Patents by Inventor Masaki Yoshinaga

Masaki Yoshinaga 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: 11437892
    Abstract: An offset of an output voltage of a magnetic sensor caused by an external magnetic field is removed. A motor according to a disclosed embodiment includes: a first magnetic sensor that detects a rotational position of a rotor; a second magnetic sensor that is arranged at a predetermined mechanical angle with respect to the first magnetic sensor and detects the rotational position of the rotor; a signal amplifier that amplifies a difference between a first signal which is a signal output from the first magnetic sensor and a second signal which is a signal output from the second magnetic sensor; and a pulse signal generator that converts an output signal of the signal amplifier into a pulse signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaki Yoshinaga, Tomohiro Fukumura, Taro Amagai, Akiko Ikeda, Kengo Araki
  • Patent number: 11431230
    Abstract: An offset of an output voltage of a magnetic sensor caused by an external magnetic field is removed. A motor according to a disclosed embodiment includes: a first magnetic sensor that detects a rotational position of a rotor; a second magnetic sensor arranged at a position shifted by ?/N in a rotation direction of the rotor with respect to the first magnetic sensor when the number of pole pairs is N; a signal amplifier that amplifies a difference between a first signal which is a signal output from the first magnetic sensor and a second signal which is a signal output from the second magnetic sensor; and a pulse signal generation unit that converts an output signal of the signal amplifier into a pulse signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaki Yoshinaga, Tomohiro Fukumura, Taro Amagai, Akiko Ikeda, Kengo Araki
  • Publication number: 20220173734
    Abstract: Proposed is a drive circuit including: a driving NMOS transistor having a source set to a reference potential and a driving PMOS transistor having a source set to a first potential, the driving NMOS transistor and the driving PMOS transistor having a mutually common drain connected to a load; a first bipolar transistor configured to control on/off of the driving PMOS transistor; a first switching element that causes conduction or non-conduction between a gate and the source of the driving NMOS transistor; and a second switching element that causes conduction or non-conduction between a gate and the source of the driving PMOS transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Masaki YOSHINAGA, Taro AMAGAI, Akiko IKEDA, Kengo ARAKI
  • Patent number: 11349374
    Abstract: A motor according to a disclosed embodiment includes: a plurality of magnetic sensors that output sine wave signals having a certain phase difference in order in accordance with rotation of a rotor; a signal amplifier that amplifies a difference between an output signal of each of the plurality of magnetic sensors and an average signal that is an average of the output signals of the plurality of magnetic sensors; and a pulse signal generation unit that converts an output signal of the signal amplifier into a pulse signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaki Yoshinaga, Tomohiro Fukumura, Taro Amagai, Akiko Ikeda, Kengo Araki
  • Patent number: 11277083
    Abstract: A motor according to a disclosed embodiment includes: a first magnetic sensor that detects a rotational position of a rotor; a second magnetic sensor arranged at a rotation center of the rotor; a signal amplifier that amplifies a difference between a first signal, which is a signal output from the first magnetic sensor, and a second signal which is a signal output from the second magnetic sensor; and a pulse signal generation unit that converts an output signal of the signal amplifier into a pulse signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaki Yoshinaga, Tomohiro Fukumura, Taro Amagai, Akiko Ikeda, Kengo Araki
  • Patent number: 11183961
    Abstract: An arithmetic circuit includes an auto-zero amplification circuit that compensates an offset of an entered differential signal, and a comparator circuit that converts an output signal from the auto-zero amplification circuit to a digital signal. The auto-zero amplification circuit and comparator circuit are provided in the same package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaki Yoshinaga, Taro Amagai, Akiko Ikeda
  • Patent number: 11047929
    Abstract: A signal processing circuit amplifies a signal of a magnetic sensor that changes according to the magnitude of a magnetic force. The signal of the magnetic sensor is a pair of signals inverted from each other with respect to a reference voltage. The signal processing circuit includes: a high-pass filter that performs a high-pass filtering process on the complementary signals from the magnetic sensor; a differential amplifier that receives the complementary signals having been subjected to the high-pass filtering process by the high-pass filter as a differential input signal and amplifies the differential input signal at a predetermined amplification factor based on the reference voltage; and a comparator that outputs a binary signal indicating a comparison result between an output signal of the differential amplifier and the reference voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaki Yoshinaga, Taro Amagai, Akiko Ikeda, Kengo Araki
