Magnetic Patents (Class 428/928)
  • Patent number: 8057871
    Abstract: This invention provides an improved anti-theft label and its assembly method. It uses paper box and paper sealing gasket to replace PVC box and PET sealing gasket. The anti-theft label applying the technical scheme of this invention is nontoxic and does no harm to human health. It can be used safely, and is the new generation of anti-theft label that is good for environment protection and represents the main developing trend of future anti-theft labels. Moreover, in the improved anti-theft label in this invention, we use double-sided gummed paper that can easily get from market to replace self-adhesive glues which needs to be sprayed. The assembling techniques are simpler; consequently the production efficiency can be significantly improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Inventor: Fengyi Cai
  • Patent number: 8029922
    Abstract: Methods and associated structures of forming microelectronic devices are described. Those methods may include forming a magnetic material on a substrate, wherein the magnetic material comprises rhenium, cobalt, iron and phosphorus, and annealing the magnetic material at a temperature below about 330 degrees Celsius, wherein the coercivity of the annealed magnetic material is below about 1 Oersted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Paul McCloskey, Donald S. Gardner, Brice Jamieson, Saibal Roy, Terence O'Donnell
  • Patent number: 7880576
    Abstract: An electromagnetic noise absorber to be attached around an electric cable to attenuate noise transmitted through the electric cable. The electromagnetic noise absorber comprises a strip-like base material and a plurality of ferrite pieces fixed to the strip-like base material. The plurality of ferrite pieces are formed by fixing a sheeted ferrite sintered body to the strip-like base material, and subsequently splitting the sheeted ferrite sintered body along split lines oblique with respect to a longitudinal direction of the strip-like base material. The electromagnetic noise absorber is wound around a circumference of the electric cable such that the split lines are parallel to an axial direction of the electric cable, thereby being attached in a spiral manner around the circumference of the electric cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Kitagawa Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Toru Matsuzaki
  • Patent number: 7834731
    Abstract: A ferrite sheet includes a ferrite sintered body capable of being in direct and sufficiently close contact with a signal cable and has good noise removal properties. The ferrite sheet includes a flexible sheet having a foldable portion, a plurality of ferrite sintered bodies located in a region other than the foldable portion on the flexible sheet, an elastic body arranged around the ferrite sintered bodies on the flexible sheet, and an adhesive layer arranged on the elastic body such that the elastic body is bonded to itself when the flexible sheet is bent along the foldable portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kino, Hideyuki Mihara, Toshiyuki Odagaki, Masamichi Andoh
  • Patent number: 7821371
    Abstract: A planar magnetic device 1 including a first magnetic layer 3, a second magnetic layer 5, and a planar coil 4 disposed between the first magnetic layer 3 and the second magnetic layer 5, wherein magnetic particles 7 having a shape ratio S/L of 0.7 to 1 when a length of a long axis is L and a length of a short axis orthogonal to the long axis is L are filled in a gap W between coil wirings of the planar coil 4. According to the planar magnetic device 1, it is possible to realize a planar magnetic device such as an inductor reduced in height by using fine particles that enable to effectively obtain a large inductance value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Materials Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuo Inoue, Akira Sato, Katsutoshi Nakagawa
  • 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: 7373716
    Abstract: A method for constructing a permanent magnet assembly by using a non-magnetic frame between individual magnet segments to restrain the movement of the magnet segments. The frame restricts the movement of the magnets during assembly. The frame also provides an effective system for replacing magnets in the existing assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignee: Dexter Magnetic Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher A. Ras, Gareth Hatch, Mike Schilling
  • Patent number: 7335317
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of preparing a polymer composite using a giant magnetostrictive material, and more particularly, to polymers composite having various improved properties, in which the advantageous structure of the giant magnetostrictive material produced by unidirectional solidification can be maintained by removing the eutectic phase from the magnetostrictive material and filling resulting voids with a polymer resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2008
    Assignee: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Soon Hyung Hong, Oh Yeoul Kwon, Won Je Park
  • 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: 7169468
