Patents by Inventor Suguru Yamagishi

Suguru Yamagishi 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: 11916296
    Abstract: An antenna device, for a mobile body, of this disclosure includes an antenna configured to be installed in the mobile body, and a reflector having a reflection surface configured to change a beam direction of the antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yutaro Miki, Suguru Yamagishi, Takanori Fukunaga, Ichiro Kuwayama, Toyohisa Takano, Hiroki Hirai, Norichika Oomi, Kosuke Sone, Yasuyuki Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 11878640
    Abstract: A wiring module includes: a sheet which is a member extending planarly and including an easy-fracture part sectioning the sheet into a plurality of areas and capable of dividing the sheet into the areas; and a transmission member including one of or both a power line supplying an electrical power to at least one apparatus provided in one or more of the plurality of areas and a signal line enabling communication with the apparatus, wherein, in a case where the transmission member is disposed over at least two areas, a part of a middle portion of the transmission member in relation to an end portion connected to the apparatus is fixed to a first area in the two areas, and the transmission member is laid without being fixed to a second area in the two areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kosuke Sone, Hiroki Hirai, Yasuyuki Yamamoto, Kazuyoshi Ohara, Norichika Oomi, Daisuke Miyawaki, Shinichi Ishiko, Yuji Takenaka, Ichiro Kuwayama, Suguru Yamagishi, Toyohisa Takano, Yutaro Miki, Takanori Fukunaga
  • Patent number: 11876547
    Abstract: A vehicle-mounted communication device that is to be mounted on a vehicle includes: a wireless communication unit that transmits an RF signal that includes data, and is capable of changing a communication method; an acquisition unit that acquires state information that indicates a state of the vehicle; and a control unit that performs switching control to change the communication method based on the state information acquired by the acquisition unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuji Takenaka, Norichika Oomi, Daisuke Miyawaki, Kosuke Sone, Suguru Yamagishi, Yutaro Miki
  • Publication number: 20230417905
    Abstract: A radar antenna of the disclosure is a radar antenna unit including a receiving antenna configured to receive a reflected wave of a radar wave. The receiving antenna includes a plurality of receiving antenna elements arranged at an interval so as to form a row along a first direction. The plurality of receiving antenna elements include a first end antenna element positioned at a first end of the row, a second end antenna element positioned at a second end of the row, and a plurality of intermediate antenna elements positioned between the first end antenna element and the second end antenna element. Of a plurality of the intervals between the plurality of receiving antenna elements, at least one interval differs from other interval. The plurality of receiving antenna elements are disposed such that PL+PR?PAVG×2 holds. PAVG is from 0.8 ?0 to 1.2 ?0. PL is a first end interval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yutaro MIKI, Suguru YAMAGISHI, Takanori FUKUNAGA, Ichiro KUWAYAMA, Hideaki SHIRANAGA, Nobuo HIGASHIDA, Eiji MOCHIDA, Shohei OGAWA, Yusuke YAHATA
  • Publication number: 20230369770
    Abstract: An antenna device includes: a conductive ground conductor plate; a plate-shaped radiating element disposed without being in contact with the ground conductor plate; a feeding line including a conductor and a shield member that surrounds the conductor, the shield member being connected to the ground conductor plate; and a conductive feeding element that includes a facing plate portion that faces the radiating element with an air layer provided therebetween, and is connected to the conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Shuhei TERADA, Norichika OOMI, Kosuke SONE, Yasuyuki YAMAMOTO, Ai TAKEHISA, Ichiro KUWAYAMA, Suguru YAMAGISHI, Yutaro MIKI
  • Patent number: 11812546
    Abstract: A high-frequency circuit includes a first dielectric layer, a circuit layer, a second dielectric layer arranged in this order, the circuit layer includes a transmission line of a high-frequency signal and a ground pattern disposed around the transmission line. An electromagnetic wave shield is disposed in the first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer around the transmission line. The electromagnetic wave shield includes a first ground electric conductor formed on an inner surface of at least one first hole formed to extend through the first dielectric layer without extending through the ground pattern, and a second ground electric conductor formed on an inner surface of at least one second hole formed to extend through the second dielectric layer without extending through the ground pattern. The first ground electric conductor and the second ground electric conductor are each electrically connected to the ground pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignees: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC PRINTED CIRCUITS, INC., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Koji Nitta, Takafumi Uemiya, Suguru Yamagishi, Shigeki Shimada, Hiroshi Ueda, Satoshi Kiya
  • Publication number: 20230352980
