Patents by Inventor Koro Shirane
Koro Shirane 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: 20040233615Abstract: The present invention relates to a solid electrolytic capacitor having a masking structure in which the insulation between the anode part and the cathode part can be ensured without fail, to its production method, to a method for coating a masking agent on a solid electrolytic capacitor substrate, and to apparatus therefore. According to the present invention, the masking material covers the dielectric film on the metal material having valve action and sufficiently infiltrates into the core metal made of a metal having valve action while the solid electrolyte is masked by the masking material without fail, so that a solid electrolytic capacitor can be produced that has a reduced leakage current and a reduced stress generated at the reflow treatment or the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2004Publication date: November 25, 2004Applicant: SHOWA DENKO K.K.Inventors: Atsushi Sakai, Ryuji Monden, Hiroshi Nitoh, Toshihiro Okabe, Yuji Furuta, Hideki Ohata, Koro Shirane
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Publication number: 20040212951Abstract: The present invention relates to a solid electrolytic capacitor comprising a solid electrolyte layer and an electrically conducting layer comprising metallic powder or an electrically conducting layer comprising an electrically conducting carbon layer and a layer formed thereon and comprising metallic powder in which at least one of said layers contains a rubber-like elastic material; a production process thereof; a solid electrolyte for use in the solid electrolytic capacitor; a production process of the solid electrolyte; an electrically conducting paste for use in the solid electrolytic capacitor; and an electrically carbon conducting paste for use in the solid electrolytic capacitor. The solid electrolytic capacitor of the present invention can be made compact and can be endowed with high-capacitance and low-impedance and is excellent in external force-relaxing properties, productivity, heat resistance and moisture resistance, etc.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2004Publication date: October 28, 2004Applicant: SHOWA DENKO K.K.Inventors: Ryuji Monden, Katsuhiko Yamazaki, Atsushi Sakai, Yuji Furuta, Hideki Ohata, Koro Shirane, Hiroshi Konuma
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Patent number: 6807049Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor includes a valve acting metal having microfine pores, a dielectric film formed on a surface of the valve acting metal, and a solid electrolyte layer provided on the dielectric film, in which at least a portion of the solid electrolyte layer is of a lamellar structure. In particular, a solid electrolytic capacitor includes an electrically conducting polymer having a specified condensed ring structure containing (1) a solid electrolyte layer containing a sulfoquinone anion having a sulfo anion group and a quinone structure and other anion, and (2) a solid electrolyte layer containing an anthracenesulfonate ion and other anion.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2001Date of Patent: October 19, 2004Assignee: Showa Denko K.K.Inventors: Hiroshi Konuma, Koro Shirane, Ryuji Monden, Atsushi Sakai, Yuji Furuta, Katsuhiko Yamazaki, Toru Sawaguchi, Hideki Ohata, Yoshiaki Ikenoue
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Patent number: 6790384Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor includes a valve acting metal having microfine pores, a dielectric film formed on a surface of the valve acting metal, and a solid electrolyte layer provided on the dielectric film, in which at least a portion of the solid electrolyte layer is of a lamellar structure. In particular, a solid electrolytic capacitor includes an electrically conducting polymer having a specified condensed ring structure containing (1) a solid electrolyte layer containing a sulfoquinone anion having a sulfo anion group and a quinone structure and other anion, and (2) a solid electrolyte layer containing an anthracenesulfonate ion and other anion.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2001Date of Patent: September 14, 2004Assignee: Showa Denko K.K.Inventors: Hiroshi Konuma, Koro Shirane, Ryuji Monden, Atsushi Sakai, Yuji Furuta, Katsuhiko Yamazaki, Toru Sawaguchi, Hideko Ohata, Yoshiaki Ikenoue
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Patent number: 6783703Abstract: The present invention relates to a solid electrolytic capacitor comprising a solid electrolyte layer and an electrically conducting layer comprising metallic powder or an electrically conducting layer comprising an electrically conducting carbon layer and a layer formed thereon and comprising metallic powder in which at least one of said layers contains a rubber-like elastic material; a production process thereof; a solid electrolyte for use in the solid electrolytic capacitor; a production process of the solid electrolyte; an electrically conducting paste for use in the solid electrolytic capacitor; and an electrically carbon conducting paste for use in the solid electrolytic capacitor. The solid electrolytic capacitor of the present invention can be made compact and can be endowed with high-capacitance and low-impedance and is excellent in external force-relaxing properties, productivity, heat resistance and moisture resistance, etc.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2002Date of Patent: August 31, 2004Assignee: Showa Denko Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Ryuji Monden, Katsuhiko Yamazaki, Atsushi Sakai, Yuji Furuta, Hideki Ohata, Koro Shirane, Hiroshi Konuma
