Patent 7399368 was granted and assigned to Hitachi on July, 2008 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A permanent magnet comprises a hard magnetic material that contains at least a rare earth element and an anti-ferromagnetic material, wherein the hard magnetic material and the anti-ferromagnetic material are magnetically coupled. A volume ratio of the anti-ferromagnetic material is 20% or less, based on the permanent magnet.