Patents by Inventor Yoshihiro Higashi

Yoshihiro Higashi 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: 20230041879
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a sensor includes an element part, and a control circuit part. The element part includes first and second elements. Each of the first and second elements includes a first magnetic element and a first conductive member. The control circuit part includes a first current circuit, a differential circuit, and a phase detection circuit. The first current circuit is configured to supply a first current to the first conductive member. The differential circuit is configured to output a differential signal corresponding to a difference of a first signal and a second signal. The first signal corresponds to a change in a first electrical resistance of the first magnetic element of the first element, The second signal corresponds to a change in a second electrical resistance of the first magnetic element of the second element. The phase detection circuit is configured to perform a phase detection of the differential signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Akira KIKITSU, Satoshi SHIROTORI, Yoshihiro HIGASHI, Yoshinari KUROSAKI
  • Patent number: 11513173
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic sensor includes a base body, a magnetic member, and an element part. The base body includes a base body end portion. A direction from the base body toward the magnetic member is along a first direction. The element part includes a first magnetic element and a second magnetic element. A position of the first magnetic element and a position of the second magnetic element in a second direction are between a position of the base body end portion in the second direction and a position of the magnetic member in the second direction. The second direction crosses the first direction. A first distance along the second direction between the base body end portion and the element part is greater than a second distance along the second direction between the element part and the magnetic member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Akira Kikitsu, Satoshi Shirotori, Yoshihiro Higashi, Yoshinari Kurosaki, Hitoshi Iwasaki
  • Patent number: 11513174
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic sensor includes a first magnetic element, a conductive member including a first corresponding portion, an element current circuit configured to supply an element current to the first magnetic element, and a first current circuit configured to supply a first current to the first corresponding portion. The first corresponding portion is along the first magnetic element. The first current includes an alternating current component. The first current includes a first duration of a first current value of a first polarity, a first pulse duration of a first pulse current value of the first polarity, a second duration of a second current value of a second polarity, and a second pulse duration of a second pulse current value of the second polarity. The second polarity is different from the first polarity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hitoshi Iwasaki, Satoshi Shirotori, Akira Kikitsu, Yoshihiro Higashi, Kenichiro Yamada
  • Patent number: 11493572
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic sensor includes a first conductive part circuit, an alternating current circuit part, a first direct current circuit part, and a first element. The first conductive part circuit includes a first conductive part including a first conductive part end portion and a first conductive part other-end portion, and a first alternating current transfer element electrically connected in series with the first conductive part. The first conductive part circuit includes a first circuit end portion and a first circuit other-end portion. The alternating current circuit part is configured to apply an alternating current voltage between the first circuit end portion and the first circuit other-end portion. The first direct current circuit part is configured to apply a first direct current voltage to the first conductive part end portion and the first conductive part other-end portion. The first element includes a first magnetic layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Higashi, Akira Kikitsu, Satoshi Shirotori, Hitoshi Iwasaki, Yoshinari Kurosaki
  • Patent number: 11493571
    Abstract: According to one embodiment of the invention, a magnetic sensor includes a first element part. The first element part includes a first magnetic element, first and s second structures, a first magnetic member, and a second magnetic member. A direction from the first magnetic layer toward the first counter magnetic layer is along a first direction. The first structure includes a first side magnetic layer. The second structure includes a second side magnetic layer. The first magnetic element is between the first structure and the second structure in a second direction crossing the first direction. The first magnetic element is separated from the first side magnetic layer and the second side magnetic layer. A direction from the first side magnetic layer toward the first magnetic member is along the first direction. A direction from the second side magnetic layer toward the second magnetic member is along the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hitoshi Iwasaki, Satoshi Shirotori, Akira Kikitsu, Yoshihiro Higashi
  • Publication number: 20220283249
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic sensor includes a first sensor part. The first sensor part includes a first magnetic member, a first counter magnetic member, and a first magnetic element including one or a plurality of first extension parts. The first extension part includes a first magnetic layer, a first counter magnetic layer, and a first nonmagnetic layer. The first magnetic layer includes a first portion, a first counter portion, and a first middle portion. The first middle portion is between the first portion and the first counter portion. The first nonmagnetic layer is between the first counter magnetic layer and at least a portion of the first middle portion. An electrical resistance of the first magnetic element has first to third values when first to third magnetic fields are applied to the first magnetic element. The first value is greater than the second and third values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE
    Inventors: Hitoshi IWASAKI, Satoshi SHIROTORI, Akira KIKITSU, Yoshihiro HIGASHI, Tomoya NAKATANI
  • Patent number: 11432751
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic sensor includes a first magnetic element, a second magnetic element, a third magnetic element located between the first and second magnetic elements in a first direction, a fourth magnetic element located between the third and second magnetic elements in the first direction, a first conductive member, a second conductive member, a third conductive member located between the first and second conductive members in the first direction, a fourth conductive member located between the third and second conductive members in the first direction, a first magnetic member, a second magnetic member, a third magnetic member located between the first and second magnetic members in the first direction, a fourth magnetic member located between the third and second magnetic members in the first direction, and a fifth magnetic member located between the third and fourth magnetic members in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Satoshi Shirotori, Hitoshi Iwasaki, Akira Kikitsu, Yoshihiro Higashi, Yoshinari Kurosaki
