Patents by Inventor Yoshinori Matsumaru
Yoshinori Matsumaru 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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Patent number: 11955681Abstract: A band-pass filter includes a first input/output port, a second input/output port, a plurality of resonators, and a multilayer stack. The multilayer stack includes a plurality of stacked dielectric layers. Each of the resonators is an open-ended resonator formed of a conductor line in the multilayer stack. Each of the resonators includes a resonator conductor portion including a first line part and a second line part located away from each other in a direction orthogonal to a stacking direction of the plurality of dielectric layers, and a third line part connecting the first line part and the second line part. The first to third line parts extend to surround a space between the first line part and the second line part.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2021Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Honoka Atsuchi, Yuta Ashida, Longfei Yi, Yoshinori Matsumaru, Shuhei Sawaguchi, Masahiro Tatematsu, Shigemitsu Tomaki
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Publication number: 20230253945Abstract: A filter circuit includes a pair of balanced input ports, a pair of balanced output ports, first and second resonators provided in parallel between the pair of balanced input ports and the pair of balanced output ports in a circuit configuration, a first capacitor connected in parallel to the first resonator, and a second capacitor connected in parallel to the second resonator. The first and second resonators are magnetically coupled to each other and electrically connected to each other. The first and second capacitors are not electrically connected to ground.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2023Publication date: August 10, 2023Applicant: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Masahiro TATEMATSU, Shuhei SAWAGUCHI, Yuta ASHIDA, Tetsuzo GOTO, Yoshinori MATSUMARU, Shigemitsu TOMAKI, Longfei YI
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Publication number: 20230246621Abstract: A filter circuit includes a pair of balanced input ports, a pair of balanced output ports, and first and second resonators provided in parallel between the pair of balanced input ports and the pair of balanced output ports in a circuit configuration, the first and second resonators being magnetically coupled to each other. Between the first resonator and the second resonator, a capacitor is present but no inductor is present in the circuit configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2023Publication date: August 3, 2023Applicant: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Shuhei SAWAGUCHI, Masahiro TATEMATSU, Yuta ASHIDA, Tetsuzo GOTO, Yoshinori MATSUMARU, Shigemitsu TOMAKI, Longfei YI
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Patent number: 11664778Abstract: A band-pass filter includes an unbalanced port, a first balanced port, a second balanced port, and first to third resonators provided between the unbalanced port and the first and second balanced ports. The second resonator and the third resonator each are a resonator with both ends open. The second resonator and the third resonator are adjacent to each other in a circuit configuration, and electromagnetically coupled by magnetic coupling as main coupling. The first resonator is provided closer to the second resonator than to the third resonator, and jump-coupled to the third resonator.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2022Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Shuhei Sawaguchi, Yuta Ashida, Masahiro Tatematsu, Yoshinori Matsumaru, Shigemitsu Tomaki
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Publication number: 20220416754Abstract: A band-pass filter includes an unbalanced port, a first balanced port, a second balanced port, and first to third resonators provided between the unbalanced port and the first and second balanced ports. The second resonator and the third resonator each are a resonator with both ends open. The second resonator and the third resonator are adjacent to each other in a circuit configuration, and electromagnetically coupled by magnetic coupling as main coupling. The first resonator is provided closer to the second resonator than to the third resonator, and jump-coupled to the third resonator.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2022Publication date: December 29, 2022Applicant: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Shuhei SAWAGUCHI, Yuta ASHIDA, Masahiro TATEMATSU, Yoshinori MATSUMARU, Shigemitsu TOMAKI
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Patent number: 11476822Abstract: A band-pass filter includes an unbalanced port, a first balanced port, a second balanced port, and first to third resonators provided between the unbalanced port and the first and second balanced ports. The second resonator and the third resonator each are a resonator with both ends open. The second resonator and the third resonator are adjacent to each other in a circuit configuration, and electromagnetically coupled by magnetic coupling as main coupling. The first resonator is provided closer to the second resonator than to the third resonator, and jump-coupled to the third resonator.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2021Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Shuhei Sawaguchi, Yuta Ashida, Masahiro Tatematsu, Yoshinori Matsumaru, Shigemitsu Tomaki
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Publication number: 20220209380Abstract: A band-pass filter includes a first input/output port, a second input/output port, a plurality of resonators, and a multilayer stack. The multilayer stack includes a plurality of stacked dielectric layers. Each of the resonators is an open-ended resonator formed of a conductor line in the multilayer stack. Each of the resonators includes a resonator conductor portion including a first line part and a second line part located away from each other in a direction orthogonal to a stacking direction of the plurality of dielectric layers, and a third line part connecting the first line part and the second line part. The first to third line parts extend to surround a space between the first line part and the second line part.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2021Publication date: June 30, 2022Applicant: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Honoka ATSUCHI, Yuta ASHIDA, Longfei YI, Yoshinori MATSUMARU, Shuhei SAWAGUCHI, Masahiro TATEMATSU, Shigemitsu TOMAKI
