Patents by Inventor Toshiyuki Sawada

Toshiyuki Sawada 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: 11920226
    Abstract: Provided is a powder suitable for a magnetic member capable of suppressing noise in a frequency range of 100 kHz to 20 MHz. The powder for a magnetic member contains a plurality of particles 2. The main part of the particle 2 is made of an alloy. The alloy contains B. The content of B in the alloy is 5.0 mass % or more and 8.0 mass % or less. The alloy may further contain one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Cr, Mn, Co, and Ni. The content of these elements is 0 mass % or more and 25 mass % or less. The balance of the alloy is Fe and unavoidable impurities. The alloy contains an Fe2B phase. The area percentage of the Fe2B phase in the alloy is 20 mass % or more and 80 mass % or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Sanyo Special Steel Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahisa Yamamoto, Koudai Miura, Toshiyuki Sawada
  • Patent number: 11555227
    Abstract: Disclosed is a Ni—Cr-based brazing alloy including, on the basis of mass %: 15%<Cr<30%; 3%<P<12%; 0%?Si<8%; 0.01%<C<0.06%; 0%?Ti+Zr<0.1%; 0.01%<V<0.1%; 0%?Al<0.01%; 0.005%<O<0.025%; 0.001%<N<0.050%; 0%?Nb<0.1%; and the balance being Ni and incidental impurities. Inequality (1): 0.2?0.24V %/C %?1.0 is satisfied if the alloy contains no Nb, and Inequality (2): 0.2?(0.24V %+0.13Nb %)/C %?1.0 is satisfied if the alloy contains Nb. Also disclosed is an inexpensive Ni—Cr-based brazing alloy containing a trace amount of V for use in the production of stainless steel heat exchangers and other steel articles. The alloy has a low liquidus temperature and high corrosion resistance, and achieves high brazing strength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Sanyo Special Steel Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Sawada, Shingo Fukumoto
  • Patent number: 11483953
    Abstract: In the measurement device, electrical characteristics of a component can be measured adequately even if the component size is small. In the measurement device, at least a part of the component holding section is an antistatic section made of an antistatic material. Since the surface resistance of the antistatic section is large, it is possible to measure the electrical characteristics of a component in a state where the component is held by the antistatic section. Therefore, even if the size of the component is small, scattering of the component is prevented and the electrical characteristics can be adequately measured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: FUJI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Toshiyuki Sawada
  • Patent number: 11454660
    Abstract: A measurement device to automatically measure an electrical characteristic of a component is mounted on a mounter for mounting a component on a circuit board. The measurement device includes a main body, a loading stand on which a component is placed, a pair of measuring elements provided in such a manner as to move towards and away from each other, and a loading stand moving device for moving the loading stand. The loading stand moving device includes a guide rail provided on the main body, and the loading stand is held movably onto the guide rail. This configuration enables an electrical charge stored in a component held onto the loading stand and an electrical charge stored in the loading stand to be removed well by way of the guide rail and the main body. As a result, an electrical characteristic held by the component can be measured stably.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: FUJI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshihiko Sasaki, Toshiyuki Sawada
  • Patent number: 11430588
    Abstract: In order to provide a soft magnetic flaky powder having high electrical resistance and high corrosion resistance, and a magnetic sheet including the same, the present invention provides a soft magnetic flaky powder, including a plurality of soft magnetic flaky particles. Each of the plurality of soft magnetic flaky particles contains an Fe-based alloy flaky particle and a coating layer formed on a surface of the Fe-based alloy flaky particle. The coating layer contains one or two or more components selected from chromic acid and a hydrate thereof, and a metal salt of an inorganic acid and a hydrate thereof. The inorganic acid is selected from sulfuric acid, nitric acid, chromic acid, phosphoric acid, hydrofluoric acid and acetic acid. The metal salt is selected from a Na salt, an Al salt, a Ti salt, a Cr salt, a Ni salt, a Ga salt and a Zr salt. The coating layer has a thickness of 10 nm or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Sanyo Special Steel Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuji Kuse, Koudai Miura, Toshiyuki Sawada
  • Publication number: 20220165464
    Abstract: Provided is an alloy powder capable of obtaining a magnetic member therefrom in which the frequency FR is extremely high. The powder for the magnetic member is composed of a plurality of flaky particles. These flaky particles are composed of an Fe-based alloy including: 6.5% by mass or more and 32.0% by mass or less of Ni; 6.0% by mass or more and 14.0% by mass or less of Al; 0% by mass or more and 17.0% by mass or less of Co; and 0% by mass or more and 7.0% by mass or less of Cu; the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities. The average thickness Tav of this powder is 3.0 ?m or less. The saturation magnetization Ms of this powder is 0.9 T or more. The coercive force iHc of this powder is 16 kA/m or more. This Fe-based alloy has a structure resulting from spinodal decomposition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Kodai Miura, Toshiyuki Sawada, Ryohei Hosomi
  • Publication number: 20220119713
    Abstract: Provided is a powder which has a high saturation magnetic flux density and excellent flame retardancy. This powder is a flame retardant powder for a magnetic member, and includes a plurality of flaky particles. These particles are composed of an Fe—Si-based alloy containing 7% by mass or more and 12% by mass or less of Si. The content of Si in terms of percentage by mass, P(Si), in this alloy and the flame retardancy parameter PNF satisfy the following mathematical formulae (I) and (II): (?0.97×P(Si)+13.0)<PNF?10 (I), PNF=D50×TD/? (II), wherein, D50 represents the median diameter of the powder, TD represents the tap density of the powder, and ? represents the true density of the powder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Kodai Miura, Toshiyuki Sawada, Ryosuke Ochi
