Patents by Inventor Shoichi Takeuchi
Shoichi Takeuchi 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: 20230378660Abstract: An antenna system for vehicle includes a vehicle and a MIMO antenna that is mounted on the vehicle and that transmits and receives radio waves of a predetermined frequency. The MIMO antenna includes antennas including a first antenna that mainly transmits and receives a first polarized wave and a second antenna that mainly transmits and receives a second polarized wave orthogonal to the first polarized wave, and the antennas are dispersedly arranged on the vehicle. One of the first antenna and the second antenna are arranged based on at least one of (1) a configuration in which one is arranged in a central region and another one is arranged in a first peripheral region or a second peripheral region and (2) a configuration in which one is arranged in a first region and another one is arranged in a second region.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2023Publication date: November 23, 2023Applicant: AGC Inc.Inventors: Kouichirou TAKAHASHI, Kiyoshi NOBUOKA, Shoichi TAKEUCHI, Hideaki SHOJI, Yusuke KATO, Toshiki SAYAMA
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Patent number: 11817621Abstract: A vehicle antenna includes a conductor plate, a radiator plate facing the conductor plate, a feeding portion located on a same side as the conductor plate with respect to the radiator plate, a connection conductor connecting the feeding portion and the radiator plate, and a first element and a second element arranged away from each other on both sides in a vehicle-width direction of a vehicle with respect to the radiator plate, wherein the radiator plate is arranged at an inclination of equal to or less than ±15 degrees with respect to a vertical plane perpendicular to a horizontal plane.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2021Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: AGC INC.Inventors: Kenichiro Kodama, Koki Mikamo, Fuminori Watanabe, Shoichi Takeuchi
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Patent number: 11804649Abstract: An antenna system for a vehicle includes a plurality of antenna sets provided on or in proximity to a dielectric arranged on front and rear sides or on right and left sides of the vehicle, or arranged on both thereof, wherein a first antenna set includes first and second antennas, a second antenna set includes third and fourth antennas, a third antenna set includes fifth and sixth antennas, a fourth antenna set includes seventh and eighth antennas, each of the first, third, fifth, and seventh antennas has a higher antenna gain for transmitting and receiving a horizontally polarized wave than transmitting and receiving a vertically polarized wave, and each of the second, fourth, sixth, and eighth antennas has a higher antenna gain for transmitting and receiving the vertically polarized wave than transmitting and receiving the horizontally polarized wave.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2021Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignees: AGC INC., NTT DOCOMO, INC.Inventors: Minoru Inomata, Tetsuro Imai, Hideaki Shoji, Shoichi Takeuchi
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Publication number: 20230318192Abstract: An antenna includes a first conductor plate and a second conductor plate, the second conductor plate being disposed in the first conductor plate so as to be apart from the first conductor plate with a distance between both plates; wherein the first conductor plate includes a first U-shaped portion, the first U-shaped portion being formed in a U-shape so as to include a first side portion, a second side portion opposed to the first side portion, and a first front portion connected between the first side portion and the second side portion; wherein the second conductor plate includes a second U-shaped portion, the second U-shaped portion being formed in a U-shape so as to include a third side portion, a fourth side portion opposed to the third side portion, and a second front portion connected between the third side portion and the fourth side portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicant: AGC Inc.Inventors: Toshiki SAYAMA, Hideaki SHOJI, Yusuke KATO, Shoichi TAKEUCHI
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Publication number: 20230238681Abstract: A vehicle antenna system having high transmission and reception efficiency is provided. A vehicle antenna system includes an antenna that is attached to a vehicle and is capable of transmitting and receiving radio waves of a predetermined frequency band. The antenna is attached to the vehicle in such a way that an elevation angle of the antenna with respect to a horizontal plane becomes large in a predetermined angle range in accordance with the height of a communication frequency band.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2023Publication date: July 27, 2023Applicants: AGC Inc., SoftBank Corp.Inventors: Yusuke KATO, Hideaki SHOJI, Shoichi TAKEUCHI, Toshiki SAYAMA, Ryo YAMAGUCHI, Kazuma TOMIMOTO
