Patents by Inventor Kenta Tsujie
Kenta Tsujie 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: 12000029Abstract: Provided is a titanium copper foil which has required high strength when used as a spring, and has improved etching uniformity, and which can be suitably used as a conductive spring material for use in electronic device parts such as autofocus camera modules. The titanium copper foil contains from 1.5 to 5.0% by mass of Ti and from 10 to 3000 pm by mass of Fe, the balance being Cu and inevitable impurities, wherein the titanium copper foil has crystal orientation having A of from 10 to 40, in which A is represented by the following equation (1) when measuring a rolled surface by an X-ray diffraction method: A=?{220}/(?{200}+?{311}) ??Equation (1) in which the ?{220}, the ?{200}, and the ?{311} represent half-value widths of X-ray diffraction peaks at a {220} crystal plane, a {200} crystal plane, and a {311} crystal plane, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2019Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: JX Metals CorporationInventor: Kenta Tsujie
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Patent number: 11739397Abstract: Provided is a titanium copper foil which has required high strength when used as a spring, has an improved etching property, and has decreased settling, and which can be suitably used as a conductive spring material for use in electronic device parts such as autofocus camera modules. The titanium copper foil according to the present invention contains from 1.5 to 5.0% by mass of Ti, the balance being Cu and inevitable impurities, wherein in a Ti concentration curve obtained by analyzing a cross section parallel to a rolling direction along a thickness direction by STEM-EDX, a lower concentration Ti layer having a Ti concentration less than an average value of Ti concentrations in the Ti concentration curve and a higher concentration Ti layer having a Ti concentration equal to or higher than the average value of the Ti concentrations in the Ti concentration curve are alternately present in a thickness direction, and wherein the titanium copper foil satisfies 1.0% by mass?HH?30% by mass, and HH/HL?1.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2019Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: JX Nippon Mining & Metals CorporationInventor: Kenta Tsujie
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Publication number: 20220002841Abstract: Provided is a titanium copper foil which has required high strength when used as a spring, and has improved etching uniformity, and which can be suitably used as a conductive spring material for use in electronic device parts such as autofocus camera modules. The titanium copper foil contains from 1.5 to 5.0% by mass of Ti and from 10 to 3000 pm by mass of Fe, the balance being Cu and inevitable impurities, wherein the titanium copper foil has crystal orientation having A of from 10 to 40, in which A is represented by the following equation (1) when measuring a rolled surface by an X-ray diffraction method: A=?{220}/(?{200}+?{311}) ??Equation (1) in which the ?{220}, the ?{200}, and the ?{311} represent half-value widths of X-ray diffraction peaks at a {220} crystal plane, a {200} crystal plane, and a {311} crystal plane, respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2019Publication date: January 6, 2022Inventor: Kenta Tsujie
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Publication number: 20210371957Abstract: Provided is a titanium copper foil which has required high strength when used as a spring, has an improved etching property, and has decreased settling, and which can be suitably used as a conductive spring material for use in electronic device parts such as autofocus camera modules. The titanium copper foil according to the present invention contains from 1.5 to 5.0% by mass of Ti, the balance being Cu and inevitable impurities, wherein in a Ti concentration curve obtained by analyzing a cross section parallel to a rolling direction along a thickness direction by STEM-EDX, a lower concentration Ti layer having a Ti concentration less than an average value of Ti concentrations in the Ti concentration curve and a higher concentration Ti layer having a Ti concentration equal to or higher than the average value of the Ti concentrations in the Ti concentration curve are alternately present in a thickness direction, and wherein the titanium copper foil satisfies 1.0% by mass?HH?30% by mass, and HH/HL?1.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2019Publication date: December 2, 2021Inventor: Kenta Tsujie
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Patent number: 11180829Abstract: A titanium copper according to the present invention contains from 1.5 to 5.0% by mass of Ti, the balance being of Cu and inevitable impurities, wherein the titanium copper has a layered structure of Cu and Ti where in a Ti concentration curve obtained by analyzing a cross section parallel to a rolling direction along a thickness direction by STEM-EDX, a lower concentration Ti layer having a Ti concentration less than an average value of Ti concentrations in the Ti concentration curve and a higher concentration Ti layer having a Ti concentration equal to or higher than the average value of the Ti concentrations in the Ti concentration curve are alternately present in the thickness direction, and wherein in the cross section parallel to the rolling direction, a number of higher concentration Ti layers is 5 layers per 500 nm in the thickness direction.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2018Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: JX Nippon Mining & Metals CorporationInventor: Kenta Tsujie
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Patent number: 11174534Abstract: A titanium copper according to the present invention contains from 1.5 to 5.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2018Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: JX Nippon Mining & Metals CorporationInventor: Kenta Tsujie
