Patents by Inventor Nobuo Kitajima

Nobuo Kitajima 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: 12676262
    Abstract: An inductor includes a coil; terminals including wire connecting portions connected to lead portions of the coil, and base portions positioned at substantially the same height as a bottom surface of the coil and holding the wire connecting portions; and a core covering the coil together with the wire connecting portions and the base portions. The base portions include main branch portions and sub branch portions. Inner edges of the main branch portions are formed with curved portions curved along an outer peripheral surface of the coil at positions separated from the outer peripheral surface of the coil, respectively. Inner edges of the sub branch portions are formed with curved portions curved along the outer peripheral surface of the coil at positions separated from the outer peripheral surface of the coil, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2026
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazunori Arimitsu, Nobuo Kitajima, Kiichi Fujisawa
  • Patent number: 12658356
    Abstract: An inductor 1 includes a coil 2 made of a flat wire, a terminal 4a including a wire connecting portion 42a connected to a lead portion 3a of the coil 2, a terminal 4b including a wire connecting portion 42b connected to a lead portion 3b of the coil 2, and a core 8 that covers the coil 2 together with the wire connecting portion 42a and the wire connecting portion 42b. The wire connecting portion 42a is positioned outside the lead portion 3a that is led out in a front-rear direction of the core 8, along a left-right direction of the core 8. The wire connecting portion 42b is positioned outside the lead portion 3b that is led out in the front-rear direction of the core 8, along the left-right direction of the core 8.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazunori Arimitsu, Nobuo Kitajima, Kiichi Fujisawa, Fuyuki Miura, Takehiko Narisawa, Makoto Takahashi
  • Patent number: 12406797
    Abstract: An inductor includes a coreless coil and terminals connected to end portions of the coreless coil. Positioning portions regulating the position of the coreless coil are formed at the terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2025
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazunori Arimitsu, Nobuo Kitajima
  • Patent number: 12205757
    Abstract: A highly reliable coil device is provided. An inductor 1 includes a coil 2 formed of a flat wire, a first terminal 4a including a first wire connecting portion 42a formed with a first accommodation recessed portion 421a in which a first lead-out portion 3a of the coil 2 is accommodated, and a second terminal 4b including a second wire connecting portion 42b formed with a second accommodation recessed portion 421b in which a second lead-out portion 3b of the coil 2 is accommodated, in which the first accommodation recessed portion 421a and the second accommodation recessed portion 421b are displaced from each other along a winding axis direction of the coil 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazunori Arimitsu, Nobuo Kitajima, Fuyuki Miura, Takehiko Narisawa, Kiichi Fujisawa
  • Patent number: 12198848
    Abstract: A highly reliable coil device is provided. An inductor 1 includes: a core 8; a coil 2 embedded inside the core 8; and terminals 4a and 4b provided with wire connecting portions 42a and 42b, to which lead-out portions 3a and 3b of the coil 2 are connected, the wire connecting portions 42a and 42b being disposed inside the core 8, in which the terminals 4a and 4b are disposed inside the core 8, and the terminals 4a and 4b include base portions 41a and 41b on which a second end portion 2b of the coil 2 in a winding axis direction is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazunori Arimitsu, Nobuo Kitajima
  • Patent number: 12165802
    Abstract: An inductor includes: a coil; terminals connected to end portions of the coil; a first core having a columnar portion where the coil is disposed and a base portion having an upper surface where the columnar portion is formed; and a second core covering the upper surface of the base portion together with the coil. The terminals are disposed on the upper surface of the base portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazunori Arimitsu, Nobuo Kitajima
  • Publication number: 20240282510
    Abstract: A coil device has a wound portion, a leadout portion led out from the wound portion, a terminal including a wire connecting portion connected to the leadout portion, and an element body covering the wound portion, the leadout portion and the wire connecting portion. A winding axis of the wound portion is perpendicular to a mounting facing surface of the element body. The leadout portion has a bent portion bent so as to protrude inward when viewed along the winding axis, and an inner angle of the bent portion is an obtuse angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2024
