Patents by Inventor Toshio Nishikawa

Toshio Nishikawa 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: 4464640
    Abstract: An improved distribution constant type electrical filter which is so arranged that columnar or cylindrical dielectric units each having conductive wires axially extended through it, are inserted into through openings formed in a dielectric material block and provided on their inner peripheral faces with inner electrically conductive layers for electrostatic coupling between the conductive wires and the inner electrically conductive layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1982
    Date of Patent: August 7, 1984
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshio Nishikawa, Sadahiro Tamura, Hiroshi Tamura
  • Patent number: 4423397
    Abstract: A dielectric resonator has a sector shape, and a filter has a signal source for emitting signal to be filtered, signal receiver for receiving the filtered signal and a path defined between the signal source and the signal receiver. At least one sector shaped dielectric resonator is disposed in the path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 1981
    Date of Patent: December 27, 1983
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshio Nishikawa, Youhei Ishikawa, Sadahiro Tamura, Yoji Ito
  • Patent number: 4398164
    Abstract: A 1/4 wave length coaxial resonator comprises an outer cylindrical portion, an inner cylindrical portion positioned coaxially in the outer cylindrical portion, with the outer and inner cylindrical portions connected at one end by a radial connecting portion, and a dielectric unit disposed therebetween. The outer cylindrical portion and the inner cylindrical portion and the radial connecting portion are formed with a unitary member of a metallic extruded material formed by means of an impact extruding process so that the inner cylindrical portion is positioned coaxially in the outer cylindrical portion. As a result, a space is formed between the outer cylindrical portion and the inner cylindrical portion to allow for insertion of a hollow cylindrical dielectric unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 1981
    Date of Patent: August 9, 1983
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshio Nishikawa, Sadahiro Tamura, Youhei Ishikawa, Haruo Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 4342972
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an improved microwave device which includes a casing of electrically conductive material, at least two coaxial resonators, for example, 1/4 wavelength coaxial TEM resonators each having dielectric member disposed between an inner conductor and an outer conductor of the coaxial resonator and a terminal electrode secured in the inner conductor to provide a terminal portion projecting from an end face of each of the coaxial resonators. The resonators are accommodated in the casing so as to be electrically connected and mechanically secured to the casing. A dielectric plate member connecting input and output terminals of the device is provided at least two coupling electrodes spaced predetermined intervals from each other are provided on the dielectric plate member. The microwave device is arranged to obtain coupling electrostatic capacity mainly between the coupling electrodes provided on the main flat surface of the dielectric plate member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1980
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1982
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshio Nishikawa, Youhei Ishikawa, Sadahiro Tamura, Haruo Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 4325035
    Abstract: A dielectric resonator is housed within an internal space of a metallic casing. An amplifier is disposed outside the space and an input and output circuits are connected to the amplifier. An output coupling window is formed in the casing at the position corresponding to the output circuit of the amplifier and an input coupling window is formed in the casing at the position corresponding to the input circuit of the amplifier. An electromagnetic wave leaking from the output circuit of the amplifier is coupled through the output coupling window to the dielectric resonator and the dielectric resonator is further coupled to the input circuit of the amplifier through the input coupling window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1980
    Date of Patent: April 13, 1982
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshio Nishikawa, Yoji Ito, Youhei Ishikawa, Sadahiro Tamura
  • Patent number: 4321560
    Abstract: An oscillator comprises two leakage lines extending in parallel with a dielectric resonator positioned therebetween, within a housing made of metal. The dielectric resonator is electromagnetically coupled to the respective leakage lines with a predetermined coupling degree through coupling gaps formed between the dielectric resonator and the respective leakage lines. The dielectric resonator is disposed at an optimum position for establishing an oscillating condition of the oscillator. Preferably, the dielectric resonator is movable in the length direction of the leakage lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1980
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1982
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshio Nishikawa, Yoji Ito, Youhei Ishikawa, Sadahiro Tamura
  • Patent number: 4276525
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an improved coaxial resonator and an electrical filter employing such coaxial resonators. The electrical filter includes a casing of electrically conductive material, at least more than one coaxial resonators, for example, 1/4 wavelength coaxial TEM resonators each having dielectric member disposed between inner conductor and outer conductor of the coaxial resonator and a terminal electrode secured in the inner conductor to provide a terminal portion projecting from an open end face of each of the coaxial resonators, and accommodated in the casing so as to be electrically connected and mechanically secured to the casing, and coupling members for electrically coupling the resonators to each other at the terminal portions and also to input and output connectors for said electrical filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 1978
