the rotational axis. In such a pneumatic tire, SW/OD?0.30 is satisfied, where SW is a total tire width and OD is a tire outer diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Masayoshi Kubota, Atsushi Tanno, Yuji Minami
  • Patent number: 10278522
    Abstract: The tire arrangement implement is employed to arrange a plurality of tires, each provided with a decorative portion located on a sidewall portion, in a row in the tire rotational axis direction. The tire arrangement implement comprises a spacer. The spacer is disposed between adjacent tires or between the tire and the floor, not in contact with the decorative portion, and separates the decorative portion of one tire from another tire or the peripherally located member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuji Minami, Masatoshi Kuwajima
  • Publication number: 20180126798
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire of the present technology includes: protrusions that are provided in a range including a maximum tire width position in a tire side portion, and extend in a direction that intersects a tire radial direction. The protrusions are provided having a space therebetween in a tire circumferential direction, pass through a center of rotation, extend in the tire radial direction and, when a first straight line and a second straight line each having different positions in the tire circumferential direction each traverse the protrusions, have a ratio of from 0.8 to 1.2, both inclusive, between a total mass per unit length for the protrusions traversed by the first straight line and a total mass per unit length for the protrusions traversed by the second straight line. A ratio between a total width SW and an outer diameter OD fulfills the relationship SW/OD?0.3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2016
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Yuji Kodama, Yuji Minami
  • Patent number: 9884518
    Abstract: The present technology pertains to a pneumatic tire having an asymmetrical pattern, which is formed by grooves, formed on a tread portion. A ratio SW/OD between the total width SW and the outer diameter OD of the pneumatic tire satisfies SW/OD?0.3. A groove area ratio in a ground contact region G in the tread portion is GR, and a range from a tire equator line CL to the vehicle side in the ground contact region is a tire inside region Ai and the groove area ratio in the tire inside region Ai is GRi, and a range from the tire equator line CL to the opposite side of the vehicle side in the ground contact region is a tire outside region Ao and the groove area ratio in the tire outside region Ao is GRo, the ground contact region satisfies 10%?GR?25%, GRo.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuji Minami, Masataka Kubota
  • Publication number: 20170368891
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes a plurality of protrusions that are provided in a range that includes the tire maximum width position of the tire side portion, and that extend in a direction intersecting the radial direction. The plurality of protrusions are separated from each other in the tire circumferential direction by spacings, pass through the center of rotation of the tire, and extend in the tire radial direction. In a case where a first straight line and a second straight line with different tire circumferential direction positions each cross the protrusions, a ratio of a sum of masses per unit length of the protrusions the first straight line crosses to a sum of masses per unit length of the protrusion the second straight line crosses is not less than 0.8 and not greater than 1.2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Yuji Kodama, Yuji Minami