Patents by Inventor Mamoru Sekiya
Mamoru Sekiya 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).
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Patent number: 9787319Abstract: Provided is a modulation circuit that can correct an output state in real time and reliably modulate an input signal to output the modulated signal. The signal modulation circuit includes a subtractor, an integrator, a chopper circuit, a frequency divider, and a D-type flip-flop. A delay circuit of a sigma delta modulation circuit is not provided to a feedback circuit, and a signal is delayed and quantized in the D-type flip-flop. The chopper circuit inserts a zero level at timing synchronized with a clock signal, so that pulse density modulation is performed.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2016Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: Onkyo CorporationInventors: Yoshinori Nakanishi, Tsuyoshi Kawaguchi, Mamoru Sekiya
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Patent number: 9590654Abstract: Provided is a circuit which can correct an output state in real time and reduce influences of distortion/noise components generated by a delay device. A signal modulation circuit includes a subtractor, an integrator, a phase inverting circuit, a DFF for while inserting a zero level at timing synchronous with the clock signal, delaying and quantizing the signal, a ternary signal generating circuit for generating a ternary signal for selectively driving a load connected to a single power supply into ternary conductive states including a positive current on-state, a negative current on-state, and an off-state, a driver circuit for generating a driving signal for driving a load, and a feedback circuit for feeding back the driving signal from the driver circuit to the input signal.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2015Date of Patent: March 7, 2017Assignee: Onkyo CorporationInventors: Yoshinori Nakanishi, Tsuyoshi Kawaguchi, Mamoru Sekiya
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Publication number: 20160241256Abstract: Provided is a modulation circuit that can correct an output state in real time and reliably modulate an input signal to output the modulated signal. The signal modulation circuit includes a subtractor, an integrator, a chopper circuit, a frequency divider, and a D-type flip-flop. A delay circuit of a sigma delta modulation circuit is not provided to a feedback circuit, and a signal is delayed and quantized in the D-type flip-flop. The chopper circuit inserts a zero level at timing synchronized with a clock signal, so that pulse density modulation is performed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2016Publication date: August 18, 2016Inventors: Yoshinori NAKANISHI, Tsuyoshi KAWAGUCHI, Mamoru SEKIYA
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Patent number: 9350378Abstract: Provided is a modulation circuit that can correct an output state in real time and reliably modulate an input signal to output the modulated signal. The signal modulation circuit includes a subtracter, an integrator, a chopper circuit, a frequency divider, and a D-type flip-flop. A delay circuit of a sigma delta modulation circuit is not provided to a feedback circuit, and a signal is delayed and quantized in the D-type flip-flop. The chopper circuit inserts a zero level at timing synchronized with a clock signal, so that pulse density modulation is performed.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2014Date of Patent: May 24, 2016Assignee: Onkyo CorporationInventors: Yoshinori Nakanishi, Tsuyoshi Kawaguchi, Mamoru Sekiya
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Patent number: 9287867Abstract: A circuit having versatility synthesizes one-bit digital signals to generate a ternary signal. The pulse synthesizing circuit synthesizes one-bit digital signals from two DFFs to generate a ternary signal. The pulse synthesizing circuit has a first NOR gate, a second NOR gate, a third NOR gate, and three switches. The first switch is connected to a first electric potential, the second switch is connected to a second electric potential, and the third switch is connected to a third electric potential. The first to third switches are turned on/off according to logical values of the signals from the two DFFs, and any of the first electric potential, the second electric potential, and the third electric potential is set as an output potential so that a ternary signal is generated.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2014Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: Onkyo CorporationInventors: Yoshinori Nakanishi, Tsuyoshi Kawaguchi, Mamoru Sekiya
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Patent number: 9240783Abstract: A circuit having versatility synthesizes one-bit digital signals to generate a ternary signal. The pulse synthesizing circuit synthesizes one-bit digital signals from two DFFs to generate a ternary signal. The pulse synthesizing circuit has a first NOR gate, a second NOR gate, a third NOR gate, and three switches. The first switch is connected to a first electric potential, the second switch is connected to a second electric potential, and the third switch is connected to a third electric potential. The first to third switches are turned on/off according to logical values of the signals from the two DFFs, and any of the first electric potential, the second electric potential, and the third electric potential is set as an output potential so that a ternary signal is generated.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2014Date of Patent: January 19, 2016Assignee: Onkyo CorporationInventors: Yoshinori Nakanishi, Tsuyoshi Kawaguchi, Mamoru Sekiya
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Publication number: 20150207519Abstract: Provided is a circuit which can correct an output state in real time and reduce influences of distortion/noise components generated by a delay device. A signal modulation circuit includes a subtractor, an integrator, a phase inverting circuit, a DFF for while inserting a zero level at timing synchronous with the clock signal, delaying and quantizing the signal, a ternary signal generating circuit for generating a ternary signal for selectively driving a load connected to a single power supply into ternary conductive states including a positive current on-state, a negative current on-state, and an off-state, a driver circuit for generating a driving signal for driving a load, and a feedback circuit for feeding back the driving signal from the driver circuit to the input signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2015Publication date: July 23, 2015Inventors: Yoshinori NAKANISHI, Tsuyoshi KAWAGUCHI, Mamoru SEKIYA
