Patents by Inventor Takeo Kasuga

Takeo Kasuga 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: 20180122581
    Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor whose electrolyte is less susceptible to deterioration due to a high temperature and which has a low ESR is provided. A solid electrolytic capacitor (1) includes a capacitor element (10) including an anode conductor (11), a dielectric layer (12), a solid electrolytic layer (13), and a cathode extraction layer (14), the dielectric layer (12), the solid electrolytic layer (13), and the cathode extraction layer (14) being successively formed on the anode conductor (11). The solid electrolyte layer (13) includes a graphene-containing layer including at least one type of a graphene structure consisting of a graphene or a multi-layer graphene, and the graphene or the multi-layer graphene may include a modifying group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Hiroki SATO, Takeo KASUGA
  • Patent number: 8213160
    Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor including a solid electrolytic capacitor component comprises a porous anode body 2 composed of valve metal having a anode lead 1 protruding therefrom, a anode oxide film, a solid electrolyte layer 4, a graphite layer 5, a silver paste layer 6, a resist layer 3 separating the anode lead 1 used as a anode portion and the porous anode body 2 used as a cathode portion, and a anode lead element 7 connected to the anode lead 1, the anode oxide film, solid electrolyte layer 4, graphite layer 5, silver paste layer 6 being successively formed on the surface of the porous anode body 2, wherein the solid electrolytic capacitor component is bonded on a mounting substrate 21 having a anode terminal 21a, a cathode terminal 21b, and an insulating portion 21c therebetween with a precuring insulating adhesive 9 formed on the insulating portion 21c of the mounting substrate 21 and precuring conductive adhesives 8 formed on the anode terminal and cathode terminal, and sealed with exterior resin 10
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: NEC Tokin Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Saito, Yuji Yoshida, Takeo Kasuga, Koji Sakata, Katsuhiro Yoshida, Masanori Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20120032301
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a lead frame including an island, a power supply lead, and a GND lead; a sheet-like solid electrolytic capacitor that is mounted on the island; a semiconductor chip that is mounted on the solid electrolytic capacitor, a plane area of the semiconductor chip being smaller than that of the solid electrolytic capacitor; a bonding wire that connects the semiconductor chip and the solid electrolytic capacitor, and a bonding wire that connects the solid electrolytic capacitor and the power supply lead or the GND lead, in which at least the connection part between the anode plate and the anode part of the solid electrolytic capacitor and the connection part between the anode plate and the bonding wire do not overlap when being vertically projected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: NEC TOKIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeo KASUGA, Koji SAKATA, Takeshi SAITO
  • Patent number: 8107224
    Abstract: In a thin solid electrolytic capacitor including a solid electrolytic capacitor element disposed on a substrate, the solid electrolytic capacitor element has an upper surface largely extending along the substrate as compared with a height dimension thereof from the substrate. A casing portion is at least partly made of a resin and surrounds the solid electrolytic capacitor element jointly with the substrate. The casing portion includes a non-adhesive member that is in contact with an upper surface of the solid electrolytic capacitor element, but is not adhesive to the solid electrolytic capacitor element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: NEC TOKIN Corporation
    Inventors: Masanori Takahashi, Takeshi Saito, Takeo Kasuga, Yuji Yoshida, Katsuhiro Yoshida, Koji Sakata
  • Patent number: 8018713
    Abstract: Anodized films are formed at both surfaces of an aluminum base and, at the center portion on each side of the aluminum base, a solid electrolyte layer of a conductive polymer, a graphite layer, and a metal layer are stacked in the order, thereby forming a rectangular cathode portion. An insulator layer is formed at the peripheries of four sides of the cathode portion and, further, an anode lead frame is provided at the peripheries of four sides of the upper insulator layer, thereby forming an anode portion. Openings are formed at four corners of the insulator layer or the anode portion, thereby establishing electrical connection between the cathode portions on both sides of the aluminum base. By setting the ratio of a total region, occupied by the openings, of the cathode portion to 25% or less, the ESL of a capacitor can be suppressed low even when the openings are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: NEC Tokin Corporation
    Inventors: Yuji Yoshida, Katsuhiro Yoshida, Takeo Kasuga, Masanori Takahashi, Takeshi Saito, Koji Sakata
  • Patent number: 8014129
