Patents by Inventor Satoshi Yokomizo

Satoshi Yokomizo 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: 20240136122
    Abstract: An electronic component includes an electronic element and an interposer board. The electronic element includes a multilayer body and external electrodes each at a respective one of multilayer body end surfaces of the multilayer body and connected to internal electrode layers. The interposer board includes board end surfaces, board side surfaces orthogonal to the board end surfaces, and board main surfaces orthogonal to the board end surface and the board side surface. One of the board main surfaces is located in a vicinity of the electronic element and joined with one of multilayer body main surfaces in a vicinity of the interposer board. The interposer board is an alumina board. The external electrodes each include a first Sn plated layer that covers an outer surface of the interposer board in a vicinity of at least one board end surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Satoshi YOKOMIZO, Shinobu CHIKUMA, Yohei MUKOBATA
  • Patent number: 11942273
    Abstract: An electronic component includes an electronic element and an interposer board. The electronic element includes a multilayer body and external electrodes at multilayer body end surfaces of the multilayer body and connected to internal electrode layers. One of the board main surfaces is in a vicinity of the electronic element and joined with a multilayer body main surface in a vicinity of the interposer board. The interposer board is an alumina board. At least one notch is in end regions including a board end surface, a board side surface in a vicinity thereof, a board main surface in a vicinity thereof, ridge portions between the board end surface and the board side surface, between the board end surface and the board main surface, and between the board side surface and the board main surface, and a corner portion between the board end surface, the board side surface, and the board main surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Yokomizo, Shinobu Chikuma, Yohei Mukobata
  • Patent number: 11929208
    Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a laminate and an external electrode connected to the internal electrode layer. The laminate includes a central layer portion in which an internal electrode layer and a dielectric ceramic layer are alternately laminated, and a covering portion covering an outer surface of the central layer portion in the lamination direction and the width direction. A region where the main surface meets the lateral surface in the laminate is defined as a corner portion that is rounded, and a distance from the corner portion to an internal electrode closest to the corner portion is about 20 ?m or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Yokomizo, Toshihiro Harada
  • Patent number: 11923141
    Abstract: An electronic component includes an electronic element and an interposer board. The electronic element includes a multilayer body and external electrodes at a pair of multilayer body end surfaces of the multilayer body and connected to internal electrode layers. The interposer board includes board end surfaces, board side surfaces orthogonal to the board end surfaces, and board main surfaces orthogonal to the board end surfaces and the board side surfaces. One of the board main surfaces is located in a vicinity of the electronic element and joined with one of the multilayer body main surfaces in a vicinity of the interposer board. The interposer board is an alumina board. A mark portion is provided on one of the board main surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Yokomizo, Shinobu Chikuma, Yohei Mukobata
  • Patent number: 11901126
    Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes, on a side of a first external electrode in a length direction of an interposer, a first joining electrode on a first surface and a first mounting electrode on a second surface, a first through conductive portion penetrating the interposer, and a first conductive joining agent providing electrical conduction between the first external electrode and the first joining electrode, and includes on a side of a second external electrode, a second joining electrode on the first surface and a second mounting electrode on the second surface, a second through conductive portion penetrating the interposer, and a second conductive joining agent providing electrical conduction between the second external electrode and the second joining electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Satoshi Yokomizo
  • Patent number: 11881353
    Abstract: An electronic component includes an electronic element and an interposer board. The electronic element includes a multilayer body and external electrodes each at a respective one of multilayer body end surfaces of the multilayer body and connected to internal electrode layers. The interposer board includes board end surfaces, board side surfaces orthogonal to the board end surfaces, and board main surfaces orthogonal to the board end surface and the board side surface. One of the board main surfaces is located in a vicinity of the electronic element and joined with one of multilayer body main surfaces in a vicinity of the interposer board. The interposer board is an alumina board. The external electrodes each include a first Sn plated layer that covers an outer surface of the interposer board in a vicinity of at least one board end surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Yokomizo, Shinobu Chikuma, Yohei Mukobata
  • Publication number: 20230360857
    Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a capacitor main body including a multilayer body including dielectric layers and internal electrode layers alternately laminated therein, and external electrodes each at one of two end surfaces of the multilayer body and connected to the internal electrode layers, and two interposers on a surface in a lamination direction of the capacitor main body, and opposed and spaced apart from each other in a length direction connecting the two end surfaces. The two interposers each include a first recess portion on an end surface of the interposer opposed to an end surface facing the other interposer, in an area around a middle portion of the interposer in a width direction, and second recess portions on both sides in the width direction of the first recess portion, and each having a thickness of about ±10% of a half of a thickness of the interposer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Satoshi YOKOMIZO, Shinobu CHIKUMA, Yohei MUKOBATA
  • Patent number: 11785720
    Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes an interposer including, on a side in a length direction, a first through conductive portion that penetrates the interposer in a stacking direction, and provides electrical conduction between a first joining electrode and a first mounting electrode. The interposer includes, on the other side in the length direction, a second through conductive portion that penetrates the interposer in the stacking direction, and provides electrical conduction between a second joining electrode and a second mounting electrode. The first mounting electrode includes a first portion that covers a portion of a first interposer end surface on the one side in the length direction of the interposer. The second mounting electrode includes a second portion that covers a portion of a second interposer end surface on the other side in the length direction of the interposer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Satoshi Yokomizo
  • Patent number: 11756735
    Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a capacitor main body including a multilayer body including dielectric layers and internal electrode layers alternately laminated therein, and external electrodes each at one of two end surfaces of the multilayer body and connected to the internal electrode layers, and two interposers on a surface in a lamination direction of the capacitor main body, and opposed and spaced apart from each other in a length direction connecting the two end surfaces. The two interposers each include a first recess portion on an end surface of the interposer opposed to an end surface facing the other interposer, in an area around a middle portion of the interposer in a width direction, and second recess portions on both sides in the width direction of the first recess portion, and each having a thickness of about ±10% of a half of a thickness of the interposer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Yokomizo, Shinobu Chikuma, Yohei Mukobata
  • Patent number: 11749461
    Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a capacitor main body including a multilayer body including dielectric layers and internal electrode layers alternately laminated therein, and external electrodes each at one of two end surfaces of the multilayer body and connected to the internal electrode layers, and two interposers on a surface of the capacitor main body, and opposed and spaced apart from each other. The two interposers include a nickel-plated layer and a tin-plated layer on an outer periphery thereof. The two interposers each include a non-plated region without the nickel-plated layer on an end surface at which the two interposers face each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Yokomizo, Shinobu Chikuma, Yohei Mukobata
  • Patent number: 11735370
    Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a capacitor main body including a multilayer body including dielectric layers and internal electrode layers alternately laminated, and external electrodes at two end surfaces of the multilayer body and connected to the internal electrode layers, and two interposers on a surface of the capacitor main body, and opposed and spaced apart from each other. The two interposers each include a first surface at or adjacent to the capacitor main body, and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the first and second surfaces being parallel or substantially parallel with each other, and the first surface is sloped with respect to the surface of the capacitor main body at a predetermined angle to be spaced from the surface of the capacitor main body toward a side at which the two interposers face each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Yokomizo, Shinobu Chikuma, Yohei Mukobata
  • Publication number: 20230245831
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a multilayer ceramic capacitor includes alternately laminating dielectric layers and internal electrode layers to manufacture a multilayer body, forming an external electrode connected with the internal electrode layers on each of two end surfaces of the multilayer body to manufacture a capacitor main body, connecting two interposers via a plate-shaped member, connecting the two interposers and the external electrode, and removing the plate-shape member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Satoshi YOKOMIZO, Shinobu CHIKUMA, Yohei MUKOBATA
  • Publication number: 20230238180
    Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a laminate and an external electrode connected to the internal electrode layer. The laminate includes a central layer portion in which an internal electrode layer and a dielectric ceramic layer are alternately laminated, and a covering portion covering an outer surface of the central layer portion in the lamination direction and the width direction. A region where the main surface meets the lateral surface in the laminate is defined as a corner portion that is rounded, and a distance from the corner portion to an internal electrode closest to the corner portion is about 20 µm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Satoshi YOKOMIZO, Toshihiro HARADA
  • Patent number: 11705284
    Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a capacitor main body including a multilayer body including dielectric layers and internal electrode layers alternately laminated, and external electrodes each provided at one of two end surfaces of the multilayer body and connected to the internal electrode layers, and two interposers provided on both sides in a length direction of a surface of the capacitor main body. The two interposers each include a protrusion extending from one of the two interposers to another of the two interposers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Yokomizo, Shinobu Chikuma, Yohei Mukobata
  • Patent number: 11670458
    Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a capacitor main body including a multilayer body including dielectric layers and internal electrode layers alternately laminated, and external electrodes each at end surfaces of the multilayer body and connected to the internal electrode layers, and two interposers on a surface in a lamination direction of the capacitor main body, and spaced apart from each other in a length direction connecting the two end surfaces and intersecting the lamination direction. The external electrodes each include a bulge portion protruding in the lamination direction on the surface of the capacitor main body. The interposers each include a recess portion on each of the end surfaces, and in a cross section extending in the lamination direction and the length direction and passing through a center in a width direction. The bulge portion is closer to the end surface in the length direction than the recess portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Yokomizo, Shinobu Chikuma, Yohei Mukobata
  • Patent number: 11657977
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a multilayer ceramic capacitor includes alternately laminating dielectric layers and internal electrode layers to manufacture a multilayer body, forming an external electrode connected with the internal electrode layers on each of two end surfaces of the multilayer body to manufacture a capacitor main body, connecting two interposers via an insulator, holding the two interposers connected via the insulator on a holding portion, placing the capacitor main body on the two interposers on the holding portion such that the external electrode is connected to each of the two interposers, and removing the holding portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Yokomizo, Shinobu Chikuma, Yohei Mukobata
  • Patent number: 11631537
    Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a laminate and an external electrode. The laminate includes a central layer portion in which first and second internal electrode layers are alternately laminated with a dielectric ceramic layer therebetween, a peripheral layer portion sandwiching the central layer portion in a lamination direction, and a side margin sandwiching the central layer portion and the peripheral layer portion in a width direction. When viewing the laminate and the first external electrode through a cross-section parallel to the width direction and the lamination direction at a central portion in a length direction of the first external electrode, W1>R1 is satisfied and T1>R1 is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Yokomizo, Toshihiro Harada
  • Patent number: 11622449
    Abstract: In a multilayer ceramic capacitor, an interposer includes, on a side of a first external electrode in a length direction, a first through hole that penetrates the interposer in a stacking direction, and provides electrical conduction between a first joining electrode and a first mounting electrode. The first through hole further includes a first metal film provided on an inner wall thereof. The interposer includes, on a side of a second external electrode in the length direction, a second through hole that penetrates the interposer in the stacking direction, and provides electrical conduction between a second joining electrode and a second mounting electrode. The second through hole further includes a second metal film provided on an inner wall thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Satoshi Yokomizo
  • Publication number: 20220384100
    Abstract: An electronic component includes an electronic element and an interposer board. The electronic element includes a multilayer body and external electrodes at a pair of multilayer body end surfaces of the multilayer body and connected to internal electrode layers. The interposer board includes board end surfaces, board side surfaces orthogonal to the board end surfaces, and board main surfaces orthogonal to the board end surfaces and the board side surfaces. One of the pair of board main surfaces is located in a vicinity of the electronic element and joined with one of the multilayer body main surfaces in a vicinity of the interposer board. The interposer board is an alumina board. A solder layer is provided between the electronic element and the interposer board, joins the electronic element with the interposer board, and includes a solder unfilled region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Satoshi YOKOMIZO, Shinobu CHIKUMA, Yohei MUKOBATA
  • Publication number: 20220386466
    Abstract: An electronic component includes an electronic element and an interposer board. The electronic element includes a multilayer body and external electrodes at multilayer body end surfaces and connected to internal electrode layers. The interposer board includes board end surfaces, board side surfaces orthogonal to the board end surfaces, and board main surfaces orthogonal to the board end surfaces and the board side surfaces. One of the board main surfaces is in a vicinity of the electronic element and is joined with one of the multilayer body main surfaces in a vicinity of the interposer board. The interposer board is an alumina board. A maximum length of the interposer board is smaller than a length of the electronic element. A width of the interposer board is smaller than a width of the electronic element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Satoshi YOKOMIZO, Shinobu CHIKUMA, Yohei MUKOBATA