Patents by Inventor Isao Ohba
Isao Ohba 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: 7796402Abstract: A radio apparatus includes a first housing containing a first printed circuit board, second housing containing a second printed circuit board and being connected so as to be opened and closed to the first housing, an unbalanced-fed type antenna configured to be fed from one of the first printed circuit board and the second printed circuit board, and a magnetic material layer arranged to be located between the first printed circuit board and the second printed circuit board if the second housing is closed to the first housing.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2007Date of Patent: September 14, 2010Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Satoshi Mizoguchi, Isao Ohba
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Patent number: 7701401Abstract: An antenna device provided in a radio apparatus having a printed circuit board includes a first antenna element and a second antenna element. The first antenna element is configured to be fed and grounded at a first feed portion and at a first short-circuit portion both on the printed circuit board, respectively. The second antenna element is configured to be fed and grounded at a second feed portion and at a second short-circuit portion both on the printed circuit board, respectively. The second feed portion is located farther from the first feed portion than from the first short-circuit portion, farther than the first short-circuit portion is from the first feed portion, farther from the first short-circuit portion than from the second short-circuit portion, and farther than the second short-circuit portion is from the first short-circuit portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2007Date of Patent: April 20, 2010Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Hiromichi Suzuki, Satoshi Mizoguchi, Isao Ohba
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Publication number: 20100081489Abstract: A radio apparatus including a first housing section, a second housing section and a hinge section is provided. The second housing section is rotatably connected to the first housing section. The second housing section includes an antenna feed circuit and a ground circuit. The hinge section is constituted by an axis member fixed to the second housing section and a bearing member fixed to the first housing section. The axis member is put through the bearing member for forming an axis of rotation of the second housing section with respect to the first housing section. The axis member has a conductive portion connected to the antenna feed circuit at a feed point.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2009Publication date: April 1, 2010Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Isao OHBA, Koichi SATO, Hisashi HIGASHIGAWA
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Patent number: 7675469Abstract: An antenna device configured to be fed at a feed portion included in a printed board of a radio apparatus is provided. The antenna device has a feed element connected to the feed portion. The antenna device has a first parasitic element at least a portion of which is arranged close and electrically coupled to at least a portion of the feed element. The first parasitic element is loaded with a first frequency shifter. The antenna device has a second parasitic element at least a portion of which is arranged close and electrically coupled to at least a portion of the feed element. The second parasitic element is loaded with a second frequency shifter.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2007Date of Patent: March 9, 2010Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha TOSHIBAInventors: Isao Ohba, Satoshi Mizoguchi, Hiromichi Suzuki, Koichi Sato
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Publication number: 20090237309Abstract: A radio apparatus having a printed board and an antenna element is provided. The antenna element is configured to be fed at a feed portion provided in the printed board. The antenna element includes a portion arranged parallel to the printed board. The anisotropic dielectric material is arranged in such a way that a direction of a maximum permittivity value of the anisotropic dielectric material equals a direction of the portion of the antenna element arranged parallel to the printed board. The anisotropic dielectric material is arranged in contact with the portion of the antenna element arranged parallel to the printed board.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2009Publication date: September 24, 2009Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Isao OHBA, Takashi Amano, Satoshi Mizoguchi, Koichi Sato
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Patent number: 7554497Abstract: According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided an antenna device housed within a wireless device, including: a first case and a second case at least partly overlapping with each other, the first and second cases electrically connected with each other and slidable to open and close the antenna device; a first board housed within the first case; a second board housed within the second case; a first unbalanced antenna element connected to a first feeding point located in a vicinity of a first edge departing from the second case among edges of the first board when the first case and the second case are slid in a direction to open the wireless device; and a second unbalanced antenna element being connected to a second feeding point located in a vicinity of a second edge substantially perpendicular to the first edge among edges of the second board.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2007Date of Patent: June 30, 2009Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Isao Ohba, Hiromichi Suzuki