    Abstract: An on-vehicle device that is to be mounted in a vehicle includes: an electrical component including a sensor; a power supply module including a power receiving antenna and a power supply circuit configured to convert radio waves for power feeding received by the power receiving antenna into electric power and supply the electric power to the electrical component; and a line member having flexibility and electrically connecting the electrical component to the power supply module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Yasuyuki YAMAMOTO, Kosuke SONE, Hiroki HIRAI, lchiro KUWAYAMA, Suguru YAMAGISHI, Toyohisa TAKANO
  • Patent number: 11799325
    Abstract: A power transfer device disclosed herein is a console installed in a vehicle. The console includes a power transfer panel and a wireless power transfer portion. The power transfer panel outputs microwaves receivable by a built-in power receiver antenna in an electronic device. The wireless power transfer portion in which the power transfer panel is disposed therein can hold the electronic device. A bottom wall, sidewalls, and a cover that define the wireless power transfer portion include microwave shields that shield the microwaves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kosuke Sone, Hiroki Hirai, Yasuyuki Yamamoto, Kota Oda, Ichirou Kuwayama, Suguru Yamagishi, Toyohisa Takano
  • Publication number: 20230231317
    Abstract: This array antenna is an array antenna to be used for beam forming and includes: a plurality of antenna elements; a ground; a dielectric provided between the plurality of antenna elements and the ground, the dielectric having an electrical length, from the plurality of antenna elements to the ground, of not less than 0.03; and a shield structure provided at least between the plurality of antenna elements and configured to shield a radio wave radiated from each antenna element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Applicants: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yutaro MIKI, Suguru YAMAGISHI, Ichiro KUWAYAMA, Daisuke MIYAWAKI, Kosuke SONE
  • Publication number: 20230216218
    Abstract: An onboard antenna module includes: a plate-shaped member that is fixed to a body of a vehicle and at least a portion of which is plate-shaped; and a plurality of antennas that are provided on the plate-shaped member, wherein a plurality of antennas included in the plurality of antennas provided on the plate-shaped member constitute a first diversity antenna configured to receive RF (Radio Frequency) signals in a first frequency band, and at least two antennas included in the plurality of antennas that constitute the first diversity antenna are respectively provided in two regions that are not adjacent to each other when a flat surface of the plate-shaped member is divided into quadrants around a center point of the flat surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Yuji TAKENAKA, Shuhei TERADA, Ichiro KUWAYAMA, Suguru YAMAGISHI, Yutaro MIKI
  • Patent number: 11664602
    Abstract: A lens according to the disclosure includes a dielectric having a first surface and a second surface that is spaced from the first surface and that faces the first surface in a direction of a reference axis intersecting the first surface. The dielectric has an equivalent relative dielectric constant that decreases in a direction from the reference axis toward outer circumferences of the first surface and the second surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Suguru Yamagishi, Ichiro Kuwayama, Katsuyuki Imai
  • Publication number: 20230015822
    Abstract: Resonance between outer conductors is prevented. A connector includes: a plurality of shield terminals each having an inner conductor surrounded by an outer conductor; and a resonance restriction member that restricts resonance between the shield terminals by connecting the outer conductors to each other and holding the outer conductors at the same potential. Resonance between the shield terminals can be prevented by preventing a potential difference from being generated between the outer conductors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yorikazu MURABAYASHI, Suguru YAMAGISHI
  • Publication number: 20230019563
    Abstract: A high-frequency circuit includes a first electric conductor layer, a first dielectric layer, a circuit layer, a second dielectric layer, a second electric conductor layer arranged in this order, and the circuit layer includes a ground pattern and a transmission line of a high-frequency signal. An electromagnetic wave shield is disposed around the transmission line. The electromagnetic wave shield includes a ground electric conductor on inner surfaces of a plurality of holes extending through the first dielectric layer, the ground pattern, the second dielectric layer, the first electric conductor layer, and the second electric conductor layer. The plurality of holes are a plurality of elongated holes provided at an interval in a direction in which the transmission line is surrounded. In each of the plurality of elongated holes, a longitudinal dimension in the direction in which the transmission line is surrounded is larger than a width dimension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicants: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC PRINTED CIRCUITS, INC., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Koji NITTA, Takafumi UEMIYA, Suguru YAMAGISHI, Shigeki SHIMADA, Hiroshi UEDA, Satoshi KIYA
  • Publication number: 20220418094