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazunori ARIMITSU, Kiichi FUJISAWA, Masashi HAMA, Nobuo KITAJIMA, Fuyuki MIURA, Takehiko NARISAWA, Masanori SATO
  • Publication number: 20240282509
    Abstract: A coil device has a wound portion, a leadout portion led out from the wound portion in a first direction, and an element body covering the wound portion and the leadout portion. A winding axis of the wound portion is perpendicular to a mounting facing surface of the element body and is displaced to a second direction opposite to the first direction with respect to a center of the element body. An outer circumferential surface of the wound portion is distorted so as to bulge outward in the first direction from the outer circumferential surface of the wound portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2024
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazunori ARIMITSU, Kiichi FUJISAWA, Masashi HAMA, Nobuo KITAJIMA, Makoto TAKAHASHI, Katsushi YASUHARA, Hironobu FURUKAWA, Ryuya KON
  • Publication number: 20240145151
    Abstract: Provided is a coil component including a core member and a wire wound around the core member, wherein a cross section of the core member perpendicular to a winding axis of the wire wound around the core member has a circumference shape comprising at least three first arcs and connecting lines connecting the at least three first arcs adjacent to each other, and each of the at least three first arcs has a predetermined radius and a predetermined central angle for closely contacting the wire and the core member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masayoshi SHIMAZAKI, Osamu OHHATA, Naoto TSUKAMOTO, Sena YOSHINO, Nobuo KITAJIMA, Masashi GOTOH
  • Publication number: 20230117965
    Abstract: Provided is a solder composition containing Sn. The composition comprises: 1.0% by mass or more and 5.0% by mass or less of Cu; 0.1% by mass or more and 0.5% by mass or less of Ni; and more than 0.01% by mass and 0.5% by mass or less of Ge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Makoto ONO, Nobuo KITAJIMA
  • Publication number: 20220399157
    Abstract: A highly reliable coil device is provided. An inductor 1 includes a coil 2 formed of a flat wire, a first terminal 4a including a first wire connecting portion 42a formed with a first accommodation recessed portion 421a in which a first lead-out portion 3a of the coil 2 is accommodated, and a second terminal 4b including a second wire connecting portion 42b formed with a second accommodation recessed portion 421b in which a second lead-out portion 3b of the coil 2 is accommodated, in which the first accommodation recessed portion 421a and the second accommodation recessed portion 421b are displaced from each other along a winding axis direction of the coil 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazunori ARIMITSU, Nobuo KITAJIMA, Fuyuki MIURA, Takehiko NARISAWA, Kiichi FUJISAWA
  • Publication number: 20220399156
    Abstract: A highly reliable coil device is provided. An inductor 1 includes: a core 8; a coil 2 embedded inside the core 8; and terminals 4a and 4b provided with wire connecting portions 42a and 42b, to which lead-out portions 3a and 3b of the coil 2 are connected, the wire connecting portions 42a and 42b being disposed inside the core 8, in which the terminals 4a and 4b are disposed inside the core 8, and the terminals 4a and 4b include base portions 41a and 41b on which a second end portion 2b of the coil 2 in a winding axis direction is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazunori ARIMITSU, Nobuo KITAJIMA
  • Publication number: 20220020528
    Abstract: An inductor includes: a coil; terminals connected to end portions of the coil; a first core having a columnar portion where the coil is disposed and a base portion having an upper surface where the columnar portion is formed; and a second core covering the upper surface of the base portion together with the coil. The terminals are disposed on the upper surface of the base portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazunori ARIMITSU, Nobuo KITAJIMA
  • Publication number: 20220020527
    Abstract: An inductor includes a coreless coil and terminals connected to end portions of the coreless coil. Positioning portions regulating the position of the coreless coil are formed at the terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazunori ARIMITSU, Nobuo KITAJIMA
  • Patent number: 10361025
