Patents by Inventor Masatsugu SHOJI

Masatsugu SHOJI 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: 9059703
    Abstract: A switching circuit includes a plurality of switching elements connected between an input node and an output node and each comprising a first and second electrode connected to the input node and output node, respectively. The switching elements include a control electrode for controlling electrical conductance between the first and second electrodes such the switching element can be switched between an ON conductance state and an OFF conductance state. A detection circuit in the switching circuit outputs a detection value corresponding to an output current at the output node. A control circuit changes the conductance state of at least one switching element such that the summed total of the parasitic capacitances of all switching elements in the ON state decreases as the output current decreases as indicated by the detection value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Masatsugu Shoji, Kenji Kanamaru, Masayoshi Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20150061748
    Abstract: A switching circuit includes a plurality of switching elements connected between an input node and an output node and each comprising a first and second electrode connected to the input node and output node, respectively. The switching elements include a control electrode for controlling electrical conductance between the first and second electrodes such the switching element can be switched between an ON conductance state and an OFF conductance state. A detection circuit in the switching circuit outputs a detection value corresponding to an output current at the output node. A control circuit changes the conductance state of at least one switching element such that the summed total of the parasitic capacitances of all switching elements in the ON state decreases as the output current decreases as indicated by the detection value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Masatsugu SHOJI, Kenji KANAMARU, Masayoshi TAKAHASHI