Patents by Inventor Masaaki Hamano

Masaaki Hamano 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: 6494968
    Abstract: Lamellar rare earth-iron-boron-based magnet alloy particles for a bonded magnet, having an intrinsic coercive force (iHc) of not less than 3.5 kOe, a residual magnetic flux density (Br) of not less than 9.5 kG, and a maximum energy product ((BH)max) of not less than 13 MGOe. These particles have an average major axial diameter of 60 to 500 &mgr;m, an average minor axial diameter of 50 to 460 &mgr;m, an average axis ratio (major axial diameter/minor axial diameter) of 1.1 to 10 and an average aspect ratio (major axial diameter/thickness) of 3 to 100. The magnet alloy particles have a residual magnetic flux density (Br) as high as not less than 10 kG, an intrinsic coercive force (iHc) as large as not less than 3.5 kOe and a maximum energy product ((BH)max) as large as not less than 13 MGOe, are used as a material for high-performance bonded magnets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2002
    Assignee: Toda Kogyo Corporation
    Inventors: Masaaki Hamano, Minoru Yamasaki, Hirotaka Mizuguchi
  • Patent number: 5872501
    Abstract: A rare earth bonded magnet obtained by mixing two types of magnetic powders (A) and (B) in the present invention has a high residual magnetic flux density (Br), a large intrinsic coercive force (iHc) and a large maximum energy product ((BH)max) in spite of a low rare earth element content, and shows an excellent rust preventability. A rare earth-iron-boron type magnet alloy of the present invention has a residual magnetic flux density (Br) as high as not less than 10 kG, an intrinsic coercive force (iHc) as large as not less than 3.5 kOe and a large maximum energy product ((BH)max) and which has an excellent rust preventability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1999
    Assignee: Toda Kogyo Corporation
    Inventors: Masaaki Hamano, Minoru Yamasaki, Akihisa Indue, Akira Takeuchi, Yuji Omote
  • Patent number: 5089065
    Abstract: A melt-quenched thin-film alloy indicated by the alloy composition formulaR.sub.X Fe.sub.100-(X+Y+Z+W) Co.sub.W B.sub.Y V.sub.Zwherein: R represents Nd alone or a composite rare earth element containing at least 50 atomic % of Nd, where the atomic precentages being 9.ltoreq.X.ltoreq.12, 6.ltoreq.Y.ltoreq.10, 0.5.ltoreq.Z.ltoreq.3 and 5.ltoreq.W.ltoreq.16; and a process for producing a melt-quenched thin-film of an alloy for a bonded magnet comprising injecting a melt of an alloy indicated by the alloy composition formulaR.sub.X Fe.sub.100-(X+Y+Z+W) CO.sub.W B.sub.Y V.sub.Z(wherein: R represents Nd alone or a composite rate earth element containing at least 50 atomic % of Nd, where the atomic percentages being 9.ltoreq.X.ltoreq.12, 6.ltoreq.Y.ltoreq.10, 0.5.ltoreq.Z.ltoreq.3 and 5.ltoreq.W.ltoreq.16) via the pressure of an inert gas on the surface of a rolling roll for cooling, and then quenching said melt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 1989
    Date of Patent: February 18, 1992
    Assignee: MG Company Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaaki Hamano, Hiroshi Yamamoto, Mitsuru Nagakura, Yoshiaki Ozawa
  • Patent number: 4264361
    Abstract: This invention relates to a heat-resistant composite magnet comprising 2 to 30% by weight of an organic-inorganic compound binder containing boron and silicon and 70 to 98% by weight of the powder of one or more permanent magnets.This invention further relates to a method for producing a heat-resistant composite magnet, which comprises the steps of (a) adding the powder of one or more permanent magnets to a solution of an organic-inorganic compound binder containing boron and silicon dissolved in an organic solvent; (b) evaporating said solvent; (c) molding the resultant permanent magnet powder covered with said binder under a pressure of 0.1 to 5 tons/cm.sup.2 in the presence or in the absence of a magnetic field of 12,000-5,000 oersted, the molded product being heated at 200.degree.-450.degree. C. during the molding or after the molding; and (d) cooling the molded product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1979
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1981
