Patents by Inventor Tsutomu Yamauchi

Tsutomu Yamauchi 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).

  • Patent number: 11970003
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid ejection apparatus, liquid ejection method, dispensing apparatus, and compound introduction apparatus capable of inhibiting contamination of a liquid after being ejected. The liquid ejection apparatus has an ejection unit having an ejection part and an ejection energy generation element that ejects a liquid from the ejection part by using a principle of inkjet ejection into an internal space in a storage part capable of storing the ejected liquid. When ejecting the liquid, the ejection unit covers an opening portion of the storage part to thereby screen the internal space in the storage part from an external space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Futoshi Hirose, Shinichi Sakurada, Sachiko Yamauchi, Tatsuaki Orihara, Yoshinori Itoh, Nobuyuki Kuwabara, Tsutomu Shiratori
  • Publication number: 20230145560
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a printed wiring board includes preparing an intermediate substrate including an insulating layer, a conductor layer including circuits, and a first resin insulating layer, inputting, to a laser processing machine that forms openings, positions of the openings, generating, based on analysis of the conductor layer, classification of the circuits, inputting, to the machine, shot numbers for forming the openings determined based on the classification, and executing the machine based on the positions and shot numbers such that the openings are formed. The circuits include power supply, ground, and signal circuits, the classification includes stratifying such that the power supply and ground circuits belong to the first category and the signal circuits belong to the second category, and the inputting includes setting the shot number for the openings belonging to the first category is smaller than the shot number for the openings belonging to the second category.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: IBIDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Katsuo KAWAGUCHI, Tsutomu YAMAUCHI, Takeshi TAKAGI, Takuya OTSUKI, Masanori SANO
  • Patent number: 10516276
    Abstract: A secondary battery protecting integrated circuit protects a secondary battery by controlling a switch circuit inserted in series on a path connected to a first electrode of the secondary battery. The secondary battery protecting integrated circuit includes: a sense terminal connected to a monitor terminal provided so that a first electric potential of the first electrode is monitorable; a first power supply terminal connected to the path; a second power supply terminal connected to a second electrode of the secondary battery; an internal wiring line configured to connect the first power supply terminal and the sense terminal; an internal switch on the internal wiring line; an abnormality detecting circuit configured to detect a predetermined abnormality; and a switch control circuit configured to turn on the internal switch when the predetermined abnormality is not detected, and configured to turn off the internal switch when the predetermined abnormality is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Yamauchi, Iwao Kitamura
  • Publication number: 20180183247
    Abstract: A secondary battery protecting integrated circuit protects a secondary battery by controlling a switch circuit inserted in series on a path connected to a first electrode of the secondary battery. The secondary battery protecting integrated circuit includes: a sense terminal connected to a monitor terminal provided so that a first electric potential of the first electrode is monitorable; a first power supply terminal connected to the path; a second power supply terminal connected to a second electrode of the secondary battery; an internal wiring line configured to connect the first power supply terminal and the sense terminal; an internal switch on the internal wiring line; an abnormality detecting circuit configured to detect a predetermined abnormality; and a switch control circuit configured to turn on the internal switch when the predetermined abnormality is not detected, and configured to turn off the internal switch when the predetermined abnormality is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Applicant: MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsutomu YAMAUCHI, Iwao KITAMURA
  • Patent number: 9755442
    Abstract: A battery protection IC has detection circuits to detect faults of an overcharge, an over-discharge, and an overcurrent of a secondary battery; a control circuit to protect the secondary battery, by controlling (dis)charging the secondary battery upon the fault; and a delay circuit to generate delay after the fault before the controlling. The IC includes a memory unit to store data for setting and adjusting a circuit characteristic of the IC; and a setting circuit to set and adjust the circuit characteristic, based on the data from the memory unit. The memory unit includes a pair of non-volatile memory cells to complementarily store one bit, and a latch circuit directly cross-coupled with the memory cells, for each bit of the data. The latch circuit statically outputs the data from the memory cells to the setting circuit when the IC is turned on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryota Kageyama, Tsutomu Yamauchi, Nobuhito Tanaka, Takashi Takeda, Yoshihiro Satake, Takeshi Yamaguchi, Koji Koshimizu, Norihito Kawaguchi
  • Patent number: 9723728
    Abstract: A wiring board with a built-in electronic component includes a substrate having a cavity, an electronic component accommodated in the cavity, a conductive layer formed on the substrate and extending over the electronic component in the cavity, and a solder-resist layer formed on the conductive layer and having first and second openings such that the first openings are forming first pads including the conductive layer exposed by the first openings and that the second openings are forming second pads including the conductive layer exposed by the second openings. The second pads include portions of the conductive layer formed directly over the electronic component, respectively, and connected to the electronic component, the first pads include portions of the conductive layer formed on outer side with respect to the electronic component, respectively, and each second opening has an opening diameter which is formed smaller than an opening diameter of each first opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: IBIDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keisuke Shimizu, Makoto Terui, Ryojiro Tominaga, Keigo Kamoshita, Tsutomu Yamauchi
