Patents by Inventor Mitsuhiko Hataya

Mitsuhiko Hataya 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: 20230198113
    Abstract: A stub tuner includes a first conductor, and a rod-shaped conductor shaft. The first conductor is inserted into a tube axial direction inner side from an opening in a waveguide tube transmitting high frequency waves. The first conductor includes a plate-shaped first shape extending in a direction intersecting a tube axial direction, inside the waveguide tube, and a plate-shaped second shape extending from the outer end in the tube radial direction of the first shape toward the tube axial direction outer side in the tube axial direction. An outer circumferential surface of the second shape is separated from an inner surface of the waveguide tube. An electrical length of the outer circumferential surface in the tube axial direction is ¼ of a wavelength of the high-frequency waves. The conductor shaft is electrically connected to the waveguide tube, supports the first conductor, and extends in the tube axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: FURUNO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi FUJISAKI, Mitsuhiko Hataya
  • Patent number: 11644629
    Abstract: A waveguide connecting structure includes an inserting waveguide having an inserting conduit line and a flange extending outwardly in a conduit radial-direction, and a receiving waveguide having a receiving conduit line, a receiving structure into which the inserting waveguide is inserted, and stub grooves disposed on both sides of the receiving conduit line outwardly in the direction. The receiving structure has a receiving end face extending in the radial direction and opposing to a flange end face, and an annular receiving inner-circumferential surface disposed outward of the flange and extending in a conduit axial-direction. An electric length of each stub groove in the axial direction from an opening first end to a closing second end is ½ of a conduit wavelength of the stub groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: FURUNO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi Fujisaki, Mitsuhiko Hataya
  • Publication number: 20230043572
    Abstract: A waveguide tube connecting member includes a first waveguide tube having a first waveguide path and a flange. The flange has a flange end surface extending from a first opening end of the first waveguide path toward an outer side in a tube radial direction, and a second flange outer peripheral surface which is a part of a first flange outer peripheral surface. The second flange outer peripheral surface is a surface formed in a shape in which a part of the flange has a cavity. An electric length from the first opening end of the flange end surface to the second flange outer peripheral surface along the tube radial direction is (2×N+1)/4 times a wavelength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: FURUNO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi FUJISAKI, Mitsuhiko HATAYA
  • Publication number: 20220260795
    Abstract: A waveguide connecting structure includes an inserting waveguide having an inserting conduit line and a flange extending outwardly in a conduit radial-direction, and a receiving waveguide having a receiving conduit line, a receiving structure into which the inserting waveguide is inserted, and stub grooves disposed on both sides of the receiving conduit line outwardly in the direction. The receiving structure has a receiving end face extending in the radial direction and opposing to a flange end face, and an annular receiving inner-circumferential surface disposed outward of the flange and extending in a conduit axial-direction. An electric length of each stub groove in the axial direction from an opening first end to a closing second end is ½ of a conduit wavelength of the stub groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicant: Furuno Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi FUJISAKI, Mitsuhiko HATAYA
  • Patent number: 10653389
    Abstract: An ultrasonic diagnosing device is provided for diagnosing a state of a to-be-examined part based on echo signals caused by ultrasonic signals. The device includes a container body containing liquid and capable of coming in close contact with a to-be-examined body, an ultrasonic wave penetrating part having ultrasonic penetrability and covering an opening formed in the container body, a probe having an ultrasonic wave transmitting part configured to transmit the ultrasonic signals, and a drive mechanism configured to move the probe inside the container body and change a position of the ultrasonic wave transmitting part. The probe being soaked in the liquid inside the container body in a state where the ultrasonic wave transmitting part is separated from the ultrasonic wave penetrating part, and the ultrasonic signals being transmitted to the to-be-examined body through the liquid and the ultrasonic wave penetrating part by the ultrasonic wave transmitting part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Furuno Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wataru Kiyan, Takeshi Kawajiri, Mitsuhiko Hataya
  • Patent number: 10601103
