Patents by Inventor Ryokichi Doi

Ryokichi Doi 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: 11695194
    Abstract: A rear glass according to the invention is for attachment to a lift-up backdoor that closes an opening in a rear portion of a vehicle, and includes a glass plate, a defogger disposed in a vicinity of a center of the glass plate in an up-down direction, and a shared antenna installed on the glass plate upward or downward of the defogger, the shared antenna including a power supply unit, an AM antenna connected to the power supply unit, and an FM antenna connected to the power supply unit, and a relationship between an element length LAM of the AM antenna, a center wavelength ?FM-C corresponding to a reception frequency band of the FM antenna and a wavelength shortening coefficient ? of the glass plate satisfying 0.49×?×?FM-C?LAM?0.67×?×?FM-C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: NIPPON SHEET GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Tatsumi Tokuda, Ryokichi Doi
  • Publication number: 20210249754
    Abstract: A rear glass according to the invention is for attachment to a lift-up backdoor that closes an opening in a rear portion of a vehicle, and includes a glass plate, a defogger disposed in a vicinity of a center of the glass plate in an up-down direction, and a shared antenna installed on the glass plate upward or downward of the defogger, the shared antenna including a power supply unit, an AM antenna connected to the power supply unit, and an FM antenna connected to the power supply unit, and a relationship between an element length LAM of the AM antenna, a center wavelength ?FM-C corresponding to a reception frequency band of the FM antenna and a wavelength shortening coefficient ? of the glass plate satisfying 0.49×?×?FM-C?LAM?0.67×?×?FM-C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Applicant: Nippon Sheet Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Tatsumi TOKUDA, Ryokichi DOI
  • Patent number: 10608318
    Abstract: A glass antenna with improved reception sensitivity was provided. A glass antenna formed on a surface of a window of a motor vehicle includes: an FM antenna element; and a heater that is capacitively coupled to the FM antenna element, and includes a plurality of heating wires, wherein a distance S between the FM antenna element and the heater is more than 40 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: NIPPON SHEET GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Ryokichi Doi, Tatsumi Tokuda
  • Publication number: 20200036079
    Abstract: A glass antenna with improved reception sensitivity was provided. A glass antenna formed on a surface of a window of a motor vehicle includes: an FM antenna element; and a heater that is capacitively coupled to the FM antenna element, and includes a plurality of heating wires, wherein a distance S between the FM antenna element and the heater is more than 40 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: NIPPON SHEET GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Ryokichi DOI, Tatsumi TOKUDA
  • Publication number: 20180123219
    Abstract: A glass antenna with improved reception sensitivity was provided. A glass antenna formed on a surface of a window of a motor vehicle includes: an FM antenna element; and a heater that is capacitively coupled to the FM antenna element, and includes a plurality of heating wires, wherein a distance S between the FM antenna element and the heater is more than 40 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Applicant: NIPPON SHEET GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Ryokichi DOI, Tatsumi TOKUDA
  • Patent number: 7671298
    Abstract: A heating line pattern structure is provided, in which the effect of the heating lines of a defogger on an antenna for a TV broadcast especially for a digital TV broadcast may be decreased. The defogger is structured by arranging heating lines between bus bars on both sides. The portion of an uppermost heating line in proximity to the monopole antenna are folded rectangularly at a regular interval to form a meander shape. One lateral heating line is extended under the meander-shaped heating line portion, and is connected to a vertical heating line to which four lateral heating lines are connected together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Fujitsu Ten Limited
    Inventors: Ryokichi Doi, Hiroshi Iijima, Kazuo Takayama, Kouichi Chikaishi
  • Publication number: 20070241088
    Abstract: A heating line pattern structure is provided, in which the effect of the heating lines of a defogger on an antenna for a TV broadcast especially for a digital TV broadcast may be decreased. The defogger is structured by arranging heating lines between bus bars on both sides. The portion of an uppermost heating line in proximity to the monopole antenna are folded rectangularly at a regular interval to form a meander shape. One lateral heating line is extended under the meander-shaped heating line portion, and is connected to a vertical heating line to which four lateral heating lines are connected together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2005
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Inventors: Ryokichi Doi, Hiroshi Iijima, Kazuo Takayama, Kouichi Chikashi
  • Patent number: 7071886
    Abstract: A glass antenna for vehicles comprising a slot antenna constructed without using an electrical conductive transparent film is provided. A glass antenna for vehicles formed on a window glass for receiving a digital TV band comprises a rectangular slot antenna one side thereof is formed by an edge of a vehicle body surrounding the window glass and residual three sides are formed by a silver printed line formed on the window glass, both ends of the silver printed line being connected to the vehicle body by means of lead wires, respectively, and a feeder for supplying electric power to the slot antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2006
    Assignee: Nippon Sheet Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Ryokichi Doi, Hiroshi Iijima
  • Publication number: 20050212709
