Patents by Inventor Motohisa Nishina

Motohisa Nishina 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: 7136618
    Abstract: A control portion detects the presence or absence of a pulse signal provided from a satellite broadcast receiver through a port PO to output a control signal PDOUT. In accordance with control signal PDOUT, a power supply circuit stops a supply of one of a power supply potential BIAS1 fed to LNA 22A and a power supply potential BIAS2 fed to LNA 22B. Therefore, the power consumption in an LNB designed for multi-satellite can be reduced and even a satellite broadcast receiver having a small current-supply capability can be connected. In this way, a low noise block down converter for multi-satellite with lower power consumption can be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2006
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masahiro Kato, Motohisa Nishina
  • Patent number: 6950644
    Abstract: A first printed circuit board is attached to an upper surface of a chassis, and a second printed circuit board is attached to a lower surface of the chassis. The chassis has a thickness of a certain degree, which can reduce a mutual effect of first and second local oscillators, and can suppress occurrence of a spurious signal. Thus, a satellite broadcast receiving device can be provided in which the mutual effect of two local oscillating circuits can be reduced and thus occurrence of a spurious signal is suppressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2005
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Motohisa Nishina
  • Patent number: 6728513
    Abstract: In a signal processing circuit of an LNB (Low Noise Block down converter), a power supply circuit is driven by DC voltage applied from four tuners via four signal input/output terminals to generate supply voltage for the LNB and equally distribute consumption current of the LNB among the four signal input/output terminals. Even if the level of the DC voltage from the four tuners is changed, currents of the same value flow through the four signal input/output terminals. Therefore, there is less noise compared with the conventional circuit having a signal input/output terminal allowing current to flow that varies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2004
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Motohisa Nishina
  • Publication number: 20030129960
    Abstract: A control portion detects the presence or absence of a pulse signal provided from a satellite broadcast receiver through a port PO to output a control signal PDOUT. In accordance with control signal PDOUT, a power supply circuit stops a supply of one of a power supply potential BIAS1 fed to LNA 22A and a power supply potential BIAS2 fed to LNA 22B. Therefore, the power consumption in an LNB designed for multi-satellite can be reduced and even a satellite broadcast receiver having a small current-supply capability can be connected. In this way, a low noise block down converter for multi-satellite with lower power consumption can be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2003
    Publication date: July 10, 2003
    Inventors: Masahiro Kato, Motohisa Nishina
  • Publication number: 20020113664
    Abstract: A first printed circuit board is attached to an upper surface of a chassis, and a second printed circuit board is attached to a lower surface of the chassis. The chassis has a thickness of a certain degree, which can reduce a mutual effect of first and second local oscillators, and can suppress occurrence of a spurious signal. Thus, a satellite broadcast receiving device can be provided in which the mutual effect of two local oscillating circuits can be reduced and thus occurrence of a spurious signal is suppressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2002
    Publication date: August 22, 2002
    Inventor: Motohisa Nishina