Patents by Inventor Ryohei Kawabata
Ryohei Kawabata 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).
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Publication number: 20240085116Abstract: A heat exchanger is provided with a header that has a body section formed in a cylindrical shape and a divider that divides an internal space in the body section. In a state in which the body section and the divider are combined with each other, plate distal end portions of a pair of side plate portions of the divider do not protrude from a pair of respective insertion portions of the body section toward an outside of the body section. The plate distal end portions are deformed in such a state that walls of the plate distal end portions are spread out such that end faces of the plate distal end portions each form a V-shaped groove, and are in engagement with inner walls of the pair of respective insertion portions inside through holes defined by the pair of respective insertion portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2021Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Masashi NAKAMURA, Ryohei KAWABATA, Naoki CHIKU, Masaki OKADA
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Patent number: 11908607Abstract: A multilayer coil component includes a multilayer body that includes insulating layers that are stacked; a coil disposed in the multilayer body; and outer electrodes disposed on surfaces of the multilayer body and electrically connected to the coil. The coil includes at least two coil conductor groups that each include at least two coil conductors connected to each other in parallel through two coupling conductors. The at least two coil conductor groups are connected to each other in series through a connecting conductor. The connecting conductor connects the coil conductor between the two coupling conductors in one of the at least two coil conductor groups to the coil conductor between the two coupling conductors in another one of the at least two coil conductor groups.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2021Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Makoto Hiraki, Ryohei Kawabata, Katsuhisa Imada
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Patent number: 11842846Abstract: A laminated electronic component includes a body including a magnetic layer containing magnetic particles; a coil provided within the body; and outer electrodes provided on a bottom surface of the body and each electrically connected to any one of end portions of the coil. The coil is formed by connecting a plurality of coil conductors stacked within the body, and the body includes a non-magnetic layer present between one of the outer electrodes and one of the coil conductors opposing the one of the outer electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2019Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mitsuhiro Sato, Daisuke Takahashi, Ryohei Kawabata
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Patent number: 11783999Abstract: A multilayer coil array includes an element body including a magnetic layer; first and second built-in coils; and first to fourth outer electrodes connected to the first and second coils. A non-magnetic layer is provided between the first and second coils. The first and second coils are each formed by a plurality of coil conductors being connected to each other. At least one out of a coil conductor of the first coil that is closest to the second coil among the plurality of coil conductors of the first coil and a coil conductor of the second coil that is closest to the first coil among the plurality of coil conductors of the second coil contacts the non-magnetic layer. The length of a coil conductor layer that contacts the non-magnetic layer of the coil conductor contacting the non-magnetic layer is different from the length of the other coil conductor layers.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2019Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mitsuhiro Sato, Ryohei Kawabata
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Patent number: 11749448Abstract: A laminated electronic component includes a body including a magnetic layer containing magnetic particles; a coil provided within the body; and outer electrodes provided on a bottom surface of the body and each electrically connected to any one of end portions of the coil. In a cross-section perpendicular to the bottom surface of the body, a side surface of each outer electrode has a recess-shaped wedge portion, and a part of the body enters the wedge portion. At the bottom surface of the body, at least a part of a surface of each outer electrode is located outward of the bottom surface of the body.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2019Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mitsuhiro Sato, Daisuke Takahashi, Ryohei Kawabata
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Patent number: 11694834Abstract: A coil array component including an element assembly that includes a filler and a resin material, a first coil portion and a second coil portion that are embedded in the element assembly and that are composed of a first coil conductor and a second coil conductor, respectively, and four outer electrodes electrically connected to the first coil portion and the second coil portion. Also, the first coil conductor and the second coil conductor are covered with a glass layer.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2019Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Keiichi Yoshinaka, Katsuhisa Imada, Mitsuhiro Sato, Ryohei Kawabata
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Publication number: 20230129209Abstract: A heat exchanger has: a heat transfer tube group made up of plural heat transfer tubes each of which has, inside the heat transfer tube, a flow passage through which refrigerant flows; a fin provided on the heat transfer tubes; and a bridging header into which end portions of the heat transfer tubes are inserted and that causes refrigerant to flow between the heat transfer tubes. The bridging header has a base having a flat plate shape. The bridging header also has a corrugated sheet forming, between the corrugated sheet and the base, a header flow passage, through which refrigerant flows. The bridging header also has a covering plate covering the corrugated sheet and pressing the corrugated sheet toward the base.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2021Publication date: April 27, 2023Inventors: Ryohei KAWABATA, Masashi NAKAMURA, Naoki CHIKU, Kota INAMI, Junki OONISHI
