Patents by Inventor Mitsuro Watanabe

Mitsuro Watanabe 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: 8217845
    Abstract: There is provided a high frequency glass antenna for automobiles which is capable of having an improved antenna gain without changing the shape of a defogger. A defogger, an antenna conductor, a feeding portion for the antenna conductor, a grounding conductor, and a grounding-side feeding portion for the grounding conductor are disposed in or on a rear window glass sheet for automobiles, the defogger forms at least one portion of the grounding conductor; and the grounding-side feeding portion is electrically connected to the defogger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Masato Kubota, Kenichi Ishii, Yasuhito Horie, Kenichiro Shimo, Mitsuro Watanabe, Kazuyoshi Noda
  • Patent number: 8040285
    Abstract: A glass antenna for an automobile improving antenna gain is provided. The glass antenna can receive two wavelength bands, that are a first wavelength band and a second wavelength band higher than the first wavelength band, and provided that the first wavelength band is designated as H band and the second wavelength band is designated as L band, antenna conductors 6, 7 for H band each having a shape and dimension configured to receive H band is provided on a rear glass plate 10 for an automobile, and an antenna conductor 1 for L band having a shape and dimension configured to receive L band is provided on the rear window glass plate 10, the antenna conductors 6, 7 for H band and the antenna conductor 1 for L band constitute two types of antenna conductors, the antenna conductor 1 for L band has a portion extending in a predetermined direction, and provided that the portion is designated as a predetermined direction extending portion 1c, the predetermined direction extending portion 1c has a detour portion 1b.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Kenichiro Shimo, Mitsuro Watanabe, Masaki Ito
  • Publication number: 20100097278
    Abstract: There is provided a high frequency glass antenna for automobiles which is capable of having an improved antenna gain without changing the shape of a defogger. A defogger, an antenna conductor, a feeding portion for the antenna conductor, a grounding conductor, and a grounding-side feeding portion for the grounding conductor are disposed in or on a rear window glass sheet for automobiles, the defogger forms at least one portion of the grounding conductor; and the grounding-side feeding portion is electrically connected to the defogger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2009
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Inventors: Masato Kubota, Kenichi Ishii, Yasuhito Horie, Kenichiro Shimo, Mitsuro Watanabe, Kazuyoshi Noda
  • Publication number: 20090096690
    Abstract: A glass antenna for an automobile improving antenna gain is provided. The glass antenna can receive two wavelength bands, that are a first wavelength band and a second wavelength band higher than the first wavelength band, and provided that the first wavelength band is designated as H band and the second wavelength band is designated as L band, antenna conductors 6, 7 for H band each having a shape and dimension configured to receive H band is provided on a rear glass plate 10 for an automobile, and an antenna conductor 1 for L band having a shape and dimension configured to receive L band is provided on the rear window glass plate 10, the antenna conductors 6, 7 for H band and the antenna conductor 1 for L band constitute two types of antenna conductors, the antenna conductor 1 for L band has a portion extending in a predetermined direction, and provided that the portion is designated as a predetermined direction extending portion 1c, the predetermined direction extending portion 1c has a detour portion 1b.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2008
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicant: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Kenichiro SHIMO, Mitsuro WATANABE, Masaki ITO