Patents by Inventor Koji Shimura

Koji Shimura 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).

  • Publication number: 20250308759
    Abstract: Provided in a coil device including: a first magnetic material portion having a plate-shaped portion and a protrusion protruding from the plate-shaped portion; a wire having a winding portion forming a winding layer wound around the protrusion; and a second magnetic material portion containing a magnetic material and a resin and covering at least the winding portion and the protrusion, in which a first average gap width, which is an average gap width of a first layer directly wound around the protrusion, is wider than a second average gap width of a second layer wound around the protrusion while overlapping the first layer in the winding portion, and a first layer protrusion gap width, which is a gap along a second direction between the protrusion and a first layer uppermost wire cross section is narrower than the first average gap width, in a predetermined cross section including a winding axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2025
    Publication date: October 2, 2025
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kyosuke INUI, Koji Shimura, Hirofumi Sasaki, Ryuji Ando
  • Publication number: 20250308744
    Abstract: An exterior body contains magnetic particles having different average particle sizes and a resin. The exterior body includes a body portion covering at least a core portion and a winding portion, and a covering portion raised with respect to an outer end surface of the flange portion, and overlapping the outer end surface when viewed in an axial direction. In a cross-section of the exterior body, an area ratio of the magnetic particles having a small average particle size is higher in the covering portion than in the body portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2025
    Publication date: October 2, 2025
    Applicant: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Kyosuke INUI, Koji SHIMURA, Hirofumi SASAKI, Hitoshi SASAKI, Masashi GOTOH, Naoto TSUKAMOTO, Toru KADOI, Sena YOSHINO
  • Publication number: 20250308737
    Abstract: A coil device including: a first magnetic material portion containing a magnetic material and having a plate-shaped portion and a protrusion protruding from the plate-shaped portion; a wire having a winding portion including a conductor portion and an insulating coating portion covering the conductor portion and forming a winding layer wound around the protrusion; and a second magnetic material portion containing a magnetic material and a resin and covering at least the winding portion and the protrusion, in which a first layer uppermost wire cross section located farthest from the plate-shaped portion among wire cross sections included in a first layer directly wound around the protrusion in the winding portion includes a portion farther from the plate-shaped portion as compared with a protrusion tip, and the first layer uppermost wire cross section is in contact with the protrusion, in predetermined cross section in which the wire cross sections are observed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2025
    Publication date: October 2, 2025
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kyosuke INUI, Koji SHIMURA, Hirofumi SASAKI, Ryuji ANDO
  • Publication number: 20240331919
    Abstract: A coil device comprises a first magnetic material portion containing a magnetic material and having a plate-shaped portion and a protrusion protruding, a metal wire having a winding portion including two or more layers of winding layers, and a second magnetic material portion containing a magnetic material and a resin, having a content ratio of the magnetic material smaller than that of the first magnetic material portion, and covering at least an outer peripheral side of the winding portion, wherein inter-wire spaces defined by circumscribed circles circumscribing three different wire cross sections and having a diameter smaller than a radius of each wire cross section are formed, and first inter-wire spaces not including a magnetic material and second inter-wire spaces including a magnetic material are included in the inter-wire spaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirofumi SASAKI, Koji SHIMURA, Kyosuke INUI
  • Publication number: 20240331923
    Abstract: A coil device comprises a first magnetic material portion containing a magnetic material and having a plate-shaped portion and a protrusion, a metal wire having a winding portion including two or more layers of winding layers wound around the protrusion; and a second magnetic material portion containing a magnetic material and a resin, having a content ratio of the magnetic material smaller than that of the first magnetic material portion, and covering at least an outer peripheral side of the winding portion, wherein a set of wire cross sections is deformed with respect to a perfect circle such that a center-to-center distance of at least one set of adjacent wire cross sections is shorter than in case that the set of wire cross sections is a perfect circle, viewed in a predetermined cross section including a winding axis of the winding portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirofumi SASAKI, Koji SHIMURA, Kyosuke INUI
  • Patent number: 10186368
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a coil component that includes a base, a metal wire that is wound around the base and contains copper, and a terminal electrode that is provided on the base and contains nickel and tin. The terminal electrode includes a wire connection area to which an end portion of the metal wire is connected and which contains a CuNi alloy or a CuNiSn alloy, and a mounting area which is different from the wire connection area. The wire connection area includes a portion that contains a small amount of tin than the mounting area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuo Takagi, Setu Tsuchida, Koji Shimura
  • Patent number: 10170234
    Abstract: A coil device includes a magnetic core and terminal electrodes. The terminal electrodes include attachment pieces, wire connection rising pieces, connection pieces, and fillet forming pieces. The wire connection rising pieces are integrally risen from one ends in a longitudinal direction of the attachment pieces along a side surface in the X-axis direction of a flange. The connection pieces are integrally formed with upper end sides of the wire connection rising pieces and have welded balls connected to lead parts of a wire by laser welding. The fillet forming pieces are integrally risen from one ends in a lateral direction crossing the longitudinal direction of the attachment pieces along a side surface in the Y-axis direction of the flange. Laser shielding members are arranged between the welded balls and the flange of a magnetic core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Iwata, Nobuo Takagi, Hiroyuki Abe, Koji Shimura
  • Publication number: 20170069420
