Patents by Inventor Akira Kikitsu
Akira Kikitsu 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: 11493572Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic sensor includes a first conductive part circuit, an alternating current circuit part, a first direct current circuit part, and a first element. The first conductive part circuit includes a first conductive part including a first conductive part end portion and a first conductive part other-end portion, and a first alternating current transfer element electrically connected in series with the first conductive part. The first conductive part circuit includes a first circuit end portion and a first circuit other-end portion. The alternating current circuit part is configured to apply an alternating current voltage between the first circuit end portion and the first circuit other-end portion. The first direct current circuit part is configured to apply a first direct current voltage to the first conductive part end portion and the first conductive part other-end portion. The first element includes a first magnetic layer.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2020Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Yoshihiro Higashi, Akira Kikitsu, Satoshi Shirotori, Hitoshi Iwasaki, Yoshinari Kurosaki
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Patent number: 11493571Abstract: According to one embodiment of the invention, a magnetic sensor includes a first element part. The first element part includes a first magnetic element, first and s second structures, a first magnetic member, and a second magnetic member. A direction from the first magnetic layer toward the first counter magnetic layer is along a first direction. The first structure includes a first side magnetic layer. The second structure includes a second side magnetic layer. The first magnetic element is between the first structure and the second structure in a second direction crossing the first direction. The first magnetic element is separated from the first side magnetic layer and the second side magnetic layer. A direction from the first side magnetic layer toward the first magnetic member is along the first direction. A direction from the second side magnetic layer toward the second magnetic member is along the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2021Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Hitoshi Iwasaki, Satoshi Shirotori, Akira Kikitsu, Yoshihiro Higashi
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Publication number: 20220283249Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic sensor includes a first sensor part. The first sensor part includes a first magnetic member, a first counter magnetic member, and a first magnetic element including one or a plurality of first extension parts. The first extension part includes a first magnetic layer, a first counter magnetic layer, and a first nonmagnetic layer. The first magnetic layer includes a first portion, a first counter portion, and a first middle portion. The first middle portion is between the first portion and the first counter portion. The first nonmagnetic layer is between the first counter magnetic layer and at least a portion of the first middle portion. An electrical resistance of the first magnetic element has first to third values when first to third magnetic fields are applied to the first magnetic element. The first value is greater than the second and third values.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2021Publication date: September 8, 2022Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCEInventors: Hitoshi IWASAKI, Satoshi SHIROTORI, Akira KIKITSU, Yoshihiro HIGASHI, Tomoya NAKATANI
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Patent number: 11432751Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic sensor includes a first magnetic element, a second magnetic element, a third magnetic element located between the first and second magnetic elements in a first direction, a fourth magnetic element located between the third and second magnetic elements in the first direction, a first conductive member, a second conductive member, a third conductive member located between the first and second conductive members in the first direction, a fourth conductive member located between the third and second conductive members in the first direction, a first magnetic member, a second magnetic member, a third magnetic member located between the first and second magnetic members in the first direction, a fourth magnetic member located between the third and second magnetic members in the first direction, and a fifth magnetic member located between the third and fourth magnetic members in the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2021Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Satoshi Shirotori, Hitoshi Iwasaki, Akira Kikitsu, Yoshihiro Higashi, Yoshinari Kurosaki
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Patent number: 11402441Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic sensor includes a first element part. The first element part includes a first magnetic element, a first conductive member, a first magnetic member, and a second magnetic member. The first magnetic element includes a first magnetic layer, a first counter magnetic layer, and a first nonmagnetic layer provided between the first magnetic layer and the first counter magnetic layer. A direction from the first magnetic layer toward the first counter magnetic layer is along a first direction. The second magnetic member is separated from the first magnetic member along a second direction crossing the first direction. The first magnetic element includes a first element region, a first other-element region, and a first intermediate element region. The first magnetic member includes a first partial surface and a second partial surface.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2021Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Akira Kikitsu, Satoshi Shirotori, Hitoshi Iwasaki, Yoshihiro Higashi, Yoshinari Kurosaki
