Patents by Inventor Seiichi Iwao

Seiichi Iwao 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: 11631997
    Abstract: A power transmission device for a noncontact power supply device includes a resonant circuit that outputs an alternating magnetic flux by power from a power source circuit, and switching elements for making the resonant circuit generate an alternating magnetic flux, and transmits power to a power receiving coil of a power reception device by the alternating magnetic flux. A power transmission controller of the power transmission device includes a transmission mode of supplying alternating power to the resonant circuit by repeating ON and OFF of switching elements by controlling switching elements. ON time in one cycle of operation of each of switching elements used in the transmission mode is a first fixed value. Accordingly, the power transmission device in a simplified configuration can be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyasu Kitamura, Mami Tsutsui, Seiichi Iwao, Norihiro Iwamura
  • Publication number: 20220399756
    Abstract: A control device for a noncontact power supply device includes a power transmission coil for outputting an alternating magnetic flux upon receiving alternating electric power, and a power transmission control unit for controlling alternating electric power to be supplied to the power transmission coil. The power transmission control unit includes a first mode and a second mode. The first mode controls the alternating electric power to be supplied to the power transmission coil in order to transmit electric power, to be supplied to a load of a power reception device, to a power reception coil, and the second mode controls the alternating electric power for supplying electric power less than the electric power transmitted by the first mode to the power transmission coil. After being activated, the power transmission control unit selects initially the first mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: Norihiro IWAMURA, Seiichi Iwao, Mami Tsutsui, Hiroyasu Kitamura
  • Patent number: 10893922
    Abstract: An electric apparatus unit comprises electric apparatus and charging stand. Electric apparatus includes rechargeable battery, a driver that drives through electric power supplied from rechargeable battery and power receiver that supplies the electric power to rechargeable battery. Charging stand includes power transmission coil that supplies electric power to power receiver and support that supports electric apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tadanobu Kitagawa, Seiichi Iwao, Norihiro Iwamura, Mami Tsutsui
  • Patent number: 10512528
    Abstract: A noncontact power supply device includes a power transmission device, a magnetism collecting device, and a power reception device. The power transmission device includes switching elements that make a power-transmission resonant circuit generate an alternating magnetic flux from a power source circuit. The power reception device includes a magnetism collecting device having a magnetism collecting circuit not connected to a load, a power receiving coil which is capable of being magnetically coupled to the magnetism collecting device, and a rectifier circuit that supplies output power of the power receiving coil to a load. A power-transmission resonance frequency of the power-transmission resonant circuit is smaller than a drive frequency of each of switching elements, and a power-reception resonance frequency of the magnetism collecting circuit is larger than the drive frequency of each of switching elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mami Tsutsui, Hiroyasu Kitamura, Norihiro Iwamura, Seiichi Iwao
  • Publication number: 20180090997
    Abstract: A control device for a noncontact power supply device includes a power transmission coil for outputting an alternating magnetic flux upon receiving alternating electric power, and a power transmission control unit for controlling alternating electric power to be supplied to the power transmission coil. The power transmission control unit includes a first mode and a second mode. The first mode controls the alternating electric power to be supplied to the power transmission coil in order to transmit electric power, to be supplied to a load of a power reception device, to a power reception coil, and the second mode controls the alternating electric power for supplying electric power less than the electric power transmitted by the first mode to the power transmission coil. After being activated, the power transmission control unit selects initially the first mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Norihiro IWAMURA, Seiichi IWAO, Mami TSUTSUI, Hiroyasu KITAMURA
  • Publication number: 20180085206
    Abstract: A noncontact power supply device includes a power transmission device, a magnetism collecting device, and a power reception device. The power transmission device includes switching elements that make a power-transmission resonant circuit generate an alternating magnetic flux from a power source circuit. The power reception device includes a magnetism collecting device having a magnetism collecting circuit not connected to a load, a power receiving coil which is capable of being magnetically coupled to the magnetism collecting device, and a rectifier circuit that supplies output power of the power receiving coil to a load. A power-transmission resonance frequency of the power-transmission resonant circuit is smaller than a drive frequency of each of switching elements, and a power-reception resonance frequency of the magnetism collecting circuit is larger than the drive frequency of each of switching elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Mami TSUTSUI, Hiroyasu KITAMURA, Norihiro IWAMURA, Seiichi IWAO
  • Publication number: 20180090996
    Abstract: A power transmission device for a noncontact power supply device includes a resonant circuit that outputs an alternating magnetic flux by power from a power source circuit, and switching elements for making the resonant circuit generate an alternating magnetic flux, and transmits power to a power receiving coil of a power reception device by the alternating magnetic flux. A power transmission controller of the power transmission device includes a transmission mode of supplying alternating power to the resonant circuit by repeating ON and OFF of switching elements by controlling switching elements. ON time in one cycle of operation of each of switching elements used in the transmission mode is a first fixed value. Accordingly, the power transmission device in a simplified configuration can be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Hiroyasu KITAMURA, Mami TSUTSUI, Seiichi IWAO, Norihiro IWAMURA
