Patents by Inventor Yuichi Takamine

Yuichi Takamine 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: 10305449
    Abstract: A multiplexer includes a common terminal, a Band66 transmission-side filter, a Band30 transmission-side filter, and an inductance element. The Band66 transmission-side filter includes series arm resonators and parallel arm resonators. The frequency of spurious waves generated by the Band66 transmission-side filter is included in a pass band of the Band30 transmission-side filter. A transmission output terminal is connected to a common terminal with the inductance element interposed therebetween and is directly connected to one parallel arm resonator. The one parallel arm resonator has a largest capacitance, among the parallel arm resonators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yuichi Takamine
  • Patent number: 10298274
    Abstract: A multiplexer includes filters, a common terminal with which an inductance element is connected to a connection path of the common terminal and an antenna element and a capacitance element is connected in series to the connection path, and another inductance element. An input terminal of one of the filters is connected to the common terminal via the another inductance element, and is connected to a parallel resonator. In each of the filters other than the one filter, one of the input terminal and the output terminal, which is a terminal closer to the antenna element, is connected to the common terminal, and is connected to the series resonator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuichi Takamine, Tsutomu Takai, Yuji Toyota
  • Publication number: 20190149312
    Abstract: A quadplexer includes a filter of a first duplexer that has a passband with frequencies lower than a filter of a second duplexer. A series resonator closest to a common terminal of the filter includes split resonators that are each an elastic wave resonator including an IDT electrode and a reflector, and include first and second split resonators with impedance characteristics having ripples different from each other in a certain frequency range higher than an anti-resonant frequency of the series resonator closest to the common terminal, that is defined by a pitch of electrode fingers included in the reflector, and that is included in a passband of the filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventor: Yuichi TAKAMINE
  • Publication number: 20190140619
    Abstract: A multiplexer includes elastic wave filters with different pass bands, a common terminal to which an inductance element is serially connected in a connection path between an antenna element and the common terminal; and an inductance element. Among the elastic wave filters, a reception input terminal of a first reception filter is connected to the common terminal via the inductance element and is connected to a parallel resonator. Transmission output terminals of transmission filters and a reception input terminal of a second reception filter are connected to the common terminal, are connected to series resonators, and are not connected to parallel resonators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventor: Yuichi TAKAMINE
  • Publication number: 20190140618
    Abstract: A filter includes n series resonators, one or more parallel resonators, a first inductor between a first terminal and a first of the n series resonators, and a second inductor between an n-th series resonator and a second terminal. Where a resonant frequency of the first series resonator is referred to as a first resonant frequency, a resonant frequency of each of the series resonators other than the first series resonator and the n-th series resonator is referred to as a second resonant frequency, and a resonant frequency of the n-th series resonator is referred to as a third resonant frequency, the first resonant frequency and the third resonant frequency are each higher than the second resonant frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventor: Yuichi TAKAMINE
  • Patent number: 10284179
    Abstract: A multiplexer includes filters on one principal surface of a mounting substrate and having mutually different frequency bands, and an inductance element which is incorporated in the mounting substrate and one end of which is connected to one end of the filter. The other end of the inductance element and one end of each of the filters, are connected to each other at a common connection point. The inductance element is defined by spiral wiring conductors disposed in first and second wiring layers provided in an inner layer of the mounting substrate. The mounting substrate includes third and fourth wiring layers which are adjacent to the first and second wiring layers, and in which no ground pattern is provided in a portion corresponding to a formation region of the inductance element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yuichi Takamine
  • Publication number: 20190123721
    Abstract: A quadplexer includes a first filter and a second filter having a pass band frequency that is higher than a pass band frequency of the first filter. The first filter includes series resonators disposed on a first path and parallel resonators disposed on a path that connects the first path and a ground to each other. A direction that connects ends of a plurality of electrode fingers defining each resonator crosses an elastic wave propagation direction at a predetermined angle. The series resonator nearest to a common terminal does not include first electrode fingers, and the other series resonators include the first electrode fingers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventor: Yuichi TAKAMINE
  • Publication number: 20190123720
    Abstract: A quadplexer includes a first filter and a second filter whose passband has frequencies higher than the first filter. The first filter has a ladder filter structure including series resonators disposed on a first path and parallel resonators disposed on a path connecting the first path and ground. A series resonator that is closest to a common terminal among the series resonators includes an IDT electrode that excites elastic waves, and a reflector that reflects the elastic waves excited by the IDT electrode. A distance between the IDT electrode and the reflector is greater than or equal to about 0.44? and less than about 0.5? where ? is a wavelength of the elastic waves that is defined by an electrode cycle of the IDT electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventor: Yuichi TAKAMINE
  • Patent number: 10270426
    Abstract: At least one of a transmission filter and a reception filter of a duplexer includes a piezoelectric substrate, an elastic wave filter electrode portion on the piezoelectric substrate and including ground terminals to be connected to a ground potential, a support layer provided on the piezoelectric substrate, a cover provided on the support layer to seal a cavity in the support layer, and via hole electrodes penetrating the support layer and the cover and including first and second ends. The ground terminals are commonly connected on the piezoelectric substrate, and the ground terminals are electrically connected to the respective first ends of the plurality of via hole electrodes. The second ends of the via hole electrodes are connected to the ground potential outside of the at least one of the transmission filter and the reception filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yuichi Takamine
  • Patent number: 10256793
