Patents by Inventor Koji Yukimasa

Koji Yukimasa 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).

  • Publication number: 20230378627
    Abstract: In a wireless communication apparatus including a communication coupler and a circuit, a first substrate and a second substrate face each other in a longitudinal direction of the communication coupler. The first substrate includes a first signal line, a second signal line, a third signal line, a distributor, and a terminating resistor. At the distributor, the first signal line branches into the second signal line and the third signal line. The second signal line is terminated at the terminating resistor at an end of the first substrate. The second substrate includes a fourth signal line. At least one of the third signal line or the connection signal line is configured such that a phase of a signal at the facing portion of the second signal line and a phase of a signal at the facing portion of the fourth signal line are continuous.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventor: KOJI YUKIMASA
  • Patent number: 11824369
    Abstract: A wireless power transmission system includes a transmission line, one end of which is connected to a power reception unit configured to receive AC power, a splitting unit, one end of which is connected to an other end of the transmission line and an other end of which is split into a plurality of transmission lines, a first rectification unit connected to a second transmission line of the splitting unit, and a second rectification unit connected to a third transmission line. A transmission line length of the second transmission line and a transmission line length of the third transmission line are each substantially equal to one fourth of a wavelength of the AC power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Koji Yukimasa
  • Publication number: 20230335898
    Abstract: An antenna apparatus that comprises an antenna array in which a plurality of active antennas each including an antenna and a semiconductor structure configured to generate or detect an electromagnetic wave are arranged in an array, a coupling line configured to mutually couple two antennas respectively included in at least two active antennas among the plurality of active antennas, and an impedance variable device configured to make an impedance of the coupling line variable is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: YASUSHI KOYAMA, TAKEAKI ITSUJI, YUKI KITAZAWA, TATSUYA MURAO, KOJI YUKIMASA, TAKAHIRO SATO
  • Publication number: 20230335885
    Abstract: An antenna apparatus that comprises an active antenna including an antenna, a semiconductor structure configured to operate as an oscillator, and at least two power lines configured to give a potential difference to the semiconductor structure, and configured to generate or detect an electromagnetic wave, and a control line electrically connected to one of the at least two power lines and configured to be injected with a signal for controlling a phase of the oscillator in the active antenna is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: KOJI YUKIMASA, TAKEAKI ITSUJI, YUKI KITAZAWA, TATSUYA MURAO, YASUSHI KOYAMA, TAKAHIRO SATO
  • Publication number: 20230246772
    Abstract: A control apparatus controls a base station for a local network. The control apparatus sets a transmission output value of the base station based on an instruction value received from a management apparatus that manages allocation of a frequency resource to a plurality of local networks for dynamic frequency sharing among the plurality of local networks. The control apparatus notifies the management apparatus of a set value in such a manner that the management apparatus can coordinate a use of a frequency resource among the plurality of local networks based on the set value in a case where the set value being set is below the instruction value received from the management apparatus or a transmission output value set in advance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventor: KOJI YUKIMASA
  • Publication number: 20230224690
    Abstract: A communication apparatus, notifies, in a case where an application using communication is activated, a predetermined information processing apparatus of information concerning the application, obtains, based on information concerning contracts of a user of the communication apparatus with respect to a plurality of communication lines respectively provided by a plurality of communication carriers, from the information processing apparatus, information concerning a communication line recommended to be used to execute the application among the plurality of communication lines, and executes, based on the obtained information concerning the recommended communication line, control concerning setting of a use communication line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2023
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventor: KOJI YUKIMASA
  • Patent number: 11611371
    Abstract: A communication system performs wireless communication using electromagnetic field coupling between a transmission coupler and a reception coupler and moves at least one of the transmission coupler and the reception coupler so as to change the position in a predetermined direction of the reception coupler relative to the transmission coupler. In the communication system, the greater the distance between an overlap portion where the transmission coupler and the reception coupler overlap as viewed from a vertical direction to the predetermined direction and an input end of the transmission coupler is, the higher the degree of coupling between the transmission coupler and the reception coupler becomes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Koji Yukimasa
  • Patent number: 11606827
    Abstract: A communication apparatus acquires, from an external apparatus, an application for using a communication service using a local network in which communication is performed with a base station, that broadcasts a public land mobile wireless network identifier. The public land mobile wireless network identifier may not be defined in ITU-T Recommendation E.212, using a wireless communication method that supports transmission/reception with a plurality of OFDM subcarrier intervals, the application being bundled with connection setting information for making a connection to the local network, and make a connection to the local network using the connection setting information if the acquired application is active.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Koji Yukimasa
  • Publication number: 20220346100
    Abstract: A base station apparatus of a second network in which communication is performed using time division duplex (TDD) in a frequency band different from a frequency band of a predetermined first network receives, from a terminal apparatus currently connected to the base station apparatus, a first notification indicating whether the terminal apparatus has detected a radio wave of a network different from the second network, and transmits, if it is specified based on the first notification that the terminal apparatus has detected a radio wave of the first network, to the terminal apparatus, a second notification for instructing to perform communication by setting a guard band for the frequency band used in the first network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventor: Koji Yukimasa
  • Patent number: 11342673
    Abstract: A wireless system includes a first antenna configured to form at least part of the shape of a first ring, a second antenna configured to form at least part of the shape of a second ring, where the second antenna is capable of being coupled to the first antenna by an electromagnetic field, a first rotation control unit configured to rotate at least one of the first antenna and the second antenna about a first axis that passes through the substantial center of the first ring, and a second rotation control unit configured to rotate at least one of the first antenna and the second antenna about a second axis that passes through the substantial center of the second ring and that is substantially orthogonal to the first axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Jun Morita, Koji Yukimasa