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Patent number: 6663796Abstract: The present invention relates to a solid electrolytic capacitor comprising an electrode produced by forming a solid electrolytic layer comprised by a polymer having at least one repeating unit selected from a thiophene-diyl skeleton, an isothianaphthene-diyl skeleton, a pyrrole-diyl skeleton, a furan-diyl skeleton and an iminophenylene skeleton and having a fibril structure on a dielectric film layer of a porous valve-acting metal and its production method, and to a highly electroconductive polymer obtained by chemical oxidative polymerization of a monomer and an oxidizing agent at an interface and its production method.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 1999Date of Patent: December 16, 2003Assignee: Showa Denko K.K.Inventors: Hideki Ohata, Koro Shirane, Ryuji Monden, Atsushi Sakai
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Patent number: 6660188Abstract: The present invention relates to a solid electrolytic capacitor comprising an electrode produced by forming a solid electrolytic layer comprised by a polymer having at least one repeating unit selected from a thiophene-diyl skeleton, an isothianaphthene-diyl skeleton, a pyrrole-diyl skeleton, a furan-diyl skeleton and an iminophenylene skeleton and having a fibril structure on a dielectric film layer of a porous valve-acting metal and its production method, and to a highly electroconductive polymer obtained by chemical oxidative polymerization of a monomer and an oxidizing agent at an interface and its production method.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2000Date of Patent: December 9, 2003Assignee: Showa Denko K.K.Inventors: Hideki Ohata, Koro Shirane, Ryuji Monden, Atsushi Sakai
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Publication number: 20030181694Abstract: The invention relates to a light-emitting material having high emitting efficiency, high luminance and durability for use in an organic light-emitting device and to an organic electroluminescent (EL) device, in which the light-emitting material is used. The light-emitting material contains a light-emitting substance which is spatially constricted and confined in an order of two dimensions or more, thus providing a high efficient organic light-emitting device based on emission of phosphorescence from an excited triplet state.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2002Publication date: September 25, 2003Inventors: Koro Shirane, Motoaki Kamachi, Naoko Ito, Tamami Koyama
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Publication number: 20030091862Abstract: An organic polymeric phosphorescent compound that is stable and emits very highly efficient phosphorescence, used as a material of an organic light-emitting device is provided. Also, an organic light-emitting device employing the organic polymeric phosphorescent compound's provided. The phosphorescent compound according to the present invention is a neutral organic polymeric phosphorescent compound emitting phosphorescence and used in an organic light-emitting device, characterized in that a phosphorescent unit being a repeat unit for emitting phosphorescence and a carrier transporting unit being a repeat unit for transporting a carrier are included.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2002Publication date: May 15, 2003Applicant: NIPPON HOSO KYOKAIInventors: Shizuo Tokito, Mitsunori Suzuki, Isao Tanaka, Youji Inoue, Koro Shirane, Masataka Takeuchi, Naoko Ito
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Patent number: 6528211Abstract: A battery electrode material composed of a composite material including fiber agglomerates having micro-pores and an electrode active material included within the micro-pores of the fiber agglomerates. The agglomerates are formed by tangled masses of vapor-grown carbon fibers having fiber contact points. Furthermore, at least a portion of the fiber contact points are chemically bonded fiber contact points. Also disclosed is a secondary battery including electrodes made from the battery electrode material.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2000Date of Patent: March 4, 2003Assignee: Showa Denko K.K.Inventors: Kunio Nishimura, Akinori Sudo, Mahito Murakami, Koro Shirane
