Patents by Inventor Masahiro Fujikura

Masahiro Fujikura 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: 7063780
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for indirect-electrification-type continuous electrolytic etching of a metal strip suitable for producing a low-core-loss, grain-oriented silicon steel sheet not susceptible to the deterioration of core loss after stress-relief annealing, and an apparatus for the indirect-electrification-type continuous electrolytic etching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Assignee: Nippon Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Hisashi Mogi, Naruhiko Nomura, Shigenobu Koga, Masahiro Fujikura, Shuichi Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 6918966
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a low iron loss and low noise grain-oriented electrical steel sheet for securing both low core loss and low noise of a transformer at the same time. The present invention relates to a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet containing Si: 1.0-4.0 wt % produced by controlling, with regard to ?O, which is defined as a 0-p value when a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet is magnetized up to a saturated magnetic flux density, and ?17, which is defined as the value obtained by subtracting a 0-p value at the magnetization magnetic flux density of 1.7 T from a 0-p value at a saturated magnetic flux density, ?OC and ?17L, which are absolute values deviated by forming a tension film and a forsterite film, and ?OL and ?17L, which are absolute values deviated by irradiating laser after the film formation, in adequate ranges respectively, and further controlling ?17, which is a 0-p value at the magnetization magnetic flux density of 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2005
    Assignee: Nippon Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro Fujikura, Satoshi Arai, Masato Mizokami, Hisashi Mogi, Takeshi Kubota
  • Publication number: 20040178872
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electrical steel sheet core for a low-noise transformer capable of effectively lowering noise by suppressing vibration perpendicular to the surfaces of the steel sheets and reducing vibration, and relates to an electrical steel sheet for a low-noise transformer characterized by randomly inserting viscoelastic layers with both viscosity and elasticity into the gaps of the steel sheet lamination layers, and a low-noise transformer formed by using said electrical steel sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2004
    Publication date: September 16, 2004
    Applicant: Nippon Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Hisashi Mogi, Masahiro Fujikura, Shuichi Yamazaki, Masato Mizokami, Masao Yabumoto, Osamu Akisue
  • Publication number: 20030183304
    Abstract: A high flux density grain-oriented electrical steel sheet excellent in high magnetic field core loss property containing, in percentage by weight, not greater than 0.005% of C, 2.0-7.0% of Si, not greater than 0.2% of Mn, one or both of S and Se in a total amount of not greater than 0.005%, the balance being of Fe and unavoidable impurities, optionally containing, in percentage by weight, of not greater than 0.065% of Al, not greater than 0.005% of N and 0.003-0.3% each of one or more of Sb, Sn, Cu, Mo, Ge, B, Te, As, Cr and Bi, the steel sheet having a grain orientation deviating from an ideal {110}<001>orientation by an average of not greater than 5°, having an average 180° magnetic domain width of not greater than 0.30 mm, preferably not greater than 0.26 mm or greater than 0.26 mm and not greater than 0.30 mm, and having an area ratio of magnetic domains of a width greater than 0.4 mm of greater than 3% and not greater than 20%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2003
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Applicant: Nippon Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Yousuke Kurosaki, Masahiro Fujikura
  • Publication number: 20030164307
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for indirect-electrification-type continuous electrolytic etching of a metal strip suitable for producing a low-core-loss, grain-oriented silicon steel sheet not susceptible to the deterioration of core loss after stress-relief annealing, and an apparatus for the indirect-electrification-type continuous electrolytic etching.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2003
    Publication date: September 4, 2003
    Inventors: Hisashi Mogi, Naruhiko Nomura, Shigenobu Koga, Masahiro Fujikura, Shuichi Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20030102055
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a low iron loss and low noise grain-oriented electrical steel sheet for securing both low core loss and low noise of a transformer at the same time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2002
    Publication date: June 5, 2003
    Applicant: Nippon Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro Fujikura, Satoshi Arai, Mosato Mizokami, Hisashi Mogi, Takeshi Kubota
  • Patent number: 6565674
    Abstract: A high flux density grain-oriented electrical steel sheet excellent in high magnetic field core loss property containing, in percentage by weight, not greater than 0.005% of C, 2.0-7.0% of Si, not greater than 0.2% of Mn, one or both of S and Se in a total amount of not greater than 0.005%, the balance being of Fe and unavoidable impurities, optionally containing, in percentage by weight, of not greater than 0.065% of Al, not greater than 0.005% of N and 0.003-0.3% each of one or more of Sb, Sn, Cu, Mo, Ge, B, Te, As, Cr and Bi, the steel sheet having a grain orientation deviating from an ideal {110}<001> orientation by an average of not greater than 5°, having an average 180° magnetic domain width of not greater than 0.30 mm, preferably not greater than 0.26 mm or greater than 0.26 mm and not greater than 0.30 mm, and having an area ratio of magnetic domains of a width greater than 0.4 mm of greater than 3% and not greater than 20%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Assignee: Nippon Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Yousuke Kurosaki, Masahiro Fujikura
  • Patent number: 6558479
