Patents by Inventor Yoko ORIMO

Yoko ORIMO 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: 20240127997
    Abstract: A magnetic body is constituted by grains of a soft magnetic alloy bonded together via an oxide layer, wherein: the soft magnetic alloy is an alloy containing Si by 1 to 5.5 percent by mass, and Cr and/or Al by 0.2 to 4 percent by mass in total, as constituent elements, with Fe and unavoidable impurities accounting for the remainder, wherein a content of Si is more than a content of Cr and Al in total; and the oxide layer contains Si, as well as at least one of Fe, Cr, and Al, where, among Fe, Si, Cr, and Al, Si is contained in the largest quantity based on mass. The magnetic body can have high magnetic permeability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Yoko ORIMO, Shinsuke TAKEOKA
  • Patent number: 11901103
    Abstract: A magnetic body is constituted by grains of a soft magnetic alloy bonded together via an oxide layer, wherein: the soft magnetic alloy is an alloy containing Si by 1 to 5.5 percent by mass, and Cr or Al by 0.2 to 4 percent by mass in total, as constituent elements, with Fe and unavoidable impurities accounting for the remainder; and the oxide layer contains Si, as well as at least one of Cr and Al, where, among Fe, Si, Cr, and Al, Si is contained in the largest quantity based on mass. The magnetic body can have high magnetic permeability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoko Orimo, Shinsuke Takeoka
  • Patent number: 11869692
    Abstract: A magnetic material includes a soft magnetic metal grain containing Fe, and a multilayer oxide film covering the surfaces of the soft magnetic metal grain. The multilayer oxide film has a first oxide layer of crystalline nature containing Fe, and a second oxide layer of amorphous nature containing Si. In an embodiment, the silicon oxide film of amorphous nature is formed by dripping, divided into multiple sessions, a treatment solution containing TEOS (tetraethoxy silane), ethanol, and water into a mixed solution containing the soft magnetic metal grain, ethanol, and ammonia water, to mix the solutions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD
    Inventors: Yoko Orimo, Xinyu Li, Shinsuke Takeoka
  • Patent number: 11854724
    Abstract: A metal magnetic powder is constituted by metal magnetic grains that each include: a metal phase where the mass percentage of Fe at its center part is lower than that at its contour part; and an oxide film covering the metal phase so as to allow the magnetic body resistant to magnetic saturation and low in iron loss.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoko Orimo, Tomoo Kashiwa
  • Patent number: 11823825
    Abstract: A metal magnetic powder is constituted by metal magnetic grains that each include: a metal phase where the percentage of Fe at its center part is 98 percent by mass or higher, while the mass percentage of Fe at its contour part is lower than that at the center part; and an oxide film covering the metal phase, so as to inhibit oxidation of Fe contained in the metal phase, despite the high content percentage of Fe in the metal phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yoko Orimo
  • Publication number: 20230340651
    Abstract: A magnetic body of the coil component contains, as soft magnetic alloy grains, first grains whose alloy components are substantially Fe, Si, and Cr, and second grains which contain, as alloy components, Fe, Si, and an element other than Si or Cr that oxidizes more easily than Fe; the first grains have, on their surface, an amorphous oxide film containing Si and Cr; the second grains have, on their surface, a crystalline oxide layer containing the element other than Si or Cr that oxidizes more easily than Fe; and the crystalline oxide forms adhesion parts, each contacting a multiple number of the first grains via the amorphous oxide film thereof and coupling or bridging the multiple number of the first grains. The coil component can offer improved mechanical strength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Yoko ORIMO, Tomoo KASHIWA
  • Patent number: 11732338
    Abstract: A magnetic body of the coil component contains, as soft magnetic alloy grains, first grains whose alloy components are substantially Fe, Si, and Cr, and second grains which contain, as alloy components, Fe, Si, and an element other than Si or Cr that oxidizes more easily than Fe; the average grain size of the second grains is smaller than the average grain size of the first grains; the first grains have, on their surface, an amorphous oxide film containing Si and Cr; the second grains have, on their surface, a crystalline oxide layer containing the element other than Si or Cr that oxidizes more easily than Fe; and the crystalline oxide forms adhesion parts, each contacting a multiple number of the first grains via the amorphous oxide film thereof and coupling or bridging the multiple number of the first grains. The coil component can offer improved mechanical strength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoko Orimo, Tomoo Kashiwa
