Patents by Inventor Tomoyuki Maeda

Tomoyuki Maeda 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: 20230267961
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic head includes first and second magnetic poles, a stacked body, and first to third terminals. The stacked body is provided between the first and second magnetic poles. The stacked body includes a first magnetic layer, a second magnetic layer between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic pole, a third magnetic layer between the second magnetic layer and the second magnetic pole, a fourth magnetic layer between the third magnetic layer and the second magnetic pole, a first nonmagnetic layer between the first magnetic pole and the first magnetic layer, a second nonmagnetic layer between the first and second magnetic layers, a third nonmagnetic layer between the second and third magnetic layers, a fourth nonmagnetic layer between the third and fourth magnetic layers and a fifth nonmagnetic layer between the fourth magnetic layer and the second magnetic pole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2022
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tazumi NAGASAWA, Yuji NAKAGAWA, Naoyuki NARITA, Masayuki TAKAGISHI, Tomoyuki MAEDA, Ryo OSAMURA
  • Patent number: 11721359
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic head includes first and second magnetic poles, and a stacked body provided between the first and second magnetic poles. The stacked body includes a first magnetic layer, a second magnetic layer provided between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic pole, a first nonmagnetic layer provided between the first and second magnetic layers, a second nonmagnetic layer provided between the second magnetic layer and the second magnetic pole, and a third nonmagnetic layer provided between the first magnetic pole and the first magnetic layer. The first magnetic layer includes a first element including at least one of Fe, Co, or Ni. The second magnetic layer includes (Fe100-xCox)100-yEy. A second element E includes at least one selected from the group consisting of Cr, V, Mn, Yi, and Sc. The first magnetic layer does not include the second element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuji Nakagawa, Naoyuki Narita, Masayuki Takagishi, Tomoyuki Maeda, Tazumi Nagasawa
  • Publication number: 20230244959
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a data processing device includes a processor. The processor acquires first features corresponding to a first classification label and second features corresponding to a second classification label. The processor selects at least a part of the first features from the first features, and at least a part of the second features from the second features. The processor performs a first operation. In the first operation, a first number of the at least a part of the selected first features is not less than 1.1 times and not more than 2 times a second number of the at least a part of the selected second features. The processor generates a first machine learning model based on first training data based on the at least a part of the selected first and second features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsuya SUGAWARA, Kenichiro YAMADA, Tomoyuki MAEDA
  • Patent number: 11710501
    Abstract: A magnetic head includes a first magnetic pole, a second magnetic pole, a magnetic element, and a magnetic member. The magnetic element is provided between the first and second magnetic poles, and includes a first magnetic layer. The magnetic member includes a first magnetic part. A second direction from the first magnetic part to the magnetic element crosses a first direction from the first to second magnetic pole. The first magnetic part includes a magnetic material including at least one of first to third materials. The first material includes at least one selected from the group consisting of Mn3Sn, Mn3Ge and Mn3Ga. The second material includes at least one selected from the group consisting of a cubic or tetragonal compound including Mn and Ni, a cubic alloy including ?-phase Mn, and a cubic alloy including Fe. The third material includes an antiferromagnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuji Nakagawa, Naoyuki Narita, Masayuki Takagishi, Tomoyuki Maeda, Tazumi Nagasawa, Kenichiro Yamada, Akira Kikitsu
  • Publication number: 20230178102
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic head includes a first magnetic pole, a second magnetic pole, and a stacked body provided between the first and second magnetic poles. The stacked body includes first to fourth magnetic layers, and first to fifth non-magnetic layers. The second non-magnetic layer is in contact with the second and first magnetic layers. The third non-magnetic layer is in contact with the third and second magnetic layers. The fourth non-magnetic layer is in contact with the fourth and third magnetic layers. A fourth thickness of the fourth magnetic layer along a first direction from the first magnetic pole to the second magnetic pole is not less than 0.5 times and not more than 1.6 times a first thickness of the first magnetic layer along the first direction. A second thickness of the second magnetic layer along the first direction is less than the first thickness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuji NAKAGAWA, Naoyuki NARITA, Masayuki TAKAGISHI, Tomoyuki MAEDA, Tazumi NAGASAWA
