Patents by Inventor Akito HASEGAWA

Akito HASEGAWA 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).

  • Patent number: 10847292
    Abstract: A soft magnetic alloy is composed of a Fe-based nanocrystal and an amorphous phase. In the soft magnetic alloy, S2-S1>0 is satisfied, where S1 (at %) denotes an average content rate of Si in the Fe-based nanocrystal and S2 (at %) denotes an average content rate of Si in the amorphous phase. In addition, the soft magnetic alloy has a composition formula of ((Fe(1?(?+?))X1?X2?)(1?(a+b+c+d+e+f))MaBbSicPdCreCuf)1?gCg. X1 is one or more selected from the group consisting of Co and Ni, X2 is one or more selected from the group consisting of Al, Mn, Ag, Zn, Sn, As, Sb, Bi, N, O, S and a rare earth element, and M is one or more selected from the group consisting of Nb, Hf, Zr, Ta, Ti, Mo, V and W. In the composition formula, a to g, ? and ? are in specific ranges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Yoshidome, Akito Hasegawa, Hiroyuki Matsumoto, Kenji Horino, Akihiro Harada, Syota Goto, Isao Nakahata
  • Publication number: 20200362442
    Abstract: A soft magnetic alloy thin strip which has high saturation magnetic flux density and low coercivity, which enables a core with high space factor and high saturation magnetic flux density. A soft magnetic alloy thin strip including a main component that has a composition formula (Fe(1?(?+?))X1?X2?)(1?(a+b+c+d+e+f))MaBbPcSidCeSf. In the formula, X1, X2 and M are selected from a specific element group; 0?a?0.140, 0.020?b?0.200, 0?c?0.150, 0?d?0.090, 0?e?0.030, 0?f?0.030, ??0, ??0, and 0??+??0.50; and at least one of a, c and d is larger than 0. The strip has a structure that is composed of an Fe-based nanocrystal; and the surface roughness of a release surface satisfies 0.85?Rae/Rac?1.25 (wherein Rac is the average of arithmetic mean roughnesses in the central portion, and Rae is the average in the edge portion).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akito HASEGAWA, Hironobu KUMAOKA, Kazuhiro YOSHIDOME, Hiroyuki MATSUMOTO, Kenji HORINO, Isao NAKAHATA
  • Publication number: 20200357547
    Abstract: A soft magnetic alloy or the like combining high saturated magnetic flux density, low coercive force and high magnetic permeability ?? having the composition formula (Fe(1?(?+?))X1?X2?)(1?(a+b+c+d+e))BaSibCcCudMe. X1 is one more elements selected from the group consisting of Co and Ni, X2 is one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Al, Mn, Ag, Zn, Sn, As, Sb, Bi, N, O and rare earth elements, and M is one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Nb, Hf, Zr, Ta, Ti, Mo, W and V. 0.140<a?0.240, 0?b?0.030, 0<c<0.080, 0<d?0.020, 0?e?0.030, ??0, ??0, and 0??+??0.50 are satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihiro HARADA, Akito HASEGAWA, Kazuhiro YOSHIDOME, Kenji HORINO, Hiroyuki MATSUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20200357546
    Abstract: A soft magnetic alloy or the like combines high saturated magnetic flux density, low coercive force and high magnetic permeability ??. A soft magnetic alloy having the composition formula (Fe(1?(?+?))X1?X2?)(1?(a+b+c+d+e))BaSibCcCudMe. X1 is one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Co and Ni, X2 is one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Al, Mn, Ag, Zn, Sn, As, Sb, Bi, N, O and rare earth elements, and M is one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Nb, Hf, Zr, Ta, Ti, Mo, ?? and V. 0.090?a?0.240, 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihiro HARADA, Akito HASEGAWA, Kazuhiro YOSHIDOME, Kenji HORINO, Hiroyuki MATSUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20200312499
    Abstract: A soft magnetic alloy contains Fe as a main element and has an amorphous phase. On a differential scanning calorimetry curve of the soft magnetic alloy, a glass transition temperature Tg is found in a range from 350° C. to 600° C. and three or more exothermic peaks are found in a range from 350° C. to 850° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hironobu KUMAOKA, Akito HASEGAWA, Hiroyuki MATSUMOTO, Kazuhiro YOSHIDOME
