Patents by Inventor Tomomichi Murakami

Tomomichi Murakami 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: 20240072406
    Abstract: Provided is a distribution circuit which has good pass characteristic and isolation characteristic over a wide band. A distribution circuit, in which Wilkinson-type distribution circuits configured with a coil, a capacitor, and a resistor are cascaded in two stages between an input terminal and at least three terminals, and a capacitor is connected in parallel with the resistor inserted between the output terminals in the latter-stage Wilkinson-type distribution circuits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: TOMOMICHI MURAKAMI, EIICHI SANO, TAKAHIRO ANDO, NORIHIRO MURAYAMA
  • Publication number: 20220416924
    Abstract: A radio wave monitoring apparatus includes a television receiver which is capable of receiving a radio wave in a television broadcast frequency band and generates reception quality information, and a wireless communication device which is capable of establishing communication in an area to be monitored and a wider area than the area to be monitored and transmits the reception quality information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Tomomichi MURAKAMI, Bruce Michael LACHLAN, Hiroyuki SHIMIZU, Hiroshi SHONO
  • Patent number: 11303161
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a detecting device including a coil electromagnetically coupled to the external, a resonant circuit that includes at least the coil, and a detecting section that superimposes a measurement signal for measuring the Q-factor of the resonant circuit on a power transmission signal transmitted to the coil in a contactless manner and removes the power transmission signal from an alternating-current signal obtained by superimposing the measurement signal on the power transmission signal. The detecting section measures the Q-factor by using the alternating-current signal from which the power transmission signal is removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Keigo Bunsen, Hiroaki Nakano, Tomomichi Murakami, Shinichi Fukuda
  • Patent number: 11271428
    Abstract: An energy receiver including a power receiver coil configured to wirelessly receive power transmitted from a power transmitter; a detection section configured to detect a foreign object; and a power storage section configured to supply power to the detection section during detection of the foreign object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroaki Nakano, Shinichi Fukuda, Yuji Murayama, Kenichi Fujimaki, Tomomichi Murakami
  • Patent number: 11218029
    Abstract: There is provided a detecting apparatus including one or a plurality of magnetic coupling elements that include a plurality of coils, and a detector that measures an electrical parameter related to the one or plurality of magnetic coupling elements or to a circuit that at least includes the one or plurality of magnetic coupling elements, and determines from a change in the electrical parameter whether a foreign matter that generates heat due to magnetic flux is present. In the one or plurality of magnetic coupling elements, the plurality of coils are electrically connected such that magnetic flux produced from at least one or more of the plurality of coils and magnetic flux produced from remaining coils of the plurality of coils have approximately opposing orientations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Miyamoto, Kohei Mori, Tomomichi Murakami
  • Patent number: 11081772
    Abstract: An antenna device in which two antenna elements are provided on both sides of an insulation substrate and at least one of the antenna elements includes a metal wire that is capable of holding shapes of two or more elements and is capable of being bent so as to flexibly deform the shape of the antenna element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Yoshino, Tomomichi Murakami, Toshiyuki Sudo
  • Patent number: 11011930
    Abstract: An energy receiver including a power receiver coil configured to wirelessly receive power transmitted from a power transmitter; a detection section configured to detect a foreign object; and a power storage section configured to supply power to the detection section during detection of the foreign object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroaki Nakano, Shinichi Fukuda, Yuji Murayama, Kenichi Fujimaki, Tomomichi Murakami
  • Patent number: 10930993
    Abstract: An antenna device includes: a balanced transmission line to which an unbalanced transmission line is connected at one end; and antenna elements respectively provided on both sides of the balanced transmission line, in which at least one of the antenna elements, in a case where a first point and a second point are set, the first point being separated from a position on one end side of the balanced transmission line in a direction substantially orthogonal to the balanced transmission line, the second point being separated from a position on another end side of the balanced transmission line in a direction substantially orthogonal to the balanced transmission line, has a shape including the second point and an oblique line or side connecting the other end side of the balanced transmission line with the first point, the other end side of the balanced transmission line is connected to a vertex portion of the antenna element, a linear element is provided extending from a position of the first point of the antenna e
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Yoshino, Tomomichi Murakami, Toshiyuki Sudo
  • Patent number: 10916900
    Abstract: A cable includes a cable part including at least one set of signal cables for differential transmission, a ground cable, and a power cable, and a first connector and a second connector arranged at both ends of the cable part. At least one of the first connector and the second connector has a common-mode choke coil connected to the ground cable and the power cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Yoshino, Satoru Tsuboi, Tomomichi Murakami, Makoto Makishima
  • Publication number: 20200343769
    Abstract: An energy receiver including a power receiver coil configured to wirelessly receive power transmitted from a power transmitter; a detection section configured to detect a foreign object; and a power storage section configured to supply power to the detection section during detection of the foreign object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroaki Nakano, Shinichi Fukuda, Yuji Murayama, Kenichi Fujimaki, Tomomichi Murakami
  • Patent number: 10819393
