Patents by Inventor Takayuki Sone

Takayuki Sone 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: 20240097349
    Abstract: An antenna device includes: a pair of first elements that are arranged on a first plane; and a pair of second elements that are arranged on a second plane parallel to the first plane such that a polarized wave direction of the pair of second elements is orthogonal to that of the pair of first elements. Each element of the pair of first elements and the pair of second elements includes a portion that acts as a self-similarity antenna or an antenna that acts based on similar operating principle to the self-similarity antenna. In one embodiment, each element of the pair of first elements and the pair of second elements includes two arms that extend in a direction away from each other from a proximal end portion to which a feed point is connectable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: YOKOWO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi SAMPO, Takayuki SONE
  • Publication number: 20240066504
    Abstract: Provided is a technique for molding a functional material without deteriorating the function of the functional material. A method for producing a functional material molded article of the present disclosure includes: dispersing a functional material in a water-alcohol mixed solution to obtain a liquid dispersion; impregnating a porous molding base material with the liquid dispersion to obtain an impregnated product; and drying the impregnated product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY
    Inventors: Asuka SHIMA, Yoshitsugu SONE, Motohiko SATO, Takayuki ABE, Mitsuhiro INOUE
  • Patent number: 11888241
    Abstract: An antenna device includes a patch antenna serving as a first antenna; and a second antenna including capacitance loading elements, the capacitance loading elements being located above the patch antenna and also arranged separately in a predetermined direction. Also, an antenna device includes a patch antenna serving as a first antenna; and a second antenna including capacitance loading elements, the capacitance loading elements being located above the patch antenna, and a slit-like cutout part in a predetermined direction being formed in at least one of side edges of the capacitance loading elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: YOKOWO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takayuki Sone
  • Publication number: 20240021997
    Abstract: An antenna comprising: a first element including a plurality of parallel resonators configured to resonate in a first frequency band, and at least one first connecting portion configured to connect the parallel resonators immediately adjacent to each other in the plurality of the parallel resonators; and a second element configured to be connected to the first element, wherein the first element and the second element operate with radio waves in a second frequency band different from the first frequency band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: YOKOWO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takayuki SONE, Bunpei HARA
  • Publication number: 20240014561
    Abstract: An antenna device comprising: a case; a base forming an accommodation space with the case; and a first antenna and a second antenna, the first and second antennas being accommodated in the accommodation space, wherein the first antenna operates with radio waves in a first frequency band, the second antenna including a first element including a plurality of parallel resonators configured to resonate in the first frequency band, and first connecting portions each configured to connect parallel resonators immediately adjacent to each other in the plurality of the parallel resonators, and a second element configured to be connected to the first element, and the second antenna operates with radio waves in a second frequency band different from the first frequency band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: YOKOWO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takayuki SONE, Bunpei HARA
  • Patent number: 11862859
    Abstract: An antenna device includes: a pair of first elements that are arranged on a first plane; and a pair of second elements that are arranged on a second plane parallel to the first plane such that a polarized wave direction of the pair of second elements is orthogonal to that of the pair of first elements. Each element of the pair of first elements and the pair of second elements includes a portion that acts as a self-similarity antenna or an antenna that acts based on similar operating principle to the self-similarity antenna. In one embodiment, each element of the pair of first elements and the pair of second elements includes two arms that extend in a direction away from each other from a proximal end portion to which a feed point is connectable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: YOKOWO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Sampo, Takayuki Sone
  • Publication number: 20230155293
    Abstract: An antenna device (10) for vehicle, includes a first antenna element (100) disposed on a ground (20), and a second antenna element (200) disposed on the ground (20), and at least a portion of the first antenna element (100) and at least a portion of the second antenna element (200) are capacitively coupled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicant: YOKOWO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takayuki SONE, Satoshi IWASAKI, Yuhei SAITO
  • Publication number: 20230146537
    Abstract: An antenna device includes: a pair of first elements that are arranged on a first plane; and a pair of second elements that are arranged on a second plane parallel to the first plane such that a polarized wave direction of the pair of second elements is orthogonal to that of the pair of first elements. Each element of the pair of first elements and the pair of second elements includes a portion that acts as a self-similarity antenna or an antenna that acts based on similar operating principle to the self-similarity antenna. In one embodiment, each element of the pair of first elements and the pair of second elements includes two arms that extend in a direction away from each other from a proximal end portion to which a feed point is connectable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2023
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: YOKOWO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi SAMPO, Takayuki SONE
  • Patent number: 11581659
    Abstract: An antenna device includes: a pair of first elements that are arranged on a first plane; and a pair of second elements that are arranged on a second plane parallel to the first plane such that a polarized wave direction of the pair of second elements is orthogonal to that of the pair of first elements. Each element of the pair of first elements and the pair of second elements includes a portion that acts as a self-similarity antenna or an antenna that acts based on similar operating principle to the self-similarity antenna. In one embodiment, each element of the pair of first elements and the pair of second elements includes two arms that extend in a direction away from each other from a proximal end portion to which a feed point is connectable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: YOKOWO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Sampo, Takayuki Sone
  • Publication number: 20220352629
    Abstract: A composite antenna device includes a first antenna, plural second antennas whose used frequency bands are different from a used frequency band of the first antenna, and a first conductor portion to serve as a ground plane of the first antenna and the second antennas. Each of the plural second antennas may have a second conductor portion. The first antenna may be provided on the first conductor portion, and at least a portion of the first conductor portion may be positioned between the second conductor portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Applicant: YOKOWO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takayuki SONE, Bunpei HARA