  • Patent number: 10748688
    Abstract: A soft magnetic alloy including a composition having a formula of ((Fe(1?(?+?))X1?X2?)(1?(a+b+d+e))MaBbCrdCue)1?fCf. X1 is one or more elements selected from a group of Co and Ni. X2 is one or more elements selected from a group of W, Al, Mn, Ag, Zn, Sn, As, Sb, Bi, N, O, and rare earth elements. M is one or more elements selected from a group of Nb, Hf, Zr, Ta, Ti, Mo, and V. 0.030?a?0.14, 0.028?b?0.15, 0.005?d?0.020, 0<e?0.030, 0?f?0.040, ??0, ??0, and 0??+??0.50 are satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihiro Harada, Hiroyuki Matsumoto, Kenji Horino, Kazuhiro Yoshidome, Akito Hasegawa, Hajime Amano, Kensuke Ara, Masahito Koeda, Seigo Tokoro
  • Patent number: 10541072
    Abstract: A soft magnetic alloy includes a main component of Fe. The soft magnetic alloy includes a Fe composition network phase where regions whose Fe content is larger than an average composition of the soft magnetic alloy are linked. The Fe composition network phase contains Fe content maximum points that are locally higher than their surroundings. A virtual-line total distance per 1 ?m3 of the soft magnetic alloy is 10 mm to 25 mm provided that the virtual-line total distance is a sum of virtual lines linking the maximum points adjacent each other. A virtual-line average distance that is an average distance of the virtual lines is 6 nm or more and 12 nm or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Yoshidome, Hiroyuki Matsumoto, Yu Yonezawa, Syota Goto, Hideaki Yokota, Akito Hasegawa, Masahito Koeda, Seigo Tokoro
  • Patent number: 10535455
    Abstract: A soft magnetic alloy including a main component having a compositional formula of (Fe(1?(?+?))X1?X2?)(1?(a+b+c))MaBbPc, and a sub component including at least C, S and Ti, wherein X1 is one or more selected from the group including Co and Ni, X2 is one or more selected from the group including Al, Mn, Ag, Zn, Sn, As, Sb, Bi, and rare earth elements, “M” is one or more selected from the group including Nb, Hf, Zr, Ta, Mo, W, and V, 0.020?a?0.14, 0.020?b?0.20, 0?c?0.040, ??0, ??0, and 0??+??0.50 are satisfied, when entire said soft magnetic alloy is 100 wt %, a content of said C is 0.001 to 0.050 wt %, a content of said S is 0.001 to 0.050 wt %, and a content of said Ti is 0.001 to 0.080 wt %, and when a value obtained by dividing the content of said C by the content of said S is C/S, then C/S satisfies 0.10?C/S?10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihiro Harada, Hiroyuki Matsumoto, Kenji Horino, Kazuhiro Yoshidome, Akito Hasegawa, Hajime Amano, Kensuke Ara, Seigo Tokoro, Shota Otsuka
  • Publication number: 20190385770
    Abstract: A soft magnetic alloy includes a composition of (Fe(1-(?+?))X1?X2?)(1-(a+b+c+d+e+f+g))MaTibBcPdSieSfCg. X1 is one or more of Co and Ni. X2 is one or more of Al, Mn, Ag, Zn, Sn, As, Sb, Cu, Cr, Bi, N, O, and rare earth elements. M is one or more of Nb, Hf, Zr, Ta, Mo, W, and V. 0.020?a+b?0.140, 0.001?b?0.140, 0.020<c?0.200, 0.010?d?0.150, 0?e?0.060, a?0, f?0, g?0, a+b+c+d+e+f+g<1, ??0, ??0, and 0??+??0.50 are satisfied. The soft magnetic alloy has a nanohetero structure or a structure of Fe-based nanocrystalline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiro YOSHIDOME, Hiroyuki MATSUMOTO, Kenji HORINO, Hajime AMANO, Akito HASEGAWA
  • Publication number: 20190279796
    Abstract: Soft magnetic alloy powder includes plurality of soft magnetic alloy particles of soft magnetic alloy represented by composition formula (Fe(1?(?+?))X1?X2?)(1?(a+b+c++e+f+g))MaBbPcSidCeSfTig, wherein X1 represents Co and/or Ni; X2 represents at least one selected from group consisting of Al, Mn, Ag, Zn, Sn, As, Sb, Cu, Cr, Bi, N, O, and rare earth elements; M represents at least one selected from group consisting of Nb, Hf, Zr, Ta, Mo, W, and V; 0.020?a?0.14, 0.020<b?0.20, 0<c?0.15, 0?d?0.060, 0?e?0.040, 0?f?0.010, 0?g?0.0010, ??0, ??0, and 0??+??0.50 are satisfied, wherein at least one of f and g is more than 0; and wherein soft magnetic alloy has a nano-heterostructure with initial fine crystals present in an amorphous substance; and surface of each of the soft magnetic alloy particles is covered with a coating portion including a compound of at least one element selected from group consisting of P, Si, Bi, and Zn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masakazu HOSONO, Hiroyuki MATSUMOTO, Kenji HORINO, Kazuhiro YOSHIDOME, Isao NAKAHATA, Akito HASEGAWA, Hajime AMANO
