Patents by Inventor Katsunori Osanai

Katsunori Osanai 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: 11551896
    Abstract: A magnetically actuated MEMS switch 100 includes a first magnetic core portion 120, a first signal line 15, a first contact point 16, a second magnetic core portion 220, a second signal line 25, a second contact point 26, and a first coil portion 111 and a second coil portion 211 serving as a magnetic field applying portion that causes a current to flow in conductor coil to apply a magnetic field to the first magnetic core portion 120 and the second magnetic core portion 220. The first contact point 16 is displaced depending on the presence or absence of a magnetic field applied by the magnetic field applying portion. Connection and disconnection between the first contact point 16 and the second contact point 26 are switched in response to displacement of the first contact point 16.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akifumi Kamijima, Atsushi Iijima, Kyung-Ku Choi, Katsunori Osanai, Daisuke Iwanaga
  • Publication number: 20210313130
    Abstract: A magnetically actuated MEMS switch 100 includes a first magnetic core portion 120, a first signal line 15, a first contact point 16, a second magnetic core portion 220, a second signal line 25, a second contact point 26, and a first coil portion 111 and a second coil portion 211 serving as a magnetic field applying portion that causes a current to flow in conductor coil to apply a magnetic field to the first magnetic core portion 120 and the second magnetic core portion 220. The first contact point 16 is displaced depending on the presence or absence of a magnetic field applied by the magnetic field applying portion. Connection and disconnection between the first contact point 16 and the second contact point 26 are switched in response to displacement of the first contact point 16.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akifumi KAMIJIMA, Atsushi IIJIMA, Kyung-Ku CHOI, Katsunori OSANAI, Daisuke IWANAGA
  • Patent number: 11075041
    Abstract: A magnetically actuated MEMS switch 100 includes a first magnetic core portion 120, a first signal line 15, a first contact point 16, a second magnetic core portion 220, a second signal line 25, a second contact point 26, and a first coil portion 111 and a second coil portion 211 serving as a magnetic field applying portion that causes a current to flow in conductor coil to apply a magnetic field to the first magnetic core portion 120 and the second magnetic core portion 220. The first contact point 16 is displaced depending on the presence or absence of a magnetic field applied by the magnetic field applying portion. Connection and disconnection between the first contact point 16 and the second contact point 26 are switched in response to displacement of the first contact point 16.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akifumi Kamijima, Atsushi Iijima, Kyung-Ku Choi, Katsunori Osanai, Daisuke Iwanaga
  • Patent number: 10508025
    Abstract: A MEMS switch includes a first signal line provided in a first beam, a first GND adjacent to the first signal line, a second signal line provided in a second beam, and a second GND adjacent to the second signal line. A contact terminal is fixed to any one of the first signal line and the second signal line and performs connection between the first signal line and the second signal line according to deformation of the first beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jotaro Akiyama, Kenji Endou, Takashi Aoyagi, Katsunori Osanai, Tohru Inoue
  • Publication number: 20190318893
    Abstract: A magnetically actuated MEMS switch 100 includes a first magnetic core portion 120, a first signal line 15, a first contact point 16, a second magnetic core portion 220, a second signal line 25, a second contact point 26, and a first coil portion 111 and a second coil portion 211 serving as a magnetic field applying portion that causes a current to flow in conductor coil to apply a magnetic field to the first magnetic core portion 120 and the second magnetic core portion 220. The first contact point 16 is displaced depending on the presence or absence of a magnetic field applied by the magnetic field applying portion. Connection and disconnection between the first contact point 16 and the second contact point 26 are switched in response to displacement of the first contact point 16.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akifumi KAMIJIMA, Atsushi IIJIMA, Kyung-Ku CHOI, Katsunori OSANAI, Daisuke IWANAGA
  • Publication number: 20190077655
    Abstract: A MEMS switch includes a first signal line provided in a first beam, a first GND adjacent to the first signal line, a second signal line provided in a second beam, and a second GND adjacent to the second signal line. A contact terminal is fixed to any one of the first signal line and the second signal line and performs connection between the first signal line and the second signal line according to deformation of the first beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jotaro AKIYAMA, Kenji ENDOU, Takashi AOYAGI, Katsunori OSANAI, Tohru INOUE
  • Publication number: 20170162316
    Abstract: In a coil component, an inorganic layer which is provided on a lower surface side of a coil has a thermal conductivity higher than that of a resin layer with which an upper surface of the coil is covered and gaps between windings are filled. As a result, heat transfer from the inside of the coil to the outside is supplemented via the inorganic layer. That is, heat transfer of the coil via the inorganic layer is facilitated, and heat dissipation of the coil component improves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Makoto ENDO, Masamichi TANIGUCHI, Katsunori OSANAI
  • Patent number: 9627737
    Abstract: A high-frequency transmission line in which the alternating-current resistance is low is provided. A high-frequency transmission line 2 is a high-frequency transmission line 2 to transmit an alternating-current electric signal, and contains metal and carbon nanotube, and the carbon nanotube is unevenly distributed at a peripheral part 8 of a cross-section that is of the high-frequency transmission line 2 and that is perpendicular to a transmission direction of the alternating-current electric signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Makoto Yoshida, Kenichi Yoshida, Tohru Inoue, Takaaki Domon, Takashi Ota, Katsunori Osanai
  • Patent number: 9620840