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Publication number: 20210108288Abstract: A titanium copper according to the present invention contains from 1.5 to 5.0% by mass of Ti, the balance being of Cu and inevitable impurities, wherein the titanium copper has a layered structure of Cu and Ti where in a Ti concentration curve obtained by analyzing a cross section parallel to a rolling direction along a thickness direction by STEM-EDX, a lower concentration Ti layer having a Ti concentration less than an average value of Ti concentrations in the Ti concentration curve and a higher concentration Ti layer having a Ti concentration equal to or higher than the average value of the Ti concentrations in the Ti concentration curve are alternately present in the thickness direction, and wherein in the cross section parallel to the rolling direction, a number of higher concentration Ti layers is 5 layers per 500 nm in the thickness direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2018Publication date: April 15, 2021Inventor: Kenta Tsujie
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Patent number: 10908381Abstract: The present invention provides a titanium copper foil having improved adhesion to solder and higher resistance to discoloration due to a high temperature and high humidity environment, an acid solution or an alkaline solution, and as well as having improved etching processability. The present invention provides a titanium copper foil comprising a base metal, the base metal having a composition containing Ti of from 1.5 to 5.0% by mass, the balance being copper and inevitable impurities, and having a thickness of from 0.018 to 0.1 mm, wherein the titanium copper foil has a plated layer in which an underlying Cu plated layer and a Sn plated layer have been laminated in this order on a surface of the base metal, and has an adhesive strength of 1 N or more as measured by a solder adhesive strength test according to the definition in the specification.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2017Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: JX Nippon Mining & Metals CorporationInventor: Kenta Tsujie
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Publication number: 20200024698Abstract: A titanium copper according to the present invention contains from 1.5 to 5.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2018Publication date: January 23, 2020Inventor: Kenta Tsujie
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Patent number: 10495840Abstract: The present invention provides a titanium copper foil having improved adhesion to solder and higher resistance to discoloration due to a high temperature and high humidity environment, an acid solution or an alkaline solution, and as well as having improved etching processability. The present invention provides a titanium copper foil comprising a base metal, the base metal having a composition containing Ti of from 1.5 to 5.0% by mass, the balance being copper and inevitable impurities, and having a thickness of from 0.018 to 0.1 mm, wherein the titanium copper foil has an Sn plated layer on a surface of the base metal, and has an adhesive strength of 0.5 N or more as measured by a solder adhesive strength test according to the definition in the specification.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2017Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: JX Nippon Mining & Metals CorporationInventor: Kenta Tsujie
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Patent number: 10092970Abstract: There is provided a titanium-copper alloy in which the adhesion strength with solder can be increased. The titanium-copper alloy comprises a base material and a plating layer provided on a surface of the base material, wherein the base material contains 1.5 to 5.0% by mass of Ti with a balance consisting of copper and unavoidable impurities, and the plating layer is selected from the group consisting of a Ni plating layer, a Co plating layer, and a Co—Ni alloy plating layer.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2015Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: JX Nippon Mining & Metals CorporationInventor: Kenta Tsujie
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Publication number: 20170285295Abstract: The present invention provides a titanium copper foil having improved adhesion to solder and higher resistance to discoloration due to a high temperature and high humidity environment, an acid solution or an alkaline solution, and as well as having improved etching processability. The present invention provides a titanium copper foil comprising a base metal, the base metal having a composition containing Ti of from 1.5 to 5.0% by mass, the balance being copper and inevitable impurities, and having a thickness of from 0.018 to 0.1 mm, wherein the titanium copper foil has an Sn plated layer on a surface of the base metal, and has an adhesive strength of 0.5 N or more as measured by a solder adhesive strength test according to the definition in the specification.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2017Publication date: October 5, 2017Inventor: Kenta Tsujie
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Publication number: 20170285294Abstract: The present invention provides a titanium copper foil having improved adhesion to solder and higher resistance to discoloration due to a high temperature and high humidity environment, an acid solution or an alkaline solution, and as well as having improved etching processability. The present invention provides a titanium copper foil comprising a base metal, the base metal having a composition containing Ti of from 1.5 to 5.0% by mass, the balance being copper and inevitable impurities, and having a thickness of from 0.018 to 0.1 mm, wherein the titanium copper foil has a plated layer in which an underlying Cu plated layer and a Sn plated layer have been laminated in this order on a surface of the base metal, and has an adhesive strength of 1 N or more as measured by a solder adhesive strength test according to the definition in the specification.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2017Publication date: October 5, 2017Inventor: Kenta Tsujie
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Publication number: 20160199929Abstract: There is provided a titanium-copper alloy in which the adhesion strength with solder can be increased. The titanium-copper alloy comprises a base material and a plating layer provided on a surface of the base material, wherein the base material contains 1.5 to 5.0% by mass of Ti with a balance consisting of copper and unavoidable impurities, and the plating layer is selected from the group consisting of a Ni plating layer, a Co plating layer, and a Co—Ni alloy plating layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2015Publication date: July 14, 2016Inventor: Kenta Tsujie