Patents by Inventor Yoji Okano

Yoji Okano 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: 20240055167
    Abstract: A ferrite sheet strip includes a strip shaped substrate and a plurality of ferrite sheet pieces provided on a surface of the substrate. The plurality of ferrite sheet pieces are aligned and spaced apart by a gap from one another along a longitudinal direction of the substrate. The gap extends at least partially so as not to be parallel to a lateral direction of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Satoshi OHMAE, Tetsuya KIMURA, Makoto SADAI, Yoji OKANO
  • Patent number: 11096318
    Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a noise suppression sheet that is capable of absorbing noise at a wide frequency range of from 10 MHz to 1 GHz. The present invention relates to a ferrite laminate formed by laminating a conductive layer comprising a conductive filler and a resin and a magnetic layer comprising ferrite; the conductive layer has a surface electrical resistance of of 100 to 5000 ?/?; the ferrite is partitioned into small parts; and a real part of a magnetic permeability of the ferrite as measured at 10 MHz is 130 to 480, and an imaginary part of of the magnetic permeability of the ferrite as measured at 10 MHz is 30 to 440.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: TODA KOGYO CORP.
    Inventors: Yoji Okano, Akihiro Yoshida, Kazumi Yamamoto, Yuji Omote
  • Patent number: 10714247
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a ferrite sintered plate having a composition comprising 47 to 50 mol % of Fe2O3, 7 to 26 mol % of NiO, 13 to 36 mol % of ZnO, 7 to 12 mol % of CuO and 0 to 1.5 mol % of CoO, as calculated in terms of the respective oxides, in which the ferrite sintered plate has a volume resistivity of 1×108 to 1×1012·cm and a thickness of 10 to 60 ?m; and a ferrite sintered sheet comprising the ferrite sintered plate on a surface of which a groove or grooves are formed, and an adhesive layer and/or a protective layer formed on the ferrite sintered plate, in which the ferrite sintered sheet has a magnetic permeability at 500 kHz a real part of which is 120 to 800 and an imaginary part of which is 0 to 30, and a product (?m) of the real part of the magnetic permeability at 500 kHz of the ferrite sintered sheet and a thickness of the ferrite sintered plate is 5000 to 48000.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: TODA KOGYO CORP.
    Inventors: Yoji Okano, Makoto Sadai, Shingo Honda, Mitsunori Kurumada, Akihiro Yoshida, Kazuyoshi Kawato
  • Patent number: 10128029
    Abstract: An object or technical task of the present invention is to provide a ferrite sintered sheet having a dense ferrite microfine structure which has a large ?? value, a small ?? value, and a small temperature-dependent change of the ?? value thereof. The present invention relates to a ferrite ceramics having a composition comprising 47.5 to 49.8 mol % of Fe2O3, 13.5 to 19.5 mol % of NiO, 21 to 27 mol % of ZnO, 7.5 to 12.5 mol % of CuO and 0.2 to 0.8 mol % of CoO, all of the molar amounts being calculated in terms of the respective oxides, the ferrite ceramics further comprising 0.2 to 1.4% by weight of SnO2 and 0.005 to 0.03% by weight of S and having a density of 5.05 to 5.30 g/cm3; and a ferrite sintered sheet comprising the ferrite sintered plate on a surface of which a groove or grooves are formed, and an adhesive layer and/or a protective layer formed on the ferrite sintered plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: TODA KOGYO CORP.
