Patents by Inventor Kazuya Tani

Kazuya Tani 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).

  • Publication number: 20240145899
    Abstract: An antenna device including: an antenna module for performing communication at a predetermined communication frequency; a base having conductivity, the base including a first surface and a first recess, the first recess accommodating the antenna module and being disposed on the first surface; a radome that is a dielectric, the redome including a second surface facing the first surface of the base and a second recess which faces the first recess and is disposed on the second surface; and a waterproof structure for waterproofing the antenna module, the waterproof structure being disposed between the first surface and the second surface. The antenna module includes one or a plurality of antenna elements, and an antenna surface on which the one or plurality of antenna elements are disposed. The antenna module is accommodated in the first recess to cause the antenna surface to project from the first surface into the second recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hironori KIKUCHI, Kenji NISHIKAWA, Kazuya TANI
  • Publication number: 20220368035
    Abstract: An antenna device is disposed on a first, a second, and a third surfaces, and includes a first antenna disposed on the first and the third surfaces, a second antenna disposed on the second surface, and a ground line disposed on the first surface. The first antenna includes a first feedpoint disposed on the first surface, a first element disposed on the first surface, and extending from the first feedpoint to the third surface, and a second element disposed on the third surface, and extending in a direction along the first surface from an end of the first element. The second antenna includes a second feedpoint disposed in a manner separated from the first feedpoint in a direction parallel with the first and the second surfaces, and an antenna element extending from the second feedpoint. The ground line includes a ground line element capacitively coupled to the first antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Yoshihiro KANASAKI, Takahiro OCHI, Kazuya TANI
  • Publication number: 20220302589
    Abstract: An antenna device includes: a feeding element having a feedpoint that a signal in a first frequency band and a signal in a second frequency band lower than the first frequency band are supplied to; a high-band element connected to the feeding element, the high-band element resonating with the signal in the first frequency band; a low-band element connected to the feeding element, the low-band element resonating with the signal in the second frequency band; an auxiliary element capacitively coupled to the low-band element at an open end of the low-band element; a ground member grounded; and a switch switching a conductive state and a non-conductive state between the ground member and the auxiliary element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Masashi KOSHI, Yoshihiro KANASAKI, Kazuya TANI
  • Publication number: 20200274977
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus for importing data exported from other information processing apparatus, includes circuitry; and one or more memories including a first storage area and a second storage area. The circuitry acquires a first data including one or more user registration items each having information registered in relation to a user and being assigned with identification information, acquires a second data after acquiring the first data, the second data including an access authority that is set for each of one or more user registration items, stores the first data in the first storage area, and based on a determination that an access authority for the second data is associated with the identification information of the user registration item, sets an access authority for the second data using the first data stored in the first storage area for each user registration item, and store the second data that is set in the second storage area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: KAZUYA TANI
  • Publication number: 20200241882
    Abstract: An information processing system includes a first information processing apparatus, an external storage, and a second information processing apparatus. The first information processing apparatus includes first circuitry to execute data transfer from the first information processing apparatus to the external storage, and assign a completion flag to data for which execution of the data transfer has been completed. The second information processing apparatus includes second circuitry to execute data transfer from the external storage to the second information processing apparatus, and assign a completion flag to data for which execution of the data transfer has been completed. The first circuitry is further configured to, after data transfer is interrupted, execute the data transfer of data to which the completion flag is not assigned. The second circuitry is further configured to after the data transfer is interrupted, execute the data transfer of data to which the completion flag is not assigned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: TAITO SUZUKI, KAZUYA TANI
  • Patent number: 10591960
    Abstract: The electronic device includes a case, an antenna element, a heat source, a heat dissipation member, a heat conduction member, a cooling fan, an exhaust port, and an exhaust duct. The case has a pair of main surfaces and side surfaces. The antenna element is used to perform wireless communication. The heat dissipation member exchanges heat with a cooling wind. The heat conduction member conducts heat of the heat source to the heat dissipation member. The cooling fan generates the cooling wind to be blown to the heat dissipation member. The exhaust port is an exhaust port from which the cooling wind is discharged to the outside. The exhaust duct guides the cooling wind to the exhaust port. The exhaust port is disposed on one of the side surfaces, and the antenna element and the exhaust duct are disposed to overlap each other at least partially in the thickness direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuya Tani, Kenji Nishikawa, Kazuhiro Shiraga, Hiroyuki Takaoka, Katsuya Yamamoto, Kazuya Nakano, Hiroki Yosho
  • Publication number: 20190235586
