Patents by Inventor Kotaro Ohki
Kotaro Ohki 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).
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Patent number: 11980106Abstract: A persistent current switch includes a superconducting wire including a substrate and a superconducting layer disposed on the substrate, and a heater. The superconducting wire includes a surface including a first portion and a second portion that are disposed apart from each other along a longitudinal direction of the superconducting wire. The first portion and the second portion face each other. The heater is sandwiched between the first portion and the second portion.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2020Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignees: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., RIKEN, Japan Superconductor Technology, Inc.Inventors: Takashi Yamaguchi, Kotaro Ohki, Tatsuoki Nagaishi, Yoshinori Yanagisawa, Mamoru Hamada
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Patent number: 11972898Abstract: A superconducting magnet according to one embodiment includes: a coil including a superconducting layer having a first portion and a second portion, and a joining portion; and a cryostat in which the coil is stored. The first portion and the second portion are located in a termination portion. The superconducting layer forms a closed loop by superconducting joining of the first portion and the second portion at the joining portion. The superconducting layer is made of a high-temperature superconductor. A current flows through the joining portion in a superconducting state when a magnetic field equal to or greater than 1.0 tesla and equal to or less than 5.0 tesla is applied to the joining portion at 77 kelvin. The cryostat is configured such that a temperature inside the cryostat is equal to or greater than 2.0 kelvin and equal to or less than 77 kelvin.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2018Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignees: RIKEN, Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Hideaki Maeda, Yoshinori Yanagisawa, Kotaro Ohki, Tatsuoki Nagaishi
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Publication number: 20240038427Abstract: A superconducting coil device according to one embodiment of the present invention includes: A superconducting coil device including: a bobbin having a tubular body; superconducting wires, a part of which constitutes a wound portion where the superconducting wires are wound on the bobbin; a bobbin-side guide portion holding the superconducting wires extending from the bobbin, the bobbin-side guide portion being provided to extend in a bobbin axial direction, which is an axial direction of the body of the bobbin; a first guide portion holding the superconducting wires extending from the bobbin-side guide portion, the first guide portion being arranged on an outer side of the bobbin-side guide portion in a direction intersecting the bobbin axial direction and provided to extend in the direction intersecting the bobbin axial direction; and a second guide portion capable of holding the superconducting wires extending from the first guide portion, the second guide portion being provided to extend in a direction inType: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2021Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicants: JAPAN SUPERCONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGY INC., RIKEN, SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Masatoshi YOSHIKAWA, Yasuyuki MIYOSHI, Mamoru HAMADA, Kazuyoshi SAITO, Yoshinori YANAGISAWA, Renzhong PIAO, Kotaro OHKI, Takashi YAMAGUCHI, Tatsuoki NAGAISHI
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Patent number: 11715586Abstract: In a superconducting wire, a superconducting material joining layer joins a first end portion of a first superconducting material layer of a first wire and a second end portion of a second superconducting material layer of a second wire. The first wire and the second wire are disposed such that a first end face and a second end face are positioned to face in the same direction. The first wire further includes a first conductor layer disposed on the first main surface so as to be located adjacent to the first end portion. The second wire further includes a second conductor layer disposed on the second main surface so as to be located adjacent to the second end portion. The first conductor layer and the second conductor layer are connected to each other.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2017Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Kotaro Ohki, Tatsuoki Nagaishi
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Publication number: 20220393680Abstract: A persistent current switch includes a superconducting wire, a heater, and an insulating member. The superconducting wire includes a substrate and a superconducting layer provided on the substrate. The superconducting layer includes a first principal surface facing the substrate and a second principal surface on an opposite side of the first principal surface. The heater is disposed only on the second principal surface side with respect to the superconducting layer. The insulating member is provided between the second principal surface of the superconducting layer and the heater.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2020Publication date: December 8, 2022Applicant: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Takashi YAMAGUCHI, Kotaro OHKI, Tatsuoki NAGAISHI
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Publication number: 20220351880Abstract: A superconducting wire holding structure includes a holding member made of a first material, a superconducting wire disposed inside the holding member, and a filler made of a second material different from the first material. The superconducting wire includes a substrate, an intermediate layer formed on the substrate, a superconducting layer formed on the intermediate layer, and a first protective layer and a second protective layer that are formed on the superconducting layer. The superconducting layer includes a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion between the first portion and the second portion along a longitudinal direction of the superconducting wire. The first protective layer is formed on the first portion, and the second protective layer is formed on the second portion. The filler is filled between the third portion and the holding member.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2020Publication date: November 3, 2022Applicants: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., RIKEN, Japan Superconductor Technology, Inc.Inventors: Takashi YAMAGUCHI, Kotaro OHKI, Tatsuoki NAGAISHI, Yoshinori YANAGISAWA, Mamoru HAMADA