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1981
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshio Nishikawa, Sadahiro Tamura, Youhei Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 4266975
    Abstract: An anticorrosive coating composition comprising particulate metal, a chromic acid constituent, at least one organic liquid substance and a pH modifier if necessary, in which a part of the chromic acid constituent is replaced with boric acid component, is disclosed. Resulting coatings over metal substrates display excellent corrosion-resistant properties in fresh water environments as well as in salt water environments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1980
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1981
    Assignee: Diamond Shamrock Corporation
    Inventors: Takao Higashiyama, Toshio Nishikawa
  • Patent number: 4245198
    Abstract: A filter device has two filters for filtering or separating two high-frequency signals having different frequencies. Each filter comprises a plurality of quarterwavelength coaxial resonators, cables for connecting the filters with terminals, and a casing for accommodating the two filters. Either the respective input cables or the respective output cables of the two filters are joined in a tee joint. The casing is constituted of two cooperating blocks each having grooves to precisely accommodate the two filters and the cables. The two-part casing maintains the tee joint and obviates the need for a conventional T-shaped metallic coupling member, and makes manufacture very easy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 1979
    Date of Patent: January 13, 1981
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshio Nishikawa, Youhei Ishikawa, Sadahiro Tamura, Haruo Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 4223287
    Abstract: An electrical filter comprising a cylindrical metal case having an aperture extending in a line, a plurality of 1/4 wave length transverse electromagnetic mode coaxial resonators inserted in the aperture of the metal case in an electrical series fashion, each resonator including a dielectric resonator comprising a cylindrical dielectric material, an outer conductor and an inner conductor, the open circuit ends of the adjacent dielectric resonators being capacitively coupled and the short circuit ends of the adjacent dielectric resonators being inductively coupled by means of a coupling electrode having a coupling window. Preferably, a portion of the dielectric material having a lesser influence upon the fundamental mode is made in a lower dielectric constant to improve the spurious response characteristic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 1978
    Date of Patent: September 16, 1980
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshio Nishikawa, Youhei Ishikawa, Sadahiro Tamura, Haruo Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 4200847
    Abstract: A T-shaped rectangular waveguide branching filter includes an electrically conductive projection or protrusion of approximately triangular cross section which is formed at a predetermined portion within the branching filter for preliminary impedance matching of a predetermined accuracy as observed from each of the input/output ports of the branching filter, and an electrically conductive rod which may be selectively advanced toward or retracted from the first input/output port and extends through the electrically conductive protrusion of triangular cross section so that, by selectively advancing or retracting the conductive rod, a particular impedance match corresponding to each of the input/output ports as observed from any one of the input/output ports may be achieved for efficiently deriving the signal applied to one of the input/output ports from either one of the other input/output ports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1977
    Date of Patent: April 29, 1980
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshio Nishikawa, Yoji Ito, Youhei Ishikawa, Sadahiro Tamura
  • Patent number: 4184130
    Abstract: A band rejection coaxial filter for use with a coaxial transmission line, for example, comprises a casing made of a conductive material and having an internal geometry selected to be in a cut off state with respect to the frequency of a signal being transmitted along the coaxial transmission line. The casing is coupled to the coaxial transmission line and a leakage coaxial cable is provided in the casing, so as to be coupled to the coaxial transmission line through the casing. The leakage coaxial cable is formed of a plurality of leakage openings spaced apart from each other a quarter wave length of the resonance frequency of the resonators in the axial direction for allowing for leakage of the transmission signal. A corresponding plurality of dielectric resonators are provided spaced apart a given distance from and faced to the leakage openings, so that a portion of the transmission signal of the frequency determined by the dielectric resonators is trapped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1978
    Date of Patent: January 15, 1980
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshio Nishikawa, Sadahiro Tamura, Youhei Ishikawa, Yoji Ito
  • Patent number: 4179673
    Abstract: An interdigital filter comprising a plurality of resonators each comprising a resonant conductor rod coupled to each other in the even and odd modes of a transverse electromagnetic wave, wherein each resonant conductor rod is enclosed with a dielectric material so as to increase the ratio of the odd mode characteristic impedance to the even mode characteristic impedance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 1978
