Patents by Inventor Takayuki Furuno
Takayuki Furuno 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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Patent number: 12040671Abstract: A motor coil substrate includes a flexible substrate, and coils formed on the flexible substrate. The flexible substrate is wound N times where N is 2 or larger, the coils are formed in a multiple of 3, the flexible substrate includes a first flexible substrate and a second flexible substrate extending from the first flexible substrate and wound around the first flexible substrate, the flexible substrate has a first end and a second end on an opposite side with respect to the first end such that the first flexible substrate has a first end of the flexible substrate, the second flexible substrate is positioned on an outer side of the first flexible substrate, and the coils are formed such that a coil or coils formed on the first flexible substrate partially overlap with a coil or coils formed on the second flexible substrate.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2021Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: IBIDEN CO., LTD.Inventors: Haruhiko Morita, Hitoshi Miwa, Shinobu Kato, Toshihiko Yokomaku, Hisashi Kato, Takahisa Hirasawa, Tetsuya Muraki, Takayuki Furuno
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Publication number: 20240223038Abstract: A coil substrate includes a flexible substrate, and a coil including a first wiring formed on a first surface of the flexible substrate and a second wiring formed on a second surface of the flexible substrate on the opposite side with respect to the first surface. The flexible substrate is formed to be wound around an axis extending in an orthogonal direction orthogonal to a longitudinal direction of the flexible substrate such that the flexible substrate is formed into a cylindrical shape, and the coil is formed such that the first wiring has a first orthogonal part extending along the orthogonal direction, that the second wiring has a second orthogonal part extending along the orthogonal direction, and that at least one of the first orthogonal part and the second orthogonal part has at least one slit formed along the orthogonal direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2024Publication date: July 4, 2024Applicant: IBIDEN CO., LTD.Inventors: Takahisa HIRASAWA, Takayuki FURUNO
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Publication number: 20240195252Abstract: A coil substrate includes a flexible substrate, and coils formed on the flexible substrate such that each of the coils includes wirings formed on the first surface of the flexible substrate and wirings formed on the second surface of the flexible substrate. The coils include an N-th coil forming an N-th phase and an (N+1)-th coil formed adjacent to the N-th coil and forming an (N+1)-th phase different from the N-th phase, and each coil is formed such that an inter-wiring distance between the wirings forming the N-th coil and the wirings forming the (N+1)-th coil is larger than an inter-wiring distance between the wirings forming the N-th coil, and the inter-wiring distance between the wirings forming the N-th coil and the wirings forming the (N+1)-th coil is larger than an inter-wiring distance between the wirings forming the (N+1)-th coil.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2024Publication date: June 13, 2024Applicant: IBIDEN CO., LTD.Inventors: Takahisa HIRASAWA, Takayuki FURUNO
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Publication number: 20240178713Abstract: A coil substrate includes a flexible substrate, and a coil including a first wiring formed on a first surface of the flexible substrate and a second wiring formed on a second surface of the flexible substrate on the opposite side with respect to the first surface of the flexible substrate. The coil is formed such that an inter-wiring distance of the first wiring formed on the first surface of the flexible substrate is larger than an inter-wiring distance of the second wiring formed on the second surface of the flexible substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2024Publication date: May 30, 2024Applicant: IBIDEN CO., LTD.Inventors: Takahisa HIRASAWA, Takayuki FURUNO
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Patent number: 11756721Abstract: A planar transformer includes a coil substrate including a flexible substrate and multiple coils formed on the flexible substrate. The coil substrate is formed to have coil parts and coilless parts such that the coil parts have the coils and that the coilless parts do not have the coils, and the coil substrate is folded such that at least one of the coilless parts is sandwiched between two of the coil parts.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2020Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: IBIDEN CO., LTD.Inventors: Haruhiko Morita, Hitoshi Miwa, Shinobu Kato, Toshihiko Yokomaku, Hisashi Kato, Takahisa Hirasawa, Tetsuya Muraki, Takayuki Furuno
