Patents by Inventor Matsumi Watanabe

Matsumi Watanabe 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: 7781357
    Abstract: A dielectric ceramic composition comprising forsterite in an amount of 93.0 to 99.0 mol % when calculating in terms of 2MgO.SiO2 and calcium titanate in an amount of 1.0 to 7.0 mol % when calculating in terms of CaTiO3 as main components, and as a subcomponent, aluminum oxide in an amount of 0.2 to 5 mass % when calculating in terms of Al2O3 per 100 mass % of said main components. According to the present invention, a dielectric ceramic composition, capable of having both low permittivity and good frequency-temperature characteristic as well as ensuring high Qf value and further having sufficient mechanical strength, and suitable to use in an antenna, a filter and the like used in the high-frequency region, can be provided. Also, the present invention allows providing a dielectric ceramic composition further having resistance to reduction in addition to all of the above properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Masaru Abe, Kakeru Watanabe, Ryohei Nakano, Yasuo Niwa, Matsumi Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20090088314
    Abstract: A dielectric ceramic composition comprising forsterite in an amount of 93.0 to 99.0 mol % when calculating in terms of 2MgO—SiO2 and calcium titanate in an amount of 1.0 to 7.0 mol % when calculating in terms of CaTiO3 as main components, and as a subcomponent, aluminum oxide in an amount of 0.2 to 5 mass % when calculating in terms of Al2O3 per 100 mass % of said main components. According to the present invention, a dielectric ceramic composition, capable of having both low permittivity and good frequency-temperature characteristic as well as ensuring high Qf value and further having sufficient mechanical strength, and suitable to use in an antenna, a filter and the like used in the high-frequency region, can be provided. Also, the present invention allows providing a dielectric ceramic composition further having resistance to reduction in addition to all of the above properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaru Abe, Kakeru Watanabe, Ryohei Nakano, Yasuo Niwa, Matsumi Watanabe
  • Patent number: 7399723
    Abstract: There is provided a dielectric ceramic material in which the firing temperature dependency of the relative dielectric constant can be suppressed and the mechanical strength can be improved. Specifically, there is provided a dielectric ceramic material including: main constituents given by a composition located in the region, in a ternary diagram of ZrO2, SnO2 and TiO2 shown in FIG. 1, bounded by point A, point B, point C, point D, point E and point F; and ZnO: 0.5 to 5 wt %, NiO: 0.1 to 3 wt %, and SiO2: 0.008 to 1.5 wt % in relation to the total weight of the main constituents. The dielectric ceramic material can include Nb2O5: 0.2 wt % or less and K2O: 0.035 wt % or less in relation to the total weight of the main constituents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2008
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Isao Kanada, Ryohei Nakano, Tatsuya Kikuchi, Hisashi Kobuke, Masaru Abe, Kouji Tashiro, Matsumi Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20080009404
    Abstract: There is provided a dielectric ceramic material in which the firing temperature dependency of the relative dielectric constant can be suppressed and the mechanical strength can be improved. Specifically, there is provided a dielectric ceramic material including: main constituents given by a composition located in the region, in a ternary diagram of ZrO2, SnO2 and TiO2 shown in FIG. 1, bounded by point A, point B, point C, point D, point E and point F; and ZnO: 0.5 to 5 wt %, NiO: 0.1 to 3 wt %, and SiO2: 0.008 to 1.5 wt % in relation to the total weight of the main constituents. The dielectric ceramic material can include Nb2O5: 0.2 wt % or less and K2O: 0.035 wt % or less in relation to the total weight of the main constituents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2006
    Publication date: January 10, 2008
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Isao Kanada, Ryohei Nakano, Tatsuya Kikuchi, Hisashi Kobuke, Masaru Abe, Kouji Tashiro, Matsumi Watanabe
  • Patent number: 7312172
    Abstract: A dielectric ceramic composition, comprising a main component including at least a dielectric oxide having a composition expressed by [(CaxSr1-x)O]m[(TiyZr1-y-zHfz)O2], a first subcomponent including a Mn oxide and/or an Al oxide and a glass component, wherein “m”, “x”, “y” and “z” indicating composition mole ratios in the formula included in the main component are in relationships of 0.90?m?1.04, preferably 1.005?m?1.025, 0.5?x<1, preferably 0.6?x?0.9, 0.01?y?0.10, preferably 0.02?y?0.07 and 0<z?0.20, preferably 0<z?0.10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Sasaki, Hitoshi Tanaka, Yasuo Niwa, Matsumi Watanabe, Tomoaki Nonaka