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Patent number: 11600426Abstract: A multilayer coil array includes an element body; first and second built-in coils; and first to fourth outer electrodes provided on the element body. A non-magnetic layer is provided between the first and second coils. An end of the first coil extending from the coil conductor closest to the second coil among the plurality of coil conductors of the first coil is connected to the first outer electrode and another end of the first coil is connected to the second outer electrode. An end of the second coil extending from the coil conductor closest to the first coil among the plurality of coil conductors of the second coil is connected to the third outer electrode and another end portion of the second coil is connected to the fourth outer electrode. The second and fourth outer electrodes are connected to output terminals of a switching element of a DC-DC converter.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2019Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mitsuhiro Sato, Ryohei Kawabata
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Patent number: 11538619Abstract: A coil component including an element assembly that includes a support substrate having a cavity, a first coil disposed on a first principal surface of the support substrate, a second coil disposed on a second principal surface of the support substrate, and a magnetic portion. The coil component further includes first and second outer electrodes electrode electrically coupled to the first coil, and third and further outer electrodes electrically coupled to the second coil. Each outer electrode is disposed on the surface of the element assembly. The cavity of the support substrate, the core portion of the first coil, and the core portion of the second coil overlap at least one another when viewed in the direction perpendicular to the principal surface. The magnetic portion is disposed in at least the cavity and the two core portions. Also, the support substrate is formed of sintered ferrite.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2020Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mitsuhiro Sato, Ryohei Kawabata
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Patent number: 11476042Abstract: A coil component including an element assembly that contains a filler and a resin material, a coil portion composed of a coil conductor that is embedded in the element assembly, and a pair of outer electrodes electrically connected to the coil conductor. The outer electrodes are disposed on a lower surface, and the coil axis of the coil portion is parallel to a mounting surface.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2019Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Keiichi Yoshinaka, Katsuhisa Imada, Ryohei Kawabata
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Publication number: 20220196345Abstract: A heat exchanger includes a first row of flat tubes, a second row of flat tubes, a first header causing first ends of the flat tubes in the first row in a first direction to communicate with each other, a second header causing first ends of the flat tubes in the second row in the first direction to communicate with each other, and a third header that causes the second ends to communicate with each other and connects the first and second rows to cause refrigerant to flow between the first header and the second header. The flat tubes are arranged outside a space between the segments of the third header. A stress-absorbing part is provided in at least a bending target portion of one of the first header and the second header subjected to larger stress from the bending than the other one of the first header and the second header.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2019Publication date: June 23, 2022Inventors: Masashi NAKAMURA, Masaki OKADA, Ryohei KAWABATA
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Publication number: 20210287842Abstract: A multilayer coil component includes a multilayer body that includes insulating layers that are stacked; a coil disposed in the multilayer body; and outer electrodes disposed on surfaces of the multilayer body and electrically connected to the coil. The coil includes at least two coil conductor groups that each include at least two coil conductors connected to each other in parallel through two coupling conductors. The at least two coil conductor groups are connected to each other in series through a connecting conductor. The connecting conductor connects the coil conductor between the two coupling conductors in one of the at least two coil conductor groups to the coil conductor between the two coupling conductors in another one of the at least two coil conductor groups.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2021Publication date: September 16, 2021Applicant: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Makoto HIRAKI, Ryohei KAWABATA, Katsuhisa IMADA
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Patent number: 11009574Abstract: A coil array component including an element assembly that includes a filler and a resin material, a first coil portion and a second coil portion that are embedded in the element assembly and that are composed of a first coil conductor and a second coil conductor, respectively, and four outer electrodes electrically connected to the first coil portion and the second coil portion. Also, four extension electrodes that extend from end surfaces of the element assembly to the bottom surface and are electrically connected to the outer electrodes on the bottom surface are further included. In addition, the extension electrodes are covered with insulating layers on end surfaces of the element assembly.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2019Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Keiichi Yoshinaka, Katsuhisa Imada, Mitsuhiro Sato, Ryohei Kawabata
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Patent number: 10900721Abstract: A heat exchanger includes: a heat-exchanger core which includes flat fins each having a plurality of cuts arranged on one side of each flat fin and allowing heat transfer tubes to be inserted into the cuts, and which has a recess on the other side of the flat fins; and a heat-exchanger core having protrusions which fits in the recesses. The heat-exchanger core also includes flat fins each of which has a plurality of cuts allowing heat transfer tubes to be inserted into the cuts, and also each of which has protrusions on a side of the fin; and a heat-exchanger core having recesses which allow the protrusions to fit in the recesses.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2016Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Ryoichi Ikeda, Teruaki Konagayoshi, Ryohei Kawabata, Takashi Kato
