Patents by Inventor Noriaki HAMACHI

Noriaki HAMACHI 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: 20240120140
    Abstract: A plurality of through-hole conductors include a first through-hole conductor and a second through-hole conductor between coil conductors adjacent each other. Each of the first through-hole conductor and the second through-hole conductor includes a first end and a second end. The first end included in the second through-hole conductor is coupled to the second end included in the first through-hole conductor, and has a width larger than a width of the second end included in the first through-hole conductor. The first end included in the first through-hole conductor has a width larger than the width of the second end included in the first through-hole conductor. The second end included in the second through-hole conductor has a width smaller than the width of the first end included in the second through-hole conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Noriaki HAMACHI, Toshinori MATSUURA, Junichiro URABE, Kota OIKAWA, Yuto SHIGA, Youichi KAZUTA, Yuichi TAKUBO, Shunya SUZUKI, Xuran GUO, So KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 11915852
    Abstract: An electronic component according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes an element body and a terminal electrode. The element body includes an outer surface provided with a depression. The terminal electrode is disposed on the element body. The terminal electrode includes a first electrode portion and a second electrode portion. The first electrode portion is disposed in the depression. The second electrode portion protrudes from the depression. The second electrode portion is thicker than the first electrode portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuya Ishima, Shinichi Kondo, Kosuke Ito, Shingo Hattori, Kazuya Tobita, Noriaki Hamachi, Atsushi Moriya
  • Patent number: 11842844
    Abstract: In a coil 5 of a multilayer coil component 1, an end portion 6a of a turn 6 closest to a side surface 2e in the facing direction of the side surface 2e and a side surface 2f is connected to a first external electrode 3 and an end portion 11a of a turn 11 closest to the side surface 2f in the facing direction of the pair of side surfaces 2e and 2f is connected to a second external electrode 4. The area at which the turn 6 faces the second external electrode 4 and the area at which the turn 11 faces the first external electrode 3 are smaller than the area at which turns 7, 8, 9, and 10 other than the turn 6 and the turn 11 face the first external electrode 3 or the second external electrode 4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junichiro Urabe, Hajime Kato, Yuto Shiga, Kazuya Tobita, Youichi Kazuta, Noriaki Hamachi, Toshinori Matsuura, Yuichi Takubo, Asami Takahashi, Munehiro Takaku
  • Patent number: 11830664
    Abstract: A multilayer coil component 1 includes an element body 2, a coil 8, and a terminal electrode 4 and a terminal electrode 5. Each of the terminal electrode 4 and the terminal electrode 5 is disposed over at least the end surfaces 2a and 2b and a main surface 2d. Each of the terminal electrode 4 and the terminal electrode 5 and at least a part of the coil 8 overlap when viewed from the facing direction of the pair of side surfaces 2e and 2f. Each of the terminal electrode 4 and the terminal electrode 5 and the coil 8 do not overlap when viewed from the facing direction of the pair of end surfaces 2a and 2b.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hajime Kato, Hidekazu Sato, Makoto Yoshino, Kazuya Tobita, Yuto Shiga, Youichi Kazuta, Noriaki Hamachi
  • Patent number: 11791088
    Abstract: In a multilayer coil component 1, a coil 7 includes a first connection part 22a and a second connection part 26a, the first connection part 22a is connected to one end part of the coil 7, which part is placed on a side of one principal surface 2c, and is arranged in an identical dielectric layer 6 with a conductor 22 included in the one end part, the second connection part 26a is connected to the other end part of the coil 7, which part is placed on a side of the other principal surface 2d, and is arranged in an identical dielectric layer 6 with a conductor 26 included in the other end part, and recessed parts 8a and 8b and recessed parts 9a and 9b are respectively provided in the first terminal electrode 4 and the second terminal electrode 5 in the element body 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuya Tobita, Hajime Kato, Makoto Yoshino, Youichi Kazuta, Yuto Shiga, Noriaki Hamachi
  • Publication number: 20230326661
    Abstract: The mainline pattern and the pair of bypass patterns in the multilayer inductor can be regarded as three inductors connected in parallel in the element body. That is, in the multilayer inductor, paralleling of the inductance is realized in the element body by the mainline pattern and the pair of bypass patterns. Therefore, the inductance value of the multilayer inductor as a whole can be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Noriaki HAMACHI, Toshinori MATSUURA, Junichiro URABE, Kazuya TOBITA, Yuto SHIGA, Youichi KAZUTA, Yuichi TAKUBO, Shunya SUZUKI, Xuran GUO, So KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20230317360
    Abstract: In the multilayer inductor, the extending direction of the connection portion is a direction along the turn portion when viewed from the extending direction of the coil axis. In this case, the change of the current route at the junction portion between the turn portion and the connection portion becomes gentle. Therefore, the signal loss at the junction portion is reduced, a high Q value can be achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuya TOBITA, Xuran GUO, Youichi KAZUTA, Yuichi TAKUBO, Yuto SHIGA, So KOBAYASHI, Toshinori MATSUURA, Noriaki HAMACHI, Junichiro URABE, Shunya SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20230290561
