Patents by Inventor Masayuki Hogiri

Masayuki Hogiri 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: 11984271
    Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor includes an anode body having a porous structure, an anode lead having a sheet shape, a cathode layer, an anode lead frame electrically connected to the anode lead, and a cathode lead frame electrically connected to the cathode layer. The anode lead includes an embedded portion embedded in the anode body and a protrusion portion protruding to an outside of the anode body. The anode lead has a first main surface facing the cathode lead frame and a second main surface opposite to the first main surface. The anode lead is located between a center of the anode body and an end face of the anode body in a first direction in which the first main surface faces the cathode lead frame. The end face of the anode body is positioned at a side close to the cathode lead frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yukiyasu Sugihara, Norihiko Ogata, Kazuhide Gotou, Yuma Yano, Yuki Ueda, Masayuki Hogiri
  • Publication number: 20240153713
    Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor including a capacitor element that includes an anode body being porous and including an anode substrate body and a dielectric layer formed on a surface of the anode substrate body, and a solid electrolyte layer covering at least part of the dielectric layer. The anode body has a plurality of principal faces. A surface of the anode body has a first region and a second region different from the first region, and the first region does not include a corner portion where a plurality of the principal faces meet. A surface roughness in the first region is greater than a surface roughness in the second region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Takeshi MINAMIURA, Masayuki HOGIRI, Norihiko OGATA, Kazuhide GOTOU, Yuma YANO, Yukiyasu SUGIHARA
  • Patent number: 11946606
    Abstract: Provided is a wavelength conversion member capable of improving brightness of a light source device. Wavelength conversion member according to the present disclosure includes: first phosphor layer that is disposed on an incidence side where excitation light enters, and contains a plurality of first phosphor particles; and second phosphor layer that is disposed on a side reverse to the incidence side and contains a plurality of second phosphor particles. First phosphor particles include an activation component, second phosphor particles include an activation component same as or different from the activation component included in first phosphor particles, and a concentration of the activation component in first phosphor layer is lower than a concentration of the activation component in second phosphor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki Ueda, Masayuki Hogiri, Yoshihisa Nagasaki, Kojiro Okuyama
  • Publication number: 20230411086
    Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor includes an anode body having a porous structure, an anode lead partially embedded in the anode body, a dielectric layer formed on a surface of the anode body, and a cathode part that covers at least part of the dielectric layer. The anode body has a first region in which first particles sintered together and a second region in which second particles sintered together. The average particle diameter D1 of the first particles is smaller than the average particle diameter D2 of the second particles. The volume-based pore diameter distribution of the anode body with the dielectric layer has a first peak in a range of less than or equal to 0.5 ?m in pore diameter, and a second peak in a range of more than 0.5 ?m in pore diameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Yukiyasu SUGIHARA, Norihiko OGATA, Kazuhide GOTOU, Yuma YANO, Yuki UEDA, Takeshi MINAMIURA, Masayuki HOGIRI
  • Publication number: 20230402233
    Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor element including a porous anode body, an anode wire partially embedded in the anode body, a dielectric layer formed on a surface of the anode body, and a solid electrolyte layer covering at least a portion of the dielectric layer, wherein the anode body is formed of a first metal, the anode wire is formed of a second metal having a different composition from the first metal, and the second metal has a conductivity S2 that is larger than a conductivity S1 of the first metal. This allows for providing an electrolytic capacitor which suppresses an increase in production costs and has a low ESR.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Masayuki HOGIRI, Yuki UEDA, Hitoshi ISHIMOTO
  • Patent number: 11823845
    Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor including a capacitor element that includes an anode body being porous, a dielectric layer formed on the surface of the anode body, and a solid electrolyte layer covering at least part of the dielectric layer. The anode body has a plurality of principal surfaces and a corner portion. The corner portion includes a plurality of side portions connecting between the principal surfaces, and one or more vertex portions connecting between the principal surfaces. A surface layer X of at least part of the corner portion is more compact in texture than a surface layer Y of the principal surface adjacent to the surface layer X.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Norihiko Ogata, Yuma Yano, Kazuhide Gotou, Yukiyasu Sugihara, Masayuki Hogiri, Masahiro Ueda, Kazuhito Odane
  • Patent number: 11763999
    Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor includes an anode body having a porous structure, an anode lead partially embedded in the anode body, a dielectric layer formed on a surface of the anode body, and a cathode part that covers at least part of the dielectric layer. The anode body has a first region in which first particles sintered together and a second region in which second particles sintered together. The average particle diameter D1 of the first particles is smaller than the average particle diameter D2 of the second particles. The volume-based pore diameter distribution of the anode body with the dielectric layer has a first peak in a range of less than or equal to 0.5 ?m in pore diameter, and a second peak in a range of more than 0.5 ?m in pore diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yukiyasu Sugihara, Norihiko Ogata, Kazuhide Gotou, Yuma Yano, Yuki Ueda, Takeshi Minamiura, Masayuki Hogiri
  • Publication number: 20230207224
    Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor element that includes a porous anode body including an anode base body and a dielectric layer formed on a surface of the anode base body, and a solid electrolyte layer that covers at least a part of the dielectric layer. The anode body includes a plurality of principal surfaces, and at least a part of a surface layer of at least one principal surface of the plurality of principal surfaces of the anode body is denser than an inside of the anode body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: NORIHIKO OGATA, YUMA YANO, KAZUHIDE GOTOU, YUKIYASU SUGIHARA, MASAYUKI HOGIRI
  • Publication number: 20220310328
    Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor includes an anode body having a porous structure, an anode lead having a sheet shape, a dielectric layer disposed on a surface of the anode body, a cathode layer covering at least a part of the dielectric layer, an anode lead frame electrically connected to the anode lead, and a cathode lead frame electrically connected to the cathode lead. The anode lead includes an embedded portion embedded in the anode body and a protrusion portion protruding to an outside of the anode body. The anode lead has a first main surface facing the cathode lead frame and a second main surface opposite to the first main surface. The anode lead is located between a center of the anode body and an end face of the anode body in a first direction in which the first main surface faces the cathode lead frame. The end face of the anode body is positioned at a side close to the cathode lead frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: YUKIYASU SUGIHARA, NORIHIKO OGATA, KAZUHIDE GOTOU, YUMA YANO, YUKI UEDA, MASAYUKI HOGIRI
  • Publication number: 20220238282
    Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor includes an anode body having a porous structure, an anode lead partially embedded in the anode body, a dielectric layer formed on a surface of the anode body, and a cathode part that covers at least part of the dielectric layer. The anode body has a first region in which first particles sintered together and a second region in which second particles sintered together. The average particle diameter D1 of the first particles is smaller than the average particle diameter D2 of the second particles. The volume-based pore diameter distribution of the anode body with the dielectric layer has a first peak in a range of less than or equal to 0.5 ?m in pore diameter, and a second peak in a range of more than 0.5 ?m in pore diameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: YUKIYASU SUGIHARA, NORIHIKO OGATA, KAZUHIDE GOTOU, YUMA YANO, YUKI UEDA, TAKESHI MINAMIURA, MASAYUKI HOGIRI
  • Publication number: 20220172901
    Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor including a capacitor element that includes an anode body being porous, a dielectric layer formed on the surface of the anode body, and a solid electrolyte layer covering at least part of the dielectric layer. The anode body has a plurality of principal surfaces and a corner portion. The corner portion includes a plurality of side portions connecting between the principal surfaces, and one or more vertex portions connecting between the principal surfaces. A surface layer X of at least part of the corner portion is more compact in texture than a surface layer Y of the principal surface adjacent to the surface layer X.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Norihiko OGATA, Yuma YANO, Kazuhide GOTOU, Yukiyasu SUGIHARA, Masayuki HOGIRI, Masahiro UEDA, Kazuhito ODANE
  • Publication number: 20210270428
    Abstract: Provided is a wavelength conversion member capable of improving brightness of a light source device. Wavelength conversion member according to the present disclosure includes: first phosphor layer that is disposed on an incidence side where excitation light enters, and contains a plurality of first phosphor particles; and second phosphor layer that is disposed on a side reverse to the incidence side and contains a plurality of second phosphor particles. First phosphor particles include an activation component, second phosphor particles include an activation component same as or different from the activation component included in first phosphor particles, and a concentration of the activation component in first phosphor layer is lower than a concentration of the activation component in second phosphor layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2019
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuki UEDA, Masayuki HOGIRI, Yoshihisa NAGASAKI, Kojiro OKUYAMA
  • Patent number: 11105482
