Patents by Inventor Noritaka TERASHITA

Noritaka TERASHITA 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: 20250055181
    Abstract: Provided are a patch antenna and an antenna device that are capable of maintaining unidirectionality even if the area size of a ground conductor facing a patch element is restricted. A patch antenna includes: a patch element of a conductor plate; and a ground conductor that includes a ground conductor substrate, which serves as a conductor base part facing the patch element, and includes conductor metal extension parts. The conductor metal extension parts are electrically connected to ends of the ground conductor substrate and are arranged so as to be perpendicular or inclined to a plane formed by the ground conductor substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2022
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Applicant: YOKOWO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki TAKAYAMA, Satoshi IWASAKI, Noritaka TERASHITA
  • Patent number: 12206161
    Abstract: A vehicular antenna device (10) includes an antenna base (100) and a first antenna portion (a first satellite antenna (210) or a second satellite antenna (220)). The antenna base (100) has a longitudinal direction. The first antenna portion is provided over the antenna base (100). The satellite antennas are disposed offset in a direction intersecting a virtual plane parallel or substantially parallel with the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: YOKOWO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Motohisa Ono, Satoshi Iwasaki, Noritaka Terashita
  • Publication number: 20250015487
    Abstract: A multiband vehicle rooftop antenna assembly includes a first cellular antenna configured to be operable over one or more cellular frequencies, a second cellular antenna configured to be operable over one or more cellular frequencies, a first satellite antenna configured to be operable over one or more satellite frequencies, the first satellite antenna configured to be operable for receiving Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) signals, a second satellite antenna configured to be operable over one or more satellite frequencies, the second satellite antenna configured to be operable for receiving satellite digital audio radio services (SDARS) signals, and a V2X antenna configured to be operable over Dedicated Short Range Communication (DSRC) frequencies. The first satellite antenna is located between the first cellular antenna and the second cellular antenna. The second cellular antenna is located between the first satellite antenna and the second satellite antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Applicant: YOKOWO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Noritaka TERASHITA, Motohisa ONO, Toru KOIKE, Takuya YAMASHITA
  • Patent number: 12126075
    Abstract: A vehicle antenna device includes a plurality of antennas in an accommodating space surrounded by a case and an antenna base, and has a height of 70 mm or less from an outer surface of a vehicle when attached to the outer surface of a vehicle. The vehicle antenna device includes a first substrate on which a first patch antenna is mounted, and a second substrate on which a second patch antenna is mounted. The first substrate is provided at a position higher than the second substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignees: YOKOMO CO., LTD., DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Noritaka Terashita, Motohisa Ono, Toru Koike, Takuya Yamashita
  • Publication number: 20240283143
    Abstract: An antenna device to be mounted to a vehicle roof, includes: a case unit having an accommodating space formed therein and having a radio wave permeability; and an antenna unit to be accommodated in the accommodating space, wherein the antenna unit has: a pair of capacitance loading elements facing across a plane, as a center, perpendicular to the vehicle roof at a predetermined interval and at a predetermined angle to each other; a coupling portion provided at a portion lower than an upper edge of the pair of the capacitance loading elements to conduct each of the pair of capacitance loading elements each other via each of the coupling portions; and a helical element electrically connected to the coupling portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2024
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Applicant: Yokowo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Noritaka TERASHITA, Motohisa ONO, Yuki KATO
  • Patent number: 12068532
    Abstract: An antenna device that is attached to a vehicle, the antenna device including: a resin base; a metal base arranged on the resin base; a metal plate located above the resin base and attached to the metal base so as to be superimposed on a portion of the metal base; a substrate arranged on the metal base; an antenna connected to the substrate; and a plurality of fasteners which fix the metal base and the substrate, wherein one of the plurality of fasteners is positioned at a top-view superimposed area of the metal base and the metal plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: YOKOWO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Noritaka Terashita, Yusuke Yokota, Takashi Kaneko
  • Patent number: 12009583
    Abstract: An antenna device includes: a planar antenna; and a metal body arranged a predetermined distance above the planar antenna, wherein the metal body is shifted in a predetermined direction with respect to the planar antenna, wherein the metal body is a metal plate and/or a parasitic element. The antenna device further includes an antenna which corresponds to a frequency band different from that of the planar antenna and a holder configured to maintain the predetermined distance between the planar antenna and the metal body, wherein the antenna is arranged in the predetermined direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: YOKOWO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Noritaka Terashita, Motohisa Ono, Yuki Kato
  • Publication number: 20240186687
    Abstract: An antenna device that is attached to a vehicle, the antenna device including: a resin base; a metal base arranged on the resin base; a metal plate located above the resin base and attached to the metal base so as to be superimposed on a portion of the metal base; a substrate arranged on the metal base; an antenna connected to the substrate; and a plurality of fasteners which fix the metal base and the substrate, wherein one of the plurality of fasteners is positioned at a top-view superimposed area of the metal base and the metal plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2024
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Applicant: YOKOWO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Noritaka TERASHITA, Yusuke YOKOTA, Takashi KANEKO
  • Publication number: 20240170845
    Abstract: An antenna device including a ground part; an antenna, including a body part having an open end facing and open to the ground part and a feed part extending from the body part in a direction of the ground part and having a feed point; and a parasitic element for impedance adjustment of the antenna, including a first end located at a distance from the open end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicant: YOKOWO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi NOZAKI, Noritaka TERASHITA
  • Publication number: 20240162600
    Abstract: An antenna device includes: a first substrate disposed at an end portion of a ground member in one direction of a front direction and a rear direction of a vehicle, the ground member being configured to be attached to a reinforcement member of the vehicle; and a first antenna element provided at the first substrate, the first antenna element including a first upright portion formed to extend upright relative to the first substrate, and a first arm portion extending from the first upright portion, and overlapping with the end portion of the ground member in a plan view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: YOKOWO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi NOZAKI, Noritaka TERASHITA
