Patents by Inventor Nobuo Takagi

Nobuo Takagi 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: 20170069420
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a coil component that includes a base, a metal wire that is wound around the base and contains copper, and a terminal electrode that is provided on the base and contains nickel and tin. The terminal electrode includes a wire connection area to which an end portion of the metal wire is connected and which contains a CuNi alloy or a CuNiSn alloy, and a mounting area which is different from the wire connection area. The wire connection area includes a portion that contains a small amount of tin than the mounting area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventors: Nobuo TAKAGI, Setu TSUCHIDA, Koji SHIMURA
  • Publication number: 20170053726
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a coil component that includes a drum-shaped core having a flange portion and a winding core around which a wire is wound. The flange portion includes first and second side surface opposite to each other, and a mounting surface. The mounting surface of the flange portion includes first and second convex portions and a concave portion positioned therebetween. The first convex portion has a third side surface parallel to the first side surface of the flange portion. The second convex portion has a fourth side surface parallel to the second side surface of the flange portion. A level difference between the first side surface and the third side surface is larger than a level difference between the second side surface and the fourth side surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Applicant: TDK Corporation
    Inventor: Nobuo Takagi
  • Publication number: 20170011843
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a coil component that includes a drum core including a pair of flange portions and a winding core portion positioned between the flange portions, a plurality of terminal electrodes formed on the flange portions, and a plurality of wires wound around the winding core portion, each end of the wires being electrically connected to an associated one of the terminal electrodes. Each of the flange portions has an inner side surface connected to the winding core portion and an outer side surface opposite to the inner side surface, the outer side surface has a plurality of ridges and at least one groove, and the terminal electrodes are formed on at least the ridges of the outer side surfaces such that the terminal electrodes are isolated from each other by the groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Applicant: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Tasuku MIKOGAMI, Nobuo TAKAGI, Kouyu OHI, Syun ASHIZAWA, Setu TSUCHIDA
  • Publication number: 20170011844
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a coil component that includes: a drum core including a first flange portion, a second flange portion and a winding core portion positioned between the first and second flange portions; a plurality of coated conductive wires forming a first winding layer wound around the winding core portion and a second winding layer wound around the winding core portion with an intervention of the first winding layer; and a resin coating layer covering the coated conductive wires. A maximum space between the coated conductive wires in the first winding layer is narrower than a diameter of the coated conductive wires.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Applicant: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Tasuku MIKOGAMI, Nobuo TAKAGI, Kouyu OHI, Syun ASHIZAWA, Setu TSUCHIDA
  • Patent number: 9543071
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a coil component that includes a base, a metal wire that is wound around the base and contains copper, and a terminal electrode that is provided on the base and contains nickel and tin. The terminal electrode includes a wire connection area to which an end portion of the metal wire is connected and which contains a CuNi alloy or a CuNiSn alloy, and a mounting area which is different from the wire connection area. The wire connection area includes a portion that contains a small amount of tin than the mounting area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuo Takagi, Setu Tsuchida, Koji Shimura
  • Publication number: 20160379751
    Abstract: A pulse transformer has a winding core and a coil portion formed around an outer circumference of the winding core and composed of a primary coil and a secondary coil. The primary coil has a first wire and a second wire. The secondary coil has a third wire and a fourth wire. The coil portion includes a first layer formed by the first wire, a second layer positioned around an outer circumference of the first layer and formed by the third wire, a third layer positioned around an outer circumference of the second layer and firmed by the fourth wire, and a fourth layer positioned around an outer circumference of the third layer and formed by the second wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: Syun ASHIZAWA, Nobuo TAKAGI, Setu TSUCHIDA, Tasuku MIKOGAMI
  • Publication number: 20160240303
    Abstract: A coil device includes a core (20) having a columnar shaft (22), a first winding part (42) and a second winding part (46) that are wound around the shaft, and a terminal part (52) connected with ends of the first winding part and ends of the second winding part. A partition portion (30) provided on an outer peripheral surface (22a) of the shaft of the core protrudes from the outer peripheral surface toward the outer diameter direction and divides a part of the first winding part and a part of the second winding part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Yuuki NARISAWA, Nobuo TAKAGI, Yuu OKABE
