Patents by Inventor Kei Satoh

Kei Satoh 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: 8847706
    Abstract: An multiband resonator of the present invention includes a dielectric substrate including three or more dielectric layers, a ground conductor, a main-line conductor, a sub-line conductor, a sub open stub, a main open stub, a short-circuit conductor, a main through conductor, and a sub through conductor. The short-circuit conductor electrically connects one end of the main-line conductor to one end of the sub-line conductor and to the ground conductor. The main through conductor electrically connects the other end of the main-line conductor to one end of the main open stub that is aligned with that other end of the main-line conductor. The sub through conductor electrically connects the other end of the sub-line conductor to one end of the sub open stub that is aligned with that other end of the sub-line conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Kei Satoh, Shoichi Narahashi, Yuta Takagi
  • Patent number: 8489918
    Abstract: When a failure has occurred, the situation is dealt with promptly according to this invention. As triggered by detection of a failure in any specified processor package of a plurality of processor packages, a processor for the specified processor package is temporarily substituted with a processor for another processor package, as an assignment destination of ownership which is assigned to the processor for the specified processor package, instead of actually transferring the ownership, thereby making the transition to an ownership-substituted state; and as triggered by an event that the failure is no longer detected in the specified processor package, a processor for the other processor package cancels the ownership-substituted state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Koji Watanabe, Ryu Takada, Kei Satoh, Yasuyuki Nagasoe
  • Patent number: 8427260
    Abstract: A dual-band bandpass filter according to the present invention includes a plurality of dual-band bandpass resonators. The dual-band bandpass resonator includes a central conductor having a central axis aligned with an input/output direction, a pair of grounding conductors, a central conductor short-circuit part and a pair of stub conductors that are formed on a surface of a dielectric substrate. The pair of grounding conductors are disposed on the opposite sides of the central conductor with a space interposed therebetween. The central conductor short-circuit part short-circuits the pair of grounding conductors, and one end of the central conductor is connected to the central conductor short-circuit part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Kei Satoh, Shoichi Narahashi
  • Publication number: 20120117321
    Abstract: When a failure has occurred, the situation is dealt with promptly according to this invention. As triggered by detection of a failure in any specified processor package of a plurality of processor packages, a processor for the specified processor package is temporarily substituted with a processor for another processor package, as an assignment destination of ownership which is assigned to the processor for the specified processor package, instead of actually transferring the ownership, thereby making the transition to an ownership-substituted state; and as triggered by an event that the failure is no longer detected in the specified processor package, a processor for the other processor package cancels the ownership-substituted state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2010
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Koji Watanabe, Ryu Takada, Kei Satoh, Yasuyuki Nagasoe
  • Patent number: 8125302
    Abstract: A signal selecting device according to the present invention has two input/output ports, a plurality of resonating parts, a plurality of impedance transforming parts, and a controlling part. The resonating parts have a ring conductor having a length equal to one wavelength at a resonant frequency or an integral multiple thereof and a plurality of switches each of which is connected to a different part of the ring conductor at one end and to a ground conductor at the other end. The controlling part controls the state of the switches. The resonating parts are disposed in series between the two input/output ports. The impedance transforming parts are disposed between the input/output ports in such a manner that the impedance transforming parts at the both ends are disposed between the input/output port and the resonating part and the remaining impedance transforming parts are disposed between the resonating parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Kunihiro Kawai, Kei Satoh, Hiroshi Okazaki, Shoichi Narahashi
  • Publication number: 20110316652
    Abstract: An multiband resonator of the present invention includes a dielectric substrate including three or more dielectric layers, a ground conductor, a main-line conductor, a sub-line conductor, a sub open stub, a main open stub, a short-circuit conductor, a main through conductor, and a sub through conductor. The short-circuit conductor electrically connects one end of the main-line conductor to one end of the sub-line conductor and to the ground conductor. The main through conductor electrically connects the other end of the main-line conductor to one end of the main open stub that is aligned with that other end of the main-line conductor. The sub through conductor electrically connects the other end of the sub-line conductor to one end of the sub open stub that is aligned with that other end of the sub-line conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Kei SATOH, Shoichi Narahashi, Yuta Takagi
  • Patent number: 7978027
