Patents by Inventor Katsuyoshi Terasawa

Katsuyoshi Terasawa 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: 10187066
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a drive section, a detection signal output section adapted to generate a first analog signal having a value varying in accordance with a physical quantity, and a control section adapted to generate a second analog signal controlled based on the first analog signal, and adapted to control a drive state of the drive section, at least the detection signal output section and the control section are provided to a substrate, and a first digital signal obtained by digitalizing the first analog signal and a second digital signal obtained by digitalizing the second analog signal can be output from the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Katsuyoshi Terasawa
  • Publication number: 20170063379
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a drive section, a detection signal output section adapted to generate a first analog signal having a value varying in accordance with a physical quantity, and a control section adapted to generate a second analog signal controlled based on the first analog signal, and adapted to control a drive state of the drive section, at least the detection signal output section and the control section are provided to a substrate, and a first digital signal obtained by digitalizing the first analog signal and a second digital signal obtained by digitalizing the second analog signal can be output from the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventor: Katsuyoshi TERASAWA
  • Patent number: 8779974
    Abstract: A piezoelectric oscillator includes: a piezoelectric resonator; a storage unit that stores temperature compensation data used for specifying frequency-temperature characteristics of the piezoelectric resonator therein; a temperature compensation circuit; a voltage-controlled oscillation circuit that oscillates the piezoelectric resonator and controls an oscillation frequency of the piezoelectric resonator based on an oscillation control voltage; and a power source control unit that controls so as to supply a power source voltage to the temperature compensation circuit or so as not to supply the power source voltage to at least a part of the temperature compensation circuit based on a control signal transmitted from the outside, wherein the temperature compensation voltage is supplied as the oscillation control voltage to the voltage-controlled oscillation circuit in synchronization with a period during which the power source voltage is supplied to the temperature compensation circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuyoshi Terasawa, Manabu Oka
  • Patent number: 8680933
    Abstract: A temperature-compensated oscillator includes a temperature sensor, a temperature compensation circuit, a voltage-controlled oscillation circuit adapted to output an oscillation signal on which temperature compensation is performed based on the temperature compensation voltage, an output circuit adapted to output an ON/OFF signal based on a relationship between variation of the detected-temperature voltage output by the temperature sensor and a reference voltage, a switch circuit adapted to supply the temperature compensation circuit with electrical power in response to the ON/OFF signal, and a sample-and-hold circuit adapted to be switched between a state of outputting the temperature compensation voltage to the voltage-controlled oscillation circuit while holding the temperature compensation voltage output by the temperature compensation circuit, and a state of outputting the temperature compensation voltage held to the voltage-controlled oscillation circuit while cutting the connection to the temperature c
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Katsuyoshi Terasawa
  • Patent number: 8669825
    Abstract: A temperature-compensated oscillator includes a temperature compensation circuit adapted to output a temperature compensation voltage, a voltage-controlled oscillation circuit on which temperature compensation is performed based on the temperature compensation voltage, a switch circuit adapted to perform ON/OFF control on power supply to the temperature compensation circuit, and a sample-and-hold circuit adapted to perform switching control between an ON state of outputting the temperature compensation voltage to the voltage-controlled oscillation circuit while being connected to the temperature compensation circuit and holding the temperature compensation voltage output from the temperature compensation circuit when the power is supplied to the temperature compensation circuit, and an OFF state of outputting the temperature compensation voltage held to the voltage-controlled oscillation circuit while cutting connection to the temperature compensation circuit when the power supply to the temperature compensat
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Katsuyoshi Terasawa
  • Publication number: 20130313332
    Abstract: A temperature information generation circuit includes a temperature sensor (a first temperature detection section), a high-sensitivity temperature sensor (one or plural second temperature detection sections) having higher sensitivity than that of the temperature sensor, an output selection circuit, and a control section. The output selection circuit and the control section select a detection signal of the high-sensitivity temperature sensor upon supply of a power supply voltage, and then perform switching so as to select a detection signal of the temperature sensor at a predetermined timing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Kensaku ISOHATA, Katsuyoshi TERASAWA