    Abstract: Provided is a detailed configuration regarding a method of transmitting a driving force etc., of an antenna adjustable of an elevation-depression angle and an antenna circumferential angle. A weather radar antenna may include an antenna unit, a column, an elevation-depression-direction drive transmission shaft, and a circumferential-direction drive transmission shaft. The antenna unit may receive at least an electromagnetic wave. The column may support the antenna unit. The elevation-depression-direction drive transmission shaft may transmit a driving force of an elevation-depression-direction drive motor to the antenna. The circumferential-direction drive transmission shaft may transmit a driving force of a circumferential-direction drive motor to the antenna unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: FURUNO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsuhiko Hataya, Koji Yano, Toshifumi Sakai
  • Publication number: 20180131072
    Abstract: Provided is a detailed configuration regarding a method of transmitting a driving force etc., of an antenna adjustable of an elevation-depression angle and an antenna circumferential angle. A weather radar antenna may include an antenna unit, a column, an elevation-depression-direction drive transmission shaft, and a circumferential-direction drive transmission shaft. The antenna unit may receive at least an electromagnetic wave. The column may support the antenna unit. The elevation-depression-direction drive transmission shaft may transmit a driving force of an elevation-depression-direction drive motor to the antenna. The circumferential-direction drive transmission shaft may transmit a driving force of a circumferential-direction drive motor to the antenna unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2018
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Applicant: FURUNO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsuhiko Hataya, Koji Yano, Toshifumi Sakai
  • Patent number: 9812776
    Abstract: An antenna device vertically rotatable and horizontally rotatable is provided, which has a configuration in which waveguides are effectively disposed. An antenna device includes an antenna, a vertically rotating, and a rotary joint. The antenna is vertically rotatable and horizontally rotatable, and outwardly radiates a radio wave. The vertically rotating is disposed such that a longitudinal direction thereof is along an axial line of the vertical rotation and intersects perpendicularly with an axial line of the horizontal rotation. The rotary joint is coupled to the vertically rotating. Moreover, the antenna device includes a waveguide path passing through the inside of the rotary and the inside of the vertically rotating and connected with the antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Furuno Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kohji Yano, Mitsuhiko Hataya
  • Publication number: 20160242738
    Abstract: An ultrasonic diagnosing device is provided for diagnosing a state of a to-be-examined part based on echo signals caused by ultrasonic signals. The device includes a container body containing liquid and capable of coming in close contact with a to-be-examined body, an ultrasonic wave penetrating part having ultrasonic penetrability and covering an opening formed in the container body, a probe having an ultrasonic wave transmitting part configured to transmit the ultrasonic signals, and a drive mechanism configured to move the probe inside the container body and change a position of the ultrasonic wave transmitting part. The probe being soaked in the liquid inside the container body in a state where the ultrasonic wave transmitting part is separated from the ultrasonic wave penetrating part, and the ultrasonic signals being transmitted to the to-be-examined body through the liquid and the ultrasonic wave penetrating part by the ultrasonic wave transmitting part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Wataru Kiyan, Takeshi Kawajiri, Mitsuhiko Hataya
  • Publication number: 20150054703
    Abstract: An antenna device vertically rotatable and horizontally rotatable is provided, which has a configuration in which waveguides are effectively disposed. An antenna device includes an antenna, a vertically rotating, and a rotary joint. The antenna is vertically rotatable and horizontally rotatable, and outwardly radiates a radio wave. The vertically rotating is disposed such that a longitudinal direction thereof is along an axial line of the vertical rotation and intersects perpendicularly with an axial line of the horizontal rotation. The rotary joint is coupled to the vertically rotating. Moreover, the antenna device includes a waveguide path passing through the inside of the rotary and the inside of the vertically rotating and connected with the antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2013
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Applicant: Furuno Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kohji Yano, Mitsuhiko Hataya
  • Patent number: 7884688
    Abstract: A waveguide connector is provided. The connector includes a connecting portion having a plurality of conductive convex portions that are deformable by an external force. The convex portions are formed with a height and an interval less than ¼ wavelength of a propagating electromagnetic wave to be propagated inside waveguides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Furuno Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dai Takemoto, Mitsuhiko Hataya
  • Publication number: 20090058571
    Abstract: A waveguide connector is provided. The connector includes a connecting portion having a plurality of conductive convex portions that are deformable by an external force. The convex portions are formed with a height and an interval less than ¼ wavelength of a propagating electrical wave to be propagated inside waveguides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicant: Furuno Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dai Takemoto, Mitsuhiko Hataya