Patents by Inventor Jun-ichiro Hara

Jun-ichiro Hara 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: 7268525
    Abstract: A buck-boost converter includes: a buck converter section including a first switch, a first rectifier, and an inductor; a boost converter section sharing the inductor and including a second switch, a second rectifier, and a smoothing circuit; and a control circuit for generating and outputting a first driving signal for opening and closing the first switch and a second driving signal for opening and closing the second switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2007
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takuya Ishii, Masato Yoshida, Mikio Motomori, Jun-ichiro Hara
  • Publication number: 20070075687
    Abstract: A buck-boost converter includes: a buck converter section including a first switch, a first rectifier, and an inductor; a boost converter section sharing the inductor and including a second switch, a second rectifier, and a smoothing circuit; and a control circuit for generating and outputting a first driving signal for opening and closing the first switch and a second driving signal for opening and closing the second switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2006
    Publication date: April 5, 2007
    Inventors: Takuya Ishii, Masato Yoshida, Mikio Motomori, Jun-ichiro Hara
  • Patent number: 7049812
    Abstract: A magnetic field sensor including an amplifier and a magnetic field element for outputting a two-phase signal according to an applied magnetic field strength. Polarities of the two phases of the signal are mutually opposite. The amplifier amplifies the signal and outputs a resulting voltage across a pair of output terminals, which are connected to both ends of a condenser. A switch makes a connection between one of the output terminals and one end of the condenser. The switch closes in a first phase of the two-phase signal and opens in a second phase. A comparator inputting voltage across both ends of the switch converts the result of the comparison, based on a predetermined voltage, into a binary output signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Jun-ichiro Hara, Tadata Hatanaka
  • Patent number: 6861839
    Abstract: A magnetic field sensor including an amplifier and a magnetic field element for outputting a signal to a switch circuit according to the strength of an applied magnetic field. The switch circuit outputs a signal selected by an external two-phase signal to an amplifier that amplifies the signal and outputs a resulting voltage to a first end of a memory element. A switch, having one end connected to a second end of the memory element, is controlled by the two-phase signal. The switch closes in a first phase of the two-phase signal causing the memory element to store the output voltage of the amplifier, and opens in a second phase causing a vector sum of the output voltage the amplifier to be stored in the memory element and providing the output voltage to a signal output terminal connected to the second end of the memory element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2005
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun-ichiro Hara, Tadata Hatanaka
  • Publication number: 20040196034
    Abstract: A magnetic field sensor including an amplifier and a magnetic field element for outputting a signal to a switch circuit according to the strength of an applied magnetic field. The switch circuit outputs a signal selected by an external two-phase signal to an amplifier that amplifies the signal and outputs a resulting voltage to a first end of a memory element. A switch, having one end connected to a second end of the memory element, is controlled by the two-phase signal. The switch closes in a first phase of the two-phase signal causing the memory element to store the output voltage of the amplifier, and opens in a second phase causing a vector sum of the output voltage the amplifier to be stored in the memory element and providing the output voltage to a signal output terminal connected to the second end of the memory element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2004
    Publication date: October 7, 2004
    Applicant: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun-ichiro Hara, Tadata Hatanaka
  • Publication number: 20040196033
    Abstract: A magnetic field sensor including an amplifier and a magnetic field element for outputting a signal to a switch circuit according to the strength of an applied magnetic field. The switch circuit outputs a signal selected by an external two-phase signal to an amplifier that amplifies the signal and outputs a resulting voltage to a first end of a memory element. A switch, having one end connected to a second end of the memory element, is controlled by the two-phase signal. The switch closes in a first phase of the two-phase signal causing the memory element to store the output voltage of the amplifier, and opens in a second phase causing a vector sum of the output voltage the amplifier to be stored in the memory element and providing the output voltage to a signal output terminal connected to the second end of the memory element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2004
    Publication date: October 7, 2004
    Applicant: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun-ichiro Hara, Tadata Hatanaka
  • Patent number: 6777932
    Abstract: A magnetic field sensor including an amplifier and a magnetic field element for outputting a signal to a switch circuit according to the strength of an applied magnetic field. The switch circuit outputs a signal selected by an external two-phase signal to an amplifier that amplifies the signal and outputs a resulting voltage to a first end of a memory element. A switch, having one end connected to a second end of the memory element, is controlled by the two-phase signal. The switch closes in a first phase of the two-phase signal causing the memory element to store the output voltage of the amplifier, and opens in a second phase causing a vector sum of the output voltage the amplifier to be stored in the memory element and providing the output voltage to a signal output terminal connected to the second end of the memory element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2004
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun-ichiro Hara, Tadata Hatanaka
  • Publication number: 20030205996
    Abstract: An inexpensive and precise magnetic field sensor which comprises a Hall element and an amplifier is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2001
    Publication date: November 6, 2003
    Applicant: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun-Ichiro Hara, Tadata Hatanaka