  • Patent number: 9553469
    Abstract: There is provided a method of correcting an overcurrent detection voltage of a battery protection integrated circuit including a current path between a first terminal and a second terminal, one or more transistors for controlling current of a secondary battery, an overcurrent detection circuit and a control circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryota Kageyama, Tsutomu Yamauchi, Norihito Kawaguchi, Nobuhito Tanaka, Takashi Takeda, Yoshihiro Satake, Takeshi Yamaguchi, Koji Koshimizu
  • Publication number: 20160372954
    Abstract: There is provided a method of correcting an overcurrent detection voltage of a battery protection integrated circuit including a current path between a first terminal and a second terminal, one or more transistors for controlling current of a secondary battery, an overcurrent detection circuit and a control circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Applicant: MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryota KAGEYAMA, Tsutomu YAMAUCHI, Norihito KAWAGUCHI, Nobuhito TANAKA, Takashi TAKEDA, Yoshihiro SATAKE, Takeshi YAMAGUCHI, Koji KOSHIMIZU
  • Publication number: 20160372945
    Abstract: A battery protection IC has detection circuits to detect faults of an overcharge, an over-discharge, and an overcurrent of a secondary battery; a control circuit to protect the secondary battery, by controlling (dis)charging the secondary battery upon the fault; and a delay circuit to generate delay after the fault before the controlling. The IC includes a memory unit to store data for setting and adjusting a circuit characteristic of the IC; and a setting circuit to set and adjust the circuit characteristic, based on the data from the memory unit. The memory unit includes a pair of non-volatile memory cells to complementarily store one bit, and a latch circuit directly cross-coupled with the memory cells, for each bit of the data. The latch circuit statically outputs the data from the memory cells to the setting circuit when the IC is turned on.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Applicant: MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryota KAGEYAMA, Tsutomu YAMAUCHI, Nobuhito TANAKA, Takashi TAKEDA, Yoshihiro SATAKE, Takeshi YAMAGUCHI, Koji KOSHIMIZU, Norihito KAWAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20160073515
    Abstract: A wiring board with a built-in electronic component includes a substrate having a cavity, an electronic component accommodated in the cavity and having electrode terminals, an insulating layer formed on the substrate such that the insulating layer is covering the electronic component in the cavity, and via conductors formed through the insulating layer and including first via conductors and second via conductors such that the second via conductors are connected to the electrode terminals of the electronic component, respectively. The via conductors are formed in via formation holes penetrating through the insulating layer, respectively, and the via formation holes include first via formation holes and second via formation holes such that the second via formation holes are exposing the electrode terminals of the electronic component, respectively, and that a second via formation hole has a diameter which is smaller than a diameter of a first via formation hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Applicant: IBIDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keisuke SHIMIZU, Makoto TERUI, Ryojiro TOMINAGA, Tsutomu YAMAUCHI
  • Publication number: 20160037647
    Abstract: A wiring board with a built-in electronic component includes a substrate having a cavity, an electronic component accommodated in the cavity, a conductive layer formed on the substrate and extending over the electronic component in the cavity, and a solder-resist layer formed on the conductive layer and having first and second openings such that the first openings are forming first pads including the conductive layer exposed by the first openings and that the second openings are forming second pads including the conductive layer exposed by the second openings. The second pads include portions of the conductive layer formed directly over the electronic component, respectively, and connected to the electronic component, the first pads include portions of the conductive layer formed on outer side with respect to the electronic component, respectively, and each second opening has an opening diameter which is formed smaller than an opening diameter of each first opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Applicant: IBIDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keisuke Shimizu, Makoto Terui, Ryojiro Tominaga, Keigo Kamoshita, Tsutomu Yamauchi
  • Patent number: 8925192
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing printed wiring board includes irradiating laser on first surface of substrate such that first opening portion having first opening on the first surface and inner diameter decreasing toward the second surface is formed, irradiating laser on second surface of the substrate such that second opening portion having second opening on the second surface and inner diameter decreasing toward the first surface is formed and that the second portion joins the first portion and forms a penetrating hole penetrating through the substrate, forming a first circuit on the first surface, forming a second circuit on the second surface, and filling the hole with plating such that a through-hole conductor which electrically connects the first and second circuits is formed. The first opening has diameter same as or greater than diameter of the second opening, and the first portion has depth less than depth of the second portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Ibiden Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kota Noda, Tsutomu Yamauchi
  • Patent number: 8766106
