Patents by Inventor Hirofumi Ebe

Hirofumi Ebe 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: 20210012934
    Abstract: Provided are: a sintered body that forms a rare-earth magnet and is configured in a manner such that the divergence between the orientation angles of the easy axes of magnetization of magnet material particles and the orientation axis angle of the magnet material particles is kept within a prescribed range in an arbitrary micro-section of a magnet cross-section; and a rare-earth sintered magnet. This sintered body for forming a rare-earth magnet has two or more different regions exhibiting an orientation axis angle of at least 20°, given that the orientation axis angle is defined as the highest-frequency orientation angle among the orientation angles of the easy magnetization axes, relative to a pre-set reference line, of a plurality of magnet material particles in a rectangular section at an arbitrary position in a plane including the thickness direction and the widthwise direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Kenichi FUJIKAWA, Takashi YAMAMOTO, Hirofumi EBE, Makoto FUJIHARA, Eiichi IMOTO, Tomohiro OMURE
  • Patent number: 10867729
    Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a sintered body that forms a rare-earth permanent magnet, has a single sintered structure and an arbitrary shape, and has easy magnetization axis orientations of different directions applied to the magnet material particles in a plurality of arbitrary regions. This method forms a three-dimensional first molded article from a composite material formed by mixing a resin material and magnet material particles containing a rare-earth substance. The first molded article is then subjected to a deforming force and a second molded article is formed in which the orientation direction of the easy magnetization axis of the magnet material particles in at least the one section of the horizontal cross-section is changed to a direction which differs from the orientation direction of the first molded article. The second molded article is heated to a sintering temperature and kept at the temperature for a period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichi Fujikawa, Katsuya Kume, Kazuo Ouchi, Toshinobu Hoshino, Masakazu Morimoto, Hirofumi Ono, Katsuyuki Nakabayashi, Miho Yamaguchi, Hiroshi Matsuo, Toshiaki Okuno, Makoto Fujihara, Eiichi Imoto, Hirofumi Ebe, Tomohiro Omure, Izumi Ozeki, Takashi Yamamoto, Yuki Kato, Tomoya Matsuda, Shoichiro Saito
  • Patent number: 10418161
    Abstract: Soft magnetic particle powder is soft magnetic particle powder composed of flat soft magnetic particles, and the soft magnetic particle powder has a particle size D10 and a particle size D50 measured with a laser diffraction particle size distribution analyzer satisfying formula below: D10/D50>0.30.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shotaro Masuda, Hirofumi Ebe, Takashi Habu, Akihito Matsutomi
  • Publication number: 20190262902
    Abstract: A stacking die comprises a stacked multiple stacking plates and a side plate(s) which fixes the multiple stacking plates in a stacked state, wherein at least one or more processing object(s) is retained in a space(s) formed between the multiple stacking plates. Further, surfaces where the stacking plates and the side plate(s) abut each other are preferably tapered so that they form tapered shapes in a direction opposite to the approach direction of the side plate(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Takashi YAMAMOTO, Katsuya KUME, Toshiaki OKUNO, Hirofumi EBE, Takaaki KAKIKUBO, Hiroto MAKI, Tomoo TOKUNO, Ichiro FUJITA
  • Patent number: 10373749
    Abstract: Soft magnetic particle powder is soft magnetic particle powder composed of flat soft magnetic particles, and the soft magnetic particle powder has a particle size D10 and a particle size D50 measured with a laser diffraction particle size distribution analyzer satisfying formula below: D10/D50>0.30.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shotaro Masuda, Hirofumi Ebe, Takashi Habu, Akihito Matsutomi
  • Publication number: 20190228888
    Abstract: A method comprises: charging a rare-earth magnet-forming material comprising magnet material particles into a mold, in a state in which an easy magnetization axis of each of the magnet material particles is oriented in one plane; sintering the rare-earth magnet-forming material charged in the mold by heating the rare-earth magnet-forming material to a sintering temperature while applying a given magnitude of pressing force to the rare-earth magnet-forming material, to thereby form a sintered body in which the magnet material particles are integrally sintered; and then subjecting the sintered body to high-temperature heat treatment, under a pressure lower than the pressing force during the sintering and under a maximum achieving temperature which ranges from greater than 900° C. to 1100° C., and whose difference from a maximum achieving temperature during the pressure sintering is within 250° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Kenichi FUJIKAWA, Izumi OZEKI, Takashi YAMAMOTO, Hirofumi EBE, Takuya NOBUTA
