Patents by Inventor Kenji KAZUMI

Kenji KAZUMI 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: 11876400
    Abstract: A backup power-supply device including a control unit is provided. In a case where a main power supply is normal when an ignition is turned on, the control unit controls to turn on or off a charging circuit to charge a capacitor from the main power supply so that a voltage of the capacitor becomes constant at a target voltage and turns off the discharging circuit to stop discharging from the capacitor to a first electronic device. In a case where an abnormality occurs in the main power supply when the ignition is turned on, the control unit turns off the charging circuit to stop charging from the main power supply to the capacitor and turns on the discharging circuit to perform discharging from the capacitor to the first electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kenji Kazumi
  • Publication number: 20230027426
    Abstract: A backup power-supply device including a control unit is provided. In a case where a main power supply is normal when an ignition is turned on, the control unit controls to turn on or off a charging circuit to charge a capacitor from the main power supply so that a voltage of the capacitor becomes constant at a target voltage and turns off the discharging circuit to stop discharging from the capacitor to a first electronic device. In a case where an abnormality occurs in the main power supply when the ignition is turned on, the control unit turns off the charging circuit to stop charging from the main power supply to the capacitor and turns on the discharging circuit to perform discharging from the capacitor to the first electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventor: Kenji KAZUMI
  • Patent number: 10889201
    Abstract: Provide is a power supply redundant system in which power supply systems of different voltages coexist, which allows electric power to be supplied to a load even if a ground fault or short circuit occurs therein. The system includes a DCDC converter, a first side of the DCDC convertor being connected to a first battery having a first voltage, a first switch provided between a second battery having a second voltage different from the first voltage and a second side of the DCDC converter, a load operating with the second voltage, separately connected to the second battery and the second side of the DCDC converter, and a controller monitoring a voltage of the second battery by turning on the first switch, and when the voltage of the second battery becomes equal to or lower than a first reference value, switching off the first switch and allowing the DCDC converter to output the second voltage from the second side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhisa Wataru, Kenji Kazumi
  • Publication number: 20190334375
    Abstract: Provide is a power supply redundant system in which power supply systems of different voltages coexist, which allows electric power to be supplied to a load even if a ground fault or short circuit occurs therein. The system includes a DCDC converter, a first side of the DCDC convertor being connected to a first battery having a first voltage, a first switch provided between a second battery having a second voltage different from the first voltage and a second side of the DCDC converter, a load operating with the second voltage, separately connected to the second battery and the second side of the DCDC converter, and a controller monitoring a voltage of the second battery by turning on the first switch, and when the voltage of the second battery becomes equal to or lower than a first reference value, switching off the first switch and allowing the DCDC converter to output the second voltage from the second side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhisa WATARU, Kenji KAZUMI