    Abstract: An electromagnetically-coupled state detection circuit including a detection unit that measures a primary side Q value of a circuit containing a primary side coil electromagnetically coupled with a secondary side coil and power transmission efficiency to the secondary side coil, corrects the power transmission efficiency based on the Q value of the primary side coil, and detects a state of electromagnetic coupling with the secondary side coil based on an obtained corrected value of the power transmission efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroaki Nakano, Tomomichi Murakami, Shinichi Fukuda, Osamu Kozakai, Kenichi Fujimaki
  • Patent number: 10819161
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a detecting device including a coil electromagnetically coupled to the external, a resonant circuit that includes at least the coil, and a detecting section that superimposes a measurement signal for measuring the Q-factor of the resonant circuit on a power transmission signal transmitted to the coil in a contactless manner and removes the power transmission signal from an alternating-current signal obtained by superimposing the measurement signal on the power transmission signal. The detecting section measures the Q-factor by using the alternating-current signal from which the power transmission signal is removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Keigo Bunsen, Hiroaki Nakano, Tomomichi Murakami, Shinichi Fukuda
  • Patent number: 10797536
    Abstract: A detection device, including: one or a plurality of magnetic coupling elements configured to have one or a plurality of coils; and a detection unit that measures or calculates an effective resistance values of the magnetic coupling elements or an effective resistance value of a circuit including at least the magnetic coupling elements and determines a presence or absence of a foreign substance based on a change in the effective resistance value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Miyamoto, Hiroaki Nakano, Tomomichi Murakami
  • Patent number: 10756576
    Abstract: A power receiving circuit, a power transmitting circuit, an apparatus, and a feed system are disclosed. The power receiving circuit receives power in a noncontact manner, and comprises an LC parallel resonant circuit and a reactance element that is electrically connected in series to the LC parallel resonant circuit. The reactive element may be a capacitive or inductive element. In effect, a coil or capacitor in the LC parallel resonant circuit and the reactance element define another LC resonant circuit, namely, an LC series resonant circuit. The power transmitting circuit transmits power in a noncontact manner, and in one example, may also include a similar configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomomichi Murakami, Yoshitaka Yoshino
  • Publication number: 20200091663
    Abstract: A cable includes a cable part including at least one set of signal cables for differential transmission, a ground cable, and a power cable, and a first connector and a second connector arranged at both ends of the cable part. At least one of the first connector and the second connector has a common-mode choke coil connected to the ground cable and the power cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Yoshino, Satoru Tsuboi, Tomomichi Murakami, Makoto Makishima
  • Publication number: 20190363420
    Abstract: An antenna device in which two antenna elements are provided on both sides of an insulation substrate and at least one of the antenna elements includes a metal wire that is capable of holding shapes of two or more elements and is capable of being bent so as to flexibly deform the shape of the antenna element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Applicant: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Yoshino, Tomomichi Murakami, Toshiyuki Sudo
  • Publication number: 20190348739
    Abstract: An antenna device includes: a balanced transmission line to which an unbalanced transmission line is connected at one end; and antenna elements respectively provided on both sides of the balanced transmission line, in which at least one of the antenna elements, in a case where a first point and a second point are set, the first point being separated from a position on one end side of the balanced transmission line in a direction substantially orthogonal to the balanced transmission line, the second point being separated from a position on another end side of the balanced transmission line in a direction substantially orthogonal to the balanced transmission line, has a shape including the second point and an oblique line or side connecting the other end side of the balanced transmission line with the first point, the other end side of the balanced transmission line is connected to a vertex portion of the antenna element, a linear element is provided extending from a position of the first point of the antenna e
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Applicant: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Yoshino, Tomomichi Murakami, Toshiyuki Sudo
  • Publication number: 20190252927
    Abstract: A detection device, including: one or a plurality of magnetic coupling elements configured to have one or a plurality of coils; and a detection unit that measures or calculates an effective resistance values of the magnetic coupling elements or an effective resistance value of a circuit including at least the magnetic coupling elements and determines a presence or absence of a foreign substance based on a change in the effective resistance value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Takashi MIYAMOTO, Hiroaki NAKANO, Tomomichi MURAKAMI
  • Patent number: 10326318
    Abstract: A detection device, including: one or a plurality of magnetic coupling elements configured to have one or a plurality of coils; and a detection unit that measures or calculates an effective resistance values of the magnetic coupling elements or an effective resistance value of a circuit including at least the magnetic coupling elements and determines a presence or absence of a foreign substance based on a change in the effective resistance value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Miyamoto, Hiroaki Nakano, Tomomichi Murakami
  • Patent number: 10290928
    Abstract: An antenna includes: a connection device for connection with an electronic device; a cable connected to the connection device; and a high-frequency cutoff unit that is formed of a material having high impedance in a high frequency and disposed at a given position of the cable. The cable with a length defined by the high-frequency cutoff unit functions as an antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Yoshino, Makoto Makishima, Satoru Tsuboi, Tomomichi Murakami