Patents by Inventor Katsuzo Aihara

Katsuzo Aihara 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: 7492159
    Abstract: In a nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer, the shape of a detection coil is changed from a conventional cage type to a solenoid type of higher sensitivity. Accordingly, differing from the conventional superconductive magnet of multilayer air core solenoids, a superconductive magnet is right and left divided to split magnets for generating 11 T preferably, 14.1 T in the horizontal direction, and the magnetic field uniformity is set to 0.001 ppm or less and the temporal stability is set to 0.001 ppm or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Michiya Okada, Tsuyoshi Wakuda, Shigeru Kakugawa, Hiroshi Morita, Katsuzo Aihara
  • Publication number: 20070216414
    Abstract: In a nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer, the shape of a detection coil is changed from a conventional cage type to a solenoid type of higher sensitivity. Accordingly, differing from the conventional superconductive magnet of multilayer air core solenoids, a superconductive magnet is right and left divided to split magnets for generating 11 T preferably, 14.1 T in the horizontal direction, and the magnetic field uniformity is set to 0.001 ppm or less and the temporal stability is set to 0.001 ppm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2007
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Michiya Okada, Tsuyoshi Wakuda, Shigeru Kakugawa, Hiroshi Morita, Katsuzo Aihara
  • Patent number: 7190167
    Abstract: In a nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer, the shape of a detection coil is changed from a conventional cage type to a solenoid type of higher sensitivity. Accordingly, differing from the conventional superconductive magnet of multilayer air core solenoids, a superconductive magnet is right and left divided to split magnets for generating 11 T, preferably, 14.1 T in the horizontal direction, and the magnetic field uniformity is set to 0.001 ppm or less and the temporal stability is set to 0.001 ppm or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Michiya Okada, Tsuyoshi Wakuda, Shigeru Kakugawa, Hiroshi Morita, Katsuzo Aihara
  • Publication number: 20060186886
    Abstract: In a nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer, the shape of a detection coil is changed from a conventional cage type to a solenoid type of higher sensitivity. Accordingly, differing from the conventional superconductive magnet of multilayer air core solenoids, a superconductive magnet is right and left divided to split magnets for generating 11 T, preferably, 14.1 T in the horizontal direction, and the magnetic field uniformity is set to 0.001 ppm or less and the temporal stability is set to 0.001 ppm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2006
    Publication date: August 24, 2006
    Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Michiya Okada, Tsuyoshi Wakuda, Shigeru Kakugawa, Hiroshi Morita, Katsuzo Aihara
  • Patent number: 7046007
    Abstract: In a nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer, the shape of a detection coil is changed from a conventional cage type to a solenoid type of higher sensitivity. Accordingly, differing from the conventional superconductive magnet of multilayer air core solenoids, a superconductive magnet is right and left divided to split magnets for generating 11 T, preferably, 14.1 T in the horizontal direction, and the magnetic field uniformity is set to 0.001 ppm or less and the temporal stability is set to 0.001 ppm or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2006
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Michiya Okada, Tsuyoshi Wakuda, Shigeru Kakugawa, Hiroshi Morita, Katsuzo Aihara
  • Patent number: 7026817
    Abstract: In a nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer, the shape of a detection coil is changed from a conventional cage type to a solenoid type of higher sensitivity. Accordingly, differing from the conventional superconductive magnet of multilayer air core solenoids, a superconductive magnet is right and left divided to split magnets for generating 11 T, preferably, 14.1 T in the horizontal direction, and the magnetic field uniformity is set to 0.001 ppm or less and the temporal stability is set to 0.001 ppm or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2006
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Michiya Okada, Tsuyoshi Wakuda, Shigeru Kakugawa, Hiroshi Morita, Katsuzo Aihara
  • Publication number: 20050189944
    Abstract: In a nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer, the shape of a detection coil is changed from a conventional cage type to a solenoid type of higher sensitivity. Accordingly, differing from the conventional superconductive magnet of multilayer air core solenoids, a superconductive magnet is right and left divided to split magnets for generating 11 T, preferably, 14.1 T in the horizontal direction, and the magnetic field uniformity is set to 0.001 ppm or less and the temporal stability is set to 0.001 ppm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2005
    Publication date: September 1, 2005
    Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Michiya Okada, Tsuyoshi Wakuda, Shigeru Kakugawa, Hiroshi Morita, Katsuzo Aihara
  • Publication number: 20050122114
    Abstract: In a nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer, the shape of a detection coil is changed from a conventional cage type to a solenoid type of higher sensitivity. Accordingly, differing from the conventional superconductive magnet of multilayer air core solenoids, a superconductive magnet is right and left divided to split magnets for generating 11 T, preferably, 14.1 T in the horizontal direction, and the magnetic field uniformity is set to 0.001 ppm or less and the temporal stability is set to 0.001 ppm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2005
    Publication date: June 9, 2005
    Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Michiya Okada, Tsuyoshi Wakuda, Shigeru Kakugawa, Hiroshi Morita, Katsuzo Aihara
  • Patent number: 6897657
