Patents by Inventor Mitsuru Honjo
Mitsuru Honjo 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).
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Patent number: 10025432Abstract: Provided is a capacitive touch panel which has enhanced sensitivity and is usable in an image display panel, etc. in this capacitive touch panel, a window, a first transparent film having a first transparent conductive electrode pattern formed on one surface thereof, and a second transparent film having a second transparent conductive electrode pattern which is formed on one surface thereof and disposed with respect to the first transparent film in such a manner as to allow a capacitance to be formed therebetween, are stacked in turn. The capacitive touch panel comprises a first transparent inter-layer resin provided between the window and the first transparent film, and a second transparent inter-layer resin provided between the first transparent film and the second transparent film, wherein the first transparent inter-layer resin has a dielectric constant greater than that of the second transparent inter-layer resin.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2012Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroaki Kishioka, Mayumi Kishioka, Tomohide Banba, Mitsuru Honjo, Naoki Nagaoka, Kazumasa Igarashi, Yuki Hasegawa, Hiroshi Wada, Yuki Tsubaki, Tomotake Nashiki
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Patent number: 9553370Abstract: First and second conductor layers are formed on a main surface of a base layer. A tapered slot is formed between the first and second conductive layers. A first slit is formed at the first conductor layer, and a second slit is formed at the second conductor layer. Thus, the first conductor layer is divided into a first device connection portion and a first antenna portion, and the second conductor layer is divided into a second device connection portion and a second antenna portion. A semiconductor device is connected to the first and second device connection portions.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2014Date of Patent: January 24, 2017Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATIONInventors: Masami Inoue, Masayuki Hodono, Mitsuru Honjo
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Patent number: 9390849Abstract: In the disclosed magnetic element (1) for wireless power transmission, in a cross section that matches the direction of magnetic coupling, a conductor section (2) and a magnetic material section (3) that abuts the conductor section (2) are disposed in parallel in a direction perpendicular to the direction of magnetic coupling, and one of either the conductor section (2) or the magnetic material section (3) has a protruding region (61) that protrudes in the direction of magnetic coupling more than the other does.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2011Date of Patent: July 12, 2016Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATIONInventors: Takezo Hatanaka, Mitsuru Honjo, Takeshi Tanaka, Masami Inoue
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Patent number: 9265141Abstract: Provided are an opto-electric hybrid board which eliminates the necessity of an aligning operation of a core of an optical waveguide unit and an optical element of an electric circuit unit and which is excellent in mass-productivity, and a manufacturing method therefor. The opto-electric hybrid board includes an optical waveguide unit and an electric circuit unit having an optical element mounted thereon, the electric circuit unit being coupled to the optical waveguide unit. The optical waveguide unit includes fitting holes which are formed in a surface of an overcladding layer and are located and formed at predetermined locations with respect to one end surface of a core. The electric circuit unit includes protruding portions which fit into the fitting holes and are located and formed at predetermined locations with respect to the optical element.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2012Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATIONInventors: Masami Inoue, Masayuki Hodono, Akiko Nagafuji, Yuichi Tsujita, Mitsuru Honjo
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Publication number: 20150270620Abstract: First and second conductor layers are formed on a main surface of a base layer. A tapered slot is formed between the first and second conductive layers. A first slit is formed at the first conductor layer, and a second slit is formed at the second conductor layer. Thus, the first conductor layer is divided into a first device connection portion and a first antenna portion, and the second conductor layer is divided into a second device connection portion and a second antenna portion. A semiconductor device is connected to the first and second device connection portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2014Publication date: September 24, 2015Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATIONInventors: Masami INOUE, Masayuki HODONO, Mitsuru HONJO
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Patent number: 9095064Abstract: A base insulating layer is formed on a suspension body, and write wiring traces and read wiring traces are formed on the base insulating layer. The write wiring trace and the read wiring traces are formed on a body region of the base insulating layer, and the write wiring trace is formed on an auxiliary region of the base insulating layer. The base insulating layer is bent along a bend portion. This causes the write wiring trace to be positioned above the write wiring trace.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2012Date of Patent: July 28, 2015Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATIONInventors: Tetsuya Oosawa, Naoyuki Tanaka, Mitsuru Honjo
