Patents by Inventor Yoshimasa Sugimoto

Yoshimasa Sugimoto 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: 11763123
    Abstract: An RFID tag includes a circuit board and a plurality of functional modules. The circuit board has an antenna conductor and a ground plane. On the circuit board, a control circuit and an RFID IC are mounted. The functional modules are connected to the circuit board. The circuit board includes a main part and an extended part. The main part includes a mounting plane for the control circuit and the ground plane. The extended part includes the antenna conductor and is integrated with the main part. The extended part and the antenna conductor are longer than one edge of the main part and disposed along the one edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
    Inventor: Yoshimasa Sugimoto
  • Patent number: 11734543
    Abstract: An RFID tag includes a circuit board, an RFID IC, a functional module, a case and a lid. The circuit board has a main part and an extended part. The extended part extends along an edge of the main part and includes an antenna conductor. The RFID IC is mounted on the circuit board. The functional module is disposed so as to overlap the circuit board. The case accommodates the circuit board and the functional module. The lid closes an opening of the case. The main part of the circuit board is held at a position away from an inner bottom surface of the case with the functional module as an obstacle in a direction toward the lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshimasa Sugimoto, Noritaka Niino
  • Patent number: 11717178
    Abstract: A measurement sensor package and a measurement sensor reduce susceptibility to noise and enable highly accurate measurement. A measurement sensor package includes a substrate. The substrate includes a first recess including a first bottom surface on which a light emitter is mountable, and a first step surface having a first connection pad thereon, a second recess including a second bottom surface on which a light receiver is mountable, and a second step surface having a second connection pad thereon. In a direction connecting a center of the first bottom surface and a center of the second bottom surface in a plan view, the first step surface is located outward from the first bottom surface and the second step surface is located outward from the second bottom surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Yasushi Oode, Hiroki Ito, Yoshimasa Sugimoto, Noritaka Niino, Shogo Matsunaga, Takuya Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20220188592
    Abstract: An RFID tag includes a circuit board, an RFID IC, a functional module, a case and a lid. The circuit board has a main part and an extended part. The extended part extends along an edge of the main part and includes an antenna conductor. The RFID IC is mounted on the circuit board. The functional module is disposed so as to overlap the circuit board. The case accommodates the circuit board and the functional module. The lid closes an opening of the case. The main part of the circuit board is held at a position away from an inner bottom surface of the case with the functional module as an obstacle in a direction toward the lid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshimasa SUGIMOTO, Noritaka NIINO
  • Publication number: 20220188590
    Abstract: An RFID tag includes a circuit board and a plurality of functional modules. The circuit board has an antenna conductor and a ground plane. On the circuit board, a control circuit and an RFID IC are mounted. The functional modules are connected to the circuit board. The circuit board includes a main part and an extended part. The main part includes a mounting plane for the control circuit and the ground plane. The extended part includes the antenna conductor and is integrated with the main part. The extended part and the antenna conductor are longer than one edge of the main part and disposed along the one edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventor: Yoshimasa SUGIMOTO
  • Patent number: 11275983
    Abstract: An RFID tag board includes a circuit board and a radiation member. The circuit board includes a dielectric substrate, a radiation conductor, a ground conductor, a connection conductor, a first electrode and a second electrode. The dielectric substrate includes a first surface, a second surface and a recess. The second surface is opposite to the first surface, and is a mounting surface to be mounted on an article. The radiation conductor is on the first surface of the dielectric substrate. The ground conductor is on the second surface of the dielectric substrate. The connection conductor electrically connects the radiation conductor and the ground conductor. The first electrode and the second electrode are in the recess. The radiation member is fixed to the first surface of the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuichi Yamamoto, Yoshimasa Sugimoto
  • Patent number: 11166642
    Abstract: A measurement sensor package and a measurement sensor reduce susceptibility to noise and enable highly accurate measurement. A measurement sensor package (1) includes a substrate (2), a lid (3), and a ground conductor layer (4). The substrate (2) contains a light emitter and a light receiver, and includes a substrate body (20), a plurality of ground via conductors (21), an frame-shaped ground conductor layer (22), signal wiring conductors (23), and an external connection terminal (24). The ground via conductors (21) are connectable to a ground potential, and are located outward from a first recess (20a) and a second recess (20b) included in the substrate body (20) in a plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasushi Oode, Hiroki Ito, Yoshimasa Sugimoto, Noritaka Niino, Shogo Matsunaga, Takuya Hayashi
  • Patent number: 10943077
