With Group Ii Metal Or Lead Patents (Class 252/62.62)
  • Patent number: 8133405
    Abstract: Spinel-type ferrimagnetic particles having a composition represented by the formula: (MO)·n/2(Fe2O3) where M is a divalent metal and n is a molar ratio of Fe to M (n=Fe/M) which is from more than 2.05 to less than 2.5 (2.05<n<2.5). They contain a superparamagnetic component in an amount of not more than 2% by mass, has an average particle diameter of 5 to 30 nm. The particles are respectively coated on surface with a hydroxide of at least one metal Si, Al, P and Zn in an amount of not more than 10% by mass, calculated as the metal. The spinel-type ferrimagnetic particles can exhibit a high coercive force irrespective of fine particles, and are excellent in dispersibility and chemical stability, as well as the magnetic recording medium for high-density recording can exhibit not only excellent frequency characteristics and high output characteristics, but also an excellent weather resistance and a high reliability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Toda Kogyo Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yamamoto, Tsutomu Katamoto
  • Patent number: 8123973
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing magnetic material is described hereinafter. Firstly, Fe(NO3)3.9H2O and other metal nitrate compounds are dissolved in an alcohol solvent to form a mixed solution. Secondly, the mixed solution is heated to 60˜100 degrees Centigrade. Next, citric acid is added into the mixed solution for being reacted with each other under the temperature of 60˜100 degrees Centigrade so that can make the alcohol solvent volatilized and further obtain brown solid powder. Lastly, the solid powder is further heated for a period of time so as to obtain the magnetic material having a fluffy powdery form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co.
    Inventor: Chih-Hao Huang
  • Patent number: 8092705
    Abstract: The present invention provides a simple method for introducing magnetic particles into a polymer for further preparing a magnetic polymer, the method using the capability of polymer to absorb Fe3+ and other divalent metal ions M2+, adding alkali immediately each time after absorbing Fe3+ or M2+, thereby generating hydrated oxide of the Fe3+ and hydrated oxide of the divalent metal ions in sequence inside the polymer, and then heating, so that the hydrated oxide of the Fe3+ and the hydrated oxide of the divalent metal ions are transformed into magnetic particles MFexOy, where M may be Fe2+, Zn2+, Mg2+, Cu2+, Ca2+, Ba2+, Sr2+, Ni2+, Co2+, Mn2+ and the like, and x=1.0˜2.0; y=3.0˜4.0. Compared with the prior art method, the present one is simpler, wider in application, and more operable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Beijing Dingguochangsheng Biotech, Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Congyun Zhang, Weidong Zhou
  • Publication number: 20110309003
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an agglomerate of at least one particle P which is hydrophobicized on the surface with at least one first surface-active substance and at least one magnetic particle MP which is hydrophobicized on the surface with at least one second surface-active substance, a process for producing it and also the use of these agglomerates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2010
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicants: SIEMENS AG, BASF SE
    Inventors: Imme Domke, Hartmut Hibst, Alexej Michailovski, Norbert Mronga, Werner Hartmann, Wolfgang Krieglstein, Vladimir Danov
  • Patent number: 8062542
    Abstract: The light-polarizing solid coating composition which comprises (i) particles of at least one magnetic material suspended in a solvent, is characterized in that it comprises (ii) at least one dichroic dye compound. Application to ophthalmic optics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Essilor International Compagnie Generale d'Optique
    Inventors: John Biteau, Myriam Fanayar
  • Patent number: 8043522
    Abstract: The invention provides a ferrite material (ferrite sintered body, ferrite powders) having a composition formula of (1-x-y-z)(Li0.5Fe0.5)O.xZnO.y(Mn, Fe)2O3.zCuO, wherein x, y, z, and a satisfy 0.175?x?0.29; 0.475?y?0.51; 0.07?z?0.22; and 0.02?a?0.055 in a case of a=Mn/(Mn+Fe). At least one of Co oxide, Co hydroxide, and Co carbonate in an amount of 1 wt. % or less on the basis of CoO may be contained in 100 wt % of the ferrite material. The ferrite material has a normalized impedance ZN of 40000 ?/m or more at 30 MHz and a normalized impedance ZN of 60000 ?/m or more at 100 MHz as well as a specific resistance of 106 ?m or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Tada, Yasuharu Miyoshi, Takeshi Yanagihara
