Patents Examined by Holly C Rickman
  • Patent number: 10720270
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method for providing a surface, in particular a floor surface, with a layer of a magnetic and/or magnetizable cover composition, the surface having at least one layer of cementitious material, wherein the method comprises the step of spreading the layer of the cover composition onto the surface, the cover composition comprising a polymeric binder and magnetic and/or magnetizable particles, characterized in that the layer of the cover composition has a water vapor transmission rate of at least 0.25 g h?1 m?2 according to ASTM D1653, and the surface and/or the layer of cementitious material has a relative humidity of more than 75% according to ASTM F 2170-11.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: !OBAC Limited
    Inventors: Ian Robinson, Wayne Jobling, Ian Spreadborough, Derek Smyth
  • Patent number: 10706996
    Abstract: A magnetic material includes a structure in which a first magnetic layer 1 and a second magnetic layer 2 are stacked such that each layer is formed at least partially in a stacking direction by substantially one atomic layer. The first magnetic layer contains Co as a principal component. The second magnetic layer includes at least Ni. The magnetic material has magnetic anisotropy in the stacking direction. Preferably, an atomic arrangement within a film surface of the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer has six-fold symmetry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: TOHOKU UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Shunsuke Fukami, Hideo Sato, Michihiko Yamanouchi, Shoji Ikeda, Hideo Ohno
  • Patent number: 10699737
    Abstract: A magnetic recording medium includes: a substrate; an underlayer; and a magnetic layer including an alloy having a L10 type crystal structure whose plane orientation is (001). The substrate, the underlayer, and the magnetic layer are stacked in this order. The underlayer includes a first underlayer. The first underlayer is a crystalline layer that includes a material containing Al, Ag, Cu, W, or Mo as a main component element and includes an oxide of the main component element, a content of the oxide of the main component element in the first underlayer being in a range of from 2 mol % to 30 mol %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: SHOWA DENKO K.K.
    Inventors: Takayuki Fukushima, Haruhisa Ohashi, Lei Zhang, Yuji Murakami, Hisato Shibata, Takehiro Yamaguchi, Tetsuya Kanbe
  • Patent number: 10658091
    Abstract: A coating mixture comprising at least one ceramic powder and a first and second binder that when applied to a substrate and heat treated produces a thin ceramic electrical insulation coating suitable for superconducting magnet applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: The Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Hom Kandel, Jun Lu
  • Patent number: 10650854
    Abstract: A heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) medium has a heat-sink layer, a chemically-ordered FePt (or CoPt) alloy magnetic layer and a MgNiO intermediate layer between the heat-sink layer and the magnetic layer. The intermediate layer is a solid substitution crystalline alloy of the form (Mg(100-y)Niy)O, where y is less than 10 and greater than or equal to 0.5. The magnetic layer may be formed directly on the MgNiO intermediate layer, in which case the MgNiO intermediate layer functions as both a seed layer and a thermal barrier layer. The HAMR medium may also include an optional layer of crystalline “pure” MgO directly below or directly above the MgNiO intermediate layer. If the MgO layer is located directly above the MgNiO intermediate layer then the MgNiO intermediate layer functions primarily as a thermal barrier layer. The HAMR medium with the MgNiO intermediate layer provides a substantial improvement in corrosion resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Hua Yuan, Paul Christopher Dorsey, Fenghua Zong, Shahid Ali Pirzada, Allen Joseph Bourez, Zhaoqiang Bai
  • Patent number: 10643648
    Abstract: An anti-reflection storage medium. The anti-reflection storage medium includes a storage layer and a protective overcoat disposed over the storage later. The protective overcoat has a first refractive index value that is matched to a second refractive index value of the storage layer to reduce reflection of incident light applied to the storage medium when data is written to the storage layer of the storage medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Li Hong Zhang, Xiong Liu, Swee Chuan Gan
