Patents by Inventor Takayuki Arai
Takayuki Arai 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: 20230059871Abstract: A board connector including an inner terminal including a connection portion for connecting to an inner conductor, an outer terminal, and a terminal unit-side dielectric body. The outer terminal includes a terminal-side covering portion covering the inner terminal in a state in which the connection portion protrudes outward, and a terminal-side extension portion extending from the terminal-side covering portion and extending alongside the connection portion. The terminal unit-side dielectric body is provided between the inner terminal and the outer terminal at an inside of the terminal-side covering portion so as to support the inner terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2022Publication date: February 23, 2023Inventors: Takahiro Ura, Hiroaki Yukutake, Takayuki Arai
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Publication number: 20230054410Abstract: A board connector including plural terminal units each including an inner terminal, an outer terminal covering the inner terminal, and a terminal unit-side dielectric body provided between the inner terminal and the outer terminal and supporting the inner terminal. The plural terminal units are arranged in a row along one direction in a state in which adjacent of the plural terminal units contact each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2022Publication date: February 23, 2023Inventors: Takahiro Ura, Hiroaki Yukutake, Takayuki Arai
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Publication number: 20230052086Abstract: An inductor array of the invention includes a magnetic base body, a first internal conductor within the base body, and a second internal conductor adjacent to the first internal conductor. The first and second internal conductors are arranged along a reference axis. The base body includes an inter-conductor region between the first and second internal conductors. The inter-conductor region has a first section cut along a reference plane including the reference axis, and a first reference axis direction dimension of the first section in the reference axis direction may be less than double a shortest distance between the first internal conductor and a surface of the base body in the reference plane. A first aspect ratio of the first section, which is a ratio of a first orthogonal direction dimension in a direction orthogonal to the reference axis to the first reference axis direction dimension, may be less than 1.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2022Publication date: February 16, 2023Inventors: Takayuki ARAI, Naoya TERAUCHI, Tomoo KASHIWA
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Patent number: 11557417Abstract: A coil component according to one embodiment of the present invention includes: a base body having a plurality of magnetic layers; a first external electrode provided on the base body; a second external electrode provided on the base body and spaced from the first external electrode; a coil conductor provided in the base body; a first lead-out conductor including a first lead-out conductor first pattern and a first lead-out conductor second pattern; and a second lead-out conductor connecting a second end of the coil conductor and the second external electrode. The first lead-out conductor first pattern is provided between the magnetic layers so as to be connected to a first end of the coil conductor and the first external electrode. The first lead-out conductor second pattern is provided between the magnetic layers so as to be connected to the first lead-out conductor first pattern and the first external electrode.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2020Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.Inventor: Takayuki Arai
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Publication number: 20230005657Abstract: An inductor array according to one or more embodiments of the invention includes: a plurality of internal conductors spaced apart from each other along a reference axis; a magnetic base body; a plurality of first external electrodes each connected to one end of associated one of the plurality of internal conductors; and a plurality of second external electrodes each connected to the other end of associated one of the plurality of internal conductors. The magnetic base body may include: a body portion having the plurality of internal conductors embedded therein; and a first high-permeability portion having a higher relative permeability than the body portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2022Publication date: January 5, 2023Inventors: Takayuki ARAI, Naoya TERAUCHI, Tomoo KASHIWA
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Publication number: 20220415565Abstract: An inductor array includes a magnetic base body having first and second surfaces opposed to each other and a third surface connecting between the first and second surfaces, and also includes first and second end internal conductors having the same shape. The first end internal conductor includes first-end first conductor portions and fewer first-end second conductor portions, alternating with and being connected to each other. The second end internal conductor includes second-end first conductor portions and fewer second-end second conductor portions, alternating with and being connected to each other. The first-end first conductor portions are positioned away from the first surface by a first end distance in a reference axis direction and face the first surface. The second-end second conductor portions are positioned away from the second surface by a second end distance less than the first end distance in the reference axis direction and face the second surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2022Publication date: December 29, 2022Inventors: Takayuki ARAI, Naoya TERAUCHI, Tomoo KASHIWA
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Patent number: 11532424Abstract: An inductance element includes: an insulative substrate body of a rectangular solid shape having length dimension L, height dimension H, and width dimension W, where 1.5?W/H; at least one internal conductor built in the substrate body and capable of making an electrical current flow therethrough in one uniform direction orthogonal to a cross-section of the substrate body; and a pair of external electrodes provided on the surface of the substrate body in a manner respectively connected to both ends of the internal conductor, so that the internal conductor can make an electrical current flow therethrough in the one uniform direction; wherein, in the cross-section of the substrate body, a rectangular internal conductor region having height dimension Eh and width dimension Ew surrounds the internal conductor in a manner contacting the outermost positioned portions of the internal conductor in the height and width directions, wherein Ew/Eh>W/H.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2019Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.Inventors: Naoya Terauchi, Takayuki Arai
