Patents by Inventor Yuta Ashida
Yuta Ashida 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: 20190198959Abstract: A band-pass filter includes a main body, five resonators, a shield, and a partition. The main body is formed of a dielectric. The partition is formed of a conductor. The five resonators are configured so that capacitive coupling is established between every two of the resonators adjacent to each other in circuit configuration. Each of the five resonators includes a resonator conductor portion. A first stage resonator and a fifth stage resonator are magnetically coupled to each other although not adjacent to each other in circuit configuration. The partition extends to pass between the respective resonator conductor portions of the first stage resonator and the fifth stage resonator, and is electrically connected to the shield.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2018Publication date: June 27, 2019Applicant: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Yuta ASHIDA, Noriyuki HIRABAYASHI, Shigemitsu TOMAKI
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Publication number: 20190097311Abstract: A composite electronic component includes a multilayer stack, a filter, and an antenna. The filter is located within the multilayer stack and interposed between a first ground conductor layer and a second ground conductor layer. The antenna includes a radiation element. The radiation element is located on a side of the second ground conductor layer opposite from the first ground conductor layer. When viewed in a direction parallel to the stacking direction of the multilayer stack, the radiation element entirely lies inside the perimeter of the second ground conductor layer. The multilayer stack includes a plurality of connection conductor sections arranged around the filter and connecting the first ground conductor layer and the second ground conductor layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2018Publication date: March 28, 2019Applicant: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Yuta ASHIDA, Yasuyuki HARA, Toshiki TATE
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Publication number: 20190033083Abstract: A route analysis device of the present invention is for analyzing a route from a departure location to a destination. This device includes: a traffic condition prediction unit (11) that, for each of multiple future times, predicts a traffic condition in each of multiple zones that exist from the departure location to the destination; an estimation unit (12) that selects one of the traffic conditions predicted for each of the future times in accordance with the elapsed time from when prediction was performed by the traffic condition prediction unit (11), and, using the selected traffic condition, estimates a travel time that corresponds to the elapsed time in each of the zones; and a route analysis unit (13) that, using the travel times estimated for the zones, calculates the smallest value of the travel time from the departure location to the destination.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2016Publication date: January 31, 2019Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Yuta ASHIDA, Itaru NISHIOKA
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Publication number: 20190007018Abstract: A multilayer electronic component includes a multilayer stack, and a band elimination filter formed using the multilayer stack. The band elimination filter includes a first input/output end, a second input/output end, a connection path connecting the first and second input/output ends, and a resonator coupled to the connection path. The connection path includes an impedance transformer. The resonator includes a first conductor line constituting a first distributed constant line. The impedance transformer includes a second conductor line constituting a second distributed constant line, and a through hole line section connected in series to the second conductor line.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2018Publication date: January 3, 2019Applicant: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Yuta ASHIDA, Noriyuki HIRABAYASHI, Shigemitsu TOMAKI
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Patent number: 10084225Abstract: A directional coupler includes a first to a fourth port, a main line connecting the first port and the second port, a first and a second subline section configured to be electromagnetically coupled to the main line, and a phase shifter. The first subline section, the phase shifter, and the second subline section are arranged in this order in series between the third port and the fourth port. The phase shifter outputs a signal that is phase-delayed relative to an input signal. The phase delay amount of the output signal of the phase shifter relative to the input signal increases with increasing frequency of the input signal. A frequency twice as high as the frequency of the input signal at which the phase delay amount is 90 degrees is lower than the frequency of the input signal at which the phase delay amount is 180 degrees.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2016Date of Patent: September 25, 2018Assignee: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Yuta Ashida, Noriaki Ootsuka, Takeshi Kijima, Yasunori Sakisaka, Tetsuzo Goto
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Publication number: 20180226934Abstract: A band-pass filter includes a main body formed of a dielectric, a plurality of resonators, a shield, and a partition formed of a conductor. Each of the plurality of resonators includes a resonator conductor portion. The resonator conductor portion has a first end and a second end opposite to each other in the longitudinal direction. The first end is connected to a ground, and the second end is open. The partition extends to pass through between the respective resonator conductor portions of two resonators, and is electrically connected to the shield.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2018Publication date: August 9, 2018Applicant: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Yuta ASHIDA, Naoki SOTOMA, Shigemitsu TOMAKI, Yasuyuki HIWATASHI
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Publication number: 20180211523Abstract: A traffic-congestion prevention system for preventing traffic congestion at a target location at a target time more certainly is provided. The traffic-congestion prevention system 10 includes a traffic state calculation unit 124 and a display control unit 16. The traffic state calculation unit 124 calculates a target traffic state that is a traffic state to be achieved at a location different from the target location in order to prevent traffic congestion at the target location at the target time. The display control unit 16 controls display means in such a way that the target traffic state at the location is displayed on the display means.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2015Publication date: July 26, 2018Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Yuta Ashida, Itaru Nishioka