  • Publication number: 20200366162
    Abstract: A motor according to a disclosed embodiment includes: a plurality of magnetic sensors that output sine wave signals having a certain phase difference in order in accordance with rotation of a rotor; a signal amplifier that amplifies a difference between an output signal of each of the plurality of magnetic sensors and an average signal that is an average of the output signals of the plurality of magnetic sensors; and a pulse signal generation unit that converts an output signal of the signal amplifier into a pulse signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Masaki YOSHINAGA, Tomohiro FUKUMURA, Taro AMAGAI, Akiko IKEDA, Kengo ARAKI
  • Publication number: 20200336047
    Abstract: An offset of an output voltage of a magnetic sensor caused by an external magnetic field is removed. A motor according to a disclosed embodiment includes: a first magnetic sensor that detects a rotational position of a rotor; a second magnetic sensor that is arranged at a predetermined mechanical angle with respect to the first magnetic sensor and detects the rotational position of the rotor; a signal amplifier that amplifies a difference between a first signal which is a signal output from the first magnetic sensor and a second signal which is a signal output from the second magnetic sensor; and a pulse signal generator that converts an output signal of the signal amplifier into a pulse signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Masaki YOSHINAGA, Tomohiro FUKUMURA, Taro AMAGAI, Akiko IKEDA, Kengo ARAKI
  • Publication number: 20200336048
    Abstract: An offset of an output voltage of a magnetic sensor caused by an external magnetic field is removed. A motor according to a disclosed embodiment includes: a first magnetic sensor that detects a rotational position of a rotor; a second magnetic sensor arranged at a position shifted by ?/N in a rotation direction of the rotor with respect to the first magnetic sensor when the number of pole pairs is N; a signal amplifier that amplifies a difference between a first signal which is a signal output from the first magnetic sensor and a second signal which is a signal output from the second magnetic sensor; and a pulse signal generation unit that converts an output signal of the signal amplifier into a pulse signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Masaki YOSHINAGA, Tomohiro FUKUMURA, Taro AMAGAI, Akiko IKEDA, Kengo ARAKI
  • Publication number: 20200321895
    Abstract: A motor according to a disclosed embodiment includes: a first magnetic sensor that detects a rotational position of a rotor; a second magnetic sensor arranged at a rotation center of the rotor; a signal amplifier that amplifies a difference between a first signal, which is a signal output from the first magnetic sensor, and a second signal which is a signal output from the second magnetic sensor; and a pulse signal generation unit that converts an output signal of the signal amplifier into a pulse signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Masaki YOSHINAGA, Tomohiro FUKUMURA, Taro AMAGAI, Akiko IKEDA, Kengo ARAKI
  • Publication number: 20200319266
    Abstract: A signal processing circuit amplifies a signal of a magnetic sensor that changes according to the magnitude of a magnetic force. The signal of the magnetic sensor is a pair of signals inverted from each other with respect to a reference voltage. The signal processing circuit includes: a high-pass filter that performs a high-pass filtering process on the complementary signals from the magnetic sensor; a differential amplifier that receives the complementary signals having been subjected to the high-pass filtering process by the high-pass filter as a differential input signal and amplifies the differential input signal at a predetermined amplification factor based on the reference voltage; and a comparator that outputs a binary signal indicating a comparison result between an output signal of the differential amplifier and the reference voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Masaki YOSHINAGA, Taro AMAGAI, Akiko IKEDA, Kengo ARAKI
  • Patent number: 10389265
    Abstract: A circuit element includes an upper switching device, a lower switching device, an upper diode device, and a lower diode device. An upper drain is connected to a first terminal connected to a positive electrode of a power supply, and an upper source is connected to a third terminal. A lower drain is connected to a fourth terminal, and a lower source is connected to a second terminal connected to a negative electrode of the power supply. An upper anode is connected to the fourth terminal, and an upper cathode is connected to the first terminal. A lower anode is connected to the second terminal, and a lower cathode is connected to the third terminal. The third terminal and the fourth terminal are arranged so as to be able to be short-circuited outside of a package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignees: Nidec Corporation, ROHM Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaki Yoshinaga, Masato Nakanishi, Yasuo Ishiyama, Toru Takahashi, Takumi Okada, Katsuhiko Yoshihara