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a coil component that includes a base, a metal wire that is wound around the base and contains copper, and a terminal electrode that is provided on the base and contains nickel and tin. The terminal electrode includes a wire connection area to which an end portion of the metal wire is connected and which contains a CuNi alloy or a CuNiSn alloy, and a mounting area which is different from the wire connection area. The wire connection area includes a portion that contains a small amount of tin than the mounting area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventors: Nobuo TAKAGI, Setu TSUCHIDA, Koji SHIMURA
  • Patent number: 9543071
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a coil component that includes a base, a metal wire that is wound around the base and contains copper, and a terminal electrode that is provided on the base and contains nickel and tin. The terminal electrode includes a wire connection area to which an end portion of the metal wire is connected and which contains a CuNi alloy or a CuNiSn alloy, and a mounting area which is different from the wire connection area. The wire connection area includes a portion that contains a small amount of tin than the mounting area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuo Takagi, Setu Tsuchida, Koji Shimura
  • Publication number: 20160217919
    Abstract: A coil device includes a magnetic core and terminal electrodes. The terminal electrodes include attachment pieces, wire connection rising pieces, connection pieces, and fillet forming pieces. The wire connection rising pieces are integrally risen from one ends in a longitudinal direction of the attachment pieces along a side surface in the X-axis direction of a flange. The connection pieces are integrally formed with upper end sides of the wire connection rising pieces and have welded balls connected to lead parts of a wire by laser welding. The fillet forming pieces are integrally risen from one ends in a lateral direction crossing the longitudinal direction of the attachment pieces along a side surface in the Y-axis direction of the flange. Laser shielding members are arranged between the welded balls and the flange of a magnetic core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Hiroyuki IWATA, Nobuo TAKAGI, Hiroyuki ABE, Koji SHIMURA
  • Publication number: 20150235758
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a coil component that includes a base, a metal wire that is wound around the base and contains copper, and a terminal electrode that is provided on the base and contains nickel and tin. The terminal electrode includes a wire connection area to which an end portion of the metal wire is connected and which contains a CuNi alloy or a CuNiSn alloy, and a mounting area which is different from the wire connection area. The wire connection area includes a portion that contains a small amount of tin than the mounting area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventors: Nobuo TAKAGI, Setu TSUCHIDA, Koji SHIMURA
  • Patent number: 7800476
    Abstract: A coil component having a core, first and second terminal electrodes provided on the core, and a conducting wire having a winding portion provided on the core and end portions electrically connected to the first and second terminal electrodes to provide first and second connecting portions. The core has one side surface at which the first and second connecting portions are provided. When viewing the one side surface, a wire portion in the winding portion extends in a first direction, and a wire portion extending from the second connecting portion extends toward the winding portion in a second direction. The first and second directions define an intersection angle of not more than 90 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Daisuke Urabe, Yasuhiko Kitajima, Takashi Ishii, Hitoshi Sasaki, Koji Shimura, Yoshiyuki Takanashi
  • Publication number: 20090273426
    Abstract: A coil component having a core, first and second terminal electrodes provided on the core, and a conducting wire having a winding portion provided on the core and end portions electrically connected to the first and second terminal electrodes to provide first and second connecting portions. The core has one side surface at which the first and second connecting portions are provided. When viewing the one side surface, a wire portion in the winding portion extends in a first direction, and a wire portion extending from the second connecting portion extends toward the winding portion in a second direction. The first and second directions define an intersection angle of not more than 90 degrees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2009
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daisuke Urabe, Yasuhiko Kitajima, Takashi Ishii, Hitoshi Sasaki, Koji Shimura, Yoshiyuki Takanashi
  • Patent number: 7037312
    Abstract: An intraocular-lens insertion device is adapted to deform a deformable intraocular lens into a smaller size and insert the intraocular lens into an eye via an insertion tube. An intraocular-lens guide is provided on the inner surface of the insertion tube. The guide may be a rail-shaped projection or a groove, which extends parallel to a direction along which the intraocular lens is pushed out. A stress release structure is provided on the insertion tube in order to release stress of the intraocular lens produced due to deformation thereof. Moreover, a frictional-resistance increasing structure is provided on the inner surface of the insertion tube to be located in the vicinity of the stress release structure. The frictional-resistance increasing structure increases frictional resistance between the inner surface of the insertion tube and the intraocular lens. The frictional-resistance increasing structure may be a roughened surface which completely or partially covers the inner surface of the insertion tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2006
    Assignee: Canon-Staar Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Toshikazu Kikuchi, Kenichi Kobayashi, Hidenori Yoshida, Koji Shimura
  • Publication number: 20030050646
    Abstract: An intraocular-lens insertion device is adapted to deform a deformable intraocular lens into a smaller size and insert the intraocular lens into an eye via an insertion tube. An intraocular-lens guide is provided on the inner surface of the insertion tube. The guide may be a rail-shaped projection or a groove, which extends parallel to a direction along which the intraocular lens is pushed out. A stress release structure is provided on the insertion tube in order to release stress of the intraocular lens produced due to deformation thereof. Moreover, a frictional-resistance increasing structure is provided on the inner surface of the insertion tube to be located in the vicinity of the stress release structure. The frictional-resistance increasing structure increases frictional resistance between the inner surface of the insertion tube and the intraocular lens. The frictional-resistance increasing structure may be a roughened surface which completely or partially covers the inner surface of the insertion tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2002
    Publication date: March 13, 2003
    Inventors: Toshikazu Kikuchi, Kenichi Kobayashi, Hidenori Yoshida, Koji Shimura