Patents by Inventor Souhei Yamakawa

Souhei Yamakawa 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: 4900951
    Abstract: A latch-up restoration circuit for an electronic circuit generating a signal having a predetermined operating frequency such as a microcomputer, comprises a latch-up sensing device sensing a state that the frequency of the signal generated by the electronic circuit is on the outside of a predetermined frequency range and generating a latch-up detection signal, and a power supply inhibiting device inhibiting supply of a power current to the electronic circuit for a predetermined time period in response to the latch-up detection signal. The electronic circuit is automatically resumed to an initial state and the latch-up phenomenon is removed when the supply of the power current is restarted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 13, 1990
    Assignee: Pioneer Electronic Corporation
    Inventors: Tadashi Saito, Ichiro Sakamoto, Shizuo Ando, Souhei Yamakawa