Patents by Inventor Masami Kimura

Masami Kimura 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: 6686030
    Abstract: There is provided a metal/ceramic circuit board capable of eliminating discrepancy during mounting of parts to improve the reliability of mounting of the parts. The metal/ceramic circuit board has a ceramic substrate 10, and a metal circuit plate (a copper plate 14) bonded to the ceramic substrate 10, the metal circuit plate having a thickness of 0.1 mm to 0.5 mm, and the metal circuit plate having a skirt spreading length (a dimensional difference between the bottom and top portion of the peripheral edge portion of the metal circuit plate) of less than 50 &mgr;m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2004
    Assignee: Dowa Mining Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuyoshi Tsukaguchi, Masami Kimura
  • Publication number: 20030232205
    Abstract: There is provided a method for producing a metal/ceramic bonding article, the method including the steps of: bonding a metal plate 12 of an alloy containing copper and nickel directly to at least one side of a ceramic substrate 10; applying a resist 14 on a predetermined portion of the metal plate 12 to remove an undesired portion of the metal plate 12 by etching; and removing the resist 14 to form a pattern having a predetermined shape of the alloy on the ceramic substrate 10. According to this method, it is possible to reduce the displacement failure of parts to improve productivity and to prevent bonding failure during the mounting of a semiconductor device or the like thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2003
    Publication date: December 18, 2003
    Inventors: Nobuyoshi Tsukaguchi, Takayuki Takahashi, Yukihiro Kitamura, Masami Kimura
  • Publication number: 20030232204
    Abstract: There is provided a method for producing a metal/ceramic bonding article, the method including the steps of: bonding a metal plate 12 of an alloy containing copper and nickel directly to at least one side of a ceramic substrate 10; applying a resist 14 on a predetermined portion of the metal plate 12 to remove an undesired portion of the metal plate 12 by etching; and removing the resist 14 to form a pattern having a predetermined shape of the alloy on the ceramic substrate 10. According to this method, it is possible to reduce the displacement failure of parts to improve productivity and to prevent bonding failure during the mounting of a semiconductor device or the like thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2002
    Publication date: December 18, 2003
    Inventors: Nobuyoshi Tsukaguchi, Takayuki Takahashi, Yukihiro Kitamura, Masami Kimura
  • Patent number: 6613450
    Abstract: There is provided a metal/ceramic bonding article which ensures sufficient thermal shock resistance and has a substrate having a small outside dimension and which has both high reliability and compactness. The metal/ceramic bonding article comprises: a ceramic substrate; and a metal plate bonded to the ceramic substrate via a brazing filler metal, wherein the brazing filler metal protrudes from the bottom face of the metal plate by a length which is longer than 30 &mgr;m and which is 250 &mgr;m or less, or wherein the brazing filler metal protrudes from the bottom face of the metal plate by a length which is 25% or more of the thickness of the metal plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Assignee: Dowa Mining Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuyoshi Tsukaguchi, Jyunji Nakamura, Masahiko Wada, Makoto Namioka, Masami Kimura
  • Publication number: 20030149200
    Abstract: The present invention provides metallocene compounds which exhibit high polymerization activity for production of highly stereoregular polymers, as well as a production process for olefin polymers which employs olefin polymerization catalysts containing the compounds, and olefin polymers obtained by the production process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2002
    Publication date: August 7, 2003
    Applicant: Chisso Petrochemical Corporation
    Inventors: Toshihiro Uwai, Masato Nakano, Tsutomu Ushioda, Masami Kimura, Tsuyoshi Yahata
  • Publication number: 20030068537
    Abstract: There is provided a metal/ceramic circuit board capable of eliminating discrepancy during mounting of parts to improve the reliability of mounting of the parts. The metal/ceramic circuit board has a ceramic substrate 10, and a metal circuit plate (a copper plate 14) bonded to the ceramic substrate 10, the metal circuit plate having a thickness of 0.1 mm to 0.5 mm, and the metal circuit plate having a skirt spreading length (a dimensional difference between the bottom and top portion of the peripheral edge portion of the metal circuit plate) of less than 50 &mgr;m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2002
    Publication date: April 10, 2003
    Inventors: Nobuyoshi Tsukaguchi, Masami Kimura
  • Publication number: 20030066865
    Abstract: After copper plates 14 are bonded to both sides of a ceramic substrate 10 via a brazing filler metal 12, UV curing alkali peeling type resists 16 are applied on predetermined portions of the surfaces of the copper plates 14 to etch undesired portions of the copper plates 14 to form a metal circuit portion. While the resists 16 are maintained, undesired portions of the brazing filler metal 12 and a reaction product, which is produced by a reaction of the brazing filler metal 12 with the ceramic substrate 10, are removed (or undesired portions of the brazing filler metal 12 and a reaction product, which is produced by a reaction of the brazing filler metal 12 with the ceramic substrate 10, are removed, and the side portion of the metal circuit portion is etched). Thereafter, the resists 16 are peeled off, and an Ni—P electroless plating 18 is carried out.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2002
