Patents by Inventor Masahide Maeda

Masahide Maeda 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: 8106508
    Abstract: The electric component includes at least a set of electrode terminals 2, 3, a semiconductor element 4 electrically connected with the set of electrode terminals, and a package 6 made of synthetic resin and sealing the electrode terminals and the semiconductor element with part of a lower surface of each of the electrode terminals exposed at a lower surface of the package. A cover layer 11 made of synthetic resin is formed to cover a cut surface of a tip of a connector lead remainder extending integrally outward from the each of the electrode terminals. Thus, disadvantages resulting from exposure of the cut surface of the tip of the connector lead remainder are eliminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiko Kobayakawa, Masahide Maeda
  • Patent number: 7849734
    Abstract: Test equipment of engine motoring for automatically conducting an engine test includes a conveying mechanism that carries in and carries out an engine to and from a test position, a fixing mechanism that fixes the engine carried in to the test position, a coupling mechanism that directly couples an electrical motor to the engine and can detect drive torque, an encoder that generates a pulse signal as an operating standard in synchronism with rotation of the electrical motor, a plurality of detection units driven to reciprocate so as to be connected to and disconnected from or approach and separate from the engine positioned at the test position and detect a plurality of operating state quantities, a control unit for various driving controls, and a judging unit for judging whether the engine is normal by comparing information obtained by the plurality of detection units with standard information obtained in advance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Hirata Corporation
    Inventors: Hitoshi Moritani, Masahide Maeda, Yoshio Kikukawa, Ryosei Sekiguchi, Tomoya Umeda
  • Publication number: 20100276808
    Abstract: The electric component includes at least a set of electrode terminals 2, 3, a semiconductor element 4 electrically connected with the set of electrode terminals, and a package 6 made of synthetic resin and sealing the electrode terminals and the semiconductor element with part of a lower surface of each of the electrode terminals exposed at a lower surface of the package. A cover layer 11 made of synthetic resin is formed to cover a cut surface of a tip of a connector lead remainder extending integrally outward from the each of the electrode terminals. Thus, disadvantages resulting from exposure of the cut surface of the tip of the connector lead remainder are eliminated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2010
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiko Kobayakawa, Masahide Maeda
  • Patent number: 7781888
    Abstract: The electric component includes at least a set of electrode terminals 2, 3, a semiconductor element 4 electrically connected with the set of electrode terminals, and a package 6 made of synthetic resin and sealing the electrode terminals and the semiconductor element with part of a lower surface of each of the electrode terminals exposed at a lower surface of the package. A cover layer 11 made of synthetic resin is formed to cover a cut surface of a tip of a connector lead remainder extending integrally outward from the each of the electrode terminals. Thus, disadvantages resulting from exposure of the cut surface of the tip of the connector lead remainder are eliminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiko Kobayakawa, Masahide Maeda
  • Publication number: 20090025466
    Abstract: The test equipment of engine motoring of the present invention includes a conveying mechanism (30) that carries in and carries out an engine to and from a test position, a fixing mechanism (40) that fixes the engine carried in to the test position, a coupling mechanism (60) that directly couples an electrical motor (50) to the engine and can detect a drive torque, an encoder (70) that generates a pulse signal as an operating standard in synchronism with rotation of the electrical motor, a plurality of detection units (80 through 130) that are driven to reciprocate so as to be connected to and disconnected from or approach and separate from the engine positioned at the test position and detect a plurality of operating state quantities, a control means (200) for various driving controls, and a judging means (200) for judging whether the engine is normal by comparing information obtained by the plurality of detection units with standard information obtained in advance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2003
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Inventors: Hitoshi Moritani, Masahide Maeda, Yoshio Kikukawa, Ryosei Sekiguchi, Tomoya Umeda
  • Publication number: 20070247821
    Abstract: The electric component includes at least a set of electrode terminals 2, 3, a semiconductor element 4 electrically connected with the set of electrode terminals, and a package 6 made of synthetic resin and sealing the electrode terminals and the semiconductor element with part of a lower surface of each of the electrode terminals exposed at a lower surface of the package. A cover layer 11 made of synthetic resin is formed to cover a cut surface of a tip of a connector lead remainder extending integrally outward from the each of the electrode terminals. Thus, disadvantages resulting from exposure of the cut surface of the tip of the connector lead remainder are eliminated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2005
    Publication date: October 25, 2007
    Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiko Kobayakawa, Masahide Maeda
  • Patent number: 6888231
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor chip, an external connection electrode connected to the chip and a resin package for covering the chip. The resin package includes a mounting surface which faces a supporting substrate. The electrode includes a thick portion and a thin portion. The thick portion is partially exposed to the outside at the mounting surface of the package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2005
    Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masahide Maeda
  • Patent number: 6808541
    Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor element having an element body and an anode wire extending therefrom, an anode lead electrically connected to the anode wire, a cathode lead electrically connected to the element body, and a resin package integrally sealing these parts. Each of the anode lead and the cathode lead is a conductive plate. The element body is connected to the upper surface of the cathode lead. The anode wire is connected to the upper surface of the anode lead via a conductive bolster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2004
    Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masahide Maeda
  • Publication number: 20040098849
    Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor element having an element body and an anode wire extending therefrom, an anode lead electrically connected to the anode wire, a cathode lead electrically connected to the element body, and a resin package integrally sealing these parts. Each of the anode lead and the cathode lead is a conductive plate. The element body is connected to the upper surface of the cathode lead. The anode wire is connected to the upper surface of the anode lead via a conductive bolster.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2003
