Patents by Inventor Nobutaka Shiozaki

Nobutaka Shiozaki 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: 11205996
    Abstract: A control circuit switches an oscillation circuit from a second operation mode to a first operation mode. When a first predetermined signal is detected and mode switching permission information indicates that the switching from the second operation mode to the first operation mode is permitted, then the oscillation circuit switches from the second operation mode to the first operation mode. When the first predetermined signal is not detected and the mode switching permission information indicates that the switching from the second operation mode to the first operation mode is not permitted, then the oscillation circuit continues in the second operation mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Inventors: Mihiro Nonoyama, Nobutaka Shiozaki
  • Publication number: 20210234510
    Abstract: An oscillation circuit includes: a detection circuit configured to detect input of a first predetermined signal; a control circuit configured to control switching from the second operation mode to the first operation mode; and a non-volatile memory storing mode switching permission information, in which the control circuit is configured to: when the input of the first predetermined signal is detected by the detection circuit and the mode switching permission information indicates that the switching from the second operation mode to the first operation mode is permitted in the second operation mode, switch from the second operation mode to the first operation mode, and when the input of the first predetermined signal is not detected by the detection circuit and the mode switching permission information indicates that the switching from the second operation mode to the first operation mode is not permitted in the second operation mode, continue the second operation mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Mihiro NONOYAMA, Nobutaka SHIOZAKI
  • Patent number: 10903695
    Abstract: A power reception control device provided in a power reception device of a non-contact power transmission system includes a power-reception-side control circuit that controls an operation of the power reception device, and a power supply control signal output terminal that supplies a power supply control signal to a charge control device, the power supply control signal controlling power supply to a battery. The power-reception-side control circuit controls a timing at which the power supply control signal (ICUTX) is output from the power supply control signal output terminal. The operation of the charge control device is compulsorily controlled using the power supply control signal (ICUTX).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kentaro Yoda, Takahiro Kamijo, Kota Onishi, Masayuki Kamiyama, Nobutaka Shiozaki
  • Patent number: 10673382
    Abstract: An oscillator includes an external terminal, a resonator, and an oscillation circuit that oscillates the resonator. The oscillation circuit includes an amplification circuit and a current source that supplies a current to the amplification circuit, and the current is variably set according to a control signal input from the external terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Hisahiro Ito, Nobutaka Shiozaki, Seiichiro Tamura
  • Publication number: 20200091772
    Abstract: A power reception control device provided in a power reception device of a non-contact power transmission system includes a power-reception-side control circuit that controls an operation of the power reception device, and a power supply control signal output terminal that supplies a power supply control signal to a charge control device, the power supply control signal controlling power supply to a battery. The power-reception-side control circuit controls a timing at which the power supply control signal (ICUTX) is output from the power supply control signal output terminal. The operation of the charge control device is compulsorily controlled using the power supply control signal (ICUTX).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kentaro YODA, Takahiro KAMIJO, Kota ONISHI, Masayuki KAMIYAMA, Nobutaka SHIOZAKI
  • Patent number: 10516299
    Abstract: A power reception control device provided in a power reception device of a non-contact power transmission system includes a power-reception-side control circuit that controls an operation of the power reception device, and a power supply control signal output terminal that supplies a power supply control signal to a charge control device, the power supply control signal controlling power supply to a battery. The power-reception-side control circuit controls a timing at which the power supply control signal (ICUTX) is output from the power supply control signal output terminal. The operation of the charge control device is compulsorily controlled using the power supply control signal (ICUTX).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kentaro Yoda, Takahiro Kamijo, Kota Onishi, Masayuki Kamiyama, Nobutaka Shiozaki
  • Patent number: 10396747
    Abstract: A temperature compensated oscillation circuit includes an oscillation circuit that oscillates a resonator, a fractional N-PLL circuit that multiplies frequency of an oscillation signal which is output by the oscillation circuit, on the basis of a frequency division ratio which is input, a temperature measurement unit that measures temperature, and a storage unit that stores a temperature correction table for correcting frequency temperature characteristics of the oscillation signal, in which the frequency division ratio of the fractional N-PLL circuit is set on the basis of a measurement value obtained by the temperature measurement unit and the temperature correction table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Hisahiro Ito, Yuichi Toriumi, Nobutaka Shiozaki
