Patents by Inventor Katsumi Kusaba

Katsumi Kusaba 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: 5978487
    Abstract: A spectrum display device for audio use includes a first differential amplifier circuit and a first capacitor forming a low pass filter. A second differential amplifier circuit and a second capacitor form high pass filter; A band pass filter circuit is formed by the low pass filter and the high pass filter; A band selection circuit selectively sets a frequency band of the band pass filter circuit out of a plurality of predetermined frequency bands through selective setting of the operating currents of the first and second differential amplifier circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1999
    Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Katsumi Kusaba
  • Patent number: 5644217
    Abstract: An ECL output circuit includes an emitter differential pair of transistors, a positive voltage source connected to the collectors of this pair of transistors, a reference voltage source, a constant current supplying circuit, and an output circuit. The emitter differential pair of transistors has their emitters connected together, the base of one of them is connected to an input terminal where an input voltage is adapted to be applied, the reference voltage source is adapted to apply a reference voltage to the base of the other of the pair of transistors, and the positive voltage source is connected to their collectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 1, 1997
    Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Katsumi Kusaba
  • Patent number: 5483197
    Abstract: The present invention includes a first amplifier, a second amplifier, a switching circuit for switching power from a power source line at a frequency exceeding an audible frequency and feeding the first or second amplifier, a control circuit for controlling a switching period of the switching circuit such that the feeding power is changed correspondingly to a level of the audio signal correspondingly to a first difference in voltage between one of the audio signal and the audio signal amplified by the amplifier and the power or a second difference in voltage between one of the audio signal and the audio signal amplified by the second amplifier and the feeding power, a smoothing circuit for smoothing a power fed by said switching circuit and a capacitor adapted to be charged by a portion of current flowing from said smoothing circuit when the switching circuit is in OFF state and generating discharge current to be added to the output of one of the first and second output stage amplifiers when the switching cir
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 9, 1996
    Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kei Nishioka, Masanori Fujisawa, Katsumi Kusaba
  • Patent number: 5479134
    Abstract: The present invention includes a first push-pull amplifier for amplifying an audio signal, a second push-pull amplifier for inverting and amplifying the audio signal, a switching circuit for switching power from a power source line at a frequency exceeding an audible frequency and feeding the first or second amplifier, a control circuit for controlling a switching period of the switching circuit such that the feeding power is changed correspondingly to a level of the audio signal correspondingly to a first difference in voltage between one of the audio signal and the audio signal amplified by the amplifier and the power or a second difference in voltage between one of the audio signal and the audio signal amplified by the second amplifier and the feeding power and a capacitor provided between the outputs of the first and second amplifiers, a loud speaker being driven by outputs of the first and second amplifiers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 26, 1995
    Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kei Nishioka, Masanori Fujisawa, Katsumi Kusaba