Patents by Inventor Harutugu Fukumoto

Harutugu Fukumoto 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: 5001683
    Abstract: An inter-pulse time difference measuring circuit which expands the time difference between a first pulse and a second pulse by a given multiplication factor and measures the expanded time difference, thereby realizing a higher measuring resolution. The circuit can be constructed by using a capacitor charging and discharging circuit connected to a constant current source and such circuit can always expand the time difference by a given multiplication factor even if the voltages and resistance values of the other circuits than the constant current circuit are varied with temperature changes. The circuit can also be realized by a circuit which charges and discharges a capacitor through a pair of transistors having a given current ratio and such circuit can maintain the current ratio of the transistors constant without suffering the effect of temperature changes, thereby always ensuring expansion of the time difference between pulses by a given multiplication factor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 19, 1991
    Assignees: Nippondenso Co., Ltd., Nippon Soken, Inc.
    Inventors: Harutugu Fukumoto, Muneaki Matsumoto, Yoshikazu Mizuno