Patents by Inventor Motonobu Kurahashi

Motonobu Kurahashi 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: 8697534
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Motohiko Sato, Kazuhiro Hayashi, Kenji Murakami, Motonobu Kurahashi, Yusuke Kaieda, Jun Otsuka, Manabu Sato
  • Patent number: 8350306
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Motohiko Sato, Kazuhiro Hayashi, Kenji Murakami, Motonobu Kurahashi, Yusuke Kaieda, Jun Otsuka, Manabu Sato
  • Publication number: 20130000820
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.,
    Inventors: Motohiko SATO, Kazuhiro HAYASHI, Kenji MURAKAMI, Motonobu KURAHASHI, Yusuke KAIEDA, Jun OTSUKA, Manabu SATO
  • Patent number: 8304321
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Motohiko Sato, Kazuhiro Hayashi, Kenji Murakami, Motonobu Kurahashi, Yusuke Kaieda, Jun Otsuka, Manabu Sato
  • Publication number: 20110083794
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2010
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Applicant: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Motohiko Sato, Kazuhiro Hayashi, Kenji Murakami, Motonobu Kurahashi, Yusuke Kaieda, Jun Otsuka, Manabu Sato
  • Patent number: 7863662
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Motohiko Sato, Kazuhiro Hayashi, Kenji Murakami, Motonobu Kurahashi, Yusuke Kaieda, Jun Otsuka, Manabu Sato
  • Patent number: 7778010
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Motohiko Sato, Kazuhiro Hayashi, Akifumi Tosa, Kenji Murakami, Tomohide Yamada, Motonobu Kurahashi
  • Publication number: 20090283574
    Abstract: A wiring board includes an insulating layer having a plurality of through holes formed therein, a base substrate layer positioned below the insulating layer, and a plurality of electrodes disposed on the base substrate layer, each electrode having an exposed surface exposed from a respective through hole, each exposed surfaces being coated with a flux. A plurality of solder balls are disposed on the fluxes in the through holes, respectively. An apparatus for mounting the solder balls on the plurality of electrodes includes: a solder ball removing unit configured to remove a first plurality of solder balls located other than in the through holes; and a solder ball pressing unit configured to press a second plurality of solder balls individually disposed in the through holes towards respective electrodes and into respective flux.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2009
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Inventors: Ryuichi OKAZAKI, Ryosuke Kumagai, Takuya Hando, Hajime Okamoto, Motonobu Kurahashi
  • Publication number: 20090268373
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2009
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Applicant: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Motohiko SATO, Kazuhiro HAYASHI, Akifumi TOSA, Kenji MURAKAMI, Tomohide YAMADA, Motonobu KURAHASHI
  • Patent number: 7573697
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Motohiko Sato, Kazuhiro Hayashi, Akifumi Tosa, Kenji Murakami, Tomohide Yamada, Motonobu Kurahashi
  • Patent number: 7362560
    Abstract: A multilayer electronic component including a multilayer ceramic capacitor is disclosed, which includes a laminate of dielectric layers and internal electrodes disposed on the dielectric layers; at least one via-conductor penetrating the dielectric layers and connecting to the internal electrodes; and at least one external terminal formed on an outer surface of the laminate and connecting to an end of the via-conductor, wherein the external terminal includes a lower bump formed on the outer surface of the laminate and an upper bump formed on the lower bump, and a diameter of the upper bump is smaller than that of the lower bump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2008
    Assignee: NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Tsujimura, Akifumi Tosa, Motonobu Kurahashi, Manabu Sato
  • Publication number: 20070145449
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2006
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Inventors: Motohiko Sato, Kazuhiro Hayashi, Kenji Murakami, Motonobu Kurahashi, Yusuke Kaieda, Jun Otsuka, Manabu Sato
  • Publication number: 20070047175
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2006
    Publication date: March 1, 2007
    Inventors: Motohiko Sato, Kazuhiro Hayashi, Akifumi Tosa, Kenji Murakami, Tomohide Yamada, Motonobu Kurahashi
  • Publication number: 20050269287
    Abstract: A multilayer electronic component including a multilayer ceramic capacitor is disclosed, which includes a laminate of dielectric layers and internal electrodes disposed on the dielectric layers; at least one via-conductor penetrating the dielectric layers and connecting to the internal electrodes; and at least one external terminal formed on an outer surface of the laminate and connecting to an end of the via-conductor, wherein the external terminal includes a lower bump formed on the outer surface of the laminate and an upper bump formed on the lower bump, and a diameter of the upper bump is smaller than that of the lower bump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2005
    Publication date: December 8, 2005
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Tsujimura, Akifumi Tosa, Motonobu Kurahashi, Manabu Sato