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Patent number: 11697272Abstract: A laminated glass according to the present invention includes a first glass plate, a second glass plate, and an interlayer film. The interlayer film includes a laminated region including a first layer that is in contact with the first glass plate, a second layer that is in contact with the second glass plate, and a third layer disposed between the first layer and the second layer. When the relative dielectric constant of the first glass plate is denoted by ?g1, the relative dielectric constant of the second glass plate is denoted by ?g2, the relative dielectric constant of the first layer is denoted by ?m1, the relative dielectric constant of the second layer is denoted by ?m2, and the relative dielectric constant of the third layer is denoted by ?m3, relationships ?m1<?g1, ?m1<?g2, ?m2<?g1, ?m2<?g2, ?m3>?m1, ?m3>?m2 are established.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2022Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: AGC INC.Inventors: Shunsuke Sadakane, Shoichi Takeuchi, Hideo Tsuboi, Kazuhiko Niwano, Nobutaka Kidera, Ryota Okuda
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Publication number: 20230019268Abstract: An antenna system for vehicles includes a first antenna attached in a vicinity of a windshield of a vehicle; and a second antenna attached in a vicinity of a rear glass of the vehicle, wherein the first antenna and the second antenna are configured to transmit and receive an electromagnetic wave in a predetermined frequency band F, and wherein defining a region A and a region B with respect to a vehicle center axis extending in a traveling direction of the vehicle, so as to bisect a vehicle width of the vehicle from a viewpoint in a direction normal to a horizontal plane, the first antenna is arranged in the region A, and the second antenna is arranged in the region B.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2022Publication date: January 19, 2023Applicant: AGC Inc.Inventors: Toshiki SAYAMA, Hideaki SHOJI, Yusuke KATO, Shoichi TAKEUCHI
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Patent number: 11522278Abstract: An antenna device includes a first conductor plate including a first end portion and a second end portion, the first conductor plate being provided with a first feeding portion between the first end portion and the second end portion, a second conductor plate including a third end portion connected to the first feeding portion, a fourth end portion located at a position away from the first conductor plate, and a plate surface of which width in a direction parallel to the first conductor plate increases with a distance from the third end portion toward the fourth end portion, and a third conductor plate including a fifth end portion capacitively coupling with the fourth end portion, a sixth end portion connected, on a same side as the first end portion with respect to the first feeding portion, to the first conductor plate, and a counter portion opposite the plate surface.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2020Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: AGC INC.Inventors: Hideaki Shoji, Shoichi Takeuchi
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Publication number: 20220363038Abstract: A laminated glass according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a first glass plate, a second glass plate, and an interlayer film held between the first glass plate and the second glass plate. When a relative dielectric constant of the first glass plate is represented by ?g1; a relative dielectric constant of the second glass plate is represented by ?g2; a relative dielectric constant of a first interlayer film provided in a first region of the interlayer film is represented by ?m1; a reflection coefficient at an interface between the first glass plate and the first interlayer film is represented by ?1; and a reflection coefficient at an interface between the second glass plate and the first interlayer film is represented by ?2, the reflection coefficients ?1 and ?2 satisfy relations 0.0??1?0.2 and 0.0??2?0.2.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2022Publication date: November 17, 2022Applicant: AGC Inc.Inventors: Nobutaka KIDERA, Kazuhiko NIWANO, Shoichi TAKEUCHI, Tetsuo ABE, Yutaka KUROIWA
