Patents by Inventor Masahito Oyanagi

Masahito Oyanagi 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: 10937456
    Abstract: The magnetic tape has a magnetic layer containing ferromagnetic powder and binder on one surface of a nonmagnetic support and has a backcoat layer containing nonmagnetic powder and binder on the other surface thereof, wherein the thickness of the backcoat layer is less than or equal to 0.20 ?m, the contact angle for 1-bromonaphthalene that is measured on the surface of the backcoat layer falls within a range of 10.0° to 30.0°, and the contact angle for 1-bromonaphthalene that is measured on the surface of the magnetic layer falls within a range of 45.0° to 55.0°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Norihito Kasada, Takuto Kurokawa, Masahito Oyanagi
  • Patent number: 10910009
    Abstract: The magnetic tape has a magnetic layer containing ferromagnetic powder and binder on a nonmagnetic support, wherein the centerline average surface roughness Ra as measured on the surface on the magnetic layer side of the magnetic tape is less than or equal to 1.8 nm, and the logarithmic decrement as determined by a pendulum viscoelasticity test on the surface on the magnetic layer side of the magnetic tape is less than or equal to 0.050.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Masahito Oyanagi, Norihito Kasada, Toshio Tada, Takuro Sugiyama
  • Patent number: 10896692
    Abstract: The magnetic tape has a magnetic layer containing ferromagnetic powder and binder on one surface of a nonmagnetic support and has a backcoat layer containing nonmagnetic powder and binder on the other surface thereof, wherein the thickness of the backcoat layer is less than or equal to 0.20 ?m, and the contact angle for 1-bromonaphthalene that is measured on the surface of the backcoat layer falls within a range of 10.0° to 30.0°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Takuto Kurokawa, Norihito Kasada, Masahito Oyanagi
  • Patent number: 10861491
    Abstract: The magnetic tape has a magnetic layer containing ferromagnetic powder, abrasive, and binder on a nonmagnetic support, wherein the centerline average surface roughness Ra measured on the surface of the magnetic layer is less than or equal to 1.8 nm, the contact angle for 1-bromonaphthalene that is measured on the surface of the magnetic layer falls within a range of 45.0° to 60.0°, and the coefficient of friction that is measured on the base portion of the surface of the magnetic layer is less than or equal to 0.35.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Masahito Oyanagi, Norihito Kasada, Takuto Kurokawa
  • Patent number: 10692522
    Abstract: The magnetic recording medium has a non-magnetic support and a magnetic layer which is provided on the support and contains ferromagnetic powder and a binder, in which the ferromagnetic powder is ferromagnetic hexagonal ferrite powder, the magnetic layer contains an abrasive, an intensity ratio (Int (110)/Int (114)) of a peak intensity Int (110) of a diffraction peak of (110) plane of a crystal structure of the hexagonal ferrite, determined by performing X-ray diffraction analysis on the magnetic layer by using an In-Plane method, to a peak intensity Int (114) of a diffraction peak of (114) plane of the crystal structure is equal to or higher than 0.5 and equal to or lower than 4.0, and a squareness ratio in a vertical direction is equal to or higher than 0.65 and equal to or lower than 1.00. The present invention also provides a method for manufacturing the magnetic recording medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Toshio Tada, Norihito Kasada, Masahito Oyanagi, Akinori Sugishima, Kengo Saito
  • Patent number: 10573341
    Abstract: The magnetic tape has a nonmagnetic layer containing nonmagnetic powder and binder on a nonmagnetic support and a magnetic layer containing ferromagnetic powder and binder on the nonmagnetic layer, wherein a fatty acid ester is contained in at least the magnetic layer, the ferromagnetic powder is ferromagnetic hexagonal ferrite powder, the ferromagnetic hexagonal ferrite powder has a crystallite volume as determined by X-ray diffraction analysis ranges from 1,000 nm3 to 2,400 nm3, and a ratio of the crystallite size Dx(107) obtained from a diffraction peak of a (107) plane to a particle size in a direction of an easy axis of magnetization DTEM as determined by observation with a transmission electron microscope, Dx(107)/DTEM, is greater than or equal to 1.1, and ?SFD in a longitudinal direction of the magnetic tape as calculated with Equation 1: ?SFD=SFD25° C.?SFD?190° C., ranges from 0.50 to 1.60.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Toshio Tada, Norihito Kasada, Masahito Oyanagi
  • Patent number: 10540996
    Abstract: A magnetic tape has a magnetic layer containing ferromagnetic powder and binder on a nonmagnetic support. The magnetic layer contains a fatty acid ester. The full width at half maximum of the spacing distribution as measured by optical interferometry on the magnetic layer side surface of the magnetic tape before vacuum heating the magnetic tape is greater than 0 nm but less than or equal to 5.0 nm. The full width at half maximum of the spacing distribution after vacuum heating the magnetic tape is greater than 0 nm but less than or equal to 5.0 nm. The difference between the spacing Safter after vacuum heating the magnetic tape and the spacing Sbefore before vacuum heating the magnetic tape, Safter?Sbefore, is greater than 0 nm but less than or equal to 8.0 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Eiki Ozawa, Norihito Kasada, Masahito Oyanagi, Toshio Tada