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Patent number: 11710996Abstract: A coil substrate includes a flexible substrate having a first end and a second end on the opposite side with respect to the first end, and coils formed on the flexible substrate such that the coils are positioned substantially in a row between the first end and second end of the flexible substrate. The coils are formed such that the number of coils is K and that the coils include the first coil positioned close to the first end and the K-th coil positioned to form a predetermined distance between the K-th coil and the second end, where K is an integer equal to or greater than 2.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2021Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: IBIDEN CO., LTD.Inventors: Haruhiko Morita, Hitoshi Miwa, Shinobu Kato, Toshihiko Yokomaku, Hisashi Kato, Takahisa Hirasawa, Tetsuya Muraki, Takayuki Furuno
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Patent number: 11695309Abstract: A coil substrate includes a flexible substrate, and coils formed on the flexible substrate such that the coils are positioned substantially in a raw and that each coil has a center space and wirings surrounding the center space. The coils are formed such that each coil includes first wirings on a first surface of the flexible substrate, second wirings on a second surface of the flexible substrate on the opposite side with respect to the first surface, and via conductors penetrating through the flexible substrate and connecting the first and second wirings, and the coils are positioned such that a m-th coil has the second wirings positioned below the center space of a (m+1)-th coil and that a (m+2)-th coil has the first coils positioned on the center space of a (m+1)-th coil, where in is an integer equal to or greater than 1.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2021Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: IBIDEN CO., LTD.Inventors: Haruhiko Morita, Hitoshi Miwa, Shinobu Kato, Toshihiko Yokomaku, Hisashi Kato, Takahisa Hirasawa, Tetsuya Muraki, Takayuki Furuno
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Patent number: 11658534Abstract: A coil substrate includes a flexible substrate having first and second ends, a first coil formed on first surface of the substrate such that the first coil has center space and first wiring surrounding the space, and an second coil formed on second surface of the substrate such that the second coil has center space and second wiring surrounding the space and is positioned directly below the first coil. Each of the first and second wirings has outer and inner ends such that each wiring is formed in spiral shape between the outer and inner ends, a number of turns in the first coil is greater than a number of turns in the second coil, a width of the first wiring is substantially constant from the outer end to the inner end, and a width of the second wiring is not constant from the outer end to the inner end.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2021Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: IBIDEN CO., LTD.Inventors: Haruhiko Morita, Hitoshi Miwa, Shinobu Kato, Toshihiko Yokomaku, Hisashi Kato, Takahisa Hirasawa, Tetsuya Muraki, Takayuki Furuno
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Patent number: 11588364Abstract: A motor coil substrate includes a coil substrate that is wound in a cylindrical shape and includes a flexible substrate and coils formed on the flexible substrate such that the flexible substrate has a first end and a second end on an opposite side with respect to the first end and that the coils are arrayed from the first end to the second end of the flexible substrate. The coils are formed such that each of the coils has a central space and includes wirings surrounding the central space, and the flexible substrate has openings formed such that each of the openings is penetrating through the flexible substrate and positioned in the central space of a respective one of the coils.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2020Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: IBIDEN CO., LTD.Inventors: Haruhiko Morita, Hitoshi Miwa, Shinobu Kato, Toshihiko Yokomaku, Hisashi Kato, Takahisa Hirasawa, Tetsuya Muraki, Takayuki Furuno
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Patent number: 11557932Abstract: A coil substrate includes a flexible substrate having a first end and a second end on the opposite side with respect to the first end, and coils formed on the flexible substrate in substantially one row between the first end and the second end of the flexible substrate such that each of the coils has a center space and wirings surrounding the center space. The wirings in each of the coils include parallel wirings formed substantially parallel to a row direction extending from the first end toward the second end and perpendicular wirings formed substantially perpendicular to the row direction, and the coils are formed such that a thickness of the perpendicular wirings is greater than a thickness of the parallel wirings.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2021Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: IBIDEN CO., LTD.Inventors: Haruhiko Morita, Hitoshi Miwa, Shinobu Kato, Toshihiko Yokomaku, Hisashi Kato, Takahisa Hirasawa, Tetsuya Muraki, Takayuki Furuno
