Patents by Inventor Masaaki Tokunaga
Masaaki Tokunaga 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: 5286308Abstract: A magnetically anistropic R-T-B magnet having crystal grains having aspect ratios of 2 or more and showing a substantially uniform maximum energy product distribution is produced by (a) rapidly quenching an alloy melt; (b) finely pulverizing the rapidly quenched alloy to provide magnetic powder; (c) mixing the magnetic powder with a carbon-containing additive; (d) coating the resulting mixture with a protective layer of a first lubricant such as BN substantially unreactive with the alloy components; (e) compressing it; (f) further coating the resulting compressed body with a second lubricant such as graphite or graphite+glass; and (g) further compressing it.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 1992Date of Patent: February 15, 1994Assignee: Hitachi Metals Ltd.Inventors: Makoto Shinoda, Katsunori Iwasaki, Shigeho Tanigawa, Masaaki Tokunaga
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Patent number: 5230751Abstract: A permanent magnet having good thermal stability, consisting essentially of the composition represented by the general formula:R[Fe.sub.1-x-y-z Co.sub.x B.sub.y Ga.sub.z ].sub.Awherein R is Nd alone or one or more rare earth elements mainly composed of Nd, Pr or Ce, 0.ltoreq..times..ltoreq.0.7, 0.02.ltoreq.y.ltoreq.0.3, 0.001.ltoreq.z.ltoreq.0.15 and 4.0.ltoreq.A.ltoreq.7.5.This permanent magnet may contain one or more additional elements selected from Nb, W, V, Ta and Mo. This permanent magnet has high coercive force and Curie temperature and thus highly improved thermal stability.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 1991Date of Patent: July 27, 1993Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.Inventors: Minoru Endoh, Masaaki Tokunaga, Hiroshi Kogure
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Patent number: 5223047Abstract: A permanent magnet having good thermal stability, consisting essentially of the composition represented by the general formula:R(Fe.sub.1-x-y-z Co.sub.x B.sub.y Ga.sub.z).sub.Awherein R is Nd alone or one or more rare earth elements mainly composed of Nd, Pr or Ce, 0.ltoreq.x.ltoreq.0.7, 0.02.ltoreq.y.ltoreq.0.3, 0.001.ltoreq.z.ltoreq.0.15 and 4.0.ltoreq.A.ltoreq.7.5.This permanent magnet may contain one or more additional elements selected from Nb, W, V, Ta and Mo. This permanent magnet has high coercive force and Curie temperature and thus highly improved thermal stability.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 1991Date of Patent: June 29, 1993Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.Inventors: Minoru Endoh, Masaaki Tokunaga, Hiroshi Kogure
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Patent number: 5162063Abstract: A magnetically anisotropic R-T-B magnet having crystal grains having aspect ratios of 2 or more and showing a substantially uniform maximum energy product distribution is produced by (a) rapidly quenching an alloy melt; (b) finely pulverizing the rapidly quenched alloy to provide magnetic powder; (c) mixing the magnetic powder with a carbon-containing additive; (d) coating the resulting mixture with a protective layer of a first lubricant such as BN substantially unreactive with the alloy components; (e) compressing it; (f) further coating the resulting compressed body with a second lubricant such as graphite or graphite+glass; and (g) further compressing it.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 1990Date of Patent: November 10, 1992Assignee: Hitachi Metals Ltd.Inventors: Makoto Shinoda, Katsunori Iwasaki, Shigeho Tanigawa, Masaaki Tokunaga
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Patent number: 5125990Abstract: A magnetically anisotropic hot-worked magnet made of an R-T-B alloy containing a transition metal T as a main component, a rare earth element R including yttrium, and boron B; the magnet having the fine crystal grains having an average grain size of 0.02 -1.0 .mu.m, and having a carbon content of 0.8 weight % or less and an oxygen content of 0.5 weight % or less. The angular variance of orientation of the crystal grains is within 30.degree. from the C axes of the crystal grains when measured by X-ray. This magnet can be produced by mixing the magnet flakes with an additive composed of at least one organic compound having a boiling point of 50.degree. C. or higher.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 1990Date of Patent: June 30, 1992Assignee: Hitachi MetalsInventors: Katsunori Iwasaki, Shigeho Tanigawa, Masaaki Tokunaga
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Patent number: 5098486Abstract: Anisotropic not-worked permanent magnets are made from an R-T-B alloyed powder to which is added a combination internal lubricant including a carbon-based material such as graphite and a glass material such as glass from the B.sub.2 O.sub.3 -SiO.sub.2 -BiO.sub.3 glass system. The internal lubricant provides improved formability during the hot-working step, such as die-upsetting, and provides finished magnet products wherein the individual grains are more uniformly plastically deformed throughout the product.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 1990Date of Patent: March 24, 1992Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.Inventors: Katsunori Iwasaki, Shigeho Tanigawa, Masaaki Tokunaga
