Patents by Inventor Toru Sawaguchi
Toru Sawaguchi 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: 20240077712Abstract: Provided is an efficient method for attaching a tissue section. In the invention, one of problems is solved by changing attachment conditions of the tissue section depending on an organ from which the tissue section is derived. A technique of achieving good adhesiveness between a microscope slide and a section by introducing unevenness on a front surface of the microscope slide using reactive ion etching as one of the attachment conditions is provided. Further, a technique of optimizing the attachment of the section using a machine learning technique or the like is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2019Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: Toru FUJIMURA, Takahito HASHIMOTO, Shigehiko KATO, Eiko NAKAZAWA, Masahiko AJIMA, Akira SAWAGUCHI
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Patent number: 7388741Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor comprising a capacitor element obtainable by compressing a porous valve-acting metal substrate having on the dielectric film surface thereof a solid electrolyte layer containing an electrically conducting polymer in the thickness direction, wherein assuming that the maximum thickness and the minimum thickness of the electrically conducting polymer layer including the substrate before the compression are Hamax and Hamin, and the maximum thickness and the minimum thickness of the electrically conducting polymer layer after the compression are Hbmax and Hbmin, the percentage decrease ?H in the difference of thickness represented by the following formula is preferably from 5 to 95%: Formula (I).Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2003Date of Patent: June 17, 2008Assignee: Show A Denko K.K.Inventors: Hiroshi Konuma, Kenki Kobayashi, Toru Sawaguchi
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Patent number: 7289314Abstract: A metal foil for capacitor element is produced through a process including steps of etching and ten electrochemically forming a metal foil after making cut lines each in a shape of a capacitor element with at least a part of a portion predetermined to be an anode-leading-out-part left uncut. The step of etching the foil is preferably performed with the anode-leading-out-parts being protected by protective material. Solid electrolytic capacitor elements prepared by using the metal foil have narrow variation in capacitance.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2003Date of Patent: October 30, 2007Assignee: Showa Denko K.K.Inventors: Kenki Kobayashi, Toru Sawaguchi, Hiroshi Konuma
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Patent number: 7175781Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor includes a valve acting metal having microfine pores, a dielectric film formed on a surface of the valve acting metal, and a solid electrolyte layer provided on the dielectric film, in which at least a portion of the solid electrolyte layer is of a lamellar structure. In particular, a solid electrolytic capacitor includes an electrically conducting polymer having a specified condensed ring structure containing (1) a solid electrolyte layer containing a sulfoquinone anion, and (2) a solid electrolyte layer containing an anthracenesulfonate ion and other anion.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2004Date of Patent: February 13, 2007Assignee: Showa Denko K.K.Inventors: Hiroshi Konuma, Koro Shirane, Ryuji Monden, Atsushi Sakai, Yuji Furuta, Katsuhiko Yamazaki, Toru Sawaguchi, Hideko Ohata, Yoshiaki Ikenoue
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Publication number: 20060179627Abstract: A method for producing a solid electrolytic capacitor, comprising coating a solution containing a monomer of an electroconducting polymer and a solution containing an oxidizing agent in repeating sequence on a valve-acting metal anode having formed on the surface thereof an oxide dielectric film, and then polymerizing wherein the electroconducting polymer is formed by setting the humidity in the atmosphere of polymerization process to from 10% to less than 60%.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2006Publication date: August 17, 2006Inventors: Atsushi Sakai, Ryuji Monden, Toru Sawaguchi, Katsuhiko Yamazaki, Yuji Furuta, Hideki Ohata
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Patent number: 7087292Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor comprises an electrically conducting polymer composition formed on the surface of an oxide film which is formed on a valve-acting metal, by specifying the viscosity of an oxidizing agent solution and/or a monomer solution, particularly by specifying the viscosity to less than about 100 cp. A solid electrolytic capacitor can comprise an electroconducting polymer composition formed on the surface of an oxide film layer which is formed on a valve-acting metal, wherein a monomer compound or a derivative thereof as a repeating unit is polymerized by setting the humidity in the atmosphere to from about 10% to less than about 60%.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2003Date of Patent: August 8, 2006Assignee: Showa Denko K.K.Inventors: Atsushi Sakai, Ryuji Monden, Toru Sawaguchi, Katsuhiko Yamazaki, Yuji Furuta, Hideki Ohata