  • Patent number: 11680306
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing magnetic alloy powder constituted by magnetic grains whose alloy phase is coated with an oxide film, includes: providing a material powder for magnetic alloy whose Fe content is 96.5 to 99 percent by mass and which also contains Si and at least one of non-Si elements (element M) that oxidize more easily than Fe; and heat-treating the material powder and thus forming an oxide film on a surface of each grain constituting the material powder, to obtain a magnetic alloy powder, wherein a content of Fe in the alloy phase is higher than in the material powder; and at a location in the oxide film where its content of Si is in element distributions in a film thickness direction is highest, the content of Si is higher than a content of Fe, and also higher than its content of element M, at the location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoko Orimo, Tomoo Kashiwa
  • Patent number: 11615902
    Abstract: A soft magnetic alloy powder contains Fe, Si, and at least one of Cr and Al, as constituent elements, wherein, on the surface of each grain constituting the alloy powder, an oxide film is provided which is such that: it contains Si, as well as at least one of Cr and Al, as constituent elements; these elements are contained at higher percentages by mass than those in the alloy part inside the grain; and the content of Si, expressed in percentage by mass, is higher than the total content of Cr and Al. The soft magnetic metal powder can achieve a higher filling rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoko Orimo, Shinsuke Takeoka
  • Publication number: 20220275488
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing magnetic alloy powder constituted by magnetic grains whose alloy phase is coated with an oxide film, includes: providing a material powder for magnetic alloy whose Fe content is 96.5 to 99 percent by mass and which also contains Si and at least one of non-Si elements (element M) that oxidize more easily than Fe; and heat-treating the material powder and thus forming an oxide film on a surface of each grain constituting the material powder, to obtain a magnetic alloy powder, wherein a content of Fe in the alloy phase is higher than in the material powder; and at a location in the oxide film where its content of Si is in element distributions in a film thickness direction is highest, the content of Si is higher than a content of Fe, and also higher than its content of element M, at the location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: Yoko ORIMO, Tomoo KASHIWA
  • Patent number: 11371122
    Abstract: In an exemplary embodiment, a magnetic alloy powder is constituted by magnetic grains 100 whose alloy phase 1 is coated with an oxide film 2, wherein: the alloy phase 1 has a Fe content of 98 percent by mass or higher and also contains Si and at least one type of non-Si element that oxidizes more easily than Fe (element M); and the oxide film 2 is such that, at the location where the content of Si as expressed in percentage by mass is the highest according to the element distributions in the direction of film thickness, this content of Si is higher than the content of Fe, and also higher than the content of element M, at this location. The magnetic alloy powder has a high Fe content and also offers excellent insulating property.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoko Orimo, Tomoo Kashiwa
  • Publication number: 20220068525
    Abstract: One object is to provide a magnetic body having a high mechanical strength. A magnetic body according to one embodiments of the present invention includes: first particles of a first alloy containing Fe and Cr; second particles of a second alloy containing at least one of Al or Mn; and bonding portions containing at least one of Al oxide or Mn oxide, the bonding portions bonding the first particles to each other. The bonding portions containing at least one of Al oxide or Mn oxide increase the mechanical strength of the magnetic body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Yoko ORIMO, Tomoo KASHIWA, Takayuki ARAI, Hirotaro SEINO
  • Publication number: 20220037067
    Abstract: A metal magnetic powder is constituted by metal magnetic grains that each include: a metal phase where the mass percentage of Fe at its center part is lower than that at its contour part; and an oxide film covering the metal phase so as to allow the magnetic body resistant to magnetic saturation and low in iron loss.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Yoko ORIMO, Tomoo KASHIWA
  • Publication number: 20220037066
