Patents by Inventor Yoshihide Takahashi
Yoshihide Takahashi 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: 20240120634Abstract: To provide an antenna apparatus and a radome that are capable of suppressing an increase in size of the antenna apparatus, an antenna apparatus (100) includes a substrate (10) in which a plurality of antenna elements (20) are disposed on a first surface, and a radome (50) having thermal conductivity, which covers the substrate (10) and forms a plurality of slots (53) at positions facing each of the plurality of antenna elements (20). The radome (50) includes a heat radiation fin (56) protruding to an opposite side to the first surface side, and a wall portion (52) being provided between an antenna element (20) and an antenna element (20) being adjacent to the antenna element (20), and being capable of transferring heat of a heat generating component (40) connected to the substrate (10) to the heat radiation fin (56).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2021Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: Nec CorporationInventors: Takuji Mochizuki, Yoshihide Takahashi
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Patent number: 11688949Abstract: A radio communication apparatus includes an RF circuit formed on one surface of a printed board and configured to generate an RF signal, a transmission line configured to transmit the RF signal, a transmission line configured to transmit a signal different from the RF signal, a ground layer formed on another surface of the printed board, an antenna element configured to emit the RF signal supplied from the RF circuit through the transmission line, and a connection layer configured to bond together the antenna element and the ground layer. The antenna element includes a plurality of layered dielectric substrates, a metal film formed on surfaces of them, and a through hole formed to penetrate the dielectric substrate closest to the printed board. A part of the transmission line is disposed between any of the plurality of layered dielectric substrates.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2019Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventor: Yoshihide Takahashi
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Patent number: 11271323Abstract: A radio communication apparatus includes a printed board, an RF circuit formed on one surface of the printed board and configured to generate an RF signal, a first transmission line configured to transmit the RF signal, a second transmission line configured to transmit a signal different from the RF signal, and an antenna formed on another surface of the printed board and configured to emit the RF signal. The antenna includes a plurality of dielectric substrates layered on the other surface of the printed board, a metal film formed on surfaces of the plurality of dielectric substrates, and a through hole formed in at least the dielectric substrate adjacent to the printed board. The first transmission line is disposed on the one surface of the printed board, and a part of the second transmission line is disposed between any of the plurality of layered dielectric substrates.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2019Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventor: Yoshihide Takahashi
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Patent number: 11206067Abstract: An object is to provide an antenna system, a control method of an antenna system, and program capable of maintaining communication quality even when communication state between wireless communication apparatuses is changed. Detection antennas are arranged in a Z-direction to respectively correspond to radiation antennas and receive radio waves. A combiner/divider circuit (13) distributes a transmission signal to the radiation antennas. A detection circuit detects reception sensitivity distribution of the detection antennas in the Z-direction. A control circuit controls the combiner/divider circuit based on the reception sensitivity distribution to cause the radiation antennas corresponding to the detection antenna having reception sensitivity higher than a predetermined value to radiate the radio wave.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2019Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventor: Yoshihide Takahashi
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Publication number: 20210391652Abstract: A radio communication apparatus includes an RF circuit formed on one surface of a printed board and configured to generate an RF signal, a transmission line configured to transmit the RF signal, a transmission line configured to transmit a signal different from the RF signal, a ground layer formed on another surface of the printed board, an antenna element configured to emit the RF signal supplied from the RF circuit through the transmission line, and a connection layer configured to bond together the antenna element and the ground layer. The antenna element includes a plurality of layered dielectric substrates, a metal film formed on surfaces of them, and a through hole formed to penetrate the dielectric substrate closest to the printed board. A part of the transmission line is disposed between any of the plurality of layered dielectric substrates.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2019Publication date: December 16, 2021Applicant: NEC CorporationInventor: Yoshihide TAKAHASHI
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Patent number: 11189899Abstract: The present invention provides a feed circuit capable of enhancing a mechanical strength and electrical characteristics thereof. A waveguide is provided on a plate-like member, and has a plurality of branches. A bridging part-extends in a Y direction intersecting an X direction in which the waveguide-guides an electromagnetic wave between sidewalls of the waveguide (14), and includes a plurality of members provided at predetermined intervals in the X direction so that intensity of a reflected wave becomes a predetermined intensity or less.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2018Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventor: Yoshihide Takahashi
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Publication number: 20210210864Abstract: A radio communication apparatus includes a printed board, an RF circuit formed on one surface of the printed board and configured to generate an RF signal, a first transmission line configured to transmit the RF signal, a second transmission line configured to transmit a signal different from the RF signal, and an antenna formed on another surface of the printed board and configured to emit the RF signal. The antenna includes a plurality of dielectric substrates layered on the other surface of the printed board, a metal film formed on surfaces of the plurality of dielectric substrates, and a through hole formed in at least the dielectric substrate adjacent to the printed board. The first transmission line is disposed on the one surface of the printed board, and a part of the second transmission line is disposed between any of the plurality of layered dielectric substrates.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2019Publication date: July 8, 2021Applicant: NEC CorporationInventor: Yoshihide TAKAHASHI
