Patents by Inventor Shunji Baba

Shunji Baba 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).

  • Publication number: 20130277433
    Abstract: An RFID tag includes a first flexible sheet covering a surface of a base part, an antenna and an IC chip; a second flexible sheet covering an another surface of the base part; a first reinforcing member including third and fourth sheets and covering the chip and a connecting portion of the chip and the antenna, the third sheet having flexibility and elasticity and being disposed on the first sheet, the fourth sheet having flexibility and being disposed on the third sheet; a second reinforcing member including fifth and sixth sheets and covering the chip and the connecting portion, the fifth sheet having flexibility and elasticity and being disposed on the second sheet, the sixth sheet having flexibility and being disposed on the fifth sheet; and an outer member having flexibility and elasticity and covering the first and the second sheets and the first and the second reinforcing members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicants: FUJITSU FRONTECH LIMITED, FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Shunji Baba, Shigeru Hashimoto, Yoshiyasu Sugimura, Tsuyoshi Niwata, Mimpei Miura
  • Patent number: 8528826
    Abstract: A wireless tag includes a tag-inlet including an antenna pattern formed on a base and an IC chip connected to the antenna pattern on the base, and a flexible member configured to seal the tag-inlet inside the flexible member. In the wireless tag, the tag-inlet is sealed in the flexible member with folded, and the folded tag-inlet has a dielectric spacer formed of the flexible member between the folded tag-inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignees: Fujitsu Limited, Fujitsu Frontech Limited
    Inventors: Shunji Baba, Shigeru Hashimoto, Tsuyoshi Niwata, Yoshiyasu Sugimura, Satoru Nogami, Teruhisa Ninomiya, Manabu Kai
  • Patent number: 8471710
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the invention, a wireless tag includes a base member that is flexible and on a surface of which a wiring pattern is formed, a wireless circuit chip that is mounted on the base member and connected to the wiring pattern; protective members that cover the base member and the wireless circuit chip and are lower in hardness than the base member, and a plurality of spherical projections that are arranged on the surfaces of the protective members, higher in hardness than the base member, and so arranged as to interfere with other adjacent spherical projections when at least the protective members are bent beyond a predetermined angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignees: Fujitsu Limited, Fujitsu Frontech Limited
    Inventors: Shunji Baba, Shigeru Hashimoto, Tsuyoshi Niwata, Satoru Nogami, Yoshiyasu Sugimura
  • Patent number: 8462052
    Abstract: An RFID tag having a tag antenna and an LSI chip, comprising: a power-supply pattern on which the LSI chip is mounted; a patch antenna that functions as the tag antenna; and a high-frequency connection section that makes a high-frequency connection between the power-supply pattern and the patch antenna. The high-frequency connection section is formed, for example, by forming a slot in the patch antenna, layering one end of a small dipole antenna that functions as the power-supply pattern over the slot so that it crosses over the slot, and supplying power from the small dipole antenna to the patch antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Takashi Yamagajo, Toru Maniwa, Manabu Kai, Yasuyuki Oishi, Yoshiyasu Sugimura, Shunji Baba
  • Patent number: 8453938
    Abstract: A radio tag is disclosed that includes an inlet having a base member, an antenna pattern, and a circuit chip for performing radio communications, the antenna pattern and the circuit chip being provided in the base member and includes a spacer on which the inlet is provided. The spacer has a length in a longitudinal direction thereof twice or more as great as a length of the inlet in the longitudinal direction. The spacer has a flection part at which the spacer is foldable in such a manner as to form an attached surface to be attached to an attached subject of the radio tag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignees: Fujitsu Limited, Fujitsu Frontech Limited
    Inventors: Shunji Baba, Shigeru Hashimoto, Tsuyoshi Niwata, Yoshiyasu Sugimura, Satoru Nogami, Mimpei Miura
  • Patent number: 8430324
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing RFID tags. A base sheet member is formed by fixedly attaching unit base substrates to a belt-like first sheet member at predetermined space intervals. Each unit base substrate is formed with an antenna pattern and has a non-contact communication-type IC chip mounted thereon. An upper-layer sheet member is formed by arranging reinforcing members between elastic, belt-like second and third sheet members, and is laminated on a surface of the first sheet member toward the unit base substrates such that each IC chip and each reinforcing member overlap each other in plan view. Regions each containing one unit base substrate are sequentially cut out from a laminate of the upper-layer sheet member and the base sheet member, thereby making RFID units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignees: Fujitsu Limited, Fujitsu Frontech Limited
    Inventors: Shunji Baba, Shigeru Hashimoto, Yoshiyasu Sugimura, Satoru Nogami
  • Patent number: 8424771