  • Publication number: 20190221339
    Abstract: Provided are: a method for manufacturing a sintered body as a base of a sintered magnet and a method for manufacturing a permanent magnet. Specifically, a magnet raw material is pulverized into magnet powder, the magnet powder pulverized and a binder are mixed, thereby to form a compound. The, a formed body, obtained by forming the compound formed, is sintered by heating up the same to a firing temperature in a pressed state at a predetermined heat-up rate, and by keeping the same at the firing temperature. In the sintering step, the pressure value for pressing the formed body is set to: less than 3 MPa from the start of heating up of the formed body to a predetermined timing during heating up of the formed body; and 3 MPa or more after the timing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Hirofumi EBE, Izumi OZEKI, Takashi YAMAMOTO, Kenichi FUJIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20180130581
    Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a sintered body that forms a rare-earth permanent magnet, has a single sintered structure and an arbitrary shape, and has easy magnetization axis orientations of different directions applied to the magnet material particles in a plurality of arbitrary regions. This method forms a three-dimensional first molded article from a composite material formed by mixing a resin material and magnet material particles containing a rare-earth substance. The first molded article is then subjected to a deforming force and a second molded article is formed in which the orientation direction of the easy magnetization axis of the magnet material particles in at least the one section of the horizontal cross-section is changed to a direction which differs from the orientation direction of the first molded article. The second molded article is heated to a sintering temperature and kept at the temperature for a period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Kenichi FUJIKAWA, Katsuya KUME, Kazuo OUCHI, Toshinobu HOSHINO, Masakazu MORIMOTO, Hirofumi ONO, Katsuyuki NAKABAYASHI, Miho YAMAGUCHI, Hiroshi MATSUO, Toshiaki OKUNO, Makoto FUJIHARA, Eiichi IMOTO, Hirofumi EBE, Tomohiro OMURE, Izumi OZEKI, Takashi YAMAMOTO, Yuki KATO, Tomoya MATSUDA, Shoichiro SAITO
  • Publication number: 20180108464
    Abstract: Provided are: a sintered body that forms a rare-earth magnet and is configured in a manner such that the divergence between the orientation angles of the easy axes of magnetization of magnet material particles and the orientation axis angle of the magnet material particles is kept within a prescribed range in an arbitrary micro-section of a magnet cross-section; and a rare-earth sintered magnet. This sintered body for forming a rare-earth magnet has two or more different regions exhibiting an orientation axis angle of at least 20°, given that the orientation axis angle is defined as the highest-frequency orientation angle among the orientation angles of the easy magnetization axes, relative to a pre-set reference line, of a plurality of magnet material particles in a rectangular section at an arbitrary position in a plane including the thickness direction and the widthwise direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Kenichi FUJIKAWA, Takashi YAMAMOTO, Hirofumi EBE, Makoto FUJIHARA, Eiichi IMOTO, Tomohiro OMURE
  • Patent number: 9844147
    Abstract: A method for producing a soft magnetic film laminate circuit board having a soft magnetic film laminated on at least one side of a circuit board includes the steps of bringing a soft magnetic thermosetting film containing soft magnetic particles, having a porosity of 15% or more and 60% or less, and in a semi-cured state into contact with the one side of the circuit board and bringing the soft magnetic thermosetting film into a cured state by vacuum hot pressing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Habu, Hirofumi Ebe
  • Publication number: 20170187258
    Abstract: Raw material magnet is milled to magnet powder, and the magnet powder thus milled is mixed with a binder to form a compound 12. Then, the compound 12 thus formed is molded to a green sheet 14 having a sheet shape. Thereafter, a magnetic field orientation is carried out by applying a magnetic field to the green sheet 14 thus molded, and then, the green sheet 14 having been subjected to the magnetic field orientation is shaped to a product shape by deforming thereof. Thereafter, the permanent magnet 1 is produced by sintering thereof. The permanent magnet 1 has a ring shape, and is constituted such that an axis of easy magnetization may be orientated at a slant so as to converge in a direction along a converging axis P which is set to a radius direction as well as to a center direction of the ring shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2015