    Abstract: A resin bonded rare earth magnet, compression molded from rare earth-transition alloy powder and thermosetting resin, having a magnet 1 comprising a mixture of thermosetting resin and rare earth-transition alloy powder with a particle size of between 20 and 300 microns, a filling material 3 with particle size between 0.1 and 15 microns which is used to fill in the depressions 2 on the surface of said magnet 1 and is then fixed with said thermosetting resin, and a corrosion inhibiting coat 4 made from synthetic resin applied to the surface of said magnet 1 which has been rendered smooth by the application of said filling material into the depressions on its surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: Minebea Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Toshihiko Miura, Masahito Kawasaki, Shunji Suzuki, Shuichi Nishida
  • Patent number: 7115213
    Abstract: The ZnO-type compound contains at least one metal selected from a group of transition elements consisting of V, Cr, Fe, Co, Ni, Rh and Ru. Ferromagnetic characteristics are adjusted by adjusting densities of these transition elements, by varying combinations of two or more types of metals including Mn, or by adding dopants. It is consequently possible to obtain a ferromagnetic ZnO-type compound exhibiting ferromagnetic characteristics by using a light-transmitting ZnO-type compound, and to obtain a ferromagnetic ZnO-type compound exhibiting desired ferromagnetic characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yoshida, Kazunori Sato
  • Patent number: 6962753
    Abstract: In a composite magnetic body comprising soft magnetic powder dispersed in an organic binding agent and having an electromagnetic interference suppressing effect, powder excellent in thermal conductivity is further dispersed into the organic binding agent so as to provide a composite magnetic body excellent in thermal conductivity. This composite magnetic body may also be used as a heat dissipation sheet for an electronic device. Further, it may also constitute a heat sink having an electromagnetic interference suppressing effect. As the organic binding agent, thermoplastic polyimide or liquid crystal polymer can be cited. As the powder excellent in thermal conductivity, Al2O3, AlN, cubic BN, insulating SiC or a heat conductive reinforcement (capton) can be cited.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2005
    Assignee: NEC Tokin Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeyoshi Yoshida, Mitsuharu Sato, Norihiko Ono
  • Patent number: 6921573
    Abstract: The present invention is a high-frequency current essentially of M—X—Y, where M is Fe, Co, and/or Ni, X is an element other than M or Y, and Y is F, N, and/or O. The maximum value ??max of the loss factor ?? of this material exists at 100 MHz to 10 GHz. A relative bandwidth bwr is not greater than 200% where the relative bandwidth bwr is obtained between two frequencies at which the value of ?? is 50% of ??max and normalizing the frequency bandwidth at the center frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2005
    Assignee: NEC TOKIN Corporation
    Inventors: Shinya Watanabe, Koji Kamei, Yoshio Awakura
  • Patent number: 6803118
    Abstract: A semi-hard magnetic alloy for activation strips in magnetic anti-theft security systems is disclosed that contains 8 to 25 weight % Ni, 1.0 to 4.5 weight % Al, 0.5 to 3 weight % Ti and the balance iron.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2004
    Assignee: Vacuumschmelze GmbH
    Inventors: Hartwin Weber, Gernot Hausch, Ottmar Roth
  • Patent number: 6797401
    Abstract: Electromagnetic wave absorbing materials comprising magnetic alloy particles and an insulating matrix are disclosed. The magnetic alloy particles comprise a transition metal such as Fe and/or Co, and further comprise at least one refractory metal such as Ti, V, Cr, Zr, Nb, Mo, Hf, Ta and W. The magnet alloy particles may further include Ni and/or Al, or other alloying additions which provide the desired absorption characteristics. In a preferred embodiment, the magnetic alloy particles comprise an Fe—Cr—Ni—Al alloy. The insulating matrix of the electromagnetic wave absorbing material may comprise a water miscible polysilicate or a refractory cement. The materials may be provided in the form of coatings that are applied to a substrate, such as the hot engine exhaust area of an aircraft. The electromagnetic wave absorbing materials are capable of functioning at very high temperatures for extended periods of time while retaining satisfactory electromagnetic wave absorbing properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2004
    Assignee: Lockheed-Martin Corporation
    Inventor: Dale P. Herron
  • Patent number: 6783874
    Abstract: First electrode layers are formed on second antiferromagnetic layers, and in a step separate from the above, second electrode layers are formed above internal end surfaces of the second antiferromagnetic layers and the first electrode layers and parts of the upper surface of the multilayer film with an additional film provided therebetween. Since the first and the second electrode layers are formed separately, it is not necessary to perform mask alignment twice, and hence an overlap structure can be precisely formed in which the thickness of the second electrode layer at the left side is equivalent to that at the right side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2004
    Assignee: Alps Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoya Hasegawa, Eiji Umetsu, Naohiro Ishibashi, Masahiro Oshima
  • Publication number: 20040142198