    Abstract: A stacked solid electrolytic capacitor includes a plurality of stacked solid electrolytic capacitor elements. Each solid electrolytic capacitor element includes an anode formed of a valve action metal, an anode section formed on an end of the anode, a dielectric formed on the surface of the valve action metal and including an oxide of the valve action metal, and a cathode layer formed on the dielectric. The cathode layers and the anode sections of the solid electrolytic capacitor elements are, respectively, connected to each other across the plurality of stacked solid electrolytic capacitor elements. A conductive layer extending in the stacking direction is formed on at least part of a side face of an area where the cathode layers of the solid electrolytic capacitor elements are formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: NEC Tokin Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Saito, Takeo Kasuga, Koji Sakata
  • Patent number: 8014127
    Abstract: In a solid electrolytic capacitor, a capacitor element laminate formed by stacking capacitor elements each using a valve metal as an anode body is bonded to a substrate by a conductive adhesive and packaged by a resin portion. The substrate includes a printed substrate made of an epoxy resin. On its mounting surface for the capacitor element laminate, there are provided an anode mounting portion and a cathode mounting portion each made of a copper base material. The anode mounting portion and the cathode mounting portion are electrically connected to an external anode terminal and an external cathode terminal, respectively, formed on the mounting surface of the solid electrolytic capacitor, through anode vias and cathode vias each penetrating through the epoxy resin. A part of the anode mounting portion on the substrate (6) extends to the outside of the packaging resin portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: NEC Tokin Corporation
    Inventors: Takeo Kasuga, Takashi Mizukoshi, Koji Sakata, Takeshi Saito
  • Patent number: 7898795
    Abstract: A solid-state electrolytic capacitor including a stacked body of a solid-state electrolytic capacitor element unit and an electrode conversion board. The unit includes two kinds of solid-state electrolytic capacitor elements. Each of first kind of solid-state electrolytic capacitor elements uses an anode body having a total thickness of an aluminum foil of 350 ?m and a residual core thickness, i.e., the total thickness minus the thickness of an etched layer, is 50 ?m. A second kind of solid-state electrolytic capacitor element provided on the mounting surface side uses an anode body having a total thickness of an aluminum foil of 150 ?m and a residual core thickness is 50 ?m. The electrode conversion board includes external anode and external cathode terminals that are arranged in a checkered manner and also includes, on the side opposite to the board, anode electrode and cathode electrode plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: NEC TOKIN Corporation
    Inventors: Takeo Kasuga, Masanori Takahashi, Koji Sakata, Yuji Yoshida, Takeshi Saito, Katsuhiro Yoshida
  • Patent number: 7684172
    Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor includes a valve metal formed with an anodized film; an inner conductive polymer film formed on the anodized film; and an outer conductive polymer film formed on the inner conductive polymer film. The outer conductive polymer film is obtained by: preparing a first polymer solution (PEDOT/PSSA); dissolving a predetermined dissolved substance in a non-aqueous solvent, the predetermined dissolved substance being selected from the group consisting of boric acid, 1-naphthalenesulfonic acid, 2-naphthalenesulfonic acid, 1,3,6-naphthalenetrisulfonic acid, and polystyrenesulfonic acid, and a salt thereof; mixing the dissolved solvent with pure water to obtain an additive solution; adding the additive solution into the first polymer solution to obtain a second polymer solution; and applying the second polymer solution to the inner conductive polymer film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: NEC TOKIN Corporation
    Inventors: Takeo Kasuga, Yuji Yoshida, Masanori Takahashi, Ryuta Kobayakawa, Takeshi Saito, Koji Sakata, Sadamu Toita, Katsuhiro Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20090201631
    Abstract: In a solid electrolytic capacitor, a capacitor element laminate formed by stacking capacitor elements each using a valve metal as an anode body is bonded to a substrate by a conductive adhesive and packaged by a resin portion. The substrate includes a printed substrate made of an epoxy resin. On its mounting surface for the capacitor element laminate, there are provided an anode mounting portion and a cathode mounting portion each made of a copper base material. The anode mounting portion and the cathode mounting portion are electrically connected to an external anode terminal and an external cathode terminal, respectively, formed on the mounting surface of the solid electrolytic capacitor, through anode vias and cathode vias each penetrating through the epoxy resin. A part of the anode mounting portion on the substrate (6) extends to the outside of the packaging resin portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2009
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Applicant: NEC TOKIN Corporation
