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: 11417355
    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: February 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoyuki Narita, Masayuki Takagishi, Hitoshi Iwasaki, Tomoyuki Maeda
  • Patent number: 11402441
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic sensor includes a first element part. The first element part includes a first magnetic element, a first conductive member, a first magnetic member, and a second magnetic member. The first magnetic element includes a first magnetic layer, a first counter magnetic layer, and a first nonmagnetic layer provided between the first magnetic layer and the first counter magnetic layer. A direction from the first magnetic layer toward the first counter magnetic layer is along a first direction. The second magnetic member is separated from the first magnetic member along a second direction crossing the first direction. The first magnetic element includes a first element region, a first other-element region, and a first intermediate element region. The first magnetic member includes a first partial surface and a second partial surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Akira Kikitsu, Satoshi Shirotori, Hitoshi Iwasaki, Yoshihiro Higashi, Yoshinari Kurosaki
  • Publication number: 20220233087
    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: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Hitoshi IWASAKI, Satoshi SHIROTORI, Akira KIKITSU, Yoshihiro HIGASHI
  • Patent number: 11398244
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic head includes first and second magnetic poles, 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 layer and the second magnetic pole, a third magnetic layer provided between the second magnetic layer and the second magnetic pole, a first nonmagnetic layer provided between the first and second magnetic layers, a second nonmagnetic layer provided between the second and third magnetic layers, and a third nonmagnetic layer provided between the first magnetic pole and the first magnetic layer. A first magnetic pole length of the first magnetic pole is less than a second magnetic pole length of the second magnetic pole. A first magnetic layer length of the first magnetic layer is greater than a second magnetic layer length of the second magnetic layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masayuki Takagishi, Naoyuki Narita, Tomoyuki Maeda, Tazumi Nagasawa, Hitoshi Iwasaki, Hirofumi Suto
  • Patent number: 11393493
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic recording head includes a first magnetic pole, a second magnetic pole, and a stacked body provided between the first magnetic pole and the second magnetic pole. The stacked body includes a first magnetic layer, a second magnetic layer provided between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic pole, a first non-magnetic layer provided between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer, a second non-magnetic layer provided between the second magnetic layer and the second magnetic pole, and a third non-magnetic layer provided between the first magnetic pole and the first magnetic layer. The first magnetic layer includes a first element including at least one of Fe, Co, or Ni. The second magnetic layer includes the first element, and a second element including at least one selected from the group consisting of Cr, V, Mn, Ti, and Sc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuji Nakagawa, Naoyuki Narita, Masayuki Takagishi, Tomoyuki Maeda, Tazumi Nagasawa, Hitoshi Iwasaki, Hirofumi Suto
  • Publication number: 20220221535
    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: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Hitoshi IWASAKI, Satoshi SHIROTORI, Akira KIKITSU, Yoshihiro HIGASHI, Kenichiro YAMADA
  • Publication number: 20220221536
    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: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Akira KIKITSU, Satoshi SHIROTORI, Yoshihiro HIGASHI, Yoshinari KUROSAKI, Hitoshi IWASAKI
  • Publication number: 20220221534
    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: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Akira KIKITSU, Satoshi Shirotori, Yoshihiro Higashi, Yoshinari Kurosaki, HItoshi Iwasaki
  • Publication number: 20220214401
    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: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Hitoshi IWASAKI, Satoshi SHIROTORI, Akira KIKITSU, Yoshihiro HIGASHI
  • Patent number: 11380352
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic recording device includes a magnetic head, and an electrical circuit. The magnetic head includes a magnetic pole, a first shield, and a stacked body provided between the magnetic pole and the first shield. The stacked body includes a first magnetic layer, a second magnetic layer, a first layer provided between the first and second magnetic layers, and a first nonmagnetic layer provided between the first magnetic layer and the first layer. A change rate of an electrical resistance of the stacked body with respect to a change of a current density flowing in the stacked body has a first value when the current density is in a first range, a second value when the current density is in a second range, and a third value when the current density is in a third range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hitoshi Iwasaki, Masayuki Takagishi, Naoyuki Narita, Tazumi Nagasawa, Hirofumi Suto
