Patents by Inventor Toru OZONE

Toru OZONE 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: 11901647
    Abstract: To optimize space efficiency in mounting a plurality of antennas compatible with different frequencies. According to the present disclosure, provided is an antenna device including a first antenna that operates at a first frequency, and a second antenna that is provided adjacent to the first antenna, operates at a second frequency lower than the first frequency, and has a ground potential connected to a grounding wire provided at the first antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Hiraoka, Yuichiro Suzuki, Takayoshi Ito, Tomihiro Omuro, Toru Ozone, Jin Sato
  • Patent number: 11894604
    Abstract: To realize polarization MIMO in a more suitable form in a mobile communication apparatus. A communication apparatus includes a plurality of antenna parts configured to receive or transmit a wireless signal, a communication control part configured to control transmitting or receiving the wireless signal via at least any of the plurality of antenna parts, and a casing housing the communication control part, in which each of the plurality of antenna parts is held near each of a plurality of partial regions normal directions of which cross each other or the normal directions of which are mutually twisted in outer faces of the casing, and transmit or receive a first wireless signal and a second wireless signal propagating in directions substantially orthogonal to the partial regions and having mutually different polarization directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS INC.
    Inventors: Yuichiro Suzuki, Shen Wang, Toru Ozone, Jin Sato
  • Patent number: 11881619
    Abstract: [Problem] To prevent radiation waves from being reflected inside a casing when a plurality of antennas compatible with different frequencies are mounted. [Solution] According to the present disclosure, provided is an antenna apparatus including a first antenna that operates at a first frequency, and a second antenna that is arranged on an outer side of a casing relative to the first antenna, that operates at a second frequency lower than the first frequency, and that includes an opening in a radiation direction of the first antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Hiraoka, Yuichiro Suzuki, Takayoshi Ito, Tomihiro Omuro, Toru Ozone, Jin Sato
  • Publication number: 20220231404
    Abstract: To realize polarization MIMO in a more suitable form in a mobile communication apparatus. A communication apparatus includes a plurality of antenna parts configured to receive or transmit a wireless signal, a communication control part configured to control transmitting or receiving the wireless signal via at least any of the plurality of antenna parts, and a casing housing the communication control part, in which each of the plurality of antenna parts is held near each of a plurality of partial regions normal directions of which cross each other or the normal directions of which are mutually twisted in outer faces of the casing, and transmit or receive a first wireless signal and a second wireless signal propagating in directions substantially orthogonal to the partial regions and having mutually different polarization directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicant: Sony Mobile Communications Inc.
    Inventors: Yuichiro SUZUKI, Shen WANG, Toru OZONE, Jin SATO
  • Patent number: 11381003
    Abstract: An antenna device including: a substrate; a plurality of antenna elements supported by the substrate, each of the antenna elements having a feeding point; and a parasitic element supported by the substrate and having no feeding point, in which the plurality of antenna elements is disposed to be spaced apart from each other along a predetermined direction, the parasitic element is mutually spaced apart in the direction from a first antenna element located on an end side in the direction among the plurality of antenna elements, and a first element interval between the parasitic element and the first antenna element is equal to or less than twice a second element interval between the first antenna element and a second antenna element located on an opposite side of the parasitic element with respect to the first antenna element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomihiro Omuro, Yuichiro Suzuki, Takayoshi Ito, Toru Ozone, Jin Sato
  • Patent number: 11329364
    Abstract: A communication apparatus includes a plurality of antenna parts configured to receive or transmit a wireless signal, a communication control part configured to control transmitting or receiving the wireless signal via at least any of the plurality of antenna parts, and a casing housing the communication control part, in which each of the plurality of antenna parts is held near each of a plurality of partial regions normal directions of which cross each other or the normal directions of which are mutually twisted in outer faces of the casing, and transmit or receive a first wireless signal and a second wireless signal propagating in directions substantially orthogonal to the partial regions and having mutually different polarization directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS INC.