  • Patent number: 11402441
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic sensor includes a first element part. The first element part includes a first magnetic element, a first conductive member, a first magnetic member, and a second magnetic member. The first magnetic element includes a first magnetic layer, a first counter magnetic layer, and a first nonmagnetic layer provided between the first magnetic layer and the first counter magnetic layer. A direction from the first magnetic layer toward the first counter magnetic layer is along a first direction. The second magnetic member is separated from the first magnetic member along a second direction crossing the first direction. The first magnetic element includes a first element region, a first other-element region, and a first intermediate element region. The first magnetic member includes a first partial surface and a second partial surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Akira Kikitsu, Satoshi Shirotori, Hitoshi Iwasaki, Yoshihiro Higashi, Yoshinari Kurosaki
  • Publication number: 20220233087
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic sensor includes a first sensor part, and a conductive member. The first sensor part includes a first magnetic element, a first side magnetic part, and a first counter side magnetic part. The conductive member includes a first corresponding portion along the first magnetic element. The first magnetic element includes a first magnetic layer, a first counter magnetic layer, a direction from the first magnetic layer toward the first counter magnetic layer being along a first direction, and a first intermediate magnetic layer located between the first magnetic layer and the first counter magnetic layer. The first side magnetic part includes a first side magnetic layer. The first counter side magnetic part includes a first counter side magnetic layer. The first intermediate magnetic layer is between the first side magnetic layer and the first counter side magnetic layer in a second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Hitoshi IWASAKI, Satoshi SHIROTORI, Akira KIKITSU, Yoshihiro HIGASHI
  • Publication number: 20220221535
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic sensor includes a first magnetic element, a conductive member including a first corresponding portion, an element current circuit configured to supply an element current to the first magnetic element, and a first current circuit configured to supply a first current to the first corresponding portion. The first corresponding portion is along the first magnetic element. The first current includes an alternating current component. The first current includes a first duration of a first current value of a first polarity, a first pulse duration of a first pulse current value of the first polarity, a second duration of a second current value of a second polarity, and a second pulse duration of a second pulse current value of the second polarity. The second polarity is different from the first polarity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Hitoshi IWASAKI, Satoshi SHIROTORI, Akira KIKITSU, Yoshihiro HIGASHI, Kenichiro YAMADA
  • Publication number: 20220221534
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic sensor includes a base body, a magnetic member, and an element part. The base body includes a base body end portion. A direction from the base body toward the magnetic member is along a first direction. The element part includes a first magnetic element and a second magnetic element. A position of the first magnetic element and a position of the second magnetic element in a second direction are between a position of the base body end portion in the second direction and a position of the magnetic member in the second direction. The second direction crosses the first direction. A first distance along the second direction between the base body end portion and the element part is greater than a second distance along the second direction between the element part and the magnetic member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Akira KIKITSU, Satoshi Shirotori, Yoshihiro Higashi, Yoshinari Kurosaki, HItoshi Iwasaki
  • Publication number: 20220221536
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic sensor includes a base body including a base body end portion, a magnetic member, and an element part. A direction from the base body toward the magnetic member is along a first direction. The element part includes first and second magnetic elements. An orientation from the first magnetic element toward the second magnetic element is along a second direction crossing the first direction. A portion of the first magnetic element and a portion of the second magnetic element are between the base body and the magnetic member. A position in a third direction of an other portion of the first magnetic element and a position in the third direction of an other portion of the second magnetic element are between a position in the third direction of the base body end portion and a position in the third direction of the magnetic member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Akira KIKITSU, Satoshi SHIROTORI, Yoshihiro HIGASHI, Yoshinari KUROSAKI, Hitoshi IWASAKI
  • Publication number: 20220214401
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic sensor includes a first sensor part. The first sensor part includes a first magnetic member, a first counter magnetic member, and a first magnetic element. A direction from the first magnetic member toward the first counter magnetic member is along a first direction. The first magnetic element includes one or a plurality of first extension parts. The first extension part includes a first magnetic layer, a first counter magnetic layer, and a first nonmagnetic layer. The first magnetic layer includes a first portion, a first counter portion, and a first middle portion. A direction from the first portion toward the first counter portion is along the first direction. The first middle portion is between the first portion and the first counter portion. The first nonmagnetic layer is between the first counter magnetic layer and at least a portion of the first middle portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Hitoshi IWASAKI, Satoshi SHIROTORI, Akira KIKITSU, Yoshihiro HIGASHI
  • Publication number: 20220187247
