Patents by Inventor Motohiko Sato
Motohiko Sato 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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Publication number: 20110083794Abstract: A wiring substrate in which a capacitor is provided, the capacitor comprising a capacitor body including a plurality of dielectric layers and internal electrode layers provided between the different dielectric layers, wherein said capacitor body has, in at least one side face of said capacitor body, recesses extending in a thickness direction of said capacitor body from at least one of a first principal face of said capacitor body and a second principal face positioned on the side opposite to the first principal face.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2010Publication date: April 14, 2011Applicant: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.Inventors: Motohiko Sato, Kazuhiro Hayashi, Kenji Murakami, Motonobu Kurahashi, Yusuke Kaieda, Jun Otsuka, Manabu Sato
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Patent number: 7863662Abstract: A wiring substrate in which a capacitor is provided, the capacitor comprising a capacitor body including a plurality of dielectric layers and internal electrode layers provided between the different dielectric layers, wherein said capacitor body has, in at least one side face of said capacitor body, recesses extending in a thickness direction of said capacitor body from at least one of a first principal face of said capacitor body and a second principal face positioned on the side opposite to the first principal face.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2006Date of Patent: January 4, 2011Assignee: NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd.Inventors: Motohiko Sato, Kazuhiro Hayashi, Kenji Murakami, Motonobu Kurahashi, Yusuke Kaieda, Jun Otsuka, Manabu Sato
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Publication number: 20100300602Abstract: A method for manufacturing a ceramic capacitor embedded in a wiring substrate, the ceramic capacitor including a capacitor body which has a pair of capacitor main surfaces and a plurality of capacitor side surfaces also has a structure in which a plurality of internal electrodes are alternately layered through a ceramic dielectric layer, the method has (a) laminating ceramic-made green sheets and combining the green sheets into one, to form a multi-device-forming multilayer unit in which a plurality of product areas, each of which becomes the ceramic capacitor, are arranged in longitudinal and lateral directions along a plane direction, (b) forming a groove portion to form a chamfer portion at a boundary portion between at least one of the capacitor main surfaces and the plurality of capacitor side surfaces, (c) sintering the multi-device-forming multilayer unit, and (d) dividing the product areas into each product area along the groove portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2010Publication date: December 2, 2010Inventors: Seiji ICHIYANAGI, Kenji Murakami, Motohiko Sato, Jun Otsuka
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Publication number: 20100300740Abstract: A ceramic capacitor includes a capacitor body and a metal layer arranged on an outer surface of the capacitor body. The outer surface includes: a first capacitor major surface; a second capacitor major surface opposite to the first capacitor major surface in a thickness direction of the capacitor body; and a capacitor lateral surface between the first and second capacitor major surfaces. The capacitor body includes a first layer section and a second layer section. The first layer section includes a plurality of ceramic dielectric layers and a plurality of internal electrodes, wherein the ceramic dielectric layers and the internal electrodes are layered alternately. The second layer section is exposed at the first capacitor major surface, and includes a corner portion at a boundary between the first capacitor major surface and the capacitor lateral surface. The metal layer covers the corner portion of the second layer section.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2010Publication date: December 2, 2010Inventors: Seiji Ichiyanagi, Kenji Murakami, Motohiko Sato, Jun Otsuka, Masahiko Okuyama
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Patent number: 7778010Abstract: A capacitor comprising: a plurality of laminated dielectric layers; a plurality of inner electrode layers each disposed between mutually adjacent ones of the dielectric layers; and dummy electrode layers respectively disposed between the dielectric layers, disposed on sides closer to outer peripheral sides of the dielectric layers than to the inner electrode layers and disposed apart from the inner electrode layers.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2009Date of Patent: August 17, 2010Assignee: NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd.Inventors: Motohiko Sato, Kazuhiro Hayashi, Akifumi Tosa, Kenji Murakami, Tomohide Yamada, Motonobu Kurahashi
