Patents by Inventor Nakaba Ichikawa

Nakaba Ichikawa 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: 8997320
    Abstract: Provided is a method for manufacturing an acoustic wave device that has an excellent temperature coefficient of frequency (TCF) and high accuracy of IDT pattern forming and is capable of resisting high temperature processing of 200 degrees or more. The method for manufacturing an acoustic wave device according to the present invention includes forming an IDT (2) on a principal surface (1a) of a piezoelectric substrate (1), and forming a film by thermal spraying a material (3) having a smaller linear thermal expansion coefficient than the piezoelectric substrate onto an opposite principal surface (1b) of the piezoelectric substrate (1) where the IDT (2) is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Fuyutsume, Taro Nishino, Hisashi Yamazaki, Noboru Tamura, Nakaba Ichikawa, Masaki Aruga
  • Patent number: 8319394
    Abstract: Provided are an acoustic wave device and a method for manufacturing the same, the acoustic wave device being effectively prevented from expanding and contracting due to temperature change and having a small frequency shift. The acoustic wave device of the present invention has a piezoelectric substrate (1) having an IDT (2) formed on one principal surface of the piezoelectric substrate (1), and a thermal spray film (3) formed on an opposite principal surface (1b) of the piezoelectric substrate (1), the thermal spray film being of a material having a smaller linear thermal expansion coefficient than the piezoelectric substrate (1) and having grain boundaries and pores (4), at least a part of which is filled with a filling material (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignees: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Koike Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Fuyutsume, Taro Nishino, Hisashi Yamazaki, Kiyoto Araki, Noboru Tamura, Nakaba Ichikawa, Masaki Aruga
  • Publication number: 20100301700
    Abstract: Provided are an acoustic wave device and a method for manufacturing the same, the acoustic wave device being effectively prevented from expanding and contracting due to temperature change and having a small frequency shift. The acoustic wave device of the present invention has a piezoelectric substrate (1) having an IDT (2) formed on one principal surface of the piezoelectric substrate (1), and a thermal spray film (3) formed on an opposite principal surface (1b) of the piezoelectric substrate (1), the thermal spray film being of a material having a smaller linear thermal expansion coefficient than the piezoelectric substrate (1) and having grain boundaries and pores (4), at least a part of which is filled with a filling material (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicants: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., KOIKE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Fuyutsume, Taro Nishino, Hisashi Yamazaki, Kiyoto Araki, Noboru Tamura, Nakaba Ichikawa, Masaki Aruga
  • Publication number: 20100293770
    Abstract: Provided is a method for manufacturing an acoustic wave device that has an excellent temperature coefficient of frequency (TCF) and high accuracy of IDT pattern forming and is capable of resisting high temperature processing of 200 degrees or more. The method for manufacturing an acoustic wave device according to the present invention includes forming an IDT (2) on a principal surface (1a) of a piezoelectric substrate (1), and forming a film by thermal spraying a material (3) having a smaller linear thermal expansion coefficient than the piezoelectric substrate onto an opposite principal surface (1b) of the piezoelectric substrate (1) where the IDT (2) is formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Fuyutsume, Taro Nishino, Hisashi Yamazaki, Noboru Tamura, Nakaba Ichikawa, Masaki Aruga
  • Patent number: 7569976
    Abstract: A piezo-electric substrate is mainly comprised of a base material and a film formed on one main surface of the base material. In the base material, the main surface on which the film is formed is a roughed main surface. The piezo-electric substrate is obtained by forming the film comprised of a material with a coefficient of linear expansion smaller than a coefficient of linear expansion of the base material on the roughened main surface using a thermal spraying method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Assignees: Koike Co., Ltd., Tocalo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Noboru Tamura, Nakaba Ichikawa, Takeshi Takabatake, Kaname Yasuda
  • Publication number: 20080024037
    Abstract: A piezo-electric substrate is mainly comprised of a base material and a film formed on one main surface of the base material. In the base material, the main surface on which the film is formed is a roughed main surface. The piezo-electric substrate is obtained by forming the film comprised of a material with a coefficient of linear expansion smaller than a coefficient of linear expansion of the base material on the roughened main surface using a thermal spraying method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2007
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Applicants: Koike Co., Ltd., Tocalo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Noboru Tamura, Nakaba Ichikawa, Takeshi Takabatake, Kaname Yasuda