Patents by Inventor Kou Noguchi

Kou Noguchi 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: 20240096537
    Abstract: A printed wiring board includes a base film having a main surface, a coil wiring formed on the main surface, and a first connection land and a second connection land connected to one end and another end of the coil wiring, respectively. The main surface includes a first main surface and a second main surface opposite to the first main surface. The coil wiring includes a first coil wiring formed in a spiral shape on the first main surface, and a second coil wiring formed in a spiral shape on the second main surface and electrically connected to the first coil wiring. The first connection land and the second connection land are formed on the second main surface. The number of turns of the first coil wiring is more than the number of turns of the second coil wiring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicants: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC PRINTED CIRCUITS, INC.
    Inventors: Yukie TSUDA, Koji NITTA, Kou NOGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20230422396
    Abstract: A printed wiring board includes: a base film having a main surface; a wiring disposed on the main surface; and at least one plating lead disposed on the main surface and connected to the wiring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji TAKAHASHI, Shoichiro SAKAI, Kou NOGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20230422407
    Abstract: A printed wiring board includes: a base film having a main surface; a wiring disposed on the main surface; a first plating lead connected to a first position of the wiring; and a second plating lead connected to a second position of the wiring. A cross sectional area of the wiring at a third position of the wiring is 95% or more of a cross sectional area of the wiring at the first position, the third position being an intermediate position between the first position and the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji TAKAHASHI, Shoichiro SAKAI, Kou NOGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20230199960
    Abstract: A printed wiring board includes: a board having a through-hole; a land portion that is disposed on an inner circumferential surface of the through-hole and on a surface of the board at a circumferential edge of the through-hole, and that has a through-hole conductor portion; and a wire that is disposed on the surface of the board and that has one longitudinal end portion electrically connected to the land portion, a maximum length of a connection portion between the wire and the land portion being greater than or equal to a sum of a maximum diameter of the through-hole and a minimum line width of the wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicants: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC PRINTED CIRCUITS, INC., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kou NOGUCHI, Masaki MIYABARA
  • Patent number: 11657944
    Abstract: A flexible printed circuit board according to the present disclosures includes a base film having an insulating property, and a planar coil disposed on a surface of the base film, wherein a number of turns on an inside of a center point of a coil width of the planar coil in a plan view is greater than a number of turns on an outside of the center point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignees: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC PRINTED CIRCUITS, INC.
    Inventors: Yukie Tsuda, Yuichi Nakamura, Masanao Yamashita, Koji Nitta, Kou Noguchi
  • Patent number: 11641716
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a printed circuit board according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a step of forming a resist pattern, and a step of forming a conductive pattern by using the resist pattern. The resist pattern has an acute angle portion in which an outer edge of a resist is bent to form an acute angle in a plan view. In a corner portion of the acute angle portion, an outer-side outer edge of the resist is rounded, and a radius of curvature of the outer-side outer edge is more than or equal to a distance from the outer-side outer edge to another outer edge adjacent thereto in a direction away from a center of curvature of the outer-side outer edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC PRINTED CIRCUITS, INC.
    Inventors: Kou Noguchi, Hiroshi Ueda
  • Patent number: 11523518
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the present disclosures, a method of making a flexible printed circuit board, which includes a base film having an insulating property, a conductive pattern disposed on either one or both surfaces of the base film, and a cover layer covering a conductive-pattern side of a laminated structure inclusive of the base film and the conductive pattern, includes a superimposing step of superimposing a cover film on the conductive-pattern side of the laminated structure, the cover film having a first resin layer and a second resin layer that is laminated to an inner side of the first resin layer and that softens at a lower temperature than does the first resin layer, and a pressure bonding step of vacuum bagging the laminated structure and the cover film at a temperature higher than a softening temperature of the second resin layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC PRINTED CIRCUITS, INC.
