Patents by Inventor Kenichi Ota

Kenichi Ota 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: 9731410
    Abstract: To provide a hand-held power tool which is equipped with a motor and can be used in a normal driving mode for a tip end tool and also in driving modes other than the normal driving mode. A power tool in which a tip end tool is driven by a motor to thereby perform a predetermined machining process on a workpiece, wherein the motor is a dual rotor motor comprising: an inner rotor; an outer rotor; and a stator including a driving coil mechanism, with the inner rotor and the outer rotor being coaxially disposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinji Hirabayashi, Kenichi Ota
  • Patent number: 9509180
    Abstract: A brushless motor for the electric power tool is configured such that a rotor having a magnet is radially disposed on the inner side of a stator having winding wires, and a bonded magnet is used as the magnet of the rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichi Ota, Masanori Higashi
  • Patent number: 9190220
    Abstract: A dye-sensitized solar cell includes four generation cells, wherein their negative electrodes and positive electrodes are facing each other, with an electrolytic solution sealed in between, and being contacted by generation layers. On the other main side of a polyimide layer on which the positive electrodes are formed, wiring layers corresponding to the positive electrodes are provided in positions overlapping with both the corresponding positive electrodes and the positive electrodes adjacent thereto. The wiring layers corresponding to the positive electrodes are connected by through holes and conductor penetrating the polyimide layer. The negative electrodes of the generation cells are connected, on the outer periphery side, with the wiring layers that are connected to the positive electrodes of the adjacent generation cells, except for the wiring layer and negative electrode on which leader terminal parts are formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hidenori Somei, Kenichi Ota
  • Patent number: 8917491
    Abstract: One object is to provide a porous capacitor having increased insulation reliability. In accordance with one aspect, the porous capacitor includes: a first conductor layer and a second conductor layer opposed to each other at a predetermined distance; a dielectric layer made of an oxidized valve metal and disposed between the first conductor layer and the second conductor layer; a large number of holes formed through the dielectric layer and oriented substantially orthogonal to the first conductor layer and the second conductor layer; and first electrodes and second electrodes formed of a conductive material filled in the holes; and insulation parts insulating the first electrodes from the second conductor layer and insulating the second electrodes from the first conductor layer. The thicknesses of the first conductor layer and the second conductor layer are equal to or greater than half of the inner diameter of the holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Hidetoshi Masuda, Kenichi Ota
  • Patent number: 8872398
    Abstract: There is disclosed an electric power tool in which magnetic saturation seldom occurs in a tooth of a stator without increasing the size of a motor. The electric power tool includes a motor having a stator with a plurality of teeth formed circumferentially at equal intervals and axially extending groove-like slots between each tooth, with winding wires being wound around each tooth by use of the slots, and having a tubular rotor coaxially surrounding the stator with a permanent magnet of a plurality of poles on an inner peripheral surface facing distal end surfaces of the teeth of the stator. Further, the ratio of the number of poles of the permanent magnet of the rotor to the number of slots of the stator is set to be 4 to 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Makita Corporation
    Inventor: Kenichi Ota
  • Patent number: 8853544
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present invention provide a transfer method for peeling off an MIM structure (comprising lower electrode/dielectric layer/upper electrodes) film formed on a supporting substrate and then transferring onto a transfer substrate with sufficiently uniform and low damage. Various aspects of the present invention also provide a thin film element provided with one or more thin film components which are transferred onto a substrate by using said method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryuichi Kondou, Kenichi Ota
  • Patent number: 8837111
    Abstract: A capacitor forming unit according to one embodiment includes a dielectric plate with a plurality of through holes; a first conductor film formed on an upper surface of the dielectric plate; a first insulator film formed on the front end portion of the upper surface of the dielectric plate; a second conductor film formed on a lower surface of the dielectric plate; a second insulator film formed on the rear end portion of the lower surface of the dielectric plate; first electrode rods disposed in some of the through holes; and second electrode rods disposed in the remaining through holes where the first electrode rods are not disposed. The first electrodes are electrically connected to the first conductor film and electrically insulated from the second conductor film. The second electrode rods are electrically connected to the second conductor film and are electrically insulated from the first conductor film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshinari Take, Hidetoshi Masuda, Kenichi Ota
  • Patent number: 8816545
