Patents by Inventor Yukinobu Natsume

Yukinobu Natsume 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).

  • Method for manufacturing boron-containing aluminum plate material
    Patent number: 9358607
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a boron-containing aluminum plate material comprises: a spreading step for spreading boron-containing alloy particles (3) in the shape of a layer over a bottom plate (2) placed in a container (1); a preheating step for preheating both the container (1) and a tundish (6) mounted on the container (1); a casting step for enveloped-casting the layer of the boron-containing alloy particles (3) in the container (1) with molten aluminum (10) by pouring the molten aluminum (10) into the tundish (6) to manufacture an enveloped-cast plate (14) with a predetermined thickness; and a cutting step for cutting off shrinkage cavities (13) occurring in a feeder section (12) of the upper portion of the enveloped-cast plate (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Ishida, Ryutaro Wada, Yukinobu Natsume
  • METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BORON-CONTAINING ALUMINUM PLATE MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20150151360
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a boron-containing aluminum plate material comprises: a spreading step for spreading boron-containing alloy particles (3) in the shape of a layer over a bottom plate (2) placed in a container (1); a preheating step for preheating both the container (1) and a tundish (6) mounted on the container (1); a casting step for enveloped-casting the layer of the boron-containing alloy particles (3) in the container (1) with molten aluminum (10) by pouring the molten aluminum (10) into the tundish (6) to manufacture an enveloped-cast plate (14) with a predetermined thickness; and a cutting step for cutting off shrinkage cavities (13) occurring in a feeder section (12) of the upper portion of the enveloped-cast plate (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2013
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)
    Inventors: Hitoshi Ishida, Ryutaro Wada, Yukinobu Natsume