  • Patent number: 11631423
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic recording device includes a magnetic head and a controller. The magnetic head includes a first magnetic pole, a magnetic element including a first magnetic layer, and a coil. The controller is electrically connected to the magnetic element and the coil. The controller is configured to supply a recording current to the coil and supply an element current to the magnetic element. The recording current includes a first period of a first polarity, a second period of a second polarity, a third period that shifts from the first to second period, and a fourth period that shifts from the second to first period. The element current includes DC and AC components. The AC component in the first period is the same as the AC component in the second period, the AC component in the third period, and the AC component in the fourth period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuji Nakagawa, Naoyuki Narita, Masayuki Takagishi, Tazumi Nagasawa, Tomoyuki Maeda
  • Patent number: 11626130
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic head includes a first magnetic pole, a second magnetic pole, and a stacked body provided between the first and second magnetic poles. The stacked body includes a first magnetic layer, a second magnetic layer provided between the first magnetic pole and the first magnetic layer, a third magnetic layer provided between the first magnetic pole and the second magnetic layer, a first nonmagnetic layer provided between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic pole, a second nonmagnetic layer provided between the second and first magnetic layers, and a third nonmagnetic layer provided between the third and second magnetic layers. The third magnetic layer includes first and second elements. The first and second magnetic layers do not include the second element. Or concentrations of the second element in the first and second magnetic layers are less than in the third magnetic layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoyuki Narita, Masayuki Takagishi, Hitoshi Iwasaki, Tomoyuki Maeda
  • Patent number: 11615808
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic head includes first and second magnetic poles, and a stacked body provided between the first and second magnetic poles. The stacked body includes a first magnetic layer, a second magnetic layer provided between the second magnetic pole and the first magnetic layer, a third magnetic layer provided between the second magnetic pole and the second magnetic layer, a first non-magnetic layer provided between the first magnetic layer and the first magnetic pole, a second non-magnetic layer provided between the second and first magnetic layers, a third non-magnetic layer provided between the third and second magnetic layers, and a fourth non-magnetic layer provided between the second magnetic pole and the third magnetic layer. A thickness of the first magnetic layer is thicker than a thickness of the second magnetic layer. A thickness of the third magnetic layer is thicker than the second layer thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuji Nakagawa, Naoyuki Narita, Masayuki Takagishi, Tomoyuki Maeda, Tazumi Nagasawa, Hirofumi Suto
  • Publication number: 20230074796
    Abstract: An active material is provided for use in a solid-state battery. The active material exhibits at least one peak in the range of 0.145 to 0.185 nm and at least one peak in the range of 0.280 to 0.310 nm in a radial distribution function obtained through measurement of an X-ray absorption fine structure thereof. In the particle size distribution, by volume, of the active material obtained through a particle size distribution measurement by laser diffraction scattering method, the ratio of the absolute value of the difference between the mode diameter of the active material and the D10 of the active material (referred to as the “mode diameter” and the “D10” respectively) to the mode diameter in percentage terms, (|mode diameter - D10 / mode diameter) x 100, satisfies 0% < (( | mode diameter - D10| / mode diameter) x 100) ? 58.0%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Jun OMURA, Daisuke WASHIDA, Tetsuya MITSUMOTO, Hitohiko IDE, Yasuo KOMODA, Yasuhiro SHIBATA, Yasunori TABIRA, Tomoyuki MAEDA
  • Publication number: 20230062839
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic head includes a magnetic pole, a shield, and a non-magnetic layer. The non-magnetic layer is provided between the magnetic pole and the shield. The non-magnetic layer is in contact with the magnetic pole and the shield. The non-magnetic layer includes a first element including at least one selected from the group consisting of Cu, Au, Cr, V, Al and Ag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuji NAKAGAWA, Masayuki TAKAGISHI, Naoyuki NARITA, Tazumi NAGASAWA, Tomoyuki MAEDA
  • Publication number: 20230046928