    Abstract: A coplanar waveguide resonator (100a) has a center conductor (101) formed on a dielectric substrate (105) that has a line conductor (a center line conductor) (101b) extending in the input/output direction, a ground conductor (103) that is disposed on the dielectric substrate (105) across a gap section from the center conductor (101), and a line conductor (a base stub) (104) formed as an extension line from the ground conductor (103), and a part of the base stub (104) constitutes a line conductor (a first collateral line conductor) (104a) disposed in parallel with the center line conductor (101b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Kei Satoh, Daisuke Koizumi, Shoichi Narahashi
  • Patent number: 7774034
    Abstract: A signal switching device including a plurality of transmission paths connected to an input path, the signal switching device outputting a signal from the input path through one of the transmission paths, including a first variable impedance unit connected to a first transmission path, the first variable impedance unit including a first section formed from a superconducting material, the first section being set to a non-superconducting state when the signal is to be output through a second transmission path, the first section including a portion of a predetermined length at an input end, the portion having an area of a cross section less than an area of a cross section of the first section at an output end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Kunihiro Kawai, Daisuke Koizumi, Kei Satoh, Shoichi Narahashi, Tetsuo Hirota
  • Patent number: 7764147
    Abstract: A coplanar resonator which is comprised of a dielectric substrate, a center conductor formed in the surface thereof, and a ground conductor formed so as to surround the same center conductor, wherein the same center conductor is comprised of a main line conductor 31, formed by extension in a rectilinear shape, and auxiliary line conductors 32a and 32b bifurcating from at least one end of the same main line conductor, folding back and being extended on both sides of the main line conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Daisuke Koizumi, Kei Satoh, Shoichi Narahashi
  • Patent number: 7710222
    Abstract: A signal input/output line 101 is used for input and output of a signal. A first resonating part 102 is connected to the signal input/output line 101 at one end and is opened at the other end. A second resonating part 103 is connected to a ground conductor 105 at one end and is opened at the other end. A connecting line 104 has a predetermined length and is connected to a point of connection between the signal input/output line 101 and the first resonating part 102 at one end and is connected to a predetermined point on the second resonating part 103 at the other end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Daisuke Koizumi, Kei Satoh, Shoichi Narahashi
  • Publication number: 20090212886
    Abstract: A dual-band bandpass filter according to the present invention includes a plurality of dual-band bandpass resonators. The dual-band bandpass resonator includes a central conductor having a central axis aligned with an input/output direction, a pair of grounding conductors, a central conductor short-circuit part and a pair of stub conductors that are formed on a surface of a dielectric substrate. The pair of grounding conductors are disposed on the opposite sides of the central conductor with a space interposed therebetween. The central conductor short-circuit part short-circuits the pair of grounding conductors, and one end of the central conductor is connected to the central conductor short-circuit part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2009
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Applicant: NTT DoCoMo, Inc
    Inventors: Kei Satoh, Shoichi Narahashi
  • Patent number: 7564699
    Abstract: A planar circuit housing (300) for containing a planar circuit (120) is disclosed. The planar circuit housing (300) comprises a support portion (341) for supporting edges of the planar circuit (120), the support portion (341) being provided on at least one housing internal surface substantially perpendicular to the planar circuit substrate (120); an upper cavity (380) in the housing (300) above the planar circuit (120); and a lower cavity (382) in the housing (300) below the planar circuit (120), the lower cavity (382) having the same sizes as the upper cavity (380) in directions parallel with the planar circuit substrate (120).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Daisuke Koizumi, Kei Satoh, Shoichi Narahashi, Tatsuro Masamura
  • Publication number: 20090066443
    Abstract: A signal selecting device according to the present invention has two input/output ports, a plurality of resonating parts, a plurality of impedance transforming parts, and a controlling part. The resonating parts have a ring conductor having a length equal to one wavelength at a resonant frequency or an integral multiple thereof and a plurality of switches each of which is connected to a different part of the ring conductor at one end and to a ground conductor at the other end. The controlling part controls the state of the switches. The resonating parts are disposed in series between the two input/output ports. The impedance transforming parts are disposed between the input/output ports in such a manner that the impedance transforming parts at the both ends are disposed between the input/output port and the resonating part and the remaining impedance transforming parts are disposed between the resonating parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2008
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Applicant: NTT DoCoMo, Inc
    Inventors: Kunihiro KAWAI, Kei Satoh, Hiroshi Okazaki, Shoichi Narahashi
  • Publication number: 20080278265