  • Patent number: 8004381
    Abstract: A laminated device comprising pluralities of magnetic ferrite layers, conductor patterns each formed on each magnetic ferrite layer and connected in a lamination direction to form a coil, and a non-magnetic ceramic layer formed on at least one magnetic ferrite layer such that it overlaps the conductor patterns in a lamination direction, the non-magnetic ceramic layer comprising as main components non-magnetic ceramics having higher sintering temperatures than that of the magnetic ferrite, and further one or more of Cu, Zn and Bi in the form of an oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhisa Katayama, Tohru Umeno, Takeshi Tachibana
  • Patent number: 7959821
    Abstract: An electromagnetism suppressing material has an increased electromagnetism suppressing effect, can be flexibly formed in various shapes, and is inexpensive. An electromagnetism suppressing device uses the electromagnetism suppressing material, and an electronic appliance uses the electromagnetism suppressing material or the electromagnetism suppressing device. The electromagnetism suppressing material is a liquid material and/or gel material with electrical polarity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Kato, Yoshinori Ito, Katsumi Okayama, Kaoru Kobayashi, Masaki Orihashi, Makoto Suzuki, Takashi Miyazaki
  • Patent number: 7919007
    Abstract: The present invention provides a ferrite magnetic material capable of attaining such magnetic properties that Br+(?)HcJ is 6200 or more even by sintering at a temperature of 1150° C. or lower. The ferrite magnetic material includes as a main phase thereof a ferrite phase having a hexagonal structure, the main phase being represented by the following composition formula (1): LaxCam?1?x?m(Fe12?yCoy)z with ? representing one or two of Ba and Sr; wherein the constituent ratios of the metal elements constituting the main phase satisfy the following conditions: x and m are the values in a region bounded by the points, A: (0.53, 0.27), B: (0.64, 0.27), C: (0.64, 0.35), D: (0.53, 0.45), E: (0.47, 0.45) and F: (0.47, 0.32) in the (x, m) coordinates shown in FIG. 2; 1.3?x/yz?1.8; and 9.5?12z?11.0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Minachi, Noboru Ito, Yuuki Aburakawa, Yoshinori Fujikawa, Satoko Ueda
  • 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
  • Patent number: 7906036
    Abstract: A sintered ferrite magnet having a basic composition represented by the general formula: A1?x?y+aCax+bRy+cFe2n?zCoz+dO19 (atomic ratio), wherein a, b, c and d represent the amounts of an A element, Ca, an R element and Co added in the pulverization step of an oxide magnet material, which are numerals meeting the conditions of 0.03?x?0.4, 0.1?y?0.6, 0?z?0.4, 4?n?10, x+y<1, 0.03?x+b?0.4, 0.1?y+c?0.6, 0.1?z+d?0.4, 0.50?[(1?x?y+a)/(1?y+a+b)]?0.97, 1.1?(y+c)/(z+d)?1.8, 1.0?(y+c)/x?20, and 0.1?x/(z+d)?1.2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Neomax Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Takami, Yasunobu Ogata
  • Patent number: 7892446
    Abstract: A ferrite material in which Bi2O3 is added at 6% by weight or less, and preferably 4% by weight or less, to a ferrite of Li—Zn—(Mn, Fe) containing a specified amount of Mn. In the ferrite material, change of magnetic permeability under high external stress is extremely small, and a core loss under a compression stress is small. By using this ferrite material, an inductor and transformer having small loss even in a state of being molded with resin can be obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuharu Miyoshi, Tomoyuki Tada
  • Patent number: 7879469
    Abstract: A ferrite magnet powder is represented by the composition formula AFe2+a(1-x)MaxFe3+bO27, wherein A represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of Sr, Ba, and Pb; and M represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of Zn, Co, Mn, and Ni, and wherein 0.05?x?0.80, 1.5?a?2.2, and 12?b?17. A high saturation magnetization 4?Is can be achieved by the partial substitution of the Fe2+ site of a W-type ferrite with an element M such as Zn within a certain range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Minachi, Noboru Ito
  • Publication number: 20100321140
