Patents by Inventor Etsushi Oda

Etsushi Oda 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: 9773593
    Abstract: A sintered ferrite magnet comprising (a) a ferrite phase having a hexagonal M-type magnetoplumbite structure comprising Ca, an element R which is at least one of rare earth elements and indispensably includes La, an element A which is Ba and/or Sr, Fe, and Co as indispensable elements, the composition of metal elements of Ca, R, A, Fe and Co being represented by the general formula of Ca1-x-yRxAyFe2n-zCoz, wherein the atomic ratios (1-x-y), x, y and z of these elements and the molar ratio n meet the relations of 0.3?(1-x-y)?0.65, 0.2?x?0.65, 0?y?0.2, 0.03?z?0.65, and 4?n?7, and (b) a grain boundary phase indispensably containing Si, the amount of Si being more than 1% by mass and 1.8% or less by mass (calculated as SiO2) based on the entire sintered ferrite magnet, and its production method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
    Inventors: Etsushi Oda, Yoshinori Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 9601247
    Abstract: A sintered ferrite magnet comprising main phases of ferrite having a hexagonal M-type magnetoplumbite structure, first grain boundary phases existing between two main phases, and second grain boundary phases existing among three or more main phases, the second grain boundary phases being dispersed in its arbitrary cross section, and the second grain boundary phases having an average area of less than 0.2 ?m2, are produced by calcining, pulverizing, molding and sintering raw material powders having the general formula of Ca1-x-yLaxAyFe2n-zCoz, wherein 1?x?y, x, y and z and n representing a molar ratio are in desired ranges; 1.8% or less by mass of SiO2 and 2% or less by mass (as CaO) of CaCO3 being added to a calcined body after calcining and before molding; and the sintering step being conducted with a temperature-elevating speed of 1-4° C./minute in a range from 1100° C. to a sintering temperature, and a temperature-lowering speed of 6° C./minute or more in a range from the sintering temperature to 1100° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Kobayashi, Seiichi Hosokawa, Etsushi Oda
  • Patent number: 9601248
    Abstract: A method comprising the steps of mixing raw material powders to a composition comprising metal elements of Ca, La, Sr, Ba, Fe and Co, whose atomic ratios are represented by the general formula of Ca1-x-yLax(Sry?Ba1-y?)yFe2n-zCoz, wherein 1?x?y, x and y are values in a region defined by a coordinate a: (0.470, 0.297, 0.233), a coordinate b: (0.300, 0.392, 0.308), a coordinate c: (0.300, 0.300, 0.400), a coordinate d: (0.400, 0.200, 0.400) and a coordinate e: (0.470, 0.200, 0.330) in a ternary diagram of x, y, and 1?x?y, y? and z, and n representing a molar ratio meet 0.5?y??1, 0.2?z<0.25, and 5.2<n<5.6; calcining the raw material powder mixture; pulverizing the calcined body; molding the calcined powder; and sintering the resultant green body; 0.1% or more and less than 1.5% by mass of SiO2 being added to the raw material powder mixture, the calcined body or the calcined powder; and 0-2% by mass (as CaO) of CaCO3 being added to the calcined body or the calcined powder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
    Inventors: Etsushi Oda, Hiroshi Iwasaki
  • Publication number: 20150332819
    Abstract: A sintered ferrite magnet comprising (a) a ferrite phase having a hexagonal M-type magnetoplumbite structure comprising Ca, an element R which is at least one of rare earth elements and indispensably includes La, an element A which is Ba and/or Sr, Fe, and Co as indispensable elements, the composition of metal elements of Ca, R, A, Fe and Co being represented by the general formula of Ca1-x-yRxAyFe2n-zCoz, wherein the atomic ratios (1-x-y), x, y and z of these elements and the molar ratio n meet the relations of 0.3?(1-x-y)?0.65, 0.2?x?0.65, 0?y?0.2, 0.03?z?0.65, and 4?n?7, and (b) a grain boundary phase indispensably containing Si, the amount of Si being more than 1% by mass and 1.8% or less by mass (calculated as SiO2) based on the entire sintered ferrite magnet, and its production method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Applicant: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
    Inventors: Etsushi ODA, Yoshinori KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 9162928
