Patents by Inventor Ikuro AOKI

Ikuro AOKI 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: 11631940
    Abstract: A waveguide slot antenna is configured by a waveguide, formed by a dielectric substrate, a first conductive layer formed at a lower surface of the dielectric substrate, a second conductive layer formed at an upper surface of the dielectric substrate and provided with one or a plurality of slots, and a pair of side wall parts electrically connecting the first and second conductive layers and extending in a first direction, being provided with a power feeding part. The one or a plurality of slots include a first slot having a predetermined slot length along the first direction. The waveguide slot antenna has a structure in which, on a plan view from a second direction, the power feeding part overlaps the first slot, and the power feeding part does not deviate from a range of the slot length along the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Takahashi, Satoshi Hirano, Naoko Mori, Ikuro Aoki, Takuya Adachi
  • Patent number: 11588219
    Abstract: A waveguide includes a dielectric substrate, a first conductor layer and a second conductor layer formed on a lower surface and an upper surface thereof, a pair of side wall parts forming side walls of both sides of the waveguide, and a feed part feeding an input signal to the waveguide. The feed part includes a feed terminal formed on the lower surface of the dielectric substrate and does not contact the first conductor layer, a first via conductor connected at a lower end thereof to the feed terminal, a first connection pad connected to an upper end of the first via conductor, and second via conductors that are each connected at a lower end thereof to the first connection pad. The sum of the cross-sectional areas of the second via conductors is greater than the sum of the cross-sectional area of the first via conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Takahashi, Satoshi Hirano, Naoko Mori, Ikuro Aoki, Takuya Adachi
  • Publication number: 20220045414
    Abstract: A waveguide includes a dielectric substrate, a first conductor layer and a second conductor layer formed on a lower surface and an upper surface thereof, a pair of side wall parts forming side walls of both sides of the waveguide, and a feed part feeding an input signal to the waveguide. The feed part includes a feed terminal formed on the lower surface of the dielectric substrate and does not contact the first conductor layer, a first via conductor connected at a lower end thereof to the feed terminal, a first connection pad connected to an upper end of the first via conductor, and second via conductors that are each connected at a lower end thereof to the first connection pad. The sum of the cross-sectional areas of the second via conductors is greater than the sum of the cross-sectional area of the first via conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Hiroyuki TAKAHASHI, Satoshi HIRANO, Naoko MORI, Ikuro AOKI, Takuya ADACHI
  • Publication number: 20210265736
    Abstract: A waveguide slot antenna is configured by a waveguide, formed by a dielectric substrate, a first conductive layer formed at a lower surface of the dielectric substrate, a second conductive layer formed at an upper surface of the dielectric substrate and provided with one or a plurality of slots, and a pair of side wall parts electrically connecting the first and second conductive layers and extending in a first direction, being provided with a power feeding part . The one or a plurality of slots include a first slot having a predetermined slot length along the first direction. The waveguide slot antenna has a structure in which, on a plan view from a second direction, the power feeding part overlaps the first slot, and the power feeding part does not deviate from a range of the slot length along the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Applicant: NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki TAKAHASHI, Satoshi HIRANO, Naoko MORI, Ikuro AOKI, Takuya ADACHI