    Abstract: A tag board includes an insulation substrate with a lower surface bonded to the outside and an upper surface including a recess, an upper surface conductor on the upper surface of the insulation substrate, a ground conductor on the lower surface of the insulation substrate, and a short-circuit-portion through conductor that penetrates the insulation substrate in the thickness direction and electrically connects the upper surface conductor and the ground conductor to each other. The short-circuit-portion through conductor is connected to the upper surface conductor only at a part of the periphery of the upper surface conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshimasa Sugimoto, Shuuichi Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20200327389
    Abstract: An RFID tag board includes a circuit board and a radiation member. The circuit board includes a dielectric substrate, a radiation conductor, a ground conductor, a connection conductor, a first electrode and a second electrode. The dielectric substrate includes a first surface, a second surface and a recess. The second surface is opposite to the first surface, and is a mounting surface to be mounted on an article. The radiation conductor is on the first surface of the dielectric substrate. The ground conductor is on the second surface of the dielectric substrate. The connection conductor electrically connects the radiation conductor and the ground conductor. The first electrode and the second electrode are in the recess. The radiation member is fixed to the first surface of the circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Shuichi YAMAMOTO, Yoshimasa SUGIMOTO
  • Patent number: 10582864
    Abstract: A measurement sensor package and a measurement sensor improve reliability in strength and other aspects. A measurement sensor package includes a substrate, a lid, a ground conductor layer, a metallic thin layer, and a bond. The ground conductor layer and the metallic thin layer are arranged inside the bond that extends continuously as viewed through from above. The bond directly bonds a first main surface of a substrate body and a facing surface of the lid together along the entire periphery. This improves the reliability in strength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasushi Oode, Hiroki Ito, Yoshimasa Sugimoto, Noritaka Niino, Shogo Matsunaga, Takuya Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20190110697
    Abstract: A measurement sensor package and a measurement sensor improve reliability in strength and other aspects. A measurement sensor package includes a substrate, a lid, a ground conductor layer, a metallic thin layer, and a bond. The ground conductor layer and the metallic thin layer are arranged inside the bond that extends continuously as viewed through from above. The bond directly bonds a first main surface of a substrate body and a facing surface of the lid together along the entire periphery. This improves the reliability in strength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Yasushi OODE, Hiroki ITO, Yoshimasa SUGIMOTO, Noritaka NIINO, Shogo MATSUNAGA, Takuya HAYASHI
  • Patent number: 10157297
    Abstract: An RFID tag board includes an insulating substrate with an upper surface and a lower surface with a recess, an upper surface conductor on the upper surface of the insulating substrate, a ground conductor on the lower surface of the insulating substrate, the ground conductor being electrically connected to the upper surface conductor by a short-circuit portion through conductor penetrating the insulating substrate in a thickness direction, a capacitance conductor in the insulating substrate, the capacitance conductor facing a portion of the upper surface conductor, a capacitance portion through conductor penetrating the insulating substrate in the thickness direction from the capacitance conductor to the ground conductor, and a first electrode and a second electrode in the recess, the first electrode electrically connected to the capacitance conductor or the ground conductor by a first connection conductor, the second electrode electrically connected to the upper surface conductor via a second connection condu
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshimasa Sugimoto, Shuuichi Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20180353087
    Abstract: A measurement sensor package and a measurement sensor reduce susceptibility to noise and enable highly accurate measurement. A measurement sensor package includes a substrate. The substrate includes a first recess including a first bottom surface on which a light emitter is mountable, and a first step surface having a first connection pad thereon, a second recess including a second bottom surface on which a light receiver is mountable, and a second step surface having a second connection pad thereon. In a direction connecting a center of the first bottom surface and a center of the second bottom surface in a plan view, the first step surface is located outward from the first bottom surface and the second step surface is located outward from the second bottom surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Yasushi OODE, Hiroki ITO, Yoshimasa SUGIMOTO, Noritaka NIINO, Shogo MATSUNAGA, Takuya HAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20180358502
    Abstract: A sensor substrate includes a substrate comprising an upper surface including a first mounting area on which a light-emitting element is mounted, and a lower surface including a second mounting area on which a light-receiving element is mounted. The substrate is further provided with a through hole therethrough extending from a portion of the upper surface which portion is adjacent to the first mounting area, to the second mounting area of the lower surface. An inner surface of the through hole is provided with at least one protrusion (a first protrusion and a second protrusion) extending inwardly within the through hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Shigetoshi INUYAMA, Yoshimasa SUGIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20180310836