    Abstract: A sintered ferrite magnet comprising (a) a ferrite phase having a hexagonal M-type magnetoplumbite structure comprising Ca, an element R which is at least one of rare earth elements and indispensably includes La, an element A which is Ba and/or Sr, Fe, and Co as indispensable elements, the composition of metal elements of Ca, R, A, Fe and Co being represented by the general formula of Ca1-x-yRxAyFe2n-zCoz, wherein the atomic ratios (1-x-y), x, y and z of these elements and the molar ratio n meet the relations of 0.3?(1-x-y) ?0.65, 0.2?x?0.65, 0?y?0.2, 0.03?z?0.65, and 4?n?7, and (b) a grain boundary phase indispensably containing Si, the amount of Si being more than 1% by mass and 1.8% or less by mass (calculated as SiO2) based on the entire sintered ferrite magnet, and its production method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
    Inventors: Etsushi Oda, Yoshinori Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20150262741
    Abstract: A method comprising the steps of mixing raw material powders to a composition comprising metal elements of Ca, La, Sr, Ba, Fe and Co, whose atomic ratios are represented by the general formula of Ca1?x?yLax(Sry?Ba1?y?)yFe2n?zCoz, wherein 1?x?y, x and y are values in a region defined by a coordinate a: (0.470, 0.297, 0.233), a coordinate b: (0.300, 0.392, 0.308), a coordinate c: (0.300, 0.300, 0.400), a coordinate d: (0.400, 0.200, 0.400) and a coordinate e: (0.470, 0.200, 0.330) in a ternary diagram of x, y, and 1?x?y, y? and z, and n representing a molar ratio meet 0.5?y??1, 0.2?z<0.25, and 5.2<n<5.6; calcining the raw material powder mixture; pulverizing the calcined body; molding the calcined powder; and sintering the resultant green body; 0.1% or more and less than 1.5% by mass of SiO2 being added to the raw material powder mixture, the calcined body or the calcined powder; and 0-2% by mass (as CaO) of CaCO3 being added to the calcined body or the calcined powder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2013
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicant: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
    Inventors: Etsushi Oda, Hiroshi Iwasaki
  • Publication number: 20150221424
    Abstract: A sintered ferrite magnet comprising main phases of ferrite having a hexagonal M-type magnetoplumbite structure, first grain boundary phases existing between two main phases, and second grain boundary phases existing among three or more main phases, the second grain boundary phases being dispersed in its arbitrary cross section, and the second grain boundary phases having an average area of less than 0.2 ?m2, are produced by calcining, pulverizing, molding and sintering raw material powders having the general formula of Ca1-x-yLaxAyFe2n-zCoz, wherein 1-x-y, x, y and z and n representing a molar ratio are in desired ranges; 1.8% or less by mass of SiO2 and 2% or less by mass (as CaO) of CaCO3 being added to a calcined body after calcining and before molding; and the sintering step being conducted with a temperature-elevating speed of 1-4° C./minute in a range from 1100° C. to a sintering temperature, and a temperature-lowering speed of 6° C./minute or more in a range from the sintering temperature to 1100° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2013
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Kobayashi, Seiichi Hosokawa, Etsushi Oda
  • Patent number: 8506838
    Abstract: A sintered ferrite magnet comprising a first granular ferrite compound phase containing Ca, La, Fe and Co and having a Curie temperature Tc1 between 415° C. and 430° C., and a second granular ferrite compound phase containing Sr, La, Fe and Co and having a Curie temperature Tc2 between 437° C. and 455° C., the volume ratio of the first ferrite compound phase being 50-90%, and the volume ratio of the second ferrite compound phase being 10-50%, with their total volume ratio being 95% or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
    Inventors: Seiichi Hosokawa, Etsushi Oda, Hiroshi Iwasaki
  • Publication number: 20120326074
    Abstract: A sintered ferrite magnet comprising a first granular ferrite compound phase containing Ca, La, Fe and Co and having a Curie temperature Tc1 between 415° C. and 430° C., and a second granular ferrite compound phase containing Sr, La, Fe and Co and having a Curie temperature Tc2 between 437° C. and 455° C., the volume ratio of the first ferrite compound phase being 50-90%, and the volume ratio of the second ferrite compound phase being 10-50%, with their total volume ratio being 95% or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2011
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
