Patents by Inventor Tokuji Nishino
Tokuji Nishino 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: 8729855Abstract: A non-contact charging module with which reduction in thickness can be achieved while reliable insulation is maintained between conducting wire and magnetic sheet. This non-contact charging module comprises: a planar coil section (2) constituted by coiling a conducting wire; a conductive magnetic sheet (3) having the planar coil section (2) arranged thereon, with an insulating sheet (4) therebetween; and a recess (33) or slit (34) provided in the conductive magnetic sheet (3) and extending to an edge of the conductive magnetic sheet (3) from the starting point of the winding of the planar coil section (2). The conducting wire of the planar coil section (2) is stored in the recess (33) or slit (34) by the insulating sheet (4) being pushed into the recess (33) or slit (34). The conducting wire of the planar coil section (2) is insulated from the conductive magnetic sheet (3) by the insulating sheet (4).Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2011Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Naoyuki Kobayashi, Tokuji Nishino, Kenichiro Tabata
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Publication number: 20140091758Abstract: This communication apparatus makes it possible to have a non-contact charging module and a sheet antenna coexist, even in the case where there the non-contact charging module and the sheet antenna in the communication apparatus. The apparatus is provided with: a housing; a secondary-side non-contact charging module, which is housed in the housing, receives power by means of electromagnetic induction, and has a first coil having a conducting wire wound thereon, and a first magnetic sheet facing the first coil; and an NFC antenna, which is housed in the housing, and has a second coil having a conducting wire wound thereon, and a second magnetic sheet facing the second coil. The secondary-side non-contact charging module and the NFC antenna are not laminated to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2012Publication date: April 3, 2014Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Akio Hidaka, Takumi Naruse, Munenori Fujimura, Kenichiro Tabata, Tokuji Nishino
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Publication number: 20140070766Abstract: It is an object to provide a non-contact charging module that prevents the magnet from negatively influencing particularly the inside portion of a coil and improves power transmission efficiency, even when a magnet is used for alignment. This non-contact charging module is a reception-side non-contact charging module, to which power is transmitted from a transmission-side non-contact charging module which is equipped with magnet, by electromagnetic induction, in which the non-contact charging module includes a planar coil portion around which spiral electric lines are wound, and a magnetic sheet disposed to face the surface of coil of the planar coil portion so that it faces the magnet of the transmission-side contact module, in which the inner diameter of the planar coil portion is larger than the magnet.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2013Publication date: March 13, 2014Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Kenichiro Tabata, Tokuji Nishino, Akio Hidaka, Naoyuki Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20140062393Abstract: It is an object to provide a non-contact charging module that uses a magnet included in a counterpart-side non-contact charging module or does not use the magnet when aligning with the counterpart-side non-contact charging module is performed. An L value of a coil that is provided in the non-contact charging module is not changed. This non-contact charging module includes a planar coil portion where electrical lines are wound and a magnetic sheet that places a coil surface of the planar coil portion and faces the coil surface of the planar coil portion, and in the magnetic sheet, a hole portion is provided at the position corresponding to a hollow portion of the planar coil portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2013Publication date: March 6, 2014Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Kenichiro Tabata, Tokuji Nishino, Akio Hidaka
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Publication number: 20130342162Abstract: A contactless charging module, a contactless charging device, and a method of manufacturing the contactless charging module, wherein a magnetic sheet can be prevented from being damaged and giving an adverse effect on power transmission characteristic, by adopting a flexible magnetic sheet having slits, and wherein power transmission efficiency of the contactless charging module can be prevented from decreasing significantly. The contactless charging module is provided with: a planar coil unit; a magnetic sheet upon which the planar coil unit is to be mounted; a recess section or a slit that is formed on the magnetic sheet, and that is for housing therein a portion of a conductor wire of the planar coil unit; and a plurality of flexible slits that are for giving flexibility to the magnetic sheet. At least one of the plurality of flexible slits is formed such that a virtual extension line of the flexible slit will be arranged within the width of the recess section or the slit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2012Publication date: December 26, 2013Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Kenichiro Tabata, Tokuji Nishino
