Izumi Muto

born April 1963 in Gunma Prefecture, Japan, is a professor of Tohoku University and researcher of stainless steel. He is the author of some 200 patents concerning a metallic material and anti-corrosive technology, that have various characteristics including various types of stainless steel. Hideo Muto, who was chair of the Gunma University department of education, is his uncle. Provided by Wikipedia