    Abstract: A signal input/output line 101 is used for input and output of a signal. A first resonating part 102 is connected to the signal input/output line 101 at one end and is opened at the other end. A second resonating part 103 is connected to a ground conductor 105 at one end and is opened at the other end. A connecting line 104 has a predetermined length and is connected to a point of connection between the signal input/output line 101 and the first resonating part 102 at one end and is connected to a predetermined point on the second resonating part 103 at the other end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2008
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Applicant: NTT DoCoMo, Inc
    Inventors: Daisuke Koizumi, Kei Satoh, Shoichi Narahashi
  • Publication number: 20080238578
    Abstract: A coplanar waveguide resonator (100a) has a center conductor (101) formed on a dielectric substrate (105) that has a line conductor (a center line conductor) (101b) extending in the input/output direction, a ground conductor (103) that is disposed on the dielectric substrate (105) across a gap section from the center conductor (101), and a line conductor (a base stub) (104) formed as an extension line from the ground conductor (103), and a part of the base stub (104) constitutes a line conductor (a first collateral line conductor) (104a) disposed in parallel with the center line conductor (101b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: NTT DoCoMo, Inc
    Inventors: Kei Satoh, Daisuke Koizumi, Shoichi Narahashi
  • Patent number: 7397331
    Abstract: A coupling structure for coupling to a circuit portion (6) in a coplanar-waveguide circuit (1) having ground conductors (2, 3) at both sides is disclosed. A signal input/output line (4) is provided at the center of the coplanar-waveguide circuit; and an inductive coupling portion (5) having an end of the signal input/output line short-circuited to one of the ground conductors and facing a part of the circuit portion via a first gap is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2008
    Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Daisuke Koizumi, Kei Satoh, Shoichi Narahashi
  • Patent number: 7378924
    Abstract: A filter is provided which comprises a single dielectric, and a line conductor and a ground conductor disposed on the dielectric. The line conductor includes first and second line conductor sections having opposed portions defining an open gap therebetween to form a capacitive coupling section. The edge lines of the opposed portions of the first and second conductor sections defining the open gap therebetween are substantially elongated relative to the line width of the corresponding conductor sections. The thus constructed filter is capable of suppressing a variation in the normalized J-inverter value even if dimensional errors relative to the design specifications due to overetching or underetching involved during the manufacture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2008
    Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Daisuke Koizumi, Kei Satoh, Shoichi Narahashi
  • Patent number: 7327996
    Abstract: The invention relates to a high sensitivity receiver installed outdoors which may be used in a base station of a mobile communication system, for example. A received radio frequency signal is converted into a signal in a desired frequency band by a reception bandpass filter RXF3, is subject to a low noise amplification to a desired level by a low noise reception amplifier LNA4, and the amplified signal is converted into an optical signal by a laser diode LD5. RXF3, LNA4 and LD5 are confined in a heat shielding box. LD5 is cooled by cooling means to the order of critical temperature where RXF3, for example, assumes a superconducting state, whereby the dynamic range is increased and stabilized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Ning Chen, Yoshiaki Tarusawa, Kei Satoh, Shoichi Narahashi, Noriyoshi Terada, Toshio Nojima
  • Patent number: 7307045
    Abstract: A signal switching device is disclosed that is capable of transmitting signals with less signal loss while securing a good isolation characteristic. The signal switching device includes a first section formed from a superconducting material connected to a first transmission path. The first section has a smaller cross section at the input end than at the output end or, the signal switching device may include a first section formed from a superconducting material connected to a first transmission path in series, and a second section formed from a superconducting material connected to a second transmission path in parallel. The cross section of the second section is smaller than that of the second transmission path. The length of the second transmission path is determined in such a way that an input impedance of the second transmission path is sufficiently large when the second section is in a superconducting state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2007
    Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Kunihiro Kawai, Daisuke Koizumi, Kei Satoh, Shoichi Narahashi, Tetsuo Hirota
  • Publication number: 20070230450
    Abstract: A signal switching device including a plurality of transmission paths connected to an input path, the signal switching device outputting a signal from the input path through one of the transmission paths, including a first variable impedance unit connected to a first transmission path, the first variable impedance unit including a first section formed from a superconducting material, the first section being set to a non-superconducting state when the signal is to be output through a second transmission path, the first section including a portion of a predetermined length at an input end, the portion having an area of a cross section less than an area of a cross section of the first section at an output end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Applicant: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Kunihiro Kawai, Daisuke Koizumi, Kei Satoh, Shoichi Narahashi, Tetsuo Hirota