    Abstract: A transformer 10 comprises a bobbin 20. A cylinder portion 28 of the bobbin 20 is provided with a first winding part 35 where a first wire 37 is wound and a second winding part 36 where a second wire 38 is wound at a position different from the first winding part 35 in an axial direction. At an outer circumference of the cylinder portion 28 located between the first winding part 35 and the second winding part 36, an insulating partition collar 30 is formed. On the first winding part 35, a winding partition collar 33, separating in respective sections S1, S2, is formed. On the winding partition collar 33, at least one communication groove 33a, communicating the sections S1, S2 adjacent to each other is formed. The first wire 37 is ?-wound around the first winding part 35.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaaki Iwakura, Katsumi Kobayashi, Masaru Kumagai, Nobuo Kitajima, Satoshi Shinbo
  • Patent number: 10096421
    Abstract: A coil device includes a bobbin, a first winding part, and a second winding part. A partition portion is formed on an outer peripheral surface of the bobbin. The first winding part is wound around the outer peripheral surface at one side of the partition portion. The second winding part is wound around the outer peripheral surface at the other side of the partition portion and has an inner winding layer and an outer winding layer located farther to the outer peripheral surface at the other side than the inner winding layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaaki Iwakura, Katsuhiro Ishigaki, Hiroshi Maeda, Satoshi Shinbo, Nobuo Kitajima
  • Publication number: 20170352474
    Abstract: A coil device includes a bobbin, a first winding part, and a second winding part. A partition portion is formed on an outer peripheral surface of the bobbin. The first winding part is wound around the outer peripheral surface at one side of the partition portion. The second winding part is wound around the outer peripheral surface at the other side of the partition portion and has an inner winding layer and an outer winding layer located farther to the outer peripheral surface at the other side than the inner winding layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Masaaki IWAKURA, Katsuhiro ISHIGAKI, Hiroshi MAEDA, Satoshi SHINBO, Nobuo KITAJIMA
  • Patent number: 9793044
    Abstract: A coil device includes a bobbin, a first winding part, and a second winding part. A partition portion is formed on an outer peripheral surface of the bobbin. The first winding part is wound around the outer peripheral surface at one side of the partition portion. The second winding part is wound around the outer peripheral surface at the other side of the partition portion and has an inner winding layer and an outer winding layer located farther to the outer peripheral surface at the other side than the inner winding layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Masaaki Iwakura, Katsuhiro Ishigaki, Hiroshi Maeda, Satoshi Shinbo, Nobuo Kitajima
  • Publication number: 20160329148
    Abstract: A transformer 10 comprises a bobbin 20. A cylinder portion 28 of the bobbin 20 is provided with a first winding part 35 where a first wire 37 is wound and a second winding part 36 where a second wire 38 is wound at a position different from the first winding part 35 in an axial direction. At an outer circumference of the cylinder portion 28 located between the first winding part 35 and the second winding part 36, an insulating partition collar 30 is formed. On the first winding part 35, a winding partition collar 33, separating in respective sections S1, S2, is formed. On the winding partition collar 33, at least one communication groove 33a, communicating the sections S1, S2 adjacent to each other is formed. The first wire 37 is a-wound around the first winding part 35.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2016
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventors: Masaaki IWAKURA, Katsumi Kobayashi, MASARU KUMAGAI, NOBUO KITAJIMA, SATOSHI SHINBO
  • Publication number: 20160293317
    Abstract: A coil device includes a bobbin, a first winding part, and a second winding part. A partition portion is formed on an outer peripheral surface of the bobbin. The first winding part is wound around the outer peripheral surface at one side of the partition portion. The second winding part is wound around the outer peripheral surface at the other side of the partition portion and has an inner winding layer and an outer winding layer located farther to the outer peripheral surface at the other side than the inner winding layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Masaaki IWAKURA, Katsuhiro ISHIGAKI, Hiroshi MAEDA, Satoshi SINBO, Nobuo KITAJIMA