Patents by Inventor Mutsumi Yano

Mutsumi Yano 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).

  • Publication number: 20080239630
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electrolytic capacitor having a large electrostatic capacity. In the solid electrolytic capacitor, a capacitor element provided with; an anode in which a part of an anode lead is embedded in the inside of an outer package made of an epoxy resin or the like; an oxide layer containing niobium oxide formed on the anode; and a cathode formed on the oxide layer; is embedded. The anode lead is composed of a niobium alloy containing at least one of vanadium and zirconium, and its one end is embedded in the anode composed of a porous sintered body of metal particles containing niobium, and the other end is connected to an anode terminal. The cathode is composed of a conductive polymer layer such as polypyrrole, a first conductive layer containing carbon particles, and a second conductive layer containing silver particles, and one end of a cathode terminal is connected to the cathode via a third conductive layer containing silver particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2007
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Izu, Takahisa Iida, Mutsumi Yano, Takashi Umemoto, Hiroshi Nonoue
  • Publication number: 20080232036
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a solid electrolytic capacitor provided with a anode made of a metal or an alloy having valve action, a dielectric layer formed on the anode, and an electrolyte layer consisting of a conductive polymer layer formed so as to have contact with a portion of the region on the dielectric layer surface and a manganese dioxide layer formed so as to have contact with the other portion of the region on the dielectric layer surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kikuko Kato, Mutsumi Yano, Kazuhiro Takatani, Koichi Nishimura, Takashi Umemoto, Hiroshi Nonoue
  • Publication number: 20080174939
    Abstract: A niobium solid electrolytic capacitor having an anode composed of niobium or a niobium alloy, a dielectric layer formed on a surface of the anode by anodization and containing nitrogen and fluorine, and a cathode formed on the dielectric layer. Preferably, the dielectric layer has an increasing concentration gradient of fluorine from its cathode side toward its anode side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2008
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Applicant: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasumi KOBAYASHI, Kazuhiro Takatani, Mutsumi Yano, Hiroshi Nonoue
  • Patent number: 7349198
    Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor having less occurrence of leakage current and a fabrication method therefor. In a solid electrolytic capacitor, a dielectric layer of niobium oxide having high electrical insulation whose major component is niobium or oxygen, an electrolyte layer and a cathode are formed in the order on an anode formed of niobium or niobium alloy, the dielectric layer is composed of a first dielectric layer containing fluorine formed on the anode and a second dielectric layer containing phosphorus or sulfur formed on the first dielectric layer and fluorine concentration in the first dielectric layer is decreased from the anode side toward the second dielectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2008
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mutsumi Yano, Kazuhiro Takatani, Mamoru Kimoto
  • Publication number: 20070285876
    Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor element having a niobium oxide layer arranged between an anode and a cathode, and an outer package covering the capacitor element. The niobium oxide layer contains fluorine and phosphorus, and the outer package contains epoxy resin, phenol resin, filler and an imidazole compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2007
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Takatani, Mutsumi Yano, Hiroaki Izu, Takahisa Iida, Takashi Umemoto, Hiroshi Nonoue
  • Patent number: 7262954
    Abstract: The objective of the current invention is to provide a solid electrolytic capacitor element with low equivalent series resistance. In this solid electrolytic capacitor element, an anode including a porous sintered body, and a dielectric layer are sequentially formed on an anode lead so as to cover a portion of the anode lead. An intermediate layer including polyethylene glycol is formed on the dielectric layer so as to cover an area around the dielectric layer. An electrolyte layer that includes polypyrrole is formed on the intermediate layer so as to cover an area around the intermediate layer. A cathode that includes: a first electrically conductive layer mainly including graphite particles and a second electrically conductive layer mainly including silver particles is formed on the electrolyte layer so as to cover an area surrounding the electrolyte layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2007
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahisa Iida, Mutsumi Yano, Kazuhiro Takatani, Hiroshi Nonoue
  • Publication number: 20070188981
    Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor includes an anode and a dielectric layer. The anode is made of niobium or a niobium alloy. The dielectric layer is made of niobium oxide formed on the niobium or the niobium alloy. The niobium oxide has a feature that a full width at half maximum of a peak of an Mz ray of characteristic X-rays of niobium is 0.98 ? or more. The characteristic X-rays are emitted when the niobium oxide is irradiated with an electron beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2007