    Abstract: A vehicle windshield having an antenna is provided. The windshield comprises a front portion including a region for securing a field of view for a driver of a vehicle, and two side portions each extending along the side of the vehicle bending from the side of the front portion. The side portions are integrally formed with the front portion, respectively. At least one antenna element is provided at a bent portion in a boundary between the front portion and each of the side portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2005
    Publication date: September 29, 2005
    Inventors: Ryokichi Doi, Hitoshi Kakizawa
  • Patent number: 6937198
    Abstract: A glass antenna system for vehicles to receive AM and FM bands is provided. An electrically conductive transparent film is formed on a side glass. A silver printed line have a wide width is formed around the electrically conductive transparent film. A loop-shaped silver printed line is provide surrounding the film, which is capacitively coupled to the body. In this manner, an opening is formed in a space between the silver printed line and the electrically conductive film. An electrically shorted portion is provided between the silver printed line and the electrically conductive film. A coaxial feeder for AM/FM is provided. A central conductor of the feeder is connected to the silver printed line and the outer conductor to the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2005
    Assignee: Nippon Sheet Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Hiroshi Iijima, Hitoshi Kakizawa, Ryokichi Doi
  • Publication number: 20050128153
    Abstract: A glass antenna for vehicles comprising a slot antenna constructed without using an electrical conductive transparent film is provided. A glass antenna for vehicles formed on a window glass for receiving a digital TV band comprises a rectangular slot antenna one side thereof is formed by an edge of a vehicle body surrounding the window glass and residual three sides are formed by a silver printed line formed on the window glass, both ends of the silver printed line being connected to the vehicle body by means of lead wires, respectively, and a feeder for supplying electric power to the slot antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2004
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Inventors: Ryokichi Doi, Hiroshi Iijima
  • Publication number: 20040257286
    Abstract: A glass antenna system for vehicles to receive AM and FM bands is provided. An electrically conductive transparent film is formed on a side glass. A silver printed line have a wide width is formed around the electrically conductive transparent film. A loop-shaped silver printed line is provide surrounding the film, which is capacitively coupled to the body. In this manner, an opening is formed in a space between the silver printed line and the electrically conductive film. An electrically shorted portion is provided between the silver printed line and the electrically conductive film. A coaxial feeder for AM/FM is provided. A central conductor of the feeder is connected to the silver printed line and the outer conductor to the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2004
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Inventors: Hiroshi Iijima, Hitoshi Kakizawa, Ryokichi Doi
  • Patent number: 6292150
    Abstract: The invention provides a glass antenna device having a ground pattern, which has a stable antenna performance regardless of the position of a coaxial cable. The glass antenna device is mounted on a fixed window of a vehicle, and comprises an antenna including a radiation pattern and a ground pattern. The radiation pattern is connected to the inner conductor of a coaxial cable. The ground pattern is coupled capacitively with the vehicle, and further is connected to the outer conductor of the coaxial cable in at least two connecting portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2001
    Assignee: Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryokichi Doi, Hitoshi Kakizawa
  • Patent number: 5821904
    Abstract: A window glass antenna device disposed on an automobile window glass panel has a dedicated antenna disposed on the automobile window glass panel, a heater antenna comprising a defroster heater pattern disposed on the automobile window glass panel, and a feeder cable for transmitting received signals from the dedicated antenna and the heater antenna. An impedance transformer for effecting an impedance conversion between the dedicated antenna and the heater antenna, and the feeder cable has a primary winding having an end connected to the dedicated antenna, the primary winding having a tap connected to the heater antenna, and a secondary winding connected to the feeder cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1998
    Assignee: Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Kakizawa, Yoshinori Matsuoka, Ryokichi Doi
  • Patent number: 5657029
    Abstract: A glass antenna device for automobile telephone includes a glass panel and an antenna pattern mounted on the glass panel. The antenna pattern has a radiation pattern, a signal leader pattern having a first feeder positioned closely to an edge of the glass panel, and an extension extending from the first feeder toward and connected to the radiation pattern, a shield leader pattern having a surrounding pattern surrounding the first feeder and having a second feeder, and a pair of parallel extensions extending from the surrounding pattern parallel substantially the full length of the extension of the signal leader thereto and disposed one on each side thereof, and a rectangular ground pattern connected to an end of at least one of the parallel extensions of the shield leader pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 12, 1997
    Assignee: Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Iijima, Eiichiro Kawasaki, Ryokichi Doi
  • Patent number: 5521606
    Abstract: A window glass antenna for use on an automobile rear window glass panel, for example has a radiating pattern to be mounted on the window glass panel a ground pattern to be mounted on the window glass panel in spaced relationship to the radiating pattern. The radiating pattern has a vertical length substantially equal to a quarter wavelength. The ground pattern has a vertical length substantially equal to a quarter wavelength and a horizontal width ranging from a half wavelength to a three-quarter wavelength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 28, 1996
    Assignee: Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Iijima, Jun Hasegawa, Eiichiro Kawasaki, Ryokichi Doi