Loop Type Patents (Class 343/788)
  • Publication number: 20090040734
    Abstract: The semiconductor memory module incorporating antenna includes a wiring board (11) having a connection terminal (17) connected with a control semiconductor element (16) and arranged at a position exposed to the surface of an outer case (15), and a terminal electrode (18) for antenna connection connected with the control semiconductor element (16) and arranged in the outer case (15); a semiconductor storage element (12) mounted on one side of the wiring board (11); and a loop-like antenna (13) and an antenna terminal electrode (20) formed on the other side of the wiring board (11) along the outer peripheral thereof, the wiring board (11) includes at least one magnetic body layer (14) and the terminal electrode (18) for antenna connection is connected with the antenna terminal electrode (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2007
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shozo Ochi, Hidenobu Nishikawa, Hiroshi Sakurai
  • Publication number: 20090009418
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for miniature transponders having capsule enclosure housings including a magnetic antenna core, such as a ferrite core, with a shaped form to provide space for an integrated circuit also included within the capsule enclosure housing. In addition, metal wire windings surround the antenna core, and these wires can be direct bonded to connections on the integrated circuit. Further, a stabilizing epoxy or other material can be inserted within the capsule enclosure housing to secure the antenna core and the integrated circuit within the capsule enclosure housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2008
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Inventors: Joseph V. Masin, Barbara P. Masin
  • Patent number: 7471259
    Abstract: An air tank for a self-contained breathing apparatus that incorporates a coil antenna for use in a magneto-inductive system. The coil antenna is formed as a part of the tank. The antenna is embedded within the sidewall of the air cylinder to form the air tank. The self-contained breathing apparatus may include a magneto-inductive device operatively connected to the coil antenna for conducting magneto-inductive communications. A microphone and speaker or headset may be included to facilitate voice communications over the magneto-inductive system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: Ultra Electronics Canada Defence Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Wrathall, Colin Frame
  • Patent number: 7466283
    Abstract: A coil antenna structure includes a first magnetic component extending in the thickness direction of a tabular primary casing. A second magnetic component and a third magnetic component, which are magnetically connected to the first magnetic component, are disposed on the first principal surface side and the second principal surface side of the primary casing, respectively. The first magnetic component is provided with a coil component surrounding it. In this manner, a U-shaped magnetic path is provided at an end portion of the primary casing so as to detour around a substrate defining an internal conductor. Likewise, a U-shaped magnetic path including fourth to sixth magnetic components is provided in a secondary casing defining a clamshell type casing together with the primary casing so as to detour around a substrate defining as an internal conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2008
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gaku Kamitani, Hiroshi Marusawa, Takehiro Konoike, Kazunari Kawahata
  • Patent number: 7463208
    Abstract: An antenna comprising a magnetic main-path member comprising a coil wound around a magnetic core, and a magnetic sub-path member magnetically connected to the magnetic core for constituting a substantially closed magnetic path with the magnetic main-path member, the antenna meeting the relation of (S/N)1>(S/N)0, wherein (S/N)1 is a ratio of a signal voltage S obtained from the coil to a noise voltage N in this antenna, and (S/N)0 is a ratio of a signal voltage S to a noise voltage N in an antenna having the same structure except for having no magnetic sub-path member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2008
    Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirokazu Araki, Chiharu Mitsumata, Masahiro Mita
  • Patent number: 7460079
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the technology of recognizing and reading each game chip although game chips are stacked. The present invention is a game chip storing data readable by a reader/writer having an antenna which emits an electromagnetic wave and available in a stack of game chips, and includes: an IC device for communicating data at a request from the reader/writer, an antenna coil which is connected to the IC device, gets into electromagnetic coupling with an antenna of the reader/writer, can provide electric power to the IC device, is configured to enter a resonant state through an electromagnetic wave, and can transfer data to the reader/writer by load modulation, and a booster coil for configuring a resonant circuit by electromagnetic coupling through an electromagnetic wave from the reader/writer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignees: Aruze Corp., Seta Corp., Minerva Corp.
