Patents by Inventor Hirotoshi Mizuno
Hirotoshi Mizuno 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).
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Patent number: 12191577Abstract: An antenna device includes an antenna housing and an antenna element. The antenna element is accommodated in the antenna housing and receives signals in a first frequency band and a second frequency band which is lower than the first frequency band. The antenna element includes a first element that receives signals in the first frequency band and a second element that surrounds the first element and receives signals in the second frequency band. The first element includes a conductive plate which has a predetermined area, the second element includes a conductive plate which has a predetermined area, and the conductive plates are provided in an identical plane or a substantially identical plane.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2022Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignee: YOKOWO CO., LTD.Inventors: Hirotoshi Mizuno, Yusuke Yokota
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Publication number: 20240235052Abstract: An antenna device including an antenna having a radiation element capable of receiving a signal of a predetermined frequency band, and a metallic portion having at least one parasitic slot provided around the antenna.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2022Publication date: July 11, 2024Applicant: YOKOWO CO., LTD.Inventors: Hirotoshi MIZUNO, Takashi NOZAKI
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Publication number: 20240235029Abstract: A patch antenna comprising: a radiating element; a first dielectric member at which the radiating element is provided; and at least one second dielectric member provided around the first dielectric member. A relative dielectric constant of the second dielectric member is larger than a relative dielectric constant of the first dielectric member. The relative dielectric constant of the second dielectric member is 30 or larger.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2022Publication date: July 11, 2024Applicant: YOKOWO CO., LTD.Inventors: Takashi NOZAKI, Hirotoshi MIZUNO
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Publication number: 20240136732Abstract: An antenna device including an antenna having a radiation element capable of receiving a signal of a predetermined frequency band, and a metallic portion having at least one parasitic slot provided around the antenna.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2022Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: YOKOWO CO., LTD.Inventors: Hirotoshi MIZUNO, Takashi NOZAKI
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Publication number: 20240136717Abstract: A patch antenna comprising: a radiating element; a first dielectric member at which the radiating element is provided; and at least one second dielectric member provided around the first dielectric member. A relative dielectric constant of the second dielectric member is larger than a relative dielectric constant of the first dielectric member. The relative dielectric constant of the second dielectric member is 30 or larger.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2022Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: YOKOWO CO., LTD.Inventors: Takashi NOZAKI, Hirotoshi MIZUNO
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Publication number: 20240047879Abstract: A patch antenna includes: a dielectric member; a radiating element provided at the dielectric member; and at least one parasitic element provided in a surrounding region of the dielectric member and the radiating element, the at least one parasitic element being grounded. Further, the at least one parasitic element includes a plurality of parasitic elements, the plurality of parasitic elements are provided in the surrounding region of the radiating element, and the plurality of parasitic elements are each provided at a position away from an outer edge of the radiating element by a predetermined distance.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2021Publication date: February 8, 2024Applicant: YOKOWO CO., LTD.Inventors: Takashi NOZAKI, Hirotoshi MIZUNO
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Publication number: 20230378653Abstract: An antenna includes a dielectric, and a patch electrode and a circuit substrate which are mounted on the dielectric, wherein the patch electrode has four feeding terminals, and wherein substrate-side feeding terminals which are electrically continuous respectively with the four feeding terminals in a one-to-one manner, a phase circuit which performs a phase shift for signals output from the substrate-side feeding terminals, a mixing circuit which mixes signals for which the phase shift is performed by the phase circuit, and an amplifier circuit which amplifies signals mixed by the mixing circuit are mounted on the circuit substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2021Publication date: November 23, 2023Applicant: YOKOWO CO., LTD.Inventors: Hirotoshi MIZUNO, Masaya IMADATE
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Publication number: 20230032648Abstract: An antenna device includes an antenna housing and an antenna element. The antenna element is accommodated in the antenna housing and receives signals in a first frequency band and a second frequency band which is lower than the first frequency band. The antenna element includes a first element that receives signals in the first frequency band and a second element that surrounds the first element and receives signals in the second frequency band. The first element includes a conductive plate which has a predetermined area, the second element includes a conductive plate which has a predetermined area, and the conductive plates are provided in an identical plane or a substantially identical plane.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2022Publication date: February 2, 2023Applicant: YOKOWO CO., LTD.Inventors: Hirotoshi MIZUNO, Yusuke YOKOTA
