Patents by Inventor Kenya Nagano

Kenya Nagano 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: 8922441
    Abstract: In order to solve a problem that, if a reinforcing plate of a housing is used as an antenna in a receiver, a desired antenna gain is less likely to be obtained and therefore an antenna gain is degraded, a receiver for receiving information transmitted by a radio wave includes an output portion configured to output information which is receivable by a viewer or another receiver; a stand portion contacting the output portion and configured to hold the output portion on an installation surface at an angle suitable for receiving the information or viewing an image; a reinforcing portion contacting the output portion and the stand portion at points other than a contact point between the output portion and the stand portion and configured to reinforce the output portion and the stand portion so that the angle is maintained; and an antenna portion arranged in a space ensured by at least the reinforcing portion and configured to receive the radio wave.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuaki Suzuki, Kenya Nagano
  • Publication number: 20130090152
    Abstract: To provide a portable wireless device in which the portability is excellent, a decrease in a size or a closed call is enabled, and a bandwidth can be increased with a reduction in an SAR value, There is employed a structure which includes a housing forming an outer packaging of the portable telephone, a circuit board provided in the housing, an antenna element provided close to one of short sides of the circuit board, and a metal plate connected to at least one of long sides of the circuit board and the antenna element side along a side wall of the housing, and in which a side of the metal plate that is not connected to the circuit board is opened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2011
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yukari Yamazaki, Hiroyuki Uejima, Hiroyuki Shioya, Mitsuru Saitou, Kenya Nagano
  • Publication number: 20130040712
    Abstract: A wireless terminal includes a first hinge and a second hinge, each of which connects the first housing and the second housing rotatably connected to the first housing. A metal plate is arranged within the first housing, and a circuit board that is arranged within the second housing. The first hinge and the second hinge are arranged with a given gap therebetween. The first hinge is electrically connected to a first radio unit arranged on the circuit board. The second hinge is electrically connected to a second radio unit which is arranged on the circuit board and which is different from the first radio unit. A gap between the first hinge and the metal plate is smaller than a gap between the second hinge and the metal plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2011
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kenya Nagano
  • Patent number: 8339321
    Abstract: A small antenna system which is incorporated in a portable radio apparatus and can ensure high antenna performance in a wide frequency band without impairing the design property or the operability and a portable radio apparatus are provided. An antenna device includes an antenna A1 having a resonance characteristic in a first frequency; an antenna A2 having a resonance characteristic in a second frequency and being spaced from the antenna A1 at a predetermined distance; a circuit board P provided in a mobile telephone 10, a wireless section 16 provided on the circuit board P for supplying or receiving high-frequency power; and a high-frequency switch 13 provided on the circuit board P for selecting connection of an output terminal or an input terminal of the wireless section 16 and a feeding point of the antenna A1 or the antenna A2 so that the feeding point of the antenna A1 or the antenna A2 can be switched and connecting to the wireless section 16.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Kenya Nagano, Yoshio Koyanagi
  • Publication number: 20120182190
    Abstract: The mobile radio apparatus of the invention includes conductive housings 101 and 102, a circuit board 103 arranged between the conductive housings 101 and 102, a radio circuit 104 arranged on the circuit board 103, a resin 105 such as waterproof rubber packing arranged at a boundary between the conductive housings 101 and 102, a flexible board 106 arranged along a part of the resin 105, a conductor pattern 107 formed on the flexible board 106, a notch 108 formed in the conductive housings 101 and 102 of the periphery of the conductor pattern 107, a liquid crystal screen 109 arranged on the conductive housing 101, operation keys 110, an earpiece 111, and a mouthpiece 112.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2010
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tatsunori Yui, Kenya Nagano, Yoshio Koyanagi, Noriyoshi Satou
  • Patent number: 8207898
    Abstract: An antenna unit and a communication apparatus are provided, which are operable with respect to wireless systems having three, or more frequencies by employing 2 sets of antenna elements, and which can realize such an antenna structure having a high freedom degree, while the antenna structure can be applied to frequency arrangements as to the plurality of wireless systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshio Koyanagi, Kenya Nagano
  • Publication number: 20120127043
    Abstract: A portable radio having a housing 10 made up of a combination of a first case 11 and a second case 12 includes: an annular resilient member 13 sandwiched between the first case 11 and the second case 12; a flexible printed board 14 that is formed integrally with the annular resilient member 13 and that is provided in at least an area surrounded by the annular resilient member 13; an antenna section 15 that is provided on the flexible printed board 14 while being folded along a plurality of inner wall surfaces which are oriented in mutually different orientations and which belong to at least one of the first case 11 and the second case 12; and a circuit board 17 placed within an area surrounded by the annular resilient member 13.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daigo Imano, Kenya Nagano, Yoshio Koyanagi, Noriyoshi Sato
