Patents by Inventor Shusuke Okada
Shusuke Okada 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).
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Patent number: 11798739Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention includes, in a samarium-iron-nitrogen based magnet powder, a main phase containing samarium and iron, and a sub-phase containing samarium, iron, and at least one or more elements selected from the group consisting of zirconium, molybdenum, vanadium, tungsten, and titanium, wherein an atomic ratio of a rare earth element to an iron group element is greater than an atomic ratio of the rare earth element to the iron group element of the main phase, wherein at least a part of a surface of the main phase is coated with the sub-phase.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2019Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: TDK CorporationInventors: Ryuji Hashimoto, Yasushi Enokido, Shusuke Okada, Kenta Takagi
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Publication number: 20230144902Abstract: A samarium-iron-nitrogen based magnet, wherein a samarium oxide phase is formed on at least a part of a surface of a crystal grain, and wherein an atomic ratio of calcium to a total amount of iron group elements, rare earth elements, and calcium is 0.4% or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2021Publication date: May 11, 2023Applicant: TDK CorporationInventors: Ryuji HASHIMOTO, Yasushi ENOKIDO, Shusuke OKADA, Kenta TAKAGI
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Publication number: 20230039058Abstract: A Sm—Fe—N magnet includes Sm—Fe—N particles, wherein an inter-particle metal phase is present between at least two of the Sm—Fe—N particles, an average particle diameter of the Sm—Fe—N particles is less than 2.0 ?m, and a percentage of the Sm—Fe—N particles having an aspect ratio of 2.0 or more is 10% or less, the inter-particle metal phase includes a Fe3Zn10 phase and an ?-Fe phase in a particle form, and in the inter-particle metal phase, an area ratio of the Fe3Zn10 phase is 80% or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2022Publication date: February 9, 2023Applicants: TDK Corporation, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and TechnologyInventors: Hirotaka YOKOTA, Eiichiro Fukuchi, Shusuke Okada, Kenta Takagi
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Publication number: 20230043317Abstract: A Sm—Fe—N magnet includes Sm—Fe—N particles each having a surface, a coating layer being provided on at least a portion of the surface or on at least a portion of an interface between at least two of the Sm—Fe—N particles, or being provided on both, wherein the coating layer includes a first layer and a second layer, the first layer being situated closer to the surface or the interface than is the second layer, he first layer includes ?-Fe, the second layer includes a Sm—Fe—Zn alloy, and a Zn content contained in the second layer is 1 at % or more and 20 at % or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2022Publication date: February 9, 2023Applicants: TDK Corporation, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and TechnologyInventors: Hirotaka YOKOTA, Shusuke Okada, Kenta Takagi
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Patent number: 11453057Abstract: A samarium-iron-nitrogen alloy powder according to one embodiment of the present invention is characterized in that a value obtained by dividing the hydrogen content of the samarium-iron-nitrogen alloy powder by the BET specific surface area of the samarium-iron-nitrogen alloy powder is less than or equal to 400 ppm/(m2/g), and a value obtained by dividing the oxygen content of the samarium-iron-nitrogen alloy powder by the BET specific surface area of the samarium-iron-nitrogen alloy powder is less than or equal to 11,000 ppm/(m2/g).Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2017Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignees: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, TDK CorporationInventors: Shusuke Okada, Kazuyuki Suzuki, Kenta Takagi, Kimihiro Ozaki, Yasushi Enokido
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Publication number: 20220189669Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention includes single-crystal particles of a TbCu7 type samarium-iron-nitrogen based alloy in an anisotropic magnet powder.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2020Publication date: June 16, 2022Applicants: TDK Corporation, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and TechnologyInventors: Suguru SATOH, Yasushi ENOKIDO, Shusuke OKADA, Kenta TAKAGI
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Patent number: 11361888Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention is that in samarium-iron-nitrogen magnet powder, a non-magnetic phase is formed on a surface of the samarium-iron-nitrogen magnet phase, and an arithmetic mean roughness Ra of the surface is 3.5 nm or less.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2018Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignees: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, TDK CorporationInventors: Shusuke Okada, Kenta Takagi, Yasushi Enokido, Yoshinori Fujikawa, Ryuji Hashimoto