  • Publication number: 20220195702
    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: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicants: Yanmar Power Technology Co., Ltd., Nabtesco Corporation
    Inventors: Junya Ono, Hiroshi Matsuyama, Naoto Kageyama, Hitoshi Iwasaki, Nanami Tukahara
  • Publication number: 20220187247
    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: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Hitoshi IWASAKI, Satoshi SHIROTORI, Akira KIKITSU, Yoshihiro HIGASHI
  • Publication number: 20220175289
    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: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Satoshi SHIROTORI, Hitoshi IWASAKI, Akira KIKITSU, Yoshihiro HIGASHI, Yoshinari KUROSAKI
  • Patent number: 11350840
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic sensor includes a first sensor element and a first interconnect. The first sensor element includes a first magnetic layer, a first opposing magnetic layer, and a first nonmagnetic layer provided between the first magnetic layer and the first opposing magnetic layer. A first magnetization of the first magnetic layer is aligned with a first length direction crossing a first stacking direction from the first magnetic layer toward the first opposing magnetic layer. At least a portion of the first interconnect extends along the first length direction. The first interconnect cross direction crosses the first length direction and is from the first sensor element toward the portion of the first interconnect. A first electrical resistance of the first sensor element changes according to an alternating current flowing in the first interconnect and a sensed magnetic field applied to the first sensor element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Hitoshi Iwasaki, Akira Kikitsu, Satoshi Shirotori
  • Patent number: 11348606
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic head includes first and second magnetic poles, 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 second and first magnetic layers, a second nonmagnetic layer provided between the third and second magnetic layers, and a third nonmagnetic layer provided between the first magnetic pole and the third magnetic layer. The second magnetic layer includes first and second magnetic regions. The second magnetic region is between the second nonmagnetic layer and the first magnetic region. The first magnetic region includes a first element. The second magnetic region includes the first element, and a second element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hitoshi Iwasaki, Naoyuki Narita, Hirofumi Suto, Masayuki Takagishi, Tazumi Nagasawa
  • Publication number: 20220157335
    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: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hitoshi IWASAKI, Naoyuki NARITA, Hirofumi SUTO, Masayuki TAKAGISHI, Tazumi NAGASAWA
  • Publication number: 20220157336
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic recording device 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: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirofumi SUTO, Tazumi NAGASAWA, Masayuki TAKAGISHI, Naoyuki NARITA, Tomoyuki MAEDA, Hitoshi IWASAKI
  • Publication number: 20220120830
    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: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Hitoshi IWASAKI, Satoshi SHIROTORI, Akira KIKITSU, Yoshihiro HIGASHI
  • Publication number: 20220068299
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic head includes first and second magnetic poles, 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 second and first magnetic layers, a second nonmagnetic layer provided between the third and second magnetic layers, and a third nonmagnetic layer provided between the first magnetic pole and the third magnetic layer. The second magnetic layer includes first and second magnetic regions. The second magnetic region is between the second nonmagnetic layer and the first magnetic region. The first magnetic region includes a first element. The second magnetic region includes the first element, and a second element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hitoshi IWASAKI, Naoyuki NARITA, Hirofumi SUTO, Masayuki TAKAGISHI, Tazumi NAGASAWA
  • Publication number: 20220065955
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic sensor includes a first element part. The first element part includes a first magnetic element, a first conductive member, a first magnetic member, and a second magnetic member. The first magnetic element includes a first magnetic layer, a first counter magnetic layer, and a first nonmagnetic layer provided between the first magnetic layer and the first counter magnetic layer. A direction from the first magnetic layer toward the first counter magnetic layer is along a first direction. The second magnetic member is separated from the first magnetic member along a second direction crossing the first direction. The first magnetic element includes a first element region, a first other-element region, and a first intermediate element region. The first magnetic member includes a first partial surface and a second partial surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Akira KIKITSU, Satoshi SHIROTORI, Hitoshi IWASAKI, Yoshihiro HIGASHI, Yoshinari KUROSAKI