Patents by Inventor Kazuya Kusuda

Kazuya Kusuda 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: 20240120155
    Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor element that includes: a valve acting metal substrate having a dielectric layer thereon; an insulating mask layer on the dielectric layer and separating the valve acting metal substrate into positive and negative electrode portions; a solid electrolyte layer on the dielectric layer, a tip of the solid electrolyte layer covering an outer surface of the insulating mask layer; a carbon layer on the solid electrolyte layer, a tip of the carbon layer covering a same position as the tip of the solid electrolyte layer or a position closer to the negative electrode portion; and a negative conductor layer on the carbon layer, a tip of the negative conductor layer covering a position closer to the negative electrode portion, and wherein the negative electrode portion has a negative conductor layer-non-formed region where the negative conductor layer does not cover a part of the carbon layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Yasuhiro TAMATANI, Kazuya KUSUDA
  • Patent number: 11875950
    Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor that includes a resin molded body having opposed first and second end surfaces, the body including a stack that includes a capacitor element with an anode exposed at the first end surface, a dielectric layer on a surface of the anode, and a cathode opposite to the anode and exposed at the second end surface, and a sealing resin that encloses the stack; a first external electrode on the first end surface of the resin molded body and electrically connected to the anode; and a second external electrode on a second end surface of the resin molded body and electrically connected to the cathode, wherein the first external electrode and the second external electrode each include a resin electrode layer containing a conductive component and a resin component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Tamatani, Kazuya Kusuda, Kazutoyo Horio, Takeshi Furukawa
  • Publication number: 20230119320
    Abstract: An electronic component including a base body including a first end surface and a second end surface opposite to each other in a length direction, a first internal electrode exposed at the first end surface, and a second internal electrode exposed at the second end surface; a first external electrode on the first end surface and connected to the first internal electrode; and a second external electrode on the second end surface and connected to the second internal electrode. The first external electrode includes a resin electrode layer containing a conductive component and a resin component, the resin electrode layer of the first external electrode includes a first portion facing a whole surface of the first end surface of the base body, and a plurality of protrusions are arranged periodically side by side on a surface of the first portion of the resin electrode layer of the first external electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Yasuhiro TAMATANI, Kazuya KUSUDA
  • Publication number: 20220223349
    Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor that includes: a cuboid resin molded body having a first end surface and a second end surface opposite to each other, the cuboid resin molded body including a stack that includes a capacitor element with an anode having a dielectric layer on a surface thereof and a cathode opposite to the anode, and a sealing resin that seals the stack, the anode being exposed on the first end surface and the cathode being exposed at the second end surface; a first external electrode on the first end surface of the resin molded body; and a second external electrode on the second end surface of the resin molded body, wherein the first and second external electrodes include: an Ag or Cu plating layer; and a resin electrode layer on a surface of the Ag or Cu plating layer and containing a conductive component and a resin component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Yasuhiro TAMATANI, Kazuya KUSUDA
  • Publication number: 20220189703
    Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor that includes a resin molded body having opposed first and second end surfaces, the body including a stack that includes a capacitor element with an anode exposed at the first end surface, a dielectric layer on a surface of the anode, and a cathode opposite to the anode and exposed at the second end surface, and a sealing resin that encloses the stack; a first external electrode on the first end surface of the resin molded body and electrically connected to the anode; and a second external electrode on a second end surface of the resin molded body and electrically connected to the cathode, wherein the first external electrode and the second external electrode each include a resin electrode layer containing a conductive component and a resin component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2022
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Yasuhiro TAMATANI, Kazuya KUSUDA, Kazutoyo HORIO, Takeshi FURUKAWA
  • Patent number: 11295900
    Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor that includes a resin molded body having opposed first and second end surfaces, the body including a stack that includes a capacitor element with an anode exposed at the first end surface, a dielectric layer on a surface of the anode, and a cathode opposite to the anode and exposed at the second end surface, and a sealing resin that encloses the stack; a first external electrode on the first end surface of the resin molded body and electrically connected to the anode; and a second external electrode on a second end surface of the resin molded body and electrically connected to the cathode, wherein the first external electrode and the second external electrode each include a resin electrode layer containing a conductive component and a resin component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Tamatani, Kazuya Kusuda, Kazutoyo Horio, Takeshi Furukawa
  • Publication number: 20210383976
    Abstract: An electronic component that includes an electronic component body including a first internal electrode exposed at a first end surface and a second internal electrode exposed at a second end surface; a first external electrode on the first end surface and a bottom surface of the electronic component body; and a second external electrode on the second end surface and the bottom surface of the electronic component body, wherein the first external electrode comprises a first end surface electrode and a first bottom surface electrode that are integrated, and a thickness of the first end surface electrode is smaller than a thickness of the first bottom surface electrode, and the second external electrode comprises a second end surface electrode and a second bottom surface electrode that are integrated, and a thickness of the second end surface electrode is smaller than a thickness of the second bottom surface electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Tamatani, Kazuya Kusuda, Takeshi Furukawa
  • Publication number: 20200211784
    Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor that includes a resin molded body having opposed first and second end surfaces, the body including a stack that includes a capacitor element with an anode exposed at the first end surface, a dielectric layer on a surface of the anode, and a cathode opposite to the anode and exposed at the second end surface, and a sealing resin that encloses the stack; a first external electrode on the first end surface of the resin molded body and electrically connected to the anode; and a second external electrode on a second end surface of the resin molded body and electrically connected to the cathode, wherein the first external electrode and the second external electrode each include a resin electrode layer containing a conductive component and a resin component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: YASUHIRO TAMATANI, Kazuya Kusuda, Kazutoyo Horio, Takeshi Furukawa