Patents by Inventor Mikikazu Takehana

Mikikazu Takehana 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).

  • Laminate type varistor
    Patent number: 6346871
    Abstract: A laminate type varistor has at least one pair of first and second inner electrodes and a varistor layer. The at least one pair of first and second electrodes and the varistor layer are laminated. A first outer electrode and a second outer electrode electrically are connected to the first inner electrode and the second inner electrode, respectively. In the laminate type varistor, the first inner electrode and the first inner electrode are separated by a predetermined distance from the outer electrode so that the first inner electrode has no electrode surface facing to an electrode surface of the second inner electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2002
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Tadashi Ogasawara, Ryuichi Tanaka, Mikikazu Takehana