Patents by Inventor Takurou IWASA

Takurou IWASA 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: 11081265
    Abstract: A rare-earth sintered magnet contains main phase crystal grains having an Nd5Fe17-type crystal structure, includes R and T (where R represents one or more rare-earth elements that essentially include Sm and T represents Fe or one or more transition metal elements that essentially include Fe and Co), and wherein the compositional ratio of R is 20-40 at % and the remaining portion is substantially T; the remaining portion other than R is substantially only T or only T and C; and when the main phase crystal grains' average grain size in one cross-sectional surface of the rare-earth sintered magnet is defined as Dv, while grain size of individual main phase crystal grains is defined as Di, Dv is at least 1.0 ?m, and the main phase crystal grains' area ratio that satisfy 0.7Dv?Di?2.0Dv is at least 80% with respect to the area of a cross-sectional surface of the rare-earth sintered magnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takurou Iwasa, Ryuji Hashimoto, Masashi Ito
  • Patent number: 10943717
    Abstract: An R-T-B based permanent magnet includes main phase grains composed of R2T14B type compound. R is a rare earth element. T is iron group element(s) essentially including Fe or Fe and Co. B is boron. An average grain size of the main phase grains is 0.8 ?m or more and 2.8 ?m or less. The R-T-B based permanent magnet contains at least C and Zr in addition to R, T, and B. B is contained at 0.75 mass % or more and 0.88 mass % or less. Zr is contained at 0.65 mass % or more and 5.00 mass % or less. A formula (1) of 5.0?[B]+[C]?[Zr]?5.6 is satisfied, where [B] is a B content represented by atom %, [C] is a C content represented by atom %, and [Zr] is a Zr content represented by atom %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masashi Miwa, Takurou Iwasa
  • Patent number: 10672546
    Abstract: An R-T-B based permanent magnet includes main phase grains composed of R2T14B type compound. R is a rare earth element. T is iron group element(s) essentially including Fe or Fe and Co. B is boron. The magnet contains at least C, Ga, and M selected from Zr, Ti, and Nb in addition to R, T, and B. B is contained at 0.71 mass % to 0.88 mass %. C is contained at 0.15 mass % to 0.34 mass %. Ga is contained at 0.40 mass % to 1.40 mass %. M is contained at 0.25 mass % to 2.50 mass %. A formula (1) of 0.14?[C]/([B]+[C])?0.30 and a formula (2) of 5.0?[B]+[C]?[M]?5.6 are satisfied, where [B], [C], and [M] are respectively a content of B, C, and M by atom %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masashi Miwa, Takurou Iwasa, Tamotsu Ishiyama
  • Patent number: 10529473
    Abstract: An R-T-B based permanent magnet includes R-T-B based compounds as main-phase crystal grains. R is a rare earth element. T is iron group element(s) essentially including Fe or Fe and Co. B is boron. A two-grain boundary is contained between the two adjacent main-phase crystal grains. An average grain size of the main-phase crystal grains is 0.9 ?m or more and 2.8 ?m or less. A thickness of the two-grain boundary is 5 nm or more and 200 nm or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takurou Iwasa, Masashi Miwa
  • Publication number: 20200005973
    Abstract: A rare-earth sintered magnet contains main phase crystal grains having an Nd5Fe17-type crystal structure, includes R and T (where R represents one or more rare-earth elements that essentially include Sm and T represents Fe or one or more transition metal elements that essentially include Fe and Co), and wherein the compositional ratio of R is 20-40 at % and the remaining portion is substantially T; the remaining portion other than R is substantially only T or only T and C; and when the main phase crystal grains' average grain size in one cross-sectional surface of the rare-earth sintered magnet is defined as Dv, while grain size of individual main phase crystal grains is defined as Di, Dv is at least 1.0 ?m, and the main phase crystal grains' area ratio that satisfy 0.7Dv?Di?2.0Dv is at least 80% with respect to the area of a cross-sectional surface of the rare-earth sintered magnet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takurou IWASA, Ryuji HASHIMOTO, Masashi ITO
  • Patent number: 10522276