    Inventors: Yoji Okano, Tomohiro Dote, Makoto Sadai, Shingo Honda, Katsumi Nakai, Yasuhiko Fujii
  • Publication number: 20180199474
    Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a noise suppression sheet that is capable of absorbing noise at a wide frequency range of from 10 MHz to 1 GHz. The present invention relates to a ferrite laminate formed by laminating a conductive layer comprising a conductive filler and a resin and a magnetic layer comprising ferrite; the conductive layer has a surface electrical resistance of of 100 to 5000 ?/?; the ferrite is partitioned into small parts; and a real part of a magnetic permeability of the ferrite as measured at 10 MHz is 130 to 480, and an imaginary part of of the magnetic permeability of the ferrite as measured at 10 MHz is 30 to 440.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Yoji OKANO, Akihiro YOSHIDA, Kazumi YAMAMOTO, Yuji OMOTE
  • Patent number: 9824802
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an Ni—Zn—Cu—Co ferrite sintered plate having a composition comprising 45 to 50 mol % of Fe2O3, 10 to 25 mol % of NiO, 15 to 36 mol % of ZnO, 2 to 14 mol % of CuO and 0.1 to 3.5 mol % of CoO, all of the molar amounts being calculated in terms of the respective oxides, and a ferrite sintered sheet that is provided on a surface thereof with a groove and further with an adhesive layer and/or a protective layer. The ferrite sintered sheet is capable of exhibiting an increased ?? value of a magnetic permeability while maintaining a small ?? value of the magnetic permeability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: TODA KOGYO CORP.
    Inventors: Makoto Sadai, Tomohiro Dote, Yoji Okano
  • Patent number: 9697937
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a ferrite material that is excellent in temperature characteristic and DC superimposition characteristic. The present invention relates to Ni—Zn—Cu-based ferrite particles comprising 70 to 95% by weight of an Ni—Zn—Cu ferrite having a specific composition, 1 to 20% by weight of nickel oxide, 0 to 20% by weight of zinc oxide and 1 to 10% by weight of copper oxide, and a ferrite sintered ceramics obtained by sintering the ferrite particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: TODA KOGYO CORP.
    Inventors: Yoji Okano, Tomohiro Dote, Takanori Doi
  • Publication number: 20170117075
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a ferrite sintered plate having a composition comprising 47 to 50 mol % of Fe2O3, 7 to 26 mol % of NiO, 13 to 36 mol % of ZnO, 7 to 12 mol % of CuO and 0 to 1.5 mol % of CoO, as calculated in terms of the respective oxides, in which the ferrite sintered plate has a volume resistivity of 1×108 to 1×1012·cm and a thickness of 10 to 60 ?m; and a ferrite sintered sheet comprising the ferrite sintered plate on a surface of which a groove or grooves are formed, and an adhesive layer and/or a protective layer formed on the ferrite sintered plate, in which the ferrite sintered sheet has a magnetic permeability at 500 kHz a real part of which is 120 to 800 and an imaginary part of which is 0 to 30, and a product (?m) of the real part of the magnetic permeability at 500 kHz of the ferrite sintered sheet and a thickness of the ferrite sintered plate is 5000 to 48000.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2015
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Yoji OKANO, Makoto SADAI, Shingo HONDA, Mitsunori KURUMADA, Akihiro YOSHIDA, Kazuyoshi KAWATO
  • Patent number: 9502774
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a folded dipole antenna comprising a magnetic material comprising a hexagonal Z-type ferrite and/or a hexagonal Y-type ferrite as a main component in which a radiation element and a reflection element each having a folded dipole structure are disposed, and an RF tag comprising the folded dipole antenna and an IC chip connected to the folded dipole antenna. The RF tag according to the present invention has a smaller size than that of the conventional RF tags and is not susceptible to adverse influence from ambient environments, and can be operated at an UHF band or surrounding frequency bands thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: TODA KOGYO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoji Okano, Tetsuya Kimura, Kazumi Yamamoto, Takanori Doi, Yoshiro Sato
  • Publication number: 20160284453