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Publication number: 20200312525Abstract: A coil component including an element assembly that includes a support substrate having a cavity, a first coil disposed on a first principal surface of the support substrate, a second coil disposed on a second principal surface of the support substrate, and a magnetic portion. The coil component further includes first and second outer electrodes electrode electrically coupled to the first coil, and third and further outer electrodes electrically coupled to the second coil. Each outer electrode is disposed on the surface of the element assembly. The cavity of the support substrate, the core portion of the first coil, and the core portion of the second coil overlap at least one another when viewed in the direction perpendicular to the principal surface. The magnetic portion is disposed in at least the cavity and the two core portions. Also, the support substrate is formed of sintered ferrite.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2020Publication date: October 1, 2020Applicant: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mitsuhiro SATO, Ryohei KAWABATA
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Patent number: 10677531Abstract: A heat exchanger includes plural flat tubes each having a flat cross section, and plural flat-tube U-bends each having a flat cross section and a U-shape in external appearance. Plural flat-tube columns each made up of the plural flat tubes installed in plural tiers in a set direction are arranged in a direction intersecting the set direction and in a staggered manner. Each of the plural flat-tube U-bends is placed in a pair of coupling portions of the plural flat tubes. Each of the pair of coupling portions is placed in one of a pair of the plural flat-tube columns. The plural flat-tube U-bends are twisted such that major axes of flat cross sections in both end portions of each of the plural flat-tube U-bends are oriented in the same directions as major axes of flat cross sections of the plural flat tubes connected to the both end portions.Type: GrantFiled: December 25, 2015Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Ryohei Kawabata, Tsukasa Tanigawa
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Publication number: 20200111603Abstract: A laminated electronic component includes a body including a magnetic layer containing magnetic particles; a coil provided within the body; and outer electrodes provided on a bottom surface of the body and each electrically connected to any one of end portions of the coil. In a cross-section perpendicular to the bottom surface of the body, a side surface of each outer electrode has a recess-shaped wedge portion, and a part of the body enters the wedge portion. At the bottom surface of the body, at least a part of a surface of each outer electrode is located outward of the bottom surface of the body.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2019Publication date: April 9, 2020Applicant: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mitsuhiro SATO, Daisuke TAKAHASHI, Ryohei KAWABATA
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Publication number: 20200111609Abstract: A multilayer coil array includes an element body including a magnetic layer; first and second built-in coils; and first to fourth outer electrodes connected to the first and second coils. A non-magnetic layer is provided between the first and second coils. The first and second coils are each formed by a plurality of coil conductors being connected to each other. At least one out of a coil conductor of the first coil that is closest to the second coil among the plurality of coil conductors of the first coil and a coil conductor of the second coil that is closest to the first coil among the plurality of coil conductors of the second coil contacts the non-magnetic layer. The length of a coil conductor layer that contacts the non-magnetic layer of the coil conductor contacting the non-magnetic layer is different from the length of the other coil conductor layers.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2019Publication date: April 9, 2020Applicant: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mitsuhiro SATO, Ryohei KAWABATA
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Publication number: 20200111608Abstract: A laminated electronic component includes a body including a magnetic layer containing magnetic particles; a coil provided within the body; and outer electrodes provided on a bottom surface of the body and each electrically connected to any one of end portions of the coil. The coil is formed by connecting a plurality of coil conductors stacked within the body, and the body includes a non-magnetic layer present between one of the outer electrodes and one of the coil conductors opposing the one of the outer electrodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2019Publication date: April 9, 2020Applicant: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mitsuhiro SATO, Daisuke TAKAHASHI, Ryohei KAWABATA
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Publication number: 20200111598Abstract: A multilayer coil array includes an element body; first and second built-in coils; and first to fourth outer electrodes provided on the element body. A non-magnetic layer is provided between the first and second coils. An end of the first coil extending from the coil conductor closest to the second coil among the plurality of coil conductors of the first coil is connected to the first outer electrode and another end of the first coil is connected to the second outer electrode. An end of the second coil extending from the coil conductor closest to the first coil among the plurality of coil conductors of the second coil is connected to the third outer electrode and another end portion of the second coil is connected to the fourth outer electrode. The first and third outer electrodes are connected to output terminals of a switching element of a DC-DC converter.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2019Publication date: April 9, 2020Applicant: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mitsuhiro SATO, Ryohei KAWABATA