    Abstract: The electronic device includes a case, an antenna element, a heat source, a heat dissipation member, a heat conduction member, a cooling fan, an exhaust port, and an exhaust duct. The case has a pair of main surfaces and side surfaces. The antenna element is used to perform wireless communication. The heat dissipation member exchanges heat with a cooling wind. The heat conduction member conducts heat of the heat source to the heat dissipation member. The cooling fan generates the cooling wind to be blown to the heat dissipation member. The exhaust port is an exhaust port from which the cooling wind is discharged to the outside. The exhaust duct guides the cooling wind to the exhaust port. The exhaust port is disposed on one of the side surfaces, and the antenna element and the exhaust duct are disposed to overlap each other at least partially in the thickness direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: KAZUYA TANI, KENJI NISHIKAWA, KAZUHIRO SHIRAGA, HIROYUKI TAKAOKA, KATSUYA YAMAMOTO, KAZUYA NAKANO, HIROKI YOSHO
  • Publication number: 20190114122
    Abstract: An information processing system to convert a first document file, including main data and setting information for processing the main data, processable by a first information processing apparatus to a second document file, including main data and setting information for processing the main data, processable by a second information processing apparatus, includes circuitry configured to determine whether a first data structure of the setting information proces sable by the first information processing apparatus and a second data structure of the setting information proces sable by the second information processing apparatus are different, and convert the first data structure of the setting information in the first document file into the second data structure of the setting information proces sable by the second information processing apparatus to generate the second document file when determining that the first data structure and the second data structure are different.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kazuya Tani
  • Publication number: 20180101341
    Abstract: An image forming device includes a memory, a memory controller, an error detector, a determiner, a print controller, a display, and a display controller. The memory controller acquires print information transmitted from an external device, and stores and controls the print information in the memory. The error detector detects a print error after start of printing of the print information. The determiner determines whether to execute sheet recovery processing to reprint a page in which the print error has occurred. The print controller controls a printing unit to execute the sheet recovery processing with the print information stored in the memory when a determination result to execute the sheet recovery processing is obtained. The display controller displays on the display a message indicating that the sheet recovery processing is not executed when a determination result not to execute the sheet recovery processing is obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomokazu TSUCHIYA, Kazuya TANI, Daiki SAKURADA, Masaki NAKAMURA
  • Patent number: 9698480
    Abstract: A first base radiation element has a first end connected to the feed point, and a second end. A second base radiation element has a first end connected to the ground point, and a second end. The first and second base radiation elements respectively include portions extending in a first direction and close to each other. The first base radiation element is branched into first and second branch radiation elements at a first branch point located at the second end of the first base radiation element, the first branch radiation element includes a portion extending in the first direction, and the second branch radiation element includes a portion extending in a second direction opposite to the first direction. The end of the second base radiation element is connected to a connecting point different from the first branch point of the first branch radiation element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuya Tani, Toshiharu Ishimura, Kenji Nishikawa, Kazuya Nakano
  • Publication number: 20150357702
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a first pattern conductor; a second pattern conductor electromagnetically coupled with the first pattern conductor, the second pattern conductor including a plurality of sub-pattern conductors; a band rejection filter which connects the plurality of sub-pattern conductors with each other; a wireless communication circuit with which the first pattern conductor is connected; and a proximity detection sensor circuit with which the second pattern conductor is connected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2015
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: Kazuya TANI, Yasuharu MATSUOKA
  • Patent number: 8816927
    Abstract: A GPS antenna is provided with a reflective conductor portion. Thereby, an electromagnetic wave radiated from an antenna conductor portion in a predetermined direction can be grounded electrically, and thus radiation of the electromagnetic wave in a direction (arbitrary direction) opposite to the predetermined direction can be enhanced. As a result, the directivity of the electromagnetic wave in the arbitrary direction can be enhanced to improve the positioning accuracy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuya Nakano, Kenji Nishikawa, Kazuya Tani
  • Publication number: 20140087786
    Abstract: A communication equipment includes a conductor element, a capacitive proximity detection sensor circuit, and a wireless communication circuit. The capacitive proximity detection sensor circuit processes a capacitance detection signal that the conductor element transmits or receives, and the wireless communication circuit processes a wireless signal that the conductor element transmits or receives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuya TANI, Toshiaki ICHIMARU, Akira ITOU
  • Publication number: 20140071000
    Abstract: A first base radiation element has a first end connected to the feed point, and a second end. A second base radiation element has a first end connected to the ground point, and a second end. The first and second base radiation elements respectively include portions extending in a first direction and close to each other. The first base radiation element is branched into first and second branch radiation elements at a first branch point located at the second end of the first base radiation element, the first branch radiation element includes a portion extending in the first direction, and the second branch radiation element includes a portion extending in a second direction opposite to the first direction. The end of the second base radiation element is connected to a connecting point different from the first branch point of the first branch radiation element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuya TANI, Toshiharu ISHIMURA, Kenji NISHIKAWA, Kazuya NAKANO