  • Patent number: 10614834
    Abstract: Provided is a magnetic tape in which a vertical direction squareness ratio and/or a longitudinal direction squareness ratio obtained by measurement performed by sweeping an external magnetic field in the magnetic tape in a predetermined range by a vibrating sample magnetometer is 0.70 to 1.00, and A calculated by Expression 1 is equal to or smaller than 5.0%. In Expression 1, n represents the number of measurement points measured at magnetic field strength of ?40 kA/m to 40 kA/m during the sweeping and is 52, Mr(Hex) represents a magnetization quantity measured at magnetic field strength Hex, and ? represents an arithmetical mean of Mr(Hex) obtained by measurement performed in the range of the magnetic field strength during the sweeping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi Morooka, Toshio Tada
  • Patent number: 10589497
    Abstract: A biaxially orientated polyester film has a PL/VL ratio of 0.3 to 1.2, PL and VL representing the average diameter of the convex portions and the average diameter of the concave portions, respectively, that are defined on the basis of a slice level with a height of 0 nm (reference plane) in a roughness curve determined for at least one surface using a three dimensional surface roughness meter, and the convex portions accounting for an area ratio of 30% to 51% of the reference plane. The biaxially oriented polyester film is excellent in travelling property, slitting property, and dimensional stability, and serves, when used for magnetic recording medium production, to provide a high density magnetic recording medium having a smooth magnetic layer, suffering little dimensional change due to variations in environmental parameters such as temperature and humidity or due to storage, and having good electromagnetic conversion characteristics with little dropout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Yukari Nakamori, Takuji Higashioji, Masato Horie
  • Patent number: 10566019
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a magnetic recording medium capable of reducing the surface roughness of the magnetic recording layer without adversely affecting the magnetic properties of the magnetic recording layer. The magnetic recording medium of the present invention includes a substrate, a seed layer on the substrate, and a magnetic recording layer on the seed layer, wherein the seed layer has a structure of: (a) a spinel structure consisting of Mg, Cr and O; (b) a spinel structure consisting of Zn, Fe and O; or (c) an inverse spinel structure consisting of Mg, Ti and O.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyasu Kataoka, Hiroto Kikuchi, Akira Furuta, Hitoshi Nakata, Tomohiro Moriya, Takehito Shimatsu
  • Patent number: 10559320
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a magnetic recording medium in which a lubricant layer contains a compound A represented by general formula (1) and a compound B represented by general formula (2), satisfying (A/B)=0.2 to 3.0, and has an average thickness of 0.8 nm to 2 nm. R1—C6H4OCH2CH(OH)CH2OCH2—R2—CH2OCH2CH(OH)CH2OH . . . (1) (R1 is an alkoxy group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms. R2 is —CF2O(CF2CF2O)x(CF2O)yCF2— (x, y=0 to 15), —CF2CF2O(CF2CF2CF2O)zCF2CF2— (z=1 to 15), —CF2CF2CF2O(CF2CF2CF2CF2O)nCF2CF2CF2— (n=0 to 4). HOCH2CF2CF2O(CF2CF2CF2O)mCF2CF2CH2OCH2CH(OH)CH2OH . . . (2) (m is an integer).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: SHOWA DENKO K.K.
    Inventors: Satoru Nakamura, Taining Hung, Evance Kuo, Daizo Endo
  • Patent number: 10550226
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a phosphazene compound [compound (L)] comprising a cyclophosphazene central core wherein each phosphorus atom of said core bears a substituent independently selected from: a) a chain (A), said chain (A) comprising a (per)fluoropolyether chain [chain (Rf)], one or more aromatic or heteroaromatic moieties [moiety/ies (Arm)] and, optionally, one or more hydroxy groups and b) a chain (B), said chain (B) comprising a (per)fluoropolyether chain [chain (Rf)] and one or more hydroxy groups with the proviso that at least one phosphorous atom of the central core is substituted with chain (A) and to mixtures of compounds (L). The invention further relates to methods for preparing compounds (L), to lubricant compositions comprising compounds (L) and to methods for lubricating magnetic recording media comprising applying a compound (L) or a lubricant compositions containing them to the surface of said medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS ITALY S.P.A.
