Patents by Inventor Shigemi Kurashima
Shigemi Kurashima 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).
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Patent number: 9395393Abstract: A current sensor includes semi-annular first and second magnetic cores, first and second sensors, and a differential output part. The first magnetic core is provided around a wire in which an electric current flows and includes a pair of first magnetic core parts each having a quarter annular shape. The first sensor is provided in the gap between the first magnetic core parts and detects a magnetic flux. The second magnetic core is provided around the wire and includes a pair of second magnetic core parts each having a quarter annular shape. The first and second magnetic cores form an annular magnetic core. The second sensor is provided in the gap between the second magnetic core parts and detects a magnetic flux. The differential output part outputs the differential output of the outputs of the first and second sensors.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2014Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITEDInventors: Shigemi Kurashima, Shinichiro Akieda, Nobuyoshi Shimizu, Akio Nakamura, Naoyuki Nagao
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Patent number: 9391358Abstract: A disclosed antenna device includes a substrate made of a dielectric material, an antenna element formed on one side of the substrate, and a ground element formed on another side of the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2012Date of Patent: July 12, 2016Assignee: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITEDInventors: Masahiro Yanagi, Shigemi Kurashima, Hideaki Yoda
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Patent number: 9217760Abstract: A current sensor includes: a lower housing; a lower magnetic core that is housed in the lower housing, and includes a first gap on which a first hall element for detection of a magnetic field is arrangeable; a central housing that detachably engages with the lower housing, and houses the lower magnetic core along with the lower housing; an upper magnetic core that is arranged on the central housing, and forms a ring structure for surrounding a conductor along with the lower magnetic core; and an upper housing that detachably engages with the central housing, and houses the upper magnetic core along with the central housing.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2013Date of Patent: December 22, 2015Assignee: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITEDInventors: Shinichiro Akieda, Akio Nakamura, Nobuyoshi Shimizu, Shigemi Kurashima
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Patent number: 9219311Abstract: An antenna device includes an antenna element to be fed with electric power from an external power supply and a ground element to be coupled to the antenna element. The antenna element and the ground element are formed of a conductive film and arranged to define a rectangular region in a plan view with at least one gap between the antenna element and the ground element. The antenna element has a shape of one of a polygon, a circle, and a part of the polygon or the circle. The antenna element includes a feeding part in its portion close to the ground element.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2010Date of Patent: December 22, 2015Assignee: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITEDInventors: Masahiro Yanagi, Shigemi Kurashima, Hideaki Yoda
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Publication number: 20150188364Abstract: A wireless power receiving apparatus for wirelessly receiving power from a power transmitting apparatus includes a first power receiving coil, and a second power receiving coil having windings thereof parallel to, and in close proximity to, windings of the first power receiving coil.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2014Publication date: July 2, 2015Inventors: Shigemi Kurashima, Shinichiro Akieda, Nobuyoshi Shimizu
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Patent number: 8957826Abstract: An antenna device to be inserted in a memory card slot of an electronic device, includes an insulating layer, an antenna element formed on one surface of the insulating layer, and a ground element formed on the other surface of the insulating layer, the antenna element and the ground element being formed such that at least a part of the antenna element and at least a part of the ground element protrude from the memory card slot of the electronic device when the antenna device is inserted in the memory card slot, respectively; and a ground pattern extending in parallel relationship with the antenna element to be electrically connected to at least the ground element.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2012Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Assignee: Fujitsu Component LimitedInventors: Shigemi Kurashima, Masahiro Yanagi, Hideaki Yoda
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Publication number: 20140346029Abstract: A touch panel includes a first conductive film having separate areas, each of which has a strip shape with a length direction thereof extending in a first direction, a second conductive film having separate areas, each of which has a strip shape with a length direction thereof extending in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction, and a third conductive film, wherein the separate areas of the first conductive film are arranged side by side in the second direction, and the separate areas of the second conductive film are arranged side by side in the first direction, wherein position detection based on a capacitive method is performed by using the first conductive film and the second conductive film, and wherein a potential of a position of contact between the second conductive film and the third conductive film is detected to detect the position of the contact.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2014Publication date: November 27, 2014Inventors: Mitsuhiro SEKIZAWA, Satoshi SAKURAI, Nobuyoshi SHIMIZU, Shigemi KURASHIMA
