Patents by Inventor Yuichiro Tsubaki

Yuichiro Tsubaki 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: 10079112
    Abstract: A method for producing an electrolytic capacitor is performed in the following procedure. A solid electrolyte layer including a conductive polymer and a polyhydric alcohol is formed on an anode body on which a dielectric layer is formed. Then, the anode body on which the solid electrolyte layer is formed is impregnated with a first treatment liquid that contains an oxoacid having two or more hydroxy groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuichiro Tsubaki, Masahiro Kajimura
  • Publication number: 20180233292
    Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor element, a solid electrolyte layer, and an electrolyte solution. The capacitor element includes an anode body on a surface of which a dielectric layer is formed. The solid electrolyte layer is provided on the dielectric layer and includes a conductive polymer and a polymer dopant. The electrolyte solution is impregnated into the capacitor element and contains a polyhydric alcohol and a borate ester.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: YUICHIRO TSUBAKI, TATSUJI AOYAMA
  • Publication number: 20180197685
    Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor includes an anode body having a dielectric layer; a solid electrolyte layer in contact with the dielectric layer of the anode body; and an electrolytic solution. The electrolytic solution contains a solvent and a solute. The solvent contains a glycol compound. The solute contains an acid component and a base component. A mass of the acid component in the solute is greater than a mass of the base component in the solute. The acid component contains a first aromatic compound having a hydroxyl group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: YUICHIRO TSUBAKI, TATSUJI AOYAMA
  • Publication number: 20180158619
    Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor includes: an anode body having a dielectric layer; a solid electrolyte layer in contact with the dielectric layer; and an electrolytic solution. The electrolytic solution contains a solvent and a solute. The solvent contains a glycol compound. The solute contains a carboxylic acid component and a base component. A ratio of the carboxylic acid component in the solute is 200 parts by mass or more with respect to 100 parts by mass of the base component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: YUICHIRO TSUBAKI, TATSUJI AOYAMA
  • Publication number: 20180119306
    Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor includes an anode body having a dielectric layer; a solid electrolyte layer in contact with the dielectric layer of the anode body; and an electrolyte solution. The solid electrolyte layer includes a ?-conjugated conductive polymer. The electrolyte solution contains a solvent and a solute, and the solvent contains a glycol compound and a sulfone compound. A proportion of the glycol compound contained in the solvent is 10% by mass or more. A proportion of the sulfone compound contained in the solvent is 30% by mass or more. A total proportion of the glycol compound and the sulfone compound contained in the solvent is 70% by mass or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: YUICHIRO TSUBAKI, TATSUJI AOYAMA, KAZUYO SAITO
  • Publication number: 20180090279
    Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor includes an anode body having a dielectric layer on a surface of the anode body, a cathode body, and an electrolytic solution interposed between the anode body and the cathode body. The electrolytic solution contains a first ester compound and a second ester compound. The first ester compound is a condensate of boric acid and a sugar alcohol. The second ester compound contains at least one condensate selected from the group consisting of a condensate of boric acid and a monool compound and a condensate of boric acid and a polyol compound excluding a sugar alcohol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: YUICHIRO TSUBAKI, TATSUJI AOYAMA
  • Publication number: 20170278639
    Abstract: A method for producing an electrolytic capacitor is performed in the following procedure. A solid electrolyte layer including a conductive polymer and a polyhydric alcohol is formed on an anode body on which a dielectric layer is formed. Then, the anode body on which the solid electrolyte layer is formed is impregnated with a first treatment liquid that contains an oxoacid having two or more hydroxy groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: YUICHIRO TSUBAKI, MASAHIRO KAJIMURA
  • Publication number: 20170271085
    Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor production method is performed in the following procedure. An anode body having a dielectric layer is impregnated with a dispersion containing a conductive polymer and a first solvent. Then, a pH of the dispersion with which the anode body has been impregnated is adjusted or a base is added to the dispersion with which the anode body has been impregnated. Then, at least a part of the first solvent is removed from the anode body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: YUICHIRO TSUBAKI, MASAHIRO KAJIMURA
  • Publication number: 20170256362
    Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor includes an anode body having a dielectric layer, and a solid electrolyte layer including a conductive polymer. The solid electrolyte layer includes the conductive polymer, an anion, and a cation. The anion is an anion corresponding to at least one acid selected from the group consisting of a phosphorus-containing oxoacid, sulfuric acid, and a carboxylic acid. The cation is a nitrogen-containing cation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventor: YUICHIRO TSUBAKI
  • Publication number: 20170148575
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an electrolytic capacitor of the present disclosure includes first to third steps. In the first step, a capacitor element is prepared that includes an anode body on which a dielectric layer is formed. In the second step, the capacitor element is impregnated with a first treatment solution containing at least a conductive polymer and a first solvent. In the third step, the capacitor element is, after the second step, impregnated with a second treatment solution that contains a polyol compound having 3 or more hydroxyl groups per molecule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2017
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: YUICHIRO TSUBAKI, TATSUJI AOYAMA
  • Patent number: 8828261
    Abstract: Provided is an electrolytic solution for an aluminum electrolytic capacitor, which shows a specific conductivity, a high sparking voltage, and a characteristic of causing only a slight expansion of the capacitor in the reflow process, each being comparable with conventional alkyl phosphate anions, and which has high reliability without causing a short circuit. Also provided is an aluminum electrolytic capacitor. The present invention is directed to an electrolytic solution for an aluminum electrolytic capacitor, comprising an electrolyte (C) comprising an alkyl phosphate anion (a) represented by the general formula (1)/(2) and an amidinium cation (b); a borate ester (H) which is obtained by reacting boric acid (d) with diethylene glycol (e) and a polyalkylene glycol (f) having a molecular weight of 130-350 and/or a polyalkylene glycol monoalkyl ether (g) having a molecular weight of 130-350, and which has a boron content of 5-14 wt %; and an organic solvent (J).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignees: Panasonic Corporation, Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Nishitani, Yuichiro Tsubaki, Satoshi Yamashita, Yasuhiro Ueda
  • Publication number: 20130148267
    Abstract: A capacitor having an electrolyte solution, in which a sealing member has a gas barrier layer provided with lead holes and through holes, and a rubber material sandwiching the gas barrier layer. The gas barrier layer includes a material having lower gas permeability than the rubber material. The through holes are filled with the rubber material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2011
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Norihisa Takahara, Hideki Shimamoto, Kiyoshi Hirota, Yuichiro Tsubaki
  • Patent number: 8432664
    Abstract: A cylindrical sealing member for a capacitor has a circular first plane and a circular second plane placed oppositely to the first plane, and is provided with two lead holes that penetrate the first and second planes. This sealing member for a capacitor contains butyl rubber, and inorganic material oblate particles having flat surfaces. The sealing member includes a first portion, and a second portion in the vicinity of an outer circumference of the sealing member as well as in the vicinity of the two lead holes. In the first portion, the inorganic material oblate particles are scattered such that flat surfaces thereof are oriented substantially in parallel with the first plane. In the second portion, the inorganic material oblate particles are scattered such that the flat surfaces thereof are oriented substantially perpendicularly to the first plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Hirota, Yuichiro Tsubaki, Katsufumi Shimanaka
  • Publication number: 20120250226
    Abstract: A cylindrical sealing member for a capacitor has a circular first plane and a circular second plane placed oppositely to the first plane, and is provided with two lead holes that penetrate the first and second planes. This sealing member for a capacitor contains butyl rubber, and inorganic material oblate particles having flat surfaces. The sealing member includes a first portion, and a second portion in the vicinity of an outer circumference of the sealing member as well as in the vicinity of the two lead holes. In the first portion, the inorganic material oblate particles are scattered such that flat surfaces thereof are oriented substantially in parallel with the first plane. In the second portion, the inorganic material oblate particles are scattered such that the flat surfaces thereof are oriented substantially perpendicularly to the first plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2011
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Hirota, Yuichiro Tsubaki, Katsufumi Shimanaka
  • Publication number: 20120236469
    Abstract: A capacitor includes: a capacitor element; an electrolyte impregnated into at least the capacitor element; a bottomed cylindrical metal case accommodating the capacitor element and the electrolyte; and a sealing body sealing an opening portion of the case. Further, the capacitor also includes a coating layer provided at a portion in contact with the outer surface of the sealing body and formed by dispersing, into resin, an adsorbent adsorbing a solvent included in the electrolyte. Alternatively, the sealing body is formed by dispersing the above-described adsorbent in a rubber component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2011