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Publication number: 20220123616Abstract: A coil substrate includes a flexible substrate having first and second ends, a first coil formed on first surface of the substrate such that the first coil has center space and first wiring surrounding the space, and an second coil formed on second surface of the substrate such that the second coil has center space and second wiring surrounding the space and is positioned directly below the first coil. Each of the first and second wirings has outer and inner ends such that each wiring is formed in spiral shape between the outer and inner ends, a number of turns in the first coil is greater than a number of turns in the second coil, a width of the first wiring is substantially constant from the outer end to the inner end, and a width of the second wiring is not constant from the outer end to the inner end.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2021Publication date: April 21, 2022Applicant: IBIDEN CO., LTD.Inventors: Haruhiko MORITA, Hitoshi MIWA, Shinobu KATO, Toshihiko YOKOMAKU, Hisashi KATO, Takahisa HIRASAWA, Tetsuya MURAKI, Takayuki FURUNO
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Publication number: 20220115927Abstract: A coil substrate includes a flexible substrate having a first end and a second end, and coils formed on the substrate such that the coils extend from the first end to the second end of the substrate. The coils are formed such that each coil includes a center space and a wiring formed around the center space, each coil is formed such that the wiring includes one or more first wirings, one or more second wirings facing the first wiring(s) via the center space, and one or more third wirings connecting the first and second wiring(s) and that the first wiring(s) is positioned closer to the first end than the second wiring(s), and the wiring in each coil is formed such that a width w1 of the first wiring(s), a width w2 of the second wiring(s), and a width w3 of the third wiring(s) are substantially equal to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2021Publication date: April 14, 2022Applicant: IBIDEN CO., LTD.Inventors: Haruhiko MORITA, Hitoshi MIWA, Shinobu KATO, Toshihiko YOKOMAKU, Hisashi KATO, Takahisa HIRASAWA, Tetsuya MURAKI, Takayuki FURUNO
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Publication number: 20220110210Abstract: A coil substrate includes a first flexible substrate, a coil formed on the first flexible substrate, a second flexible substrate extending from the first flexible substrate, and a wiring that is formed on the second flexible substrate and is electrically connected to the coil formed on the first flexible substrate. The second flexible substrate includes a first portion extending from the first flexible substrate and a second portion extending from the first portion such that the second portion is formed along the first flexible substrate and that the second flexible substrate forms a gap between the second portion and the first flexible substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2021Publication date: April 7, 2022Applicant: IBIDEN CO., LTD.Inventors: Haruhiko MORITA, Hitoshi MIWA, Shinobu KATO, Toshihiko YOKOMAKU, Hisashi KATO, Takahisa HIRASAWA, Tetsuya MURAKI, Takayuki FURUNO
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Patent number: 11283317Abstract: A coil substrate for a motor includes a flexible substrate, and multiple coils formed on a surface of the flexible substrate. Each of the coils has a wiring having first wiring portions and second wiring portions extending from the first wirings respectively and is formed such that the first wiring portions extend parallel with respect to each other and that the second wiring portions extend not parallel to the first wirings, and the flexible substrate is formed to be formed around a magnet of a motor such that the first wiring portions form an angle that is substantially perpendicular to a rotation direction of the motor.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2019Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: IBIDEN CO., LTD.Inventors: Haruhiko Morita, Hitoshi Miwa, Shinobu Kato, Toshihiko Yokomaku, Hisashi Kato, Takahisa Hirasawa, Tetsuya Muraki, Takayuki Furuno
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Publication number: 20220078912Abstract: A coil substrate includes a flexible substrate having a first end and a second end on the opposite side with respect to the first end, and coils formed on the flexible substrate such that the coils are positioned substantially in a row between the first end and second end of the flexible substrate. The coils are formed such that the number of coils is K and that the coils include the first coil positioned close to the first end and the K-th coil positioned to form a predetermined distance between the K-th coil and the second end, where K is an integer equal to or greater than 2.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2021Publication date: March 10, 2022Applicant: IBIDEN CO., LTD.Inventors: Haruhiko MORITA, Hitoshi MIWA, Shinobu KATO, Toshihiko YOKOMAKU, Hisashi KATO, Takahisa HIRASAWA, Tetsuya MURAKI, Takayuki FURUNO
