Patents by Inventor Noboru Sekiguchi

Noboru Sekiguchi 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).

  • Publication number: 20220108723
    Abstract: A tape-like magnetic recording medium includes a reinforced substrate, and a recording layer arranged on the reinforced substrate, and the reinforced substrate includes a substrate that has a first face and a second face opposed to each other, and has an average thickness of 4 ?m or smaller, and a metal layer that contains cobalt, arranged on the first face, the reinforced substrate by itself causing thereon a depth of indentation of 0.25 ?m or shallower, when a 0.7-mm-diameter hard sphere is impressed against the second face under 5.0 gf load for 10 seconds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Hiroto ATAGI, Noboru SEKIGUCHI, Takashi AIZAWA, Tomoe OZAKI, Koji SUZUKI, Yoichi KANEMAKI, Teruo SAI, Ryoichi HIRATSUKA, Kazuya HASHIMOTO
  • Patent number: 11250884
    Abstract: A magnetic recording cartridge is provided and including a magnetic recording medium, wherein an average thickness of the magnetic recording medium tT is 3.5 ?m?tT?5.6 ?m, a dimensional change amount ?w in a width direction of the magnetic recording medium with respect to a tension change in a longitudinal direction of the magnetic recording medium is 700 ppm/N??w?20000 ppm, the magnetic recording medium is accommodated in a state of being wound around the reel in the cartridge case and (a servo track width on an inner side of winding of the magnetic recording medium)?(a servo track width on an outer side of winding of the magnetic recording medium)>0 is satisfied, and a squareness ratio measured in a vertical direction of the magnetic recording medium is 65% or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Minoru Yamaga, Noboru Sekiguchi
  • Publication number: 20210407540
    Abstract: A magnetic recording medium is a magnetic recording medium having a tape-like shape and includes a base substrate and a magnetic layer provided on the base substrate. A plurality of data tracks can be formed in the magnetic layer, a width of a data track is 2900 nm or less, and in a case of defining, as wmax and wmin, a maximum value and a minimum value respectively out of average values of a width of the magnetic recording medium measured under four kinds of environment in which temperature and relative humidity are set to (10° C., 10%), (10° C., 80%), (29° C., 80%), and (45° C., 10%), wmax and wmin satisfy a relation of (wmax?wmin)/wmin?400 [ppm].
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Noboru SEKIGUCHI, Minoru YAMAGA
  • Patent number: 11189314
    Abstract: A magnetic recording medium is provided and includes a substrate; a magnetic layer; an underlayer between the substrate and the magnetic layer; and a back layer, wherein (wmax?wmin)/wmin?400 [ppm]??(1) where wmax and wmin are respectively maximum and minimum of average values of width corresponding to samples of magnetic recording medium measured after the samples are stored for two hours under storage conditions (a loading tension in the longitudinal direction of the magnetic recording medium, a temperature and a relative humidity) for each of the samples, and a width of a sample of the magnetic recording medium at 25° C. and 50% relative humidity and without loading is ½ inch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Minoru Yamaga, Noboru Sekiguchi
  • Publication number: 20210280214
    Abstract: A magnetic recording medium includes a layer structure including a magnetic layer, a base layer, and a back layer in this order, in which an average thickness tT is tT?5.5 ?m, a dimensional variation ?w in a width direction to tension change in a longitudinal direction is 660 ppm/N??w, and a surface roughness Rabe of the base layer on a side of the back layer is 4.2 nm?Rabe?8.5 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Minoru YAMAGA, Noboru SEKIGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20210249045
    Abstract: A magnetic recording medium is provided and includes a magnetic layer, a non-magnetic layer, a base layer and a back layer, wherein an average thickness tT of the magnetic recording medium is tT?5.3 a dimensional change amount ?w in a width direction with respect to a change in tension in a longitudinal direction is 700 ppm/N??w, a thickness of the non-magnetic layer is 2.0 ?m or less, a squareness ratio measured in a vertical direction of the magnetic recording medium is 65% or more, and the magnetic layer includes a magnetic powder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Minoru YAMAGA, Noboru SEKIGUCHI, Tooru SATO, Takashi AIZAWA
  • Publication number: 20210241797