  • Publication number: 20180021117
    Abstract: An electric apparatus unit comprises electric apparatus and charging stand. Electric apparatus includes rechargeable battery, a driver that drives through electric power supplied from rechargeable battery and power receiver that supplies the electric power to rechargeable battery. Charging stand includes power transmission coil that supplies electric power to power receiver and support that supports electric apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Tadanobu KITAGAWA, Seiichi IWAO, Norihiro IWAMURA, Mami TSUTSUI
  • Publication number: 20140096332
    Abstract: The electric toothbrush, which is able to illuminate the brush part more brightly, comprises a main body case that holds a battery, and an attachment that has the brush part. When the attachment is attached to the main body case, the attachment shaft of the main body case is fitted into the attachment. A light source is provided in a portion of the attachment shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tadanobu Kitagawa, Masayuki Sagawa, Seiichi Iwao
  • Publication number: 20130169217
    Abstract: Under a control by a controller (14), a rechargeable electric device makes a full charge display to display on a display unit (15) that a secondary battery (11) is fully charged, after a start of charging the secondary battery (11) in a case where either when a count value of a counter reaches a first predetermined value (C1) corresponding to the full charge of the secondary battery (11), or when a duty ratio of switching signals which make an on/off control of a switching element (131) becomes smaller than or equal to a predetermined value (D) corresponding to the charge current obtained at a time of the full charge of the secondary battery (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2011
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazunori Watanabe, Koji Asakawa, Seiichi Iwao
  • Patent number: 8258653
    Abstract: Power saving is promoted by oscillating only power transmission coil contributing to contactless charging without using any communication means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyasu Kitamura, Tomohiro Ota, Seiichi Iwao
  • Patent number: 8031490
    Abstract: To provide a power supply circuit which can be applied worldwide without using a high withstand voltage switching element and can supply a load device with stable power. A charging section is arranged between a turn-off capacitor and a load coil. The charging section has the anode connected to the positive terminal of a feedback coil and the cathode connected to the cathode of a zener diode. Thus, when a voltage of a commercial power supply is high, the charging section operates, the turn-off capacitor is quickly charged, an on-period of a transistor is shortened, and an excessive voltage is prevented from being applied between the drain and the source of the transistor. At the same time, an output characteristic indicating relationship between the voltage of the commercial power supply and a current flowing in the load device is permitted to be flat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyasu Kitamura, Mikihiro Yamashita, Seiichi Iwao
  • Publication number: 20100187912
    Abstract: Power saving is promoted by oscillating only power transmission coil contributing to contactless charging without using any communication means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2010
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Applicant: PANASONIC ELECTRIC WORKS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyasu KITAMURA, Tomohiro OTA, Seiichi IWAO
  • Publication number: 20100177537
    Abstract: To provide a power supply circuit which can be applied worldwide without using a high withstand voltage switching element and can supply a load device with stable power. A charging section is arranged between a turn-off capacitor and a load coil. The charging section has the anode connected to the positive terminal of a feedback coil and the cathode connected to the cathode of a zener diode. Thus, when a voltage of a commercial power supply is high, the charging section operates, the turn-off capacitor is quickly charged, an on-period of a transistor is shortened, and an excessive voltage is prevented from being applied between the drain and the source of the transistor. At the same time, an output characteristic indicating relationship between the voltage of the commercial power supply and a current flowing in the load device is permitted to be flat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2007
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Applicant: PANASONIC ELECTRIC WORKS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyasu Kitamura, Mikihiro Yamashita, Seiichi Iwao
  • Publication number: 20090282693
    Abstract: DC 5V shared with a shaver is inputted into a step-up circuit of a cleaner from a terminal of an AC adapter. When an oscillation circuit turns on/off an FET, the voltage is stepped up by using a choke coil, and the charge is accumulated in a capacitor. By using DC 24V of the stet-up result outputted from the capacitor, an electromagnetic induction heating circuit allows an FET to turn on/off the current flowing through a coil, the blade edge of the shaver is induction-heated. In this case, by applying a trigger pulse of the oscillation circuit through an inverter to the FET, the duty factor of the step-up circuit is high, and that of the electromagnetic induction heating circuit is low.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2007
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Applicant: Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyasu Kitamura, Seiichi Iwao
  • Patent number: 7088596
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a switching power supply device for preventing the change of characteristic of the line filter due to filler such as resin which covers the circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2006
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.