  • Patent number: 7220691
    Abstract: A dielectric ceramic composition comprising 100 moles of barium titanate as the main component, and furthermore comprising with respect to 100 moles of the main component 0.1 to 3 moles of a first subcomponent including a magnesium oxide, 0.01 to 0.5 mole (note that 0.5 is not included) of a second subcomponent including a yttrium oxide, 0.01 to 0.2 mole of a third subcomponent including a vanadium oxide, and 0.5 to 10 moles of a glass component including a silicon oxide as the main component; wherein a manganese oxide and a chrome oxide are substantially not included, and an average particle diameter of dielectric particles is 0.35 ?m or smaller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2007
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoaki Nonaka, Hiroshi Sasaki, Tsutomu Odashima, Takahiro Harada, Matsumi Watanabe, Tetsuo Takaishi, Shinsuke Hashimoto
  • Publication number: 20070078049
    Abstract: A dielectric ceramic composition comprising 100 moles of barium titanate as the main component, and furthermore comprising with respect to 100 moles of the main component 0.1 to 3 moles of a first subcomponent including a magnesium oxide, 0.01 to 0.5 mole (note that 0.5 is not included) of a second subcomponent including a yttrium oxide, 0.01 to 0.2 mole of a third subcomponent including a vanadium oxide, and 0.5 to 10 moles of a glass component including a silicon oxide as the main component; wherein a manganese oxide and a chrome oxide are substantially not included, and an average particle diameter of dielectric particles is 0.35 ?m or smaller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2006
    Publication date: April 5, 2007
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoaki Nonaka, Hiroshi Sasaki, Tsutomu Odashima, Takahiro Harada, Matsumi Watanabe, Tetsuo Takaishi, Shinsuke Hashimoto
  • Publication number: 20070045912
    Abstract: A production method of a dielectric ceramic composition having a main component containing a compound having a perovskite crystal structure of the general formula ABO3 (where, A is at least one type of element selected from Ba, Ca, Sr, and Mg, and B is at least one type of element selected from Ti, Zr, and Hf), having a step of synthesizing an ABO3 powder by a liquid phase method or solid phase method, a step of heat treating said synthesized ABO3 powder to remove gas ingredients contained in said ABO3 powder, and a step of firing a dielectric ceramic composition material including said ABO3 powder from which the gas ingredient has been removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2006
    Publication date: March 1, 2007
    Applicant: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Sasaki, Tsutomu Odashima, Tomoaki Nonaka, Matsumi Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20060234853
    Abstract: A dielectric ceramic composition, comprising a main component including at least a dielectric oxide having a composition expressed by [(CaxSr1-x)O]m[(TiyZr1-y-zHfz)O2], a first subcomponent including a Mn oxide and/or an Al oxide and a glass component, wherein “m”, “x”, “y” and “z” indicating composition mole ratios in the formula included in the main component are in relationships of 0.90?m?1.04, preferably 1.005?m?1.025, 0.5?x<1, preferably 0.6?x?0.9, 0.01?y?0.10, preferably 0.02?y?0.07 and 0<z?0.20, preferably 0<z?0.10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2003
    Publication date: October 19, 2006
    Inventors: Hiroshi Sasaki, Hitoshi Tanaka, Yasuo Niwa, Matsumi Watanabe, Tomoaki Nonaka
  • Patent number: 6949486
    Abstract: A dielectric ceramic composition comprising a main component including 53.00 to 80.00 mol % magnesium oxide converted to MgO, 19.60 to 47.00 mol % titanium oxide converted to TiO2 and 0.05 to 0.85 mol % manganese oxide converted to MnO. This dielectric ceramic composition may comprises 0.00 to 0.20 mol % of at least any one of vanadium oxide, yttrium oxide, ytterbium oxide or holmium oxide converted to V2O5, Y2O3, Yb2O3 and Ho2O3 respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2005
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Sasaki, Yasuo Niwa, Matsumi Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20040132609
    Abstract: A dielectric ceramic composition comprising a main component including 53.00 to 80.00 mol % magnesium oxide converted to MgO, 19.60 to 47.00 mol % titanium oxide converted to TiO2 and 0.05 to 0.85 mol % manganese oxide converted to MnO. This dielectric ceramic composition may comprises 0.00 to 0.20 mol % of at least any one of vanadium oxide, yttrium oxide, ytterbium oxide or holmium oxide converted to V2O5, Y2O3, Yb2O3 and Ho2O3 respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2003
    Publication date: July 8, 2004
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Sasaki, Yasuo Niwa, Matsumi Watanabe