Patents by Inventor Keiichi Nakao

Keiichi Nakao 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: 6979416
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an electronic component utilizing an ink jet method using an ink including water or organic solvent, and one of metal powder, ceramic powder, magnetic powder, glass powder, and resistor powder with particle size of 0.001 ?m or more to 10 ?m or less, dispersed in this water or organic solvent, by 1 wt. % or more to 80 wt. % or less, at viscosity of 2 poise or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keiichi Nakao, Satoshi Tomioka, Hideyuki Okinaka
  • Publication number: 20050126002
    Abstract: A base layer, which is supposed to be burnt off by baking, is formed on an unbaked member such as ceramic green sheet or laminated ceramic green sheets. This base layer improves ink acceptability of the unbaked ceramic member particularly for low viscosity ink such as jet-ink, and prevents oozing, draining, uneven thickness. This structure thus allows the inkjet to form a precise pattern. The base layer is burnt off at the baking step in the manufacturing process of electronic components, thus it does not adversely affect the reliability of the electronic component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2005
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Keiichi Nakao
  • Publication number: 20050126003
    Abstract: A base layer, which is supposed to be burnt off by baking, is formed on an unbaked member such as ceramic green sheet or laminated ceramic green sheets. This base layer improves ink acceptability of the unbaked ceramic member particularly for low viscosity ink such as jet-ink, and prevents oozing, draining, uneven thickness. This structure thus allows the inkjet to form a precise pattern. The base layer is burnt off at the baking step in the manufacturing process of electronic components, thus it does not adversely affect the reliability of the electronic component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2005
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Keiichi Nakao
  • Publication number: 20050085393
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a load sensor and provides a highly accurate load sensor with multi-layered wiring at low costs. It provides crystallized glass and non-crystalline glass which are best for a load sensor, and combines these to form multi-layered wiring, and further, makes a glass layer of composite type as needed, and reduces uneven printing in printing multiple layers with use of hardening type paste.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2003
    Publication date: April 21, 2005
    Inventors: Keiichi Nakao, Yukio Mizukami, Hiroaki Ishida, Masaaki Katsumata
  • Patent number: 6855367
    Abstract: A base layer, which is supposed to be burnt off by baking, is formed on an unbaked member such as ceramic green sheet or laminated ceramic green sheets. This base layer improves ink acceptability of the unbaked ceramic member particularly for low viscosity ink such as jet-ink, and prevents oozing, draining, uneven thickness. This structure thus allows the inkjet to form a precise pattern. The base layer is burnt off at the baking step in the manufacturing process of electronic components, thus it does not adversely affect the reliability of the electronic component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2005
    Assignee: Atsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Keiichi Nakao
  • Publication number: 20050028605
    Abstract: A strain sensor comprising a metal substrate, a first electrode provided on the metal substrate, a glass layer formed on the first electrode, and a second electrode and a strain detecting resistor provided on the glass layer. In the strain sensor, the insulation resistance between the metal substrate and the second electrode has been raised, and the reliability is high. It can be implemented at low cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2004
    Publication date: February 10, 2005
    Applicant: Matsushita Elec. Ind. Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Keiichi Nakao, Yukio Mizukami, Hiroaki Ishida, Toshiro Otobe
  • Publication number: 20040216529
    Abstract: A strain sensor includes a metal plate, a first glass layer on the metal plate, a second glass layer provided on the first glass layer and having a color different from that of the first glass layer, an electrode on the second glass layer, a strain-sensitive resistor on the second glass layer, a circuit pattern on the second glass layer for connecting the electrode to the strain-sensitive resistor, and an overcoat glass layer for covering the strain-sensitive resistor and the circuit pattern. The strain sensor allows the layers to be identified while being manufactured, hence being controlled easily in its manufacturing processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2004
    Publication date: November 4, 2004
    Inventors: Yukio Mizukami, Hiroaki Ishida, Toshiro Otobe, Keiichi Nakao
  • Patent number: 6811634
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of ceramic multi-layer boards including a step of forming adhesive layer (12) on ceramic board (11), and adhesive layer (12) integrates board 11 and ceramic green sheet 14. Little shrinkage in an in-plane direction is observed after firing, so that the ceramic multi-layer boards having highly dimensional accuracy are manufactured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2004
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Hashimoto, Keiichi Nakao, Masaaki Katsumata
