Patents by Inventor Akihiro Makino

Akihiro Makino 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).

  • Publication number: 20170229930
    Abstract: A magnetic-plate laminated body includes: a laminated part made up of a plurality of laminated soft magnetic ribbons; first and second metal plates that sandwich the laminated part from upper and lower surfaces in a lamination direction of the laminated part; and a fastening mechanism that penetrates the first and second metal plates and the laminated part and fastening the laminated part by the first and second metal plates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventors: Akihiro MAKINO, Nobuyuki NISHIYAMA, Yukio NISHIKAWA, Tohru KOJIMA, Takeshi OGAWA
  • Publication number: 20170229237
    Abstract: A heat treatment apparatus for a laminated body of amorphous alloy ribbon includes: a lamination jig that holds the laminated body of amorphous alloy ribbon; two heating plates that sandwich the laminated body from upper and lower surfaces in a lamination direction without coming into contact with the lamination jig; and a heating control apparatus that controls a heating temperature of the two heating plates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventors: Akihiro MAKINO, Nobuyuki NISHIYAMA, Terutsugu SEGAWA, Tohru KOJIMA, Yukio NISHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20170162308
    Abstract: Alloy powder of a composition formula Fe100-a-b-c-d-e-fCoaBbSicPdCueCf having an amorphous phase as a main phase is provided. Parameters satisfy the following conditions: 3.5?a?4.5 at %, 6?b?15 at %, 2?c?11 at %, 3?d?5 at %, 0.5?e?1.1 at %, and 0?f?2 at %. With this composition, the alloy powder has good magnetic characteristics even when it has a large particle diameter such as 90 ?m. Therefore, yield thereof is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: TOHOKU UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Akihiro MAKINO, Nobuyuki NISHIYAMA, Parmanand SHARMA, Kana TAKENAKA
  • Patent number: 9506824
    Abstract: For providing a magnetostrictive film that can exhibit high magnetostrictive properties in the vicinity of zero magnetic field and their manufacturing methods, a magnetostrictive film thermal sprayed on an object under test includes a metallic glass film subjected to thermal processing at a temperature lower than the glass transition temperature and not lower than the Curie point, and shows a linearity between the magnetic field and the magnetostriction in at least a part of the magnetic field from ?15 kA/m to +15 kA/m (both inclusive).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY
    Inventors: Yoshitsugu Motoe, Koji Nakashima, Tomohito Ishikawa, Masaharu Sugiyama, Takanori Igarashi, Hiroyuki Wakiwaka, Akihiro Makino, Akihisa Inoue
  • Publication number: 20160177429
    Abstract: An Fe-based nano-crystalline alloy formed from an alloy composition of (FeE)(100-X-Y-Z)BXPYCuZ having an amorphous phase as a main phase, wherein 79?100-X-Y-Z?86 atomic %, 4?X?9 atomic %, 1?Y?10 atomic %, and 0.5?Z?1.2 atomic %, and wherein (FeE) includes Fe and at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ti, Zr, Hf, Nb, Ta, Mo, W, Cr, Al, Mn, Ag, Zn, Sn, As, Sb, Bi, Y, N, O and a rare-earth element, wherein a combined total of said at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ti, Zr, Hf, Nb, Ta, Mo, W, Cr, Al, Mn, Ag, Zn, Sn, As, Sb, Bi, Y, N, O and a rare-earth element is in an amount of 3 atomic % or less relative to the whole composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Applicants: NEC Tokin Corporation, Tohoku University
    Inventors: Akiri URATA, Yasunobo YAMADA, Hiroyuki MATSUMOTO, Shigeyoshi YOSHIDA, Akihiro MAKINO
  • Patent number: 9287028
    Abstract: An alloy composition of Fe(100-X-Y-Z)BXPYCuz, where 4?X?14 atomic %, 0<Y?10 atomic %, and 0.5?Z?2 atomic %. This alloy composition has an amorphous phase as a main phase. This alloy composition is used as a starting material and exposed to a heat-treatment so that nanocrystals comprising no more than 25 nm of bccFe can be crystallized. Thus, an Fe-based nano-crystalline alloy having superior magnetic properties can be obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignees: NEC TOKIN CORPORATION, TOHOKU UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Akiri Urata, Yasunobu Yamada, Hiroyuki Matsumoto, Shigeyoshi Yoshida, Akihiro Makino
  • Publication number: 20150159256