    Abstract: An object or technical task of the present invention is to provide a ferrite sintered sheet having a dense ferrite microfine structure which has a large ?? value, a small ?? value, and a small temperature-dependent change of the ?? value thereof. The present invention relates to a ferrite ceramics having a composition comprising 47.5 to 49.8 mol % of Fe2O3, 13.5 to 19.5 mol % of NiO, 21 to 27 mol % of ZnO, 7.5 to 12.5 mol % of CuO and 0.2 to 0.8 mol % of CoO, all of the molar amounts being calculated in terms of the respective oxides, the ferrite ceramics further comprising 0.2 to 1.4% by weight of SnO2 and 0.005 to 0.03% by weight of S and having a density of 5.05 to 5.30 g/cm3; and a ferrite sintered sheet comprising the ferrite sintered plate on a surface of which a groove or grooves are formed, and an adhesive layer and/or a protective layer formed on the ferrite sintered plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: Yoji OKANO, Tomohiro DOTE, Makoto SADAI, Shingo HONDA, Katsumi NAKAI, Yasuhiko FUJII
  • Publication number: 20160276079
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a power transmission device for a non-contact power feeder system which has high power transmission efficiency and high impact resistance. The above object of the present invention can be achieved by a soft magnetic ferrite resin composition molded product comprising a filler and a binder, in which the filler comprises soft magnetic ferrite particles having an average particle diameter of 5 to 35 ?m, the binder comprises at least one material selected from the group consisting of a thermoplastic resin and a soft polyolefin resin, and the soft magnetic ferrite resin composition molded product has a molding density of 3.2 to 4.7 g/cm3 and a magnetic permeability of 5 to 15, and a power transmission device for a non-contact power feeder system which comprises the above soft magnetic ferrite resin composition molded product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Kazushi NISHIMOTO, Yoji OKANO, Hiromitsu SAKURAI, Kazumi YAMAMOTO, Tomohiro DOTE, Yasushi NISHIO, Yasuhiko FUJII
  • Patent number: 9394204
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a molded ferrite sheet having opposing surfaces and a thickness in a range of 30 ?m to 430 ?m, at least one surface of said opposing surfaces having the following surface roughness characteristics (a) to (c): (a) a center line average roughness is in a range of 170 nm to 800 nm, (b) a maximum height is in a range of 3 ?m to 10 ?m, and (c) an area occupancy rate of cross-sectional area taken along a horizontal plane at a depth of 50% of the maximum height in a square of side 100 ?m is in a range of 10 to 80%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: TODA KOGYO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuya Kimura, Tomohiro Dote, Kazumi Yamamoto, Takanori Doi, Yoji Okano
  • Publication number: 20150302958
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an Ni—Zn—Cu—Co ferrite sintered plate having a composition comprising 45 to 50 mol % of Fe2O3, 10 to 25 mol % of NiO, 15 to 36 mol % of ZnO, 2 to 14 mol % of CuO and 0.1 to 3.5 mol % of CoO, all of the molar amounts being calculated in terms of the respective oxides, and a ferrite sintered sheet that is provided on a surface thereof with a groove and further with an adhesive layer and/or a protective layer. The ferrite sintered sheet is capable of exhibiting an increased ?? value of a magnetic permeability while maintaining a small ?? value of the magnetic permeability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2013
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventors: Makoto SADAI, Tomohiro DOTE, Yoji OKANO
  • Publication number: 20150028251
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a ferrite material that is excellent in temperature characteristic and DC superimposition characteristic. The present invention relates to Ni—Zn—Cu-based ferrite particles comprising 70 to 95% by weight of an Ni—Zn—Cu ferrite having a specific composition, 1 to 20% by weight of nickel oxide, 0 to 20% by weight of zinc oxide and 1 to 10% by weight of copper oxide, and a ferrite sintered ceramics obtained by sintering the ferrite particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Yoji Okano, Tomohiro Dote, Takanori Doi
  • Publication number: 20130265205
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a folded dipole antenna comprising a magnetic material comprising a hexagonal Z-type ferrite and/or a hexagonal Y-type ferrite as a main component in which a radiation element and a reflection element each having a folded dipole structure are disposed, and an RF tag comprising the folded dipole antenna and an IC chip connected to the folded dipole antenna. The RF tag according to the present invention has a smaller size than that of the conventional RF tags and is not susceptible to adverse influence from ambient environments, and can be operated at an UHF band or surrounding frequency bands thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2011
