Patents by Inventor Ikuro Suga
Ikuro Suga 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).
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Publication number: 20210058053Abstract: A noise filter includes a first capacitor and a second capacitor which are two line-to-line capacitors. Currents flowing through the first capacitor and the second capacitor are in directions opposite to each other, and meanwhile, currents flowing through a first connection wire and a second connection wire are in the same direction and parallel to each other. Accordingly, magnetic coupling is caused between the connection wires and the line-to-line capacitors. Thus, the residual inductance of a line-to-line capacitor itself is reduced, whereby an attenuation characteristic for normal mode noise is further improved.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2018Publication date: February 25, 2021Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Yusuke YAMAKAJI, Ikuro SUGA
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Publication number: 20210028703Abstract: A power converter is connected between a power supply source of a first direct current power and a power supply destination of a second direct current power obtained by performing power conversion on the first direct current power. The power converter includes: a switching element; a reactor; a first diode; a first capacitor; a second diode. The reactor is connected to a first end of the switching element. The first end of the switching element and a first end of the reactor are connected to a first connection point. A cathode of the first diode is connected to a second end of the reactor. The cathode of the first diode and the second end of the reactor are connected to a second connection point. The second diode includes an anode connected to the first connection point and a cathode connected to the power supply destination.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2018Publication date: January 28, 2021Inventors: Kenji IWAZAKI, Koichi ARISAWA, Takashi YAMAKAWA, Takuya SHIMOMUGI, Satoru ICHIKI, Ikuro SUGA
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Patent number: 10856368Abstract: A heating cooker system includes a first coil configured to produce a first high-frequency magnetic field by receiving supply of a first high-frequency current, a first inverter circuit configured to supply the first high-frequency current to the first coil, a first heating element positioned in reach of the first high-frequency magnetic field produced by the first coil to be inductively heated by the first coil, a second coil configured to produce a second high-frequency magnetic field by receiving supply of a second high-frequency current, a second inverter circuit configured to supply the second high-frequency current to the second coil, a power receiving coil positioned in reach of the second high-frequency magnetic field produced by the second coil to receive electric power from the second coil, and a second heating element configured to generate heat by the electric power received by the power receiving coil.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2015Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignees: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Mitsubishi Electric Home Appliance Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hayato Yoshino, Jun Bunya, Ikuro Suga, Miyuki Takeshita, Kazuhiro Kameoka
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Patent number: 10797529Abstract: A wireless power transfer apparatus according to the present invention is a wireless power transfer apparatus for transferring power to a power receiving apparatus. The wireless power transfer apparatus includes a support on which the power receiving apparatus is placed, a coil disposed below the support, the coil generating a high-frequency magnetic field upon receiving supply of a high-frequency current, a communication device disposed below the support to perform radio communication with the power receiving apparatus, a first magnetic shield member made of an electric conductor, the first magnetic shield member being disposed between the communication device and the coil, and a second magnetic shield member made of an electric conductor or a magnetic body, the second magnetic shield member being disposed on at least one of a lower surface and a lateral surface of the communication device.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2016Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignees: Mistubishi Electric Corporation, Mitsubishi Electric Home Application Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ikuro Suga, Jun Bunya, Ryota Asakura
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Patent number: 10734845Abstract: A wireless power transmission apparatus according to the present invention includes a coil which generates a high-frequency magnetic field upon reception of a high-frequency current, a support which supports the power receiving device within the high-frequency magnetic field, an inverter circuit which supplies the high-frequency current to the coil, and a controller which controls the driving of the inverter circuit. The controller performs a power transmission operation to transmit power to the power receiving device, if the impedance on the output side of the inverter circuit exhibits a resonant characteristic as the driving frequency of the inverter circuit is changed.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2016Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignees: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Mitsubishi Electric Home Appliance Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ikuro Suga, Jun Bunya, Miyuki Takeshita
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Publication number: 20200245415Abstract: An induction heating cooker according to the present invention has a top plate on which a heater area indication indicating a mount position of to-be-heated object is formed, and a first coil and a second coil that are formed of an annular coil arranged below the heater area indication of the top plate, the second coil includes a first winding portion extending in a circumferential direction of the first coil, and a second winding portion spaced apart from the first winding portion and extending in the circumferential direction of the first coil, and the distance between the first winding portion and the top plate is different from the distance between the second winding portion and the top plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2017Publication date: July 30, 2020Inventors: Ikuro SUGA, Tetsuya MATSUDA, Kazuhiro KAMEOKA
