Patents by Inventor Kenji INATE

Kenji INATE 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: 11742830
    Abstract: An elastic wave device includes a piezoelectric substrate, a first elastic wave element on the piezoelectric substrate and including at least one first interdigital transducer electrode and a first reflector in an area of the first interdigital transducer electrode at one side in a propagation direction of elastic waves, and a second elastic wave element on the piezoelectric substrate and including at least one second interdigital transducer electrode and a second reflector in an area of the second interdigital transducer electrode at one side in the propagation direction of elastic waves. The first and second reflectors are disposed side by side in the propagation direction. A reflection member, between the first and second reflectors, reflects elastic waves in at least a direction different from the propagation direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kenji Inate
  • Patent number: 10790803
    Abstract: A radio-frequency module includes a multi-filter unit and a switch unit. The multi-filter unit includes filters having different passbands of signals and each including input/output terminals. The switch unit includes a receive/transmit terminal and a GND terminal. The switch unit switches the coupling destination of a second terminal in a second filter between the terminals. In the second filter, the second terminal is a common terminal coupled to a terminal, which is to be at the reference potential, of a first filter. When a first terminal of the first filter is to be coupled to the receive/transmit terminal terminal, the switch unit switches the coupling destination of the second terminal to the ground terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kenji Inate
  • Publication number: 20190140620
    Abstract: A radio-frequency module includes a multi-filter unit and a switch unit. The multi-filter unit includes filters having different passbands of signals and each including input/output terminals. The switch unit includes a receive/transmit terminal and a GND terminal. The switch unit switches the coupling destination of a second terminal in a second filter between the terminals. In the second filter, the second terminal is a common terminal coupled to a terminal, which is to be at the reference potential, of a first filter. When a first terminal of the first filter is to be coupled to the receive/transmit terminal terminal, the switch unit switches the coupling destination of the second terminal to the ground terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventor: Kenji INATE
  • Publication number: 20180254765
    Abstract: An elastic wave device includes a piezoelectric substrate, a first elastic wave element on the piezoelectric substrate and including at least one first interdigital transducer electrode and a first reflector in an area of the first interdigital transducer electrode at one side in a propagation direction of elastic waves, and a second elastic wave element on the piezoelectric substrate and including at least one second interdigital transducer electrode and a second reflector in an area of the second interdigital transducer electrode at one side in the propagation direction of elastic waves. The first and second reflectors are disposed side by side in the propagation direction. A reflection member, between the first and second reflectors, reflects elastic waves in at least a direction different from the propagation direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventor: Kenji INATE
  • Patent number: 9621127
    Abstract: In an elastic wave device, a first electrode structure and a second electrode structure are provided on a piezoelectric substrate, first and second elastic wave element portions are configured by the first electrode structure and the second electrode structure, respectively, and a first bump that is configured of a conductive material to provide shielding is provided on an electrode formation surface of the piezoelectric substrate between the first elastic wave element portion and the second elastic wave element portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kenji Inate
  • Patent number: 9520859
    Abstract: In an elastic wave device, a first electrode structure and a second electrode structure are provided on a piezoelectric substrate. The first electrode structure and the second electrode structure define first and second elastic wave element portions, respectively. A support frame on the piezoelectric substrate surrounds the first elastic wave element portion and the second elastic wave element portion. The support frame includes a dividing wall portion that divides the first elastic wave element portion and the second elastic wave element portion. A conductive shield electrode is provided in a groove provided in the dividing wall portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kenji Inate
  • Publication number: 20150194947
    Abstract: In an elastic wave device, a first electrode structure and a second electrode structure are provided on a piezoelectric substrate, first and second elastic wave element portions are configured by the first electrode structure and the second electrode structure, respectively, and a first bump that is configured of a conductive material to provide shielding is provided on an electrode formation surface of the piezoelectric substrate between the first elastic wave element portion and the second elastic wave element portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2015
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Inventor: Kenji INATE
  • Publication number: 20150194948
    Abstract: In an elastic wave device, a first electrode structure and a second electrode structure are provided on a piezoelectric substrate. The first electrode structure and the second electrode structure define first and second elastic wave element portions, respectively. A support frame on the piezoelectric substrate surrounds the first elastic wave element portion and the second elastic wave element portion. The support frame includes a dividing wall portion that divides the first elastic wave element portion and the second elastic wave element portion. A conductive shield electrode is provided in a groove provided in the dividing wall portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Inventor: Kenji INATE