Patents by Inventor Kouji Yamauchi

Kouji Yamauchi 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: 20210104353
    Abstract: An inductor component includes a main body, a first inductor wiring located inside the main body and extending on a virtual plane, and a second inductor wiring located inside the main body and extending in parallel to the virtual plane. The inductor component includes a third inductor wiring located between the first inductor wiring and the second inductor wiring inside the main body and extending in parallel to the virtual plane. The inductor component includes vertical wirings passing through the inside of the main body from each of the first to third inductor wirings to a surface of the main body in a direction perpendicular to the virtual plane. The third inductor wiring is a low-resistance inductor wiring having a DC electrical resistance smaller than those of the first inductor wiring and the second inductor wiring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Applicant: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouji YAMAUCHI, Yoshimasa YOSHIOKA, Keisuke KUNIMORI
  • Publication number: 20210043367
    Abstract: An inductor component in which degradation of the insulation property, the inductance acquisition efficiency, and mechanical strength is suppressed. An inductor component includes a flat plate-shaped main body containing magnetic powder and a resin piece containing the magnetic powder; an inductor wire arranged in the main body; and an external terminal electrically connected to the inductor wire and exposed from a main surface of the main body. An average particle size X of the magnetic powder, a thickness T orthogonal to the main surface of the main body, and a first arithmetic mean roughness Ra1 of a part of a straight line on the main surface passing through the external terminal and excluding a part overlapping with the external terminal satisfying Formula (1): X/10?Ra1?T/10 . . . Formula (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicant: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshimasa YOSHIOKA, Kouji YAMAUCHI, Akinori HAMADA, Daisuke KURAFUJI
  • Publication number: 20200395165
    Abstract: An inductor component includes a multilayer body including a magnetic layer and a spiral wiring line disposed in the multilayer body. The magnetic layer includes a base resin, a metal magnetic powder, and a non-magnetic powder. The base resin has voids, and the metal magnetic powder and the non-magnetic powder are contained in the base resin. There is a particle of the metal magnetic powder that is in contact with at least one of the voids and with the non-magnetic powder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Applicant: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoya NOO, Yoshimasa YOSHIOKA, Kouji YAMAUCHI, Akinori HAMADA
  • Publication number: 20200381158
    Abstract: An inductor component comprising a laminated body having a magnetic layer containing a resin and a metal magnetic powder contained in the resin; an inductor wiring disposed in the laminated body; and an external terminal exposed from the laminated body. The external terminal includes a metal part and a resin part, and in a cross section of the external terminal, the resin part is enclosed in the metal part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Applicant: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshimasa YOSHIOKA, Kouji YAMAUCHI, Hironori SUZUKI, Naoya NOO
  • Publication number: 20200027645
    Abstract: An inductor component comprising a first magnetic layer and a second magnetic layer containing a resin, a substrate of a sintered body having a first principal surface in close contact with the first magnetic layer and a second principal surface above which the second magnetic layer is disposed, and a spiral wiring disposed between the second magnetic layer and the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Applicant: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshimasa YOSHIOKA, Mizuho KATSUTA, Kouji YAMAUCHI, Ryo KUDOU, Naoya NOO
  • Publication number: 20180374628
    Abstract: The multilayer inductor includes a multilayer body including a plurality of insulating layers laminated in a lamination direction, and a plurality of coil groups arranged in the multilayer body along the lamination direction and connected in series. Each of the coil groups includes a plurality of coil patterns respectively provided on the insulating layers and laminated in the lamination direction, and is configured by connecting a plurality of pattern groups in series. Each of the pattern groups is formed by connecting n (n is a positive integer) coil patterns in parallel. The number of parallels n of at least one of the coil groups is different from the number of parallels n of another coil group. The insulating layers include magnetic and non-magnetic insulating layers. At least one of the insulating layers adjacent to one of the coil patterns is the non-magnetic insulating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouji YAMAUCHI, Toshihiko FUKUSHIMA, Hideo AJICHI
  • Patent number: 9966183
    Abstract: A coil is provided at a multilayer body including insulating layers stacked on one another. The coil includes linear conductors connected by via conductors to make a looped track when viewed from a layer stacking direction. The linear conductors include a first linear conductor contacting with an external electrode provided on the surface of the multilayer body, and a second linear conductor forming a half of the looped track. The first linear conductor includes a coil portion forming a part of the looped track. The second linear conductor is adjacent to the first linear conductor with one of the insulating layers in-between, and a first end of the second linear conductor is connected to a first end of the first linear conductor by a first via conductor. A second end of the second linear conductor does not overlap the first linear conductor when viewed from the layer stacking direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kouji Yamauchi, Mitsuru Odahara