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichi FUJIKAWA, Katsuya KUME, Toshinobu HOSHINO, Miho YAMAGUCHI, Masakazu MORIMOTO, Makoto FUJIHARA, Toshiaki OKUNO, Eiichi IMOTO, Hirofumi EBE, Tomohiro OMURE, Izumi OZEKI, Yuki KATO, Takashi YAMAMOTO, Shoichiro SAITO
  • Publication number: 20160248278
    Abstract: The communication module includes a housing, an element disposed in the housing and generates electric power by a wireless system by induced electricity, a communication circuit that operates based on electric power generated by the element, and a sheet member disposed between the housing and the element and having thermal conductivity and electrical insulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirofumi EBE, Yoshihiro FURUKAWA, Tadao OOKAWA
  • Publication number: 20160247612
    Abstract: A soft magnetic resin composition contains flat soft magnetic particles and a resin component, and the soft magnetic particles have a tap density of 1.1 g/cm3 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirofumi EBE, Takashi HABU, Akihito MATSUTOMI, Shotaro MASUDA
  • Publication number: 20160211061
    Abstract: Soft magnetic particle powder is soft magnetic particle powder composed of flat soft magnetic particles, and the soft magnetic particle powder has a particle size D10 and a particle size D50 measured with a laser diffraction particle size distribution analyzer satisfying formula below: D10/D50>0.30.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shotaro MASUDA, Hirofumi EBE, Takashi HABU, Akihito MATSUTOMI
  • Publication number: 20160172086
    Abstract: A soft magnetic resin composition contains soft magnetic particles shaped flat, a resin component, and polyether phosphate ester. The soft magnetic particles content is 60% by volume or more and the polyether phosphate ester content relative to 100 parts by mass of the soft magnetic particles is 0.1 to 5 parts by mass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi HABU, Hirofumi EBE
  • Patent number: 9357645
    Abstract: A joining sheet includes a solder layer which contains solder particles, a thermoplastic resin, and an active agent capable of activating the solder particles and a thermosetting resin-containing layer which is laminated on at least one surface in a thickness direction of the solder layer and contains a thermosetting resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirofumi Ebe, Yoshihiro Furukawa
  • Publication number: 20160105969
    Abstract: A method for producing a soft magnetic film laminate circuit board having a soft magnetic film laminated on at least one side of a circuit board includes the steps of bringing a soft magnetic thermosetting film containing soft magnetic particles, having a porosity of 15% or more and 60% or less, and in a semi-cured state into contact with the one side of the circuit board and bringing the soft magnetic thermosetting film into a cured state by vacuum hot pressing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2014
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi HABU, Hirofumi EBE
  • Publication number: 20160083626
    Abstract: A soft magnetic thermosetting adhesive film includes a magnetic layer and a surface layer laminated on one side of the magnetic layer. The magnetic layer is formed from a magnetic composition containing acrylic resin, epoxy resin, phenol resin, and soft magnetic particles. The surface layer is formed from a surface layer composition containing acrylic resin, epoxy resin, and phenol resin and not substantially containing soft magnetic particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirofumi EBE, Takashi HABU
  • Patent number: 8822048
    Abstract: A conductor layer is formed on one surface of a base insulating layer. The conductor layer includes a collector portion, and a drawn-out conductor portion extending in an elongated shape from the collector portion. A cover layer is formed on the base insulating layer to cover a predetermined portion of the conductor layer. A material for the cover layer includes a paste composition containing a compound expressed by the formula (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Hirofumi Ebe, Shinichi Inoue, Yoshihiro Furukawa
  • Patent number: 8642686
    Abstract: A conductor layer is formed on one surface of a base insulating layer. The conductor layer is composed of a pair of rectangular collector portions and drawn-out conductor portions extending in long-sized shapes from the collector portions, respectively. Cover layers are formed on the base insulating layer to cover respective given portions of the conductor layer. A paste composition containing a compound represented by the formula (1) is used as a material for the cover layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichi Inoue, Hiroyuki Hanazono, Hirofumi Ebe