  • Publication number: 20120032860
    Abstract: In order to solve a problem that, if a reinforcing plate of a housing is used as an antenna in a receiver, a desired antenna gain is less likely to be obtained and therefore an antenna gain is degraded, a receiver for receiving information transmitted by a radio wave includes an output portion configured to output information which is receivable by a viewer or another receiver; a stand portion contacting the output portion and configured to hold the output portion on an installation surface at an angle suitable for receiving the information or viewing an image; a reinforcing portion contacting the output portion and the stand portion at points other than a contact point between the output portion and the stand portion and configured to reinforce the output portion and the stand portion so that the angle is maintained; and an antenna portion arranged in a space ensured by at least the reinforcing portion and configured to receive the radio wave.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2010
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Inventors: Kazuaki Suzuki, Kenya Nagano
  • Patent number: 8046038
    Abstract: It is an object of the invention to provide a portable wireless apparatus capable of maintaining high quality of a communication in various using configurations obtained by a two-axis hinge mechanism. A portable wireless apparatus (100) having a two-axis hinge portion includes a first antenna (102) which is suitable for a talking state and a second antenna (104) which is suitable for a waiting state. The first antenna (102) or the second antenna (104) is selected based on a result of opening/closing detection decided from an angle ? of a first axis (106) and the result of opening/closing detection decided from an angle ? of a second axis (107). Consequently, it is possible to select either of the antennas which is not influenced by hands or fingers of a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Kenya Nagano, Tadashi Ooga, Yasunari Tanaka, Yutaka Saitou, Tomoaki Nishikido
  • Publication number: 20110169712
    Abstract: When three or more antennas and a plurality of wireless circuits using wireless frequency bands near to each other are installed on a cabinet whose size is limited, degradation of characteristic caused by electromagnetic coupling between antennas is suppressed. When a first antenna 21 and a second antenna 22 are connected to a first wireless circuit 31, a third antenna 23 is connected to a second wireless circuit 32, and an operation frequency band of the second wireless circuit 32 is near in a higher band than an operation frequency band of the first wireless circuit 31, a feeding point 23a of the third antenna is placed at a position nearer to a feeding point 21a of the first antenna than the feeding point 22a of the second antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shingo Sumi, Kenya Nagano, Haruhiko Kakitsu, Yukari Yamazaki, Hiroyuki Uejima, Hideki Hayama
  • Publication number: 20110102285
    Abstract: There is provided a foldable portable radio that can exhibit high phone call performance despite its low profile and small size. An antenna element 14 to be placed in the vicinity of a first hinge element 13A is connected to a power feed unit. The first hinge element 13A has a hinge fixing unit 131 and a hinge rotating unit 132. The hinge fixing unit 131 is connected to a second radio circuit 17B of a lower circuit board 12A by way of a second matching circuit 16B. The hinge rotating unit 132 is placed while spaced apart from a ground pattern on an upper circuit board 11A by a predetermined interval and connected to an end of the ground pattern of the upper circuit board that is close to the first hinge element 13A. The antenna element 14 and the first hinge element 13A configure a first dipole antenna. The ground pattern of the upper circuit board 11A and a ground pattern of the lower circuit board 12A configure a second dipole antenna that takes the hinge element 13A as a power feed system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2009
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoaki Nishikido, Hiroyuki Uno, Masashi Koshi, Yoshio Koyanagi, Kenya Nagano
  • Publication number: 20110063175
    Abstract: There is provided a foldable portable radio capable of exhibiting high communication performance despite its slimness and compact housings. The portable radio has an upper housing 11 in which an upper circuit board 11A is placed; a lower housing 12A in which a lower circuit board 12 is placed; a conductive hinge 13A that joins the upper housing 11 to the lower housing 12 so as to be rotatable around one axis; an antenna element 14 placed in vicinity of the hinge 13A parallel to an axial direction of the hinge 13A; and a feed section 15 connected to a radio circuit 17 on the lower circuit board 12A. The antenna element 14 is electrically connected to the feed section 15, and the hinge 13A is connected as a ground, whereby the hinge 13A and the antenna element 14 operate as a dipole antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2009
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Uno, Masashi Koshi, Tomoaki Nishikido, Yoshio Koyanagi, Kenya Nagano
  • Publication number: 20110057857
    Abstract: A small antenna system which is incorporated in a portable radio apparatus and can ensure high antenna performance in a wide frequency band without impairing the design property or the operability and a portable radio apparatus are provided. An antenna device includes an antenna A1 having a resonance characteristic in a first frequency; an antenna A2 having a resonance characteristic in a second frequency and being spaced from the antenna A1 at a predetermined distance; a circuit board P provided in a mobile telephone 10, a wireless section 16 provided on the circuit board P for supplying or receiving high-frequency power; and a high-frequency switch 13 provided on the circuit board P for selecting connection of an output terminal or an input terminal of the wireless section 16 and a feeding point of the antenna A1 or the antenna A2 so that the feeding point of the antenna A1 or the antenna A2 can be switched and connecting to the wireless section 16.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2007
