Patents by Inventor Issei Okada

Issei Okada 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: 11752734
    Abstract: A base material for a printed circuit board includes: an insulating base film; and a sintered body layer of metal particles layered on one side surface of the base film; wherein an arithmetic mean roughness (Sa) of a surface of the sintered body layer that is opposite to the base film is greater than or equal to 0.005 ?m and less than or equal to 0.10 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignees: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC PRINTED CIRCUITS, INC.
    Inventors: Motohiko Sugiura, Issei Okada, Kenji Ohki
  • Patent number: 11465208
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a copper nano-ink includes: a step of preparing a copper nanoparticle aqueous dispersion liquid including copper nanoparticles and anions; and a step of storing the copper nanoparticle aqueous dispersion liquid at 5° C. or less after the step of preparing, wherein in the step of storing, a copper ion concentration of the copper nanoparticle aqueous dispersion liquid is controlled to be greater than or equal to 0.1 g/L and less than or equal to 1.0 g/L and an anion concentration is controlled to be greater than or equal to 0.5 g/L and less than or equal to 8.0 g/L.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Issei Okada, Motohiko Sugiura, Hiroki Kakudo
  • Publication number: 20210291271
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a copper nano-ink includes: a step of preparing a copper nanoparticle aqueous dispersion liquid including copper nanoparticles and anions; and a step of storing the copper nanoparticle aqueous dispersion liquid at 5° C. or less after the step of preparing, wherein in the step of storing, a copper ion concentration of the copper nanoparticle aqueous dispersion liquid is controlled to be greater than or equal to 0.1 g/L and less than or equal to 1.0 g/L and an anion concentration is controlled to be greater than or equal to 0.5 g/L and less than or equal to 8.0 g/L.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Issei OKADA, Motohiko SUGIURA, Hiroki KAKUDO
  • Patent number: 11013113
    Abstract: According to the present invention, a base material for a printed circuit board includes: an insulating base film; and a metal layer that is layered on at least one surface of the base film and that includes copper as a main component, wherein in a content per unit area in a region of 100 nm or less from an interface of the metal layer with the base film, Cr<0.1 mg/m2, and Ni<0.1 mg/m2, wherein an arithmetic mean roughness (Sa) of the surface of the base film on which the metal layer is layered is less than 0.10 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignees: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC PRINTED CIRCUITS, INC.
    Inventors: Motohiko Sugiura, Issei Okada, Takashi Kasuga, Yoshio Oka, Kenji Ohki
  • Publication number: 20210022245
    Abstract: According to the present invention, a base material for a printed circuit board includes: an insulating base film; and a metal layer that is layered on at least one surface of the base film and that includes copper as a main component, wherein in a content per unit area in a region of 100 nm or less from an interface of the metal layer with the base film, Cr<0.1 mg/m2, and Ni<0.1 mg/m2, wherein an arithmetic mean roughness (Sa) of the surface of the base film on which the metal layer is layered is less than 0.10 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2018
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Motohiko SUGIURA, Issei OKADA, Takashi KASUGA, Yoshio OKA, Kenji OHKI
  • Publication number: 20200344890
    Abstract: According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a method of manufacturing a substrate for a printed circuit board, including an insulating base film and a metal layer that is layered on at least one surface side of the base film, includes: an application step of applying, to the at least one surface side of the base film, a dispersion liquid containing fine metal particles; a drying step of drying a coating film of the applied dispersion liquid; a sintering step of sintering the dried coating film by a far-infrared heater under a low oxygen atmosphere with an oxygen concentration of 600 ppm by volume or less; and a cooling step of cooling a layered structure of the sintered coating film and the base film under a low oxygen atmosphere with an oxygen concentration of 600 ppm by volume or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Motohiko SUGIURA, Issei OKADA
  • Publication number: 20200324517
    Abstract: A base material for a printed circuit board includes: an insulating base film; and a sintered body layer of metal particles layered on one side surface of the base film; wherein an arithmetic mean roughness (Sa) of a surface of the sintered body layer that is opposite to the base film is greater than or equal to 0.005 ?m and less than or equal to 0.10 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2018
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: Motohiko SUGIURA, Issei OKADA, Kenji OHKI
  • Patent number: 10796812
    Abstract: A coating liquid for forming a conductive layer according to the present invention is a coating liquid for forming a conductive layer, the coating liquid containing fine metal particles, a dispersant, and a dispersion medium. In the coating liquid for forming a conductive layer, the fine metal particles contain copper or a copper alloy as a main component, the dispersant is a polyethyleneimine-polyethylene oxide graft copolymer, a polyethyleneimine moiety in the graft copolymer has a weight-average molecular weight of 300 or more and 1,000 or less, a molar ratio of polyethylene oxide chains to nitrogen atoms in the polyethyleneimine moiety is 10 or more and 50 or less, and the graft copolymer has a weight-average molecular weight of 3,000 or more and 54,000 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignees: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC PRINTED CIRCUITS, INC.
