Patents by Inventor Hitoshi Fukui

Hitoshi Fukui 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).

  • Publication number: 20240079184
    Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor element. The capacitor element includes an anode foil including a base material part and a porous part disposed on a surface of the base material part, a dielectric layer disposed on at least a part of a surface of the anode foil, a solid electrolyte layer covering at least a part of the dielectric layer, and a cathode lead-out layer covering at least a part of the solid electrolyte layer. The anode foil includes an anode section on which the solid electrolyte layer is not disposed, a cathode formation section on which the solid electrolyte layer is disposed, and a separation section located between the anode section and the cathode formation section. A first insulating material is disposed on a surface of the porous part in the separation section. And at least a part of a region of the porous part that is covered with the first insulating material includes a second insulating material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Kei HIROTA, Kyohei IWAOKA, Hitoshi FUKUI, Daisuke USA, Kouta MUNEYASU, Hiroki NAGAYAMA
  • Patent number: 11862406
    Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor element. The capacitor element includes an anode foil including a base material part and a porous part disposed on a surface of the base material part, a dielectric layer disposed on at least a part of a surface of the anode foil, a solid electrolyte layer covering at least a part of the dielectric layer, and a cathode lead-out layer covering at least a part of the solid electrolyte layer. The anode foil includes an anode section on which the solid electrolyte layer is not disposed, a cathode formation section on which the solid electrolyte layer is disposed, and a separation section located between the anode section and the cathode formation section. A first insulating material is disposed on a surface of the porous part in the separation section. And at least a part of a region of the porous part that is covered with the first insulating material includes a second insulating material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kei Hirota, Kyohei Iwaoka, Hitoshi Fukui, Daisuke Usa, Kouta Muneyasu, Hiroki Nagayama
  • Publication number: 20230386757
    Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor includes an anode body, a dielectric layer disposed on the anode body, and a solid electrolyte layer disposed on the dielectric layer. The solid electrolyte layer includes a first layer and a second layer disposed on the first layer. The first layer contains a first conductive polymer. And the second layer contains a second conductive polymer that is a self-doped conductive polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventor: Hitoshi FUKUI
  • Patent number: 11769637
    Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor includes an anode body, a dielectric layer disposed on the anode body, and a solid electrolyte layer disposed on the dielectric layer. The solid electrolyte layer includes a first layer and a second layer disposed on the first layer. The first layer contains a first conductive polymer. And the second layer contains a second conductive polymer that is a self-doped conductive polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hitoshi Fukui
  • Publication number: 20230245836
    Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor element includes an anode body, a dielectric layer disposed on a surface of the anode body, and a cathode part covering at least a part of the dielectric layer are provided. The cathode part includes a solid electrolyte layer covering the at least the part of the dielectric layer. The solid electrolyte layer contains a first polymer and a second polymer component. The first polymer component includes a monomer unit corresponding to a thiophene compound. The second polymer component includes a polymer anion. A Raman spectrum of a surface layer in the solid electrolyte layer has a peak characteristic for the first polymer component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: MASATOSHI TAKESHITA, HIROMI OZAWA, YIHAN ZHANG, HITOSHI FUKUI
  • Publication number: 20230223203
    Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor element includes an anode body that includes a porous part in at least a surface layer of the anode body, a dielectric layer, and a cathode part. The cathode part includes a solid electrolyte layer that covers the at least a part of the dielectric layer. The anode body includes a first part and a second part. The first part is a cathode forming part on which the solid electrolyte layer is formed, and the second part is a part on which the solid electrolyte layer is not formed. The second part includes at least an anode part including an end of the anode body opposite to the first part. The first part is sectionalized into a plurality of regions, and the first part has a groove at a boundary between adjacent regions among the plurality of regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: HITOSHI FUKUI, MAKOTO NAGASHIMA
  • Publication number: 20230178306
    Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor element includes an anode body, a dielectric layer formed at the surface of the anode body, and a cathode portion that covers at least a part of the dielectric layer. The cathode portion includes a solid electrolyte layer that covers at least a part of the dielectric layer. The solid electrolyte included in the solid electrolyte layer has a weight reduction ratio of 3% or less when measured through thermogravimetric analysis in which the solid electrolyte is heated to 180° C., is kept at 180° C. for 20 minutes, is cooled from 180° C. to 30° C., and is then heated from 30° C. to 260° C. at a rate of 20° C./min.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Takuya KURIMOTO, Hitoshi FUKUI
  • Publication number: 20230076194
    Abstract: A capacitor element includes an anode body, a dielectric layer disposed on a surface of the anode body, a solid electrolyte layer covering at least a part of the dielectric layer, and a cathode lead-out layer covering at least a part of the solid electrolyte layer. An insulating member is disposed from an outermost surface of the cathode lead-out layer to a depth of more than or equal to 0.001 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: HITOSHI FUKUI, KATSUHISA ISHIZAKI, MASAMICHI INOUE, DAISUKE USA, MAKOTO NAGASHIMA, HIROMI OZAWA
  • Patent number: 11550179
    Abstract: To provide an optical film having excellent visibility in the wide angle direction. An optical film including at least one resin selected from the group consisting of a polyimide-based resin and a polyamide-based resin, wherein the optical film satisfies Formula (1): 0?Ts?0.35??(1) wherein Ts represents a scattered light ratio (%) and is defined as Ts=Td/Tt×100, Td and Tt represent a diffuse light transmittance (%) and a total light transmittance (%), measured in accordance with JIS K-7136, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Kazuki Daimatsu, Hitoshi Fukui, Masayoshi Karasawa
  • Publication number: 20220415581
    Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor includes at least one capacitor element. The at least one capacitor element includes: an anode body including an anode lead portion, and a cathode forming portion; a dielectric layer disposed on at least a surface of the cathode forming portion of the anode body; and a cathode part covering at least a part of the dielectric layer. The cathode part includes a solid electrolyte layer that contains a conductive polymer, and covers at least a part of the dielectric layer. A ratio T1/T2 of a thickness T1 of the solid electrolyte layer formed at a corner portion of the anode body to a thickness T2 of the solid electrolyte layer formed at a center portion of a principal surface of the anode body is in a range from 0.8 to 1.7, inclusive, in a cross section of the at least one capacitor element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: NAOKI UMAHASHI, MASATOSHI TAKESHITA, HITOSHI FUKUI, MAKOTO NAGASHIMA
  • Patent number: 11387048
    Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor includes at least one capacitor element, an outer packaging resin, and a coating layer. The at least one capacitor element includes an anode body that includes a dielectric layer, and a solid electrolyte layer that at least partially covers the dielectric layer. The outer packaging resin covers the at least one capacitor element. The coating layer is disposed between the at least one capacitor element and the outer packaging resin. The coating layer contains a fluorine compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya Nakayama, Natsuki Hatakeyama, Katsuhisa Ishizaki, Hitoshi Fukui
  • Patent number: 11333932
    Abstract: To provide an optical film having excellent visibility in a wide angle direction. An optical film including at least one resin selected from the group consisting of a polyimide-based resin and a polyamide-based resin and having a total light transmittance of 85% or more and a haze of 0.5% or less, wherein when a direction parallel to a machine direction in a plane of the optical film during production of the optical film is defined as an MD direction and a direction vertical to the machine direction is defined as a TD direction, a first transmission image clarity value C60(MD) in a direction inclined 60° in the MD direction from a vertical direction to the plane of the optical film, a second transmission image clarity value C60(TD) in a direction inclined 60° in the TD direction from the vertical direction, and a third transmission image clarity value C0 of the vertical direction which are obtained when a width of an optical comb is 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Kazuki Daimatsu, Hitoshi Fukui, Masayoshi Karasawa
  • Patent number: 11315739
    Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor includes an anode body, a dielectric layer disposed on a surface of the anode body, and a solid electrolyte layer disposed on a surface of the dielectric layer. The solid electrolyte layer includes a conductive polymer and a first compound. The first compound has a naphthalene skeleton, and includes at least one COOM1 group and at least one sulfonate group. The at least one sulfonate group is bonded to the naphthalene skeleton. The at least one COOM1 group is bonded to the naphthalene skeleton, where M1 is a hydrogen atom, a metal atom, or an onium group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTEILECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Fukui, Ai Makino, Hiroshi Kojima
  • Publication number: 20220102081
    Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor element. The capacitor element includes an anode foil including a base material part and a porous part disposed on a surface of the base material part, a dielectric layer disposed on at least a part of a surface of the anode foil, a solid electrolyte layer covering at least a part of the dielectric layer, and a cathode lead-out layer covering at least a part of the solid electrolyte layer. The anode foil includes an anode section on which the solid electrolyte layer is not disposed, a cathode formation section on which the solid electrolyte layer is disposed, and a separation section located between the anode section and the cathode formation section. A first insulating material is disposed on a surface of the porous part in the separation section. And at least a part of a region of the porous part that is covered with the first insulating material includes a second insulating material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: KEI HIROTA, KYOHEI IWAOKA, HITOSHI FUKUI, DAISUKE USA, KOUTA MUNEYASU, HIROKI NAGAYAMA
  • Publication number: 20220084756
    Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor includes an anode body, a dielectric layer disposed on the anode body, and a solid electrolyte layer disposed on the dielectric layer. The solid electrolyte layer includes a first layer and a second layer disposed on the first layer. The first layer contains a first conductive polymer. And the second layer contains a second conductive polymer that is a self-doped conductive polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventor: HITOSHI FUKUI
  • Patent number: 11237302
    Abstract: To provide an optical film having excellent visibility in a wide angle direction. An optical film including a polyimide-based resin and a polyamide-based resin and having a total light transmittance of 85% or more and a haze of 0.5% or less, in which, when a direction parallel to a machine direction in a plane of the optical film during production of the optical film is defined as an MD direction and a direction vertical to the machine direction is defined as a TD direction, for at least any one surface of the optical film, a first reflection image clarity value CMD in a direction inclined 60° in the MD direction from a vertical direction to the plane of the optical film and a second reflection image clarity value CTD in a direction inclined 60° in the TD direction from the vertical direction which are obtained when a slit width of an optical comb is 0.125 mm in accordance with JIS K 7374 satisfy Formula (1) 45%?CMD?100%??(1), Formula (2) 30%?CTD?100%??(2), and Formula (3) 35%?(CMD+CTD)/2?100%??(3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Kazuki Daimatsu, Hitoshi Fukui, Masayoshi Karasawa
  • Patent number: 11189430
    Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor includes an anode body, a dielectric layer disposed on the anode body, and a solid electrolyte layer disposed on the dielectric layer. The solid electrolyte layer includes a self-doped conductive polymer and an organic alkali.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Fukui, Hiroshi Kojima, Ai Makino
  • Patent number: 11189429
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an electrolytic capacitor includes: preparing an anode body that includes a dielectric layer, and forming a solid electrolyte layer on the dielectric layer. The forming of the solid electrolyte layer includes: forming a first conductive polymer layer on the dielectric layer, applying a first treatment liquid to the first conductive polymer layer, and forming a second conductive polymer layer after the applying of the first treatment liquid. The first conductive polymer layer includes a first conductive polymer. The first treatment liquid contains a first compound and a solvent. The first compound has a skeleton of naphthalene or anthraquinone, and includes at least one SO3-containing group bonded to the skeleton. The at least one SO3-containing group is at least one selected from a group consisting of a sulfonic acid group and a sulfonate group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Fukui, Ai Makino, Hiroshi Kojima
  • Patent number: 11152158
    Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor includes an anode body, a dielectric layer disposed on the anode body, and a solid electrolyte layer disposed on the dielectric layer. The solid electrolyte layer includes a conductive polymer, a polyanion, and an alkali component. The alkali component includes two or more kinds of alkali compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Fukui, Hiroshi Kojima
  • Patent number: 10943743
    Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor includes an anode body, a dielectric layer disposed on the anode body, a solid electrolyte layer disposed on the dielectric layer, and a cathode lead-out layer disposed on the solid electrolyte layer. The solid electrolyte layer contains a first conductive polymer having a thiophene skeleton and a second conductive polymer having an aniline skeleton. In the solid electrolyte layer, a mass ratio of the second conductive polymer with respect to a total mass of the first conductive polymer and the second conductive polymer in a region close to the dielectric layer is greater than a mass ratio of the second conductive polymer with respect to a total mass of the first conductive polymer and the second conductive polymer in a region close to the cathode lead-out layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Fukui, Shinya Suzuki, Koji Okamoto, Makoto Nagashima