Patents by Inventor Katsufumi Hiraoka

Katsufumi Hiraoka 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: 7095384
    Abstract: Antenna elements are arranged in line on a surface of a substrate at specific intervals along a longitudinal direction of the substrate. A phase-inverting distributor is formed on the surface of the substrate in an area located between two antenna elements which are closest to and located on both sides of a vertical centerline, or a reference line, of the substrate. A primary feeder line formed along the longitudinal direction of the substrate extends from the phase-inverting distributor on both left and right sides thereof. The individual antenna elements are connected to the primary feeder line by secondary feeder lines having predetermined impedances. The secondary feeder lines are connected to the respective antenna elements on sides thereof which are perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the substrate and face the reference line on which the phase-inverting distributor is located.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2006
    Assignee: Furuno Electric Company Limited
    Inventors: Misa Koreyasu, Tetsuya Takashima, Katsufumi Hiraoka, Akihiro Hino
  • Publication number: 20050259028
    Abstract: Antenna elements are arranged in line on a surface of a substrate at specific intervals along a longitudinal direction of the substrate. A phase-inverting distributor is formed on the surface of the substrate in an area located between two antenna elements which are closest to and located on both sides of a vertical centerline, or a reference line, of the substrate. A primary feeder line formed along the longitudinal direction of the substrate extends from the phase-inverting distributor on both left and right sides thereof. The individual antenna elements are connected to the primary feeder line by secondary feeder lines having predetermined impedances. The secondary feeder lines are connected to the respective antenna elements on sides thereof which are perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the substrate and face the reference line on which the phase-inverting distributor is located.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2005
    Publication date: November 24, 2005
    Inventors: Misa Koreyasu, Tetsuya Takashima, Katsufumi Hiraoka, Akihiro Hino