Patents by Inventor Mayu WATANABE

Mayu WATANABE 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: 11961646
    Abstract: A soft magnetic powder including particles having a composition represented by FexCuaNbb(Si1-yBy)100-x-a-b [provided that a, b, and x are each a number whose unit is at % and satisfy 0.3?a?2.0, 2.0?b?4.0, and 73.0?x?79.5, respectively, and y is a number satisfying f(x)?y?0.99, in which f(x)=(4×10?34)x17.56], wherein the particle contains a crystal grain having a grain diameter of 1.0 nm or more and 30.0 nm or less, and includes a Cu segregated portion in which Cu is segregated, the Cu segregated portion is present at a position deeper than 30 nm from a surface of the particle, and a maximum Cu concentration in the Cu segregated portion exceeds 6.0 at %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Mayu Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11894168
    Abstract: A soft magnetic powder has a composition represented by Fe100-a-b-c-d-e-f-g-hCuaSibBcMdM?eXfAlgTih (at %) (wherein M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Nb and the like, M? is at least one element selected from the group consisting of V and the like, X is at least one element selected from the group consisting of C and the like, and a, b, c, d, e, f, g, and h satisfy the following formulae: 0.1?a?3, 0<b?30, 0<c?25, 5?b+c?30, 0.1?d?30, 0?e?10, 0?f?10, 0.002?g?0.032, and 0?h?0.038), wherein a crystalline structure having a particle diameter of 1 to 30 nm is contained in an amount of 40 vol % or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Inventors: Yasuko Kudo, Mayu Watanabe, Hiroyoshi Otaka
  • Publication number: 20230235436
    Abstract: An amorphous alloy soft magnetic powder has a composition represented by (FexCo1-x)100-(a+b)(SiyB1-y)aMb, where M is at least one selected from the group consisting of C, S, P, Sn, Mo, Cu, and Nb, and x, y, a, and b satisfy 0.73?x?0.85, 0.02?y?0.10, 13.0?a?19.0, and 0?b?2.0. A Si—K absorption edge XANES spectrum obtained when performing an XAFS measurement on particles has a peak A present in a range of 1842±1 eV, a peak B present in a range of 1845±1 eV, and a peak C present in a range of 1848±1 eV. An intensity ratio A/C is 0.40 or less, and an intensity ratio B/C is 0.60 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Mayu WATANABE, Takuma ENOMOTO, Kai KITAMURA, Junya ABE, Atsushi NAKAMURA, Masayuki OMOTO, Ichiro ASAOKA
  • Publication number: 20230235433
    Abstract: A soft magnetic powder contains a particle having a composition represented by FexCuaNbb(Si1-yBy)100-x-a-b, and 0.3?a?2.0, 2.0?b?4.0, and 72.5?x?75.5, and y is a number satisfying f(x)?y?0.99, and f(x)=(4×10?34)×17.56. The particle includes a crystal grain having a grain size of 1.0 nm to 30.0 nm, a Cu segregation portion, and a crystal grain boundary. A content proportion of the crystal grain is 30% or more. When the Cu segregation portion positioned in a surface layer portion and having a grain size of 1.0 nm to 5.0 nm is referred to as a first Cu segregation portion, and the Cu segregation portion positioned in an inner portion and having a grain size of 3.0 nm to 10.0 nm is referred to as a second Cu segregation portion, a number proportion of the first Cu segregation portion is 80% or more, and a number proportion of the second Cu segregation portion is 80% or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Mayu WATANABE, Mitsutaka INUI
  • Publication number: 20230238162
    Abstract: A soft magnetic powder contains a particle having a composition represented by FexCuaNbb(Si1-yBy)100-x-a-b, and 0.3?a?2.0, 2.0?b?4.0, and 75.5?x?79.5, and y is a number satisfying f(x)?y?0.99, and f(x)=(4×10?34) x17.56. The particle includes a crystal grain having a grain size of 1 nm to 30 nm, a Cu segregation portion, and a crystal grain boundary. A content proportion of the crystal grain is 30% or more. When the Cu segregation portion positioned in a surface layer portion and having a grain size of 2 nm to 10 nm is referred to as a first Cu segregation portion, and the Cu segregation portion positioned in an inner portion and having a grain size of 2 nm to 7 nm is referred to as a second Cu segregation portion, a number proportion of the first Cu segregation portion is 80% or more, a number proportion of the second Cu segregation portion is 80% or more, and the number of the second Cu segregation portion is twice or more the number of the first Cu segregation portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Mayu WATANABE, Mitsutaka INUI
