Patents by Inventor Kenichi Ishizuka

Kenichi Ishizuka 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: 9893421
    Abstract: An impedance converter circuit includes a transformer with a primary coil connected to a power feed port, a phase shifter circuit connected between a secondary coil of the transformer and an antenna port, and a bypass circuit connected between the power feed port and the antenna port. In a high band, an absolute value of impedance of the transformer viewed from the antenna port via the phase shifter circuit is higher than an absolute value of impedance of the bypass circuit. In a low band, the absolute value of the impedance of the transformer viewed from the antenna port via the phase shifter circuit is lower than the absolute value of the impedance of the bypass circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kenichi Ishizuka
  • Publication number: 20180041182
    Abstract: A resonant circuit includes a first inductor and a first capacitor which define a first series circuit and a second inductor connected in parallel to the first series circuit. The first inductor and the second inductor are coupled via a magnetic field in a direction in which magnetic fluxes passing through the inductor and the second inductor strengthen each other to effectively increase steepness in a transient band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Hiroshi Nishida, Kenichi Ishizuka
  • Publication number: 20180025829
    Abstract: In a laminated coil component, first coil conductor patterns define a coil opening that generates a magnetic flux in a first direction, second coil conductor patterns define a first coil opening that generates a magnetic flux in the first direction, and a second coil opening that generates a magnetic flux in a second direction. A difference in area between the first coil opening and the second coil opening determines a degree of coupling of the coil defined by the first coil conductor pattern and the coil defined by the second coil conductor pattern. This provides a close proximal arrangement of a plurality of coils proximally while significantly reducing or preventing unnecessary coupling between the coils.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventor: Kenichi ISHIZUKA
  • Patent number: 9837976
    Abstract: An impedance converting circuit module includes a first matching circuit, a feeding-circuit-side matching circuit interposed between the first matching circuit and a feeding circuit, and an antenna-side matching circuit interposed between the first matching circuit and a radiating element. The feeding-circuit-side matching circuit performs impedance matching between a feeding port of the feeding circuit and the first matching circuit, and the antenna-side matching circuit performs impedance matching between a port of the radiating element and the first matching circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Noboru Kato, Kenichi Ishizuka, Noriyuki Ueki
  • Publication number: 20170345539
    Abstract: In a high-frequency transformer element includes a primary coil including first coil conductors and a secondary coil including second coil conductors are disposed in a multilayer body that includes a plurality of insulating layers. A magnetic-field cancellation conductor pattern is disposed in the multilayer body, is adjacent to some conductors of the first coil conductors in a lamination direction of the insulating layers, is arranged along a surface of the insulating layers, and allows a high-frequency current to flow in a direction opposite a high-frequency current flowing in the first coil conductors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Akira OCHIAI, Kenichi ISHIZUKA
  • Publication number: 20170324158
    Abstract: A first end of a first conductor pattern of a first coil conductor is connected to a power supply terminal, and a second end of the first conductor pattern is connected to an antenna terminal. A second conductor pattern includes second coil conductors. A first end of the second conductor pattern is connected to the antenna terminal and the second end of the first conductor pattern, and a second end of the second conductor pattern is connected to a ground terminal. The second conductor pattern magnetically couples with the first conductor pattern. The second end of the first conductor pattern and the first end of the second conductor pattern are connected to the antenna terminal via a routing pattern that extends to magnetically couple with at least either the first conductor pattern or the second conductor pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Hisashi AKIYAMA, Kenichi ISHIZUKA
  • Patent number: 9812245
    Abstract: In a laminated coil component, first coil conductor patterns define a coil opening that generates a magnetic flux in a first direction, second coil conductor patterns define a first coil opening that generates a magnetic flux in the first direction, and a second coil opening that generates a magnetic flux in a second direction. A difference in area between the first coil opening and the second coil opening determines a degree of coupling of the coil defined by the first coil conductor pattern and the coil defined by the second coil conductor pattern. This provides a close proximal arrangement of a plurality of coils proximally while significantly reducing or preventing unnecessary coupling between the coils.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kenichi Ishizuka
  • Publication number: 20170302246
