Patents by Inventor Takashi Kasuga

Takashi Kasuga 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: 10292265
    Abstract: The substrate for a printed circuit board according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a base film having insulating properties, and a metal layer stacked on at least one surface of the base film, in which the base film includes a portion where a transition metal in group 10 of the periodic table is present. The transition metal in group 10 is preferably nickel or palladium. The portion where the transition metal in group 10 is present preferably includes a region having an average thickness of 500 nm and extending from an interface with the metal layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignees: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC PRINTED CIRCUITS, INC.
    Inventors: Takashi Kasuga, Yoshio Oka, Shigeaki Uemura, Shigeyoshi Nakayama, Jinjoo Park, Sumito Uehara, Hiroshi Ueda, Kousuke Miura
  • Patent number: 10244627
    Abstract: An object is to provide a substrate for a printed wiring board that has good circuit formability while maintaining adhesion strength between a conductive layer (2) and a base film (1). The substrate includes a base film having an insulating property (1) and a conductive layer (2) formed on at least one surface of the base film (1). The maximum height Sz, which is defined in ISO25178, of the surface of the base film (1) is 0.05 ?m or more and less than 0.9 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignees: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC PRINTED CIRCUITS, INC.
    Inventors: Kayo Hashizume, Yoshio Oka, Takashi Kasuga, Jinjoo Park, Kousuke Miura, Hiroshi Ueda
  • Patent number: 10237976
    Abstract: A substrate for a printed circuit board according to the present invention includes a base film having an insulating property and including at least one opening; a first conductive layer that is formed on both surfaces of the base film by applying and heat-treating a conductive ink containing metal particles, and that fills the at least one opening; and a second conductive layer formed, by plating, on at least one of surfaces of the first conductive layer. The metal particles preferably have a mean particle size of 1 nm or more and 500 nm or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignees: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC PRINTED CIRCUITS, INC.
    Inventors: Takashi Kasuga, Yoshio Oka, Jinjoo Park, Sumito Uehara, Kousuke Miura, Hiroshi Ueda
  • Patent number: 10225931
    Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present invention, a substrate for a printed circuit board, the substrate including a resin film and a metal layer deposited on at least one surface of the resin film, includes a modified layer on the surface of the resin film on which the metal layer is deposited, the modified layer having a composition different from another portion, in which the modified layer contains a metal, a metal ion, or a metal compound different from a main metal of the metal layer. The content of a metal element of the metal, the metal ion, or the metal compound on a surface of the modified layer is preferably 0.2 atomic % or more and 10 atomic % or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignees: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC PRINTED CIRCUITS, INC.
    Inventors: Kayo Hashizume, Yoshio Oka, Takashi Kasuga, Jinjoo Park, Hiroshi Ueda
  • Publication number: 20190008037
    Abstract: A printed circuit board according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a base film having an insulating property and a conductive pattern disposed on at least one surface of the base film. The conductive pattern includes a copper particle bond layer which is fixed to the base film, and a lightness L* of a conductive pattern non-formed region of the base film is 60 or less. The base film may include a modified layer on one surface side thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicants: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC PRINTED CIRCUITS, INC.
    Inventors: Kohei OKAMOTO, Kousuke MIURA, Hiroshi UEDA, Takashi KASUGA, Kazuhiro MIYATA
  • Publication number: 20190008035
    Abstract: A printed circuit board according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a base film containing, as a main component, a polyimide and a conductive pattern disposed on at least one surface of the base film. The conductive pattern includes a copper particle bond layer which is fixed to the base film. An external transmittance for a wavelength of 500 nm in a conductive pattern non-formed region of the base film is 70% or less of an internal transmittance for a wavelength of 500 nm in a middle layer portion of the base film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicants: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC PRINTED CIRCUITS, INC.
    Inventors: Kohei OKAMOTO, Kousuke MIURA, Hiroshi UEDA, Takashi KASUGA, Kazuhiro MIYATA
  • Publication number: 20180371191
    Abstract: A base film for a printed circuit board according to an embodiment of the present invention is a base film for a printed circuit board, the base film containing a polyimide as a main component. A ratio of a peak intensity around a wave number of 1705 cm?1 to a peak intensity around a wave number of 1494 cm?1 in an absorption intensity spectrum of a surface of the base film, the spectrum being measured at an angle of incidence of 45° by total reflection infrared absorption spectroscopy, is 0.50 or more and 1.10 or less. A substrate for a printed circuit board according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the base film for a printed circuit board and a metal layer stacked on the surface of the base film for a printed circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicants: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC PRINTED CIRCUITS, INC.