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Publication number: 20060152883Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor comprising a capacitor element obtainable by compressing a porous valve-acting metal substrate having on the dielectric film surface thereof a solid electrolyte layer containing an electrically conducting polymer in the thickness direction, wherein assuming that the maximum thickness and the minimum thickness of the electrically conducting polymer layer including the substrate before the compression are Hamax and Hamin, and the maximum thickness and the minimum thickness of the electrically conducting polymer layer after the compression are Hbmax and Hbmin, the percentage decrease ?H in the difference of thickness represented by the following formula is preferably from 5 to 95%: Formula (1).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2003Publication date: July 13, 2006Inventors: Hiroshi Konuma, Kenki Kobayashi, Toru Sawaguchi
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Publication number: 20060046417Abstract: A metal foil for capacitor element is produced through a process comprising steps of etching and then electrochemically forming a metal foil after making cut lines each in a shape of a capacitor element with at least a part of a portion predetermined to be an anode-leading-out-part left uncut. The step of etching the foil is preferably performed with the anode-leading-out-parts being protected by protective material. Solid electrolytic capacitor elements prepared by using the metal foil have narrow variation in capacitance.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2003Publication date: March 2, 2006Applicant: SHOW A DENKO K.K.Inventors: Kenki Kobayashi, Toru Sawaguchi, Hiroshi Konuma
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Publication number: 20050030703Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor includes a valve acting metal having microfine pores, a dielectric film formed on a surface of the valve acting metal, and a solid electrolyte layer provided on the dielectric film, in which at least a portion of the solid electrolyte layer is of a lamellar structure. In particular, a solid electrolytic capacitor includes an electrically conducting polymer having a specified condensed ring structure containing (1) a solid electrolyte layer containing a sulfoquinone anion, and (2) a solid electrolyte layer containing an anthracenesulfonate ion and other anion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2004Publication date: February 10, 2005Inventors: Hiroshi Konuma, Koro Shirane, Ryuji Monden, Atsushi Sakai, Yuji Furuta, Katsuhiko Yamazaki, Toru Sawaguchi, Hideko Ohata, Yoshiaki Ikenoue
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Patent number: 6807049Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor includes a valve acting metal having microfine pores, a dielectric film formed on a surface of the valve acting metal, and a solid electrolyte layer provided on the dielectric film, in which at least a portion of the solid electrolyte layer is of a lamellar structure. In particular, a solid electrolytic capacitor includes an electrically conducting polymer having a specified condensed ring structure containing (1) a solid electrolyte layer containing a sulfoquinone anion having a sulfo anion group and a quinone structure and other anion, and (2) a solid electrolyte layer containing an anthracenesulfonate ion and other anion.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2001Date of Patent: October 19, 2004Assignee: Showa Denko K.K.Inventors: Hiroshi Konuma, Koro Shirane, Ryuji Monden, Atsushi Sakai, Yuji Furuta, Katsuhiko Yamazaki, Toru Sawaguchi, Hideki Ohata, Yoshiaki Ikenoue
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Patent number: 6790384Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor includes a valve acting metal having microfine pores, a dielectric film formed on a surface of the valve acting metal, and a solid electrolyte layer provided on the dielectric film, in which at least a portion of the solid electrolyte layer is of a lamellar structure. In particular, a solid electrolytic capacitor includes an electrically conducting polymer having a specified condensed ring structure containing (1) a solid electrolyte layer containing a sulfoquinone anion having a sulfo anion group and a quinone structure and other anion, and (2) a solid electrolyte layer containing an anthracenesulfonate ion and other anion.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2001Date of Patent: September 14, 2004Assignee: Showa Denko K.K.Inventors: Hiroshi Konuma, Koro Shirane, Ryuji Monden, Atsushi Sakai, Yuji Furuta, Katsuhiko Yamazaki, Toru Sawaguchi, Hideko Ohata, Yoshiaki Ikenoue