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Publication number: 20210082605Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention includes, in a samarium-iron-nitrogen based magnet powder, a main phase containing samarium and iron, and a sub-phase containing samarium, iron, and at least one or more elements selected from the group consisting of zirconium, molybdenum, vanadium, tungsten, and titanium, wherein an atomic ratio of a rare earth element to an iron group element is greater than an atomic ratio of the rare earth element to the iron group element of the main phase, wherein at least a part of a surface of the main phase is coated with the sub-phase.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2019Publication date: March 18, 2021Applicant: TDK CorporationInventors: Ryuji HASHIMOTO, Yasushi ENOKIDO, Shusuke OKADA, Kenta TAKAGI
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Publication number: 20200118722Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention is that in samarium-iron-nitrogen magnet powder, a non-magnetic phase is formed on a surface of the samarium-iron-nitrogen magnet phase, and an arithmetic mean roughness Ra of the surface is 3.5 nm or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2018Publication date: April 16, 2020Applicants: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, TDK CorporationInventors: Shusuke OKADA, Kenta TAKAGI, Yasushi ENOKIDO, Yoshinori FUJIKAWA, Ryuji HASHIMOTO
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Publication number: 20200105446Abstract: A samarium-iron-bismuth-nitrogen-based magnet powder includes: a main phase including samarium, iron, and bismuth, wherein a ratio of bismuth to a total amount of samarium, iron, and bismuth is less than or equal to 3.0 at %.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2019Publication date: April 2, 2020Applicants: TDK Corporation, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and TechnologyInventors: Ryuji HASHIMOTO, Yasushi Enokido, Shusuke Okada, Kenta Takagi
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Publication number: 20200016663Abstract: A samarium-iron-nitrogen alloy powder according to one embodiment of the present invention is characterized in that a value obtained by dividing the hydrogen content of the samarium-iron-nitrogen alloy powder by the BET specific surface area of the samarium-iron-nitrogen alloy powder is less than or equal to 400 ppm/(m2/g), and a value obtained by dividing the oxygen content of the samarium-iron-nitrogen alloy powder by the BET specific surface area of the samarium-iron-nitrogen alloy powder is less than or equal to 11,000 ppm/(m2/g).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2017Publication date: January 16, 2020Applicants: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, TDK CorporationInventors: Shusuke OKADA, Kazuyuki SUZUKI, Kenta TAKAGI, Kimihiro OZAKI, Yasushi ENOKIDO
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Patent number: 8627653Abstract: An exhaust purification apparatus which comprises: a first processing unit for removing particulate matter; a second processing unit for reducing nitrogen oxide; a communication pipe for guiding exhaust from an exhaust outlet of the first processing unit to an exhaust inlet of the second processing unit; and a reducing agent supply unit on the communication pipe. The first and second processing units are arranged in parallel such that the exhaust outlet and the exhaust inlet are on the sides facing each other. The communication pipe is arranged between the first and second processing units where the processing units are closest to each other such that the upstream part of the communication pipe extends from the exhaust outlet along the outer circumferential surface of the first processing unit and the downstream part of the communication pipe extends along the outer circumferential surface of the second processing unit to the exhaust inlet.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2009Date of Patent: January 14, 2014Assignee: Yanmar Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Omote, Shusuke Okada, Yuuji Kawabata
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Patent number: 8494752Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide an engine having a revision means which regulates rotation speed of each of cylinders while reflecting specific unevenness of rotation of each of the cylinders.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2008Date of Patent: July 23, 2013Assignee: Yanmar Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hitoshi Adachi, Shusuke Okada, Tomohiro Otani
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Patent number: 8126638Abstract: In an engine which may show a behavior where an engine speed is not always minimized after compression top dead center of a cylinder in which poor fuel injection occurred, the cylinder in which poor fuel injection occurred is detected.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2008Date of Patent: February 28, 2012Assignee: Yanmar Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hitoshi Adachi, Shusuke Okada, Tomohiro Otani
