Patents by Inventor Shigeru Kemmochi
Shigeru Kemmochi 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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Publication number: 20100091752Abstract: An inventive high frequency circuit includes a switch circuit (SPDT1), connected to an antenna terminal (Anti), using a field-effect transistor for switching between a connection with first to third transmitting terminals (Tx1-1, Tx2-1, Tx3-1) and a connection with first to third receiving terminals (Rx1-1, Rx2-1, Rx3-1); a transmitting-side triplexer (Trip1) for branching a transmitting path connected to the switch circuit into transmitting paths of first to third frequency bands; and a receiving-side triplexer (Trip2) for branching a receiving path connected to the switch circuit into receiving paths of the first to third frequency bands. The switch circuit can be formed as an IC to downsize the circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2007Publication date: April 15, 2010Inventors: Shigeru Kemmochi, Keisuke Fukamachi, Kazuhiro Hagiwara
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Publication number: 20100073108Abstract: A three-stage-resonator, laminated bandpass filter comprising electromagnetically coupled first to third resonator electrodes, adjacent first and second resonator electrodes and a third resonator electrode being different in a grounding direction, and a coupling-capacitor electrode extending over resonator electrodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2007Publication date: March 25, 2010Applicant: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.Inventors: Takahiro Yamasita, Kazuhiro Hagiwara, Keisuke Fukamachi, Shigeru Kemmochi
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Publication number: 20100062727Abstract: A high-frequency device having high-frequency-signal-treating circuits in and on a laminate substrate comprising pluralities of dielectric layers having conductor patterns, the high-frequency-signal-treating circuits having amplifier circuits and switch circuits; terminals including input and output terminals of high-frequency signals, the power supply terminals of the amplifier circuits and the power supply terminals of the switch circuits being formed on one main surface of the laminate substrate; power supply lines each having one end connected to each of the power supply terminals of the amplifier circuits and power supply lines each having one end connected to each of the power supply terminals of the switch circuits being formed on one dielectric layer to constitute a power supply line layer; a first ground electrode being arranged on the side of the main surface with respect to the power supply line layer, the first ground electrode overlapping at least part of the power supply lines in a lamination diType: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2007Publication date: March 11, 2010Applicant: HITACHI METALS, LTD.Inventors: Shigeru Kemmochi, Keisuke Fukamachi, Kazuhiro Hagiwara
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Publication number: 20090206948Abstract: A multi-band high-frequency circuit for performing wireless communications among pluralities of communication systems having different communication frequencies, comprising a high-frequency switch circuit comprising switching elements for switching the connection of pluralities of multi-band antennas to transmitting circuits and receiving circuits; a first diplexer circuit disposed between the high-frequency switch circuit and transmitting circuits for branching a high-frequency signal into frequency bands of the communication systems; a second diplexer circuit disposed between the high-frequency switch circuit and receiving circuits for branching a high-frequency signal into frequency bands of the communication systems; the first and second diplexer circuits each comprising a lower-frequency filter circuit and a higher-frequency filter circuit, a bandpass filter circuit being used as the lower-frequency filter circuit in the second diplexer circuit, or disposed between the lower-frequency filter circuit in tType: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2009Publication date: August 20, 2009Applicant: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.Inventors: Shigeru Kemmochi, Keisuke Fukamachi, Kazuhiro Hagiwara, Masayuki Uchida
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Publication number: 20090207764Abstract: A high-frequency circuit for wireless communications selectively using a first frequency band and a second frequency band lower than the first frequency band, comprising an antenna terminal; first and second transmission terminals to which transmitting signals in the first and second frequency bands are input; first and second receiving terminals from which received signals in the first and second frequency bands are output; a diplexer circuit for branching a first-frequency-band-signal path and a second-frequency-band-signal path; a switch circuit for switching a path for a transmitting signal and a path for a received signal; a low-noise amplifier circuit disposed between the switch circuit and the second receiving terminal for amplifying a received signal in the second frequency band; and first and second filter circuits disposed between the antenna terminal and the low-noise amplifier circuit in this order from the antenna terminal, both filter circuits passing a received signal in the second frequency baType: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2007Publication date: August 20, 2009Applicant: HITACHI METALS, LTD.Inventors: Keisuke Fukamachi, Shigeru Kemmochi, Kazuhiro Hagiwara