    Abstract: In a nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer, the shape of a detection coil is changed from a conventional cage type to a solenoid type of higher sensitivity. Accordingly, differing from the conventional superconductive magnet of multilayer air core solenoids, a superconductive magnet is right and left divided to split magnets for generating 11 T, preferably, 14.1 T in the horizontal direction, and the magnetic field uniformity is set to 0.001 ppm or less and the temporal stability is set to 0.001 ppm or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2005
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Michiya Okada, Tsuyoshi Wakuda, Shigeru Kakugawa, Hiroshi Morita, Katsuzo Aihara
  • Patent number: 6888352
    Abstract: In a nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer, the shape of a detection coil is changed from a conventional cage type to a solenoid type of higher sensitivity. Accordingly, differing from the conventional superconductive magnet of multilayer air core solenoids, a superconductive magnet is right and left divided to split magnets for generating 11 T, preferably, 14.1 T in the horizontal direction, and the magnetic field uniformity is set to 0.001 ppm or less and the temporal stability is set to 0.001 ppm or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2005
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Michiya Okada, Tsuyoshi Wakuda, Shigeru Kakugawa, Hiroshi Morita, Katsuzo Aihara
  • Publication number: 20030076104
    Abstract: In a nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer, the shape of a detection coil is changed from a conventional cage type to a solenoid type of higher sensitivity. Accordingly, differing from the conventional superconductive magnet of multilayer air core solenoids, a superconductive magnet is right and left divided to split magnets for generating 11 T, preferably, 14.1 T in the horizontal direction, and the magnetic field uniformity is set to 0.001 ppm or less and the temporal stability is set to 0.001 ppm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2002
    Publication date: April 24, 2003
    Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Michiya Okada, Tsuyoshi Wakuda, Shigeru Kakugawa, Hiroshi Morita, Katsuzo Aihara
  • Publication number: 20030076103
    Abstract: In a nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer, the shape of a detection coil is changed from a conventional cage type to a solenoid type of higher sensitivity. Accordingly, differing from the conventional superconductive magnet of multilayer air core solenoids, a superconductive magnet is right and left divided to split magnets for generating 11 T, preferably, 14.1 T in the horizontal direction, and the magnetic field uniformity is set to 0.001 ppm or less and the temporal stability is set to 0.001 ppm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2002
    Publication date: April 24, 2003
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Michiya Okada, Tsuyoshi Wakuda, Shigeru Kakugawa, Hiroshi Morita, Katsuzo Aihara
  • Patent number: 5798312
    Abstract: An elongate superconductor wiring element having, as seen in section, oxide superconductor material regions in each of which the c-axes of the oxide superconductor crystals are aligned with each other and are transverse to the longitudinal axis of the element. To reduce the dependence of critical current density on angular position of the element relative to a magnetic field, there are a plurality of said regions whose alignment directions of the c-axes are different as between different ones of said regions, so that the wiring element comprises a plurality of said regions having respectively different c-axis alignment directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 25, 1998
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Michiya Okada, Kazuhide Tanaka, Toyotaka Yuasa, Toshimi Matsumoto, Katsuzo Aihara, Shinpei Matsuda
  • Patent number: 5757257
    Abstract: Superconducting magnet system using a liquid helium for its operation and a permanent current switch and a system thereof applied to the superconducting magnet system employing a permanent current loop created by a superconducting material developing superconductivity when cooled. The system includes a superconducting magnet dipped in the liquid helium, the permanent current switch for driving or interrupting the superconducting magnet, and a cryostat for accommodating the superconducting magnet and the permanent current switch, and the permanent current switch is arranged over a liquid surface of the liquid helium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1998
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiya Doi, Takesi Ozawa, Katsuzo Aihara, Tomoichi Kamo, Kazuhisa Mori, Nobuhiro Hara
  • Patent number: 5680085
    Abstract: A magnetic field generator has a superconductive coil immersed in a coolant material. When power is supplied to the superconductive coil from a suitable power source, the superconductive coil is energized to generate the magnetic field. The ends of the superconductive coil may then be shorted through a persistent current switch, to maintain the magnetic field without the need for further power. The persistent current switch has a superconductive connection connected across the ends of the superconductive coil and a heater. These components are enclosed in a casing with a gap between these components and the casing. Apertures in the casing permit coolant material to enter the gap. When the heater is energized, it heats the coolant material in the gap until it vaporizes. There is then a significant decrease in the thermal conductivity through the gap and hence the superconductive connection is heated rapidly to its critical temperature. Only low power is needed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 21, 1997
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuzo Aihara, Shinpei Matsuda, Tomoichi Kamo
  • Patent number: 5384088
    Abstract: Wire, bulk, film, etc. of a superconductive material is manufactured from a powdery precursor. The superconductive material has a superconductive crystal of 1223 phase and/or 1234 phase as a main component, and the powdery precursor comprises at least 1212 phase as a main component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 24, 1995
    Assignees: Hitachi Cable, Ltd., Hitachi Ltd.