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Publication number: 20220069657Abstract: A coil substrate includes a flexible substrate having a first end and a second end on the opposite side with respect to the first end, and coils formed on the flexible substrate in substantially one row between the first end and the second end of the flexible substrate such that each of the coils has a center space and wirings surrounding the center space. The wirings in each of the coils include parallel wirings formed substantially parallel to a row direction extending from the first end toward the second end and perpendicular wirings formed substantially perpendicular to the row direction, and the coils are formed such that a thickness of the perpendicular wirings is greater than a thickness of the parallel wirings.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2021Publication date: March 3, 2022Applicant: IBIDEN CO., LTD.Inventors: Haruhiko MORITA, Hitoshi MIWA, Shinobu KATO, Toshihiko YOKOMAKU, Hisashi KATO, Takahisa HIRASAWA, Tetsuya MURAKI, Takayuki FURUNO
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Patent number: 11264855Abstract: A coil substrate includes a flexible substrate, and a coil including a wiring and formed on the flexible substrate. The flexible substrate has a cut penetrating through the flexible substrate such that the cut is formed to extend along a portion of the coil.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2019Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: IBIDEN CO., LTD.Inventors: Haruhiko Morita, Hitoshi Miwa, Shinobu Kato, Toshihiko Yokomaku, Hisashi Kato, Takahisa Hirasawa, Tetsuya Muraki, Takayuki Furuno
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Publication number: 20220060074Abstract: A coil substrate includes a flexible substrate, and coils formed on the flexible substrate such that the coils are positioned substantially in a raw and that each coil has a center space and wirings surrounding the center space. The coils are formed such that each coil includes first wirings on a first surface of the flexible substrate, second wirings on a second surface of the flexible substrate on the opposite side with respect to the first surface, and via conductors penetrating through the flexible substrate and connecting the first and second wirings, and the coils are positioned such that a m-th coil has the second wirings positioned below the center space of a (m+1)-th coil and that a (m+2)-th coil has the first coils positioned on the center space of a (m+1)-th coil, where in is an integer equal to or greater than 1.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2021Publication date: February 24, 2022Applicant: IBIDEN CO., LTD.Inventors: Haruhiko MORITA, Hitoshi MIWA, Shinobu KATO, Toshihiko YOKOMAKU, Hisashi KATO, Takahisa HIRASAWA, Tetsuya MURAKI, Takayuki FURUNO
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Publication number: 20220021262Abstract: A motor coil substrate includes a flexible substrate, and coils formed on the flexible substrate. The flexible substrate is wound N times where N is 2 or larger, the coils are formed in a multiple of 3, the flexible substrate includes a first flexible substrate and a second flexible substrate extending from the first flexible substrate and wound around the first flexible substrate, the flexible substrate has a first end and a second end on an opposite side with respect to the first end such that the first flexible substrate has a first end of the flexible substrate, the second flexible substrate is positioned on an outer side of the first flexible substrate, and the coils are formed such that a coil or coils formed on the first flexible substrate partially overlap with a coil or coils formed on the second flexible substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2021Publication date: January 20, 2022Applicant: IBIDEN CO., LTD.Inventors: Haruhiko MORITA, Hitoshi MIWA, Shinobu KATO, Toshihiko YOKOMAKU, Hisashi KATO, Takahisa HIRASAWA, Tetsuya MURAKI, Takayuki FURUNO
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Patent number: 11201515Abstract: A motor coil substrate includes a flexible substrate, and multiple coils formed on the flexible substrate such that each of the coils has a spiral shape. The flexible substrate has multiple folding lines formed and the multiple coils positioned such that the flexible substrate is folded at the folding lines and wound around a magnet and that an m-th coil and an (m+1)-th coil of the coils partially overlap one another when folded at the folding lines.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2019Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignee: IBIDEN CO., LTD.Inventors: Haruhiko Morita, Hitoshi Miwa, Shinobu Kato, Toshihiko Yokomaku, Hisashi Kato, Takahisa Hirasawa, Tetsuya Muraki, Takayuki Furuno