Patents by Inventor Tadahiro Yokozawa

Tadahiro Yokozawa 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).

  • Patent number: 10149394
    Abstract: A method for forming a conductor layer, including subjecting a surface of a polyimide film where a polyimide layer (a) is formed to polyimide etching treatment, to remove at least part of the polyimide layer (a), the polyimide film having the polyimide layer (a) formed on one surface or both surfaces of a polyimide layer (b); and then forming a conductor layer on the surface, such that the polyimide etching treatment time T (min), which is represented using t (min) defined by the formula as described below, is within the range of 0.2t?T?5t.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: UBE INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Toru Miura, Keita Bamba, Masafumi Kohda, Tadahiro Yokozawa
  • Publication number: 20160353580
    Abstract: A method for forming a conductor layer, including subjecting a surface of a polyimide film where a polyimide layer (a) is formed to polyimide etching treatment, to remove at least part of the polyimide layer (a), the polyimide film having the polyimide layer (a) formed on one surface or both surfaces of a polyimide layer (b); and then forming a conductor layer on the surface, such that the polyimide etching treatment time T (min), which is represented using t (min) defined by the formula as described below, is within the range of 0.2t?T?5t.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2015
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Applicant: UBE Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toru MIURA, Keita BAMBA, Masafumi KOHDA, Tadahiro YOKOZAWA
  • Publication number: 20150069012
    Abstract: A polyimide film for production of a wiring board having a metal wiring, which is formed by forming a metal layer on one side (Side B) of the polyimide film, and etching the metal layer; the polyimide film is curled toward the side (Side A) opposite Side B; and the curling of the polyimide film is controlled so as to reduce the drooping of the wiring board having a metal wiring formed thereon. The handling characteristics and productivity in IC chip mounting may be improved by the use of the polyimide film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventors: Hiroaki Yamaguchi, Tadahiro Yokozawa, Shuichi Maeda
  • Publication number: 20120308816
    Abstract: Disclosed is a polyimide film having improved adhesiveness to an adhesive and/or adherence to a metal layer. The polyimide film has at least a polyimide layer (b) and a polyimide layer (a) formed contacting the polyimide layer (b), wherein the polyimide layer (a) is a polyimide formed from a tetracarboxylic dianhydride component and a diamine component containing a diamine compound represented by general formula (1): wherein R1 denotes a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms or an aryl group, and R2 denotes an alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms or an aryl group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: UBE INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Shin-ichiro Kohama, Nobuharu Hisano, Hiroaki Yamaguchi, Yoshiyuki Oishi, Toru Miura, Tadahiro Yokozawa, Masafumi Kohda, Kosuke Oishi
  • Publication number: 20120288621
    Abstract: A polyimide film for production of a wiring board having a metal wiring, which is formed by forming a metal layer on one side (Side B) of the polyimide film, and etching the metal layer; the polyimide film is curled toward the side (Side A) opposite Side B; and the curling of the polyimide film is controlled so as to reduce the drooping of the wiring board having a metal wiring formed thereon. The handling characteristics and productivity in IC chip mounting may be improved by the use of the polyimide film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2012
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: UBE INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Yamaguchi, Tadahiro Yokozawa, Shuichi Maeda
  • Patent number: 7918021
    Abstract: A flexible circuit printable board can be favorably produced by a process composed of steps of forming in a polyimide film having a metal coat on each surface side a via hole penetrating at least one metal coat and the polyimide film; and applying a mixture of liquid and abrasive grains under pressure onto the via hole, whereby smoothing an edge of the via hole and cleaning the via hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: Ube Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryuichiro Kogure, Tadahiro Yokozawa, Hiroaki Yamaguchi, Osamu Nakayama
  • Publication number: 20100252309
    Abstract: The polyimide film of the present invention is to be used for the production of a wiring board having a metal wiring, which is formed by forming a metal layer on one side (Side B) of the polyimide film, and etching the metal layer; the polyimide film is curled toward the side (Side A) opposite Side B; and the curling of the polyimide film is controlled so as to reduce the drooping of the wiring board having a metal wiring formed thereon. The handling characteristics and productivity in IC chip mounting may be improved by the use of the polyimide film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2008
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Applicant: UBE INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Yamaguchi, Tadahiro Yokozawa, Shuichi Maeda
  • Publication number: 20100230142