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Publication number: 20210028838Abstract: An object is to provide an antenna system, a control method of an antenna system, and program capable of maintaining communication quality even when communication state between wireless communication apparatuses is changed. Detection antennas are arranged in a Z-direction to respectively correspond to radiation antennas and receive radio waves. A combiner/divider circuit (13) distributes a transmission signal to the radiation antennas. A detection circuit detects reception sensitivity distribution of the detection antennas in the Z-direction. A control circuit controls the combiner/divider circuit based on the reception sensitivity distribution to cause the radiation antennas corresponding to the detection antenna having reception sensitivity higher than a predetermined value to radiate the radio wave.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2019Publication date: January 28, 2021Applicant: NEC CORPORATIONInventor: Yoshihide TAKAHASHI
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Patent number: 10826148Abstract: A ridge waveguide (10) according to the present invention includes a ridge part (11), the ridge part (11) being in contact with both a side (14) in a long-side direction and a side (15) in a short-side direction in a cross-sectional shape of the ridge waveguide. Further, an array antenna apparatus according to the present invention includes a feeder circuit formed by a ridge waveguide (10) including a ridge part (11), the ridge part (11) being in contact with both a side (14) in a long-side direction and a side (15) in a short-side direction in a cross-sectional shape of the ridge waveguide. In this way, it is possible to provide a ridge waveguide that can be easily manufactured.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2017Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventor: Yoshihide Takahashi
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Publication number: 20200127360Abstract: The present invention provides a feed circuit capable of enhancing a mechanical strength and electrical characteristics thereof. A waveguide is provided on a plate-like member, and has a plurality of branches. A bridging part-extends in a Y direction intersecting an X direction in which the waveguide-guides an electromagnetic wave between sidewalls of the waveguide (14), and includes a plurality of members provided at predetermined intervals in the X direction so that intensity of a reflected wave becomes a predetermined intensity or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2018Publication date: April 23, 2020Applicant: NEC CORPORATIONInventor: Yoshihide TAKAHASHI
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Publication number: 20190089035Abstract: A ridge waveguide (10) according to the present invention includes a ridge part (11), the ridge part (11) being in contact with both a side (14) in a long-side direction and a side (15) in a short-side direction in a cross-sectional shape of the ridge waveguide. Further, an array antenna apparatus according to the present invention includes a feeder circuit formed by a ridge waveguide (10) including a ridge part (11), the ridge part (11) being in contact with both a side (14) in a long-side direction and a side (15) in a short-side direction in a cross-sectional shape of the ridge waveguide. In this way, it is possible to provide a ridge waveguide that can be easily manufactured.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2017Publication date: March 21, 2019Applicant: NEC CorporationInventor: Yoshihide TAKAHASHI
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Patent number: 10186782Abstract: First and second radiation elements are arranged on a first face in a Z axis direction. A third radiation element is formed on a second face to be interposed between the first and second radiation elements. A fourth radiation element is formed on the second face to be interposed between the first and second radiation elements. A micro strip line connects the first radiation element and the second radiation element and is formed on the first face to extend in the Z axis direction. A first element connection part is formed on the second face to overlap with the micro strip line in a Y axis direction, and to have a width wider than that of the micro strip line. A feeding unit connects a coaxial cable supplying power from the outside to the micro strip line and the fourth radiation element.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2016Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventor: Yoshihide Takahashi
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Patent number: 10177458Abstract: A radio system includes: a radio device; an antenna device; and a polarization converting circuit for changing the directions of polarized waves, inserted at a position between the radio device and the antenna device. The polarization converting circuit is installed inside a holder in a device interface portion, and the device interface portion has a through hole that penetrates from the outer wall of the device interface portion to the outer periphery of the polarization converting circuit and is used to confirm the rotating angle of the polarization converting circuit inside the holder.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2015Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: NEC CorporationInventor: Yoshihide Takahashi
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Publication number: 20180212329Abstract: First and second radiation elements are arranged on a first face in a Z axis direction. A third radiation element is formed on a second face to be interposed between the first and second radiation elements. A fourth radiation element is formed on the second face to be interposed between the first and second radiation elements. A micro strip line connects the first radiation element and the second radiation element and is formed on the first face to extend in the Z axis direction. A first element connection part is formed on the second face to overlap with the micro strip line in a Y axis direction, and to have a width wider than that of the micro strip line. A feeding unit connects a coaxial cable supplying power from the outside to the micro strip line and the fourth radiation element.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2016Publication date: July 26, 2018Applicant: NEC CORPORATIONInventor: Yoshihide TAKAHASHI
