Patents by Inventor Morifumi KUROKI

Morifumi KUROKI 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: 11952651
    Abstract: An Fe-based amorphous alloy ribbon reduced in iron loss, less deformed, and highly productive in a condition of a magnetic flux density of 1.45 T is provided. One aspect of the present disclosure provides an Fe-based amorphous alloy ribbon having first and second surfaces, and is provided with continuous linear laser irradiation marks on at least the first surface. Each linear laser irradiation mark is formed along a direction orthogonal to a casting direction of the Fe-based amorphous alloy ribbon, and has unevenness on its surface. When the unevenness is evaluated in the casting direction, a height difference HL×width WA calculated from the height difference between a highest point and a lowest point in a thickness direction of the Fe-based amorphous alloy ribbon and the width WA which is a length of the linear irradiation mark on the first surface is 6.0 to 180 ?m2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: PROTERIAL, LTD.
    Inventors: Hajime Itagaki, Morifumi Kuroki, Makoto Sasaki, Shin Nakajima
  • Patent number: 11802328
    Abstract: An Fe-based amorphous alloy ribbon reduced in an iron loss in a condition of a magnetic flux density of 1.45 T is provided. One aspect of the present disclosure provides an Fe-based amorphous alloy ribbon. The Fe-based amorphous alloy ribbon has continuous linear laser irradiation marks on at least one surface. The linear laser irradiation marks are formed along a direction orthogonal to a casting direction of the Fe-based amorphous alloy ribbon. Each linear laser irradiation mark has unevenness on its surface. When the unevenness is evaluated in the casting direction, a difference HL between a highest point and a lowest point in the thickness direction of the Fe-based amorphous alloy ribbon is 0.25 ?m to 2.0 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: PROTERIAL, LTD.
    Inventors: Hajime Itagaki, Morifumi Kuroki, Makoto Sasaki, Shin Nakajima
  • Patent number: 11728076
    Abstract: A method of producing a laminated amorphous alloy ribbon holding spool. The method includes providing amorphous alloy ribbon holding spools, each of which is wound with a single layer amorphous alloy ribbon, unwinding the single layer amorphous alloy ribbon from each of the amorphous alloy ribbon holding spools, making the single layer amorphous alloy ribbon travel with a laser being radiated thereto, to thereby simultaneously prepare single layer amorphous alloy ribbons having laser irradiation mark formed thereon, laminating the single layer amorphous alloy ribbons having the laser irradiation mark formed thereon to, thereby prepare a laminated amorphous alloy ribbon, and winding up the laminated amorphous alloy ribbon on a spool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Proterial, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hajime Itagaki, Atsuhiro Noguchi, Morifumi Kuroki, Makoto Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20220375666
    Abstract: An Fe-based amorphous alloy ribbon reduced in an iron loss in a condition of a magnetic flux density of 1.45 T is provided. One aspect of the present disclosure provides an Fe-based amorphous alloy ribbon. The Fe-based amorphous alloy ribbon has continuous linear laser irradiation marks on at least one surface. The linear laser irradiation marks are formed along a direction orthogonal to a casting direction of the Fe-based amorphous alloy ribbon. Each linear laser irradiation mark has unevenness on its surface. When the unevenness is evaluated in the casting direction, a difference HL between a highest point and a lowest point in the thickness direction of the Fe-based amorphous alloy ribbon is 0.25 ?m to 2.0 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Hajime ITAGAKI, Morifumi KUROKI, Makoto SASAKI, Shin NAKAJIMA
  • Publication number: 20220364212
    Abstract: An Fe-based amorphous alloy ribbon reduced in iron loss, less deformed, and highly productive in a condition of a magnetic flux density of 1.45 T is provided. One aspect of the present disclosure provides an Fe-based amorphous alloy ribbon having first and second surfaces, and is provided with continuous linear laser irradiation marks on at least the first surface. Each linear laser irradiation mark is formed along a direction orthogonal to a casting direction of the Fe-based amorphous alloy ribbon, and has unevenness on its surface. When the unevenness is evaluated in the casting direction, a height difference HL×width WA calculated from the height difference HL between a highest point and a lowest point in a thickness direction of the Fe-based amorphous alloy ribbon and the width WA which is a length of the linear irradiation mark on the first surface is 6.0 to 180 ?m2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Hajime ITAGAKI, Morifumi KUROKI, Makoto SASAKI, Shin NAKAJIMA
  • Publication number: 20220168846
    Abstract: A method of producing an amorphous alloy ribbon. The method includes radiating a laser to an amorphous alloy ribbon, while the amorphous alloy ribbon travels or is travelling, to thereby form laser irradiation marks on the amorphous alloy ribbon. Further, when the amorphous alloy ribbon has a traveling speed of S1 m/sec and the laser has a scanning speed of S2 m/sec, the S1 is 0.1 m/sec or more and 30 m/sec or less, the S2 is 1 m/sec or more and 800 m/sec or less, and S2/S1 is 3.0 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Hajime Itagaki, Atsuhiro Noguchi, Morifumi Kuroki, Makoto Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20220172868