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a low iron loss and low noise grain-oriented electrical steel sheet for securing both low core loss and low noise of a transformer at the same time. The present invention relates to a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet containing Si: 1.0-4.0 wt % produced by controlling, with regard to &egr;O, which is defined as a 0-p value when a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet is magnetized up to a saturated magnetic flux density, and &egr;17, which is defined as the value obtained by subtracting a 0-p value at the magnetization magnetic flux density of 1.7 T from a 0-p value at a saturated magnetic flux density, &egr;OC and &egr;17L, which are absolute values deviated by forming a tension film and a forsterite film, and &egr;OL and &egr;17L, which are absolute values deviated by irradiating laser after the film formation, in adequate ranges respectively, and further controlling &lgr;17, which is a 0-p value at the magnetization magnetic flux density of 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Assignee: Nippon Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro Fujikura, Satoshi Arai, Masato Mizokami, Hisashi Mogi, Takeshi Kubota
  • Publication number: 20020140537
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electrical steel sheet core for a low-noise transformer capable of effectively lowering noise by suppressing vibration perpendicular to the surfaces of the steel sheets and reducing vibration, and relates to an electrical steel sheet for a low-noise transformer characterized by randomly inserting viscoelastic layers with both viscosity and elasticity into the gaps of the steel sheet lamination layers, and a low-noise transformer formed by using said electrical steel sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2001
    Publication date: October 3, 2002
    Inventors: Hisashi Mogi, Masahiro Fujikura, Shuichi Yamazaki, Masato Mizokami, Masao Yabumoto, Osamu Akisue
  • Patent number: 6387522
    Abstract: The present invention provides a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet, for a low noise transformer, capable of reducing higher harmonics which are highly audible and lowering noise effectively, and relates to a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet for a low noise transformer, characterized by imposing a film tension of 0.5 to 6.0 MPa on the surface by coating or a method corresponding thereto, without forming a glass film on the grain-oriented electrical steel sheet or, if a glass film is formed, after removing the glass film by an arbitrary method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2002
    Assignee: Nippon Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Hisashi Mogi, Akira Sakaida, Masahiro Fujikura, Masato Mizokami
  • Publication number: 20020012805
    Abstract: The present invention provides a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet, for a low noise transformer, capable of reducing higher harmonics which are highly audible and lowering noise effectively, and relates to a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet for a low noise transformer, characterized by imposing a film tension of 0.5 to 6.0 MPa on the surface by coating or a method corresponding thereto, without forming a glass film on the grain-oriented electrical steel sheet or, if a glass film is formed, after removing the glass film by an arbitrary method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2001
    Publication date: January 31, 2002
    Inventors: Hisashi Mogi, Akira Sakaida, Masahiro Fujikura, Masato Mizokami
  • Publication number: 20020000261
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a low iron loss and low noise grain-oriented electrical steel sheet for securing both low core loss and low noise of a transformer at the same time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2001
    Publication date: January 3, 2002
    Inventors: Masahiro Fujikura, Satoshi Arai, Masato Mizokami, Hisashi Mogi, Takeshi Kubota
  • Patent number: 5456770
    Abstract: An amorphous magnetic alloy of a composition represented by Fe.sub.a Si.sub.b B.sub.c Sn.sub.x, where 60<a.ltoreq.90, 1.ltoreq.b.ltoreq.19, 6.ltoreq.c.ltoreq.20, 0.01.ltoreq.x<10 (atomic %) and a+b+c+x=100.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 10, 1995
    Assignee: Nippon Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Sato, Toshio Yamada, Masahiro Fujikura, Wataru Ohashi, Satoshi Yamashita, Hideo Hagiwara
  • Patent number: 5381856
    Abstract: According to the present invention, in the PFC (planar flow casting) method, He gas at room temperature is blown onto the surface of a cooling roll at a flow rate of 0.1 to 5 liters/min.multidot.cm.sup.2 through a He gas blow nozzle provided upstream of a molten alloy (a puddle) ejected through a molten alloy ejection nozzle onto the surface of the cooling roll at a distance from the ejection nozzle, the distance from the surface of the cooling roll and an angle of inclination of the nozzle within respectively specified ranges, thereby forming a He gas atmosphere around the puddle, and a thin strip is dragged out of said puddle. This enables a thin amorphous alloy strip having a very small thickness and a smooth surface free from significant uneven portions and pores to be easily produced at a low cost without use of any vessel for regulating the atmosphere or an apparatus for heating the blown gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 17, 1995
    Assignee: Nippon Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro Fujikura, Takashi Sato, Toshio Yamada, Fumio Hasebe, Hiromi Chida
  • Patent number: 5009706
    Abstract: Rare-earth alloy anisotropic powders consist of, in atomic percent, over 12 percent and not more than 20 percent of R (R is at least one on neodymium and praseodymium or at least one of them and or more rare-earth elements), not less than 4 percent and not more than 10 percent of boron, not less than 0.05 percent and not more than 5 percent of copper and the rest that consists of iron and unavoidable impurities. Up to 20 percent of the iron contained is replaceable with cobalt. The alloy powders are made up of flat crystal grains having mean thickness h (the shortest measure), d not smaller than 0.01 .mu.m and not larger than 0.5 .mu.m and ratio d/h not smaller than 2, where d is the means measure of the grains taken at right angles to the widthwide direction thereof, and the alloy powders are magnetically anisotropic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 23, 1991
    Assignee: Nippon Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroaki Sakamoto, Masahiro Fujikura, Toshio Mukai