Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Nagata

Hiroshi Nagata 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: 9662852
    Abstract: A first body of fastener material is joined to a first web of panel material while a second body of fastener material is joined to a second web of panel material. The first and second bodies of fastener material are interposed between the first and second webs of panel material and aligned with each other after the first and second webs of panel material are superposed with each other. A third body of fastener material is joined to a web of side gusset material to be interposed between the first and second bodies of fastener material after the first and second webs of panel material are superposed with each other, the first and second bodies of fastener material being aligned with the third body of fastener material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Totani Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroshi Nagata
  • Publication number: 20160300648
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a W-containing R—Fe—B—Cu serial sintered magnet and quenching alloy. The sintered magnet contains an R2Fe14B-type main phase, the R being at least one rare earth element comprising Nd or Pr; the crystal grain boundary of the rare earth magnet contains a W-rich area above 0.004 at % and below 0.26 at %, and the W-rich area accounts for 5.0 vol %˜11.0 vol % of the sintered magnet. The sintered magnet uses a minor amount of W pinning crystal to segregate the migration of the pinned grain boundary in the crystal grain boundary to effectively prevent abnormal grain growth and obtain significant improvement. The crystal grain boundary of the quenching alloy contains a W-rich area above 0.004 at % and below 0.26 at %, and the W-rich area accounts for at least 50 vol % of the crystal grain boundary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicant: Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Nagata, Rong Yu, Qin Lan
  • Publication number: 20160268025
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a low-B rare earth magnet. The rare earth magnet contains a main phase of R2T14B and comprises the following raw material components: 13.5 at %˜4.5 at % of R, 5.2 at %˜5.8 at % of B, 0.3 at %˜0.8 at % of Cu, 0.3 at %˜3 at % of Co, and the balance being T and inevitable impurities, the R being at least one rare earth element comprising Nd, and the T being an element mainly comprising Fe. 0.3˜0.8 at % of Cu and an appropriate amount of Co are co-added into the rare earth magnet, so that three Cu-rich phases formed in the grain boundary, and the magnetic effect of the three Cu-rich phases existing in the grain boundary and the solution of the problem of insufficient B in the grain boundary can obviously improve the squareness and heat-resistance of the magnet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Nagata, Rong Yu
  • Patent number: 9434002
    Abstract: There is provided an evaporating material of thin plate shape which can be manufactured at a reduced cost and at high productivity, the evaporating material being adapted for use in enhancing the coercive force of neodymium-iron-boron sintered magnet by heat treatment while evaporating Dy in vacuum or in reduced-pressure inert gas atmosphere. The evaporating material of this invention has a core member 1a made of a fire-resistant metal having a multiplicity of through holes, and is made by melting a rare-earth metal or an alloy thereof so as to get adhered to, and solidified on, the core member. In this case, the above-mentioned adhesion is performed by dipping the core member into a molten bath of the rare-earth metal or an alloy thereof, and pulling it out of the molten bath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: ULVAC, INC.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Nagata, Yoshinori Shingaki, Youichi Hirose, Kyoutoshi Miyagi
  • Publication number: 20160254529
    Abstract: The present invention aims to maximize the advantageous physical properties of sulfur and provide a cathode mixture that can be suitably used in a cathode mixture layer of an all-solid-state lithium-sulfur battery having excellent charge/discharge capacity. The present invention also aims to provide an all-solid-state lithium-sulfur battery including a cathode mixture layer containing the cathode mixture. The present invention relates to a cathode mixture for use in a cathode mixture layer of an all-solid-state lithium-sulfur battery, the cathode mixture containing the following components (A) to (D): (A) sulfur and/or its discharge product; (B) elemental phosphorus and/or PxSy where x and y independently represent an integer that gives a stoichiometric ratio; (C) an ion-conductive material; and (D) a conductive material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2014
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: Hiroshi NAGATA, Yasuo CHIKUSA
  • Publication number: 20160248094
    Abstract: The present invention aims to maximize the advantageous physical properties of sulfur and provide a cathode mixture that can be suitably used in a cathode mixture layer of an all-solid-state sodium-sulfur battery in which charge/discharge capacity can be ensured even during operation at normal temperature. The present invention also aims to provide an all-solid-state sodium-sulfur battery including a cathode mixture layer containing the cathode mixture. The present invention relates to a cathode mixture for use in a cathode mixture layer of an all-solid-state sodium-sulfur battery, the cathode mixture including the following components (A) to (C): (A) an ion-conductive material containing phosphorus at a weight ratio of 0.2 to 0.55; (B) sulfur and/or its discharge product; and (C) a conductive material, the component (C) containing a conductive material (C1) having a specific surface area of 1000 m2/g or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2014
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Hiroshi NAGATA, Yasuo CHIKUSA
  • Patent number: 9410828