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Publication number: 20200236741Abstract: A wireless power transfer system includes an induction heating cooking apparatus including a heating coil that produces a high-frequency magnetic field, a power reception device including a power reception coil that receives power from the heating coil, a first communication device provided on the power reception device to transmit a communication signal, a second communication device provided above the induction heating cooking apparatus to receive the communication signal from the first communication device, and a notification unit that indicates whether the power reception coil is located within a predetermined region that is set in advance with respect to the heating coil, when the second communication device receives the communication signal from the first communication device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2017Publication date: July 23, 2020Inventors: Jun BUNYA, Ikuro SUGA, Miyuki TAKESHITA, Hirohisa KUWANO, Ryota ASAKURA, Kazuhiro KAMEOKA
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Publication number: 20200214091Abstract: An induction cooker according to the present disclosure includes a body including a top plate on which a heating target is placed, a frame formed to surround an outer periphery of the top plate, and having a discontinuous portion being electrically discontinuous from other parts of the frame, a heating coil disposed below the top plate, and configured to inductively heat the heating target, a driver circuit configured to supply electric power to the heating coil, a power transfer coil configured to transfer electric power by magnetic resonance, and a power transfer circuit configured to supply electric power to the power transfer coil, and a power receiving device including a power receiving coil configured to receive electric power from the power transfer coil by magnetic resonance, and a load circuit configured to operate by the electric power received by the power receiving coil.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2017Publication date: July 2, 2020Inventors: Ikuro SUGA, Hayato YOSHINO
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Publication number: 20200084842Abstract: An inductive heating cooker includes a main body and a power-receiver device. The main body includes a top plate on which a heating target is placed, a heating coil provided under the top plate and configured to inductively heat the heating target, a drive circuit configured to supply electric power to the heating coil, a power transmission coil configured to transmit the electric power by magnetic resonance, and a power transmission circuit configured to supply the electric power to the power transmission coil. The power-receiver device includes a power reception coil configured to receive the electric power from the power transmission coil by the magnetic resonance, and a load circuit configured to operate by the electric power received by the power reception coil.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2017Publication date: March 12, 2020Inventors: Hayato YOSHINO, Ikuro SUGA, Jun BUNYA, Yuichiro ITO, Takeshi IIDA
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Publication number: 20200021136Abstract: A wireless power transfer apparatus according to the present invention is a wireless power transfer apparatus for transferring power to a power receiving apparatus. The wireless power transfer apparatus includes a support on which the power receiving apparatus is placed, a coil disposed below the support, the coil generating a high-frequency magnetic field upon receiving supply of a high-frequency current, a communication device disposed below the support to perform radio communication with the power receiving apparatus, a first magnetic shield member made of an electric conductor, the first magnetic shield member being disposed between the communication device and the coil, and a second magnetic shield member made of an electric conductor or a magnetic body, the second magnetic shield member being disposed on at least one of a lower surface and a lateral surface of the communication device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2016Publication date: January 16, 2020Inventors: Ikuro SUGA, Jun BUNYA, Ryota ASAKURA
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Publication number: 20200008272Abstract: An induction heating cooker includes a first coil, a second coil, a third coil, a first inverter circuit configured to supply a first high-frequency current to the first coil, a second inverter circuit configured to supply a second high-frequency current to the second coil, a third inverter circuit configured to supply a third high-frequency current to the third coil, a controller, and a load determining unit configured to determine a material of a heating object, wherein when a material of the heating object placed above the first coil is a magnetic material and a material of the heating object placed above the second coil includes a non-magnetic material, the controller operates the first inverter circuit and the second inverter circuit, and stops an operation of the third inverter circuit, and controls such that a frequency of the second high-frequency current is higher than a frequency of the first high-frequency current.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2017Publication date: January 2, 2020Inventors: Ikuro SUGA, Jun BUNYA, Miyuki TAKESHITA, Kazuhiro KAMEOKA
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Publication number: 20190131824Abstract: A wireless power transmission apparatus according to the present invention includes a coil which generates a high-frequency magnetic field upon reception of a high-frequency current, a support which supports the power receiving device within the high-frequency magnetic field, an inverter circuit which supplies the high-frequency current to the coil, and a controller which controls the driving of the inverter circuit. The controller performs a power transmission operation to transmit power to the power receiving device, if the impedance on the output side of the inverter circuit exhibits a resonant characteristic as the driving frequency of the inverter circuit is changed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2016Publication date: May 2, 2019Applicants: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Mitsubishi Electric Home Appliance Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ikuro SUGA, Jun BUNYA, Miyuki TAKESHITA
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Publication number: 20190032922Abstract: A heating cooker system according to the present invention includes: an induction cooker including a first coil configured to produce a first high-frequency magnetic field for induction heating, a first inverter circuit configured to supply a first high-frequency current to the first coil, a second coil configured to produce a second high-frequency magnetic field, and a second inverter circuit provided independently of the first inverter circuit and configured to supply a second high-frequency current to the second coil; and a cooking device including a power receiving coil configured to wirelessly receive supply of electric power from the second high-frequency magnetic field when the power receiving coil is positioned in the second high-frequency magnetic field, and a cooking unit configured to be driven by the electric power received by the power receiving coil.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2016Publication date: January 31, 2019Inventors: Hayato YOSHINO, Jun BUNYA, Ikuro SUGA