    Abstract: A high-frequency transmission line in which the alternating-current resistance is low and that is hard to disconnect is provided. A high-frequency transmission line 2 is a high-frequency transmission line 2 to transmit an alternating-current electric signal, and contains metal and carbon nanotube, and the carbon nanotube is unevenly distributed at a central part 6 of a cross-section that is of the high-frequency transmission line 2 and that is perpendicular to a transmission direction of the alternating-current electric signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Makoto Yoshida, Kenichi Yoshida, Tohru Inoue, Takaaki Domon, Takashi Ota, Katsunori Osanai
  • Publication number: 20160293334
    Abstract: A lower electrode (4) can have an uneven surface structure. An upper electrode (6) can also have the uneven surface structure. A projecting portion of the upper electrode (6) projecting to the lower electrode side is positioned in a gap between projecting portions of the lower electrode (4) and the lower electrode (4) includes Cu as a main component. Young's moduli of a substrate (1), a stress adjustment layer (2), and the lower electrode (4) have a specific relation. Also, corner portions of radii (R1) of curvature positioned inside a projecting portion (4b) have a specific relation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinji EHARA, Ikuhito ONODERA, Eiko WAKATA, Katsunori OSANAI, Masamichi TANIGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20150380797
    Abstract: A high-frequency transmission line in which the alternating-current resistance is low and that is hard to disconnect is provided. A high-frequency transmission line 2 is a high-frequency transmission line 2 to transmit an alternating-current electric signal, and contains metal and carbon nanotube, and the carbon nanotube is unevenly distributed at a central part 6 of a cross-section that is of the high-frequency transmission line 2 and that is perpendicular to a transmission direction of the alternating-current electric signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Makoto YOSHIDA, Kenichi YOSHIDA, Tohru INOUE, Takaaki DOMON, Takashi OTA, Katsunori OSANAI
  • Publication number: 20150380796
    Abstract: A high-frequency transmission line in which the alternating-current resistance is low is provided. A high-frequency transmission line 2 is a high-frequency transmission line 2 to transmit an alternating-current electric signal, and contains metal and carbon nanotube, and the carbon nanotube is unevenly distributed at a peripheral part 8 of a cross-section that is of the high-frequency transmission line 2 and that is perpendicular to a transmission direction of the alternating-current electric signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Makoto YOSHIDA, Kenichi YOSHIDA, Tohru INOUE, Takaaki DOMON, Takashi OTA, Katsunori OSANAI
  • Patent number: 7504759
    Abstract: A surface acoustic wave element, a surface acoustic wave device, a duplexer, and a method of making a surface acoustic wave element which significantly restrain characteristics from deteriorating are provided. The surface acoustic wave element in accordance with the present invention comprises a piezoelectric substrate, and an IDT electrode formed on the piezoelectric substrate, whereas the piezoelectric substrate has a volume resistivity of not less than 3.6×1010 ?·cm and not more than 1.5×1014 ?·cm. This surface acoustic wave element comprises the piezoelectric substrate having a low volume resistivity, whereas the volume resistivity is reduced to 1.5×1014 ?·cm or less. Therefore, discharging is restrained from occurring between IDT electrodes, whereby characteristics are significantly kept from deteriorating. Also, since the volume resistivity of the piezoelectric substrate is not less than 3.6×1010 ?·cm, the IDT electrodes are significantly prevented from short-circuiting with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Masaki Sobu, Katsunori Osanai
  • Patent number: 7411333
    Abstract: A SAW device comprises a single crystal piezo-electric strate (made, for example, of LiTaO3 or LiNbO3), and an interdigital transducer (IDT) formed of a material mainly containing Al and disposed on the piezo-electric substrate. The piezo-electric strate contains an additive (for example, Fe, Mn, Cu, Ti), and an orientation rotated by an angle in a range of 42° to 48° (more preferably 46°±0.3°) from a Y-axis toward a Z-axis about an X-axis. The IDT presents a normalized thickness h/? (h: thickness of electrode, and ?: spacing between digits of the IDT) of 7% to 11%. A more appropriate substrate cut angle can be shown for the SAW device which employs a piezo-electric substrate containing an additive, to improve the electric characteristics thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Kihara, Katsunori Osanai, Yukio Hirokawa, Masaki Sobu
  • Publication number: 20070018533
    Abstract: A SAW device comprises a single crystal piezo-electric strate (made, for example, of LiTaO3 or LiNbO3), and an interdigital transducer (IDT) formed of a material mainly containing Al and disposed on the piezo-electric substrate. The piezo-electric strate contains an additive (for example, Fe, Mn, Cu, Ti), and an orientation rotated by an angle in a range of 42° to 48°re preferably 46°±0.3°) from a Y-axis toward a Z-axis about an axis. The IDT presents a normalized thickness h/? (h: thickness electrode, and ?: spacing between digits of the IDT) of 7% to 11%. A more appropriate substrate cut angle can be shown for the device which employs a piezo-electric substrate containing an additive, to improve the electric characteristics thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2006
    Publication date: January 25, 2007
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Kihara, Katsunori Osanai, Yukio Hirokawa, Masaki Sobu
  • Publication number: 20050200234
    Abstract: A surface acoustic wave element, a surface acoustic wave device, a duplexer, and a method of making a surface acoustic wave element which significantly restrain characteristics from deteriorating are provided. The surface acoustic wave element in accordance with the present invention comprises a piezoelectric substrate, and an IDT electrode formed on the piezoelectric substrate, whereas the piezoelectric substrate has a volume resistivity of not less than 3.6×1010 ?·cm and not more than 1.5×1014 ?·cm. This surface acoustic wave element comprises the piezoelectric substrate having a low volume resistivity, whereas the volume resistivity is reduced to 1.5×1014 ?·cm or less. Therefore, discharging is restrained from occurring between IDT electrodes, whereby characteristics are significantly kept from deteriorating. Also, since the volume resistivity of the piezoelectric substrate is not less than 3.6×1010 ?·cm, the IDT electrodes are significantly prevented from short-circuiting with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2005
    Publication date: September 15, 2005
    Applicant: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Masaki Sobu, Katsunori Osanai