Patents by Inventor Kenichi Araki

Kenichi Araki 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).

  • Publication number: 20240149648
    Abstract: A vehicle rear gate panel includes a vehicle body panel that constitutes a rear gate panel, a first ratchet opening that is provided in the vehicle body panel and through which a ratchet mechanism is inserted, a first handle opening that is provided in the vehicle body panel at a position aligned with the first ratchet opening in a vehicle width direction and through which a pull handle is inserted, and a bracket that integrally reinforces regions where the first ratchet opening and the first handle opening are provided. The bracket has a second ratchet opening at a position corresponding to the first ratchet opening and through which the ratchet mechanism is inserted, a second handle opening at a position corresponding to the first handle opening and through which the pull handle is inserted, and beads on respective sides of the second ratchet opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichi ARAKI, Akihisa NOMURA, Yuhei SUDA
  • Patent number: 11978579
    Abstract: The coil component includes a magnetic body containing a metallic material and a resin material, a coil conductor embedded in the magnetic body, and a pair of outer electrodes electrically connected to ends of the coil conductor. The coil conductor includes an exposed portion at each end portion of the coil conductor, and a covered portion covered with an insulating substance disposed between the exposed portions. The covered portion is disposed inside a face of the magnetic body on which the outer electrodes are disposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kenichi Araki
  • Patent number: 11919084
    Abstract: An electronic component includes an element body made of a composite material of a resin material and metal powder. A plurality of particles of the metal powder are exposed from the resin material and make contact with one another on the outer surface of the element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keita Muneuchi, Eiji Iso, Isao Ida, Kenichi Araki, Noriko Shimizu, Takashi Tomohiro
  • Publication number: 20230245815
    Abstract: A coil component is capable of suppressing occurrence of peeling at an interface between a coil conductor and resin in a magnetic portion due to heating during mounting. The coil component includes an element body that includes a coil conductor formed by winding a conductive wire coated with an insulating film, and a magnetic portion that contains metal magnetic particles and resin, and external electrodes that are electrically connected to exposed surfaces of extended portions of the coil conductor exposed on a surface of the element body, and are arranged on the surface of the element body. The metal magnetic particles are arranged in recesses formed in a surface of the conductive wire in the extended portions of the coil conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi ARAKI, Keiichi ISHIDA
  • Publication number: 20230191484
    Abstract: A coil component includes a body that is made of a composite material containing a resin material and metal powder, a coil conductor which is provided in the body and an end portion of which is exposed on an end face of the body, and a metal film that is provided on an outer surface of the body and that is electrically connected to the coil conductor on the end face in the outer surface. The outer surface of the body has a contact area that is in contact with the metal film. Multiple particles of the metal powder escape from the resin material and are in contact with each other in the contact area of the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi TOMOHIRO, Noriko SHIMIZU, Kenichi ARAKI, Eiji ISO, Keita MUNEUCHI, Isao IDA
  • Patent number: 11657952
    Abstract: A coil component is capable of suppressing occurrence of peeling at an interface between a coil conductor and resin in a magnetic portion due to heating during mounting. The coil component includes an element body that includes a coil conductor formed by winding a conductive wire coated with an insulating film, and a magnetic portion that contains metal magnetic particles and resin, and external electrodes that are electrically connected to exposed surfaces of extended portions of the coil conductor exposed on a surface of the element body, and are arranged on the surface of the element body. The metal magnetic particles are arranged in recesses formed in a surface of the conductive wire in the extended portions of the coil conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi Araki, Keiichi Ishida
  • Patent number: 11615903
    Abstract: A coil component includes a body that is made of a composite material containing a resin material and metal powder, a coil conductor which is provided in the body and an end portion of which is exposed on an end face of the body, and a metal film that is provided on an outer surface of the body and that is electrically connected to the coil conductor on the end face in the outer surface. The outer surface of the body has a contact area that is in contact with the metal film. Multiple particles of the metal powder escape from the resin material and are in contact with each other in the contact area of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Tomohiro, Noriko Shimizu, Kenichi Araki, Eiji Iso, Keita Muneuchi, Isao Ida
  • Publication number: 20230086105
    Abstract: An inductor component includes an element body, a coil, and a first outer electrode and a second outer electrode, in which the coil includes a coil wiring, a first extended wiring, and a second extended wiring. The first extended wiring includes a first connection surface connected to the coil wiring and a second connection surface connected to the first outer electrode, and a first straight line connecting the first connection surface and the second connection surface is inclined to the direction orthogonal to the first main surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshimasa YOSHIOKA, Yutaka NOGUCHI, Mari YONEMURA, Kenichi ARAKI, Kouji YAMAUCHI
  • Publication number: 20220415567
    Abstract: A highly reliable coil component having reduced electric resistance and improved bonding strength in a connection portion between a coil conductor and an external electrode. A coil component includes an element body including a coil conductor including a wound conductive wire coated with an insulating film, a magnetic portion containing metal magnetic particles and resin, and an external electrode on a surface of the element body and electrically connected to exposed surfaces, which are exposed on the surface of the element body, of extended portions of the coil conductor. The external electrode includes at least one or more layers. When an average crystal grain size of crystal grains constituting the coil conductor is defined as a and an average crystal grain size of crystal grains constituting a base electrode layer of the external electrode directly connected to the coil conductor is defined as b, a>b is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi ARAKI, Keiichi Ishida, Minoru Gibu