    Abstract: A method of producing a laminated amorphous alloy ribbon holding spool. The method includes providing amorphous alloy ribbon holding spools, each of which is wound with a single layer amorphous alloy ribbon, unwinding the single layer amorphous alloy ribbon from each of the amorphous alloy ribbon holding spools, making the single layer amorphous alloy ribbon travel with a laser being radiated thereto, to thereby simultaneously prepare single layer amorphous alloy ribbons having laser irradiation mark formed thereon, laminating the single layer amorphous alloy ribbons having the laser irradiation mark formed thereon to, thereby prepare a laminated amorphous alloy ribbon, and winding up the laminated amorphous alloy ribbon on a spool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Hajime Itagaki, Atsuhiro Noguchi, Morifumi Kuroki, Makoto Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20210057133
    Abstract: One aspect of the invention provides an Fe-based amorphous alloy ribbon having a free solidified surface and a roll contact surface, in which the Fe-based amorphous alloy ribbon has plural laser irradiation mark rows each formed from plural laser irradiation marks on at least one surface of the free solidified surface or the roll contact surface, a line interval is from 10 mm to 60 mm, which is a centerline interval in a middle section in a width direction, between mutually adjacent laser irradiation mark rows, a spot interval is from 0.10 mm to 0.50 mm, which is an interval between center points of the plural laser irradiation marks in each of the plural laser irradiation mark rows, and the number density D (=(1/d1)×(1/d2), d1: line interval, d2: spot interval) of the laser irradiation marks is from 0.05 marks/mm2 to 0.50 marks/mm2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Applicant: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
    Inventors: Hajime ITAGAKI, Motoki OHTA, Morifumi KUROKI, Makoto SASAKI
  • Patent number: 10450638
    Abstract: The present invention achieves an object of continuously supplying a melt from a melt nozzle over a long period of time by adjusting the contents of Mn and S in an Fe—B—Si—C-type amorphous alloy ribbon. An amorphous alloy ribbon of the present invention includes a composition containing Fe, Si, B, C, Mn, S, and inevitable impurities, the composition containing, with respect to 100.0 atm % of the total amount of Fe, Si, B, and C, 3.0 atm % or more and 10.0 atm % or less of Si, 10.0 atm % or more and 15.0 atm % or less of B, and 0.2 atm % or more and 0.4 atm % or less of C, the amorphous alloy ribbon having a content ratio of Mn of more than 0.12 mass % and less than 0.15 mass %, and a content ratio of S of 0.0036 mass % or more and less than 0.0045 mass %, the amorphous alloy ribbon having a thickness of 10 ?m or more and 40 ?m or less, and a width of 100 mm or more and 300 mm or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
    Inventors: Morifumi Kuroki, Kenichiro Hara, Hajime Itagaki
  • Patent number: 10407754
    Abstract: A process for manufacturing a reclaimed alloy material includes the steps of crushing a magnetic core including an amorphous alloy ribbon; putting a prepared organic solvent and crushed pieces obtained in the step of crushing into a container and putting the crushed pieces into contact with the organic solvent in the container; selectively discharging the organic solvent from the container after putting the crushed pieces into contact with the organic solvent; and evaporating, after discharging the organic solvent, the organic solvent remaining in the container. The crushed pieces, removed from the container after the organic solvent is evaporated, is reused as a reclaimed alloy material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kohei Miyano, Morifumi Kuroki
  • Publication number: 20180334737
    Abstract: The present invention achieves an object of continuously supplying a melt from a melt nozzle over a long period of time by adjusting the contents of Mn and S in an Fe—B—Si—C-type amorphous alloy ribbon. An amorphous alloy ribbon of the present invention includes a composition containing Fe, Si, B, C, Mn, S, and inevitable impurities, the composition containing, with respect to 100.0 atm % of the total amount of Fe, Si, B, and C, 3.0 atm % or more and 10.0 atm % or less of Si, 10.0 atm % or more and 15.0 atm % or less of B, and 0.2 atm % or more and 0.4 atm % or less of C, the amorphous alloy ribbon having a content ratio of Mn of more than 0.12 mass % and less than 0.15 mass %, and a content ratio of S of 0.0036 mass % or more and less than 0.0045 mass %, the amorphous alloy ribbon having a thickness of 10 ?m or more and 40 ?m or less, and a width of 100 mm or more and 300 mm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: Morifumi KUROKI, Kenichiro HARA, Hajime ITAGAKI
  • Publication number: 20160244863
    Abstract: A process for manufacturing a reclaimed alloy material includes the steps of crushing a magnetic core including an amorphous alloy ribbon; putting a prepared organic solvent and crushed pieces obtained in the step of crushing into a container and putting the crushed pieces into contact with the organic solvent in the container; selectively discharging the organic solvent from the container after putting the crushed pieces into contact with the organic solvent; and evaporating, after discharging the organic solvent, the organic solvent remaining in the container. The crushed pieces, removed from the container after the organic solvent is evaporated, is reused as a reclaimed alloy material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Kohei MIYANO, Morifumi KUROKI