    Inventors: Kayo HASHIZUME, Yoshio OKA, Takashi KASUGA, Kentaro OKAMOTO, Atsushi KIMURA, Hiroshi UEDA
  • Patent number: 10143083
    Abstract: A substrate for a printed circuit board according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a base film having an insulating property, and a metal layer formed on at least one surface side of the base film. In the substrate for a printed circuit board, a plurality of fine particles are disposed between the base film and the metal layer, and the fine particles are formed of a metal the same as a main metal of the metal layer or formed of a metal compound of the main metal. The fine particles preferably have an average particle size of 0.1 nm or more and 20 nm or less. The fine particles are preferably formed of a metal oxide or a metal hydroxide. The fine particles are preferably present between the base film and the metal layer so as to form a layer. The metal layer preferably includes a metal grain layer formed by firing metal nanoparticles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignees: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC PRINTED CIRCUITS, INC.
    Inventors: Motohiko Sugiura, Takashi Kasuga, Yoshio Oka, Shigeaki Uemura, Jinjoo Park, Hiroshi Ueda, Kousuke Miura
  • Publication number: 20180333739
    Abstract: A coating device according to an aspect of the present invention includes a travel module that causes a strip-shaped sheet to travel in a longitudinal direction, a coating module that coats a surface of the strip-shaped sheet with ink while the strip-shaped sheet travels, and a supply module that supplies the ink to the coating module. The coating module includes a slot-type coating head that is disposed above the strip-shaped sheet so as to span the strip-shaped sheet in a width direction. The slot-type coating head includes an ink storage part that widens toward the strip-shaped sheet in cross-sectional view and an ink supply path that communicates with an upper part of the ink storage part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Applicants: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC PRINTED CIRCUITS, INC.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro MIYATA, Takashi KASUGA, Yoshio OKA, Yasuhiro OKUDA, Jinjoo PARK, Hiroshi UEDA, Kohei OKAMOTO
  • Patent number: 10076028
    Abstract: A substrate for a printed circuit board according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a base film having insulating properties and a sintered layer formed of a plurality of metal particles, the sintered layer being stacked on at least one surface of the base film, in which a region of the sintered layer extending from an interface between the sintered layer and the base film to a position 500 nm or less from the interface has a porosity of 1% or more and 50% or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignees: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC PRINTED CIRCUITS, INC.
    Inventors: Takashi Kasuga, Yoshio Oka, Shigeaki Uemura, Jinjoo Park, Hiroshi Ueda, Kousuke Miura
  • Patent number: 10076032
    Abstract: A substrate for a printed circuit board includes a base film having an insulating property; a first conductive layer formed on at least one of surfaces of the base film by application of a conductive ink containing metal particles; and a second conductive layer formed, by plating, on a surface of the first conductive layer, the surface being on a side opposite to the base film, wherein a region near an interface between the base film and the first conductive layer contains a metal oxide species based on a metal of the metal particles and a metal hydroxide species based on the metal of the metal particles, the metal oxide species in the region near the interface between the base film and the first conductive layer has a mass per unit area of 0.1 ?g/cm2 or more and 10 ?g/cm2 or less, and a mass ratio of the metal oxide species to the metal hydroxide species is 0.1 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignees: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC PRINTED CIRCUITS, INC.
    Inventors: Takashi Kasuga, Yoshio Oka, Shigeyoshi Nakayama, Jinjoo Park, Sumito Uehara, Kousuke Miura, Hiroshi Ueda
  • Publication number: 20180147815
    Abstract: A substrate for a printed circuit board according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a resin film and a metal layer stacked on at least one of surfaces of the resin film. An average diffusion depth of a main metal of the metal layer in the resin film is 100 nm or less after a weather resistance test in which the substrate is held at 150° C. for seven days. The average diffusion depth is preferably 80 nm or less before the weather resistance test.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2016
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Applicants: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC PRINTED CIRCUITS, INC.
    Inventors: Kayo HASHIZUME, Yoshio OKA, Takashi KASUGA, Jinjoo PARK, Hiroshi UEDA
  • Patent number: 9967976
    Abstract: A substrate for a printed circuit board according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a base film having an insulating property, and a conductive layer formed on at least one of surfaces of the base film. In the substrate for a printed circuit board, at least the conductive layer contains titanium in a dispersed manner. The conductive layer preferably contains copper or a copper alloy as a main component. A mass ratio of titanium in the conductive layer is preferably 10 ppm or more and 1,000 ppm or less. The conductive layer is preferably formed by application and heating of a conductive ink containing metal particles. The conductive ink preferably contains titanium or a titanium ion. The metal particles are preferably obtained by a titanium redox process including reducing metal ions using trivalent titanium ions as a reducing agent in an aqueous solution by an action of the reducing agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignees: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC PRINTED CIRCUITS, INC.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Miyata, Issei Okada, Takashi Kasuga, Yoshio Oka, Yasuhiro Okuda, Jinjoo Park, Hiroshi Ueda, Kousuke Miura
  • Publication number: 20180124925
    Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present invention, a substrate for a printed circuit board, the substrate including a resin film and a metal layer deposited on at least one surface of the resin film, includes a modified layer on the surface of the resin film on which the metal layer is deposited, the modified layer having a composition different from another portion, in which the modified layer contains a metal, a metal ion, or a metal compound different from a main metal of the metal layer. The content of a metal element of the metal, the metal ion, or the metal compound on a surface of the modified layer is preferably 0.2 atomic % or more and 10 atomic % or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Applicants: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC PRINTED CIRCUITS, INC.