  • Publication number: 20170353171
    Abstract: A temperature compensated oscillation circuit includes an oscillation circuit that oscillates a resonator, a fractional N-PLL circuit that multiplies frequency of an oscillation signal which is output by the oscillation circuit, on the basis of a frequency division ratio which is input, a temperature measurement unit that measures temperature, and a storage unit that stores a temperature correction table for correcting frequency temperature characteristics of the oscillation signal, in which the frequency division ratio of the fractional N-PLL circuit is set on the basis of a measurement value obtained by the temperature measurement unit and the temperature correction table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Hisahiro ITO, Yuichi TORIUMI, Nobutaka SHIOZAKI
  • Publication number: 20170346442
    Abstract: An oscillator includes an external terminal, a resonator, and an oscillation circuit that oscillates the resonator. The oscillation circuit includes an amplification circuit and a current source that supplies a current to the amplification circuit, and the current is variably set according to a control signal input from the external terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Hisahiro ITO, Nobutaka SHIOZAKI, Seiichiro TAMURA
  • Publication number: 20170229924
    Abstract: A power reception control device provided in a power reception device of a non-contact power transmission system includes a power-reception-side control circuit that controls an operation of the power reception device, and a power supply control signal output terminal that supplies a power supply control signal to a charge control device, the power supply control signal controlling power supply to a battery. The power-reception-side control circuit controls a timing at which the power supply control signal (ICUTX) is output from the power supply control signal output terminal. The operation of the charge control device is compulsorily controlled using the power supply control signal (ICUTX).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kentaro YODA, Takahiro KAMIJO, Kota ONISHI, Masayuki KAMIYAMA, Nobutaka SHIOZAKI
  • Patent number: 9673636
    Abstract: A power reception control device provided in a power reception device of a non-contact power transmission system includes a power-reception-side control circuit that controls an operation of the power reception device, and a power supply control signal output terminal that supplies a power supply control signal to a charge control device, the power supply control signal controlling power supply to a battery. The power-reception-side control circuit controls a timing at which the power supply control signal (ICUTX) is output from the power supply control signal output terminal. The operation of the charge control device is compulsorily controlled using the power supply control signal (ICUTX).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kentaro Yoda, Takahiro Kamijo, Kota Onishi, Masayuki Kamiyama, Nobutaka Shiozaki
  • Patent number: 9537693
    Abstract: To provide different paths for communication of a serial signal required for high-speed communication and communication of transmission data that may be handled in low-speed communication, a circuit device includes a serial interface that receives a serial signal transmitted from a controller at a first communication speed, a transmission data input terminal that receives transmission data transmitted from the controller at a second communication speed slower than the first communication speed, and a transmission circuit that outputs a transmission signal corresponding to the transmission data based on the serial signal and the transmission data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Nobutaka Shiozaki
  • Patent number: 9503108
    Abstract: An oscillation circuit, an oscillator, an electronic device, and a moving object which are capable of adjusting an output frequency in a high modulation bandwidth with a high level of accuracy and adjusting a timing at which the output frequency is changed are provided. The oscillation circuit generates an oscillation signal by oscillating an oscillation element and includes a communication unit that receives frequency setting data for setting a frequency of the oscillation signal and frequency change data which is given a timing at which the frequency of the oscillation signal is changed on the basis of the frequency setting data, by serial transfer, and registers in which the frequency setting data and the frequency change data received by the communication unit are stored, respectively. An address of the register storing the frequency setting data is continuous with an address of the register storing the frequency change data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Yuichi Toriumi, Nobutaka Shiozaki
  • Patent number: 9490820