    Inventors: Mikihiro Yamashita, Yoshinori Katsura, Seiichi Iwao
  • Patent number: 6859126
    Abstract: A non-contact transformer includes a transformer component provided on the floor of a housing, a printed circuit board on the transformer component, and an empty core space is formed within the transformer component wherein deformation of the housing is prevented through a construction that evacuates residual air from the core space when the core space is filled with resin even though both ends of the core space are covered by lid-like parts. A cylindrical end face at one extremity of the primary transformer component is positioned on the bottom plate of the primary housing opposed to the secondary housing, and the printed circuit board is provided on an opposite cylindrical end face which is at the other extremity of the primary transformer component. A passage is formed between the printed circuit board and the primary transformer component to provide a connecting orifice between a core space of primary transformer component and the space external to the primary transformer component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2005
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.
    Inventors: Seiichi Iwao, Yoshinori Katsura, Mikihiro Yamashita
  • Publication number: 20040218407
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a switching power supply device for preventing the change of characteristic of the line filter due to filler such as resin which covers the circuits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2004
    Publication date: November 4, 2004
    Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS, LTD.
    Inventors: Mikihiro Yamashita, Yoshinori Katsura, Seiichi Iwao
  • Patent number: 6794975
    Abstract: A non-contact transformer includes a transformer component provided on the floor of a housing, a printed circuit board on the transformer component, and an empty core space is formed within the transformer component wherein deformation of the housing is prevented through a construction that evacuates residual air from the core space when the core space is filled with resin even though both ends of the core space are covered by lid-like parts. A cylindrical end face at one extremity of the primary transformer component is positioned on the bottom plate of the primary housing opposed to the secondary housing, and the printed circuit board is provided on an opposite cylindrical end face which is at the other extremity of the primary transformer component. A passage is formed between the printed circuit board and the primary transformer component to provide a connecting orifice between a core space of primary transformer component and the space external to the primary transformer component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2004
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.
    Inventors: Seiichi Iwao, Yoshinori Katsura, Mikihiro Yamashita
  • Publication number: 20030058075
    Abstract: A non-contact transformer includes a transformer component provided on the floor of a housing, a printed circuit board on the transformer component, and an empty core space is formed within the transformer component wherein deformation of the housing is prevented through a construction that evacuates residual air from the core space when the core space is filled with resin even though both ends of the core space are covered by lid-like parts. A cylindrical end face at one extremity of the primary transformer component is positioned on the bottom plate of the primary housing opposed to the secondary housing, and the printed circuit board is provided on an opposite cylindrical end face which is at the other extremity of the primary transformer component. A passage is formed between the printed circuit board and the primary transformer component to provide a connecting orifice between a core space of primary transformer component and the space external to the primary transformer component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2002
    Publication date: March 27, 2003
    Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS, LTD.
    Inventors: Seiichi Iwao, Yoshinori Katsura, Mikihiro Yamashita