Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Higashitani

Hiroshi Higashitani 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: 8421557
    Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor is formed by stacking flat solid electrolytic capacitor elements. Negative electrode sections of a part of the solid electrolytic capacitor elements and negative electrode sections of the remaining part of the solid electrolytic capacitor elements are led out so as to be faced to each other, and are connected to the first and second negative electrode lead frames which are independent to each other, respectively. Two of negative electrode sections are insulated from each other in the solid electrolytic capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Junichi Kurita, Hiroshi Higashitani, Tsuyoshi Yoshino
  • Patent number: 7839151
    Abstract: A capacitor inspection device includes a substrate made of an insulating material, a first conductor unit and a second conductor unit arranged on the substrate, a signal input unit and a signal output unit attached to the substrate, a network analyzer and a pressurizing unit. The network analyzer has an input port connected to the signal input unit and an output port connected to the signal output unit. The first and second conductor units make contact with an anode and a cathode of a capacitor, respectively. The pressurizing unit presses the anode of capacitor onto the first conductor unit and the cathode onto the second conductor unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Junichi Kurita, Hiroshi Higashitani, Kazuo Kawahito, Tsuyoshi Yoshino
  • Patent number: 7800462
    Abstract: A printed board is mounted with a chip-type solid electrolytic capacitor of a four-terminal structure where a pair of positive electrode terminals are disposed at opposite positions and a pair of negative electrode terminals are disposed at opposite positions on a mounting surface. The printed board has a pair of positive electrode patterns and a pair of negative electrode patterns to which the positive electrode terminals and negative electrode terminals of the chip-type solid electrolytic capacitor are connected, respectively. The printed board further has an inductor section that is insulated from the negative electrode patterns, and electrically connects the positive electrode patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Junichi Kurita, Kenji Kuranuki, Youichi Aoshima, Hiroshi Higashitani, Tsuyoshi Yoshino
  • Publication number: 20100214038
    Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor is formed by stacking flat solid electrolytic capacitor elements. Negative electrode sections of a part of the solid electrolytic capacitor elements and negative electrode sections of the remaining part of the solid electrolytic capacitor elements are led out so as to be faced to each other, and are connected to the first and second negative electrode lead frames which are independent to each other, respectively. Two of negative electrode sections are insulated from each other in the solid electrolytic capacitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Inventors: Junichi Kurita, Hiroshi Higashitani, Tsuyoshi Yoshino
  • Patent number: 7612987
    Abstract: A chip-type filter has a laminated body formed by stacking a plurality of capacitor elements, a pair of positive electrode terminals, a pair of negative electrode terminals, insulating outer resin, and an inductor section. The laminated body includes capacitor elements in a first group and capacitor elements in a second group, the positive electrode sections in both groups are disposed on the opposite sides with respect to the negative electrode sections. Positive electrode terminals are electrically connected to the positive electrode sections of capacitor elements in the first group and those of capacitor elements in the second group, respectively. Negative electrode terminals are electrically connected to the negative electrode sections in the laminated body, and are disposed at both ends of the direction crossing the connecting direction between the positive electrode terminals. The inductor section is insulated from the negative electrode sections and couples the positive electrode terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Junichi Kurita, Kenji Kuranuki, Youichi Aoshima, Hiroshi Higashitani, Tsuyoshi Yoshino
  • Publication number: 20090174502
    Abstract: A printed board is mounted with a chip-type solid electrolytic capacitor of a four-terminal structure where a pair of positive electrode terminals are disposed at opposite positions and a pair of negative electrode terminals are disposed at opposite positions on a mounting surface. The printed board has a pair of positive electrode patterns and a pair of negative electrode patterns to which the positive electrode terminals and negative electrode terminals of the chip-type solid electrolytic capacitor are connected, respectively. The printed board further has an inductor section that is insulated from the negative electrode patterns, and electrically connects the positive electrode patterns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2009
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Inventors: Junichi KURITA, Kenji KURANUKI, Youichi AOSHIMA, Hiroshi HIGASHITANI, Tsuyoshi YOSHINO
  • Publication number: 20090154067