    Abstract: Low-loss ferrite comprising 100% by mass of main components comprising 47.1-49.3% by mol of Fe2O3, 20-26% by mol of ZnO, and 6-14% by mol of CuO, the balance being NiO, and 0.1-2% by mass (as SnO2) of Sn and 0.05-2% by mass (as Mn3O4) of Mn, and having an average crystal grain size of 0.5-3 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2008
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Applicant: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoru Tanaka, Takeshi Tachibana
  • Patent number: 7837892
    Abstract: Rubber compound containing at least one nanoscale, magnetic filler and at least one non-magnetic filler. Vulcanizable mixture containing the rubber compound and at least one crosslinking agent and/or vulcanization accelerator. Molding obtainable from the vulcanizable mixture by heat treatment or action of an electrical, magnetic or electromagnetic alternating field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Pridoehl, Guido Zimmermann, Joachim Froehlich, Achim Gruber, Gregor Grun, Thomas Ruehle, Dirk W. Schubert
  • Publication number: 20100257725
    Abstract: To provide a magnetic powder production method, a magnetic sheet production method, and an antenna module production method that are capable of reducing a size of magnetic particles, achieving thinning and a low loss, and improving magnetic permeability without lowering it. At least two oxide-based magnetic materials are mixed, preliminarily calcined, and pulverized. The pulverized magnetic materials are typically formed into a paste by being dispersed in an organic solvent, and the magnetic materials are applied onto a film after being subjected to defoaming processing. Accordingly, a sheet-like magnetic material is formed. The sheet-like magnetic material is cut into predetermined sizes so as to be fragmented into particles, with the result that magnetic particles are formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2008
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiraku Akiho
  • Patent number: 7790053
    Abstract: A low-loss Mn—Zn ferrite comprising Fe, Mn and Zn as main components, Co, Ca and Si as first sub-components, and at least one Va-group metal as a second sub-component: Fe and Zn being 53-56% by mol (calculated as Fe2O3) and 1-9% by mol (calculated as ZnO), respectively, and Mn being the balance, based on the total amount (100% by mol) of the main components; Co and Ca being 500-5000 ppm (calculated as Co3O4) and 3000 ppm or less (calculated as CaCO3), respectively, by mass based on the total amount of the main components, a mass ratio of Ca (calculated as CaCO3) to Si (calculated as SiO2) being 2 or more; Ta being 250 ppm or more (calculated as Ta2O5) among the Va-group metals; the ferrite having an average crystal grain size of less than 3.2 ?m and volume resistivity ? of 1 ?·m or more, and a power loss Pcv of 350 kW/m3 or less in a range of 0° C.-120° C. at a frequency of 2 MHz and a magnetic flux density of 25 mT.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masao Ishiwaki, Katsuyuki Shiroguchi
  • Patent number: 7758767
    Abstract: An oxide magnetic material according to the present invention is represented by the formula: (1?x)CaO.(x/2)R2O3.(n?y/2)Fe2O3.yMO, where R is at least one element selected from the group consisting of La, Nd and Pr and always includes La, M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Co, Zn, Ni and Mn and always includes Co, and the mole fractions x, y and n satisfy 0.4?x?0.6, 0.2?y?0.35, 4?n?6, and 1.4?x/y?2.5. The oxide magnetic material includes a ferrite having a hexagonal M-type magnetoplumbite structure as a main phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Neomax Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Kobayashi, Seiichi Hosokawa, Sachio Toyota
  • Patent number: 7754094
    Abstract: A sintered ferrite body having a main composition comprising 63-80% by mol of Fe2O3, and 3-15% by mol of ZnO, the balance being manganese oxide; Rcal determined from the Fe2O3 content X (% by mol) by the formula (1) of Rcal=[200(X?50)]/(3X), and the ratio R (%) of Fe2+ per the total amount of Fe in the sintered body meeting the condition of Rcal?2.0?R?Rcal+0.3; and the sintered body having a density of 4.9 g/cm3 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Hitachi Metals Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Takahashi, Syuichi Takano
  • Publication number: 20100078587
