Patents by Inventor Teppei HIGUCHI

Teppei HIGUCHI 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: 11791770
    Abstract: A circuit device includes a first terminal, a first oscillation circuit oscillating a resonator and generating a first voltage for automatic gain control for controlling amplitude of a signal output from the resonator, a digital signal generation circuit generating a digital signal corresponding to the first voltage, and a first interface circuit outputting the digital signal to the first terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Teppei Higuchi, Jun Uehara, Yuichi Toriumi, Hiroshi Kiya
  • Patent number: 11652443
    Abstract: A circuit device includes an oscillation circuit and a processing circuit that generates capacitance control data. The oscillation circuit includes a variable capacitance circuit whose capacitance value is variably controlled based on the capacitance control data, and an oscillation frequency thereof is controlled based on the capacitance value of the variable capacitance circuit. The variable capacitance circuit includes a capacitor array. The capacitor array includes a plurality of capacitors each having a binary-weighted capacitance value, and a plurality of switches that are on-off controlled based on the capacitance control data. The processing circuit outputs the capacitance control data, which is subjected to dithering, so as to switch the capacitance value of the variable capacitance circuit between a first capacitance value and a second capacitance value in a time division manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Inventors: Yuichi Toriumi, Hideo Haneda, Teppei Higuchi, Atsushi Tanaka
  • Patent number: 11616474
    Abstract: A circuit device includes an oscillation circuit generating an oscillation signal by oscillating a vibrator, a temperature sensor circuit performing an intermittent operation, a logic circuit performing temperature compensation processing based on an output of the temperature sensor circuit, and a power supply circuit supplying power to the oscillation circuit. Further, the logic circuit or the power supply circuit is disposed between the oscillation circuit and the temperature sensor circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Inventor: Teppei Higuchi
  • Patent number: 11616473
    Abstract: A circuit device includes an oscillation circuit generating an oscillation signal by oscillating a vibrator, a temperature sensor circuit performing an intermittent operation, a logic circuit performing temperature compensation processing based on an output of the temperature sensor circuit, and a power supply circuit supplying power to the oscillation circuit. The oscillation circuit is disposed in a circuit region, the temperature sensor circuit and the logic circuit are disposed in a circuit region, and the power supply circuit is disposed in a circuit region, which is positioned between the circuit region and the circuit region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Inventors: Teppei Higuchi, Noboru Itomi
  • Patent number: 11587925
    Abstract: A variable capacitance circuit includes a capacitor array having a first capacitor in which a plurality of MIM capacitors are coupled in parallel and a second capacitor in which a plurality of MIM capacitors are coupled in series, and a switch array having a first switch and a second switch. A shape pattern of at least one of a first electrode of the first capacitor, a first ground shield, a second electrode of the second capacitor, and a second ground shield is set so that a first capacitance difference per 1 LSB between first capacitance values of the first capacitor when the first switch is turned on and off and a second capacitance difference per 1 LSB between second capacitance values of the second capacitor when the second switch is turned on and off are close to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Inventors: Atsushi Tanaka, Teppei Higuchi
  • Publication number: 20230020823
    Abstract: A circuit device includes a first terminal, a first oscillation circuit oscillating a resonator and generating a first voltage for automatic gain control for controlling amplitude of a signal output from the resonator, a digital signal generation circuit generating a digital signal corresponding to the first voltage, and a first interface circuit outputting the digital signal to the first terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Teppei Higuchi, Jun Uehara, Yuichi Toriumi, Hiroshi Kiya
  • Patent number: 11539327
    Abstract: A circuit device includes an oscillation circuit that generates an oscillation signal by using a vibrator, a frequency adjustment circuit that adjusts an oscillation frequency of the oscillation circuit based on frequency adjustment data, a temperature sensor circuit that outputs temperature data, an arithmetic operation circuit, and a storage circuit. The arithmetic operation circuit outputs converted temperature data by performing, on the temperature data, conversion processing in which a slope of the converted temperature data with respect to the temperature data in a first temperature range is different from a slope of the converted temperature data with respect to the temperature data in a second temperature range. The storage circuit stores a lookup table representing a correspondence between the converted temperature data and the frequency adjustment data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Inventors: Hideo Haneda, Yuichi Toriumi, Teppei Higuchi
  • Publication number: 20220246605