    Publication date: May 27, 2004
    Inventor: Masahide Maeda
  • Patent number: 6709892
    Abstract: A fabrication method for an electronic device includes four steps. The first step is for preparing a leadframe with first and second conductive members. The second step is for connecting a first and a second electronic chips to the first and the second conductive members, respectively. For the third step, the first chip is enclosed by a first resin package allowing partial exposure of the first conductive member, while the second chip by a second resin package spaced from the first package. For the fourth step, the exposed part of the first conductive member is cut. The cutting is performed using first and second tools, where the first tool makes an indentation in the exposed part on a first side. On another side opposite to the first side, the second tool makes a full cut to be linked with the indentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiko Kobayakawa, Masahide Maeda, Hiromu Kusunoki
  • Patent number: 6650004
    Abstract: A semiconductor device (S1) includes a semiconductor chip (5), a chip-mounting internal lead (1) mounting the semiconductor chip (5), chip-connecting leads (2, 3) electrically connected to an upper surface of the semiconductor chip (5), and a rectangular resin package 7 housing the semiconductor chip (5) and the internal leads (1 to 3). The chip-mounting internal lead (1) has an end which is rectangular or substantially rectangular and extends along the length of the resin package (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2003
    Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Horie, Masahide Maeda
  • Patent number: 6625009
    Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor element having an element body and an anode wire extending therefrom, an anode lead electrically connected to the anode wire, a cathode lead electrically connected to the element body, and a resin package integrally sealing these parts. Each of the anode lead and the cathode lead is a conductive plate. The element body is connected to the upper surface of the cathode lead. The anode wire is connected to the upper surface of the anode lead via a conductive bolster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masahide Maeda
  • Patent number: 6624007
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is fabricated in the following manner. First, semiconductor chips are mounted on a leadframe prepared from an electroconductive strip of a uniform thickness. Then, wire-bonding is performed on the respective chips, and a resin layer is formed on the leadframe to enclose the chips and the associated bonding wires. Thus, an intermediate product is obtained. Then, the intermediate product is cut into separate, finished devices by using two cutters. One of them is a relatively thin cutter, while the other is a relatively thick cutter. The thin cutter is used for making a full cut in the leadframe, while the thick cutter is used for making a half-depth cut in the leadframe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiko Kobayakawa, Masahide Maeda
  • Publication number: 20030071365
    Abstract: A fabrication method for an electronic device includes four steps. The first step is for preparing a leadframe with first and second conductive members. The second step is for connecting a first and a second electronic chips to the first and the second conductive members, respectively. For the third step, the first chip is enclosed by a first resin package allowing partial exposure of the first conductive member, while the second chip by a second resin package spaced from the first package. For the fourth step, the exposed part of the first conductive member is cut. The cutting is performed using first and second tools, where the first tool makes an indentation in the exposed part on a first side. On another side opposite to the first side, the second tool makes a full cut to be linked with the indentation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2002
    Publication date: April 17, 2003
    Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiko Kobayakawa, Masahide Maeda, Hiromu Kusunoki
  • Patent number: 6538306
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electronic component formed of an electrically conductive plate and including a plurality of leads 1, 2 each having an island 10 for mounting of a semiconductor chip 3 or having a connecting portion 20 for connection with a wire 4. According to an electronic component X offered by the present invention, at least a set of mutually adjacent leads 1, 2 have their respective mutually facing side surfaces 10a, 20a made non-parallel to each other. Preferably, at least one side surface 20a (10a) of the leads 1, 2 is at least partially curved, folded and/or slanted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2003
    Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichi Inada, Masahide Maeda
  • Publication number: 20030020147
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is fabricated in the following manner. First, semiconductor chips are mounted on a leadframe prepared from an electroconductive strip of a uniform thickness. Then, wire-bonding is performed on the respective chips, and a resin layer is formed on the leadframe to enclose the chips and the associated bonding wires. Thus, an intermediate product is obtained. Then, the intermediate product is cut into separate, finished devices by using two cutters. One of them is a relatively thin cutter, while the other is a relatively thick cutter. The thin cutter is used for making a full cut in the leadframe, while the thick cutter is used for making a half-depth cut in the leadframe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2002
    Publication date: January 30, 2003
    Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiko Kobayakawa, Masahide Maeda
  • Publication number: 20020163775
    Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor element having an element body and an anode wire extending therefrom, an anode lead electrically connected to the anode wire, a cathode lead electrically connected to the element body, and a resin package integrally sealing these parts. Each of the anode lead and the cathode lead is a conductive plate. The element body is connected to the upper surface of the cathode lead. The anode wire is connected to the upper surface of the anode lead via a conductive bolster.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2002
    Publication date: November 7, 2002
    Inventor: Masahide Maeda
  • Publication number: 20020005573
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor chip, an external connection electrode connected to the chip and a resin package for covering the chip. The resin package includes a mounting surface which faces a supporting substrate. The electrode includes a thick portion and a thin portion. The thick portion is partially exposed to the outside at the mounting surface of the package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2001
    Publication date: January 17, 2002
    Inventor: Masahide Maeda