  • Patent number: 8223084
    Abstract: It is made possible to realize both miniaturization and a wider band in an antenna element. An antenna element includes a first conductor wire part 11A; a second conductor wire part 11B crossing the first conductor wire part 11A and connected; a third conductor wire part 11C crossing the second conductor wire part 11B and connected, and parallel to the first conductor wire part 11A; a fourth conductor wire part 11D crossing the third conductor wire part 11C and connected; and a first conductor flat plate 12 connected to one or two of the first conductor wire part 11A, the second conductor wire part 11B, the third conductor wire part 11C, and the fourth wire part 11D and disposed in the area surrounded by any three of the first conductor wire part 11A, the second conductor wire part 11B, the third conductor wire part 11C, and the fourth wire part 11D. An end part of the first conductor flat plate 12 is parallel with the first conductor 11A not connected to the first conductor flat plate 12.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuya Tani, Yoshio Koyanagi
  • Publication number: 20120092220
    Abstract: An antenna apparatus is provided with a first antenna element, a second antenna element, a first ground element, a first ground plane and a second ground plane each formed by a conductive pattern. The first antenna element and the second antenna element are electrically connected by a first through-hole, and also form a first capacitive coupling portion in which they partially overlap across a substrate and are capacitively coupled. Such a configuration enables the antenna apparatus to be realized at low cost, since an antenna can be formed with only a substrate and conductive patterns, without requiring additional elements such as sheet metal. The antenna apparatus also can be reduced in profile and size, since only the conductive patterns are formed on a first surface and a second surface of the substrate, and there are no members that project significantly from the plane of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2011
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuya TANI, Yasuharu MATSUOKA, Toshiharu ISHIMURA, Kouji WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20110227803
    Abstract: A GPS antenna is provided with a reflective conductor portion. Thereby, an electromagnetic wave radiated from an antenna conductor portion in a predetermined direction can be grounded electrically, and thus radiation of the electromagnetic wave in a direction (arbitrary direction) opposite to the predetermined direction can be enhanced. As a result, the directivity of the electromagnetic wave in the arbitrary direction can be enhanced to improve the positioning accuracy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2011
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuya NAKANO, Kenji NISHIKAWA, Kazuya TANI
  • Publication number: 20110012797
    Abstract: An antenna element 5 includes a substantially rectangular first conductor plate 51 that is arranged at a predetermined space S from a lower circuit board (a ground plate) 21 and in the vicinity of a hinge 4; a substantially rectangular second conductor plate 52 that shares one widthwise side of the first conductor plate 51 and that is placed while bent at an angle of about 90° with respect to the first conductor plate; and a substantially rectangular third conductor plate 53 that shares another widthwise side of the second conductor plate 52 opposing the one side of the second conductor plate 52 shared by the first conductor plate 51 and that is arranged at an angle of about 90° so as to oppose the first conductor plate 51. The rectangular parallelepiped antenna element 5 is formed by folding a rectangular, board-shaped monopole element into two faces or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2008
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuya Tani, Tomoaki Nishikido, Hironori Kikuchi, Yoshio Koyanagi, Kenichi Sato, Hiroaki Ohmori
  • Publication number: 20110006963
    Abstract: An antenna element includes: a first conductive plate which is approximately rectangular; a second conductive plate which shares one side of the first conductive plate in the width direction, which is placed substantially perpendicularly to the first conductive plate, and which is approximately rectangular; a third conductive plate which shares another side of the second conductive plate in the width direction, the other side being opposed to the one side shared with the first conductive plate, which is placed perpendicularly to be opposed to the first conductive plate, and which is approximately rectangular; a fourth conductive plate which shares one sides of the first conductive plate, the second conductive plate, and the third conductive plate; a sixth conductive plate which extends from one side of the fourth conductive plate that does not share one sides of the first conductive plate, the second conductive plate, and the third conductive plate, and which is placed substantially perpendicularly to the fou
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2008
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuya Tani, Yoshio Koyanagi, Toshiteru Hayashi
  • Patent number: 7777688
    Abstract: A polarization switching antenna device capable of switching a polarization without increase of an antenna installing space and also handling a variety of frequency bands is provided. A connection state of one end of a loop antenna element arranged on a side surface of a case is switched. Thus, the polarization characteristic is switched by switching selectively whether the antenna element should constitute a loop antenna or a linear antenna. Matching circuits suitable for respective characteristics are provided. The loop antenna can be fed in terms of a balanced feeding. A balanced feeding and an unbalanced feeding can be switched.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuya Tani, Yoshio Koyanagi, Hiroshi Haruki