Patents by Inventor Masashi Totokawa

Masashi Totokawa 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: 20210138763
    Abstract: A bonded structure has a first bonded member with a first bonding surface, a second bonded member with a second bonding surface, and a bonding resin layer containing a polymer, disposed between the first bonding surface and the second bonding surface. The polymer in the bonding resin layer has polymer main chains oriented in an intersecting direction that intersects with the first bonding surface and the second bonding surface. The intersecting direction preferably extends along the thickness direction of the bonding resin layer. A heat exchanger has the bonded structure, and the first bonded member serves as a tubular member, and the second bonded member serves as a heat dissipation fin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Masami SAITO, Koji KONDO, Masashi TOTOKAWA, Hirotaka MIYANO, Yoshitake SUGANUMA, Kenichi YAGI, Yuichi KATO, Kunio MORI, Katsuhito MORI, Taiga HANDA
  • Patent number: 10272491
    Abstract: In a manufacturing method of a soft magnetic member, a material powder that includes ferrous particles and an organic layer formed on a surface of each of the ferrous particles is prepared. The organic layer contains at least one element selected from the group consisting of Si, Mg, Ti, and V. The material powder is compacted to form a green compact, and the green compact is induction-heated with a frequency of 100 kHz or higher to form an insulation layer made of an oxide containing the element on the surface of each of the ferrous particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eiichi Kobayashi, Kunihiro Kodama, Masashi Totokawa, Satoshi Takeuchi
  • Patent number: 10252338
    Abstract: In S102, after preforming a pressed powder member by compressing metal powder filled in a press-forming portion, the pressed powder member and metal member are slid to each other in S103. In S104, after temporarily joining the pressed powder member and the metal member by further pressurizing the powder member, the temporary joined pressed powder member and the metal member are sintered in a sintering furnace, and the pressed powder member and the metal member are joined by sintering diffusion in S105. Thereby, joining areas between the pressed powder member and the metal member are increased, and it is possible to improve a joining strength between the pressed powder member and the metal member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eiichi Kobayashi, Kunihiro Kodama, Masashi Totokawa
  • Publication number: 20160001367
    Abstract: In S102, after preforming a pressed powder member by compressing metal powder filled in a press-forming portion, the pressed powder member and metal member are slid to each other in S103. In S104, after temporarily joining the pressed powder member and the metal member by further pressurizing the powder member, the temporary joined pressed powder member and the metal member are sintered in a sintering furnace, and the pressed powder member and the metal member are joined by sintering diffusion in S105. Thereby, joining areas between the pressed powder member and the metal member are increased, and it is possible to improve a joining strength between the pressed powder member and the metal member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2015
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Eiichi Kobayashi, Kunihiro Kodama, Masashi Totokawa
  • Publication number: 20150129794
    Abstract: In a manufacturing method of a soft magnetic member, a material powder that includes ferrous particles and an organic layer formed on a surface of each of the ferrous particles is prepared. The organic layer contains at least one element selected from the group consisting of Si, Mg, Ti, and V. The material powder is compacted to form a green compact, and the green compact is induction-heated with a frequency of 100 kHz or higher to form an insulation layer made of an oxide containing the element on the surface of each of the ferrous particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Eiichi KOBAYASHI, Kunihiro KODAMA, Masashi TOTOKAWA, Satoshi TAKEUCHI
  • Patent number: 8703517
    Abstract: In a manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, a substrate including single crystalline silicon is prepared, a reformed layer that continuously extends is formed in the substrate, and the reformed layer is removed by etching. The forming the reformed layer includes polycrystallizing a portion of the single crystalline silicon by irradiating the substrate with a pulsed laser beam while moving a focal point of the laser beam in the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi Taya, Katsuhiko Kanamori, Masashi Totokawa
  • Patent number: 8603920
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device includes: irradiating a laser beam on a single crystal silicon substrate, and scanning the laser beam on the substrate so that a portion of the substrate is poly crystallized, wherein at least a part of a poly crystallized portion of the substrate is exposed on a surface of the substrate; and etching the poly crystallized portion of the substrate with an etchant. In this case, a process time is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Kanamori, Masashi Totokawa, Hiroshi Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20120107994