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Publication number: 20090268373Abstract: A capacitor comprising: a plurality of laminated dielectric layers; a plurality of inner electrode layers each disposed between mutually adjacent ones of the dielectric layers; and dummy electrode layers respectively disposed between the dielectric layers, disposed on sides closer to outer peripheral sides of the dielectric layers than to the inner electrode layers and disposed apart from the inner electrode layers.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2009Publication date: October 29, 2009Applicant: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.Inventors: Motohiko SATO, Kazuhiro HAYASHI, Akifumi TOSA, Kenji MURAKAMI, Tomohide YAMADA, Motonobu KURAHASHI
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Publication number: 20090255719Abstract: A wiring board includes a substrate core and a ceramic chip to be embedded therein. The substrate core has a housing opening portion opening at a core main surface. The ceramic chip is accommodated in the housing opening portion so that the core main surface and a chip first main surface face the same way. The ceramic chip includes a plurality of second terminal electrodes comprised of a metallized layer and formed on the chip second main surface so as to protrude therefrom. A projecting portion, disposed on the second main surface side so as to surround a plurality of the second terminal electrodes, is formed on the chip second main surface so as to protrude therefrom.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2009Publication date: October 15, 2009Inventors: Hiroshi Yamamoto, Toshitake Seki, Shinji Yuri, Masaki Muramatsu, Motohiko Sato, Akifumi Tosa
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Patent number: 7573697Abstract: A capacitor comprising: a plurality of laminated dielectric layers; a plurality of inner electrode layers each disposed between mutually adjacent ones of the dielectric layers; and dummy electrode layers respectively disposed between the dielectric layers, disposed on sides closer to outer peripheral sides of the dielectric layers than to the inner electrode layers and disposed apart from the inner electrode layers.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2006Date of Patent: August 11, 2009Assignee: NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd.Inventors: Motohiko Sato, Kazuhiro Hayashi, Akifumi Tosa, Kenji Murakami, Tomohide Yamada, Motonobu Kurahashi
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Publication number: 20090173093Abstract: A refrigerator capable of properly cooling a plurality of containers storing a liquid beverage by uniformizing and stabilizing a temperature inside a cooling chamber. The refrigerator comprises the cooling chamber storing the containers of the liquid beverage, a cooling duct incorporating a heat exchanger, the suction port of the cooling duct installed in the cooling chamber, the cool air blowout port of the cooling duct installed in the cooling chamber, a lead-in port formed at the upper end of a cool air feed duct, through holes blowing out the air in the cool air feed duct into the cooling chamber, and a fan positioned the lead-in port of the cool air feed duct. The cool duct sucks the air in the cooling chamber from the suction port, cools it by the heat exchanger, and blows it out from the cool air blowout port. The lead-in port of the cool air feed duct faces the cool air blowout port of the cooling duct and also faces the inside of the cooling chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2006Publication date: July 9, 2009Applicants: FUKUSHIMA KOGYO CO., LTD., MEBIX INC.Inventors: Susumu Sueda, Motohiko Sato, Satoshi Okoso
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Patent number: 7557440Abstract: A wiring board includes a substrate core and a ceramic chip to be embedded therein. The substrate core has a housing opening portion opening at a core main surface. The ceramic chip is accommodated in the housing opening portion so that the core main surface and a chip first main surface face the same way. The ceramic chip includes a plurality of second terminal electrodes comprised of a metallized layer and formed on the chip second main surface so as to protrude therefrom. A projecting portion, disposed on the second main surface side so as to surround a plurality of the second terminal electrodes, is formed on the chip second main surface so as to protrude therefrom.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2006Date of Patent: July 7, 2009Assignee: NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Yamamoto, Toshitake Seki, Shinji Yuri, Masaki Muramatsu, Motohiko Sato, Akifumi Tosa