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Publication number: 20140292309Abstract: A current sensor includes semi-annular first and second magnetic cores, first and second sensors, and a differential output part. The first magnetic core is provided around a wire in which an electric current flows and includes a pair of first magnetic core parts each having a quarter annular shape. The first sensor is provided in the gap between the first magnetic core parts and detects a magnetic flux. The second magnetic core is provided around the wire and includes a pair of second magnetic core parts each having a quarter annular shape. The first and second magnetic cores form an annular magnetic core. The second sensor is provided in the gap between the second magnetic core parts and detects a magnetic flux. The differential output part outputs the differential output of the outputs of the first and second sensors.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2014Publication date: October 2, 2014Applicant: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITEDInventors: Shigemi Kurashima, Shinichiro Akieda, Nobuyoshi Shimizu, Akio Nakamura, Naoyuki Nagao
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Patent number: 8786501Abstract: A disclosed memory card having a built-in antenna and being connected to an electronic apparatus includes a circuit board configured to be covered by a case, an antenna element formed on one surface of the circuit board or on one surface of a board mounted on the circuit board, and a ground element formed on another surface of the circuit board or on another surface of the board mounted on the circuit board, wherein a part or all of the antenna element and a part or all of the ground element are formed to protrude outside the electronic apparatus when the memory card is connected to the electronic apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2012Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: Fujitsu Component LimitedInventors: Masahiro Yanagi, Shigemi Kurashima, Hideaki Yoda
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Publication number: 20140167750Abstract: A current sensor includes: a lower housing; a lower magnetic core that is housed in the lower housing, and includes a first gap on which a first hall element for detection of a magnetic field is arrangeable; a central housing that detachably engages with the lower housing, and houses the lower magnetic core along with the lower housing; an upper magnetic core that is arranged on the central housing, and forms a ring structure for surrounding a conductor along with the lower magnetic core; and an upper housing that detachably engages with the central housing, and houses the upper magnetic core along with the central housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2013Publication date: June 19, 2014Applicant: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITEDInventors: Shinichiro AKIEDA, Akio Nakamura, Nobuyoshi Shimizu, Shigemi Kurashima
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Patent number: 8743010Abstract: An antenna device includes a T-shaped element having a first end part, a second end part, and a third end part, the first end part being a feeding point, the T-shaped element being bifurcated at an intermediate point; and a stub having one end connected between the intermediate point and the second end point and another end connected to ground, the stub forming a ?-shaped configuration with the T-shaped element; wherein a length of a first line between the first end part and the second end part is longer than a length of a second line between the first end part and the third end part; and the length of the first line and the length of the second line correspond to a first resonance frequency and a second resonance frequency.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2010Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: Fujitsu Component LimitedInventors: Masahiro Yanagi, Shigemi Kurashima, Hideaki Yoda
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Patent number: 8704757Abstract: An input system executes an input to an information processing apparatus depending on the hand motion. Plural myoelectric sensors are provided on an area between a wrist of the person and bases of a second finger to a fifth finger, and detect myoelectric signals depending on the hand motion. A setting portion outputs at least one command to make the person execute at least one particular motion in a state where the myoelectric sensors are worn on the hand, and associates the detected myoelectric signals after the output of the command with the particular motion corresponding to the command. An input portion identifies the hand motion from myoelectric signals detected based on the hand motion after the termination of the association and the association result of the setting portion, and executes the input to the information processing apparatus depending on the identified hand motion.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2008Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: Fujitsu Component LimitedInventors: Shigemi Kurashima, Satoshi Sakurai, Takashi Yuba, Takuya Uchiyama, Masahiro Yanagi, Takashi Arita
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Patent number: 8666371Abstract: An information providing system including a communication device; an information providing apparatus; and a mobile terminal device carried by a shopper to communicate by wireless communication with the communication device and to communicate via a network with the information providing apparatus. The information providing apparatus supplies information to the mobile terminal device via the network or via the communication device and the wireless communication.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2007Date of Patent: March 4, 2014Assignee: Fujitsu Component LimitedInventors: Takashi Yuba, Shigemi Kurashima, Masahiro Yanagi, Takashi Arita