    Publication date: April 10, 2003
    Inventors: Nobuyoshi Tsukaguchi, Masami Kimura
  • Publication number: 20030068532
    Abstract: There is provided a metal/ceramic bonding article which ensures sufficient thermal shock resistance and has a substrate having a small outside dimension and which has both high reliability and compactness. The metal/ceramic bonding article comprises: a ceramic substrate; and a metal plate bonded to the ceramic substrate via a brazing filler metal, wherein the brazing filler metal protrudes from the bottom face of the metal plate by a length which is longer than 30 &mgr;m and which is 250 &mgr;m or less, or wherein the brazing filler metal protrudes from the bottom face of the metal plate by a length which is 25% or more of the thickness of the metal plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2002
    Publication date: April 10, 2003
    Inventors: Nobuyoshi Tsukaguchi, Jyunji Nakamura, Masahiko Wada, Makoto Namioka, Masami Kimura
  • Publication number: 20030062399
    Abstract: There is provided a method for producing a metal/ceramic bonding article, the method including the steps of: arranging a metal plate 12 of an overall-rate solid solution type alloy on a ceramic substrate 10; and heating the metal plate 12 and the ceramic substrate 10 in a non-oxidizing atmosphere at a temperature of lower than a melting point of the alloy to bond the metal plate 12 directly to the ceramic substrate 10. According to this method, it is possible to easily bond an alloy plate directly to a ceramic substrate, and it is possible to inexpensively provide an electronic member for resistance without causing the alloy plate to be deteriorated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2002
    Publication date: April 3, 2003
    Inventors: Masami Kimura, Susumu Shimada
  • Patent number: 6531551
    Abstract: A polypropylene composition comprising 0.001 to 10 parts by weight of a polyethylene having an intrinsic viscosity [&eegr;E] of 0.01 to less than 15 dl/g s measured in tetralin at 135° C. and 100 parts by weight of a polyolefin comprising at least polypropylene, wherein the polyethylene is finely dispersed as particles with a number average particle diameter of, e.g., 1 to 5000 nm in the polyolefin comprising at least polypropylene. By virtue of the above constitution, the polypropylene composition has excellent transparency and rigidity, is free from the creation of a sweeper roll flow mark in the preparation of a film and substantially free from a neck-in phenomenon of a film, and has high productivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2003
    Assignee: Chisso Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Ohno, Masami Kimura, Taketo Hirose, Yoshitaka Morimoto, Jun Saito
  • Patent number: 6512061
    Abstract: The invention provides a process for producing polypropylene and/or random copolymers of propylene type using a stereoregular catalyst which comprises a titanium-containing solid catalyst component (A), an organoaluminum compound (B) and if required an organosilicon compound (C), wherein [I] before carrying out homopolymerization of propylene or random copolymerization of propylene with an &agr;-olefin other than propylene, the above component (A), an organoaluminum compound (B′) and if required an organosilicon compound (C′) are used, and a small amount of propylene or ethylene and/or an &agr;-olefin of 4-20 carbon atoms for pre-activation treatment is supplied to the above component (A), and [II] a catalyst which is prepared by adding an organosilicon compound (C″) to the pre-activated stereoregular catalyst in a molar ratio of 0.1-50 as Si/Ti, is used to produce polypropylene or propylene random copolymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2003
    Assignee: Chisso Corporation
    Inventors: Masami Kimura, Takanori Nakashima, Chikashi Okayama
  • Patent number: 6399019
    Abstract: A metal-ceramic composite substitute is produced by joining a metal plate to a ceramic substrate by using a brazing material in a paste form prepared by adding 10-14 parts by weight of a vehicle to 100 parts by weight of a powder of which the solid centent comprises 90.0˜99.5% of an Ag powder, 0˜9.5% of a Cu powder and 0.5˜4.0% of an active metal powder, and 0.0˜0.9% of a titanium oxide powder if necessary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2002
    Assignee: Dowa Mining Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masami Sakuraba, Masami Kimura, Masaya Takahara, Junji Nakamura
  • Patent number: 6354484
    Abstract: A metal-ceramic composite substitute is produced by joining a metal plate to a ceramic substrate by using a brazing material in a paste form prepared by adding 10-14 parts by weight of a vehicle to 100 parts by weight of a powder of which the solid centent comprises 90.0˜99.5% of an Ag powder, 0˜9.5% of a Cu powder and 0.5˜4.0% of an active metal powder, and 0.0˜0.9% of a titanium oxide powder if necessary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2002
    Assignee: Dowa Mining Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masami Sakuraba, Masami Kimura, Masaya Takahara, Junji Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20010053831