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Publication number: 20130300360Abstract: A non-contact charging module with which reduction in thickness can be achieved while reliable insulation is maintained between conducting wire and magnetic sheet. This non-contact charging module comprises: a planar coil section (2) constituted by coiling a conducting wire; a conductive magnetic sheet (3) having the planar coil section (2) arranged thereon, with an insulating sheet (4) therebetween; and a recess (33) or slit (34) provided in the conductive magnetic sheet (3) and extending to an edge of the conductive magnetic sheet (3) from the starting point of the winding of the planar coil section (2). The conducting wire of the planar coil section (2) is stored in the recess (33) or slit (34) by the insulating sheet (4) being pushed into the recess (33) or slit (34). The conducting wire of the planar coil section (2) is insulated from the conductive magnetic sheet (3) by the insulating sheet (4).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2011Publication date: November 14, 2013Applicant: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Naoyuki Kobayashi, Tokuji Nishino, Kenichiro Tabata
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Publication number: 20130293191Abstract: Provided is a non-contact charging module wherein adverse effects from magnets have been prevented even where magnets are used for positioning, power transmission efficiency has been improved, and the entire module has been made thin due to a state of improved power transmission efficiency. The non-contact charging module comprises a planar coil portion (2) of spirally wound conductive wiring, and a magnetic sheet (3) that is provided so as to oppose a surface of a coil (21) on the planar coil portion (2), and is characterized in that the magnetic sheet is layered with a first layer, and a second layer that has a lower magnetic permeability and a higher saturation magnetic flux density than the first layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2011Publication date: November 7, 2013Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Akio Hidaka, Kenichiro Tabata, Tokuji Nishino
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Patent number: 8552684Abstract: It is an object to provide a non-contact charging module that prevents the magnet from negatively influencing particularly the inside portion of a coil and improves power transmission efficiency, even when a magnet is used for alignment. This non-contact charging module is a reception-side non-contact charging module, to which power is transmitted from a transmission-side non-contact charging module which is equipped with magnet, by electromagnetic induction, in which the non-contact charging module includes a planar coil portion around which spiral electric lines are wound, and a magnetic sheet disposed to face the surface of coil of the planar coil portion so that it faces the magnet of the transmission-side contact module, in which the inner diameter of the planar coil portion is larger than the magnet.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2012Date of Patent: October 8, 2013Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Kenichiro Tabata, Tokuji Nishino, Akio Hidaka, Naoyuki Kobayashi
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Patent number: 8547058Abstract: It is an object to provide a non-contact charging module that uses a magnet included in a counterpart-side non-contact charging module or does not use the magnet when aligning with the counterpart-side non-contact charging module is performed. An L value of a coil that is provided in the non-contact charging module is not changed. This non-contact charging module includes a planar coil portion where electrical lines are wound and a magnetic sheet that places a coil surface of the planar coil portion and faces the coil surface of the planar coil portion, and in the magnetic sheet, a hole portion is provided at the position corresponding to a hollow portion of the planar coil portion.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2012Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Kenichiro Tabata, Tokuji Nishino, Akio Hidaka
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Publication number: 20130181668Abstract: Provided are a non-contact charging module and a non-contact charging instrument such that the non-contact module can be made thin in a state where a sufficient cross-sectional area of a planar coil portion has been ensured and power transmission efficiency has been enhanced. The non-contact module comprises the planar coil portion (2) on which a plurality of conducting wires have been spirally wound, and a magnetic sheet provided so as to oppose a surface of a coil (21) of the planar coil portion (2), the plurality of conducting wires are respectively connected together at both ends, and the planar coil portion (2) has a part wound overlapped in multiple layers and another part wound in a single layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2011Publication date: July 18, 2013Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Kenichiro Tabata, Akio Hidaka, Tokuji Nishino
