Patents by Inventor Shouzou Ashizawa

Shouzou Ashizawa 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: 6867755
    Abstract: The EL device driving device comprising a plurality of EL devices having two electrodes, a first EL driving IC having a plurality of output terminals connected to one electrodes of the plurality of EL devices and an input terminal, a second EL driving IC having a plurality of output terminals connected to the other electrodes of the plurality of EL devices and an input terminal, a first AC power supply for supplying an AC voltage of sinusoidal waveform, with one electrode being connected to the input terminal of the first EL driving IC, and a second AC power supply for supplying an AC voltage of sinusoidal waveform having the same waveform as the AC voltage supplied from the first AC supply, and shifted in phase 180 degrees, with one electrode being connected to the input terminal of the second EL driving IC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2005
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Shouzou Ashizawa, Wataru Oishi
  • Publication number: 20020003517
    Abstract: The EL device driving device comprising a plurality of EL devices (L1, L2, . . . , Ln) having two electrodes, a first EL driving IC (5) having a plurality of output terminals (B1, B2, . . . , Bn) connected to one electrodes of the plurality of EL devices and an input terminal (15), a second EL driving IC (6) having a plurality of output terminals (B1, B2, . . . , Bn) connected to the other electrodes of the plurality of EL devices and an input terminal (16), a first AC power supply (9) for supplying an AC voltage of sinusoidal waveform, with one electrode being connected to the input terminal (15) of the first EL driving IC (5), and a second AC power supply (10) for supplying an AC voltage of sinusoidal waveform having the same waveform as the AC voltage supplied from the first AC supply (9), and shifted in phase 180 degrees, with one electrode being connected to the input terminal (16) of the second EL driving IC (6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2001
    Publication date: January 10, 2002
    Inventors: Shouzou Ashizawa, Wataru Oishi