Patents by Inventor Shojiro Kato

Shojiro Kato 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).

  • Publication number: 20230266810
    Abstract: An abnormality detection circuit includes: a first current source configured to generate a first current flowing from an external terminal toward a reference potential terminal; a second current source configured to generate a second current flowing from a power supply potential terminal toward the external terminal; a comparator configured to generate an abnormality detection signal by comparing a detection voltage corresponding to an application voltage of the external terminal with a predetermined threshold voltage; and a controller configured to switch between a first abnormality detection mode in which an operation of generating the first current is performed and a second abnormality detection mode in which an operation of generating the second current is performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Keita Okamoto, Shojiro Kato