IP Library Granted Patent US 12,628,675
Granted Patent B2
US 12,628,675 · App. 18/557,526 · Granted May 12, 2026

Component mounting substrate

Inventor: Azumi Tominaga (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: MEKTEC CORPORATION
H10W70/65G06K19/0723H10W70/05H10W70/68H10W74/114H10W70/66
View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,628,675
App. No.
18/557,526
Granted
May 12, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a component mount board having a structure capable of more reliably sensing a state of the component mount board being soaked in liquid. A component mount board 100 includes a board 10 having a base 11, a first conductive pattern 30 formed on the base 11, and a mount component 50 electrically connected to the first conductive pattern 30 and a second conductive pattern 40 forming a circuit 60 together with the first conductive pattern 30 in a complementary manner. A portion of the base 11 corresponding to the second conductive pattern 40 is a missing portion 12 where the base 11 is missing. The second conductive pattern 40 is soluble in liquid, or is weakened when becoming wet with liquid.

Claims (42)

1 . A component mount board comprising:

a board including a base, a first conductive pattern formed on the base, and a mount component electrically connected to the first conductive pattern; and

a second conductive pattern forming a circuit together with the first conductive pattern in a complementary manner,

wherein a portion of the base corresponding to the second conductive pattern is a missing portion where the base is missing, and

the second conductive pattern is soluble in liquid, or is weakened when becoming wet with liquid.

2 . The component mount board according to claim 1 , wherein

a portion of the second conductive pattern facing the missing portion is a wiring portion forming the circuit.

3 . The component mount board according to claim 1 , wherein

the missing portion is an opening or a cutout-shaped portion formed in the base.

4 . The component mount board according to claim 1 , wherein

the second conductive pattern is arranged over the missing portion, and is bridged between a first portion of the first conductive pattern and a second portion which is a portion of the first conductive pattern apart from the first portion with the missing portion interposed therebetween to electrically connect the first portion and the second portion to each other.

5 . The component mount board according to claim 1 wherein

the liquid contains water,

the second conductive pattern is made of water-soluble conductive paste,

the first conductive pattern is made of metal foil, and

the second conductive pattern is electrically connected to the first conductive pattern through water-insoluble conductive paste interposed between the second conductive pattern and the first conductive pattern.

6 . The component mount board according to claim 1 , wherein

the second conductive pattern contains resin having a hot melt property, and is electrically and mechanically connected to the first conductive pattern by being hot-melt joined to the first conductive pattern.

7 . The component mount board according to claim 1 , wherein

the base is not soluble in the liquid.

8 . The component mount board according to claim 1 , wherein

the first conductive pattern is not soluble in the liquid.

9 . The component mount board according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a second base arranged so as to face the base,

wherein the second conductive pattern is formed on the second base.

10 . The component mount board according to claim 9 , wherein:

a soluble layer, which is an adhesive layer soluble in the liquid, is formed on a surface of the second base facing the base, and

the second conductive pattern is formed on the second base through the soluble layer.

11 . The component mount board according to claim 9 , wherein

the second conductive pattern is directly formed on the second base,

the base and the second base are bonded to each other through an adhesive sheet or a bonding sheet, and

a region of the second base including a region where the second conductive pattern is formed faces the missing portion through a second missing portion formed in the adhesive sheet or the bonding sheet.

12 . The component mount board according to claim 9 , further comprising:

at least one of a first non-woven fabric layer arranged along a surface of the base opposite to a second base side or a second non-woven fabric layer arranged along a surface of the second base opposite to a base side.

13 . The component mount board according to claim 12 , wherein

an adhesive sheet is provided on at least one of a surface of the first non-woven fabric layer opposite to the base side or a surface of the second non-woven fabric layer opposite to the second base side.

14 . The component mount board according to claim 1 , wherein:

a soluble layer soluble in the liquid is formed on a surface of the base opposite to a surface on which the first conductive pattern is formed.

15 . The component mount board according to claim 1 , wherein

a location of an end of the first conductive pattern and a location of an end of the missing portion are coincident with each other.

16 . The component mount board according to claim 1 , wherein

an end of the first conductive pattern close to the missing portion is apart from an end of the missing portion.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 30, 2024
From: NIPPON MEKTRON, LTD.
To: MEKTEC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 069464/0771 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 26, 2023
From: TOMINAGA, AZUMI
To: NIPPON MEKTRON, LTD.
Reel/Frame 065361/0102 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-026935 · Feb 24, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240213136A1 · Jun 27, 2024
References Cited (13)
US 20130036802A1 · Johnson et al. · 2013 [cited by applicant]
US 20200405546A1 · Naito et al. · 2020 [cited by applicant]
JP 2006350513A · 2006 [cited by applicant]
JP 2014529732A · 2014 [cited by applicant]
JP 2020190473A · 2020 [cited by applicant]
JP 2021050958A · 2021 [cited by applicant]
JP 2021056076A · 2021 [cited by applicant]
JP 2021067660A · 2021 [cited by applicant]
JP 2021197466A · 2021 [cited by applicant]
JP 2022095351A · 2022 [cited by applicant]
WO 2019107165A1 · 2019 [cited by applicant]
An Office Action, “Notice of Reasons for Refusal,” mailed by the Japanese Patent Office on Feb. 3, 2026, which corresponds to Japanese Patent Application No. 2022-026935 and is related to U.S. Appl. No. 18/557,526; with… [cited by applicant]
International Search Report issued in PCT/JP2022/037296; mailed Dec. 20, 2022. [cited by applicant]