Patents by Inventor Kyosuke Inui

Kyosuke Inui 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: 12142415
    Abstract: A coil device including: a core containing magnetic particles and a resin component; a coil including a conductor having a coil shape; and a terminal electrode formed on a part of an outer surface of the core and electrically connected to an end of the conductor drawn from the coil. The terminal electrode includes a first electrode layer in contact with the end of the conductor and a second electrode layer located outside the first electrode layer. The first electrode layer and the second electrode layer both include conductive powder and resin, and a content of the resin in the second electrode layer is higher than a content of the resin in the first electrode layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kyosuke Inui, Yuichi Oyanagi, Toru Tonogai, Toshiyuki Anbo
  • Patent number: 12131862
    Abstract: An electronic component according to the present invention includes: a leadout electrode portion provided on an outer surface of an element main body; and a resin electrode layer formed at a part of the outer surface of the element main body and connected to the leadout electrode portion. The leadout electrode portion contains copper as a main component, and the resin electrode layer includes a conductor powder containing silver, and a resin. Further, a diffusion layer containing copper oxide and silver is formed at an interface between the leadout electrode portion and the resin electrode layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kyosuke Inui, Makoto Morita, Takashi Kudo, Toshiyuki Anbo, Kyohei Tonoyama, Fuyuki Miura, Masanori Sugai, Eietsu Abe, Toru Tonogai, Yuichi Oyanagi
  • Publication number: 20240331923
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirofumi SASAKI, Koji SHIMURA, Kyosuke INUI
  • Publication number: 20240331919
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirofumi SASAKI, Koji SHIMURA, Kyosuke INUI
  • Publication number: 20230402222
    Abstract: A coil device includes a core, a coil, and an electrode. The coil includes a winding portion disposed inside the core and a lead portion leading from the winding portion. The electrode is formed on an electrode formation surface of the core. The lead portion includes a terminal portion extending to the electrode formation surface. The terminal portion includes an embedded portion embedded inside the core and an exposed portion exposed from the electrode formation surface and connected to the electrode. The exposed portion includes a bent portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kyosuke INUI
  • Patent number: 11676755
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a coil component that includes a magnetic element body, a coil conductor embedded in the magnetic element body and having an end portion exposed from the magnetic element body, and a terminal electrode connected to the end portion of the coil conductor. The terminal electrode includes a conductive resin contacting the end portion of the coil conductor and containing conductive particles and a resin material, and a metal film covering the conductive resin. The end portion of the coil conductor has an exposed surface exposed from the magnetic element body and contacting the conductive resin and a non-exposed surface covered with the magnetic element body. The exposed surface is larger in surface roughness than the non-exposed surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toru Tonogai, Yuichi Oyanagi, Kyosuke Inui, Maki Mannen
  • Patent number: 11664150
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a coil component that includes a magnetic element body, a coil conductor embedded in the magnetic element body and having an end portion exposed from the magnetic element body, and a terminal electrode connected to the end portion of the coil conductor. The terminal electrode includes a conductive resin contacting the end portion of the coil conductor and containing conductive particles and a resin material, and a metal film covering the conductive resin. The conductive resin including a first conductive resin contacting the end portion of the coil conductor, and a second conductive resin contacting the metal film without contacting the end portion of the coil conductor. A specific surface area of the conductive particles contained in the first conductive resin is larger than that of a conductive particles contained in the second conductive resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toru Tonogai, Yuichi Oyanagi, Kyosuke Inui, Maki Mannen
  • Publication number: 20220344086
    Abstract: An element body 4 includes a metal particle dispersion element 15 in which metal particles 12 are dispersed. A surface of the metal particle dispersion element 15 includes an indicator area 10. The indicator area 10 includes a recess 10a having a predetermined depth measured from a reference plane L of the metal particle dispersion element 15. The predetermined depth D1 is deeper than D50 of the metal particles 12 included in the metal particle dispersion element 15.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kyosuke INUI, Terumasa TOYODA, Toru TONOGAI, Yuichi OYANAGI