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for producing a printed wiring board having high dimensional stability with high productivity. The production method comprising the steps of: providing a metal laminate in which a metal layer having an inner metal layer portion and a protection layer portion is laminated on at least one side of an insulating resin layer in such a manner that the inner metal layer portion is arranged on the side of the insulating resin layer; forming a via hole on the metal layer and the insulating resin layer; performing blast processing after forming the via hole; and removing the protection layer portion after performing blast processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2008
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Applicant: UBE INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Keita Bamba, Tadahiro Yokozawa, Hideaki Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20090266589
    Abstract: Is disclosed a process for producing a metal wiring substrate comprising a heat resistant resin substrate and a metal wiring which is laminated on the substrate and in which a surface laminated with the substrate is surface-treated with at least one metal selected from Ni, Cr, Co, Zn, Sn and Mo or an alloy comprising at least one of these metals (hereafter, the metal used for the surface-treatment is referred to as a surface-treatment metal). This process comprises the steps of forming the metal wiring on the resin substrate, and washing at least a surface of the resin substrate with an etching solution capable of removing the surface-treatment metal to increase adhesion of the surface of the resin substrate. The produced metal wiring substrate has excellent adhesion with adhesives for affixing anisotropic conductive films and IC chips to films.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Applicant: UBE INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroto Shimokawa, Nobu Iizumi, keita Bamba, Tadahiro Yokozawa
  • Publication number: 20090242411
    Abstract: A process for producing a polyimide-metal laminated body includes forming a metal conductive layer on a polyimide film having a ceramic-modified or pseudoceramic-modified surface with a wet plating process which includes forming at least a ground treatment layer by electroless plating, conducting electroless metal plating and conducting electrolytic copper plating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2009
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicant: Ube Industries, Ltd,
    Inventors: Tadahiro Yokozawa, Hiroaki Yamaguchi, Keita Banba, Masao Okubo, Sumiko Okubo
  • Publication number: 20090211786
    Abstract: Is disclosed a process for producing a copper-wiring polyimide film from a carrier-accompanied copper foil laminated polyimide film by a subtractive method or a semi-additive method. Washing the polyimide surface exposed by etching the copper foil with a etching solution capable of removing mainly at least one metal selected from Ni, Cr, Co, Zn, Sn and Mo or an alloy comprising at least one of these metals used for a surface treatment of the copper foil restrains an anomalous deposition of plating substances when the copper wiring is plated with tin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Inventors: Keita Bamba, Tadahiro Yokozawa, Hiroto Shimokawa, Nobu Iizumi
  • Publication number: 20090002953
    Abstract: A flexible circuit printable board can be favorably produced by a process composed of steps of forming in a polyimide film having a metal coat on each surface side a via hole penetrating at least one metal coat and the polyimide film; and applying a mixture of liquid and abrasive grains under pressure onto the via hole, whereby smoothing an edge of the via hole and cleaning the via hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2008
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: UBE INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Ryuichiro KOGURE, Tadahiro YOKOZAWA, Hiroaki YAMAGUCHI, Osamu NAKAYAMA
  • Publication number: 20080286538
    Abstract: A polyimide-metal laminated body obtained by forming a metal conductive layer on a polyimide film, which has been ceramic-modified or pseudoceramic-modified on at least the surface, by a wet plating process capable of accomplishing metal plating on ceramic. A polyimide-metal laminated body and polyimide circuit board having satisfactory cohesion in wet plating steps, maintain practical cohesion even after high temperature aging treatment, and exhibiting satisfactory electrical insulating reliability, can be obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2005
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Applicant: Ube Industries, Ltd
    Inventors: Tadahiro Yokozawa, Hiroaki Yamaguchi, Keita Banba, Masao Okubo, Sumiko Okubo
  • Publication number: 20050162835
    Abstract: A flexible circuit printable board can be favorably produced by a process composed of steps of forming in a polyimide film having a metal coat on each surface side a via hole penetrating at least one metal coat and the polyimide film; and applying a mixture of liquid and abrasive grains under pressure onto the via hole, whereby smoothing an edge of the via hole and cleaning the via hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2003
    Publication date: July 28, 2005
    Applicant: Ube Industires, LTD
    Inventors: Ryuichiro Kogure, Tadahiro Yokozawa, Hiroaki Yamaguchi, Osamu Nakayama
  • Patent number: 5403520
    Abstract: The nonlinear optical device of the present invention comprises a nonlinear optical element comprised of a chiral compound having a third-order nonlinearity. Further, the optical signal processing unit comprises a laser light source, the above-described nonlinear optical device, and a photodetector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 4, 1995
    Assignee: Ube Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidetomo Ashitaka, Tadahiro Yokozawa, Ryuichi Shimizu, Kazuhiro Morita