Patents by Inventor Katsuichi KATO

Katsuichi KATO 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).

  • Multilayer capacitor and mounting structure
    Patent number: 10079108
    Abstract: A multilayer capacitor includes a pair of external electrodes each having an end face portion; a first principal face extending portion; a second principal face extending portion; a first side face extending portion; and a second side face extending portion. The pair of external electrodes each includes a base electrode and a metallic layer. The metallic layer includes a first metallic layer and a second metallic layer located outside the first metallic layer. An intermetallic compound layer is located outside the first metallic layer, and is exposed from the second metallic layer in a ridge portion lying between the end face portion and the first principal face extending portion, a ridge portion lying between the first side face extending portion and the first principal face extending portion, and a ridge portion lying between the second side face extending portion and the first principal face extending portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hidefumi Hatanaka, Katsuichi Kato
  • MULTILAYER CAPACITOR AND MOUNTING STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20170330689
    Abstract: A multilayer capacitor includes a pair of external electrodes each having an end face portion; a first principal face extending portion; a second principal face extending portion; a first side face extending portion; and a second side face extending portion. The pair of external electrodes each includes a base electrode and a metallic layer. The metallic layer includes a first metallic layer and a second metallic layer located outside the first metallic layer. An intermetallic compound layer is located outside the first metallic layer, and is exposed from the second metallic layer in a ridge portion lying between the end face portion and the first principal face extending portion, a ridge portion lying between the first side face extending portion and the first principal face extending portion, and a ridge portion lying between the second side face extending portion and the first principal face extending portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Hidefumi HATANAKA, Katsuichi KATO