    Inventors: Takeo KASUGA, Takashi Mizukoshi, Koji Sakata, Takeshi Saito
  • Publication number: 20090168304
    Abstract: The present invention provides a stacked solid electrolytic capacitor that allows further reducing ESR by increasing the number of stacked layers. The stacked solid electrolytic capacitor according to the present invention is a stacked solid electrolytic capacitor having a plurality of stacked solid electrolytic capacitor elements, and each solid electrolytic capacitor element comprises an anode formed of a valve action metal, an anode section formed on an end of the anode, a dielectric formed on the surface of the valve action metal and comprising an oxide of the valve action metal, and a cathode layer formed on the dielectric. The cathode layers and the anode sections of the solid electrolytic capacitor elements are respectively connected to each other across the plurality of stacked solid electrolytic capacitor elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: NEC TOKIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi Saito, Takeo Kasuga, Koji Sakata
  • Patent number: 7525791
    Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor is provided which is capable of exhibiting an excellent characteristic and high reliability against thermal stress. The solid electrolytic capacitor includes a base member having a capacitor element connecting face on its upper surface side and an electrode mounting face on its lower surface side and being made up of an insulating plate having first conductors and second conductors, disposed in a staggered format, each providing conduction between the upper and lower surface sides of the base member, and the capacitor element having anode portions and cathode portions, each being disposed in a staggered format, connected to each of the first and second conductors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: NEC Tokin Corporation
    Inventors: Koji Sakata, Takeshi Saito, Yuji Yoshida, Takeo Kasuga, Masanori Takahashi, Katsuhiro Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20080304210
    Abstract: A solid-state electrolytic capacitor including a stacked body of a solid-state electrolytic capacitor element unit and an electrode conversion board. The unit includes two kinds of solid-state electrolytic capacitor elements. Each of first kind of solid-state electrolytic capacitor elements uses an anode body having a total thickness of an aluminum foil of 350 ?m and a residual core thickness, i.e., the total thickness minus the thickness of an etched layer, is 50 ?m. A second kind of solid-state electrolytic capacitor element provided on the mounting surface side uses an anode body having a total thickness of an aluminum foil of 150 ?m and a residual core thickness is 50 ?m. The electrode conversion board includes external anode and external cathode terminals that are arranged In a checkered manner and also includes, on the side opposite to the board, anode electrode and cathode electrode plates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2008
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Applicant: NEC TOKIN Corporation
    Inventors: Takeo Kasuga, Masanori Takahashi, Koji Sakata, Yuji Yoshida, Takeshi Saito, Katsuhiro Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20080291606
    Abstract: In a thin solid electrolytic capacitor including a solid electrolytic capacitor element disposed on a substrate, the solid electrolytic capacitor element has an upper surface largely extending along the substrate as compared with a height dimension thereof from the substrate. A casing portion is at least partly made of a resin and surrounds the solid electrolytic capacitor element jointly with the substrate. The casing portion includes a non-adhesive member that is in contact with an upper surface of the solid electrolytic capacitor element, but is not adhesive to the solid electrolytic capacitor element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2008
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Applicant: NEC TOKIN Corporation
    Inventors: Masanori TAKAHASHI, Takeshi Saito, Takeo Kasuga, Yuji Yoshida, Katsuhiro Yoshida, Koji Sakata
  • Publication number: 20080259526
    Abstract: Anodized films are formed at both surfaces of an aluminum base and, at the center portion on each side of the aluminum base, a solid electrolyte layer of a conductive polymer, a graphite layer, and a metal layer are stacked in the order, thereby forming a rectangular cathode portion. An insulator layer is formed at the peripheries of four sides of the cathode portion and, further, an anode lead frame is provided at the peripheries of four sides of the upper insulator layer, thereby forming an anode portion. Openings are formed at four corners of the insulator layer or the anode portion, thereby establishing electrical connection between the cathode portions on both sides of the aluminum base. By setting the ratio of a total region, occupied by the openings, of the cathode portion to 25% or less, the ESL of a capacitor can be suppressed low even when the openings are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2008
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Applicant: NEC TOKIN Corporation