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Publication number: 20090069062Abstract: A mobile terminal includes a first antenna configured to receive power from the first circuit board housed in the first housing, a second antenna configured to receive power from the second circuit board housed in the second housing, a first signal cable configured to electrically connect the first circuit board to the second circuit board and transmit a signal between the first circuit board and the second circuit board, and a second signal cable configured to electrically connect the first circuit board to the second circuit board and bypasses a board current flowing through the first signal cable from the first circuit board to the second antenna during operation of the second antenna.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2008Publication date: March 12, 2009Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Hiromichi SUZUKI, Isao Ohba
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Publication number: 20090009401Abstract: An antenna device provided in a radio apparatus having a printed circuit board includes a first antenna element and a second antenna element. The first antenna element is configured to be fed and grounded at a first feed portion and at a first short-circuit portion both on the printed circuit board, respectively. The second antenna element is configured to be fed and grounded at a second feed portion and at a second short-circuit portion both on the printed circuit board, respectively. The second feed portion is located farther from the first feed portion than from the first short-circuit portion, farther than the first short-circuit portion is from the first feed portion, farther from the first short-circuit portion than from the second short-circuit portion, and farther than the second short-circuit portion is from the first short-circuit portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2007Publication date: January 8, 2009Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Hiromichi Suzuki, Satoshi Mizoguchi, Isao Ohba
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Publication number: 20080266190Abstract: An antenna device configured to be fed at a feed portion included in a printed board of a radio apparatus is provided. The antenna device has a feed element connected to the feed portion. The antenna device has a first parasitic element at least a portion of which is arranged close and electrically coupled to at least a portion of the feed element. The first parasitic element is loaded with a first frequency shifter. The antenna device has a second parasitic element at least a portion of which is arranged close and electrically coupled to at least a portion of the feed element. The second parasitic element is loaded with a second frequency shifter.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2007Publication date: October 30, 2008Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Isao Ohba, Satoshi Mizoguchi, Hiromichi Suzuki, Koichi Sato
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Publication number: 20080211721Abstract: According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided an antenna device housed within a wireless device, including: a first case and a second case at least partly overlapping with each other, the first and second cases electrically connected with each other and slidable to open and close the antenna device; a first board housed within the first case; a second board housed within the second case; a first unbalanced antenna element connected to a first feeding point located in a vicinity of a first edge departing from the second case among edges of the first board when the first case and the second case are slid in a direction to open the wireless device; and a second unbalanced antenna element being connected to a second feeding point located in a vicinity of a second edge substantially perpendicular to the first edge among edges of the second board.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2007Publication date: September 4, 2008Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Isao Ohba, Hiromichi Suzuki
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Publication number: 20080191954Abstract: An antenna device is provided. The antenna device includes an antenna element including a first portion and a second portion formed almost parallel to each other, and a plane-shaped piece of magnetic material provided between the first portion and the second portion, the magnetic material arranged almost parallel to the first portion and the second portion. A wireless mobile terminal is provided. The wireless mobile terminal includes a printed circuit board, an antenna element including a first portion and a second portion formed almost parallel to each other, the first portion and the second portion arranged almost parallel to the printed circuit board each, and a plane-shaped piece of magnetic material provided between the first portion and the second portion, the magnetic material arranged almost parallel to the printed circuit board, the magnetic material arranged almost parallel to the first portion and the second portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2007Publication date: August 14, 2008Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Akihiro Tsujimura, Koichi Sato, Takashi Amano, Satoshi Mizoguchi, Isao Ohba
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Publication number: 20080158847Abstract: A radio apparatus includes a first housing containing a first printed circuit board, second housing containing a second printed circuit board and being connected so as to be opened and closed to the first housing, an unbalanced-fed type antenna configured to be fed from one of the first printed circuit board and the second printed circuit board, and a magnetic material layer arranged to be located between the first printed circuit board and the second printed circuit board if the second housing is closed to the first housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2007Publication date: July 3, 2008Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Satoshi Mizoguchi, Isao Ohba
