Patents by Inventor Hiroki Shoki

Hiroki Shoki 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: 10992181
    Abstract: A power transmitting apparatus including a power supply to generate AC power; a power transmitting inductor to transfer the AC power to a power receiving apparatus through magnetic coupling with a power receiving inductor in the power receiving apparatus; a mutual coupling adjusting unit to adjust a relative position between the power transmitting inductor and the power receiving inductor; and a control unit to control the mutual coupling adjusting unit based on a mutual coupling coefficient between the power transmitting inductor and the power receiving inductor. The control unit controls the mutual coupling adjusting unit so that the mutual coupling coefficient falls within a predetermined range and an upper limit of the predetermined range is a value less than a maximum of the mutual coupling coefficient between the power transmitting inductor and the power receiving inductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Tetsu Shijo, Akiko Yamada, Kohei Onizuka, Fumi Moritsuka, Hiroaki Ishihara, Noriaki Oodachi, Shuichi Obayashi, Hiroki Kudo, Kenichirou Ogawa, Shoji Otaka, Hiroki Shoki
  • Patent number: 10256038
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a coil includes a magnetic core and a winding. The magnetic core includes at least one block provided with a groove or an opening. Each block is arranged so as to make the groove or the opening extend along a direction of magnetic flux. The coil is used as a power transmitting coil or a power receiving coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Kenichirou Ogawa, Tetsu Shijo, Akiko Yamada, Shuichi Obayashi, Hiroki Shoki
  • Patent number: 10141783
    Abstract: A power transmission system according to an embodiment includes a transmitting device and a receiving device. The transmitting (receiving) device includes a transmitting (receiving) housing and a transmitting (receiving) coil. The transmitting (receiving) housing includes a first transmitting (receiving) surface and a second transmitting (receiving) surface. The transmitting (receiving) coil includes a first transmitting (receiving) part and a second transmitting (receiving) part. A first facing area and a second facing area at the reference position are set such that change of strength of magnetic coupling between the transmitting coil and the receiving coil of when the receiving device is moved in a direction perpendicular to the first transmitting surface becomes smaller than change of strength of magnetic coupling between the transmitting coil and the receiving coil of when the receiving device is moved in a direction perpendicular to the second transmitting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Kenichirou Ogawa, Noriaki Oodachi, Shuichi Obayashi, Hiroki Shoki
  • Publication number: 20170170690
    Abstract: A power transmitting apparatus including a power supply to generate AC power; a power transmitting inductor to transfer the AC power to a power receiving apparatus through magnetic coupling with a power receiving inductor in the power receiving apparatus; a mutual coupling adjusting unit to adjust a relative position between the power transmitting inductor and the power receiving inductor; and a control unit to control the mutual coupling adjusting unit based on a mutual coupling coefficient between the power transmitting inductor and the power receiving inductor. The control unit controls the mutual coupling adjusting unit so that the mutual coupling coefficient falls within a predetermined range and an upper limit of the predetermined range is a value less than a maximum of the mutual coupling coefficient between the power transmitting inductor and the power receiving inductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Tetsu SHIJO, Akiko YAMADA, Kohei ONIZUKA, Fumi MORITSUKA, Hiroaki ISHIHARA, Noriaki OODACHI, Shuichi OBAYASHI, Hiroki KUDO, Kenichirou OGAWA, Shoji OTAKA, Hiroki SHOKI
  • Patent number: 9608453
    Abstract: There is provided a power transmitting apparatus including: a power supply, a power transmitting inductor, a mutual coupling adjusting unit and a control unit, in which the power supply supplies AC power, the power transmitting inductor transfers the AC power to a power receiving apparatus through magnetic coupling with a power receiving inductor in the power receiving apparatus, the mutual coupling adjusting unit adjusts a relative position between the power transmitting inductor and the power receiving inductor, and the control unit controls the mutual coupling adjusting unit, based on a mutual coupling coefficient between the power transmitting inductor and the power receiving inductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Tetsu Shijo, Akiko Yamada, Kohei Onizuka, Fumi Moritsuka, Hiroaki Ishihara, Noriaki Oodachi, Shuichi Obayashi, Hiroki Kudo, Kenichirou Ogawa, Shoji Otaka, Hiroki Shoki
  • Publication number: 20160006259
    Abstract: A power transmission system according to an embodiment includes a transmitting device and a receiving device. The transmitting (receiving) device includes a transmitting (receiving) housing and a transmitting (receiving) coil. The transmitting (receiving) housing includes a first transmitting (receiving) surface and a second transmitting (receiving) surface. The transmitting (receiving) coil includes a first transmitting (receiving) part and a second transmitting (receiving) part. A first facing area and a second facing area at the reference position are set such that change of strength of magnetic coupling between the transmitting coil and the receiving coil of when the receiving device is moved in a direction perpendicular to the first transmitting surface becomes smaller than change of strength of magnetic coupling between the transmitting coil and the receiving coil of when the receiving device is moved in a direction perpendicular to the second transmitting surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Kenichirou OGAWA, Noriaki OODACHI, Shuichi OBAYASHI, Hiroki SHOKI