  • Publication number: 20160217919
    Abstract: A coil device includes a magnetic core and terminal electrodes. The terminal electrodes include attachment pieces, wire connection rising pieces, connection pieces, and fillet forming pieces. The wire connection rising pieces are integrally risen from one ends in a longitudinal direction of the attachment pieces along a side surface in the X-axis direction of a flange. The connection pieces are integrally formed with upper end sides of the wire connection rising pieces and have welded balls connected to lead parts of a wire by laser welding. The fillet forming pieces are integrally risen from one ends in a lateral direction crossing the longitudinal direction of the attachment pieces along a side surface in the Y-axis direction of the flange. Laser shielding members are arranged between the welded balls and the flange of a magnetic core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Hiroyuki IWATA, Nobuo TAKAGI, Hiroyuki ABE, Koji SHIMURA
  • Publication number: 20160155561
    Abstract: A pulse transformer includes a winding drum and a coil portion in which wires are wound around the winding core. The coil portion includes a first general winding area, a second general winding area, and a low density winding area. In the first general winding area, the wires are mutually closely wound around the winding core. In the second general winding area, the wires continuing from the wires of the first general winding area are mutually closely wound around the winding core. The low density winding area is formed along a winding axis of the winding core between the first general winding area and the second general winding area and has a low winding density of the wires along the winding axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Nobuo Takagi, Toshio Tomonari, Setu Tsuchida, Syun Ashizawa
  • Patent number: 9349526
    Abstract: A pulse transformer is provided with a drum core 2 including a winding core 3 and first and second flanges 4A and 4B, and wires S1 to S4 wound around a winding core 3 of the drum core 2. Terminal electrodes 6a and 6b and a center tap 6c are provided on the flange 4A, and terminal electrodes 6d and 6e and a center tap 6f are provided on the flange 4B. Each end of the wires S1 to S4 is connected to a corresponding one of the terminal electrodes P1 and N1, the center tap CT2, the terminal electrodes P2 and N2, and the center tap CT1. A front end of the terminal electrode 6b is setback toward an outer side surface of the flange 4A, and a front end of the terminal electrode 6e is setback toward an outer side surface of the first flange 4B.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuo Takagi, Setu Tsuchida, Tasuku Mikogami
  • Publication number: 20160133377
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a coil component that includes: a drum core that includes first and second flange portions having wire connection portions and a winding core portion located between the first and second flange portions; a coated conductive wire that is wound around the winding core portion, each end of the coated conductive wire being connected to respective one of the wire connection portions; and a resin coating layer that covers at least the coated conductive wire located in a first layer in the winding core portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Applicant: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuo TAKAGI, Tasuku MIKOGAMI, Setu TSUCHIDA, Hiroyuki ABE
  • Patent number: 9312061
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a pulse transformer that includes a drum core having a winding core portion and first and second flange portions, a plate core connected to the first and second flange portions, and a plurality of wires that are wound around the winding core portion. The first and second flange portions and the plate core are ground such that an inductance of the pulse transformer is 350 ?H or more when a bias current of 8 mA is applied to the wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuo Takagi, Setu Tsuchida, Tasuku Mikogami, Tomonao Suto
  • Patent number: 9305698
    Abstract: A coil component is provided with a coil, a base supporting the coil having a first surface parallel to an extending direction of the terminal section of the coil, and a terminal electrode having a first terminal portion printed on the first surface of the base. The first surface has a stepped surface including an upper stage surface and a lower stage surface. The first terminal portion has a stepped shape including an upper stage portion formed on the upper stage surface and a lower stage portion formed on the lower stage surface. The upper stage portion has a first terminal surface contacting the terminal section of the coil. The lower stage portion has a second terminal surface positioned on an extension line of the terminal section of the coil and not contacting the terminal section of the coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuo Takagi, Setu Tsuchida, Tasuku Mikogami, Satoru Sariishi
  • Publication number: 20160020012
    Abstract: A coil component includes a first core, a second core, a lead wire, an outside mark, and an inside mark. The first core includes a winding portion and a pair of core ends. The second core connects a pair of the core ends and includes an inside surface and an outside surface. The lead wire is wound around the winding portion. The outside mark is formed on the outside surface of the second core and designed to change its arrangement at the time of rotating the second core by 90 degrees in a rotational direction whose central axis is along a normal direction of the outside surface. The inside mark with undulation is formed on the inside surface of the second core and designed to change its arrangement at the time of rotating the second core by 90 degrees in the rotational direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2015