  • Publication number: 20160133376
    Abstract: A coil is provided at a multilayer body including insulating layers stacked on one another. The coil includes linear conductors connected by via conductors to make a looped track when viewed from a layer stacking direction. The linear conductors include a first linear conductor contacting with an external electrode provided on the surface of the multilayer body, and a second linear conductor forming a half of the looped track. The first linear conductor includes a coil portion forming a part of the looped track. The second linear conductor is adjacent to the first linear conductor with one of the insulating layers in-between, and a first end of the second linear conductor is connected to a first end of the first linear conductor by a first via conductor. A second end of the second linear conductor does not overlap the first linear conductor when viewed from the layer stacking direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2016
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Applicant: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kouji YAMAUCHI, Mitsuru ODAHARA
  • Publication number: 20150028988
    Abstract: A laminated coil having; a laminate body including a plurality of insulating layers laminated horizontally; and a coil located in the laminate body off-center in an upper portion of the laminate body and including a plurality of coil conductors connected through via conductors piercing the insulating layers. The plurality of coil conductors includes a first coil conductor and a second coil conductor. A cross-sectional area of the second coil conductor is less than a cross-sectional area of the first coil conductor. The second coil conductor is a lowermost coil conductor of the plurality of the coil conductors. A lower surface of the laminate body is a mounting surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kouji YAMAUCHI, Mitsuru ODAHARA
  • Publication number: 20140373341
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a laminated coil component having: a step of placing a first green sheet having pairs of bordering first and second areas; a step of placing a second green sheet having pairs of bordering third and fourth areas; and a step of staggering another second green sheet on the second green sheet. The first, second, third and fourth areas have identical rectangular shapes and have a first, second, third and fourth conductor, respectively. The third and fourth linear conductors form a loop. An end of the first linear conductor is connected to a first side of the first area. A part of the first linear conductor closest to a second side adjacent to the first side has a line width smaller than a part of the third linear conductor or a part of the fourth linear conductor overlapping with the part of the first linear conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Applicant: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kouji YAMAUCHI, Mitsuru ODAHARA
  • Patent number: 7135518
    Abstract: Curable compositions capable of giving a cured article excellent in weatherability and flam retardancy. (1) One of the curable compositions comprises an organic polymer having at least one crosslinkable hydrolysable silyl group and phyllosilicate. It has enhanced weatherability due to incorporation of the phyllosilicate, and has further enhanced weatherability because the bleeding of an ultraviolet absober and a light stabilizer is inhibited. (2) The other composition comprises 100 parts by weight of a urethane resin, epoxy resin, and/or modified polysulfide resin and 0.1 to 100 parts of weight of a phyllosilicate. It has enhanced weatherability due to incorporation of phyllosilicate, and has further enhanced weatherability because the bleeding of an ultraviolet absorber and a light stabilizer is inhibited.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2006
    Assignee: Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akihiko Bandou, Masaya Kobayashi, Yukihiko Murayama, Takuto Ikeuchi, Tetsuya Kusano, Hideyuki Takahashi, Kouji Yamauchi, Takahiro Futamura, Satoshi Kusuda
  • Publication number: 20050261412
    Abstract: Curable compositions capable of giving a cured article excellent in weatherability and flam retardancy. (1) One of the curable compositions comprises an organic polymer having at least one crosslinkable hydrolysable silyl group and phyllosilicate. It has enhanced weatherability due to incorporation of the phyllosilicate, and has further enhanced weatherability because the bleeding of an ultraviolet absober and a light stabilizer is inhibited. (2) The other composition comprises 100 parts by weight of a urethane resin, epoxy resin, and/or modified polysulfide resin and 0.1 to 100 parts of weight of a phyllosilicate. It has enhanced weatherability due to incorporation of phyllosilicate, and has further enhanced weatherability because the bleeding of an ultraviolet absorber and a light stabilizer is inhibited.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2002
    Publication date: November 24, 2005
    Inventors: Akihiko Bandou, Masaya Kobayashi, Yukihiko Murayama, Takuto Ikeuchi, Tetsuya Kusano, Hideyuki Takahashi, Kouji Yamauchi, Takahiro Futamura, Satoshi Kusuda
  • Patent number: 6383183
