Patents by Inventor Masamichi YONEHARA
Masamichi YONEHARA 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).
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Patent number: 11955736Abstract: An antenna includes a housing, a first conductor group, and a power supply line. The housing includes a first surface including at least three first corner portions, a second surface including at least three second corner portions and facing the first surface, and a side surface connecting the first and second surfaces. A housing portion is surrounded by the first, second and side surfaces. The first conductor group includes a first conductor extending along the first surface, at least three second conductors separated from one another, and a second conductor group. The second conductors extend along the side surface from the first corner portions to the second corner portions and are electrically connected to the first conductor. The second conductor group extends along the second surface and capacitively couples the at least three second conductors. The power supply line is connected to any one portion of the second conductor group.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2020Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventors: Hiromichi Yoshikawa, Nobuki Hiramatsu, Masamichi Yonehara
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Patent number: 11942691Abstract: The present disclosure provides a novel antenna. An antenna according to an example of a plurality of embodiments of the present disclosure includes a radiation conductor, a ground conductor, a first feeding line, a second feeding line, and a connecting conductor. The first feeding line is electromagnetically connected to the radiation conductor and configured to excite the radiation conductor in a first direction. The second feeding line is electromagnetically connected to the radiation conductor and configured to excite the radiation conductor in a second direction. The connecting conductor is positioned apart from the center of the radiation conductor. The connecting conductor is spaced apart from the first feeding line by a first distance. The connecting conductor is spaced apart from the second feeding line by a second distance. The first distance is substantially equal to the second distance.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2019Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventors: Hiromichi Yoshikawa, Nobuki Hiramatsu, Masamichi Yonehara
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Patent number: 11888231Abstract: An antenna includes a housing of a resin, a first conductor group, and a power supply line. The housing includes first and second surfaces opposite in a first direction, third and fourth surfaces opposite in a second direction, and a housing portion surrounded by the first-fourth surfaces. The third surface connects the first and second surfaces. The first conductor group includes a first conductor, a second conductor, a second conductor group, and a third conductor. The first conductor is closer to the first surface than the second surface. The second conductor is closer to the second surface than the first surface. The second conductor group extends along the third surface and capacitively couples the first and second conductors. The third conductor extends along the fourth surface and electrically connects the first and second conductors. The power supply line is connected to any one portion of the second conductor group.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2020Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventors: Hiromichi Yoshikawa, Nobuki Hiramatsu, Masamichi Yonehara
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Patent number: 11862878Abstract: An antenna includes a radiation conductor, a ground conductor, first-fourth feeding lines, a first feeding circuit, and a second feeding circuit. The first feeding line to the fourth feeding line are configured to be electromagnetically connected to the radiation conductor. The first feeding circuit is configured to feed reversed-phased signals, which have mutually opposite phases, to the first feeding line and the third feeding line. The second feeding circuit is configured to feed reversed-phased signals, which have mutually opposite phases, to the second feeding line and the fourth feeding line. The radiation conductor is configured to be excited in a first direction due to the feed from the first feeding line and the third feeding line. The radiation conductor is configured to be excited in a second direction due to the feed from the second feeding line and the fourth feeding line.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2019Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventors: Hiromichi Yoshikawa, Nobuki Hiramatsu, Masamichi Yonehara
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Publication number: 20230379010Abstract: A communication system includes a base station configured to transmit and receive a radio wave, and a radio wave refracting plate configured to refract the radio wave transmitted from the base station at a predetermined angle to emit a refractive radio wave, when the radio wave passes through the radio wave refracting plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2021Publication date: November 23, 2023Inventors: Ryo ISHIDO, Nobuki HIRAMATSU, Masamichi YONEHARA, Takafumi UEHAMA
