Patents by Inventor Mitsuru Muramoto

Mitsuru Muramoto 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: 6980806
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a radio system that enables effective reuse of a limited number of frequencies without the occurrence of interference between subscriber stations. In the radio system according to the present invention, each base station is divided into two or more sectors, each of which is provided with an antenna different in directivity on a horizontal plane. The antennas are so placed that the antenna beams cover all the directions on the horizontal plane as a whole, and all the antennas using the same frequency and polarized wave are so arranged to face in about the same direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Assignee: Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc.
    Inventors: Mitsuru Muramoto, Kanemi Sasaki, Yuji Aoyagi
  • Patent number: 6961580
    Abstract: The cell expansion system and method maximize the use of communication signal resource such as frequencies and polarized waves in expanding base stations for wireless communication. The cell are divided into four equal sectors, and at least a pair of adjacent sectors of the adjacent cells shares a common signal for wirelessly communicating with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2005
    Assignee: Hitachi Kokusai Electric, Inc.
    Inventors: Mitsuru Muramoto, Kanemi Sasaki
  • Patent number: 6538608
    Abstract: Radio communication systems, e.g. cellular telephones, have employed a space diversity antenna system which includes a plurality of antennas. In the space diversity antenna system for use in the cellular telephone, since two antennas are positioned adjoining each other, the space diversity effect cannot be adequately provided. To solve this problem, the polarization diversity antenna system according to this invention incorporates a first antenna, a second antenna, and a conductive board on which the second antenna is fixed at a given position, thus preventing the current flowing in the conductive board from causing the reception characteristic of the second antenna to deteriorate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2003
    Assignee: Kokusai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuru Muramoto, Naoki Onishi, Hirotaka Saito, Kanemi Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20020072373
    Abstract: The cell expansion system and method maximize the use of communication signal resource such as frequencies and polarized waves in expanding base stations for wireless communication. The cell are divided into four equal sectors, and at least a pair of adjacent sectors of the adjacent cells shares a common signal for wirelessly communicating with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2001
    Publication date: June 13, 2002
    Inventors: Mitsuru Muramoto, Kanemi Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20020021253
    Abstract: Radio communication systems, e.g. cellular telephones, have employed a space diversity antenna system which includes a plurality of antennas. In the space diversity antenna system for use in the cellular telephone, since two antennas are positioned adjoining each other, the space diversity effect cannot be adequately provided. To solve this problem, the polarization diversity antenna system according to this invention incorporates a first antenna, a second antenna, and a conductive board on which the second antenna is fixed at a given position, thus preventing the current flowing in the conductive board from causing the reception characteristic of the second antenna to deteriorate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2001
    Publication date: February 21, 2002
    Applicant: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsuru Muramoto, Naoki Onishi, Hirotaka Saito, Kanemi Sasaki
  • Patent number: 6342864
    Abstract: A slot array antenna with a cavity of a simple construction having a plurality of slots formed on a dielectric substrate and capable of providing good directional characteristics while minimizing inter-slots coupling. The slot array antenna (1) includes a power supply line in the form of a micro-strip line formed on one surface of the dielectric substrate, a slot antenna portion (10) with a plurality of slots (14a, 14b, 14c, 14d) formed on the other surface of the dielectric substrate in an array-like fashion so as to extend perpendicularly to the micro-strip line with the dielectric substrate interposed therebetween, and a reflector (40) with a cavity (42) having an opening disposed in opposition to a plane on which the plurality of slots (14a, 14b, 14c, 14d exist). In this case, if the cavity has a width narrow enough to cut off a frequency of radio waves to be used, the directionality of the slot array antenna 1 can be optimized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Assignees: Kokusai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuru Muramoto, Kanemi Sasaki, Kiyohiko Itoh, Manabu Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20010055970
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a radio system that enables effective reuse of a limited number of frequencies without the occurrence of interference between subscriber stations. In the radio system according to the present invention, each base station is divided into two or more sectors, each of which is provided with an antenna different in directivity on a horizontal plane. The antennas are so placed that the antenna beams cover all the directions on the horizontal plane as a whole, and all the antennas using the same frequency and polarized wave are so arranged to face in about the same direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2001
    Publication date: December 27, 2001
    Inventors: Mitsuru Muramoto, Kanemi Sasaki, Yuji Aoyagi
  • Patent number: 6326924
    Abstract: Radio communication systems, e.g. cellular telephones, have employed a space diversity antenna system which includes a plurality of antennas. In the space diversity antenna system for use in the cellular telephone, since two antennas are positioned adjoining each other, the space diversity effect cannot be adequately provided. To solve this problem, the polarization diversity antenna system according to this invention incorporates a first antenna, a second antenna, and a conductive board on which the second antenna is fixed at a given position, thus preventing the current flowing in the conductive board from causing the reception characteristic of the second antenna to deteriorate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2001
    Assignee: Kokusai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuru Muramoto, Naoki Onishi, Hirotaka Saito, Kanemi Sasaki
  • Patent number: 5326596
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for forming a coating film, comprising the steps of:(a) coating a metal panel with a cationic electrophoretic coating composition and heating the composition to form an electrophoretic coating,(b) applying to the electrophoretic coating an aqueous primer containing a polyurethane emulsion prepared by subjecting a carboxyl-containing urethane prepolymer to chain extension by water,(c) applying an intermediate coating composition to the primer surface,(d) baking the aqueous primer and the intermediate coating composition at the same time, and(e) applying a top coating composition to the cured coating and baking the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 5, 1994
    Assignee: Kansai Paint Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Kasari, Hiroaki Oda, Mitsuru Muramoto, Yasumasa Okumura, Yasuji Tanaka