    Abstract: A novel NiMnZn-based ferrite which can reduce magnetic loss (core loss) at a high frequency of about 2 MHz or higher and achieve higher saturated magnetic flux density while forming high sintered density is provided. The NiMnZn-based ferrite contains a main component comprising 54.0 to 57.5 mol % of iron oxide in terms of Fe2O3, 2.0 to 7.0 mol % of zinc oxide in terms of ZnO, 0.5 to 4.7 mol % of nickel oxide in terms of NiO, and a remainder of manganese oxide (in terms of MnO); and an accessory component comprising 100 to 1000 ppm by weight of Si in terms of SiO2, 800 to 3000 ppm by weight of Ca in terms of CaCO3, and 520 to 1000 ppm by weight of Nb in terms of Nb2O5 with respect to the main component; while having an average ferrite crystal particle size of 2.1 to 8.5 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2009
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Applicant: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Kentaro Mori, Takuya Aoki
  • Patent number: 7651626
    Abstract: There is provided Y-type hexagonal ferrite having a high density of sintered body and a low level of loss and an antenna. The hexagonal ferrite having Y-type ferrite as the main phase is characterized in that main components of the hexagonal ferrite are M1O (M1 stands for at least one of Ba and Sr), M2O (M2 stands for at least one of Co, Ni, Cu, Zn and Mn) and Fe2O3, and the loss factor and the density of sintered body are 0.15 or lower and 4.6×103 kg/m3 or higher, respectively. The hexagonal ferrite is used to configure an antenna and a communication apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayuki Gonda, Hiroyuki Aoyama
  • Publication number: 20090302512
    Abstract: The invention relates to a soft-magnetic material comprising a micro fraction composed of particles of a soft-magnetic material having a particle size in the range from 1 to 100 ?m and a nano fraction composed of particles of a soft-magnetic material having a particle size in the range from 100 to 200 nm, where the proportion of the nano fraction based on the total mass of micro fraction and nano fraction is from 5 to 70% by mass and the particles of the micro fraction and the particles of the nano fraction optionally consist of the same material, and also a process for producing an article composed of the soft-magnetic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2009
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: Tridelta Weichferrite GmbH
    Inventors: Silvio Gablenz, Marko Kloucek
  • Publication number: 20090242827
    Abstract: The ferrite sintered body of the present invention contains main components consisting of 52 to 54 mol % Fe2O3, 35 to 42 mol % MnO and 6 to 11 mol % ZnO as oxide equivalents and additives including Co, Ti, Si and Ca in specified amounts, and has a temperature at which the power loss is a minimal value (bottom temperature) of higher than 120° C. in a magnetic field with an excitation magnetic flux density of 200 mT and a frequency of 100 kHz, and a power loss of 350 kW/m3 or less at the bottom temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2009
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicant: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Isao NAKAHATA, Tomokazu Ishikura, Takuya Aoki
  • Publication number: 20090184282
    Abstract: A method for making monodispersed magnetic nanoparticles of nickel zinc ferrite (NZFO) at room temperature by mixing together two micelle solutions. The first micelle solution comprises zinc, nickel, and iron metal salts; a surfactant; and a hydrocarbon. The second micelle solution comprises and aqueous hydroxide, a surfactant, and a hydrocarbon. After mixing the two micelle solutions, the ferrite precipitates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Inventors: Everett E. Carpenter, Vincent G. Harris, Shannon A. Morrison
  • Patent number: 7547400
    Abstract: A method for making monodispersed magnetic nanoparticles of nickel zinc ferrite (NZFO) at room temperature by mixing together two micelle solutions. The first micelle solution comprises zinc, nickel, and iron metal salts; a surfactant; and a hydrocarbon. The second micelle solution comprises an aqueous hydroxide, a surfactant, and a hydrocarbon. After mixing the two micelle solutions, the ferrite precipitates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2009
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Everett E. Carpenter, Vincent G. Harris, Shannon A. Morrison
  • Patent number: 7540972
    Abstract: For the purpose of providing a Mn—Zn based ferrite material that is small in magnetic field degradation in high frequency bands of 1 MHz or more, the Mn—Zn based ferrite material includes: as main constituents, Fe2O3: 53 to 56 mol %, ZnO: 7 mol % or less (inclusive of 0 mol %), and the balance: MnO; and as additives, Co: 0.15 to 0.65% by weight in terms of Co3O4, Si: 0.01 to 0.045% by weight in terms of SiO2 and Ca: 0.05 to 0.40% by weight in terms of CaCO3; wherein the ? value (the cation defect amount) defined in the present specification satisfies the relation 3×10?3???7×10?3; and the mean grain size is larger than 8 ?m and 15 ?m or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Tomokazu Ishikura, Shinichi Sakano, Masahiko Watanabe