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Publication number: 20040136145Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor comprising (1) an electrically conducting polymer composition formed on the surface of an oxide film which is formed on a valve-acting metal, by specifying the viscosity of an oxidizing agent solution and/or a monomer solution, particularly by specifying the viscosity to less than about 100 cp, (2) an electroconducting polymer composition formed on the surface of an oxide film layer which is formed on a valve-acting metal, wherein the electroconducting polymer layer comprising a monomer compound or a derivative thereof as a repeating unit and also containing an anionic dopant is polymerized by setting the humidity in the atmosphere to from about 10% to less than about 60%; (3) an anode body having provided on the outer surface thereof a solid electrolyte formed of an electrically conducting polymer containing a lamellar structure, wherein the solid electrolyte provided on the dielectric film formed on a valve acting metal occupies from about 10 to about 95% of the space in a porType: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2003Publication date: July 15, 2004Applicant: SHOWA DENKO K.K.Inventors: Atsushi Sakai, Ryuji Monden, Toru Sawaguchi, Katsuhiko Yamazaki, Yuji Furuta, Hideki Ohata
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Patent number: 6696138Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor comprises a porous valve acting metal having formed thereon a dielectric film and a solid electrolyte formed on the dielectric film. The solid electrolyte occupies from 10 to 95% of the space within a pore of the porous metal.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2002Date of Patent: February 24, 2004Assignee: Showa Denko K.K.Inventors: Atsushi Sakai, Ryuji Monden, Toru Sawaguchi, Katsuhiko Yamazaki, Yuji Furuta, Hideki Ohata
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Publication number: 20030148023Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor comprising (1) an electrically conducting polymer composition formed on the surface of an oxide film which is formed on a valve-acting metal, by specifying the viscosity of an oxidizing agent solution and/or a monomer solution, particularly by specifying the viscosity to less than about 100 cp, (2) an electroconducting polymer composition formed on the surface of an oxide film layer which is formed on a valve-acting metal, wherein the electroconducting polymer layer comprising a monomer compound or a derivative thereof as a repeating unit and also containing an anionic dopant is polymerized by setting the humidity in the atmosphere to from about 10% to less than about 60%; (3) an anode body having provided on the outer surface thereof a solid electrolyte formed of an electrically conducting polymer containing a lamellar structure, wherein the solid electrolyte provided on the dielectric film formed on a valve acting metal occupies from about 10 to about 95% of the space in a porType: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2002Publication date: August 7, 2003Applicant: SHOWA DENKO K.K.Inventors: Atsushi Sakai, Ryuji Monden, Toru Sawaguchi, Katsuhiko Yamazaki, Yuji Furuta, Hideki Ohata
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Patent number: 6517892Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor comprising (1) an electrically conducting polymer composition formed on the surface of an oxide film which is formed on a valve-acting metal, by specifying the viscosity of an oxidizing agent solution and/or a monomer solution, particularly by specifying the viscosity to less than about 100 cp, (2) an electroconducting polymer composition formed on the surface of an oxide film layer which is formed on a valve-acting metal, wherein the electroconducting polymer layer comprising a monomer compound or a derivative thereof as a repeating unit and also containing an anionic dopant is polymerized by setting the humidity in the atmosphere to from about 10% to less than about 60%; (3) an anode body having provided on the outer surface thereof a solid electrolyte formed of an electrically conducting polymer containing a lamellar structure, wherein the solid electrolyte provided on the dielectric film formed on a valve acting metal occupies from about 10 to about 95% of the space in a porType: GrantFiled: May 24, 2000Date of Patent: February 11, 2003Assignee: Showa Denko K.K.Inventors: Atsushi Sakai, Ryuji Monden, Toru Sawaguchi, Katsuhiko Yamazaki, Yuji Furuta, Hideki Ohata
