Patents by Inventor MASARU CHIBASHI

MASARU CHIBASHI 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: 10789878
    Abstract: A light source device according to the present disclosure includes: a first terminal, a second terminal, a third terminal, and a fourth terminal; a first light-emitting element that is disposed in a first path from the first terminal to the second terminal, includes a first electrode of a first type and a second electrode of a second type coupled to the second terminal, and emits first basic color light; a second light-emitting element that is disposed in a second path from the second terminal to the third terminal, includes a first electrode of the first type coupled to the second terminal and a second electrode of the second type, and emits second basic color light; and a third light-emitting element that is disposed in a third path from the second terminal to the fourth terminal, includes a first electrode of the first type coupled to the second terminal and a second electrode of the second type, and emits third basic color light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masaru Chibashi, Ken Kikuchi
  • Publication number: 20200126473
    Abstract: A light source device according to the present disclosure includes: a first terminal, a second terminal, a third terminal, and a fourth terminal; a first light-emitting element that is disposed in a first path from the first terminal to the second terminal, includes a first electrode of a first type and a second electrode of a second type coupled to the second terminal, and emits first basic color light; a second light-emitting element that is disposed in a second path from the second terminal to the third terminal, includes a first electrode of the first type coupled to the second terminal and a second electrode of the second type, and emits second basic color light; and a third light-emitting element that is disposed in a third path from the second terminal to the fourth terminal, includes a first electrode of the first type coupled to the second terminal and a second electrode of the second type, and emits third basic color light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masaru CHIBASHI, Ken KIKUCHI
  • Patent number: 10615786
    Abstract: A comparator circuit according to the present disclosure includes a first switch section that selectively takes in a signal voltage, a second switch section that selectively takes in a control waveform, a differential amplifier including a non-inverted input end connected to each of output ends of the first switch section and the second switch section, a capacity section including one end connected to an inverted input end of the differential amplifier and the other end supplied with a reference voltage, and a third switch section that selectively short-circuits the inverted input end and an output end of the differential amplifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takaaki Sugiyama, Masaki Yoshioka, Ken Kikuchi, Masaru Chibashi, Ken Kitamura
  • Patent number: 10515709
    Abstract: A sample-and-hold circuit of the disclosure includes: a differential pair that includes a first MOS transistor and a second MOS transistor, in which respective source terminals of the first MOS transistor and the second MOS transistor are interconnected to a specified node, and an input signal is input to a gate terminal of the first MOS transistor; a capacitor that is coupled to a gate terminal of the second MOS transistor, and samples and holds the input signal; a switch transistor that has a source terminal coupled to the capacitor and the gate terminal of the second MOS transistor, and causes the capacitor to sample and hold the input signal upon application of a predetermined ON voltage; and an ON-voltage control transistor that couples a gate terminal of the switch transistor to the specified node when causing the input signal to be sampled and held.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaru Chibashi, Ken Kikuchi, Takaaki Sugiyama
  • Publication number: 20190123730
    Abstract: A comparator circuit according to the present disclosure includes: a first switch section that selectively takes in a signal voltage; a second switch section that selectively takes in a control waveform; a differential amplifier including a non-inverted input end connected to each of output ends of the first switch section and the second switch section; a capacity section including one end connected to an inverted input end of the differential amplifier and the other end supplied with a reference voltage; and a third switch section that selectively short-circuits the inverted input end and an output end of the differential amplifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: TAKAAKI SUGIYAMA, MASAKI YOSHIOKA, KEN KIKUCHI, MASARU CHIBASHI, KEN KITAMURA
  • Patent number: 10187048
    Abstract: A comparator circuit according to the present disclosure includes: a first switch section that selectively takes in a signal voltage; a second switch section that selectively takes in a control waveform; a differential amplifier including a non-inverted input end connected to each of output ends of the first switch section and the second switch section; a capacity section including one end connected to an inverted input end of the differential amplifier and the other end supplied with a reference voltage; and a third switch section that selectively short-circuits the inverted input end and an output end of the differential amplifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takaaki Sugiyama, Masaki Yoshioka, Ken Kikuchi, Masaru Chibashi, Ken Kitamura
  • Publication number: 20180330797
    Abstract: A sample-and-hold circuit of the disclosure includes: a differential pair that includes a first MOS transistor and a second MOS transistor, in which respective source terminals of the first MOS transistor and the second MOS transistor are interconnected to a specified node, and an input signal is input to a gate terminal of the first MOS transistor; a capacitor that is coupled to a gate terminal of the second MOS transistor, and samples and holds the input signal; a switch transistor that has a source terminal coupled to the capacitor and the gate terminal of the second MOS transistor, and causes the capacitor to sample and hold the input signal upon application of a predetermined ON voltage; and an ON-voltage control transistor that couples a gate terminal of the switch transistor to the specified node when causing the input signal to be sampled and held.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: MASARU CHIBASHI, KEN KIKUCHI, TAKAAKI SUGIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20160118971
    Abstract: A comparator circuit according to the present disclosure includes: a first switch section that selectively takes in a signal voltage; a second switch section that selectively takes in a control waveform; a differential amplifier including a non-inverted input end connected to each of output ends of the first switch section and the second switch section; a capacity section including one end connected to an inverted input end of the differential amplifier and the other end supplied with a reference voltage; and a third switch section that selectively short-circuits the inverted input end and an output end of the differential amplifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: TAKAAKI SUGIYAMA, MASAKI YOSHIOKA, KEN KIKUCHI, MASARU CHIBASHI, KEN KITAMURA