    Inventors: Seiichi Hosokawa, Etsushi Oda, Hiroshi Iwasaki
  • Patent number: 8206606
    Abstract: An oxide magnetic material includes a ferrite with a hexagonal structure as its main phase. Metallic elements included in the oxide magnetic material are represented by the formula: Ca1-x-x?LaxSrx?Fe2n-yCoy, where atomic ratios x, x? and y and a molar ratio n satisfy 0.4?x?0.6, 0.01?x??0.3, 0.2?y?0.45 and 5.2?n?5.8, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
    Inventors: Seiichi Hosokawa, Yoshinori Kobayashi, Yasunobu Ogata, Etsushi Oda
  • Publication number: 20120105185
    Abstract: A sintered ferrite magnet comprising (a) a ferrite phase having a hexagonal M-type magnetoplumbite structure comprising Ca, an element R which is at least one of rare earth elements and indispensably includes La, an element A which is Ba and/or Sr, Fe, and Co as indispensable elements, the composition of metal elements of Ca, R, A, Fe and Co being represented by the general formula of Ca1-x-yRxAyFe2n-zCoz, wherein the atomic ratios (1-x-y), x, y and z of these elements and the molar ratio n meet the relations of 0.3?(1-x-y)?0.65, 0.2?x?0.65, 0?y?0.2, 0.03?z?0.65, and 4?n?7, and (b) a grain boundary phase indispensably containing Si, the amount of Si being more than 1% by mass and 1.8% or less by mass (calculated as SiO2) based on the entire sintered ferrite magnet, and its production method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2010
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
    Inventors: Etsushi Oda, Yoshinori Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20090261288
    Abstract: An oxide magnetic material includes a ferrite with a hexagonal structure as its main phase. Metallic elements included in the oxide magnetic material are represented by the formula: Ca1-x-x?LaxSrx?Fe2n-yCoy, where atomic ratios x, x? and y and a molar ratio n satisfy 0.4?x?0.6, 0.01?x??0.3, 0.2?y?0.45 and 5.2?n?5.8, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Applicant: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
    Inventors: Seiichi Hosokawa, Yoshinori Kobayashi, Yasunobu Ogata, Etsushi Oda
  • Patent number: 7144642
    Abstract: A ferrite magnet obtained by adding a ferrite having a hexagonal W-type magnetoplumbite structure to a ferrite having a hexagonal M-type magnetoplumbite structure, in which a portion of Sr, Ba, Pb or Ca is replaced with at least one element that is selected from the group consisting of the rare-earth elements (including Y) and Bi and that always includes La, during the fine pulverization process thereof. By adding a small amount of the element such as Co, Ni, Mn or Zn to the ferrite already having the hexagonal M-type magnetoplumbite structure during the fine pulverization process thereof, the magnetic properties can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2006
    Assignee: Neomax Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Etsushi Oda, Seiichi Hosokawa, Sachio Toyota
  • Patent number: 6994797
    Abstract: A ferrite magnet obtained by adding at least one element selected from the group consisting of Co, Ni, Mn and Zn to a ferrite having a hexagonal M-type magnetoplumbite structure, in which a portion of Sr, Ba, Pb or Ca is replaced with at least one element that is selected from the group consisting of the rare-earth elements (including Y) and Bi and that always includes La, during the fine pulverization process thereof, and then subjecting the mixture to re-calcining and/or sintering process(es). By adding a small amount of the element such as Co, Ni, Mn or Zn to the ferrite already having the hexagonal M-type magnetoplumbite structure during the fine pulverization process thereof, the magnetic properties can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2006
    Assignee: Neomax Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Etsushi Oda, Sachio Toyota, Seiichi Hosokawa
  • Patent number: 6955768
    Abstract: A ferrite magnet obtained by adding a ferrite having a spinel-type structure to a ferrite having a hexagonal M-type magnetoplumbite structure, in which a portion of Sr, Ba, Pb or Ca is replaced with at least one element that is selected from the group consisting of the rare-earth elements (including Y) and Bi and that always includes La, during the fine pulverization process thereof. By adding a small amount of the element such as Co, Ni, Mn or Zn to the ferrite already having the hexagonal M-type magnetoplumbite structure during the fine pulverization process thereof, the magnetic properties can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2005