    Inventors: Yuichiro Suzuki, Shen Wang, Toru Ozone, Jin Sato
  • Publication number: 20220069467
    Abstract: To optimize space efficiency in mounting a plurality of antennas compatible with different frequencies. According to the present disclosure, provided is an antenna device including a first antenna that operates at a first frequency, and a second antenna that is provided adjacent to the first antenna, operates at a second frequency lower than the first frequency, and has a ground potential connected to a grounding wire provided at the first antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshiaki HIRAOKA, Yuichiro SUZUKI, Takayoshi ITO, Tomihiro OMURO, Toru OZONE, Jin SATO
  • Patent number: 11239571
    Abstract: Even a thin communication device is enabled to transmit or receive a polarized wave having a polarization direction substantially coinciding with a thickness direction of the communication device. An antenna device includes a first substrate extending in a first direction, a second substrate supported on the first substrate, and extending in both the first direction and a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, and an antenna element supported on a surface of the second substrate, the surface having a normal direction substantially coinciding with a third direction orthogonal to both the first direction and the second direction, and configured to transmit or receive a wireless signal having a polarization direction substantially coinciding with the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuichiro Suzuki, Shen Wang, Takayoshi Ito, Toru Ozone, Jin Sato
  • Publication number: 20220029284
    Abstract: [Problem] To prevent radiation waves from being reflected inside a casing when a plurality of antennas compatible with different frequencies are mounted. [Solution] According to the present disclosure, provided is an antenna apparatus including a first antenna that operates at a first frequency, and a second antenna that is arranged on an outer side of a casing relative to the first antenna, that operates at a second frequency lower than the first frequency, and that includes an opening in a radiation direction of the first antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshiaki HIRAOKA, Yuichiro SUZUKI, Takayoshi ITO, Tomihiro OMURO, Toru OZONE, Jin SATO
  • Publication number: 20210399428
    Abstract: To provide a technology that can suppress the reduction of an antenna gain while maintaining the quality of the design of the exterior furnishing of the antenna. Provided is an antenna apparatus including: an antenna module that includes a first slot antenna that transmits or receives a first wireless signal, a first feed element that supplies power to the first slot antenna, a second slot antenna that transmits or receives a second wireless signal having a polarization direction orthogonal to a polarization direction of the first wireless signal, and a second feed element that supplies power to the second slot antenna; and a metal plate that includes a first slot, and a second slot a longitudinal direction of which is orthogonal to a longitudinal direction of the first slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Yuichiro SUZUKI, Takayoshi ITO, Tomihiro OMURO, Toru OZONE, Jin SATO, Yoshiaki HIRAOKA
  • Patent number: 11075462
    Abstract: To obtain a more favorable radiation pattern even in a case of arraying a plurality of antenna elements. An antenna device includes a dielectric substrate, a plurality of antenna elements that disposed along a first direction and respectively transmits or receives a first wireless signal and a second wireless signal having different polarization directions from one another, and a ground plate provided with a long slot to extend in a second direction in a region corresponding to a region between first and second antenna elements next to each other, and a length L in the second direction of the slop satisfies a conditional expression below where a wavelength of the wireless signal is ?0, a relative dielectric constant of the dielectric substrate is ?r1, and a relative dielectric constant of a dielectric located on an opposite side of the dielectric substrate with respect to the ground plate is ?r2. [ Math .
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuichiro Suzuki, Shen Wang, Takayoshi Ito, Toru Ozone, Jin Sato
  • Publication number: 20210135335
    Abstract: A communication apparatus includes a plurality of antenna parts configured to receive or transmit a wireless signal, a communication control part configured to control transmitting or receiving the wireless signal via at least any of the plurality of antenna parts, and a casing housing the communication control part, in which each of the plurality of antenna parts is held near each of a plurality of partial regions normal directions of which cross each other or the normal directions of which are mutually twisted in outer faces of the casing, and transmit or receive a first wireless signal and a second wireless signal propagating in directions substantially orthogonal to the partial regions and having mutually different polarization directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Mobile Communications Inc.