  • Publication number: 20190279799
    Abstract: A soft magnetic alloy powder includes a plurality of soft magnetic alloy particles of a soft magnetic alloy represented by a composition formula (Fe(1?(?+?))X1?X2?)(1?(a+b+c+d+e))MaBbPcSidCe, wherein X represents Co and/or Ni; X2 represents at least one selected from the group consisting of Al, Mn, Ag, Zn, Sn, As, Sb, Cu, Cr, Bi, N, O, and rare earth elements; M represents at least one selected from the group consisting of Nb, Hf, Zr, Zr, Ta, Mo, W, and V; 0.020?a?0.14, 0.020<b?0.20, 0<c?0.15, 0?d?0.060, 0?e?0.040, ??0, ??0, and 0??+??0.50 are satisfied, and wherein the soft magnetic alloy has a nano-heterostructure with initial fine crystals present in an amorphous substance; and the surface of each of the soft magnetic alloy particles is covered with a coating portion including a compound of at least one element selected from the group consisting of P, Si, Bi, and Zn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masakazu HOSONO, Kenji HORINO, Hiroyuki MATSUMOTO, Kazuhiro YOSHIDOME, Akito HASEGAWA, Hajime AMANO, Isao NAKAHATA
  • Publication number: 20190237229
    Abstract: A soft magnetic alloy has a main component of Fe. The soft magnetic alloy contains P. A Fe-rich phase and a Fe-poor phase are contained. An average concentration of P in the Fe-poor phase is 1.5 times or larger than an average concentration of P in the soft magnetic alloy by number of atoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiro YOSHIDOME, Hiroyuki MATSUMOTO, Kenji HORINO, Akito HASEGAWA, Syota GOTO, Masakazu HOSONO, Hajime AMANO, Isao NAKAHATA
  • Publication number: 20190221341
    Abstract: A soft magnetic alloy includes a main component of (Fe(1-(?+?))X1?X2?)(1-(a+b+c+d+e+f+g))MaBbPcSidCeSfTig. X1 is one or more of Co and Ni. X2 is one or more of Al, Mn, Ag, Zn, Sn, As, Sb, Cu, Cr, Bi, N, O, and rare earth elements. M is one or more of Nb, Hf, Zr, Ta, Mo, W, and V. 0.020?a?0.14 is satisfied. 0.020<b?0.20 is satisfied. 0?d?0.060 is satisfied. 0?f?0.010 is satisfied. 0?g?0.0010 is satisfied. ??0 is satisfied. ??0 is satisfied. 0??+??0.50 is satisfied. At least one or more off and g are larger than zero. c and e are within a predetermined range. The soft magnetic alloy has a nanohetero structure or a structure of Fe based nanocrystallines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiro YOSHIDOME, Akihiro HARADA, Hiroyuki MATSUMOTO, Kenji HORINO, Akito HASEGAWA, Kensuke ARA, Hajime AMANO, Masakazu HOSONO
  • Publication number: 20190221342
    Abstract: A soft magnetic alloy includes a main component of (Fe(1?(?+?))X1?X2?)(1?(a+b+c+d+e))MaBbPcSidCe. X1 is one or more of Co and Ni. X2 is one or more of Al, Mn, Ag, Zn, Sn, As, Sb, Cu, Cr, Bi, N, O, and rare earth elements. M is one or more of Nb, Hf, Zr, Ta, Mo, W, and V. 0.020?a?0.14 is satisfied. 0.020<b?0.20 is satisfied. 0?d?0.060 is satisfied. ??0 is satisfied. ??0 is satisfied. 0??+??0.50 is satisfied. c and e are within a predetermined range. The soft magnetic alloy has a nanohetero structure or a structure of Fe based nanocrystallines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiro YOSHIDOME, Akihiro HARADA, Hiroyuki MATSUMOTO, Kenji HORINO, Akito HASEGAWA, Kensuke ARA, Hajime AMANO, Masakazu HOSONO
  • Publication number: 20190214171
    Abstract: A soft magnetic alloy which includes nanocrystal parts and amorphous parts is provided. The nanocrystal parts include ?Fe(—Si) as a main component, and include at least one of elements selected from B, P, C, Ti, Zr, Hf, Nb, Ta, Mo, V, W, Cr, Al, Mn, Zn, and Cu as a sub-component. When a total content ratio of the sub-component in the nanocrystal parts is set as ? (at %), and a total content ratio of the sub-components of the nanocrystal parts included in the amorphous parts is set as ? (at %), 0.01?(?/?)?0.40, and a crystallinity degree is 5% or more and 70% or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiro YOSHIDOME, Hiroyuki MATSUMOTO, Kenji HORINO, Akito HASEGAWA, Hajime AMANO, Kensuke ARA, Akihiro HARADA
