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).
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Publication number: 20210062308Abstract: Provided is a soft magnetic alloy having a composition of a compositional formula (Fe(1?(?+?))X1?X2?)(1?(a+b+c+d+e))PaCbSicCudMe. X1 is one or more selected from a group consisting of Co and Ni, X2 is one or more selected from a group consisting of Al, Mn, Ag, Zn, Sn, As, Sb, Bi, N, 0, and rare earth elements, and M is one or more selected from the group consisting of Nb, Hf, Zr, Ta, Ti, Mo, W and V. 0.050?a?0.17, 0<b<0.050, 0.030<c?0.10, 0<d?0.020, 0?e?0.030, ??0, ??0, and 0??+??0.50.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2018Publication date: March 4, 2021Applicant: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Akihiro HARADA, Hiroyuki MATSUMOTO, Kenji HORINO, Kazuhiro YOSHIDOME, Akito HASEGAWA, Hajime AMANO, Kensuke ARA, Seigo TOKORO, Masakazu HOSONO, Takuma NAKANO, Satoko MORI
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Patent number: 10923258Abstract: 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 and small particles of insulated soft magnetic material powder, wherein the large and 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 large particles to an area occupied by small particles in the cross section is 9:1 to 5:5, when a group of particles having particle size of 3 ?m or more and 15 ?m or less is defined as the large particles, and group of particles having a particle size of 300 nm or more and 900 nm or less is defined as the small particles.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2018Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Hideharu Moro, Akihiro Harada, Yu Yonezawa
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Publication number: 20210018103Abstract: A diaphragm valve configured to allow for adjustment of a Cv value during assembly of the diaphragm valve is provided. A valve body, a diaphragm, an actuator, a bonnet, a stem, and a diaphragm holder are provided, the bonnet includes a through hole coaxial with the stem and formed with a female thread, the cylindrical body formed with a male thread on an outer surface is screwed into the through hole in engagement with the female thread, the stem is inserted into the cylindrical body, a diaphragm side end surface of the cylindrical body protrudes from an opening surface of the through hole on the diaphragm side toward a diaphragm, a stem side end surface of the diaphragm holder comes into abutment with the diaphragm side end surface of the cylindrical body, so that a position of the abutted surfaces in an axial direction of the stem is adjusted by a degree of adjustment between the male thread and the female thread.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2019Publication date: January 21, 2021Applicant: FUJIKIN INCORPORATEDInventors: Tadayuki Yakushijin, Keisuke Ishibashi, Michio Yamaji, Akihiro Harada
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Publication number: 20210020342Abstract: Provided is a soft magnetic alloy which has high saturation flux density and low coercivity and is represented by the compositional formula (Fe(1?(?+?))X1?X2?)(1?(a+b+c+d+e+f))MaPbSicCudX3eBf, wherein X1 is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Co and Ni, X2 is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ti, V, Mn, Ag, Zn, Al, Sn, As, Sb, Bi, and rare earth elements, X3 is at least one element selected from the group consisting of C and Ge, and M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Zr, Nb, Hf, Ta, Mo, and W, and wherein 0.030?a?0.120, 0.010?b?0.150, 0?c?0.050, 0?d?0.020, 0?e?0.100, 0?f?0.030, ??0, ??0, and 0??+??0.55.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2019Publication date: January 21, 2021Applicant: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Hajime AMANO, Akihiro HARADA, Kenji HORINO, Hiroyuki MATSUMOTO, Kazuhiro YOSHIDOME, Akito HASEGAWA, Kensuke ARA, Masakazu HOSONO