    Assignees: Mitsubishi Seiko Kabushiki Kaisha, The Foundation: The Research Institute for Special Inorganic Materials
    Inventors: Seishi Yajima, Masaaki Hamano, Yoshio Hasegawa, Kimiyuki Kamino, Takehiro Yamane
  • Patent number: 4164528
    Abstract: Metal nitride sintered moldings are produced by mixing metal nitride powders with an organosilicon compound or an organosilicon high molecular weight compound as a binder, molding the mixture into a desired shape and heating the formed molding under a non-oxidizing atmosphere to sinter the metal nitride powders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1976
    Date of Patent: August 14, 1979
    Assignee: The Research Institute for Iron, Steel and Other Metals of the Tohoku University
    Inventors: Seishi Yajima, Josaburo Hayashi, Mamoru Omori, Hideo Kayano, Masaaki Hamano
  • Patent number: 4158687
    Abstract: A heat-resistant composite material reinforced with continuous silicon carbide fibers is produced by forming a powdery ceramics matrix and the fibers into a composite, and pressing and heating the composite into a sintered composite. The composite material is excellent in the mechanical strength at a high temperature, heat resistance, oxidation resistance and corrosion resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 1976
    Date of Patent: June 19, 1979
    Assignee: The Research Institute For Iron, Steel and Other Metals of the Tohoku University
    Inventors: Seishi Yajima, Josaburo Hayashi, Mamoru Omori, Hideo Kayano, Masaaki Hamano
  • Patent number: 4141726
    Abstract: Beryllium composite material reinforced with continuous silicon carbide fibers is obtained by bonding tightly continuous silicon carbide fibers obtained by baking spun fibers of organosilicon high molecular weight compound, with beryllium and its alloys as a matrix. The silicon carbide fiber-beryllium composite material is excellent in the mechanical strength, heat resistance and oxidation resistance, and is useful as a material for aerospace instrument and a material for nuclear industry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 1977
    Date of Patent: February 27, 1979
    Assignee: The Research Institute for Iron, Steel and Other Metals of the Tohoku University
    Inventors: Seishi Yajima, Masaaki Hamano
  • Patent number: 4127411
    Abstract: Heat resistant and super hard composite materials are produced by mixing more than 60% by weight of an organosilicon high molecular weight compound, the main skeleton components of which are silicon and carbon or an organosilicon high molecular weight compound, the main skeleton components of which are silicon and carbon and which contains foreign elements other than silicon, carbon, hydrogen and oxygen with not less than 40% by weight of metal material powders consisting mainly of at least one metal element, molding the mixture into a shaped article and baking the shaped article under a non-oxidizing atmosphere at a temperature of lower than the semi-melting point of the above described metal powders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1976
    Date of Patent: November 28, 1978
    Assignee: The Foundation: The Research Institute for Special Inorganic Materials
    Inventors: Seishi Yajima, Toetsu Shishido, Mamoru Omori, Hideo Kayano, Masaaki Hamano
  • Patent number: 4110386
    Abstract: Silicon carbide sintered moldings having a high flexural strength and various excellent properties are produced by mixing SiC powders with a binder of organosilicon low molecular weight compounds or organosilicon high molecular weight compounds, molding the mixture into a desired shape, heating the molding at a high temperature to form SiC sintered molding, impregnating the SiC sintered molding with the above described organosilicon compound and heating the impregnated SiC sintered molding, if necessary, said impregnation and heat treatment being repeated two or more times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1976
    Date of Patent: August 29, 1978
    Assignee: The Research Institute for Iron, Steel and Other Metals of the Tohoku University
    Inventors: Seishi Yajima, Josaburo Hayashi, Mamoru Omori, Masaaki Hamano, Toetsu Shishido