Patents by Inventor Akihiro Harada

Akihiro Harada 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: 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
  • Publication number: 20200238485
    Abstract: To provide a manual tool excellent in workability and operability and capable of precise tightening torque management, a manual tool includes a grip including a bit holding part that detachably holds a bit, and a torque sensor that is of a magnetostrictive type, and includes a detecting pan that is penetrated by the bit held by the bit holding part and surrounds an outer periphery of the bit, the torque sensor is capable of contactlessly detecting a torque acting on the bit, and is detachably provided to the grip. The torque sensor can be configured to be formed so as to be mountable to the grip with the bit mounted to the bit holding part of the grip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Applicants: FUJIKIN INCORPORATED, Sasada Magnetics and Sensors Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akihiro HARADA, Masahiko OCHIISHI, Tsutomu SHINOHARA, Ichiro SASADA
  • Publication number: 20200225686
    Abstract: The present invention is intended to improve the accuracy of control of a material gas by providing a valve with simplified wiring and a fluid supply line equipped with the valve. A valve V includes a valve body 3 and a driving pressure control device 4 coupled to the valve body 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Applicant: Fujikin Incorporated
    Inventors: Ryutaro Tanno, Kenji Aikawa, Akihiro Harada, Yuya Suzuki, Takahiro Matsuda, Katsunori Komehana, Masahiko Ochiishi, Tsutomu Shinohara
  • Publication number: 20200080663
    Abstract: A cause of abnormality of a fluid control device and/or data with which abnormality can be predicted can be collected to be analyzed, and abnormality can be predicted based on a result of the analysis. A fluid control device 8 and a server 72 are configured to be able to communicate with each other through networks NW1 and 2. The fluid control device 8 includes an operation information acquisition mechanism that acquires a plurality of types of operation information about the fluid control device 8.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicant: Fujikin Incorporated
    Inventors: Yuya Suzuki, Katsunori Komehana, Masahiko Ochiishi, Akihiro Harada, Ryutaro Tanno, Tsutomu Shinohara
  • 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: 20190360887
    Abstract: A fluid controller is provided having a flow path through which a fluid can flow, a closed space separated from the flow path by an isolation member, and a leak port capable of communicating the closed space with an external part. An anomaly detection device for detecting an anomalty has a pressure sensor detachably fixed to the leak port, a pressure sensor for detecting the pressure in the closed space, a processing module for executing a predetermined information processing, and an detachable mechanism for blocking the leak port from the external part in the state of being fixed. The processing module determines an anomaly of the fluid controller by comparing a detection value detected by the pressure sensor to a predetermined threshold, and transmits a discrimination result of the anomaly of the fluid controller to a server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Applicant: Fujikin Incorporated
    Inventors: Akihiro Harada, Kouji Nishino, Ryousuke Doi, Kouji Kawada, Katsuyuki Sugita, Shinichi Ikeda, Michio Yamaji, Tsutomu Shinohara, Ryutaro Tanno, Yuto Kawauchi
  • Publication number: 20190355499
    Abstract: A dust core includes large particles having an average particle size of 8-15 ?m, medium particles having an average particle size of 1-5 ?m, and small particles having an average particle size of 300-900 nm when a cross section thereof is observed. An area ratio occupied by the large particles is 50% to 90%, an area ratio occupied by the medium particles is 0% to 30%, and an area ratio occupied by the small particles is 5% to 30%, when a total area ratio occupied by the large particles, the medium particles and the small particles is 100% in the cross section. Vickers hardness (Hv) of the large particles, the medium particles and the small particles is 150-600 respectively. The small particles are alloy powder containing Fe and at least Si or N. The dust core may be included in an inductor element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideharu MORO, Akihiro HARADA, Masahito KOEDA
  • Patent number: 10371271
    Abstract: A fluid controller that reduces an increase in cost by additional components or additional processes for setting means, and solves the problem that a set value of an upward movable amount of a stem changes is provided. An upper surface of an outer peripheral edge portion of a diaphragm holder 7 and a lower surface of an inner peripheral edge portion of a holder adapter 15 are formed so as to oppose to each other with a first gap A interposed therebetween. By setting the first gap A to a predetermined value, an upward movable amount of the diaphragm holder 7 is set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: FUJIKIN INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Ichiro Tokuda, Akihiro Harada, Hidenori Kiso, Tomohiro Nakata, Tsutomu Shinohara, Michio Yamaji
  • 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: 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: 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: 20190195378