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Patent number: 8970269Abstract: A pulse width modulation signal with a less distortion component that is not influenced by a common-mode noise or an offset voltage is generated. Pulse signal generation circuits 6, 7 generate pulse signals S1, S2 whose pulse widths are discharge times t1, t2 of integrators 3, 4, respectively, a PWM signal generation circuit 8 detects discharge end timings of the integrators 3, 4 based on the pulse signals S1, S2, and a pulse whose pulse width is a time between discharge end timing of one of the integrators 4 and discharge end timing of the other one of the integrators 3 is generated so as to be output as a PWM signal Spwm.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2013Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: Onkyo CorporationInventors: Yoshinori Nakanishi, Mamoru Sekiya
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Publication number: 20140361809Abstract: A circuit having versatility synthesizes one-bit digital signals to generate a ternary signal. The pulse synthesizing circuit synthesizes one-bit digital signals from two DFFs to generate a ternary signal. The pulse synthesizing circuit has a first NOR gate, a second NOR gate, a third NOR gate, and three switches. The first switch is connected to a first electric potential, the second switch is connected to a second electric potential, and the third switch is connected to a third electric potential. The first to third switches are turned on/off according to logical values of the signals from the two DFFs, and any of the first electric potential, the second electric potential, and the third electric potential is set as an output potential so that a ternary signal is generated.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2014Publication date: December 11, 2014Inventors: Yoshinori NAKANISHI, Tsuyoshi KAWAGUCHI, Mamoru SEKIYA
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Publication number: 20140363032Abstract: Provided is a modulation circuit that can correct an output state in real time and reliably modulate an input signal to output the modulated signal. The signal modulation circuit includes a subtracter, an integrator, a chopper circuit, a frequency divider, and a D-type flip-flop. A delay circuit of a sigma delta modulation circuit is not provided to a feedback circuit, and a signal is delayed and quantized in the D-type flip-flop. The chopper circuit inserts a zero level at timing synchronized with a clock signal, so that pulse density modulation is performed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2014Publication date: December 11, 2014Inventors: Yoshinori NAKANISHI, Tsuyoshi KAWAGUCHI, Mamoru SEKIYA
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Publication number: 20140185836Abstract: A pulse width modulation signal with a less distortion component that is not influenced by a common-mode noise or an offset voltage is generated. Pulse signal generation circuits 6, 7 generate pulse signals S1, S2 whose pulse widths are discharge times t1, t2 of integrators 3, 4, respectively, a PWM signal generation circuit 8 detects discharge end timings of the integrators 3, 4 based on the pulse signals S1, S2, and a pulse whose pulse width is a time between discharge end timing of one of the integrators 4 and discharge end timing of the other one of the integrators 3 is generated so as to be output as a PWM signal Spwm.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2013Publication date: July 3, 2014Applicant: Onkyo CorporationInventors: Yoshinori NAKANISHI, Mamoru SEKIYA
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Patent number: 8570083Abstract: A pulse width modulation circuit of the present invention changes a voltage of a charging circuit based on an input signal voltage and in synchronization with a first switching signal; changes, during a predetermined second period following a first period during which the voltage of the charging unit is changed, the voltage of the charging unit in an opposite direction to a direction in which the voltage is changed during the first period, based on a constant bias current; detects time starting from when the second period starts to when the voltage of the charging unit reaches a predetermined reference voltage; and generates, based on the detected time which is repeatedly output each time the first switching signal is output, a pulse signal having a pulse width of the time.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2008Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: Onkyo CorporationInventors: Yoshinori Nakanishi, Mamoru Sekiya
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Patent number: 8552802Abstract: An amplifying circuit comprises: a first transistor, a second transistor, a third transistor and a fourth transistor provided to an input stage; and a first bias circuit. The input signal is input into a control terminal of the first transistor and a control terminal of the second transistor, a first terminal of the first transistor is connected to a first terminal of the third transistor, a first terminal of the second transistor is connected to a first terminal of the fourth transistor, a second terminal of the first transistor is connected to a first potential, a second terminal of the second transistor is connected to a second potential that is equal to or different from the first potential, a second terminal of the third transistor is connected to a third potential, a second terminal of the fourth transistor is connected to a fourth potential, the first bias circuit is connected between a control terminal of the third transistor and a control terminal of the fourth transistor.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2011Date of Patent: October 8, 2013Assignee: Onkyo CorporationInventors: Tsuyoshi Kawaguchi, Norimasa Kitagawa, Mamoru Sekiya, Naofumi Shimasaki, Yu Takehara
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Patent number: 8310307Abstract: The first emitter follower circuit and the second emitter follower circuit can increase an input impedance on the side of the inverting input terminal in the amplifying circuit. As a result, when a feedback circuit is connected between the inverting input terminal and the output terminal of the amplifying circuit, a fluctuation in a gain of the amplifying circuit according to a configuration of the feedback circuit can be suppressed.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2011Date of Patent: November 13, 2012Assignee: Onkyo CorporationInventors: Tsuyoshi Kawaguchi, Mamoru Sekiya, Yu Takehara, Norimasa Kitagawa
