Patents by Inventor Masatoshi TANIOKU

Masatoshi TANIOKU 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).

  • Publication number: 20220337029
    Abstract: A semiconductor device of a hybrid type includes: a light-emitting element forming a power loop; a semiconductor integrated circuit element including a switching element; and a bypass capacitor. The light-emitting element and the switching element constitute a layered body in which respective principal surfaces of the light-emitting element and the switching element are layered in parallel and face-to-face. The bypass capacitor includes one electrode connected to a lower element of the layered body, and an other electrode connected to an upper element of the layered body. In a plan view, when a direction from the one electrode to the other electrode inside the bypass capacitor is a first direction, the bypass capacitor is arranged so that a side of the bypass capacitor parallel to the first direction includes a portion that is parallel to and faces one peripheral side of the layered body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Kouki YAMAMOTO, Shinichi AKIYOSHI, Masatoshi TANIOKU, Haruhisa TAKATA
  • Patent number: 10651759
    Abstract: A switching power supply device includes: a rectifier circuit to which an AC input voltage is input; an input smoothing circuit smoothing a DC input voltage output from the rectifier circuit; a power converter circuit converting the DC input voltage and outputs an output voltage; an overvoltage detection circuit generating an input overvoltage detection signal which is activated when the DC input voltage is higher than a first reference voltage level; and a discharge circuit discharging stored charge stored in the input smoothing circuit. The power converter circuit includes a switching element. Switching of the switching element is stopped and discharging of the stored charge is started, with activation of the input overvoltage detection signal serving as a trigger, and when the input overvoltage detection signal is subsequently inactivated, the discharging is stopped and the switching of the switching element is resumed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masatoshi Tanioku, Takashi Saji
  • Publication number: 20190190398
    Abstract: A switching power supply device includes: a rectifier circuit to which an AC input voltage is input; an input smoothing circuit smoothing a DC input voltage output from the rectifier circuit; a power converter circuit converting the DC input voltage and outputs an output voltage; an overvoltage detection circuit generating an input overvoltage detection signal which is activated when the DC input voltage is higher than a first reference voltage level; and a discharge circuit discharging stored charge stored in the input smoothing circuit. The power converter circuit includes a switching element. Switching of the switching element is stopped and discharging of the stored charge is started, with activation of the input overvoltage detection signal serving as a trigger, and when the input overvoltage detection signal is subsequently inactivated, the discharging is stopped and the switching of the switching element is resumed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Masatoshi TANIOKU, Takashi SAJI