Patents by Inventor Akira Ishikura

Akira Ishikura 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: 5191277
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus comprising a charger and an electronic device connected removably to the charger. The electronic device comprises a rechargeable battery unit charged by the charger when the charger is connected to the electronic device, an electronic unit having a plurality of operational modes in each of which a different operating current is required, a charger connection detector for detecting the connection of the charger to the electronic device, and a first control unit for calculating an appropriate current to be supplied from the charger, on the basis of an appropriate operating current value corresponding to the operational mode of the electronic unit and a specified charging current value for the battery unit, and informing the charger of the appropriate supplying current value when the charger connection detector detects that the charger is connected to the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1993
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Akira Ishikura, Takaaki Ishii