    Abstract: A double-sided circuit board including a substrate having a first surface and a second surface on an opposite side of the first surface and having a penetrating hole extending between the first surface and the second surface, a first conductive circuit formed on the first surface of the substrate, a second conductive circuit formed on the second surface of the substrate, and a through-hole conductor formed in the penetrating hole of the substrate and electrically connecting the first conductive circuit and the second conductive circuit. The penetrating hole comprises a first hole having a first opening with a diameter R1 on the first surface of the substrate, a second hole having a second opening with a diameter R2 on the second surface of the substrate, and a third hole connecting the first hole and the second hole and having a diameter smaller than at least one of R1 and R2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Ibiden Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kota Noda, Tsutomu Yamauchi, Satoru Kawai
  • Patent number: 8698009
    Abstract: A wiring board having a penetrating hole formed by forming holes with different shapes from both surfaces of a substrate. In such a penetrating hole, the depth of a first opening portion formed in the first-surface side of the substrate is shallower than the depth of a second opening portion formed in the second-surface side, and the diameter of a first opening is greater than the diameter of a second opening. Even if the gravity line of the first opening portion and the gravity line of the second opening portion are shifted from each other, the region of the second opening portion inserted into the inner space of the first opening portion may be made larger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Ibiden Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kota Noda, Tsutomu Yamauchi
  • Patent number: 8595927
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a printed wiring board includes preparing a core substrate having first and second surfaces, forming a penetrating hole from the first surface toward the second surface of the substrate, forming first conductor on the first surface of the substrate, forming second conductor on the second surface of the substrate, and filling conductive material in the hole such that through-hole conductor connecting the first and second conductors is formed. The forming of the hole includes forming a first opening portion on the first-surface side of the substrate, a second opening portion from the bottom of the first portion toward the second surface, and a third opening portion from the bottom of the second portion toward the second surface, and the forming of the hole satisfies X2<X3?X1 where X1, X2 and X3 represent the diameters of the first, second and third portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Ibiden Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Yamauchi, Satoru Kawai
  • Patent number: 8413324
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a double-sided circuit board includes preparing a substrate having the first and second surfaces, forming a first hole having a first opening with a diameter R1 on the first surface of the substrate, forming a second hole having a second opening with a diameter R2 on the second surface of the substrate, forming a third hole having a diameter smaller than R1 and/or R2 and connecting the first and second holes such that a penetrating hole formed of the first hole, the second hole and the third hole is formed in the substrate, forming a first conductive circuit on the first surface of the substrate, forming a second conductive circuit on the second surface of the substrate, and filling the penetrating hole with conductive material such that a through-hole conductor electrically connecting the first conductive circuit and the second conductive circuit is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Ibiden Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kota Noda, Tsutomu Yamauchi, Satoru Kawai
  • Publication number: 20120304458
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a printed wiring board includes preparing a core substrate having first and second surfaces, forming a penetrating hole from the first surface toward the second surface of the substrate, forming first conductor on the first surface of the substrate, forming second conductor on the second surface of the substrate, and filling conductive material in the hole such that through-hole conductor connecting the first and second conductors is formed. The forming of the hole includes forming a first opening portion on the first-surface side of the substrate, a second opening portion from the bottom of the first portion toward the second surface, and a third opening portion from the bottom of the second portion toward the second surface, and the forming of the hole satisfies X2<X3?X1 where X1, X2 and X3 represent the diameters of the first, second and third portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: IBIDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Yamauchi, Satoru Kawai
  • Publication number: 20120213944
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a printed wiring board including forming a penetrating hole in a core substrate, forming a first conductor on a first surface of the substrate, forming a second conductor on a second surface of the substrate, and filling a conductive material in the hole such that a through-hole conductor is formed in the hole and the first and second conductors are connected via the through-hole conductor. The forming of the hole includes forming a first opening in the first surface, forming a second opening from the bottom of the first opening toward the second surface such that the second opening has a smaller diameter than the first opening, forming a third opening in the second surface, and forming a fourth opening from the bottom of the third opening toward the first surface such that the fourth opening has a smaller diameter than the third opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: IBIDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsutomu YAMAUCHI, Satoru Kawai
  • Patent number: D1016848
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Hitoshi Yoshizawa, Tsutomu Matsubara, Masato Hirai, Takashi Yamauchi
  • Patent number: D1026005
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Hitoshi Yoshizawa, Tsutomu Matsubara, Masato Hirai, Takashi Yamauchi