    Abstract: A chip-type filter has a laminated body formed by stacking a plurality of capacitor elements, a pair of positive electrode terminals, a pair of negative electrode terminals, insulating outer resin, and an inductor section. The laminated body includes capacitor elements in a first group and capacitor elements in a second group, the positive electrode sections in both groups are disposed on the opposite sides with respect to the negative electrode sections. Positive electrode terminals are electrically connected to the positive electrode sections of capacitor elements in the first group and those of capacitor elements in the second group, respectively. Negative electrode terminals are electrically connected to the negative electrode sections in the laminated body, and are disposed at both ends of the direction crossing the connecting direction between the positive electrode terminals. The inductor section is insulated from the negative electrode sections and couples the positive electrode terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2009
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Inventors: Junichi Kurita, Kenji Kuranuki, Youichi Aoshima, Hiroshi Higashitani, Tsuyoshi Yoshino
  • Patent number: 7423418
    Abstract: A module component which includes circuit substrate 3 having one or more components 1 on at least one of the surfaces, and junction circuit substrate 5 having hollow 4, or hole, disposed corresponding to the portion of the one or more components 1 mounted on the one surface of circuit substrate 3 for fitting the mounted components 1 in. These substrates are laminated to form a single body so that mounted components 1 is contained within the inside. The above configuration ensures high reliability in the layer-to-layer connection, and enables to mount a plurality of components densely with a high dimensional accuracy. Thus a highly reliable compact module component is offered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2008
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Higashitani, Takeo Yasuho, Masaki Hayama
  • Publication number: 20080169825
    Abstract: A capacitor inspection device includes a substrate made of an insulating material, a first conductor unit and a second conductor unit arranged on the substrate, a signal input unit and a signal output unit attached to the substrate, a network analyzer and a pressurizing unit. The network analyzer has an input port connected to the signal input unit and an output port connected to the signal output unit. The first and second conductor units make contact with an anode and a cathode of a capacitor, respectively. The pressurizing unit presses the anode of capacitor onto the first conductor unit and the cathode onto the second conductor unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2006
    Publication date: July 17, 2008
    Inventors: Junichi Kurita, Hiroshi Higashitani, Kazuo Kawahito, Tsuyoshi Yoshino
  • Publication number: 20070182000
    Abstract: A module component which includes circuit substrate 3 having one or more components 1 on at least one of the surfaces, and junction circuit substrate 5 having hollow 4, or hole, disposed corresponding to the portion of the one or more components 1 mounted on the one surface of circuit substrate 3 for fitting the mounted components 1 in. These substrates are laminated to form a single body so that mounted components 1 is contained within the inside. The above configuration ensures high reliability in the layer-to-layer connection, and enables to mount a plurality of components densely with a high dimensional accuracy. Thus a highly reliable compact module component is offered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2007
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Applicant: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Higashitani, Takeo Yasuho, Masaaki Hayama
  • Patent number: 7161371
    Abstract: A module component which includes circuit substrate 3 having one or more components 1 on at least one of the surfaces, and junction circuit substrate 5 having hollow 4, or hole, disposed corresponding to the portion of the one or more components 1 mounted on the one surface of circuit substrate 3 for fitting the mounted components 1 in. These substrates are laminated to form a single body so that mounted components 1 is contained within the inside. The above configuration ensures high reliability in the layer-to-layer connection, and enables to mount a plurality of components densely with a high dimensional accuracy. Thus a highly reliable compact module component is offered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Higashitani, Takeo Yasuho, Masaaki Hayama
  • Patent number: 7129680
    Abstract: DC/DC converter includes a voltage converting circuit connected between the input terminal and output terminal, a fast transient response circuit, a step-up and step-down operation determining circuit, a voltage comparator, and a switch control circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2006
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Higashitani, Takeo Yasuho
  • Patent number: 6985364
    Abstract: A voltage converter module is formed by multi-layering a first connecting layer, a first inner wiring layer, a component built-in layer, a second inner wiring layer, a second connecting layer, and a capacitor-mounted layer, and a capacitor built-in layer with resin composite. A connecting terminal formed on a terminal surface of the first connecting layer, the first inner wiring layer, the second inner wiring layer and the capacitor-mounted layer are electrically coupled to each other through via-hole conductors. The second inner wiring layer couples a voltage converter IC to peripheral components, both being incorporated in the component built-in layer. A first capacitor and a second capacitor incorporated in the capacitor built-in layer are mounted to the capacitor-mounted layer. This structure forms a circuit, in which the first capacitor is coupled to the second capacitor, between the voltage converter IC and the grounding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2006