  • Patent number: 7527744
    Abstract: An NiCuZn-base ferrite of the invention comprises as main components an iron oxide in an amount of 45.0 to 49.0 mol % on Fe2O3 basis, an copper oxide in an amount of 5.0 to 14.0 mol % on CuO basis and a zinc oxide in an amount of 1.0 to 32.0 mol % on ZnO basis with a nickel oxide accounting for the rest mol % on NiO basis. With respect to the main components, a bismuth oxide is contained in an amount of 0.25 exclusive to 0.40% by weight on Bi2O3 basis, and a tin oxide is contained in an amount of 1.00 to 2.50% by weight on SnO2 basis. The invention ensures a leap upward in direct-current bias characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Ryuichi Wada, Takuya Aoki, Hiroshi Momoi, Yukio Takahashi, Takahiro Satoh
  • Patent number: 7524433
    Abstract: The temperature properties of the initial permeability of a Ni—Cu—Zn based ferrite material are improved while the degradation of the magnetic properties of the ferrite material is being suppressed. The ferrite material is formed of a sintered body comprising, as main constituents, Fe2O3: 47.0 to 50.0 mol %, CuO: 0 to 7 mol %, NiO: 13 to 26 mol %, and ZnO substantially constituting the balance, wherein the sintered body comprises 40 ppm or less of P in terms of P2O5 and 50 to 1800 ppm of one or more additives of Al2O3, CaO and MgO in relation to the sum of the contents of the main constituents. In the Ni—Cu—Zn based ferrite material, the mean grain size can be set at 12 ?m or less and the standard deviation of the grain size can be set at 4.5 ?m or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Shin Takane, Takuya Aoki
  • Patent number: 7481946
    Abstract: The present invention provides a production method of a ferrite material comprising as main constituents Fe2O3: 62 to 68 mol %, ZnO: 12 to 20 mol %, and MnO substantially constituting the balance, wherein the method comprises a compacting step for obtaining a compacted body by using a powder containing the main constituents, the powder having a specific surface area falling within a range between 2.5 and 5.0 m2/g and a 90% particle size of 10 ?m or less, and a sintering step for sintering the compacted body obtained in the compacting step. Accordingly, the saturation magnetic flux density of the Mn—Zn based ferrite can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Kenya Takagawa, Eiichiro Fukuchi, Taku Murase
  • Patent number: 7422697
    Abstract: A composite sintered magnetic material comprises a kind of metal powder at least one selected from the group consisting of Fe, Fe—Si type, Fe—Ni type, Fe—Ni—Mo type, and Fe—Si—Al type, and a ferrite layer formed from a kind of ferrite powder at least one selected from the group consisting of Ni—Zn type, Mn—Zn type, and Mg—Zn type, wherein a diffusion layer is formed by sintering between both of these to integrates the both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2008
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Takahashi, Nobuya Matsutani, Kazuaki Onishi
  • Patent number: 7410625
    Abstract: A method and structure for making magnetite nanoparticle materials by mixing iron salt with alcohol, carboxylic acid and amine in an organic solvent and heating the mixture to 200-360° C. is described. The size of the particles can be controlled either by changing the iron salt to acid/amine ratio or by coating small nanoparticles with more iron oxide. Magnetite nanoparticles in the size ranging from 2 nm to 20 nm with a narrow size distribution are obtained with the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Shouheng Sun
  • Patent number: 7378036
    Abstract: A ferrite material of the present invention is configured such that 0.05 to 1.0 wt % of bismuth oxide in terms of Bi2O3, 0.5 to 3.0 wt % of tin oxide in terms of SnO2, and 30 to 5000 wt ppm of chromium oxide in terms of Cr2O3 are added to a predetermined main component mixture composition. Therefore, it is possible to achieve an improvement in DC bias characteristics, an improvement in temperature characteristics of initial magnetic permeability, and an improvement in resistivity and further achieve an improvement in burned body strength, particularly in burned body flexural strength (bending strength).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2008