  • Publication number: 20040079162
    Abstract: A strain sensor comprising a metal substrate, a first electrode provided on the metal substrate, a glass layer formed on the first electrode, and a second electrode and a strain detecting resistor provided on the glass layer. In the strain sensor, the insulation resistance between the metal substrate and the second electrode has been raised, and the reliability is high. It can be implemented at low cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2003
    Publication date: April 29, 2004
    Inventors: Keiichi Nakao, Yukio Mizukami, Hiroaki Ishida, Toshiro Otobe
  • Publication number: 20040061747
    Abstract: Here disclosed is an ink jet apparatus having an ink-circulating/dispersing function. The apparatus provides the ink with dispersion as required, and circulates the ink through the tube to the ink-collecting tank. In the circulation, a required amount of the ink is fed to the printer head to form a predetermined pattern on the surface of a substrate. By virtue of the circulating/dispersing function, the apparatus can cope well with easy-to-aggregate ink having poor stability in printing, protecting the printer head or the ink-spouting section from clogging in ink jet printing. Such stabilized ink jet printing contributes to manufacturing highly reliable electronic components with increased yield of products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2003
    Publication date: April 1, 2004
    Inventors: Keiichi Nakao, Hideyuki Okinaka
  • Publication number: 20030183318
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of ceramic multi-layer boards including a step of forming adhesive layer (12) on ceramic board (11), and adhesive layer (12) integrates board 11 and ceramic green sheet 14. Little shrinkage in an in-plane direction is observed after firing, so that the ceramic multi-layer boards having highly dimensional accuracy are manufactured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2003
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Inventors: Akira Hashimoto, Keiichi Nakao, Masaaki Katsumata
  • Publication number: 20030167634
    Abstract: A base layer, which is supposed to be burnt off by baking, is formed on an unbaked member such as ceramic green sheet or laminated ceramic green sheets. This base layer improves ink acceptability of the unbaked ceramic member particularly for low viscosity ink such as jet-ink, and prevents oozing, draining, uneven thickness. This structure thus allows the inkjet to form a precise pattern. The base layer is burnt off at the baking step in the manufacturing process of electronic components, thus it does not adversely affect the reliability of the electronic component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2003
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Inventor: Keiichi Nakao
  • Publication number: 20030063155
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an ink for electronic component used in various electronic appliances such as laminate ceramic capacitor, LC filter, and complex high frequency component, a manufacturing method of electronic component by using this ink for electronic component, and an ink jet device, and is intended to present an ink for electronic component capable of re-dissolving and baking a ceramic green sheet, a manufacturing method of electronic component by using this ink for electronic component, and an ink jet device. To achieve this object, by manufacturing an electronic component by an ink jet method using an ink for electronic component comprising water or organic solvent, and one of metal powder, ceramic powder, magnetic powder, glass powder, and resistor powder with particle size of 0.001 &mgr;m or more to 10 &mgr;m or less, dispersed in this water or organic solvent, by 1 wt. % or more to 80 wt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2002
    Publication date: April 3, 2003
    Inventors: Keiichi Nakao, Satoshi Tomioka, Hideyuki Okinaka
  • Patent number: 6487774
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an electronic component utilizing an ink jet method using an ink including water or organic solvent, and one of metal powder, ceramic powder, magnetic powder, glass powder, and resistor powder with particle size of 0.001 &mgr;m or more to 10 &mgr;m or less, dispersed in this water or organic solvent, by 1 wt. % or more to 80 wt. % or less, at viscosity of 2 poise or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2002
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keiichi Nakao, Satoshi Tomioka, Hideyuki Okinaka
  • Patent number: 6485591
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of laminating ceramic greenware sheets with electrodes embedded therein (25) which is formed on a support by pressure-adhering a ceramic greenware sheet with an electrode embedded therein onto a second ceramic greenware sheet or other electrodes (23), then peeling off the support alone and transferring the ceramic greenware sheet with the embedded electrodes onto the second ceramic greenware sheet or the other electrodes. This manufacturing method enables it to laminate ceramic greenware sheets each the thickness of which is as thin as 20 micrometers or less, while maintaining their mechanical strength and embedded electrodes in the ceramic greenware sheets, thereby enabling it to prevent a occurrence of surface irregularities due to the thickness of the electrodes even when laminating to a high degree.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keiichi Nakao, Hideyuki Okinaka, Yasutaka Horibe, Hikoji Okuyama, Masahiro Katoh, Takashi Iguchi, Akira Ohmi, Yoshiyuki Miura