    Abstract: A kinetically sprayed magnetostrictive/magnetic material, comprising: magnetostriction particles; magnetic particles with coercivity; a ductile matrix for bonding the magnetostriction particles and magnetic particles with coercivity together; wherein an applied magnetic field will align the magnetic particles with coercivity and subsequently the magnetostriction particles such that the magnetostrictive material will produce a detectable change in the magnetostrictive/magnetic material when placed under an applied stress.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2003
    Publication date: July 22, 2004
    Inventor: Thomas Hubert Van Steenkiste
  • Patent number: 6764617
    Abstract: A conductive ferromagnetic composition of matter comprising sulfonated lignin or a sulfonated polyflavonoid, or derivatives thereof, and ferromagnetic iron oxide particles is disclosed. Among the uses of the composition is to shield electromagnetic radiation. The ferromagnetic iron oxide particles of the composition are surprisingly stable to acid, and are easily and inexpensively formed from iron cations in solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2004
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics & Space Administration
    Inventors: Tito Viswanathan, Brian Berry
  • Patent number: 6761983
    Abstract: The magnetic information recording medium includes a backing layer containing Fe and C as its main ingredients, having a substantially amorphous structure, and having an easy axis of magnetization in an in-plane direction, and a magnetic layer having an easy axis of magnetization in a vertical direction and recording information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2004
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventor: Takeshi Morikawa
  • Patent number: 6696638
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a magnetic device and method for making it, wherein the magnetic device is 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: January 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2004
    Assignee: Epcos AG
    Inventors: Mauricio Esguerra, Ralph Lucke
  • Patent number: 6689490
    Abstract: Display Element for Employment in a Magnetic Anti-theft Security System A semi-hard magnetic alloy for activation strips in magnetic anti-theft security systems is disclosed that contains 8 to 25 weight % Ni, 1.5 to 4.5 weight % Al, 0.5 to 3 weight % Ti and balance iron. The alloy is distinguished over known, employed alloys by excellent magnetic properties and a high resistance to corrosion. Further, the inventive alloy can be excellently cold-worked before the annealing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2004
    Assignee: Vacuumschmelze GmbH
    Inventors: Hartwin Weber, Gernot Hausch, Ottmar Roth
  • Patent number: 6677052
    Abstract: A magnetic recording disk is provided having an amorphous preseed layer of chromium, titanium, and yttrium. The use of the preseed layer improves the magnetic performance of the disk including signal to noise, inplane orientation, and readback pulsewidth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignees: Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Xiaoping Bian, Mary Frances Doerner, Kai Tang, Qi-Fan Xiao
  • Patent number: 6663981
    Abstract: A marker for use in a magnetic anti-theft security system has an amorphous ferromagnetic alloy alarm strip and at least one activation strip. The semi-hard magnetic alloy for the activation strip contains 8 to 25 weight % Ni, 1.5 to 4.5 weight % Al, 0.5 to 3 weight % Ti and balance of iron. The alloy is distinguished over known, employed alloys by excellent magnetic properties and a high resistance to corrosion. Further, the alloy can be excellently cold-worked before the annealing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2003
    Assignee: Vacuumschmelze GmbH
    Inventors: Hartwin Weber, Gernot Hausch, Ottmar Roth
  • Patent number: 6656604
    Abstract: A magnetoresistive thin-film magnetic element including a composite comprising an antiferromagnetic layer, a pinned magnetic layer, a nonmagnetic conductive layer, a free magnetic layer; hard bias layers for orienting the magnetic vectors of the free magnetic layer in a direction substantially orthogonal to the magnetization vector of the pinned magnetic layer; and a conductive layer for supplying a sense current is provided. The hard bias layers are provided at the two sides of the free magnetic layer. The hard bias layers and the free magnetic layers are in contact with each other at least partly. Bias underlayers are provided at the bottom of the hard bias layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Assignee: Alps Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Naoya Hasewaga
  • Publication number: 20030190498
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an electromagnetic wave absorber which is excellent in the electromagnetic wave absorbing characteristics in the high frequency range above 1 GHz, and to provide a method of manufacturing the electromagnetic wave absorber and appliances using the electromagnetic wave absorber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2001
    Publication date: October 9, 2003
    Inventors: Tadashi Fujieda, Shinzou Ikeda, Sai Ogawa, Teruyoshi Abe, Yasuhisa Aono
  • Publication number: 20030170471
