Patents by Inventor Chikao Maeda

Chikao Maeda 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: 5874864
    Abstract: A control circuit includes: a temperature 30; a temperature sensing section 32; a memory 36, an amplifying section 31 to which the memory and the temperature sensor are electrically connected; a first D/A converting section 38 electrically interposed between the memory and the temperature sensing section; a second D/A converting section electrically interposed between the memory and the amplifying section 31, The amplifying section 31 includes: a polarity inverting circuit 33 connected to the temperature sensor; and a variable attenuator 34, an offset adjusting circuit 100, and an amplifying circuit 35 that are connected sequentially to the polarity inverting circuit. The amplifying section 31 is connected to a sample hold circuit 41 through a displacement buffering means 101. The memory has 8 or less working control voltage setting groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 23, 1999
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaki Muto, Yoshihisa Mochida, Ryuji Mizukoshi, Chikao Maeda
  • Patent number: 5801594
    Abstract: A crystal oscillation apparatus and a method of adjusting the same, comprising a crystal oscillating circuit, a frequency adjusting element coupled with the crystal oscillating circuit, and a control circuit for controlling voltage to be applied to the frequency adjusting element. The control circuit comprises a temperature sensor, a temperature detecting section coupled with the temperature sensor, a memory device coupled with the temperature detecting section, an amplifier to which the memory device and the temperature sensor are coupled, a first D/A converter between the memory device and temperature detection section, and a second D/A converter between the memory device and amplifier. The memory device has no more than 8 control voltage setting groups. Each of the control voltage setting groups has temperature detection data, amplitude setting data and offset voltage data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaki Muto, Yoshihisa Mochida, Ryuji Mizukoshi, Chikao Maeda