    Abstract: An RFID tag includes a semiconductor package, a substrate and an antenna pattern. The semiconductor package includes a semiconductor chip encapsulated therein and a plurality of connection terminals thereon. The plurality of connection terminals includes signal terminals and dummy terminals. The semiconductor package is mounted on the substrate. The antenna pattern is formed on the substrate and is electrically connected to the signal terminals. The antenna pattern is extended so as to overlap with at least a part of a bottom region of the semiconductor package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignees: Fujitsu Limited, Fujitsu Frontech Limited
    Inventors: Shunji Baba, Noritsugu Ozaki, Manabu Kai, Satoru Nogami, Yoshiyasu Sugimura
  • Patent number: 8302869
    Abstract: A first pad has first and second sub-pads that are connected to each other by a connection section extending in a manner overlapping with a mounted circuit chip and that are connected to two terminals formed at two positions on a diagonal of a lower surface of the circuit chip, respectively. The second pad has third and fourth sub-pads that are connected to each other via a route bypassing the mounted circuit chip and that are connected to two terminals formed at two positions on the other diagonal of the lower surface of the circuit chip, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventor: Shunji Baba
  • Patent number: 8286888
    Abstract: A radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag includes: a plate-shaped sealing piece made of an elastic material. An inlet is enclosed within the sealing piece. The inlet includes an electronic component and an antenna connected to the electronic component. A pair of reinforcing pieces are located respectively on the front and back surfaces of the sealing piece so as to sandwich the electronic component. The reinforcing pieces are made of a first material harder than the elastic material. A joint piece configured to couple the reinforcing pieces to each other. The joint piece is made of a second material harder than the elastic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignees: Fujitsu Limited, Fujitsu Frontech Limited
    Inventors: Shunji Baba, Shigeru Hashimoto, Yoshiyasu Sugimura, Satoru Nogami
  • Publication number: 20120248198
    Abstract: An RFID tag is disclosed that includes a first sheet having flexibility and elasticity; an antenna having flexibility and elasticity and configured to be formed on a surface of the first sheet; an IC chip configured to be electrically connected to the antenna; a second sheet having flexibility and elasticity and configured to be attached to the first sheet and to cover the antenna and the IC chip with the first sheet; and a reinforcing member having flexibility and elasticity and configured to cover the IC chip and a connecting portion of the IC chip and the antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicants: FUJITSU FRONTECH LIMITED, FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Shunji BABA, Naoki ISHIKAWA, Shigeru HASHIMOTO, Tsuyoshi NIWATA, Yoshiyasu SUGIMURA, Satoru NOGAMI, Mimpei MIURA
  • Patent number: 8248240
    Abstract: An RFID tag includes an inlay which has a base, an antenna formed on the base, and an IC chip. The IC chip is enclosed in a surface mount package and soldered to the antenna and carries out radio communication through the antenna. The RFID tag further includes underfill that fills a gap between the base and the surface mount package, and a sheath protecting material enclosing the entire inlay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignees: Fujitsu Limited, Fujitsu Frontech Limited
    Inventors: Noritsugu Osaki, Shunji Baba, Shigeru Hashimoto, Yoshiyasu Sugimura, Satoru Nogami
  • Patent number: 8242916
    Abstract: An RFID tag has an IC chip and an antenna connected to the IC chip, the RFID tag including: a spacer that has elasticity; a first locking section that is formed around the IC chip; a second locking section that is arranged in a position apart from the first locking section across the spacer, is displaced toward the first locking section and locked on the first locking section by pressing force with which the spacer is pressed, and applies reactive force against the pressing force around the IC chip via the first locking section when the pressing force is removed; and a destruction section that destroys the IC chip or the antenna with the reactive force from the second locking section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignees: Fujitsu Limited, Fujitsu Frontech Limited
    Inventors: Shunji Baba, Shigeru Hashimoto, Tsuyoshi Niwata
  • Patent number: 8154410
    Abstract: According to an aspect of an embodiment, a radio frequency tag comprising: a base; a radio frequency antenna disposed on the base; a circuit chip mounted on the base and electrically connected to the radio frequency antenna, the circuit chip performing radio communication via the radio frequency antenna; and a protection sheet disposed on the radio frequency antenna, the protection sheet comprising a flexible material and rigid bodies dispersed in the flexible material so as to prevent the protection sheet from being collapsed when the radio frequency tag is bent and compressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventor: Shunji Baba
  • Publication number: 20110315776
    Abstract: A radio tag is disclosed that includes an inlet having a base member, an antenna pattern, and a circuit chip for performing radio communications, the antenna pattern and the circuit chip being provided in the base member and includes a spacer on which the inlet is provided. The spacer has a length in a longitudinal direction thereof twice or more as great as a length of the inlet in the longitudinal direction. The spacer has a flection part at which the spacer is foldable in such a manner as to form an attached surface to be attached to an attached subject of the radio tag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicants: FUJITSU FRONTECH LIMITED, FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Shunji Baba, Shigeru Hashimoto, Tsuyoshi Niwata, Yoshiyasu Sugimura, Satoru Nogami, Mimpei Miura