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Publication number: 20220274380Abstract: A laminated glass according to the present invention includes a first glass plate, a second glass plate, and an interlayer film. The interlayer film includes a laminated region including a first layer that is in contact with the first glass plate, a second layer that is in contact with the second glass plate, and a third layer disposed between the first layer and the second layer. When the relative dielectric constant of the first glass plate is denoted by ?g1, the relative dielectric constant of the second glass plate is denoted by ?g2, the relative dielectric constant of the first layer is denoted by ?m1, the relative dielectric constant of the second layer is denoted by ?m2, and the relative dielectric constant of the third layer is denoted by ?m3, relationships ?m1<?g1, ?m1<?g2, ?m2<?g1, ?m2<?g2, ?m3>?m1, ?m3>?m2 are established.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2022Publication date: September 1, 2022Applicant: AGC Inc.Inventors: Shunsuke SADAKANE, Shoichi TAKEUCHI, Hideo TSUBOI, Kazuhiko NIWANO, Nobutaka KIDERA, Ryota OKUDA
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Patent number: 11387549Abstract: A glazing panel comprising (i) a pane of glass, (ii) an antenna, (iii) an electrically conductive connector joined to the antenna by a solder material, and (iv) a coaxial cable joined to the electrically conductive connector. The electrically conductive connector is a flat connector comprising first and a second electrically conductive portions laminated between two films of a resilient material.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2018Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignees: AGC GLASS EUROPE, AGC INC.Inventors: Peter Schnoerch, Shoichi Takeuchi
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Publication number: 20220037772Abstract: A vehicle antenna includes a conductor plate, a radiator plate facing the conductor plate, a feeding portion located on a same side as the conductor plate with respect to the radiator plate, a connection conductor connecting the feeding portion and the radiator plate, and a first element and a second element arranged away from each other on both sides in a vehicle-width direction of a vehicle with respect to the radiator plate, wherein the radiator plate is arranged at an inclination of equal to or less than ±15 degrees with respect to a vertical plane perpendicular to a horizontal plane.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2021Publication date: February 3, 2022Applicant: AGC Inc.Inventors: Kenichiro KODAMA, Koki MIKAMO, Fuminori WATANABE, Shoichi TAKEUCHI
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Patent number: 11183750Abstract: A vehicle antenna includes a conductor plate, a radiator plate facing the conductor plate, a feeding portion located on a same side as the conductor plate with respect to the radiator plate, a connection conductor connecting the feeding portion and the radiator plate, and a first element and a second element arranged away from each other on both sides in a vehicle-width direction of a vehicle with respect to the radiator plate, wherein the radiator plate is arranged at an inclination of equal to or less than ±15 degrees with respect to a vertical plane perpendicular to a horizontal plane.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2020Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: AGC INC.Inventors: Kenichiro Kodama, Koki Mikamo, Fuminori Watanabe, Shoichi Takeuchi
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Patent number: 11171404Abstract: An antenna includes a flat conductor, and the flat conductor includes a first slot extending in a first direction, a second slot connected to the first slot and extending in a second direction, a third slot connected to the first slot and including another end that is open through an outer edge of the conductor, the third slot extending to one side of the first slot opposite from the second slot, and a fourth slot connected to the second slot, the fourth slot extending to one side of the second slot opposite from the first slot, wherein the third slot has a wide portion, and the fourth slot has a wide portion, and the outer edge includes an inclined portion inclined with respect to a virtual line that passes through the another end of the third slot and that is perpendicular to a direction in which the third slot extends.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2020Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: AGC INC.Inventors: Shoichi Takeuchi, Naoki Hashimoto, Hideaki Shoji
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Publication number: 20210273321Abstract: An antenna system includes a glass plate, a resin layer, and an antenna, wherein a predetermined frequency of 3 GHz or greater is defined as F, a transmission coefficient S21 of the glass plate concerning an incident wave of F is defined as S21G, S21 of a laminate concerning the F is defined as S21GR, a frequency closest to F at which S21 of the glass plate becomes a maximum is defined as FP, S21 of the glass plate concerning an incident wave of FP is defined as S21GP, a frequency closest to F among frequencies of incident waves at which S21 of the glass plate becomes a minimum is defined as FV, and S21 of the glass plate concerning an incident wave of FV is defined as S21GV, and wherein a thickness of the resin layer is configured such that: S21GR?S21G?(S21GP?S21GV)×0.2.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2021Publication date: September 2, 2021Applicant: AGC Inc.Inventors: Shoichi TAKEUCHI, Hideaki SHOJI