    Inventors: Toshimi Koyama, Nobuyuki Nonaka, Jituo Migita
  • Patent number: 7446724
    Abstract: A monopole antenna comprising an antenna conductor to transmit or receive a radio wave, and an inductor either inserted in the antenna conductor or connected to an end of the antenna conductor. The inductor includes a first conductor electrically connected to the antenna conductor, and a magnetic material adjacent to the first conductor. The permeability of the magnetic material varies with a negative gradient with respect to the frequency of the radio wave.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventor: Hideaki Shimoda
  • Patent number: 7446720
    Abstract: The present subject matter includes a hearing aid housing, a microphone, a wireless communication circuit, hearing aid electronics disposed in the housing, the hearing aid electronics connected to the wireless communication circuit and the microphone, an insertion removal handle connected to the hearing aid housing, the insertion removal handle extending away from the hearing aid housing and an antenna disposed within the insertion removal handle, the antenna connected to the wireless communication circuit, wherein at least a portion of the antenna disposed within the insertion removal handle is coiled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas A. Victorian, James Newton
  • Patent number: 7443300
    Abstract: Transmitters or object identifiers are discloses that are able to radiate consistent power regardless of the object where the transmitters or object identifiers are placed. The transmitter or object identifier may include a vertical loop antenna. The loop plane of the vertical loop antenna is substantially perpendicular to the surface of the object where the transmitter or object identifier is placed. The transmitter or object identifier may include a folded vertical loop antenna where the loop plane of the vertical loop antenna is extended and folded to have additional loop planes. The antennas of the present invention enable the transmitter or object identifier to radiate consistent power regardless of the object where the transmitter or object identifier is placed and regardless of the orientation of the transmitter or object identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignee: Radianse, Inc.
    Inventor: Paul Tessier
  • Patent number: 7436372
    Abstract: An antenna device, housed in a space of a case of an electronic equipment, the case having a surface in which an aperture is formed, includes a magnetic substance and a coil wound around the substance. The substance includes a coil winding portion and a pair of coil non-winding portions protruding from both ends of the winding portion and magnetically coupled with the winding portion. At least one of the coil non-winding portions is curved in an arc shape toward a distal end thereof from a base thereof so as to extend along an inner periphery of the space when the device is housed in the space and is viewed from the surface. The equipment further includes a circuit unit housed in the space, electrically connected to the device, and controlled on a basis of a signal inputted from the device, and a decorative plate closing the aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kazuaki Abe
  • Publication number: 20080238799
    Abstract: An NFC antenna (“NFC” stands for “near field communication”) includes a ferrite antenna including a primary antenna coil wound on a ferrite core of the ferrite antenna; a loop coil provided in a position where components of a magnetic flux on a non-communication direction side interlink, the magnetic flux being generated by the ferrite antenna; and a loop coil switching unit for switching between a mode for forming a loop of the loop coil and a mode for disconnecting the loop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS JAPAN, INC.
    Inventor: Takaaki TSUSHIMA
  • Patent number: 7427963
    Abstract: An antenna coil includes: a core (3) formed by shaping a magnetic material into a bar-like configuration; a bobbin (1) having a through-hole (12) into which the core (3) is to be inserted; a connection section (15) fixed to the bobbin (1) so as to extend in a length direction of the core (3) from the bobbin (1), with the core (3) inserted into the through-hole (12); a winding (14) which is wound around the bobbin (1) and whose ends are connected to the connection section (15); and a connector terminal (25) which is provided at a certain position in the length direction of the core (3), which fixes the connection section (15) in position, and which determines the position of the winding (14) in the length direction of the core (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2008
    Assignee: Sumida Corporation
    Inventor: Hitoshi Moriya
  • Patent number: 7427034
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus for use in a transmitting or receiving operation by a non-contact type IC card function and a reader/writer function includes a loop antenna having a feeding element having a first number of turns winded in a predetermined form, and a non-feeding element provided inside or outside of the feeding element and having a second number of turns winded in the form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2008
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichi Kamiyama, Masayoshi Abe, Satoru Kondo, Keiichi Shinozaki
  • Patent number: 7425929
    Abstract: A coil antenna includes a magnetic core and a coil wound around a bobbin which are accommodated within a case. The magnetic core and an end of the bobbin are connected to a cap. The magnetic core and an end portion of the bobbin are covered with a foamed component, and are further covered with a gel component. The foamed component is formed by a forming process, and an adhesive compound is provided between the magnetic core and the foamed component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2008
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoshihiro Sako
  • Publication number: 20080211728
    Abstract: An electronic entity includes an electronic circuit (21) having at least one first terminal (22) and a second terminal (24) to which an antenna is connected. The antenna includes a conducting element (26) electrically connected to the first terminal (22) of the electronic circuit (21) and includes a resonator (28) insulated from the conducting element (26) at the antenna, electrically connected to the second terminal (24) of the electronic circuit (21) and coupled to the conducting element (26).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2006
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Inventor: Yves Eray
  • Patent number: 7411507
    Abstract: Enhanced physical protection against vandalism for RFID reader/writer units is provided by a relatively thick metal front or housing which also functions as the antenna element of the reader/writer. The metal front is cut or slotted to define a radio frequency antenna integral with the metal front or housing for improved physical protection and good unshielded antenna function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Assignee: Soundcraft, Inc.