  • Publication number: 20190108931
    Abstract: A soft magnetic alloy contains a main component having a composition formula of (Fe(1?(???))X1?X2?)1?(a+b+c+d))MaBbPcCd and auxiliary components including at least Ti, Mn and Al. In the composition formula, X1 is one or more selected from the group consisting of Co and Ni, X2 is one or more selected from the group consisting of Ag, Zn, Sn, As, Sb, Bi and a rare earth element, and M is one or more selected from the group consisting of Nb, Hf, Zr, Ta, Mo, W and V. In the composition formula, 0.030?a?0.100, 0.050?b?0.150, 0?c?0.030, 0?d?0.030, ??0, ??0, and 0??+??0.50 are satisfied. In the soft magnetic alloy, a content of Ti is 0.001 to 0.100 wt %, a content of Mn is 0.001 to 0.150 wt %, and a content of Al is 0.001 to 0.100 wt %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihiro HARADA, Hiroyuki MATSUMOTO, Kenji HORINO, Kazuhiro YOSHIDOME, Akito HASEGAWA, Hajime AMANO, Kensuke ARA, Seigo TOKORO, Masakazu HOSONO, Takuma NAKANO, Satoko MORI
  • Publication number: 20190043646
    Abstract: A soft magnetic alloy is composed of a Fe-based nanocrystal and an amorphous phase. In the soft magnetic alloy, S2-S1>0 is satisfied, where S1 (at %) denotes an average content rate of Si in the Fe-based nanocrystal and S2 (at %) denotes an average content rate of Si in the amorphous phase. In addition, the soft magnetic alloy has a composition formula of ((Fe(1?(?+?))X1?X2?)(1?(a+b+c+d+e+f))MaBbSicPdCreCuf)1?gCg. X1 is one or more selected from the group consisting of Co and Ni, X2 is one or more selected from the group consisting of Al, Mn, Ag, Zn, Sn, As, Sb, Bi, N, O, S and a rare earth element, and M is one or more selected from the group consisting of Nb, Hf, Zr, Ta, Ti, Mo, V and W. In the composition formula, a to g, ? and ? are in specific ranges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiro YOSHIDOME, Akito HASEGAWA, Hiroyuki MATSUMOTO, Kenji HORINO, Akihiro HARADA, Syota GOTO, Isao NAKAHATA
  • Publication number: 20180247744
    Abstract: Provided is a soft magnetic alloy including Fe as a main component, in which a slope of an approximate straight line, plotted between cumulative frequencies of 20 to 80% on Fe content in each grid of 80000 grids or more, each of which has 1 nm×1 nm×1 nm, is ?0.1 to ?0.4, provided that Fe content (atom %) of each grid is Y axis, and the cumulative frequencies (%) obtained in descending order of Fe content in each grid is X axis, and an amorphization ratio X is 85% or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiro YOSHIDOME, Hiroyuki MATSUMOTO, Kenji HORINO, Akito HASEGAWA, Yu YONEZAWA, Syota GOTO, Seigo TOKORO
  • Publication number: 20180247745
    Abstract: Provided is a soft magnetic alloy including Fe, as a main component, and including C. the soft magnetic alloy includes an Fe composite network phase having Fe-rich grids connected in a continuous measurement range including 80000 grids, each of which size is 1 nm×1 nm×1 nm. An average of C content ratio of the Fe-poor grids having cumulative frequency of 90% or more from lower C content is 5.0 times or more to an average of C content ratio of the whole soft magnetic alloy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiro YOSHIDOME, Hiroyuki MATSUMOTO, Kenji HORINO, Akito HASEGAWA, Yu YONEZAWA, Syota GOTO, Hajime AMANO
  • Publication number: 20180247746
    Abstract: Provided is a soft magnetic alloy including Fe, as a main component, and including B. Among 80000 pieces of a grid having 1 nm×1 nm×1 nm in a continuous measurement range of the soft magnetic alloy, 4000 pieces of the grid from lower Fe content shows B content variation (?B) of 2.8 or more, and an amorphization ratio X of the soft magnetic alloy of 85% or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiro YOSHIDOME, Hiroyuki MATSUMOTO, Kenji HORINO, Akito HASEGAWA, Yu YONEZAWA, Syota GOTO, Seigo TOKORO