Patents by Inventor Shigeru Hashimoto

Shigeru Hashimoto 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: 8002195
    Abstract: A radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag includes: a plate-shaped sealing piece made of an elastic material. An inlet is enclosed within the sealing piece. The inlet includes an electronic component and an antenna connected to the electronic component. A pair of reinforcing pieces are located respectively on the front and back surfaces of the sealing piece so as to sandwich the electronic component. The reinforcing pieces are made of a first material harder than the elastic material. A joint piece configured to couple the reinforcing pieces to each other. The joint piece is made of a second material harder than the elastic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignees: Fujitsu Limited, Fujitsu Frontech Limited
    Inventors: Shunji Baba, Shigeru Hashimoto, Yoshiyasu Sugimura, Satoru Nogami
  • Publication number: 20110032100
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the invention, a wireless tag includes a base member that is flexible and on a surface of which a wiring pattern is formed, a wireless circuit chip that is mounted on the base member and connected to the wiring pattern; protective members that cover the base member and the wireless circuit chip and are lower in hardness than the base member, and a plurality of spherical projections that are arranged on the surfaces of the protective members, higher in hardness than the base member, and so arranged as to interfere with other adjacent spherical projections when at least the protective members are bent beyond a predetermined angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2010
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicants: FUJITSU LIMITED, FUJITSU FRONTECH LIMITED
    Inventors: Shunji Baba, Shigeru Hashimoto, Tsuyoshi Niwata, Satoru Nogami, Yoshiyasu Sugimura
  • Publication number: 20110006120
    Abstract: An RFID tag includes: a tag main body having a communication antenna, a circuit chip electrically connected to the antenna to perform wireless communication via the antenna, and a tabular sealing member in which the antenna and the circuit chip are enclosed; a print layer formed on a first surface of the tag main body by printing; and a protective film that covers the print layer. The print layer is formed only in a central area of the first surface surrounded by a marginal area of the first surface extending along the outer edge of the first surface. The protective film includes a covering portion that covers the print layer and an adhering portion that lies off the print layer while surrounding the outer edge of the print layer and adheres to the first surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2010
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicants: FUJITSU LIMITED, FUJITSU FRONTECH LIMITED
    Inventors: Shunji Baba, Shigeru Hashimoto, Yoshiyasu Sugimura, Tsuyoshi Niwata, Satoru Nogami
  • Publication number: 20100270381
    Abstract: An RFID tag includes an inlet, an inlet attachment portion, and a ring-shaped mount portion. The inlet includes a substrate, an antenna formed on the substrate, and a circuit chip connected to the antenna. The inlet is attached to the inlet attachment portion. The ring-shaped mount portion is connected to the inlet attachment portion and is mounted on an object. The inlet is off-centered with respect to the inlet attachment portion so as to locate an upper edge of the inlet above an upper end of the ring-shaped mount portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2010
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicants: FUJITSU LIMITED, FUJITSU FRONTECH LIMITED
    Inventors: Shunji Baba, Shigeru Hashimoto, Tsuyoshi Niwata, Yuusuke Kawasaki
  • Patent number: 7821398
    Abstract: An RFID tag includes: a tag main body having a communication antenna, a circuit chip electrically connected to the antenna to perform wireless communication via the antenna, and a tabular sealing member in which the antenna and the circuit chip are enclosed; a print layer formed on a first surface of the tag main body by printing; and a protective film that covers the print layer. The print layer is formed only in a central area of the first surface surrounded by a marginal area of the first surface extending along the outer edge of the first surface. The protective film includes a covering portion that covers the print layer and an adhering portion that lies off the print layer while surrounding the outer edge of the print layer and adheres to the first surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignees: Fujitsu Limited, Fujitsu Frontech Limited
    Inventors: Shunji Baba, Shigeru Hashimoto, Yoshiyasu Sugimura, Tsuyoshi Niwata, Satoru Nogami
  • Publication number: 20100242743
    Abstract: A pastry producing apparatus (3) produces a pastry in which overlying dough (53) is placed on core dough (15). On a downstream side of the pastry producing apparatus (3), an upper curved surface forming apparatus (5) presses the overlying dough against the core dough, thereby forms the overlying dough and the core dough integrally with each other. On a downstream side of the upper curved surface forming apparatus (5), a shaping apparatus (7) horizontally moves such a pastry formed by the upper curved surface forming apparatus (5), and performs a shaping action for the pastry. Moreover, on a downstream side of the shaping apparatus (7), an imprinting apparatus (9) presses a template against an upper portion of the pastry subjected to the shaping action by the shaping apparatus (7), and imprints, to the upper portion, an appropriate groove-shaped pattern provided in the template. The pastry producing apparatus (3) composes one unit (U1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2008
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: RHEON AUTOMATIC MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shigeru Hashimoto, Yasunori Kondo
  • Patent number: 7786873
