Patents by Inventor Hiromasa Katoh

Hiromasa Katoh 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: 5298802
    Abstract: In accordance with one aspect of the invention, a semiconductor integrated circuit is provided wherein an input circuit is formed by a phase split circuit having a bipolar transistor which outputs an inverted output from the collector and a non-inverted output from the emitter. The emitter follower output circuit is driven by an inverted output of the phase split circuit. Meanwhile, an emitter load of the emitter follower output circuit is formed by a transistor, and the emitter load transistor is temporarily driven conductively by a charging current of the capacitance to be charged by the rising edge of the non-inverted output of the phase split circuit. As a second aspect of the invention, a logic circuit is formed of a logic portion and an output portion. The output portion includes an emitter follower output transistor receiving an output signal generated by the logic portion and an active pull-down transistor receiving at its base a signal supplied thereto through a capacitance element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 29, 1994
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuo Usami, Noboru Shiozawa, Toshio Yamada, Hiromasa Katoh, Kazuyoshi Satoh, Tohru Kobayashi, Tatsuya Kimura, Masato Hamamoto, Atsushi Shimizu, Kaoru Koyu
  • Patent number: 5283480
    Abstract: In accordance with one aspect of the invention, a semiconductor integrated circuit is provided wherein an input circuit is formed by a phase split circuit having a bipolar transistor which outputs an inverted output from the collector and a non-inverted output from the emitter. The emitter follower output circuit is driven by an inverted output of the phase split circuit. Meanwhile, an emitter load of the emitter follower output circuit is formed by a transistor, and the emitter load transistor is temporarily driven conductively by a charging current of the capacitance to be charged by the rising edge of the non-inverted output of the phase split circuit. As a second aspect of the invention, a logic circuit is formed of a logic portion and an output portion. The output portion includes an emitter follower output transistor receiving an output signal generated by the logic portion and an active pull-down transistor receiving at its base a signal supplied thereto through a capacitance element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 1, 1994
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuo Usami, Noboru Shiozawa, Toshio Yamada, Hiromasa Katoh, Kazuyoshi Satoh, Tohru Kobayashi, Tatsuya Kimura, Masato Hamamoto, Atsushi Shimizu, Kaoru Koyu
  • Patent number: 5059819
    Abstract: Flip-flops are disposed corresponding to input circuits or output circuits of an integrated logic circuit so as to be cascaded to configure a shift register for a test and to enable a parallel transfer of data between each flip-flop and a corresponding input or output circuit. As a result, without connecting the probe to all terminals of the LSI, test signals can be supplied from some terminals via all input circuits to an internal circuit so as to conduct a diagnosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1987
    Date of Patent: October 22, 1991
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuo Tanaka, Masato Hamamoto, Toshio Yamada, Tohru Kobayashi, Hiromasa Katoh
  • Patent number: 5055710
    Abstract: Flip-flops are disposed corresponding to input circuits or output circuits of an integrated logic circuit so as to be cascaded to configure a shift register for a test and to enable a parallel transfer of data between each flip-flop and a corresponding input or output circuit. As a result, without connecting the probe to all terminals of the LSI, test signals can be supplied from some terminals via all input circuits to an internal circuit so as to conduct a diagnosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 8, 1991
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuo Tanaka, Masato Hamamoto, Toshio Yamada, Tohru Kobayashi, Hiromasa Katoh
  • Patent number: 4999520
    Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit wherein an input circuit is formed by a phase split circuit consisting of a bipolar transistor which outputs an inverted output from the collector and non-inverted output from the emitter, the emitter follower output circuit is driven by an inverted output of the phase split circuit, meanwhile, an emitter load of the emitter follower output circuit is formed by a transistor, and the emitter load transistor is temporarily driven conductively by a charging current of the capacitance to be charged by the rising edge of the non-inverted output of the phase split circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 12, 1991
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuo Usami, Noboru Shiozawa, Toshio Yamada, Hiromasa Katoh, Kazuyoshi Satoh, Tohru Kobayashi, Tatsuya Kimura, Masato Hamamoto, Atsushi Shimizu, Kaoru Koyu
  • Patent number: 4802957
    Abstract: An electrolytic solution for Karl Fischer's coulometric titation and a method for measuring the water content of a sample using the same are disclosed. The electrolytic solution contains iodine or an iodide, sulfur dioxide, an amine and a solvent, wherein the amine is a pyridine derivative, imidazole or an imidazole derivative and the solvent is a mixture of (a) a polyhydric alcohol or an ether compound thereof, (b) methanol and (c) a halogenated hydrocarbon or an aromatic hydrocarbon. The measurement method achieves a high precision with reduced measurement time and is suitable for making water content measurements using a water content vaporization method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 1986
    Date of Patent: February 7, 1989
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Industries Limited
    Inventors: Sinichi Kuwata, Hiromasa Katoh, Mitsumasa Ono
  • Patent number: 4720464
    Abstract: An electrolyte for Karl Fischer coulometric titration, which contains(a) iodine or an iodine compound,(b) sulfur dioxide,(c) a halogenated hydrocarbon or an aromatic hydrocarbon,and(d)(i) an amine of the following general formula (I), an amine of the following general formula (II) and a monohydric alcohol, or(ii) an amine of the following general formula (I) and/or an amine of the following general formula (II) and a polyhydric alcohol or an ether compound thereof of the following general formula (III):General formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a pyridyl group or a pyrrolidinyl group;General formula (II): ##STR2## wherein R.sup.3 -R.sup.10 each represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, and m is an integer of 1-5;General formula (III):R.sup.11 O--(CH.sub.2).sub.n --OR.sup.12 (III)wherein R.sup.11 and R.sup.12 each represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, and n is 2 or 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 1984
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1988
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Industries, Limited
    Inventors: Sinichi Kuwata, Hiromasa Katoh, Mitsumasa Ono