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Publication number: 20180263084Abstract: A heating cooker system includes a first coil configured to produce a first high-frequency magnetic field by receiving supply of a first high-frequency current, a first inverter circuit configured to supply the first high-frequency current to the first coil, a first heating element positioned in reach of the first high-frequency magnetic field produced by the first coil to be inductively heated by the first coil, a second coil configured to produce a second high-frequency magnetic field by receiving supply of a second high-frequency current, a second inverter circuit configured to supply the second high-frequency current to the second coil, a power receiving coil positioned in reach of the second high-frequency magnetic field produced by the second coil to receive electric power from the second coil, and a second heating element configured to generate heat by the electric power received by the power receiving coil.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2015Publication date: September 13, 2018Inventors: Hayato YOSHINO, Jun BUNYA, Ikuro SUGA, Miyuki TAKESHITA, Kazuhiro KAMEOKA
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Patent number: 8232830Abstract: A highly efficient rectifier can readily replace a two-terminal diode. Its conduction losses are reduced from that of the two-terminal diode. Connected between the source and drain of a MOSFET including a parasitic diode are a micro-power converter section for boosting a conduction voltage Vds between the source and drain to a predetermined voltage, and a self-drive control section that operates based on a voltage output from the micro-power converter section. When the source and drain are conductive with each other, the micro-power converter section generates, from the conduction voltage Vds, a power source voltage for the self-drive control section, and the self-drive control section (4) continues drive control of the MOSFET.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2007Date of Patent: July 31, 2012Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Miyuki Takeshita, Akihiko Iwata, Ikuro Suga, Shigeki Harada, Kenichi Kawabata, Takashi Kumagai, Kenji Fujiwara
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Patent number: 8194192Abstract: A projection display uses a light modulating device to modulate, in accordance with image data, light radiated from a light source, project the modulated light onto a screen, and display an image. The projection display separates a unit of time configuring the image data into an effective light time when the light modulating device can express the light as an image on the screen and an ineffective light time when the light modulating device cannot express the light as an image on the screen. The projection display increases the power supplied to the light source during the effective light time over the power supplied to the light source during the ineffective light time.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2007Date of Patent: June 5, 2012Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Shigeki Harada, Takayoshi Nagai, Ikuro Suga, Akihiko Iwata, Yoshiteru Suzuki, Akira Okumura, Jun Someya, Kuniko Kojima
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Publication number: 20100147274Abstract: There is obtained an ignition apparatus, for an internal combustion engine, that can make a predetermined output current flow in a stable manner so that the combustion state of the internal combustion engine can always be maintained in a good condition, even in the case where the voltage of the power source connected with the energy storing coil fluctuates.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2009Publication date: June 17, 2010Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Takayoshi NAGAI, Hirohisa Kuwano, Ikuro Suga, Yusuke Naruse
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Patent number: 7730880Abstract: There is obtained an ignition apparatus, for an internal combustion engine, that can make a predetermined output current flow in a stable manner so that the combustion state of the internal combustion engine can always be maintained in a good condition, even in the case where the voltage of the power source connected with the energy storing coil fluctuates.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2009Date of Patent: June 8, 2010Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Takayoshi Nagai, Hirohisa Kuwano, Ikuro Suga, Yusuke Naruse
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Publication number: 20100073082Abstract: Provided is a highly efficient rectifier which can readily replace a two-terminal diode and whose conduction loss is reduced from that of the two-terminal diode. Connected between the source and drain of a MOSFET (2) including a parasitic diode (2a) are: a micro-power converter section (3) for boosting a conduction voltage Vds between the source and drain to a predetermined voltage; and a self-drive control section (4) that operates based on a voltage outputted from the micro-power converter section (3). When the source and drain are conductive with each other, the micro-power converter section (3) generates, from the conduction voltage Vds, a power source voltage for the self-drive control section (4), and the self-drive control section (4) continues drive control of the MOSFET (2).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2007Publication date: March 25, 2010Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Miyuki Takeshita, Akihiko Iwata, Ikuro Suga, Shigeki Harada, Kenichi Kawabata, Takashi Kumagai, Kenji Fujiwara
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Patent number: 7616429Abstract: Provided is an electric double layer capacitor including a large capacity single cell having a large electrostatic capacity and a small capacity single cell are connected to the same exterior case in parallel, and a thickness of a separator of the large capacity single cell is made thicker than a thickness of a separator of the small capacity single cell. With this structure, a supply amount of an electrolyte solution to the large capacity single cell is markedly increased compared with the small capacity single cell, thereby being capable of preventing degradation of the large capacity single cells and the small capacity single cells and providing the electric double layer capacitor having an excellent cycle life and having a large power storage amount while keeping characteristics capable of instantaneously allowing large current to flow.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2007Date of Patent: November 10, 2009Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Kenro Mitsuda, Ikuro Suga, Sadayuki Matsumoto, Makoto Seto, Naoki Ochi, Yoshiyuki Takuma