  • Publication number: 20230215608
    Abstract: A soft magnetic powder containing a particle having a composition represented by FexCuaNbb(Si1-yBy)100-x-a-b, a, b, and x being numbers whose units are atomic %, in which 0.3?a?2.0, 2.0?b?4.0, 75.5?x?79.5, and y is a number satisfying f(x)?y?0.99, and f(x)=(4×10?34)x17.56. The particle includes a crystal grain having a grain size of 1.0 nm or more and 30.0 nm or less and containing a Fe—Si crystal, a Cu segregation portion having a grain size of 2.0 nm or more and 16.0 nm or less in which Cu is segregated, and a crystal grain boundary adjacent to the crystal grain and having a Nb concentration and a B concentration higher than a Nb concentration and a B concentration in the crystal grain. A number proportion of the Cu segregation portion is 80% or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2023
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Mayu WATANABE, Mitsutaka INUI
  • Publication number: 20220262552
    Abstract: A soft magnetic powder including particles having a composition represented by FexCuaNbb(Si1-yBy)100-x-a-b [provided that a, b, and x are each a number whose unit is at % and satisfy 0.3?a?2.0, 2.0?b?4.0, and 73.0?x?79.5, respectively, and y is a number satisfying f(x)?y?0.99, in which f(x)=(4×10?34)x17.56], wherein the particle contains a crystal grain having a grain diameter of 1.0 nm or more and 30.0 nm or less, and includes a Cu segregated portion in which Cu is segregated, the Cu segregated portion is present at a position deeper than 30 nm from a surface of the particle, and a maximum Cu concentration in the Cu segregated portion exceeds 6.0 at %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Mayu WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20210398720
    Abstract: A soft magnetic powder has a composition represented by Fe100-a-b-c-d-e-f-g-hCuaSibBcMdM?eXfAlgTih (at %) (wherein M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Nb and the like, M? is at least one element selected from the group consisting of V and the like, X is at least one element selected from the group consisting of C and the like, and a, b, c, d, e, f, g, and h satisfy the following formulae: 0.1?a?3, 0<b?30, 0<c?25, 5?b+c?30, 0.1?d?30, 0?e?10, 0?f?10, 0.002?g?0.032, and 0?h?0.038), wherein a crystalline structure having a particle diameter of 1 to 30 nm is contained in an amount of 40 vol % or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Yasuko KUDO, Mayu WATANABE, Hiroyoshi OTAKA
  • Publication number: 20200243235
    Abstract: A soft magnetic powder has a composition represented by FexCuaNbb(Si1-yBy) 100-x-a-b-cCc [provided that a, b, c, and x are each a number whose unit is at %, and are numbers satisfying 0.3?a?2.0, 2.0?b?4.0, 0.1?c?4.0, and 72.0?x?79.3, and y is a number satisfying f(x)?y?0.99, in which f(x)=(4×1034)x17.56+0.07], and contains a crystalline structure having a particle diameter of 1.0 nm or more and 30.0 nm or less at 30 vol % or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuko KUDO, Mayu WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20190333663
    Abstract: A soft magnetic powder has a composition represented by FexCuaNbb(Si1-yBy)100-x-a-b [provided that a, b, and x each represent at % and are numbers satisfying 0.3?a?2.0, 2.0?b?4.0, and 73.0?x?79.5, respectively, and y is a number satisfying f(x)?y<0.99, in which f(x)=(4×10?34)x17.56], and contains a crystalline structure having a particle diameter of 1.0 nm or more and 30.0 nm or less at 30 vol % or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Mayu WATANABE, Takuma ENOMOTO
  • Publication number: 20180090251
    Abstract: A soft magnetic powder has a composition represented by Fe100a-b-c-d-e-f-g-hCuaSibBcMdM?eXfAlgTih (at %) (wherein M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Nb and the like, M? is at least one element selected from the group consisting of V and the like, X is at least one element selected from the group consisting of C and the like, and a, b, c, d, e, f, g, and h satisfy the following formulae: 0.1?a?3, 0<b?30, 0<c?25, 5?b+c?30, 0.1?d?30, 0?e?10, 0?f?10, 0.002?g?0.032, and 0?h?0.038), wherein a crystalline structure having a particle diameter of 1 to 30 nm is contained in an amount of 40 vol % or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Yasuko KUDO, Mayu WATANABE, Hiroyoshi OTAKA