    Abstract: A RFID tag, which decreases a bending stress and simultaneously prevents an antenna break, is provided. The RFID tag includes a base, an antenna for communication which extends on the base, a circuit chip which performs radio communication through the antenna. The RFID tag further includes a chip reinforcement member which covers a periphery of the circuit chip and a portion of the antenna and a covering member which cover the base, the antenna, the circuit chip and the chip reinforcement member. The covering member is more flexible than the chip reinforcement member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignees: Fujitsu Limited, Fujitsu Frontech Limited
    Inventors: Shunji Baba, Shigeru Hashimoto, Yoshiyasu Sugimura, Tsuyoshi Niwata
  • Publication number: 20100214101
    Abstract: An RFID tag has an IC chip and an antenna connected to the IC chip, the RFID tag including: a spacer that has elasticity; a first locking section that is formed around the IC chip; a second locking section that is arranged in a position apart from the first locking section across the spacer, is displaced toward the first locking section and locked on the first locking section by pressing force with which the spacer is pressed, and applies reactive force against the pressing force around the IC chip via the first locking section when the pressing force is removed; and a destruction section that destroys the IC chip or the antenna with the reactive force from the second locking section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2010
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Applicants: FUJITSU LIMITED, FUJITSU FRONTECH LIMITED
    Inventors: Shunji Baba, Shigeru Hashimoto, Tsuyoshi Niwata
  • Patent number: 7746234
    Abstract: The RFID tag includes a base that can bend and unbend; a communication antenna wired on the base; a circuit chip that is electrically connected to the antenna and performs radio communication via the antenna; a reinforcing member as a chip reinforcing member that covers at least the periphery of the circuit chip and a section of the antenna wiring, the covering preformed at least in an upper side with respect to the base designated as a bottom, and that has a concavo-convex shape and intersects with the antenna wiring at a concave section of the concavo-convex shape; and an adhesive that adheres the reinforcing member to the base, and in which an edge along a concave section of the edge of the reinforcing member traverses over the antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignees: Fujitsu Limited, Fujitsu Frontech Limited
    Inventors: Shunji Baba, Shigeru Hashimoto, Yoshiyasu Sugimura, Tsuyoshi Niwata
  • Patent number: 7741972
    Abstract: An RFID tag unit is constituted of a seal member part, a substrate material part layered on the seal member part, and a print member part layered on the substrate material part. An RFID tag that comprises an LSI chip, an antenna and an impedance adjustment part is formed on the surface of the substrate material part. Of the seal member part and substrate material part, a part positioned under the impedance adjustment part is cut off, and an impedance adjustment part cutoff part is equipped in the cutoff area. Cutting the impedance adjustment part cutoff part off the RFID tag unit cuts the impedance adjustment part, which has been connected to the antenna, from the RFID tag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignees: Fujitsu Limited, Fujitsu Frontech Limited
    Inventors: Shigeru Hashimoto, Yoshiyasu Sugimura, Hiroshi Kawamata
  • Publication number: 20100133350
    Abstract: A radio-frequency identification (RFID) unit includes a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag configured to receive radio signals having a wavelength ?. A block has the top surface on which the radio-frequency identification tag is set. The block is made of a metallic material. The height of the block is set equal to or larger than one sixteenth the wavelength ?.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicants: FUJITSU LIMITED, FUJITSU FRONTECH LIMITED
    Inventors: Shunji Baba, Shigeru Hashimoto, Tsuyoshi Niwata, Teruhisa Ninomiya, Manabu Kai, Tetsuo Ohbayashi, Norihiro Nakamura, Hiroki Oenoki
  • Patent number: 7728733
    Abstract: The RFID tag includes: a main unit consisting of a base, a communication antenna that is wired on the base, a circuit chip that is electrically connected to the antenna and performs radio communication via the antenna, a chip reinforcing member covering the periphery of the circuit chip, an underside reinforcing member that is disposed at a position that sandwiches the base with respect to the chip reinforcing member, and a rubber cover member that covers these components; and protective layers that sandwich the main unit from the front and rear sides and have greater slipperiness than the slipperiness between the main unit and a contactant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignees: Fujitsu Limited, Fujitsu Frontech Limited
    Inventors: Shunji Baba, Shigeru Hashimoto, Yoshiyasu Sugimura, Tsuyoshi Niwata
  • Publication number: 20100123586
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) tag for exchanging information with an external device in a non-contact manner, and aims to provide a RFID tag having an external shape of a belt, which fits articles made of various kinds of materials. The RFID tag includes: an inlay having an antenna and a circuit chip incorporating a communication circuit for wireless communications via the antenna, an enclosure that encloses the inlay, a flexible belt that surrounds an article to attach the enclosure to the article, and a spacer fixed to a surface of the enclosure on the article side, deforming in response to deformation of the belt to maintain a spacing between the article and the enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2009
    Publication date: May 20, 2010
    Applicants: FUJITSU LIMITED, FUJITSU FRONTECH LIMITED
    Inventors: Shunji Baba, Shigeru Hashimoto, Yoshiyasu Sugimura, Tsuyoshi Niwata, Satoru Nogami, Toru Maniwa
  • Publication number: 20100123011
