Patents by Inventor Mitsutoshi Nakata

Mitsutoshi Nakata 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: 8878604
    Abstract: A switching circuit according to one embodiment has: N switching elements; a connection circuit including N?1 first inductance elements that are connected in series; a second inductance element; and N third inductance elements. Control terminals of the N switching elements are connected to ends of the connection circuit and connection contacts, respectively. One end of the second inductance element is connected to a power supply. The N third inductance elements electrically connects one ends of the N switching elements and the other end of the second inductance element with each other, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignees: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., National University Corporation Toyohashi University of Technology
    Inventors: Takashi Ohira, Kazuyuki Wada, Mitsutoshi Nakata, Kazushi Sawada, Satoshi Hatsukawa, Nobuo Shiga, Kazuhiro Fujikawa
  • Publication number: 20130049862
    Abstract: A switching circuit according to one embodiment has: N switching elements; a connection circuit including N?1 first inductance elements that are connected in series; a second inductance element; and N third inductance elements. Control terminals of the N switching elements are connected to ends of the connection circuit and connection contacts, respectively. One end of the second inductance element is connected to a power supply. The N third inductance elements electrically connects one ends of the N switching elements and the other end of the second inductance element with each other, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicants: National University Corporation TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Ohira, Kazuyuki Wada, Mitsutoshi Nakata, Kazushi Sawada, Satoshi Hatsukawa, Nobuo Shiga, Kazuhiro Fujikawa