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Patent number: 6466421Abstract: Disclosed are a solid electrolytic capacitor comprising a valve-acting metal, an oxide dielectric layer formed on a surface of the valve-acting metal and a solid electrolyte layer provided on the dielectric film layer, in which the electrically conducting polymer composition layer contains as a dopant at least one anion selected from (1) an alkoxy-substituted naphthalene monosulfonate anion, (2) a heterocyclic sulfonate anion, and (3) an anion of an aliphatic polycyclic compound or a combination thereof with another anion having a dopant ability and a method for producing such a solid electrolytic capacitor. The solid electrolytic capacitor of the invention is excellent in voltage resistance, high frequency property, tan &dgr;, leakage current, heat resistance (reflow property), etc.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2000Date of Patent: October 15, 2002Assignee: Showa Denko K.K.Inventors: Ryuji Monden, Atsushi Sakai, Toru Sawaguchi, Hideki Ohata, Koro Shirane, Hiroshi Konuma, Yuji Furuta, Katsuhiko Yamazaki, Yoshiaki Ikenoue
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Publication number: 20020146589Abstract: The invention relates to a light-emitting material and organic electroluminescent (EL) device having high emitting efficiency, in which two organic compounds that contribute to the light emission are used. These two organic compounds have a relationship among energy levels in the excited state, such that an energy transfer takes place from the excited triplet state of one compound to the excited triplet state of the other compound. The organic EL device and light-emitting material of the invention have high emitting efficiency, high luminance and durability, can surpass the marginal value of 25% in the internal quantum efficiency conventionally acknowledged for the light-emitting materials used in organic EL devices, and can be applicable to all emission colors considered necessary for a display.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2002Publication date: October 10, 2002Inventors: Kimio Akiyama, Koro Shirane
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Publication number: 20020105777Abstract: The present invention relates to a solid electrolytic capacitor comprising a solid electrolyte layer and an electrically conducting layer comprising metallic powder or an electrically conducting layer comprising an electrically conducting carbon layer and a layer formed thereon and comprising metallic powder in which at least one of said layers contains a rubber-like elastic material; a production process thereof; a solid electrolyte for use in the solid electrolytic capacitor; a production process of the solid electrolyte; an electrically conducting paste for use in the solid electrolytic capacitor; and an electrically carbon conducting paste for use in the solid electrolytic capacitor.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2002Publication date: August 8, 2002Applicant: SHOWA DENKO K.K.Inventors: Ryuji Monden, Katsuhiko Yamazaki, Atsushi Sakai, Yuji Furuta, Hideki Ohata, Koro Shirane, Hiroshi Konuma
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Patent number: 6381121Abstract: The present invention relates to a solid electrolytic capacitor comprising a solid electrolyte layer and an electrically conducting layer comprising metallic powder or an electrically conducting layer comprising an electrically conducting carbon layer and a layer formed thereon and comprising metallic powder in which at least one of said layers contains a rubber-like elastic material; a production process thereof; a solid electrolyte for use in the solid electrolytic capacitor; a production process of the solid electrolyte; an electrically conducting paste for use in the solid electrolytic capacitor; and an electrically carbon conducting paste for use in the solid electrolytic capacitor.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2000Date of Patent: April 30, 2002Assignee: Showa Denko Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Ryuji Monden, Katsuhiko Yamazaki, Atsushi Sakai, Yuji Furuta, Hideki Ohata, Koro Shirane, Hiroshi Konuma
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Publication number: 20020039274Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor includes a valve acting metal having microfine pores, a dielectric film formed on a surface of the valve acting metal, and a solid electrolyte layer provided on the dielectric film, in which at least a portion of the solid electrolyte layer is of a lamellar structure. In particular, a solid electrolytic capacitor includes an electrically conducting polymer having a specified condensed ring structure containing (1) a solid electrolyte layer containing a sulfoquinone anion having a sulfo anion group and a quinone structure and other anion, and (2) a solid electrolyte layer containing an anthracenesulfonate ion and other anion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2001Publication date: April 4, 2002Applicant: SHOWA DENKO K.K.Inventors: Hiroshi Konuma, Koro Shirane, Ryuji Monden, Atsushi Sakai, Yuji Furuta, Katsuhiko Yamazaki, Toru Sawaguchi, Hideko Ohata, Yoshiaki Ikenoue