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Ryuichi Wada, Takuya Aoki, Atsuhito Matsukawa, Kensaku Asakura
  • Publication number: 20080111098
    Abstract: The light-polarizing solid coating composition which comprises (i) particles of at least one magnetic material suspended in a solvent, is characterized in that it comprises (ii) at least one dichroic dye compound. Application to ophthalmic optics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2005
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Applicant: Essilor International (Compagnie Generale d'Optiqu
    Inventors: John Biteau, Myriam Fanayar
  • Patent number: 7332101
    Abstract: One aspect of the present invention relates to a permanently linked, rigid, magnetic chain of particles prepared by sol-gel methods. A second aspect of the present invention relates to a method of preparing a permanently linked, rigid, magnetic chain of particles comprising: coating a core material with one or more polyelectrolyte layers resulting in a coated particle; further coating the coated particle with a layer of magnetic nanoparticles resulting in a magnetic particle; coating the magnetic particle with a layer of a polycationic polyelectrolyte resulting in a coated magnetic particle; and applying a magnetic field to the coated magnetic particle in the presence of a metal oxide or metal oxide precursor capable of undergoing hydrolysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Harpreet Singh, T. Alan Hatton
  • Patent number: 7326360
    Abstract: Magnetostrictive material based on cobalt ferrite is described. The cobalt ferrite is substituted with transition metals (such manganese (Mn), chromium (Cr), zinc (Zn) and copper (Cu) or mixtures thereof) by substituting the transition metals for iron or cobalt to form substituted cobalt ferrite that provides mechanical properties that make the substituted cobalt ferrite material effective for use as sensors and actuators. The substitution of transition metals lowers the Curie temperature of the material (as compared to cobalt ferrite) while maintaining a suitable magnetostriction for stress sensing applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: David C. Jiles, Jason A. Paulsen, John E. Snyder, Chester C. H. Lo, Andrew P. Ring, Keith A. Bormann
  • Patent number: 7311854
    Abstract: A ferrite sintered body is composed of an oxide containing, as metal element, at least Fe and Zn and at least one selected from Ni, Cu and Mn. This sintered body contain Fe of 42 to 50 mol % in terms of Fe2O3, and Zn of 15 to 35 mol % in terms of ZnO. When the Zn concentration in the sintered body interior is taken to be 1, the Zn concentration in the surface vicinity is 0.8 to 12. This increases the surface resistance of the ferrite sintered body and lowers its core loss.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
    Inventor: Hidehiro Takenoshita
  • Publication number: 20070267594
    Abstract: Ferrite materials are disclosed, comprising, as main components, an amount of iron component ranging from 51.0 to 59.0 mole percent calculated as Fe2O3, an amount of manganese component ranging from 38.0 to 47.0 mole percent calculated as MnO, and an amount of zinc component ranging from 1.0 to 3.0 mole percent calculated as ZnO. Embodiments provided herein also include, as minor components, an amount of calcium component ranging from 0.010 to 0.060 weight percent calculated as CaO, an amount of silicon component ranging from 0.005 to 0.040 weight percent calculated as SiO2, and, optionally, an amount of niobium component ranging up to 0.040 weight percent calculated as Nb2O5, an amount of zirconium component ranging up to 0.050 weight percent calculated as ZrO2, and an amount of tantalum component ranging up to 0.060 weight percent calculated as Ta2O5. Methods of forming the ferrite materials and products formed therefrom are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2006
    Publication date: November 22, 2007
    Inventors: Mark A. Fanton, Steven W. Spence, Joseph F. Huth
  • Patent number: 7297291
    Abstract: A stress stabilized ferrimagnetic material has a retained stress to provide enhanced initial permeability stability over a range of operating temperatures, such as from ?40° C. to 85° C., as well as pressures. Stress is introduced into the ferrimagnetic material, wherein subsequent processing relieves only a portion of the induced stress, and preferably less than 50% of the induced stress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2007
