Patents by Inventor Kazuhiko Kinutani

Kazuhiko Kinutani 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: 7167068
    Abstract: A transformer has a bar-shaped ferrite core, an inner winding wound directly around the ferrite core, an outer winding wound over the inner winding, and a dielectric shield surrounding the outer winding. The outer winding has its circumference covered by a dielectric sheath, and has an intermediate winding portion between its winding start end and its winding stop end. The dielectric sheath in the intermediate winding portion is spaced from each other along the axis of the ferrite core to leave thereat a gap which is filled with a molding material. By provision of the gap between the dielectric sheath of the outer winding, the molding material forming the dielectric shield can be easy to flow in between the dielectric sheath of the outer winding and the inner winding, avoiding the void from appearing between the inner and outer windings for attaining stable electrical characteristic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2007
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Nakano, Kazuhiko Kinutani, Hiroshi Ogasawara, Mizuto Ida, Yoshiharu Nakamura
  • Patent number: 7142082
    Abstract: An electromagnetic device and a high-voltage generating device which are thin with improved characteristics includes a magnetic core of a cylindrical form of a ferrite material having a high intrinsic resistance. A winding is provided by winding a flat rectangular wire conductor in an edge-wise winding directly on substantially the entire length of the magnetic core. As an insulator, such as a coil bobbin, is not needed between the flat rectangular wire conductor and the magnetic core, the winding can be decreased in the overall size or thickness thus contributing to the reduction in dimension of the electromagnetic device. Also, as its flat rectangular wire conductor is wound directly on the magnetic core, the winding can be minimized in the length and thus the overall resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidenori Kakehashi, Takashi Kanbara, Toru Fujiwara, Kenichi Takamatsu, Tomoyuki Nakano, Kazuhiko Kinutani, Takaaki Chuzawa, Masaki Satou, Takao Miyai
  • Publication number: 20060066430
    Abstract: A transformer has a bar-shaped ferrite core, an inner winding wound directly around the ferrite core, an outer winding wound over the inner winding, and a dielectric shield surrounding the outer winding. The outer winding has its circumference covered by a dielectric sheath, and has an intermediate winding portion between its winding start end and its winding stop end. The dielectric sheath in the intermediate winding portion is spaced from each other along the axis of the ferrite core to leave thereat a gap which is filled with a molding material. By provision of the gap between the dielectric sheath of the outer winding, the molding material forming the dielectric shield can be easy to flow in between the dielectric sheath of the outer winding and the inner winding, avoiding the void from appearing between the inner and outer windings for attaining stable electrical characteristic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2003
    Publication date: March 30, 2006
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Nakano, Kazuhiko Kinutani, Hiroshi Ogasawara, Mizuto Ida, Yoshiharu Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20050104698
    Abstract: An electromagnetic device and a high-voltage generating device which are thin and improved in the characteristics are provided in which a magnetic core 3 is made of a cylindrical form of a ferrite material having a higher intrinsic resistance. A winding is provided by winding a flat rectangular wire conductor 2 in an edge-wise winding form directly on substantially the entire length of the magnetic core 3. As any insulator such as a coil bobbin is not needed between the flat rectangular wire conductor 2 and the magnetic core 3, the winding can be decreased in the overall size or thickness thus contributing to the dimensional reduction of the electromagnetic device. Also, as its flat rectangular wire conductor 2 is wound directly on the magnetic core 3, the winding can be minimized in the length and thus the overall resistance. Moreover, as there is no gap between the winding and the magnetic core 3, the self-inductance can be reduced while the size and the number of turns of the winding remain unchanged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2004
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Applicant: Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidenori Kakehashi, Takashi Kanbara, Toru Fujiwara, Kenichi Takamatsu, Tomoyuki Nakano, Kazuhiko Kinutani, Takaaki Chuzawa, Masaki Satou, Takao Miyai
  • Publication number: 20020180572
    Abstract: An electromagnetic device and a high-voltage generating device which are thin and improved in the characteristics are provided in which a magnetic core 3 is made of a cylindrical form of a ferrite material having a higher intrinsic resistance. A winding is provided by winding a flat rectangular wire conductor 2 in an edge-wise winding form directly on substantially the entire length of the magnetic core 3. As any insulator such as a coil bobbin is not needed between the flat rectangular wire conductor 2 and the magnetic core 3, the winding can be decreased in the overall size or thickness thus contributing to the dimensional reduction of the electromagnetic device. Also, as its flat rectangular wire conductor 2 is wound directly on the magnetic core 3, the winding can be minimized in the length and thus the overall resistance. Moreover, as there is no gap between the winding and the magnetic core 3, the self-inductance can be reduced while the size and the number of turns of the winding remain unchanged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2002
    Publication date: December 5, 2002
    Inventors: Hidenori Kakehashi, Takashi Kanbara, Toru Fujiwara, Kenichi Takamatsu, Tomoyuki Nakano, Kazuhiko Kinutani, Takaaki Chuzawa, Masaki Satou, Takao Miyai
  • Patent number: 6429591
    Abstract: A lamp socket and a discharge lamp lighting device are enabled to be dimensionally minimized by forming a socket body of the lamp socket with an integral synthetic resin molding of a case housing therein a starting circuit section and socket and connector sections, disposing a plurality of lead frames in the case, connecting the lead frames to primary and secondary windings of a pulse transformer, thereafter housing in the case electronic parts with their terminals placed in recessed grooves of the lead frames, and connecting the lead frames and terminals to constitute the starting circuit section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2002
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi Takamatsu, Takaaki Chuzawa, Takao Miyai, Kazuhiko Kinutani
  • Patent number: 6007015
    Abstract: An edgewise winding system for a thin, flat-type conductor wire is arranged for winding the wire edgewise on a winding shaft while supplying the wire onto the shaft preferably in a direction substantially along the axial line of the shaft. To this end, the system includes a winder having a support face out of which the winding shaft projects, and a wire erector having an engaging face engaged with the wire supplied edgewise on the shaft to urge the wire against the support face of the winder for preventing just wound portion of the wire from falling and a wire supply part for guiding the wire in the direction substantially along the axial line of the winding shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1999
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Kinutani, Ryosuke Maruyama, Yoshihiro Nakano