Patents by Inventor Motoharu Ishigaki

Motoharu Ishigaki 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: 6075520
    Abstract: The improved small current detector circuit and locator device each include a first and a second capacitor, a pulse drive circuit which drives one terminal of each capacitor by a pulse signal and charges and discharges the capacitors in synchronism with the rise and fall of the applied pulse so as to generate a first and a second detection signal at the other terminal of each capacitor. A current generator circuit receives the first and second detection signals and generates a current representing the difference between the levels of said signals. An integrator circuit integrates the output current from the current generator circuit. At least one of the first capacitor or second capacitor is provided in a detection portion of the detector circuit or locator device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2000
    Assignees: Rohm Co., Ltd., Alps Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kinya Inoue, Mitsuharu Iwasaki, Yasuhiro Niwa, Motoharu Ishigaki