    Abstract: An elastic wave device includes a piezoelectric film and a high acoustic velocity member in which an acoustic velocity of a bulk wave propagating in the high acoustic velocity member is larger than an acoustic velocity of a main mode elastic wave propagating in the piezoelectric film, the piezoelectric film that is directly or indirectly laminated on the high acoustic velocity member, a first conductive film provided on the piezoelectric film, and a second conductive film that is provided on the piezoelectric film and on at least a portion of the first conductive film. A plurality of IDT electrodes including electrode fingers and busbars are provided on the piezoelectric film, at least electrode fingers of a plurality of IDT electrodes are defined by the first conductive film, and at least a portion of connection wiring with which the plurality of IDT electrodes are connected to each other is defined the second conductive film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuichi Takamine, Takashi Yamane
  • Publication number: 20190089387
    Abstract: A multiplexer includes filters, a common terminal with which an inductance element is connected to a connection path of the common terminal and an antenna element and a capacitance element is connected in series to the connection path, and another inductance element. An input terminal of one of the filters is connected to the common terminal via the another inductance element, and is connected to a parallel resonator. In each of the filters other than the one filter, one of the input terminal and the output terminal, which is a terminal closer to the antenna element, is connected to the common terminal, and is connected to the series resonator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Yuichi TAKAMINE, Tsutomu TAKAI, Yuji TOYOTA
  • Patent number: 10230418
    Abstract: A multiplexer includes a common terminal, a reception terminal, and transmission terminals; a reception filter between the common terminal and the reception terminal; a transmission filter between the common terminal and the transmission terminal; a transmission filter between the common terminal and the transmission terminal; a first inductor connected in series between the common terminal and the reception filter; a second inductor connected between the transmission terminal and the transmission filter; and a third inductor connected between the transmission terminal and the transmission filter. The first inductor and the second inductor couple with each other through a magnetic field, and the first inductor and the third inductor couple with each other through a magnetic field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sunao Yamazaki, Yuichi Takamine, Toshimaro Yoneda
  • Publication number: 20190068165
    Abstract: A multiplexer includes filters on one principal surface of a mounting substrate and having mutually different frequency bands, and an inductance element which is incorporated in the mounting substrate and one end of which is connected to one end of the filter. The other end of the inductance element and one end of each of the filters, are connected to each other at a common connection point. The inductance element is defined by spiral wiring conductors disposed in first and second wiring layers provided in an inner layer of the mounting substrate. The mounting substrate includes third and fourth wiring layers which are adjacent to the first and second wiring layers, and in which no ground pattern is provided in a portion corresponding to a formation region of the inductance element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventor: Yuichi TAKAMINE
  • Publication number: 20190052248
    Abstract: A multiplexer includes filters and a common terminal connected to an antenna element by a connection path, a first inductance element being connected between the connection path and a reference terminal. A terminal closer to the antenna element among an input terminal and an output terminal of one filter among the filters is connected to a parallel resonator and is connected to the common terminal with a second inductance element interposed therebetween. A terminal closer to the antenna element among an input terminal and an output terminal of each of other filters other than the one filter among the filters is connected to the common terminal and a series resonator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Yuichi TAKAMINE, Toshimaro YONEDA, Noriyoshi OTA
  • Publication number: 20190044496
    Abstract: A composite filter device includes a common terminal disposed on an element substrate including a piezoelectric layer, first and second band pass filters disposed on the element substrate, and connected at one end thereof to the common terminal, a shield electrode interposed between a signal line and the first band pass filter, the signal line being disposed on the element substrate and connecting the common terminal to the first and second band pass filters, and an inductor connected between the shield electrode and a reference potential line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventor: Yuichi TAKAMINE
  • Patent number: 10193530
    Abstract: A multiplexer includes elastic wave filters with different pass bands, a common terminal to which an inductance element is serially connected in a connection path between an antenna element and the common terminal; and an inductance element. Among the elastic wave filters, a reception input terminal of a first reception filter is connected to the common terminal via the inductance element and is connected to a parallel resonator. Transmission output terminals of transmission filters and a reception input terminal of a second reception filter are connected to the common terminal, are connected to series resonators, and are not connected to parallel resonators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yuichi Takamine
  • Publication number: 20190028086
    Abstract: A multiplexer includes a common terminal, a Band66 transmission-side filter, a Band30 transmission-side filter, and an inductance element. The Band66 transmission-side filter includes series arm resonators and parallel arm resonators. The frequency of spurious waves generated by the Band66 transmission-side filter is included in a pass band of the Band30 transmission-side filter. A transmission output terminal is connected to a common terminal with the inductance element interposed therebetween and is directly connected to one parallel arm resonator. The one parallel arm resonator has a largest capacitance, among the parallel arm resonators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventor: Yuichi TAKAMINE
  • Publication number: 20190013793
    Abstract: A multiplexer includes a common connection terminal on a first surface of a substrate and to be connected to an antenna element, and transmission-side and reception-side elastic wave filters of Band25 and Band66 mounted on a second surface of the substrate opposite the first surface, that are connected to the common connection terminal, and that have pass bands different from each other. The transmission-side elastic wave filter of Band66 is located nearest on the substrate to the common connection terminal among the elastic wave filters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventor: Yuichi TAKAMINE
  • Patent number: 10171061
    Abstract: An elastic wave device includes a low acoustic velocity film, a piezoelectric film, and an IDT electrode, which are laminated on a high acoustic velocity material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hideki Iwamoto, Keiji Okada, Yuichi Takamine, Tsutomu Takai
  • Patent number: 10171113
    Abstract: A multiplexer includes filters, a common terminal with which an inductance element is connected to a connection path of the common terminal and an antenna element and a capacitance element is connected in series to the connection path, and another inductance element. An input terminal of one of the filters is connected to the common terminal via the another inductance element, and is connected to a parallel resonator. In each of the filters other than the one filter, one of the input terminal and the output terminal, which is a terminal closer to the antenna element, is connected to the common terminal, and is connected to the series resonator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuichi Takamine, Tsutomu Takai, Yuji Toyota