Patents by Inventor Ichiro Yokomizo

Ichiro Yokomizo 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: 8044639
    Abstract: A selector circuit outputs one of a first input voltage or a second input voltage via an output terminal. A first transistor and a second transistor are provided in series between a first input terminal and the output terminal. A third transistor and a fourth transistor are provided in series between a second input terminal and the output terminal. A control unit controls the ON/OFF operations of the first transistor through the fourth transistor. The back gates of the first transistor and the second transistor are connected such that at least one body diode of the first transistor M1 and at least one body diode of the second transistor are arranged in opposing directions. The back gates of the third transistor and the fourth transistor are connected in the same way.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoichi Tamegai, Ichiro Yokomizo, Hironori Nakahara
  • Patent number: 7737733
    Abstract: A current-voltage conversion circuit which converts a current to be detected into a voltage, includes a detection resistor, amplifier circuit having a first operational amplifier, and an offset adjusting current source having a third resistor and a fourth resistor which are capable of trimming. The offset adjusting current source causes an offset adjustment current to flow in the offset resistor. The current value of the offset adjustment current is controlled by adjusting the resistance of the third resistor and the fourth resistor. A voltage at a node between the first transistor and the second resistor is output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ichiro Yokomizo, Yutaka Shibata
  • Publication number: 20090259418
    Abstract: A current-voltage conversion circuit which converts a current to be detected into a voltage, includes a detection resistor, amplifier circuit having a first operational amplifier, and an offset adjusting current source having a third resistor and a fourth resistor which are capable of trimming. The offset adjusting current source causes an offset adjustment current to flow in the offset resistor. The current value of the offset adjustment current is controlled by adjusting the resistance of the third resistor and the fourth resistor. A voltage at a node between the first transistor and the second resistor is output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2006
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ichiro Yokomizo, Yutaka Shibata
  • Publication number: 20090224819
    Abstract: A bias current source generates a constant current Iref by applying to a current-generating resistor a voltage proportional to a thermal voltage Vt. A first bipolar transistor and a second bipolar transistor are disposed in series on the path of the constant current which is generated by the bias current source. A third bipolar transistor forms a current mirror circuit with the second bipolar transistor. A fourth bipolar transistor has a base connected to the base of the first bipolar transistor and has an emitter connected to a temperature-compensating resistor. The constant current circuit outputs a sum of the collector currents of the third bipolar transistor and the fourth bipolar transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2006
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yutaka Shibata, Yoshiyuki Karasawa, Ichiro Yokomizo
  • Publication number: 20090102427
    Abstract: A selector circuit outputs one of a first input voltage or a second input voltage via an output terminal. A first transistor and a second transistor are provided in series between a first input terminal and the output terminal A third transistor and a fourth transistor are provided in series between a second input terminal and the output terminal. A control unit controls the ON/OFF operations of the first transistor through the fourth transistor. The back gates of the first transistor and the second transistor are connected such that at least one body diode of the first transistor M1 and at least one body diode of the second transistor are arranged in opposing directions. The back gates of the third transistor and the fourth transistor are connected in the same way.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2008
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoichi TAMEGAI, Ichiro YOKOMIZO, Hironori NAKAHARA
  • Patent number: 7049985
    Abstract: Trimming by disconnecting a fuse connected in parallel to a feedback resistor of an amplifier circuit would cause a variation in voltage value due to a remaining resistance component. A voltage generator circuit is provided therein with a D/A converter circuit of an R-2R ladder resistor network type circuit. The D/A converter circuit is provided with a first switch circuit to an eighth switch circuit, corresponding to each bit, which are switched to set a digital value. Each switch circuit, which is provided with a fuse for providing a fixed voltage value, allows the fuse to be disconnected to fix the voltage value to a value obtained by inverting the initial value. The setting circuit controls the switching operation of each switch circuit, thereby simulating an electrical state of a fuse being disconnected before the fuse is actually disconnected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Karasawa, Ichiro Yokomizo, Noboru Kagemoto
  • Publication number: 20050116687
    Abstract: The present invention provides a charging device that makes it possible to prevent a current control element supplying current from an AC adapter from being turned OFF and to prevent the light emission of a light-emitting element indicating that charging is in progress from being terminated even when there is a reflux current from the secondary cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2004
    Publication date: June 2, 2005
    Inventors: Ichiro Yokomizo, Yoshiyuki Karasawa