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic head includes first and second magnetic poles, and a stacked body provided between the first and second magnetic poles. The stacked body includes a first magnetic layer, a second magnetic layer provided between the second magnetic pole and the first magnetic layer, a third magnetic layer provided between the second magnetic pole and the second magnetic layer, a fourth magnetic layer provided between the second magnetic pole and the third magnetic layer, a first non-magnetic layer provided between the first magnetic layer and the first magnetic pole, a second non-magnetic layer provided between the second and first magnetic layers, a third non-magnetic layer provided between the third and second magnetic layers, a fourth non-magnetic layer provided between the fourth magnetic layer and the third magnetic layer, and a fifth non-magnetic layer provided between the second magnetic pole and the fourth magnetic layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuji NAKAGAWA, Naoyuki NARITA, Masayuki TAKAGISHI, Tomoyuki MAEDA, Tazumi NAGASAWA, Hirofumi SUTO
  • Publication number: 20230045730
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic recording device includes a magnetic head and a controller. The magnetic head includes a first magnetic pole, a magnetic element including a first magnetic layer, and a coil. The controller is electrically connected to the magnetic element and the coil. The controller is configured to supply a recording current to the coil and supply an element current to the magnetic element. The recording current includes a first period of a first polarity, a second period of a second polarity, a third period that shifts from the first to second period, and a fourth period that shifts from the second to first period. The element current includes DC and AC components. The AC component in the first period is the same as the AC component in the second period, the AC component in the third period, and the AC component in the fourth period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuji NAKAGAWA, Naoyuki NARITA, Masayuki TAKAGISHI, Tazumi NAGASAWA, Tomoyuki MAEDA
  • Publication number: 20230031273
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic head includes a first magnetic pole, a second magnetic pole, and a stacked body provided between the first and second magnetic poles. The stacked body includes a first magnetic layer, a second magnetic layer provided between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic pole, a third magnetic layer provided between the second magnetic layer and the second magnetic pole, a first non-magnetic layer provided between the first and second magnetic layers, a second non-magnetic layer provided between the second and third magnetic layers, a third non-magnetic layer provided between the first magnetic pole and the first magnetic layer, and a fourth non-magnetic layer provided between the third magnetic layer and the second magnetic pole. A first magnetic pole length is shorter than a second magnetic pole length. A first magnetic layer length is longer than a second magnetic layer length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuji NAKAGAWA, Masayuki TAKAGISHI, Naoyuki NARITA, Tazumi NAGASAWA, Tomoyuki MAEDA
  • Patent number: 11568890
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic recording device for utilizing assisted magnetic recording includes a magnetic head, a first circuit, a second circuit, a third circuit, and a controller. The magnetic head includes a first magnetic pole, a second magnetic pole, a magnetic element, and a coil. The magnetic element is located between the first magnetic pole and the second magnetic pole. The magnetic element includes a first magnetic layer. The first circuit is configured to supply a coil current to the coil. The second circuit is configured to supply an element current to the magnetic element. The third circuit is configured to detect an electrical resistance of the magnetic element. The controller is configured to control the element current by controlling the second circuit based on the electrical resistance detected by the third circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirofumi Suto, Tazumi Nagasawa, Masayuki Takagishi, Naoyuki Narita, Tomoyuki Maeda, Hitoshi Iwasaki
  • Patent number: 11562944
    Abstract: A power conversion device includes a plurality of semiconductor modules, a plurality of coolers, and a frame. The frame pressurizes and holds a stacked body in which the semiconductor modules and the coolers are alternately stacked. The frame includes a first frame and a second frame that sandwich the stacked body therebetween. The first frame is a plate material bent to surround the stacked body from three directions, and includes a pair of side walls extending in the stacking direction of the stacked body, and an abutting wall extending between the side walls and abutting the stacked body. The abutting wall is bent outward from the frame. Each of the side walls is bent inward from the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tomoyuki Maeda
  • Publication number: 20220399033
