Patents by Inventor Norihiro Kawamura

Norihiro Kawamura 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: 20240114661
    Abstract: A thermal conductive member includes a thermal conductive sheet and an adhesive member. The adhesive member is stacked on a front surface of the thermal conductive sheet. An adhesive force of the adhesive member decreases along with a temperature rise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Youji SHIRATO, Norihiro KAWAMURA
  • Publication number: 20230352365
    Abstract: A thermoconductive material includes a carbonaceous substance as a main component and has a plurality of screw insertion portions into which a plurality of screws are to be inserted on a one-to-one basis in a thickness direction defined with respect to the thermoconductive material. The thermoconductive material includes an inside region located at a side of a central portion of the thermoconductive material with respect to the plurality of screw insertion portions and an outside region located at a side of an outer edge portion of the thermoconductive material with respect to the inside region. The outside region includes a support portion which is at least part of the outside region. When a pressure of 500 kPa is applied in the thickness direction, an outside thickness which is a thickness of the support portion is greater than an inside thickness which is a greatest thickness of the inside region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Youji SHIRATO, Norihiro KAWAMURA, Masaya HATTORI
  • Publication number: 20230247806
    Abstract: An electrical device according to the present disclosure includes a heat generator, a heat dissipator, a thermal conductive sheet, and a thermal conductive fluid. The heat generator has a first surface. The heat dissipator has a second surface that faces the first surface. The thermal conductive sheet and the thermal conductive fluid are both interposed between the first surface and the second surface. The first surface and the second surface face each other in their respective counter regions. Each of the counter regions includes a first region and a second region when viewed in a direction in which the first and second surfaces face each other. The first region holds the thermal conductive fluid but does not receive the thermal conductive sheet. The second region is adjacent to the first region and receives the thermal conductive sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Youji SHIRATO, Naoki SAITOU, Norihiro KAWAMURA
  • Publication number: 20230032968
    Abstract: A graphite composite includes a graphite sheet having a void inside and a resin member. The void is partially filled by at least a part of the resin member in its entirety. The proportion of the resin member to the sum of the graphite sheet and the resin member is equal to or greater than 5% by mass. The graphite composite has a porosity equal to or greater than 50% by volume and equal to or less than 95% by volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Youji Shirato, Norihiro Kawamura, Yoshifumi Ilmuro
  • Publication number: 20220059431
    Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to provide a heat conducting sheet that can be easily positioned and can absorb unevenness of a heat generating component and a heat radiating component to reduce thermal resistance, and an electronic device using the same. Heat conducting sheet includes rectangular graphite sheet and attachment sheet that covers graphite sheet, graphite sheet being exposed at least two opposite sides. Graphite sheet is exposed from between attachment sheets, a thickness of attachment sheet is made thinner than (T0-T1) where an initial thickness of graphite sheet is T0, and a thickness when a pressure of 100 kPa is applied to the graphite sheet is T1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: AKIHITO KONISHI, NORIHIRO KAWAMURA, YOUJI SHIRATO, NAOKI SAITOU
  • Patent number: 11109513
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a heat conductive sheet that includes a heat generation component having a large heat generation amount. The heat conductive sheet according to the present disclosure includes a heat radiation sheet having a graphite sheet, a first protective film provided on one surface side of the graphite sheet, and a second protective film provided on another surface side of the graphite sheet. The heat radiation sheet includes a bent part that is bent, and a first heat radiation part and a second heat radiation part that are coupled to each other through the bent part and overlapping with each other in a view from above. Further, a first non-adhesive area in which the first heat radiation part and the second heat radiation part are not adhered to each other is provided between the first heat radiation part and the second heat radiation part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Norihiro Kawamura, Daishi Takahashi
  • Patent number: 11040643
    Abstract: A heat insulating sheet includes, a first sheet, a first heat insulator disposed on a main surface of the first sheet and including a first xerogel, a second heat insulator disposed on the main surface of the first sheet apart from the first heat insulator and including a second xerogel, and a second sheet disposed on the main surface of the first sheet to cover the first and second heat insulators. A first region of the heat insulating sheet provided between the first and second heat insulators viewing in a direction perpendicular to the main surface has an extensible rate larger than an extensible rate of each of the first and second heat insulators. The heat insulating property of this heat insulating sheet hardly degrades.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Norihiro Kawamura, Kazuhiko Kubo, Yuuichi Abe, Takeshi Fujii