    Abstract: An antenna device includes an impedance converter circuit connected to a feeder circuit, an impedance-conversion-ratio adjustment circuit, and an antenna. The impedance converter circuit includes a first inductance element and a second inductance element, which are coupled to each other through magnetic fields, so as to provide an autotransformer circuit. The impedance-conversion-ratio adjustment circuit includes a third inductance element which is series-connected between the impedance converter circuit and an antenna port, and a capacitance element which is shunt-connected between the antenna port and ground. The impedance-conversion-ratio adjustment circuit corrects an impedance conversion ratio of the impedance converter circuit in accordance with a frequency band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventor: Kenichi ISHIZUKA
  • Publication number: 20170270381
    Abstract: An imaging device includes a reflection polarization prism having an incident surface on which illumination light emitted from a light emitter is incident and a transmission surface that passes the illumination light entered the incident surface through one surface of a light-transmitting member, an imager including an image sensor having a first light-receiving portion that receives light from a predetermined imaging area transmitting the light-transmitting member and a second light-receiving portion adjacent to the first light-receiving portion that receives the illumination light reflected on an opposite surface to the one surface of the light-transmitting member, and an optical member that emits the light introduced from the predetermined imaging area to the first light-receiving portion and emits the illumination light reflected on the opposite surface of the light-transmitting member to the second light-receiving portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Izumi ITOH, Akihiro KAWAMURA, Ken SHIRASAKI, Kenichi ISHIZUKA, Kenya FUJIWARA, Hiroyuki SATOH, Shusaku TAKASU
  • Patent number: 9724647
    Abstract: An acidic gas separation module 10, which improves gas separation efficiency and reduces pressure loss, includes: a permeating gas collecting tube 12 having tube walls in which through holes 12A are formed; a layered body 14 that has at least an acidic gas separation layer 32 and that is wound on the permeating gas collecting tube 12; and telescope prevention plates 18 (a gas supply side 18A and a gas discharge side 18B) provided at both end faces in an axial direction of the wound layered body 14, wherein the ratio (D2/D1) of the open area ratio D2 of the telescope prevention plate on the gas discharge side 18B relative to the open area ratio D1 of the telescope prevention plate on the gas supply side 18A is from 0.5 to 0.9. An acidic gas separation device includes the acidic gas separation module 10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Yoichi Hosoya, Kenichi Ishizuka
  • Patent number: 9711848
    Abstract: An antenna device includes an antenna element and an impedance converting circuit connected to the antenna element. The impedance converting circuit is connected to a power-supply end of the antenna element. The impedance converting circuit is interposed between the antenna element and a power-supply circuit. The impedance converting circuit includes a first inductance element connected to the power-supply circuit and a second inductance element coupled to the first inductance element. A first end and a second end of the first inductance element are connected to the power-supply circuit and the antenna, respectively. A first end and a second end of the second inductance element are connected to the antenna element and ground, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Noboru Kato, Kenichi Ishizuka
  • Patent number: 9698831
    Abstract: In a transformer, first and second coils are provided on different substrate layers of a multilayer body. The first and second coil conductors are interlayer-connected to each other by interlayer connection conductors. A coil aperture defined by the first coil conductor and a coil aperture defined by the second coil conductor overlap each other when seen in a plan view from a laminating direction of the multilayer body. The first and second coil conductors are connected to each other at at least two places with the interlayer connection conductors interposed therebetween. A parallel connection portion including a first portion of the first coil conductor and a first portion of the second coil conductor is provided, and a series connection portion including a second portion of the first coil conductor and a second portion of the second coil conductor is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kenichi Ishizuka
  • Patent number: 9698747
    Abstract: In an impedance conversion circuit, a first coil element and a third coil element are arranged coaxially adjacent to each other, and a second coil element and a fourth coil element are arranged coaxially adjacent to each other. By arranging the first and third coil elements in close proximity and arranging the second coil element and the fourth coil element in close proximity in a layering direction, the first coil element is mainly magnetically coupled with the third coil element, and the second coil element is mainly magnetically coupling with the fourth coil element. The first coil element is connected in parallel to the second coil element, and the third coil element is connected in series to the fourth coil element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kenichi Ishizuka
  • Patent number: 9660671
