Patents by Inventor Taisuke Ihara

Taisuke Ihara 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: 7620420
    Abstract: A signal transmission apparatus for transmitting a signal using multiple antenna elements comprises a transmission signal generator configured to convert at least one of a first signal addressed to an arbitrary mobile terminal belonging to a geographical area and a second signal addressed to a specific mobile terminal located in a part of the geographical area into one or more transmission signals to be transmitted using a prescribed beam pattern; a weighting adjustor configured to weight said one or more transmission signals for each of the antenna elements to define the prescribed beam pattern; and a signal synthesizer provided for each of the antenna elements and configured to synthesize the weighted transmission signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenichi Higuchi, Taisuke Ihara, Mamoru Sawahashi
  • Publication number: 20050070331
    Abstract: A signal transmission apparatus for transmitting a signal using multiple antenna elements comprises a transmission signal generator configured to convert at least one of a first signal addressed to an arbitrary mobile terminal belonging to a geographical area and a second signal addressed to a specific mobile terminal located in a part of the geographical area into one or more transmission signals to be transmitted using a prescribed beam pattern; a weighting adjustor configured to weight said one or more transmission signals for each of the antenna elements to define the prescribed beam pattern; and a signal synthesizer provided for each of the antenna elements and configured to synthesize the weighted transmission signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2004
    Publication date: March 31, 2005
    Applicant: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenichi Higuchi, Taisuke Ihara, Mamoru Sawahashi
  • Patent number: 6512934
    Abstract: An adaptive array antenna for use in a base station according to the CDMA mobile communication system. A number of antenna elements greater than the number of elements (a reference number) which would be required when directional antenna elements each having a beam width which is the same as a sector angle are used to provide a service area having a sector angle which is narrower than the element beam width, or a number of antenna elements each having a beam width broader than the sector angle which is less than the reference number may be used to define a service area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2003
    Assignee: NTT Mobile Communications Network, Inc.
    Inventors: Taisuke Ihara, Ryo Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20010044276
    Abstract: An adaptive array antenna for use in a base station according to the CDMA mobile communication system. A number of antenna elements greater than the number of elements (a reference number) which would be required when directional antenna elements each having a beam width which is the same as a sector angle are used to provide a service area having a sector angle which is narrower than the element beam width, or a number of antenna elements each having a beam width broader than the sector angle which is less than the reference number may be used to define a service area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 1998
    Publication date: November 22, 2001
    Inventors: TAISUKE IHARA, RYO YAMAGUCHI
  • Patent number: 5872546
    Abstract: In a broadband antenna using a semicircular conductor disc, a semicircular cutout is formed in the semicircular radiator concentrically therewith. Alternatively, a semicircular arcwise radiating conductor with a semicircular cutout defined concentrically therewith is bent into a cylindrical shape to form a radiator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1999
    Assignee: NTT Mobile Communications Network Inc.
    Inventors: Taisuke Ihara, Koichi Tsunekawa, Makoto Kijima