    Abstract: An R-T-B based sintered magnet has a high coercivity even if the carbon content becomes high accompanying the micronization of the finely pulverized particles of the raw material. The R-T-B based sintered magnet includes an R-T-B based compound as main phase grains, wherein, the R-T-B based sintered magnet contains 0.1 mass % to 0.3 mass % of C, and an R—Ga—C concentrated part exists in the grain boundary formed between or among two or more adjacent main phase grains, and the concentrations of R, Ga and C in the R—Ga—C concentrated part are higher than those in the main phase grains respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masashi Miwa, Takurou Iwasa
  • Patent number: 10388443
    Abstract: The present invention provides an R-T-B based sintered magnet having an R-T-B based compound as main phase grains, wherein, the content of Zr contained in the R-T-B based sintered magnet is 0.3 mass % to 2.0 mass %, the main phase grains have Zr, and the R-T-B based sintered magnet have main phase grains with the mass concentration of Zr at the edge portion of the main phase grain being 70% or less of that at the central portion of the main phase grain at the cross-section of the main phase grain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masashi Miwa, Takurou Iwasa, Haruna Nakajima
  • Publication number: 20170278602
    Abstract: An R-T-B based permanent magnet includes R-T-B based compounds as main-phase crystal grains. R is a rare earth element. T is iron group element(s) essentially including Fe or Fe and Co. B is boron. A two-grain boundary is contained between the two adjacent main-phase crystal grains. An average grain size of the main-phase crystal grains is 0.9 ?m or more and 2.8 ?m or less. A thickness of the two-grain boundary is 5 nm or more and 200 nm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takurou IWASA, Masashi MIWA
  • Publication number: 20170250015
    Abstract: An R-T-B based permanent magnet includes main phase grains composed of R2T14B type compound. R is a rare earth element. T is iron group element(s) essentially including Fe or Fe and Co. B is boron. The magnet contains at least C, Ga, and M selected from Zr, Ti, and Nb in addition to R, T, and B. B is contained at 0.71 mass % to 0.88 mass %. C is contained at 0.15 mass % to 0.34 mass %. Ga is contained at 0.40 mass % to 1.40 mass %. M is contained at 0.25 mass % to 2.50 mass %. A formula (1) of 0.14?[C]/([B]+[C])?0.30 and a formula (2) of 5.0?[B]+[C]?[M]?5.6 are satisfied, where [B], [C], and [M] are respectively a content of B, C, and M by atom %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masashi MIWA, Takurou IWASA, Tamotsu ISHIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20170250016
    Abstract: An R-T-B based permanent magnet includes main phase grains composed of R2T14B type compound. R is a rare earth element. T is iron group element(s) essentially including Fe or Fe and Co. B is boron. An average grain size of the main phase grains is 0.8 ?m or more and 2.8 ?m or less. The R-T-B based permanent magnet contains at least C and Zr in addition to R, T, and B. B is contained at 0.75 mass % or more and 0.88 mass % or less. Zr is contained at 0.65 mass % or more and 5.00 mass % or less. A formula (1) of 5.0?[B]+[C]?[Zr]?5.6 is satisfied, where [B] is a B content represented by atom %, [C] is a C content represented by atom %, and [Zr] is a Zr content represented by atom %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masashi MIWA, Takurou IWASA
  • Publication number: 20160225501
    Abstract: The present invention provides an R-T-B based sintered magnet having an R-T-B based compound as main phase grains, wherein, the content of Zr contained in the R-T-B based sintered magnet is 0.3 mass % to 2.0 mass %, the main phase grains have Zr, and the R-T-B based sintered magnet have main phase grains with the mass concentration of Zr at the edge portion of the main phase grain being 70% or less of that at the central portion of the main phase grain at the cross-section of the main phase grain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masashi MIWA, Takurou IWASA, Haruna NAKAJIMA
  • Publication number: 20160225502
    Abstract: An R-T-B based sintered magnet has a high coercivity even if the carbon content becomes high accompanying the micronization of the finely pulverized particles of the raw material. The R-T-B based sintered magnet includes an R-T-B based compound as main phase grains, wherein, the R-T-B based sintered magnet contains 0.1 mass % to 0.3 mass % of C, and an R—Ga—C concentrated part exists in the grain boundary formed between or among two or more adjacent main phase grains, and the concentrations of R, Ga and C in the R—Ga—C concentrated part are higher than those in the main phase grains respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masashi MIWA, Takurou IWASA