    Inventors: Yuji Yoshida, Katsuhiro Yoshida, Takeo Kasuga, Masanori Takahashi, Takeshi Saito, Koji Sakata
  • Publication number: 20080232039
    Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor including a solid electrolytic capacitor component comprises a porous anode body 2 composed of valve metal having a anode lead 1 protruding therefrom, a anode oxide film, a solid electrolyte layer 4, a graphite layer 5, a silver paste layer 6, a resist layer 3 separating the anode lead 1 used as a anode portion and the porous anode body 2 used as a cathode portion, and a anode lead element 7 connected to the anode lead 1, the anode oxide film, solid electrolyte layer 4, graphite layer 5, silver paste layer 6 being successively formed on the surface of the porous anode body 2, wherein the solid electrolytic capacitor component is bonded on a mounting substrate 21 having a anode terminal 21a, a cathode terminal 21b, and an insulating portion 21c therebetween with a precuring insulating adhesive 9 formed on the insulating portion 21c of the mounting substrate 21 and precuring conductive adhesives 8 formed on the anode terminal and cathode terminal, and sealed with exterior resin 10
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: NEC TOKIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi Saito, Yuji Yoshida, Takeo Kasuga, Koji Sakata, Katsuhiro Yoshida, Masanori Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20080218943
    Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor is provided which is capable of exhibiting an excellent characteristic and high reliability against thermal stress. The solid electrolytic capacitor includes a base member having a capacitor element connecting face on its upper surface side and an electrode mounting face on its lower surface side and being made up of an insulating plate having first conductors and second conductors, disposed in a staggered format, each providing conduction between the upper and lower surface sides of the base member, and the capacitor element having anode portions and cathode portions, each being disposed in a staggered format, connected to each of the first and second conductors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2008
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Inventors: Koji SAKATA, Takeshi Saito, Yuji Yoshida, Takeo Kasuga, Masanori Takahashi, Katsuhiro Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20080123252
    Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor comprising: a valve metal formed with an anodized film; an inner conductive polymer film formed on the anodized film; and an outer conductive polymer film formed on the inner conductive polymer film. The outer conductive polymer film is obtained by: preparing a first polymer solution (PEDOT/PSSA); dissolving a predetermined dissolved substance in a non-aqueous solvent, the predetermined dissolved substance being selected from the group consisting of boric acid, 1-naphthalenesulfonic acid, 2-naphthalenesulfonic acid, 1,3,6-naphthalenetrisulfonic acid, and polystyrenesulfonic acid, and a salt thereof; mixing the dissolved solvent with pure water to obtain an additive solution; adding the additive solution into the first polymer solution to obtain a second polymer solution; and applying the second polymer solution to the inner conductive polymer film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2007
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Applicant: NEC TOKIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeo Kasuga, Yuji Yoshida, Masanori Takahashi, Ryuta Kobayakawa, Takeshi Saito, Koji Sakata, Sadamu Toita, Katsuhiro Yoshida
  • Patent number: 7268997
    Abstract: An aluminum solid electrolytic capacitor (conductive polymer type solid electrolytic capacitor) has an anodic oxide film layer, a conductive polymer layer, and a polystyrene sulfonate layer interposed between the anodic oxide film layer and the conductive polymer layer. A transmission line element has a cathode portion formed on a central portion of an aluminum substrate in an aluminum solid electrolytic capacitor. The transmission line element also has a pair of anode terminal areas located at both sides of the cathode portion on the aluminum substrate and is configured to supply a current between the pair of anode terminal areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2007
    Inventors: Takeshi Saitou, Takeo Kasuga, Katsuhiro Yoshida, Sadamu Toida
  • Publication number: 20070047178
    Abstract: An aluminum solid electrolytic capacitor (conductive polymer type solid electrolytic capacitor) has an anodic oxide film layer, a conductive polymer layer, and a polystyrene sulfonate layer interposed between the anodic oxide film layer and the conductive polymer layer. A transmission line element has a cathode portion formed on a central portion of an aluminum substrate in an aluminum solid electrolytic capacitor. The transmission line element also has a pair of anode terminal areas located at both sides of the cathode portion on the aluminum substrate and is configured to supply a current between the pair of anode terminal areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2006
    Publication date: March 1, 2007
    Inventors: Takeshi Saitou, Takeo Kasuga, Katsuhiro Yoshida, Sadamu Toida