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Patent number: 6466421Abstract: Disclosed are a solid electrolytic capacitor comprising a valve-acting metal, an oxide dielectric layer formed on a surface of the valve-acting metal and a solid electrolyte layer provided on the dielectric film layer, in which the electrically conducting polymer composition layer contains as a dopant at least one anion selected from (1) an alkoxy-substituted naphthalene monosulfonate anion, (2) a heterocyclic sulfonate anion, and (3) an anion of an aliphatic polycyclic compound or a combination thereof with another anion having a dopant ability and a method for producing such a solid electrolytic capacitor. The solid electrolytic capacitor of the invention is excellent in voltage resistance, high frequency property, tan &dgr;, leakage current, heat resistance (reflow property), etc.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2000Date of Patent: October 15, 2002Assignee: Showa Denko K.K.Inventors: Ryuji Monden, Atsushi Sakai, Toru Sawaguchi, Hideki Ohata, Koro Shirane, Hiroshi Konuma, Yuji Furuta, Katsuhiko Yamazaki, Yoshiaki Ikenoue
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Publication number: 20020039274Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor includes a valve acting metal having microfine pores, a dielectric film formed on a surface of the valve acting metal, and a solid electrolyte layer provided on the dielectric film, in which at least a portion of the solid electrolyte layer is of a lamellar structure. In particular, a solid electrolytic capacitor includes an electrically conducting polymer having a specified condensed ring structure containing (1) a solid electrolyte layer containing a sulfoquinone anion having a sulfo anion group and a quinone structure and other anion, and (2) a solid electrolyte layer containing an anthracenesulfonate ion and other anion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2001Publication date: April 4, 2002Applicant: SHOWA DENKO K.K.Inventors: Hiroshi Konuma, Koro Shirane, Ryuji Monden, Atsushi Sakai, Yuji Furuta, Katsuhiko Yamazaki, Toru Sawaguchi, Hideko Ohata, Yoshiaki Ikenoue
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Publication number: 20020034060Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor includes a valve acting metal having microfine pores, a dielectric film formed on a surface of the valve acting metal, and a solid electrolyte layer provided on the dielectric film, in which at least a portion of the solid electrolyte layer is of a lamellar structure. In particular, a solid electrolytic capacitor includes an electrically conducting polymer having a specified condensed ring structure containing (1) a solid electrolyte layer containing a sulfoquinone anion having a sulfo anion group and a quinone structure and other anion, and (2) a solid electrolyte layer containing an anthracenesulfonate ion and other anion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2001Publication date: March 21, 2002Applicant: SHOWA DENKO K.K.Inventors: Hiroshi Konuma, Koro Shirane, Ryuji Monden, Atsushi Sakai, Yuji Furuta, Katsuhiko Yamazaki, Toru Sawaguchi, Hideki Ohata, Yoshiaki Ikenoue
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Patent number: 6351370Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor includes a valve acting metal having microfine pores, a dielectric film formed on a surface of the valve acting metal, and a solid electrolyte layer provided on the dielectric film, in which at least a portion of the solid electrolyte layer is of a lamellar structure. In particular, a solid electrolytic capacitor includes an electrically conducting polymer having a specified condensed ring structure containing (1) a solid electrolyte layer containing a sulfoquinone anion having a sulfo anion group and a quinone structure and other anion, and (2) a solid electrolyte layer containing an anthracenesulfonate ion and other anion.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 1999Date of Patent: February 26, 2002Assignee: Showa Denko K.K.Inventors: Hiroshi Konuma, Koro Shirane, Ryuji Monden, Atsushi Sakai, Yuji Furuta, Katsuhiko Yamazaki, Toru Sawaguchi, Hideko Ohata, Yoshiaki Ikenoue
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Patent number: 6344966Abstract: Disclosed are a solid electrolytic capacitor comprising a valve-acting metal, an oxide dielectric layer formed on a surface of the valve-acting metal and a solid electrolyte layer provided on the dielectric film layer, in which the electrically conducting polymer composition layer contains as a dopant at least one anion selected from (1) an alkoxy-substituted naphthalene monosulfonate anion, (2) a heterocyclic sulfonate anion, and (3) an anion of an aliphatic polycyclic compound or a combination thereof with another anion having a dopant ability and a method for producing such a solid electrolytic capacitor. The solid electrolytic capacitor of the invention is excellent in voltage resistance, high frequency property, tan &dgr;, leakage current, heat resistance (reflow property), etc.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 1999Date of Patent: February 5, 2002Assignee: Showa Denko K.K.Inventors: Ryuji Monden, Atsushi Sakai, Toru Sawaguchi, Hideki Ohata, Koro Shirane, Hiroshi Konuma, Yuji Furuta, Katsuhiko Yamazaki, Yoshiaki Ikenoue