Patents by Inventor Shinichi TOBITA

Shinichi TOBITA 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).

  • Electronic component
    Patent number: 11915852
    Abstract: An electronic component according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes an element body and a terminal electrode. The element body includes an outer surface provided with a depression. The terminal electrode is disposed on the element body. The terminal electrode includes a first electrode portion and a second electrode portion. The first electrode portion is disposed in the depression. The second electrode portion protrudes from the depression. The second electrode portion is thicker than the first electrode portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuya Ishima, Shinichi Kondo, Kosuke Ito, Shingo Hattori, Kazuya Tobita, Noriaki Hamachi, Atsushi Moriya
  • Power supply apparatus, electrical equipment, and image forming apparatus
    Patent number: 8559842
    Abstract: A power supply apparatus includes a first electric power-generating unit that generates an electric power with a first voltage, a second electric power-generating unit that generates an electric power with a second voltage that is higher than the first voltage, and an overcurrent monitoring circuit to which electric powers for operation are supplied from the first electric power-generating unit and the second electric power-generating unit and that monitors overcurrent in the second electric power-generating unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Limited
    Inventor: Shinichi Tobita
  • POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS, ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20110176827
    Abstract: A power supply apparatus includes a first electric power-generating unit that generates an electric power with a first voltage, a second electric power-generating unit that generates an electric power with a second voltage that is higher than the first voltage, and an overcurrent monitoring circuit to which electric powers for operation are supplied from the first electric power-generating unit and the second electric power-generating unit and that monitors overcurrent in the second electric power-generating unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2010
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Inventor: Shinichi TOBITA