    Abstract: According to one embodiment of the invention, a magnetic sensor includes a first sensor part. The first sensor part includes a first magnetic member, a first counter magnetic member, and a first magnetic element. A direction from the first magnetic member to the first counter magnetic member is along a first direction. The first magnetic element includes one or a plurality of first extending portions. A first portion of the first extending portion overlaps the first magnetic member in a second direction crossing the first direction. A first counter portion of the first extending portion overlaps the first counter magnetic member in the second direction. A first direction length along the first direction of the first extending portion is longer than a third direction length along a third direction of the first extending portion. The third direction crosses a plane including the first direction and the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Hitoshi IWASAKI, Satoshi SHIROTORI, Akira KIKITSU, Yoshihiro HIGASHI
  • Publication number: 20220175289
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic sensor includes a first magnetic element, a second magnetic element, a third magnetic element located between the first and second magnetic elements in a first direction, a fourth magnetic element located between the third and second magnetic elements in the first direction, a first conductive member, a second conductive member, a third conductive member located between the first and second conductive members in the first direction, a fourth conductive member located between the third and second conductive members in the first direction, a first magnetic member, a second magnetic member, a third magnetic member located between the first and second magnetic members in the first direction, a fourth magnetic member located between the third and second magnetic members in the first direction, and a fifth magnetic member located between the third and fourth magnetic members in the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Satoshi SHIROTORI, Hitoshi IWASAKI, Akira KIKITSU, Yoshihiro HIGASHI, Yoshinari KUROSAKI
  • Publication number: 20220120830
    Abstract: According to one embodiment of the invention, a magnetic sensor includes a first element part. The first element part includes a first magnetic element, first and s second structures, a first magnetic member, and a second magnetic member. A direction from the first magnetic layer toward the first counter magnetic layer is along a first direction. The first structure includes a first side magnetic layer. The second structure includes a second side magnetic layer. The first magnetic element is between the first structure and the second structure in a second direction crossing the first direction. The first magnetic element is separated from the first side magnetic layer and the second side magnetic layer. A direction from the first side magnetic layer toward the first magnetic member is along the first direction. A direction from the second side magnetic layer toward the second magnetic member is along the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Hitoshi IWASAKI, Satoshi SHIROTORI, Akira KIKITSU, Yoshihiro HIGASHI
  • Patent number: 11280853
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic sensor includes a first element, a first wire, and a first magnetic part. The first element includes a first magnetic layer, a first counter magnetic layer, and a first nonmagnetic layer provided between the first magnetic layer and the first counter magnetic layer. A direction from the first counter magnetic layer toward the first magnetic layer is along a first direction. The first wire extends in a second direction crossing the first direction. The first magnetic part includes a first region and a first counter region. At least a portion of the first wire is between the first region and the first counter region in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Satoshi Shirotori, Kenichiro Yamada, Yoshihiko Fuji, Yoshihiro Higashi, Akira Kikitsu
  • Publication number: 20220065955
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic sensor includes a first element part. The first element part includes a first magnetic element, a first conductive member, a first magnetic member, and a second magnetic member. The first magnetic element includes a first magnetic layer, a first counter magnetic layer, and a first nonmagnetic layer provided between the first magnetic layer and the first counter magnetic layer. A direction from the first magnetic layer toward the first counter magnetic layer is along a first direction. The second magnetic member is separated from the first magnetic member along a second direction crossing the first direction. The first magnetic element includes a first element region, a first other-element region, and a first intermediate element region. The first magnetic member includes a first partial surface and a second partial surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Akira KIKITSU, Satoshi SHIROTORI, Hitoshi IWASAKI, Yoshihiro HIGASHI, Yoshinari KUROSAKI
  • Patent number: 11237230
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic sensor includes a sensor part, a first circuit, and a second circuit. The sensor part includes a magnetic element part, first and second conductive members. The magnetic element part includes first to fourth magnetic elements. The first conductive member includes first to third conductive portions, and first and second middle portions. The second conductive member includes fourth to sixth conductive portions, and third and fourth middle portions. The first circuit is electrically connected to the third and sixth conductive portions. The first circuit is configured to supply a first current between the third and sixth conductive portions. The second circuit is electrically connected to a first connection point and a second connection point. The second circuit is electrically connected to first and second connection points. The second circuit is configured to supply a second current between the first and second connection points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Hitoshi Iwasaki, Satoshi Shirotori, Akira Kikitsu, Yoshihiro Higashi
  • Patent number: 11137295
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a sensor includes a supporter, a film portion, a first element, and a first magnetic portion. The supporter includes a first support portion and a second support portion. The film portion includes a first partial region supported by the first support portion. The first element is provided at the first partial region. The first element includes a first electrode region, a first opposing electrode region, and a first magnetic layer provided between the first electrode region and the first opposing electrode region. A direction from the second support portion toward the first magnetic portion is aligned with a first direction. The first direction is from the first opposing electrode region toward the first electrode region. At least a portion of the first magnetic portion overlaps at least a portion of the first element in a direction crossing the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Shotaro Baba, Yoshihiko Fuji, Kazuaki Okamoto, Shiori Kaji, Tomohiko Nagata, Yoshihiro Higashi, Akiko Yuzawa, Michiko Hara