Patents by Inventor Masashi Hirabe

Masashi Hirabe 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: 11949165
    Abstract: An antenna device according to the present disclosure includes a first antenna that is oriented in a first direction and transmits and receives a signal with a first polarization, a second antenna that is oriented in a second direction opposite to the first direction, a third antenna that is oriented in a third direction obtained by horizontally rotating the second direction by 90° or 180° and transmits and receives a signal with a second polarization orthogonal to the first polarization, a fourth antenna that is oriented in a fourth direction opposite to the third direction and transmits and receives a signal with the second polarization. The second antenna is provided with a feeding point placed in phase with a feeding point of the first antenna. The fourth antenna is provided with a feeding point placed in opposite phase to a feeding point of the third antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masashi Hirabe, Tetsuo Yama, Hiroki Takeda
  • Patent number: 11368198
    Abstract: A calibration control apparatus (30) includes a receiving-side correction coefficient calculation unit (31) that calculates a receiving-side correction coefficient for calibrating a characteristic difference between reception units (23) based on a propagation path estimation matrix which has, as a matrix element, a propagation path estimation value of each propagation path from transmission units to reception units (23) in a plurality of transmission units of an OAM mode multiplex transmission apparatus and a plurality of reception units (23) of an OAM mode multiplex reception apparatus (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masashi Hirabe
  • Patent number: 11336008
    Abstract: In a transmitting-side control apparatus (30), a transmission control unit (32) controls a radiator (11) to transmit an OAM known signal formed by one common OAM transmission mode at each of transmitting-side relative position candidates. An acquisition unit (33) acquires a feedback signal including information about a use transmitting-side relative position based on a reception strength of the OAM known signal transmitted under the control of the transmission control unit (32). An adjustment unit (34) adjusts a relative position between the radiator (11) and a focal point of a reflecting mirror (12) to the use transmitting-side relative position indicated by the information included in the feedback signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masashi Hirabe
  • Patent number: 11322853
    Abstract: The present invention is a radio signal transmitting antenna (10) including a first wave source (11) including a plurality of antenna elements (A1 to AN) configured to form a first helical beam (H) for OAM (Orbital Angular Momentum) from the plurality of antenna elements (A1 to AN) and output the first helical beam (H) and a second wave source (15) configured to receive the first helical beam (H) and form a second helical beam (L) output in a constant direction and transmits the second helical beam (L). The radio signal transmitting antenna (10) can transmit a helical beam (L) for OAM with a simplified and smaller device configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masashi Hirabe
  • Patent number: 11322845
    Abstract: An antenna device according to the present disclosure includes a first antenna that is oriented in a first direction and transmits and receives a signal with a first polarization, a second antenna that is oriented in a second direction opposite to the first direction and transmits and receives a signal with the first polarization, a third antenna that is oriented in a third direction and transmits and receives a signal with a second polarization, a fourth antenna that is oriented in a fourth direction opposite to the third direction and transmits and receives a signal with the second polarization. The second antenna is provided with a feeding point placed in phase with a feeding point of the first antenna. The fourth antenna is provided with a feeding point placed in opposite phase to a feeding point of the third antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masashi Hirabe, Tetsuo Yama
  • Publication number: 20220069481
    Abstract: An antenna device according to the present disclosure includes a first antenna that is oriented in a first direction and transmits and receives a signal with a first polarization, a second antenna that is oriented in a second direction opposite to the first direction, a third antenna that is oriented in a third direction obtained by horizontally rotating the second direction by 90° or 180° and transmits and receives a signal with a second polarization orthogonal to the first polarization, a fourth antenna that is oriented in a fourth direction opposite to the third direction and transmits and receives a signal with the second polarization. The second antenna is provided with a feeding point placed in phase with a feeding point of the first antenna. The fourth antenna is provided with a feeding point placed in opposite phase to a feeding point of the third antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Masashi HIRABE, Tetsuo YAMA, Hiroki TAKEDA
  • Publication number: 20210288699
    Abstract: A calibration control apparatus (30) includes a receiving-side correction coefficient calculation unit (31) that calculates a receiving-side correction coefficient for calibrating a characteristic difference between reception units (23) based on a propagation path estimation matrix which has, as a matrix element, a propagation path estimation value of each propagation path from transmission units to reception units (23) in a plurality of transmission units of an OAM mode multiplex transmission apparatus and a plurality of reception units (23) of an OAM mode multiplex reception apparatus (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Masashi HIRABE
