Patents by Inventor Shingo Tadokoro

Shingo Tadokoro 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: 9843094
    Abstract: A glass antenna provided on vehicle side glass has a power feeding portion disposed at side portion of the side glass, a main element connected to the power feeding portion and a square bracket-shaped element whose one end is connected to some midpoint of the main element. When frequency band of FM broadcast wave received by the antenna is divided into two frequency bands with respect to its center frequency, wavelength of center frequency of frequency band of low frequency is ?, and wavelength of center frequency of frequency band of high frequency. Also wavelength shortening coefficient of the side glass is ?. In this condition, either one of length of the main element or length from the power feeding portion up to an opening end of the square bracket-shaped element is set to ?·?·¾, and the other is set to ?·??·¾.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Central Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Shingo Tadokoro, Takayuki Suzuki
  • Patent number: 9136583
    Abstract: An automotive window antenna includes: an FM radio main antenna which includes two horizontal strips, and a vertical strip, and which is connected with a main feed point provided on a side of a longitudinal side of the window glass through a strip extending inwardly between the horizontal strips from one end portion or a midpoint portion of one of the horizontal strips; and an FM radio sub antenna which includes one horizontal strip, and which is provided on a side opposite to the feed point, at a substantially central position between the two horizontal strips of the FM radio main antenna so as not to achieve a capacitive coupling with the two horizontal strips, the FM radio main antenna and the FM radio sub antenna being provided in the blank space to achieve a diversity reception, and being connected to a tuner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Central Glass Company, Limited
    Inventor: Shingo Tadokoro
  • Publication number: 20140132464
    Abstract: A glass antenna provided on vehicle side glass has a power feeding portion disposed at side portion of the side glass, a main element connected to the power feeding portion and a square bracket-shaped element whose one end is connected to some midpoint of the main element. When frequency band of FM broadcast wave received by the antenna is divided into two frequency bands with respect to its center frequency, wavelength of center frequency of frequency band of low frequency is ?, and wavelength of center frequency of frequency band of high frequency. Also wavelength shortening coefficient of the side glass is ?. In this condition, either one of length of the main element or length from the power feeding portion up to an opening end of the square bracket-shaped element is set to ?•?•3/4, and the other is set to ?•??•3/4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: Central Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Shingo Tadokoro, Takayuki Suzuki
  • Patent number: 8334813
    Abstract: An automotive glass antenna which is an FM radio broadcast wave receiving antenna provided in blank spaces below or lateral sides of a defogger of a window glass provided in a rear door of a hatchback type of an automobile, the automotive glass antenna including: a first auxiliary element including at least a first auxiliary horizontal strip which branches from a lower end of a bus bar of the defogger, or from a lowermost horizontal heater strip, and which extends along the lowermost heater strip; a second auxiliary element including at least a second auxiliary vertical strip which extends from an upper end of each bus bar through an extension line, and which is apart from the bus bar in an outward direction; a horizontal element which extends in a substantially horizontal direction from a feed point provided near a lower portion of the bus bar of the defogger, and which is adjacent to the first auxiliary horizontal strip to achieve a capacitive coupling; and a vertical element which extends from the feed poi
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: Central Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Shingo Tadokoro, Masanori Kaihatsu, Masaki Ando
  • Publication number: 20120249382
    Abstract: An automotive window antenna includes: an FM radio main antenna which includes two horizontal strips, and a vertical strip, and which is connected with a main feed point provided on a side of a longitudinal side of the window glass through a strip extending inwardly between the horizontal strips from one end portion or a midpoint portion of one of the horizontal strips; and an FM radio sub antenna which includes one horizontal strip, and which is provided on a side opposite to the feed point, at a substantially central position between the two horizontal strips of the FM radio main antenna so as not to achieve a capacitive coupling with the two horizontal strips, the FM radio main antenna and the FM radio sub antenna being provided in the blank space to achieve a diversity reception, and being connected to a tuner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: Central Glass Company, Limited
    Inventor: Shingo Tadokoro
  • Patent number: 8106840
    Abstract: A window glass of a vehicle having a roof antenna mounted on an upper rear portion of a roof of the vehicle, has a defogger formed, on the rear window glass, by a plurality of horizontal heating lines which are connected with each other at the respective both ends by busbars; a noise shield pattern provided at a head space of the defogger on the rear window glass and having at least three horizontal lines and at least one vertical line that cross each other; and at least three connecting lines that connect the noise shield pattern and the defogger. The noise shield pattern is formed in a symmetrical shape, and the connecting lines connect the noise shield pattern and the defogger symmetrically at center position and symmetrical positions about the center position in right-and-left direction of the noise shield pattern and the defogger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Central Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Ryota Sato, Shingo Tadokoro, Susumu Chonan, Yukihisa Shimazu
