Patents by Inventor Hirotaka Yonekura

Hirotaka Yonekura 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: 10522275
    Abstract: A method for producing a nanoheterostructured permanent magnet includes a first step of preparing a raw material solution by dissolving, in a solvent, (1) a block copolymer comprising polymer block components that are immiscible but linked to each other, (2) a first inorganic precursor which is one of a hard magnetic material precursor and a soft magnetic material precursor, and (3) a second inorganic precursor which is the other of the hard magnetic material precursor and the soft magnetic material precursor, and a second step including a phase-separation treatment for forming a nanophase-separated, a conversion treatment for converting the hard magnetic material precursor and the soft magnetic material precursor to a hard magnetic material and a soft magnetic material, respectively, and a removal treatment for removing the block copolymer from the nanophase-separated structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA CHUO KENKYUSHO
    Inventors: Hiroaki Wakayama, Hirotaka Yonekura, Yasuaki Kawai
  • Patent number: 9914666
    Abstract: A nanoheterostructure includes a first inorganic component and a second inorganic component one of which is a matrix, and the other of which is three-dimensionally and periodically arranged in the matrix, and has a three-dimensional periodic structure whose average value of one unit length of a repeated structure is 1 nm to 100 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA CHUO KENKYUSHO
    Inventors: Hiroaki Wakayama, Hirotaka Yonekura, Hiromitsu Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20170256343
    Abstract: A method for producing a nanoheterostructured permanent magnet includes a first step of preparing a raw material solution by dissolving, in a solvent, (1) a block copolymer comprising polymer block components that are immiscible but linked to each other, (2) a first inorganic precursor which is one of a hard magnetic material precursor and a soft magnetic material precursor, and (3) a second inorganic precursor which is the other of the hard magnetic material precursor and the soft magnetic material precursor, and a second step including a phase-separation treatment for forming a nanophase-separated, a conversion treatment for converting the hard magnetic material precursor and the soft magnetic material precursor to a hard magnetic material and a soft magnetic material, respectively, and a removal treatment for removing the block copolymer from the nanophase-separated structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA CHUO KENKYUSHO
    Inventors: Hiroaki WAKAYAMA, Hirotaka YONEKURA, Yasuaki KAWAI
  • Patent number: 9754709
    Abstract: A nanoheterostructured permanent magnet includes a hard magnetic material and a soft magnetic material of which one inorganic component is a matrix, and of which the other inorganic component is three-dimensionally and periodically arranged in the matrix, in a shape selected from the group consisting of a spherical shape, a columnar shape, and a gyroid shape, the nanoheterostructured permanent magnet having a three-dimensional periodic structure whose average value of one unit length of a repeated structure is 1 nm to 100 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA CHUO KENKYUSHO
    Inventors: Hiroaki Wakayama, Hirotaka Yonekura, Yasuaki Kawai
  • Publication number: 20150376071
    Abstract: A nanoheterostructure includes a first inorganic component and a second inorganic component one of which is a matrix, and the other of which is three-dimensionally and periodically arranged in the matrix, and has a three-dimensional periodic structure whose average value of one unit length of a repeated structure is 1 nm to 100 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Hiroaki WAKAYAMA, Hirotaka YONEKURA, Hiromitsu TANAKA
  • Patent number: 9130214
    Abstract: An electrode material for lithium secondary battery comprises a nanoheterostructure which contains a lithium-ion conductor and an electrode active substance of which one inorganic component is a matrix, and of which the other inorganic component is three-dimensionally and periodically arranged in the matrix, and has a three-dimensional periodic structure whose average value of one unit length of a repeated structure is 1 nm to 100 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA CHUO KENKYUSHO
    Inventors: Hiroaki Wakayama, Hirotaka Yonekura, Yasuaki Kawai
  • Publication number: 20140370321
    Abstract: A nanoheterostructured permanent magnet includes a hard magnetic material and a soft magnetic material of which one inorganic component is a matrix, and of which the other inorganic component is three-dimensionally and periodically arranged in the matrix, in a shape selected from the group consisting of a spherical shape, a columnar shape, and a gyroid shape, the nanoheterostructured permanent magnet having a three-dimensional periodic structure whose average value of one unit length of a repeated structure is 1 nm to 100 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA CHUO KENKYUSHO
    Inventors: Hiroaki Wakayama, Hirotaka Yonekura, Yasuaki Kawai
  • Publication number: 20130084501
    Abstract: An electrode material for lithium secondary battery comprises a nanoheterostructure which contains a lithium-ion conductor and an electrode active substance of which one inorganic component is a matrix, and of which the other inorganic component is three-dimensionally and periodically arranged in the matrix, and has a three-dimensional periodic structure whose average value of one unit length of a repeated structure is 1 nm to 100 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA CHUO KENKYUSHO
    Inventors: Hiroaki WAKAYAMA, Hirotaka YONEKURA, Yasuaki KAWAI
  • Publication number: 20130037740
    Abstract: A nanoheterostructure includes a first inorganic component and a second inorganic component one of which is a matrix, and the other of which is three-dimensionally and periodically arranged in the matrix, and has a three-dimensional periodic structure whose average value of one unit length of a repeated structure is 1 nm to 100 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA CHUO KENKYUSHO
    Inventors: Hiroaki Wakayama, Hirotaka Yonekura, Hiromitsu Tanaka
  • Patent number: 7713908
    Abstract: A method of producing a porous composite metal oxide comprising the steps of: dispersing first metal oxide powder, which is an aggregate of primary particles each with a diameter of not larger than 50 nm, in a dispersion medium by use of microbeads each with a diameter of not larger than 150 ?m, thus obtaining first metal oxide particles, which are 1 nm to 50 nm in average particle diameter, and not less than 80% by mass of which are not larger than 75 nm in diameter; dispersing and mixing up, in a dispersion medium, the first metal oxide particles and second metal oxide powder, which is an aggregate of primary particles each with a diameter of not larger than 50 nm, and which is not larger than 200 nm in average particle diameter, thus obtaining a homogeneously-dispersed solution in which the first metal oxide particles and second metal oxide particles are homogeneously dispersed; and drying the homogeneously-dispersed solution, thus obtaining a porous composite metal oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Chuo Kenkyusho
    Inventors: Toshio Yamamoto, Akihiko Suda, Akira Morikawa, Kae Yamamura, Hirotaka Yonekura
  • Publication number: 20060043651
    Abstract: A method of producing a porous composite metal oxide comprising the steps of: dispersing first metal oxide powder, which is an aggregate of primary particles each with a diameter of not larger than 50 nm, in a dispersion medium by use of microbeads each with a diameter of not larger than 150 ?m, thus obtaining first metal oxide particles, which are 1 nm to 50 nm in average particle diameter, and not less than 80% by mass of which are not larger than 75 nm in diameter; dispersing and mixing up, in a dispersion medium, the first metal oxide particles and second metal oxide powder, which is an aggregate of primary particles each with a diameter of not larger than 50 nm, and which is not larger than 200 nm in average particle diameter, thus obtaining a homogeneously-dispersed solution in which the first metal oxide particles and second metal oxide particles are homogeneously dispersed; and drying the homogeneously-dispersed solution, thus obtaining a porous composite metal oxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2005
    Publication date: March 2, 2006
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA CHUO KENKYUSHO
    Inventors: Toshio Yamamoto, Akihiko Suda, Akira Morikawa, Kae Yamamura, Hirotaka Yonekura