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Patent number: 5096509Abstract: A the magnetically anisotropic magnetic powder having an average particle size of 1-1000 .mu.m and made from a magnetically anisotropic R-TM-B-Ga or R-TM-B-Ga-M alloy having an average crystal grain size of 0.01-0.5 .mu.m, wherein R represents one or more rare earth elements including Y, TM represents Fe which may be partially substituted by Co, B boron, Ga gallium, and M one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Nb, W, V, Ta, Mo, Si, Al, Zr, Hf, P, C and Zn. This is useful for anisotropic resin-bonded magnet with high magnetic properties.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 1988Date of Patent: March 17, 1992Assignee: 501 Hitachi Metals, Ltd.Inventors: Minoru Endoh, Yasuto Nozawa, Katsunori Iwasaki, Shigeho Tanigawa, Masaaki Tokunaga
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Patent number: 5041172Abstract: A thermally stable permanent magnet with reduced irreversible loss of flux and improved intrinsic coercivity iHc of 15 KOe or more having the following compositon:(Nd.sub.1-.alpha. Dy.sub..alpha.)(Fe.sub.1-x-y-z Co.sub.x B.sub.y M.sub.z).sub.awherein M represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of Nb, Mo, Al, Si, P, Zr, Cu, V, W, Ti, Ni, Cr, Hf, Mn, Bi, Sn, Sb and Ge, 0.01.ltoreq.x .ltoreq.0.4, 0.04.ltoreq.y.ltoreq.0.20, 0.ltoreq.z.ltoreq.0.03, 4.ltoreq.a.ltoreq.7.5 and 0.03.ltoreq..alpha..ltoreq.0.40. This can be manufactured by (a) sintering an alloy having the above composition by a powder metallurgy method, (b) heating the sintered body at 750.degree.-1000.degree. C. for 0.2-5 hours, (c) slowing cooling it at a cooling rate of 0.3.degree.-5.degree. C./min to temperatures between room temperature and 600.degree. C., (d) heating it at 540.degree.-640.degree. C. for 0.2-3 hours, and (e) rapidly cooling it at a cooling rate of 20.degree.-400.degree. C./min.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 1990Date of Patent: August 20, 1991Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.Inventors: Masaaki Tokunaga, Hiroshi Kogure, Noriaki Meguro, Chitoshi Hagi
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Patent number: 5026419Abstract: Anisotropic hot-worked permanent magnets are made from an R-T-B alloyed powder to which is added a combination internal lubricant including a carbon-based material such as graphite and a glass material such as glass from the B.sub.2 O.sub.3 --SiO.sub.2 --BiO.sub.3 glass system. The internal lubricant provides improved formability during the hot-working step, such as die-upsetting, and provides finished magnet products wherein the individual grains are more uniformly plastically deformed throughout the product.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 1990Date of Patent: June 25, 1991Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.Inventors: Katsunori Iwasaki, Shigeho Tanigawa, Masaaki Tokunaga
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Patent number: 4983232Abstract: A the magnetically anisotropic magnetic powder having an average particle size of 1-1000 .mu.m and made from a magnetically anisotropic R-TM-B-Ga or R-TM-B-Ga-M alloy having an average crystal grain size of 0.01-0.5 .mu.m, wherein R represents one or more rare earth elements including Y, TM represents Fe which may be partially substituted by Co, B boron, Ga gallium, and M one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Nb, W, V, Ta, Mo, Si, Al, Zr, Hf, P, C and Zn. This is useful for anisotropic resin-bonded magnet with high magnetic properties.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 1987Date of Patent: January 8, 1991Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.Inventors: Minoru Endoh, Yasuto Nozawa, Katsunori Iwasaki, Shigeho Tanigawa, Masaaki Tokunaga
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Patent number: 4978398Abstract: A magnetically anisotropic hot-worked magnet made of an R-T-B alloy containing a transition metal T as a main component, a rare earth element R including yttrium, and boron B; the magnet having fine crystal grains having an average grain size of 0.02-1.0 .mu.m, and having a carbon content of 0.8 weight % or less than an oxygen content of 0.5 weight % or less. The angular variance of orientation of the crystal grains is within 30.degree. from the C axes of the crystal grains when measured by X-ray. This magnet can be produced by mixing the magnet flakes with an additive composed of at least one organic compound having a boiling point of 50.degree. C. or higher.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 1989Date of Patent: December 18, 1990Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.Inventors: Katsunori Iwasaki, Shigeho Tanigawa, Masaaki Tokunaga
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Patent number: 4952251Abstract: Anisotropic hot-worked permanent magnets are made from an R-T-B alloyed powder to which is added a combination internal lubricant including a carbon-based material such as graphite and a glass material such as glass from the B.sub.2 O.sub.3 -SiO.sub.2 BiO.sub.3 glass system. The internal lubricant provides improved formability during the hot-working step, such as die-upsetting, and provides finished magnet products wherein the individual grains are more uniformly plastically deformed throughout the product.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 1989Date of Patent: August 28, 1990Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.Inventors: Katsunori Iwasaki, Shigeho Tanigawa, Masaaki Tokunaga
