Patents by Inventor Kazuyo Saito

Kazuyo Saito 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: 11978597
    Abstract: A liquid component for an electrolytic capacitor includes at least one central atom selected from the group consisting of boron, aluminum, and silicon, and a ligand having a plurality of ligand atoms bonded to the central atom. The ligand atoms are at least one selected from the group consisting of oxygen and nitrogen, and are bonded to a carbon atom having no oxo group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignees: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD., SANYO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuichiro Tsubaki, Tatsuji Aoyama, Kazuyo Saito, Liyi Chen, Kengo Uchihashi
  • Patent number: 11935704
    Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor includes an anode body having a dielectric layer disposed on a surface of the anode body, a solid electrolyte layer that is in contact with the dielectric layer, and an electrolytic solution. The solid electrolyte layer includes a conductive polymer. The electrolytic solution contains a first base component, a first acid component, and a second acid component. The first base component includes an amidine compound. The first acid component includes a composite compound of an inorganic acid and an organic acid. The second acid component includes at least one selected from a group consisting of boric acid, phosphoric acid, phosphorous acid, hypophosphorous acid, and phosphonic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuichiro Tsubaki, Kazuyo Saito, Tatsuji Aoyama
  • Publication number: 20230377807
    Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor element and an electrolytic solution. The capacitor element includes: an anode body including a dielectric layer; a cathode body; and a solid electrolyte in contact with the dielectric layer. The electrolytic solution includes a solvent, a solute, and a polymer component. The solvent includes an ethylene glycol compound. The polymer component includes polyalkylene glycol. The polyalkylene glycol includes at least one of (i) a mixture of polyoxyethylene and polyoxypropylene and (ii) an oxyethylene-oxypropylene copolymer. In the polyalkylene glycol, a molar ratio m/n of oxyethylene units to oxypropylene units is greater than 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Yuichiro TSUBAKI, Tatsuji AOYAMA, Kazuyo SAITO, Yuji OTSUKA
  • Publication number: 20230368982
    Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor element and a liquid component, wherein the capacitor element includes an anode body having a dielectric layer on a surface thereof, and a conductive polymer compound covering at least a portion of the dielectric layer. The liquid component includes an acid component, a base component, a solvent, and an antioxidant. The solvent includes water and a polyol compound. The acid component includes a coordination compound including a central atom, and an organic molecule having a plurality of coordination atoms bonded to the central atom, and at least one of the plurality of coordination atoms is an oxygen atom bonded to a carbonyl group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Yuichiro TSUBAKI, Kazuyo SAITO, Tatsuji AOYAMA
  • Publication number: 20230360860
    Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor including a capacitor element, and a liquid component. The capacitor element includes an anode body having a dielectric layer at a surface of the anode body, and a conductive polymer component covering part of the dielectric layer. The liquid component contains a first solvent, a base component, and an acid component. The first solvent is at least one selected from the group consisting of a polyol and a derivative thereof. The base component contains a first base a conjugate acid of which has an acid dissociation constant of 5 or more and 10 or less and which has no boiling point or a boiling point of 100° C. or higher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Kazuyo SAITO, Yuichiro TSUBAKI, Tatsuji AOYAMA, Kengo UCHIHASHI
  • Patent number: 11804334
    Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor includes an anode body, a cathode body, and a conductive polymer and a liquid component that are disposed between the anode body and the cathode body. The liquid component contains an acid component, a base component, and an aromatic additive. The acid component includes at least one of an aromatic carboxylic acid and an aromatic carboxylic acid derivative. The at least one of the aromatic carboxylic acid and the aromatic carboxylic acid derivative includes at least two carboxy groups and at least one aromatic ring. A content proportion of the base component in the liquid component is more than or equal to 1% by mass. The aromatic additive includes an electron withdrawing group and an electron donating group. A content ratio of the aromatic additive contained in the liquid component is more than or equal to 50 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the conductive polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuichiro Tsubaki, Kazuyo Saito, Tatsuji Aoyama
  • Publication number: 20230326684
    Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor element and electrolytic solution. The capacitor element includes an anode body with an oxide film, and a solid electrolyte contacting the oxide film. The electrolytic solution contains a solvent and a solute. The solvent contains at least one selected from the group consisting of a lactone compound, a glycol compound, and a sulfone compound. The solute includes a first acid component and a base component. The first acid component includes at least one of a benzenedicarboxylic acid and a derivative of the benzenedicarboxylic acid. The base component includes at least one of an amine and an amidine. A concentration of the solute in the electrolytic solution ranges from 15% by mass to 40% by mass, inclusive. A ratio (V/Vw) of a formation voltage V of the oxide film to a rated voltage Vw of the electrolytic capacitor is less than or equal to 1.7.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Kazuyo SAITO, Yuichiro Tsubaki, Tatsuji Aoyama
  • Patent number: 11756739
    Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor element and an electrolytic solution. The capacitor element includes: an anode body including a dielectric layer; a cathode body; and a solid electrolyte in contact with the dielectric layer. The electrolytic solution includes a solvent, a solute, and a polymer component. The solvent includes an ethylene glycol compound. The polymer component includes polyalkylene glycol. The polyalkylene glycol includes at least one of (i) a mixture of polyoxyethylene and polyoxypropylene and (ii) an oxyethylene-oxypropylene copolymer. In the polyalkylene glycol, a molar ratio m/n of oxyethylene units to oxypropylene units is greater than 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuichiro Tsubaki, Tatsuji Aoyama, Kazuyo Saito, Yuji Otsuka
  • Patent number: 11715605
    Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor element and electrolytic solution. The capacitor element includes an anode body with an oxide film, and a solid electrolyte contacting the oxide film. The electrolytic solution contains a solvent and a solute. The solvent contains at least one selected from the group consisting of a lactone compound, a glycol compound, and a sulfone compound. The solute includes a first acid component and a base component. The first acid component includes at least one of a benzenedicarboxylic acid and a derivative of the benzenedicarboxylic acid. The base component includes at least one of an amine and an amidine. A concentration of the solute in the electrolytic solution ranges from 15% by mass to 40% by mass, inclusive. A ratio (V/Vw) of a formation voltage V of the oxide film to a rated voltage Vw of the electrolytic capacitor is less than or equal to 1.7.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuyo Saito, Yuichiro Tsubaki, Tatsuji Aoyama
  • Publication number: 20230050288
    Abstract: A liquid component for an electrolytic capacitor includes at least one central atom selected from the group consisting of boron, aluminum, and silicon, and a ligand having a plurality of ligand atoms bonded to the central atom. The ligand atoms are at least one selected from the group consisting of oxygen and nitrogen, and are bonded to a carbon atom having no oxo group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Yuichiro TSUBAKI, Tatsuji AOYAMA, Kazuyo SAITO, Liyi CHEN, Kengo UCHIHASHI
  • Publication number: 20220399170
    Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor includes an anode body, a cathode body, and a conductive polymer and a liquid component that are disposed between the anode body and the cathode body. The liquid component contains an acid component, a base component, and an aromatic additive. The acid component includes at least one of an aromatic carboxylic acid and an aromatic carboxylic acid derivative. The at least one of the aromatic carboxylic acid and the aromatic carboxylic acid derivative includes at least two carboxy groups and at least one aromatic ring. A content proportion of the base component in the liquid component is more than or equal to 1% by mass. The aromatic additive includes an electron withdrawing group and an electron donating group. A content ratio of the aromatic additive contained in the liquid component is more than or equal to 50 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the conductive polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: YUICHIRO TSUBAKI, Kazuyo Saito, Tatsuji Aoyama
  • Publication number: 20220392713
    Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor includes an anode body having a dielectric layer disposed on a surface of the anode body, a solid electrolyte layer that is in contact with the dielectric layer, and an electrolytic solution. The solid electrolyte layer includes a conductive polymer. The electrolytic solution contains a first base component, a first acid component, and a second acid component. The first base component includes an amidine compound. The first acid component includes a composite compound of an inorganic acid and an organic acid. The second acid component includes at least one selected from a group consisting of boric acid, phosphoric acid, phosphorous acid, hypophosphorous acid, and phosphonic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Yuichiro TSUBAKI, Kazuyo SAITO, Tatsuji AOYAMA
  • Publication number: 20220351913
    Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor element and a liquid component. The capacitor element includes an anode body that includes a dielectric layer on a surface of the anode body and a conductive polymer that covers a part of the dielectric layer. The liquid component includes a sugar alcohol component and a polyalkylene glycol component. The sugar alcohol component contains at least one selected from the group consisting of a sugar alcohol having four or more hydroxy groups and a derivative of the sugar alcohol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: KAZUYO SAITO, YUICHIRO TSUBAKI, TATSUJI AOYAMA
  • Publication number: 20220336160
    Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor element and a liquid component. The capacitor element includes an anode body that includes a dielectric layer on a surface of the anode body and a conductive polymer that covers a part of the dielectric layer. The liquid component includes a first solvent and a polyalkylene glycol component. The first solvent contains at least a glycerin component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: KAZUYO SAITO, YUICHIRO TSUBAKI, TATSUJI AOYAMA
  • Patent number: 11456120
    Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor includes an anode body, a cathode body, and a conductive polymer and a liquid component that are disposed between the anode body and the cathode body. The liquid component contains an acid component, a base component, and an aromatic additive. The acid component includes at least one of an aromatic carboxylic acid and an aromatic carboxylic acid derivative. The at least one of the aromatic carboxylic acid and the aromatic carboxylic acid derivative includes at least two carboxy groups and at least one aromatic ring. A content proportion of the base component in the liquid component is more than or equal to 1% by mass. The aromatic additive includes an electron withdrawing group and an electron donating group. A content ratio of the aromatic additive contained in the liquid component is more than or equal to 50 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the conductive polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuichiro Tsubaki, Kazuyo Saito, Tatsuji Aoyama
  • Patent number: 11443901
    Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor includes an anode body having a dielectric layer disposed on a surface of the anode body, a solid electrolyte layer that is in contact with the dielectric layer, and an electrolytic solution. The solid electrolyte layer includes a conductive polymer. The electrolytic solution contains a first base component, a first acid component, and a second acid component. The first base component includes an amidine compound. The first acid component includes a composite compound of an inorganic acid and an organic acid. The second acid component includes at least one selected from a group consisting of boric acid, phosphoric acid, phosphorous acid, hypophosphorous acid, and phosphonic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuichiro Tsubaki, Kazuyo Saito, Tatsuji Aoyama
  • Publication number: 20220189705
    Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor element and an electrolytic solution. The capacitor element includes: an anode body including a dielectric layer; a cathode body; and a solid electrolyte in contact with the dielectric layer. The electrolytic solution includes a solvent, a solute, and a polymer component. The solvent includes an ethylene glycol compound. The polymer component includes polyalkylene glycol. The polyalkylene glycol includes at least one of (i) a mixture of polyoxyethylene and polyoxypropylene and (ii) an oxyethylene-oxypropylene copolymer. In the polyalkylene glycol, a molar ratio m/n of oxyethylene units to oxypropylene units is greater than 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Yuichiro TSUBAKI, Tatsuji AOYAMA, Kazuyo SAITO, Yuji OTSUKA
  • Patent number: 11321829
    Abstract: A medical image processing apparatus according to present embodiments includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to acquire medical images. The processing circuitry is configured to control the medical images based on an evaluation value corresponding to each of the medical images, thereby control a forwarding/reversing number or a forwarding/reversing speed of displayed images of the medical images for an operation amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaki Yoshida, Makoto Yonezawa, Kazuyo Saito, Hirotaka Ujiie
  • Patent number: 11302486
    Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor element and an electrolytic solution. The capacitor element includes: an anode body including a dielectric layer; a cathode body; and a solid electrolyte in contact with the dielectric layer. The electrolytic solution includes a solvent, a solute, and a polymer component. The solvent includes an ethylene glycol compound. The polymer component includes polyalkylene glycol. The polyalkylene glycol includes at least one of (i) a mixture of polyoxyethylene and polyoxypropylene and (ii) an oxyethylene-oxypropylene copolymer. In the polyalkylene glycol, a molar ratio m/n of oxyethylene units to oxypropylene units is greater than 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuichiro Tsubaki, Tatsuji Aoyama, Kazuyo Saito, Yuji Otsuka
  • Publication number: 20220059292
    Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor element and electrolytic solution. The capacitor element includes an anode body with an oxide film, and a solid electrolyte contacting the oxide film. The electrolytic solution contains a solvent and a solute. The solvent contains at least one selected from the group consisting of a lactone compound, a glycol compound, and a sulfone compound. The solute includes a first acid component and a base component. The first acid component includes at least one of a benzenedicarboxylic acid and a derivative of the benzenedicarboxylic acid. The base component includes at least one of an amine and an amidine. A concentration of the solute in the electrolytic solution ranges from 15% by mass to 40% by mass, inclusive. A ratio (V/Vw) of a formation voltage V of the oxide film to a rated voltage Vw of the electrolytic capacitor is less than or equal to 1.7.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Kazuyo SAITO, Yuichiro TSUBAKI, Tatsuji AOYAMA