Patents by Inventor Kazuhiko Yamasaki

Kazuhiko Yamasaki 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: 20240146859
    Abstract: A control unit of an image reading device is configured to execute image correction control after performing a first reading operation of reading a medium while transporting the medium in a first direction, and the image correction control includes a second reading operation of reading the medium while transporting the medium in a second direction opposite to the first direction, and a combination process for combining a first area serving as a part of image data acquired through the first reading operation with a second area serving as a part of image data acquired through the second reading operation to acquire image data of one page.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Kazuhiko ARIMORI, Makoto WADA, Masaya YAMASAKI
  • Publication number: 20240101835
    Abstract: This flat conductive plate provided with an insulating film includes a flat conductive plate which is a punched product, and an insulating film which coats at least a part of the flat conductive plate, the insulating film is an electrodeposited film, the insulating film includes a polyamide-imide resin and a fluorine-based resin, an amount of the fluorine-based resin with respect to a total amount of the polyamide-imide resin and the fluorine-based resin is in a range of 72% by mass or more and 95% by mass or less, a relative permittivity at 25° C. is in a range of 2.2 or more and 2.8 or less, and an average film thickness is in a range of 5 ?m or more and 100 ?m or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Yamasaki, Nagisa Sako
  • Publication number: 20240059912
    Abstract: The electrodeposition dispersion of the present invention is an electrodeposition dispersion for electrodepositing an electrodeposited film on a conductive base material, the solution including water, a dispersion medium, and a solid component, in which the solid component includes a polyimide-based resin and a fluorine-based resin, the fluorine-based resin content included in the solid component is in a range of 72 mass % or more and 95 mass % or less, an average particle diameter of the solid component dispersed in the water and the dispersion medium is 50 nm or more and 500 nm or less, and a standard deviation of the particle diameter of the solid component is 250 nm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shintaro Iida, Kazuhiko Yamasaki
  • Patent number: 11801556
    Abstract: A metal particle aggregate includes metal particles and an organic substance. The metal particles include first particles that contain one or both of silver and copper in an amount of 70% by mass or more relative to 100% by mass of all metals and have a particle diameter of 100 nm or more and less than 500 nm at a ratio of 20 to 30% by number, and include second particles that have a particle diameter of 50 nm or more and less than 100 nm, and third particles that have a particle diameter of less than 50 nm at a ratio of 80 to 70% by number in total. Surfaces of the first to third particles are covered with the same protective film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiko Yamaguchi, Koutarou Masuyama, Kazuhiko Yamasaki, Akihiro Higami
  • Patent number: 11587695
    Abstract: A silver powder is produced by reducing silver carboxylate and a particle size distribution of primary particles comprises a first peak of a particle size in a range of 20 nm to 70 nm and a second peak of a particle size in a range of 200 nm to 500 nm, organic matters are decomposed in an extent of 50 mass % or more at 150° C., gases generated in heating at 100° C. are: gaseous carbon dioxide; evaporated acetone; and evaporated water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kotaro Masuyama, Kazuhiko Yamasaki
  • Patent number: 11542381
    Abstract: A silver-coated resin particle having a resin particle and a silver coating layer provided on a surface of the resin particle, in which an average value of a 10% compressive elastic modulus is in a range of 500 MPa or more and 15,000 MPa or less and a variation coefficient of the 10% compressive elastic modulus is 30% or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignees: Mitsubishi Materials Corporation, Mitsubishi Materials Electronic Chemicals Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroto Akaike, Kazuhiko Yamasaki, Kensuke Kageyama, Hirokazu Tsukada
  • Patent number: 11365129