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Publication number: 20090201099Abstract: A multi-band high-frequency circuit for performing wireless communications among pluralities of communication systems having different communication frequencies, comprising a high-frequency switch circuit comprising switching elements for switching the connection of pluralities of multi-band antennas to transmitting circuits and receiving circuits; a first diplexer circuit disposed between the high-frequency switch circuit and transmitting circuits for branching a high-frequency signal into frequency bands of the communication systems; a second diplexer circuit disposed between the high-frequency switch circuit and receiving circuits for branching a high-frequency signal into frequency bands of the communication systems; the first and second diplexer circuits each comprising a lower-frequency filter circuit and a higher-frequency filter circuit, a bandpass filter circuit being used as the lower-frequency filter circuit in the second diplexer circuit, or disposed between the lower-frequency filter circuit in tType: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2009Publication date: August 13, 2009Applicant: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.Inventors: Shigeru Kemmochi, Keisuke Fukamachi, Kazuhiro Hagiwara, Masayuki Uchida
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Publication number: 20090160582Abstract: A band-pass filter according to the present invention includes two or more resonant lines arranged side by side in a direction orthogonal to a laminating direction in a laminate substrate formed by laminating plural dielectric layers. Each of the resonant lines has a first coil pattern portion formed in the dielectric layers and a second coil pattern portion formed in the dielectric layers different from the dielectric layers in which the first coil pattern portion is formed. The first and second coil pattern portions are connected in series and formed in a spiral shape. At least one of the first and second coil pattern portions is formed as parallel lines in the plural dielectric layers. According to such a configuration, a band-pass filter that is reduced in size and reduced in loss is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2008Publication date: June 25, 2009Inventors: Keisuke Fukamachi, Shigeru Kemmochi
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Patent number: 7546091Abstract: A high-frequency circuit for branching high-frequency signals for pluralities of communications systems of different frequencies, which comprises a lowpass filter circuit disposed between first and second ports and/or a highpass filter circuit disposed between the first port and a fourth port; and a matching circuit and a bandpass filter circuit disposed between the first port and a third port; the lowpass filter circuit, the highpass filter circuit and the matching circuit comprising capacitance elements and inductance elements; the bandpass filter circuit being a SAW filter; and the passband f1 of the lowpass filter circuit, the passband f2 of the bandpass filter circuit, and the passband f3 of the highpass filter circuit meeting the condition of f1<f2<f3.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2005Date of Patent: June 9, 2009Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.Inventors: Yoshiyuki Murakami, Hiroyuki Tai, Shigeru Kemmochi
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Patent number: 7518469Abstract: A multi-band high-frequency circuit for performing wireless communications among pluralities of communication systems having different communication frequencies, comprising a high-frequency switch circuit comprising switching elements for switching the connection of pluralities of multi-band antennas to transmitting circuits and receiving circuits; a first diplexer circuit disposed between the high-frequency switch circuit and transmitting circuits for branching a high-frequency signal into frequency bands of the communication systems; a second diplexer circuit disposed between the high-frequency switch circuit and receiving circuits for branching a high-frequency signal into frequency bands of the communication systems; the first and second diplexer circuits each comprising a lower-frequency filter circuit and a higher-frequency filter circuit, a bandpass filter circuit being used as the lower-frequency filter circuit in the second diplexer circuit, or disposed between the lower-frequency filter circuit in tType: GrantFiled: December 13, 2004Date of Patent: April 14, 2009Assignee: Hitachi Metals Ltd.Inventors: Shigeru Kemmochi, Keisuke Fukamachi, Kazuhiro Hagiwara, Masayuki Uchida
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Publication number: 20090017772Abstract: A multiband high-frequency circuit comprising a first switch SPDT1 for switching the connections of a multiband antenna to transmitting circuits 11bg-T, 11a-T and receiving circuits 11bg-R, 11a-R of first and second communications systems, and a transmitting/receiving circuit BLT-TR of a third communications system, a diplexer circuit Dip1 for branching a high-frequency signal to 11a-R and 11bg-R or BLT-TR and a diplexer circuit Dip2 for branching a high-frequency signal to 11bg-T and 11a-T, both of which are disposed downstream of SPDT1, each diplexer circuit Dip1, Dip2 comprising a lower-frequency-side filter and a high-frequency-side filter, a bandpass filter BPF1 being disposed downstream of the lower-frequency-side filter of the diplexer circuit Dip1, and a second switch SPDT2 being disposed downstream of the bandpass filter BPF1.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2006Publication date: January 15, 2009Applicant: HITACHI METALS, LTD.Inventors: Shigeru Kemmochi, Kazuhiro Hagiwara, Keisuke Fukamachi, Mitsuhiro Watanabe