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Patent number: 9685713Abstract: An antenna device capable of performing precise positioning by using a small number of components and having a low side-lobe characteristic is provided. An antenna device includes a primary radiator (3), a main-reflector (2), a sub-reflector (5), and a holding section (4) that fixedly maintains relative positions and directions of the sub-reflector (5) and the main-reflector (2). The holding section (4) includes a side part (42) in an integrated manner, the side part (42) being configured to enclose at least a part of a radio-wave path extending from the primary radiator (3) to the sub-reflector (5) as a shroud.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2013Date of Patent: June 20, 2017Assignee: NEC CorporationInventor: Yoshihide Takahashi
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Patent number: 9680303Abstract: A power storage system is provided with charge switches, discharge switches, a bidirectional DC/DC converter and a power storage system controller connecting all the battery packs to an external circuit to achieve parallel charge and discharge, and the power storage system starts the charge by setting a rated charge current value per one battery pack to Iset and setting the rated charge current value Iset as an initial value of a charge current command value Iref(1), thereafter monitor the charge current of each of the battery packs after elapse of a predetermined time so as to subtract its maximum value Ibmax(1) from the charge current command value Iref(1), and add the rated charge current value Iset to result of subtraction Ierr (Iref(1)?Ibmax(1)) so as to set as a new charge current command value Iref(2) and carry out pre-charge in such a manner as to carry on the charge.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2013Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignee: Hitachi Information & Telecommunication Engineering, Ltd.Inventors: Fumikazu Takahashi, Yoshihide Takahashi, Yusuke Katsuyama, Kimiaki Taniguchi, Akinori Uchida, Masahiro Hamaogi, Susumu Nagafuchi
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Publication number: 20170040708Abstract: A radio system includes: a radio device; an antenna device; and a polarization converting circuit for changing the directions of polarized waves, inserted at a position between the radio device and the antenna device. The polarization converting circuit is installed inside a holder in a device interface portion, and the device interface portion has a through hole that penetrates from the outer wall of the device interface portion to the outer periphery of the polarization converting circuit and is used to confirm the rotating angle of the polarization converting circuit inside the holder.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2015Publication date: February 9, 2017Applicant: NEC CorporationInventor: Yoshihide TAKAHASHI
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Patent number: 9484617Abstract: An antenna device includes: a radio device for radio wave transmission; a primary radiator that has a function to radiates radio waves generated by the radio device; a parabolic reflector that reflects the radio waves radiated from the primary radiator; a shroud that shields against unnecessary radiation radio waves among the radio waves radiated from the primary radiator and reflected by the parabolic reflector; and an antenna mounting mechanism that fits the parabolic reflector to an antenna attachment pole. The shroud is arranged so as to cover at least a right and left of the parabolic reflector, the radio device and the primary radiator are arranged inside the shroud, and the antenna mounting mechanism fits the parabolic reflector to the antenna attachment pole so that the antenna attachment pole is located at a lateral center position of the parabolic reflector.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2013Date of Patent: November 1, 2016Assignee: NEC CorporationInventor: Yoshihide Takahashi
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Patent number: 9427708Abstract: A hollow fiber membrane module comprising a bundling tube including a body part and head parts placed at both terminals of the body part and O-rings with which the bundling tube is fitted into a housing being attached to outer circumferential surfaces of the head parts, wherein at least one of the head parts are divided into two in a place closer to a terminal of the bundling tube than places where the O-rings are attached while maintaining a cylindrical shape of the head part, and the divided parts have a slidable structure while maintaining a coupled condition therebetween that forms the cylindrical shape. The hollow fiber membrane module is capable of preventing damage effectively on a hollow fiber membrane or the bundling tube due to expansion or contraction of the hollow fiber membrane to be caused by change of an external environment such as temperature.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2013Date of Patent: August 30, 2016Assignee: NOK CorporationInventors: Tamio Inamura, Yoshihide Takahashi, Yutaka Koda, Hirokazu Yamamoto, Yusuke Ikawa
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Patent number: 9225181Abstract: A power storage system is provided with a battery and a battery charger which charges a battery pack having a battery voltage and current detection circuit. A charge circuit is structured such as to acquire terminal voltage information of the battery from a battery voltage detection circuit of the battery pack in a charging process, carry out a constant current charge control in a state in which the terminal voltage of the battery is equal to or lower than a previously determined reference voltage value of the battery, and switch to a constant voltage charge control maintaining the output voltage of the charge circuit in the case that the terminal voltage of the battery goes beyond the reference voltage value, thereby carrying on the charge until the battery is fully charged. Therefore, the power storage system can accurately charge the battery to a prescribed amount safely.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2013Date of Patent: December 29, 2015Assignee: Hitachi Information & Telecommunication Engineering, Ltd.Inventors: Kimiaki Taniguchi, Fumikazu Takahashi, Yusuke Katsuyama, Yoshihide Takahashi, Daisuke Ishida, Akinori Uchida, Susumu Nagafuchi