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Patent number: 4888068Abstract: A process for manufacturing a rare earth-iron-boron alloy permanent magnet by, after sintering, keeping the sintered alloy at temperatures of 750.degree.-1000.degree. C. for 0.2-5 hours, slowly cooling it at a cooling rate of 0.3.degree.-5.degree. C./min. to temperatures between room temperature and 600.degree. C.; annealing it at temperatures of 550.degree.-700.degree. C. for 0.2-3 hours, and rapidly cooling it at a cooling rate of 20.degree.-400.degree. C./min. The permanent magnet contains a matrix, a B-rich phase and a Nd-rich phase. In grain boundaries of the matrix phases covered by bcc phases, thin, fine plates of the bcc phases projecting into the matrix phases are once increased by the first heat treatment and slow cooling and then eliminated by the annealing.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 1985Date of Patent: December 19, 1989Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.Inventors: Masaaki Tokunaga, Minoru Endoh, Noriaki Meguro, Shigeho Tanigawa
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Patent number: 4837109Abstract: A method of producing a neodymium-iron-boron permanent magnet alloy having a composition of 25.0-50.0 weight % of neodymium, 0.3-5.0 weight % of boron and balance substantially iron, including the steps of adding metal calcium, calcium hydride or a mixture thereof as a reducing agent to neodymium fluoride, iron and boron (or ferroboron), and further adding thereto at least one of calcium chloride, sodium chloride and potassium chloride as a flux, melting the resulting mixture in an inert gas atmosphere, or in a reducing gas atmosphere or substantially in vacuum at 1,000.degree.-1,300.degree. C., thereby reducing said neodymium fluoride to provide said alloy with as small a calcium content as 0.1 weight % or less. The starting materials may contain dysprosium fluoride and niobium to provide Nd-Dy-Fe-B-Nb alloys containing 0.5-15.0 weight % Dy and 0.05-5.0 weight % Nb. This method makes it possible to produce Nd-Fe-B or Nd-Dy-Fe-B-Nb permanent magnet alloys with as small a calcium content as 0.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 1987Date of Patent: June 6, 1989Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.Inventors: Masaaki Tokunaga, Kimio Uchida, Akitoshi Hiraki
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Patent number: 4814139Abstract: A thermally stable permanent magnet with reduced irreversible loss of flux and improved intrinsic coercivity iHc of 15KOe or more having the following composition:(Nd.sub.1-.alpha. Dy.sub..alpha.)(Fe.sub.1-x-y-z Co.sub.x B.sub.y M.sub.z).sub.awherein M represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of Nb, Mo, Al, Si, P, Zr, Cu, V, W, Ti, Ni, Cr, Hf, Mn, Bi, Sn, Sb and Ge, 0.01.ltoreq.x.ltoreq.0.4, 0.04.ltoreq.y.ltoreq.0.20, 0.ltoreq.z.ltoreq.0.03, 4.ltoreq.a.ltoreq.7.5 and 0.03.ltoreq..alpha..ltoreq.0.40. This can be manufactured by (a) sintering an alloy having the above composition by a powder metallurgy method, (b) heating the sintered body at 750.degree.-1000.degree. C. for 0.2-5 hours, (c) slowly cooling it at a cooling rate of 0.3.degree.-5.degree. C./min to temperatures between room temperature and 600.degree. C., (d) heating it at 540.degree.-640.degree. C. for 0.2-3 hours, and (e) rapidly cooling it at a cooling rate of 20.degree.-400.degree. C./min.Type: GrantFiled: January 2, 1987Date of Patent: March 21, 1989Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.Inventors: Masaaki Tokunaga, Hiroshi Kogure, Noriaki Meguro, Chitoshi Hagi
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Patent number: 4284440Abstract: A permanent magnet alloy made by adding one or more of Si, Ti, Zr, V, Nb, Cr, and Mo to a known permanent magnet alloy containing rare earth metals, Co, Fe, and Cu. By adding such additives, the amount of substitution of copper required for full precipitation hardening is reduced in the alloy of the present invention for the improvement in magnetic characteristics and thermal stability.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 1977Date of Patent: August 18, 1981Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.Inventors: Masaaki Tokunaga, Chitoshi Hagi, Hirokazu Murayama
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Patent number: 4172717Abstract: A permanent magnet alloy consisting of the composition expressed by a formula-R(CO.sub.1-x-y-z Fe.sub.x Cu.sub.y Hf.sub.z).sub.Awhere R=Sm, Ce or a rare earth element or a combination thereof,0.01.ltoreq.x.ltoreq.0.400.02.ltoreq.y.ltoreq.0.250.001.ltoreq.z.ltoreq.0.15, and6.5.ltoreq.A.ltoreq.8.3.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 1978Date of Patent: October 30, 1979Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.Inventors: Masaaki Tokunaga, Chitoshi Hagi, Hirokazu Murayama
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Patent number: 3997371Abstract: A permanent magnet made of a sintered product consisting essentially of a cobalt-samarium-heavy rare earth elements alloy having a lower reversible magnetization temperature coefficient than that of a cobalt-samarium alloy.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 1974Date of Patent: December 14, 1976Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.Inventors: Masaaki Tokunaga, Kazuo Yamakawa