    Abstract: A metal magnetic powder is constituted by metal magnetic grains that each include: a metal phase where the percentage of Fe at its center part is 98 percent by mass or higher, while the mass percentage of Fe at its contour part is lower than that at the center part; and an oxide film covering the metal phase, so as to inhibit oxidation of Fe contained in the metal phase, despite the high content percentage of Fe in the metal phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventor: Yoko ORIMO
  • Publication number: 20210065974
    Abstract: A magnetic body of the coil component is constituted by soft magnetic metal grains joined together via a glass phase, wherein the soft magnetic metal grains contain Fe in their metal part and also have, on their surface, an amorphous insulation layer containing Si and O, and wherein the percentage by mass of Si relative to all elements in the insulation layer is higher than that in the glass phase. The coil component can offer improved dielectric breakdown voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Yoko ORIMO, Tomoo KASHIWA, Takashi NAKAJIMA
  • Publication number: 20210060643
    Abstract: A magnetic body of the coil component contains, as soft magnetic alloy grains, first grains whose alloy components are substantially Fe, Si, and Cr, and second grains which contain, as alloy components, Fe, Si, and an element other than Si or Cr that oxidizes more easily than Fe; the average grain size of the second grains is smaller than the average grain size of the first grains; the first grains have, on their surface, an amorphous oxide film containing Si and Cr; the second grains have, on their surface, a crystalline oxide layer containing the element other than Si or Cr that oxidizes more easily than Fe; and the crystalline oxide forms adhesion parts, each contacting a multiple number of the first grains via the amorphous oxide film thereof and coupling or bridging the multiple number of the first grains. The coil component can offer improved mechanical strength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Yoko ORIMO, Tomoo KASHIWA
  • Publication number: 20200279677
    Abstract: A magnetic body is constituted by grains of a soft magnetic alloy bonded together via an oxide layer, wherein: the soft magnetic alloy is an alloy containing Si by 1 to 5.5 percent by mass, and Cr or Al by 0.2 to 4 percent by mass in total, as constituent elements, with Fe and unavoidable impurities accounting for the remainder; and the oxide layer contains Si, as well as at least one of Cr and Al, where, among Fe, Si, Cr, and Al, Si is contained in the largest quantity based on mass. The magnetic body can have high magnetic permeability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventors: Yoko ORIMO, Shinsuke TAKEOKA
  • Publication number: 20200279676
    Abstract: A soft magnetic alloy powder contains Fe, Si, and at least one of Cr and Al, as constituent elements, wherein, on the surface of each grain constituting the alloy powder, an oxide film is provided which is such that: it contains Si, as well as at least one of Cr and Al, as constituent elements; these elements are contained at higher percentages by mass than those in the alloy part inside the grain; and the content of Si, expressed in percentage by mass, is higher than the total content of Cr and Al. The soft magnetic metal powder can achieve a higher filling rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventors: Yoko ORIMO, Shinsuke TAKEOKA
  • Publication number: 20200277689
    Abstract: In an exemplary embodiment, a magnetic alloy powder is constituted by magnetic grains 100 whose alloy phase 1 is coated with an oxide film 2, wherein: the alloy phase 1 has a Fe content of 98 percent by mass or higher and also contains Si and at least one type of non-Si element that oxidizes more easily than Fe (element M); and the oxide film 2 is such that, at the location where the content of Si as expressed in percentage by mass is the highest according to the element distributions in the direction of film thickness, this content of Si is higher than the content of Fe, and also higher than the content of element M, at this location. The magnetic alloy powder has a high Fe content and also offers excellent insulating property.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventors: Yoko ORIMO, Tomoo KASHIWA
  • Patent number: 10622129
    Abstract: A magnetic material has: multiple soft magnetic alloy grains that contain Fe, element L (where element L is Si, Zr, or Ti), and element M (where element M is not Si, Zr, or Ti, and oxidizes more easily than Fe); a first oxide film that contains element L and covers each of the multiple soft magnetic alloy grains; a second oxide film that contains element M and covers the first oxide film; a third oxide film that contains element L and covers the second oxide film; a fourth oxide film that contains Fe and covers the third oxide film; and bonds that are constituted by parts of the fourth oxide film and that bond the multiple soft magnetic alloy grains together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoko Orimo, Xinyu Li, Shinsuke Takeoka, Chengli He, Kenji Otake