    Abstract: A magnetic recording cartridge is provided and including a magnetic recording medium, wherein an average thickness of the magnetic recording medium tT is 3.5 ?m?tT?5.6 ?m, a dimensional change amount ?w in a width direction of the magnetic recording medium with respect to a tension change in a longitudinal direction of the magnetic recording medium is 700 ppm/N??w?20000 ppm, the magnetic recording medium is accommodated in a state of being wound around the reel in the cartridge case and (a servo track width on an inner side of winding of the magnetic recording medium)?(a servo track width on an outer side of winding of the magnetic recording medium)>0 is satisfied, and a squareness ratio measured in a vertical direction of the magnetic recording medium is 65% or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Minoru YAMAGA, Noboru SEKIGUCHI
  • Patent number: 11056143
    Abstract: A magnetic recording medium is provided and includes a magnetic layer, a non-magnetic layer, a base layer and a back layer, wherein an average thickness tT of the magnetic recording medium is tT?5.3 ?m, a dimensional change amount ?w in a width direction with respect to a change in tension in a longitudinal direction is 700 ppm/N??w, a thickness of the non-magnetic layer is 2.0 ?m or less, a squareness ratio measured in a vertical direction of the magnetic recording medium is 65% or more, and the magnetic layer includes a magnetic powder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Minoru Yamaga, Noboru Sekiguchi, Tooru Sato, Takashi Aizawa
  • Publication number: 20210174830
    Abstract: A magnetic recording medium is provided and includes a substrate; a magnetic layer; an underlayer between the substrate and the magnetic layer; and a back layer, wherein (wmax?wmin)/wmin?400 [ppm]??(1) where wmax and wmin are respectively maximum and minimum of average values of width corresponding to samples of magnetic recording medium measured after the samples are stored for two hours under storage conditions (a loading tension in the longitudinal direction of the magnetic recording medium, a temperature and a relative humidity) for each of the samples, and a width of a sample of the magnetic recording medium at 25° C. and 50% relative humidity and without loading is ½ inch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Minoru YAMAGA, Noboru SEKIGUCHI
  • Patent number: 11017809
    Abstract: A magnetic recording medium includes a layer structure including a magnetic layer, a base layer, and a back layer in this order, in which an average thickness tT is tT?5.5 ?m, a dimensional variation ?w in a width direction to tension change in a longitudinal direction is 660 ppm/N??w, and a surface roughness Rabe of the base layer on a side of the back layer is 4.2 nm?Rabe?8.5 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Minoru Yamaga, Noboru Sekiguchi
  • Publication number: 20210151075
    Abstract: A magnetic recording medium is provided and includes a substrate; and a magnetic layer provided over the substrate, wherein (wmax?wmin)/wmin?400 [ppm] . . . (1) where wmax and wmin are respectively maximum and minimum of average values of width corresponding to samples of magnetic recording medium measured after the samples are stored for two hours under storage conditions (a loading tension in the longitudinal direction of the magnetic recording medium, a temperature and a relative humidity) for each of the samples, and a width of a sample of the magnetic recording medium at 25° C. and 50% relative humidity and without loading is ½ inch, magnetic recording medium has Young's modulus of less than 8.0 GPa in a longitudinal direction, and 4.0?TB/(TA?TB) . . . (2) where TA is average thickness of magnetic recording medium and TB is average thickness of substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Minoru YAMAGA, Noboru SEKIGUCHI
  • Patent number: 10984833
    Abstract: A magnetic recording cartridge is provided and including a magnetic recording medium, wherein an average thickness of the magnetic recording medium tT is 3.5 ?m?tT?5.6 ?m, a dimensional change amount ?w in a width direction of the magnetic recording medium with respect to a tension change in a longitudinal direction of the magnetic recording medium is 700 ppm/N??w?20000 ppm, the magnetic recording medium is accommodated in a state of being wound around the reel in the cartridge case and (a servo track width on an inner side of winding of the magnetic recording medium)—(a servo track width on an outer side of winding of the magnetic recording medium)>0 is satisfied, and a squareness ratio measured in a vertical direction of the magnetic recording medium is 65% or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Minoru Yamaga, Noboru Sekiguchi
  • Patent number: 10978104