  • Patent number: 10515660
    Abstract: A magnetic tape is provided in which the center line average surface roughness Ra measured regarding the surface of the magnetic layer is less than or equal to 1.8 nm, and the logarithmic decrement acquired by a pendulum viscoelasticity test performed regarding the surface of the magnetic layer is less than or equal to 0.050. A back coating layer includes one or more components selected from a fatty acid and a fatty acid amide. In addition, the C—H derived C concentration calculated from the C—H peak area ratio of C1s spectra obtained by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic analysis performed regarding the surface of the back coating layer at a photoelectron take-off angle of 10 degrees is greater than or equal to 35 atom %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Masahito Oyanagi, Norihito Kasada
  • Patent number: 10475481
    Abstract: The magnetic tape has a magnetic layer and a backcoat layer. The Ra on the magnetic layer side surface is less than or equal to 1.8 nm, the coefficient of friction measured on the base portion of the magnetic layer side surface is less than or equal to 0.35, and the Ra measured on the backcoat layer side surface is less than or equal to 5.0 nm. The backcoat layer contains a fatty acid ester. In addition, the FWHMbefore measured on the backcoat layer side surface before vacuum heating is greater than 0 nm but less than or equal to 10.0 nm, the FWHMafter after vacuum heating is greater than 0 nm but less than or equal to 10.0 nm, and the difference between the spacing measured on the backcoat layer side surface after and before vacuum heating is greater than 0 nm but less than or equal to 8.0 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Masahito Oyanagi, Norihito Kasada, Eiki Ozawa
  • Patent number: 10347279
    Abstract: A magnetic tape has a magnetic layer and a backcoat layer. Each of the magnetic layer and the backcoat layer contains a fatty acid ester. The Ra measured on the magnetic layer side surface is less than or equal to 2.8 nm. The difference between the spacing measured by optical interferometry on the magnetic layer side surface after and before vacuum heating is greater than 0 nm but less than or equal to 8.0 nm. The FWHMbefore on the backcoat layer side surface is greater than 0 nm but less than or equal to 10.0 nm. The FWHMafter on the backcoat layer side surface is greater than 0 nm but less than or equal to 10.0 nm. The difference between the spacing measured on the backcoat layer side surface after and before vacuum heating is greater than 0 nm but less than or equal to 8.0 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Eiki Ozawa, Masahito Oyanagi, Norihito Kasada
  • Publication number: 20180301165
    Abstract: The magnetic tape has a magnetic layer containing ferromagnetic powder and binder on a nonmagnetic support, wherein the centerline average surface roughness Ra as measured on the surface on the magnetic layer side of the magnetic tape is less than or equal to 1.8 nm, and the logarithmic decrement as determined by a pendulum viscoelasticity test on the surface on the magnetic layer side of the magnetic tape is less than or equal to 0.050.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Masahito OYANAGI, Norihito KASADA, Toshio TADA, Takuro SUGIYAMA
  • Patent number: 10026435
    Abstract: The magnetic tape has a magnetic layer containing ferromagnetic powder and binder on the surface on one side of a nonmagnetic support and has a backcoat layer containing nonmagnetic powder and binder on the surface on the other side of the nonmagnetic support, wherein the backcoat layer is less than or equal to 0.30 ?m in thickness; and the logarithmic decrement as determined by a pendulum viscoelasticity test on the surface on the backcoat layer side of the magnetic tape is less than or equal to 0.060.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Norihito Kasada, Masahito Oyanagi, Toshio Tada, Takuro Sugiyama
  • Patent number: 10026434
    Abstract: The magnetic tape has a magnetic layer containing ferromagnetic powder and binder on a nonmagnetic support, wherein the centerline average surface roughness Ra as measured on the surface on the magnetic layer side of the magnetic tape is less than or equal to 1.8 nm, and the logarithmic decrement as determined by a pendulum viscoelasticity test on the surface on the magnetic layer side of the magnetic tape is less than or equal to 0.050.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Masahito Oyanagi, Norihito Kasada, Toshio Tada, Takuro Sugiyama
  • Patent number: 10026430