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Publication number: 20080143627Abstract: An antenna device includes a printed circuit board and an antenna element. The printed circuit board has a face a portion of which is formed by a conductive layer overlaid with a magnetic material layer made of anisotropic magnetic material. The magnetic material layer is arranged in such a way that a hard magnetization axis of the anisotropic magnetic material is directed almost parallel to the face. The antenna element is arranged almost parallel to the printed circuit board on a side of the face. The antenna element is arranged in such a way that an antenna current distributed on the antenna element if the antenna element is excited is directed almost perpendicular to the hard magnetization axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2007Publication date: June 19, 2008Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Isao Ohba, Takashi Amano, Akihiro Tsujimura, Satoshi Mizoguchi, Koichi Sato
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Patent number: 7348931Abstract: An antenna device which is connected to a radio module performing radio communications with a system using a first band and a system using a second band, has an antenna element which transmits/receives radio signals in the first and second bands. The antenna device has first and second matching circuits corresponding to the first and second bands, and also disposes a switching circuit between the first and second bands and the radio module. A first filter circuit is connected between the first matching circuit and the antenna element. The first filter circuit passes the radio signal in the first band and also attenuates the radio signal in the second band. Meanwhile, a second filter circuit is connected between the second matching circuit and the antenna element. The second filter circuit passes the radio signal in the second band and also attenuates the radio signal in the first band.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2006Date of Patent: March 25, 2008Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Hiromichi Suzuki, Isao Ohba, Takayuki Shibuya, Yusuke Okada, Kenji Matsuzaki
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Patent number: 7298340Abstract: An antenna device and a radio apparatus are provided. The antenna device is configured to be coupled to a feeding point of the radio apparatus. The antenna device has a first antenna element and a second antenna element. The first antenna element is configured to be an unbalanced-fed antenna fed at the feeding point to resonate at a first frequency. The second antenna element is configured to be a monopole antenna having an open end and to be fed at the feeding point. The first antenna element and the second antenna element have a common portion from the feeding point to a branching point. The second antenna element is configured to be ungrounded in a first state to resonate at a second frequency lower than the first frequency and to be grounded in a second state at a switch point between the branching point and the open end.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2006Date of Patent: November 20, 2007Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventor: Isao Ohba
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Publication number: 20070241985Abstract: An antenna device which is connected to a radio module performing radio communications with a system using a first band and a system using a second band, has an antenna element which transmits/receives radio signals in the first and second bands. The antenna device has first and second matching circuits corresponding to the first and second bands, and also disposes a switching circuit between the first and second bands and the radio module. A first filter circuit is connected between the first matching circuit and the antenna element. The first filter circuit passes the radio signal in the first band and also attenuates the radio signal in the second band. Meanwhile, a second filter circuit is connected between the second matching circuit and the antenna element. The second filter circuit passes the radio signal in the second band and also attenuates the radio signal in the first band.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2006Publication date: October 18, 2007Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Hiromichi Suzuki, Isao Ohba, Takayuki Shibuya, Yusuke Okada, Kenji Matsuzaki
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Publication number: 20070035458Abstract: An antenna device and a radio apparatus are provided. The antenna device is configured to be coupled to a feeding point of the radio apparatus. The antenna device has a first antenna element and a second antenna element. The first antenna element is configured to be an unbalanced-fed antenna fed at the feeding point to resonate at a first frequency. The second antenna element is configured to be a monopole antenna having an open end and to be fed at the feeding point. The first antenna element and the second antenna element have a common portion from the feeding point to a branching point. The second antenna element is configured to be ungrounded in a first state to resonate at a second frequency lower than the first frequency and to be grounded in a second state at a switch point between the branching point and the open end.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2006Publication date: February 15, 2007Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventor: Isao Ohba