  • Publication number: 20220131418
    Abstract: A wireless power transmission system includes a transmission line, one end of which is connected to a power reception unit configured to receive AC power, a splitting unit, one end of which is connected to an other end of the transmission line and an other end of which is split into a plurality of transmission lines, a first rectification unit connected to a second transmission line of the splitting unit, and a second rectification unit connected to a third transmission line. A transmission line length of the second transmission line and a transmission line length of the third transmission line are each substantially equal to one fourth of a wavelength of the AC power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventor: Koji Yukimasa
  • Publication number: 20210251025
    Abstract: A communication apparatus acquires, from an external apparatus, an application for using a communication service using a local network in which communication is performed with a base station, that broadcasts a public land mobile wireless network identifier. The public land mobile wireless network identifier may not be defined in ITU-T Recommendation E.212, using a wireless communication method that supports transmission/reception with a plurality of OFDM subcarrier intervals, the application being bundled with connection setting information for making a connection to the local network, and make a connection to the local network using the connection setting information if the acquired application is active.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventor: Koji Yukimasa
  • Publication number: 20200328778
    Abstract: A communication system performs wireless communication using electromagnetic field coupling between a transmission coupler and a reception coupler and moves at least one of the transmission coupler and the reception coupler so as to change the position in a predetermined direction of the reception coupler relative to the transmission coupler. In the communication system, the greater the distance between an overlap portion where the transmission coupler and the reception coupler overlap as viewed from a vertical direction to the predetermined direction and an input end of the transmission coupler is, the higher the degree of coupling between the transmission coupler and the reception coupler becomes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventor: Koji Yukimasa
  • Publication number: 20200313293
    Abstract: A wireless system includes a first antenna configured to form at least part of the shape of a first ring, a second antenna configured to form at least part of the shape of a second ring, where the second antenna is capable of being coupled to the first antenna by an electromagnetic field, a first rotation control unit configured to rotate at least one of the first antenna and the second antenna about a first axis that passes through the substantial center of the first ring, and a second rotation control unit configured to rotate at least one of the first antenna and the second antenna about a second axis that passes through the substantial center of the second ring and that is substantially orthogonal to the first axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Jun Morita, Koji Yukimasa
  • Patent number: 10735050
    Abstract: A communication system performs wireless communication using electromagnetic field coupling between a transmission coupler and a reception coupler and moves at least one of the transmission coupler and the reception coupler so as to change the position in a predetermined direction of the reception coupler relative to the transmission coupler. In the communication system, the greater the distance between an overlap portion where the transmission coupler and the reception coupler overlap as viewed from a vertical direction to the predetermined direction and an input end of the transmission coupler is, the higher the degree of coupling between the transmission coupler and the reception coupler becomes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Koji Yukimasa
  • Patent number: 10637524
    Abstract: A communication system comprises a first conductor member in which a first signal line is connected at a connection position other than end portions on a surface of the first conductor member, a second conductor member connected with a second signal line, and a communication control unit that controls wireless communication by electromagnetic coupling between a first coupler including the first conductor member and a second coupler including the second conductor member. A distance between the connection position and a farthest point from the connection position on the surface of the first conductor member is equal to or less than a quarter wavelength corresponding to a signal to be used in communication by the communication control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Koji Yukimasa
  • Publication number: 20200127703
    Abstract: A communication system performs wireless communication using electromagnetic field coupling between a transmission coupler and a reception coupler and moves at least one of the transmission coupler and the reception coupler so as to change the position in a predetermined direction of the reception coupler relative to the transmission coupler. In the communication system, the greater the distance between an overlap portion where the transmission coupler and the reception coupler overlap as viewed from a vertical direction to the predetermined direction and an input end of the transmission coupler is, the higher the degree of coupling between the transmission coupler and the reception coupler becomes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventor: Koji Yukimasa
  • Patent number: 10560157
    Abstract: A wireless communication system includes a first communication apparatus including a first antenna and a second antenna, a second communication apparatus including a third antenna and a fourth antenna, a first communication control unit that controls wireless communication based on electric field coupling or magnetic field coupling between the first antenna and the third antenna, and a second communication control unit that controls wireless communication based on electric field coupling or magnetic field coupling between the second antenna and the fourth antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Koji Yukimasa, Tadashi Eguchi, Hitoshi Asai
  • Publication number: 20190260423
    Abstract: A wireless communication system includes a first communication apparatus including a first antenna and a second antenna, a second communication apparatus including a third antenna and a fourth antenna, a first communication control unit that controls wireless communication based on electric field coupling or magnetic field coupling between the first antenna and the third antenna, and a second communication control unit that controls wireless communication based on electric field coupling or magnetic field coupling between the second antenna and the fourth antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Koji Yukimasa, Tadashi Eguchi, Hitoshi Asai
  • Publication number: 20190245575
    Abstract: A communication system comprises a first conductor member in which a first signal line is connected at a connection position other than end portions on a surface of the first conductor member, a second conductor member connected with a second signal line, and a communication control unit that controls wireless communication by electromagnetic coupling between a first coupler including the first conductor member and a second coupler including the second conductor member. A distance between the connection position and a farthest point from the connection position on the surface of the first conductor member is equal to or less than a quarter wavelength corresponding to a signal to be used in communication by the communication control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventor: Koji Yukimasa