Patents by Inventor Yasumitsu Ban

Yasumitsu Ban 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: 11942700
    Abstract: An antenna apparatus includes a ground substrate, a feeding point provided on the ground substrate, a first loop antenna of which one end is electrically connected to the feeding point and of which another end is electrically connected to the ground substrate and moreover which operates at a first frequency, and a second loop antenna of which both ends are respectively connected to a first end point and a second end point of the first loop antenna and which operates at a second frequency. A space between the first end point and the second end point forms a gap with a range in which the first loop antenna is capable of resonating at the first frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: FCNT LIMITED
    Inventors: Takahiro Shinojima, Yohei Koga, Satoshi Sakita, Tabito Tonooka, Yasumitsu Ban, Manabu Yoshikawa
  • Publication number: 20230098428
    Abstract: An antenna device includes a first antenna having a length corresponding to a first frequency, and arranged along a ground, a second antenna formed by a slot penetrating metal constituting the first antenna, and having a slot length corresponding to a second frequency higher than the first frequency, a first feeder wire for the first frequency, connected from the ground to the first antenna, a metal element for electromagnetic field coupling, arranged in a non-contact state relative to the second antenna, between the slot and the ground; and a second feeder wire for the second frequency, connected from the ground to the metal element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: FCNT LIMITED
    Inventors: Yohei Koga, Yasumitsu Ban, Manabu Yoshikawa
  • Publication number: 20220247080
    Abstract: An antenna apparatus includes a ground substrate, a feeding point provided on the ground substrate, a first loop antenna of which one end is electrically connected to the feeding point and of which another end is electrically connected to the ground substrate and moreover which operates at a first frequency, and a second loop antenna of which both ends are respectively connected to a first end point and a second end point of the first loop antenna and which operates at a second frequency. A space between the first end point and the second end point forms a gap with a range in which the first loop antenna is capable of resonating at the first frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: FCNT LIMITED
    Inventors: Takahiro Shinojima, Yohei Koga, Satoshi Sakita, Tabito Tonooka, Yasumitsu Ban, Manabu Yoshikawa
  • Publication number: 20220239006
    Abstract: An antenna apparatus includes a ground substrate, a feeding point provided on the ground substrate, a first conductor device of which one end is electrically connected to the feeding point and which has a plate shape being parallel to the ground substrate, a second conductor device which is arranged between the first conductor device and the ground substrate, of which one end is electrically connected to the ground substrate, and which has a plate shape being parallel to the ground substrate and a connecting portion which electrically connects another end of the first conductor device and another end of the second conductor device to each other. A width of the first conductor device is wider than a width of the second conductor device. Lengths of the first conductor device and the second conductor device are ½ of a wavelength of a radio wave for operating the antenna apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicant: FCNT LIMITED
    Inventors: Yohei Koga, Tabito Tonooka, Satoshi Sakita, Yasumitsu Ban, Manabu Yoshikawa, Takahiro Shinojima
  • Patent number: 11201408
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having stored therein a program that, when a processor coupled to a memory and the processor is configured to execute the program, causes the processor configured to: store, in the memory, a design data of a metal member disposed around the patch antenna having a ground conductor and an antenna element having a power feeding point, and a positional relationship between the metal member and the patch antenna; and determine a relative position between the power feeding point and the metal member so that a center point and the power feeding point of the patch antenna in plan view are located on a perpendicular line to a surface of the metal member on the patch antenna side based on the design data of the metal member and the positional relationship stored in the memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Yasumitsu Ban, Manabu Yoshikawa, Yohei Koga
  • Publication number: 20210273332
    Abstract: An electromagnetic wave control device that controls a directionality of radio waves emitted by an antenna, the electromagnetic wave control device includes: a reflector arranged on a side opposite to an emission side of the radio waves of the antenna; and a conductor plate that is arranged on the emission side of the radio waves of the antenna and on which a conductor is formed, wherein in the conductor plate, a plurality of holes formed by opening the conductor is provided in a grid pattern, and has an inner edge length with which the hole positioned at the center resonates in correspondence with one wavelength of a communication wavelength, and the inner edge length of the hole is formed to be longer as going outward from the center.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Yohei Koga, Yasumitsu BAN, Takashi YAMAGAJO, Manabu Yoshikawa, HARUHIKO HORIZOE
  • Patent number: 10847891
