Patents by Inventor Kanjiro Shimizu

Kanjiro Shimizu 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: 9515513
    Abstract: An apparatus may include a near field communication (NFC) antenna coil and a wireless power receiving coil. The NFC antenna coil and the receiving coil may be arranged on a magnetic sheet. The wireless power receiving coil may be concentrically disposed on the magnetic sheet within an inner periphery of the NFC antenna coil. An inner diameter of the wireless power receiving coil may be greater than or equal to an inner diameter of reference listener antenna coil RL-6, of the reference listener coils specified by the NFC forum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Katsuya Suzuki, Kanjiro Shimizu, Kuniharu Suzuki
  • Patent number: 9306283
    Abstract: A device includes a first loop antenna and a second loop antenna. The first loop antenna includes at least three sides, wherein at least two of the sides form an acute interior angle. The second loop antenna includes at least one side that runs in a substantially parallel direction to one of the at least three sides of the first loop antenna. The first loop antenna and the second loop antenna are arranged substantially on the same plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kanjiro Shimizu, Masayoshi Murata
  • Publication number: 20150214619
    Abstract: A device includes a first loop antenna and a second loop antenna. The first loop antenna includes at least three sides, wherein at least two of the sides form an acute interior angle. The second loop antenna includes at least one side that runs in a substantially parallel direction to one of the at least three sides of the first loop antenna. The first loop antenna and the second loop antenna are arranged substantially on the same plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2014
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kanjiro Shimizu, Masayoshi Murata
  • Publication number: 20140333253
    Abstract: An apparatus may include a near field communication (NFC) antenna coil and a wireless power receiving coil. The NFC antenna coil and the receiving coil may be arranged on a magnetic sheet. The wireless power receiving coil may be concentrically disposed on the magnetic sheet within an inner periphery of the NFC antenna coil. An inner diameter of the wireless power receiving coil may be greater than or equal to an inner diameter of reference listener antenna coil RL-6, of the reference listener coils specified by the NFC forum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2013
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuya SUZUKI, Kanjiro SHIMIZU, Kuniharu SUZUKI
  • Patent number: 8536828
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a contactless integrated circuit card function unit, a contactless charging function unit, and a switching unit. The contactless integrated circuit card function unit includes a clamp circuit and realizes a contactless integrated circuit card function. The clamp circuit suppresses excessive voltage of a signal received at an antenna whose operating frequency is a predetermined frequency. The contactless charging function unit commonly uses the antenna and realizes a contactless charging function. The switching unit invalidates or reduces the function of the clamp circuit when the contactless charging function unit is used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications Inc.
    Inventor: Kanjiro Shimizu
  • Patent number: 8260200
    Abstract: A non-contact wireless communication apparatus and a mobile terminal apparatus are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Mobile Communications Japan, Inc.
    Inventors: Kanjiro Shimizu, Toshiyuki Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20110215756
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a contactless integrated circuit card function unit, a contactless charging function unit, and a switching unit. The contactless integrated circuit card function unit includes a clamp circuit and realizes a contactless integrated circuit card function. The clamp circuit suppresses excessive voltage of a signal received at an antenna whose operating frequency is a predetermined frequency. The contactless charging function unit commonly uses the antenna and realizes a contactless charging function. The switching unit invalidates or reduces the function of the clamp circuit when the contactless charging function unit is used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2010
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS JAPAN, INC.
    Inventor: Kanjiro SHIMIZU
  • Patent number: 7907056
    Abstract: The present invention provides a contactless communication circuit having both a contactless communication card function and a contactless communication reader/writer function, which includes a capacitor section that forms a parallel-resonant circuit with a contactless communication antenna; and a capacitance switching section that makes a capacitance of the capacitor section effective in a mode of the contactless communication card function, and reduces the capacitance of the capacitor section in a mode of the contactless communication reader/writer function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Japan, Inc.
    Inventor: Kanjiro Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20090146892
    Abstract: A non-contact wireless communication apparatus and a mobile terminal apparatus are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2008
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicant: SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS JAPAN, INC.
    Inventors: Kanjiro SHIMIZU, Toshiyuki Takahashi
  • Patent number: 7487921
    Abstract: A reader/writer is provided. The reader/writer performing radio communication with a radio communication terminal in close proximity thereto, includes: an antenna which transmits a carrier wave of a predetermined frequency and which receives a composite wave of the carrier wave and a modulated signal of the carrier wave transmitted from the radio communication terminal; a demodulating unit which demodulates the composite wave received by the antenna; a judging unit which judges whether or not it is difficult to detect a modulated component included in the composite wave received by the antenna when the radio communication terminal is in close proximity; and a carrier-wave control unit which reduces a component of the carrier wave input into the demodulating unit when the judging unit judges that it is difficult to detect the modulated component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2009
    Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communication Japan, Inc.
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Takahashi, Kunitaka Ito, Kanjiro Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20080012712
    Abstract: The present invention provides a contactless communication circuit having both a contactless communication card function and a contactless communication reader/writer function, which includes a capacitor section that forms a parallel-resonant circuit with a contactless communication antenna; and a capacitance switching section that makes a capacitance of the capacitor section effective in a mode of the contactless communication card function, and reduces the capacitance of the capacitor section in a mode of the contactless communication reader/writer function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2007
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Applicant: SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS JAPAN, INC.
    Inventor: Kanjiro SHIMIZU
  • Publication number: 20070051809
    Abstract: A reader/writer is provided. The reader/writer performing radio communication with a radio communication terminal in close proximity thereto, includes: an antenna which transmits a carrier wave of a predetermined frequency and which receives a composite wave of the carrier wave and a modulated signal of the carrier wave transmitted from the radio communication terminal; a demodulating unit which demodulates the composite wave received by the antenna; a judging unit which judges whether or not it is difficult to detect a modulated component included in the composite wave received by the antenna when the radio communication terminal is in close proximity; and a carrier-wave control unit which reduces a component of the carrier wave input into the demodulating unit when the judging unit judges that it is difficult to detect the modulated component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2006
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Applicant: SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS JAPAN, INC.
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Takahashi, Kunitaka Ito, Kanjiro Shimizu