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Patent number: 11502409Abstract: An antenna device includes an antenna housing and an antenna element. The antenna element is accommodated in the antenna housing and receives signals in a first frequency band and a second frequency band which is lower than the first frequency band. The antenna element includes a first element that receives signals in the first frequency band and a second element that surrounds the first element and receives signals in the second frequency band. The first element includes a conductive plate which has a predetermined area, the second element includes a conductive plate which has a predetermined area, and the conductive plates are provided in an identical plane or a substantially identical plane.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2018Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: YOKOWO CO., LTD.Inventors: Hirotoshi Mizuno, Yusuke Yokota
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Patent number: 11404767Abstract: An antenna apparatus includes a signal processing section having a first processing unit for calculating position information of a vehicle to which a first antenna element is attached, a second processing unit for performing mobile communication, a third processing unit for receiving information from outside of the vehicle and transmitting information that pertains to the vehicle, and a fourth processing unit for receiving a digital broadcast; an antenna element section having the first antenna element to a fourth antenna element; and a transceiver unit connected to a gateway ECU of the vehicle through an onboard LAN. The first antenna element to the fourth antenna element are covered with an antenna case. The first to fourth processing units are accommodated in a housing arranged at a position closer to the antenna element section than the gateway ECU.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2018Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: YOKOWO CO., LTD.Inventors: Tomio Ambe, Hirotoshi Mizuno
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Patent number: 11196154Abstract: In an antenna device, when an AM/FM antenna as a first antenna and an SDARS antenna or a GPS antenna as a second antenna that have different frequency bands are provided in a common case, an additional conductor portion extends out from a conductor main body portion of a capacitive element, and the additional conductor portion includes a parallel strip-shaped portion having a length that is ¼ of an effective wavelength in a frequency band of the second antenna, and extending parallel to the conductor main body portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2017Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: YOKOWO CO., LTD.Inventors: Hirotoshi Mizuno, Masayuki Goto, Kazuhiro Kowaita
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Patent number: 11152690Abstract: An antenna device for a vehicle includes an antenna board in which a colinear array antenna is constructed by a conductor pattern provided on each of both surfaces of a dielectric substrate. The colinear array antenna includes a first straight portion, a second straight portion, a first connection portion one end of which is connected to the first straight portion, and a second connection portion one end of which is electrically connected to the first connection portion and another end of which is connected to the second straight portion. The first straight portion and the first connection portion are provided on a first surface of the dielectric substrate. The second straight portion and the second connection portion are provided on a second surface of the dielectric substrate opposite to the first surface.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2018Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: YOKOWO CO., LTD.Inventors: Hirotoshi Mizuno, Takayuki Sone
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Publication number: 20210119335Abstract: An antenna device includes an antenna housing and an antenna element. The antenna element is accommodated in the antenna housing and receives signals in a first frequency band and a second frequency band which is lower than the first frequency band. The antenna element includes a first element that receives signals in the first frequency band and a second element that surrounds the first element and receives signals in the second frequency band. The first element includes a conductive plate which has a predetermined area, the second element includes a conductive plate which has a predetermined area, and the conductive plates are provided in an identical plane or a substantially identical plane.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2018Publication date: April 22, 2021Applicant: YOKOWO CO., LTD.Inventors: Hirotoshi MIZUNO, Yusuke YOKOTA
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Publication number: 20200350663Abstract: An antenna apparatus includes a signal processing section having a first processing unit for calculating position information of a vehicle to which a first antenna element is attached, a second processing unit for performing mobile communication, a third processing unit for receiving information from outside of the vehicle and transmitting information that pertains to the vehicle, and a fourth processing unit for receiving a digital broadcast; an antenna element section having the first antenna element to a fourth antenna element; and a transceiver unit connected to a gateway ECU of the vehicle through an onboard LAN. The first antenna element to the fourth antenna element are covered with an antenna case. The first to fourth processing units are accommodated in a housing arranged at a position closer to the antenna element section than the gateway ECU.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2018Publication date: November 5, 2020Applicant: YOKOWO CO., LTD.Inventors: Tomio AMBE, Hirotoshi MIZUNO