  • Patent number: 9203153
    Abstract: A loop antenna includes: a pair of first linear elements, a feed point connected with each of the first linear elements, a first variable impedance element, one end of which is connected with one end of the first linear elements, a second variable impedance element, one end and the other end of which are electrically connected with the other end of the first variable impedance element and the other end of the first linear elements, and a second linear element, one end and the other end of which are electrically connected with the other end of the first variable impedance element and the other end of the first linear elements. A self-resonance coil receives power fed to the feed point of the loop antenna and transmits the received power to a receiving self-resonance coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Kenichirou Ogawa, Noriaki Oodachi, Hiroki Kudo, Hiroki Shoki
  • Patent number: 9184492
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a radio device includes: a mounting board having a conductive plane; a semiconductor package mounted on the mounting board and having a interposer having a conductive plane, a semiconductor chip mounted on one surface of the interposer, and an antenna having a conductive element formed on the one surface and connected to the semiconductor chip; and a plurality of connection portions connecting the mounting board and the interposer. A first electrical length of the first connection portion which is nearest the conductive element among the plurality of connection portions or a second electrical length of the first connection portion including a conductive plane of the mounting board or interposer connected to the first connection portion is less than ½ wavelength of the operating frequency of the antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Yukako Tsutsumi, Hiroki Shoki, Shuichi Obayashi
  • Patent number: 8874031
    Abstract: There is provided a radio power transmitting apparatus including: a power transmitting coil, a band signal generating unit, a reflected signal measuring unit, an oscillator and a communication control unit. The coil is supplied with a signal and transmits the signal to a power receiving coil on a radio power receiving apparatus through magnetic coupling. The generating unit generates a band signal having an allowable transmission band and supplies the band signal to the power transmitting coil. The reflected signal measuring unit measures a reflected signal of the band signal from the power transmitting coil. The oscillator generates a carrier signal having a controllable oscillating frequency. The control unit determines a transmission frequency based on a frequency characteristic of the reflected signal and performs control so that a transmission signal generated by modulating the carrier signal of the transmission frequency is supplied to the power transmitting coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hiroki Kudo, Noritaka Deguchi, Daisuke Takeda, Ren Sakata, Hiroki Shoki
  • Publication number: 20140252867
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a coil includes a magnetic core and a winding. The magnetic core includes at least one block provided with a groove or an opening. Each block is arranged so as to make the groove or the opening extend along a direction of magnetic flux. The coil is used as a power transmitting coil or a power receiving coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Kenichirou OGAWA, Tetsu Shijo, Akiko Yamada, Shuichi Obayashi, Hiroki Shoki
  • Publication number: 20140252868
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a resonator includes a magnetic core, a winding wound around the magnetic core, and a parasitic loop element. The parasitic loop element is arranged so as to be interlinked with magnetic field generated by current flowing through the winding. In the parasitic loop element, an amount of flux linkage is adjusted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Akiko YAMADA, Tetsu Shijo, Shuichi Obayashi, Hiroki Shoki
  • Patent number: 8803758
    Abstract: An antenna device of an embodiment includes: an antenna having a feeding point and an end portion apart from the feeding point, the end portion being an open end; a variable impedance matching circuit connected to the antenna at the feeding point; a probe placed in such a position that the distance from the end portion to a tip of the probe is equal to or shorter than one eighth of the wavelength corresponding to the maximum radio frequency used in the antenna device; and a controller that is connected to the probe, and controls the variable impedance matching circuit, based on an electrical signal measured with the probe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Makoto Higaki, Ippei Kashiwagi, Shuichi Obayashi, Hiroki Shoki
  • Publication number: 20140210583
    Abstract: There is provided an electronic equipment including: a first case that incorporates an electronic component; a second case having a first surface that is common with a surface of the first case, a second surface that has an angle with respect to the first surface and a third surface that has an angle with respect to the second surface; and electric power receiving coils built in parts that face respectively the second surface and the third surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Noriaki Oodachi, Kenichirou Ogawa, Hiroki Kudo, Akiko Yamada, Tetsu Shijo, Hiroki Shoki, Shuichi Obayashi
  • Patent number: 8786382
