Patents by Inventor KENICHI WAKASUGI

KENICHI WAKASUGI 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: 11486931
    Abstract: A battery capacity estimation device in an embodiment includes one or more hardware processors configured to: acquire an alternating current power or an alternating current energy that is input to and output from a storage battery system via a direct current-alternating current converter, the storage battery system being capable of controlling charge and discharge; acquire a state of charge (SoC) of the storage battery system; and estimate a battery capacity of the storage battery system based on the acquired alternating current power or the acquired alternating current energy and the acquired SoC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masako Kiuchi, Mami Mizutani, Kenji Mitsumoto, Noriyuki Yamagishi, Toshiyuki Seto, Kenichi Wakasugi
  • Patent number: 11451146
    Abstract: A DC-DC converter according to an embodiment is a DC-DC converter for generating an output voltage VOUT according to a reference voltage VREF, and includes a fully differential amplifier that outputs a first differential output signal and a second differential output signal according to a differential input using the reference voltage VREF and the output voltage VOUT, a pulse width modulation signal generation circuit that generates a pulse width modulation signal based on the first differential output signal Vout1 and the second differential output signal Vout2, and a driver that outputs a driving signal obtained by waveform-shaping the pulse width modulation signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kenichi Wakasugi
  • Publication number: 20210067038
    Abstract: A DC-DC converter according to an embodiment is a DC-DC converter for generating an output voltage VOUT according to a reference voltage VREF, and includes a fully differential amplifier that outputs a first differential output signal and a second differential output signal according to a differential input using the reference voltage VREF and the output voltage VOUT, a pulse width modulation signal generation circuit that generates a pulse width modulation signal based on the first differential output signal Vout1 and the second differential output signal Vout2, and a driver that outputs a driving signal obtained by waveform-shaping the pulse width modulation signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventor: Kenichi Wakasugi
  • Publication number: 20210055351
    Abstract: A battery capacity estimation device in an embodiment includes one or more hardware processors configured to: acquire an alternating current power or an alternating current energy that is input to and output from a storage battery system via a direct current-alternating current converter, the storage battery system being capable of controlling charge and discharge; acquire a state of charge (SoC) of the storage battery system; and estimate a battery capacity of the storage battery system based on the acquired alternating current power or the acquired alternating current energy and the acquired SoC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masako KIUCHI, Mami MIZUTANI, Kenji MITSUMOTO, Noriyuki YAMAGISHI, Toshiyuki SETO, Kenichi WAKASUGI
  • Patent number: 10097175
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a semiconductor device includes: a first modulation circuit configured to generate a reference signal based on a first clock signal; a second modulation circuit configured to generate a feedback signal with a phase negative relative to a phase of the reference signal based on a second clock signal with a phase negative relative to a phase of the first clock signal; a comparator configured to compare the reference signal with the feedback signal to determine duty and generate a comparator signal; and a driver configured to output a drive signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Kenichi Wakasugi
  • Patent number: 10069418
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a modulator, a comparator, a pulse width setting circuit, and a driver. The modulator modulates a reference voltage to generate a reference signal. The comparator generates a comparator signal based on a result of comparing the reference signal and a feedback of an output signal supplied to an output terminal. The pulse width setting circuit generates a pulse modulation signal based on the comparator signal, wherein pulses of the pulse modulation signal have a pulse width that is equal to or greater than a predetermined pulse width. The driver outputs a driving signal that is based on the pulse modulation signal to the output terminal through an inductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Kenichi Wakasugi
  • Publication number: 20180183430
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a semiconductor device includes: a first modulation circuit configured to generate a reference signal based on a first clock signal; a second modulation circuit configured to generate a feedback signal with a phase negative relative to a phase of the reference signal based on a second clock signal with a phase negative relative to a phase of the first clock signal; a comparator configured to compare the reference signal with the feedback signal to determine duty and generate a comparator signal; and a driver configured to output a drive signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventor: Kenichi Wakasugi
  • Publication number: 20180091050
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a modulator, a comparator, a pulse width setting circuit, and a driver. The modulator modulates a reference voltage to generate a reference signal. The comparator generates a comparator signal based on a result of comparing the reference signal and a feedback of an output signal supplied to an output terminal. The pulse width setting circuit generates a pulse modulation signal based on the comparator signal, wherein pulses of the pulse modulation signal have a pulse width that is equal to or greater than a predetermined pulse width. The driver outputs a driving signal that is based on the pulse modulation signal to the output terminal through an inductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventor: Kenichi WAKASUGI
  • Patent number: 8984272
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus securely stores a program group comprising one or more programs and includes a first detector that detects an execution waiting state of a given program among the program group; a secure module that is configured such that information stored therein cannot be referred to by an external device, and when the execution waiting state is detected by the first detector, that encrypts the given program and writes the encrypted given program to a storage area that is different from that of the program group; a second detector that detects an execution request concerning the given program; a decrypter that decrypts the given program encrypted by the secure module and writes the decrypted given program to the storage area, when the execution request concerning the given program is detected by the second detector; and a program executor that executes the given program decrypted by the decrypter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignees: Fujitsu Limited, Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Kohiyama, Masakazu Takakusu, Kenichi Wakasugi
  • Publication number: 20130187624
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor integrated circuit device for a DC-DC converter is configured to convert an input voltage to an output voltage by controlling a voltage supplied to a load according to a Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) signal, and to output the output voltage from an output terminal. The device includes an error voltage generator, a phase compensating module, a controller, and an error voltage adjuster. The error voltage generator is configured to generate an error voltage indicative of a difference between a feedback voltage corresponding to the output voltage and a predetermined reference voltage. The controller is configured to generate the PWM signal whose duty ratio depends on the error voltage and on a current flowing through the load connected to the output terminal. The error voltage adjuster is configured to adjust the error voltage based on a gradient of the feedback voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2012
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Kenichi WAKASUGI
  • Publication number: 20120278608
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus securely stores a program group comprising one or more programs and includes a first detector that detects an execution waiting state of a given program among the program group; a secure module that is configured such that information stored therein cannot be referred to by an external device, and when the execution waiting state is detected by the first detector, that encrypts the given program and writes the encrypted given program to a storage area that is different from that of the program group; a second detector that detects an execution request concerning the given program; a decrypter that decrypts the given program encrypted by the secure module and writes the decrypted given program to the storage area, when the execution request concerning the given program is detected by the second detector; and a program executor that executes the given program decrypted by the decrypter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicants: FUJITSU SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED, FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: KIYOSHI KOHIYAMA, MASAKAZU TAKAKUSU, KENICHI WAKASUGI