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuo TAKAGI, Tasuku MIKOGAMI, Setu TSUCHIDA, Hiroyuki ABE
  • Publication number: 20150371766
    Abstract: A coil component is provided with first wire and second wires that are wound around a winding core. nth turns of the first and second wires are wound around a surface of the winding core in this order in parallel and form a first winding layer. Each of n+1th and subsequent turns of the second wire is wound around the surface of the winding core so as to be parallel to a previous turn of the second wire and form the first winding layer. Each of n+1th and subsequent turns of the first wire is wound on the first winding layer so as to be fitted into a valley of the first winding layer formed by the same and previous turns of the second wire and form a second winding layer. The same turns of the first and second wires are adjacent to each other at each turn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2015
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Applicant: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiro KAWASAKI, Nobuo TAKAGI, Kouyu OHI, Hiroyuki ABE
  • Patent number: 9196415
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a coil component that includes first and second terminal electrodes provided on the core. The first wire includes a first lead section extending from a winding core portion toward the first terminal electrode so as to cross the winding core portion, and a first connecting section connected to the first terminal electrode. The second wire includes a second lead section extending from the winding core portion toward the second terminal electrode so as to cross the winding core portion, and a second connecting section connected to the second terminal electrode. The first lead section crosses the second lead section so as to pass under the second lead section. The second connecting section is located closer to a far side in an extending direction of the winding core portion than the first connecting section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuo Takagi, Setu Tsuchida, Tasuku Mikogami
  • Publication number: 20150287520
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a coil component that includes first and second terminal electrodes provided on the core. The first wire includes a first lead, section extending from a winding core portion toward the first terminal electrode so as to cross the winding core portion, and a first connecting section connected to the first terminal electrode. The second wire includes a second lead section extending from the winding core portion toward the second terminal electrode so as to cross the winding core portion, and a second connecting section connected to the second terminal electrode. The first lead section crosses the second lead section so as to pass under the second lead section. The second connecting section is located closer to a far side in an extending direction of the winding core portion than the first connecting section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Applicant: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuo TAKAGI, Setu Tsuchida, Tasuku Mikogami
  • Publication number: 20150235758
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a coil component that includes a base, a metal wire that is wound around the base and contains copper, and a terminal electrode that is provided on the base and contains nickel and tin. The terminal electrode includes a wire connection area to which an end portion of the metal wire is connected and which contains a CuNi alloy or a CuNiSn alloy, and a mounting area which is different from the wire connection area. The wire connection area includes a portion that contains a small amount of tin than the mounting area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventors: Nobuo TAKAGI, Setu TSUCHIDA, Koji SHIMURA
  • Publication number: 20150084731
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a pulse transformer that includes a drum core having a winding core portion and first and second flange portions, a plate core connected to the first and second flange portions, and a plurality of wires that are wound around the winding core portion. The first and second flange portions and the plate core are ground such that an inductance of the pulse transformer is 350 ?H or more when a bias current of 8 mA is applied to the wires.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuo TAKAGI, Setu TSUCHIDA, Tasuku MIKOGAMI, Tomonao SUTO
  • Publication number: 20150061811
    Abstract: A coil component is provided with a coil, a base supporting the coil having a first surface parallel to an extending direction of the terminal section of the coil, and a terminal electrode having a first terminal portion printed on the first surface of the base. The first surface has a stepped surface including an upper stage surface and a lower stage surface. The first terminal portion has a stepped shape including an upper stage portion formed on the upper stage surface and a lower stage portion formed on the lower stage surface. The upper stage portion has a first terminal surface contacting the terminal section of the coil. The lower stage portion has a second terminal surface positioned on an extension line of the terminal section of the coil and not contacting the terminal section of the coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuo TAKAGI, Setu TSUCHIDA, Tasuku MIKOGAMI, Satoru SARIISHI