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Publication number: 20200393060Abstract: To enable accurate and simple diagnosis of an operation abnormality of a valve. A valve V1 capable of detecting an operation abnormality has a magnet M1 that is attached in the vicinity of a pressing adapter 52 of a stem 53 that slides according to an opening/closing operation of the valve V1, and a magnetic sensor M2 that is attached to a surface acing the stem 53, inside the pressing adapter 52 that presses a peripheral edge of a diaphragm 51, and detects a change in a distance between the magnet M1 and the magnetic sensor M2. Further, an abnormality determination mechanism compares the change in the distance between the magnet M1 and the magnetic sensor M2 at the time of abnormality diagnosis detected by the magnetic sensor M2 and a previously measured change in the distance between the magnet M and the magnetic sensor M2 at the time of normality, and determines whether or not there is an abnormality.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2018Publication date: December 17, 2020Applicant: Fujikin IncorporatedInventors: Ryutaro Tanno, Kenji Aikawa, Akihiro Harada, Yuya Suzuki, Takahiro Matsuda, Katsunori Komehana, Masahiko Ochiishi, Tsutomu Shinohara
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Publication number: 20200377982Abstract: Provided is a soft magnetic alloy which has high saturation flux density, low coercivity, and a high specific resistance, and is represented by the compositional formula (Fe(1?(?+?))X1?X2?)(1?(a+b+c+d+e))MaSibCucX3dBe, wherein X1 is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Co and Ni, X2 is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ti, V, Mn, Ag, Zn, Al, Sn, As, Sb, Bi, and rare earth elements, X3 is at least one element selected from the group consisting of C and Ge, and M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Zr, Nb, Hf, Ta, Mo, and W, and wherein 0.030?a?0.120, 0.020?b?0.175, 0?c?0.020, 0?d?0.100, 0?e?0.030, ??0, ??0, and 0??+??0.55).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2019Publication date: December 3, 2020Applicant: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Hajime AMANO, Akihiro HARADA, Kazuhiro YOSHIDOME, Kenji HORINO, Hiroyuki MATSUMOTO, Kensuke ARA, Akito HASEGAWA, Seigo TOKORO
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Patent number: 10854376Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 20, 2018Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Akihiro Harada, Yoshihiro Shinkai, Kyohei Takahashi, Tomoya Hanai
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Patent number: 10847292Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 6, 2018Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuhiro Yoshidome, Akito Hasegawa, Hiroyuki Matsumoto, Kenji Horino, Akihiro Harada, Syota Goto, Isao Nakahata
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Publication number: 20200363826Abstract: To diagnose an abnormality of a fluid control device from an operation of an entire fluid supply line including a plurality of fluid control devices. Provided is an abnormality diagnosis method of a fluid supply line including a plurality of fluid control devices F, V1, and V2 communicating with each other fluid-tightly.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2018Publication date: November 19, 2020Applicant: Fujikin IncorporatedInventors: Ryutaro Tanno, Kenji Aikawa, Akihiro Harada, Yuya Suzuki, Takahiro Matsuda, Katsunori Komehana, Masahiko Ochiishi, Tsutomu Shinohara
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Publication number: 20200357547Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2018Publication date: November 12, 2020Applicant: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Akihiro HARADA, Akito HASEGAWA, Kazuhiro YOSHIDOME, Kenji HORINO, Hiroyuki MATSUMOTO
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Publication number: 20200357546Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2018Publication date: November 12, 2020Applicant: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Akihiro HARADA, Akito HASEGAWA, Kazuhiro YOSHIDOME, Kenji HORINO, Hiroyuki MATSUMOTO
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Patent number: 10830367Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 19, 2017Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: FUJIKIN INCORPORATEDInventors: Kenji Aikawa, Tsutomu Shinohara, Hajime Nakagawa, Takahiro Matsuda, Akihiro Harada
