Patents by Inventor Hitoshi SATSUTA

Hitoshi SATSUTA 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: 10054509
    Abstract: There is provided a pressure detection device (10) including: a pressure detection element (21) which receives pressure (P) so as to output a detection signal (Qi) corresponding to the pressure (P); and a processing circuit (30) which processes and outputs the detection signal (Qi) output from the pressure detection element (21), where on a circuit board (40) on which a conductor pattern is formed, an integrated circuit (IC1) including an analog circuit which uses a reference voltage (Vr) set to a predetermined voltage value as an operation reference and converts the detection signal (Qi) into a voltage waveform is mounted, and the processing circuit (30) includes an input circuit 50 which feeds the detection signal (Qi) to the integrated circuit (IC1) and a shield pattern (SHP1) which surrounds the region of at least a part of the input circuit (50) and to which the reference voltage (Vr) is applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignees: CITIZEN FINEDEVICE CO., LTD., CITIZEN WATCH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Rikoku Nakamura, Masanori Yomoyama, Hitoshi Satsuta
  • Patent number: 9945750
    Abstract: A processing circuit is provided which includes at least an integrator circuit which uses a reference voltage set to have a predetermined magnitude as an operation reference and which integrates a detection signal so as to convert the detection signal into a voltage waveform and a base voltage adjustment circuit which is connected between an input terminal and an output terminal of the integrator circuit and which adjusts the magnitude of a base voltage that is a potential when the detection signal in an output signal output from the integrator circuit is not present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignees: CITIZEN FINEDEVICE CO., LTD., CITIZEN HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Rikoku Nakamura, Masanori Yomoyama, Hitoshi Satsuta
  • Publication number: 20170146421
    Abstract: There is provided a pressure detection device (10) including: a pressure detection element (21) which receives pressure (P) so as to output a detection signal (Qi) corresponding to the pressure (P); and a processing circuit (30) which processes and outputs the detection signal (Qi) output from the pressure detection element (21), where on a circuit board (40) on which a conductor pattern is formed, an integrated circuit (IC1) including an analog circuit which uses a reference voltage (Vr) set to a predetermined voltage value as an operation reference and converts the detection signal (Qi) into a voltage waveform is mounted, and the processing circuit (30) includes an input circuit 50 which feeds the detection signal (Qi) to the integrated circuit (IC1) and a shield pattern (SHP1) which surrounds the region of at least a part of the input circuit (50) and to which the reference voltage (Vr) is applied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2015
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Applicants: CITIZEN FINEDEVICE CO., LTD., CITIZEN HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Rikoku NAKAMURA, Masanori YOMOYAMA, Hitoshi SATSUTA
  • Publication number: 20170131170
    Abstract: A processing circuit is provided which includes at least an integrator circuit which uses a reference voltage set to have a predetermined magnitude as an operation reference and which integrates a detection signal so as to convert the detection signal into a voltage waveform and a base voltage adjustment circuit which is connected between an input terminal and an output terminal of the integrator circuit and which adjusts the magnitude of a base voltage that is a potential when the detection signal in an output signal output from the integrator circuit is not present.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2015
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Applicants: CITIZEN FINEDEVICE CO., LTD., CITIZEN HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Rikoku NAKAMURA, Masanori YOMOYAMA, Hitoshi SATSUTA