    Abstract: In a manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, a substrate including single crystalline silicon is prepared, a reformed layer that continuously extends is formed in the substrate, and the reformed layer is removed by etching. The forming the reformed layer includes polycrystallizing a portion of the single crystalline silicon by irradiating the substrate with a pulsed laser beam while moving a focal point of the laser beam in the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi TAYA, Katsuhiko Kanamori, Masashi Totokawa
  • Patent number: 8151649
    Abstract: A physical quantity sensor device (10) having a structure in which a stress-sensitive body (1) of which the electric characteristics vary depending upon the application of stress and an insulator (2) having electric insulation are formed being closely adhered together, wherein the stress-sensitive body (1) comprises a thin glass film containing an electrically conductive element that is solidly dissolved therein as atoms, a method of manufacturing the physical quantity sensor device, a piezo-resistive film comprising a thin glass film containing ruthenium that is solidly dissolved therein as atoms, and a method of manufacturing the piezo-resistive film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventors: Masashi Totokawa, Masao Naito, Akihiro Takeichi
  • Publication number: 20110034031
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device includes: irradiating a laser beam on a single crystal silicon substrate, and scanning the laser beam on the substrate so that a portion of the substrate is poly crystallized, wherein at least a part of a poly crystallized portion of the substrate is exposed on a surface of the substrate; and etching the poly crystallized portion of the substrate with an etchant. In this case, a process time is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2010
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Kanamori, Masashi Totokawa, Hiroshi Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20110034032
    Abstract: A method of formation of a thermal spray coating which forms a thermal spray coating on a coating-forming surface, characterized by comprising a thermal spraying step of thermally spraying feedstock powder on the coating-forming surface and a deposition and coating forming step of having the thermally sprayed feedstock powder deposit on the coating-forming surface and solidify to form a coating, in the deposition and coating forming step, when deposited on the coating-forming surface by thermal spraying, the feedstock powder deposits in the solid phase state in 50 to 90%, preferably 70 to 80%, of the whole so as to raise the ratio of the crystallite remaining in the feedstock powder and secure a high heat conductivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2010
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiki Itoh, Kouzou Yoshimura, Ryonosuke Tera, Masashi Totokawa, Yasunori Ninomiya
  • Publication number: 20100307255
    Abstract: A physical quantity sensor device (10) having a structure in which a stress-sensitive body (1) of which the electric characteristics vary depending upon the application of stress and an insulator (2) having electric insulation are formed being closely adhered together, wherein the stress-sensitive body (1) comprises a thin glass film containing an electrically conductive element that is solidly dissolved therein as atoms, a method of manufacturing the physical quantity sensor device, a piezo-resistive film comprising a thin glass film containing ruthenium that is solidly dissolved therein as atoms, and a method of manufacturing the piezo-resistive film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masashi Totokawa, Masao Naito, Akihiro Takeichi
  • Publication number: 20100288636
    Abstract: A laminated gas sensor for exhaust gases improving thermal shock resistance, durability and reliability without permitting characteristics of the exhaust gas sensor to be particularly lowered is provided. A laminated gas sensor comprising a solid electrolyte layer (4) formed on one surface of a substrate (1) holding a lower electrode layer (3) therebetween, and an upper electrode layer (5) on the solid electrolyte layer (4), wherein the substrate (1) is a dense substrate made of at least one substrate material selected from silicon nitride, silicon carbide and aluminum nitride, and, as required, a thermal expansion buffer layer (8) is provided between the substrate (1) inclusive of at least part of the lower electrode layer (3) and the solid electrolyte layer (4), and the difference is not more than 5 ppm/° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2010
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiro Sone, Manabu Tomisaka, Masashi Totokawa
  • Patent number: 7807073
    Abstract: A conductor composition being able to easily secure the conductivity at the same level as an Ag bulk at low temperature process, a mounting substrate utilizing the conductor composition and a mounting structure utilizing the conductor composition are provided. In a mounting structure, wherein one or more electrodes (11) of a mounting substrate (10) and one or more surface mounting components (20) are connected through a conductor composition (30), and one or more surface wirings (14) of the mounting substrate (10), one or more inner-layer wirings (13) and one or more via conductors (12) are formed with the conductor composition, the conductor composition contains conductive particles with electrical conductivity, and the conductive particles are composed of low crystallized Ag fillers with the crystal size of 10 ?m or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masashi Totokawa, Yuji Ootani, Hirokazu Imai, Akira Shintai