    Inventors: Motohiko Sugiura, Issei Okada, Yoshio Oka, Atsushi Kimura, Kenji Ohki
  • Patent number: 10610928
    Abstract: A powder for a conductive material according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a large number of particles that contain copper as a main component and having an average primary particle diameter of 1 nm or more and 200 nm or less. The particles contain titanium on surfaces or inside thereof, and a content of the titanium is 0.003 atomic percent or more and 0.5 atomic percent or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignees: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC PRINTED CIRCUITS, INC.
    Inventors: Issei Okada, Motohiko Sugiura, Yoshio Oka, Kenji Ohki
  • Patent number: 10307825
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a metal powder and an ink with which a sintered body having good flexibility can be formed, and a sintered body having good flexibility. A metal powder according to an embodiment of the present invention has a mean particle size D50BET of 1 nm or more and 200 nm or less as calculated by a BET method, a mean crystallite size DCryst of 20 nm or less as determined by an X-ray analysis, and a ratio (DCryst/D50BET) of the mean crystallite size DCryst to the mean particle size D50BET of less than 0.4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignees: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC PRINTED CIRCUITS, INC.
    Inventors: Issei Okada, Yoshio Oka, Takashi Kasuga, Yasuhiro Okuda, Jinjoo Park, Kousuke Miura, Hiroshi Ueda
  • Publication number: 20190077974
    Abstract: A coating liquid for forming a conductive layer according to the present invention is a coating liquid for forming a conductive layer, the coating liquid containing fine metal particles, a dispersant, and a dispersion medium. In the coating liquid for forming a conductive layer, the fine metal particles contain copper or a copper alloy as a main component, the dispersant is a polyethyleneimine-polyethylene oxide graft copolymer, a polyethyleneimine moiety in the graft copolymer has a weight-average molecular weight of 300 or more and 1,000 or less, a molar ratio of polyethylene oxide chains to nitrogen atoms in the polyethyleneimine moiety is 10 or more and 50 or less, and the graft copolymer has a weight-average molecular weight of 3,000 or more and 54,000 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2017
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Applicants: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC PRINTED CIRCUITS, INC.
    Inventors: Motohiko SUGIURA, Issei OKADA, Yoshio OKA, Atsushi KIMURA, Kenji OHKI
  • Publication number: 20190054524
    Abstract: A powder for a conductive material according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a large number of particles that contain copper as a main component and having an average primary particle diameter of 1 nm or more and 200 nm or less. The particles contain titanium on surfaces or inside thereof, and a content of the titanium is 0.003 atomic percent or more and 0.5 atomic percent or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Applicants: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC PRINTED CIRCUITS, INC.
    Inventors: Issei OKADA, Motohiko SUGIURA, Yoshio OKA, Kenji OHKI
  • Publication number: 20180315519
    Abstract: A coating liquid for forming a conductive layer according to an embodiment of the present invention contains fine metal particles, a dispersion medium, and a dispersant. The coating liquid has a pH of 4 or more and 8 or less, an electrical conductivity of 100 ?S/cm or more and 800 ?S/cm or less, and a content of the fine metal particles of 20% by mass or more and 80% by mass or less. A method for manufacturing a conductive layer according to another embodiment of the present invention is a method for manufacturing a conductive layer using a coating liquid for forming a conductive layer, the coating liquid containing fine metal particles, a dispersion medium, and a dispersant. The method includes an application step of applying the coating liquid for forming a conductive layer, and a heating step of heating the coating liquid for forming a conductive layer after application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicants: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC PRINTED CIRCUITS, INC.
    Inventors: Motohiko SUGIURA, Issei OKADA, Yoshio OKA, Kenji OHKI
  • Publication number: 20180305829
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a titanium trichloride solution according to an embodiment of the present invention is a method for manufacturing a titanium trichloride solution, the method including reducing titanium tetrachloride in an electrolyte solution by using an ion-exchange electrolytic reduction method. In the method, an aqueous solution containing sulfate ions is used as an electrolyte solution on the anode side. A device for manufacturing a titanium trichloride solution according to another embodiment of the present invention is a device for manufacturing a titanium trichloride solution by electrolytic reduction of titanium tetrachloride in an aqueous solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Applicants: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC PRINTED CIRCUITS, INC.
