Patents by Inventor Koichiro Morita

Koichiro Morita 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: 11948747
    Abstract: A dielectric body includes a plurality of crystal grains of which a main component is barium titanate, and an additive including Zr, Eu and Mn. At least one of the plurality of crystal grains has a core-shell structure having a core and a shell. A Zr/Ti atomic concentration ratio is 0.02 or more and 0.10 or less. An Eu/Ti atomic concentration ratio is 0.001 or more and 0.03 or less. A Mn/Ti atomic concentration ratio is 0.005 or more and 0.05 or less. A total atomic concentration of the one or more rare elements is smaller than an atomic concentration of Eu when the dielectric body has the one or more rare earth elements. A median diameter of the plurality of crystal grains is 200 nm or more and 400 nm or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuji Tsushima, Koichiro Morita
  • Patent number: 11837408
    Abstract: A dielectric material includes a perovskite as a main phase, an A site of the perovskite including at least Ba, a B site of the perovskite including at least Ti, and Eu having +2 valence and +3 valence. A ratio of +2 valence of Eu is 21% or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koichiro Morita, Yasuhiro Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 11837409
    Abstract: A ceramic electronic device includes a plurality of dielectric layers of which a main component is a ceramic having a perovskite structure, and a plurality of internal electrode layers, each of which is stacked through each of the plurality of dielectric layers and includes a co-material which is inactive against the main component of the plurality of dielectric layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Koichiro Morita
  • Patent number: 11823843
    Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes: a multilayer structure in which each of a plurality of dielectric layers and each of a plurality of internal electrode layers are alternately stacked. A ceramic protection section includes a cover layer and a side margin. A main component ceramic of the ceramic protection section is a ceramic material having a perovskite structure expressed as a general formula ABO3. An A site of the perovskite structure includes at least Ba. A B site of the perovskite structure includes at least Ti and Zr. A Zr/Ti ratio which is a molar ratio of Zr and Ti is 0.010 or more and 0.25 or less. An A/B ratio which is a molar ratio of the A site and the B site is 0.990 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Koichiro Morita
  • Patent number: 11776752
    Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a multilayer structure having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape and including dielectric layers and internal electrode layers that are alternately stacked, the dielectric layers being mainly composed of BaTiO3, the internal electrode layers being alternately exposed to two edge faces of the multilayer chip opposite to each other. A Zr/Ti ratio is 0.02 or more and 0.10 or less in a capacity section. A Ba/Ti ratio is more than 0.900 and less than 1.010 in the capacity section. A Eu/Ti ratio is 0.005 or more and 0.05 or less in the capacity section. A Mn/Ti ratio is 0.0005 or more and 0.05 or less in the capacity section. A total amount of a rare earth element or rare earth elements is less than the amount of Eu.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Matsumoto, Koichiro Morita
  • Publication number: 20230298819
    Abstract: A multilayer ceramic electronic device includes a plurality of internal electrode layers, a plurality of dielectric layers, each of which has a perovskite structure that is expressed by a general formula of ABO3, a pair of cover layers respectively provided on an upper end and a lower end in a stacking direction in a capacity section, and has a main component that is a same as a main component of the plurality of dielectric layers. The capacity section has a first section positioned in a center portion in the stacking direction and a pair of second sections outside of the first section in the stacking direction. An A/B ratio of the first section is larger than the A/B ratio of the second section. The A/B ratio of the pair of cover layers is larger than the A/B ratio of the first section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuji TSUSHIMA, Yasuhiro MATSUMOTO, Koichiro MORITA
  • Publication number: 20230290577
    Abstract: A multilayer ceramic device includes a multilayer chip. The multilayer chip has a capacity section, a side margin and an intermediate portion. The intermediate portion is provided between the capacity section and the side margin. An A/B ratio is larger in the side margin than in the capacity section, and is smaller in the intermediate portion than in the capacity section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuji TSUSHIMA, Yasuhiro MATSUMOTO, Koichiro MORITA
  • Publication number: 20230274885
    Abstract: A dielectric material includes a base material containing barium zirconate titanate as a main component, containing zirconium in an amount of 4 at % or more and 30 at % or less with respect to titanium and zirconium, and having an atomic concentration ratio of barium to titanium and zirconium of 1 or more and 1. 1 or less, and a subcomponent containing 2 at % or more and 4 at % or less of europium with respect to titanium of the barium zirconate titanate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Kana TAMURA, Koichiro MORITA
  • Publication number: 20230268130
    Abstract: One aspect of the present invention is a multilayer ceramic capacitor including a plurality of dielectric layers composed of a dielectric ceramic containing grains whose main component is barium titanate having a core-shell structure made up of a core part and a shell part, and grains whose main component is calcium titanate having a core-shell structure made up of a core part and a shell part; and a plurality of internal electrodes stacked alternately with each of the plurality of dielectric layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Satoko NAMIKI, Koichiro MORITA, Minoru RYU, Natsumi YUZAKINO
  • Patent number: 11721483
    Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes: a multilayer structure having a parallelepiped shape in which each of a plurality of dielectric layers and each of a plurality of internal electrode layers are alternately stacked and are alternately exposed to two edge faces of the multilayer structure, a main component of the plurality of dielectric layers being a ceramic; and a first cover layer and a second cover layer that sandwich the multilayer structure in a stacking direction of the multilayer structure, a main component of the first cover layer and the second cover layer being the same as that of the dielectric layers, wherein the first cover layer includes a first region spaced from the multilayer structure by at least 50 ?m, is thicker than the second cover layer, and has a thickness more than 50 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hideya Teraoka, Koichiro Morita