    Inventors: Junichi Sato, Masahiro Seido, Akira Nomoto, Tomoichi Kamo, Katsuzo Aihara
  • Patent number: 5375531
    Abstract: A superconductor composite body have a plurality of superconductor elements. Each of superconductor elements has such a volume that the superconductor element is not magnetically saturated with a magnetic flux applied to the composite body. The superconductor elements are assembled in one plane into one body in a such manner that superconductor elements are electrically coupled with each other when the superconductor elements are united with the electrically conductive non-magnetic material. The superconductor elements can be simply secured or fixed to a substrate with an adhesive or other suitable manners. When the superconductor elements have a thickness 1 mm or more, a sufficient levitation force can be generated provided that a condition of the lateral area of the assembled elements which are determined by a magnetic field and a critical current density is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 27, 1994
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Ogihara, Katsuzo Aihara
  • Patent number: 5318948
    Abstract: A high-temperature oxide superconductor is provided and comprises oxide crystals oriented in a certain direction, the oxide superconductor being substantially free of or containing a controlled amount of foreign phases, a non-superconducting phase and weak superconducting phase which are harmful for superconducting characteristics in the grains of the crystals and at the grain boundaries between the crystals. The foreign phases, if any, are finely and uniformly dispersed in the grains of the oxide crystals and at the grain boundaries. A wire made from the oxide superconductor, a coil from the wire, and a magnetic field generator from the coil are disclosed, the superconductor wire having only a single layer of oxide crystal grains in the thickness direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 7, 1994
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Michiya Okada, Ryou Nishiwaki, Yoshihide Wadayama, Toshimi Matsumoto, Katsuzo Aihara, Tomoichi Kamo, Shinpei Matsuda, Toshihide Nabatame, Yukio Saito, Toyotaka Yuasa
  • Patent number: 5287026
    Abstract: A superconducting magnetic levitation apparatus for driving a floating body efficiently and controllably, for producing a strong driving force, and for generating a lifting magnetic field having a uniform intensity in a running direction and producing a guidance force in a lateral direction, to stably run the floating body. The superconducting magnetic levitation apparatus includes a lifting magnet for forming a track, a floating body made of a high-T.sub.c superconductor, and a cooling device for keeping the floating body at a superconducting state. A plurality of coils are disposed on the lifting magnet, to be used as propulsion electromagnets, for generating a magnetic field necessary for running the floating body, with each of the coils being a flat, air-core coil, and with the coils being excitable by a polyphase alternating current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 15, 1994
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Ogihara, Katsuzo Aihara, Keiji Arai, Masaki Satoh
  • Patent number: 5109312
    Abstract: A magnetic recording apparatus with a magnetic head, superconductive layers formed over at least flux generating surfaces of the magnetic head and normal conductive regions of small size for passing the flux provided in the superconductive layers, over the flux generating surfaces, so as not to form a closed magnetic circuit so as to enable reversible spontaneous magnetization in a magnetic recording medium proximate thereto. The minimum unit size (recording wavelength) of the reversible spontaneous magnetization in magnetic recording of the magnetic recording medium can be reduced from the order of 1 .mu.m to that of 0.1 .mu.m. Thus it is possible to increase the surface recording density of the magnetic recording medium utilizing more than 100 Mb/in.sup.2, comparable to the density achieved by the opto-magnetic recording. This in turn makes it possible to provide a large disc apparatus having a capacity of 60 MB or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1992
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahiko Kato, Jiro Kuniya, Takao Imagawa, Katsuzo Aihara