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Patent number: 9029708Abstract: A base insulating layer is formed on a suspension body. Read wiring patterns, write wiring patterns and a ground pattern are formed in parallel on the base insulating layer. A first cover insulating layer is formed on the base insulating layer to cover the read wiring patterns, the write wiring patterns and the ground pattern. A ground layer is formed in a region on the first cover insulating layer above the write wiring patterns. A second cover insulating layer is formed on the first cover insulating layer to cover the ground layer.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2011Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: Nitto Denko CorporationInventors: Tetsuya Oosawa, Mitsuru Honjo, Daisuke Yamauchi
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Patent number: 8895870Abstract: A plurality of wiring traces and a plurality of lead wires for plating are formed on a base insulating layer. Each wiring trace and each lead wire for plating are integrally formed with each other. An electrode pad is provided at an end of each wiring trace, and the lead wire for plating is provided to extend from each electrode pad toward the opposite side to the wiring trace. A width of each lead wire for plating is set larger than a width of each wiring trace.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2010Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignee: Nitto Denko CorporationInventors: Tetsuya Ohsawa, Mitsuru Honjo, Daisuke Yamuchi
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Publication number: 20140338958Abstract: A base insulating layer is formed on a suspension body. A lead wire for plating and a wiring trace are integrally formed on the base insulating layer. A cover insulating layer is formed on the base insulating layer to cover the lead wire for plating and the wiring trace. A thickness of a portion of the cover insulating layer above a region of the base insulating layer in which the lead wire for plating is formed is set smaller than the thickness of a portion of the cover insulating layer above other regions of the base insulating layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2014Publication date: November 20, 2014Inventors: Daisuke YAMAUCHI, Tetsuya OOSAWA, Mitsuru HONJO, Masami INOUE
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Patent number: 8853546Abstract: A base insulating layer is formed on a suspension body. A lead wire for plating and a wiring trace are integrally formed on the base insulating layer. A cover insulating layer is formed on the base insulating layer to cover the lead wire for plating and the wiring trace. A thickness of a portion of the cover insulating layer above a region of the base insulating layer in which the lead wire for plating is formed is set smaller than the thickness of a portion of the cover insulating layer above other regions of the base insulating layer.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2010Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: Nitto Denko CorporationInventors: Daisuke Yamauchi, Tetsuya Oosawa, Mitsuru Honjo, Masami Inoue
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Patent number: 8837873Abstract: Provided are an opto-electric hybrid board and a manufacturing method therefor. An optical waveguide unit includes protruding portions which are extendingly provided at portions of at least one of an undercladding layer and an overcladding layer, and the protruding portions are located and formed at predetermined locations with respect to a light transmitting surface of a core. An electric circuit unit includes a bent portion having fitting holes into which the protruding portions fit and having an optical element. The fitting holes are located and formed at predetermined locations with respect to the optical element. The optical waveguide unit and the electric circuit unit are coupled to each other in a state in which the protruding portions fit into the fitting holes to form an opto-electric hybrid board.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2012Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: Nitto Denko CorporationInventors: Akiko Nagafuji, Yuichi Tsujita, Masayuki Hodono, Masami Inoue, Mitsuru Honjo
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Publication number: 20140225129Abstract: An electrode is formed on at least one surface of first and second surfaces of a dielectric film formed of resin to be capable of receiving or transmitting an electromagnetic wave in a terahertz band. A semiconductor device operable in the terahertz band is mounted on at least one surface of the first and second surfaces of the dielectric film to be electrically connected to the electrode. A portion of a support layer is formed on the first or second surface of the dielectric film, and a dielectric lens is supported by another portion of the support layer. Another portion of the support layer is bent with respect to the portion such that the electromagnetic wave in the terahertz band transmitted or received by the electrode permeates through the dielectric lens.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2014Publication date: August 14, 2014Applicant: Nitto Denko CorporationInventors: Masami INOUE, Masayuki HODONO, Mitsuru HONJO
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Publication number: 20140203994Abstract: An antenna module includes a support body and an antenna body. The support body has a flat support surface and a support surface that extends obliquely upward from one side of the support surface. The antenna body is attached to the support surface while being bent along the support surface of the support body. The antenna body is constituted by a dielectric film, a pair of electrodes and a semiconductor device. The pair of electrodes is formed on a main surface of the dielectric film, and the semiconductor device is mounted on the end of the electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2014Publication date: July 24, 2014Applicant: Nitto Denko CorporationInventors: Masayuki HODONO, Masami INOUE, Mitsuru HONJO
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Publication number: 20140132466Abstract: A dielectric film has a main surface and a back surface and is formed of resin. Electrodes that can receive or transmit an electromagnetic wave having a frequency of not less than 0.05 THz and not more than 10 THz in the terahertz band are formed on the main surface of the dielectric film. The electrodes constitute a tapered slot antenna. The dielectric film and the electrodes are formed of a flexible printed circuit board. A semiconductor device that is operable at a frequency in the terahertz band is mounted on the main surface of the dielectric film so as to be electrically connected to the electrodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2013Publication date: May 15, 2014Applicants: OSAKA UNIVERSITY, NITTO DENKO CORPORATIONInventors: Masami INOUE, Masayuki HODONO, Mitsuru HONJO, Tadao NAGATSUMA, Masayuki FUJITA