    Abstract: A high-frequency circuit includes a first dielectric layer, a circuit layer, a second dielectric layer arranged in this order, the circuit layer includes a transmission line of a high-frequency signal and a ground pattern disposed around the transmission line. An electromagnetic wave shield is disposed in the first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer around the transmission line. The electromagnetic wave shield includes a first ground electric conductor formed on an inner surface of at least one first hole formed to extend through the first dielectric layer without extending through the ground pattern, and a second ground electric conductor formed on an inner surface of at least one second hole formed to extend through the second dielectric layer without extending through the ground pattern. The first ground electric conductor and the second ground electric conductor are each electrically connected to the ground pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicants: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC PRINTED CIRCUITS, INC., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Koji NITTA, Takafumi UEMIYA, Suguru YAMAGISHI, Shigeki SHIMADA, Hiroshi UEDA, Satoshi KIYA
  • Publication number: 20220302944
    Abstract: A vehicle-mounted communication device that is to be mounted on a vehicle includes: a wireless communication unit that transmits an RF signal that includes data, and is capable of changing a communication method; an acquisition unit that acquires state information that indicates a state of the vehicle; and a control unit that performs switching control to change the communication method based on the state information acquired by the acquisition unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Yuji TAKENAKA, Norichika OOMI, Daisuke MIYAWAKI, Kosuke SONE, Suguru YAMAGISHI, Yutaro MIKI
  • Publication number: 20220285829
    Abstract: An antenna module is an antenna module attached to a roof in a vehicle and includes a substrate and a plurality of antennas provided on the substrate, wherein the substrate is kept in a curved state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuji TAKENAKA, Norichika OOMI, Kosuke SONE, Suguru YAMAGISHI, Takanori FUKUNAGA
  • Publication number: 20220278443
    Abstract: A roof panel module includes: a vehicle roof panel formed by resin; a radio wave shielding part provided in a corresponding region of the vehicle roof panel; and a conductive elastic member having conductivity, wherein the conductive elastic member is provided along at least a part of an edge of the vehicle roof panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuji TAKENAKA, Norichika OOMI, Kosuke SONE, Suguru YAMAGISHI, Takanori FUKUNAGA
  • Publication number: 20220271421
    Abstract: An antenna module includes: a substrate; at least one first communication antenna by a frequency band belonging to a first frequency range; and at least one second communication antenna by a frequency band belonging to a second frequency range higher than the first frequency range, wherein the at least one first communication antenna and the at least one second communication antenna are provided on the substrate, and the at least one first communication antenna is provided in a position closer to an edge of the substrate than the at least one second communication antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuji TAKENAKA, Norichika OOMI, Kosuke SONE, Suguru YAMAGISHI, Takanori FUKUNAGA
  • Publication number: 20220231462
    Abstract: A connector includes a female terminal module and a male terminal module that is to be coupled to the female terminal module. The female terminal module includes a female-side inner conductor, a female-side derivative, and a female-side outer conductor. The female-side outer conductor receives therein the female-side inner conductor via the female-side derivative. The male terminal module includes a male-side inner conductor, a male-side derivative, and a male-side outer conductor. The male-side outer conductor receives therein the male-side inner conductor via the male-side derivative and is connected to the female-side outer conductor. The female-side fitting portion of the female-side derivative and the male-side fitting portion of the male-side derivative are fitted to each other with recess-protrusion fitting. The male-side inner conductor includes a male connection portion and the male connection portion is inserted in the female-side fitting portion and connected to the female-side inner conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yorikazu MURABAYASHI, Hiroyuki KODAMA, Kazuya KOBAYASHI, Suguru YAMAGISHI, Toyohisa TAKANO
  • Publication number: 20220176898
    Abstract: A wiring module includes: a sheet which is a member extending planarly and including an easy-fracture part sectioning the sheet into a plurality of areas and capable of dividing the sheet into the areas; and a transmission member including one of or both a power line supplying an electrical power to at least one apparatus provided in one or the plurality of areas and a signal line enabling communication with the apparatus, wherein in a case where the transmission member is disposed over at least two areas, a part of a middle portion of the transmission member in relation to an end portion connected to the apparatus is fixed to a first area in the two areas, and the transmission member is laid without being fixed to a second area in the two areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kosuke SONE, Hiroki HIRAI, Yasuyuki YAMAMOTO, Kazuyoshi OHARA, Norichika OOMI, Daisuke MIYAWAKI, Shinichi ISHIKO, Yuji TAKENAKA, Ichiro KUWAYAMA, Suguru YAMAGISHI, Toyohisa TAKANO, Yutaro MIKI, Takanori FUKUNAGA