    Abstract: An antenna device includes a ground plane, and an antenna element formed on a first surface of the ground plane, the antenna element including a feed point, a first line extending from the feed point to a first end in a direction away from the first surface, a second line extending along the first surface of the ground plane from the first end of the first line to a second end, and a third line extending along the first surface of the ground plane from the second end of the second line to a third end in a direction different in plan view from an extending direction of the second line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Yasumitsu Ban, Yohei Koga
  • Patent number: 10790588
    Abstract: A loop antenna includes: a substrate; a first conductor which is provided on a first surface of the substrate, is conductive and is grounded; a second conductor which is formed as a loop to surround the substrate along a surface orthogonal to the first surface, is conductive, is fed on a second surface of the substrate, which is opposite to the first surface, and is electrically connected to the first conductor; and a third conductor which is provided on at least one side surface of the substrate, which intersects the surface on which the second conductor is formed as a loop, is conductive and is electrically connected to the first conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventor: Yasumitsu Ban
  • Publication number: 20200194895
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having stored therein a program that, when a processor coupled to a memory and the processor is configured to execute the program, causes the processor configured to: store, in the memory, a design data of a metal member disposed around the patch antenna having a ground conductor and an antenna element having a power feeding point, and a positional relationship between the metal member and the patch antenna; and determine a relative position between the power feeding point and the metal member so that a center point and the power feeding point of the patch antenna in plan view are located on a perpendicular line to a surface of the metal member on the patch antenna side based on the design data of the metal member and the positional relationship stored in the memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Yasumitsu Ban, Manabu Yoshikawa, Yohei Koga
  • Patent number: 10498020
    Abstract: An antenna includes, a radiation conductor that is fed by one end, has another end serving as an opened end, and emits or receives radio waves, a first grounding conductor that is installed at the one end side of the radiation conductor and is grounded, a second grounding conductor that is electrically coupled with the first grounding conductor and is formed in a cylindrical shape around the radiation conductor with an elongation direction of the radiation conductor as an axial direction. At least one of the first grounding conductor and the second grounding conductor is electric-field coupled with a conductor where the antenna is installed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Yasumitsu Ban, Manabu Kai
  • Patent number: 10452808
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing an antenna design program that causes a computer to execute a process, the process including acquiring a target characteristic value of a target antenna when a value of a structure parameter is a predetermined value, based on the predetermined value of the structure parameter, the target characteristic value, and a relation, with respect to a reference antenna, between a value of a structure parameter and a characteristic value, estimating the relation with respect to the target antenna, the reference antenna having a same shape feature as the target antenna, an antenna type of the reference antenna being different from the target antenna, determining a value of the structure parameter for the target antenna such that the characteristic value of the target antenna satisfies a demanded specification based on the estimated relation, and outputting the determined value of the structure parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Yohei Koga, Manabu Kai, Takashi Yamagajo, Yasumitsu Ban, Hiroyuki Egawa, Kan Fujieda
  • Publication number: 20190214733
    Abstract: An antenna device includes a ground plane, and an antenna element formed on a first surface of the ground plane, the antenna element including a feed point, a first line extending from the feed point to a first end in a direction away from the first surface, a second line extending along the first surface of the ground plane from the first end of the first line to a second end, and a third line extending along the first surface of the ground plane from the second end of the second line to a third end in a direction different in plan view from an extending direction of the second line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Yasumitsu BAN, Yohei KOGA
  • Publication number: 20190074581
    Abstract: An antenna includes, a radiation conductor that is fed by one end, has another end serving as an opened end, and emits or receives radio waves, a first grounding conductor that is installed at the one end side of the radiation conductor and is grounded, a second grounding conductor that is electrically coupled with the first grounding conductor and is formed in a cylindrical shape around the radiation conductor with an elongation direction of the radiation conductor as an axial direction. At least one of the first grounding conductor and the second grounding conductor is electric-field coupled with a conductor where the antenna is installed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Yasumitsu BAN, Manabu Kai
  • Publication number: 20180358703