  • Patent number: 11115102
    Abstract: According to the present invention, when wireless communication is performed, a signal can be formed into a spiral beam (H), the spiral pitch of the signal can be changed, and a plurality of spiral beams (H) with different spiral pitches can be transmitted and received. The present invention pertains to a wireless signal transmitting antenna (10) including a signal emitting means (A) having N number of antenna elements (A1, . . . , AN) (where N is an integer satisfying N?2) equally spaced on a circumference of circle, and a signal distribution means (B) for generating, from an input first signal (S), N number of second signals (G1, . . . , GN) having a phase difference from one another and outputting the N number of second signals (G1, . . . , GN) to the N number of antenna elements (A1, . . . , AN), respectively, so that a spiral beam (H) with the equiphase surface inclined spirally is output from the signal emitting means (A).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masashi Hirabe, Tsuguo Maru
  • Patent number: 11063348
    Abstract: A radome (20) includes a first region (20A) and a second region (20B) having different radio-wave transmission characteristics from each other, and is configured to form a null pattern in substantially a front direction of an antenna by superimposing a first radio wave that has passed through the first region (20A) and a second radio wave that has passed through the second region (20B).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kosuke Tanabe, Masashi Hirabe
  • Publication number: 20210167495
    Abstract: In a transmitting-side control apparatus (30), a transmission control unit (32) controls a radiator (11) to transmit an OAM known signal formed by one common OAM transmission mode at each of transmitting-side relative position candidates. An acquisition unit (33) acquires a feedback signal including information about a use transmitting-side relative position based on a reception strength of the OAM known signal transmitted under the control of the transmission control unit (32). An adjustment unit (34) adjusts a relative position between the radiator (11) and a focal point of a reflecting mirror (12) to the use transmitting-side relative position indicated by the information included in the feedback signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Masashi HIRABE
  • Publication number: 20210104819
    Abstract: An antenna device according to the present disclosure includes a first antenna that is oriented in a first direction and transmits and receives a signal with a first polarization, a second antenna that is oriented in a second direction opposite to the first direction and transmits and receives a signal with the first polarization, a third antenna that is oriented in a third direction and transmits and receives a signal with a second polarization, a fourth antenna that is oriented in a fourth direction opposite to the third direction and transmits and receives a signal with the second polarization. The second antenna is provided with a feeding point placed in phase with a feeding point of the first antenna. The fourth antenna is provided with a feeding point placed in opposite phase to a feeding point of the third antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masashi HIRABE, Tetsuo YAMA
  • Publication number: 20200251829
    Abstract: The present invention is a radio signal transmitting antenna (10) including a first wave source (11) including a plurality of antenna elements (A1 to AN) configured to form a first helical beam (H) for OAM (Orbital Angular Momentum) from the plurality of antenna elements (A1 to AN) and output the first helical beam (H) and a second wave source (15) configured to receive the first helical beam (H) and form a second helical beam (L) output in a constant direction and transmits the second helical beam (L). The radio signal transmitting antenna (10) can transmit a helical beam (L) for OAM with a simplified and smaller device configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Masashi HIRABE
  • Publication number: 20200244332
    Abstract: According to the present invention, when wireless communication is performed, a signal can be formed into a spiral beam (H), the spiral pitch of the signal can be changed, and a plurality of spiral beams (H) with different spiral pitches can be transmitted and received. The present invention pertains to a wireless signal transmitting antenna (10) including a signal emitting means (A) having N number of antenna elements (A1, . . . , AN) (where N is an integer satisfying N?2) equally spaced on a circumference of circle, and a signal distribution means (B) for generating, from an input first signal (S), N number of second signals (G1, GN) having a phase difference from one another and outputting the N number of second signals (G1, GN) to the N number of antenna elements (A1, . . . , AN), respectively, so that a spiral beam (H) with the equiphase surface inclined spirally is output from the signal emitting means (A).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masashi HIRABE, Tsuguo MARU
  • Patent number: 10673511