  • Patent number: 11276516
    Abstract: There is provided a magnetic powder for high frequency use including, in percent by mass, 0.2 to 5.0% C and at least one selected from Group IV to VI elements, Mn, and Ni in a total of 0.1 to 30%, the balance being Fe or/and Co, inclusive 0% for Co), and incidental impurities, wherein the saturation magnetization exceeds 1.0 T and satisfies Expression (1): Co%/(Co%+Fe%)?0.50. According to the magnetic powder, there is provided a metal magnetic powder having a saturation magnetization exceeding 1.0 T and also having a high FR of 200 MHz or more and a magnetic resin composition including the metal magnetic powder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Sanyo Special Steel Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Sawada, Kodai Miura
  • Publication number: 20210398719
    Abstract: Provided is a powder suitable for a magnetic member capable of suppressing noise in a frequency range of 100 kHz to 20 MHz. The powder for a magnetic member contains a plurality of particles 2. The main part of the particle 2 is made of an alloy. The alloy contains B. The content of B in the alloy is 5.0 mass % or more and 8.0 mass % or less. The alloy may further contain one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Cr, Mn, Co, and Ni. The content of these elements is 0 mass % or more and 25 mass % or less. The balance of the alloy is Fe and unavoidable impurities. The alloy contains an Fe2B phase. The area percentage of the Fe2B phase in the alloy is 20 mass % or more and 80 mass % or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Takahisa Yamamoto, Koudai Miura, Toshiyuki Sawada
  • Publication number: 20210278449
    Abstract: A measurement device to automatically measure an electrical characteristic of a component is mounted on a mounter for mounting a component on a circuit board. The measurement device includes a main body, a loading stand on which a component is placed, a pair of measuring elements provided in such a manner as to move towards and away from each other, and a loading stand moving device for moving the loading stand. The loading stand moving device includes a guide rail provided on the main body, and the loading stand is held movably onto the guide rail. This configuration enables an electrical charge stored in a component held onto the loading stand and an electrical charge stored in the loading stand to be removed well by way of the guide rail and the main body. As a result, an electrical characteristic held by the component can be measured stably.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicant: FUJI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshihiko SASAKI, Toshiyuki SAWADA
  • Patent number: 11081267
    Abstract: A flaky powder for high frequency application is provided, wherein the flaky powder contains 1.5 to 3.0 mass % C, 10 to 20 mass % Cr, 0.03 to 0.30 mass % N, and the balance being Fe and incidental impurities, and has an average particle diameter of 200 ?m or less, an average thickness of 5 ?m or less, an average aspect ratio of 5 or more, a saturation magnetization of more than 1.0 T, and a frequency (FR) of 200 MHz or more at which tan ? reaches 0.1. Based on the flaky powder, a novel magnetic flaky metal powder having a saturation magnetization exceeding 1.0 T and exhibiting a high FR of 200 MHz or more, and magnetic sheets including the magnetic flaky metal powder are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Sanyo Special Steel Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Sawada, Kodai Miura
  • Patent number: 10872716
    Abstract: In order to provide a soft magnetic flaky powder that is used primarily in a member for an RFID and that has the high real part ?? of a magnetic permeability and the low imaginary part ?? of the magnetic permeability even when having an average particle diameter of 30 ?m or more, and a method for producing the soft magnetic flaky powder, the present invention provides a soft magnetic flaky powder obtained by flattening-treatment of a soft magnetic powder, in which an average particle diameter is more than 30 ?m, a coercive force measured by applying a magnetic field in the longitudinal direction of the flaky powder is in a range of 240 to 640 A/m, a saturation magnetization is 1.0 T or more, and an aspect ratio is 30 or more, and a method for producing the soft magnetic flaky powder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: Sanyo Special Steel Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fumihiro Maezawa, Toshiyuki Sawada
  • Patent number: 10804014
    Abstract: Provided is a flaky soft magnetic powder composed of an Fe—Si—Al alloy containing Si: 5.5 to 10.5 mass %, Al: 4.5 to 8.0 mass %, and Fe and incidental impurities: balance, wherein the flaky powder exhibits a ratio (D50/TD) of 35 to 92 where D50 represents the average particle size (?m) of the powder and TD represents the tap density (Mg/m3) of the powder, and the flaky powder exhibits a coercive force of 239 to 479 A/m as measured under application of a magnetic field in an in-plane direction of the flaky powder. The flaky soft magnetic powder exhibits superior sheet formability and has high magnetic permeability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Sanyo Special Steel Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuji Kuse, Kodai Miura, Fumihiro Maezawa, Toshiyuki Sawada
  • Patent number: 10586637
    Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, there are provided: a soft magnetic flattened powder having an average particle diameter, excellent sheet moldability, and a high magnetic permeability; and a method for producing the soft magnetic flattened powder. The soft magnetic flattened powder according to the present invention includes an Fe—Si—Al-based alloy, an average particle diameter D50 being 30 to less than 50 ?m; a coercive force Hc measured by applying a magnetic field in the longitudinal direction of the flattened powder being 176 A/m or less; the ratio of a tap density to a true density being 0.18 or less; a specific surface area BET value being 0.6 m2/g or more; the amount of contained oxygen being 0.6 mass % or less; and the BET value and oxygen value of the soft magnetic powder satisfying expression (1): [oxygen value/BET value?0.50 mg·g/m2 (excluding zero)].