    Abstract: An antenna apparatus includes: a conductive pattern formed in each of front and back surfaces of a dielectric, wherein the conductive pattern of the front surface is divided into two with a predetermined gap, and includes a feeding point in the gap, and wherein each of the conductive patterns divided into two is configured to be connected to the conductive pattern of the back surface through a connection portion with a predetermined length provided at a pair of diagonal portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventor: Yasumitsu BAN
  • Publication number: 20180151956
    Abstract: A linear antenna includes a first conductor which is formed as a plate and is grounded; and a second conductor which is connected at one end to the first conductor, includes an electrical length obtained by adding ¼ of a designed wavelength to an integer multiple of a half of the designed wavelength, and includes a first section from a folding point to an another end of which the second conductor is an open end along a surface parallel to a surface on which the first conductor is formed, wherein the second conductor is fed at a feed point in the first section, and at least a part of the first section including the feed point is formed to overlap with the first conductor when the first section is projected along a normal direction of the surface on which the first conductor is formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventor: Yasumitsu BAN
  • Publication number: 20180145410
    Abstract: A loop antenna includes: a substrate; a first conductor which is provided on a first surface of the substrate, is conductive and is grounded; a second conductor which is formed as a loop to surround the substrate along a surface orthogonal to the first surface, is conductive, is fed on a second surface of the substrate, which is opposite to the first surface, and is electrically connected to the first conductor; and a third conductor which is provided on at least one side surface of the substrate, which intersects the surface on which the second conductor is formed as a loop, is conductive and is electrically connected to the first conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventor: Yasumitsu BAN
  • Publication number: 20170235869
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing an antenna design program that causes a computer to execute a process, the process including acquiring a target characteristic value of a target antenna when a value of a structure parameter is a predetermined value, based on the predetermined value of the structure parameter, the target characteristic value, and a relation, with respect to a reference antenna, between a value of a structure parameter and a characteristic value, estimating the relation with respect to the target antenna, the reference antenna having a same shape feature as the target antenna, an antenna type of the reference antenna being different from the target antenna, determining a value of the structure parameter for the target antenna such that the characteristic value of the target antenna satisfies a demanded specification based on the estimated relation, and outputting the determined value of the structure parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Yohei KOGA, Manabu KAI, Takashi YAMAGAJO, Yasumitsu BAN, Hiroyuki EGAWA, Kan FUJIEDA
  • Publication number: 20170125880
    Abstract: An antenna device includes a board including an attachment face for attaching to an object, a rectangular plane antenna element arraying an layer of the board other than the attachment face, including two terminals, and having a longitudinal direction, and a planar parasitic element arraying so as to be adjacent to the plane antenna element in the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Yasumitsu BAN, Manabu Kai
  • Patent number: 9614284
    Abstract: A frequency characteristic adjusting jig attached to a loop antenna includes: a conductive first member which is located along an outer periphery of a loop for a portion of a conductor forming the loop antenna, and which is electromagnetically coupled or electrically connected to the portion of the conductor; a conductive second member which is located along the outer periphery of the loop for another portion of the conductor, and which is electromagnetically coupled or electrically connected to the other portion of the conductor; and a conductive third member which connects the first and second members together via a different path than a path formed along the loop. The first and second members are chosen to have a length along the loop such that a frequency characteristic of the loop antenna is shifted according to the length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Yasumitsu Ban, Manabu Kai
  • Patent number: 9563838
    Abstract: A loop antenna includes first and second conductors configured to have conductivity, the first conductor including first and second patterns, the first pattern being provided along a first surface and including a first feed point, and the second pattern being coupled to the first pattern at a first end of the first surface and being provided to oppose the first pattern; and a second conductor configured to have conductivity, the second conductor including third and fourth patterns, the third pattern being provided on the first surface with a gap generating a capacitance between the first pattern and including a second feed point, the fourth pattern being electrically coupled to the third pattern at a second end opposing the first end on the first surface, the fourth pattern overlapping the second pattern so as to cause capacitive coupling or being connected to the second pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Yasumitsu Ban, Manabu Kai