    Inventor: Martin S. Casden
  • Patent number: 7405709
    Abstract: A magnetic core member, an antenna module, and a portable communication terminal having this, which have a configuration capable of satisfying enhancement of communication characteristics of antenna coils as well as their sufficient electromagnetic shielding function from a shield plate. A magnetic core member (4) is disposed between an antenna substrate having antenna coils (11), (12) formed therein and a conductive shield plate (3), and is formed by filling an insulating material (30) with a magnetic powder (31). The magnetic core member (4) has a two-layered structure including a first layer (4A) and a second layer (4B), thereby making a filling rate of the magnetic powder (31) in the first layer (4A) be lower than that of the magnetic powder (31) in the second layer (4B) so that a first surface (4a) on a side opposed to the antenna substrate (2) and a second surface (4b) on a side opposed to the shield plate (3) have magnetic properties different from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2008
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Isao Takahashi, Kazuo Nozawa, Hiraku Akiho
  • Patent number: 7403168
    Abstract: An antenna made by winding a coil on the periphery of a rod-like core made of a magnetic material is housed inside a pillar having a relatively small width and disposed in a manner such that its axis line is nearly orthogonal to the vertical axis line of the pillar. With this arrangement, a predetermined communication range is secured as the electromagnetic waves radiated from the antenna are barely absorbed by the vehicle body and radiated to inside the cabin as well as to the outside. Accordingly, an inexpensive antenna device and a communications system using it are provided which enable communication with a portable device inside and outside a vehicle cabin using a single antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2008
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masahiro Ohara
  • Publication number: 20080165072
    Abstract: An antenna and associated magnetic preamplifier for use with UHF and Microwave wireless telecommunications devices operating at frequencies of greater than 0.3 gigahertz. The antenna may include a plurality of concentric loops about a core. The antenna may be made of a conductor wound helically about an air core with a circumference and a number of loops, and the spacing of the loops chosen based on the desired frequency of communication. The antenna may include a plurality of loops of conductor about a core with a ferrite rod positioned within the core. The antenna may be omnidirectional and provide a high gain at the desired frequency of communication. The magnetic preamplifiers may be based on either resonant or ferrite material-enhanced amplification. Resonant and ferrite enhancements may also be used in combination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Inventors: Kenneth J. Schlager, Jason W. Zehrung
  • Publication number: 20080158082
    Abstract: A multipole antenna for conducting logging-while-drilling (LWD), includes a wire for one of producing and receiving an electromagnetic field, the wire having at least one winding for providing a magnetic moment in a first portion of the antenna that is opposite to the magnetic moment of a second portion of the antenna. A method for constructing the multipole antenna is provided. A LWD tool making use of the antenna is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2007
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicant: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: Tsili Wang, Jack Signorelli
  • Patent number: 7394376
    Abstract: An article surveillance tag that has a shock absorbing mechanism that prevents unauthorized removal of the tag by the application of a strike force to the tag by a blunt object. In one embodiment, the article surveillance tag is adapted to engage articles that cannot be penetrated by pins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2008
    Inventors: Adel O. Sayegh, Shaoshan Li, Wei Shang
  • Patent number: 7388500
    Abstract: The invention relates to an enhanced mechanism for RFID reader which includes: an antenna for receiving a RFID signal transmitted from an object under test and outputting the RFID signal to the RFID reader; a metal plate disposed on an entrance of a building. The metal plate and the object under test are respectively placed on opposite sides of the antenna. The angle between the first metal plate and the second metal plate is from 30 to 180 degrees; therefore the metal plate, the antenna, and the RFID reader provide an enhanced mechanism of a RFID reader.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2008
    Assignees: Tatung Company, Tatung University
    Inventor: The-Nan Chang
  • Publication number: 20080129629
    Abstract: There is provided a magnetic antenna, suitable for use in an RFID tag and an RFID tag reader/writer, which operates stable even if brought close to a metallic object and suitable for mass-production, and a board mounted with the magnetic antenna. The magnetic antenna has a coil comprising a magnetic layer and a conductive layer provided on the magnetic layer via an insulating layer. Alternatively, the magnetic antenna has a plurality of coils each comprising a magnetic layer having a square or rectangular shape and arranged radially. One ends of the coils are connected in series or parallel to one another by the magnetic layers thereof such that the coils have the same polarity. An insulating layer is provided on one or both outer surface of the coils, and a conductive layer is provided on an outer surface of at least one of the insulating layers. The magnetic antenna is produced using an LTCC technology.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2008