    Abstract: The magnetic tape comprises, on a nonmagnetic support, a nonmagnetic layer comprising nonmagnetic powder and binder, and on the nonmagnetic layer, a magnetic layer comprising ferromagnetic powder, nonmagnetic powder, and binder, wherein a total thickness of the magnetic tape is less than or equal to 4.80 ?m, and a coefficient of friction as measured on a base portion of a surface of the magnetic layer is less than or equal to 0.35.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Norihito Kasada, Masahito Oyanagi, Toshio Tada, Yasuhiro Kawatani
  • Publication number: 20180082710
    Abstract: The magnetic recording medium has a non-magnetic support and a magnetic layer which is provided on the support and contains ferromagnetic powder and a binder, in which the ferromagnetic powder is ferromagnetic hexagonal ferrite powder, the magnetic layer contains an abrasive, an intensity ratio (Int (110)/Int (114)) of a peak intensity Int (110) of a diffraction peak of (110) plane of a crystal structure of the hexagonal ferrite, determined by performing X-ray diffraction analysis on the magnetic layer by using an In-Plane method, to a peak intensity Int (114) of a diffraction peak of (114) plane of the crystal structure is equal to or higher than 0.5 and equal to or lower than 4.0, and a squareness ratio in a vertical direction is equal to or higher than 0.65 and equal to or lower than 1.00. The present invention also provides a method for manufacturing the magnetic recording medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Toshio TADA, Norihito KASADA, Masahito OYANAGI, Akinori SUGISHIMA, Kengo SAITO
  • Publication number: 20170372737
    Abstract: Provided is a magnetic tape in which a center line average surface roughness Ra measured regarding a surface of a magnetic layer is equal to or smaller than 1.8 nm, logarithmic decrement acquired by a pendulum viscoelasticity test performed regarding the surface of the magnetic layer is equal to or smaller than 0.050, a back coating layer includes one or more components selected from the group consisting of fatty acid and fatty acid amide, and a C—H derived C concentration calculated from a C—H peak area ratio of C1s spectra obtained by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic analysis performed regarding a surface of the back coating layer at a photoelectron take-off angle of 10 degrees is equal to or greater than 35 atom %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Masahito OYANAGI, Norihito KASADA
  • Publication number: 20170249965
    Abstract: The magnetic tape has a magnetic layer containing ferromagnetic powder and binder on one surface of a nonmagnetic support and has a backcoat layer containing nonmagnetic powder and binder on the other surface thereof, wherein the thickness of the backcoat layer is less than or equal to 0.20 ?m, and the contact angle for 1-bromonaphthalene that is measured on the surface of the backcoat layer falls within a range of 10.0° to 30.0°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Takuto KUROKAWA, Norihito KASADA, Masahito OYANAGI
  • Publication number: 20170249963
    Abstract: The magnetic tape has a magnetic layer containing ferromagnetic powder, abrasive, and binder on a nonmagnetic support, wherein the centerline average surface roughness Ra measured on the surface of the magnetic layer is less than or equal to 1.8 nm, the contact angle for 1-bromonaphthalene that is measured on the surface of the magnetic layer falls within a range of 45.0° to 60.0°, and the coefficient of friction that is measured on the base portion of the surface of the magnetic layer is less than or equal to 0.35.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Masahito OYANAGI, Norihito KASADA, Takuto KUROKAWA
  • Publication number: 20170249964
    Abstract: The magnetic tape has a magnetic layer containing ferromagnetic powder and binder on one surface of a nonmagnetic support and has a backcoat layer containing nonmagnetic powder and binder on the other surface thereof, wherein the thickness of the backcoat layer is less than or equal to 0.20 ?m, the contact angle for 1-bromonaphthalene that is measured on the surface of the backcoat layer falls within a range of 10.0° to 30.0°, and the contact angle for 1-bromonaphthalene that is measured on the surface of the magnetic layer falls within a range of 45.0° to 55.0°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Norihito KASADA, Takuto KUROKAWA, Masahito OYANAGI
  • Publication number: 20170221517
    Abstract: The magnetic tape has a magnetic layer and a backcoat layer, wherein, each of the magnetic layer and backcoat layer contains a fatty acid ester, the Ra measured on the magnetic layer side surface is less than or equal to 2.8 nm, the difference between the spacing measured by optical interferometry on the magnetic layer side surface after and before vacuum heating is greater than 0 nm but less than or equal to 8.0 nm, the FWHMbefore on the backcoat layer side surface is greater than 0 nm but less than or equal to 10.0 nm, the FWHMafter on the backcoat layer side surface is greater than 0 nm but less than or equal to 10.0 nm; and the difference between the spacing measured on the backcoat layer side surface after and before vacuum heating is greater than 0 nm but less than or equal to 8.0 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Eiki OZAWA, Masahito OYANAGI, Norihito KASADA