    Abstract: A high frequency treatment apparatus of the present invention comprises a high frequency generation section for supplying high frequency power, a control section, which is connected to the high frequency generation section, and which controls output of the high frequency generation section, having a first control mode in which the maximal output value of high frequency power supplied from the high frequency generation section is confined to be equal to or less than a first predetermined value and a second control mode in which the maximal output value of high frequency power supplied from the high frequency generation section is confined to be equal to or less than a second predetermined value which is less than the first predetermined value, a treatment tool, which is connected to the high frequency generation section, and which performs a treatment of a diseased part by supplying high frequency power from the high frequency generation section controlled by the control section to the diseased part, and a con
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naomi Sekino, Yasuhiko Kikuchi, Kazuya Hijii, Masahide Ohyama, Kouji Yamauchi, Hiroyuki Takahashi, Takahiro Kogasaka, Akio Nakada, Takeaki Nakamura, Masatoshi Tonomura, Hideto Yoshimine, Hiroaki Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 6306131
    Abstract: An electric medical apparatus according to the present invention performs an incising treatment automatically after the coagulating treatment has been performed without a necessity for an operator to perform another operation between the two treatment operations when the incising treatment performs after a coagulating treatment. The electric medical apparatus comprises a CPU, a waveform generating circuit, an amplifier and an output control unit to supply an output for performing the coagulating treatment to a treatment device and an output for performing the incising treatment to the treatment device. The impedance of a living tissue with which the treatment device is brought into contact is measured and calculated by a voltage sensor, a current sensor and an impedance calculating portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2001
    Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Norihiko Hareyama, Kouji Yamauchi, Shinji Hatta, Naomi Sekino
  • Patent number: 6273887
    Abstract: A high-frequency treatment tool includes an insertion portion which can be inserted into a body, a pair of gripping portions arranged at a distal end portion of the insertion portion and having gripping surfaces for gripping vital tissue, a driving mechanism for opening/closing the gripping portions between closing positions where the gripping portions abut against each other and open positions where the gripping portions are separated from each other, electrode portions formed on the gripping surfaces of the gripping portions, to which a high-frequency current is flowed to coagulate/incise the vital tissue gripped by the gripping portions, and a short circuit prevention portion for preventing a short circuit between the electrode portions of the gripping portions when the gripping portions are placed at least at the closing positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2001
    Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouji Yamauchi, Naomi Sekino, Koji Iida
  • Patent number: 6136892
    Abstract: A flame retardant resin composition including 100 parts by weight of component (A) or (B) and 0.01 to 30 parts by weight of red phosphorus (C) shows excellent flame retardancy even if the molding obtained from it is thin, and is excellent in mechanical properties, wet heat resistance and electric properties, being suitable for mechanical parts, electric and electronic parts, automobile parts, and housings and other parts of office automation apparatuses and household electric appliances. Component (A) may be a thermoplastic resin polyethylene terephthalate and ethylene terephthalate copolymers, and polyethylene terephthalate and/or ethylene terephthalate copolymer, and component (B) may be a thermoplastic resin selected from ##STR1## (O--R.sup.2 --O), (O--CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 --O) and ##STR2## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, and R.sup.3 are divalent aromatic residues.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2000
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Kouji Yamauchi, Hideo Matsuoka, Hideki Matsumoto, Toshihide Inoue
  • Patent number: 5965639
    Abstract: A flame retardant resin composition including 100 parts by weight of the following component (A) or (B) and 0.01 to 30 parts by weight of red phosphorus (C) shows excellent flame retardancy even if the molding obtained from it is thin, and is excellent in mechanical properties, wet heat resistance and electric properties, being suitable for mechanical parts, electric and electronic parts, automobile parts, and housings and other parts of office automation apparatuses and household electric appliances. Components (A) and (B) are as follows:(A) (a1) 67 to 99.99 wt % (based on the total weight of (a1) and (a2)) of a thermoplastic resin other than polyethylene terephthalate and ethylene terephthalate copolymers and (A2) 33 to 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1999
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Kouji Yamauchi, Hideo Matsuoka, Hideki Matsumoto, Toshihide Inoue
  • Patent number: 4701091
    Abstract: An efficient apparatus for automatically piling paper bag packages of Portland cement in alignment on a platform of a truck comprises a back and forth traveling supply conveyor and a loading device connected at the delivery end thereof. The loading device has two distributing carriages which respectively can receive each package supplied from the conveyor and carry it transversely to the predetermined position, and also has bottom gates through which each package passes to fall onto the exact aligned position on the platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1986
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1987
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Mining & Cement Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouji Yamauchi, Chikai Ueda