    Publication date: August 16, 2007
    Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Takatani, Kazumi Kurooka, Tomoko Omori, Mutsumi Yano, Takashi Umemoto, Hiroshi Nonoue
  • Publication number: 20070146970
    Abstract: The objective of the current invention is to provide a solid electrolytic capacitor element with low equivalent series resistance. In this solid electrolytic capacitor element, an anode comprising a porous sintered body, and a dielectric layer are sequentially formed on an anode lead so as to cover a portion of the anode lead. An intermediate layer comprising polyethylene glycol is formed on the dielectric layer so as to cover an area around the dielectric layer. An electrolyte layer comprised of polypyrrole is formed on the intermediate layer so as to cover an area around the intermediate layer. A cathode comprised of: a first electrically conductive layer mainly comprising graphite particles and a second electrically conductive layer mainly comprising silver particles is formed on the electrolyte layer so as to cover an area surrounding the electrolyte layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2006
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Inventors: Takahisa Iida, Mutsumi Yano, Kazuhiro Takatani, Hiroshi Nonoue
  • Patent number: 7236350
    Abstract: An anode includes a base body of a sintered porous material of niobium particles, a surface layer made of crystalline niobium oxide formed on the base body, and an anode lead having partly buried in base body 1a. A dielectric layer containing amorphous niobium oxide is formed by anodic oxidation on the cathode. An electrolyte layer made of polypyrrole is formed on the dielectric layer and a cathode is formed on the electrolyte layer. A conductive adhesive layer and cathode terminal are formed on an upper surface of the cathode. The anode lead exposed from the base body is connected to an anode terminal by welding. In addition, a mold resin is formed to cover the second conductive layer, the cathode terminal and the anode terminal so as to expose cathode terminal and an end of anode terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2007
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mutsumi Yano, Koichi Nishimura, Takahisa Iida, Mamoru Kimoto
  • Patent number: 7221557
    Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor having an anode of valve metal or of an alloy of which main component is the valve metal; a dielectric layer formed by anodizing the anode; an electrolyte layer formed on the dielectric layer; and a cathode formed on the electrolyte layer; wherein the cathode has a carbon layer containing coated carbon particles in which at least a part of the surface of carbon particles is coated with metal and/or metal compound having higher conductivity than carbon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2007
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyoshi Take, Mutsumi Yano, Mamoru Kimoto
  • Patent number: 7206192
    Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor comprising: an anode of valve metals or alloy of which main component is valve metals; a dielectric layer formed by anodizing the anode; and a cathode formed on the dielectric layer, wherein the dielectric layer comprises a first dielectric layer located on the anode side and a second dielectric layer formed on the first dielectric layer, and oxygen concentration of the second dielectric layer is decreased from the first dielectric layer side toward the cathode side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2007
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahisa Iida, Mutsumi Yano, Mamoru Kimoto, Yasumi Kobayashi, Hiroshi Nonoue
  • Publication number: 20070047179
    Abstract: A capacitor element comprises an anode, a dielectric layer formed on the anode, an electrolyte layer formed on the dielectric layer, and a cathode formed on the electrolyte layer. On the cathode formed by the surface of the capacitor element, a conductive adhesive layer containing silver particles and an organic silane layer made from aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES) are sequentially formed, and the cathode and a cathode terminal are connected through the conductive adhesive layer and the organic silane layer. In addition, an anode terminal is connected to an anode lead which exposed from the anode by welding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2006
    Publication date: March 1, 2007
    Applicant: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Izu, Takahisa Iida, Mutsumi Yano, Mamoru Kimoto
  • Publication number: 20070045696
    Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor element includes a first oxide layer formed on an anode, a second oxide layer formed on the first oxide layer, and a cathode formed on the second oxide layer. The first oxide layer includes Nb2O5 and the second oxide layer includes NbOx (1?x?2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2006
    Publication date: March 1, 2007
    Applicant: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahisa Iida, Mutsumi Yano, Takashi Umemoto, Hiroshi Nonoue
  • Patent number: 7177141
