Patents by Inventor Naoki Kito

Naoki Kito 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: 11410895
    Abstract: A wiring board has a metal-made base having a front surface and a back surface, an insulating frame body bonded to the front surface of the base through a bonding layer made of bonding material, a seating provided in an area that is located at an inner side with respect to the frame body on the front surface of the base, a mounting area where a component is supposed to be mounted on the front surface of the base, and a groove formed on the front surface of the base. The groove is arranged in at least an area between the mounting area and the seating on the front surface in plan view, and extends in a direction crossing an opposing direction of the mounting area and the seating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yosuke Imoto, Shinichiro Haneishi, Kenji Suzuki, Norihiko Kawai, Naoki Kito
  • Patent number: 10985087
    Abstract: A wiring board has a metal-made base having a front surface and a back surface, an insulating frame body bonded to the front surface of the base through a bonding layer made of bonding material, a mounting area where a component is supposed to be mounted on the front surface of the base, and a restriction portion formed by a groove or a protrusion that is provided on the front surface of the base or by a combination of the groove and the protrusion. The restriction portion is arranged in at least a part of an area between the mounting area and the frame body on the front surface in plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yosuke Imoto, Shinichiro Haneishi, Kenji Suzuki, Norihiko Kawai, Naoki Kito
  • Publication number: 20200111716
    Abstract: A wiring board has a metal-made base having a front surface and a back surface, an insulating frame body bonded to the front surface of the base through a bonding layer made of bonding material, a seating provided in an area that is located at an inner side with respect to the frame body on the front surface of the base, a mounting area where a component is supposed to be mounted on the front surface of the base, and a groove formed on the front surface of the base. The groove is arranged in at least an area between the mounting area and the seating on the front surface in plan view, and extends in a direction crossing an opposing direction of the mounting area and the seating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Yosuke IMOTO, Shinichiro HANEISHI, Kenji SUZUKI, Norihiko KAWAI, Naoki KITO
  • Publication number: 20200111724
    Abstract: A wiring board has a metal-made base having a front surface and a back surface, an insulating frame body bonded to the front surface of the base through a bonding layer made of bonding material, a mounting area where a component is supposed to be mounted on the front surface of the base, and a restriction portion formed by a groove or a protrusion that is provided on the front surface of the base or by a combination of the groove and the protrusion. The restriction portion is arranged in at least a part of an area between the mounting area and the frame body on the front surface in plan view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Yosuke IMOTO, Shinichiro HANEISHI, Kenji SUZUKI, Norihiko KAWAI, Naoki KITO
  • Patent number: 9412676
    Abstract: A ceramic package includes a package main body which is formed of a ceramic material, which has a front surface and a back surface having a rectangular shape in plan view, and which has a cavity opening toward the front surface; a first metalized layer which has a frame shape in plan view and is formed on the front surface; and a second metalized layer which is formed on the front surface of the first metalized layer so as to assume a frame shape, and which has a width smaller than the width of the first metalized layer, wherein the width of the second metalized layer at each corner portion of the front surface in plan view is smaller than the width of the second metalized layer in a region other than the corner portion in plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Yamamoto, Yoshitaka Yoshida, Takatoshi Tojo, Naoki Kito, Kazushige Akita, Jun Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20160198561
    Abstract: A wiring board including a board main body made of an insulating material and having a front surface and rear surface and side surfaces at four sides located between the front and the rear surfaces, and a wiring conductor for plating, an end surface of which is exposed on any side surface of the board main body, wherein the wiring board includes a first insulating layer formed on the side surface on which the end surface of the wiring conductor for plating is exposed to cover the end surface, and a conductor layer formed on the side surface of the board main body on which the first insulating layer is formed along a side direction of the side surface including a surface of the first insulating layer, and wherein the conductor layer is electrically connected to a ground layer formed inside the board main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2014
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: Daiki TSUNEMI, Masahito MORITA, Naoki KITO, Tatsuharu IKAWA, Hiroyuki KODAMA
  • Patent number: 9295151
    Abstract: A wiring substrate includes a substrate main body which is formed of a ceramic laminate and has a rectangular shape in plan view, and which has a front surface and a back surface and has four side surfaces, each being located between the front surface and the back surface, and having a groove surface located on a side toward the front surface and a fracture surface located on a side toward the back surface; and a metalized layer which is formed on the front surface of the substrate main body so as to extend along the four side surfaces, and which has a rectangular frame shape in plan view, wherein a horizontal surface of the ceramic laminate of the substrate main body is exposed between the metalized layer and the groove surface of each side surface of the substrate main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masami Hasegawa, Satoshi Hirayama, Naoki Kito
