Patents by Inventor Kazuhiro YOSHIDOME

Kazuhiro YOSHIDOME 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: 11682507
    Abstract: A coil component having high inductance while suppressing core loss is obtained. The coil component includes a coil and a magnetic core. The magnetic core has a laminated body in which soft magnetic layers are laminated. Micro gaps are formed in the soft magnetic layers. The soft magnetic layers are divided into at least two or more small pieces by the micro gaps. A structure made of Fe-based nano-crystals is observed in the soft magnetic layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Yoshidome, Hiroyuki Matsumoto, Hitoshi Ohkubo, Atsuyuki Nakano
  • Publication number: 20230178275
    Abstract: A soft magnetic metal powder including a soft magnetic metal particle. The soft magnetic metal particle includes a metal particle and an oxide part covering the metal particle. An interface between the metal particle and the oxide part has roughness. A maximum height Rz of roughness at the interface between the metal particle and the oxide part is within a range of 1.0 nm or more and 50.0 nm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahito KOEDA, Satoko MORI, Kazuhiro YOSHIDOME, Hiroyuki MATSUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20230170115
    Abstract: A soft magnetic powder includes soft magnetic metal particles. The soft magnetic metal particles include metal particles and oxide parts covering the metal particles. Each of the metal particles at least include Fe. Each of the oxide parts at least include Fe and Mn. Concentration distributions of Mn of the soft magnetic particles have maximum concentrations of Mn in the oxide parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiki KAJIURA, Hiroyuki MATSUMOTO, Kazuhiro YOSHIDOME, Satoko MORI
  • Publication number: 20230125339
    Abstract: A soft magnetic alloy includes a main body and a surface layer. The main body has a soft magnetic alloy composition including Fe and Co. The surface layer is located on a surface side of the main body. A ratio of Co concentration to a sum of Co concentration and Fe concentration in the surface layer is Co/(Fe+Co). A distribution of Co/(Fe+Co) in a thickness direction of the surface layer includes a local minimum point and one or more local maximum points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Applicant: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Akito HASEGAWA, Satoko MORI, Kazuhiro YOSHIDOME
  • Publication number: 20230130266
    Abstract: A soft magnetic alloy powder includes a particle body and a surface layer. The particle body comprises a soft magnetic alloy including Fe and Co. The surface layer is located on a surface side of the particle body. The surface layer includes one or more local maximum points of Si concentration and one or more local maximum points of Co concentration. The surface layer satisfies DSi?DCo, in which DSi is a distance from an interface between the particle body and the surface layer to a first Si local maximum point LSimax, and DCo is a distance from the interface to a first Co local maximum point LComax.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akito HASEGAWA, Satoko MORI, Kazuhiro YOSHIDOME
  • Patent number: 11628500
    Abstract: A metal powder producing apparatus comprising a melted metal supplying part discharging a melted metal, a cylinder body provided below the melted metal supplying part, and a cooling liquid layer forming part forming a flow of a cooling liquid for cooling the melted metal discharged from the melted metal supplying part along an inner circumference face of the cylinder body, wherein the cooling liquid layer forming part has a primary pressure reservoir, and the primary pressure reservoir is provided on an outer circumference part of the cylinder body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji Horino, Kazuhiro Yoshidome, Akihiro Harada, Hiroyuki Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20230095146
    Abstract: A metal powder producing apparatus includes a molten metal supply unit, a cylinder body, and a cooling liquid introduction unit. The molten metal supply unit discharges a molten metal. The cylinder body is capable of being formed with a layer of a cooling liquid for cooling the molten metal on an inner circumference surface of the cylinder body. The cooling liquid introduction unit supplies the cooling liquid to an upper inside of the cylinder body. The inner circumference surface of the upper inside of the cylinder body has a substantially elliptical shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masakazu HOSONO, Kazuhiro YOSHIDOME, Yoshiki KAJIURA, Hiroyuki MATSUMOTO
  • Patent number: 11587704
