Patents by Inventor Hiroaki Sawaoka

Hiroaki Sawaoka 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).

  • Publication number: 20240162820
    Abstract: There is provided a power supply controller including: a monitor voltage generation part configured to generate a monitor voltage according to a primary voltage of a transformer that forms an insulated switching power supply; a sample/hold part configured to sample/hold the monitor voltage and output a feedback voltage; and a controller configured to turn on/off a primary current of the transformer by a fixed on-time method according to the feedback voltage, wherein the sample/hold part samples/holds the primary voltage at a plurality of different timings and outputs one of a plurality of hold values as the feedback voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2024
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Yoshinori SATO, Yohei AKAMATSU, Satoru NATE, Hiroaki SAWAOKA
  • Patent number: 11909321
    Abstract: There is provided a power supply controller including: a monitor voltage generation part configured to generate a monitor voltage according to a primary voltage of a transformer that forms an insulated switching power supply; a sample/hold part configured to sample/hold the monitor voltage and output a feedback voltage; and a controller configured to turn on/off a primary current of the transformer by a fixed on-time method according to the feedback voltage, wherein the sample/hold part samples/holds the primary voltage at a plurality of different timings and outputs one of a plurality of hold values as the feedback voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Sato, Yohei Akamatsu, Satoru Nate, Hiroaki Sawaoka
  • Publication number: 20220185208
    Abstract: There is provided a power supply controller including: a monitor voltage generation part configured to generate a monitor voltage according to a primary voltage of a transformer that forms an insulated switching power supply; a sample/hold part configured to sample/hold the monitor voltage and output a feedback voltage; and a controller configured to turn on/off a primary current of the transformer by a fixed on-time method according to the feedback voltage, wherein the sample/hold part samples/holds the primary voltage at a plurality of different timings and outputs one of a plurality of hold values as the feedback voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Yoshinori Sato, Yohei Akamatsu, Satoru Nate, Hiroaki Sawaoka