  • Patent number: 9232643
    Abstract: Provided are a ceramic wiring substrate; a multi-piece ceramic wiring substrate array for providing a plurality of the wiring substrates; and a method for reliably producing the wiring substrate array. The ceramic wiring substrate includes a substrate main body, which has a front surface, a back surface, side surfaces, a groove surface located on a side toward the front surface, and a fracture surface located on a side toward the back surface; and a notch which has a concave shape in plan view, and which is provided on at least one of the side surfaces so as to extend between the front surface and the back surface, wherein, in the side surface having the notch, the boundary between the groove surface and the fracture surface has curved portions on opposite sides of the notch, the curved portions being convex toward the front surface of the substrate main body in side view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masami Hasegawa, Satoshi Hirayama, Naoki Kito
  • Patent number: 9215802
    Abstract: A wiring substrate includes a substrate body formed of a plate-like ceramic, having a front surface, a back surface, and a height of 0.8 mm or less; a cavity opening at the front surface and having a rectangular shape as viewed in plane; and side walls having a thickness of 0.3 mm or less between a side surface of the cavity and a side surface of the substrate body. The wiring substrate further includes an electrically conductive layer having the form of a frame and formed on the front surface to surround an opening of the cavity; a ceramic surface having the form of a frame and located adjacently to the electrically conductive layer and along the outer periphery of the front surface; and a via conductor formed in the substrate body along the side surface of the cavity between a bottom surface of the cavity and the front surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jyun Suzuki, Naoki Kito, Masami Hasegawa, Chizuo Nakashima
  • Publication number: 20150107879
    Abstract: A wiring substrate includes a substrate main body which is formed of a ceramic laminate and has a rectangular shape in plan view, and which has a front surface and a back surface and has four side surfaces, each being located between the front surface and the back surface, and having a groove surface located on a side toward the front surface and a fracture surface located on a side toward the back surface; and a metalized layer which is formed on the front surface of the substrate main body so as to extend along the four side surfaces, and which has a rectangular frame shape in plan view, wherein a horizontal surface of the ceramic laminate of the substrate main body is exposed between the metalized layer and the groove surface of each side surface of the substrate main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2012
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicants: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD., NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masami Hasegawa, Satoshi Hirayama, Naoki Kito
  • Patent number: 8987604
    Abstract: Provided are a ceramic wiring substrate having a side surface which realizes reliable chucking or hooking; a multi-piece wiring substrate array for providing a plurality of the wiring substrates; and a method for reliably producing the multi-piece wiring substrate array. The wiring substrate is formed of a ceramic material, has a square (rectangular) shape in plan view, and which has a front surface, a back surface, and side surfaces each being located between the front surface and the back surface, wherein each side surface has a belt-like uneven surface including a plurality of alternate and parallel convex portions and concave portions which are formed so as to extend along the front surface, and also has a fracture surface located on a side toward the back surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masami Hasegawa, Satoshi Hirayama, Naoki Kito
  • Patent number: 8952269
    Abstract: Provided are a wiring substrate; a multi-piece wiring substrate array; and a method for reliably producing the multi-piece wiring substrate array. The wiring substrate includes a substrate main body, which has first and second main surfaces, side surfaces, a groove surface, and a fracture surface; and a notch which has a concave shape in plan view, and which is provided on a side surface on a side toward the first main surface, wherein, in the side surface having the notch, the boundary between the groove surface and the fracture surface has first curved portions on opposite sides of the notch, the first curved portions being convex toward the first main surface in side view; and also has a second curved portion on a second-main-surface side of the notch, the second curved portion being convex toward the second main surface of the substrate main body in side view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masami Hasegawa, Satoshi Hirayama, Naoki Kito
  • Publication number: 20140319982
    Abstract: Provided is a ceramic package having a cavity in which an electronic component such as a crystal oscillator is mounted, and which realizes even joining of a metallic frame around the opening thereof, as well as reliable sealing of the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: Hiroaki Yamamoto, Yoshitaka Yoshida, Takatoshi Tojo, Naoki Kito, Kazushige Akita, Jun Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20140174803