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Patent number: 11527342Abstract: In an exemplary embodiment, a coil component includes: a base part 10 containing a magnetic material; a flat coil 30 embedded in the base part 10, formed by a wound coil conductor 32 where an end part 34 and an end part 36 are located on the inner side and on the outer side of the windings, respectively; a lead conductor 50 and a lead conductor 52 connected to the end part 34 and the end part 36, respectively; an external electrode 60 and an external electrode 62 provided on the surface of the base part 10 and connected to the lead conductor 50 and the lead conductor 52, respectively. The lead conductor 50 is connected to the external electrode 60 in an area 42 on the inner side of the flat coil 30 as viewed from above in the axial direction of the flat coil 30.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2019Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.Inventors: Takayuki Arai, Naoya Terauchi, Shuichi Machida
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Publication number: 20220326417Abstract: An electromagnetic flux controlling member includes an incidence surface for allowing incidence of an electromagnetic wave, and an emission surface for emitting the electromagnetic wave incident on the incidence surface to an outside. At least one of the incidence surface and the emission surface includes a base curved surface and a plurality of protrusions arranged on the base curved surface. Each of the plurality of protrusions includes a conical tip portion disposed such that at least a part of an edge of a bottom surface of the conical tip portion makes contact with the base curved surface, and a partially columnar leg portion disposed between the conical tip portion and the base curved surface. A central axis of the conical tip portion and a central axis of the partially columnar leg portion are parallel to a main axis of the electromagnetic flux controlling member.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2022Publication date: October 13, 2022Applicant: Enplas CorporationInventors: Takayoshi SUGANUMA, Takayuki ARAI
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Patent number: 11469029Abstract: In an exemplary embodiment, a multilayer coil component includes: a substrate body; and a coil embedded in the substrate body and containing a wound conductor; wherein the substrate body has: magnetic layers containing multiple metal magnetic grains, provided around conductor layers that constitute parts of the wound conductor in a direction roughly orthogonal to the coil axis of the coil; and multiple high-hardness insulating grains harder than the multiple metal magnetic grains and smaller in average grain size than the multiple metal magnetic grains, provided between a pair of the conductor layers adjacent to each other in the direction of the coil axis and also between a pair of the magnetic layers adjacent to each other in the direction of the coil axis. The multilayer coil component can prevent shorting in the wound conductor while increasing the inductance.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2019Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.Inventors: Takayuki Arai, Tomoo Kashiwa
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Publication number: 20220276731Abstract: An electronic pen includes a casing, an opening portion formed on one side of the casing, a core body that projects outside of the casing through the opening portion, a pen module part, and a core body insertion member disposed in the casing and having a hollow space that houses the core body. The hollow space includes a hollow portion between an inner circumferential surface of the core body insertion member and an outer circumferential surface of the core body when the core body insertion member houses the core body, the hollow portion communicating, via the opening portion, with a first space external to the electronic pen. The hollow portion is separated from a second space in which the pen module part is disposed within the casing.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2022Publication date: September 1, 2022Inventors: Kenichi Ninomiya, Takayuki Arai, Kohei Tanaka, Takenori KANEDA
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Publication number: 20220262563Abstract: A method of manufacturing a coil component includes providing an intermediate body including a conductor portion formed by bending a base material mainly composed of a metal having a lower ionization tendency than iron and a substrate body containing metal magnetic particles mainly composed of iron and surrounding at least part of the conductor portion, heating the intermediate body at a first temperature to form an oxide film containing an oxide of the metal that covers a surface of the conductor portion, and after the heating at the first temperature, heating the intermediate body at a higher second temperature to form an oxide coating film containing iron oxide on a surface of each metal magnetic particles so that the substrate body is formed into a magnetic base body, to form the oxide film into an insulating oxide layer containing iron oxide and the metal, and to anneal the conductor portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2021Publication date: August 18, 2022Inventors: Takayuki ARAI, Tomoo KASHIWA
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Patent number: 11404205Abstract: A magnetic coupling coil element in one embodiment includes a magnetic base body that includes an intermediate magnetic layer, a first magnetic layer disposed over the intermediate magnetic layer, and a second magnetic layer disposed under the intermediate magnetic layer; a first coil conductor provided in the first magnetic layer; and a second coil conductor provided in the second magnetic layer. The intermediate magnetic layer has a saturation magnetic flux density lower than saturation magnetic flux densities of the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer in a first region that overlaps with the first coil conductor and the second coil conductor in plan view.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2019Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.Inventors: Naoya Terauchi, Takayuki Arai, Natsuko Sato, Atsuko Kasahara
