Patents Assigned to FURUKAWA ELECTRICS CO., LTD.
  • Patent number: 11901211
    Abstract: A semiconductor-processing tape, for use in dividing an adhesive layer along semiconductor chips by expansion, having a base material film, a removable adhesive layer, and an adhesive layer, in this order, wherein the base material film has the stress values in MD and TD at the time of 5%-elongation of 5 MPa or, more, the tensile strength values in MD and TD at the time of 5%-elongation of 10 to 30 N/25 mm, and the thickness of from 70 to 150 ?m, and wherein the adhesive layer has a thickness of 40 ?m or more and the storage elastic modulus at 25° C. of 2000 MPa or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hirotoki Yokoi, Yukihiro Matsubara
  • Patent number: 11899239
    Abstract: An optical fiber includes: a central core portion; an intermediate layer configured to surround an outer periphery of the central core portion; a trench layer configured to surround an outer periphery of the intermediate layer; and a cladding portion configured to surround an outer periphery of the trench layer. The central core portion is made of silica based glass that does not contain germanium (Ge). ?1>?2>?3 and ?Clad>?3, where ?1 represents an average maximum relative refractive-index difference of the central core portion relative to pure quartz glass, ?2 represents an average relative refractive-index difference of the intermediate layer relative to the pure quartz glass, ?3 represents an average relative refractive-index difference of the trench layer relative to the pure quartz glass, and ?Clad represents an average relative refractive-index difference of the cladding portion relative to the pure quartz glass. ?1 is equal to or larger than 0.05%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazunori Mukasa, Shugo Takeuchi
  • Patent number: 11903125
    Abstract: An optical module includes a box-shaped housing with an optical element mounted therein. Further, a wiring substrate is bonded to a part of a surface of a housing part of the housing, and an electric wiring, which is formed in the wiring substrate or on a surface of the wiring substrate, and an electric wiring, which is introduced into the housing part or onto a surface of the housing part, are electrically connected to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Maiko Ariga, Yusuke Inaba, Kazuki Yamaoka, Atsushi Izawa, Kazuya Nagashima
  • Patent number: 11891498
    Abstract: Examples described herein relate to a molded article provided with a resin part formed with a polyolefin resin composite material, the polyolefin resin composite material containing a polyolefin resin and 10 to 150 parts by mass of cellulose based on 100 parts by mass of the polyolefin resin, wherein an area of an aggregate of the cellulose is less than 20,000 ?m2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jaekyung Kim, Kenichi Suyama, Yasuo Nakajima, Eiji Kozawa
  • Publication number: 20240027679
    Abstract: An optical fiber includes: a core portion; a side core layer circumferentially surrounding the core portion; a cladding portion circumferentially surrounding the side core layer; and a coating layer circumferentially surrounding the cladding portion. When an average maximum relative refractive-index difference of the core portion to an average refractive index of the cladding portion is ?1, a relative refractive-index difference of an average refractive index of the side core layer to the average refractive index of the cladding portion is ?2, a relative refractive-index difference of the average refractive index of the cladding portion to pure silica glass is ?Clad, ?1 >?Clad>?2 and 0>?2 hold, the ?1 is 0.18% or more and 0.24% or less, the ?2 is ?0.27% or more and ?0.12% or less, and (?1??2) is 0.36% or more and 0.45% or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kazunori MUKASA
  • Patent number: 11880064
    Abstract: An optical fiber includes: a core made of silica based glass; a cladding made of silica based glass, the cladding having a refractive index that is lower than a maximum refractive index of the core; and a coating including a primary coating layer, and a secondary coating layer. An outer diameter of the cladding is less than 100 ?m. A thickness of the primary coating layer is larger than or equal to 15 ?m. A mode field diameter at a wavelength of 1310 nm is larger than or equal to 8.6 ?m and smaller than or equal to 9.2 ?m. An effective cutoff wavelength is smaller than or equal to 1260 ?m. A bending loss at a wavelength of 1550 nm when bending is made at a diameter of 60 mm is smaller than or equal to 0.1 dB/100 turn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazunori Mukasa, Tamas Mihalffy, Zoltan Varallyay
  • Publication number: 20240019709
    Abstract: An optical apparatus includes: at least one optical component configured to reflect first light that travels in a first direction toward a second direction, transmit second light that travels in the second direction, and generate leaked light traveling in the first direction, the leaked light including a first component transmitted in the first direction in the first light and a second component reflected toward the first direction in the second light; a first processing unit configured to absorb the leaked light, and reflect the leaked light in a predetermined direction; and at least one second processing unit configured to absorb the leaked light coming from the first processing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ayato OKADA, Yuta ISHIGE
  • Publication number: 20240021213