    Abstract: An encoder includes a first multiple rotation counter that generates first multiple rotation data using a rotation signal indicating one rotation of a rotational shaft of a motor, a second multiple rotation counter that generates second multiple rotation data using the rotation signal, a first cumulative-number calculation unit that calculates first accumulated multiple rotation data using an angle signal indicating a rotational angle of the rotational shaft, a second cumulative-number calculation unit that calculates second accumulated multiple rotation data using the angle signal, and a first comparative diagnosis unit that diagnoses whether the encoder has a fault by performing a comparison to determine whether the first multiple rotation data, the second multiple rotation data, the first accumulated multiple rotation data, and the second accumulated multiple rotation data are a same value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Nagata, Toshikazu Satone, Masanori Nimura, Hajime Nakajima
  • Patent number: 9370899
    Abstract: In an apparatus for successively making plastic bags, a receiver plate 5 is fixed to a support plate 7. The support plate 7 extends widthwise of the webs of film material 2H and 2L to protrude on one of opposite sides of the webs of film material 2H and 2L. An elastic support device is disposed on the one side of the webs of film material 2H and 2L to elastically support the receiver plate 5 and the support plate 7. An attitude hold device is disposed on the one side of the webs of film material 2H and 2L to act on the support plate 7 so that the receiver plate 5 and the support plate 7 are held in attitude not to be inclined when being lowered and raised.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: Totani Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Nagata, Yuji Ohnishi
  • Publication number: 20160171320
    Abstract: An imaging system (CM, 100) is provided with: an imaging device (CM) configured to selectively image a first imaging area and a second imaging area, which is larger than the first imaging area, the first imaging area being used to detect eyes of a user (1), the second imaging area being used to detect a body of the user; a detecting device (110, 120, 160) configured to detect trigger operation of the user; and a selecting device (13) configured to select the first imaging area or the second imaging area on the basis of a detection result of the trigger operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2013
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Hiroshi NAGATA, Makoto KURAHASHI, Yugo ISHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20160131508
    Abstract: An encoder includes a first multiple rotation counter that generates first multiple rotation data using a rotation signal indicating one rotation of a rotational shaft of a motor, a second multiple rotation counter that generates second multiple rotation data using the rotation signal, a first cumulative-number calculation unit that calculates first accumulated multiple rotation data using an angle signal indicating a rotational angle of the rotational shaft, a second cumulative-number calculation unit that calculates second accumulated multiple rotation data using the angle signal, and a first comparative diagnosis unit that diagnoses whether the encoder has a fault by performing a comparison to determine whether the first multiple rotation data, the second multiple rotation data, the first accumulated multiple rotation data, and the second accumulated multiple rotation data are a same value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2013
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi NAGATA, Toshikazu SATONE, Masanori NIMURA, Hajime NAKAJIMA
  • Publication number: 20160129628
    Abstract: A first body of fastener material is joined to a first web of panel material while a second body of fastener material is joined to a second web of panel material. The first and second bodies of fastener material are interposed between the first and second webs of panel material and aligned with each other after the first and second webs of panel material are superposed with each other. A third body of fastener material is joined to a web of side gusset material to be interposed between the first and second bodies of fastener material after the first and second webs of panel material are superposed with each other, the first and second bodies of fastener material being aligned with the third body of fastener material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2014
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventor: Hiroshi NAGATA
  • Publication number: 20160118660
    Abstract: The present invention aims to maximize the advantageous physical properties of sulfur and provide a cathode mixture that can be suitably used in a cathode mixture layer of an all-solid-state lithium sulfur battery exhibiting excellent charge/discharge capacity. The present invention also aims to provide an all-solid-state lithium sulfur battery including a cathode mixture layer containing the cathode mixture. The present invention provides a cathode mixture for use in a cathode mixture layer of an all-solid-state lithium sulfur battery, the cathode mixture containing: (A) an ion-conductive material containing phosphorus at a weight ratio of 0.2 to 0.55; (B) sulfur and/or its discharge product (B); and (C) a conductive material, the amount of the component (B) being 40% by weight or more of the total amount of the components (A), (B), and (C).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Hiroshi NAGATA, Yasuo CHIKUSA
  • Publication number: 20150360415
    Abstract: In an apparatus for successively making plastic bags, a receiver plate 5 is fixed to a support plate 7. The support plate 7 extends widthwise of the webs of film material 2H and 2L to protrude on one of opposite sides of the webs of film material 2H and 2L. An elastic support device is disposed on the one side of the webs of film material 2H and 2L to elastically support the receiver plate 5 and the support plate 7. An attitude hold device is disposed on the one side of the webs of film material 2H and 2L to act on the support plate 7 so that the receiver plate 5 and the support plate 7 are held in attitude not to be inclined when being lowered and raised.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventors: Hiroshi NAGATA, Yuji OHNISHI
  • Publication number: 20150364234