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Publication number: 20220344564Abstract: A persistent current switch includes a superconducting wire including a substrate and a superconducting layer disposed on the substrate, and a heater. The superconducting wire includes a surface including a first portion and a second portion that are disposed apart from each other along a longitudinal direction of the superconducting wire. The first portion and the second portion face each other. The heater is sandwiched between the first portion and the second portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2020Publication date: October 27, 2022Applicants: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., RIKEN, Japan Superconductor Technology, Inc.Inventors: Takashi YAMAGUCHI, Kotaro OHKI, Tatsuoki NAGAISHI, Yoshinori YANAGISAWA, Mamoru HAMADA
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Publication number: 20220115167Abstract: According to an embodiment, a superconducting wire includes a substrate, an intermediate layer formed on the substrate, a superconducting layer formed on the intermediate layer, and a protective layer formed on the superconducting layer. The superconducting layer has a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion between the first portion and the second portion in the longitudinal direction of the superconducting wire. The protective layer on the third portion is at least partially removed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2019Publication date: April 14, 2022Applicant: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Takashi YAMAGUCHI, Kotaro OHKI, Tatsuoki NAGAISHI
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Patent number: 11264151Abstract: A superconducting wire includes a multilayer stack and a covering layer (stabilizing layer or protective layer). The multilayer stack includes a substrate having a main surface and a superconducting material layer formed on the main surface. The covering layer (stabilizing layer or protective layer) is disposed on at least the superconducting material layer. A front surface portion of the covering layer (stabilizing layer or protective layer) located on the superconducting material layer (front surface portion of the stabilizing layer or upper surface of the protective layer) has a concave shape.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2019Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Takashi Yamaguchi, Tatsuoki Nagaishi, Masaya Konishi, Kotaro Ohki, Genki Honda, Tatsuhiko Yoshihara
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Publication number: 20210090769Abstract: In a superconducting wire, a superconducting material joining layer joins a first end portion of a first superconducting material layer of a first wire and a second end portion of a second superconducting material layer of a second wire. The first wire and the second wire are disposed such that a first end face and a second end face are positioned to face in the same direction. The first wire further includes a first conductor layer disposed on the first main surface so as to be located adjacent to the first end portion. The second wire further includes a second conductor layer disposed on the second main surface so as to be located adjacent to the second end portion. The first conductor layer and the second conductor layer are connected to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2017Publication date: March 25, 2021Applicant: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Kotaro OHKI, Tatsuoki NAGAISHI
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Patent number: 10886040Abstract: A superconducting wire includes a stack which includes: a first substrate having a first primary surface; a second substrate disposed opposite the first substrate; and a first superconducting material layer between the first primary surface and the second substrate. A ratio w/h of a width w of the superconducting wire to a height h of the superconducting wire in a cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the superconducting wire is 0.8 or greater and 10 or less. The width w is 2 mm or less.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2017Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Tatsuoki Nagaishi, Kotaro Ohki
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Patent number: 10748678Abstract: This invention provides a substrate for a superconducting wire used for manufacturing a superconducting wire with excellent superconductivity and a method for manufacturing the same. Such substrate for a superconducting wire exhibits the crystal orientation of metals on the outermost layer, such as a c-axis orientation rate of 99% or higher, a ?? of 6 degrees or less, and a percentage of an area in which the crystal orientation is deviated by 6 degrees or more from the (001) [100] per unit area of 6% or less.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2015Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignees: Toyo Kohan Co., Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Teppei Kurokawa, Yusuke Hashimoto, Hironao Okayama, Tatsuoki Nagaishi, Kotaro Ohki, Genki Honda
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Patent number: 10706991Abstract: There is provided a technique for producing a superconducting wire material in which the yield in a process of joining superconducting wire materials is improved over the related art. A method for producing a superconducting wire material lengthened by joining end portions of superconducting wire materials each having an oxide superconducting film, the end portions serving as joining surfaces, includes a step of disposing a micro-crystal of an oxide superconducting material on each of the joining surfaces of the oxide superconducting films, a pasting step of overlapping and pasting together the joining surfaces on which the micro-crystal is disposed, and a heat joining step of heating the overlapped joining surfaces to grow the micro-crystal, thereby forming, as a joining layer, a superconducting layer of the oxide superconducting material to join the joining surfaces to each other.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2016Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Kotaro Ohki, Tatsuoki Nagaishi
