Patents by Inventor Kenji Nishiyama
Kenji Nishiyama 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).
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Patent number: 10325711Abstract: A coil component: including a first planar spiral wiring and a second planar spiral wiring located above the first planar spiral wiring in a laminated direction and interconnected through connection vias to the first planar spiral wiring. The second planar spiral wiring is wound in a direction different from a winding direction of the first planar spiral wiring when viewed in the laminated direction. The first planar spiral wiring and the second planar spiral wiring have respective innermost circumferential overlapping portions overlapping with each other at the innermost circumferential region when viewed in the laminated direction. At least both end parts of the innermost circumferential overlapping portion of the first planar spiral wiring are in an interconnection with at least both end parts of the innermost circumferential overlapping portion of the second planar spiral wiring through the connection vias.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2017Date of Patent: June 18, 2019Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Akinori Hamada, Yoshimasa Yoshioka, Kenji Nishiyama
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Publication number: 20190176195Abstract: A vibrating device includes a tubular body including a first end, a second end, and a plurality of side surfaces that connect the first and second ends, piezoelectric vibrators that are fixed to the tubular body and vibrate the tubular body, and a light transmitting body unit that is directly or indirectly connected to the second end of the tubular body.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2019Publication date: June 13, 2019Inventors: Katsumi FUJIMOTO, Chikahiro HORIGUCHI, Kenji NISHIYAMA, Yasuhiro KURATANI, Shinichiro ICHIGUCHI
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Publication number: 20190151897Abstract: A vibrating device includes a tubular body including first and second end surfaces, and a side wall portion that connects the first and second end surfaces, a piezoelectric vibrator provided on the first end surface of the tubular body, and a light transmitting body that is directly or indirectly connected to the second end surface and covers an opening in the second end surface of the tubular body. A connecting portion is connected to the first end surface of the tubular body inside or outside an opening in the first end surface. A tubular bent portion is connected to a surface of the connecting portion that faces toward the second end surface of the tubular body. The tubular bent portion extends in a direction from the first end surface toward the second end surface of the tubular body.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2019Publication date: May 23, 2019Inventors: Katsumi FUJIMOTO, Chikahiro HORIGUCHI, Kenji NISHIYAMA, Yasuhiro KURATANI, Shinichiro ICHIGUCHI
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Patent number: 10268039Abstract: A vibration device includes a support body that includes first and second principal surfaces and a through hole penetrating through the support body to open at the first and second principal surfaces, a first vibration element on the side of the first principal surface of the support body, and a second vibration element on the side of the second principal surface of the support body. The first vibration element includes a first vibration body that is translucent. The second vibration element includes a second vibration body and a second piezoelectric vibrator provided on the second vibration body.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2018Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Kenji Nishiyama, Katsumi Fujimoto, Masanobu Nomura, Shinsuke Ikeuchi
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Patent number: 10263590Abstract: An electronic component including a substrate, a capacitor lower electrode disposed on the substrate, an inorganic dielectric layer disposed on the substrate to cover the lower electrode, a capacitor upper electrode disposed directly on the inorganic dielectric layer and facing the lower electrode via the inorganic dielectric layer, and a coil disposed on the inorganic dielectric layer and electrically connected to the lower electrode or the upper electrode.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2017Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ryo Okura, Hayami Kudo, Kenji Nishiyama
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Publication number: 20190033685Abstract: A vibration device includes a vibration body including a light-transmitting portion including first and second main surfaces opposing each other and a vibration portion that is continuous with the light-transmitting portion and vibrates with a main vibration together with the light-transmitting portion, and a piezoelectric vibrator fixed to the vibration portion. Localized vibration portions which generate a localized vibration different from the main vibration are provided at a position not overlapping with a center or approximate center of the light-transmitting portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2018Publication date: January 31, 2019Inventors: Katsumi FUJIMOTO, Kenji NISHIYAMA, Masanobu NOMURA
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Patent number: 10156719Abstract: A vibration device that is used in a camera body including a lens includes a cylindrical vibrating body including a piezoelectric vibrator, a cylindrical mode converting connected member connected to one end of the cylindrical vibrating body, and a light transmitting body attached to the mode converting connected member. The light transmitting body includes a light transmitting portion disposed on a front side of the lens. The mode converting connected member includes a thin portion having a thickness smaller than a thickness of the cylindrical vibrating body.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2017Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Katsumi Fujimoto, Shinsuke Ikeuchi, Kenji Nishiyama, Masanobu Nomura