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Publication number: 20220233087Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic sensor includes a first sensor part, and a conductive member. The first sensor part includes a first magnetic element, a first side magnetic part, and a first counter side magnetic part. The conductive member includes a first corresponding portion along the first magnetic element. The first magnetic element includes a first magnetic layer, a first counter magnetic layer, a direction from the first magnetic layer toward the first counter magnetic layer being along a first direction, and a first intermediate magnetic layer located between the first magnetic layer and the first counter magnetic layer. The first side magnetic part includes a first side magnetic layer. The first counter side magnetic part includes a first counter side magnetic layer. The first intermediate magnetic layer is between the first side magnetic layer and the first counter side magnetic layer in a second direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2021Publication date: July 28, 2022Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Hitoshi IWASAKI, Satoshi SHIROTORI, Akira KIKITSU, Yoshihiro HIGASHI
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Publication number: 20220221535Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic sensor includes a first magnetic element, a conductive member including a first corresponding portion, an element current circuit configured to supply an element current to the first magnetic element, and a first current circuit configured to supply a first current to the first corresponding portion. The first corresponding portion is along the first magnetic element. The first current includes an alternating current component. The first current includes a first duration of a first current value of a first polarity, a first pulse duration of a first pulse current value of the first polarity, a second duration of a second current value of a second polarity, and a second pulse duration of a second pulse current value of the second polarity. The second polarity is different from the first polarity.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2021Publication date: July 14, 2022Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Hitoshi IWASAKI, Satoshi SHIROTORI, Akira KIKITSU, Yoshihiro HIGASHI, Kenichiro YAMADA
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Publication number: 20220221534Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic sensor includes a base body, a magnetic member, and an element part. The base body includes a base body end portion. A direction from the base body toward the magnetic member is along a first direction. The element part includes a first magnetic element and a second magnetic element. A position of the first magnetic element and a position of the second magnetic element in a second direction are between a position of the base body end portion in the second direction and a position of the magnetic member in the second direction. The second direction crosses the first direction. A first distance along the second direction between the base body end portion and the element part is greater than a second distance along the second direction between the element part and the magnetic member.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2021Publication date: July 14, 2022Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Akira KIKITSU, Satoshi Shirotori, Yoshihiro Higashi, Yoshinari Kurosaki, HItoshi Iwasaki
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Publication number: 20220221536Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic sensor includes a base body including a base body end portion, a magnetic member, and an element part. A direction from the base body toward the magnetic member is along a first direction. The element part includes first and second magnetic elements. An orientation from the first magnetic element toward the second magnetic element is along a second direction crossing the first direction. A portion of the first magnetic element and a portion of the second magnetic element are between the base body and the magnetic member. A position in a third direction of an other portion of the first magnetic element and a position in the third direction of an other portion of the second magnetic element are between a position in the third direction of the base body end portion and a position in the third direction of the magnetic member.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2021Publication date: July 14, 2022Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Akira KIKITSU, Satoshi SHIROTORI, Yoshihiro HIGASHI, Yoshinari KUROSAKI, Hitoshi IWASAKI
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Publication number: 20220214401Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic sensor includes a first sensor part. The first sensor part includes a first magnetic member, a first counter magnetic member, and a first magnetic element. A direction from the first magnetic member toward the first counter magnetic member is along a first direction. The first magnetic element includes one or a plurality of first extension parts. The first extension part includes a first magnetic layer, a first counter magnetic layer, and a first nonmagnetic layer. The first magnetic layer includes a first portion, a first counter portion, and a first middle portion. A direction from the first portion toward the first counter portion is along the first direction. The first middle portion is between the first portion and the first counter portion. The first nonmagnetic layer is between the first counter magnetic layer and at least a portion of the first middle portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2021Publication date: July 7, 2022Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Hitoshi IWASAKI, Satoshi SHIROTORI, Akira KIKITSU, Yoshihiro HIGASHI