  • Publication number: 20220139609
    Abstract: A coil device including: a core containing magnetic particles and a resin component; a coil including a conductor having a coil shape; and a terminal electrode formed on a part of an outer surface of the core and electrically connected to an end of the conductor drawn from the coil. The terminal electrode includes a first electrode layer in contact with the end of the conductor and a second electrode layer located outside the first electrode layer. The first electrode layer and the second electrode layer both include conductive powder and resin, and a content of the resin in the second electrode layer is higher than a content of the resin in the first electrode layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kyosuke INUI, Yuichi OYANAGI, Toru TONOGAI, Toshiyuki ANBO
  • Publication number: 20220115177
    Abstract: An element body includes a metal-particle-dispersed body in which metal particles are dispersed, the metal-particle-dispersed body includes a display region on a surface, and the display region includes a display pattern in which a resin exposed portion where a resin appears on a surface and a metal exposed portion where the metal particles appear on the surface are alternately repeated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toru TONOGAI, Kyosuke INUI, Yuichi OYANAGI, Izuru KIMURA
  • Publication number: 20210358683
    Abstract: An electronic component according to the present invention includes: a leadout electrode portion provided on an outer surface of an element main body; and a resin electrode layer formed at a part of the outer surface of the element main body and connected to the leadout electrode portion. The leadout electrode portion contains copper as a main component, and the resin electrode layer includes a conductor powder containing silver, and a resin. Further, a diffusion layer containing copper oxide and silver is formed at an interface between the leadout electrode portion and the resin electrode layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kyosuke INUI, Makoto MORITA, Takashi KUDO, Toshiyuki ANBO, Kyohei TONOYAMA, Fuyuki MIURA, Masanori SUGAI, Eietsu ABE, Toru TONOGAI, Yuichi OYANAGI
  • Publication number: 20210358682
    Abstract: An electronic component according to the present invention includes: an element body containing metal particles and a resin; and a resin electrode layer formed on an electrode facing portion which is a part of an outer surface of the element body. The resin electrode layer contains a resin component and a conductor powder. In addition, the electrode facing portion includes an exposed portion formed by removing the resin on an outermost surface of the element body to expose a part of an outer periphery of the metal particles located on the outermost surface. Then, the resin electrode layer and the exposed portion of the electrode facing portion are joined to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kyosuke Inui, Toru Tonogai, Yuichi Oyanagi
  • Publication number: 20200335264
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a coil component that includes a magnetic element body, a coil conductor embedded in the magnetic element body and having an end portion exposed from the magnetic element body, and a terminal electrode connected to the end portion of the coil conductor. The terminal electrode includes a conductive resin contacting the end portion of the coil conductor and containing conductive particles and a resin material, and a metal film covering the conductive resin. The end portion of the coil conductor has an exposed surface exposed from the magnetic element body and contacting the conductive resin and a non-exposed surface covered with the magnetic element body. The exposed surface is larger in surface roughness than the non-exposed surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toru TONOGAI, Yuichi Oyanagi, Kyosuke Inui, Maki Mannen
  • Publication number: 20200335262
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a coil component that includes a magnetic element body, a coil conductor embedded in the magnetic element body and having an end portion exposed from the magnetic element body, and a terminal electrode connected to the end portion of the coil conductor. The terminal electrode includes a conductive resin contacting the end portion of the coil conductor and containing conductive particles and a resin material, and a metal film covering the conductive resin. The conductive resin including a first conductive resin contacting the end portion of the coil conductor, and a second conductive resin contacting the metal film without contacting the end portion of the coil conductor. A specific surface area of the conductive particles contained in the first conductive resin is larger than that of a conductive particles contained in the second conductive resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toru Tonogai, Yuichi Oyanagi, Kyosuke Inui, Maki Mannen
  • Patent number: D1037158
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kyosuke Inui, Terumasa Toyoda, Toru Tonogai, Yuichi Oyanagi