    Inventors: Yuichiro SUZUKI, Shen WANG, Toru OZONE, Jin SATO
  • Publication number: 20200350699
    Abstract: An antenna device including: a substrate; a plurality of antenna elements supported by the substrate, each of the antenna elements having a feeding point; and a parasitic element supported by the substrate and having no feeding point, in which the plurality of antenna elements is disposed to be spaced apart from each other along a predetermined direction, the parasitic element is mutually spaced apart in the direction from a first antenna element located on an end side in the direction among the plurality of antenna elements, and a first element interval between the parasitic element and the first antenna element is equal to or less than twice a second element interval between the first antenna element and a second antenna element located on an opposite side of the parasitic element with respect to the first antenna element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tomihiro OMURO, Yuichiro SUZUKI, Takayoshi ITO, Toru OZONE, Jin SATO
  • Publication number: 20200303834
    Abstract: Even a thin communication device is enabled to transmit or receive a polarized wave having a polarization direction substantially coinciding with a thickness direction of the communication device. An antenna device includes a first substrate extending in a first direction, a second substrate supported on the first substrate, and extending in both the first direction and a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, and an antenna element supported on a surface of the second substrate, the surface having a normal direction substantially coinciding with a third direction orthogonal to both the first direction and the second direction, and configured to transmit or receive a wireless signal having a polarization direction substantially coinciding with the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yuichiro SUZUKI, Shen WANG, Takayoshi ITO, Toru OZONE, Jin SATO
  • Publication number: 20200144729
    Abstract: To obtain a more favorable radiation pattern even in a case of arraying a plurality of antenna elements. An antenna device includes a dielectric substrate, a plurality of antenna elements that disposed along a first direction and respectively transmits or receives a first wireless signal and a second wireless signal having different polarization directions from one another, and a ground plate provided with a long slot to extend in a second direction in a region corresponding to a region between first and second antenna elements next to each other, and a length L in the second direction of the slop satisfies a conditional expression below where a wavelength of the wireless signal is ?0, a relative dielectric constant of the dielectric substrate is ?r1, and a relative dielectric constant of a dielectric located on an opposite side of the dielectric substrate with respect to the ground plate is ?r2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2018
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yuichiro SUZUKI, Shen WANG, Takayoshi ITO, Toru OZONE, Jin SATO
  • Patent number: 8754826
    Abstract: An antenna device that includes an antenna having a single feed and a shunt circuit. The shunt circuit includes a first shunt matching circuit causing impedance, viewed from a main path connecting the antenna and a radio frequency circuit, to be substantially infinite with respect to all frequency ranges handled by the antenna, and a second shunt matching circuit providing a predetermined impedance characteristic with respect to a first subset of the frequency ranges handled by the antenna. Each of the first and second shunt matching circuits are selectively connected to the main path, and a selection controller of the antenna device controls selection of which of the first and second shunt matching circuits are connected to the main path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications Inc.
    Inventors: Toru Ozone, Hideaki Shoji
  • Publication number: 20110254753
    Abstract: An antenna device that includes an antenna having a single feed and a shunt circuit. The shunt circuit includes a first shunt matching circuit causing impedance, viewed from a main path connecting the antenna and a radio frequency circuit, to be substantially infinite with respect to all frequency ranges handled by the antenna, and a second shunt matching circuit providing a predetermined impedance characteristic with respect to a first subset of the frequency ranges handled by the antenna. Each of the first and second shunt matching circuits are selectively connected to the main path, and a selection controller of the antenna device controls selection of which of the first and second shunt matching circuits are connected to the main path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2011
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS JAPAN, INC.
    Inventors: Toru OZONE, Hideaki Shoji