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Patent number: 10021015Abstract: A network control device includes a network database and a switch controller. The network database stores topology information representing a network, and network flow information representing a data forwarding rule in the network. The switch controller generates the topology information by taking a plurality of switch devices included in the network as nodes and stores the generated topology information in the network database, generates switch flow information that defines an action of each of the plurality of switch devices, based on the network flow information stored in the network database, and sets the switch flow information into a corresponding one of the plurality of switch devices.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2014Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Yuta Higuchi, Toshio Koide, Yuta Ashida
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Publication number: 20180175820Abstract: Provided is a balanced/unbalanced converter (1) that includes a first strip line (40), a second strip line (41), a third strip line (42), a fourth strip line (43), an unbalanced terminal (4), and an open terminal (7). The first strip line (40) includes a spiral first conductor (19), and the second strip line (41) includes a spiral second conductor (14). An outer circumferential end (19b) of the first conductor (19) is electrically connected to the unbalanced terminal (4), and an outer circumferential end (14a) of the second conductor (14) is electrically connected to the open terminal (7).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2017Publication date: June 21, 2018Applicant: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroya SUZUKI, Noriaki OOTSUKA, Yuta ASHIDA
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Publication number: 20180123202Abstract: A balun includes an unbalanced port, a first balanced port, a second balanced port, a main line, a subline, a capacitor, and an impedance matching section. The subline is configured to be electromagnetically coupled to the main line. The main line has a first end and a second end opposite to each other. The subline has a first end and a second end opposite to each other. The capacitor is provided between the first end of the main line and the unbalanced port. The impedance matching section is provided between the second end of the subline and the second balanced port. The second end of the main line is connected to a ground. The first end of the subline is connected to the first balanced port.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2017Publication date: May 3, 2018Applicant: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroya SUZUKI, Yuta ASHIDA, Noriaki OOTSUKA
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Patent number: 9893408Abstract: A directional coupler includes: a first to a fourth port; a main line connecting the first and second ports; a first to a fourth subline section electromagnetically coupled to the main line; a first to a third matching section; and a stack. The first subline, first matching, third subline, third matching, fourth subline, second matching, and second subline sections are arranged in this order between the third and fourth port. The first and second matching sections include an inductor connecting two subline sections located on opposite sides of the matching section. Each of one or more conductor layers used to form the inductor includes two connection portions for electrical connection to respective other elements, and a line portion connecting the two connection portions. The inductor excluding the connection portions does not include potions that overlap each other when viewed in the stacking direction of the stack.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2016Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Yuta Ashida, Yasunori Sakisaka, Noriaki Ootsuka, Tetsuzo Goto, Takeshi Kijima
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Publication number: 20170365902Abstract: A dielectric filter includes: a resonator body formed of dielectric material; surrounding dielectric portion present around the resonator body and formed of dielectric material having a relative permittivity lower than the dielectric material used to form the resonator body; and an input/output conductor portion formed of a conductor and configured to perform at least one supply of an electromagnetic wave to the resonator body and reception of an electromagnetic wave from the resonator body. The resonator body has a first end face and a second end face located at opposite ends in a first direction. The input/output conductor portion is located either at least part of the input/output conductor portion is contained in a space formed by shifting a virtual plane corresponding to the first end face in the first direction away from the second end face, or the input/output conductor portion is in contact with the space.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2017Publication date: December 21, 2017Applicant: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Yuta ASHIDA, Kazunari KIMURA, Shigemitsu TOMAKI
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Publication number: 20170214109Abstract: A directional coupler includes a first to a fourth port, a main line connecting the first port and the second port, a first and a second subline section configured to be electromagnetically coupled to the main line, and a phase shifter. The first subline section, the phase shifter, and the second subline section are arranged in this order in series between the third port and the fourth port. The phase shifter outputs a signal that is phase-delayed relative to an input signal. The phase delay amount of the output signal of the phase shifter relative to the input signal increases with increasing frequency of the input signal. A frequency twice as high as the frequency of the input signal at which the phase delay amount is 90 degrees is lower than the frequency of the input signal at which the phase delay amount is 180 degrees.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2016Publication date: July 27, 2017Applicant: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Yuta ASHIDA, Noriaki OOTSUKA, Takeshi KIJIMA, Yasunori SAKISAKA, Tetsuzo GOTO
