Patents by Inventor Kazuto Hirai

Kazuto Hirai 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).

  • Publication number: 20230396178
    Abstract: A capacitive isolation type power conversion device includes a primary side circuit, which includes switching elements, a first connection line and a second connection line, which are connected to the primary side circuit, a first capacitor provided on the first connection line, a second capacitor provided on the second connection line, a third connection line, an excitation inductor provided on the third connection line, a secondary side circuit, and a control circuit. The control circuit controls a switching frequency, thereby controlling an output voltage, which is a voltage of DC power output from the secondary side circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2021
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Kazuto HIRAI, Kenichi WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20230179199
    Abstract: Provided is a drive circuit 1 including: a switching unit 3 including a first transistor Tr1 that constitutes an upper arm, and a second transistor Tr2 that is connected to the first transistor Tr1 in series and constitutes a lower arm; and a drive power supply 5 in which a positive electrode is connected to a gate terminal of the first transistor Tr1 and a negative electrode is connected to a source terminal of the second transistor Tr2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Kazuto HIRAI, Tomoyasu MOMII
  • Patent number: 7189363
    Abstract: Of a gas detector 100, a chamber 105 formed between a center cover 150 and a cover 160 is a part of an air flow channel AF. A first shielding plate 165 is provided in the chamber 105. Water droplets that have entered the chamber from a chamber entrance 103 with air hit and adhere to an entrance-opposed surface 165E of the first shielding plate 165. The water thus adhering to the surface is pushed by the air flowing along the entrance-opposed surface 165E and by gravity, to thereby advance downward. The water then drips downward and is accumulated on a bottom wall surface 105WD which serves as an upper surface of a bottom wall section 161WD. The water is pushed by the flow of air, to thereby advance toward a chamber exit 104. The water is then drained downward from the chamber exit 104.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Assignee: NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Norimasa Osawa, Kazuto Hirai, Yuichi Koyama
  • Publication number: 20030235516
    Abstract: Of a gas detector 100, a chamber 105 formed between a center cover 150 and a cover 160 is a part of an air flow channel AF. A first shielding plate 165 is provided in the chamber 105. Water droplets that have entered the chamber from a chamber entrance 103 with air hit and adhere to an entrance-opposed surface 165E of the first shielding plate 165. The water thus adhering to the surface is pushed by the air flowing along the entrance-opposed surface 165E and by gravity, to thereby advance downward. The water then drips downward and is accumulated on a bottom wall surface 105WD which serves as an upper surface of a bottom wall section 161WD. The water is pushed by the flow of air, to thereby advance toward a chamber exit 104. The water is then drained downward from the chamber exit 104.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2003
    Publication date: December 25, 2003
    Applicant: NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Norimasa Osawa, Kazuto Hirai, Yuichi Koyama