    Abstract: An aluminum alloy substrate for a magnetic disc is made of an aluminum alloy, containing Fe: 1.80 mass % or less, Mn: 0.70 mass % or less, Ni: 2.50 mass % or less, Si: 2.50 mass % or less, Cu: 1.00 mass % or less, Zn: 0.48 mass % or less and Mg: 1.00 to 3.50 mass %, wherein a total content of Fe, Mn and Ni is 1.60 to 4.50 mass % and a mass ratio of Cu/Zn is 0.01 to 0.35 or 6.00 to 50.00, with a balance being Al and inevitable impurities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicants: UACJ CORPORATION, FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kotaro KITAWAKI, Hideyuki HATAKEYAMA, Wataru KUMAGAI, Ryo SAKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20240018633
    Abstract: An aluminum alloy disc blank for a magnetic disc made of an aluminum alloy containing Mg: 3.40 to 3.90 mass % with the balance being A1 and inevitable impurities, wherein a conductivity of the aluminum alloy disc blank is 36.0% IACS or higher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicants: UACJ CORPORATION, FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kotaro KITAWAKI, Hideyuki HATAKEYAMA, Wataru KUMAGAI, Ryo SAKAMOTO
  • Patent number: 11874068
    Abstract: A vapor chamber has: a container in which a cavity portion is formed in an inside; a wick structure provided in the cavity portion; a working fluid enclosed in the cavity portion; a vapor flow path which is formed in the cavity portion and through which the working fluid in a gas phase flows; and a hydrogen occlusion metal that is disposed in the cavity portion and absorbs hydrogen at 350° C. or lower and does not release hydrogen at 350° C. or lower, the hydrogen occlusion metal being coated in a region in contact with the working fluid in an inner surface of the cavity portion and/or the wick structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshikatsu Inagaki, Hirofumi Aoki
  • Patent number: 11874499
    Abstract: A reinforcement sleeve is a member for reinforcing a connection part of an optical fiber tape core wire, and comprises a heat-shrinkable tube, a heat-meltable member, a tension member, and the like. The heat-shrinkable tube is a cylindrical member. The tension member is a rod-shaped member. The tension member and the heat-meltable member are inserted in the heat-shrinkable tube. The heat-meltable member is disposed above the tension member. The tension member is approximately circular or approximately elliptical in a cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the reinforcement sleeve. More specifically, the surface on the heat-meltable member side of the tension member is formed to have an arc-shaped convex curved surface in a cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the tension member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tomohiro Akiyama
  • Publication number: 20240014622
    Abstract: A laser device includes: a seed light source configured to output a laser light having a single mode; a multicore fiber including at least one core group having at least one core, each of the core in the core group being optically coupled to neighboring cores; and an optical coupler configured to input the laser light to the core group, wherein in the multicore fiber, the laser light propagates through the core group in a super mode representing propagation mode of the core group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shigehiro TAKASAKA, Yoshihiro EMORI, Shinichi ARAI, Ryuichi SUGIZAKI
  • Publication number: 20240011715
    Abstract: A heat pipe includes a container having an internal space for a working fluid, and an evaporating portion that evaporates a liquid-phase working fluid to change it into a gas-phase working fluid. A condensing portion separated from the evaporating portion condenses a gas-phase working fluid to change it into a liquid-phase working fluid, and an intermediate portion located between the evaporating portion condensing portion. The heat pipe includes a first sintered body layer on an inner peripheral surface of the evaporating portion and includes a product of sintering a first copper powder. A second sintered body layer continuously extends to at least a part of an inner peripheral surface of the intermediate portion and stacked on an inner peripheral surface of the first sintered body layer and includes a product of sintering of a second copper powder having a larger average particle size than the first copper powder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masahiro UEKUBO
  • Publication number: 20240014640
    Abstract: (Problem) To provide an electric cable connection method for joining terminal conductors in an assembled state and a joined electric cable. (Solution to the Problem) An electric cable connection method is a method for connecting exposed terminal conductors 21a of a plurality of covered electric cables 20 so as to be conductive. The electric cable connection method includes an assembly step s2 of assembling the covered electric cables 20; a fixing step s3 of fixing the terminal conductors 21a of the assembly of the plurality of electric cables 20 with a resin cover 50; and a joining step s4 of setting the plurality of covered electric cables having the plurality of terminal conductors 21a fixed with the resin cover 50 in an electric cable connection device 40, and joining the plurality of exposed terminal conductors 21a.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicants: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD., FURUKAWA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventors: Toshihiro NAKAMURA, Kazuhiro HIGUCHI, Yukihiro TORIMOTO, Tomohiro NAKAYAMA, Hiroshi TAKANO, Ryo NAKAGAWA
  • Publication number: 20240014583
