Patents by Inventor Toshio Tomonari

Toshio Tomonari 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: 11545296
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a common mode filter that comprises a drum core including a winding core portion and a pair of flange portions provided at both ends of the winding core portion, and first and second wires wound around the winding core portion so as to form a pair-wire for each turn. The first and second wires includes one or a plurality of sparsely-wound portions in which the first and second wires are wound with adjacent pair-wires spaced from each other, and one or a plurality of closely-wound portions in which the first and second wires are wound with adjacent pair-wires in close contact with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshio Tomonari, Tsutomu Kobayashi, Kazunori Arimitsu
  • Patent number: 11515081
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a coil component in which leakage of magnetic flux from a magnetic gap is reduced. A coil component includes: a drum-shaped core 20 having a winding core part 30 with a gap G formed therein and first and second flange parts 31 and 32; a plate-like core 40 fixed to the first and second flange parts 31 and 32; and wires W1 to W3 wound around the winding core part 30 and each having one end connected to a terminal electrode provided on the first flange part 31 and the other end connected to a terminal electrode provided on the second flange part 32. According to the present invention, the gap G formed in the winding core part 30 functions as a magnetic gap, and magnetic flux leaking from the magnetic gap is shielded by the plate-like core 40.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideomi Takahashi, Toshifumi Komachi, Toshio Tomonari
  • Patent number: 11355277
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a coil component that includes a magnetic core having first and second through holes extending in a first direction and arranged in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and a conductive plate including first and second body parts inserted respectively through the first and second through holes. The magnetic core includes a middle leg part positioned between the first and second through holes, a first outer leg part positioned on an opposite side to the middle leg part across the first through hole, and a second outer leg part positioned on an opposite side to the middle leg part across the second through hole. Area of each of the first and second outer leg parts defined by the first and second directions is larger than that of the middle leg part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Syun Ashizawa, Toshio Tomonari, Masato Otsuka
  • Patent number: 11257615
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a coil component that includes a substrate having a first surface and a first spiral coil spirally wound in a plurality of turns formed on the first surface of the substrate. Each of the turns has a first circumference region in which a radial position is substantially fixed and a first shift region in which a radial position is shifted. Each of inner and outer peripheral ends of the first spiral coil is positioned at the first shift region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeru Kaneko, Toshio Tomonari
  • Patent number: 11189418
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a coil component that includes first and second coil parts each spirally wound in a plurality of turns in directions opposite to each other. An innermost turn of the first coil part is radially divided into first and second conductor parts by a spiral slit, and at least an innermost turn of the second coil part is radially divided into third and fourth conductor parts by a spiral slit. The first conductor part is positioned radially inward of the second conductor part, and the third conductor part is positioned radially inward of the fourth conductor part. The inner peripheral end of the first conductor part is connected to the inner peripheral end of the fourth conductor part, and the inner peripheral end of the second conductor part is connected to the inner peripheral end of the third conductor part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshifumi Komachi, Kosuke Kunitsuka, Toshio Tomonari
  • Patent number: 11133130
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a pulse transformer that includes: a drum core including a winding core part and first and second flange parts provided at both ends of the winding core part in an axial direction; a plurality of wires wound around the winding core part; and a plate-like core fixed to the drum core so as to face a first surface of the first flange part that is parallel to the axial direction and a second surface of the second flange part that is parallel to the axial direction. A value of S1/S2 is 0.19 or more and 0.47 or less, where an area of the cross section of the winding core part that is perpendicular to the axial direction is S1 and a facing area between the plate-like core and the first or second surface is S2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keisuke Kawahara, Tasuku Mikogami, Setu Tsuchida, Toshio Tomonari
  • Patent number: 11062834
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a coil component that includes a substrate having a first surface and a first spiral coil spirally wound in a plurality of turns formed on the first surface of the substrate. Each of the turns has a first circumference region in which a radial position is substantially fixed and a first shift region in which a radial position is shifted. Each of inner and outer peripheral ends of the first spiral coil is positioned at the first shift region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeru Kaneko, Toshio Tomonari
  • Publication number: 20210125772
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a common mode filter that comprises a drum core including a winding core portion and a pair of flange portions provided at both ends of the winding core portion, and first and second wires wound around the winding core portion so as to form a pair-wire for each turn. The first and second wires includes one or a plurality of sparsely-wound portions in which the first and second wires are wound with adjacent pair-wires spaced from each other, and one or a plurality of closely-wound portions in which the first and second wires are wound with adjacent pair-wires in close contact with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2021
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Toshio TOMONARI, Tsutomu KOBAYASHI, Kazunori ARIMITSU
  • Publication number: 20210111604
    Abstract: A rotating electrical machine includes a stator, a rotor with a permanent magnet, a first number of one or more first coils, and a second number of one or more second coils. The second number is different from the first number. The one or more first coils are disposed on the stator. The one or more second coils are disposed on the rotor. The one or more first coils and the one or more second coils are disposed on the stator and the rotor, respectively, in such a manner as to closely oppose each other in a state where the rotor is at a predetermined rotation angle position. The one or more first coils are arranged to induce a voltage in response to a relative position with respect to the one or more second coils.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Applicant: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Toshio TOMONARI, Noritaka CHIYO, Koji MITAKE, Toshihiro KUROSHIMA