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Patent number: 11276909Abstract: Disclosed herein is a nonreciprocal circuit element that includes a magnetic rotator disposed between first and second ground conductors, and a permanent magnet that applies a DC magnetic field to the magnetic rotator. The magnetic rotator includes a first ferrite core having a first surface covered with the first ground conductor, a second ferrite core having a second surface covered with the second ground conductor, a first center conductor directly fixed to a third surface of the first ferrite core positioned opposite to the first surface, and a second center conductor directly fixed to a fourth surface of the second ferrite core positioned opposite to the second surface.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2020Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Hidenori Ohata, Yoshinori Matsumaru, Tomoaki Kawata
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Publication number: 20210344320Abstract: A band-pass filter includes an unbalanced port, a first balanced port, a second balanced port, and first to third resonators provided between the unbalanced port and the first and second balanced ports. The second resonator and the third resonator each are a resonator with both ends open. The second resonator and the third resonator are adjacent to each other in a circuit configuration, and electromagnetically coupled by magnetic coupling as main coupling. The first resonator is provided closer to the second resonator than to the third resonator, and jump-coupled to the third resonator.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2021Publication date: November 4, 2021Applicant: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Shuhei SAWAGUCHI, Yuta ASHIDA, Masahiro TATEMATSU, Yoshinori MATSUMARU, Shigemitsu TOMAKI
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Patent number: 10992014Abstract: Disclosed herein is a nonreciprocal circuit element that includes a permanent magnet, a magnetic material having an insulating property, a magnetic rotator sandwiched between the permanent magnet and the magnetic material, and an external terminal. The magnetic rotator includes a center conductor connected to the external terminal, and first and second ferrite cores sandwiching the center conductor. The external terminal covers a side surface of the magnetic material without covering a side surface of the permanent magnet.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2019Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Hidenori Ohata, Yoshinori Matsumaru
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Patent number: 10964994Abstract: Disclosed herein is a nonreciprocal circuit element that includes a magnetic rotator, and a permanent magnet that applies a DC magnetic field to the magnetic rotator. The magnetic rotator includes a center conductor, a first ferrite core laminated on the center conductor, and a dielectric provided in a gap formed between the center conductor and the first ferrite core.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2019Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Hidenori Ohata, Yoshinori Matsumaru, Junichi Nakamura
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Publication number: 20200295425Abstract: Disclosed herein is a nonreciprocal circuit element that includes a magnetic rotator disposed between first and second ground conductors, and a permanent magnet that applies a DC magnetic field to the magnetic rotator. The magnetic rotator includes a first ferrite core having a first surface covered with the first ground conductor, a second ferrite core having a second surface covered with the second ground conductor, a first center conductor directly fixed to a third surface of the first ferrite core positioned opposite to the first surface, and a second center conductor directly fixed to a fourth surface of the second ferrite core positioned opposite to the second surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2020Publication date: September 17, 2020Inventors: Hidenori OHATA, Yoshinori MATSUMARU, Tomoaki KAWATA
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Publication number: 20190386368Abstract: Disclosed herein is a nonreciprocal circuit element that includes a permanent magnet, a magnetic material having an insulating property, a magnetic rotator sandwiched between the permanent magnet and the magnetic material, and an external terminal. The magnetic rotator includes a center conductor connected to the external terminal, and first and second ferrite cores sandwiching the center conductor. The external terminal covers a side surface of the magnetic material without covering a side surface of the permanent magnet.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2019Publication date: December 19, 2019Inventors: Hidenori OHATA, Yoshinori MATSUMARU
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Publication number: 20190386369Abstract: Disclosed herein is a nonreciprocal circuit element that includes a magnetic rotator, and a permanent magnet that applies a DC magnetic field to the magnetic rotator. The magnetic rotator includes a center conductor, a first ferrite core laminated on the center conductor, and a dielectric provided in a gap formed between the center conductor and the first ferrite core.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2019Publication date: December 19, 2019Inventors: Hidenori OHATA, Yoshinori MATSUMARU, Junichi NAKAMURA
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Patent number: 6215371Abstract: A non-reciprocal circuit element includes a plurality of inner conductors intersecting with keeping insulation with each other, a shield conductor connected in common to one end of the inner conductors, and a capacitor connected between the shield conductor and a ground of the non-reciprocal circuit element, for adjusting only eigen values of in-phase excitation. Thus, smaller size, lighter weight and lower height can be attained and also temperature characteristics can be optionally adjusted without changing material used and without inviting increased insertion loss.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 1999Date of Patent: April 10, 2001Assignee: TDK CorporationInventors: Takahide Kurahashi, Hidenori Ohata, Akihito Watanabe, Yoshinori Matsumaru