    Abstract: A polypropylene composition comprising 0.001 to 10 parts by weight of a polyethylene having an intrinsic viscosity [&eegr;E] of 0.01 to less than 15 dl/g s measured in tetralin at 135° C. and 100 parts by weight of a polyolefin comprising at least polypropylene, wherein the polyethylene is finely dispersed as particles with a number average particle diameter of, e.g., 1 to 5000 nm in the polyolefin comprising at least polypropylene. By virtue of the above constitution, the polypropylene composition has excellent transparency and rigidity, is free from the creation of a sweeper roll flow mark in the preparation of a film and substantially free from a neck-in phenomenon of a film, and has high productivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 1999
    Publication date: December 20, 2001
    Inventors: KATSUHIKO OHNO, MASAMI KIMURA, TAKETO HIROSE, YOSHITAKA MORIMOTO, JUN SAITO
  • Publication number: 20010053833
    Abstract: The present invention provides a metallocene compound which produces an olefin polymer having a high molecular weight with a high stereoregularity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2001
    Publication date: December 20, 2001
    Applicant: CHISSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masato Nakano, Tsutomu Ushioda, Hiroshi Yamazaki, Toshihiro Uwai, Masami Kimura, Yoshiyuki Ohgi, Kiyomi Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 6300415
    Abstract: A polypropylene composition for the production of various molded articles which are excellent in moldability, mold shrinkage factor on molding, rigidity, flexibility, impact resistance, in particular low-temperature impact resistance, transparency, gloss, stress-whitening resistance, and the balance thereof; various molded articles having the above properties; a propylene composition which is suitable for a base resin for the polypropylene composition; and a process for the production thereof. The propylene composition comprises a propylene homopolymer and a propylene-ethylene copolymer, the intrinsic viscosity of the copolymer ([&eegr;]RC) is in the range of 1.7 to 2.8 dl/g, the intrinsic viscosity ratio of the homopolymer to the copolymer ([&eegr;]RC/[&eegr;]pp) is in the range of 0.7 to 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2001
    Assignee: Chisso Corporation
    Inventors: Chikashi Okayama, Takanori Nakashima, Masami Kimura, Mayumi Wakata, Kazuhiro Kimura, Toshiki Yamamoto, Hirohisa Ishii, Masataka Sugimoto, Kunio Gouda, Yasuhiro Mochizuki, Noriaki Saito, Junichiro Yokota, Shouji Kawano, Yasuhiko Nakagawa
  • Patent number: 6221511
    Abstract: In the present invention, a metal-ceramic composite substitute is produced by joining a metal plate to a ceramic substrate by using a brazing material in a paste form prepared by adding 10-14 parts by weight of a vehicle to 100 parts by weight of a powder of which the solid centent comprises 90.0˜99.5% of an Ag powder, 0˜9.5% of a Cu powder and 0.5˜4.0% of an active metal powder, and 0.0˜0.9% of a titanium oxide powder if necessary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2001
    Assignee: Dowa Mining Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Masami Sakuraba, Masami Kimura, Masaya Takahara, Junji Nakamura
  • Patent number: 6183875
    Abstract: An electronic circuit substrate including an aluminum-ceramic composite material having an electronic circuit formed on aluminum or an aluminum alloy plate of the aluminum-ceramic composite material which is prepared directly solidifying molten aluminum or an aluminum alloy on at least a portion of a ceramic substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2001
    Assignee: Dowa Mining Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiao-Shan Ning, Choju Nagata, Masami Sakuraba, Toshikazu Tanaka, Katsuaki Suganuma, Masami Kimura
  • Patent number: 6071592
    Abstract: A metal-ceramic composite circuit substrate having a ceramic substrate and a metal plate joined to at least one main surface of the ceramic substrate, the rate of voids formed on at least a joint surface at a semiconductor mounting portion of the metal plate per unit surface area being not more than 1.49%. The diameter of void formed on at least the joint surface at a semiconductor mounting portion of the metal plate is not larger than 0.7 mm. The surface undulation of the ceramic substrate is not more than 15 .mu.m/20 mm measured by a surface roughness tester in case that the ceramic substrate is joined directly to the metal plate. The metal plate is joined to the ceramic substrate through a brazing material containing at least one active metal selected from a group consisting of Ti, Zr, Hf and Nb. The ceramic substrate is at least one kind of ceramic substrate selected from a group consisting of Al.sub.2 O.sub.3, AlN, BeO, SiC, Si.sub.3 N.sub.4 and ZrO.sub.2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2000
    Assignee: Dowa Mining Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masami Sakuraba, Masami Kimura, Junji Nakamura, Masaya Takahara
  • Patent number: 6054762
    Abstract: A paste of active metallic brazing material is applied to the entire surface of each side of aluminum nitride or alumina ceramic substrate 1; circuit forming copper plate 3 having a thickness of 0.3 mm is placed in contact with one surface of the substrate and a heat dissipating copper plate 4 having a thickness of 0.25 mm placed in contact with the other surface; the individual members are compressed together and heated at 850.degree. C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2000
    Assignee: Dowa Mining Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masami Sakuraba, Masami Kimura, Junji Nakamura, Masaya Takahara