    Abstract: To obtain a magnetic core having an improved withstand voltage property while maintaining a high relative magnetic permeability, and the like. The magnetic core contains large particles observed as soft magnetic particles having a Heywood diameter of 5 ?m or more and 25 ?m or less and small particles observed as soft magnetic particles having a Heywood diameter of 0.5 ?m or more and less than 5 ?m in a cross section. C1<C2 is satisfied in which an average circularity of the small particles close to the large particles is C1 and an average circularity of all small particles observed in the cross section including small particles not close to the large particles is C2. The small particles close to the large particles are defined as small particles whose distance from centroids of the small particles to a surface of the large particles is 3 ?m or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Yoshidome, Hiroyuki Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 11521770
    Abstract: A soft magnetic alloy includes a composition of (Fe(1-(?+?))X1?X2?)(1-(a+b+c+d+e+f+g))MaTibBcPdSieSfCg. X1 is one or more of Co and Ni. X2 is one or more of Al, Mn, Ag, Zn, Sn, As, Sb, Cu, Cr, Bi, N, O, and rare earth elements. M is one or more of Nb, Hf, Zr, Ta, Mo, W, and V. 0.020?a+b?0.140, 0.001?b?0.140, 0.020<c?0.200, 0.010?d?0.150, 0?e?0.060, a?0, f?0, g?0, a+b+c+d+e+f+g<1, ??0, ??0, and 0??+??0.50 are satisfied. The soft magnetic alloy has a nanohetero structure or a structure of Fe-based nanocrystalline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Yoshidome, Hiroyuki Matsumoto, Kenji Horino, Hajime Amano, Akito Hasegawa
  • Publication number: 20220380875
    Abstract: A soft magnetic alloy and the like which simultaneously satisfy a high saturation magnetic flux density Bs and a high corrosion resistance. A soft magnetic alloy includes Mn and a component expressed by a compositional formula of ((Fe(1?(?+?))Co?Ni?)1??X1?)(1?(a+b+c+d+e))BaPbSicCdCre (atomic ratio). X1 is one or more selected from Ti, Zr, Hf, Nb, Ta, Mo, W, Al, Ga, Ag, Zn, S, Ca, Mg, V, Sn, As, Sb, Bi, N, O, Au, Cu, rare earth elements, and platinum group elements. Further, a to e and ? to ? are within predetermined ranges. Mn amount f (at %) is within a range of 0.002?f<3.0. The soft magnetic alloy satisfies a corrosion potential of ?630 mV or more and ?50 mV or less and a corrosion current density of 0.3 ?A/cm2 or more and 45 ?A/cm2 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2021
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiro YOSHIDOME, Hiroyuki MATSUMOTO, Akito HASEGAWA, Hironobu KUMAOKA
  • Patent number: 11508502
    Abstract: A soft magnetic alloy or the like combining high saturated magnetic flux density, low coercive force and high magnetic permeability ?? having the composition formula (Fe(1?(?+?))X1?X2?)(1?(a+b+c+d+e))BaSibCcCudMe. X1 is one more elements selected from the group consisting of Co and Ni, X2 is one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Al, Mn, Ag, Zn, Sn, As, Sb, Bi, N, O and rare earth elements, and M is one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Nb, Hf, Zr, Ta, Ti, Mo, W and V. 0.140<a?0.240, 0?b?0.030, 0<c<0.080, 0<d?0.020, 0?e?0.030, ??0, ??0, and 0??+??0.50 are satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihiro Harada, Akito Hasegawa, Kazuhiro Yoshidome, Kenji Horino, Hiroyuki Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 11495377
    Abstract: Provided is a soft magnetic alloy which has high saturation flux density and low coercivity and is represented by the compositional formula (Fe(1?(?+?))X1?X2?)(1?(a+b+c+d+e+f))MaPbSicCudX3eBf, wherein X1 is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Co and Ni, X2 is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ti, V, Mn, Ag, Zn, Al, Sn, As, Sb, Bi, and rare earth elements, X3 is at least one element selected from the group consisting of C and Ge, and M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Zr, Nb, Hf, Ta, Mo, and W, and wherein 0.030?a?0.120, 0.010?b?0.150, 0?c?0.050, 0?d?0.020, 0?e?0.100, 0?f?0.030, ??0, ??0, and 0??+??0.55.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hajime Amano, Akihiro Harada, Kenji Horino, Hiroyuki Matsumoto, Kazuhiro Yoshidome, Akito Hasegawa, Kensuke Ara, Masakazu Hosono
  • Publication number: 20220351884
    Abstract: A soft magnetic alloy contains Fe and at least one of metalloid element. An amorphous material and a nanocrystal having a grain size of 5 to 30 nm are mixed. A coefficient of determination between an atomic concentration of Fe and an atomic concentration of the at least one of metalloid element is 0.700 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Applicant: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Hajime AMANO, Kazuhiro YOSHIDOME, Kenji HORINO, Hiroyuki MATSUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20220328223