  • Publication number: 20220392687
    Abstract: An electronic component includes an element body made of a composite material of a resin material and metal powder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Applicant: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keita MUNEUCHI, Eiji ISO, Isao IDA, Kenichi ARAKI, Noriko SHIMIZU, Takashi TOMOHIRO
  • Patent number: 11488760
    Abstract: An electronic component includes an element body made of a composite material of a resin material and metal powder. A plurality of particles of the metal powder are exposed from the resin material and make contact with one another on the outer surface of the element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keita Muneuchi, Eiji Iso, Isao Ida, Kenichi Araki, Noriko Shimizu, Takashi Tomohiro
  • Patent number: 11437178
    Abstract: A coil component including: a magnetic body containing a magnetic material and a resin; a coil buried in the magnetic body; and a pair of outer electrodes electrically connected to the coil. One or more side faces of the magnetic body have a groove, and the groove contains a silicone resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kenichi Araki
  • Patent number: 11322295
    Abstract: A coil component includes a magnetic body portion that includes metallic particles and a resin material, a coil conductor that is embedded in the magnetic body portion, and a first outer electrode and a second outer electrode each of which is electrically connected to the coil conductor. At least a portion of an outer layer of the magnetic body portion forms an electrically conductive layer that includes a second metallic material having a specific resistance lower than a specific resistance of a first metallic material forming the metallic particles. The electrically conductive layer includes a first electrically conductive layer that is electrically connected to the first outer electrode and a second electrically conductive layer that is electrically connected to the second outer electrode. The first electrically conductive layer and the second electrically conductive layer are electrically isolated from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kenichi Araki
  • Publication number: 20210098183
    Abstract: A coil component is capable of suppressing occurrence of peeling at an interface between a coil conductor and resin in a magnetic portion due to heating during mounting. The coil component includes an element body that includes a coil conductor formed by winding a conductive wire coated with an insulating film, and a magnetic portion that contains metal magnetic particles and resin, and external electrodes that are electrically connected to exposed surfaces of extended portions of the coil conductor exposed on a surface of the element body, and are arranged on the surface of the element body. The metal magnetic particles are arranged in recesses formed in a surface of the conductive wire in the extended portions of the coil conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Applicant: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi ARAKI, Keiichi ISHIDA
  • Publication number: 20210098181
    Abstract: A coil component including a substantially rectangular parallelepiped first magnetic portion that includes a coil conductor and a second magnetic portion disposed on at least the upper surface of the first magnetic portion. The first magnetic portion contains first magnetic particles including a metal magnetic material, the second magnetic portion contains second magnetic particles and a resin, and the resin content in the second magnetic portion is higher than the resin content in the first magnetic portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Applicant: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi ARAKI, Keiichi ISHIDA, Yutaka NOGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20200411229
    Abstract: The coil component includes a magnetic body containing a metallic material and a resin material, a coil conductor embedded in the magnetic body, and a pair of outer electrodes electrically connected to ends of the coil conductor. The coil conductor includes an exposed portion at each end portion of the coil conductor, and a covered portion covered with an insulating substance disposed between the exposed portions. The covered portion is disposed inside a face of the magnetic body on which the outer electrodes are disposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kenichi ARAKI
  • Patent number: 10872720
    Abstract: An electronic component includes a body having a recessed portion, an inner conductor embedded in the body, and an outer electrode electrically connected to the inner conductor. At least part of the outer electrode is disposed in the recessed portion of the body. The electronic component further includes an insulating layer configured such that at least part of the outer electrode is covered with the insulating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Noriko Shimizu, Kenichi Araki
  • Patent number: 10811183
    Abstract: The coil component includes a magnetic body containing a metallic material and a resin material, a coil conductor embedded in the magnetic body, and a pair of outer electrodes electrically connected to ends of the coil conductor. The coil conductor includes an exposed portion at each end portion of the coil conductor, and a covered portion covered with an insulating substance disposed between the exposed portions. The covered portion is disposed inside a face of the magnetic body on which the outer electrodes are disposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kenichi Araki
  • Publication number: 20200051733
    Abstract: A coil component including: a magnetic body containing a magnetic material and a resin; a coil buried in the magnetic body; and a pair of outer electrodes electrically connected to the coil. One or more side faces of the magnetic body have a groove, and the groove contains a silicone resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kenichi ARAKI
  • Patent number: 10490335
    Abstract: A coil component including: a magnetic body containing a magnetic material and a resin; a coil buried in the magnetic body; and a pair of outer electrodes electrically connected to the coil. One or more side faces of the magnetic body have a groove, and the groove contains a silicone resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kenichi Araki