  • Publication number: 20100220020
    Abstract: An automotive glass antenna which is an FM radio broadcast wave receiving antenna provided in blank spaces below or lateral sides of a defogger of a window glass provided in a rear door of a hatchback type of an automobile, the automotive glass antenna including: a first auxiliary element including at least a first auxiliary horizontal strip which branches from a lower end of a bus bar of the defogger, or from a lowermost horizontal heater strip, and which extends along the lowermost heater strip; a second auxiliary element including at least a second auxiliary vertical strip which extends from an upper end of each bus bar through an extension line, and which is apart from the bus bar in an outward direction; a horizontal element which extends in a substantially horizontal direction from a feed point provided near a lower portion of the bus bar of the defogger, and which is adjacent to the first auxiliary horizontal strip to achieve a capacitive coupling; and a vertical element which extends from the feed poi
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2008
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Applicant: Central Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Shingo Tadokoro, Masanori Kaihatsu, Masaki Ando
  • Publication number: 20080111751
    Abstract: A window glass of a vehicle having a roof antenna mounted on an upper rear portion of a roof of the vehicle, has a defogger formed, on the rear window glass, by a plurality of horizontal heating lines which are connected with each other at the respective both ends by busbars; a noise shield pattern provided at a head space of the defogger on the rear window glass and having at least three horizontal lines and at least one vertical line that cross each other; and at least three connecting lines that connect the noise shield pattern and the defogger. The noise shield pattern is formed in a symmetrical shape, and the connecting lines connect the noise shield pattern and the defogger symmetrically at center position and symmetrical positions about the center position in right-and-left direction of the noise shield pattern and the defogger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2007
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Applicant: Central Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Ryota SATO, Shingo Tadokoro, Susumu Chonan, Yukihisa Shimazu
  • Patent number: 5461391
    Abstract: A second antenna is provided to a vehicle rear window glass in order to prevent a fall or dip of the gain of the antenna system in a particular direction or directions, thereby improving the directivity characteristic and increasing the gain. The second antenna consists of a feed point and a pair of first and second elements connected to the feed point. The first element has, in an area of the space above a first antenna or in a space defined between the upper and lower ends of a first antenna, at least one horizontal conductive strip. In one embodiment, in which the feed point is arranged in a marginal area of the space under the defogging heater element, the first element further has a vertical conductive strip arranged in an area of the space between the heater element and a lateral edge of the window glass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 24, 1995
    Assignee: Central Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Masahiro Ohnishi, Yoji Nagayama, Shingo Tadokoro
  • Patent number: 5416491
    Abstract: An antenna is attached to a rear window glass of an automobile and arranged in a space between a defogging heater element and a lower edge of the window glass. According to an aspect of the present invention, the antenna comprises a plurality of horizontal conductive strips having the length of 0.02.lambda..multidot.f.sup.1/2 (1.+-.0.2), adjacent two of which are connected at opposite ends so as to constitute a rectangular loop. The number of the horizontal conductive strips is in the range of 2 to 4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 16, 1995
    Assignee: Central Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Kazuya Nishikawa, Junichiro Ieiri, Shingo Tadokoro, Tokio Tsukada, Tohru Hirotsu, Hiroyuki Fujii
  • Patent number: 5334989
    Abstract: A known first antenna is arranged in a space of a rear window glass above a defogging heater element and constituted by horizontal and vertical conductive strips. In accordance with the present invention, a second antenna is provided which consists of a feed point and a pair of first and second elements connected to the feed point and arranged in a space of the window glass around the heater element. The first element has a vertical conductive strip arranged in an area of the space between the heater element and a lateral edge of the window glass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 2, 1994
    Assignee: Central Glass Company
    Inventors: Yoji Nagayama, Shingo Tadokoro, Tokio Tsukada
  • Patent number: 5239303
    Abstract: The invention relates to an antenna on a vehicle rear window glass for the reception of FM radio broadcasting and TV broadcasting in both the VHF and UHF bands. The window glass is provided with defogging heater strips, and the antenna uses a space left above the heater strips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1993
    Assignee: Central Glass Company Limited
    Inventors: Tohru Hirotsu, Kazuhiko Fujii, Tokio Tsukada, Shingo Tadokoro