    Abstract: The present invention provides a solid electrolytic capacitor with low leakage current. In the solid electrolytic capacitor, an anode has an anode lead made of tantalum, a surface layer made of niobium formed on the anode lead, and a rectangular block shaped base body having a porous sintered body made from niobium particles, and the anode lead is partially embedded in the base body. Onto the anode, an oxide layer made of niobium oxide, an electrically conductive polymer layer, and a cathode laminated with a first electrically conductive layer and a second electrically conductive layer are sequentially laminated. Onto the top surface of an area surrounding the cathode, a cathode terminal is formed through an electrically conductive adhesive layer. Also, an anode terminal is connected onto an edge of the anode lead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahisa Iida, Mutsumi Yano, Mamoru Kimoto
  • Publication number: 20070025064
    Abstract: The present invention provides a solid electrolytic capacitor with low leakage current. In the solid electrolytic capacitor, an anode has an anode lead made of tantalum, a surface layer made of niobium formed on the anode lead, and a rectangular block shaped base body having a porous sintered body made from niobium particles, and the anode lead is partially embedded in the base body. Onto the anode, an oxide layer made of niobium oxide, an electrically conductive polymer layer, and a cathode laminated with a first electrically conductive layer and a second electrically conductive layer are sequentially laminated. Onto the top surface of an area surrounding the cathode, a cathode terminal is formed through an electrically conductive adhesive layer. Also, an anode terminal is connected onto an edge of the anode lead.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2006
    Publication date: February 1, 2007
    Inventors: Takahisa Iida, Mutsumi Yano, Mamoru Kimoto
  • Patent number: 7154743
    Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor comprises an anode formed of at least one metal selected from tantalum, niobium, titanium and tungsten, and a dielectric layer, an electrolytic layer and a cathode disposed on the anode, wherein the cathode comprises a mixed layer containing a first material consisting of silver particles having an average particle diameter (median diameter) of not less than 2 ?m, a second material consisting of conducting carbon particles and/or silver particles having an average particle diameter (median diameter) of 1 ?m or less and a binding agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Takatani, Mutsumi Yano, Mamoru Kimoto
  • Publication number: 20060268492
    Abstract: An anode includes a base body of a sintered porous material of niobium particles, a surface layer made of crystalline niobium oxide formed on the base body, and an anode lead having partly buried in base body 1a. A dielectric layer containing amorphous niobium oxide is formed by anodic oxidation on the cathode. An electrolyte layer made of polypyrrole is formed on the dielectric layer and a cathode is formed on the electrolyte layer. A conductive adhesive layer and cathode terminal are formed on an upper surface of the cathode. The anode lead exposed from the base body is connected to an anode terminal by welding. In addition, a mold resin is formed to cover the second conductive layer, the cathode terminal and the anode terminal so as to expose cathode terminal and an end of anode terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2006
    Publication date: November 30, 2006
    Applicant: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Mutsumi Yano, Koichi Nishimura, Takahisa Iida, Mamoru Kimoto
  • Patent number: 7126813
    Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor comprising: an anode of niobium or niobium alloy; and a dielectric layer formed by anodizing the anode; wherein the anode comprises a surface layer of niobium silicide formed at an interface between the dielectric layer and itself, and silicon is contained in the dielectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahisa Iida, Mutsumi Yano, Mamoru Kimoto
  • Publication number: 20060221549
    Abstract: In this solid electrolytic capacitor, a plate-shaped anode having a porous sintered body, a dielectric layer and an electrolyte layer of polypyrrole are formed in this order for covering one part of an anode lead. An intermediate layer of aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES) is formed for covering the electrolyte layer. A cathode having a first conductive layer containing graphite particles and a second conductive layer containing silver particles is formed for covering the intermediate layer. The cathode and a cathode terminal are connected by a conductive adhesive layer. The anode lead and the anode terminal are connected by welding. Further, a mold outer resin is formed to allow one end of the cathode terminal and one end of the anode terminal to project therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2006
    Publication date: October 5, 2006
    Applicant: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahisa Iida, Mutsumi Yano, Mamoru Kimoto
  • Publication number: 20060215353
    Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor comprising: an anode of niobium or niobium alloy; and a dielectric layer formed by anodizing the anode; wherein the anode comprises a surface layer of niobium silicide formed at an interface between the dielectric layer and itself, and silicon is contained in the dielectric layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2006
    Publication date: September 28, 2006
    Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takahisa Iida, Mutsumi Yano, Mamoru Kimoto