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Publication number: 20080251285Abstract: A capacitor is provided having a tough surface portion which prevents cracking that tends to occur when the capacitor is built-in or surface-mounted on a wiring board. A ceramic sintered body of the capacitor includes a capacitor forming layer portion, a cover layer portion and an interlayer portion. The capacitor forming layer portion has a laminated structure wherein ceramic dielectric layers and inner electrodes connected to a peripheral portion of capacitor via conductors, are alternately laminated. The cover layer portion is exposed at a surface portion of the ceramic body and has a laminated structure wherein ceramic dielectric layers and dummy electrodes not connected to the capacitor via conductors, are alternately laminated.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2008Publication date: October 16, 2008Inventors: Motohiko Sato, Kenji Murakami, Jun Otsuka, Manabu Sato, Masahiko Okuyama, Kozo Yamazaki
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Publication number: 20080223607Abstract: An intermediate board has a board core formed by a main core body and a sub-core portion. The main core body has a plate-like shape and includes an open sub-core housing portion in which the sub-core portion is housed. A first terminal array of the board core has an area that overlaps an orthogonal projection of the sub-core portion. The latter incorporates a laminated ceramic capacitor formed by first and second conductor layers with a ceramic (dielectric) layer therebetween. The first layer is connected to first and second side terminals of a first type while the second layer is connected to first and second side terminals of a second type. The housing portion has an inner edge which, in cross section, is of a quadrate shape, and a radius portion is formed at each corner having a dimension of between 0.1 and 2 mm.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2008Publication date: September 18, 2008Inventors: Masaki MURAMATSU, Shinji Yuri, Kazuhiro Urashima, Hiroshi Yamamoto, Toshitake Seki, Motohiko Sato
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Patent number: 7418823Abstract: The present invention provides a freezer capable of preventing/restraining quality of foods from being deteriorated, freezing method, and frozen objects manufactured using the freezer and freezing method. The freezer 10 comprises a freezer main body 101, a cluster fragmenting device 1A for fragmenting water clusters contained in the objects 5, a loading part 7 for loading the objects 5, a heat exchanger 8 and a cold gas supply device. The cold gas supply device comprises a dehumidifying device 11 for dehumidifying a cold gas heat-exchanged by the heat exchanger 8, and a fan 9 for-circulating dehumidified cold gas to maintain the inside of the freezer 101 in a dry state. Further, the cluster fragmenting device 1A includes plural magnetic field generating devices 2 that imparts magnetic fields to the objects 5 containing water and changes the strength of magnetic fields with time elapsed.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2003Date of Patent: September 2, 2008Assignee: Shounan Jitsugyou CorporationInventors: Motohiko Sato, Kazuhiko Fujita
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Patent number: 7370796Abstract: A laser processing system including a laser processing machine capable of operating along an inherent control axis, an axis driving section driving the control axis of the laser processing machine, a laser oscillator supplying a laser beam to the laser processing machine, a control unit controlling the axis driving section and the laser oscillator, and a transfer line connecting the axis driving section and the laser oscillator to the control unit in a daisy-chain mode.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2006Date of Patent: May 13, 2008Assignee: Fanuc LtdInventors: Akira Egawa, Kazuhiro Suzuki, Motohiko Sato
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Patent number: 7345246Abstract: An intermediate board has a board core formed by a main core body and a sub-core portion. The main core body has a plate-like shape and includes an open sub-core housing portion in which the sub-core portion is housed. A first terminal array of the board core has an area that overlaps an orthogonal projection of the sub-core portion. The latter incorporates a laminated ceramic capacitor formed by first and second conductor layers with a ceramic (dielectric) layer therebetween. The first layer is connected to first and second side terminals of a first type while the second layer is connected to first and second side terminals of a second type. The housing portion has an inner edge which, in cross section, is of a quadrate shape, and a radius portion is formed at each corner having a dimension of between 0.1 and 2 mm.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2006Date of Patent: March 18, 2008Assignee: NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masaki Muramatsu, Shinji Yuri, Kazuhiro Urashima, Hiroshi Yamamoto, Toshitake Seki, Motohiko Sato
