Patents by Inventor Chie Kawamura

Chie Kawamura 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: 7572406
    Abstract: A ceramic powder having a perovskite structure is manufactured by synthesizing a ceramic powder by a dry synthesis process and then heat-treating the synthesized ceramic powder in a solution. The dry synthesis method includes a solid phase synthesis method, an oxalate method, a citric acid method and a gas phase synthesis method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chie Kawamura, Atsushi Tanada, Hirokazu Chazono
  • Patent number: 7566439
    Abstract: A ceramic powder having a perovskite structure is manufactured by synthesizing a ceramic powder by a dry synthesis process and then heat-treating the synthesized ceramic powder in a solution. The dry synthesis method includes a solid phase synthesis method, an oxalate method, a citric acid method and a gas phase synthesis method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2009
    Assignee: Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chie Kawamura, Atsushi Tanada, Hirokazu Chazono
  • Patent number: 7298603
    Abstract: In one inventive aspect, a multilayer ceramic capacitor is provided, in which occurrence of cracks can be prevented even when temperature of the capacitor itself is increased. Non-flat portions are formed in both sides in a width direction of each of inner electrode layers. In addition, the non-flat portions comprise regions substantially changed into oxide regions, therefore a thermal expansion coefficient of the non-flat portions can be decreased so that stress due to difference in thermal expansion coefficient to non-flat portions can be reduced, and the stress can be dispersed in accordance with curvature or inclination of the non-flat portions. That is, stress generated when temperature of the capacitor itself is increased is decreased and dispersed, thereby occurrence of cracks due to the stress can be prevented in side margins of the ceramic chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2007
    Assignee: Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Youichi Mizuno, Jun Nishikawa, Chie Kawamura
  • Patent number: 7271114
    Abstract: A ceramic powder having a perovskite structure is manufactured by synthesizing a ceramic powder by a dry synthesis process and then heat-treating the synthesized ceramic powder in a solution. The dry synthesis method includes a solid phase synthesis method, an oxalate method, a citric acid method and a gas phase synthesis method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chie Kawamura, Atsushi Tanada, Hirokazu Chazono
  • Publication number: 20070104970
    Abstract: A ceramic powder having a perovskite structure is manufactured by synthesizing a ceramic powder by a dry synthesis process and then heat-treating the synthesized ceramic powder in a solution. The dry synthesis method includes a solid phase synthesis method, an oxalate method, a citric acid method and a gas phase synthesis method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Publication date: May 10, 2007
    Applicant: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chie Kawamura, Atsushi Tanada, Hirokazu Chazono
  • Publication number: 20070104640
    Abstract: A ceramic powder having a perovskite structure is manufactured by synthesizing a ceramic powder by a dry synthesis process and then heat-treating the synthesized ceramic powder in a solution. The dry synthesis method includes a solid phase synthesis method, an oxalate method, a citric acid method and a gas phase synthesis method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Publication date: May 10, 2007
    Applicant: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chie Kawamura, Atsushi Tanada, Hirokazu Chazono
  • Publication number: 20070025055
    Abstract: In one inventive aspect, a multilayer ceramic capacitor is provided, in which occurrence of cracks can be prevented even when temperature of the capacitor itself is increased. Non-flat portions are formed in both sides in a width direction of each of inner electrode layers. In addition, the non-flat portions comprise regions substantially changed into oxide regions, therefore a thermal expansion coefficient of the non-flat portions can be decreased so that stress due to difference in thermal expansion coefficient to non-flat portions can be reduced, and the stress can be dispersed in accordance with curvature or inclination of the non-flat portions. That is, stress generated when temperature of the capacitor itself is increased is decreased and dispersed, thereby occurrence of cracks due to the stress can be prevented in side margins of the ceramic chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2006
    Publication date: February 1, 2007
    Inventors: Youichi Mizuno, Jun Nishikawa, Chie Kawamura
  • Publication number: 20040188002
    Abstract: A ceramic powder having a perovskite structure is manufactured by synthesizing a ceramic powder by a dry synthesis process and then heat-treating the synthesized ceramic powder in a solution. The dry synthesis method includes a solid phase synthesis method, an oxalate method, a citric acid method and a gas phase synthesis method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2004
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Applicant: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chie Kawamura, Atsushi Tanada, Hirokazu Chazono