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Publication number: 20140028586Abstract: A disclosed touch panel includes a panel including a plurality of first conductive films arranged in a first direction, and a plurality of second conductive films arranged in a second direction different from the first direction; a first selecting unit connected to the first conductive films to select one first conductive film or more from the first conductive films; a second selecting unit connected to the second conductive films to select one second conductive film or more from the second conductive films; and an inductor connecting the first selecting unit with a power source, which applies a voltage to the first conductive films.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2013Publication date: January 30, 2014Inventors: Shigemi Kurashima, Mitsuhiro Sekizawa, Satoshi Sakurai, Nobuyoshi Shimizu
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Publication number: 20130277186Abstract: A touch panel includes a first conductive film including conductive patterns each extending in one direction, and a second conductive film facing the first conductive film. Each of the conductive patterns includes plural diamond-shaped parts aligned in the one direction, and a connection part connecting adjacent diamond-shaped parts each other, and each conductive pattern has a uniform resistance value per unit length.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2013Publication date: October 24, 2013Applicant: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITEDInventors: Mitsuhiro Sekizawa, Shigemi Kurashima
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Patent number: 8489471Abstract: A product management system is disclosed. The product management system comprises a product detection device disposed on a product display rack and configured to detect presence/absence of a product on the product display rack, a wireless communication device disposed on the product display rack and configured to wirelessly transmit information about the presence/absence of the product detected by the product detection device, a relay device to relay communications between the wireless communication device and a network, a product management device to store and display the information transmitted from the wireless communication device via the relay device and the network, and a terminal device capable of wireless communications with the wireless communication device and configured to travel with a shopper.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2007Date of Patent: July 16, 2013Assignee: Fujitsu Component LimitedInventors: Shigemi Kurashima, Takashi Yuba, Masahiro Yanagi, Takashi Arita
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Patent number: 8487825Abstract: A communication device is disclosed that includes an antenna apparatus including a feeding portion, a looped antenna element connected to the feeding portion, and a resistor inserted into the looped antenna element, and a communication circuit configured to process data that is transmitted and received via the antenna apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2012Date of Patent: July 16, 2013Assignee: Fujitsu Component LimitedInventors: Masahiro Yanagi, Shigemi Kurashima, Takashi Arita
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Patent number: 8467866Abstract: A biosignal detecting apparatus is disclosed. The biosignal detecting apparatus includes a pair of detecting electrodes which is attached to a human body for detecting a biosignal from the human body, a biosignal detecting circuit which receives the biosignal detected by the detecting electrodes and processes the detected biosignal, a transmitting electrode which is attached to the human body for transmitting the biosignal processed by the biosignal detecting circuit via the human body to an external apparatus and for transmitting a radio wave generated by a circuit in the biosignal detecting apparatus, and a circuit connected to one of the detecting electrodes which circuit receives the radio wave transmitted from the human body via the transmitting electrode and executes impedance matching between the biosignal detecting apparatus and the human body based on the received radio wave transmitted from the human body via the transmitting electrode.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2008Date of Patent: June 18, 2013Assignee: Fujitsu Component LimitedInventors: Masahiro Yanagi, Satoshi Sakurai, Shigemi Kurashima, Takashi Arita
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Patent number: 8451888Abstract: An impulse communication apparatus includes an impulse train generating part generating an impulse train from one modulated pulse by on-off keying, and an impulse train sending part sending the impulse train generated by the impulse train generating part.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2005Date of Patent: May 28, 2013Assignee: Fujitsu Component LimitedInventors: Shigemi Kurashima, Masahiro Yanagi, Hiroto Inoue, Takuya Uchiyama, Takashi Arita, Hideki Iwata
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Publication number: 20120319921Abstract: A communication device is disclosed that includes an antenna apparatus including a feeding portion, a looped antenna element connected to the feeding portion, and a resistor inserted into the looped antenna element, and a communication circuit configured to process data that is transmitted and received via the antenna apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2012Publication date: December 20, 2012Inventors: Masahiro Yanagi, Shigemi Kurashima, Takashi Arita