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Patent number: 9653771Abstract: A directional coupler includes: a main line connecting an input port and an output port; first to third subline sections each of which is formed of a line configured to be electromagnetically coupled to the main line; a first matching section provided between the first subline section and the second subline section; and a second matching section provided between the second subline section and the third subline section. The first and second matching sections are configured to cause changes in phase of high frequency signals passing therethrough, and have mutually different characteristics so as to create two attenuation poles in the frequency response of the coupling of the directional coupler.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2015Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Noriaki Ootsuka, Takeshi Kijima, Yasunori Sakisaka, Yuta Ashida
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Publication number: 20170111231Abstract: A communications system includes: a first node device provided in a first network; a first controller controlling the first node device; a second node device provided in a second network and connected to the first node device; and a second controller controlling the second node device. The first controller sets the first node device with a processing rule according to which packets transferred between the first and second controllers are processed. The second controller sets the second node device with a processing rule according to which the packets are processed. The first and second controllers exchanges the packets each other through at least the first and second node devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2016Publication date: April 20, 2017Inventors: Yuta ASHIDA, Toshio Koide
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Publication number: 20170040661Abstract: A directional coupler includes: a first to a fourth port; a main line connecting the first and second ports; a first to a fourth subline section electromagnetically coupled to the main line; a first to a third matching section; and a stack. The first subline, first matching, third subline, third matching, fourth subline, second matching, and second subline sections are arranged in this order between the third and fourth port. The first and second matching sections include an inductor connecting two subline sections located on opposite sides of the matching section. Each of one or more conductor layers used to form the inductor includes two connection portions for electrical connection to respective other elements, and a line portion connecting the two connection portions. The inductor excluding the connection portions does not include portions that overlap each other when viewed in the stacking direction of the stack.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2016Publication date: February 9, 2017Applicant: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Yuta ASHIDA, Yasunori SAKISAKA, Noriaki OOTSUKA, Tetsuzo GOTO, Takeshi KIJIMA
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Patent number: 9515868Abstract: A communications system includes: a first node device provided in a first network; a first controller controlling the first node device; a second node device provided in a second network and connected to the first node device; and a second controller controlling the second node device. The first controller sets the first node device with a processing rule according to which packets transferred between the first and second controllers are processed. The second controller sets the second node device with a processing rule according to which the packets are processed. The first and second controllers exchanges the packets each other through at least the first and second node devices.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2013Date of Patent: December 6, 2016Assignee: NEC CorporationInventors: Yuta Ashida, Toshio Koide
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Publication number: 20160301595Abstract: A communication system includes: a plurality of control apparatuses 81 each for controlling packet transmission by one or more communication nodes connected to the control apparatus, by setting a packet processing rule in the communication nodes; and a network information combination apparatus 82 connected to the plurality of control apparatuses 81 and a computation apparatus for computing a packet processing rule across domains each of which indicates a range including one or more communication nodes controlled by a different one of the plurality of control apparatuses 81, wherein the network information combination apparatus 82 includes a packet processing rule conversion unit 83 for converting the packet processing rule computed by the computation apparatus, to decomposed packet processing rules each of which is a packet processing rule to be set in one or more communication nodes controlled by a different one of the plurality of control apparatuses 81.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2014Publication date: October 13, 2016Applicant: NEC CorporationInventor: Yuta ASHIDA
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Publication number: 20160294673Abstract: A communication system includes: a plurality of control apparatuses 81 each for controlling packet transmission by one or more communication nodes connected to the control apparatus, by setting a packet processing rule in the communication nodes; and a network information combination apparatus 82 connected to the plurality of control apparatuses 81 and a computation apparatus for computing a packet processing rule across domains each of which indicates a range including one or more communication nodes controlled by a different one of the plurality of control apparatuses 81, and the network information combination apparatus 82 includes: a network information combination unit 83 for acquiring network information on a connection relationship between communication nodes controlled by each control apparatus 81 and combining a plurality of items of network information acquired from each control apparatus 81 based on boundary link information on a connection relationship at a boundary between the domains.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2014Publication date: October 6, 2016Inventor: Yuta ASHIDA
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Publication number: 20160285737Abstract: A network control device includes a network database and a switch controller. The network database stores topology information representing a network, and network flow information representing a data forwarding rule in the network. The switch controller generates the topology information by taking a plurality of switch devices included in the network as nodes and stores the generated topology information in the network database, generates switch flow information that defines an action of each of the plurality of switch devices, based on the network flow information stored in the network database, and sets the switch flow information into a corresponding one of the plurality of switch devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2014Publication date: September 29, 2016Inventors: Yuta Higuchi, Toshio Koide, Yuta Ashida