  • Patent number: 11949154
    Abstract: An antenna device for vehicle includes: an antenna element; an external connection terminal; a connection detection resistor having one end being grounded and having another end being connected with the external connection terminal, the connection detection resistor being connected in parallel with the antenna element; and a protection circuit having a capacitor, the capacitor having one end being grounded and having another end being connected with the external connection terminal, the capacitor being connected in parallel with the connection detection resistor, the protection circuit conducting a surge current from the external connection terminal to a ground side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: YOKOWO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Noritaka Terashita, Motohisa Ono
  • Publication number: 20240097317
    Abstract: In order to ensure isolation between a plurality of antenna elements arranged in a narrow space while reducing a size of an antenna device for a vehicle, an antenna device (100) for a vehicle includes an antenna case (101), a base (102) forming an accommodation space together with the antenna case (101), and a first antenna element (122) and a second antenna element (123) that are accommodated in the accommodation space. The first antenna element (122) and the second antenna element (123) at least transmit or receive radio waves in different frequency bands. The first antenna element (122) at least partially has a meandering shape in a first direction that intersects polarization of radio waves transmitted or received by the second antenna element (123).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2021
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: YOKOWO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Noritaka TERASHITA, Motohisa ONO, Tomohiro HOSHI, Yusuke YOKOTA, Satoshi IWASAKI
  • Patent number: 11936101
    Abstract: An antenna device includes a first antenna and a second antenna provided in a case. The first antenna includes a first capacitance loading element and is configured to at least one of receive and transmit a signal in a first frequency band. The second antenna includes a second capacitance loading element and is configured to at least one of receive and transmit a signal in a second frequency band. The second frequency band is higher than the first frequency band. The second capacitance loading element is disposed at a front side of the first capacitance loading element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: YOKOWO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Noritaka Terashita, Yusuke Yokota, Kazuya Fujimaki
  • Publication number: 20240014557
    Abstract: An antenna device according to one or more embodiments may include a base elongated in a longitudinal direction and a first antenna element disposed above the base, wherein the first antenna element is offset with respect to a center of the base in a lateral direction. The antenna device may include a board, wherein a feeding point at which the first antenna element is electrically connected to the board is offset with respect to the center of the base in the lateral direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: YOKOWO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Noritaka TERASHITA, Motohisa ONO
  • Publication number: 20240006746
    Abstract: An antenna device which includes a plurality of antennas in a common case and is capable of achieving downsizing while suppressing a decrease of an antenna gain, is provided. An antenna device includes a TEL antenna and a capacity loaded element in a common case. The capacity loaded element is located above the TEL antenna. A length of the capacity loaded element is a positive integer multiple of one-half a wavelength of a PCS band. The TEL antenna is arranged so as to avoid a voltage maximum point of a standing wave, of the PCS band, generated in the capacity loaded element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: YOKOWO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Noritaka TERASHITA, Motohisa ONO
  • Patent number: 11855340
    Abstract: An antenna device which includes a plurality of antennas in a common case and is capable of achieving downsizing while suppressing a decrease of an antenna gain, is provided. An antenna device includes a TEL antenna and a capacity loaded element in a common case. The capacity loaded element is located above the TEL antenna. A length of the capacity loaded element is a positive integer multiple of one-half a wavelength of a PCS band. The TEL antenna is arranged so as to avoid a voltage maximum point of a standing wave, of the PCS band, generated in the capacity loaded element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Yokowo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Noritaka Terashita, Motohisa Ono
  • Patent number: 11804653
    Abstract: An antenna device includes a case, a first antenna and a second antenna in the case, the second antenna including a capacitance loading element. The capacitance loading element includes an inclined portion which extends from a front-upper side toward a rear-lower side at a front side of the capacitance loading element. The first antenna is provided in a front side with respect to the inclined portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: YOKOWO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Noritaka Terashita, Motohisa Ono
  • Publication number: 20230198135
    Abstract: An antenna device includes a first antenna and a second antenna provided in a case. The first antenna includes a first capacitance loading element and is configured to at least one of receive and transmit a signal in a first frequency band. The second antenna includes a second capacitance loading element and is configured to at least one of receive and transmit a signal in a second frequency band. The second frequency band is higher than the first frequency band. The second capacitance loading element is disposed at a front side of the first capacitance loading element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: YOKOWO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Noritaka TERASHITA, Yusuke YOKOTA, Kazuya FUJIMAKI
  • Publication number: 20230077546
    Abstract: A vehicular antenna device (10) includes an antenna base (100) and a first antenna portion (a first satellite antenna (210) or a second satellite antenna (220)). The antenna base (100) has a longitudinal direction. The first antenna portion is provided over the antenna base (100). The satellite antennas are disposed offset in a direction intersecting a virtual plane parallel or substantially parallel with the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: YOKOWO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Motohisa ONO, Satoshi IWASAKI, Noritaka TERASHITA
  • Patent number: 11600909
    Abstract: An antenna device includes a first antenna and a second antenna provided in a case. The first antenna includes a first capacitance loading element and is configured to at least one of receive and transmit a signal in a first frequency band. The second antenna includes a second capacitance loading element and is configured to at least one of receive and transmit a signal in a second frequency band. The second frequency band is higher than the first frequency band. The second capacitance loading element is disposed at a front side of the first capacitance loading element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: YOKOWO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Noritaka Terashita, Yusuke Yokota, Kazuya Fujimaki