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Publication number: 20020034060Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor includes a valve acting metal having microfine pores, a dielectric film formed on a surface of the valve acting metal, and a solid electrolyte layer provided on the dielectric film, in which at least a portion of the solid electrolyte layer is of a lamellar structure. In particular, a solid electrolytic capacitor includes an electrically conducting polymer having a specified condensed ring structure containing (1) a solid electrolyte layer containing a sulfoquinone anion having a sulfo anion group and a quinone structure and other anion, and (2) a solid electrolyte layer containing an anthracenesulfonate ion and other anion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2001Publication date: March 21, 2002Applicant: SHOWA DENKO K.K.Inventors: Hiroshi Konuma, Koro Shirane, Ryuji Monden, Atsushi Sakai, Yuji Furuta, Katsuhiko Yamazaki, Toru Sawaguchi, Hideki Ohata, Yoshiaki Ikenoue
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Patent number: 6351370Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor includes a valve acting metal having microfine pores, a dielectric film formed on a surface of the valve acting metal, and a solid electrolyte layer provided on the dielectric film, in which at least a portion of the solid electrolyte layer is of a lamellar structure. In particular, a solid electrolytic capacitor includes an electrically conducting polymer having a specified condensed ring structure containing (1) a solid electrolyte layer containing a sulfoquinone anion having a sulfo anion group and a quinone structure and other anion, and (2) a solid electrolyte layer containing an anthracenesulfonate ion and other anion.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 1999Date of Patent: February 26, 2002Assignee: Showa Denko K.K.Inventors: Hiroshi Konuma, Koro Shirane, Ryuji Monden, Atsushi Sakai, Yuji Furuta, Katsuhiko Yamazaki, Toru Sawaguchi, Hideko Ohata, Yoshiaki Ikenoue
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Patent number: 6344966Abstract: Disclosed are a solid electrolytic capacitor comprising a valve-acting metal, an oxide dielectric layer formed on a surface of the valve-acting metal and a solid electrolyte layer provided on the dielectric film layer, in which the electrically conducting polymer composition layer contains as a dopant at least one anion selected from (1) an alkoxy-substituted naphthalene monosulfonate anion, (2) a heterocyclic sulfonate anion, and (3) an anion of an aliphatic polycyclic compound or a combination thereof with another anion having a dopant ability and a method for producing such a solid electrolytic capacitor. The solid electrolytic capacitor of the invention is excellent in voltage resistance, high frequency property, tan &dgr;, leakage current, heat resistance (reflow property), etc.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 1999Date of Patent: February 5, 2002Assignee: Showa Denko K.K.Inventors: Ryuji Monden, Atsushi Sakai, Toru Sawaguchi, Hideki Ohata, Koro Shirane, Hiroshi Konuma, Yuji Furuta, Katsuhiko Yamazaki, Yoshiaki Ikenoue
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Patent number: 6103373Abstract: A carbon fiber material is substantially constituted by fiber agglomerates, having agglomerate sizes in a range of not less than 5 .mu.m and not more than 500 .mu.m, formed by vapor grown carbon fibers having a diameter of not less than 0.05 .mu.m and not more than 5 .mu.m, having a microstructure such that some fiber contact points are bonded together with substances produced by carbonizing carbonaceous matters. This carbon fiber material is used as a filler material to various matrices, and used also as an electrode material for making electrodes in batteries, especially in electric double-layer capacitors, and in secondary batteries, especially those based on lithium or lead.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 1998Date of Patent: August 15, 2000Assignee: Showa Denko K.K.Inventors: Kunio Nishimura, Akinori Sudo, Mahito Murakami, Koro Shirane
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Patent number: 5166403Abstract: An amine derivative having a liquid crystal property over a wide temperature range and a process for production thereof are disclosed, the amine derivative being represented by formula (I) ##STR1## wherein A represents ##STR2## X.sub.1 and X.sub.2, which may be the same or different, each represents ##STR3## Y represents --O-- or ##STR4## R.sub.1 and R.sub.3, which may be the same or different, each represents a straight chain or branched chain alkyl group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms; R.sub.2 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; m and n each represents 0 or 1; and p and q each represents 1 or 2, provided that p and q are 1 when n is 0, and p and q are not 2 at the same time when n is 1.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 1991Date of Patent: November 24, 1992Assignee: Showa Denko K.K.Inventors: Ayako Kurotaki, Shuichi Naijoh, Kimie Nagai, Koro Shirane, Chozo Inoue