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention may include an electric tool comprising an outer rotor type electric motor as a driving source and a stator supporting member made from metal. The motor preferably includes a stator and a rotator. The stator is preferably supported by the stator supporting member. The rotator is preferably located at an outer periphery of the stator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Makita Corporation
    Inventors: Toru Fukuoka, Kenichi Ota
  • Patent number: 8810007
    Abstract: A wiring board provided with a silicon substrate including a through hole that communicates a first surface and a second surface of the silicon substrate. A capacitor is formed on an insulating film, which is applied to the silicon substrate, on the first surface and a wall surface defining the through hole. A capacitor part of the capacitor includes a first electrode, a dielectric layer, and a second electrode that are sequentially deposited on the insulating film on the first surface and the wall surface of the through hole. A penetration electrode is formed in the through hole covered by the first electrode, the dielectric layer, and the second electrode of the capacitor part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignees: Shinko Electric Industries Co., Ltd., Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akihito Takano, Masahiro Sunohara, Hideaki Sakaguchi, Mitsutoshi Higashi, Kenichi Ota, Yuichi Sasajima
  • Patent number: 8772631
    Abstract: A solar cell with an electrode lead-out structure that a unitary cell to be easily mounted on and removed from a connection side substrate is provided. A solar cell has a power generation electrode including a transparent electrode, a collector electrode, and a power generation layer formed on a translucent substrate and is arranged opposite an opposite electrode so that the power generation layer is sandwiched between the power generation electrode and the opposite electrode. A through-hole is formed in a substantially central portion of the translucent substrate. Another through-hole is formed in another substrate and its periphery forms an annular exposed portion that does not overlap the opposite electrode. A lead-out portion for the collector electrode is formed on the exposed portion. Metal thin films are connected together to form lead-out portions. Thus, a positive electrode and a negative electrode are led out in the same direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeyuki Fukushima, Kenichi Ota
  • Publication number: 20140090703
    Abstract: A dye-sensitized solar cell includes four generation cells, wherein their negative electrodes and positive electrodes are facing each other, with an electrolytic solution sealed in between, and being contacted by generation layers. On the other main side of a polyimide layer on which the positive electrodes are formed, wiring layers corresponding to the positive electrodes are provided in positions overlapping with both the corresponding positive electrodes and the positive electrodes adjacent thereto. The wiring layers corresponding to the positive electrodes are connected by through holes and conductor penetrating the polyimide layer. The negative electrodes of the generation cells are connected, on the outer periphery side, with the wiring layers that are connected to the positive electrodes of the adjacent generation cells, except for the wiring layer and negative electrode on which leader terminal parts are formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hidenori SOMEI, Kenichi OTA
  • Patent number: 8669643
    Abstract: A wiring board includes a silicon substrate with a through hole communicating with first and second substrate surfaces. A capacitor includes a capacitor part mounted on an insulating film covering the substrate first surface and including a first electrode on the insulating film, a first dielectric layer on the first electrode, and a second electrode on the first dielectric layer. A multilayer structure arranged on a wall surface defining the through hole includes the insulating film on the through hole wall surface, a first metal layer on the insulating film formed from the same material as the first electrode, a second dielectric layer on the first metal layer formed from the same material as the first dielectric layer, and a second metal layer on the second dielectric layer formed from the same material as the second electrode. The multilayer structure covers a penetration electrode in the through hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignees: Shinko Electric Industries Co., Ltd., Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akihito Takano, Masahiro Sunohara, Hideaki Sakaguchi, Mitsutoshi Higashi, Kenichi Ota, Yuichi Sasajima
  • Publication number: 20140001890
    Abstract: A brushless motor for the electric power tool is configured such that a rotor having a magnet is radially disposed on the inner side of a stator having winding wires, and a bonded magnet is used as the magnet of the rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2011
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichi Ota, Masanori Higashi
  • Publication number: 20130333228
    Abstract: In a portable cutting tool configured to perform a cutting operation through movement along the upper surface of a workpiece, when an ordinary inner rotor type motor is used as the drive source, the motor is rotated at high speed to obtain a high output, which is reduced in speed by a speed reduction device to thereby secure an appropriate rotational speed for a rotary cutter. Since the electric motor is rotated at high speed in this construction, there have been problems of noise, vibration, etc. The present invention aims to achieve a reduction in the noise and vibration of the cutting tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichi Ota, Toru Fukuoka
  • Publication number: 20130321984