    Abstract: According to the present invention, when wireless communication is performed, a signal can be formed into a spiral beam (H), the spiral pitch of the signal can be changed, and a plurality of spiral beams (H) with different spiral pitches can be transmitted and received. The present invention pertains to a wireless signal transmitting antenna (10) including a signal emitting means (A) having N number of antenna elements (A1, . . . , AN) (where N is an integer satisfying N?2) equally spaced on a circumference of circle, and a signal distribution means (B) for generating, from an input first signal (S), N number of second signals (G1, . . . , GN) having a phase difference from one another and outputting the N number of second signals (G1, . . . , GN) to the N number of antenna elements (A1, . . . , AN), respectively, so that a spiral beam (H) with the equiphase surface inclined spirally is output from the signal emitting means (A).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masashi Hirabe, Tsuguo Maru
  • Patent number: 10665955
    Abstract: The present invention is a radio signal transmitting antenna (10) including a first wave source (11) including a plurality of antenna elements (A1 to AN) configured to form a first helical beam (H) for OAM (Orbital Angular Momentum) from the plurality of antenna elements (A1 to AN) and output the first helical beam (H) and a second wave source (15) configured to receive the first helical beam (H) and form a second helical beam (L) output in a constant direction and transmits the second helical beam (L). The radio signal transmitting antenna (10) can transmit a helical beam (L) for OAM with a simplified and smaller device configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masashi Hirabe
  • Publication number: 20200076069
    Abstract: A radome (20) includes a first region (20A) and a second region (20B) having different radio-wave transmission characteristics from each other, and is configured to form a null pattern in substantially a front direction of an antenna by superimposing a first radio wave that has passed through the first region (20A) and a second radio wave that has passed through the second region (20B).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kosuke TANABE, Masashi HIRABE
  • Publication number: 20190229795
    Abstract: According to the present invention, when wireless communication is performed, a signal can be formed into a spiral beam (H), the spiral pitch of the signal can be changed, and a plurality of spiral beams (H) with different spiral pitches can be transmitted and received. The present invention pertains to a wireless signal transmitting antenna (10) including a signal emitting means (A) having N number of antenna elements (A1, . . . , AN) (where N is an integer satisfying N?2) equally spaced on a circumference of circle, and a signal distribution means (B) for generating, from an input first signal (S), N number of second signals (G1, . . . , GN) having a phase difference from one another and outputting the N number of second signals (G1, . . . , GN) to the N number of antenna elements (A1, . . . , AN), respectively, so that a spiral beam (H) with the equiphase surface inclined spirally is output from the signal emitting means (A).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masashi HIRABE, Tsuguo MARU
  • Patent number: 10177829
    Abstract: When wireless communication is performed, a signal can be formed into a spiral beam (H), the spiral pitch of the signal can be changed, and a plurality of spiral beams (H) with different spiral pitches can be transmitted and received. A wireless signal transmitting antenna (10) includes a signal emitting means (A) having N number of antenna elements (A1, . . . , AN) (where N is an integer satisfying N?2) equally spaced on a circumference of circle, and a signal distribution means (B) for generating, from an input first signal (S), N number of second signals (G1, . . . , GN) having a phase difference from one another and outputting the N number of second signals (G1, . . . , GN) to the N number of antenna elements (A1, . . . , AN), respectively, so that a spiral beam (H) with the equiphase surface inclined spirally is output from the signal emitting means (A).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masashi Hirabe, Tsuguo Maru
  • Publication number: 20180287263
    Abstract: The present invention is a radio signal transmitting antenna (10) including a first wave source (11) including a plurality of antenna elements (A1 to AN) configured to form a first helical beam (H) for OAM (Orbital Angular Momentum) from the plurality of antenna elements (A1 to AN) and output the first helical beam (H) and a second wave source (15) configured to receive the first helical beam (H) and form a second helical beam (L) output in a constant direction and transmits the second helical beam (L). The radio signal transmitting antenna (10) can transmit a helical beam (L) for OAM with a simplified and smaller device configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2015
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Masashi HIRABE
  • Patent number: 10056674
    Abstract: An antenna orientation adjustment assistance device that allows any worker to quickly and accurately install an antenna device is provided. An antenna device (100) is temporarily installed. Further, a camera (200) is mounted on the antenna device (100). Then, the antenna orientation adjustment assistance device includes a reception strength detection unit (420) that detects a reception strength of radio waves received by an antenna unit (110), a position calculation unit (414) that calculates a relative angle position of the antenna unit (110) by using an image taken by a camera (200) fixed relative to the antenna unit (110), and a reception strength recording unit (430) that records the relative angle position of the antenna unit (110) and the reception strength at the relative angle position in association with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Masashi Hirabe