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Applicant: TODA KOGYO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuya Kimura, Tomohiro Dote, Yoshiro Sato
  • Publication number: 20080111756
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory module formed of a mounted module (12) having a semiconductor memory device (16) and a control semiconductor device (18), a circuit board (14) which contains connection terminal (20) coupled with the control semiconductor device (18) and disposed so that it is exposed from the surface of outer case (42), and an antenna connection terminal electrode (22) disposed in the inside of outer case (42); and an antenna module (24) having a sheet board (26) which includes an antenna (28) disposed on one of the surfaces in the neighborhood of the edge along the sides, a layer (30) of magnetic substance disposed on the other surface, and an antenna terminal electrode (38) disposed on the one or the other surface. The antenna module (24) is overlaid on the mounted module (12), and the antenna connection terminal electrode (22) is connected with the antenna terminal electrode (38).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2006
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Inventors: Shozo Ochi, Norihito Tsukahara, Kazuhiro Ikurumi, Hidenobu Nishikawa, Masato Hirano
  • Patent number: 7372421
    Abstract: An antenna device has a core made of a magnetic material, a coil formed by winding a conducting wire on a predetermined range including the core and the outer region of the core, and a sub-core that adjusts the resonance frequency by moving in the inner peripheral region of the coil and in the direction orthogonal to the winding direction of the coil. A communication system of the present invention is a combination of an external communication device, the antenna device, and an internal communication device that is connected to the antenna device and is disposed in a cabin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masahiro Ohara
  • Patent number: 7372422
    Abstract: Electronic probe devices are formed of a conductive loaded resin-based material. The conductive loaded resin-based material comprises micron conductive powder(s), conductive fiber(s), or a combination of conductive powder and conductive fibers in a base resin host. The ratio of the weight of the conductive powder(s), conductive fiber(s), or a combination of conductive powder and conductive fibers to the weight of the base resin host is between about 0.20 and 0.40. The micron conductive powders are formed from non-metals, such as carbon, graphite, that may also be metallic plated, or the like, or from metals such as stainless steel, nickel, copper, silver, that may also be metallic plated, or the like, or from a combination of non-metal, plated, or in combination with, metal powders. The micron conductor fibers preferably are of nickel plated carbon fiber, stainless steel fiber, copper fiber, silver fiber, or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Assignee: Integral Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas Aisenbrey
  • Patent number: 7365697
    Abstract: An antenna coil includes: an air-core type flat coil body; a coil case; and a reinforce frame. The coil case has a ring shape, which corresponds to the coil body. The coil case includes a coil accommodation space. The coil case further includes a coil side terminal. The reinforce frame is integrated with the coil case along with the circumferential direction of the ring shape of the coil case. The reinforce frame is made of a material having a Young' modulus higher than that of the resin of the coil case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2008
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventor: Hiromichi Naito
  • Patent number: 7355556
    Abstract: An antenna includes a rod-like core configured by an amorphous metal formed into a bulk configuration, and a coil wound around the core. An electronic device includes a case encasing the antenna, a sectional area of each longitudinal end portion of the core being larger than that of a central portion of the core. The antenna may be disposed under a radio wave permeable decorative plate in such a manner that a magnetic sheet is attached to each end portion of the core to protrude outwards from the core or that an expanded portion is disposed in each end portion and has such a shape to make a side of a surface of the expanded portion facing the decorative plate receive more radio wave than a side of a surface of the expanded portion opposite to the facing surface in relation to an axial line of the antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuaki Abe, Kaoru Someya
  • Publication number: 20080068129
    Abstract: The bobbin for the bar antenna includes a core supporting portion into which a bar shaped ferromagnetic core is inserted and supported. The core supporting portion is attached to at least one end of the bar antenna formed by the core around which a conductive wire material is wound. The bobbin further includes a conductive wire material fixing portion for fixing the conductive wire material and a core holding portion for sandwiching the core inserted into the core supporting portion from both sides opposing to each other and firmly pressing by a tension force of the conductive wire material wound thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2007