    Abstract: A wiring substrate includes a substrate body formed of a plate-like ceramic, having a front surface, a back surface, and a height of 0.8 mm or less; a cavity opening at the front surface and having a rectangular shape as viewed in plane; and side walls having a thickness of 0.3 mm or less between a side surface of the cavity and a side surface of the substrate body. The wiring substrate further includes an electrically conductive layer having the form of a frame and formed on the front surface to surround an opening of the cavity; a ceramic surface having the form of a frame and located adjacently to the electrically conductive layer and along the outer periphery of the front surface; and a via conductor formed in the substrate body along the side surface of the cavity between a bottom surface of the cavity and the front surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2012
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Inventors: Jyun Suzuki, Naoki Kito, Masami Hasegawa, Chizuo Nakashima
  • Publication number: 20140037912
    Abstract: Provided are a wiring substrate; a multi-piece wiring substrate array; and a method for reliably producing the multi-piece wiring substrate array. The wiring substrate includes a substrate main body, which has first and second main surfaces, side surfaces, a groove surface, and a fracture surface; and a notch which has a concave shape in plan view, and which is provided on a side surface on a side toward the first main surface, wherein, in the side surface having the notch, the boundary between the groove surface and the fracture surface has first curved portions on opposite sides of the notch, the first curved portions being convex toward the first main surface in side view; and also has a second curved portion on a second-main-surface side of the notch, the second curved portion being convex toward the second main surface of the substrate main body in side view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2012
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masami Hasegawa, Satoshi Hirayama, Naoki Kito
  • Publication number: 20140034369
    Abstract: Provided are a ceramic wiring substrate having a side surface which realizes reliable chucking or hooking; a multi-piece wiring substrate array for providing a plurality of the wiring substrates; and a method for reliably producing the multi-piece wiring substrate array. The wiring substrate is formed of a ceramic material, has a square (rectangular) shape in plan view, and which has a front surface, a back surface, and side surfaces each being located between the front surface and the back surface, wherein each side surface has a belt-like uneven surface including a plurality of alternate and parallel convex portions and concave portions which are formed so as to extend along the front surface, and also has a fracture surface located on a side toward the back surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2012
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masami Hasegawa, Satoshi Hirayama, Naoki Kito
  • Publication number: 20140034372
    Abstract: Provided are a ceramic wiring substrate; a multi-piece ceramic wiring substrate array for providing a plurality of the wiring substrates; and a method for reliably producing the wiring substrate array. The ceramic wiring substrate includes a substrate main body, which has a front surface, a back surface, side surfaces, a groove surface located on a side toward the front surface, and a fracture surface located on a side toward the back surface; and a notch which has a concave shape in plan view, and which is provided on at least one of the side surfaces so as to extend between the front surface and the back surface, wherein, in the side surface having the notch, the boundary between the groove surface and the fracture surface has curved portions on opposite sides of the notch, the curved portions being convex toward the front surface of the substrate main body in side view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2012
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masami Hasegawa, Satoshi Hirayama, Naoki Kito
  • Patent number: 6674017
    Abstract: A multilayer-wiring substrate having a via hole structure and method for fabricating the same. Referring to FIGS. 1(a) and 1(b), after a via-hole 5 is formed by exposure and development in lithography or by laser-drilling, a bottom portion of the via-hole 5 is subjected to resin-etching so as to expose a surface 4A of a lower conductor 4 as shown in FIG. 3(b). The exposed surface 4A of the lower conductor 4 is chemically etched so that the conductor 4 is undercut. As a result, undesired material 5B such as adhered residual resin shown in FIG. 3(b) is completely removed. In etching the conductor 4 at the bottom of the via hole 5, the lower conductor 4 is preferably etched in an amount of 5-30% of the thickness of the lower conductor 4 to form a depression or recess 6A at a via hole bottom 5C as shown in FIG. 3(b), thereby reliably establishing electrical continuity between the lower conductor 4 and the upper conductor 8 by means of a via-hole conductor 7 as shown in FIG. 3(c).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2004
    Assignee: NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kozo Yamasaki, Osamu Hisada, Katsuhiko Hasegawa, Naoki Kito, Satoshi Hirano
  • Patent number: 6139904
    Abstract: A method of making a printed board is provided. The printed board has a base provided with a plurality of through via conductors having through holes extending completely between upper and lower surfaces of the base and closed by resin fillings and a plurality of blind via conductors having depressions closed by resin fillings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kozo Yamasaki, Osamu Hisada, Katsuhiko Hasegawa, Naoki Kito, Satoshi Hirano, Yutaro Kameyama