Patents by Inventor Mizuki Utsuno
Mizuki Utsuno 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).
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Patent number: 8437152Abstract: A pseudo-resonant switching power source device is provided which comprises a primary winding 2a of a transformer 2 and a main MOS-FET 3 connected in series to a DC power source 1, a voltage-resonant capacitor 12 connected in parallel to main MOS-FET 3, a rectification smoother 4 connected to a secondary winding 2b of transformer 2 and having a rectification MOS-FET 51 and a smoothing capacitor 6, a synchronized rectification controller 52 for turning rectification MOS-FET 51 on after turning-off of main MOS-FET 3 and turning rectification MOS-FET 51 off before turning-on of main MOS-FET 3, a pulse width elongation circuit 55 for extending on-pulse width of rectification MOS-FET 51, and a main control circuit 8 for producing main drive signals to turn main MOS-FET 3 off and on with operation frequency responsive to on-pulse width of rectification MOS-FET 51 extended by pulse width elongation circuit 55 to vary operation frequency of main MOS-FET 3 so as to restrain noise by high frequency components in main dType: GrantFiled: March 12, 2008Date of Patent: May 7, 2013Assignee: Sanken Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Makoto Sato, Mizuki Utsuno
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Patent number: 8248824Abstract: A DC power source apparatus converts a DC input voltage into high-frequency power by turning on/off a switching element connected to a primary winding of a transformer and converts the high-frequency power transmitted to a secondary winding of the transformer into a DC output voltage. The primary and secondary windings of the transformer include a core winding set having a primary winding P1 wound around a leg of a core defining a closed magnetic path and a secondary winding externally wound around the primary winding and another core winding set having a primary winding P2 wound around a leg of the core and a secondary winding externally wound around the primary winding. The primary winding of each of the two core winding sets has a plurality of winding layers among which a lowermost one that is closest to the core is connected to the switching element.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2009Date of Patent: August 21, 2012Assignee: Sanken Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mizuki Utsuno, Masayuki Watanabe, Hideto Sugiura, Eri Tamegai
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Patent number: 8009007Abstract: Since there exists a draw-out portion of a triple insulated wire in a winding structure of a transformer in which the triple insulated wire is used as a secondary winding, the thickness of the transformer is increased by an amount corresponding to the wire diameter of the draw-out portion. Further, when reduction of the thickness of the transformer is prioritized, the secondary winding can be provided only on one side, making it impossible to achieve the sandwich structure. Thus, the coupling between the primary and secondary windings has been sacrificed. An inductance part provided with a magnetic core, two or more sheet coils, and a winding includes: a bobbin constituted by at least two or more sheet coils; and a winding formed by winding a triple insulated wire between the two or more sheet coils constituting the bobbin. A triple insulated wire draw-out portion on the center side of the winding is drawn out to one outer surface side of the bobbin.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2009Date of Patent: August 30, 2011Assignee: Sanken Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mizuki Utsuno, Tomohiro Miyata, Sadahiro Yamazaki, Shigenori Ishii
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Patent number: 7888887Abstract: A luminescent lamp lighting device includes a plurality of switch circuits 3, 4 each connected to each of luminescent lamps 5, 6 in series under one-to-one correspondence, a plurality of optical coupling circuits 9, 10 each connected to each of the switch circuits under one-to-one correspondence to turn on/off the switch circuits and a plurality of current detecting circuits 7, 8 each connected to each of the luminescent lamps in series under one-to-one correspondence to detect currents flowing the luminescent lamps.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2006Date of Patent: February 15, 2011Assignee: Sanken Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mizuki Utsuno, Kazushige Hirata, Toru Ashikaga, Toyotomo Morita