    Abstract: A battery post terminal assembly includes a battery post terminal including a grasping portion capable of grasping a battery post on an inner side, and a fastening portion placed in a form of a pair to extend from end portions of the grasping portion, a holder placed on one side of the fastening portion, and a base member placed on an opposite side to the holder with the fastening portion between the holder and the base member. The base member has a base seat portion, a screw shaft that is provided on one surface of the base seat portion to be coupled to the holder, and a projection portion that is provided on a surface having the screw shaft of the base seat portion, and to project to an inner side of the fastening portion when coupled to the holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicants: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD., FURUKAWA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventors: Norihito MOTOSUGI, Hiroyuki TOKAI, Daisuke TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20240011716
    Abstract: A vapor chamber which enables to raise the heat transfer coefficient by improving the transport efficiency of the working fluid, and a manufacturing method thereof. A vapor chamber includes a working fluid in a sealed internal space formed by joining a first metal sheet and a second metal sheet, in which in an opposite surface of at least one metal sheet (at least opposite surface 12a in FIGS. 1A and 1B) among opposite surfaces 11a, 12a at which the first metal sheet and the second metal sheet are facing each other, main grooves extending continuously or discontinuously towards one direction (extending direction X of main groove) are formed in line at a predetermined interval, and connection grooves connecting main grooves 21a, 21b which are adjacent are formed at irregular arrangement pitches and irregular grooves widths toward a different direction than the one direction (extending direction X of main groove 21).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2021
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kengo TANAKA
  • Patent number: 11869683
    Abstract: An electric wire outer cover is provided which is to be fitted around an electric wire and which has a tubular housing portion where the electric wire is to be housed, the housing portion being formed of a sheet, the housing portion being formed in a folded state. Further, walls forming the housing portion include a first wall having a projection formed therefrom and a second wall having a hole formed therein, and the housing portion is formed by engagement between the first wall and the second wall through melting of the projection that has passed through the hole and welding of the melted projection to the second wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignees: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD., FURUKAWA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventors: Takashi Oshino, Yoshikazu Kamei, Hiroshi Suyama, Naoyuki Kojima
  • Patent number: 11867467
    Abstract: A cooling device includes a heat-radiating fin group having a plurality of heat-radiating fins that are arranged parallel to each other in a first direction; first heat pipes, one end of each first heat pipe being configured to be thermally connected to a first heat-generating element, another end of each first heat pipe being thermally connected to the heat-radiating fin group; and second heat pipes, one end of each second heat pipe being configured to be thermally connected to a second heat-generating element, another end of each second heat pipe being thermally connected to the heat-radiating fin group, wherein respective inserted another ends of the first and second heat pipes are disposed on a plane parallel to the first direction and defined in the heat-radiating fin group and have portions parallel to the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinichi Ito, Masahiro Meguro, Kenya Kawabata, Yoshikatsu Inagaki
  • Publication number: 20240006801
    Abstract: Provided is a joint connector formed by stacking connector cases each accommodating a connection terminal. The connector cases each include a main plate part that holds the connection terminal, and a pair of side plate parts perpendicular to the main plate part and parallel to each other. Inner-side surfaces of distal end portions of the respective side plate parts are provided with engaging claws protruding in a direction toward the opposing side plate parts, respectively, and outer-side surfaces of proximal end portions of the respective side plate parts are provided with engaging grooves recessed in a direction toward the opposing side plate parts, respectively. The connector cases are stacked with the engaging claws of one connector case and the engaging grooves of another connector case engaged with each other, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicants: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD., FURUKAWA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventor: Masahiro OKUMURA
  • Publication number: 20240004118
    Abstract: An irradiation probe system, includes: an irradiation probe having a core and first cladding surrounding the core; at least one light source; and a coupling portion that couples light output by the at least one light source, to at least one of the core and the first cladding, wherein the core includes a first input end portion at one end of an axis of the core, and an output end portion that is at the other end of the axis, and the first cladding includes: a second input end portion at one end of the axis; and a leakage portion that is provided at a position separate from the second input end portion and leaks, radially outward, light transmitted inside the first cladding, from an outer peripheral surface of the first cladding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaki IWAMA, Yutaka NOMURA, Shunichi MATSUSHITA