    Abstract: The invention discloses magnetic OVP, said pigment consisting of thin layer flakes having a basic metal-dielectric-metal structure to result in a viewing-angle dependent color appearance, and having, in addition to said viewing-angle dependent color appearance, incorporated magnetic properties, to make them distinguishable from OVP of similar appearance but not having said magnetic properties. The invention discloses as well methods for obtaining such pigments and the use of such pigments as security elements in inks, coatings and articles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2002
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Inventors: Myron Seto, Thomas Tiller, Edgar Mller
  • Patent number: 6617044
    Abstract: A surface treating process according to the present invention, a vapor deposited film is formed from an easily oxidizable vapor-depositing material on the surface of a work by evaporating the vapor-depositing material in a state in which the vapor deposition controlling gas has been supplied to at least zones near a melting/evaporating source and the work within a treating chamber. Thus, the vapor deposited film can be formed stably on the surface of a desired work without requirement of a long time for providing a high degree of vacuum and without use of a special apparatus. In addition, the use of the surface treating process ensures that a corrosion resistance can be provided to a rare earth metal-based permanent magnet extremely liable to be oxidized, without degradation of a high magnetic characteristic of the magnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2003
    Assignee: Sumitomo Special Metals Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Nishiuchi, Yoshimi Tochishita, Fumiaki Kikui, Mitsuo Kizawa
  • Patent number: 6617055
    Abstract: At least a portion of a free layer structure in a spin valve sensor is composed of nickel iron molybdenum (NiFeMo) so that the free layer structure does not have to be reduced in thickness in order to have a reduced magnetic moment for responding to lower signal fields from smaller bits on a rotating magnetic disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2003
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Hardayal Singh Gill
  • Publication number: 20030129445
    Abstract: A semi-hard magnetic alloy for activation strips in magnetic anti-theft security systems is disclosed that contains 8 to 25 weight % Ni, 1.5 to 4.5 weight % Al, 0.5 to 3 weight % Ti and balance iron.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2003
    Publication date: July 10, 2003
    Inventors: Hartwin Weber, Gernot Hausch, Ottmar Roth
  • Patent number: 6562473
    Abstract: Electrical steel sheets having superior magnetic properties, anti-noise properties, and workability, are ideal for use a compact iron core material in electric apparatuses, such as compact transformers, motors, and electric generators. A totally new electrical steel sheet and a manufacturing method therefor are proposed, in which the electrical steel sheet is not only most advantageous in magnetic properties but also advantageous from economic point of view. That is, the electrical steel sheet of the present invention is composed of from about 2.0 to 8.0 wt % Si, from about 0.005 to 3.0 wt % Mn, from about 0.0010 to 0.020 wt % Al, balance essentially iron. The magnetic flux density B50(L) in a rolling direction and the magnetic flux density B50(C) in the direction perpendicular thereto are 1.70 T or more, and the B50(L)/B50(C) is 1.005 to 1.100.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Kawasaki Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Seiji Okabe, Yasuyuki Hayakawa, Takeshi Imamura, Mitsumasa Kurosawa
  • Patent number: 6479096
    Abstract: A GMR spin valve is provided for reading a magnetic signal from a magnetic recording medium. The spin valve includes a non-magnetic layer such as for example copper, separated by first and second magnetic layers. The spin valve includes a pinned magnetic layer and a free magnetic layer, the resistance of the spin valve changing with the relative angle between the direction of magnetization of free and pinned layers. Extremely smooth surfaces are provided at the interfaces between the non-magnetic layer and the adjacent magnetic layers. This smooth interface greatly enhances the performance and reliability of the spin valve by allowing extremely tight control of the thickness of the non-magnetic layer and by preventing atomic diffusion between the non-magnetic and magnetic layers. This smooth interface is achieved by including a surfactant in the deposition of the non-magnetic layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2002
    Assignee: Read-Rite Corporation
    Inventors: Zhupei Shi, Ming Mao, Qunwen Leng
  • Patent number: 6472037
    Abstract: A non-permanent adhesive-backed magnetized securing device allows for affixing and removing objects from the adhesive portion of the device with minimal to no destruction or marring of the contacted surface of the object. The device includes a base member and a non-permanent adhesive connected to the base member. The base member has a surface that exhibits magnetic characteristics and is capable of magnetically connecting the device to a magnetic attracting element. The non-permanent adhesive is permanently affixed to another surface of the base member and is capable of allowing objects to be removably attached to the device. A dividing member may be located between the base member and the non-permanent adhesive. A permanent adhesive fixedly connects the dividing member to the base member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2002