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kiyokazu Ieda, Eiji Mushiake, Sumitaka Sato
  • Patent number: 7336235
    Abstract: An antenna having: a core material which is formed by laminating a plurality of thin plates made of a magnetic material, both end portions of the core material being widened in a thickness direction; and a coil which is wound around the core material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2008
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takashi Sano
  • Patent number: 7333063
    Abstract: In an electronic device having a metal device case, and an antenna disposed inside the device case, a magnetic member having a magnetic permeability higher than a magnetic permeability of the device case is placed between an inner surface of the device case and the antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junro Yano, Soh Kimura, Makoto Sawada
  • Patent number: 7321337
    Abstract: An electronic device an antenna, an information processing apparatus for the purpose of processing information captured by the antenna, and a metal exterior parts capable of housing therewithin the antenna and the information processing apparatus, wherein the metal exterior parts is configured so that the antenna can receive magnetic flux from outside the metal exterior parts that has passed through the metal exterior parts and can resonate, and wherein at least a part of the metal exterior parts has an electrical resistance value that is different from another part of the metal exterior parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2008
    Assignee: Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ienobu Ikeda, Takashi Ihara, Minoru Kobayashi, Yasuo Maekawa
  • Patent number: 7317426
    Abstract: A core antenna system for use in electronic article surveillance (EAS) and radio frequency identification (RFID) systems. The core antenna system may include a core antenna. The core antenna may include a core, a first resonant winding disposed around at least a portion of the core, the first resonant winding having a first number of winding turns N1, and a second non-resonant winding disposed around at least a portion of the core, the second non-resonant winding having a second number of winding turns N2, the second number of turns greater than or equal to the first number of turns. The core antenna may be mounted on a shield plate and tuned to an operating frequency on the shield plate such that when the shielded core antenna is further mounted on a mounting surface, e.g., of a checkstand, no significant de-tuning of the antenna takes place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2008
    Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Richard L. Copeland, Stewart E. Hall, William M. Farrell
  • Patent number: 7307598
    Abstract: An antenna device includes a prism-shaped or plate-shaped base member made of a dielectric or magnetic material, band-shaped first and second radiation conductors wound around the base member and connected to each other, and a third radiation conductor wound around the base member and connected to the second radiation conductor. The first and second radiation conductors include a plurality of divided portions, and the divided first radiation conductor portions are connected in series by first variable capacitance elements, the divided second radiation conductor portions are connected in series by second variable capacitance elements, and a node between the first and second radiation conductors is used as a feeding end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2007
    Assignee: ALPS Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Makoto Shigihara
  • Patent number: 7307597
    Abstract: An antenna is provided which includes a radiation conductor; a basebody provided on the radiation conductor, and including a dielectric section made of a dielectric material and a magnetic section made of a magnetic material; and a power supplier connected to the radiation conductor, wherein the magnetic section is provided on a part where a current distribution of the radiation conductor is higher, and the dielectric section is provided on a part where a voltage distribution of the radiation conductor is higher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2007
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Motoyuki Okayama
  • Patent number: 7304615
    Abstract: An antenna device includes a substrate formed of a dielectric body or a magnetic body, first to third radiation conductors wound in spirals around outer circumferential surfaces of the substrate, a plurality of capacitance elements spread over the first radiation conductor and the second radiation conductor, and a high-frequency switch interposed between feed ends. The feed ends are selectively connected to a high-frequency circuit via the high-frequency switch connected to a tuner. Since the total length of the second and third radiation conductors connected in series with each other is longer than that of the first radiation conductor, the first radiation conductor is capable of resonating in a high band and the second and third radiation conductors are capable of resonating in a low band. By changing the capacitances of the variable capacitance elements from the tuner side, a resonant frequency can be changed within a selected frequency band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2007
    Assignee: ALPS Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yusuke Nakamura
  • Patent number: 7295168