  • Publication number: 20190097564
    Abstract: An arithmetic circuit includes an auto-zero amplification circuit that compensates an offset of an entered differential signal, and a comparator circuit that converts an output signal from the auto-zero amplification circuit to a digital signal. The auto-zero amplification circuit and comparator circuit are provided in the same package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Masaki YOSHINAGA, Taro AMAGAI, Akiko IKEDA
  • Publication number: 20170271999
    Abstract: A circuit element includes an upper switching device, a lower switching device, an upper diode device, and a lower diode device. An upper drain is connected to a first terminal connected to a positive electrode of a power supply, and an upper source is connected to a third terminal. A lower drain is connected to a fourth terminal, and a lower source is connected to a second terminal connected to a negative electrode of the power supply. An upper anode is connected to the fourth terminal, and an upper cathode is connected to the first terminal. A lower anode is connected to the second terminal, and a lower cathode is connected to the third terminal. The third terminal and the fourth terminal are arranged so as to be able to be short-circuited outside of a package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2015
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Applicants: Nidec Corporation, ROHM Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaki YOSHINAGA, Masato NAKANISHI, Yasuo ISHIYAMA, Toru TAKAHASHI, Takumi OKADA, Katsuhiko YOSHIHARA
  • Patent number: 9592495
    Abstract: An ammonia synthesis catalyst synthesizing ammonia from nitrogen in a presence of moisture is provided. The ammonia synthesis catalysis includes a catalyst particle including an inorganic material that has a photocatalytic function and an inorganic acid. The catalyst particle is preferably an n-type semiconductor and includes oxide material including at least titanium preferably. The inorganic acid preferably corresponds to at least one of perchloric acid, hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, and phosphoric acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaki Yoshinaga, Hiroaki Yotou, Goh Iijima, Yoshimasa Hijikata
  • Patent number: 9314774
    Abstract: [Problem] The present invention is to provide a catalyst used for a process for preparing methanol from carbon dioxide and hydrogen and the catalyst has high activity and excellent stability with the passage of time in reactivity. [Solution] The catalyst comprises copper, zinc, aluminum and silicon, and has a molar ratio of zinc to copper of 0.5 to 0.7, a molar ratio of silicon to copper of 0.015 to 0.05, a maximum intensity ratio of a peak derived from zinc to a peak derived from copper of not more than 0.25 and a half-value width (2?) of the peak derived from copper of 0.75 to 2.5. The process for producing methanol comprises using the catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Yuya Goto, Naoya Takahashi, Masaki Yoshinaga, Masami Murakami
  • Publication number: 20150174558
    Abstract: An ammonia synthesis catalyst synthesizing ammonia from nitrogen in a presence of moisture is provided. The ammonia synthesis catalysis includes a catalyst particle including an inorganic material that has a photocatalytic function and an inorganic acid. The catalyst particle is preferably an n-type semiconductor and includes oxide material including at least titanium preferably. The inorganic acid preferably corresponds to at least one of perchloric acid, hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, and phosphoric acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventors: MASAKI YOSHINAGA, HIROAKI YOTOU, GOH IIJIMA, YOSHIMASA HIJIKATA
  • Publication number: 20150174557
    Abstract: A purification catalyst that purifies nitric acid is provided in the present disclosure. The purification catalyst includes a catalyst particle, an inorganic acid, and water. The catalyst particle includes a metal oxide that has a function of an n-type semiconductor. The purification catalyst purifies the nitric acid under at least one of a light irradiation condition and a heating condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventors: HIROAKI YOTOU, MASAKI YOSHINAGA, GOH IIJIMA, YOSHIMASA HIJIKATA
  • Publication number: 20150111975
    Abstract: [Problem] The present invention is to provide a catalyst used for a process for preparing methanol from carbon dioxide and hydrogen and the catalyst has high activity and excellent stability with the passage of time in reactivity. [Solution] The catalyst comprises copper, zinc, aluminum and silicon, and has a molar ratio of zinc to copper of 0.5 to 0.7, a molar ratio of silicon to copper of 0.015 to 0.05, a maximum intensity ratio of a peak derived from zinc to a peak derived from copper of not more than 0.25 and a half-value width (2?) of the peak derived from copper of 0.75 to 2.5. The process for producing methanol comprises using the catalyst.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Yuya Goto, Naoya Takahashi, Masaki Yoshinaga, Masami Murakami