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenya Nagano, Yoshio Koyanagi
  • Publication number: 20100240423
    Abstract: A purpose of the present invention is to provide a portable wireless unit capable of suppressing a deterioration of antenna performance, which is caused by electromagnetic mutual effects occurred between two antenna elements, and capable of achieving an improving effect of a high diversity gain, and also capable of realizing a designing characteristic and an operative characteristic in a compatible manner. While an upper case (1) and a lower case (2) are coupled to each other by a hinge portion (3), a circuit board (8) is arranged on the lower case (2), and also, a power feeding element (7) and another power feeding element (20) are arranged in such a separation manner that an interval between these power feeding terminals (7) and (20) is longer than, or equal to “?/20” on the circuit board (8). Also, while a whip antenna (9) is provided on the lower case (2), this whip antenna (9) is connected via the power feeding terminal (7) to the circuit board (8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2006
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji Takagi, Tsukasa Takahashi, Yutaka Satoh, Kenya Nagano
  • Patent number: 7787922
    Abstract: To provide a cell phone equipped with a broadcast receiver that delivers a high receiving sensitivity and antenna performance in various usage states. A loop element 12 as an antenna for receiving television broadcast is arranged in a range (c) of an upper end portion of an upper housing 1. An end part of an upper circuit board 6 is matched with a portion shown by (a) so that a conductor other than the antenna element does not exist in the range (c). A monopole element 19 for cell phone communication is arranged at a lower end portion of a lower housing 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yukari Yamazaki, Masashi Koshi, Haruhiko Kakitsu, Atsuhiko Hashigaya, Hiroyuki Sasaki, Yutaka Saito, Kenya Nagano
  • Publication number: 20100053020
    Abstract: An antenna unit and a communication apparatus are provided, which are operable with respect to wireless systems having three, or more frequencies by employing 2 sets of antenna elements, and which can realize such an antenna structure having a high freedom degree, while the antenna structure can be applied to frequency arrangements as to the plurality of wireless systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2007
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshio Koyanagi, Kenya Nagano
  • Patent number: 7671818
    Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to provide a connection cable that serves as an external antenna for a radio apparatus, and whose antenna performance is not deteriorated in the use state by an adverse affect attributable to the near proximity of a human body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Kenya Nagano, Shingo Sumi, Yutaka Saito, Hiroyuki Sasaki, Yoshio Koyanagi, Kazuya Tani
  • Publication number: 20090131129
    Abstract: To provide a cell phone equipped with a broadcast receiver that delivers a high receiving sensitivity and antenna performance in various usage states. A loop element 12 as an antenna for receiving television broadcast is arranged in a range (c) of an upper end portion of an upper housing 1. An end part of an upper circuit board is matched with a portion shown by (a) so that a conductor other than the antenna element does not exist in the range (c). A monopole element 19 for cell phone communication is arranged at a lower end portion of a lower housing 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2005
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yukari Yamazaki, Masashi Koshi, Haruhiko Kakitsu, Atsuhiko Hashigaya, Hiroyuki Sasaki, Yutaka Saito, Kenya Nagano
  • Patent number: 7532168
    Abstract: A conductive metal frame attached to an upper case is electrically connected to hinge metal member. The hinge metal member is connected to a hinge metal member by a rotary shaft in a rotatable manner. The hinge metal member, a further hinge metal member, and the rotary shaft are made of conductive metal so that electric continuity is obtained at contact points thereamong. The further hinge metal member is connected to a matching circuit on a circuit board via a feedpoint terminal. A conductor element is connected to a ground pattern of the circuit board at a position close to a point at which the matching circuit is grounded. The structure as described above provides a folding portable wireless unit that can secure a high antenna performance in a calling state and a waiting state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Seiichi Nakanishi, Yoshio Koyanagi, Kouta Aoki, Nozomi Koh, Yutaka Saito, Kenya Nagano
  • Publication number: 20090052720
    Abstract: An earphone connection cable and a portable device for suppressing sound signal superposing between an R earphone and an L earphone or between an earphone and a microphone are provided. A connection cable includes an R earphone 116a and an L earphone 116b at tips and contains an antenna element 115, a ground potential line 114, an R sound signal line 108a, an L sound signal line 108b, an inductance 111, and a second inductance group, and the ground potential line of the R earphone 116a and the L earphone 116b is connected to the antenna element 115, thereby suppressing sound signal superposing between the R earphone and the L earphone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2007
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Daisuke Nishi, Kenya Nagano, Masanori Oshimi, Masahiro Iwakami, Yousuke Matuda