  • Publication number: 20110315774
    Abstract: A wireless tag includes a tag-inlet including an antenna pattern formed on a base and an IC chip connected to the antenna pattern on the base, and a flexible member configured to seal the tag-inlet inside the flexible member. In the wireless tag, the tag-inlet is sealed in the flexible member with folded, and the folded tag-inlet has a dielectric spacer formed of the flexible member between the folded tag-inlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicants: FUJITSU FRONTECH LIMITED, FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Shunji Baba, Shigeru Hashimoto, Tsuyoshi Niwata, Yoshiyasu Sugimura, Satoru Nogami, Teruhisa Ninomiya, Kai Manabu
  • Publication number: 20110284643
    Abstract: An RFID tag having a tag antenna and an LSI chip, comprising: a power-supply pattern on which the LSI chip is mounted; a patch antenna that functions as the tag antenna; and a high-frequency connection section that makes a high-frequency connection between the power-supply pattern and the patch antenna. The high-frequency connection section is formed, for example, by forming a slot in the patch antenna, layering one end of a small dipole antenna that functions as the power-supply pattern over the slot so that it crosses over the slot, and supplying power from the smalI dipole antenna to the patch antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2011
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicants: FUJITSU FRONTECH LIMITED, FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Takashi YAMAGAJO, Toru MANIWA, Manabu KAI, Yasuyuki OISHI, Yoshiyasu SUGIMURA, Shunji BABA
  • Publication number: 20110272470
    Abstract: A radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag includes: a plate-shaped sealing piece made of an elastic material. An inlet is enclosed within the sealing piece. The inlet includes an electronic component and an antenna connected to the electronic component. A pair of reinforcing pieces are located respectively on the front and back surfaces of the sealing piece so as to sandwich the electronic component. The reinforcing pieces are made of a first material harder than the elastic material. A joint piece configured to couple the reinforcing pieces to each other. The joint piece is made of a second material harder than the elastic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2011
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicants: FUJITSU FRONTECH LIMITED, FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Shunji Baba, Shigeru Hashimoto, Yoshiyasu Sugimura, Satoru Nogami
  • Patent number: 8022878
    Abstract: An RFID tag having a tag antenna and an LSI chip, comprising: a power-supply pattern on which the LSI chip is mounted; a patch antenna that functions as the tag antenna; and a high-frequency connection section that makes a high-frequency connection between the power-supply pattern and the patch antenna. The high-frequency connection section is formed, for example, by forming a slot in the patch antenna, layering one end of a small dipole antenna that functions as the power-supply pattern over the slot so that it crosses over the slot, and supplying power from the small dipole antenna to the patch antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignees: Fujitsu Limited, Fujitsu Frontech Limited
    Inventors: Takashi Yamagajo, Toru Maniwa, Manabu Kai, Yasuyuki Oishi, Yoshiyasu Sugimura, Shunji Baba
  • Patent number: 8009049
    Abstract: An RFID tag includes: a tag main body having a communication antenna, a circuit chip electrically connected to the antenna to perform wireless communication via the antenna, and a tabular sealing member in which the antenna and the circuit chip are enclosed; a print layer formed on a first surface of the tag main body by printing; and a protective film that covers the print layer. The print layer is formed only in a central area of the first surface surrounded by a marginal area of the first surface extending along the outer edge of the first surface. The protective film includes a covering portion that covers the print layer and an adhering portion that lies off the print layer while surrounding the outer edge of the print layer and adheres to the first surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignees: Fujitsu Limited, Fujitsu Frontech Limited
    Inventors: Shunji Baba, Shigeru Hashimoto, Yoshiyasu Sugimura, Tsuyoshi Niwata, Satoru Nogami
  • Patent number: 8002195
    Abstract: A radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag includes: a plate-shaped sealing piece made of an elastic material. An inlet is enclosed within the sealing piece. The inlet includes an electronic component and an antenna connected to the electronic component. A pair of reinforcing pieces are located respectively on the front and back surfaces of the sealing piece so as to sandwich the electronic component. The reinforcing pieces are made of a first material harder than the elastic material. A joint piece configured to couple the reinforcing pieces to each other. The joint piece is made of a second material harder than the elastic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignees: Fujitsu Limited, Fujitsu Frontech Limited
    Inventors: Shunji Baba, Shigeru Hashimoto, Yoshiyasu Sugimura, Satoru Nogami