    Abstract: A transformer between waveguide and transmission-line includes a high-frequency circuit module, transmission-lines, a waveguide, and feed pins. The high-frequency circuit module has differential-pair terminals to input and output a differential signal. The transmission-lines are connected to the differential-pair terminals. The waveguide includes a first to third metal walls. The feed pins are connected to the transmission-lines inside of the waveguide. The feed pins have a first distance of approximately (?g/2) from each other. One of the feed pins has a second distance of approximately (?g*(1+2?)/4) from the third metal plane. “?g” is a wavelength in the waveguide and “?” is an integer which is equal or larger than “0”. Each of the feed pins has a third distance of approximately (a/2) from the first or second wall. “a” is length of the waveguide along the third metal wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yukako Tsutsumi, Tetsu Shijo, Takayoshi Ito, Shuichi Obayashi, Hiroki Shoki
  • Publication number: 20130249299
    Abstract: There is provided a power transmitting apparatus including: a power supply, a power transmitting inductor, a mutual coupling adjusting unit and a control unit, in which the power supply supplies AC power, the power transmitting inductor transfers the AC power to a power receiving apparatus through magnetic coupling with a power receiving inductor in the power receiving apparatus, the mutual coupling adjusting unit adjusts a relative position between the power transmitting inductor and the power receiving inductor, and the control unit controls the mutual coupling adjusting unit, based on a mutual coupling coefficient between the power transmitting inductor and the power receiving inductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Tetsu SHIJO, Akiko YAMADA, Kohei ONIZUKA, Fumi MORITSUKA, Hiroaki ISHIHARA, Noriaki OODACHI, Shuichi OBAYASHI, Hiroki KUDO, Kenichirou OGAWA, Shoji OTAKA, Hiroki SHOKI
  • Publication number: 20130249305
    Abstract: There is provided a power transmission apparatus which transmits power generated by a power source to one or more power reception apparatuses. The power transmission apparatus includes a power allocation processing unit and a power transmission unit. The power allocation processing unit allocates first resources which are parts of resources for transmitting the power to the power reception apparatuses, based on requested power of the power reception apparatuses, and allocates second resources which are resources with the exception of first resources to a power reception apparatus selected from the power reception apparatuses based on power transmission characteristics of the power reception apparatuses. The power transmission unit transmits the power to the power reception apparatuses using first resources and second resources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Hiroki KUDO, Noritaka DEGUCHI, Hiroki SHOKI, Noriaki OODACHI, Kenichirou OGAWA
  • Patent number: 8441405
    Abstract: A transformer between a waveguide and a transmission-line includes a high-frequency circuit module, transmission-lines, a waveguide, and feed pins. The high-frequency circuit module has differential-pair terminals to input and output a differential signal. The transmission-lines are connected to the differential-pair terminals. The waveguide includes first to third metal walls. The feed pins are connected to the transmission-lines inside of the waveguide. The feed pins have a first distance of approximately (?g/2) from each other. One of the feed pins has a second distance of approximately (?g*(1+2?)/4) from the third metal plane. “?g” is a wavelength in the waveguide and “?” is an integer which is equal or larger than “0”. Each of the feed pins has a third distance of approximately (a/2) from the first or second wall. “a” is length of the waveguide along the third metal wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yukako Tsutsumi, Tetsu Shijo, Takayoshi Ito, Shuichi Obayashi, Hiroki Shoki
  • Patent number: 8436777
    Abstract: A measurement apparatus includes an anechoic chamber, a DUT board, rotation units, and a feeding arm. The anechoic chamber has inner-walls. Each inner-wall is covered with a radio wave absorber. One of the inner-wall is a first wall with an aperture and the other inner-walls are second walls. The DUT board holds a first antenna to be measured with radiation property and a probe to detect a signal from the first antenna. A part of the DUT board is inserted into the anechoic chamber through the aperture opened in the first wall. One end of the feeding arm holds a second antenna radiating a radio wave to the first antenna in the anechoic chamber. Each rotation unit provides on each second wall and is selectively attached to the other end of the feeding arm for rotating the second antenna and for feeding to the second antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Takayoshi Ito, Yukako Tsutsumi, Shuichi Obayashi, Hiroki Shoki
  • Publication number: 20130049481
    Abstract: A transmitter transmits both an electric power signal and an information signal. The electric power signal includes a first frequency. The information signal includes a second frequency different from the first frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Hiroki KUDO, Noritaka Deguchi, Noriaki Oodachi, Kenichirou Ogawa, Tetsu Shijo, Akiko Yamada, Shuichi Obayashi, Hiroki Shoki
  • Publication number: 20130027255
    Abstract: A radio apparatus according to one aspect of the embodiments includes a substrate configured to have a high-frequency circuit formed thereon. The high-frequency circuit includes an electromagnetic wave radiation source to radiate an electromagnetic wave. The radio apparatus also includes a shielding case configured to house the substrate and have a plurality of openings each having a length of half a wavelength of the electromagnetic wave in a direction orthogonal to a polarization of the electromagnetic wave. Each of the openings is provided to make each distance between centers of the openings to be shorter than one wavelength of the electromagnetic wave.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Inventors: Takayoshi ITO, Makoto Higaki, Hiroki Shoki, Shuichi Obayashi