    Abstract: Production method for metal oxide fine particles includes: a step of mixing a fatty acid represented by CnH2nO2 (n=5 to 14) and a metal source consisting of a metal, metal oxide, or metal hydroxide of at least two metal elements selected from the group consisting of Zn, In, Sn, and Sb to obtain a mixture; a step of heating the mixture at a temperature that is equal to or higher than a melting temperature of the fatty acid and lower than a decomposition temperature of the fatty acid to obtain a metal soap which is a precursor of metal oxide fine particles; and a step of heating the precursor at a temperature that is equal to or higher than a melting temperature of the precursor and lower than a decomposition temperature of the precursor to obtain metal oxide fine particles having an average particle diameter of 80 nm or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoko Higano, Kazuhiko Yamasaki
  • Patent number: 11257735
    Abstract: The invention provides a power module substrate with a heat sink, which includes a power module substrate provided with an insulating substrate, a circuit layer provided on one surface of the insulating substrate and a metal layer provided on the other surface of the insulating substrate. The heat sink is bonded to the power module substrate via a bonding layer (30) to a surface on an opposite side to the insulating substrate of the metal layer. Bonding layer is a sintered body of silver particles, a porous body having a relative density in a range of 60% or more and 90% or less, and having a thickness in a range of 10 ?m or more and 500 ?m or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Yamasaki, Kotaro Masuyama, Tatsuya Numa, Masayuki Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20210363322
    Abstract: A silver-coated resin particle having a resin particle and a silver coating layer provided on a surface of the resin particle, in which an average value of a 10% compressive elastic modulus is in a range of 500 MPa or more and 15,000 MPa or less and a variation coefficient of the 10% compressive elastic modulus is 30% or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Hiroto Akaike, Kazuhiko Yamasaki, Kensuke Kageyama, Hirokazu Tsukada
  • Patent number: 11124673
    Abstract: An insulating film of the present invention includes a resin formed of polyimide, polyamide-imide, or a mixture thereof, and ceramic particles having a specific surface area of 10 m2/g or more, in which the ceramic particles form aggregated particles and a content of the ceramic particles is in a range of 5 vol % or more and 60 vol % or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Fumiaki Ishikawa, Kazuhiko Yamasaki
  • Publication number: 20210276881
    Abstract: Production method for metal oxide fine particles includes: a step of mixing a fatty acid represented by CnH2nO2 (n=5 to 14) and a metal source consisting of a metal, metal oxide, or metal hydroxide of at least two metal elements selected from the group consisting of Zn, In, Sn, and Sb to obtain a mixture; a step of heating the mixture at a temperature that is equal to or higher than a melting temperature of the fatty acid and lower than a decomposition temperature of the fatty acid to obtain a metal soap which is a precursor of metal oxide fine particles; and a step of heating the precursor at a temperature that is equal to or higher than a melting temperature of the precursor and lower than a decomposition temperature of the precursor to obtain metal oxide fine particles having an average particle diameter of 80 nm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Satoko Higano, Kazuhiko Yamasaki
  • Publication number: 20210166844
    Abstract: An insulating film includes: a resin consisting of a polyimide, a polyamide-imide, or a mixture thereof; and ?-alumina single crystal particles having an average particle diameter in a range of 0.3 ?m or more and 1.5 ?m or less, in which an amount of the ?-alumina single crystal particles is in a range of 8% by volume or more and 80% by volume or less. An insulated conductor includes: a conductor; and an insulating film provided on a surface of the conductor, in which the insulating film consists of the insulating film. A metal base substrate includes a metal substrate, an insulating film, and a metal foil which are laminated in this order, in which the insulating film consists of the insulating film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Fumiaki Ishikawa, Kazuhiko Yamasaki, Bordelet Gabrielle
  • Patent number: 11015249
    Abstract: The silver-coated silicone rubber particles according to the present invention are each formed by providing a first coating layer comprising silicon or a silicon compound on the surface of a silicone rubber particle and further providing a second coating layer comprising silver on the surface of the first coating layer. In a conductive paste containing the silver-coated silicone rubber particles, the silver-coated silicone rubber particles are dispersed evenly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroto Akaike, Kazuhiko Yamasaki
  • Publication number: 20210050319
