Patents by Inventor Eriko SAWADA

Eriko SAWADA 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: 8773824
    Abstract: An ESD protection device includes a ceramic base material including a glass component, a first opposed electrode on one side of the ceramic base material and a second opposed electrode on the other side of the ceramic base material, which are arranged so as to include ends that are opposed to each other on the surface of the ceramic base material, and a discharge auxiliary electrode disposed between the first and second opposed electrodes, which is connected to each of the first and second opposed electrodes, and arranged so as to provide a bridge from the first opposed electrode to the second opposed electrode, and a sealing layer to prevent the ingress of the glass component from the ceramic base material into the discharge auxiliary electrode is provided between the discharge auxiliary electrode and the ceramic base material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahiro Sumi, Eriko Sawada, Jun Adachi
  • Patent number: 8514536
    Abstract: An ESD protection device includes a ceramic base material including a glass component; opposed electrodes including an opposed electrode on one side and an opposed electrode on the other side, which are arranged to have portions opposed to each other at a predetermined distance in the ceramic base material; and a discharge auxiliary electrode between the opposed electrodes, which is connected to each of the opposed electrode on the one side and the opposed electrode on the other side, and arranged to provide a bridge from the opposed electrode on the one side to the opposed electrode on the other side. A sealing layer to prevent ingress of the glass component from the ceramic base material into the discharge auxiliary electrode is provided between the discharge auxiliary electrode and the ceramic base material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eriko Sawada, Takahiro Sumi, Jun Adachi
  • Publication number: 20120250196
    Abstract: An ESD protection device includes a ceramic base material including a glass component, a first opposed electrode on one side of the ceramic base material and a second opposed electrode on the other side of the ceramic base material, which are arranged so as to include ends that are opposed to each other on the surface of the ceramic base material, and a discharge auxiliary electrode disposed between the first and second opposed electrodes, which is connected to each of the first and second opposed electrodes, and arranged so as to provide a bridge from the first opposed electrode to the second opposed electrode, and a sealing layer to prevent the ingress of the glass component from the ceramic base material into the discharge auxiliary electrode is provided between the discharge auxiliary electrode and the ceramic base material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takahiro Sumi, Eriko Sawada, Jun Adachi
  • Publication number: 20120162838
    Abstract: An ESD protection device includes a ceramic base material including a glass component; opposed electrodes including an opposed electrode on one side and an opposed electrode on the other side, which are arranged to have portions opposed to each other at a predetermined distance in the ceramic base material; and a discharge auxiliary electrode between the opposed electrodes, which is connected to each of the opposed electrode on the one side and the opposed electrode on the other side, and arranged to provide a bridge from the opposed electrode on the one side to the opposed electrode on the other side. A sealing layer to prevent ingress of the glass component from the ceramic base material into the discharge auxiliary electrode is provided between the discharge auxiliary electrode and the ceramic base material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2012
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eriko SAWADA, Takahiro SUMI, Jun ADACHI