Patents by Inventor Kouichi Sawasaki

Kouichi Sawasaki 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).

  • Patent number: 8445099
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a polyimide film with a uniform orientation angle in the transverse direction of the film. A polyimide film characterized by the fact that the width of the fabricated film is ?1.5 m, 2 points positioned inside by 200 mm from both ends of the width of the fabricated film are selected on a linear line in the vertical direction to the machine direction (MD) of the film, 1 point within center part ±200 mm, and 2 optional points are further selected on a linear line that includes said 2 points within the range of the linear line that connects said 2 points, and the orientation angle (?) is within a range of 90°±23° in at least all of these 8 points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Kouichi Sawasaki, Masahiro Oguni
  • Publication number: 20110293910
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a polyimide film with a uniform orientation angle in the transverse direction of the film. A polyimide film characterized by the fact that the width of the fabricated film is ?1.5 m, 2 points positioned inside by 200 mm from both ends of the width of the fabricated film are selected on a linear line in the vertical direction to the machine direction (MD) of the film, 1 point within center part ±200 mm, and 2 optional points are further selected on a linear line that includes said 2 points within the range of the linear line that connects said 2 points, and the orientation angle (?) is within a range of 90°±23° in at least all of these 8 points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2010
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: KOUICHI SAWASAKI, Masahiro Oguni
  • Publication number: 20090017286
    Abstract: A copper clad laminate that is suited to use in high-performance flexible printed circuit boards, which meets both dimensional change and heat resistance requisites, has a small percent dimensional change after etching, and has properties that are applicable to AOI, and which further has excellent slickness (slip) and adhesion is provided. A copper clad laminate that uses a polyimide film that primarily uses paraphenylenediamine and 4,4?-diaminodiphenylether as diamine ingredients, and pyromellitic dianhydride and 3,3?,4,4?-biphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydride as acid dianhydride ingredients, which further has slip caused by producing surface protrusions by adding inorganic particles. One copper foil is adhered to one side of the polyimide film using an adhesive; and a second copper layer is directly adhered to the second side of the polyimide film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2008
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Applicant: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Meguru Maeda, Masahiro Oguni, Kouichi Sawasaki
  • Patent number: 6908685
    Abstract: The invention provides a polyimide film manufactured from a polyamic acid prepared from pyromellitic dianhydride in combination with 10 to 60 mol % of phenylenediamine and 40 to 90 mol % of 3,4?-oxydianiline, based on the overall diamine. The polyimide film, when used as a metal interconnect board substrate in flexible circuits, chip scale packages (CSP), ball grid arrays (BGA) or tape-automated bonding (TAB) tape by providing metal interconnects on the surface thereof, achieves a good balance between a high elastic modulus, a low thermal expansion coefficient, alkali etchability and film formability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2005
    Assignees: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, DuPont-Toray Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Uhara, Kouichi Sawasaki, Naofumi Yasuda, Brian C. Auman, John D. Summers
  • Publication number: 20040010113
    Abstract: The invention provides a polyimide film manufactured from a polyamic acid prepared from pyromellitic dianhydride in combination with 10 to 60 mol % of phenylenediamine and 40 to 90 mol % of 3,4′-oxydianiline, based on the overall diamine. The polyimide film, when used as a metal interconnect board substrate in flexible circuits, chip scale packages (CSP), ball grid arrays (BGA) or tape-automated bonding (TAB) tape by providing metal interconnects on the surface thereof, achieves a good balance between a high elastic modulus, a low thermal expansion coefficient, alkali etchability and film formability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2003
    Publication date: January 15, 2004
    Inventors: Kenji Uhara, Kouichi Sawasaki, Naofumi Yasuda, Brian C Auman, John D Summers
  • Patent number: 6555238
    Abstract: A polyimide film is manufactured from a random copolymeric, block copolymeric or interpenetrating polymer network-type polyamic acid prepared from pyromellitic dianhydride in combination with 22 to 78 mol % of 4,4′-oxydianiline and 22 to 78 mol % of 3,4′-oxydianiline, based on the overall diamine. The polyimide film, when used as a metal interconnect board substrate in flexible circuits, chip scale packages (CSP), ball grid arrays (BGA) or tape-automated bonding (TAB) tape by providing metal interconnects on the surface thereof, achieves a good balance between a high elastic modulus, a low thermal expansion coefficient, alkali etchability and film formability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2003
    Assignee: DuPont-Toray Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Uhara, Naofumi Yasuda, Kouichi Sawasaki
  • Patent number: 6548179
    Abstract: A polyimide film is produced by copolymerizing pyromellitic dianhydride in combination with phenylenediamine, methylenedianiline and 3,4′-oxydianiline in a specific molar ratio. The polyimide film, when used as a metal interconnect board substrate in flexible circuits, chip scale packages (CSP), ball grid arrays (BGA) or tape-automated bonding (TAB) tape by providing metal interconnects on the surface thereof, achieves a good balance between a high elastic modulus, a low thermal expansion coefficient, alkali etchability and film formability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2003
    Assignee: DuPont-Toray Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Uhara, Naofumi Yasuda, Kouichi Sawasaki
  • Publication number: 20020045054
    Abstract: A polyimide film is manufactured from a random copolymeric, block copolymeric or interpenetrating polymer network-type polyamic acid prepared from pyromellitic dianhydride in combination with 22 to 78 mol % of 4,4′-oxydianiline and 22 to 78 mol % of 3,4′-oxydianiline, based on the overall diamine. The polyimide film, when used as a metal interconnect board substrate in flexible circuits, chip scale packages (CSP), ball grid arrays (BGA) or tape-automated bonding (TAB) tape by providing metal interconnects on the surface thereof, achieves a good balance between a high elastic modulus, a low thermal expansion coefficient, alkali etchability and film formability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2001
    Publication date: April 18, 2002
    Inventors: Kenji Uhara, Naofumi Yasuda, Kouichi Sawasaki
  • Publication number: 20020045033
    Abstract: A polyimide film is produced by copolymerizing pyromellitic dianhydride in combination with phenylenediamine, methylenedianiline and 3,4′-oxydianiline in a specific molar ratio. The polyimide film, when used as a metal interconnect board substrate in flexible circuits, chip scale packages (CSP), ball grid arrays (BGA) or tape-automated bonding (TAB) tape by providing metal interconnects on the surface thereof, achieves a good balance between a high elastic modulus, a low thermal expansion coefficient, alkali etchability and film formability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2001
    Publication date: April 18, 2002
    Inventors: Kenji Uhara, Naofumi Yasuda, Kouichi Sawasaki
  • Patent number: 5859171
    Abstract: A polyimide copolymer containing a block polyimide polymer component composed of a rigid aromatic diamine compound and an aromatic tetracarboxylic acid compound and a random polyimide copolymer component composed of a flexible aromatic diamine compound and at least two types of aromatic tetracarboxylic acid compounds is prepared by a two-stage polymerization process. Resin molded products prepared from the polyimide copolymer have high modulus, low thermal expansion and low water absorption and can be used as TAB base films that require higher processability and precision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1999
    Assignee: DuPont Toray
    Inventors: Kouichi Sawasaki, Michihiro Kubo, Toshikazu Matsuda