    Abstract: An antenna coil has a simple structure and a high sensitivity and can be thinner. The antenna coil includes an X Y coil unit having an X axis coil and a Y axis coil wound around a core, a Z axis coil wound around the X Y coil unit, and a resin portion insert molded around the X Y coil unit and the Z axis coil. In the antenna coil, the X axis coil, the Y axis coil, and the Z axis coil are arranged so that the three coils have an axis in a direction orthogonal to each other, and the X Y coil unit and the Z axis are integrated by the resin portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2007
    Assignee: Yonezawa Electric Wire Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seiichiro Saegusa, Hitoki Nakaya, Takayuki Ochi, Shigeyoshi Seino
  • Patent number: 7281314
    Abstract: A system and method for implementing an antenna system for multiple antennas using a single core. The method may include providing a first core, a first winding would about the first core for transmitting/receiving electromagnetic signals, and a second winding for transmitting/receiving electromagnetic signals would about the first core and the first winding. The first winding and the second winding may be wound such that a direction of a first magnetic field generated by the first winding is different than a direction of a second magnetic field generated by the second winding. The method may also include proving for activation circuitry connected to the first winding and the second winding. The activation circuitry may activate the first winding separately from the second winding. The method may provide three or more coils/antennas disposed on a single core. The method may choose stronger of the received magnetic fields from the first or the second coil, for processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2007
    Assignee: Medtronic Minimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip B. Hess, Wayne A. Morgan
  • Patent number: 7280079
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide an adaptor device for a car radio capable of improving the receiving state. The adaptor device 20 for a car radio is connected to a vehicle-mounted antenna connection terminal 12 provided in an FM radio receiver 10 installed within a vehicle room, and includes a signal line inserted between the vehicle-mounted antenna connection terminal 12 and a vehicle-mounted antenna 110; and an in-vehicle antenna 22 branching out from the signal line. A radio wave transmitted from an FM transmitter 40 disposed within the vehicle room via an antenna 42 is received by the radio receiver 10 via the in-vehicle antenna 22.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: Neuro Solution Corp.
    Inventor: Hiroshi Miyagi
  • Patent number: 7274337
    Abstract: An antenna structure that can be received in a case in a condition that an occupied space is minimized, and allows reception of an electric wave at excellent sensitivity, and a wave clock having the antenna structure, and a method for manufacturing the antenna structure are provided. An antenna structure of a wave clock has an arcuately curved, soft-magnetic magnetic core member, and a coil wound on the center in an extending direction of the magnetic core member, and is received in a case. In the antenna structure, the magnetic core member has outer circumferential surfaces at at least one of ends exposed from the coil, the surfaces extending non-arcuately such that it is situated at more inner circumferential side as it approaches a tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2007
    Assignee: Seiko Instruments Inc.
    Inventor: Akira Takakura
  • Publication number: 20070210975
    Abstract: An antenna device includes an antenna for receiving a time information radio wave, and an antenna support member. In the antenna, a coil is wound around a center portion of a core. In the support member, a non-magnetic portion supports two magnetic portions independently and both end portions of the core of the antenna are magnetically coupled with the magnetic portions. A radio wave controlled timepiece includes a case in an inner space of which the antenna and the support member are installed as described above. In the inner space, a time counting unit, a time display unit connected to the time counting unit, and a time updating unit configured to update the time displayed on the display unit, based on the time information radio wave received by the antenna, are installed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2007
    Publication date: September 13, 2007
    Applicant: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kaoru Someya, Kazuaki Abe
  • Patent number: 7262742
    Abstract: An antenna frame that can suppress shock given to an antenna and position the antenna with controlling increase in size to a minimum, an antenna structure, and a wave clock having the antenna structure are provided. An antenna frame of an antenna structure of a wave clock comprises a frame made of a nonconductive material for receiving and fixing an antenna having an elongated and rod-like, magnetic core and a winding wire wound on the center in a longitudinal direction of the magnetic core. The frame has a recess including a recess portion for receiving a winding portion of the antenna and recess portions for receiving two ends of the magnetic core at both sides of the portion, and end mountings to be mounted on a base at the two ends. When the antenna is received in the recess, ends of the magnetic core are positioned with respect to the portions. The end mountings are mounted on the base in a manner of being contacted to a mounting surface at base side surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2007
    Assignee: Seiko Instruments Inc.
