Patents by Inventor Tetsuzo Goto
Tetsuzo Goto 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: 20240387969Abstract: A filter includes: a first ground conductor layer and a second ground conductor layer arranged to be spaced from each other, a resonator conductor layer arranged between the first ground conductor layer and the second ground conductor layer and constituting a part of a resonator, a through hole connecting the first ground conductor layers and the resonator conductor layer and constituting a different part of the resonator, and a body. The resonator conductor layer is not directly connected to the second ground conductor layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2024Publication date: November 21, 2024Applicant: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Shuhei SAWAGUCHI, Tetsuzo Goto, Yuto Ashida, Masahiro Tatematsu, Keigo Shibuya, Tomonori Terui
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Publication number: 20240291458Abstract: An electronic component includes a filter, a first phase-shift circuit, a second phase-shift circuit, and a stack. The first phase-shift circuit includes a first inductor provided in a first path connecting an unbalanced terminal and a first balanced terminal, and a first capacitor provided between the first path and a ground in a circuit configuration. The second phase-shift circuit includes a second capacitor provided in a second path connecting the unbalanced terminal and a second balanced terminal, and a second inductor provided between the second path and the ground in the circuit configuration. The first inductor and the second inductor are arranged in a direction parallel to a stacking direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2024Publication date: August 29, 2024Applicant: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Yuta ASHIDA, Tomonori TERUI, Masahiro TATEMATSU, Shuhei SAWAGUCHI, Keigo SHIBUYA, Tetsuzo GOTO
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Publication number: 20240186702Abstract: Disclosed herein is an antenna device that includes a substrate, a ground pattern provided on a surface of the substrate, an antenna element mounted on the surface of the substrate, and first and second conductor patterns provided in a ground clearance area free from the ground pattern on the surface of the substrate. The first conductor pattern extends in a first direction, and the second conductor pattern extends in a direction different from the first direction. One end of the first conductor pattern is connected to the antenna element, and another end of the first conductor pattern is connected to a connection point positioned between both ends of the second conductor pattern.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2023Publication date: June 6, 2024Inventor: Tetsuzo GOTO
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Publication number: 20240072754Abstract: In a multilayer filter, first and second resonant circuits are arranged in a direction crossing a stacking direction of a plurality of dielectric layers. An input/output portion includes an input/output port group including an unbalanced port and a pair of balanced ports or an input/output port group including two pairs of balanced ports. The second resonant circuit includes an inductor conductor, a first capacitor conductor, and a second capacitor conductor. The inductor conductor includes first and second ends. The first capacitor conductor is connected to the first end. The second capacitor conductor is connected to the second end. The second dielectric layer has a dielectric constant lower than that of the first dielectric layer. The first and second capacitor conductors are provided in the first dielectric layer. At least a part of the inductor conductor is provided in the second dielectric layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Masahiro TATEMATSU, Yuta ASHIDA, Shuhei SAWAGUCHI, Keigo SHIBUYA, Tomonori TERUI, Tetsuzo GOTO
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Publication number: 20240048112Abstract: In a multilayer filter, first to fourth resonant circuits are connected to an input/output portion. The input/output portion includes an input/output port group including an unbalanced port and a pair of balanced ports or an input/output port group including two pairs of balanced ports. Each of the first to fourth resonant circuits includes an inductor conductor and first and second capacitor conductors. The inductor conductor includes first and second ends. The first capacitor conductor is connected to the first end. The second capacitor conductor is connected to the second end. The second and third resonant circuits are magnetically coupled to each other. The second and third resonant circuits are arranged between the first resonant circuit and the fourth resonant circuit in a first direction. Each of first and second electrodes of a jump capacitor conductor is connected to the inductor conductors of the first and fourth resonant circuits.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2023Publication date: February 8, 2024Applicant: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Yuta ASHIDA, Shuhei SAWAGUCHI, Masahiro TATEMATSU, Keigo SHIBUYA, Tomonori TERUI, Tetsuzo GOTO
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Publication number: 20230307810Abstract: A filter includes a first port, a second port, a path, a circuit part, and at least one cavity resonator. The path connects the first port and the second port. The circuit part is provided in the path. Each of the at least one cavity resonator is coupled with the path from an outside of the path in a circuit configuration. The first cavity resonator is coupled with the path between the first port and the circuit part. The second cavity resonator is coupled with the path between the second port and the circuit part.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2023Publication date: September 28, 2023Applicant: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Yuta ASHIDA, Masahiro TATEMATSU, Shuhei SAWAGUCHI, Kenichi TEZUKA, Aozora KAWASAKI, Tetsuzo GOTO, Tomoyuki GOI