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Publication number: 20210242578Abstract: An antenna system for a vehicle includes a plurality of antenna sets provided on or in proximity to a dielectric arranged on front and rear sides or on right and left sides of the vehicle, or arranged on both thereof, wherein a first antenna set includes first and second antennas, a second antenna set includes third and fourth antennas, a third antenna set includes fifth and sixth antennas, a fourth antenna set includes seventh and eighth antennas, each of the first, third, fifth, and seventh antennas has a higher antenna gain for transmitting and receiving a horizontally polarized wave than transmitting and receiving a vertically polarized wave, and each of the second, fourth, sixth, and eighth antennas has a higher antenna gain for transmitting and receiving the vertically polarized wave than transmitting and receiving the horizontally polarized wave.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2021Publication date: August 5, 2021Applicants: AGC Inc., NTT DOCOMO, INC.Inventors: Minoru INOMATA, Tetsuro IMAI, Hideaki SHOJI, Shoichi TAKEUCHI
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Publication number: 20210126354Abstract: A glazing panel comprising (i) a pane of glass, (ii) an antenna, (iii) an electrically conductive connector joined to the antenna by a solder material, and (iv) a coaxial cable joined to the electrically conductive connector. The electrically conductive connector is a flat connector comprising first and a second electrically conductive portions laminated between two films of a resilient material.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2018Publication date: April 29, 2021Applicants: AGC GLASS EUROPE, AGC INC.Inventors: Peter SCHNOERCH, Shoichi TAKEUCHI
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Publication number: 20210036412Abstract: A vehicle antenna includes a conductor plate, a radiator plate facing the conductor plate, a feeding portion located on a same side as the conductor plate with respect to the radiator plate, a connection conductor connecting the feeding portion and the radiator plate, and a first element and a second element arranged away from each other on both sides in a vehicle-width direction of a vehicle with respect to the radiator plate, wherein the radiator plate is arranged at an inclination of equal to or less than ±15 degrees with respect to a vertical plane perpendicular to a horizontal plane.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2020Publication date: February 4, 2021Applicant: AGC Inc.Inventors: Kenichiro KODAMA, Koki MIKAMO, Fuminori WATANABE, Shoichi TAKEUCHI
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Publication number: 20200335857Abstract: An antenna device includes a first conductor plate including a first end portion and a second end portion, the first conductor plate being provided with a first feeding portion between the first end portion and the second end portion, a second conductor plate including a third end portion connected to the first feeding portion, a fourth end portion located at a position away from the first conductor plate, and a plate surface of which width in a direction parallel to the first conductor plate increases with a distance from the third end portion toward the fourth end portion, and a third conductor plate including a fifth end portion capacitively coupling with the fourth end portion, a sixth end portion connected, on a same side as the first end portion with respect to the first feeding portion, to the first conductor plate, and a counter portion opposite the plate surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2020Publication date: October 22, 2020Applicant: AGC Inc.Inventors: Hideaki SHOJI, Shoichi TAKEUCHI
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Publication number: 20200251804Abstract: An antenna includes a flat conductor, and the flat conductor includes a first slot extending in a first direction, a second slot connected to the first slot and extending in a second direction, a third slot connected to the first slot and including another end that is open through an outer edge of the conductor, the third slot extending to one side of the first slot opposite from the second slot, and a fourth slot connected to the second slot, the fourth slot extending to one side of the second slot opposite from the first slot, wherein the third slot has a wide portion, and the fourth slot has a wide portion, and the outer edge includes an inclined portion inclined with respect to a virtual line that passes through the another end of the third slot and that is perpendicular to a direction in which the third slot extends.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2020Publication date: August 6, 2020Applicant: AGC Inc.Inventors: Shoichi TAKEUCHI, Naoki HASHIMOTO, Hideaki SHOJI