    Abstract: In order to appropriately set an operation range of a voltage controlled oscillator without excessively increasing a frequency at which delta-sigma modulation is performed, a fractional N-PLL circuit includes: a voltage controlled oscillator that is configured to set plural output frequency ranges; a frequency selection circuit that selects one output frequency range; a division circuit; and a division setting circuit that sets a division ratio of the division circuit. The division setting circuit performs, while the frequency selection circuit is searching for the plural output frequency ranges of the voltage controlled oscillator, the delta-sigma modulation at a frequency lower than a frequency after the frequency selection circuit terminates the search.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Nobutaka Shiozaki
  • Patent number: 9467148
    Abstract: In order to reduce the possibility of erroneous switching of an operation mode, an oscillation circuit, an oscillator, an electronic device and a moving object including: a power source detecting section that detects a power supply state; a determining section that determines an input state of a predetermined signal; and a control section that switches a operation mode when the determining section determines that input of the predetermined signal is detected within a predetermined time after it is detected that power is supplied, and a control method of the oscillator are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Nobutaka Shiozaki, Yuichi Toriumi
  • Patent number: 9378447
    Abstract: A circuit device includes: a first storage control unit which receives power from a power receiving unit which receives power by electromagnetic induction, to perform control of storing charge in a first charge storage unit; a second storage control unit which performs control of storing charge in a second charge storage unit; and a power source supply unit which supplies power source to a system device based on charges stored in the first charge storage unit and the second charge storage unit. The second charge storage unit is a charge storage unit whose charge storage capacitance is smaller than that of the first charge storage unit. The power source supply unit supplies, at the time of system start-up after the start of power reception, power source based on the stored charge of the second charge storage unit to the system device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Kota Onishi, Nobutaka Shiozaki, Masaya Ninomiya, Shigeaki Kawano
  • Publication number: 20160079988
    Abstract: In order to appropriately set an operation range of a voltage controlled oscillator without excessively increasing a frequency at which delta-sigma modulation is performed, a fractional N-PLL circuit includes: a voltage controlled oscillator that is configured to set plural output frequency ranges; a frequency selection circuit that selects one output frequency range; a division circuit; and a division setting circuit that sets a division ratio of the division circuit. The division setting circuit performs, while the frequency selection circuit is searching for the plural output frequency ranges of the voltage controlled oscillator, the delta-sigma modulation at a frequency lower than a frequency after the frequency selection circuit terminates the search.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventor: Nobutaka SHIOZAKI
  • Publication number: 20160072510
    Abstract: In order to reduce the possibility of erroneous switching of an operation mode, an oscillation circuit, an oscillator, an electronic device and a moving object including: a power source detecting section that detects a power supply state; a determining section that determines an input state of a predetermined signal; and a control section that switches a operation mode when the determining section determines that input of the predetermined signal is detected within a predetermined time after it is detected that power is supplied, and a control method of the oscillator are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: Nobutaka SHIOZAKI, Yuichi TORIUMI
  • Publication number: 20160049801
    Abstract: A power reception control device provided in a power reception device of a non-contact power transmission system includes a power-reception-side control circuit that controls an operation of the power reception device, and a power supply control signal output terminal that supplies a power supply control signal to a charge control device, the power supply control signal controlling power supply to a battery. The power-reception-side control circuit controls a timing at which the power supply control signal (ICUTX) is output from the power supply control signal output terminal. The operation of the charge control device is compulsorily controlled using the power supply control signal (ICUTX).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Kentaro YODA, Takahiro KAMIJO, Kota ONISHI, Masayuki KAMIYAMA, Nobutaka SHIOZAKI
  • Publication number: 20160020927
    Abstract: To provide different paths for communication of a serial signal required for high-speed communication and communication of transmission data that may be handled in low-speed communication, a circuit device includes a serial interface that receives a serial signal transmitted from a controller at a first communication speed, a transmission data input terminal that receives transmission data transmitted from the controller at a second communication speed slower than the first communication speed, and a transmission circuit that outputs a transmission signal corresponding to the transmission data based on the serial signal and the transmission data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2015
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventor: Nobutaka SHIOZAKI