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Higashitani, Masaaki Hayama, Yuji Mido
  • Publication number: 20050017740
    Abstract: A module component which includes circuit substrate 3 having one or more components 1 on at least one of the surfaces, and junction circuit substrate 5 having hollow 4, or hole, disposed corresponding to the portion of the one or more components 1 mounted on the one surface of circuit substrate 3 for fitting the mounted components 1 in. These substrates are laminated to form a single body so that mounted components 1 is contained within the inside. The above configuration ensures high reliability in the layer-to-layer connection, and enables to mount a plurality of components densely with a high dimensional accuracy. Thus a highly reliable compact module component is offered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2003
    Publication date: January 27, 2005
    Inventors: Hiroshi Higashitani, Takeo Yasuho, Masaaki Hayama
  • Patent number: 6828670
    Abstract: A module component includes a wiring circuit pattern formed on an insulated resin layer, and a connecting conductor, which is formed within the insulated resin layers, for electrically connecting at least two of the wiring circuit patterns each other. The module component further includes an active component and a passive component, which are formed on at least one of the wiring circuit patterns and electrically connected thereto, and a coil formed within a laminated member. The coil is formed of a coil pattern made of a conductive material, and formed on the insulated resin layer. Magnetic materials, which are formed on the insulated resin layers, sandwich the coil pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaaki Hayama, Hiroshi Higashitani
  • Publication number: 20040141341
    Abstract: A DC/DC converter presented herein is capable of operating in both step-up and step-down process of output voltage, lowering the output voltage at high speed at the time of output voltage drop, or raising the output voltage at high speed at the time of output voltage rise, and decreasing generation of power loss at the time of transient response. This DC/DC converter can extend the call time of handy phone. The DC/DC converter comprises a voltage converting circuit connected between the input terminal and output terminal, a fast transient response circuit, a step-up and step-down operation determining circuit, a voltage comparator, and a switch control circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2003
    Publication date: July 22, 2004
    Inventors: Hiroshi Higashitani, Takeo Yasuho
  • Publication number: 20040070950
    Abstract: A voltage converter module is formed by multi-layering a first connecting layer, a first inner wiring layer, a component built-in layer, a second inner wiring layer, a second connecting layer, and a capacitor-mounted layer, and a capacitor built-in layer with resin composite. A connecting terminal formed on a terminal surface of the first connecting layer, the first inner wiring layer, the second inner wiring layer and the capacitor-mounted layer are electrically coupled to each other through via-hole conductors. The second inner wiring layer couples a voltage converter IC to peripheral components, both being incorporated in the component built-in layer. A first capacitor and a second capacitor incorporated in the capacitor built-in layer are mounted to the capacitor-mounted layer. This structure forms a circuit, in which the first capacitor is coupled to the second capacitor, between the voltage converter IC and the grounding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2003
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Inventors: Hiroshi Higashitani, Masaaki Hayama, Yuji Mido
  • Publication number: 20040021218
    Abstract: A module component includes a wiring circuit pattern formed on an insulated resin layer, and a connecting conductor, which is formed within the insulated resin layers, for electrically connecting at least two of the wiring circuit patterns each other. The module component further includes an active component and a passive component, which are formed on at least one of the wiring circuit patterns and electrically connected thereto, and a coil formed within a laminated member. The coil is formed of a coil pattern made of a conductive material, and formed on the insulated resin layer. Magnetic materials, which are formed on the insulated resin layers, sandwich the coil pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2003
    Publication date: February 5, 2004
    Inventors: Masaaki Hayama, Hiroshi Higashitani
  • Patent number: 5535244
    Abstract: A digital modulating/demodulating apparatus includes a demodulator for demodulating a modulated signal into a demodulated positional signal in response to a receipt of the modulated signal, a decoder for decoding the demodulated positional signal into a digital signal of N bits. A previous signal point on the constellation plane is defined by a previous demodulated positional signal and a current signal point on the constellation plane is defined by a current demodulated positional signal. The decoder outputs a digital signal of N bits, based on en amplitude and a phase of the previous signal point and the amplitude and the phase of the current signal point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 9, 1996
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Etsuto Nakatsu, Hiroshi Higashitani, Haruo Ohta