    Abstract: A multilayer coil component includes an element body including a main surface, first and second external electrodes disposed on the main surface, a coil disposed in the element body, a first connection conductor connecting the first external electrode and the coil, and a second connection conductor connecting the second external electrode and the coil. The second connection conductor includes a pad conductor and a through-hole conductor. The pad conductor and through-hole conductor are separated from the coil. The through-hole conductor includes a connection end connected to the pad conductor. The pad conductor includes a first portion overlapping the entire connection end included in the through-hole conductor and a second portion continuous with the first portion. The second portion is separated from the coil more than the first portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Xuran GUO, Kazuya TOBITA, Youichi KAZUTA, Yuichi TAKUBO, Yuto SHIGA, So KOBAYASHI, Toshinori MATSUURA, Noriaki HAMACHI, Junichiro URABE, Shunya SUZUKI
  • Patent number: 11735347
    Abstract: A pair of terminal electrodes 4 and 5 have electrode parts 4a and 5a and electrode parts 4b and 5b when viewed from a stacking direction, respectively. A plurality of connection conductors are disposed at positions not overlapping a plurality of coil conductors when viewed from the stacking direction. At least two of the plurality of connection conductors are disposed in a first region A1 or a second region A2 between the terminal electrodes 4 and 5 and an outer edge 9a of a coil 9 when viewed from the stacking direction. The first region A1 and the second region A2 overlap the electrode parts 4a and 5a when viewed from the facing direction of a pair of end surfaces 2a and 2b and overlap the electrode parts 4b and 5b when viewed from the facing direction of a pair of main surfaces 2c and 2d.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuto Shiga, Hajime Kato, Kazuya Tobita, Youichi Kazuta, Noriaki Hamachi, Makoto Yoshino
  • Patent number: 11651886
    Abstract: A multilayer coil component 1 includes an element 2 having a plurality of stacked insulator layers 6 and a coil 8 disposed in the element 2. The coil 8 has a plurality of coil conductors and a connection conductor interconnecting one of the coil conductors and another of the coil conductors. A plurality of the connection conductors are spaced apart only in a direction intersecting with an extension direction of the coil conductors at a position of the connection by the connection conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Youichi Kazuta, Kazuya Tobita, Yuto Shiga, Noriaki Hamachi
  • Publication number: 20230130960
    Abstract: A multilayer coil component includes an element body including a main surface, a coil disposed in the element body, and an external electrode electrically connected to the coil. The external electrode includes an underlying metal layer disposed on the element body and a plated layer in contact with a surface of the underlying metal layer. The underlying metal layer includes a main surface electrode portion exposed from the main surface. At least one recess that opens to at least a surface of the main surface electrode portion is formed in the main surface electrode portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuto SHIGA, Kazuya TOBITA, Youichi KAZUTA, Yuichi TAKUBO, Toshinori MATSUURA, Junichiro URABE, Noriaki HAMACHI
  • Publication number: 20230119231
    Abstract: The element body includes a main surface, and a side surface located on imaginary planes orthogonal to the main surface. The external electrode includes first, second and third electrode portions. The first electrode portion is exposed at the main surface. The second electrode portion is continuous with the first electrode portion and exposed at the main surface. The second electrode portion is located to extend from the first electrode portion to the imaginary planes when viewed in a direction orthogonal to the main surface. The third electrode portion is continuous with the first electrode portion and is separated from the second electrode portion in the direction orthogonal to the main surface. The third electrode portion includes outer edges coinciding with the imaginary planes when viewed in the direction orthogonal to the main surface. The element body includes a part between the second electrode portion and the third electrode portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Youichi KAZUTA, Junichiro URABE, Toshinori MATSUURA, Noriaki HAMACHI, Yuichi TAKUBO, Yuto SHIGA, Kazuya TOBITA
  • Publication number: 20230104422
    Abstract: In a multilayer coil component, a coil is disposed in an element body. The coil includes a plurality of coil conductors. The plurality of coil conductors include first, second, and third end portions. The first, second, and third end portions are exposed from the element body on a first surface and connected to a first external electrode. The first, second, and third end portions are arranged in order in a first direction when viewed from a second direction along the first surface and orthogonal to the first direction. The first end portion and the third end portion overlap each other when viewed from the first direction at least in part. Each of the first end portion and the third end portion has a region not overlapping the second end portion when viewed from the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Noriaki HAMACHI, Toshinori MATSUURA, Junichiro URABE, Kazuya TOBITA, Yuto SHIGA, Youichi KAZUTA, Yuichi TAKUBO, Shunya SUZUKI, Xuran GUO, So KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20230107587