    Assignee: Neomax Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Etsushi Oda, Seiichi Hosokawa, Sachio Toyota
  • Patent number: 6929758
    Abstract: A ferrite magnet obtained by adding either an oxide of Mn or oxides of Mn and Co to a ferrite having a hexagonal M-type magnetoplumbite structure, in which a portion of Sr, Ba, Pb or Ca is replaced with at least one element that is selected from the group consisting of the rare earth elements (including Y) and Bi and that always includes La, during the fine pulverization process thereof, and then subjecting the mixture to re-calcining and/or sintering process(es). By adding a small amount of the element Mn or elements Mn and Co to the ferrite already having the hexagonal M-type magnetoplumbite structure during the fine pulverization process thereof, the magnetic properties can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2005
    Assignee: Neomax Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Etsushi Oda, Sachio Toyota, Seiichi Hosokawa
  • Publication number: 20040121188
    Abstract: A ferrite magnet obtained by adding at least one element selected from the group consisting of Co, Ni, Mn and Zn to a ferrite having a hexagonal M-type magnetoplumbite structure, in which a portion of Sr, Ba, Pb or Ca is replaced with at least one element that is selected from the group consisting of the rare-earth elements (including Y) and Bi and that always includes La, during the fine pulverization process thereof, and then subjecting the mixture to re-calcining and/or sintering process(es). By adding a small amount of the element such as Co, Ni, Mn or Zn to the ferrite already having the hexagonal M-type magnetoplumbite structure during the fine pulverization process thereof, the magnetic properties can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2003
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Inventors: Etsushi Oda, Sachio Toyota, Seiichi Hosokawa
  • Publication number: 20040061090
    Abstract: A ferrite magnet obtained by adding a ferrite having a spinel-type structure to a ferrite having a hexagonal M-type magnetoplumbite structure, in which a portion of Sr, Ba, Pb or Ca is replaced with at least one element that is selected from the group consisting of the rare-earth elements (including Y) and Bi and that always includes La, during the fine pulverization process thereof. By adding a small amount of the element such as Co, Ni, Mn or Zn to the ferrite already having the hexagonal M-type magnetoplumbite structure during the fine pulverization process thereof, the magnetic properties can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2003
    Publication date: April 1, 2004
    Inventors: Etsushi Oda, Seiichi Hosokawa, Sachio Toyota
  • Publication number: 20040053075
    Abstract: A ferrite magnet obtained by adding a ferrite having a hexagonal W-type magnetoplumbite structure to a ferrite having a hexagonal M-type magnetoplumbite structure, in which a portion of Sr, Ba, Pb or Ca is replaced with at least one element that is selected from the group consisting of the rare-earth elements (including Y) and Bi and that always includes La, during the fine pulverization process thereof. By adding a small amount of the element such as Co, Ni, Mn or Zn to the ferrite already having the hexagonal M-type magnetoplumbite structure during the fine pulverization process thereof, the magnetic properties can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2003
    Publication date: March 18, 2004
    Inventors: Etsushi Oda, Seiichi Hosokawa, Sachio Toyota
  • Publication number: 20040028946
    Abstract: A ferrite magnet obtained by adding either an oxide of Mn or oxides of Mn and Co to a ferrite having a hexagonal M-type magnetoplumbite structure, in which a portion of Sr, Ba, Pb or Ca is replaced with at least one element that is selected from the group consisting of the rare earth elements (including Y) and Bi and that always includes La, during the fine pulverization process thereof, and then subjecting the mixture to re-calcining and/or sintering process(es). By adding a small amount of the element Mn or elements Mn and Co to the ferrite already having the hexagonal M-type magnetoplumbite structure during the fine pulverization process thereof, the magnetic properties can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2003
    Publication date: February 12, 2004
    Inventors: Etsushi Oda, Sachio Toyota, Seiichi Hosokawa