    Assignee: Kane Graphical Corporation
    Inventor: Jonathan E. Kane
  • Patent number: 6461741
    Abstract: A high permeability grain-oriented electromagnetic steel sheet with a higher tension-imparting effect and more excellent cohesion and magnetic properties compared to the prior art, which also maintains sufficient corrosion resistance to withstand practical use; the grain-oriented electromagnetic steel sheet has on its surface an insulation coating comprising a first layer composed mainly of a divalent or trivalent metal hydrogen phosphate salt and silica, and a second layer composed mainly of aluminum borate and leaving a surface roughness of 0.1 &mgr;m-0.35 &mgr;m in terms of Ra (center like average roughness).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2002
    Assignee: Nippon Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Kazutoshi Takeda, Shuichi Yamazaki, Hideyuki Kobayashi, Hiroyasu Fujii
  • Patent number: 6440522
    Abstract: A method of producing a security element for electronically securing an object, a device for producing the security element and the security element itself form aspects of the present invention. The security element includes a strip element embedded in sheathing. The sheathing has a melting temperature below that of the strip element. The method has associated steps and the device has associated elements for producing the security element from the strip element and sheathing. In each aspect, the ends of the strip element and sheathing are heated and the sheathing ends pulled to seal the strip element in the sheathing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2002
    Assignee: Meto International GmbH
    Inventors: Detlef Duschek, Gordon Klassen
  • Patent number: 6416879
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide an Fe-based amorphous alloy thin strip capable of realizing an excellent soft magnetic property for use in alternating current applications while keeping a high magnetic flux density even in a composition range with a high Fe content, and an Fe-based amorphous alloy thin strip with which a core having an excellent soft magnetic property can be manufactured, even if there occurs a temperature difference among different portions of the core during annealing. The present invention is an Fe-based amorphous alloy thin strip having a high magnetic flux density, consisting of the main component elements of Fe, Si, B, C, and P and unavoidable impurities, characterized by having: a composition, in atomic %, of 82<Fe≦90, 2≦Si<4, 5<B≦16, 0.02≦C≦4, and 0.2≦P≦12; Bs of 1.74 T or more after annealing; B80 exceeding 1.5 T; and a low core loss of 0.12 W/kg or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2002
    Assignee: Nippon Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroaki Sakamoto, Yuichi Sato
  • Patent number: 6416880
    Abstract: A magnetically permeable material comprising a substantially amorphous permalloy film is disclosed. The substantially amorphous permalloy film is formed by ion-beam sputtering. The substantially amorphous permalloy film exhibits improved output amplitude and noise characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2002
    Assignee: Seagate Technology, LLC
    Inventor: Mark S. Miller
  • Patent number: 6407676
    Abstract: A first magnetostrictive member 1a is housed in a storage section 2f of a first frame 2a and a second magnetostrictive member 1b is housed in a storage section 2g of a second frame 2b. They are fixed by an adhesive, etc., so as to sandwich a belt-like magnetic member 3 between the frames 2a and 2b. A sealing plate 4a, 4b is fixed to the opposite side of the frame 2a, 2b, forming a magnetostrictive resonator 5. When an electromagnetic wave is applied from the long side direction of the magnetostrictive member 1a, 1b, a magnetic field is applied to the magnetostrictive members 1a and 1b. When the frequency matches the resonance frequency of the magnetostrictive member, the magnetostrictive resonator 5 vibrates with the maximum amplitude. An electromagnetic wave emitted from the magnetostrictive member 1a or 1b can be detected based on mechanical vibration continuing for a short time still after the magnetic field is stopped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2002
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Tanji, Toshihiro Yoshioka, Joji Kamata
  • Patent number: 6387522
    Abstract: The present invention provides a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet, for a low noise transformer, capable of reducing higher harmonics which are highly audible and lowering noise effectively, and relates to a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet for a low noise transformer, characterized by imposing a film tension of 0.5 to 6.0 MPa on the surface by coating or a method corresponding thereto, without forming a glass film on the grain-oriented electrical steel sheet or, if a glass film is formed, after removing the glass film by an arbitrary method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2002
    Assignee: Nippon Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Hisashi Mogi, Akira Sakaida, Masahiro Fujikura, Masato Mizokami
  • Patent number: 6376089