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process for producing a sprayed coating which contains ?-Fe nanocrystals dispersed therein. This process includes a thermal spraying step for subjecting an alloy powder which consists of an amorphous phase having a nano-hetero structure such that ?-Fe nanocrystals having particle diameter of 0.3 nm or more and a mean particle diameter of less than 10 nm are dispersed and which has a first crystallization temperature (Tx1) and a second crystallization temperature (Tx2) and further has an Fe content of 74 at % or more to collision with the surface of a substrate by a thermal spray method using a plasma jet or a combustion flame, and forms an amorphous sprayed coating which contains ?-Fe nanocrystals having particle diameters of 0.3 nm or more and a mean particle diameter of 30 nm or less dispersed therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2013
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventors: Yuta Shimizu, Akito Murata, Koji Nakashima, Tomohito Ishikawa, Akihiro Makino
  • Patent number: 8968891
    Abstract: A magnetic recording medium 1 includes a substrate 11; and a metallic glassy layer 12 that is arranged on the substrate 11 and has a plurality of convex portions 12A and concave portions 12B. The metallic glassy layer 12 has a chemical composition represented by any one of the formulae (1) to (3): FemPtnSixByPz (wherein, 20<m?60 at %, 20<n?55 at %, 11?x<19 at %, 0?y<8 at %, and 0<z<8 at %)??(1); Fe55Pt25(SixByPz)20 (wherein, 11?x<19 at %, 0?y<8 at %, and0 <z<8 at %)??(2); and (Fe0.55Pt0.25Si0.16B0.02P0.02)100-xMx (wherein, 0<X?6 at %; and M represents an element or a combination of any two or more of the elements selected from Zr, Nb, Ta, Hf, Ti, Mo, W, V, Cr, Mn, Al, Y, Ag,and rare earth elements.)??(3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Japan Science and Technology Agency
    Inventors: Akihiro Makino, Akihisa Inoue, Wei Zhang, Hisamichi Kimura
  • Publication number: 20130278366
    Abstract: An alloy composition of the formula FeaBbSicPxCuz. Parameters meet the following conditions: 79?a?86 atomic %; 5?b?13 atomic %; 0<c?1 atomic %; 1?x?8 atomic %; 0.4?z?1.4 atomic %; and 0.08?z/x?0.8.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Inventor: Akihiro MAKINO
  • Patent number: 8491731
    Abstract: An alloy composition of FeaBbSicPxCyCuz. Parameters meet the following conditions: 79?a?86 atomic %; 5?b?13 atomic %; 0?c?8 atomic %; 1?x?8 atomic %; 0?y?5 atomic %, 0.4?z?1.4 atomic %; and 0.08?z/x?0.8. Or, parameters meet the following conditions: 81?a?86 atomic %; 6?b?10 atomic %; 2?c?8 atomic %; 2?x?5 atomic %; 0?y?4 atomic %; 0.4?z?1.4 atomic %, and 0.08?z/x?0.8.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Inventor: Akihiro Makino
  • Publication number: 20130118645
    Abstract: The present invention provides a metallic glass having a chemical composition represented by any one of the following formulae (1) to (3): FemPtnSixByPz (wherein, 20<m?60 at %, 20<n?55 at %, 11?x<19 at %, 0?y<8 at %, and 0<z<8 at %)??(1); Fe55Pt25(SixByPz)20 (wherein, 11?x<19 at %, 0?y<8 at %, and 0<z<8 at %)??(2); and (Fe0.55Pt0.25Si0.16B0.02P0.02)100-xMx (wherein, 0<X?6 at %; and M represents an element or a combination of any two or more of the elements selected from Zr, Nb, Ta, Hf, Ti, Mo, W, V, Cr, Mn, Al, Y, Ag, and rare earth elements.)??(3). The present invention provides a magnetic recording medium 1 comprising: a substrate 11; and a metallic glassy layer 12 that is arranged on the substrate 11 and has a plurality of convex portions 12A and concave portions 12B. The metallic glassy layer 12 has a chemical composition represented by any one of the above formulae (1) to (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY
    Inventors: Akihiro MAKINO, Akihisa INOUE, Wei ZHANG, Hisamichi KIMURA
  • Patent number: 8377580
    Abstract: A magnetic recording medium 1 includes a substrate 11; and a metallic glassy layer 12 that is arranged on the substrate 11 and has a plurality of convex portions 12A and concave portions 12B. The metallic glassy layer 12 has a chemical composition represented by any one of the formulae (1) to (3): FemPtnSixByPz (wherein, 20<m?60 at %, 20<n?55 at %, 11?x<19 at %, 0?y<8 at %, and 0<z<8 at %) (1); Fe55Pt25(SixByPz)20 (wherein, 11?x<19 at %, 0?y<8 at %, and 0<z<8 at %) (2); and (Fe0.55Pt0.25Si0.16B0.02P0.02)100-xMx (wherein 0<X?6 at %; and M represents an element or a combination of an two or more of the elements selected from Zr, Nb, Ta, Hf, Ti, Mo, W, V, Cr, Mn, Al, Y, Ag, and rare earth elements.) (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Japan Science and Technology Agency
    Inventors: Akihiro Makino, Akihisa Inoue, Wei Zhang, Hisamichi Kimura
  • Patent number: 8287665
    Abstract: A soft magnetic alloy contains P, B, and Cu as essential components. As a preferred example, an Fe-based alloy contains Fe of 70 atomic % or more, B of 5 atomic % to 25 atomic %, Cu of 1.5 atomic % or less (excluding zero), and P of 10 atomic or less (excluding zero).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignees: NEC Tokin Corporation, Tohoku University
    Inventors: Akiri Urata, Hiroyuki Matsumoto, Akihiro Makino