    Abstract: In a transformer, first and second coils are provided on different substrate layers of a multilayer body. The first and second coil conductors are interlayer-connected to each other by interlayer connection conductors. A coil aperture defined by the first coil conductor and a coil aperture defined by the second coil conductor overlap each other when seen in a plan view from a laminating direction of the multilayer body. The first and second coil conductors are connected to each other at at least two places with the interlayer connection conductors interposed therebetween. A parallel connection portion including a first portion of the first coil conductor and a first portion of the second coil conductor is provided, and a series connection portion including a second portion of the first coil conductor and a second portion of the second coil conductor is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kenichi Ishizuka
  • Patent number: 9660341
    Abstract: In a signal line module and a communication terminal apparatus, a first connection portion connected to a feeding circuit, a second connection portion connected to a radiation element, a first high-frequency line portion, a second high-frequency line portion, and a matching circuit portion defining all of or a portion of a first matching circuit are integrally provided in a multilayer body including a plurality of base material layers. The first connection portion, the first high-frequency line portion, and the matching circuit portion are in a ground zone superposed with a ground conductor, when viewed in plan in a stacking direction of the multilayer body, and the second high-frequency line portion and the second connection portion are in a non-ground zone. The second high-frequency line portion and the second connection portion, together with the radiation element, operate as a radiation portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi Ishizuka, Noboru Kato
  • Publication number: 20170133999
    Abstract: A phase shifter includes a transformer connected between a first port and a second port and including a first coil and a second coil that is magnetically coupled to the first coil, the transformer including a parasitic inductance component; and an impedance adjustment circuit including a reactance element that suppresses a deviation in impedance due to the parasitic inductance component of the transformer. A coupling coefficient between the first coil and the second coil of the transformer and a value of the reactance element of the impedance adjustment circuit are determined such that a phase-shift amount changes in accordance with a frequency band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Kenichi ISHIZUKA, Hiroshi NISHIDA
  • Publication number: 20170117868
    Abstract: A transformer-type phase shifter or a phase-shift circuit includes a first coil and a second coil that is magnetically coupled to the first coil with a coupling coefficient of less than 1, a transformer including a parallel inductance component and a series inductance component, and an impedance adjustment circuit including a reactance element that performs impedance adjustment for the transformer, thus being advantageous in reducing the size, loss, and frequency dependency of the phase-shift amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Kenichi ISHIZUKA, Hiroshi NISHIDA
  • Publication number: 20170084998
    Abstract: An antenna device includes an antenna element, which is able to transmit and receive high-frequency signals of a plurality of frequency bands, and an antenna matching circuit. The antenna matching circuit includes an impedance converting circuit, which is connected to the antenna element side of the circuit, and a variable reactance circuit, which is connected to a feeder circuit side of the circuit. The impedance converting circuit includes a first inductance element and a second inductance element, which are transformer coupled with each other. The variable reactance circuit includes a reactance element, which is connected in parallel or series with the transmission/reception signal transmission path, and a switch that switches the connection state of the reactance element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventor: Kenichi ISHIZUKA
  • Publication number: 20170040967
    Abstract: A first coil element includes a first loop-shaped conductor and a second loop-shaped conductor. A second coil element includes a third loop-shaped conductor and a fourth loop-shaped conductor. The first loop-shaped conductor and the second loop-shaped conductor are sandwiched in a stacking direction between the third loop-shaped conductor and the fourth loop-shaped conductor. A conductive pattern which is a portion of the first loop-shaped conductor and a conductive pattern which is a portion of the second loop-shaped conductor are connected in parallel. Then, each of a conductive pattern which is a remaining portion of the first loop-shaped conductor and a conductive pattern which is a remaining portion of the second loop-shaped conductor is connected in series with the parallel circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventor: Kenichi ISHIZUKA
  • Patent number: 9515632
    Abstract: A first coil element includes a first loop-shaped conductor and a second loop-shaped conductor. A second coil element includes a third loop-shaped conductor and a fourth loop-shaped conductor. The first loop-shaped conductor and the second loop-shaped conductor are sandwiched in a stacking direction between the third loop-shaped conductor and the fourth loop-shaped conductor. A conductive pattern which is a portion of the first loop-shaped conductor and a conductive pattern which is a portion of the second loop-shaped conductor are connected in parallel. Then, each of a conductive pattern which is a remaining portion of the first loop-shaped conductor and a conductive pattern which is a remaining portion of the second loop-shaped conductor is connected in series with the parallel circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kenichi Ishizuka