Patents by Inventor Masahiko KOIZEKI

Masahiko KOIZEKI 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: 10779366
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus includes a control circuit configured to control a power supply circuit such that a measurement value of an output current measured by a current measuring device approaches a target value. The control circuit is configured to execute a control mode alternatively selected from the plurality of control modes to control the power supply circuit. The plurality of control modes of the control circuit includes at least a first control mode and a second control mode. The first control mode is a control mode of adjusting the target value in accordance with a first direct-current voltage. The second control mode is a control mode which includes adjusting the target value regardless of the first direct-current voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiya Moriwaki, Masanobu Murakami, Masahiko Koizeki, Takashi Kambara
  • Publication number: 20200107413
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus includes a step-up converter, at least one step-down converter, and a controller. The step-up converter is configured to step up a voltage of a direct-current power supply to obtain an output voltage having a first voltage value and output the output voltage. The at least one step-down converter is configured to step down the output voltage of the step-up converter to have a second voltage value to output a current having a current value according to the second voltage value to a light source. The controller is configured to acquire information about a specification of the light source, control the step-down converter such that the current value becomes a current value according to the specification, and control the step-up converter such that the first voltage value changes in accordance with the specification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Takashi KAMBARA, Toshiya MORIWAKI, Masanobu MURAKAMI, Masahiko KOIZEKI
  • Publication number: 20200100338
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus includes a control circuit configured to control a power supply circuit such that a measurement value of an output current measured by a current measuring device approaches a target value. The control circuit is configured to execute a control mode alternatively selected from the plurality of control modes to control the power supply circuit. The plurality of control modes of the control circuit includes at least a first control mode and a second control mode. The first control mode is a control mode of adjusting the target value in accordance with a first direct-current voltage. The second control mode is a control mode which includes adjusting the target value regardless of the first direct-current voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Toshiya MORIWAKI, Masanobu MURAKAMI, Masahiko KOIZEKI, Takashi KAMBARA