    Abstract: A multilayer coil component includes an element body, a coil, and an external electrode. The element body includes a main surface, side surfaces opposing each other in a first direction, and end surfaces opposing each other in a second direction. The external electrode is electrically connected to the coil. The coil includes a plurality of coil conductors disposed in the first direction. The external electrode includes a plurality of electrode conductors disposed in the first direction. The plurality of coil conductors include coil conductors positioned in the same layer as the plurality of electrode conductors and coil conductors not positioned in the same layer as any of the plurality of electrode conductors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuto SHIGA, Kazuya TOBITA, Youichi KAZUTA, Yuichi TAKUBO, Toshinori MATSUURA, Junichiro URABE, Noriaki HAMACHI
  • Patent number: 11610709
    Abstract: An electronic component includes an element provided with a recess, a mounting conductor disposed in the recess, and an internal conductor disposed inside the element and connected to the mounting conductor. A first region includes a first surface. A second region includes a third surface connecting a second surface and the first surface. The second surface and the third surface overlap with the first surface as viewed in a direction in which the first surface and the second surface face each other. The internal conductor is connected to the second region away from a connection portion between the first surface and the third surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuto Shiga, Hajime Kato, Kazuya Tobita, Youichi Kazuta, Noriaki Hamachi, Makoto Yoshino
  • Patent number: 11605498
    Abstract: A multilayer coil component includes an element body, a coil, and a pair of terminal electrodes. Each of the pair of terminal electrodes is formed by a plurality of electrode layers having different shapes being stacked in a stacking direction and is exposed on end surfaces, a main surface, and a pair of side surfaces. One electrode part of the terminal electrodes exposed on the side surfaces of the element body and formed by one of the electrode layers has an overlapping part overlapping at least a part of the other electrode part formed by another of the electrode layers adjacent to the one electrode layer in the stacking direction and a non-overlapping part not overlapping the other electrode part when viewed from the stacking direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Youichi Kazuta, Kazuya Tobita, Yuto Shiga, Noriaki Hamachi
  • Publication number: 20230073373
    Abstract: A coil component includes: an element body including a main surface; a pair of external electrodes disposed on the main surface; and a coil including a coil part positioned in the element body and a pair of connecting parts exposed from the element body and each connected to a corresponding external electrode of the pair of external electrodes. Each of the pair of external electrodes includes a first surface opposing the main surface and a second surface opposing the first surface. Each of the pair of connecting parts includes a first part coupled to the second surface of the corresponding external electrode and a second part continuous with the first part and an end of the coil part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junichiro URABE, Toshinori MATSUURA, Kazuya TOBITA, Noriaki HAMACHI, Yuichi TAKUBO, Yuto SHIGA, Youichi KAZUTA
  • Patent number: 11594366
    Abstract: A multilayer coil component 1 includes an element body 2, a pair of terminal electrodes 3, and a glass layer G provided on the terminal electrode 3. Each of the pair of terminal electrodes 3 is provided with a plurality of first projecting portions 33 tapered toward the other facing terminal electrode 3 side in an end portion 31b facing the side in the facing direction of a pair of end surfaces 2a and 2b. The glass layer G is provided along the edge of the terminal electrode 3 including at least the first projecting portion 33 in the end portion 31b of the terminal electrode 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Youichi Kazuta, Yuichi Takubo, Yuto Shiga, Junichiro Urabe, Noriaki Hamachi, Kazuya Tobita, Toshinori Matsuura
  • Patent number: 11569020
    Abstract: A laminated coil component 1 includes an element body 2, a coil 8 disposed in the element body 2, and a first external electrode 4 and a second external electrode 5, and at least a part of the coil 8 is disposed in a first region A1 and a second region A2 when seen in a facing direction of the pair of side surfaces 2e and 2f, and the coil 8 is not disposed in a third region A3 and a fourth region A4 when seen in the facing direction of the pair of side surfaces 2e and 2f.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hajime Kato, Satoru Okamoto, Masahiro Kato, Makoto Yoshino, Kazuya Tobita, Yuto Shiga, Youichi Kazuta, Noriaki Hamachi
  • Patent number: 11551846
    Abstract: A coil is disposed in an element body such that a gap between the coil and a first principal surface is larger than a gap between the coil and a second principal surface, and has a coil axis along a direction intersecting with a direction in which the first principal surface and the second principal surface oppose each other. A terminal electrode is disposed on the element body such that at least a part of the first principal surface and a part of the second principal surface are exposed. The coil includes a plurality of coil conductors separated from each other in a direction along the coil axis and a through-hole conductor connecting the coil conductors adjacent to each other in the direction along the coil axis. The through-hole conductor does not overlap the plurality of terminal electrodes when viewed from the direction along the coil axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Noriaki Hamachi, Kazuya Tobita, Youichi Kazuta, Yuto Shiga