Patents by Inventor Akinori TAKEZAWA

Akinori TAKEZAWA 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).

  • Rigid-flexible substrate and method for manufacturing the same
    Patent number: 9402307
    Abstract: A rigid-flexible substrate includes a plurality of rigid portions, and a flexible portion connecting the plurality of rigid portions and including a portion of a first resin sheet including at least one layer of a thermoplastic resin sheet, the rigid portions including a portion of the first resin sheet other than the flexible portion, and a second resin sheet including a plurality of thermoplastic resin sheets laminated on one surface or both surfaces of the portion of the first resin sheet other than the flexible portion, and a tapered portion is provided at an end edge of the second resin sheet on a side close to the flexible portion, and a thickness of the tapered portion in a direction in which the second resin sheet is laminated decreases toward the flexible portion and is substantially 0 at a position in contact with the flexible portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihito Otsubo, Takayoshi Yoshikawa, Akinori Takezawa
  • RIGID-FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20140034366
    Abstract: A rigid-flexible substrate includes a plurality of rigid portions, and a flexible portion connecting the plurality of rigid portions and including a portion of a first resin sheet including at least one layer of a thermoplastic resin sheet, the rigid portions including a portion of the first resin sheet other than the flexible portion, and a second resin sheet including a plurality of thermoplastic resin sheets laminated on one surface or both surfaces of the portion of the first resin sheet other than the flexible portion, and a tapered portion is provided at an end edge of the second resin sheet on a side close to the flexible portion, and a thickness of the tapered portion in a direction in which the second resin sheet is laminated decreases toward the flexible portion and is substantially 0 at a position in contact with the flexible portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihito OTSUBO, Takayoshi YOSHIKAWA, Akinori TAKEZAWA