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).
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Publication number: 20250308759Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2025Publication date: October 2, 2025Applicant: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Kyosuke INUI, Koji Shimura, Hirofumi Sasaki, Ryuji Ando
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Publication number: 20250308744Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2025Publication date: October 2, 2025Applicant: TDK CorporationInventors: Kyosuke INUI, Koji SHIMURA, Hirofumi SASAKI, Hitoshi SASAKI, Masashi GOTOH, Naoto TSUKAMOTO, Toru KADOI, Sena YOSHINO
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Publication number: 20250308737Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2025Publication date: October 2, 2025Applicant: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Kyosuke INUI, Koji SHIMURA, Hirofumi SASAKI, Ryuji ANDO
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Publication number: 20240331919Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2024Publication date: October 3, 2024Applicant: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Hirofumi SASAKI, Koji SHIMURA, Kyosuke INUI
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Publication number: 20240331923Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2024Publication date: October 3, 2024Applicant: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Hirofumi SASAKI, Koji SHIMURA, Kyosuke INUI
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Patent number: 10186368Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 21, 2016Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Nobuo Takagi, Setu Tsuchida, Koji Shimura
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Patent number: 10170234Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 21, 2016Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroyuki Iwata, Nobuo Takagi, Hiroyuki Abe, Koji Shimura
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Publication number: 20170069420Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2016Publication date: March 9, 2017Inventors: Nobuo TAKAGI, Setu TSUCHIDA, Koji SHIMURA
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Patent number: 9543071Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 17, 2015Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Nobuo Takagi, Setu Tsuchida, Koji Shimura
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Publication number: 20160217919Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2016Publication date: July 28, 2016Inventors: Hiroyuki IWATA, Nobuo TAKAGI, Hiroyuki ABE, Koji SHIMURA
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Publication number: 20150235758Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2015Publication date: August 20, 2015Inventors: Nobuo TAKAGI, Setu TSUCHIDA, Koji SHIMURA
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Patent number: 7800476Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 24, 2009Date of Patent: September 21, 2010Assignee: TDK CorporationInventors: Daisuke Urabe, Yasuhiko Kitajima, Takashi Ishii, Hitoshi Sasaki, Koji Shimura, Yoshiyuki Takanashi
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Publication number: 20090273426Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2009Publication date: November 5, 2009Applicant: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Daisuke Urabe, Yasuhiko Kitajima, Takashi Ishii, Hitoshi Sasaki, Koji Shimura, Yoshiyuki Takanashi
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Patent number: 7037312Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 16, 2002Date of Patent: May 2, 2006Assignee: Canon-Staar Co., Inc.Inventors: Toshikazu Kikuchi, Kenichi Kobayashi, Hidenori Yoshida, Koji Shimura
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Publication number: 20030050646Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2002Publication date: March 13, 2003Inventors: Toshikazu Kikuchi, Kenichi Kobayashi, Hidenori Yoshida, Koji Shimura