  • Publication number: 20050035890
    Abstract: Trimming by disconnecting a fuse connected in parallel to a feedback resistor of an amplifier circuit would cause a variation in voltage value due to a remaining resistance component. A voltage generator circuit is provided therein with a D/A converter circuit of an R-2R ladder resistor network type circuit. The D/A converter circuit is provided with a first switch circuit to an eighth switch circuit, corresponding to each bit, which are switched to set a digital value. Each switch circuit, which is provided with a fuse for providing a fixed voltage value, allows the fuse to be disconnected to fix the voltage value to a value obtained by inverting the initial value. The setting circuit controls the switching operation of each switch circuit, thereby simulating an electrical state of a fuse being disconnected before the fuse is actually disconnected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2004
    Publication date: February 17, 2005
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Karasawa, Ichiro Yokomizo, Noboru Kagemoto
  • Patent number: 6400211
    Abstract: A DC/DC converter is provided with a DC power source; a reference voltage generating circuit; an amplifier which receives an electric power from the DC power source and outputs an electric power of which voltage is controlled so as to assume a target voltage value by stepping down the voltage of the electric power from the DC power source depending on a difference between the reference voltage and a detection voltage; an oscillation circuit which generates signals having a specific frequency; a voltage boosting circuit which receives the output of the amplifier and the output of the oscillation circuit, causes switching of the output of the amplifier at the specific frequency to charge a first capacitor, and performs voltage boosting by transferring the electric charges-charged in the first capacitor through complementary ON/OFF switching with respect to the former switching into a second capacitor after raising substantially upto n/m time voltage (wherein n>m and n and m are integers equal to or more than
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2002
    Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ichiro Yokomizo, Sachito Horiuchi, Mayuka Matsumae
  • Publication number: 20020034082
    Abstract: A DC/DC converter is provided with a DC power source; a reference voltage generating circuit; an amplifier which receives an electric power from the DC power source and outputs an electric power of which voltage is controlled so as to assume a target voltage value by stepping down the voltage of the electric power from the DC power source depending on a difference between the reference voltage and a detection voltage; an oscillation circuit which generates signals having a specific frequency; a voltage boosting circuit which receives the output of the amplifier and the output of the oscillation circuit, causes switching of the output of the amplifier at the specific frequency to charge a first capacitor, and performs voltage boosting by transferring the electric charges charged in the first capacitor through complementary ON/OFF switching with respect to the former switching into a second capacitor after raising substantially upto n/m time voltage (wherein n>m and n and m are integers equal to or more than
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2001
    Publication date: March 21, 2002
    Inventors: Ichiro Yokomizo, Sachito Horiuchi, Mayuka Matsumae
  • Patent number: 6088460
    Abstract: An equalizer includes first and second differential amplifiers which have a common output and respective separate current sources, a first negative feed back circuit which feeds back a voltage signal extracted from the common output to the first differential amplifier, a second negative feed back circuit which feeds back the voltage signal to the second differential amplifier, and a filter circuit which is provided at either the first or the second negative feed back circuit and which differentiates frequency characteristics during signal amplification in the first and second differential amplifiers. Frequency characterstic is selected through selection of one of the current values of the respective current sources in response to a sound quality adjusting signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2000
    Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Funahashi, Ichiro Yokomizo
  • Patent number: 5754668
    Abstract: An equalizer includes first and second differential amplifiers which have a common output and respective separate current sources, a first negative feed back circuit which feeds back a voltage signal extracted from the common output to the first differential amplifier, a second negative feed back circuit which feeds back the voltage signal to the second differential amplifier, and a filter circuit which is provided at either the first or the second negative feed back circuit and which differentiates frequency characteristics during signal amplification in the first and second differential amplifiers. A frequency characteristic is selected through selection of one of the current values of the respective current sources in response to a sound quality adjusting signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 19, 1998
    Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Funahashi, Ichiro Yokomizo
  • Patent number: 4146606
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition for dental use which comprises a strontium compound, a zinc compound, tannin and, optionally, a fluorine compound in such a weight proportion that strontium, zinc, tannin and fluorine is 1 to 3:2 to 4:1 to 3:0 to 4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1978
    Date of Patent: March 27, 1979
    Assignees: Reiichi Yamaga, Ichiro Yokomizo
    Inventors: Reiichi Yamaga, Ichiro Yokomizo, Setsuo Higashi