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Patent number: 7471962Abstract: A high-frequency switch circuit common to a plurality of frequency bands includes a first high-frequency switch adapted to pass transmission signals and block received signals; and a demultiplexer. The high-frequency switch circuit passes one of the received signals of first and second frequency bands and blocks the other.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2005Date of Patent: December 30, 2008Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.Inventors: Shigeru Kemmochi, Mitsuhiro Watanabe, Tsuyoshi Taketa, Hiroyuki Tai
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Publication number: 20080212552Abstract: A high-frequency circuit comprising a switch circuit for properly switching the connection of an antenna terminal and four input/output terminals; a first received-signal output terminal being connected to a receiving circuit of a first communications system via a filter circuit; a second received-signal output terminal being connected to a receiving circuit of a second communications system via a filter circuit; a first transmitting-signal input terminal being connected to a transmitting circuit of a first communications system; and a second transmitting-signal input terminal being connected to a transmitting circuit of a second communications system via a power amplifier circuit, the high-frequency circuit further comprising a bandpass filter circuit disposed in any one or more paths between the antennas and the transmitting-signal input or received-signal output; and a detection circuit having a voltage detection terminal for monitoring the output power of the power amplifier circuits.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2005Publication date: September 4, 2008Applicant: HITACHI METALS, LTD.Inventors: Keisuke Fukamachi, Shigeru Kemmochi, Kazuhiro Hagiwara, Takahiro Yamashita, Masayuki Uchida
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Publication number: 20080166980Abstract: A high-frequency circuit comprising a switch circuit connected to an antenna terminal, first and second diplexer circuits connected to the switch circuit, first and second power amplifier circuits connected to the first diplexer circuit, first and second bandpass filter circuits connected to the first and second power amplifier circuits, a third bandpass filter circuit connected to the second diplexer circuit, a detection circuit disposed between the switch circuit and the first diplexer circuit, and a low-noise amplifier circuit disposed between the switch circuit and the second diplexer circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2007Publication date: July 10, 2008Applicant: HITACHI METALS, LTD.Inventors: Keisuke FUKAMACHI, Shigeru Kemmochi, Hirotaka Satake
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Patent number: 7295814Abstract: An antenna switch module connected to a common antenna for switching the connection of the antenna to a transmission circuit or a receiving circuit in plural transmitting/receiving systems having different passbands, comprising a diplexer circuit comprising a low-pass filter and a high-pass filter; a first switch circuit connected to the low-pass filter and for switching a transmitting line and a receiving line, a second switch circuit connected to the high-pass filter for switching a transmitting line and a receiving line; a third switch circuit connected to the first switch circuit for switching the receiving line from the first switch circuit; and a fourth switch circuit connected to the second switch circuit for switching the receiving line from the second switch circuit; at least part of transmission lines constituting LC circuits in the diplexer circuit and the first and second switch circuits being electrode patterns formed in a multilayer substrate constituted by plural dielectric layers; and chip eleType: GrantFiled: February 4, 2004Date of Patent: November 13, 2007Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.Inventors: Takahiro Yamashita, Keisuke Fukamachi, Shigeru Kemmochi
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Patent number: 7253702Abstract: A high-frequency switch module, including a laminate constituted of dielectric layers having electrode patterns, the high-frequency switch module also including a high-frequency switch circuit for switching a transmitting circuit and a receiving circuit of transmitting/receiving systems, and a filter circuit connected to a receiving side of the high-frequency switch circuit.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2001Date of Patent: August 7, 2007Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.Inventors: Shigeru Kemmochi, Mitsuhiro Watanabe, Hiroyuki Tai, Keisuke Fukamachi, Satoru Yokouchi
