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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2016
Filed:
May. 13, 2013
Applicant:
The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., Minato-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Koji Nakatani, Hiratsuka, JP;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 1/034 (2006.01); H04B 1/03 (2006.01); B63B 59/02 (2006.01); H01Q 1/34 (2006.01); H01Q 7/00 (2006.01); H04B 13/02 (2006.01); E02B 3/26 (2006.01); B63B 49/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 1/03 (2013.01); B63B 59/02 (2013.01); H01Q 1/34 (2013.01); H01Q 7/00 (2013.01); H04B 13/02 (2013.01); B63B 49/00 (2013.01); B63B 2059/025 (2013.01); E02B 3/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
A transmission device attached to a fender and for transmitting information via radio waves includes a conductor plate disposed between the water surface and an antenna within a transmission unit of the transmission device. Radio waves that reach a reception antenna by reflecting off the water surface, an object floating on water, or the bottom of water are reflected by the conductor plate.