    Abstract: A fluid flow path of a joining block includes a vertical flow path and a horizontal flow path. The joining block is constrained on a rail member so as to be capable of moving in a longitudinal direction. A fluid control device is supported by the rail member via the joining block and includes a screw hole, and a tightening bolt that has passed through a body of the fluid control device is screwed into the screw hole. A gasket between the joining block and the body is compressed between the body and the joining block by a tightening force of the tightening bolt. The screw hole includes the tip portion closed above the horizontal flow path and at least partially overlaps the horizontal flow path in a planar view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Applicant: FUJIKIN INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Kenji AIKAWA, Tsutomu SHINOHARA, Hajime NAKAGAWA, Takahiro MATSUDA, Akihiro HARADA
  • Publication number: 20190189319
    Abstract: To provide a dust core excellent in DC superimposition characteristics and low in eddy current loss at a high frequency band of several MHz, and an inductor element using the dust core. A dust core contains large particles and small particles of insulated soft magnetic material powder, wherein the large particles and the small particles have a saturation magnetic flux density of 1.4 T or more, and wherein in the soft magnetic material powder observed in a cross section of the dust core, a ratio of an area occupied by the large particles to an area occupied by the small particles in the cross section is 9:1 to 5:5, when a group of particles having a particle size of 3 ?m or more and 15 ?m or less is defined as the large particles, and a group of particles having a particle size of 300 nm or more and 900 nm or less is defined as the small particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideharu MORO, Akihiro HARADA, Yu YONEZAWA
  • Publication number: 20190162323
    Abstract: A screw hole of an upstream side joining block is formed only on an upstream side of a flow path port thereof in a longitudinal direction, a screw hole of a downstream side joining block is formed only on a downstream side of a flow path port thereof in the longitudinal direction and, between a guide part and an engaging part, an alignment mechanism aligns the positions of the upstream side and the downstream side joining blocks in a horizontal direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the guide part to a center position of the guide part by using a portion of a reaction force that resists a bending force produced by the tightening force of a tightening bolt on a body and the upstream side and the downstream side joining blocks connected to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicant: FUJIKIN INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Kenji AIKAWA, Tsutomu SHINOHARA, Hajime NAKAGAWA, Takahiro MATSUDA, 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: 20190006095
    Abstract: A coil component includes a coil and a composite magnetic material containing magnetic particles. The magnetic particles have an average minor-axis length of more than 5.0 nm and 50 nm or less and an average aspect ratio of 2.0 or more and 10.0 or less. The magnetic particles are orientated substantially perpendicularly to a central axis of the coil and are orientated randomly within a perpendicular plane to the central axis of the coil. The composite magnetic material has a saturation magnetization ?s of 80.0 emu/g or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihiro HARADA, Yoshihiro SHINKAI, Kyohei TAKAHASHI, Tomoya HANAI
  • Publication number: 20180218812
    Abstract: A soft magnetic alloy including a compositional formula of ((Fe(1?(?+?))X1?X2?)(1?(a+b+c+e))MaBbPcCue)1?fCf, wherein X1 is one or more selected from the group consisting Co and Ni, X2 is one or more selected from the group consisting of Al, Mn, Ag, Zn, Sn, As, Sb, Bi, N, O, and rare earth elements, “M” is one or more selected from the group consisting of Nb, Hf, Zr, Ta, Ti, Mo, W, and V, 0.030<a?0.14, 0.028?b?0.20, 0?c?0.030, 0<e?0.030, 0<f?0.040, ??0, ??0, and 0??+??0.50 are satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihiro HARADA, Hiroyuki MATSUMOTO, Kenji HORINO, Kazuhiro YOSHIDOME, Akito HASEGAWA, Hajime AMANO, Kensuke ARA, Seigo TOKORO, Shota OTSUKA
  • Publication number: 20180218810
    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: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihiro HARADA, Hiroyuki MATSUMOTO, Kenji HORINO, Kazuhiro YOSHIDOME, Akito HASEGAWA, Hajime AMANO, Kensuke ARA, Seigo TOKORO, Shota OTSUKA
  • Publication number: 20180218811
    Abstract: A soft magnetic alloy comprising a main component having a compositional formula of ((Fe(1?(?+?))X1?X2?)(1?(a+b))MaBb)1?cCc, and a sub component including P, S and Ti, wherein X1 is selected from the group Co and Ni, X2 is selected from the group Al, Mn, Ag, Zn, Sn, As, Sb, Bi, and rare earth elements, “M” is one or more selected from the group Nb, Hf, Zr, Ta, Mo, W, and V, 0.030?a?0.14, 0.005?b?0.20, 0?c?0.040, ??0, ??0, and 0??+??0.50 are satisfied, when magnetic alloy is 100 wt %, P is 0.001 to 0.050 wt %, S is 0.001 to 0.050 wt %, and Ti is 0.001 to 0.080 wt %, and when a value obtained by dividing P by S is P/S, then P/S satisfies 0.10?P/S?10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihiro HARADA, Hiroyuki MATSUMOTO, Kenji HORINO, Kazuhiro YOSHIDOME, Akito HASEGAWA, Hajime AMANO, Kensuke ARA, Seigo TOKORO