Patents by Inventor Hidekazu Kitamura

Hidekazu Kitamura 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: 8405472
    Abstract: An elastic wave filter device includes first and second inductance elements included in a laminated substrate and first and second elastic wave filter chips mounted on the laminated substrate by flip-chip bonding. The first and second inductance elements provided in the laminated substrate include first and second coil patterns, respectively, which are provided in a plane located at a certain height level in the laminated substrate. The second coil pattern is arranged in a region in which the first coil pattern is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hidekazu Kitamura
  • Publication number: 20110037535
    Abstract: An elastic wave filter device includes first and second inductance elements included in a laminated substrate and first and second elastic wave filter chips mounted on the laminated substrate by flip-chip bonding. The first and second inductance elements provided in the laminated substrate include first and second coil patterns, respectively, which are provided in a plane located at a certain height level in the laminated substrate. The second coil pattern is arranged in a region in which the first coil pattern is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2010
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Applicant: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hidekazu KITAMURA
  • Patent number: 6794956
    Abstract: A circuit substrate includes resistive films are disposed on the surfaces of lands included in a circuit pattern and these resistive films are used as resistances connected in series to a capacitor. Therefore, the resistances are connected in series without increasing the inductance in the capacitor, and accordingly, a circuit having a small impedance variation with respect to frequency can be obtained. Therefore, it is possible to obtain a power supply circuit and so forth having stable operation and fast response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2004
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaaki Taniguchi, Hidekazu Kitamura
  • Patent number: 6618929
    Abstract: A laminated common-mode choke coil is disclosed in which the coupling characteristics of first and second coil electrodes are improved so as to reduce normal mode impedance. A first coil electrode and a second coil electrode are laminated across an insulating layer. The first coil electrode is formed in a spiral shape in an area from a first external electrode to a first through-hole electrode (point L). A second coil electrode is formed in a spiral shape in an area from a third external electrode to a second through--hole electrode (point K). Both coil electrodes are spirally overlapped with each other in an area from point B to point K. Three coil embodiments are also disclaosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2003
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hidekazu Kitamura
  • Publication number: 20030057470
    Abstract: A circuit substrate includes resistive films are disposed on the surfaces of lands included in a circuit pattern and these resistive films are used as resistances connected in series to a capacitor. Therefore, the resistances are connected in series without increasing the inductance in the capacitor, and accordingly, a circuit having a small impedance variation with respect to frequency can be obtained. Therefore, it is possible to obtain a power supply circuit and so forth having stable operation and fast response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2002
    Publication date: March 27, 2003
    Applicant: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Masaaki Taniguchi, Hidekazu Kitamura
  • Patent number: 6448879
    Abstract: A coil component uses a magnetic material having a relative permeability of a specified value or more which permits deviations in inductance to vary within a narrow range, even if the magnetic substrate material has a relative permeability having large deviations. The coil component includes a pair of magnetic substrates, non-magnetic layers and a coil. The non-magnetic layers and the coil are laminated between the magnetic substrates. A relative permeability of a material of the magnetic substrates is set such that a combined magnetic resistance R1 of the magnetic substrates which define a closed series magnetic circuit including the pair of magnetic substrates and the non-magnetic layers, and a combined magnetic resistance R2 of the non-magnetic layers have a relationship: R2>R1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2002
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hidekazu Kitamura
  • Patent number: 6441539
    Abstract: A piezoelectric resonator includes a laminated structure having a piezoelectric laminate, at least one pair of electrodes and a substrate. The piezoelectric laminate includes at least one first piezoelectric layer having a positive temperature coefficient of a resonant frequency and at least one second piezoelectric layer which has a negative temperature coefficient of a resonant frequency. The at least one pair of electrodes interpose at least one of the first and second piezoelectric layers. The substrate supports the laminated structure and holds a portion of the laminated structure such that a suspended portion of the laminated structure vibrates in response to application of a voltage across the pair of electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2002
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidekazu Kitamura, Kazuhiro Inoue, Masaki Takeuchi
  • Publication number: 20020093415
    Abstract: A laminated common-mode choke coil is disclosed in which the coupling characteristics of first and second coil electrodes are improved so as to reduce normal mode impedance. A first coil electrode and a second coil electrode are laminated across an insulating layer. The first coil electrode is formed in a spiral shape in an area from a first external electrode to a first through-hole electrode (point L). A second coil electrode is formed in a spiral shape in an area from a third external electrode to a second through--hole electrode (point K). Both coil electrodes are spirally overlapped with each other in an area from point B to point K. Three coil embodiments are also disclaosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2002
    Publication date: July 18, 2002
    Inventor: Hidekazu Kitamura
  • Patent number: 6356181
    Abstract: A laminated common-mode choke coil is disclosed in which the coupling characteristics of first and second coil electrodes are improved so as to reduce normal mode impedance. A first coil electrode and a second coil electrode are laminated across an insulating layer. The first coil electrode is formed in a spiral shape in an area from a first external electrode to a first through-hole electrode (point L). A second coil electrode is formed in a spiral shape in an area from a third external electrode to a second through-hole electrode (point K). Both coil electrodes are spirally overlapped with each other in an area from point B to point K. Three coil embodiments are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2002
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hidekazu Kitamura
  • Patent number: 6181232
    Abstract: A coil element includes a composite member located on a first magnetic substrate, a second magnetic substrate disposed on the composite member and an adhesive layer located therebetween. The composite member includes coil patterns and insulating layers. The adhesive layer is composed of a material having a relative magnetic permeability of more than about 1.0. Alternatively, the insulating layers, excluding a portion which surrounds an overlapping region of coil patterns, are composed of a material having a relative magnetic permeability of more than about 1.0. Alternatively, the insulating layers are provided with holes in the approximate central regions of the insulating layers surrounded by the coil patterns, and the holes are filled with the material of the adhesive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2001
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hidekazu Kitamura