    Abstract: A magnetic head includes a first magnetic pole, a second magnetic pole, a magnetic element, and a magnetic member. The magnetic element is provided between the first and second magnetic poles, and includes a first magnetic layer. The magnetic member includes a first magnetic part. A second direction from the first magnetic part to the magnetic element crosses a first direction from the first to second magnetic pole. The first magnetic part includes a magnetic material including at least one of first to third materials. The first material includes at least one selected from the group consisting of Mn3Sn, Mn3Ge and Mn3Ga. The second material includes at least one selected from the group consisting of a cubic or tetragonal compound including Mn and Ni, a cubic alloy including ?-phase Mn, and a cubic alloy including Fe. The third material includes an antiferromagnet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuji NAKAGAWA, Naoyuki NARITA, Masayuki TAKAGISHI, Tomoyuki MAEDA, Tazumi NAGASAWA, Kenichiro YAMADA, Akira KIKITSU
  • Patent number: 11521644
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic head includes first and second magnetic poles, and a stacked body provided between the first and second magnetic poles. The stacked body includes a first magnetic layer, a second magnetic layer provided between the second magnetic pole and the first magnetic layer, a third magnetic layer provided between the second magnetic pole and the second magnetic layer, a fourth magnetic layer provided between the second magnetic pole and the third magnetic layer, a first non-magnetic layer provided between the first magnetic layer and the first magnetic pole, a second non-magnetic layer provided between the second and first magnetic layers, a third non-magnetic layer provided between the third and second magnetic layers, a fourth non-magnetic layer provided between the fourth magnetic layer and the third magnetic layer, and a fifth non-magnetic layer provided between the second magnetic pole and the fourth magnetic layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuji Nakagawa, Naoyuki Narita, Masayuki Takagishi, Tomoyuki Maeda, Tazumi Nagasawa, Hirofumi Suto
  • Publication number: 20220383898
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic head includes first and second magnetic poles, and a stacked body provided between the first and second magnetic poles. The stacked body includes a first magnetic layer, a second magnetic layer provided between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic pole, a first nonmagnetic layer provided between the first and second magnetic layers, a second nonmagnetic layer provided between the second magnetic layer and the second magnetic pole, and a third nonmagnetic layer provided between the first magnetic pole and the first magnetic layer. The first magnetic layer includes a first element including at least one of Fe, Co, or Ni. The second magnetic layer includes (Fe100-xCox)100-yEy. A second element E includes at least one selected from the group consisting of Cr, V, Mn, Yi, and Sc. The first magnetic layer does not include the second element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuji NAKAGAWA, Naoyuki NARITA, Masayuki TAKAGISHI, Tomoyuki MAEDA, Tazumi NAGASAWA
  • Patent number: 11488623
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an evaluation method of a magnetic head is disclosed. The method can include acquiring an electrical signal obtained from a magnetic element when supplying a first alternating current to a coil of a magnetic head and supplying a second current to the magnetic element. The magnetic head includes a first magnetic pole, a second magnetic pole, and a coil. The magnetic element is provided between the first magnetic pole and the second magnetic pole, and includes a first magnetic layer. The method can include detecting a time required for a change of an electrical resistance of the magnetic element based on a time when a polarity of the first alternating current is reversed based on the electrical signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation
    Inventors: Hirofumi Suto, Tazumi Nagasawa, Masayuki Takagishi, Naoyuki Narita, Tomoyuki Maeda
  • Publication number: 20220335968
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic head includes a first magnetic pole, a second magnetic pole, and a stacked body provided between the first and second magnetic poles. The stacked body includes a first magnetic layer, a second magnetic layer provided between the first magnetic pole and the first magnetic layer, a third magnetic layer provided between the first magnetic pole and the second magnetic layer, a first nonmagnetic layer provided between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic pole, a second nonmagnetic layer provided between the second and first magnetic layers, and a third nonmagnetic layer provided between the third and second magnetic layers. The third magnetic layer includes first and second elements. The first and second magnetic layers do not include the second element. Or concentrations of the second element in the first and second magnetic layers are less than in the third magnetic layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoyuki NARITA, Masayuki TAKAGISHI, Hitoshi IWASAKI, Tomoyuki MAEDA