  • Publication number: 20120286890
    Abstract: A temperature-compensated oscillator includes a temperature sensor, a temperature compensation circuit, a voltage-controlled oscillation circuit adapted to output an oscillation signal on which temperature compensation is performed based on the temperature compensation voltage, an output circuit adapted to output an ON/OFF signal based on a relationship between variation of the detected-temperature voltage output by the temperature sensor and a reference voltage, a switch circuit adapted to supply the temperature compensation circuit with electrical power in response to the ON/OFF signal, and a sample-and-hold circuit adapted to be switched between a state of outputting the temperature compensation voltage to the voltage-controlled oscillation circuit while holding the temperature compensation voltage output by the temperature compensation circuit, and a state of outputting the temperature compensation voltage held to the voltage-controlled oscillation circuit while cutting the connection to the temperature c
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2012
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Katsuyoshi TERASAWA
  • Publication number: 20120262244
    Abstract: A temperature-compensated oscillator includes a temperature compensation circuit adapted to output a temperature compensation voltage, a voltage-controlled oscillation circuit on which temperature compensation is performed based on the temperature compensation voltage, a switch circuit adapted to perform ON/OFF control on power supply to the temperature compensation circuit, and a sample-and-hold circuit adapted to perform switching control between an ON state of outputting the temperature compensation voltage to the voltage-controlled oscillation circuit while being connected to the temperature compensation circuit and holding the temperature compensation voltage output from the temperature compensation circuit when the power is supplied to the temperature compensation circuit, and an OFF state of outputting the temperature compensation voltage held to the voltage-controlled oscillation circuit while cutting connection to the temperature compensation circuit when the power supply to the temperature compensat
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Katsuyoshi TERASAWA
  • Publication number: 20110273333
    Abstract: A piezoelectric oscillator includes: a piezoelectric resonator; a storage unit that stores temperature compensation data used for specifying frequency-temperature characteristics of the piezoelectric resonator therein; a temperature compensation circuit; a voltage-controlled oscillation circuit that oscillates the piezoelectric resonator and controls an oscillation frequency of the piezoelectric resonator based on an oscillation control voltage; and a power source control unit that controls so as to supply a power source voltage to the temperature compensation circuit or so as not to supply the power source voltage to at least a part of the temperature compensation circuit based on a control signal transmitted from the outside, wherein the temperature compensation voltage is supplied as the oscillation control voltage to the voltage-controlled oscillation circuit in synchronization with a period during which the power source voltage is supplied to the temperature compensation circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2011
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsuyoshi TERASAWA, Manabu OKA
  • Patent number: 6927641
    Abstract: An oscillation signal that is provided from an inverter-type oscillation circuit 4 is input to an output driving circuit 5. In the output driving circuit 5, a control circuit 53 controls a voltage control circuit 52 and a buffer circuit 51 in accordance with control data written in a memory circuit 54, to generate a clock signal with control data amplitude, duty ratio, rising/falling characteristics of an output waveform in accordance with the control data. The output driving circuit 5 is configured with a plurality of voltage control circuits and a plurality of buffer circuits to allow clock signals, each having different waveform characteristics, to be provided from a plurality of output terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2005
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuyoshi Terasawa, Manabu Oka
  • Publication number: 20030098749
    Abstract: An oscillation signal that is provided from an inverter-type oscillation circuit 4 is input to an output driving circuit 5. In the output driving circuit 5, a control circuit 53 controls a voltage control circuit 52 and a buffer circuit 51 in accordance with control data written in a memory circuit 54, to generate a clock signal having an amplitude, duty ratio, rising/falling characteristics of an output Waveform in accordance with the control data. The output driving circuit 5 is configured with a plurality of voltage control circuits and a plurality of buffer circuits to allow clock signals, each having different waveform characteristics, to be provided from a plurality of output terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2002
    Publication date: May 29, 2003
    Inventors: Katsuyoshi Terasawa, Manabu Oka