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Patent number: 11637383Abstract: A structure includes first to fourth conductors. The first conductor extends along a second plane including a second direction and a third direction intersecting with the second direction. The second conductor faces the first conductor along a first direction intersecting with the second plane and extends along the second plane. The third conductor capacitively connects the first conductor and the second conductor. The fourth conductor is electrically connected to the first conductor and the second conductor, and extends along a first plane including the first direction and the third direction. The third conductor includes a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer capacitively connected to the first conductive layer. The second conductive layer is positioned between the first conductive layer and the fourth conductor in the second direction. The first conductive layer has more thickness in the second direction as compared to thickness of the second conductive layer.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2019Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventors: Nobuki Hiramatsu, Hiroshi Uchimura, Masamichi Yonehara, Sunao Hashimoto
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Patent number: 11509063Abstract: There is provided a new type of structure that resonates at a predetermined frequency, an antenna, a wireless communication module, and a wireless communication device. The structure includes a first conductor that extends in a second direction, a second conductor, a third conductor, a fourth conductor. The second conductor faces the first conductor in a first direction and that extends along the second direction. The third conductor is configured to capacitively connect the first conductor and the second conductor. The fourth conductor is configured to be electrically connected to the first conductor and the second conductor and extends along a first plane. Each of the first conductor and the second conductor includes a portion that extends along the second direction and that is exposed to an exterior space.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2019Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventors: Nobuki Hiramatsu, Hiroshi Uchimura, Yasuhiko Fukuoka, Hikaru Nekozuka, Fangwei Tong, Masamichi Yonehara
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Patent number: 11509055Abstract: A wireless communication device includes an antenna and is used for storage as an electrical conductive body. The antenna includes a first conductor and a second conductor, one or more third conductors, a fourth conductor, and a feeding line. The first conductor and the second conductor face each other in a first axis. The one or more third conductors are located between the first conductor and the second conductor and extend in the first axis. The fourth conductor is connected to the first conductor and the second conductor and extends in the first axis. The feeding line is connected to any one of the third conductors. The first conductor and the second conductor are capacitively coupled to each other via the third conductor. The fourth conductor faces a conductor part of the storage.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2019Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventors: Masato Fujishiro, Sunao Hashimoto, Nobuki Hiramatsu, Jun Kitakado, Hiroshi Uchimura, Shinji Isoyama, Susumu Kashiwase, Hiroshi Yamasaki, Masamichi Yonehara, Yasuhiko Fukuoka, Takanori Ikuta, Toi Kanda
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Patent number: 11509068Abstract: A structure includes first to a first conductor, a second conductor, a third conductor, and a fourth conductor. The first conductor extends along a second plane including a second direction and a third direction intersecting with the second direction. The second conductor faces the first conductor along a first direction intersecting with the second plane and extends along the second plane. The third conductor capacitively connects the first conductor and the second conductor. The fourth conductor is electrically connected to the first conductor and the second conductor, and extends along a first plane including the first direction and the third direction. The third conductor faces the fourth conductor via a base. The base includes a plurality of first fiber components and a first resin component that holds the first fiber components. Part of the first fiber components extends along the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2019Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventors: Nobuki Hiramatsu, Yasuhiko Fukuoka, Tetsuya Yuda, Hiroshi Uchimura, Fangwei Tong, Masamichi Yonehara, Sunao Hashimoto
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Publication number: 20220359988Abstract: An antenna includes a housing, a first conductor group, and a power supply line. The housing includes a first surface including at least three first corner portions, a second surface including at least three second corner portions and facing the first surface, and a side surface connecting the first and second surfaces. A housing portion is surrounded by the first, second and side surfaces. The first conductor group includes a first conductor extending along the first surface, at least three second conductors separated from one another, and a second conductor group. The second conductors extend along the side surface from the first corner portions to the second corner portions and are electrically connected to the first conductor. The second conductor group extends along the second surface and capacitively couples the at least three second conductors. The power supply line is connected to any one portion of the second conductor group.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2020Publication date: November 10, 2022Inventors: Hiromichi YOSHIKAWA, Nobuki HIRAMATSU, Masamichi YONEHARA