    Abstract: A metal particle aggregate includes metal particles and an organic substance. The metal particles include first particles that contain one or both of silver and copper in an amount of 70% by mass or more relative to 100% by mass of all metals and have a particle diameter of 100 nm or more and less than 500 nm at a ratio of 20 to 30% by number, and include second particles that have a particle diameter of 50 nm or more and less than 100 nm, and third particles that have a particle diameter of less than 50 nm at a ratio of 80 to 70% by number in total. Surfaces of the first to third particles are covered with the same protective film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiko Yamaguchi, Koutarou Masuyama, Kazuhiko Yamasaki, Akihiro Higami
  • Patent number: 10893601
    Abstract: This heat dissipation circuit board includes a metal substrate, an insulating layer provided on at least one of the surfaces of the metal substrate, and a circuit layer provided on the opposite surface to the metal substrate of the insulating layer. The insulating layer contains a resin that is selected from polyimide, polyamide-imide, and the mixture thereof, and ceramic particles having a specific surface area of 10 m2/g or more. The ceramic particles form agglomerates, and the amount of the ceramic particles is in the range of 5 vol % or more and 60 vol % or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Fumiaki Ishikawa, Kazuhiko Yamasaki
  • Publication number: 20200376545
    Abstract: This sintered porous silver film is obtained by sintering silver particles, wherein a crystallite size is 60 nm to 150 nm, a ratio of a detected amount of C3H7+ ions to a detected amount of Ag+ ions which are measured by time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry is 0.10 to 0.35, and a ratio of a detected amount of C2H? ions to the detected amount of Ag? ions which are measured by time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry is 0.9 to 3.7.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Kotaro Masuyama, Kazuhiko Yamasaki
  • Publication number: 20200346435
    Abstract: A metal base substrate includes a metal substrate (10), an insulating layer (20), and a metal foil (40) which are laminated in this order, wherein the metal base substrate further includes an adhesive layer (30) between the insulating layer (20) and the metal foil (40), and the adhesive layer (30) satisfies Expressions (1) to (3), in which E represents a Young's modulus at 25° C. having a unit of GPa, T represents a thickness having a unit of ?m, and ? represents a thermal conductivity in a thickness direction having a unit of W/mK, E?1??(1) 5?T/E??(2) T/?<20.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Fumiaki Ishikawa, Kazuhiko Yamasaki
  • Publication number: 20200335416
    Abstract: A power module substrate with a heat sink (10) includes a power module substrate (20) provided with an insulating substrate (21), a circuit layer (22) provided on one surface of the insulating substrate (21) and a metal layer (23) provided on the other surface of the insulating substrate (21); and a heat sink (40) bonded via a bonding layer (30) to a surface on an opposite side to the insulating substrate (21) of the metal layer (23) of the power module substrate (20), in which the bonding layer (30) is a sintered body of silver particles, a porous body having a relative density in a range of 60% or more and 90% or less, and has a thickness in a range of 10 ?m or more and 500 ?m or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Yamasaki, Kotaro Masuyama, Tatsuya Numa, Masayuki Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20200236774
    Abstract: This heat dissipation circuit board includes a metal substrate, an insulating layer provided on at least one of the surfaces of the metal substrate, and a circuit layer provided on the opposite surface to the metal substrate of the insulating layer. The insulating layer contains a resin that is selected from polyimide, polyamide-imide, and the mixture thereof, and ceramic particles having a specific surface area of 10 m2/g or more. The ceramic particles form agglomerates, and the amount of the ceramic particles is in the range of 5 vol % or more and 60 vol % or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Fumiaki Ishikawa, Kazuhiko Yamasaki
  • Publication number: 20200219633
    Abstract: A silver powder is produced by reducing silver carboxylate and a particle size distribution of primary particles comprises a first peak of a particle size in a range of 20 nm to 70 nm and a second peak of a particle size in a range of 200 nm to 500 nm, organic matters are decomposed in an extent of 50 mass % or more at 150° C., gases generated in heating at 100° C. are: gaseous carbon dioxide; evaporated acetone; and evaporated water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Kotaro Masuyama, Kazuhiko Yamasaki