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Publication number: 20180322999Abstract: An electronic component includes a main body composed of an insulator, a coating film covering the main body, a circuit element located inside the main body, and outer electrodes. The insulator contains a metal magnetic powder. The coating film is composed of a resin and a cationic element contained in the insulator.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2018Publication date: November 8, 2018Applicant: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hironobu KUBOTA, Mitsunori INOUE, Tomohiko MORI, Gota SHINOHARA, Kenji NISHIYAMA
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Publication number: 20180323000Abstract: An electronic component includes a main body composed of an insulator, a coating film covering the main body, a circuit element located inside the main body, and outer electrodes. The insulator contains a metal magnetic powder. The coating film is composed of a resin and a cationic element contained in the insulator.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2018Publication date: November 8, 2018Applicant: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hironobu KUBOTA, Mitsunori INOUE, Tomohiko MORI, Gota SHINOHARA, Kenji NISHIYAMA
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Patent number: 10116278Abstract: An electronic component including a substrate, a capacitor lower electrode disposed on the substrate, an inorganic dielectric layer disposed on the substrate to cover the lower electrode, a capacitor upper electrode disposed directly on the inorganic dielectric layer and facing the lower electrode via the inorganic dielectric layer, and a coil electrically connected to the lower electrode or the upper electrode. The upper surface of the inorganic dielectric layer is flat.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2017Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hayami Kudo, Kenji Nishiyama, Ryo Okura
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Publication number: 20180292646Abstract: A vibration device includes a cylindrical vibration body portion including a cylindrical member and a piezoelectric vibrator fixed to the cylindrical member, and a light-transparent body portion that includes an outer peripheral portion connected to an end surface of the cylindrical member and a light-transparent portion positioned in front of a lens. The light-transparent body portion vibrates in a bending mode by vibration of the cylindrical vibration body portion. The bending mode includes a first bending mode in which a center-maximum-displacement portion of the light-transparent body portion and the outer peripheral portion of the light-transparent body portion connected to the end surface are displaced in the same direction and a second bending mode in which the center-maximum-displacement portion of the light-transparent body portion and the outer peripheral portion of the light-transparent body portion are displaced in opposite directions.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2018Publication date: October 11, 2018Inventors: Katsumi FUJIMOTO, Shinsuke IKEUCHI, Kenji NISHIYAMA, Masanobu NOMURA
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Publication number: 20180239218Abstract: A vibrating device includes a tubular vibrating body and a lens cover coupled to a first surface of the tubular vibrating body. The tubular vibrating body includes a tubular member and piezoelectric vibrators. The lens cover includes a mode changing coupler and a light transmitting body unit disposed in front of a lens of a camera. The mode changing coupler includes a thin portion having a thickness smaller than a thickness of the tubular member.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2018Publication date: August 23, 2018Inventors: Shinsuke IKEUCHI, Katsumi FUJIMOTO, Masanobu NOMURA, Kenji NISHIYAMA
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Publication number: 20180233279Abstract: The manufacture method of a coil component includes the steps of bonding a dummy metal layer onto one face of a mounting base, stacking a base insulating resin on the dummy metal layer, stacking a first spiral wiring and a first insulating resin in this order on the base insulating resin to cover the first spiral wiring with the first insulating resin and stacking a second spiral wiring and a second insulating resin in this order on the first insulating resin to cover the second spiral wiring with the second insulating resin to thereby form a coil substrate, detaching the mounting base from the dummy metal layer in a bonding face between the one face of the mounting base and the dummy metal layer, removing the dummy metal layer from the coil substrate, and covering the coil substrate with a magnetic resin.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2018Publication date: August 16, 2018Applicant: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Akinori HAMADA, Kenji NISHIYAMA, Shinji YASUDA
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Patent number: 10039190Abstract: A coil component includes a mounting surface that is a side mounted on a mounting board and a detecting surface that is a side generating a magnetic field to detect a distance from a detected conductor. The coil component has a coil conductor formed into a spiral shape, and a magnetic resin disposed on the mounting surface side of the coil conductor without being disposed on the detecting surface side of the coil conductor.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2016Date of Patent: July 31, 2018Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshimasa Yoshioka, Kenji Nishiyama, Daisuke Takagi