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Publication number: 20220231426Abstract: An antenna includes a housing of a resin, a first conductor group, and a power supply line. The housing includes first and second surfaces opposite in a first direction, third and fourth surfaces opposite in a second direction, and a housing portion surrounded by the first-fourth surfaces. The third surface connects the first and second surfaces. The first conductor group includes a first conductor, a second conductor, a second conductor group, and a third conductor. The first conductor is closer to the first surface than the second surface. The second conductor is closer to the second surface than the first surface. The second conductor group extends along the third surface and capacitively couples the first and second conductors. The third conductor extends along the fourth surface and electrically connects the first and second conductors. The power supply line is connected to any one portion of the second conductor group.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2020Publication date: July 21, 2022Inventors: Hiromichi YOSHIKAWA, Nobuki HIRAMATSU, Masamichi YONEHARA
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Publication number: 20210384644Abstract: The present disclosure provides a novel antenna. An antenna according to an example of a plurality of embodiments of the present disclosure includes a radiation conductor, a ground conductor, a first feeding line, a second feeding line, and a connecting conductor. The first feeding line is electromagnetically connected to the radiation conductor and configured to excite the radiation conductor in a first direction. The second feeding line is electromagnetically connected to the radiation conductor and configured to excite the radiation conductor in a second direction. The connecting conductor is positioned apart from the center of the radiation conductor. The connecting conductor is spaced apart from the first feeding line by a first distance. The connecting conductor is spaced apart from the second feeding line by a second distance. The first distance is substantially equal to the second distance.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2019Publication date: December 9, 2021Inventors: Hiromichi YOSHIKAWA, Nobuki HIRAMATSU, Masamichi YONEHARA
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Publication number: 20210384634Abstract: An antenna includes a radiation conductor, a ground conductor, first-fourth feeding lines, a first feeding circuit, and a second feeding circuit. The first feeding line to the fourth feeding line are configured to be electromagnetically connected to the radiation conductor. The first feeding circuit is configured to feed reversed-phased signals, which have mutually opposite phases, to the first feeding line and the third feeding line. The second feeding circuit is configured to feed reversed-phased signals, which have mutually opposite phases, to the second feeding line and the fourth feeding line. The radiation conductor is configured to be excited in a first direction due to the feed from the first feeding line and the third feeding line. The radiation conductor is configured to be excited in a second direction due to the feed from the second feeding line and the fourth feeding line.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2019Publication date: December 9, 2021Inventors: Hiromichi YOSHIKAWA, Nobuki HIRAMATSU, Masamichi YONEHARA
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Publication number: 20210336353Abstract: A structure includes first to fourth conductors. The first conductor extends along a second plane including a second direction and a third direction intersecting with the second direction. The second conductor faces the first conductor along a first direction intersecting with the second plane and extends along the second plane. The third conductor capacitively connects the first conductor and the second conductor. The fourth conductor is electrically connected to the first conductor and the second conductor, and extends along a first plane including the first direction and the third direction. The third conductor includes a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer capacitively connected to the first conductive layer. The second conductive layer is positioned between the first conductive layer and the fourth conductor in the second direction. The first conductive layer has more thickness in the second direction as compared to thickness of the second conductive layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2019Publication date: October 28, 2021Inventors: Nobuki HIRAMATSU, Hiroshi UCHIMURA, Masamichi YONEHARA, Sunao HASHIMOTO
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Publication number: 20210194154Abstract: A structure includes first to a first conductor, a second conductor, a third conductor, and a fourth conductor. The first conductor extends along a second plane including a second direction and a third direction intersecting with the second direction. The second conductor faces the first conductor along a first direction intersecting with the second plane and extends along the second plane. The third conductor capacitively connects the first conductor and the second conductor. The fourth conductor is electrically connected to the first conductor and the second conductor, and extends along a first plane including the first direction and the third direction. The third conductor faces the fourth conductor via a base. The base includes a plurality of first fiber components and a first resin component that holds the first fiber components. Part of the first fiber components extends along the first direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2019Publication date: June 24, 2021Inventors: Nobuki HIRAMATSU, Yasuhiko FUKUOKA, Tetsuya YUDA, Hiroshi UCHIMURA, Fangwei TONG, Masamichi YONEHARA, Sunao HASHIMOTO