    Abstract: A soft magnetic alloy including an internal area having a soft magnetic type alloy composition including Fe and Co, a Co concentrated area existing closer to a surface side than the internal area and having a higher Co concentration than in the internal area, and a Co concentration degree of the Co concentrated area is larger than 1.2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hironobu KUMAOKA, Kazuhiro YOSHIDOME, Akito HASEGAWA, Satoko MORI
  • Publication number: 20220328222
    Abstract: A soft magnetic alloy including an internal area having a soft magnetic type alloy composition including Fe and Co, a Co concentrated area existing closer to a surface side than the internal area and having a higher Co concentration than in the internal area, and a SB concentrated area existing closer to the surface side than the Co concentrated area and having a higher concentration of at least one element selected from Si and B than in the internal area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hironobu KUMAOKA, Kazuhiro YOSHIDOME, Akito HASEGAWA, Satoko MORI
  • Publication number: 20220328224
    Abstract: To provide a soft magnetic alloy or the like, from which a magnetic component having a good temperature property of core loss can be obtained. The soft magnetic alloy includes Fe. The soft magnetic alloy includes a crystallite, and an amorphous phase existing around the crystallite. A total area ratio of the crystallite in a cross section of the soft magnetic alloy is 40% or more and less than 60%. An average thickness of the amorphous phase is 3.0 nm or more and 10.0 nm or less. A standard deviation of a thickness of the amorphous phase is 10.0 nm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takuya TSUKAHARA, Isao NAKAHATA, Kazuhiro YOSHIDOME
  • Publication number: 20220319749
    Abstract: A soft magnetic alloy comprising an internal area having a soft magnetic type alloy composition including Fe and Co, a Co concentrated area existing closer to a surface side than the internal area and having a higher Co concentration than in the internal area, a SB concentrated area existing closer to the surface side than the Co concentrated area and having a higher concentration of at least one element selected from Si and B than in the internal area, and a Fe concentrated area including Fe existing closer to the surface side than the SB concentrated area; wherein a crystalized area ratio of the SB concentrated area represented by SSBcry/SSB and a crystalized area ratio of the Fe concentrated area represented by SFecry/SFe, satisfy a relation of (SSBcry/SSB)<(SFecry/SFe).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hironobu KUMAOKA, Kazuhiro YOSHIDOME, Akito HASEGAWA, Satoko MORI
  • Publication number: 20220319748
    Abstract: A soft magnetic alloy including an internal area having a soft magnetic type alloy composition including Fe and P (phosphorous), and a P concentrated area existing closer to a surface side than the internal area and having a higher P concentration than in the internal area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hironobu KUMAOKA, Kazuhiro YOSHIDOME, Hiroyuki MATSUMOTO, Akito HASEGAWA
  • Patent number: 11441213
    Abstract: A soft magnetic alloy ribbon having high corrosion resistance and good magnetic properties is obtained. The soft magnetic alloy ribbon contains Fe and M. M is at least one selected from the group consisting of Nb, Ta, W, Zr, Hf, Mo, Cr, and Ti, and a part of M is included in oxides. A maximum point of a concentration of at least one of M included in the oxides is present in a region within 20 nm from the surface, when a concentration distribution of an element contained in the soft magnetic alloy ribbon is measured from a surface toward an interior of the soft magnetic alloy ribbon in a thickness direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takuya Tsukahara, Isao Nakahata, Kazuhiro Yoshidome, Hiroyuki Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 11427896
    Abstract: A soft magnetic alloy thin strip which has high saturation magnetic flux density and low coercivity, which enables a core with high space factor and high saturation magnetic flux density. A soft magnetic alloy thin strip including a main component that has a composition formula (Fe(1?(?+?))X1?X2?)(1?(a+b+c+d+e+f))MaBbPcSidCeSf. In the formula, X1, X2 and M are selected from a specific element group; 0?a?0.140, 0.020?b?0.200, 0?c?0.150, 0?d?0.090, 0?e?0.030, 0?f?0.030, ??0, ??0, and 0??+??0.50; and at least one of a, c and d is larger than 0. The strip has a structure that is composed of an Fe-based nanocrystal; and the surface roughness of a release surface satisfies 0.85?Rae/Rac?1.25 (wherein Rac is the average of arithmetic mean roughnesses in the central portion, and Rae is the average in the edge portion).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akito Hasegawa, Hironobu Kumaoka, Kazuhiro Yoshidome, Hiroyuki Matsumoto, Kenji Horino, Isao Nakahata