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Publication number: 20200301401Abstract: A tool is equipped with a torque sensor, suited for a tightening task of a fastening component of a device such as a fluid control system that requires a large number of fastening components for assembly and has a narrow space for access to the fastening components, and capable of automatically detecting a tightening torque. The tool includes a torque sensor capable of detecting a tightening torque for tightening a fastening component acting on a bit. The torque sensor initiates measurement of the tightening torque when the tightening torque detected exceeds a set threshold value, completes measurement when the tightening torque detected falls below the set threshold value and a set time elapses, and outputs torque-related data formed on the basis of measurement data from measurement initiation to measurement completion and including a measurement time. The torque-related data includes a peak value of the measurement data.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2018Publication date: September 24, 2020Applicants: CONNECTEC JAPAN Corporation, FUJIKIN INCORPORATEDInventors: Kazutoshi HORIKAWA, Toru NEBASHI, Hidekazu MACHIDA, Nozomi SHIMOISHIZAKA, Akihiro HARADA, Masahiko OCHIISHI, Yoshiaki YAMATO, Hiroki KARUBE, Mutsunori KOYOMOGI, Tsutomu SHINOHARA
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Publication number: 20200303097Abstract: An R-T-B based permanent magnet wherein R is one or more rare earth elements, T is Fe and Co, and B is boron. The R-T-B based permanent magnet includes M, C and N, wherein M is two or more selected from Cu, Ga, Mn, Zr, and Al, and includes at least Cu and Ga. A total content of R is ?29.0 and ?33.5 mass %, Co content is ?0.10 and ?0.49 mass %, B content is ?0.80 and ?0.96 mass %, a total content of M is ?0.63 and ?4.00 mass %, Cu content is ?0.51 and ?0.97 mass %, Ga content is ?0.12 and ?1.07 mass %, C content is ?0.065 and ?0.200 mass %, N content is ?0.023 and ?0.323 mass %, and Fe is a substantial balance.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2020Publication date: September 24, 2020Applicant: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Makoto IWASAKI, Akihiro HARADA
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Publication number: 20200285256Abstract: An entire fluid supply line constituted by a plurality of fluid control devices is precisely monitored. In addition, the control accuracy of the fluid supply line is improved by suppressing variations in operations of the fluid control devices. A fluid supply line L1 formed from a plurality of fluid control devices F1 and V11 to V14 communicating with each other in a fluid-tight manner includes: a first connection means that connects between a mechanism outside the fluid supply line L1 and a fluid control device on the fluid supply line L1 and F1; and a second connection means that branches from the first connection means on the fluid supply line L1 and is connected to other fluid control devices F1 and V11 to V14.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2018Publication date: September 10, 2020Applicant: Fujikin IncorporatedInventors: Ryutaro Tanno, Kenji Aikawa, Akihiro Harada, Yuya Suzuki, Takahiro Matsuda, Katsunori Komehana, Masahiko Ochiishi, Tsutomu Shinohara
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Patent number: 10748688Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 26, 2017Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Akihiro Harada, Hiroyuki Matsumoto, Kenji Horino, Kazuhiro Yoshidome, Akito Hasegawa, Hajime Amano, Kensuke Ara, Masahito Koeda, Seigo Tokoro
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Publication number: 20200238485Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2018Publication date: July 30, 2020Applicants: FUJIKIN INCORPORATED, Sasada Magnetics and Sensors Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Akihiro HARADA, Masahiko OCHIISHI, Tsutomu SHINOHARA, Ichiro SASADA
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Publication number: 20200225686Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2018Publication date: July 16, 2020Applicant: Fujikin IncorporatedInventors: Ryutaro Tanno, Kenji Aikawa, Akihiro Harada, Yuya Suzuki, Takahiro Matsuda, Katsunori Komehana, Masahiko Ochiishi, Tsutomu Shinohara
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Publication number: 20200080663Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2018Publication date: March 12, 2020Applicant: Fujikin IncorporatedInventors: Yuya Suzuki, Katsunori Komehana, Masahiko Ochiishi, Akihiro Harada, Ryutaro Tanno, Tsutomu Shinohara
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Patent number: 10535455Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 26, 2018Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Akihiro Harada, Hiroyuki Matsumoto, Kenji Horino, Kazuhiro Yoshidome, Akito Hasegawa, Hajime Amano, Kensuke Ara, Seigo Tokoro, Shota Otsuka