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Publication number: 20100182808Abstract: A pseudo-resonant switching power source device is provided which comprises a primary winding 2a of a transformer 2 and a main MOS-FET 3 connected in series to a DC power source 1, a voltage-resonant capacitor 12 connected in parallel to main MOS-FET 3, a rectification smoother 4 connected to a secondary winding 2b of transformer 2 and having a rectification MOS-FET 51 and a smoothing capacitor 6, a synchronized rectification controller 52 for turning rectification MOS-FET 51 on after turning-off of main MOS-FET 3 and turning rectification MOS-FET 51 off before turning-on of main MOS-FET 3, a pulse width elongation circuit 55 for extending on-pulse width of rectification MOS-FET 51, and a main control circuit 8 for producing main drive signals to turn main MOS-FET 3 off and on with operation frequency responsive to on-pulse width of rectification MOS-FET 51 extended by pulse width elongation circuit 55 to vary operation frequency of main MOS-FET 3 so as to restrain noise by high frequency components in main dType: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2008Publication date: July 22, 2010Applicant: Sanken Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Makoto Sato, Mizuki Utsuno
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Publication number: 20100171433Abstract: A luminescent lamp lighting device includes a plurality of switch circuits 3, 4 each connected to each of luminescent lamps 5, 6 in series under one-to-one correspondence, a plurality of optical coupling circuits 9, 10 each connected to each of the switch circuits under one-to-one correspondence to turn on/off the switch circuits and a plurality of current detecting circuits 7, 8 each connected to each of the luminescent lamps in series under one-to-one correspondence to detect currents flowing the luminescent lamps.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2006Publication date: July 8, 2010Applicant: Sanken Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mizuki Utsuno, Kazushige Hirata, Toru Ashikaga, Toyotomo Morita
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Publication number: 20100127813Abstract: Since there exists a draw-out portion of a triple insulated wire in a winding structure of a transformer in which the triple insulated wire is used as a secondary winding, the thickness of the transformer is increased by an amount corresponding to the wire diameter of the draw-out portion. Further, when reduction of the thickness of the transformer is prioritized, the secondary winding can be provided only on one side, making it impossible to achieve the sandwich structure. Thus, the coupling between the primary and secondary windings has been sacrificed. An inductance part provided with a magnetic core, two or more sheet coils, and a winding includes: a bobbin constituted by at least two or more sheet coils; and a winding formed by winding a triple insulated wire between the two or more sheet coils constituting the bobbin. A triple insulated wire draw-out portion on the center side of the winding is drawn out to one outer surface side of the bobbin.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2009Publication date: May 27, 2010Inventors: Mizuki UTSUNO, Tomohiro Miyata, Sadahiro Yamazaki, Shigenori Ishii
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Publication number: 20090316439Abstract: A DC power source apparatus converts a DC input voltage into high-frequency power by turning on/off a switching element connected to a primary winding of a transformer and converts the high-frequency power transmitted to a secondary winding of the transformer into a DC output voltage. The primary and secondary windings of the transformer include a core winding set having a primary winding P1 wound around a leg of a core defining a closed magnetic path and a secondary winding externally wound around the primary winding and another core winding set having a primary winding P2 wound around a leg of the core and a secondary winding externally wound around the primary winding. The primary winding of each of the two core winding sets has a plurality of winding layers among which a lowermost one that is closest to the core is connected to the switching element.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2009Publication date: December 24, 2009Applicant: Sanken Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mizuki UTSUNO, Masayuki WATANABE, Hideto SUGIURA, Eri TAMEGAI
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Patent number: 7154762Abstract: An input voltage is applied by an NMOS transistor (34) driven by an oscillation circuit (60) to a primary winding (32a) of a transformer (32) intermittently. A voltage induced in a secondary winding (32b) is rectified and smoothed by an output circuit (91) to be an output voltage. In a normal mode where no standby signal is supplied, the oscillation circuit (60) controls the NMOS transistor (34) so that the output voltage is stabilized at a predetermined first value. When a standby signal is supplied, a detection circuit (100) detects the standby signal and transmits the detection to a starting circuit (40). The starting circuit (40) starts the oscillation circuit (60) when a voltage of a capacitor (33) reaches an upper limit, and stops the oscillation circuit (60) when this voltage lowers below a lower limit. This upper limit is lower than an upper limit at which the starting circuit (40) starts the oscillation circuit (60) in the normal mode.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2003Date of Patent: December 26, 2006Assignee: Sanken Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ryuichi Furukoshi, Mizuki Utsuno