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Publication number: 20230282953Abstract: A filter device includes a ground conductor layer, at least one through hole electrically connected to the ground conductor layer, a first resonator conductor layer and a second resonator conductor layer arranged to sandwich the at least one through hole, and a stack. The first resonator conductor layer extends in a first direction becoming away from the at least one through hole, i.e., the ?X direction. The second resonator conductor layer extends in a second direction becoming away from the at least one through hole, i.e., the X direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2023Publication date: September 7, 2023Applicant: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Yuta ASHIDA, Masahiro TATEMATSU, Shuhei SAWAGUCHI, Keigo SHIBUYA, Tetsuzo GOTO
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Publication number: 20230282954Abstract: A filter circuit includes two ports, a first resonant circuit, and a second resonant circuit. The first resonant circuit is provided between the two ports in a circuit configuration and coupled with both of the two ports. The second resonant circuit is provided between the two ports in the circuit configuration and coupled with at least one of the two ports. Coupling of the second resonant circuit and the two ports is weaker than coupling of the first resonant circuit and the two ports.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2023Publication date: September 7, 2023Applicant: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Yuta ASHIDA, Masahiro Tatematsu, Shuhei Sawaguchi, Keigo Shibuya, Tetsuzo Goto
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Publication number: 20230253945Abstract: A filter circuit includes a pair of balanced input ports, a pair of balanced output ports, first and second resonators provided in parallel between the pair of balanced input ports and the pair of balanced output ports in a circuit configuration, a first capacitor connected in parallel to the first resonator, and a second capacitor connected in parallel to the second resonator. The first and second resonators are magnetically coupled to each other and electrically connected to each other. The first and second capacitors are not electrically connected to ground.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2023Publication date: August 10, 2023Applicant: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Masahiro TATEMATSU, Shuhei SAWAGUCHI, Yuta ASHIDA, Tetsuzo GOTO, Yoshinori MATSUMARU, Shigemitsu TOMAKI, Longfei YI
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Publication number: 20230246621Abstract: A filter circuit includes a pair of balanced input ports, a pair of balanced output ports, and first and second resonators provided in parallel between the pair of balanced input ports and the pair of balanced output ports in a circuit configuration, the first and second resonators being magnetically coupled to each other. Between the first resonator and the second resonator, a capacitor is present but no inductor is present in the circuit configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2023Publication date: August 3, 2023Applicant: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Shuhei SAWAGUCHI, Masahiro TATEMATSU, Yuta ASHIDA, Tetsuzo GOTO, Yoshinori MATSUMARU, Shigemitsu TOMAKI, Longfei YI
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Patent number: 11431071Abstract: A balun includes first to fourth lines and a stack. A plurality of first conductor layers forming the first and third lines are located in a first region in the stack. A plurality of second conductor layers forming the second and fourth lines are located in a second region in the stack. A ground conductor layer is located closer to the second region than to the first region. The plurality of second conductor layers include a conductor layer pair where a distance between two conductor layers is smallest.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2021Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Yuta Ashida, Masahiro Tatematsu, Shuhei Sawaguchi, Shigemitsu Tomaki, Tetsuzo Goto, Takeshi Kijima
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Publication number: 20210242852Abstract: A balun includes first to fourth lines and a stack. A plurality of first conductor layers forming the first and third lines are located in a first region in the stack. A plurality of second conductor layers forming the second and fourth lines are located in a second region in the stack. A ground conductor layer is located closer to the second region than to the first region. The plurality of second conductor layers include a conductor layer pair where a distance between two conductor layers is smallest.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2021Publication date: August 5, 2021Applicant: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Yuta ASHIDA, Masahiro TATEMATSU, Shuhei SAWAGUCHI, Shigemitsu TOMAKI, Tetsuzo GOTO, Takeshi KIJIMA
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Patent number: 10965036Abstract: An antenna system includes an antenna substrate, and an antenna element mounted on the antenna substrate. The antenna substrate includes a substrate body, a first ground layer, a feed line, and a first radiation element. The feed line includes a first connection. The first radiation element includes a width-changing portion and a second connection. The antenna element includes an element body, a first terminal, a second terminal, and a second radiation element. The second radiation element is provided in the element body and connects the first terminal and the second terminal. The first terminal is connected to the first connection. The second terminal is connected to the second connection.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2019Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: TDK CORPORATIONInventor: Tetsuzo Goto
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Publication number: 20190372230Abstract: An antenna system includes an antenna substrate, and an antenna element mounted on the antenna substrate. The antenna substrate includes a substrate body, a first ground layer, a feed line, and a first radiation element. The feed line includes a first connection. The first radiation element includes a width-changing portion and a second connection. The antenna element includes an element body, a first terminal, a second terminal, and a second radiation element. The second radiation element is provided in the element body and connects the first terminal and the second terminal. The first terminal is connected to the first connection. The second terminal is connected to the second connection.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2019Publication date: December 5, 2019Applicant: TDK CORPORATIONInventor: Tetsuzo GOTO