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Publication number: 20220187247Abstract: According to one embodiment of the invention, a magnetic sensor includes a first sensor part. The first sensor part includes a first magnetic member, a first counter magnetic member, and a first magnetic element. A direction from the first magnetic member to the first counter magnetic member is along a first direction. The first magnetic element includes one or a plurality of first extending portions. A first portion of the first extending portion overlaps the first magnetic member in a second direction crossing the first direction. A first counter portion of the first extending portion overlaps the first counter magnetic member in the second direction. A first direction length along the first direction of the first extending portion is longer than a third direction length along a third direction of the first extending portion. The third direction crosses a plane including the first direction and the second direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2021Publication date: June 16, 2022Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Hitoshi IWASAKI, Satoshi SHIROTORI, Akira KIKITSU, Yoshihiro HIGASHI
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Publication number: 20220175289Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic sensor includes a first magnetic element, a second magnetic element, a third magnetic element located between the first and second magnetic elements in a first direction, a fourth magnetic element located between the third and second magnetic elements in the first direction, a first conductive member, a second conductive member, a third conductive member located between the first and second conductive members in the first direction, a fourth conductive member located between the third and second conductive members in the first direction, a first magnetic member, a second magnetic member, a third magnetic member located between the first and second magnetic members in the first direction, a fourth magnetic member located between the third and second magnetic members in the first direction, and a fifth magnetic member located between the third and fourth magnetic members in the first direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2021Publication date: June 9, 2022Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Satoshi SHIROTORI, Hitoshi IWASAKI, Akira KIKITSU, Yoshihiro HIGASHI, Yoshinari KUROSAKI
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Patent number: 11350840Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic sensor includes a first sensor element and a first interconnect. The first sensor element includes a first magnetic layer, a first opposing magnetic layer, and a first nonmagnetic layer provided between the first magnetic layer and the first opposing magnetic layer. A first magnetization of the first magnetic layer is aligned with a first length direction crossing a first stacking direction from the first magnetic layer toward the first opposing magnetic layer. At least a portion of the first interconnect extends along the first length direction. The first interconnect cross direction crosses the first length direction and is from the first sensor element toward the portion of the first interconnect. A first electrical resistance of the first sensor element changes according to an alternating current flowing in the first interconnect and a sensed magnetic field applied to the first sensor element.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2020Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Hitoshi Iwasaki, Akira Kikitsu, Satoshi Shirotori
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Publication number: 20220120830Abstract: According to one embodiment of the invention, a magnetic sensor includes a first element part. The first element part includes a first magnetic element, first and s second structures, a first magnetic member, and a second magnetic member. A direction from the first magnetic layer toward the first counter magnetic layer is along a first direction. The first structure includes a first side magnetic layer. The second structure includes a second side magnetic layer. The first magnetic element is between the first structure and the second structure in a second direction crossing the first direction. The first magnetic element is separated from the first side magnetic layer and the second side magnetic layer. A direction from the first side magnetic layer toward the first magnetic member is along the first direction. A direction from the second side magnetic layer toward the second magnetic member is along the first direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2021Publication date: April 21, 2022Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Hitoshi IWASAKI, Satoshi SHIROTORI, Akira KIKITSU, Yoshihiro HIGASHI
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Patent number: 11280853Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic sensor includes a first element, a first wire, and a first magnetic part. The first element includes a first magnetic layer, a first counter magnetic layer, and a first nonmagnetic layer provided between the first magnetic layer and the first counter magnetic layer. A direction from the first counter magnetic layer toward the first magnetic layer is along a first direction. The first wire extends in a second direction crossing the first direction. The first magnetic part includes a first region and a first counter region. At least a portion of the first wire is between the first region and the first counter region in the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2020Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Satoshi Shirotori, Kenichiro Yamada, Yoshihiko Fuji, Yoshihiro Higashi, Akira Kikitsu
