Patents by Inventor Chikahito Sugahara

Chikahito Sugahara 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).

  • Patent number: 8337997
    Abstract: A composite material for an electrical/electronic part, which is used as a material for use in an electrical/electronic part, containing: a metal base material having at least a surface formed of Cu or a Cu alloy; and an insulating film provided on at least a part of the metal base material; wherein a metal layer having Cu diffused in Ni or a Ni alloy is interposed between the metal base material and the insulating film; and wherein the ratio of the number of Cu atoms to the number of Ni atoms (Cu/Ni) obtained by analyzing the outermost surface of the metal layer by Auger electron spectroscopy is 0.005 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: The Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chikahito Sugahara, Satoru Zama, Akira Tachibana
  • Patent number: 8158269
    Abstract: A composite material for an electrical/electronic part, which is used as a material for use in an electrical/electronic part formed by punching process, containing a metal base material of, for example, a copper-type metal material and a substantially one layer of an insulating film provided on at least a part of the metal base material, in which a metal layer formed of Ni or a Ni—Zn alloy is interposed between said metal base material and said insulating film, such that the peel width of said insulating film at the end of the material obtained after said punching process, is less than 10 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: The Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chikahito Sugahara, Satoru Zama, Akira Tachibana
  • Patent number: 8110291
    Abstract: A composite material for an electric/electronic part, having a metal base, a resin film on at least a part of the metal base, and a layer of Sn or a Sn alloy on at least a part of the metal base at a site where the resin film is not provided, the layer of Sn or a Sn alloy including a solidified structure, and the resin film having a residual solvent quantity adjusted to 5% to 25% by mass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: The Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Tachibana, Chikahito Sugahara, Shuichi Kitagawa
  • Patent number: 7946022
    Abstract: A copper alloy for electronic machinery and tools, having a surface layer of a work affected layer whose thickness is 0.2 ?m or below; and a method of producing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: The Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeo Uno, Chikahito Sugahara, Kuniteru Mihara
  • Publication number: 20110091738
    Abstract: A composite material for an electric/electronic part, having a metal base, a resin film on at least a part of the metal base, and a layer of Sn or a Sn alloy on at least a part of the metal base at a site where the resin film is not provided, the layer of Sn or a Sn alloy including a solidified structure, and the resin film having a residual solvent quantity adjusted to 5% to 25% by mass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Inventors: Akira TACHIBANA, Chikahito SUGAHARA, Shuichi KITAGAWA
  • Publication number: 20110091739
    Abstract: A composite material for an electrical/electronic part, which is used as a material for use in an electrical/electronic part formed by punching process, containing a metal base material of, for example, a copper-type metal material and a substantially one layer of an insulating film provided on at least a part of the metal base material, in which a metal layer formed of Ni or a Ni—Zn alloy is interposed between said metal base material and said insulating film, such that the peel width of said insulating film at the end of the material obtained after said punching process, is less than 10 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Inventors: Chikahito SUGAHARA, Satoru ZAMA, Akira TACHIBANA
  • Publication number: 20110091740
    Abstract: A composite material for an electrical/electronic part, which is used as a material for use in an electrical/electronic part, containing: a metal base material having at least a surface formed of Cu or a Cu alloy; and an insulating film provided on at least a part of the metal base material; wherein a metal layer having Cu diffused in Ni or a Ni alloy is interposed between the metal base material and the insulating film; and wherein the ratio of the number of Cu atoms to the number of Ni atoms (Cu/Ni) obtained by analyzing the outermost surface of the metal layer by Auger electron spectroscopy is 0.005 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Inventors: Chikahito Sugahara, Satoru Zama, Akira Tachibana
  • Publication number: 20110059326
    Abstract: Disclosed is a composite material for electrical/electronic component, having a resin coating film formed on at least a part of a metal base, and the residual solvent quantity in the resin coating film being controlled to be 1-30% by mass. The resin coating film is preferably composed of a polyimide or a polyamide-imide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2009
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Inventors: Akira Tachibana, Toshiyuki Inukai, Chikahito Sugahara, Akira Morii
  • Publication number: 20100323217
    Abstract: A material for an electrical/electronic part, which has a resin coating directly formed on at least a part of a metal substrate or at least a part of a metal layer provided on the metal substrate, with the resin coating being formed with a resin composition containing at least one selected from the group consisting of a polyamideimide resin and a polyimide resin, each having a structure represented by formula (I) or (II) in the molecular structure: in which R1, R2, R3, and R4 each represent one selected from a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a hydroxyl group, a halogen atom, and an alkoxy group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2010
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Inventors: Akira TACHIBANA, Takayori Ito, Chikahito Sugahara
  • Publication number: 20100221576
    Abstract: An copper alloy strip material for electrical/electronic components according to the present invention is characterized in that such the copper alloy strip material for electrical/electronic components includes: Ni as between 1.5 mass % and 4.0 mass %; Si as between 0.3 mass % and 1.5 mass %; and the balance being Cu and unavoidable impurities, wherein a mean roughness Ra of a surface roughness is not larger than 0.3 ?m regarding the strip in a direction as right angle to a direction of a rolling therefor, a maximum height Ry thereof is not higher than 3.0 ?m regarding the same therein, and there is positioned a peak position regarding a frequency curve, that represents a concave component of the surface roughness and/or a convex component thereof, at the plus side (the side for the convex component) comparing to an average value of the curve for meaning the surface roughness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Inventors: Kuniteru Mihara, Junsuke Nakano, Chikahito Sugahara, Takeo Uno
  • Publication number: 20090291318
    Abstract: The invention provides a composite material for an electric and electronic component, formed by punching, followed by bending. The composite material includes a metallic base material, an insulating film having a substantially single-layer structure provided on at least a part of the metallic base material, and a metal layer provided between the metallic base material and the insulating film so that a peeling width of the insulating film at the end of the material after punching is less than 10 ?m. After bending, the adhesion of the insulating film on the inner side of the bent material is retained. The invention also provides the electric and electronic component using the composite material, and a method for manufacturing the composite material for the electric and electronic component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2007
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Inventors: Chikahito Sugahara, Satoru Zama
  • Publication number: 20070015001
    Abstract: A copper alloy for electronic machinery and tools, having a surface layer of a work affected layer whose thickness is 0.2 ?m or below; and a method of producing the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Applicant: THE FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeo Uno, Chikahito Sugahara, Kuniteru Mihara