Patents by Inventor Mikoto MACHIDA

Mikoto MACHIDA 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).

  • Power Converter Apparatus
    Publication number: 20080205108
    Abstract: The present invention provides a power converter apparatus which reduces power loss in a diode bridge element in order to achieve energy saving. The power converter apparatus is equipped with two diode bridge elements, and reduces power loss in respective diodes by connecting two input terminals of the one diode bridge element to one AC input terminal of the power converter apparatus, connecting two input terminals of the another diode bridge element to another AC input terminal, connecting a positive pole output terminal to respective positive pole output terminals of the two diode bridge elements and a positive electrode terminal of a capacitor, and connecting a negative pole output terminal to respective negative pole output terminals of the two diode bridge elements, and a negative electrode terminal of the capacitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2008
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: SANDEN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kouhei TAKADA, Mikoto MACHIDA