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Publication number: 20220065955Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic sensor includes a first element part. The first element part includes a first magnetic element, a first conductive member, a first magnetic member, and a second magnetic member. The first magnetic element includes a first magnetic layer, a first counter magnetic layer, and a first nonmagnetic layer provided between the first magnetic layer and the first counter magnetic layer. A direction from the first magnetic layer toward the first counter magnetic layer is along a first direction. The second magnetic member is separated from the first magnetic member along a second direction crossing the first direction. The first magnetic element includes a first element region, a first other-element region, and a first intermediate element region. The first magnetic member includes a first partial surface and a second partial surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2021Publication date: March 3, 2022Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Akira KIKITSU, Satoshi SHIROTORI, Hitoshi IWASAKI, Yoshihiro HIGASHI, Yoshinari KUROSAKI
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Patent number: 11237230Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic sensor includes a sensor part, a first circuit, and a second circuit. The sensor part includes a magnetic element part, first and second conductive members. The magnetic element part includes first to fourth magnetic elements. The first conductive member includes first to third conductive portions, and first and second middle portions. The second conductive member includes fourth to sixth conductive portions, and third and fourth middle portions. The first circuit is electrically connected to the third and sixth conductive portions. The first circuit is configured to supply a first current between the third and sixth conductive portions. The second circuit is electrically connected to a first connection point and a second connection point. The second circuit is electrically connected to first and second connection points. The second circuit is configured to supply a second current between the first and second connection points.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2021Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Hitoshi Iwasaki, Satoshi Shirotori, Akira Kikitsu, Yoshihiro Higashi
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Publication number: 20210286026Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic sensor includes a first magnetic part, a first magnetic member, a second magnetic part, a second magnetic member, a first element, a second element, a third element, a fourth element, and a first interconnect. The first magnetic part includes first, second, and third portions. The first portion is between the second and third portions. The second magnetic part includes fourth, fifth, and sixth portions. The fourth portion is between the fifth and sixth portions. The first element includes a first magnetic layer. The second element includes a second magnetic layer. The third element includes a third magnetic layer. The fourth element includes a fourth magnetic layer. The first interconnect includes first and second interconnect portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2020Publication date: September 16, 2021Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Hitoshi IWASAKI, Akira KIKITSU, Yoshihiro HIGASHI, Satoshi SHIROTORI
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Publication number: 20210286029Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic sensor includes a first conductive part circuit, an alternating current circuit part, a first direct current circuit part, and a first element. The first conductive part circuit includes a first conductive part including a first conductive part end portion and a first conductive part other-end portion, and a first alternating current transfer element electrically connected in series with the first conductive part. The first conductive part circuit includes a first circuit end portion and a first circuit other-end portion. The alternating current circuit part is configured to apply an alternating current voltage between the first circuit end portion and the first circuit other-end portion. The first direct current circuit part is configured to apply a first direct current voltage to the first conductive part end portion and the first conductive part other-end portion. The first element includes a first magnetic layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2020Publication date: September 16, 2021Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Yoshihiro Higashi, Akira Kikitsu, Satoshi Shirotori, Hitoshi Iwasaki, Yoshinari Kurosaki
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Patent number: 11119161Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic sensor includes a first element. The first element includes a first magnetic part, a first magnetic layer, a first nonmagnetic portion, and a first intermediate magnetic layer. The first magnetic part includes first to third portions. The first portion is between the second and third portions. The first portion has a first length and a second length. The second portion has at least one of a third length longer than the first length or a fourth length longer than the second length. The third portion has at least one of a fifth length longer than the first length or a sixth length longer than the second length. The first nonmagnetic portion is provided between the first portion and the first magnetic layer. The first intermediate magnetic layer is provided between the first portion and the first nonmagnetic portion.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2020Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Hitoshi Iwasaki, Akira Kikitsu, Yoshihiro Higashi, Satoshi Shirotori