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Patent number: 7242268Abstract: An unbalanced-balanced multiband filter module comprising three high-frequency switches each comprising a switching element, and two unbalanced-balanced bandpass filters having different transmitting frequency bands, a first high-frequency switch being connected to an unbalanced port of the module, an unbalanced port of the first unbalanced-balanced bandpass filter, and an unbalanced port of the second unbalanced-balanced bandpass filter; a second high-frequency switch being connected to a first balanced port of the module, a first balanced port of the first unbalanced-balanced bandpass filter, and a first balanced port of the second unbalanced-balanced bandpass filter; a third high-frequency switch being connected to a second balanced port of the module, a second balanced port of the first unbalanced-balanced bandpass filter, and a second balanced port of the second unbalanced-balanced bandpass filter; and the first to third high-frequency switches being switched depending on a passing high-frequency signal,Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2003Date of Patent: July 10, 2007Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.Inventors: Kazuhiro Hagiwara, Shigeru Kemmochi, Keisuke Fukamachi, Mitsuhiro Watanabe, Tsuyoshi Taketa, Yoshiyuki Murakami
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Patent number: 7221922Abstract: A switch circuit for switching the connection of the receiving or transmitting circuits of two communication systems to an antenna circuit, which comprises first and second switch means having two switching elements, the first switch means comprising a first inductance element between a port connected to the antenna circuit and a port connected to the second switch means; the second switch means comprising a second inductance element between a port connected to the first switch means and a port connected to a receiving circuit of a first communication system, and a transmission line constituting the first inductance element having a lower characteristic impedance than that of a transmission line constituting the second inductance element.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2004Date of Patent: May 22, 2007Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.Inventors: Shigeru Kemmochi, Mitsuhiro Watanabe, Hiroyuki Tai
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Publication number: 20070105506Abstract: A switch circuit for selectively switching connection of an antenna side circuit with a reception circuit and a transmission circuit of two communication systems one of which has a reception frequency band partially overlapped with a transmission frequency of the other. The switch circuit includes (a) a first switch unit for switching connection to the antenna side circuit with the transmission circuit side of the first and the second communication systems and the reception circuit side of the first and the second communication system and (b) a second switch unit connected between the first switch unit and the reception circuit of the first end and the second communication system for switching connection of the antenna side circuit with the reception circuit of the first and the second communication system. (c) The transmission circuit side of the first and the second communication system of the first switch unit is connected to a transmission circuit shared by the first and the second communication system.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2006Publication date: May 10, 2007Inventors: Shigeru Kemmochi, Mitsuhiro Watanabe, Keisuke Fukamachi, Hiroyuki Tai
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Publication number: 20070075803Abstract: A multi-band high-frequency circuit for performing wireless communications among pluralities of communication systems having different communication frequencies, comprising a high-frequency switch circuit comprising switching elements for switching the connection of pluralities of multi-band antennas to transmitting circuits and receiving circuits; a first diplexer circuit disposed between the high-frequency switch circuit and transmitting circuits for branching a high-frequency signal into frequency bands of the communication systems; a second diplexer circuit disposed between the high-frequency switch circuit and receiving circuits for branching a high-frequency signal into frequency bands of the communication systems; the first and second diplexer circuits each comprising a lower-frequency filter circuit and a higher-frequency filter circuit, a bandpass filter circuit being used as the lower-frequency filter circuit in the second diplexer circuit, or disposed between the lower-frequency filter circuit in tType: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2004Publication date: April 5, 2007Inventors: Shigeru Kemmochi, Keisuke Fukamachi, Kazuhiro Hagiwara, Masayuki Uchida
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Patent number: 7171234Abstract: A high-frequency switch circuit is provided for switching a connection between a common transmission circuit and antenna side circuit in a plurality of transmitting and receiving systems. The high-frequency switch includes a connection between the antenna side circuit and a reception circuit in one of the plurality of transmitting and receiving systems, and a connection between the antenna side circuit and a reception circuit in the other of the plurality of transmitting and receiving systems, the high-frequency switch circuit comprising a first diode; a first distributed constant line; a second diode; a capacitor; a third diode; a second distributed constant line; and a fourth diode.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2005Date of Patent: January 30, 2007Assignees: Marino-Forum21, Tokyo Kyuei Co., Ltd., Hitachi Metals, Ltd.Inventors: Shigeru Kemmochi, Mitsuhiro Watanabe, Hiroyuki Tai, Tsuyoshi Taketa, Toshihiko Tanaka