Patents by Inventor Kohji Ohiwa

Kohji Ohiwa 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: 20120150461
    Abstract: The electric power measuring device includes (i) a plug which is to be connected to a power supply outlet, (ii) a socket to which a load is connected so that electric power is supplied from the plug to the load, (iii) an electric power measuring section for measuring the electric power consumed by the load, (iv) a memory section for storing measurement error information regarding the electric power measuring section, and (v) a correcting section for correcting, based on the measurement error information, a value of electric power measured by the electric power measuring section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2011
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Inventors: Kohji OHIWA, Shinya Ito
  • Patent number: 7956933
    Abstract: In a tuner circuit, an automatic gain control circuit generates an RF-AGC voltage for automatically controlling a gain of an RF-AGC amplifier in accordance with a level of a signal output from an IF amplifier. An emitter follower circuit includes a transistor for current amplification, and varies a drive current of the transistor in accordance with the RF-AGC voltage. Thus, when an interference signal is at a high level, the drive current of the transistor becomes large. Therefore, distortion performance of the emitter follower circuit is improved. On the other hand, in a normal state where the interference signal is at a low level, the drive current of the transistor fails to become large. Therefore, low power consumption is achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kohji Ohiwa
  • Publication number: 20070052867
    Abstract: In a tuner circuit, an automatic gain control circuit generates an RF-AGC voltage for automatically controlling a gain of an RF-AGC amplifier in accordance with a level of a signal output from an IF amplifier. An emitter follower circuit includes a transistor for current amplification, and varies a drive current of the transistor in accordance with the RF-AGC voltage. Thus, when an interference signal is at a high level, the drive current of the transistor becomes large. Therefore, distortion performance of the emitter follower circuit is improved. On the other hand, in a normal state where the interference signal is at a low level, the drive current of the transistor fails to become large. Therefore, low power consumption is achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2006
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventor: Kohji Ohiwa