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: TODA KOGYO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoji Okano, Tetsuya Kimura, Kazumi Yamamoto, Takanori Doi, Yoshiro Sato
  • Patent number: 8470194
    Abstract: A Ni—Zn—Cu ferrite material having excellent DC bias characteristics is provided by adding zinc silicate thereto. The above problem can be solved by Ni—Zn—Cu ferrite particles which comprise a spinel-type ferrite and zinc silicate, which have a composition comprising 36.0 to 48.5 mol % of Fe2O3, 7.0 to 38 mol % of NiO, 4.5 to 40 mol % of ZnO, 5.0 to 17 mol % of CuO and 1.0 to 8.0 mol % of SiO2, all amounts being calculated in terms of the respective oxides, and which have a ratio of an X-ray diffraction intensity from a 113 plane of the zinc silicate to an X-ray diffraction intensity from a 311 plane of the spinel-type ferrite is 0.01 to 0.12; a green sheet obtained by forming a material comprising the Ni—Zn—Cu ferrite particles into a film; and a Ni—Zn—Cu ferrite sintered ceramics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Toda Kogyo Corporation
    Inventors: Yoji Okano, Tomohiro Dote, Norio Sugita
  • Publication number: 20120237728
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a molded ferrite sheet having opposing surfaces and a thickness in a range of 30 ?m to 430 ?m, at least one surface of said opposing surfaces having the following surface roughness characteristics (a) to (c): (a) a center line average roughness is in a range of 170 nm to 800 nm, (b) a maximum height is in a range of 3 ?m to 10 ?m, and (c) an area occupancy rate of cross-sectional area taken along a horizontal plane at a depth of 50% of the maximum height in a square of side 100 ?m is in a range of 10 to 80%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: TODA KOGYO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuya KIMURA, Tomohiro Dote, Kazumi Yamamoto, Takanori Doi, Yoji Okano
  • Publication number: 20110129641
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a molded ferrite sheet having opposing surfaces and a thickness in a range of 30 ?m to 430 ?m, at least one surface of said opposing surfaces having the following surface roughness characteristics (a) to (c): (a) a center line average roughness is in a range of 170 nm to 800 nm, (b) a maximum height is in a range of 3 ?m to 10 ?m, and (c) an area occupancy rate of cross-sectional area taken along a horizontal plane at a depth of 50% of the maximum height in a square of side 100 ?m is in a range of 10 to 80%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2011
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: TODA KOGYO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuya Kimura, Tomohiro Dote, Kazumi Yamamoto, Takanori Doi, Yoji Okano
  • Patent number: 7910214
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a molded ferrite sheet having opposing surfaces and a thickness in a range of 30 ?m to 430 ?m, at least one surface of said opposing surfaces having the following surface roughness characteristics (a) to (c): (a) a center line average roughness is in a range of 170 nm to 800 nm, (b) a maximum height is in a range of 3 ?m to 10 ?m, and (c) an area occupancy rate of cross-sectional area taken along a horizontal plane at a depth of 50% of the maximum height in a square of side 100 ?m is in a range of 10 to 80%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Toda Kogyo Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuya Kimura, Tomohiro Dote, Kazumi Yamamoto, Takanori Doi, Yoji Okano
  • Publication number: 20100163779
    Abstract: A Ni—Zn—Cu ferrite material having excellent DC bias characteristics is provided by adding zinc silicate thereto. The above problem can be solved by Ni—Zn—Cu ferrite particles which comprise a spinel-type ferrite and zinc silicate, which have a composition comprising 36.0 to 48.5 mol % of Fe2O3, 7.0 to 38 mol % of NiO, 4.5 to 40 mol % of ZnO, 5.0 to 17 mol % of CuO and 1.0 to 8.0 mol % of SiO2, all amounts being calculated in terms of the respective oxides, and which have a ratio of an X-ray diffraction intensity from a 113 plane of the zinc silicate to an X-ray diffraction intensity from a 311 plane of the spinel-type ferrite is 0.01 to 0.12; a green sheet obtained by forming a material comprising the Ni—Zn—Cu ferrite particles into a film; and a Ni—Zn—Cu ferrite sintered ceramics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: Yoji Okano, Tomohiro Dote, Norio Sugita