Patents by Inventor Ken Iisaka

Ken Iisaka 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: 8198754
    Abstract: A power transmission control device provided in a power transmitting device of a non-contact power transmission system includes a driver control circuit that controls a power transmitting driver that drives a primary coil, a load state detection circuit that detects a power-receiving-side load state, and a control circuit that controls the power transmission control device. The control circuit acquires a reference value used to determine a power-receiving-side load state after starting normal power transmission in a reference value acquisition period, the reference value acquisition period being a period after receiving ID authentication information from the power receiving device, but before starting the normal power transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Ken Iisaka, Takahiro Kamijo, Kota Onishi, Masayuki Kamiyama, Nobutaka Shiozaki
  • Patent number: 7847438
    Abstract: A power transmission device of a non-contact power transmission system includes a waveform monitoring circuit that generates and outputs a waveform-monitoring induced voltage signal based on a coil end signal of a primary coil, and a power transmission control device that controls a power transmission driver that drives the primary coil, the power transmission control device receiving the waveform-monitoring induced voltage signal and detecting a change in waveform of the induced voltage signal to detect a power-reception-side load state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Mikimoto Jin, Takahiro Kamijo, Kentaro Yoda, Haruhiko Sogabe, Kota Onishi, Ken Iisaka
  • Patent number: 7812481
    Abstract: A power transmission control device provided in a power transmission device of a non-contact power transmission system includes a drive clock signal generation circuit that generates a drive clock signal specifying a drive frequency of a primary coil, a driver control circuit that generates a driver control signal based on the drive clock signal, and outputs the driver control signal to a transmission driver, a waveform detection circuit that detects a change in waveform of an induced voltage signal of the primary coil, and a control circuit that performs foreign object detection based on a detection result of the waveform detection circuit. The drive clock signal generation circuit outputs the drive clock signal set at a foreign object detection frequency during foreign object detection, the foreign object detection frequency being a frequency differing from a normal power transmission frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Ken Iisaka, Mikimoto Jin
  • Patent number: 7804197
    Abstract: A power transmission control device provided in a power transmission device of a non-contact power transmission system includes a drive clock signal generation circuit that generates a drive clock signal, a driver control circuit that generates a driver control signal based on the drive clock signal, a waveform detection circuit, and a control circuit. The waveform detection circuit includes a pulse width detection circuit that measures a first pulse width period to detect first pulse width information, the first pulse width period being a period between a first edge timing of the drive clock signal and a first timing, the first timing being a timing when a first induced voltage signal that has changed from a low-potential-side power supply voltage exceeds a first threshold voltage. The control circuit detects the power-reception-side load state based on the first pulse width information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Ken Iisaka, Mikimoto Jin
  • Publication number: 20090133942
    Abstract: A power transmission control device provided in a power transmitting device of a non-contact power transmission system includes a driver control circuit that controls a power transmitting driver that drives a primary coil, a load state detection circuit that detects a power-receiving-side load state, and a control circuit that controls the power transmission control device. The control circuit acquires a reference value used to determine a power-receiving-side load state after starting normal power transmission in a reference value acquisition period, the reference value acquisition period being a period after receiving ID authentication information from the power receiving device, but before starting the normal power transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2008
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ken IISAKA, Takahiro KAMIJO, Kota ONISHI, Masayuki KAMIYAMA, Nobutaka SHIOZAKI
  • Publication number: 20090026844
    Abstract: A power transmission control device provided in a power transmission device of a non-contact power transmission system includes a drive clock signal generation circuit that generates a drive clock signal specifying a drive frequency of a primary coil, a driver control circuit that generates a driver control signal based on the drive clock signal, and outputs the driver control signal to a transmission driver, a waveform detection circuit that detects a change in waveform of an induced voltage signal of the primary coil, and a control circuit that performs foreign object detection based on a detection result of the waveform detection circuit. The drive clock signal generation circuit outputs the drive clock signal set at a foreign object detection frequency during foreign object detection, the foreign object detection frequency being a frequency differing from a normal power transmission frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ken IISAKA, Mikimoto JIN
  • Publication number: 20090009006
    Abstract: A power transmission device of a non-contact power transmission system includes a waveform monitoring circuit that generates and outputs a waveform-monitoring induced voltage signal based on a coil end signal of a primary coil, and a power transmission control device that controls a power transmission driver that drives the primary coil, the power transmission control device receiving the waveform-monitoring induced voltage signal and detecting a change in waveform of the induced voltage signal to detect a power-reception-side load state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2008
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mikimoto JIN, Takahiro KAMIJO, Kentaro YODA, Haruhiko SOGABE, Kota ONISHI, Ken IISAKA
  • Publication number: 20090001818
    Abstract: A power transmission control device provided in a power transmission device of a non-contact power transmission system includes a drive clock signal generation circuit that generates a drive clock signal, a driver control circuit that generates a driver control signal based on the drive clock signal, a waveform detection circuit, and a control circuit. The waveform detection circuit includes a pulse width detection circuit that measures a first pulse width period to detect first pulse width information, the first pulse width period being a period between a first edge timing of the drive clock signal and a first timing, the first timing being a timing when a first induced voltage signal that has changed from a low-potential-side power supply voltage exceeds a first threshold voltage. The control circuit detects the power-reception-side load state based on the first pulse width information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ken IISAKA, Mikimoto JIN