    Date of Patent: December 18, 1979
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshio Nishikawa, Youhei Ishikawa, Sadahiro Tamura, Haruo Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 4151494
    Abstract: The present invention is an electrical filter which includes coaxial resonators, for example, both-end open type 1/2 wave length TEM (transverse electro-magnetic mode) coaxial resonators, each having dielectric material, for example of titanium oxide group, filling the space between an inner conductor and an outer conductor of the resonator for reduction of size and weight of the resonator with optimum quality factor Q and temperature characteristics, while the predetermined number of these coaxial resonators are accommodated in one or more than two bores longitudinally formed in parallel relation to each other in a filter casing of conductive material for coupling the resonators to each other through capacitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 1977
    Date of Patent: April 24, 1979
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshio Nishikawa, Youhei Ishikawa, Sadahiro Tamura, Sadao Yamashita
  • Patent number: 4143344
    Abstract: A microwave band-pass filter has a casing, at least one dielectric resonator in the casing and at least one metallic adjusting screw supported by a wall of the casing and positioned adjacent the dielectric resonator with the tip end of the screw closely adjacent the resonator, so as to improve the sensitivity characteristics of the filter especially in the region higher than the resonance frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1977
    Date of Patent: March 6, 1979
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshio Nishikawa, Youhei Ishikawa, Sadahiro Tamura
  • Patent number: 4142164
    Abstract: A dielectric resonator is made up of a block of dielectric material and a synthetic resin bonded onto the dielectric material for precisely adjusting the required resonance frequency of the resonator. The resonance frequency is reduced by an increase of the amount of synthetic resin and the resonance frequency is increased by a decrease of the mass of synthetic resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1977
    Date of Patent: February 27, 1979
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshio Nishikawa, Youhei Ishikawa, Sadahiro Tamura
  • Patent number: 4138652
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a dielectric resonator for use in microwave filters and other devices for receiving microwave. The arrangement of the present disclosure comprises a resonator made of a dielectric material of any known type and a bar member provided approximately in alignment with the direction of formation of the electric field produced by the propagation of a spurious mode in the dielectric resonator. During the propagation of the dominant mode accompanied by the spurious mode, the electric field produced by the spurious mode causes the bar member to produce a current flowing therethrough, thus consuming the energy of the spurious mode in the bar member, and substantially eliminating the spurious mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1977
    Date of Patent: February 6, 1979
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshio Nishikawa, Youhei Ishikawa, Sadahiro Tamura
  • Patent number: 4136320
    Abstract: A dielectric resonator unit for use in electrical filters which includes a dielectric resonator made of ceramic material and a supporting spacer made of other types of ceramic material or synthetic resin. The supporting spacer is formed in the shape of a cylinder and has one end thereof bonded onto the dielectric resonator and the other end thereof bonded onto an inner surface of the casing of the filter. The combination of a particular dielectric resonator with a particular supporting spacer is determined by the value of temperature-frequency characteristics and temperature dielectric constant characteristics of the respective resonator and spacer, so that the resulting dielectric resonator unit has values of substantially Oppm/.degree. C for both characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1977
    Date of Patent: January 23, 1979
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshio Nishikawa, Youhei Ishikawa, Sadahiro Tamura
  • Patent number: 4121181
    Abstract: An electrical branching filter which includes two dielectric filters each containing, in a casing of metallic material, exciting means, exciting rod member and at least one dielectric resonator disposed between said exciting means and said exciting rod member, while the exciting rod members of the two dielectric filters are connected to each other through connecting means so as to form coupling means, with input and output connectors being respectively connected to a junction between said exciting rod members and to one end of each of said exciting means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1977
    Date of Patent: October 17, 1978
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshio Nishikawa, Yoji Ito, Youhei Ishikawa, Sadahiro Tamura
  • Patent number: 4028652
    Abstract: There is disclosed a dielectric resonator which comprises a block of any desired shape prepared from any known dielectric material. The dielectric block has one or more apertures. The aperture in the dielectric block may be in the form of a through-hole or a cavity or blind-hole. In the case of employment of a pluraity of apertures in the dielectric block, they may be of the same size or of different size and of the same type of aperture or of different types of aperture. Various types of microwave filters using one or more dielectric resonators referred to above are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 1975
    Date of Patent: June 7, 1977
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kikuo Wakino, Toshio Nishikawa, Sadahiro Tamura, Youhei Ishikawa