    Abstract: A light source device includes: an excitation light source that emits excitation light having an energy density of 10 W/mm2 or more; and a phosphor layer that has phosphor particles embedded in the matrix. The phosphor particles include at least one selected from the group consisting of metal oxides represented by a following formula (1) and metal oxides represented by a following formula (2). Y3-x1-y1R1y1Cex1Al5-z1Gaz1O12??(1) Y3-x2-y2R2y2Cex2Al5-z2Scz2O12??(2) In the formula (1), R1 includes at least one selected from the group consisting of Gd and Tb, and x1, y1, and z1 satisfy 0.003?x1?0.03, 0?y1?2.1, and 0?z1?2.2, respectively. In the formula (2), R2 includes at least one selected from the group consisting of Gd and Tb, and x2, y2, and z2 satisfy 0.003?x2?0.03, 0?y2?2.1 and 0?z2?1.5, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masayuki Hogiri, Yuki Ueda, Yoshihisa Nagasaki, Kojiro Okuyama
  • Publication number: 20210123577
    Abstract: A light source device includes: an excitation light source that emits excitation light having an energy density of 10 W/mm2 or more; and a phosphor layer that has phosphor particles embedded in the matrix. The phosphor particles include at least one selected from the group consisting of metal oxides represented by a following formula (1) and metal oxides represented by a following formula (2). Y3-x1-y1R1y1Cex1Al5-z1Gaz1O12??(1) Y3-x2-y2R2y2Cex2Al5-z2Scz2O12??(2) In the formula (1), R1 includes at least one selected from the group consisting of Gd and Tb, and x1, y1, and z1 satisfy 0.003?x1?0.03, 0?y1?2.1, and 0?z1?2.2, respectively. In the formula (2), R2 includes at least one selected from the group consisting of Gd and Tb, and x2, y2, and z2 satisfy 0.003?x2?0.03, 0?y2?2.1 and 0?z2?1.5, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Masayuki HOGIRI, Yuki UEDA, Yoshihisa NAGASAKI, Kojiro OKUYAMA
  • Publication number: 20200010760
    Abstract: A light source device includes an excitation light source, and a fluorescence layer configured to emit fluorescence by receiving excitation light emitted from the excitation tight source. The fluorescence layer includes at least one selected from a group consisting of a first fluorescent substance and a second fluorescent substance. The first fluorescent substance is configured to emit fluorescence having a peak wavelength ranging :from 400 nm to 510 nm, inclusive, by receiving the excitation light. The second fluorescent substance is configured to emit fluorescence having a peak wavelength ranging from 580 nm to 700 nm, inclusive, by receiving the excitation light. The first fluorescent substance and the second fluorescent substance each have a fluorescence lifetime ranging from 0.1 nanoseconds to 250 nanoseconds, inclusive. Energy density of the excitation light is 10 W/mm2 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: YUKI UEDA, MASAYUKI HOGIRI, YOSHIHISA NAGASAKI, KOJIRO OKUYAMA, MITSURU NITTA
  • Patent number: 9337355
    Abstract: A voltage nonlinear resistor includes a plurality of N-type ZnO crystal grains, a grain boundary layer, and an oxide grain as a P-type semiconductor. The grain boundary layer is formed between the ZnO crystal grains, and contains at least one kind of oxide of alkaline-earth metal. The oxide grain is disposed between the ZnO crystal grains via the grain boundary layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eiichi Koga, Masayuki Hogiri, Yoshiko Higashi
  • Publication number: 20150076490
    Abstract: A voltage nonlinear resistor includes a plurality of N-type ZnO crystal grains, a grain boundary layer, and an oxide grain as a P-type semiconductor. The grain boundary layer is formed between the ZnO crystal grains, and contains at least one kind of oxide of alkaline-earth metal. The oxide grain is disposed between the ZnO crystal grains via the grain boundary layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Eiichi Koga, Masayuki Hogiri, Yoshiko Higashi
  • Patent number: 8659875
    Abstract: A capacitor includes an electrode and a dielectric layer over the electrode. The dielectric layer includes plural metal oxide particles which are spread, and have an aperture constituted by a space provided between the metal oxide particles. The capacitor further includes an insulating portion on a portion of the electrode facing an opening of the aperture of the dielectric layer. The insulating portion covers the opening of the aperture. This capacitor prevents short-circuiting between the electrodes, thus being highly reliable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kagata, Masayuki Hogiri
  • Publication number: 20120120555
    Abstract: A capacitor includes an electrode and a dielectric layer over the electrode. The dielectric layer includes plural metal oxide particles which are spread, and have an aperture constituted by a space provided between the metal oxide particles. The capacitor further includes an insulating portion on a portion of the electrode facing an opening of the aperture of the dielectric layer. The insulating portion covers the opening of the aperture. This capacitor prevents short-circuiting between the electrodes, thus being highly reliable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kagata, Masayuki Hogiri
  • Publication number: 20120087059
    Abstract: A capacitor includes a substrate made of an organic film, a first conductive layer provided on an upper surface of the substrate, a first dielectric layer provided on an upper surface of the first conductive layer, a second dielectric layer provided on an upper surface of the first dielectric layer, and a second conductive layer provided on an upper surface of the second dielectric layer. The first dielectric layer is made of plural metal oxide chips spread over on the upper surface of the first conductive layer. The second dielectric layer is made of plural metal oxide chips spread over on a lower surface of the second conductive layer. This capacitor can have a large capacitance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2010
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kagata, Masayuki Hogiri