  • Patent number: 8277579
    Abstract: An amorphous alloy has a specific composition of FeaBbSicPxCuy. Here, the values a-c, x, and y meet such conditions that 73 at %?a?85 at %, 9.65 at %?b?22 at %, 9.65 at %?b+c?24.75 at %, 0.25 at %?x?5 at %, 0 at %?y?0.35 at %, and 0?y/x?0.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Tohoku Techno Arch Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Akihiro Makino
  • Publication number: 20120199254
    Abstract: An alloy composition of Fe(100-X-Y-Z)BXPYCuz, where 4?X?14 atomic %, 0<Y?10 atomic %, and 0.5?Z?2 atomic %. This alloy composition has an amorphous phase as a main phase. This alloy composition is used as a starting material and exposed to a heat-treatment so that nanocrystals comprising no more than 25 nm of bccFe can be crystallized. Thus, an Fe-based nano-crystalline alloy having superior magnetic properties can be obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2010
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicants: TOHOKU UNIVERSITY, NEC TOKIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akiri Urata, Yasunobu Yamada, Hiroyuki Matsumoto, Shigeyoshi Yoshida, Akihiro Makino
  • Publication number: 20120128970
    Abstract: For providing a magnetostrictive film that can exhibit high magnetostrictive properties in the vicinity of zero magnetic field and their manufacturing methods, a magnetostrictive film thermal sprayed on an object under test includes a metallic glass film subjected to thermal processing at a temperature lower than the glass transition temperature and not lower than the Curie point, and shows a linearity between the magnetic field and the magnetostriction in at least a part of the magnetic field from ?15 kA/m to +15 kA/m (both inclusive).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicants: TOPY KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOHOKU UNIVERSITY, SHINSHU UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yoshitsugu Motoe, Koji Nakashima, Tomohito Ishikawa, Masaharu Sugiyama, Takanori Igarashi, Hiroyuki Wakiwaka, Akihiro Makino, Akihisa Inoue
  • Publication number: 20100310901
    Abstract: The present invention provides a metallic glass having a chemical composition represented by any one of the following formulae (1) to (3): FemPtnSixByPz (wherein,20<m?60 at %,20<n?55 at %,11?x<19 at %,0?y<8 at %, and 0<z<8 at %)??(1); Fe55Pt25(SixByPz)20 (wherein,11?x<19 at %,0?y<8 at %, and 0<z<8 at %)??(2); and (Fe0.55Pt0.25Si0.16B0.02P0.02)100-xMx??(3) (wherein, 0<X?6 at %; and M represents an element or a combination of any two or more of the elements selected from Zr, Nb, Ta, Hf, Ti, Mo, W, V, Cr, Mn, Al, Y, Ag, and rare earth elements.). The present invention provides a magnetic recording medium 1 comprising: a substrate 11; and a metallic glassy layer 12 that is arranged on the substrate 11 and has a plurality of convex portions 12A and concave portions 12B. The metallic glassy layer 12 has a chemical composition represented by any one of the above formulae (1) to (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2008
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Applicant: JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY
    Inventors: Akihiro Makino, Akihisa Inoue, Wei Zhang, Hisamichi Kimura
  • Publication number: 20100188186
    Abstract: A soft magnetic amorphous alloy represented by the following composition formula: {Fea(SixByPz)1-a}100-bLb. In the composition formula, L represents one or more elements selected from Al, Cr, Zr, Nb, No, Hf, Ta and W, and a, b, x, y, and z meets the conditions of: 0.7?a?0.82; 0?b?5 atomic %; 0.05?x?0.6; 0.1?y?0.85; 0.05?z?0.7; and x+y+z=1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2008
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Applicants: NEC Tokin Corporation, Tohoku University
    Inventors: Akiri Urata, Hiroyuki Matsumoto, Akihiro Makino
  • Publication number: 20100139814
    Abstract: An amorphous alloy has a specific composition of FeaBbSicPxCuy. Here, the values a-c, x, and y meet such conditions that 73 at %?a?85 at %, 9.65 at %?b?22 at %, 9.65 at %?b+c?24.75 at %, 0.25 at %?x?5 at %, 0 at %?y?0.35 at %, and 0?y/x?0.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2007
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Inventor: Akihiro Makino
  • Publication number: 20100097171
    Abstract: A soft magnetic alloy contains P, B, and Cu as essential components. As a preferred example, an Fe-based alloy contains Fe of 70 atomic % or more, B of 5 atomic % to 25 atomic %, Cu of 1.5 atomic % or less (excluding zero), and P of 10 atomic or less (excluding zero).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2008
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Inventors: Akiri Urata, Hiroyuki Matsumoto, Akihiro Makino