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Patent number: 10276913Abstract: The element body includes a main line; a first sub line and a second sub line; a pair of ground layers that are disposed to face each other at positions at which the main line, the first sub line, and the second sub line are interposed in a stacking direction of the plurality of insulator layers; a phase control circuit that is connected between the first sub line and the second sub line and is disposed at a position at which one ground layer is interposed between the first sub line and the second sub line in the stacking direction; and a connection line that connects the first sub line and the second sub line to the phase control circuit. The connection line is surrounded by at least one of one ground layer and a conductor having the same potential as the ground layer when viewed in the stacking direction.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2017Date of Patent: April 30, 2019Assignee: TDK CORPORATIONInventor: Tetsuzo Goto
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Patent number: 10276912Abstract: The auxiliary ground layer is a part in which the main line and the sub line do not overlap in the lamination direction and is disposed to face a part in which a distance from the first ground layer and a distance from the second ground layer are different in the lamination direction. When a longer distance is set as a first distance a and a shorter distance is set as a second distance b between a distance between the non-overlapping part and the first ground layer and a distance between the non-overlapping part and the second ground layer, and a third distance between the non-overlapping part and the auxiliary ground layer is set as c, the relationship of a>c?b is satisfied.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2017Date of Patent: April 30, 2019Assignee: TDK CORPORATIONInventor: Tetsuzo Goto
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Patent number: 10084225Abstract: A directional coupler includes a first to a fourth port, a main line connecting the first port and the second port, a first and a second subline section configured to be electromagnetically coupled to the main line, and a phase shifter. The first subline section, the phase shifter, and the second subline section are arranged in this order in series between the third port and the fourth port. The phase shifter outputs a signal that is phase-delayed relative to an input signal. The phase delay amount of the output signal of the phase shifter relative to the input signal increases with increasing frequency of the input signal. A frequency twice as high as the frequency of the input signal at which the phase delay amount is 90 degrees is lower than the frequency of the input signal at which the phase delay amount is 180 degrees.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2016Date of Patent: September 25, 2018Assignee: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Yuta Ashida, Noriaki Ootsuka, Takeshi Kijima, Yasunori Sakisaka, Tetsuzo Goto
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Patent number: 10062960Abstract: An antenna element is provided with a substrate made of a dielectric body, first to third terminal electrodes formed on a bottom surface of the substrate, a helical coil pattern that is formed in the inside of the substrate, a first lead pattern connected to one end of the helical coil pattern or near the one end, a second lead pattern connected to the other end of the helical coil pattern or near the other end, a first through-hole conductor that connects the first terminal electrode and the first lead pattern, a second through-hole conductor that connects the second terminal electrode and the second lead pattern, and a third through-hole conductor that connects the third terminal electrode and the one end of the helical coil pattern.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2015Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: TDK CORPORATIONInventor: Tetsuzo Goto
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Publication number: 20180123214Abstract: The auxiliary ground layer is a part in which the main line and the sub line do not overlap in the lamination direction and is disposed to face a part in which a distance from the first ground layer and a distance from the second ground layer are different in the lamination direction. When a longer distance is set as a first distance a and a shorter distance is set as a second distance b between a distance between the non-overlapping part and the first ground layer and a distance between the non-overlapping part and the second ground layer, and a third distance between the non-overlapping part and the auxiliary ground layer is set as c, the relationship of a>c?b is satisfied.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2017Publication date: May 3, 2018Applicant: TDK CorporationInventor: Tetsuzo GOTO
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Publication number: 20180123215Abstract: The element body includes a main line; a first sub line and a second sub line; a pair of ground layers that are disposed to face each other at positions at which the main line, the first sub line, and the second sub line are interposed in a stacking direction of the plurality of insulator layers; a phase control circuit that is connected between the first sub line and the second sub line and is disposed at a position at which one ground layer is interposed between the first sub line and the second sub line in the stacking direction; and a connection line that connects the first sub line and the second sub line to the phase control circuit. The connection line is surrounded by at least one of one ground layer and a conductor having the same potential as the ground layer when viewed in the stacking direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2017Publication date: May 3, 2018Applicant: TDK CorporationInventor: Tetsuzo GOTO