Patents by Inventor Hitoshi Iwasaki

Hitoshi Iwasaki 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: 11946975
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hitoshi Iwasaki, Satoshi Shirotori, Akira Kikitsu, Yoshihiro Higashi
  • Patent number: 11815570
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hitoshi Iwasaki, Akira Kikitsu, Yoshihiro Higashi, Satoshi Shirotori
  • Patent number: 11759118
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hitoshi Iwasaki, Satoshi Shirotori, Akira Kikitsu, Yoshihiro Higashi
  • Patent number: 11747303
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hitoshi Iwasaki, Satoshi Shirotori, Akira Kikitsu, Yoshihiro Higashi
  • Patent number: 11726149
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Akira Kikitsu, Satoshi Shirotori, Yoshihiro Higashi, Yoshinari Kurosaki, Hitoshi Iwasaki
  • Patent number: 11705152
    Abstract: A magnetic head includes a first magnetic pole, a second magnetic pole, and a stacked body provided between the first and second magnetic poles. The stacked body includes a first magnetic member, a second magnetic member provided between the first magnetic member and the second magnetic pole, a first layer provided between the first and second magnetic members, and a second layer provided between the second magnetic member and the second magnetic pole. The first magnetic member includes first magnetic regions and a first nonmagnetic region. The first nonmagnetic region is between the one of the first magnetic regions and the other one of the first magnetic regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hitoshi Iwasaki, Naoyuki Narita, Hirofumi Suto, Masayuki Takagishi, Tazumi Nagasawa
  • Patent number: 11626130
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic head includes a first magnetic pole, a second magnetic pole, and a stacked body provided between the first and second magnetic poles. The stacked body includes a first magnetic layer, a second magnetic layer provided between the first magnetic pole and the first magnetic layer, a third magnetic layer provided between the first magnetic pole and the second magnetic layer, a first nonmagnetic layer provided between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic pole, a second nonmagnetic layer provided between the second and first magnetic layers, and a third nonmagnetic layer provided between the third and second magnetic layers. The third magnetic layer includes first and second elements. The first and second magnetic layers do not include the second element. Or concentrations of the second element in the first and second magnetic layers are less than in the third magnetic layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoyuki Narita, Masayuki Takagishi, Hitoshi Iwasaki, Tomoyuki Maeda
  • Patent number: 11591775
    Abstract: Provided is a hydraulic circuit, for a construction machine, which drives an actuator by merging pressure oil from a fixed-volume pump into a center bypass oil path from a variable-volume pump to an oil tank, wherein the flow rate of flow from the fixed-volume pump to the center bypass oil path can be controlled in accordance with a requested flow rate of the actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignees: Yanmar Power Technology Co., Ltd., Nabtesco Corporation
    Inventors: Junya Ono, Hiroshi Matsuyama, Naoto Kageyama, Hitoshi Iwasaki, Nanami Tukahara
  • Patent number: 11568890
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic recording device for utilizing assisted magnetic recording includes a magnetic head, a first circuit, a second circuit, a third circuit, and a controller. The magnetic head includes a first magnetic pole, a second magnetic pole, a magnetic element, and a coil. The magnetic element is located between the first magnetic pole and the second magnetic pole. The magnetic element includes a first magnetic layer. The first circuit is configured to supply a coil current to the coil. The second circuit is configured to supply an element current to the magnetic element. The third circuit is configured to detect an electrical resistance of the magnetic element. The controller is configured to control the element current by controlling the second circuit based on the electrical resistance detected by the third circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirofumi Suto, Tazumi Nagasawa, Masayuki Takagishi, Naoyuki Narita, Tomoyuki Maeda, Hitoshi Iwasaki
  • Patent number: 11513173
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Akira Kikitsu, Satoshi Shirotori, Yoshihiro Higashi, Yoshinari Kurosaki, Hitoshi Iwasaki
  • Patent number: 11513174
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hitoshi Iwasaki, Satoshi Shirotori, Akira Kikitsu, Yoshihiro Higashi, Kenichiro Yamada
  • Publication number: 20220375494
    Abstract: A magnetic head includes a first magnetic pole, a second magnetic pole, and a stacked body provided between the first and second magnetic poles. The stacked body includes a first magnetic member, a second magnetic member provided between the first magnetic member and the second magnetic pole, a first layer provided between the first and second magnetic members, and a second layer provided between the second magnetic member and the second magnetic pole. The first magnetic member includes first magnetic regions and a first nonmagnetic region. The first nonmagnetic region is between the one of the first magnetic regions and the other one of the first magnetic regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hitoshi IWASAKI, Naoyuki NARITA, Hirofumi SUTO, Masayuki TAKAGISHI, Tazumi NAGASAWA