    Inventors: Kou Noguchi, Hiroshi Ueda
  • Publication number: 20220272244
    Abstract: A flexible printed circuit board according to the present disclosures includes a base film having an insulating property and a planar coil disposed on a surface of the base film, wherein a number of turns on an outside of a center point of a coil width of the planar coil in a plan view is greater than a number of turns on an inside of the center point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Masanao YAMASHITA, Yukie TSUDA, Yuichi NAKAMURA, Koji NITTA, Kou NOGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20220208428
    Abstract: A flexible printed circuit board according to the present disclosures includes a base film having an insulating property, and a planar coil disposed on a surface of the base film, wherein a number of turns on an inside of a center point of a coil width of the planar coil in a plan view is greater than a number of turns on an outside of the center point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Yukie TSUDA, Yuichi NAKAMURA, Masanao YAMASHITA, Koji NITTA, Kou NOGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20210136921
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a printed circuit board according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a step of forming a resist pattern, and a step of forming a conductive pattern by using the resist pattern. The resist pattern has an acute angle portion in which an outer edge of a resist is bent to form an acute angle in a plan view. In a corner portion of the acute angle portion, an outer-side outer edge of the resist is rounded, and a radius of curvature of the outer-side outer edge is more than or equal to a distance from the outer-side outer edge to another outer edge adjacent thereto in a direction away from a center of curvature of the outer-side outer edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC PRINTED CIRCUITS, INC.
    Inventors: Kou NOGUCHI, Hiroshi UEDA
  • Publication number: 20210022254
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the present disclosures, a method of making a flexible printed circuit board, which includes a base film having an insulating property, a conductive pattern disposed on either one or both surfaces of the base film, and a cover layer covering a conductive-pattern side of a laminated structure inclusive of the base film and the conductive pattern, includes a superimposing step of superimposing a cover film on the conductive-pattern side of the laminated structure, the cover film having a first resin layer and a second resin layer that is laminated to an inner side of the first resin layer and that softens at a lower temperature than does the first resin layer, and a pressure bonding step of vacuum bagging the laminated structure and the cover film at a temperature higher than a softening temperature of the second resin layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2018
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Kou NOGUCHI, Hiroshi UEDA
  • Patent number: 10729008
    Abstract: A flexible printed circuit board according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an insulative base film; and a conductive pattern provided on at least one surface of the base film and including a wiring line including a bent portion having an angle of greater than or equal to 60° or a branched portion having an angle of greater than or equal to 60° in plan view. The wiring line is provided with a relaxation structure that relaxes stress concentration at the bent portion or the branched portion. The relaxation structure is structured such that the wiring line constitutes a wide wiring line or a dense wiring line group in a region in which a distance from the bent portion or the branched portion is less than or equal to 5 times a minimum width of the wiring line. The wide wiring line has a wiring line width that is greater than or equal to twice the minimum width of the wiring line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC PRINTED CIRCUITS, INC.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Ueda, Kousuke Miura, Kou Noguchi
  • Publication number: 20200037434
    Abstract: A flexible printed circuit board according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an insulative base film; and a conductive pattern provided on at least one surface of the base film and including a wiring line including a bent portion having an angle of greater than or equal to 60° or a branched portion having an angle of greater than or equal to 60° in plan view. The wiring line is provided with a relaxation structure that relaxes stress concentration at the bent portion or the branched portion. The relaxation structure is structured such that the wiring line constitutes a wide wiring line or a dense wiring line group in a region in which a distance from the bent portion or the branched portion is less than or equal to 5 times a minimum width of the wiring line. The wide wiring line has a wiring line width that is greater than or equal to twice the minimum width of the wiring line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC PRINTED CIRCUITS, INC.
    Inventors: Hiroshi UEDA, Kousuke MIURA, Kou NOGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20120300426
    Abstract: There are provided a connection structure of printed circuit boards, and so forth, the connection structure including a first printed circuit board, a second printed circuit board located above the first printed circuit board, and an anisotropic conductive adhesive configured to establish a conductive connection between a conductor of the first printed circuit board and a conductor of the second printed circuit board, in which the anisotropic conductive adhesive contains a conductive filler, and in which the conductive filler is formed of crystallized metal-particle wires produced by allowing metal particles to crystallize and grow linearly. It is thus possible to easily achieve sufficiently high connection strength while a flying lead of one printed circuit board is electrically connected to a conductive lead (substrate pad) of the other printed circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2010
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Inventors: Masamichi Yamamoto, Kyouichirou Nakatsugi, Kou Noguchi, Tetsuga Shimomura