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process for producing a rare earth metal-based permanent magnet having, on its surface, a corrosion-resistant film containing inorganic fine particles having a specific average particle size and dispersed in a film phase formed from a silicon compound. In a heat treatment for forming a film by a hydrolyzing reaction and a thermally decomposing reaction of the silicon compound, followed by a polymerizing reaction, a stress is generated within the film by the shrinkage of the film. In the corrosion-resistant film formed by the producing process according to the present invention, however, such stress is dispersed by the presence of the inorganic fine particles and hence, the generation of physical defects such as cracks is inhibited. In addition, voids between the adjacent inorganic fine particles are filled with the film phase formed from the silicon compound and hence, the formed film is dense.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2002
    Assignee: Sumitomo Special Metals Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Nishiuchi, Atsushi Kikugawa, Fumiaki Kikui
  • Patent number: 6361859
    Abstract: A magnetic recording media having a CrMo underlayer provides improved performance characteristics. In one embodiment, the recording media comprises a rigid substrate and an underlayer disposed over the substrate, in which the underlayer comprises CrMo. Preferably, the Mo crystals in the CrMo underlayer are at least about 140 Å in the film growth direction for the 002 crystal plane. Advantageously, recording media with such a 002 crystal size, when used in conjunction with a magnetic layer, such as CoCrTaPtNi, exhibits significantly higher parametric qualities than underlayers using other materials. Typically, Mo in the range between about 7% and 16% in the CrMo alloy, more preferably between about 9% and 11%, will provide the recited 002 crystal size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2002
    Assignee: United Modular Corporation
    Inventors: Yuanda Cheng, Xingbo Yang, Yancy Song
  • Publication number: 20020003383
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to methods for altering the magnetic properties of materials and the novel materials produced by these methods. The methods of this invention concern the application of high voltage, high frequency sparks to the surface of materials in order to alter the magnetic properties of the materials. Specially, the present invention can be applied to diamagnetic silicon to produce ferromagnetic spark-processed silicon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2001
    Publication date: January 10, 2002
    Inventors: Jonathan A. Hack, Rolf E. Hummel, Matthias H. Ludwig
  • Patent number: 6335103
    Abstract: A magnetic recording medium including a substrate and a magnetic layer on the substrate which is a Co-based alloy including Pt and/or Ir, including at least one of Ti, Zr, Hr, V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo, W, Ge, and Si, and including oxygen. A magnetic memory apparatus including the magnetic recording medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2002
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Suzuki, Yoshihiro Shiroishi, Sadao Hishiyama, Tomoyuki Ohno, Yotsuo Yahisa, Yoshibumi Matsuda, Norikazu Tsumita, Masaki Ohura, Takaaki Shirakura, Noriyuki Shige, Kazumasa Takagi
  • Patent number: 6331214
    Abstract: Its basic means is a monolithically bonded construct prepared by monolithically bonding together a rare-earth magnet 2 and a an alloy material that is a high melting point metal or a high specific-tenacity material through the solid phase diffusion bonding by the hot isostatic pressing treatment, and a monolithically bonded construct with an interposal of a thin layer of the high melting point metal between a rare-earth magnet 2 and an alloy material 3, 4 that is a high specific-tenacity material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2001
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Meidensha, Sumitomo Special Metals Co., LTD
    Inventors: Masaki Koga, Nobutaka Suzuki, Hitoshi Saitoh, Kenshiro Oyamada, Koki Tokuhara, Shuji Mino, Naoyuki Ishigaki, Hitoshi Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 6329078
    Abstract: A ferromagnetic tunnel junction structure includes an anti-ferromagnetic layer; a first ferromagnetic layer in contact with the anti-ferromagnetic layer; a tunnel barrier layer in contact with the first ferromagnetic layer; a second ferromagnetic layer in contact with the tunnel barrier layer so that the tunnel barrier layer is sandwiched between the first and second ferromagnetic layer, the second ferromagnetic layer includes at least a high polarization layer and at least a soft magnetic layer so that the high polarization layer is positioned closer to the tunnel barrier layer than the soft magnetic layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2001
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Hisanao Tsuge
  • Patent number: 6299989