  • Patent number: 7524893
    Abstract: The present invention provides a conductive adhesive that is applicable as means for forming conductive junction to process for surface mounting of electronic parts for vehicle loading and process for the manufacture of the electronic parts per se for the purpose of substituting soldering therewith. The conductive adhesive according to the present invention is a conductive adhesive produced by dispersing a conductive medium, such as silver powder, in a binder resin component of a one-component epoxy thermosetting resin which has such a composition that the resin comprises, as essential components, an epoxy resin component composed mainly of an epoxy compound with a polycyclic aromatic ring skeleton, and a cyclic acid anhydride as a curing agent component thereof, and is further added with a coupling agent as an adherence imparting agent therefor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignees: Harima Chemicals, Inc., Denso Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuto Terada, Naoto Shioi, Masashi Totokawa, Yasunori Ninomiya
  • Publication number: 20090013801
    Abstract: A physical quantity sensor element includes a strain sensitive resistor and an electrically insulating material. The strain sensitive resistor has an electrical resistance value changeable in response to a change of a strain level generated by application of a stress. The electrically insulating material is bonded to the strain sensitive resistor, the electrically insulating material having an electrically insulating property. The strain sensitive resistor includes (a) a matrix including a glass and (b) electrically conductive particles that are dispersed in the glass. The glass is free of lead and includes bismuth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2008
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Applicants: DENSO CORPORATION, Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.
    Inventors: Shuichi Yamashita, Masashi Totokawa, Masao Naitou, Tetsuo Imamura, Kenji Morikawa, Takuji Iwano
  • Patent number: 7458150
    Abstract: A method of producing a circuit board includes a step of providing a conductive paste including metal nano-particles at an insulating substrate, and a step of sintering the conductive paste so as to form a circuit conductor. In the sintering step, the conductive paste is sintered in a low-oxygen condition including alcohol such that the metal nano-particles are sintered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventors: Masashi Totokawa, Yasunori Ninomiya
  • Patent number: 7357883
    Abstract: A conductive adhesive is formed by mixing a plurality of conductive fillers into a thermosetting resin. The conductive filler includes a core material made of copper-based metal, a coating film made of silver and a plurality of particles made of silver. The coating film is provided on the core material to cover the core material, and the particles are provided on a surface of the coating film. Accordingly, a surface of the core material is prevented from being exposed. The conductive adhesive can be suitably used for bonding two members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasunori Ninomiya, Masashi Totokawa, Hirokazu Imai, Yukinori Migitaka
  • Patent number: 7276185
    Abstract: A conductor composition being able to easily secure the conductivity at the same level as an Ag bulk at low temperature process, a mounting substrate utilizing the conductor composition and a mounting structure utilizing the conductor composition are provided. In a mounting structure, wherein one or more electrodes (11) of a mounting substrate (10) and one or more surface mounting components (20) are connected through a conductor composition (30), and one or more surface wirings (14) of the mounting substrate (10), one or more inner-layer wirings (13) and one or more via conductors (12) are formed with the conductor composition, the conductor composition contains conductive particles with electrical conductivity, and the conductive particles are composed of low crystallized Ag fillers with the crystal size of 10 nm or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2007
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masashi Totokawa, Yuji Ootani, Hirokazu Imai, Akira Shintai
  • Publication number: 20070224511
    Abstract: A conductor composition being able to easily secure the conductivity at the same level as an Ag bulk at low temperature process, a mounting substrate utilizing the conductor composition and a mounting structure utilizing the conductor composition are provided. In a mounting structure, wherein one or more electrodes (11) of a mounting substrate (10) and one or more surface mounting components (20) are connected through a conductor composition (30), and one or more surface wirings (14) of the mounting substrate (10), one or more inner-layer wirings (13) and one or more via conductors (12) are formed with the conductor composition, the conductor composition contains conductive particles with electrical conductivity, and the conductive particles are composed of low crystallized Ag fillers with the crystal size of 10 nm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2007
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masashi Totokawa, Yuji Ootani, Hirokazu Imai, Akira Shintai