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of rare earth magnet based on heat treatment of fine powder includes the following: an alloy for the rare earth magnet is firstly coarsely crushed and then finely crushed by jet milling to obtain a fine powder; the fine powder is heated in vacuum or in inert gas atmosphere at a temperature of 100° C.˜1000° C. for 6 minutes to 24 hours; then the fine powder is compacted under a magnet field and is sintered in vacuum or in inert gas atmosphere at a temperature of 950° C.˜1140° C. to obtain a sintered magnet; and machining the sintered magnet to obtain a magnet; then the magnet performs a RH grain boundary diffusion at a temperature of 700° C.˜1020° C. An oxidation film forms on the surface of all of the powder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Applicant: XIAMEN TUNGSTEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi NAGATA, Chonghu WU
  • Publication number: 20150357119
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a powder for rare earth magnet and the rare earth magnet based on evaporation treatment, includes the steps of: coarsely crushing an alloy for the rare earth magnet and then finely crushing to obtain a fine powder; and evaporating the fine powder and an evaporation material in vacuum or in inert gas atmosphere; wherein the weight ratio of the evaporation material evaporated to the fine powder and the fine powder is 10-6˜0.05:1. By adding the process of evaporation treatment of fine powder before the process of compacting under a magnetic field and after the process of fine crushing, the sintering property of the powder is changed drastically; a magnet with a high coercivity, a high squareness and a high heat resistance is obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2013
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Applicant: XIAMEN TUNGSTEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi NAGATA, Chonghu WU
  • Publication number: 20150340136
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of an alloy powder for rare earth magnet and the rare earth magnet based on heat treatment includes the following: an alloy of the rare earth magnet is firstly coarsely crushed and then finely crushed by jet milling to obtain a fine powder; the fine powder is obtained by being heated in vacuum or in inert gas atmosphere at a temperature of 100° C.˜1000° C. for 6 minutes to 24 hours. The heat treatment of fine powder is performed after the process of finely crushed jet milling before the process of compacting under a magnetic field, so that the sintering property of the powder is changed drastically, and it obtains a magnet with a high coercivity, a high squareness and a high heat resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Applicant: XIAMEN TUNGSTEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi NAGATA, Chonghu WU
  • Publication number: 20150302960
    Abstract: The present invention discloses manufacturing methods of a powder for compacting rare earth magnet and rare earth magnet that omit jet milling process, which comprise the steps as follows: 1) casting: casting the molten alloy of rare earth magnet raw material by strip casting method to obtain a quenched alloy with average thickness in a range of 0.2˜0.4 mm; 2) hydrogen decrepitation: decrepitating the quenched alloy hydrogen under a hydrogen pressure between 0.01˜1 MPa for 0.5˜24 h to obtain the powder. The present invention improves the manufacturing processes which are before the process of jet milling for omitting the process of jet milling, thus simplifying the process; which may also acquire a low cost production by efficiently using the precious rare earth resource.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: XIAMEN TUNGSTEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi NAGATA, Chonghu WU
  • Publication number: 20150287529
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a manufacturing method of green compacts of rare earth alloy magnetic powder and a manufacturing method of rare earth magnet, it is a manufacturing method that pressing the rare earth alloy magnetic powder added with organic additive in a closed space filled with inert gases to manufacture the green compacts, wherein the rare earth alloy magnetic powder is compacted under magnetic field in a temperature atmosphere of 25° C.-50° C. and a relative humidity atmosphere of 10%-40%. This method is to set the temperature of the inert atmosphere in a fully closed space, inhibiting bad forming phenomenon of the magnet with low oxygen content (broken, corner-breakage, crack) after sintering, and increasing the degree of orientation, Br and (BH)max.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Applicant: XIAMEN TUNGSTEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Nagata, Chonghu Wu
  • Patent number: 9155227
    Abstract: A rotary encoder includes a rotary encoding unit attached to a rotary shaft which is rotatably held in a metal casing, a number-of-revolution detection unit supported by the metal casing for detecting a number of revolutions of the rotary encoding unit and producing heat, a cylindrical insulating resin cover having a base end attached to the metal casing for accommodating therein the rotary encoding unit and the number-of-revolution detection unit, a metal lid for blocking an opening of the other end of the insulating resin cover, and a shield cable electrically connected to the number-of-revolution detection unit and drawn out from a cable outlet of the metal lid. A shield of the shield cable is heat-transferably and electrically connected to the metal lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Nagata, Toshikazu Satone, Yoichi Omura, Takashi Okamuro
  • Publication number: 20150279530
    Abstract: The present invention discloses manufacturing methods of a powder for compacting rare earth magnet powder and rare earth magnet that omit jet milling process, which comprises the steps as follows: 1) casting: casting the molten alloy of rare earth magnet raw material by strip casting method to obtain a quenched alloy with average thickness in a range of 0.2˜0.4 mm; 2) hydrogen decrepitation: decrepitating the quenched alloy and a plurality of rigid balls into a rotating hydrogen decrepitation container simultaneously, the quenched alloy is crushed under a hydrogen pressure between 0.01˜1 MPa, cooling the alloy and the balls, then screening the mixture to remove the rigid balls and obtain the powder. As the jet milling process is omitted, the oxygenation during the process of the jet milling may be avoided, therefore the process may be non-oxide, and the mass production of magnet with super high property may be possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: XIAMEN TUNGSTEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Nagata, Chonghu Wu