    Abstract: One object is to provide a porous capacitor having increased insulation reliability. In accordance with one aspect, the porous capacitor includes: a first conductor layer and a second conductor layer opposed to each other at a predetermined distance; a dielectric layer made of an oxidized valve metal and disposed between the first conductor layer and the second conductor layer; a large number of holes formed through the dielectric layer and oriented substantially orthogonal to the first conductor layer and the second conductor layer; and first electrodes and second electrodes formed of a conductive material filled in the holes; and insulation parts insulating the first electrodes from the second conductor layer and insulating the second electrodes from the first conductor layer. The thicknesses of the first conductor layer and the second conductor layer are equal to or greater than half of the inner diameter of the holes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hidetoshi MASUDA, Kenichi Ota
  • Publication number: 20130284475
    Abstract: To provide a hand-held power tool which is equipped with a motor and can be used in a normal driving mode for a tip end tool and also in driving modes other than the normal driving mode. A power tool in which a tip end tool is driven by a motor to thereby perform a predetermined machining process on a workpiece, wherein the motor is a dual rotor motor comprising: an inner rotor; an outer rotor; and a stator including a driving coil mechanism, with the inner rotor and the outer rotor being coaxially disposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2011
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinji Hirabayashi, Kenichi Ota
  • Patent number: 8531816
    Abstract: A capacitor forming unit includes a dielectric plate, a first conductor film formed on a plate upper surface region other than front and rear end portions, a first insulator film formed on the upper surface front end portion, a second insulator film formed on the upper surface rear end portion, a second conductor film formed on a plate lower surface region other than front and rear end portion, a third insulator film formed on the front end portion lower surface, and a fourth insulator film formed on the lower surface rear end portion. One or more first electrode rods are disposed in through holes, and electrically connected to the first conductor film and electrically insulated from the second conductor film. One or more second electrode rods are disposed in other through holes, and electrically connected to the second conductor film and electrically insulated from the first conductor film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Yoshinari Take, Hidetoshi Masuda, Kenichi Ota
  • Publication number: 20130148259
    Abstract: One object is to provide a capacitor that can have an improved capacitance value without sacrificing a dielectric breakdown voltage and a method for manufacturing the capacitor, or a capacitor that can have an improved dielectric breakdown voltage without sacrificing the capacitance value and a method for manufacturing the capacitor. In accordance with one aspect, a capacitor includes a porous dielectric layer obtained by metal anodization; columnar electrodes filled into the holes of the dielectric layer; a first external electrode formed on one principal surface of the dielectric layer and electrically conductive to some of the columnar electrodes; and second external electrodes formed on the other principal surface of the dielectric layer and electrically conductive to columnar electrodes not electrically conductive to the first external electrode. The second external electrodes are disposed so as to be electrically isolated from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2011
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicant: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hidetoshi Masuda, Kenichi Ota
  • Patent number: 8421282
    Abstract: It is an object of the invention to provide a technique for easily controlling the output characteristic of a brushless motor in a power tool by adjusting the number of turns of a coil that forms a stator winding. A power tool has a brushless motor which includes a rotor 133 having a permanent magnet, a cylindrical stator, and three-phase stator windings which are installed on an inner circumferential side of the stator and rotationally drive the rotor. A plurality of slots are formed in an inside surface of the stator at predetermined intervals in a circumferential direction. Each of the three stator windings is formed by a plurality of coils wound through the slots of the stator and connected to each other. The total number of turns of the coils wound through the slots in each phase is the same in the three phases and not a multiple of the number of the slots in each phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Makita Corporation
    Inventor: Kenichi Ota
  • Publication number: 20130070388
    Abstract: A capacitor forming unit includes a dielectric plate, a first conductor film formed on a plate upper surface region other than front and rear end portions, a first insulator film formed on the upper surface front end portion, a second insulator film formed on the upper surface rear end portion, a second conductor film formed on a plate lower surface region other than front and rear end portion, a third insulator film formed on the front end portion lower surface, and a fourth insulator film formed on the lower surface rear end portion. One or more first electrode rods are disposed in through holes, and electrically connected to the first conductor film and electrically insulated from the second conductor film. One or more second electrode rods are disposed in other through holes, and electrically connected to the second conductor film and electrically insulated from the first conductor film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshinari TAKE, Hidetoshi Masuda, Kenichi Ota