Patents by Inventor Masanobu NAKAJO

Masanobu NAKAJO 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: 11652368
    Abstract: A power transmission device includes a transmission coil that supplies power to a power reception device, a power supply circuit that converts DC power supplied from a DC power source via a plurality of switching elements connected in a full bridge shape or a half bridge shape between DC power sources and the transmission coil into AC power and supplies the AC power to the transmission coil, a phase adjustment circuit having an LC series circuit connected in parallel with the transmission coil and a switching element connected in series with the LC series circuit, and a control circuit that controls switching on and off of the switching element of the phase adjustment circuit in accordance with a measured value of an amount of current when any of the plurality of switching elements of the power supply circuit is turned off by a current detection circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Goro Nakao, Atsushi Nomura, Yusuke Kawai, Masanobu Nakajo
  • Patent number: 11637451
    Abstract: A power transmitter device of a non-contact power feeding device includes a transmitter coil configured to supply power to the power receiver device, a power supply circuit including a plurality of switching elements connected between a DC power supply and the transmitter coil in a full-bridge configuration or a half-bridge configuration. The power supply circuit may be configured to switch the plurality of switching elements to an on or off state at a switching frequency to convert DC power supplied from the DC power supply into AC power having the switching frequency and supply the AC power to the transmitter coil, and a phase control circuit including at least one LC series circuit connected to both ends of the transmitter coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Goro Nakao, Kenichi Tabata, Yusuke Kawai, Atsushi Nomura, Takahiro Takeyama, Masanobu Nakajo
  • Patent number: 11456626
    Abstract: A power transfer device includes a power transfer coil that transfers power to another device in a non-contact manner, a power transmission and reception circuit that supplies power to the power transfer coil or outputs power received by the power transfer coil to a load circuit, and a protection coil disposed between the power transfer coil and the power transmission and reception circuit to prevent a magnetic flux generated by the power transfer coil from reaching the power transmission and reception circuit. The protection coil includes an air-core coil formed of a wiring pattern of a conductor provided on a board disposed between the power transfer coil and the power transmission and reception circuit, and at least one core coil connected in series to the air-core coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichi Tabata, Goro Nakao, Yusuke Kawai, Atsushi Nomura, Masanobu Nakajo, Takahiro Takeyama
  • Patent number: 11456624
    Abstract: A power reception device of a non-contact power feeding device has: a resonant circuit having a reception coil configured to receive electric power from a power transmission device and a resonant capacitor connected in series with the reception coil; a first rectifier circuit configured to rectify electric power received via the resonant circuit; a smoothing capacitor connected to the first rectifier circuit and configured to smooth a voltage outputted from the first rectifier circuit; a sub-coil arranged to be capable of being electromagnetically coupled to the reception coil; and a second rectifier circuit connected between the sub-coil and the smoothing capacitor, and configured to output electric power according to a voltage generated in the sub-coil to the smoothing capacitor in response to a voltage obtained by rectifying a voltage generated in the sub-coil being higher than a voltage between both terminals of the smoothing capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: OMRON OORPORATION
    Inventors: Goro Nakao, Kenichi Tabata, Yusuke Kawai, Atsushi Nomura, Takahiro Takeyama, Masanobu Nakajo
  • Patent number: 11444490
    Abstract: A power transmission device of a non-contact power feeding device according one or more embodiments may include a control circuit configured to control at least one of a switching frequency or a voltage of AC power supplied from a power supply circuit to a transmission coil, on the basis of a change over time in a strength of a magnetic field detected by a magnetic field detection element configured to detect a strength of a magnetic field generated from the transmission coil of the power transmission device. Whereas, a power reception device has a resonant circuit having a reception coil configured to receive electric power from the power transmission device and a resonance suppression coil arranged to be capable of being electromagnetically coupled to the reception coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Goro Nakao, Yusuke Kawai, Kenichi Tabata, Atsushi Nomura, Takahiro Takeyama, Masanobu Nakajo
  • Publication number: 20220216736
    Abstract: A power transfer device includes a power transfer coil that transfers power to another device in a non-contact manner, a power transmission and reception circuit that supplies power to the power transfer coil or outputs power received by the power transfer coil to a load circuit, and a protection coil disposed between the power transfer coil and the power transmission and reception circuit to prevent a magnetic flux generated by the power transfer coil from reaching the power transmission and reception circuit. The protection coil includes an air-core coil formed of a wiring pattern of a conductor provided on a board disposed between the power transfer coil and the power transmission and reception circuit, and at least one core coil connected in series to the air-core coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichi TABATA, Goro NAKAO, Yusuke KAWAI, Atsushi NOMURA, Masanobu NAKAJO, Takahiro TAKEYAMA
