Patents by Inventor Minako Sugano

Minako Sugano 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).

  • Ion generating device and electrical apparatus which can easily be reduced in size and thickness
    Patent number: 9142378
    Abstract: An arrangement area of a transformer drive circuit, an arrangement area of a high-voltage transformer, and an arrangement area of an ion generating unit are two-dimensionally divided from each other in a casing. A connection terminal is electrically connected to the transformer drive circuit and is formed of a conductive film arranged to be exposed to the outside of the casing. Accordingly, an ion generating device whose size and thickness can be easily reduced and an electrical apparatus including the ion generating device can be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshinori Sekoguchi, Minako Sugano, Yasuhiro Iwashita
  • ION GENERATING DEVICE AND ELECTRICAL APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20130146781
    Abstract: An arrangement area of a transformer drive circuit, an arrangement area of a high-voltage transformer, and an arrangement area of an ion generating unit are two-dimensionally divided from each other in a casing. A connection terminal is electrically connected to the transformer drive circuit and is formed of a conductive film arranged to be exposed to the outside of the casing. Accordingly, an ion generating device whose size and thickness can be easily reduced and an electrical apparatus including the ion generating device can be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2011
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshinori Sekoguchi, Minako Sugano, Yasuhiro Iwashita