Patents by Inventor Asako Watanabe

Asako Watanabe 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: 11869691
    Abstract: A powder magnetic core includes a compact including soft magnetic powder, and an insulating-resin coating that covers a portion of a surface of the compact. A ratio of an area of the insulating-resin coating to a surface area of the compact is lower than or equal to 85%, and a maximum depth of unevenness on a surface of the insulating-resin coating is smaller than or equal to 20 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignees: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC SINTERED ALLOY, LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Saito, Asako Watanabe, Tomoyuki Ueno
  • Patent number: 11794244
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a dust core, including: a step of preparing a raw material powder including a coated pure iron powder composed of a plurality of pure iron particles each having an insulating coating layer, a coated iron alloy powder composed of a plurality of iron alloy particles each having an insulating coating layer, and a metal soap; a step of manufacturing a molded article by performing a compression molding of the raw material powder filled in a mold; and a step of performing a heat treatment of the molded article to eliminate distortions in the coated pure iron powder and the coated iron alloy powder, wherein a difference Tm?Td between a melting point Tm of the metal soap and a temperature Td of the mold in the step of manufacturing the molded article is greater than or equal to 90° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignees: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC SINTERED ALLOY, LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Saito, Asako Watanabe, Tomoyuki Ueno, Hijiri Tsuruta
  • Patent number: 11718901
    Abstract: A method for producing a coated magnetic powder in which particle surfaces of a soft magnetic powder are coated with a silicone resin includes a preparation step of preparing a silicone emulsion by mixing a silicone resin with water containing a surfactant and dispersing the silicone resin in the water, an application step of applying the silicone emulsion onto particle surfaces of a soft magnetic powder, and a drying step of drying the soft magnetic powder after the silicone emulsion is applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignees: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC SINTERED ALLOY, LTD.
    Inventors: Asako Watanabe, Tomoyuki Ueno
  • Patent number: 11101058
    Abstract: A compact is provided. When the compact is used for a magnetic core, a magnetic path cross section has a cross-sectional perimeter of more than 20 mm, and at least part of a surface of the compact is covered with an iron-based oxide film having an average thickness of 0.5 ?m or more and 10.0 ?m or less. Letting the proportion of the surface area of the compact to the volume of the compact be surface area/volume, the content of Fe3O4 present in the iron-based oxide film with respect to 100% by volume of the compact satisfies any one of (1) to (3): (1) less than 0.085% by volume when the (surface area/volume) is 0.40 mm?1 or less, (2) 0.12% or less by volume when the (surface area/volume) is more than 0.40 mm?1 and 0.60 mm?1 or less, and (3) 0.15% or less by volume when the (surface area/volume) is more than 0.60 mm?1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignees: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Sintered Alloy, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Saito, Hijiri Tsuruta, Asako Watanabe, Tomoyuki Ueno
  • Patent number: 10898950
    Abstract: A dust core includes: a plurality of soft magnetic particles composed of an iron-based material; an insulating layer including a coating layer that is composed mainly of a phosphate and covers the surface of the soft magnetic particles; and insulating pieces containing a constituent material of the insulating layer, each of the insulating pieces being surrounded by at least three mutually adjacent ones of the soft magnetic particles while separated from the insulating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignees: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Sintered Alloy, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Saito, Tomoyuki Ueno, Asako Watanabe, Hijiri Tsuruta
  • Patent number: 10903700
    Abstract: A dust core included in an axial-gap rotary electric machine. The dust core includes a sector-shaped plate-like yoke portion, and a tooth portion integrated with the yoke portion and projecting from the yoke portion. Denoting one of surfaces of the yoke portion from which the tooth portion projects as a toothed surface, the toothed surface has a concave portion provided between a peripheral edge of the tooth portion and a peripheral edge of the yoke portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignees: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC SINTERED ALLOY, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Naoto Igarashi, Shinichi Hirono, Tomoyuki Ueno, Asako Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20200269316
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a dust core, including: a step of preparing a raw material powder including a coated pure iron powder composed of a plurality of pure iron particles each having an insulating coating layer, a coated iron alloy powder composed of a plurality of iron alloy particles each having an insulating coating layer, and a metal soap; a step of manufacturing a molded article by performing a compression molding of the raw material powder filled in a mold; and a step of performing a heat treatment of the molded article to eliminate distortions in the coated pure iron powder and the coated iron alloy powder, wherein a difference Tm?Td between a melting point Tm of the metal soap and a temperature Td of the mold in the step of manufacturing the molded article is greater than or equal to 90° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2018
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Applicants: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC SINTERED ALLOY, LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuya SAITO, Asako WATANABE, Tomoyuki UENO, Hijiri TSURUTA
  • Publication number: 20200215608
    Abstract: A method for producing a green compact, the method including a charging step of charging a raw-material powder including iron-based particles into a cavity formed by a lower punch and a die that are arranged to be movable relative to each other, a pressurizing step of pressurizing the raw-material powder charged in the cavity by the lower punch and an upper punch in order to form a green compact, the upper punch being arranged to face the lower punch, and a drawing step of drawing the green compact from the cavity by a relative movement between the green compact and the die. The drawing step is conducted while vibrations are applied to the green compact for at least part of the period from the time just before the relative movement starts to the time at which the relative movement completes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Asako WATANABE, Tomoyuki UENO