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Publication number: 20200194155Abstract: A superconducting wire has a tape-like shape, and includes a superconducting layer. An amount of heat required to raise temperature from 77 K to 300 K, for a unit region having a length of 1 m and a width of 4 mm in the superconducting wire, is more than or equal to 200 J and less than or equal to 500 J.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2017Publication date: June 18, 2020Applicant: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Genki HONDA, Tatsuoki NAGAISHI, Masaya KONISHI, Kotaro OHKI, Takashi YAMAGUCHI, Yoshihiro HONDA, Tatsuhiko YOSHIHARA
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Patent number: 10665367Abstract: An oxide superconducting wire includes an oriented metal substrate, an intermediate layer formed on the oriented metal substrate, and an oxide superconducting layer formed on the intermediate layer. The oriented metal substrate has an in-plane orientation ?? of 7° or less. The intermediate layer is formed of a single layer.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2016Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Genki Honda, Tatsuoki Nagaishi, Masaya Konishi, Kotaro Ohki, Takashi Yamaguchi, Tatsuhiko Yoshihara
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Publication number: 20200111589Abstract: A superconducting wire includes a multilayer stack and a covering layer (stabilizing layer or protective layer). The multilayer stack includes a substrate having a main surface and a superconducting material layer formed on the main surface. The covering layer (stabilizing layer or protective layer) is disposed on at least the superconducting material layer. A front surface portion of the covering layer (stabilizing layer or protective layer) located on the superconducting material layer (front surface portion of the stabilizing layer or upper surface of the protective layer) has a concave shape.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2019Publication date: April 9, 2020Applicant: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Takashi YAMAGUCHI, Tatsuoki NAGAISHI, Masaya KONISHI, Kotaro OHKI, Genki HONDA, Tatsuhiko YOSHIHARA
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Publication number: 20200098491Abstract: A superconducting wire includes: a first wire including a first superconducting material layer having a first main surface; a second wire including a second superconducting material layer having a second main surface; a third wire including a third superconducting material layer having a third main surface; a first superconducting material joining layer that joins the first main surface to the second main surface; and a second superconducting material joining layer that joins the second main surface to the third main surface. The first wire has a first end surface. The third wire has a second end surface. The second end surface faces the first end surface with a space being interposed between the second end surface and the first end surface. The space is more than or equal to 10 nm and less than 1 mm.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2017Publication date: March 26, 2020Applicant: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Kotaro OHKI, Tatsuoki NAGAISHI, Takashi YAMAGUCHI
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Publication number: 20200082960Abstract: A superconducting wire includes a metal substrate, an intermediate layer on the metal substrate, a superconducting material layer on the intermediate layer, and a cover layer on the superconducting material layer. The cover layer includes a protective layer on the superconducting material layer. A first stack formed by the intermediate layer and the superconducting material layer has a breakdown voltage of 1.1 V or greater.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2016Publication date: March 12, 2020Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Kotaro OHKI, Genki HONDA
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Publication number: 20200075207Abstract: A superconducting magnet according to one embodiment includes: a coil including a superconducting layer having a first portion and a second portion, and a joining portion; and a cryostat in which the coil is stored. The first portion and the second portion are located in a termination portion. The superconducting layer forms a closed loop by superconducting joining of the first portion and the second portion at the joining portion. The superconducting layer is made of a high-temperature superconductor. A current flows through the joining portion in a superconducting state when a magnetic field equal to or greater than 1.0 tesla and equal to or less than 5.0 tesla is applied to the joining portion at 77 kelvin. The cryostat is configured such that a temperature inside the cryostat is equal to or greater than 2.0 kelvin and equal to or less than 77 kelvin.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2018Publication date: March 5, 2020Applicants: RIKEN, Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Hideaki MAEDA, Yoshinori YANAGISAWA, Kotaro OHKI, Tatsuoki NAGAISHI
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Patent number: 10497494Abstract: A superconducting wire includes: a substrate having a first main surface and a second main surface opposite to the first main surface; and a superconducting material layer disposed on the first main surface of the substrate. The superconducting material layer is disposed to cover at least a part of a side surface of the substrate in a width direction of the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2015Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Takashi Yamaguchi, Tatsuoki Nagaishi, Masaya Konishi, Kotaro Ohki, Genki Honda, Tatsuhiko Yoshihara