  • Publication number: 20210050280
    Abstract: A highly reliable electronic device that efficiently dissipates generated heat and a method for manufacturing the electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes mount board, heat generating component mounted on mount board, pressing component provided above heat generating component, and film provided between heat generating component and pressing component. Further, liquid heat conductive material is provided between heat generating component and film and between pressing component and graphite-based carbonaceous film. Film contains graphite-based carbon and is compressed to predetermined compressibility by pressing component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: AKIHITO KONISHI, RYOSUKE USUI, NORIHIRO KAWAMURA
  • Patent number: 10868346
    Abstract: A composite sheet includes a thermally-conductive sheet, a first insulating sheet that covers one surface of the thermally-conductive sheet, and a second insulating sheet that covers another surface of the thermally-conductive sheet, and seals the thermally-conductive sheet between the first and second insulating sheets. The thermally-conductive sheet has a first through hole provided therein. The composite sheet has an insulating lamination portion at which the first insulating sheet is stacked on the second insulating sheet to seal an inner wall surface of the first through hole. The insulating lamination portion has a second through hole provided inside the first through hole and having a hole diameter which is smaller than a hole diameter of the first through hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshiya Sakaguchi, Norihiro Kawamura
  • Publication number: 20200340612
    Abstract: The present disclosure is intended to provide a thermal insulation sheet that is resistant to being damaged even if enlarged in shape, as well as a multilayer thermal insulation sheet including such a thermal insulation sheet. The thermal insulation sheet includes a thermal insulator made of a nonwoven fabric that supports a xerogel in internal spaces. The thermal insulator has a plurality of through holes in an internal region in a plan view. Protective sheets are disposed on two respective surfaces of the thermal insulator. The protective sheets are joined together at a periphery of the thermal insulator and through inside the through holes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: NORIHIRO KAWAMURA, CHIHIRO SATOU, RYOSUKE USUI
  • Patent number: 10756314
    Abstract: A composite sheet includes a thermally-conductive sheet, a first insulating sheet that covers one surface of the thermally-conductive sheet; a second insulating sheet that covers another surface of the thermally-conductive sheet, and seals the thermally-conductive sheet between the first insulating sheet and the second insulating sheet, and a thermal insulation layer that is laminated between the thermally-conductive sheet and the first insulating sheet to cover at least a part of the thermally-conductive sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshiya Sakaguchi, Norihiro Kawamura
  • Publication number: 20190373775
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a heat conductive sheet that includes a heat generation component having a large heat generation amount. The heat conductive sheet according to the present disclosure includes a heat radiation sheet having a graphite sheet, a first protective film provided on one surface side of the graphite sheet, and a second protective film provided on another surface side of the graphite sheet. The heat radiation sheet includes a bent part that is bent, and a first heat radiation part and a second heat radiation part that are coupled to each other through the bent part and overlapping with each other in a view from above. Further, a first non-adhesive area in which the first heat radiation part and the second heat radiation part are not adhered to each other is provided between the first heat radiation part and the second heat radiation part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: NORIHIRO KAWAMURA, DAISHI TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20190013556
    Abstract: A composite sheet includes a thermally-conductive sheet, a first insulating sheet that covers one surface of the thermally-conductive sheet, and a second insulating sheet that covers another surface of the thermally-conductive sheet, and seals the thermally-conductive sheet between the first and second insulating sheets. The thermally-conductive sheet has a first through hole provided therein. The composite sheet has an insulating lamination portion at which the first insulating sheet is stacked on the second insulating sheet to seal an inner wall surface of the first through hole. The insulating lamination portion has a second through hole provided inside the first through hole and having a hole diameter which is smaller than a hole diameter of the first through hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: YOSHIYA SAKAGUCHI, NORIHIRO KAWAMURA