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Patent number: 11387603Abstract: A panel mount connector includes a housing that mounts to a panel from a terminal side of the panel and a terminal module that is configured to be supported by and inserted in a channel in the housing from a cable side of the panel. A secondary piece can be used to secure the terminal module to the housing and provide sufficient structure robustness while allowing for ease of assembly and disassembly.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2017Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: Molex, LLCInventors: Tommy Lawrence, Javier Resendez, Takayuki Arai
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Publication number: 20220214755Abstract: An electronic pen includes a circuit board disposed such that an axial direction of a casing is aligned with a longitudinal direction of the circuit board, an electronic circuit on the circuit board, and a battery having a columnar shape disposed on a side of the circuit board opposite to a pen tip side of the circuit board inside a hollow portion of the casing such that positive and negative electrode conductors protruding from an end surface of the battery extend toward the circuit board. The battery is disposed such that a separation space is formed between the end surface and an end portion of the circuit board and such that tip portions of the positive and negative electrode conductors are in contact with the circuit board. The circuit board and the tip portions of the positive and negative electrode conductors are electrically connected to each other by soldered portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2022Publication date: July 7, 2022Inventors: Kohei TANAKA, Takayuki ARAI, Kenichi NINOMIYA, Takenori KANEDA
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Patent number: 11379057Abstract: An electronic pen includes a casing, an opening portion formed on one side of the casing, a core body that projects outside of the casing through the opening portion, a circuit board, and a core body insertion member disposed in the casing and having a hollow space that houses the core body. The hollow space includes a hollow portion between the core body insertion member and the core body when the core body insertion member houses the core body, the hollow portion communicating, via the opening portion, with a first space external to the electronic pen, and the hollow portion separated from a second space in which the circuit board is disposed.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2020Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kenichi Ninomiya, Takayuki Arai, Kohei Tanaka, Takenori Kaneda
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Patent number: 11373800Abstract: A magnetic coupling coil component according to one embodiment of the present invention includes: an insulating layer; a first coil conductor embedded in the insulating layer, the first coil conductor having a first top coil surface and a first bottom coil surface; a second coil conductor embedded in the insulating layer, the second coil conductor having a second top coil surface and a second bottom coil surface; a first cover layer provided on a first surface of the insulating layer so as to be opposed to the first top coil surface; and a second cover layer provided on a second surface of the insulating layer opposite to the first surface so as to be opposed to the second bottom coil surface. At least one of the first cover layer and the second cover layer has a magnetic permeability higher than a magnetic permeability of the insulating layer.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2018Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.Inventors: Takayuki Arai, Masanori Nagano, Akihisa Matsuda, Daisuke Yamaguchi, Naoya Terauchi
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Publication number: 20220122766Abstract: A coil component according to one embodiment of the present invention includes: a first insulator body containing first magnetic metal particles; a second insulator body containing second magnetic metal particles; a first coil conductor provided in the first insulator body and wound around a coil axis for N1 turns such that intervals between adjacent turns are g1; and a second coil conductor provided in the second insulator body and wound around the coil axis for N2 turns such that intervals between adjacent turns are g2. In the embodiment, a first coil surface of the first coil conductor faces a second coil surface of the second coil conductor, and a distance T between the first coil surface and the second coil surface satisfies a relationship T?g1×N1+g2×N2.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2021Publication date: April 21, 2022Inventors: Akihisa MATSUDA, Daisuke YAMAGUCHI, Takayuki ARAI
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Publication number: 20220122765Abstract: A magnetic coupling coil component according to one or more embodiments of the invention includes a magnetic base body, a first and second conductors disposed in a through-hole of the magnetic base body, and a non-magnetic portion disposed between the first and second conductors and having a relative magnetic permeability smaller than that of the magnetic base body. The magnetic base body has a mounting surface and the through-hole connecting first and second openings in the mounting surface. One end the first conductor is exposed through the first opening and the other end is exposed through the second opening. The second conductor is disposed at a position spaced away from the first conductor toward inside of the magnetic base body and is opposed to the first conductor. One end of the second conductor is exposed through the first opening and the other end is exposed through the second opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2021Publication date: April 21, 2022Inventors: Takayuki ARAI, Naoya TERAUCHI, Tomoo KASHIWA
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Publication number: 20220100291Abstract: An electronic pen is provided that is enhanced in strength such as not to be bent or broken even when made to be thinner (smaller in diametric size). A connection section holds a core body at one end thereof and holds a circuit board at the other end thereof. The circuit board is accommodated in a board protecting pipe, which is fitted to the connection section. The board protecting pipe is provided with a side opening, and an operation on an electronic part on the circuit board accommodated therein and a work on an electronic circuit formed on the circuit board can be performed through the side opening. An electronic pen main body section wherein the core body and the circuit board and the board protecting pipe are united together through the connection section is accommodated in a casing, to constitute the electronic pen.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2021Publication date: March 31, 2022Inventors: Takenori KANEDA, Kenichi NINOMIYA, Takayuki ARAI, Kohei TANAKA, Ryuto SAKAMOTO