  • Publication number: 20230223196
    Abstract: A multilayer ceramic electronic device includes a multilayer chip having a plurality of internal electrode layers that face each other and a plurality of dielectric layers, each of which is sandwiched by two of the plurality of internal electrode layers, one end of at least one of the plurality of internal electrode layers being exposed at a side face of the multilayer chip, a first external electrode that is provided on the side face of the multilayer chip, is in contact with at least one of the each end of the plurality of internal electrode layers, and includes ceramic grains, and a second external electrode that is provided on the first external electrode, has a glass, and has a main component that is a same metal as that of the first external electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2022
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicant: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Koichiro MORITA
  • Patent number: 11694849
    Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes: a multilayer structure in which each of dielectric layers and each of internal electrode layers are stacked, wherein a relationship of 8.0?IA/IB>1.40 is satisfied in a TSDC (Thermally Stimulated Depolarization Currents) of temperature elevation rate of 10 degrees C./min under a condition of 130 degrees C., 5 V/?m and a polarization of 30 min, when a peak current value on a lower temperature side in a temperature range of 130 degrees C. to 190 degrees C. is IA and a peak current value on a higher temperature side in a temperature range of 190 degrees C. to 280 degrees C. is IB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Koichiro Morita
  • Publication number: 20230154681
    Abstract: A multilayer ceramic electronic device includes a plurality of internal electrode layers that face each other; and a plurality of dielectric layers, each of which is sandwiched by each two of the plurality of internal electrode layers. A main component of the plurality of dielectric layers is barium titanate zirconate. In each of the plurality of dielectric layers, an amount of zirconium is 2 at % or more and 14 at % or less with respect a total amount of titanium and zirconium. Curie point of the plurality of dielectric layers is less than 85 degrees C. An average thickness of each of the plurality of dielectric layers is 1 ?m or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2022
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicant: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro MATSUMOTO, Koichiro MORITA, Yuta FUSE
  • Publication number: 20220415576
    Abstract: A dielectric body includes a plurality of crystal grains of which a main component is barium titanate, and an additive including Zr, Eu and Mn. At least one of the plurality of crystal grains has a core-shell structure having a core and a shell. A Zr/Ti atomic concentration ratio is 0.02 or more and 0.10 or less. An Eu/Ti atomic concentration ratio is 0.001 or more and 0.03 or less. A Mn/Ti atomic concentration ratio is 0.005 or more and 0.05 or less. A total atomic concentration of the one or more rare elements is smaller than an atomic concentration of Eu when the dielectric body has the one or more rare earth elements. A median diameter of the plurality of crystal grains is 200 nm or more and 400 nm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Yuji TSUSHIMA, Koichiro MORITA
  • Publication number: 20220336154
    Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes: a multilayer structure in which each of dielectric layers and each of internal electrode layers are stacked, wherein a relationship of 8.0?IA/IB>1.40 is satisfied in a TSDC (Thermally Stimulated Depolarization Currents) of temperature elevation rate of 10 degrees C./min under a condition of 130 degrees C., 5 V/?m and a polarization of 30 min, when a peak current value on a lower temperature side in a temperature range of 130 degrees C. to 190 degrees C. is IA and a peak current value on a higher temperature side in a temperature range of 190 degrees C. to 280 degrees C. is IB.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventor: Koichiro MORITA
  • Publication number: 20220310323
    Abstract: A ceramic electronic device includes a plurality of dielectric layers of which a main component is a ceramic having a perovskite structure, and a plurality of internal electrode layers, each of which is stacked through each of the plurality of dielectric layers and includes a co-material which is inactive against the main component of the plurality of dielectric layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Koichiro MORITA
  • Publication number: 20220285094
    Abstract: A ceramic electronic device includes a multilayer structure in which each of a plurality of dielectric layers and each of a plurality of internal electrode layers are alternately stacked. A main component of the plurality of dielectric layers is a ceramic having a perovskite structure of which an A site includes at least Ba and of which an AB ratio is 0.980 or less. The plurality of internal electrode layers include a co-material. A total amount of Ti, Zr and Hf is 90 mol % or more in metal elements included in the co-material and an amount of Ba is 10 mol % or less in the metal elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Yasuhiro MATSUMOTO, Koichiro MORITA
  • Patent number: 11410817
    Abstract: A ceramic electronic device includes: a multilayer structure in which each of dielectric layers and each of internal electrode layers are alternately stacked, a main component of the dielectric layers being ceramic, wherein a relationship of IA/IB>1.40 is satisfied in a TSDC (Thermally Stimulated Depolarization Currents) of temperature elevation rate of 10 degrees C./min under a condition of 130 degrees C., 5 V/?m and a polarization of 30 min, when a peak current value on a lower temperature side in a temperature range of 130 degrees C. to 190 degrees C. is IA and a peak current value on a higher temperature side in a temperature range of 190 degrees C. to 280 degrees C. is IB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Koichiro Morita
  • Publication number: 20220223346
    Abstract: A dielectric material includes a perovskite as a main phase, an A site of the perovskite including at least Ba, a B site of the perovskite including at least Ti, and Eu having +2 valence and +3 valence. A ratio of +2 valence of Eu is 21% or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Koichiro MORITA, Yasuhiro MATSUMOTO
  • Patent number: RE48877
    Abstract: A multi-layer ceramic capacitor has a structure where the dispersion, nd, of average grain size of the dielectric grains constituting the dielectric layer (a value (D90/D10) obtained by dividing D90 which is a grain size including 90% cumulative abundance of grains by D10 which is a grain size including 10% cumulative abundance of grains) is smaller than 4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koichiro Morita, Tetsuo Shimura