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Patent number: 7145784Abstract: A DC power source apparatus has a DC power source for supplying a DC voltage, a transformer, and a switching element connected to a primary winding of the transformer. The switching element carries out ON/OFF operations to convert the DC voltage from the DC power source into high-frequency power, which is transferred to a secondary winding of the transformer and is converted into a DC output voltage. The primary winding of the transformer consists of a first primary winding made of a plurality of winding layers and a second primary winding made of a plurality of winding layers. The first and second primary windings are connected in parallel. The first primary winding is arranged on an inner side of the secondary winding, and the second primary winding is arranged on an outer side of the secondary winding. A terminal of a winding layer farthest from the secondary winding among the winding layers of each of the first and second primary windings is connected to the switching element.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2005Date of Patent: December 5, 2006Assignee: Sanken Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mizuki Utsuno, Yoshikazu Takahashi, Hiroyuki Chikashige, Hiromi Koiwai
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Publication number: 20060044844Abstract: A DC power source apparatus has a DC power source for supplying a DC voltage, a transformer, and a switching element connected to a primary winding of the transformer. The switching element carries out ON/OFF operations to convert the DC voltage from the DC power source into high-frequency power, which is transferred to a secondary winding of the transformer and is converted into a DC output voltage. The primary winding of the transformer consists of a first primary winding made of a plurality of winding layers and a second primary winding made of a plurality of winding layers. The first and second primary windings are connected in parallel. The first primary winding is arranged on an inner side of the secondary winding, and the second primary winding is arranged on an outer side of the secondary winding. A terminal of a winding layer farthest from the secondary winding among the winding layers of each of the first and second primary windings is connected to the switching element.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2005Publication date: March 2, 2006Inventors: Mizuki Utsuno, Yoshikazu Takahashi, Hiroyuki Chikashige, Hiromi Koiwai
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Publication number: 20050219864Abstract: An input voltage is applied by an NMOS transistor (34) driven by an oscillation circuit (60) to a primary winding (32a) of a transformer (32) intermittently. A voltage induced in a secondary winding (32b) is rectified and smoothed by an output circuit (91) to be an output voltage. In a normal mode where no standby signal is supplied, the oscillation circuit (60) controls the NMOS transistor (34) so that the output voltage is stabilized at a predetermined first value. When a standby signal is supplied, a detection circuit (100) detects the standby signal and transmits the detection to a starting circuit (40). The starting circuit (40) starts the oscillation circuit (60) when a voltage of a capacitor (33) reaches an upper limit, and stops the oscillation circuit (60) when this voltage lowers below a lower limit. This upper limit is lower than an upper limit at which the starting circuit (40) starts the oscillation circuit (60) in the normal mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2003Publication date: October 6, 2005Inventors: Ryuichi Furukoshi, Mizuki Utsuno
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Patent number: 6529391Abstract: A switching power supply has a bottom detection circuit (55), which judges whether or not a bottom has been reached, based on a voltage of a capacitor (C9) that determines an off time of a switching element (Q1) that generates a voltage at the secondary side of a transformer (13) and, in the case in which the judgment is made that a bottom has not occurred, a charging voltage for the capacitor (C9) is switched to a high-potential side.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2002Date of Patent: March 4, 2003Assignee: Sanken Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mitsutomo Yoshinaga, Mizuki Utsuno
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Publication number: 20020145888Abstract: A switching power supply has a bottom detection circuit (55), which judges whether or not a bottom has been reached, based on a voltage of a capacitor (C9) that determines an off time of a switching element (Q1) that generates a voltage at the secondary side of a transformer (13) and, in the case in which the judgment is made that a bottom has not occurred, a charging voltage for the capacitor (C9) is switched to a high-potential side.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2002Publication date: October 10, 2002Inventors: Mitsutomo Yoshinaga, Mizuki Utsuno