    Assignee: Ferronics, Incorporated
    Inventor: Weilong Cai
  • Patent number: 7294284
    Abstract: The present invention provides a Mn—Zn ferrite which is low in the loss in the frequency range between a few 10 kHz and a few 100 kHz and high in the saturation magnetic flux density in the vicinity of 100° C. The present invention comprising the steps of compacting a powder having a specific surface area (based on the BET method) of 2.0 to 5.0 m2/g and a 50% particle size of 0.7 to 2.0 ?m into a compacted body having a predetermined shape and obtaining a sintered body by sintering the compacted body. It is preferable that a Mn—Zn ferrite comprises, as main constituents, 54 to 57 mol % of Fe2O3, 5 to 10 mol % of ZnO, 4 mol % or less (not inclusive of 0%) of NiO, and the balance substantially being MnO.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2007
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Eiichiro Fukuchi, Akira Kakinuma, Kenya Takagawa, Fumitaka Baba, Taku Murase
  • Publication number: 20070228319
    Abstract: For the purpose of providing a Mn—Zn based ferrite material that is small in magnetic field degradation in high frequency bands of 1 MHz or more, the Mn—Zn based ferrite material includes: as main constituents, Fe2O3: 53 to 56 mol %, ZnO: 7 mol % or less (inclusive of 0 mol %), and the balance: MnO; and as additives, Co: 0.15 to 0.65% by weight in terms of Co3O4, Si: 0.01 to 0.045% by weight in terms of SiO2 and Ca: 0.05 to 0.40% by weight in terms of CaCO3; wherein the ? value (the cation defect amount) defined in the present specification satisfies the relation 3×10?3???7×10?3; and the mean grain size is larger than 8 ?m and 15 ?m or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2007
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomokazu Ishikura, Shinichi Sakano, Masahiko Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20070205390
    Abstract: For the purpose of providing a Mn—Zn based ferrite material that is small in loss in high frequency bands of 1 MHz or more and in the vicinity of 100° C., the Mn—Zn based ferrite material includes: as main constituents, Fe2O3: 53 to 56 mol %, ZnO: 7 mol % or less (inclusive of 0 mol %), and the balance: MnO; and as additives, Co: 0.15 to 0.65% by weight in terms of CoO, Si: 0.01 to 0.045% by weight in terms of SiO2 and Ca: 0.05 to 0.40% by weight in terms of CaCO3; wherein the 6 value (the cation defect amount) defined in the present specification defined in the present specification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2007
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomokazu Ishikura, Shinichi Sakano, Isao Nakahata, Masahiko Watanabe
  • Patent number: 7238298
    Abstract: An Ni—Cu—Zn-based ferrite material contains TiO2 alone as an additive in an amount of 0.1 wt %<x?4.0 wt % in which x denotes a content of the TiO2 and unavoidable impurities. The principal components thereof are 43.0 to 49.8 mol % of Fe2O3, 4.0 to 13.0 mol % of CuO, 5 to 35 mol % of ZnO and the balance of NiO.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Takuya Aoki, Taku Murase
  • Publication number: 20070138431
    Abstract: An NiCuZn-base ferrite of the invention comprises as main components an iron oxide in an amount of 45.0 to 49.0 mol % on Fe2O3 basis, an copper oxide in an amount of 5.0 to 14.0 mol % on CuO basis and a zinc oxide in an amount of 1.0 to 32.0 mol % on ZnO basis with a nickel oxide accounting for the rest mol % on NiO basis. With respect to the main components, a bismuth oxide is contained in an amount of 0.25 exclusive to 0.40% by weight on Bi2O3 basis, and a tin oxide is contained in an amount of 1.00 to 2.50% by weight on SnO2 basis. The invention ensures a leap upward in direct-current bias characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2006
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryuichi Wada, Takuya Aoki, Hiroshi Momoi, Yukio Takahashi, Takahiro Satoh
  • Patent number: 7202766
    Abstract: A magnetic element superior in high frequency characteristics is provided that comprises magnetic ferrite having iron oxide, cobalt oxide and zinc oxide as the main ingredients, a conducting coil formed over the magnetic ferrite, an insulating material covering the conducting coil, and two or more external electrodes connected with the conducting coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tsutomu Inuzuka
  • Patent number: 7195717