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Publication number: 20210194149Abstract: There is provided a new type of structure that resonates at a predetermined frequency, an antenna, a wireless communication module, and a wireless communication device. The structure includes a first conductor that extends in a second direction, a second conductor, a third conductor, a fourth conductor. The second conductor faces the first conductor in a first direction and that extends along the second direction. The third conductor is configured to capacitively connect the first conductor and the second conductor. The fourth conductor is configured to be electrically connected to the first conductor and the second conductor and extends along a first plane. Each of the first conductor and the second conductor includes a portion that extends along the second direction and that is exposed to an exterior space.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2019Publication date: June 24, 2021Inventors: Nobuki HIRAMATSU, Hiroshi UCHIMURA, Yasuhiko FUKUOKA, Hikaru NEKOZUKA, Fangwei TONG, Masamichi YONEHARA
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Patent number: 10910728Abstract: ABSTRACT One example of embodiments of the present disclosure includes a structure. The structure includes first pair conductors and at least one unit structure. The first pair conductors are separated from each other in a first direction. The unit structure is positioned between the first pair conductors. The unit structure includes a second conductor and a third conductor. The unit structure includes at least one unit resonator. The third conductor extends in an xy plane including an x direction. The third conductor is electrically connected to the first pair conductors. The third conductor is configured as a reference potential of the structure. The unit resonator overlaps with the third conductor in a z direction intersecting with the xy plane. The unit resonator is configured to uses the third conductor as the reference potential.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2019Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroshi Uchimura, Nobuki Hiramatsu, Hiromichi Yoshikawa, Katsuro Nakamata, Shinji Isoyama, Masamichi Yonehara, Sunao Hashimoto
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Publication number: 20200350687Abstract: A wireless communication device includes an antenna and is used for storage as an electrical conductive body. The antenna includes a first conductor and a second conductor, one or more third conductors, a fourth conductor, and a feeding line. The first conductor and the second conductor face each other in a first axis. The one or more third conductors are located between the first conductor and the second conductor and extend in the first axis. The fourth conductor is connected to the first conductor and the second conductor and extends in the first axis. The feeding line is connected to any one of the third conductors. The first conductor and the second conductor are capacitively coupled to each other via the third conductor. The fourth conductor faces a conductor part of the storage.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2019Publication date: November 5, 2020Inventors: Masato FUJISHIRO, Sunao HASHIMOTO, Nobuki HIRAMATSU, Jun KITAKADO, Hiroshi UCHIMURA, Shinji ISOYAMA, Susumu KASHIWASE, Hiroshi YAMASAKI, Masamichi YONEHARA, Yasuhiko FUKUOKA, Takanori IKUTA, Toi KANDA
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Publication number: 20200044351Abstract: One example of embodiments of the present disclosure includes a structure. The structure includes first pair conductors and at least one unit structure. The first pair conductors are separated from each other in a first direction. The unit structure is positioned between the first pair conductors. The unit structure includes a second conductor and a third conductor. The unit structure includes at least one unit resonator. The third conductor extends in an xy plane including an x direction. The third conductor is electrically connected to the first pair conductors. The third conductor is configured as a reference potential of the structure. The unit resonator overlaps with the third conductor in a z direction intersecting with the xy plane. The unit resonator is configured to uses the third conductor as the reference potential.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2019Publication date: February 6, 2020Inventors: Hiroshi UCHIMURA, Nobuki HIRAMATSU, Hiromichi YOSHIKAWA, Katsuro NAKAMATA, Shinji ISOYAMA, Masamichi YONEHARA, Sunao HASHIMOTO
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Publication number: 20190326678Abstract: One example of embodiments of the present disclosure includes a structure. The structure includes first pair conductors and at least one unit structure. The first pair conductors are separated from each other in a first direction. The unit structure is positioned between the first pair conductors. The unit structure includes a second conductor and a third conductor. The unit structure includes at least one unit resonator. The third conductor extends in an xy plane including an x direction. The third conductor is electrically connected to the first pair conductors. The third conductor is configured as a reference potential of the structure. The unit resonator overlaps with the third conductor in a z direction intersecting with the xy plane. The unit resonator is configured to uses the third conductor as the reference potential.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2019Publication date: October 24, 2019Inventors: Hiroshi UCHIMURA, Nobuki HIRAMATSU, Hiromichi YOSHIKAWA, Katsuro NAKAMATA, Shinji ISOYAMA, Masamichi YONEHARA, Sunao HASHIMOTO