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Norihisa Takahara, Hideki Shimamoto, Kiyoshi Hirota, Yuichiro Tsubaki
  • Publication number: 20120235072
    Abstract: Provided is an electrolytic solution for an aluminum electrolytic capacitor, which shows a specific conductivity, a high sparking voltage, and a characteristic of causing only a slight expansion of the capacitor in the reflow process, each being comparable with conventional alkyl phosphate anions, and which has high reliability without causing a short circuit. Also provided is an aluminum electrolytic capacitor. The present invention is directed to an electrolytic solution for an aluminum electrolytic capacitor, comprising an electrolyte (C) comprising an alkyl phosphate anion (a) represented by the general formula (1)/(2) and an amidinium cation (b); a borate ester (H) which is obtained by reacting boric acid (d) with diethylne glycol (e) and a polyalkylene glycol (f) having a molecular weight of 130-350 and/or a polyalkylene glycol monoalkyl ether (g) having a molecular weight of 130-350, and which has a boron content of 5-14 wt %; and an organic solvent (J).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicants: SANYO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD., PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi Nishitani, Yuichiro Tsubaki, Satoshi Yamashita, Yasuhiro Ueda
  • Patent number: 7004983
    Abstract: The polymer electrolyte composite, for driving an electrolytic capacitor, according to the present invention is a composite body comprising an electrolyte and an acrylic polymer containing a copolymer of acrylic derivative. The electrolyte comprises a polar solvent and a solute comprising at least one of inorganic acids, organic acids and salts of such acids. The copolymer of acrylic derivative is a polymer of: a first monomer of at least one of a group of monofunctional monomers of acrylic derivatives each having at least one hydroxyl group at a terminal thereof and a polymerizable unsaturated double bond; and a second monomer of at least one of a group of multifunctional monomers of acrylic derivatives each having plural polymerizable unsaturated double bonds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2006
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazumitsu Honda, Nario Niibo, Yuichiro Tsubaki, Junji Ozaki
  • Patent number: 6839222
    Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor including a positive foil, a negative foil and an intervening separator which contains a polymeric electrolyte composite. The polymeric electrolyte composite contains electrolyte in the matrix of copolymeric acrylic ester. The separator contains at least either one of rayon fiber and cotton linter. Or, other separator takes the form of several overlaid sheets, each of the sheet being made of a cellulose fiber. The above-configured electrolytic capacitors have the advantages of high withstanding voltage, high heat resisting property and long life.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2005
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryoko Takaoka, Kazumitsu Honda, Yuichiro Tsubaki, Yoshihiro Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20040141281
    Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor including a positive foil, a negative foil and an intervening separator which contains a polymeric electrolyte composite. The polymeric electrolyte composite contains electrolyte in the matrix of copolymeric acrylic ester. The separator contains at least either one of rayon fiber and cotton linter. Or, other separator takes the form of several overlaid sheets, each of the sheet being made of a cellulose fiber. The above-configured electrolytic capacitors have the advantages of high withstanding voltage, high heat resisting property and long life.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2003
    Publication date: July 22, 2004
    Inventors: Ryoko Takaoka, Kazumitsu Honda, Yuichiro Tsubaki, Yoshihiro Watanabe
  • Patent number: 6765785
    Abstract: The polymer electrolyte composite, for driving an electrolytic capacitor, according to the present invention is a composite body including an electrolyte and an acrylic polymer containing a copolymer of acrylic derivative. The electrolyte includes a polar solvent and a solute including at least one of inorganic acids, organic acids and salts of such acids. The copolymer of acrylic derivative is a polymer of: a first monomer of at least one of a group of monofunctional monomers of acrylic derivatives each having at least one hydroxyl group at a terminal thereof and a polymerizable unsaturated double bond; and a second monomer of at least one of a group of multifunctional monomers of acrylic derivatives each having plural polymerizable unsaturated double bonds. The polymer electrolyte composite has a high ionic conductivity at room temperature together with a high heat resistance, and does not react with electrode foils such as aluminum, and moreover is superior in the easiness of manufacturing and long life.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2004
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazumitsu Honda, Nario Niibo, Yuichiro Tsubaki, Junji Ozaki