    Inventors: Roberto Valsecchi, Fabrizio Mutta
  • Patent number: 10546678
    Abstract: A module comprises a circuit board and an inductor. The circuit board has a facing surface and a rear surface which are located at opposite sides to each other in an up-down direction. The inductor has a magnetic core and a coil. The magnetic core is made of a soft magnetic metal material. The magnetic core has a facing surface and a radiating surface which are located at opposite sides to each other in the up-down direction. The facing surface of the magnetic core is arranged to face the facing surface of the circuit board in the up-down direction. The radiating surface of the magnetic core is arranged to be radiatable heat outward. The coil has a coil portion and a connection end. The coil portion winds, at least in part, the magnetic core. The connection end is connected to the facing surface of the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: TOKIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichi Chatani, Kenji Ikeda, Toshinori Tsuda
  • Patent number: 10540997
    Abstract: Provided herein is a lubricant including a compound of Formula I L-(CF2CF2O)n—CF2CH2O—N—OCH2CF2O—(CF2CF2O)m-M??(Formula I) wherein L is selected from the group consisting of M is selected from the group consisting of wherein each instance of R1, R2, and R3 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl, alkoxyl, carbocycyl, phenyl, heterocycyl, piperonyl, carboxyl, alkylamido, acetamido, carbamoyl, N-alkylcarbamoyl, N,N-dialkylcarbamoyl, 2,3-dihydroxy-1-propoxyl, acryloyl, alkacryloyl, methacryloyl, a sustituent of methyl methacrylate, and a substituent of glycidyl ether; and wherein n?1, m?1, and n and m are the same or different.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventor: Jiping Yang
  • Patent number: 10529367
    Abstract: A magnetic recording medium includes a long-shaped base substrate having flexibility, a soft magnetic layer, and a magnetic recording layer. A squareness ratio in a longitudinal direction of the base substrate is equal to or less than a squareness ratio in a short-side direction of the base substrate. The squareness ratio in the longitudinal direction of the base substrate is 30% or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Junichi Tachibana, Tetsuo Endo, Tomoe Ozaki, Hikaru Terui
  • Patent number: 10504547
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a magnetic recording medium including a first magnetic recording layer having a large coercive force and a granular structure in which magnetic crystal grains are well separated from each other. The magnetic recording medium of the present invention includes a non-magnetic substrate, a first seed layer, and a first magnetic recording layer formed on the first seed layer, wherein the first seed layer includes Pt, the first magnetic recording layer includes one or more magnetic layers, the magnetic layer in contact with the first seed layer includes Fe, Pt and Ti, and the magnetic layer in contact with the first seed layer has a granular structure consisting of magnetic crystal grains of a L10 type ordered alloy including Fe and Pt, and a non-magnetic grain boundary including Ti.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Nakata, Takehito Shimatsu
  • Patent number: 10497489
    Abstract: A cable includes a conductor, an insulation coating layer on the conductor, and an outer coating layer on the insulation coating layer. The insulation coating layer is made of a composition containing 100 parts by mass of a base polymer (A) and 100 to 250 parts by mass of a non-halogen flame retardant. The polymer (A) contains 70% to 99% by mass of an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (a1) containing an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer having a melting point of 70° C. or higher, and 1% to 30% by mass of an acid-modified polyolefin resin (a2) having a glass transition point of ?55° C. or lower. The polymer (A) contains 25% to 50% by mass of a vinyl acetate component derived from the copolymer (a1). The outer coating layer is made of a composition containing 100 parts by mass of a base polymer (B) and 150 to 220 parts by mass of a non-halogen flame retardant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto Iwasaki, Motoharu Kajiyama, Yoshiaki Nakamura, Hiroshi Okikawa, Mitsuru Hashimoto, Kenichiro Fujimoto, Akinari Nakayama
  • Patent number: 10472473
    Abstract: Carbon fiber reinforced plastic (“CFRP”) composite layups and processes for manufacturing CFRP composite layups that integrate z-conductivity features directly into CFRP composite layups during the manufacturing processes for lightning protection, more particularly, inherent edge glow protection from lightning direct effects, and electrical current flow path control. CFRP composite layups are configured during the manufacturing processes to provide inter-ply electrical connections between composite plies of the CFRP composite layups, therefore avoiding the need for add-on protection features that result in significant cost and weight penalties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Quynhgiao Le, Robert B. Greegor, Brent Arthur Whiting
  • Patent number: 10460755
    Abstract: Apparatus for recording data and method for making the same. In accordance with some embodiments, a recording layer is supported by a substrate. The recording layer has a granular magnetic recording layer with a first oxide content, a continuous magnetic recording layer with nominally no oxide content, and an oxide gradient layer disposed between the respective granular magnetic recording layer and the continuous magnetic recording layer. The oxide gradient layer has a second oxide content less than the first oxide content of the granular layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Pengcheng Li, Bin Lu, Thomas P. Nolan, Li-Lien Lee, Jai-Young Kim
  • Patent number: 10453487
    Abstract: A stack includes a substrate and a magnetic recording layer. Disposed between the substrate and magnetic recording layer is an MgO—Ti(ON) layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Yukiko Kubota, Timothy John Klemmer, Kai Chieh Chang, Li Gao, Yinfeng Ding, Yingguo Peng, Jan-Ulrich Thiele
  • Patent number: 10424329
    Abstract: A magnetic recording medium includes a substrate, a seed layer, an under layer, and a perpendicular recording layer having a granular structure. (Ms·??1.5(1?Rs)0.33), Ms, and ? satisfy (Ms·?·?1.5(1?Rs)0.33)?0.1 [?·emu·(mm)?1.5], Ms?450 [emu/cc], and ??1.2. In the above formulas, Ms indicates a saturated magnetization amount, ? indicates the gradient of a M-H loop around a coercive force Hc, ? indicates the thickness of the perpendicular recording layer, and Rs indicates a squareness ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Junichi Tachibana, Noboru Sekiguchi, Tomoe Ozaki