    Abstract: A measurement sensor package and a measurement sensor reduce susceptibility to noise and enable highly accurate measurement. A measurement sensor package (1) includes a substrate (2), a lid (3), and a ground conductor layer (4). The substrate (2) contains a light emitter and a light receiver, and includes a substrate body (20), a plurality of ground via conductors (21), an frame-shaped ground conductor layer (22), signal wiring conductors (23), and an external connection terminal (24). The ground via conductors (21) are connectable to a ground potential, and are located outward from a first recess (20a) and a second recess (20b) included in the substrate body (20) in a plan view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Yasushi OODE, Hiroki ITO, Yoshimasa SUGIMOTO, Noritaka NIINO, Shogo MATSUNAGA, Takuya HAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20180268178
    Abstract: An RFID tag board includes an insulating substrate with an upper surface and a lower surface with a recess, an upper surface conductor on the upper surface of the insulating substrate, a ground conductor on the lower surface of the insulating substrate, the ground conductor being electrically connected to the upper surface conductor by a short-circuit portion through conductor penetrating the insulating substrate in a thickness direction, a capacitance conductor in the insulating substrate, the capacitance conductor facing a portion of the upper surface conductor, a capacitance portion through conductor penetrating the insulating substrate in the thickness direction from the capacitance conductor to the ground conductor, and a first electrode and a second electrode in the recess, the first electrode electrically connected to the capacitance conductor or the ground conductor by a first connection conductor, the second electrode electrically connected to the upper surface conductor via a second connection condu
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshimasa SUGIMOTO, Shuuichi YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20180218182
    Abstract: A tag board includes an insulation substrate with a lower surface bonded to the outside and an upper surface including a recess, an upper surface conductor on the upper surface of the insulation substrate, a ground conductor on the lower surface of the insulation substrate, and a short-circuit-portion through conductor that penetrates the insulation substrate in the thickness direction and electrically connects the upper surface conductor and the ground conductor to each other. The short-circuit-portion through conductor is connected to the upper surface conductor only at a part of the periphery of the upper surface conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshimasa SUGIMOTO, Shuuichi YAMAMOTO
  • Patent number: 8560437
    Abstract: Aspects of the invention relate to creating virtual data of an effective obligor number N based on setting information, determining ratings after transition of the virtual data for a plurality of scenarios according to rating transition data representing transition of each rating, calculating a risk amount for each of the scenarios based on the rating after transition of the virtual data and specifying a risk amount corresponding to a confidence level as a predicted risk amount of the virtual data, setting a minimum effective obligor number N among the effective obligor numbers N when predicted risk amounts smaller than an allowable risk amount are specified, as a diversification object number, and calculating a credit limit based on the set diversification object number and a total credit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: NS Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroki Takeshita, Yoshimasa Sugimoto
  • Patent number: 8358180
    Abstract: A high-frequency module has a wiring board including a dielectric substrate, a line conductor that is formed on a first surface of the dielectric substrate, and a first grounding conductor layer that is formed on a second surface opposed to the first surface of the dielectric substrate, and that has a first opening and a second opening disposed around the first opening; and a waveguide that is connected to the second surface, has an opening opposed to the first opening, and is electromagnetically coupled to the line conductor. The wiring board has a vertical choke portion that at least partially extends from the second opening in a direction perpendicular to the second surface. Furthermore, a horizontal choke portion is formed between the wiring board and the waveguide, along the second surface between the opening of the waveguide and the second opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshimasa Sugimoto, Takayuki Shirasaki
  • Publication number: 20110225085
    Abstract: Aspects of the invention relate to creating virtual data of an effective obligor number N based on setting information, determining ratings after transition of the virtual data for a plurality of scenarios according to rating transition data representing transition of each rating, calculating a risk amount for each of the scenarios based on the rating after transition of the virtual data and specifying a risk amount corresponding to a confidence level as a predicted risk amount of the virtual data, setting a minimum effective obligor number N among the effective obligor numbers N when predicted risk amounts smaller than an allowable risk amount are specified, as a diversification object number, and calculating a credit limit based on the set diversification object number and a total credit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: NS SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroki TAKESHITA, Yoshimasa SUGIMOTO