  • Patent number: 11394108
    Abstract: The antenna device includes: a broadband antenna based on a bow-tie antenna including a first plate-like metal and a second plate-like metal which extend in opposite directions to each other with respect to a feeding point; and a patch antenna provided on a second portion which is bent substantially at a right angle from a first portion of the first plate-like metal which lies near the feeding point. The second portion performs as a ground plate of the patch antenna. A portion including the patch antenna is accommodated in a radome.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Yokowo Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takayuki Sone
  • Publication number: 20220203955
    Abstract: There is provided a motor control device that is configured to control a drive motor configured to output a driving force to a wheel, the motor control device including: a calculation circuit that is configured to calculate an instruction value based on an amount of an accelerator operation, a motor rotation speed, and an amount of a change operation; and a control circuit that is configured to control the driving force of the drive motor in accordance with the instruction value from the calculation circuit. The calculation circuit is configured to form a virtual clutch configured to change a power transmission ratio between the drive motor and the wheel according to the amount of the change operation, and to calculate the instruction value corresponding to coasting traveling according to the motor rotation speed when the virtual clutch is disengaged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Applicant: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takayuki SONE
  • Publication number: 20220131272
    Abstract: An antenna device includes a patch antenna serving as a first antenna; and a second antenna including capacitance loading elements, the capacitance loading elements being located above the patch antenna and also arranged separately in a predetermined direction. Also, an antenna device includes a patch antenna serving as a first antenna; and a second antenna including capacitance loading elements, the capacitance loading elements being located above the patch antenna, and a slit-like cutout part in a predetermined direction being formed in at least one of side edges of the capacitance loading elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2022
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Applicant: YOKOWO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takayuki SONE
  • Patent number: 11251528
    Abstract: An antenna device includes a patch antenna serving as a first antenna; and a second antenna including capacitance loading elements, the capacitance loading elements being located above the patch antenna and also arranged separately in a predetermined direction. Also, an antenna device includes a patch antenna serving as a first antenna; and a second antenna including capacitance loading elements, the capacitance loading elements being located above the patch antenna, and a slit-like cutout part in a predetermined direction being formed in at least one of side edges of the capacitance loading elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: YOKOWO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takayuki Sone
  • Patent number: 11201409
    Abstract: A patch antenna includes a patch element and a ground conductor facing the patch element. The patch element is convex toward a side opposite to a side facing the ground conductor. Preferably, the patch element is convex while centering around at least one center line. Here, end portions on both sides of the patch element are positioned across the center line to face each other, and surfaces parallel to a direction toward the ground conductor from the respective end portions on the both sides at the shortest distance intersect or become a same surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: YOKOW CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takayuki Sone
  • Publication number: 20210376457
    Abstract: An antenna device to be mounted on a vehicle includes an antenna base; and an antenna element erected on the antenna base, wherein the antenna element includes a proximal end portion fixed on a plane substantially perpendicular to the antenna base and two arm portions extending in directions away from each other from the proximal end portion, and wherein an inductance of at least one of the two arm portions is larger than an inductance of a planer conductor having a same material and a substantially same outer shape. In one embodiment, an inductance of one arm portion of the two arm portions is be smaller than an inductance of the other arm portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: Yokowo Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takayuki SONE
  • Patent number: 11177578
    Abstract: An antenna device for a vehicle includes: an antenna base to be attached to the vehicle; a first antenna for a first frequency band provided on the antenna base; and a second antenna for a second frequency band provided on the antenna base, in which the first frequency band and the second frequency band are different from each other, and the second antenna serves as a reflector of the first antenna in the first frequency band of the first antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: YOKOWO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takayuki Sone, Satoshi Iwasaki, Kazuya Matsunaga
  • Patent number: 11152690
    Abstract: An antenna device for a vehicle includes an antenna board in which a colinear array antenna is constructed by a conductor pattern provided on each of both surfaces of a dielectric substrate. The colinear array antenna includes a first straight portion, a second straight portion, a first connection portion one end of which is connected to the first straight portion, and a second connection portion one end of which is electrically connected to the first connection portion and another end of which is connected to the second straight portion. The first straight portion and the first connection portion are provided on a first surface of the dielectric substrate. The second straight portion and the second connection portion are provided on a second surface of the dielectric substrate opposite to the first surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: YOKOWO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hirotoshi Mizuno, Takayuki Sone
  • Publication number: 20210234284
    Abstract: An antenna device includes: a pair of first elements that are arranged on a first plane; and a pair of second elements that are arranged on a second plane parallel to the first plane such that a polarized wave direction of the pair of second elements is orthogonal to that of the pair of first elements. Each element of the pair of first elements and the pair of second elements includes a portion that acts as a self-similarity antenna or an antenna that acts based on similar operating principle to the self-similarity antenna. in one embodiment, each element of the pair of first elements and the pair of second elements includes two arms that extend in a direction away from each other from a proximal end portion to which a feed point is connectable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: Yokowo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi SAMPO, Takayuki SONE
  • Publication number: 20210151896
    Abstract: An antenna device is mounted on a base plate. The antenna device includes an antenna element, a base, and a magnetic body. The antenna element is mounted on the base. The magnetic body is disposed between the base and the base plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Taiki KUSUKAME, Takeshi SAMPO, Takayuki SONE, Masaki TSUKAMOTO