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Publication number: 20120187903Abstract: It is an object to provide a non-contact charging module that prevents the magnet from negatively influencing particularly the inside portion of a coil and improves power transmission efficiency, even when a magnet is used for alignment. This non-contact charging module is a reception-side non-contact charging module, to which power is transmitted from a transmission-side non-contact charging module which is equipped with magnet, by electromagnetic induction, in which the non-contact charging module includes a planar coil portion around which spiral electric lines are wound, and a magnetic sheet disposed to face the surface of coil of the planar coil portion so that it faces the magnet of the transmission-side contact module, in which the inner diameter of the planar coil portion is larger than the magnet.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2012Publication date: July 26, 2012Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Kenichiro Tabata, Tokuji Nishino, Akio Hidaka, Naoyuki Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20120187904Abstract: It is an object to provide a non-contact charging module that uses a magnet included in a counterpart-side non-contact charging module or does not use the magnet when aligning with the counterpart-side non-contact charging module is performed. An L value of a coil that is provided in the non-contact charging module is not changed. This non-contact charging module includes a planar coil portion where electrical lines are wound and a magnetic sheet that places a coil surface of the planar coil portion and faces the coil surface of the planar coil portion, and in the magnetic sheet, a hole portion is provided at the position corresponding to a hollow portion of the planar coil portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2012Publication date: July 26, 2012Applicant: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Kenichiro Tabata, Tokuji Nishino, Akio Hidaka
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Patent number: 7119635Abstract: An electronic component of the invention has: a substrate; first to third terminal portions disposed on the substrate; and at least one spiral conductor portion disposed between the first and second terminal portions. The third terminal portion is not electrically connected to other portions of the substrate, and the first and second terminal portions are electrically connected to or disconnected from each other. In the electronic component, the number of production steps is smaller, the cost is lower, and a more highly accurate inductor component is realized as compared with a laminated electronic component in which emphasis is put on increase of the capacitor component. It is possible to realize an electronic component having accurate band- or low-pass filter characteristics.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2004Date of Patent: October 10, 2006Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masahiro Yoshimoto, Kuniaki Kiyosue, Nobuaki Nagai, Tokuji Nishino, Shinichirou Kaneko
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Publication number: 20050184829Abstract: The LC composite component of the present invention comprises a base, a first to third terminals provided on the base, a helical conductor provided on the base, and an internal layer conductor inside the base, the internal layer conductor being opposed to the helical conductor provided on the base, each of the first to third terminals being mutually and electrically noncontinuous, the helical conductor being provided in either position between the first to third terminals. A high-pass filter is thus realized. The component can be used for various devices that require a reduction in size and cost of the electronic device while ensuring the filter performance.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2005Publication date: August 25, 2005Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Masahiro Yoshimoto, Hiroshi Fujita, Nobuaki Nagai, Tokuji Nishino, Shinichirou Kaneko
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Publication number: 20050046517Abstract: An electronic component of the invention has: a substrate; first to third terminal portions disposed on the substrate; and at least one spiral conductor portion disposed between the first and second terminal portions. The third terminal portion is not electrically connected to other portions of the substrate, and the first and second terminal portions are electrically connected to or disconnected from each other. In the electronic component, the number of production steps is smaller, the cost is lower, and a more highly accurate inductor component is realized as compared with a laminated electronic component in which emphasis is put on increase of the capacitor component. It is possible to realize an electronic component having accurate band- or low-pass filter characteristics.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2004Publication date: March 3, 2005Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Masahiro Yoshimoto, Kuniaki Kiyosue, Nobuaki Nagai, Tokuji Nishino, Shinichirou Kaneko
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Patent number: 6777109Abstract: A ceramic capacitor for operating at a suppressed self heat-generation and a low loss even in high voltage operating conditions, including a dielectric ceramic element assembly having two surfaces and made of a material selected from the group consisting of a dielectric composition of CaTiO3—La2O3—TiO2 system, a dielectric composition of CaTiO3—La2O3—TiO2—SrTiO3 system, a dielectric composition of SrTiO3—CaTiO3 system, a dielectric composition of SrTiO3—CaTiO3—Bi2O3—TiO2 system, a dielectric composition of SrTiO3—PbTiO3—PbTiO3 system, and a dielectric composition of SrTiO3—PbTiO3—Bi2/3TiO3—CaTiO3 system; and an electrode made mainly of Zn located on each of the two surfaces of the dielectric ceramic element.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2002Date of Patent: August 17, 2004Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mitsuaki Kimoto, Masanori Fujimura, Tokuji Nishino, Mitsuhiro Yamamoto
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Publication number: 20030137797Abstract: A ceramic capacitor that works at a suppressed self heat-generation and a low loss even in the high voltage operating conditions.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2002Publication date: July 24, 2003Applicant: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mitsuaki Kimoto, Masanori Fujimura, Tokuji Nishino, Mitsuhiro Yamamoto