Patents by Inventor Satoru Shimomura

Satoru Shimomura 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: 20250046505
    Abstract: An inductor includes a magnetic core obtained by pressure-molding a mixture of a magnetic material powder and a binding agent, and coil elements buried in the magnetic core. The coil elements include two tabular coils that are a first coil element and a second coil element provided overlappingly in stated order from a first side face side to a second side face side. End portions of the coil elements protrude from the bottom face and are bent along the bottom face to configure external electrodes. One of first external electrodes extends toward a first end face and an other one of the first external electrodes extends toward the second end face, and second external electrodes extend toward a second side face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kiyoshi TAKAGI, Yusuke NAKAMURA, Masahiro ENOMOTO, Hiroshi TOMITA, Satoru SHIMOMURA
  • Publication number: 20250029776
    Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to achieve a small-sized inductor capable of handling a high current, and having a high coupling coefficient. Inductor includes magnetic core and coil element embedded in magnetic core. Coil element includes at least four flat coils, and first coil element, second coil element, third coil element, and fourth coil element are provided in an overlapping manner. Ends of each coil element protrude from bottom surface, and are bent along bottom surface, to form external electrode. Ends of first coil element and ends of third coil element are bent toward first side surface. Ends of second coil element and ends of fourth coil element are bent toward second side surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2022
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Inventors: KIYOSHI TAKAGI, YUSUKE NAKAMURA, MASAHIRO ENOMOTO, HIROSHI TOMITA, SATORU SHIMOMURA
  • Publication number: 20240170200
    Abstract: An object is to provide a small and highly reliable inductor capable of handling a large current. The inductor includes: magnetic core formed by pressing a mixture of a powdered magnetic material and a binder; coil part disposed inside magnetic core; and external electrode formed by bending end portion of coil part protruding from magnetic core. Coil part and external electrode are made of a flat conductor, and a width of end portion of coil part protruding from magnetic core is less than an average width of coil part disposed inside magnetic core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: KEN KOYAMA, TAKASHI INOUE, SATORU SHIMOMURA, JUN KUROIWA
  • Patent number: 10584202
    Abstract: A photovoltaic element has excellent durability owing to an electron extraction layer in which an inorganic compound and an electron-donating group are more firmly bonded to each other, and includes at least a cathode, an electron extraction layer, a photoelectric conversion layer and an anode in this order, the electron extraction layer containing an inorganic compound (A), and an organic compound (B) having an electron-donating group and a bonding group, the electron extraction layer having an inorganic/organic hybrid structure in which the inorganic compound (A) and at least a part of the organic compound (B) are bonded to each other via the bonding group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc
    Inventors: Shuhei Yamamoto, Satoru Shimomura, Daisuke Kitazawa
  • Publication number: 20170033304
    Abstract: A photovoltaic element has excellent durability owing to an electron extraction layer in which an inorganic compound and an electron-donating group are more firmly bonded to each other, and includes at least a cathode, an electron extraction layer, a photoelectric conversion layer and an anode in this order, the electron extraction layer containing an inorganic compound (A), and an organic compound (B) having an electron-donating group and a bonding group, the electron extraction layer having an inorganic/organic hybrid structure in which the inorganic compound (A) and at least a part of the organic compound (B) are bonded to each other via the bonding group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Shuhei Yamamoto, Satoru Shimomura, Daisuke Kitazawa
  • Patent number: 9331282
    Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to provide a photovoltaic device which has high photoelectric conversion efficiency and an electron-donating organic material which comprises a conjugate polymer having a structure of a thieno[3,4-b?]thiophene skeleton with an alkoxycarbonyl group in which a specific alkyl group part is a straight chain alkyl group or an alkanoyl group in which the alkyl group part is a straight chain alkyl group and a benzo[1,2-b:4, 5-b?]dithiophene skeleton with a heteroaryl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Watanabe, Daisuke Kitazawa, Shuhei Yamamoto, Satoru Shimomura
  • Publication number: 20150249214
    Abstract: A photovoltaic device has high photoelectric conversion efficiency and an electron-donating organic material including a conjugate polymer having a structure of a thieno[3,4-b]thiophene skeleton with an alkoxycarbonyl group in which a specific alkyl group part is a straight chain alkyl group or an alkanoyl group in which the alkyl group part is a straight chain alkyl group and a benzo[1,2-b:4, 5-b?]dithiophene skeleton with a heteroaryl group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2013
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Applicant: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Watanabe, Daisuke Kitazawa, Shuhei Yamamoto, Satoru Shimomura
  • Publication number: 20150194607
    Abstract: A photovoltaic element includes at least an anode, a photoelectric conversion layer, an electron extraction layer and a cathode in this order, wherein the electron extraction layer contains a compound represented by formula (1): R—X?M+??(1) wherein R is selected from among hydrogen, and alkyl group which may have a substituent, X? is selected from among —COO?, —SO3?, —PO4H?, —PO42?, —O—SO3?, and M is selected from among alkali metals, alkaline-earth metals, and ammonium ion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2013
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Inventors: Satoru Shimomura, Shuhei Yamamoto, Daisuke Kitazawa
  • Patent number: 8339227
    Abstract: Disclosed is an inductance part including a coiled conductor formed from a metal conductor, a magnetic body formed by pressure-molding a mixture of metal magnetic powder and bonding material in such a manner that the coiled conductor is embedded in the mixture, and a terminal derived from the coiled conductor. The coiled conductor is formed in a single layer with no insulating film on its surface. The metal magnetic powder of the magnetic body penetrates into the surface of the coiled conductor so as to make the filling factor of the metal magnetic powder in the magnetic body not less than 80% by volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Satoru Shimomura, Kiyoshi Takagi, Kazuaki Oonishi
  • Publication number: 20100253463
    Abstract: Disclosed is an inductance part including a coiled conductor formed from a metal conductor, a magnetic body formed by pressure-molding a mixture of metal magnetic powder and bonding material in such a manner that the coiled conductor is embedded in the mixture, and a terminal derived from the coiled conductor. The coiled conductor is formed in a single layer with no insulating film on its surface. The metal magnetic powder of the magnetic body penetrates into the surface of the coiled conductor so as to make the filling factor of the metal magnetic powder in the magnetic body not less than 80% by volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2008
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Inventors: Satoru Shimomura, Kiyoshi Takagi, Kazuaki Oonishi
  • Publication number: 20070000827
    Abstract: One object of the present invention is to provide a dissolved ozone decomposing apparatus which efficiently decomposes dissolved ozone in ozone water. The dissolved ozone decomposing apparatus comprises a case 2 and a first decomposing column 30 and a second decomposing column 40 in the case. The first decomposing column 30 comprises a flow pipe 31 in communication with a supply port 21, an adjustment plate 35 fixed in the flow pipe 31, a protection pipe 32 provided in the flow pipe 31 and made of a material transparent to ultraviolet rays, and a ultraviolet lamp 33 housed in the protection pipe 32, and when ozone water flows in the flow pipe 31, it strikes the adjustment plate 35 and stays in the pipe, so that the ozone water can be irradiated by light energy from the ultraviolet lamp 33 for decomposition of dissolved ozone in the ozone water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2006
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Applicant: TOFLO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoru SHIMOMURA, Kenshi NAKASHIMA, Akira MATSUSAKO