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Patent number: 10601123Abstract: A vehicular antenna device capable of preventing reception trouble in a radio, a TV receiver, or the like due to noise by suppressing electromagnetic noise radiated from an electronic device or the like is provided. A vehicular antenna device is equipped with an antenna base 2 which is fixed to a vehicle body via an attaching member, an antenna case which covers the antenna base, and an antenna element 5 and a camera module 10 as an electronic device which are disposed in an internal space surrounded by the antenna base 2 and the antenna case. A camera module case 40 surrounds a circuit board 50 of the camera module 10 and thereby shields it.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2015Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: YOKOWO CO., LTD.Inventors: Hirotoshi Mizuno, Masayuki Goto, Yusuke Yokota
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Publication number: 20200067180Abstract: An antenna device for a vehicle includes an antenna board in which a colinear array antenna is constructed by a conductor pattern provided on each of both surfaces of a dielectric substrate. The colinear array antenna includes a first straight portion, a second straight portion, a first connection portion one end of which is connected to the first straight portion, and a second connection portion one end of which is electrically connected to the first connection portion and another end of which is connected to the second straight portion. The first straight portion and the first connection portion are provided on a first surface of the dielectric substrate. The second straight portion and the second connection portion are provided on a second surface of the dielectric substrate opposite to the first surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2018Publication date: February 27, 2020Applicant: YOKOWO CO., LTD.Inventors: Hirotoshi MIZUNO, Takayuki SONE
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Patent number: 10530037Abstract: An antenna device capable of suppressing influence on an antenna performance even if an electronic device is provided in its vicinity is provided. An antenna device 1 is equipped with a top element 30 and a coil 40. A casing 51 of a camera 50 is disposed at such a position as not to be right under the top element 30. The coil 40 is disposed close to the casing 51 in a front-rear direction. A distance between the casing 51 and the coil 40 in the front-rear direction is longer than or equal to 0.00075 times a shortest wavelength of a reception target signal. A maximum antenna efficiency of the antenna device 1 in a predetermined frequency band is higher than or equal to 85% of a maximum antenna efficiency in a case where the camera 50 is not provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2015Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: YOKOWO CO., LTD.Inventors: Hirotoshi Mizuno, Kentaro Hayashi, Masayuki Goto
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Publication number: 20190393596Abstract: In an antenna device, when an AM/FM antenna as a first antenna and an SDARS antenna or a GPS antenna as a second antenna that have different frequency bands are provided in a common case, an additional conductor portion extends out from a conductor main body portion of a capacitive element, and the additional conductor portion includes a parallel strip-shaped portion having a length that is ¼ of an effective wavelength in a frequency band of the second antenna, and extending parallel to the conductor main body portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2017Publication date: December 26, 2019Applicant: YOKOWO CO., LTD.Inventors: Hirotoshi MIZUNO, Masayuki GOTO, Kazuhiro KOWAITA
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Patent number: 10211542Abstract: Provided is an antenna device having a structure that suppresses deterioration in performance as a profile becomes lower. Four FM band antenna elements and two AM band antenna elements are arranged side by side on an antenna base. Further, a circuit board including synthesis circuits in one-to-one correspondence with the antenna elements, respectively, is arranged in an inner space of the antenna elements. In order that omnidirectionality may be exhibited in a horizontal plane, each of the antenna elements includes a helically wound linear conductor, and a planar conductor that is electrically connected to the linear conductor at a part substantially the farthest from a ground plane (antenna base).Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2015Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: YOKOWO CO., LTD.Inventors: Wasuke Yanagisawa, Hirotoshi Mizuno, Yasushi Shirakata, Yoshio Aoki
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Publication number: 20190036198Abstract: An antenna device capable of suppressing influence on an antenna performance even if an electronic device is provided in its vicinity is provided. An antenna device 1 is equipped with a top element 30 and a coil 40. A casing 51 of a camera 50 is disposed at such a position as not to be right under the top element 30. The coil 40 is disposed close to the casing 51 in a front-rear direction. A distance between the casing 51 and the coil 40 in the front-rear direction is longer than or equal to 0.00075 times a shortest wavelength of a reception target signal. A maximum antenna efficiency of the antenna device 1 in a predetermined frequency band is higher than or equal to 85% of a maximum antenna efficiency in a case where the camera 50 is not provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2015Publication date: January 31, 2019Applicant: YOKOWO CO., LTD.Inventors: Hirotoshi MIZUNO, Kentaro HAYASHI, Masayuki GOTO