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Sanyo Special Steel Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fumihiro Maezawa, Toshiyuki Sawada
  • Patent number: 10576539
    Abstract: Provided is a flaky soft magnetic powder including an Fe—Si—Al alloy having an oxygen content of 0.6 mass % or less, a manganese content of 0.1 mass % to 1.0 mass %, and the balance incidental impurities. The flaky soft magnetic powder has an average particle size of 43 to 60 ?m and exhibits a coercive force Hc of 106 A/m or less as measured under application of a magnetic field in an in-plane direction of the flaky soft magnetic powder. The ratio of the tap density to the true density of the flaky soft magnetic powder is 0.17 or less. Also provided is a method of producing the flaky soft magnetic powder. The use of the flaky soft magnetic powder can produce a magnetic sheet having particularly high magnetic permeability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Sanyo Special Steel Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fumihiro Maezawa, Toshiyuki Sawada
  • Publication number: 20200048740
    Abstract: Disclosed is a Ni—Cr-based brazing alloy including, on the basis of mass %: 15%<Cr<30%; 3%<P<12%; 0%<Si<8%; 0.01%<C<0.06%; 0%?Ti+Zr<0.1%; 0.01%<V<0.1%; 0%?Al<0.01%; 0.005%<O<0.025%; 0.001%<N<0.050%; 0%?Nb<0.1%; and the balance being Ni and incidental impurities. Inequality (1): 0.2?0.24V %/C %?1.0 is satisfied if the alloy contains no Nb, and Inequality (2): 0.2?(0.24V %+0.13Nb %)/C %?1.0 is satisfied if the alloy contains Nb. Also disclosed is an inexpensive Ni—Cr-based brazing alloy containing a trace amount of V for use in the production of stainless steel heat exchangers and other steel articles. The alloy has a low liquidus temperature and high corrosion resistance, and achieves high brazing strength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2018
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Toshiyuki SAWADA, Shingo FUKUMOTO
  • Patent number: 10551410
    Abstract: An inspection device with improved inspection accuracy of electrical characteristics of a component, including a holding table, a pair of measuring elements configured to grip a component held on the holding table 32 and measure electrical characteristics of the component; and a relative movement device configured to relatively move the holding table and the pair of measuring elements. In a state in which component is clamped by the pair of measuring elements, by moving holding table, component and the holding table are separated by at least a set value, and in that state the electrical characteristics are measured. Therefore, even if the holding table is made of a conductive material, effects on the component are reduced, and the electrical characteristics can be measured accurately.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: FUJI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Sawada, Satoshi Iwashima
  • Patent number: 10543571
    Abstract: A Ni—Cr—Fe-based alloy brazing filler material to which Cu is added, and which has a low melting temperature, and is inexpensive and excellent in corrosion resistance and in strength, for use in manufacture of stainless-steel heat exchangers or the like, specifically, a Ni—Cr—Fe-based alloy brazing filler material, including, in mass %, Cr: 15 to 30%; Fe: 15 to 30%; Cu: 2.1 to 7.5%; P: 3 to 12%; and Si: 0 to 8%; and the balance being Ni and unavoidable impurities, wherein the total content of Cr and Fe is 30 to 54%, and the total content of P and Si is 7 to 14%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Sanyo Special Steel Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Sawada, Shingo Fukumoto
  • Patent number: 10509069
    Abstract: After measuring electrical characteristics, a component favorably drops from a measuring element. An inspection device includes a pair of measuring elements configured to measure electrical characteristics of a component by gripping the components due to being capable of approaching and separating from each other; and air supply device configured to supply air to at least one of a pair of opposing surfaces that oppose each of the pair of measuring elements, and by supplying air to at least one of the opposing surfaces from air supply device, a component s adhered to the at least one opposing surface can be caused to drop favorably.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: FUJI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Sawada, Satoshi Iwashima
  • Publication number: 20190380236
    Abstract: In the measurement device, electrical characteristics of a component can be measured adequately even if the component size is small. In the measurement device, at least a part of the component holding section is an antistatic section made of an antistatic material. Since the surface resistance of the antistatic section is large, it is possible to measure the electrical characteristics of a component in a state where the component is held by the antistatic section. Therefore, even if the size of the component is small, scattering of the component is prevented and the electrical characteristics can be adequately measured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Applicant: FUJI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Toshiyuki SAWADA