  • Publication number: 20220123592
    Abstract: A power transmission device of a non-contact power feeding device according one or more embodiments may include a control circuit configured to control at least one of a switching frequency or a voltage of AC power supplied from a power supply circuit to a transmission coil, on the basis of a change over time in a strength of a magnetic field detected by a magnetic field detection element configured to detect a strength of a magnetic field generated from the transmission coil of the power transmission device. Whereas, a power reception device has a resonant circuit having a reception coil configured to receive electric power from the power transmission device and a resonance suppression coil arranged to be capable of being electromagnetically coupled to the reception coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Goro NAKAO, Yusuke KAWAI, Kenichi TABATA, Atsushi NOMURA, Takahiro TAKEYAMA, Masanobu NAKAJO
  • Publication number: 20220085650
    Abstract: A measured value of an output voltage may be obtained by rectifying power received through a resonance circuit including a reception coil that receives power from a transmission coil of a power transmission device and a resonance capacitor connected in series with the reception coil. When the measured value becomes equal to or larger than an upper limit threshold value, a power reception device of a non-contact power supply device short-circuits a resonance suppression coil provided so as to be electromagnetically couplable with the reception coil. The power transmission device and the power reception device are provided such that power is transmitted from the transmission coil to the reception coil, and the reception coil and the resonance suppression coil are provided such that a coupling degree between the resonance suppression coil and the transmission coil becomes higher than a coupling degree between the reception coil and the transmission coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi NOMURA, Goro NAKAO, Yusuke KAWAI, Masanobu NAKAJO, Takahiro TAKEYAMA, Kenichi TABATA
  • Publication number: 20220052558
    Abstract: A power transmission device includes a transmission coil that supplies power to a power reception device, a power supply circuit that converts DC power supplied from a DC power source via a plurality of switching elements connected in a full bridge shape or a half bridge shape between DC power sources and the transmission coil into AC power and supplies the AC power to the transmission coil, a phase adjustment circuit having an LC series circuit connected in parallel with the transmission coil and a switching element connected in series with the LC series circuit, and a control circuit that controls switching on and off of the switching element of the phase adjustment circuit in accordance with a measured value of an amount of current when any of the plurality of switching elements of the power supply circuit is turned off by a current detection circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Goro NAKAO, Atsushi NOMURA, Yusuke KAWAI, Masanobu NAKAJO
  • Publication number: 20210408828
    Abstract: A power transmitter device of a non-contact power feeding device includes a transmitter coil configured to supply power to the power receiver device, a power supply circuit including a plurality of switching elements connected between a DC power supply and the transmitter coil in a full-bridge configuration or a half-bridge configuration. The power supply circuit may be configured to switch the plurality of switching elements to an on or off state at a switching frequency to convert DC power supplied from the DC power supply into AC power having the switching frequency and supply the AC power to the transmitter coil, and a phase control circuit including at least one LC series circuit connected to both ends of the transmitter coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Goro NAKAO, Kenichi TABATA, Yusuke KAWAI, Atsushi NOMURA, Takahiro TAKEYAMA, Masanobu NAKAJO
  • Publication number: 20210344229
    Abstract: A power reception device of a non-contact power feeding device has: a resonant circuit having a reception coil configured to receive electric power from a power transmission device and a resonant capacitor connected in series with the reception coil; a first rectifier circuit configured to rectify electric power received via the resonant circuit; a smoothing capacitor connected to the first rectifier circuit and configured to smooth a voltage outputted from the first rectifier circuit; a sub-coil arranged to be capable of being electromagnetically coupled to the reception coil; and a second rectifier circuit connected between the sub-coil and the smoothing capacitor, and configured to output electric power according to a voltage generated in the sub-coil to the smoothing capacitor in response to a voltage obtained by rectifying a voltage generated in the sub-coil being higher than a voltage between both terminals of the smoothing capacitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Goro NAKAO, Kenichi TABATA, Yusuke KAWAI, Atsushi NOMURA, Takahiro TAKEYAMA, Masanobu NAKAJO