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Publication number: 20120049895Abstract: An amplifying circuit comprises: a first transistor, a second transistor, a third transistor and a fourth transistor provided to an input stage; and a first bias circuit. The input signal is input into a control terminal of the first transistor and a control terminal of the second transistor, a first terminal of the first transistor is connected to a first terminal of the third transistor, a first terminal of the second transistor is connected to a first terminal of the fourth transistor, a second terminal of the first transistor is connected to a first potential, a second terminal of the second transistor is connected to a second potential that is equal to or different from the first potential, a second terminal of the third transistor is connected to a third potential, a second terminal of the fourth transistor is connected to a fourth potential, the first bias circuit is connected between a control terminal of the third transistor and a control terminal of the fourth transistor.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2011Publication date: March 1, 2012Applicant: ONKYO CORPORATIONInventors: Tsuyoshi KAWAGUCHI, Norimasa KITAGAWA, Mamoru SEKIYA, Naofumi SHIMASAKI, Yu TAKEHARA
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Publication number: 20120049963Abstract: The first emitter follower circuit and the second emitter follower circuit can increase an input impedance on the side of the inverting input terminal in the amplifying circuit. As a result, when a feedback circuit is connected between the inverting input terminal and the output terminal of the amplifying circuit, a fluctuation in a gain of the amplifying circuit according to a configuration of the feedback circuit can be suppressed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2011Publication date: March 1, 2012Applicant: ONKYO CORPORATIONInventors: Tsuyoshi KAWAGUCHI, Mamoru SEKIYA, Yu TAKEHARA, Norimasa KITAGAWA
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Patent number: 7835538Abstract: The loudspeaker includes a dome diaphragm that is made of a base material impregnated in a thermosetting resin; a cone diaphragm whose outer circumference side end portion is coupled with an outer circumference end portion of the dome diaphragm; and a voice coil having a bobbin whose one end is coupled to a back surface of the dome diaphragm, and whose outer curved surface is coupled with an inner circumference end portion of the cone diaphragm, wherein the dome diaphragm is provided with a plurality of cone-shaped projections that is formed by hardening the thermosetting resin, projecting from the back surface, and disposed in a circular pattern with a space between each other, the plurality of cone-shaped projections defining a coupling portion to which the one end of the bobbin is coupled.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2009Date of Patent: November 16, 2010Assignee: Onkyo CorporationInventors: Takeru Inoue, Mamoru Sekiya
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Patent number: 7773373Abstract: The present invention provides a vibration-damping structure for an audio apparatus, accommodating a main transformer, which becomes a vibration source when driven, the vibration-damping structure including: a main chassis to which a signal processing board for processing an audio signal is attached, the first chassis defining a portion of an outer shape of an assembly of the vibration-damping structure; a sub-chassis fastened to an inner surface of the main chassis so as to be partially in contact with the inner surface of the main chassis via a plurality of fastening members; and a component accommodating chassis fastened to an inner surface of the sub-chassis so as to be partially in contact with the inner surface of the sub-chassis via other fastening members, wherein the main transformer is fixed to the component accommodating chassis.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2007Date of Patent: August 10, 2010Assignee: Onkyo CorporationInventors: Tsuyoshi Morohashi, Mamoru Sekiya, Norio Etoh, Norimasa Kitagawa
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Patent number: 7710175Abstract: A pulse width modulation circuit includes a first electric-charge accumulator; a second electric-charge accumulator; a first current generator which generates a first current corresponding to the amplitude of an input AC voltage; a second current generator which generates a second current with a constant value; a first current supply controller which supplies the first current to the first electric-charge accumulator; a second current supply controller which supplies the second current to the first electric-charge accumulator; a third current supply controller which supplies the first current to the second electric-charge accumulator; a fourth current supply controller which supplies the second current to the second electric-charge accumulator; and a current limiter which limits the first current to a third current with a predetermined current value, if the amplitude of the AC voltage in the negative side exceeds a predetermined level.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2008Date of Patent: May 4, 2010Assignee: ONKYO CorporationInventors: Yoshinori Nakanishi, Mamoru Sekiya
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Patent number: 7652358Abstract: A semiconductor device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is a semiconductor device including a main substrate and one or more sub substrates, and the semiconductor device includes first heat generating devices mounted on the sub substrates, sub-substrate heatsinks mounted to the first heat generating devices, and a main-substrate heatsink mounted to the main substrate, wherein the sub-substrate heatsinks and the main-substrate heatsink are secured to each other, such that there is a predetermined positional relationship between the sub substrates and the main substrate.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2008Date of Patent: January 26, 2010Assignee: Onkyo CorporationInventors: Atsushi Minakawa, Mamoru Sekiya, Norio Umezu