Patents by Inventor Masaki HORIE

Masaki HORIE 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: 20240347893
    Abstract: An antenna unit used by being attached to window glass for a building includes a radiating element, a wave directing member arranged on an outdoor side with respect to the radiating element, and a conductor arranged on an indoor side with respect to the radiating element, wherein where a distance between the radiating element and the wave directing member is denoted as a, and where a relative permittivity of a medium constituted by a dielectric member between the radiating element and the wave directing member is denoted as ?r, the distance a is (2.11×?r?1.82) mm or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Applicants: AGC Inc., AGC GLASS EUROPE, AGC FLAT GLASS NORTH AMERICA, INC., AGC Vidros do Brasil Ltda.
    Inventors: Masaki HORIE, Ryuta SONODA, Yukio TAKAHASHI
  • Patent number: 12057631
    Abstract: To suppress downward radiation of electromagnetic waves from an antenna unit. An antenna unit to be used by being installed so as to face a window glass for a building, the antenna unit comprising a plurality of array antennas, wherein each of the plurality of array antennas has a plurality of radiating elements and at least one conductor situated on an interior side relative to the plurality of radiating elements, and where the effective wavelength of the plurality of array antennas at the operation frequency is A, and an integer of 0 or more is n, the distance from the center of the upper radiating element among the plurality of radiating elements to the upper edge of the conductor in the up-and-down direction is (0.5+n)A±0.22A, as seen in a plan view of the antenna unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Yukio Takahashi, Masaki Horie, Ryuta Sonoda
  • Patent number: 12051848
    Abstract: An antenna unit used by being attached to window glass for a building includes a radiating element, a wave directing member arranged on an outdoor side with respect to the radiating element, and a conductor arranged on an indoor side with respect to the radiating element, wherein where a distance between the radiating element and the wave directing member is denoted as a, and where a relative permittivity of a medium constituted by a dielectric member between the radiating element and the wave directing member is denoted as ?r, the distance a is (2.11×?r?1.82) mm or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignees: AGC Inc., AGC GLASS EUROPE, AGC FLAT GLASS NORTH AMERICA, INC., AGC Vidros do Brasil Ltda.
    Inventors: Masaki Horie, Ryuta Sonoda, Yukio Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20220416414
    Abstract: To suppress downward radiation of electromagnetic waves from an antenna unit. An antenna unit to be used by being installed so as to face a window glass for a building, the antenna unit comprising a plurality of array antennas, wherein each of the plurality of array antennas has a plurality of radiating elements and at least one conductor situated on an interior side relative to the plurality of radiating elements, and where the effective wavelength of the plurality of array antennas at the operation frequency is ?, and an integer of 0 or more is n, the distance from the center of the upper radiating element among the plurality of radiating elements to the upper edge of the conductor in the up-and-down direction is (0.5+n)?±0.22?, as seen in a plan view of the antenna unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Yukio TAKAHASHI, Masaki HORIE, Ryuta SONODA
  • Patent number: 11515610
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a laminated body with electric conductor including a substrate; a functional layer having at least an adhesive layer; an electric conductor; and a protective material, wherein the substrate, the functional layer having at least the adhesive layer, the electric conductor, and the protective material are sequentially laminated in a thickness direction, and wherein a thickness of the functional layer is less than or equal to 0.300 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignees: AGC Inc., AGC GLASS EUROPE, AGC FLAT GLASS NORTH AMERICA, INC., AGC Vidros do Brasil Ltda.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Hiramatsu, Ryuta Sonoda, Yoshiyuki Ikuma, Masaki Horie, Ryota Okuda
  • Publication number: 20220200156
    Abstract: An antenna unit to be used by being installed so as to face window glass for a building includes a radiating element, a phase control member situated on an exterior-side with reference to the radiating element and configured to control a phase of an electromagnetic wave radiated from the radiating element, and a conductor situated on an interior-side with reference to the radiating element, wherein the phase control member is a member including a dielectric and a plurality of conductor portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicants: AGC Inc., AGC GLASS EUROPE, AGC FLAT GLASS NORTH AMERICA, INC., AGC Vidros do Brasil Ltda.
    Inventors: Ryuta SONODA, Masaki HORIE
  • Publication number: 20210242553
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a laminated body with electric conductor including a substrate; a functional layer having at least an adhesive layer; an electric conductor; and a protective material, wherein the substrate, the functional layer having at least the adhesive layer, the electric conductor, and the protective material are sequentially laminated in a thickness direction, and wherein a thickness of the functional layer is less than or equal to 0.300 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicants: AGC Inc., AGC GLASS EUROPE, AGC FLAT GLASS NORTH AMERICA, INC., AGC Vidros do Brasil Ltda.
    Inventors: Tetsuya HIRAMATSU, Ryuta SONODA, Yoshiyuki IKUMA, Masaki HORIE, Ryota OKUDA
  • Publication number: 20210005951
    Abstract: An antenna unit used by being attached to window glass for a building includes a radiating element, a wave directing member arranged on an outdoor side with respect to the radiating element, and a conductor arranged on an indoor side with respect to the radiating element, wherein where a distance between the radiating element and the wave directing member is denoted as a, and where a relative permittivity of a medium constituted by a dielectric member between the radiating element and the wave directing member is denoted as ?r, the distance a is (2.11×?r?1.82) mm or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Applicants: AGC Inc., AGC GLASS EUROPE, AGC FLAT GLASS NORTH AMERICA, INC., AGC Vidros do Brasil Ltda.
    Inventors: Masaki HORIE, Ryuta SONODA, Yukio TAKAHASHI