  • Publication number: 20200143973
    Abstract: A powder magnetic core includes a compact including soft magnetic powder, and an insulating-resin coating that covers a portion of a surface of the compact. A ratio of an area of the insulating-resin coating to a surface area of the compact is lower than or equal to 85%, and a maximum depth of unevenness on a surface of the insulating-resin coating is smaller than or equal to 20 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Tatsuya SAITO, Asako WATANABE, Tomoyuki UENO
  • Publication number: 20190214860
    Abstract: A dust core included in an axial-gap rotary electric machine. The dust core includes a sector-shaped plate-like yoke portion, and a tooth portion integrated with the yoke portion and projecting from the yoke portion. Denoting one of surfaces of the yoke portion from which the tooth portion projects as a toothed surface, the toothed surface has a concave portion provided between a peripheral edge of the tooth portion and a peripheral edge of the yoke portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Naoto Igarashi, Shinichi Hirono, Tomoyuki Ueno, Asako Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20190160527
    Abstract: A method for producing a coated magnetic powder in which particle surfaces of a soft magnetic powder are coated with a silicone resin includes a preparation step of preparing a silicone emulsion by mixing a silicone resin with water containing a surfactant and dispersing the silicone resin in the water, an application step of applying the silicone emulsion onto particle surfaces of a soft magnetic powder, and a drying step of drying the soft magnetic powder after the silicone emulsion is applied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Asako Watanabe, Tomoyuki Ueno
  • Publication number: 20180294085
    Abstract: A compact is provided. When the compact is used for a magnetic core, a magnetic path cross section has a cross-sectional perimeter of more than 20 mm, and at least part of a surface of the compact is covered with an iron-based oxide film having an average thickness of 0.5 ?m or more and 10.0 ?m or less. Letting the proportion of the surface area of the compact to the volume of the compact be surface area/volume, the content of Fe3O4 present in the iron-based oxide film with respect to 100% by volume of the compact satisfies any one of (1) to (3): (1) less than 0.085% by volume when the (surface area/volume) is 0.40 mm?1 or less, (2) 0.12% or less by volume when the (surface area/volume) is more than 0.40 mm?1 and 0.60 mm?1 or less, and (3) 0.15% or less by volume when the (surface area/volume) is more than 0.60 mm?1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Tatsuya Saito, Hijiri Tsuruta, Asako Watanabe, Tomoyuki Ueno
  • Publication number: 20180200787
    Abstract: A dust core includes: a plurality of soft magnetic particles composed of an iron-based material; an insulating layer including a coating layer that is composed mainly of a phosphate and covers the surface of the soft magnetic particles; and insulating pieces containing a constituent material of the insulating layer, each of the insulating pieces being surrounded by at least three mutually adjacent ones of the soft magnetic particles while separated from the insulating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Tatsuya Saito, Tomoyuki Ueno, Asako Watanabe, Hijiri Tsuruta
  • Patent number: 9460836
    Abstract: The present invention provides a powder for a magnet which can form a rare earth magnet having excellent magnetic characteristics and which has excellent moldability, a method for producing the powder for a magnet, a powder compact, and a rare earth-iron-boron-based alloy material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Toru Maeda, Asako Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20160180992
    Abstract: The present invention provides a powder for a magnet which can form a rare earth magnet having excellent magnetic characteristics and which has excellent moldability, a method for producing the powder for a magnet, a powder compact, and a rare earth-iron-boron-based alloy material. Magnetic particles constituting a powder for a magnet each include a structure in which a particle of a phase 3 of a hydrogen compound of a rare earth element is dispersed in a phase 2 of an iron-containing material. Since the phase 2 of the iron-containing material is uniformly present in each of the magnetic particles 1, the powder has excellent moldability and easily increases the density of a powder compact 4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2016
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Toru MAEDA, Asako WATANABE
  • Patent number: 9314843
    Abstract: The present invention provides a powder for a magnet which can form a rare earth magnet having excellent magnetic characteristics and which has excellent moldability, a method for producing the powder for a magnet, a powder compact, and a rare earth-iron-boron-based alloy material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Toru Maeda, Asako Watanabe
  • Patent number: 9211748
    Abstract: A printing apparatus and a calibration method are provided which, by using a small-capacity memory, can perform a high-speed calibration processing on data used to eject ink of the same color from a plurality of nozzle arrays. By ejecting ink of the same color from the plurality of nozzle arrays, patch is printed and, based on the printed result of the patch, a content of a print data correction processing is changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Naoko Baba, Daigoro Kanematsu, Akihiro Kakinuma, Asako Watanabe, Mitsutoshi Nagamura, Akihiro Tomida
  • Patent number: 9196403
    Abstract: The present invention provides a powder for a magnetic member being excellent in moldability and difficult to oxidize, a powder compact produced from the powder, and a magnetic member suitable for a raw material of a magnetic member such as a rare earth magnet. A powder for a magnetic member includes magnetic particles 1 which constitute the powder for a magnetic member and each of which is composed of less than 40% by volume of a hydrogen compound 3 of a rare earth element, and the balance composed of an iron-containing material 2 which contains iron and an iron-boron alloy containing iron and boron. The hydrogen compound 3 of a rare earth element is dispersed in a phase of the iron-containing material 2. An antioxidant layer 4 having a low-oxygen permeability coefficient is provided on the surface of each of the magnetic particles 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Toru Maeda, Asako Watanabe
  • Patent number: D841703
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignees: Sumitomo Electric Sintered Alloy, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoto Igarashi, Shinichi Hirono, Tomoyuki Ueno, Asako Watanabe
  • Patent number: D900174
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignees: Sumitomo Electric Sintered Alloy, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoto Igarashi, Shinichi Hirono, Tomoyuki Ueno, Asako Watanabe