    Abstract: A tape-type magnetic recording medium, includes a substrate; and a magnetic layer provided on the substrate. The magnetic recording medium is configured such that (1) (wmax?wmin)/wmin?400 [ppm] where wmax and wmin are respectively maximum and minimum of average values of width of the magnetic recording medium measured under four environments whose temperature and relative humidity are (10° C., 10%), (10° C., 80%), (29° C., 80%), and (45° C., 10%), respectively, and the magnetic layer has a squareness ratio of 65% or more in the vertical direction, and (2) 4.4?TB/(TA?TB) where TA is an average thickness of the magnetic recording medium and TB is an average thickness of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Minoru Yamaga, Noboru Sekiguchi
  • Patent number: 10964346
    Abstract: A magnetic recording medium, includes a substrate; a magnetic layer; an underlayer between the substrate and the magnetic layer, the underlayer including a non-magnetic powder and a binding agent; and a back layer. In a case where wmax and wmin are respectively maximum and minimum of average values of width of the magnetic recording medium measured under four environments whose temperature and relative humidity are (10° C., 10%), (10° C., 80%), (29° C., 80%), and (45° C., 10%), respectively, wmax and wmin satisfy a relation of (wmax?wmin)/wmin?400 [ppm]. The substrate includes polyester. A squareness ratio in a vertical direction of the magnetic medium is 65% or more, and an average thickness of the magnetic recording medium is 5.6 ?m or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Minoru Yamaga, Noboru Sekiguchi
  • Patent number: 10937457
    Abstract: There is provided a magnetic recording medium of which an average thickness tT is tT?5.6 ?m, a dimensional change amount ?w in a width direction with respect to a change in tension in a longitudinal direction is 660 ppm/N??w, a squareness ratio in a vertical direction is 65% or more, and a width deformation coefficient b during long-term storage in a case where a long-term storage width change amount Y is defined as Y=blog(t) is ?0.06 ?m?b?0.06 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Minoru Yamaga, Noboru Sekiguchi, Tooru Sato, Takashi Aizawa
  • Publication number: 20210020196
    Abstract: The average thickness tT of a magnetic recording medium meets the requirement that tT?5.5 [?m], and the dimensional change amount ?w in the width direction of the magnetic recording medium with respect to the tension change in the longitudinal direction of the magnetic recording medium meets the requirement that 700 ppm/N??w.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Noboru SEKIGUCHI, Minoru YAMAGA
  • Publication number: 20200411043
    Abstract: In a magnetic recording medium, an average thickness tT is tT?5.5 ?m, a dimensional variation ?w in a width direction to tension change in a longitudinal direction is 650 ppm/N??w, and a rate of shrinkage in the longitudinal direction is 0.08% or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Minoru YAMAGA, Noboru SEKIGUCHI
  • Patent number: 10867630
    Abstract: The average thickness tT of a magnetic recording medium meets the requirement that tT?5.5 [?m], and the dimensional change amount ?w in the width direction of the magnetic recording medium with respect to the tension change in the longitudinal direction of the magnetic recording medium meets the requirement that 700 ppm/N??w.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Noboru Sekiguchi, Minoru Yamaga
  • Patent number: 10839846
    Abstract: In a magnetic recording medium, an average thickness tT is tT?5.5 ?m, a dimensional variation ?w in a width direction to tension change in a longitudinal direction is 650 ppm/N??w, and a rate of shrinkage in the longitudinal direction is 0.08% or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Minoru Yamaga, Noboru Sekiguchi
  • Publication number: 20200357437
    Abstract: A magnetic recording medium, includes a substrate; a magnetic layer; an underlayer between the substrate and the magnetic layer, the underlayer including a non-magnetic powder and a binding agent; and a back layer. In a case where wmax and wmin are respectively maximum and minimum of average values of width of the magnetic recording medium measured under four environments whose temperature and relative humidity are (10° C., 10%), (10° C., 80%), (29° C., 80%), and (45° C., 10%), respectively, wmax and wmin satisfy a relation of (wmax?wmin)/wmin?400 [ppm]. The substrate includes polyester. A squareness ratio in a vertical direction of the magnetic medium is 65% or more, and an average thickness of the magnetic recording medium is 5.6 ?m or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Minoru YAMAGA, Noboru SEKIGUCHI