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Patent number: 7327554Abstract: An assembly includes a semiconductor device having surface-connecting terminals, a substrate having surface-connecting pads, and a capacitor having an approximately plate-shaped capacitor main body having a first surface on which the semiconductor device is mounted and a second surface at which the capacitor main body is mounted on the substrate and a plurality of electrically conductive vias penetrating the capacitor main body between the first and second surfaces and connected to the surface-connecting terminals and the surface-connecting pads.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2004Date of Patent: February 5, 2008Assignee: NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jun Otsuka, Manabu Sato, Junichi Ito, Kazuhiro Hayashi, Motohiko Sato
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Publication number: 20070209876Abstract: An oil level adjuster is basically provided with a plug seat, a tubular member and a drain plug. The plug seat has a lower end and an upper end with a drain bore extending between the lower and upper ends for draining oil from an oil pan. The plug seat also has a drainage passageway spaced from the upper end towards the lower end. The tubular member is removably installed in the drain bore and projects beyond the upper end of the plug seat, with the tubular member covering the drainage passageway when fully installed and exposing the drainage passageway to the drain bore when at least partially removed. The drain plug is removably installed in the drain bore of the plug seat to plug the drain bore.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2007Publication date: September 13, 2007Applicant: Aichi Machine Industry Co., Ltd.Inventor: Motohiko SATO
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Publication number: 20070145449Abstract: A wiring substrate in which a capacitor is provided, the capacitor comprising a capacitor body including a plurality of dielectric layers and internal electrode layers provided between the different dielectric layers, wherein said capacitor body has, in at least one side face of said capacitor body, recesses extending in a thickness direction of said capacitor body from at least one of a first principal face of said capacitor body and a second principal face positioned on the side opposite to the first principal face.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2006Publication date: June 28, 2007Inventors: Motohiko Sato, Kazuhiro Hayashi, Kenji Murakami, Motonobu Kurahashi, Yusuke Kaieda, Jun Otsuka, Manabu Sato
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Patent number: 7233480Abstract: A laminated ceramic capacitor (10) divided into a first laminate (11), a second laminate (12), a third laminate (13), and a fourth laminate (14). The first laminate (11) includes a ceramic layer (15) serving as a dielectric layer. The ceramic layer (15) is thicker than a ceramic layer (17) sandwiched between internal electrodes (16a) in the second laminate (12) or the fourth laminate (14), and thinner than 20 times the thickness of the ceramic layer (17). The third laminate (13) includes dielectric layers, which serve as the ceramic layers (17), and has a thickness of 5% of the total thickness of the second laminate (12) and the fourth laminate (14). Accordingly, the third laminate (13) achieves the function of absorbing an electrode-induced thickness differential. Also, by means of regulating the thickness of the first laminate (11), portions of via electrodes (18) that extend without being electrically connected to the internal electrodes (16b) can be shortened.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2006Date of Patent: June 19, 2007Assignee: NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazuhiro Hayashi, Akifumi Tosa, Motohiko Sato, Jun Otsuka, Manabu Sato
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Publication number: 20070045814Abstract: A wiring board includes a substrate core and a ceramic chip to be embedded therein. The substrate core has a housing opening portion opening at a core main surface. The ceramic chip is accommodated in the housing opening portion so that the core main surface and a chip first main surface face the same way. The ceramic chip includes a plurality of second terminal electrodes comprised of a metallized layer and formed on the chip second main surface so as to protrude therefrom. A projecting portion, disposed on the second main surface side so as to surround a plurality of the second terminal electrodes, is formed on the chip second main surface so as to protrude therefrom.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2006Publication date: March 1, 2007Inventors: Hiroshi Yamamoto, Toshitake Seki, Shinji Yuri, Masaki Muramatsu, Motohiko Sato, Akifumi Tosa