Patents by Inventor Ryosuke MATSUHANA
Ryosuke MATSUHANA 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).
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Patent number: 11727804Abstract: In an automatic parking system, a marker recognizing unit performs recognition of a predetermined number of markers located respectively at predetermined locations in a parking garage. A marker deter miner performs determination of whether there is a problem in recognition of at least one marker in the predetermined number of markers in accordance with information resulting from the recognition performed by the marker detector. An output unit outputs marker state information resulting from the determination performed by the marker determiner.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2021Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Ryosuke Matsuhana, Yosuke Hattori
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Patent number: 11653434Abstract: A lighting circuit turns on a plurality of semiconductor light sources. Multiple current sources are each coupled to a corresponding semiconductor light source. A switching converter supplies a driving voltage VOUT across each of multiple series connection circuits each formed of the semiconductor light source and the current source. A converter controller employing a ripple control method turns on a switching transistor of the switching converter in response to a voltage across any one of the multiple current sources decreasing to a bottom limit voltage.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2021Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Tomoyuki Ichikawa, Ryosuke Matsuhana, Satoshi Kikuchi, Naoki Kawabata, Norito Takahashi
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Patent number: 11612034Abstract: A lighting circuit turns on multiple semiconductor light sources. Multiple current sources are each coupled in series with a corresponding one from among the semiconductor light sources. A switching converter supplies a driving voltage VOUT across each of multiple series connection circuits formed of the multiple semiconductor light sources and the multiple current sources. A converter controller controls a switching transistor of the switching converter based on a relation between a voltage across one from among the multiple current sources and a reference voltage having a positive correlation with the temperature Tj.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2020Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Tomoyuki Ichikawa, Satoshi Kikuchi, Ryosuke Matsuhana
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Patent number: 11602029Abstract: A lighting circuit turns on multiple semiconductor light sources. Multiple current sources are each coupled in series with a corresponding one from among the semiconductor light sources. A switching converter supplies a driving voltage VOUT across each of multiple series connection circuits formed of the multiple semiconductor light sources and the multiple current sources. A converter controller controls a switching transistor of the switching converter based on a relation between a voltage across one from among the multiple current sources and a reference voltage having a positive correlation with the temperature Tj.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Tomoyuki Ichikawa, Satoshi Kikuchi, Ryosuke Matsuhana
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Patent number: 11558943Abstract: A lighting circuit turns on a plurality of semiconductor light sources. Multiple current sources are each coupled to a corresponding semiconductor light source. A switching converter supplies a driving voltage VOUT across each of multiple series connection circuits each formed of the semiconductor light source and the current source. A converter controller employing a ripple control method turns on a switching transistor of the switching converter in response to a voltage across any one of the multiple current sources decreasing to a bottom limit voltage.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2021Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Tomoyuki Ichikawa, Ryosuke Matsuhana, Satoshi Kikuchi, Naoki Kawabata, Norito Takahashi
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Patent number: 11477871Abstract: A lighting circuit turns on a plurality of semiconductor light sources. Multiple current sources are each coupled to a corresponding semiconductor light source. A switching converter supplies a driving voltage VOUT across each of multiple series connection circuits each formed of the semiconductor light source and the current source. A converter controller employing a ripple control method turns on a switching transistor of the switching converter in response to a voltage across any one of the multiple current sources decreasing to a bottom limit voltage.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2020Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Tomoyuki Ichikawa, Ryosuke Matsuhana, Satoshi Kikuchi, Naoki Kawabata, Norito Takahashi
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Publication number: 20220022300Abstract: A lighting circuit turns on a plurality of semiconductor light sources. Multiple current sources are each coupled to a corresponding semiconductor light source. A switching converter supplies a driving voltage VOUT across each of multiple series connection circuits each formed of the semiconductor light source and the current source. A converter controller employing a ripple control method turns on a switching transistor of the switching converter in response to a voltage across any one of the multiple current sources decreasing to a bottom limit voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2021Publication date: January 20, 2022Applicant: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Tomoyuki ICHIKAWA, Ryosuke MATSUHANA, Satoshi KIKUCHI, Naoki KAWABATA, Norito TAKAHASHI
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Publication number: 20220022299Abstract: A lighting circuit turns on a plurality of semiconductor light sources. Multiple current sources are each coupled to a corresponding semiconductor light source. A switching converter supplies a driving voltage VOUT across each of multiple series connection circuits each formed of the semiconductor light source and the current source. A converter controller employing a ripple control method turns on a switching transistor of the switching converter in response to a voltage across any one of the multiple current sources decreasing to a bottom limit voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2021Publication date: January 20, 2022Applicant: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Tomoyuki ICHIKAWA, Ryosuke MATSUHANA, Satoshi KIKUCHI, Naoki KAWABATA, Norito TAKAHASHI
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Publication number: 20210378070Abstract: A lighting circuit turns on multiple semiconductor light sources. Multiple current sources are each coupled in series with a corresponding one from among the semiconductor light sources. A switching converter supplies a driving voltage VOUT across each of multiple series connection circuits formed of the multiple semiconductor light sources and the multiple current sources. A converter controller controls a switching transistor of the switching converter based on a relation between a voltage across one from among the multiple current sources and a reference voltage having a positive correlation with the temperature Tj.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2021Publication date: December 2, 2021Applicant: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Tomoyuki ICHIKAWA, Satoshi KIKUCHI, Ryosuke MATSUHANA
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Publication number: 20210233404Abstract: In an automatic parking system, a marker recognizing unit performs recognition of a predetermined number of markers located respectively at predetermined locations in a parking garage. A marker deter miner performs determination of whether there is a problem in recognition of at least one marker in the predetermined number of markers in accordance with information resulting from the recognition performed by the marker detector. An output unit outputs marker state information resulting from the determination performed by the marker determiner.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2021Publication date: July 29, 2021Inventors: Ryosuke MATSUHANA, Yosuke HATTORI
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Publication number: 20210016706Abstract: A lighting circuit turns on multiple semiconductor light sources. Multiple current sources are each coupled in series with a corresponding one from among the semiconductor light sources. A switching converter supplies a driving voltage VOUT across each of multiple series connection circuits formed of the multiple semiconductor light sources and the multiple current sources. A converter controller controls a switching transistor of the switching converter based on a relation between a voltage across one from among the multiple current sources and a reference voltage having a positive correlation with the temperature Tj.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2020Publication date: January 21, 2021Applicant: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Tomoyuki ICHIKAWA, Satoshi KIKUCHI, Ryosuke MATSUHANA
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Publication number: 20200275542Abstract: A lighting circuit turns on a plurality of semiconductor light sources. Multiple current sources are each coupled to a corresponding semiconductor light source. A switching converter supplies a driving voltage VOUT across each of multiple series connection circuits each formed of the semiconductor light source and the current source. A converter controller employing a ripple control method turns on a switching transistor of the switching converter in response to a voltage across any one of the multiple current sources decreasing to a bottom limit voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2020Publication date: August 27, 2020Applicant: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Tomoyuki ICHIKAWA, Ryosuke MATSUHANA, Satoshi KIKUCHI, Naoki KAWABATA, Norito TAKAHASHI