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Publication number: 20180210194Abstract: A vibration device includes a support body that includes first and second principal surfaces and a through hole penetrating through the support body to open at the first and second principal surfaces, a first vibration element on the side of the first principal surface of the support body, and a second vibration element on the side of the second principal surface of the support body. The first vibration element includes a first vibration body that is translucent. The second vibration element includes a second vibration body and a second piezoelectric vibrator provided on the second vibration body.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2018Publication date: July 26, 2018Inventors: Kenji NISHIYAMA, Katsumi FUJIMOTO, Masanobu NOMURA, Shinsuke IKEUCHI
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Patent number: 9972436Abstract: The manufacture method of a coil component includes the steps of bonding a dummy metal layer onto one face of a mounting base, stacking a base insulating resin on the dummy metal layer, stacking a first spiral wiring and a first insulating resin in this order on the base insulating resin to cover the first spiral wiring with the first insulating resin and stacking a second spiral wiring and a second insulating resin in this order on the first insulating resin to cover the second spiral wiring with the second insulating resin to thereby form a coil substrate, detaching the mounting base from the dummy metal layer in a bonding face between the one face of the mounting base and the dummy metal layer, removing the dummy metal layer from the coil substrate, and covering the coil substrate with a magnetic resin.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2016Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Akinori Hamada, Kenji Nishiyama, Shinji Yasuda
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Patent number: 9966176Abstract: An electronic component includes a body; a coil including a first coil conductor, a second coil conductor, and a via conductor; and an internal magnetic circuit provided on an inner peripheral side of the coil. The first coil conductor is formed of a plurality of straight portions and a plurality of arc-shaped portions and is substantially spiral shaped. A portion of the first coil conductor located furthermost toward the inner peripheral side is an arc-shaped first connection portion. The second coil conductor is formed of a plurality of straight portions and a plurality of arc-shaped portions and is substantially spiral shaped. A portion of the second coil conductor located furthermost toward the inner peripheral side is an arc-shaped second connection portion. An end of the via conductor is connected to the first connection portion and another end of the via conductor is connected to the second connection portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2015Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventor: Kenji Nishiyama
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Publication number: 20180108475Abstract: A method of manufacturing a coil component includes the steps of disposing a dummy metal layer on a base; laminating a base insulating resin on the dummy metal layer; exposing the dummy metal layer by disposing an opening part in the base insulating resin; disposing a spiral wiring on the base insulating resin and disposing a sacrificial conductor on the dummy metal layer in the opening part of the base insulating resin; enlarging the sacrificial conductor by plating by energizing the dummy metal layer; covering the spiral wiring and the sacrificial conductor with an insulating resin; exposing the sacrificial conductor by disposing an opening part in the insulating resin; forming a hole part by removing the sacrificial conductor by etching from the opening part of the insulating resin; and constructing the inner magnetic path of a magnetic resin by filling the hole part with the magnetic resin.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2017Publication date: April 19, 2018Applicant: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Akinori HAMADA, Kenji NISHIYAMA, Shinji YASUDA
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Publication number: 20180095272Abstract: A vibration device that is used in a camera body including a lens includes a cylindrical vibrating body including a piezoelectric vibrator, a cylindrical mode converting connected member connected to one end of the cylindrical vibrating body, and a light transmitting body attached to the mode converting connected member. The light transmitting body includes a light transmitting portion disposed on a front side of the lens. The mode converting connected member includes a thin portion having a thickness smaller than a thickness of the cylindrical vibrating body.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2017Publication date: April 5, 2018Inventors: Katsumi Fujimoto, Shinsuke Ikeuchi, Kenji Nishiyama, Masanobu Nomura
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Patent number: 9847162Abstract: An electronic component includes a body formed of an insulator, a coil positioned in the body and including first and second coil conductors, an outer electrode including a first bottom-surface electrode and a first substantially columnar electrode (first electrode) and connected to the second conductor, and an outer electrode including a second bottom-surface electrode and a second substantially columnar electrode (second electrode) and connected to the first conductor. The second conductor is positioned between the first conductor and a bottom surface of the body. The second electrode is positioned to oppose the first electrode across the coil's central axis when viewed from the z-axis direction. An outermost peripheral portion of the first conductor is superposed with the first electrode when viewed from the z-axis direction. A smallest distance between the first conductor and a first side surface is smaller than that between the second conductor and a second side surface.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2015Date of Patent: December 19, 2017Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventor: Kenji Nishiyama