  • Publication number: 20190006642
    Abstract: A composite sheet includes a thermally-conductive sheet, a first insulating sheet that covers one surface of the thermally-conductive sheet; a second insulating sheet that covers another surface of the thermally-conductive sheet, and seals the thermally-conductive sheet between the first insulating sheet and the second insulating sheet, and a thermal insulation layer that is laminated between the thermally-conductive sheet and the first insulating sheet to cover at least a part of the thermally-conductive sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: YOSHIYA SAKAGUCHI, NORIHIRO KAWAMURA
  • Publication number: 20180134194
    Abstract: A heat insulating sheet includes, a first sheet, a first heat insulator disposed on a main surface of the first sheet and including a first xerogel, a second heat insulator disposed on the main surface of the first sheet apart from the first heat insulator and including a second xerogel, and a second sheet disposed on the main surface of the first sheet to cover the first and second heat insulators. A first region of the heat insulating sheet provided between the first and second heat insulators viewing in a direction perpendicular to the main surface has an extensible rate larger than an extensible rate of each of the first and second heat insulators. The heat insulating property of this heat insulating sheet hardly degrades.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: NORIHIRO KAWAMURA, KAZUHIKO KUBO, YUUICHI ABE, TAKESHI FUJII
  • Patent number: 9488420
    Abstract: A heat conducting sheet includes a first sheet having heat conductivity, a bonding layer disposed on a part of a first face of the first sheet, and a backing separator disposed on the first face entirely. The backing separator has slight adhesion, so that the first sheet can stick to the backing separator. Bonding force between the first sheet and the bonding layer is greater than bonding force between the backing separator and the bonding layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Norihiro Kawamura, Takahiro Senshu, Kazuhiko Kubo, Keiji Kawajiri
  • Patent number: 9475702
    Abstract: With a manufacturing method of a graphite sheet, a cavity-forming sheet having a mesh structure or a nonwoven fabric structure is firstly impregnated with polyamide acid and then molded into a sheet. The molded sheet is then heat treated to imidize polyamide acid so as to produce a polyimide sheet composed of polyimide and the cavity-forming sheet disposed in polyimide. The polyimide sheet is then fired in a non-oxidizing atmosphere to pyrolyze the polyimide so as to produce the graphite sheet. The cavity-forming sheet is made of material which maintains a shape thereof when the polyimide sheet is produced and which gasifies and loses at least 80% of its weight when the polyimide is pyrolyzed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuhiro Ooshiro, Norihiro Kawamura
  • Publication number: 20150086780
    Abstract: A heat conducting sheet includes a first sheet having heat conductivity, a bonding layer disposed on a part of a first face of the first sheet, and a backing separator disposed on the first face entirely. The backing separator has slight adhesion, so that the first sheet can stick to the backing separator. Bonding force between the first sheet and the bonding layer is greater than bonding force between the backing separator and the bonding layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Norihiro Kawamura, Takahiro Senshu, Kazuhiko Kubo, Keiji Kawajiri
  • Publication number: 20140332993
    Abstract: With a manufacturing method of a graphite sheet, a cavity-forming sheet having a mesh structure or a nonwoven fabric structure is firstly impregnated with polyamide acid and then molded into a sheet. The molded sheet is then heat treated to imidize polyamide acid so as to produce a polyimide sheet composed of polyimide and the cavity-forming sheet disposed in polyimide. The polyimide sheet is then fired in a non-oxidizing atmosphere to pyrolyze the polyimide so as to produce the graphite sheet. The cavity-forming sheet is made of material which maintains a shape thereof when the polyimide sheet is produced and which gasifies and loses at least 80% of its weight when the polyimide is pyrolyzed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventors: Tatsuhiro Ooshiro, Norihiro Kawamura
  • Patent number: 8720537
    Abstract: A graphite sheet preventing leakage of a heat radiating member when a fluid heat radiating member such as grease is used and improving heat radiation performance is provided. A graphite sheet includes a first main surface and a second main surface opposite to the first main surface and has a large anisotropic thermal conductivity in a main surface direction. The graphite sheet includes a first concave portion provided on the first main surface and having a first bottom surface, a second concave portion provided on the second main surface and having a second bottom surface, a thin film portion formed in a region in which the first bottom surface and the second bottom surface are overlapped with each other, and a connecting hole penetrating the thin film portion and allowing the first concave portion and the second concave portion to communicate with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Kubo, Yuichi Sato, Norihiro Kawamura, Masashi Funaba