Patents by Inventor Kota ARAI

Kota ARAI 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: 11936123
    Abstract: An antenna module includes a main substrate and a plurality of sub-array antennas. Each sub-array antenna includes a sub-substrate and a plurality of antenna elements. Each antenna element includes a parasitic element arranged on an upper surface of the sub-substrate, and a feeding element arranged in a layer between the upper surface and a lower surface of the sub-substrate. When a wavelength of a radio wave in free space is ?, a distance between a plane center of the antenna element arranged at a position adjacent to an end surface of the sub-substrate and the end surface is equal to or greater than ?/9, and equal to or less than half a distance (P) between respective centers of two of the antenna elements adjacent to each other in each sub-array antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kota Arai
  • Publication number: 20240088574
    Abstract: An antenna module includes a first sub array to a fourth sub array. The first sub array to the fourth sub array have a rectangular substrate. Each of the first sub array to the fourth sub array includes a plurality of radiation electrodes disposed along an extending direction of a long side. The first sub array to the fourth sub array are configured to radiate radio waves of the first polarized wave to the fourth polarized wave, respectively. The first polarized wave is different from the second polarized wave, and the third polarized wave is different from the fourth polarized wave. The first polarized wave is the same as the third polarized wave, and the second polarized wave is the same as the fourth polarized wave.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kota ARAI, Ryo KOMURA, Hideki UEDA
  • Patent number: 11916312
    Abstract: An antenna module includes a dielectric substrate having a multilayer structure, a radiating element, a feed wiring, a filter device, and a ground electrode. The dielectric substrate has a first main surface and a second main surface. The radiating element is formed on the first main surface of the dielectric substrate or in an inner layer than the first main surface. The feed wiring transmits a radio frequency signal to the radiating element. The filter device is arranged on the feed wiring. The ground electrode faces the radiating element and is arranged in a layer between the radiating element and the filter device. A recess is formed in the second main surface of the dielectric substrate. The filter device is arranged at a position that does not overlap with the recess when viewed in a plan view from a normal direction of the dielectric substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kota Arai
  • Publication number: 20230006350
    Abstract: An antenna module includes a dielectric substrate, in or on which a feed element is formed, a dielectric substrate, in which a ground electrode (GND) is formed, and conductive members. The dielectric substrate is disposed opposite the dielectric substrate. When viewed in plan in the direction normal to the feed element, the conductive members are disposed around the feed element. An air layer is formed between the dielectric substrate and the dielectric substrate. The conductive members are formed in the air layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicant: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kota ARAI, Ryo KOMURA, Kaoru SUDO, Hisao HAYAFUJI, Hirotsugu MORI
  • Publication number: 20220181781
    Abstract: An antenna module includes a dielectric substrate having a multilayer structure, a radiating element, a feed wiring, a filter device, and a ground electrode. The dielectric substrate has a first main surface and a second main surface. The radiating element is formed on the first main surface of the dielectric substrate or in an inner layer than the first main surface. The feed wiring transmits a radio frequency signal to the radiating element. The filter device is arranged on the feed wiring. The ground electrode faces the radiating element and is arranged in a layer between the radiating element and the filter device. A recess is formed in the second main surface of the dielectric substrate. The filter device is arranged at a position that does not overlap with the recess when viewed in a plan view from a normal direction of the dielectric substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicant: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kota ARAI
  • Publication number: 20220090921
    Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to acquire information that can be used for trade area analysis. An information processing apparatus includes a storage and a controller. The storage stores travel information about a plurality of vehicles, the travel information including position information on a starting point and an end point of one trip. The controller extracts, from the storage, the travel information about a plurality of target vehicles with respect to which the end point of one trip is a predetermined target place. Furthermore, the controller specifies a starting point range that is a range where the starting point of one trip of each of the plurality of target vehicles is present.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Noriaki Saitoh, Tamaki Amano, Yutaka Nakano, Kota Arai
  • Patent number: 11283150
    Abstract: An antenna module includes a dielectric substrate, a plurality of antenna elements, and an RFIC having a plurality of power supply terminals configured to supply power to each of the plurality of antenna elements via a power supply line. The plurality of antenna elements include a first antenna element and a second antenna element disposed along a first direction connecting two points within a region, the first antenna element is located on the side of a center of the region relative to the second antenna element, and the number of antenna elements to which power is supplied by a power supply line for supplying power to the first antenna element is smaller than the number of antenna elements to which power is supplied by a power supply line for supplying power to the second antenna element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kota Arai
  • Publication number: 20220085502
    Abstract: An antenna module includes a main substrate and a plurality of sub-array antennas. Each sub-array antenna includes a sub-substrate and a plurality of antenna elements. Each antenna element includes a parasitic element arranged on an upper surface of the sub-substrate, and a feeding element arranged in a layer between the upper surface and a lower surface of the sub-substrate. When a wavelength of a radio wave in free space is ?, a distance between a plane center of the antenna element arranged at a position adjacent to an end surface of the sub-substrate and the end surface is equal to or greater than ?/9, and equal to or less than half a distance (P) between respective centers of two of the antenna elements adjacent to each other in each sub-array antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kota ARAI
  • Publication number: 20200194869
    Abstract: An antenna module includes a dielectric substrate, a plurality of antenna elements, and an RFIC having a plurality of power supply terminals configured to supply power to each of the plurality of antenna elements via a power supply line. The plurality of antenna elements include a first antenna element and a second antenna element disposed along a first direction connecting two points within a region, the first antenna element is located on the side of a center of the region relative to the second antenna element, and the number of antenna elements to which power is supplied by a power supply line for supplying power to the first antenna element is smaller than the number of antenna elements to which power is supplied by a power supply line for supplying power to the second antenna element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventor: Kota ARAI