    Abstract: A radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag includes: a plate-shaped sealing piece made of an elastic material. An inlet is enclosed within the sealing piece. The inlet includes an electronic component and an antenna connected to the electronic component. A pair of reinforcing pieces are located respectively on the front and back surfaces of the sealing piece so as to sandwich the electronic component. The reinforcing pieces are made of a first material harder than the elastic material. A joint piece configured to couple the reinforcing pieces to each other. The joint piece is made of a second material harder than the elastic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2009
    Publication date: May 20, 2010
    Applicants: FUJITSU LIMITED, FUJITSU FRONTECH LIMITED
    Inventors: Shunji Baba, Shigeru Hashimoto, Yoshiyasu Sugimura, Satoru Nogami
  • Publication number: 20100078487
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing RFID tags. A base sheet member is formed by fixedly attaching unit base substrates to a belt-like first sheet member at predetermined space intervals. Each unit base substrate is formed with an antenna pattern and has a non-contact communication-type IC chip mounted thereon. An upper-layer sheet member is formed by arranging reinforcing members between elastic, belt-like second and third sheet members, and is laminated on a surface of the first sheet member toward the unit base substrates such that each IC chip and each reinforcing member overlap each other in plan view. Regions each containing one unit base substrate are sequentially cut out from a laminate of the upper-layer sheet member and the base sheet member, thereby making RFID units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2009
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Applicants: FUJITSU LIMITED, FUJITSU FRONTECH LIMITED
    Inventors: Shunji Baba, Shigeru Hashimoto, Yoshiyasu Sugimura, Satoru Nogami
  • Patent number: 7657758
    Abstract: A processing apparatus including an internal circuit having a CPU and internal devices and an external circuit including external devices provided externally of the internal circuit, and the like, and is aimed to prevent illicit access and reverse engineering. The internal circuit including a CPU, internal devices and a bus line connecting the CPU to the internal devices and extending externally, and the external circuit including external devices provided externally of an externally extending portion of the bus line. The internal circuit further including a ciphering section 120 provided at an entrance to an external side and ciphering addresses and data on the bus line by ciphering patterns according to a plurality of regions divided from an address space allotted to the entire external devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Yusuke Kawasaki, Hiroshi Sakurai, Shigeru Hashimoto, Koken Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 7589685
    Abstract: To provide a compact and low-cost glass antenna in which an antenna position can be easily recognized by emitting a light near the antenna position, and thus a passerby or the like can easily grasp the position when he or she holds up a tag. The glass antenna has plate-like glasses 11A and 11B, antennas 12A and 12B provided on the plate-like glasses 11A and 11B, and a light emitting unit 16a that is provided so as at least a part thereof to be overlapped with the antennas as seen from the direction that the antennas 12A and 12B are directed, and scatters the light guided by the plate-like glasses 11A and 11B to emit light in the vicinity of the antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignees: Fujitsu Limited, Fujitsu Frontech Limited, Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Toshiaki Ibi, Shigeru Hashimoto, Toru Maniwa, Akihide Sano
  • Publication number: 20090199448
    Abstract: A non-contact storage medium fixing structure includes a non-contact storage medium that has a memory unit which stores predetermined information of an object to be controlled, a pair of wire connection guide members respectively provided at at least two positions on a body of the non-contact storage medium, and a wire connection member that fixes the non-contact storage medium at a predetermined position of the object to be controlled, by way of the pair of wire connection guide members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2008
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Applicants: FUJITSU LIMITED, FUJITSU FRONTECH LIMITED
    Inventors: Shunji BABA, Shigeru HASHIMOTO, Yasushi KASAHARA
  • Publication number: 20090091455
    Abstract: An RFID tag includes: a tag member in which a communication antenna is wired on a predetermined base and a circuit chip which carries out radio communication through the antenna is electrically connected to the antenna, a covering body which covers the tag member and encloses the tag member therein, a reflection plate which reflects radio communication radio wave and which extends along the base, and a spacer sandwiched between the covering body and the reflection plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2008
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Applicants: FUJITSU LIMITED, FUJITSU FRONTECH LIMITED
    Inventors: Shunji Baba, Shigeru Hashimoto, Yoshiyasu Sugimura, Tsuyoshi Niwata, Satoru Nogami
  • Publication number: 20090085747
    Abstract: An RFID tag includes an inlay which has a base, an antenna formed on the base, and an IC chip. The IC chip is enclosed in a surface mount package and soldered to the antenna and carries out radio communication through the antenna. The RFID tag further includes underfill that fills a gap between the base and the surface mount package, and a sheath protecting material enclosing the entire inlay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2008
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Applicants: FUJITSU LIMITED, FUJITSU FRONTECH LIMITED
    Inventors: Noritsugu OSAKI, Shunji BABA, Shigeru HASHIMOTO, Yoshiyasu SUGIMURA, Satoru NOGAMI