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a high stack factor amorphous metal transformer core, and to a process for constructing a high stack factor amorphous metal transformer core. The process uses high lamination factor amorphous metal ribbon (the term lamination factor is generally used to express the smoothness and uniformity of the ribbon, whereas the term stack factor is applied to cores made from ribbon); that is, amorphous metal ribbon with a highly smooth surface and a highly uniform thickness as measured across the ribbon width. High stack factor amorphous metal ribbon can be efficiently packed, by winding or stacking operations, into compact transformer core shapes. The transformer core can then be clamped, to further reduce overall dimensions, and annealed, to relieve residual mechanical stresses and to generate a desired magnetic anisotropy, without detriment to the final magnetic properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2001
    Assignee: AlliedSignal Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas De Cristofaro, Richard L. Bye, Jr., Dung A. Ngo, Michael L. Briggs
  • Patent number: 6290868
    Abstract: The present application is directed to a new class of composite materials, called field-structured composite (FSC) materials, which comprise a oriented aggregate structure made of magnetic particles suspended in a nonmagnetic medium, and to a new class of processes for their manufacture. FSC materials have much potential for application, including use in chemical, optical, environmental, and mechanical sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2001
    Assignee: Sandia Corporation
    Inventors: James E. Martin, Robert C. Hughes, Robert A. Anderson
  • Patent number: 6284388
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of forming an electrically insulating layer on a steel article such as a stack of electrical steel laminations or an individual, unstacked electrical steel lamination, comprising exposing the article to an oxidation atmosphere, and to a temperature (such as at least about 800° F.) for a time sufficient to form on the article an electrically insulating layer comprising hematite. The hematite layer is effective to provide the article with a surface resistivity characterized by an F-amp value of not greater than about 0.85 at a test pressure of 50 psi and a transfer surface roughness of about 10 microinches (Ra). Also featured is a steel article having the electrically insulating layer formed thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Assignee: LTV Steel Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard J. Blotzer, Jeffrey P. Anderson, Barry A. Lauer
  • Patent number: 6255006
    Abstract: A magnetic recording medium comprising a non-magnetic substrate having thereon a non-magnetic undercoat, a magnetic film and optionally a protective film. The magnetic film comprises a material containing Co as a main component. The non-magnetic undercoat comprises at least two layers including a first undercoat film and a second undercoat film provided on the first undercoat film. The first undercoat film comprises a material containing Cr as a main component, and the second undercoat film comprises a material selected from the group consisting of a Cr/Nb-base alloy, a Cr/W-base alloy, a Cr/V-base alloy and a Cr/Mo-base alloy as a main component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2001
    Assignee: Showa Denko Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazunori Ohnami, Hiroshi Kanazawa, Hiroshi Sakai
  • Patent number: 6255005
    Abstract: Provided is a composite magnetic member made of a single material combining a ferromagnetic portion and a non-magnetic portion in which the ferromagnetic portion has better soft magnetism than conventional members and the non-magnetic portion has the same stable characteristic as conventional members. A method of producing the ferromagnetic portion of the member and a method of forming the non-magnetic portion are also provided. The composite magnetic member is made of an Fe—Cr—C-base alloy steel containing 0.1 to 5.0 weight % Al and has a ferromagnetic portion with a maximum magnetic permeability of not less than 400 and a non-magnetic portion with a magnetic permeability of not more than 2. In this member the number of carbides with a grain size of not less than 0.1 &mgr;m is regulated to not more than 50 in an area of 100 &mgr;m2 and the proportion of the number of carbides with a grain size of not less than 1.0 &mgr;m to the number of all carbides is controlled to not less than 15%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2001
    Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shin-ichiro Yokoyama, Tsutomu Inui, Hideya Yamada
  • Patent number: RE38048
    Abstract: There is provided a magnetic recording medium which comprises a substrate, a magnetic layer on one surface of a substrate and a backcoating layer on the other surface of the substrate, wherein the magnetic layer contains a magnetic metal powder having a major axis of not larger than 0.2 &mgr;m and an inorganic powder having a Mohs' hardness of at least 5, and the backcoating layer contains an inorganic powder having a particle size smaller than the size of the major axis of the magnetic metal powder and which has sufficiently reduced noise at high density recording and high output required in, for example, a small size video tape with high picture quality, the magnetic recording medium in the form of a magnetic tape having a total thickness of not larger than 14 &mgr;m inclusive of the substrate, the magnetic layer and the backcoating layer, and reliably maintained not to increase the noise after long term storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2003
    Assignee: Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.
    Inventors: Seigi Kawarai, Kenichiro Yoshida, Akira Kato