    Inventors: Issei OKADA, Motohiko SUGIURA, Yoshio OKA, Kenji OHKI
  • Patent number: 9967976
    Abstract: A substrate for a printed circuit board according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a base film having an insulating property, and a conductive layer formed on at least one of surfaces of the base film. In the substrate for a printed circuit board, at least the conductive layer contains titanium in a dispersed manner. The conductive layer preferably contains copper or a copper alloy as a main component. A mass ratio of titanium in the conductive layer is preferably 10 ppm or more and 1,000 ppm or less. The conductive layer is preferably formed by application and heating of a conductive ink containing metal particles. The conductive ink preferably contains titanium or a titanium ion. The metal particles are preferably obtained by a titanium redox process including reducing metal ions using trivalent titanium ions as a reducing agent in an aqueous solution by an action of the reducing agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignees: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC PRINTED CIRCUITS, INC.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Miyata, Issei Okada, Takashi Kasuga, Yoshio Oka, Yasuhiro Okuda, Jinjoo Park, Hiroshi Ueda, Kousuke Miura
  • Publication number: 20180015547
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a metal powder and an ink with which a sintered body having good flexibility can be formed, and a sintered body having good flexibility. A metal powder according to an embodiment of the present invention has a mean particle size D50BET of 1 nm or more and 200 nm or less as calculated by a BET method, a mean crystallite size DCryst of 20 nm or less as determined by an X-ray analysis, and a ratio (DCryst/D50BET) of the mean crystallite size DCryst to the mean particle size D50BET of less than 0.4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicants: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC PRINTED CIRCUITS, INC.
    Inventors: Issei OKADA, Yoshio OKA, Takashi KASUGA, Yasuhiro OKUDA, Jinjoo PARK, Kousuke MIURA, Hiroshi UEDA
  • Publication number: 20170347459
    Abstract: A substrate for a printed circuit board according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a base film having an insulating property, and a conductive layer formed on at least one of surfaces of the base film. In the substrate for a printed circuit board, at least the conductive layer contains titanium in a dispersed manner. The conductive layer preferably contains copper or a copper alloy as a main component. A mass ratio of titanium in the conductive layer is preferably 10 ppm or more and 1,000 ppm or less. The conductive layer is preferably formed by application and heating of a conductive ink containing metal particles. The conductive ink preferably contains titanium or a titanium ion. The metal particles are preferably obtained by a titanium redox process including reducing metal ions using trivalent titanium ions as a reducing agent in an aqueous solution by an action of the reducing agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicants: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC PRINTED CIRCUITS, INC.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro MIYATA, Issei OKADA, Takashi KASUGA, Yoshio OKA, Yasuhiro OKUDA, Jinjoo PARK, Hiroshi UEDA, Kousuke MIURA
  • Publication number: 20170213615
    Abstract: A metal nanoparticle dispersion for forming a metal coating film by application and sintering contains metal nanoparticles having an average particle size of 200 nm or less and a solvent used to disperse the metal nanoparticles. The metal nanoparticle dispersion further contains a water soluble resin. The amount of the water soluble resin contained is preferably 0.1 parts by mass or more and 10 parts by mass or less per 100 parts by mass of the metal nanoparticles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Issei OKADA, Motohiko SUGIURA
  • Publication number: 20160330847
    Abstract: Provided are a substrate for a printed wiring board, and a printed wiring board, which are not limited in size because vacuum equipment is not necessary for the production, in which an organic adhesive is not used, and which can include a conductive layer (copper foil layer) having a sufficiently small thickness. Also provided are a method for producing the substrate for a printed wiring board, and a method for producing the printed wiring board. A substrate for a printed wiring board includes an insulating base, a first conductive layer that is stacked on the insulating base, and a second conductive layer that is stacked on the first conductive layer, in which the first conductive layer is a coating layer composed of a conductive ink containing metal particles, and the second conductive layer is a plating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventors: Yoshio OKA, Takashi KASUGA, Issei OKADA, Katsunari MIKAGE, Naota UENISHI, Yasuhiro OKUDA
  • Publication number: 20160330850
    Abstract: Provided are a substrate for a printed wiring board, and a printed wiring board, which are not limited in size because vacuum equipment is not necessary for the production, in which an organic adhesive is not used, and which can include a conductive layer (copper foil layer) having a sufficiently small thickness. Also provided are a method for producing the substrate for a printed wiring board, and a method for producing the printed wiring board. A substrate for a printed wiring board includes an insulating base, a first conductive layer that is stacked on the insulating base, and a second conductive layer that is stacked on the first conductive layer, in which the first conductive layer is a coating layer composed of a conductive ink containing metal particles, and the second conductive layer is a plating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2016
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventors: Yoshio OKA, Takashi KASUGA, Issei OKADA, Katsunari MIKAGE, Naota UENISHI, Yasuhiro OKUDA