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Patent number: 8122708Abstract: An exhaust gas purification device having a DPF provided in an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine. The device has one or more sound pressure measurement means for measuring exhaust sound pressure and calculation means for calculating the amount of PM accumulation based on the exhaust sound pressure measured. On the upstream side of the DPF are arranged exhaust gas temperature measurement means and exhaust gas temperature raising means. The exhaust gas temperature raising means is activated when the amount of PM accumulation calculated by the calculation means is higher than a preset default and at the same time when the exhaust gas temperature measured by the exhaust temperature measurement means is lower than a lower limit of a temperature region in which the DPF can be regenerated.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2006Date of Patent: February 28, 2012Assignee: Yanmar Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shusuke Okada, Masato Kitazaki, Hiroshi Uehara, Osamu Kawatate
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Publication number: 20120023914Abstract: Disclosed is an exhaust purification apparatus which comprises: a first processing unit (10) for removing particulate matter; a second processing unit (20) for mainly reducing nitrogen oxide from the exhaust that has passed through the first processing unit (10); a communication pipe (30) for guiding the exhaust from an exhaust outlet of the first processing unit (10) to an exhaust inlet of the second processing unit (20); and a reducing agent supply unit (40) for supplying a reducing agent to the exhaust. The first processing unit (10) and the second processing unit (20) are arranged in parallel to each other in such a manner that the exhaust outlet of the first processing unit (10) and the exhaust inlet of the second processing unit (20) are on the sides facing each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2009Publication date: February 2, 2012Applicant: Yanmar Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Omote, Shusuke Okada, Yuuji Kawabata
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Patent number: 8091347Abstract: In an embodiment of an exhaust gas purification apparatus, when an accumulation amount of particulate matter in a DPF (33) exceeds a predetermined amount and an exhaust gas temperature of an engine is lower than a restoration operable temperature, an intake air amount reducing operation is executed by an air intake throttling device (24) provided for an air intake pipe (21) of the engine, and a heating operation is executed by an electric heater (34) provided upstream from the DPF (33), thereby increasing the exhaust gas temperature to the restoration operable temperature to start a restoration operation of the DPF (33).Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2006Date of Patent: January 10, 2012Assignee: Yanmar Co., Ltd.Inventors: Michihiko Hara, Akihiro Nishimura, Shusuke Okada, Masato Kitazaki
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Patent number: 7954846Abstract: A door trim covers a door body of a side door. An article storage portion is provided at a lower portion of the door trim. A seat is provided beside the side door so that the seat and the side door are overlapped when viewed from a vehicle side. A side airbag device includes an airbag which inflates beside the seat with gas supplied from an inflator at a vehicle side crash and protects chest and waist portions of a passenger. A recess is provided at the door trim. The recess is concaved toward a vehicle outside at an upper portion of the door trim above the article storage portion. A covering member which restrains the airbag from coming into the recess is provided at the door trim so as to cover almost half of the recess.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2009Date of Patent: June 7, 2011Assignee: Mazda Motor CorporationInventors: Yukio Iwayama, Shusuke Okada, Masafumi Sakakida, Masaki Motoki
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Publication number: 20100201108Abstract: A door trim covers a door body of a side door. An article storage portion is provided at a lower portion of the door trim. A seat is provided beside the side door so that the seat and the side door are overlapped when viewed from a vehicle side. A side airbag device includes an airbag which inflates beside the seat with gas supplied from an inflator at a vehicle side crash and protects chest and waist portions of a passenger. A recess is provided at the door trim. The recess is concaved toward a vehicle outside at an upper portion of the door trim above the article storage portion. A covering member which restrains the airbag from coming into the recess is provided at the door trim so as to cover almost half of the recess.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2009Publication date: August 12, 2010Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Yukio IWAYAMA, Shusuke OKADA, Masafumi SAKAKIDA, Masaki MOTOKI
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Publication number: 20100198484Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide an engine having a revision means which regulates rotation speed of each of cylinders while reflecting specific unevenness of rotation of each of the cylinders.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2008Publication date: August 5, 2010Applicant: Yanmar Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hitoshi Adachi, Shusuke Okada, Tomohiro Otani