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Patent number: 8644655Abstract: Provided are an opto-electric hybrid board which eliminates the necessity of an aligning operation of a core of an optical waveguide unit and an optical element of an electric circuit unit and which is excellent in mass-productivity, and a manufacturing method therefor. The opto-electric hybrid board includes an optical waveguide unit and an electric circuit unit having an optical element mounted thereon, the electric circuit unit being coupled to the optical waveguide unit. The optical waveguide unit includes protruding portions which are extendingly provided at portions of at least one of the undercladding layer and the overcladding layer, and are located and formed at predetermined locations with respect to a light transmitting surface of a core. The electric circuit unit includes fitting holes into which the protruding portions fit, and are located and formed at predetermined locations with respect to the optical element.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2012Date of Patent: February 4, 2014Assignee: Nitto Denko CorporationInventors: Yuichi Tsujita, Masayuki Hodono, Akiko Nagafuji, Masami Inoue, Ryusuke Naito, Mitsuru Honjo
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Patent number: 8569629Abstract: An FPC board includes a base insulating layer. A plurality of wiring traces are formed on the base insulating layer. The adjacent wiring traces are arranged at a distance d from each other, and each wiring trace has a predetermined width and a thickness t1. Each transmission line pair is constituted by the two adjacent wiring traces of the plurality of wring traces. A ratio of the thickness t1 of the wiring trace to the distance d between the adjacent wiring traces is set to 0.8 or more. A cover insulating layer may be formed on the base insulating layer to cover the wiring traces. A metal layer having a predetermined thickness may be provided on a back surface of the base insulating layer. Furthermore, a differential impedance of each transmission line pair may be set to 100 ?.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2010Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: Nitto Denko CorporationInventors: Tadao Ookawa, Mitsuru Honjo, Daisuke Yamauchi
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Patent number: 8522427Abstract: A multi-layer structure including a base insulating layer and a thin metal film layer (seed layer) is prepared. A plating resist layer is formed to have a prescribed pattern on the upper surface of the thin metal film layer. A metal plating layer is formed on the thin metal film layer exposed by electroplating. Then, the plating resist layer is removed, and the thin metal film layer in the region having the plating resist layer is removed. In this way, a conductive pattern including the thin metal film layer and the metal plating layer is formed. The upper surface of the base insulating layer in the region without the conductive pattern is subjected to roughening treatment. A cover insulating layer is formed on the upper surfaces of the base insulating layer and the conductive pattern. In this way, a printed circuit board is completed.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2008Date of Patent: September 3, 2013Assignee: Nitto Denko CorporationInventors: Tadao Ookawa, Mitsuru Honjo, Takashi Oda
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Patent number: 8350159Abstract: A base insulating layer is formed on a suspension body, and write wiring traces and read wiring traces are formed on the base insulating layer. The write wiring trace and the read wiring traces are formed on a body region of the base insulating layer, and the write wiring trace is formed on an auxiliary region of the base insulating layer. The base insulating layer is bent along a bend portion. This causes the write wiring trace to be positioned above the write wiring trace.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2010Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: Nitto Denko CorporationInventors: Tetsuya Oosawa, Naoyuki Tanaka, Mitsuru Honjo
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Publication number: 20130002041Abstract: In the disclosed magnetic element (1) for wireless power transmission, in a cross section that matches the direction of magnetic coupling, a conductor section (2) and a magnetic material section (3) that abuts the conductor section (2) are disposed in parallel in a direction perpendicular to the direction of magnetic coupling, and one of either the conductor section (2) or the magnetic material section (3) has a protruding region (61) that protrudes in the direction of magnetic coupling more than the other does.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2011Publication date: January 3, 2013Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATIONInventors: Takezo Hatanaka, Mitsuru Honjo, Takeshi Tanaka, Masami Inoue
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Patent number: 8330054Abstract: A plurality of wiring traces are formed on a base insulating layer, and a metal layer is formed on the opposite surface of the base insulating layer. Two adjacent wiring traces constitute a transmission line pair. The width of the wiring trace is set to not more than 250 ?m, and the distance between the adjacent wiring traces is set to not less than 8 ?m. The thickness of the base insulating layer is selected to cause differential impedance of the transmission line pair to be not less than 10 ? and not more than 50 ?.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2010Date of Patent: December 11, 2012Assignee: Nitto Denko CorporationInventors: Mitsuru Honjo, Daisuke Yamauchi, Kei Nakamura