  • Patent number: 6378424
    Abstract: A method of fabricating electronic parts is provided which is capable of forming fine patterns with high accuracy as well as easily fabricating a multilayered structure of a conductor pattern with high performance. The disclosed method includes the steps of forming a pattern on a surface of a flexible resin sheet by laser process, and then forming a release layer on the surface of the thus obtained pattern, thereby forming an intaglio plate. Next, the intaglio plate is filled with Ag paste, dried and laminated onto an insulating substrate, on which a thermoplastic resin layer is formed. Thereafter, the intaglio plate is peeled from the substrate so that the pattern of the paste is transferred thereon, and a conductor pattern is formed. Further, an insulating layer is formed to cover the conductor pattern and another conductor pattern is formed on the insulating layer, thereby forming a multilayered structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2002
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaaki Hayama, Noboru Mohri, Keiichi Nakao
  • Patent number: 6314637
    Abstract: The invention relates to a chip resistor which is used as a circuit part for various electric apparatuses. The object of the invention is to realize a low resistance and a low TCR, and also high accuracy and high reliability. In order to achieve the object, a chip resistor is configured so as to have: a substrate; a resistance layer which is formed on at least one face of the substrate and which is made of a copper nickel alloy; upper-face electrode layers which make surface contact with the upper faces of both the end portions of the resistance layer; and end-face electrodes which are formed so as to cover the upper-face electrode layers. Since the bonding between the resistance layer and the upper-face electrode layers is conducted by metal-to-metal bonding, particularly, impurities which may affect the Properties do not exist in the interface. As a result, it is possible to realize a chip resistor which is excellent in heat resistance, and which has a low resistance and a low TCR.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2001
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Suzushi Kimura, Koji Shimoyama, Naotugu Yoneda, Keiichi Nakao
  • Patent number: 6310304
    Abstract: A pattern, in which a groove of an optional position is deeper than that of the other portion, is formed on a surface of a flexible resin sheet by laser process, and then a release layer is formed on the surface of the thus obtained pattern, thereby forming an intaglio plate. The intaglio plate is filled with Ag paste and then dried. The intaglio plate is then laminated onto an insulating substrate, on which a thermoplastic resin layer is formed using heat rollers. Thereafter, the intaglio plate is peeled from the insulating substrate so that the pattern of the Ag paste is transferred thereon, and the conductor pattern is formed through burning. Further, an insulating layer is formed so as to cover the conductor pattern and another conductor pattern is formed on the insulating layer, whereby forming a multilayered structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2001
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaaki Hayama, Noboru Mohri, Keiichi Nakao
  • Patent number: 6246568
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electric double layer capacitor for large capacity used in regeneration or electric power storage for various electric appliances and electric vehicles, and its manufacturing method. As the resin to be used in the current collector, by adding low softening point resin, polytetrafluoroethylene resin, latex resin or the like, the flexibility, thick coating performance and winding performance are improved. By preparing the electrode solution for making such current collector by using a high pressure dispersion machine, the capacity and density of the current collector can be enhanced substantially. According to this manufacturing method, the electric double layer capacitor may be further increased in size, increased in capacity and lowered in cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2001
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keiichi Nakao, Kyoushige Shimizu, Takumi Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 5907274
    Abstract: The invention relates to a chip resistor which is used as a circuit part for various electric apparatuses. The object of the invention is to realize a low resistance and a low TCR, and also high accuracy and high reliability. In order to achieve the object, a chip resistor is configured so as to have: a substrate; a resistance layer which is formed on at least one face of the substrate and which is made of a copper nickel alloy; upper-face electrode layers which make surface contact with the upper faces of both the end portions of the resistance layer; and end-face electrodes which are formed so as to cover the upper-face electrode layers. Since the bonding between the resistance layer and the upper-face electrode layers is conducted by metal-to-metal bonding, particularly, impurities which may affect the properties do not exist in the interface. As a result, it is possible to realize a chip resistor which is excellent in heat resistance, and which has a low resistance and a low TCR.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 25, 1999
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Suzushi Kimura, Koji Shimoyama, Naotugu Yoneda, Keiichi Nakao