  • Patent number: 11493572
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Higashi, Akira Kikitsu, Satoshi Shirotori, Hitoshi Iwasaki, Yoshinari Kurosaki
  • Patent number: 11493571
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hitoshi Iwasaki, Satoshi Shirotori, Akira Kikitsu, Yoshihiro Higashi
  • Patent number: 11495250
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic head includes a first magnetic pole, a second magnetic pole, and a stacked body provided between the first and second magnetic poles. The stacked body includes a first magnetic member, a second magnetic member provided between the first and second magnetic members, and a first layer provided between the first and second magnetic members, and including at least one selected from the group consisting of Cr, V, Mn, Ti and Sc. The first magnetic member includes first magnetic regions and a first non-magnetic region. A direction from one of the first magnetic regions toward another one of the first magnetic regions is along a first direction from the first magnetic pole toward the second magnetic pole. The first non-magnetic region is between the one of the first magnetic regions and the other one of the first magnetic regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hitoshi Iwasaki, Naoyuki Narita, Hirofumi Suto, Masayuki Takagishi, Tazumi Nagasawa
  • Publication number: 20220335968
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic head includes a first magnetic pole, a second magnetic pole, and a stacked body provided between the first and second magnetic poles. The stacked body includes a first magnetic layer, a second magnetic layer provided between the first magnetic pole and the first magnetic layer, a third magnetic layer provided between the first magnetic pole and the second magnetic layer, a first nonmagnetic layer provided between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic pole, a second nonmagnetic layer provided between the second and first magnetic layers, and a third nonmagnetic layer provided between the third and second magnetic layers. The third magnetic layer includes first and second elements. The first and second magnetic layers do not include the second element. Or concentrations of the second element in the first and second magnetic layers are less than in the third magnetic layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoyuki NARITA, Masayuki TAKAGISHI, Hitoshi IWASAKI, Tomoyuki MAEDA
  • Patent number: 11443762
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic head includes a first magnetic pole, a second magnetic pole, and a stacked body provided between the first and second magnetic poles. The stacked body includes a first magnetic member, a second magnetic member provided between the first magnetic member and the second magnetic pole, a first layer provided between the first and second magnetic members, and a second layer provided between the second magnetic member and the second magnetic pole. The first magnetic member includes first magnetic regions and a first nonmagnetic region. The first nonmagnetic region is between the one of the first magnetic regions and the other one of the first magnetic regions. The second magnetic member includes second magnetic regions and a second nonmagnetic region. The second nonmagnetic region is between the one of the second magnetic regions and the other one of the second magnetic regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hitoshi Iwasaki, Naoyuki Narita, Hirofumi Suto, Masayuki Takagishi, Tazumi Nagasawa
  • Publication number: 20220283249
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE
    Inventors: Hitoshi IWASAKI, Satoshi SHIROTORI, Akira KIKITSU, Yoshihiro HIGASHI, Tomoya NAKATANI
  • Patent number: 11437059
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic recording device includes a magnetic head, and an electrical circuit. The magnetic head includes a first magnetic pole, a second magnetic pole, and a stacked body provided between the first and the second magnetic poles. The stacked body includes a first nonmagnetic layer, a first magnetic layer provided between the first nonmagnetic layer and the second magnetic pole, a first layer provided between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic pole, a second nonmagnetic layer provided between the first layer and the second magnetic pole, a second magnetic layer provided between the second nonmagnetic layer and the second magnetic pole, and a third nonmagnetic layer provided between the second magnetic layer and the second magnetic pole. The electrical circuit supplies, to the stacked body, a first current having a first orientation from the second magnetic pole toward the first magnetic pole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hitoshi Iwasaki, Masayuki Takagishi, Naoyuki Narita, Tazumi Nagasawa, Hirofumi Suto
  • Patent number: 11432751
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Satoshi Shirotori, Hitoshi Iwasaki, Akira Kikitsu, Yoshihiro Higashi, Yoshinari Kurosaki