    Inventor: Akira Takakura
  • Patent number: 7256747
    Abstract: One aspect relates to a hearing aid having a housing with a face plate to which a handle is connected. Additionally, an at least partially coiled antenna is located proximal to the face plate. Another aspect relates to an apparatus comprised of a means for locating hearing aid components in a housing, a means for inserting and removing the hearing aid with a handle, a means for connecting the handle to the housing, and a means for integrating an antenna with the handle, wherein the antenna is located proximal to the housing. Another aspect relates to a method of making a hearing aid, including connecting an antenna to a handle and connecting the handle to the hearing aid, wherein the antenna is located proximate to the hearing aid housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2007
    Assignee: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas A. Victorian, James Newton
  • Patent number: 7230572
    Abstract: Antennas are formed of a conductive loaded resin-based material with conductive wrapping, embedding, and/or center-fusing. The conductive loaded resin-based material comprises micron conductive powder(s), conductive fiber(s), or a combination of conductive powder and conductive fibers in a base resin host. The percentage by weight of the conductive powder(s), conductive fiber(s), or a combination thereof is between about 20% and 50% of the weight of the conductive loaded resin-based material. The micron conductive powders are formed from non-metals, such as carbon, graphite, that may also be metallic plated, or the like, or from metals such as stainless steel, nickel, copper, silver, aluminum that may also be metallic plated, or the like, or from a combination of non-metal, plated, or in combination with, metal powders. The micron conductor fibers preferably are of nickel plated carbon fiber, stainless steel fiber, copper fiber, silver fiber, aluminum fiber, or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Assignee: Integral Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas Aisenbrey
  • Patent number: 7209090
    Abstract: A magnetic core antenna system including a magnetic core and a winding network. The winding network may be configured with a non-uniform ampere-turn distribution to achieve a desired flux density in the core. The network may include a plurality of windings configured to provide a winding impedance facilitating optimal transmitter power delivery to the windings. A magnetic core may be constructed from multiple components having longitudinal contact surfaces and joined by a transverse clamping force. An air gap may be provided between the components to allow relative movement therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2007
    Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Stewart E. Hall, Brent F. Balch, Richard L. Copeland, William Farrell
  • Patent number: 7205947
    Abstract: The antenna includes a Litz wire loop having a plurality of individually insulated wires braided together and a plurality of splices therein to define distributed capacitors. A magnetically coupled feed loop is provided within the electrically conductive loop, and a feed structure, such as a coaxial feed line, feeds the magnetically coupled feed loop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2007
    Assignee: Harris Corporation
    Inventor: Francis Eugene Parsche
  • Patent number: 7180450
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, for example made of silicon, and layers, deposited on this substrate. Within at least one of these layers a radio signal transmission/reception antenna is formed. Located between the antenna and the substrate, a screen for collecting induced currents between this antenna and this substrate is formed within at least one of the layers. The screen includes at least one main branch connected to a fixed potential, for example a ground reference, and a plurality of secondary branches connected to the main branch at one of their extremities. The collector screen accordingly presents a tree-like structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.A.
    Inventors: Daniel Gloria, Sébastien Montusclat
  • Patent number: 7170462
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an antenna structure having high reception performance and having neither material limitations nor design limitations, and to provide a radio controlled wristwatch utilizing the antenna structure as mentioned above, and further wherein the present invention relates to an antenna structure to be used inside a metal outer casing and having a configuration which receives radio wave, the antenna structure being characterized by having a structure wherein a coil is wound about a magnetic core and being able to receive a magnetic flux from outside the metal outer casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Ihara, Shigeyuki Takahashi
  • Patent number: 7167134
    Abstract: In one antenna unit, a non-electrically conductive resin layer is provided on a core portion of electrically conductive material and a winding portion is configured by a coil wound on the layer. The antenna unit is housed in a band attaching portion of a watch case of a watch, and a watch module is housed in the watch case. In another antenna unit, a core portion and a winding portion wound on the core portion are arranged in a cover case. Openings are formed in side walls of the cover case oppositely positioned to each other, and parts of the outer circumferential surface of the winding portion are arranged in the openings. The winding portion together with the core portion is supported to the inner surface of the cover case by adhesive portions interposed between the cover case and the winding portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2007
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Narutoshi Minami, Takashi Sano, Soh Kimura, Tadashi Kotani
  • Patent number: 7167140
    Abstract: A coil antenna having a magnetic core and a wire wound around the magnetic core. The magnetic core is flexible and bendable and is made of a mixture including soft magnetic powder and an organic binder agent. The soft magnetic powder comprises a plurality of particles, each of which is coated with an insulator layer which is made of an oxide layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2007
    Assignee: NEC Tokin Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Kato, Naoharu Yamamoto, Makoto Teshima