  • Publication number: 20210110962
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a coil component that includes a substrate having a first surface, and first and second coil patterns coaxially formed on the first surface of the substrate and electrically isolated from each other. The first coil pattern has a plurality of turns including a first turn and a second turn. A predetermined turn of the second coil pattern is disposed between the first and second turns of the first coil pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Noritaka CHIYO, Masaki MATSUSHIMA, Tomohiro MORIKI, Takuya YOSHIDA, Toshio TOMONARI
  • Patent number: 10958233
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a common mode filter that includes a winding core part and first and second wires wound in a same direction around the winding core part. A predetermined one turn of the first wire crosses a predetermined one turn of the second wire a plurality of times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yugo Asai, Tsutomu Kobayashi, Daisuke Urabe, Hiroshi Suzuki, Emi Ito, Toshio Tomonari
  • Publication number: 20210067010
    Abstract: A magnet temperature information output device is disposed on a rotating electrical machine including a stator and a rotor with a permanent magnet, and is arranged to output temperature information regarding a temperature of the permanent magnet. The magnet temperature information output device includes an element arranged to detect a magnetic flux and output an electrical signal responding to the detected magnetic flux as the temperature information. The element is disposed on the stator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Toshio TOMONARI, Noritaka CHIYO, Koji MITAKE, Toshihiro KUROSHIMA
  • Publication number: 20210035729
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a coil component that includes an insulating substrate, a first coil part formed on the first surface of the insulating substrate, and a second coil part formed on the second surface of the insulating substrate. At least an innermost turn of the first coil part is radially separated by spiral-shaped slits into three or more conductor parts. At least an innermost turn of the second coil part is radially separated by spiral-shaped slits into three or more conductor parts. Inner peripheral ends of respective innermost to outermost conductor parts of the three or more conductor parts of the first coil part are connected to inner peripheral ends of the respective outermost to innermost conductor parts of the three or more conductor parts of the second coil part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Applicant: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Syun Ashizawa, Masato Otsuka, Hanako Yoshino, Toshio Tomonari, Kohei Wada
  • Patent number: 10910144
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a common mode filter that comprises a drum core including a winding core portion and a pair of flange portions provided at both ends of the winding core portion, and first and second wires wound around the winding core portion so as to form a pair-wire for each turn. The first and second wires includes one or a plurality of sparsely-wound portions in which the first and second wires are wound with adjacent pair-wires spaced from each other, and one or a plurality of closely-wound portions in which the first and second wires are wound with adjacent pair-wires in close contact with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshio Tomonari, Tsutomu Kobayashi, Kazunori Arimitsu
  • Publication number: 20200381167
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a coil component that includes first and second substrates, a first coil pattern formed on one surface of the first substrate, a second coil pattern formed on one surface of the second substrate, a first terminal electrode connected to one end of the first coil pattern and protruding from the first substrate, and a second terminal electrode connected to one end of the second coil pattern and protruding from the second substrate. The first and second substrates are laminated such that the first and second terminal electrodes overlap each other and are connected to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiro MORIKI, Takahiro OHISHI, Hirohumi ASOU, Noritaka CHIYO, Toshio TOMONARI, Junpei HAMAYA, Shigeki OHTSUKA, Takaaki IMAI, Takakazu MARUYAMA, Osamu TAGUCHI
  • Patent number: 10847305
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a coil component that includes an insulating substrate, a first coil part formed on the first surface of the insulating substrate, and a second coil part formed on the second surface of the insulating substrate. At least an innermost turn of the first coil part is radially separated by spiral-shaped slits into three or more conductor parts. At least an innermost turn of the second coil part is radially separated by spiral-shaped slits into three or more conductor parts. Inner peripheral ends of respective innermost to outermost conductor parts of the three or more conductor parts of the first coil part are connected to inner peripheral ends of the respective outermost to innermost conductor parts of the three or more conductor parts of the second coil part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Syun Ashizawa, Masato Otsuka, Hanako Yoshino, Toshio Tomonari, Kohei Wada
  • Publication number: 20200343035
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a common mode filter that comprises a drum core including a winding core portion and a pair of flange portions provided at both ends of the winding core portion, and first and second wires wound around the winding core portion so as to form a pair-wire for each turn. The first and second wires includes one or a plurality of sparsely-wound portions in which the first and second wires are wound with adjacent pair-wires spaced from each other, and one or a plurality of closely-wound portions in which the first and second wires are wound with adjacent pair-wires in close contact with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Toshio TOMONARI, Tsutomu KOBAYASHI, Kazunori ARIMITSU
  • Publication number: 20200274392
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a coil component that includes a first coil pattern wound in a planar spiral shape . At least one turn constituting the first coil pattern is divided into a plurality of lines by a spiral slit, and a space width between the plurality of lines differs depending on a planar position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Noritaka CHIYO, Toshio TOMONARI, Shigeru KANEKO, Shigenori HIRATA, Akihito WATANABE, Hirohumi ASOU, Junpei HAYAMA, Shigeki OHTSUKA, Takahiro OHISHI, Takaaki IMAI, Tomohiro MORIKI, Takakazu MARUYAMA
  • Patent number: D922323
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Noritaka Chiyo, Toshio Tomonari, Shigeru Kaneko, Shigenori Hirata, Akihito Watanabe, Hirohumi Asou, Junpei Hayama, Shigeki Ohtsuka, Takahiro Ohishi, Takaaki Imai, Tomohiro Moriki, Takakazu Maruyama
  • Patent number: D942946
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuo Takagi, Toshio Tomonari, Setu Tsuchida, Syun Ashizawa