Patents by Inventor Hironobu Kondo

Hironobu Kondo 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: 11956870
    Abstract: A light source device that supplies a constant current to a diode load that includes a plurality of light-emitting elements connected in series. The light source device includes a power supply circuit connected to the diode load and a peak current limiting circuit connected in series to the diode load. The peak current limiting circuit includes a current detector that is connected in series to the diode load and a current-regulating circuit that controls a current to the diode load by a detection voltage of the current detector. Further, the current detector has a series circuit including a resistor and a coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daisuke Mori, Hironobu Shibata, Ryosuke Mori, Masaki Omori, Hideki Kondo
  • Patent number: 11213133
    Abstract: A dielectric elastomer driving sensor system includes: a dielectric elastomer transducer portion including a dielectric elastomer layer and a pair of electrode layers that sandwich the dielectric elastomer layer, where the pair of electrode layers include a driving region and a sensor region that are partitioned from each other; a power supply unit that applies a voltage to the driving region; a detection unit that detects a change in capacitance in the sensor region; and a control unit that controls the power supply unit and the detection unit. With this configuration, both the driving function and the sensor function can be performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignees: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seiki Chiba, Mikio Waki, Hironobu Kondo, Masahiro Ishikawa, Keiji Osugi
  • Publication number: 20210022510
    Abstract: A dielectric elastomer driving sensor system includes: a dielectric elastomer transducer portion including a dielectric elastomer layer and a pair of electrode layers that sandwich the dielectric elastomer layer, where the pair of electrode layers include a driving region and a sensor region that are partitioned from each other; a power supply unit that applies a voltage to the driving region; a detection unit that detects a change in capacitance in the sensor region; and a control unit that controls the power supply unit and the detection unit. With this configuration, both the driving function and the sensor function can be performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicants: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seiki CHIBA, Mikio WAKI, Hironobu KONDO, Masahiro ISHIKAWA, Keiji OSUGI
  • Publication number: 20040071533
    Abstract: A portable wheel stopper system for car parking having tire receiver portion to receive car tire in case of stopping, having wheel stopping portion connected to said tire receiver, said wheel stoppin portion shaped as roughly triangular so that said tire receiver can be tied round said wheel stopping portion to form one body, said tire receiver can be rolled in in case of no use, said wheel portion equipped with reflector that is used for confirming a distance between tire receiver and car driver for safe parking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2002
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Inventor: Hironobu Kondo
  • Patent number: D512950
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2005
    Inventor: Hironobu Kondo