Patents by Inventor Kentaro Kozuma

Kentaro Kozuma 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: 10778096
    Abstract: It is an object of the present disclosure to reduce the number of constituent components and accurately detect a current. A current detection circuit detects a current flowing through a DC/DC converter. A first output unit applies, to a third signal path, a voltage that corresponds to an output from a detection sensor, which has detected a larger current, out of a first sensor and a second sensor. Furthermore, the first output unit applies, to the third signal path, a voltage obtained by reflecting a voltage drop at the transistor or the transistor that is connected to the detection sensor, in the voltage output from the detection sensor. A second output unit applies, to a fourth signal path, a voltage obtained by reflecting a voltage drop that occurs between a base and an emitter of a transistor, in the voltage applied to the third signal path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kentaro Kozuma, Yuuki Sugisawa
  • Publication number: 20190393780
    Abstract: It is an object of the present disclosure to reduce the number of constituent components and accurately detect a current. A current detection circuit detects a current flowing through a DC/DC converter. A first output unit applies, to a third signal path, a voltage that corresponds to an output from a detection sensor, which has detected a larger current, out of a first sensor and a second sensor. Furthermore, the first output unit applies, to the third signal path, a voltage obtained by reflecting a voltage drop at the transistor or the transistor that is connected to the detection sensor, in the voltage output from the detection sensor. A second output unit applies, to a fourth signal path, a voltage obtained by reflecting a voltage drop that occurs between a base and an emitter of a transistor, in the voltage applied to the third signal path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Kentaro Kozuma, Yuuki Sugisawa