    Inventors: Kayo HASHIZUME, Yoshio OKA, Takashi KASUGA, Jinjoo PARK, Hiroshi UEDA
  • Publication number: 20180015547
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a metal powder and an ink with which a sintered body having good flexibility can be formed, and a sintered body having good flexibility. A metal powder according to an embodiment of the present invention has a mean particle size D50BET of 1 nm or more and 200 nm or less as calculated by a BET method, a mean crystallite size DCryst of 20 nm or less as determined by an X-ray analysis, and a ratio (DCryst/D50BET) of the mean crystallite size DCryst to the mean particle size D50BET of less than 0.4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicants: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC PRINTED CIRCUITS, INC.
    Inventors: Issei OKADA, Yoshio OKA, Takashi KASUGA, Yasuhiro OKUDA, Jinjoo PARK, Kousuke MIURA, Hiroshi UEDA
  • Publication number: 20180014403
    Abstract: A substrate for a printed circuit board according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a base film having insulating properties and a sintered layer formed of a plurality of metal particles, the sintered layer being stacked on at least one surface of the base film, in which a region of the sintered layer extending from an interface between the sintered layer and the base film to a position 500 nm or less from the interface has a porosity of 1% or more and 50% or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2016
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Applicants: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC PRINTED CIRCUITS, INC.
    Inventors: Takashi KASUGA, Yoshio OKA, Shigeaki UEMURA, Jinjoo PARK, Hiroshi UEDA, Kousuke MIURA
  • Publication number: 20170347459
    Abstract: A substrate for a printed circuit board according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a base film having an insulating property, and a conductive layer formed on at least one of surfaces of the base film. In the substrate for a printed circuit board, at least the conductive layer contains titanium in a dispersed manner. The conductive layer preferably contains copper or a copper alloy as a main component. A mass ratio of titanium in the conductive layer is preferably 10 ppm or more and 1,000 ppm or less. The conductive layer is preferably formed by application and heating of a conductive ink containing metal particles. The conductive ink preferably contains titanium or a titanium ion. The metal particles are preferably obtained by a titanium redox process including reducing metal ions using trivalent titanium ions as a reducing agent in an aqueous solution by an action of the reducing agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicants: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC PRINTED CIRCUITS, INC.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro MIYATA, Issei OKADA, Takashi KASUGA, Yoshio OKA, Yasuhiro OKUDA, Jinjoo PARK, Hiroshi UEDA, Kousuke MIURA
  • Publication number: 20170347449
    Abstract: A substrate for a printed circuit board according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a base film having an insulating property, and a metal layer formed on at least one surface side of the base film. In the substrate for a printed circuit board, a plurality of fine particles are disposed between the base film and the metal layer, and the fine particles are formed of a metal the same as a main metal of the metal layer or formed of a metal compound of the main metal. The fine particles preferably have an average particle size of 0.1 nm or more and 20 nm or less. The fine particles are preferably formed of a metal oxide or a metal hydroxide. The fine particles are preferably present between the base film and the metal layer so as to form a layer. The metal layer preferably includes a metal grain layer formed by firing metal nanoparticles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicants: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC PRINTED CIRCUITS, INC.
    Inventors: Motohiko SUGIURA, Takashi KASUGA, Yoshio OKA, Shigeaki UEMURA, Jinjoo PARK, Hiroshi UEDA, Kousuke MIURA
  • Publication number: 20170347464
    Abstract: An object is to provide a substrate for a printed wiring board that has good circuit formability while maintaining adhesion strength between a conductive layer (2) and a base film (1). The substrate includes a base film having an insulating property (1) and a conductive layer (2) formed on at least one surface of the base film (1). The maximum height Sz, which is defined in ISO25178, of the surface of the base film (1) is 0.05 ?m or more and less than 0.9 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicants: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC PRINTED CIRCUITS, INC.
    Inventors: Kayo HASHIZUME, Yoshio OKA, Takashi KASUGA, Jinjoo PARK, Kousuke MIURA, Hiroshi UEDA
  • Publication number: 20170290150
    Abstract: The substrate for a printed circuit board according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a base film having insulating properties, and a metal layer stacked on at least one surface of the base film, in which the base film includes a portion where a transition metal in group 10 of the periodic table is present. The transition metal in group 10 is preferably nickel or palladium. The portion where the transition metal in group 10 is present preferably includes a region having an average thickness of 500 nm and extending from an interface with the metal layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicants: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC PRINTED CIRCUITS, INC., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC PRINTED CIRCUITS, INC.
    Inventors: Takashi KASUGA, Yoshio OKA, Shigeaki UEMURA, Shigeyoshi NAKAYAMA, Jinjoo PARK, Sumito UEHARA, Hiroshi UEDA, Kousuke MIURA