    Abstract: A ferrite core comprising a sintered oxide containing at least 48.6 to 53.9 mol % of Fe on Fe2O3 basis, 12.3 to 35.2 mol % of Ni on NiO basis and 16.4 to 37.0 mol % of Zn on ZnO basis as metal elements, and contains a crystal phase comprising two or more kinds of solid solutions selected from NiFe2O4, ZnFe2O4 and FeFe2O4, wherein full width at half maximum of a diffraction peak, of crystal phase of which diffraction angle 2? is in a range from 34.6 to 36.4° as measured by X-ray diffraction analysis using Cu—K? beam, is 0.4° or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2007
    Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
    Inventors: Chisato Ishida, Masayuki Moriyama, Hidehiro Takenoshita
  • Patent number: 7148767
    Abstract: A bead type noise filter according to the present invention is constituted by a magnetic core 1 formed of Mn—Zn ferrite having its resistivity increased so as to improve a high frequency characteristic, and having its permittivity lowered, and thereby can successfully suppress radiation noises without distorting the waveform of transmission signals. The magnetic core 1 constituting the bead type noise filter is formed of a high resistivity soft magnetic material, is shaped cylindrical, and has at least one through-hole 1a so as to form a closed magnetic path, and the bead type noise filter is attached on a signal line 2 such that the signal line 2 is inserted through the through-hole 1a. The soft magnetic material has a real part of complex relative permittivity ranging from 1,000 up to 20,000 at 1 kHz and 50 or lower at 1 MHz, and has a resistivity of 150 ?m or higher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: Minebea Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Osamu Kobayashi, Osamu Yamada, Yukio Suzuki, Kiyoshi Ito, Mayuka Shirai
  • Patent number: 7108799
    Abstract: An electromagnetic wave absorber is formed of an Mn—Zn ferrite including: a spinel primary phase which contains 40.0 to 49.9 mol % Fe2O3, 4.0 to 26.5 mol % ZnO, and the remainder consisting of MnO; and a secondary phase which contains CaO as a base component. In the ferrite, the spinel primary phase accounts for 50.0 to 99.0% of the aggregate mass of the spinel primary phase and the secondary phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Assignee: Minebea Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Osamu Kobayashi, Kiyoshi Ito, Masashi Norizuki
  • Patent number: 7101489
    Abstract: A composite magnetic material contains first magnetic particles made of a first magnetic material and second magnetic particles made of a second magnetic material, the first and second magnetic particles being mixed with each other. A frequency characteristic of the first magnetic material is different from that of the second magnetic material. The first and second magnetic particles are mixed so that, at a frequency of an intersecting point between a first curve representing a frequency characteristic of a real part of a complex magnetic permeability of the first magnetic material and a second curve representing a frequency characteristic of a real part of a complex magnetic permeability of the second magnetic material, a value of a real part of a complex magnetic permeability of the composite magnetic material is larger than a value of the intersecting point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Umemoto, Hideki Yoshikawa, Keiichi Kuramoto, Hitoshi Hirano
  • Patent number: 7101488
    Abstract: An electromagnetic wave absorber is formed of an Mn—Zn ferrite including: a spinel primary phase which contains 40.0 to 49.9 mol % Fe2O3, 4.0 to 26.5 mol % ZnO, 0.1 to 4.0 mol % TiO2 and/or SnO2, and the remainder consisting of MnO; and a secondary phase which contains CaO as a base component. In the ferrite, the mass of the spinel primary phase accounts for 50.0 to 99.0% of the aggregate mass of the spinel primary phase and the secondary phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Assignee: Minebea Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Osamu Kobayashi, Kiyoshi Ito, Masashi Norizuki
  • Patent number: 7011764
    Abstract: A magnetic device and method for making it involve a magnetic device specifically constructed of grains in a matrix. The matrix may be cement or plaster. The grains have an average diameter that is greater than their magnetic domains. The device may be applied to shielding applications for frequencies ranging from 100 kHz to 10 GHz. The shielding may be applied to walls of a building, consumer products such as magnetic disks, and the like. The grains may be any ferromagnetic material, including ferrite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2006
    Assignee: Epcos AG
    Inventors: Mauricio Esguerra, Ralph Lucke