    Abstract: A variable capacitance circuit includes a capacitor array having a first capacitor in which a plurality of MIM capacitors are coupled in parallel and a second capacitor in which a plurality of MIM capacitors are coupled in series, and a switch array having a first switch and a second switch. A shape pattern of at least one of a first electrode of the first capacitor, a first ground shield, a second electrode of the second capacitor, and a second ground shield is set so that a first capacitance difference per 1 LSB between first capacitance values of the first capacitor when the first switch is turned on and off and a second capacitance difference per 1 LSB between second capacitance values of the second capacitor when the second switch is turned on and off are close to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Atsushi TANAKA, Teppei HIGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20220247352
    Abstract: A circuit device includes an oscillation circuit and a processing circuit that generates capacitance control data. The oscillation circuit includes a variable capacitance circuit whose capacitance value is variably controlled based on the capacitance control data, and an oscillation frequency thereof is controlled based on the capacitance value of the variable capacitance circuit. The variable capacitance circuit includes a capacitor array. The capacitor array includes a plurality of capacitors each having a binary-weighted capacitance value, and a plurality of switches that are on-off controlled based on the capacitance control data. The processing circuit outputs the capacitance control data, which is subjected to dithering, so as to switch the capacitance value of the variable capacitance circuit between a first capacitance value and a second capacitance value in a time division manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Yuichi TORIUMI, Hideo HANEDA, Teppei HIGUCHI, Atsushi TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20220103125
    Abstract: A circuit device includes an oscillation circuit that generates an oscillation signal by using a vibrator, a frequency adjustment circuit that adjusts an oscillation frequency of the oscillation circuit based on frequency adjustment data, a temperature sensor circuit that outputs temperature data, an arithmetic operation circuit, and a storage circuit. The arithmetic operation circuit outputs converted temperature data by performing, on the temperature data, conversion processing in which a slope of the converted temperature data with respect to the temperature data in a first temperature range is different from a slope of the converted temperature data with respect to the temperature data in a second temperature range. The storage circuit stores a lookup table representing a correspondence between the converted temperature data and the frequency adjustment data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Hideo HANEDA, Yuichi TORIUMI, Teppei HIGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20220103124
    Abstract: A circuit device includes an oscillation circuit generating an oscillation signal by oscillating a vibrator, a temperature sensor circuit performing an intermittent operation, a logic circuit performing temperature compensation processing based on an output of the temperature sensor circuit, and a power supply circuit supplying power to the oscillation circuit. Further, the logic circuit or the power supply circuit is disposed between the oscillation circuit and the temperature sensor circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventor: Teppei HIGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20220103123
    Abstract: A circuit device includes an oscillation circuit generating an oscillation signal by oscillating a vibrator, a temperature sensor circuit performing an intermittent operation, a logic circuit performing temperature compensation processing based on an output of the temperature sensor circuit, and a power supply circuit supplying power to the oscillation circuit. The oscillation circuit is disposed in a circuit region, the temperature sensor circuit and the logic circuit are disposed in a circuit region, and the power supply circuit is disposed in a circuit region, which is positioned between the circuit region and the circuit region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Teppei HIGUCHI, Noboru ITOMI
  • Patent number: 11014571
    Abstract: A physical quantity measurement device includes a sensor element in which coupling capacitances are formed between a drive electrode and a first detection electrode and between the drive electrode and a second detection electrode; and a circuit device that includes a drive circuit which supplies a drive signal to the drive electrode, a detection circuit which detects physical quantity information corresponding to a physical quantity based on first and second detection signals from the first and second detection electrodes, and a failure diagnosis circuit. The circuit device includes first and second switches that are provided between first and second terminals to which the first and second detection signals are input and the detection circuit. The failure diagnosis circuit performs a failure diagnosis, based on a detection result of the detection circuit when connection states of the first and second switches are changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Inventors: Noriyuki Murashima, Teppei Higuchi
  • Patent number: 10890348
    Abstract: An air conditioning system includes: an air conditioner that includes an outdoor unit including an outside air temperature sensor and an indoor unit including an indoor unit controller to control air conditioning operation and communicable with the outdoor unit; and a remote controller communicable with the indoor unit. The remote controller includes: a schedule storage to store information on an operation schedule of the air conditioner for each date and time, a reference temperature for determining an operation mode of the air conditioner, and an outside air temperature correction value; and an operation mode determiner to select the operation mode from among cooling, blowing, and heating using the information on the operation schedule, a corrected outside air temperature, and the reference temperature. The indoor unit controller controls the air conditioning operation using the reference temperature as a target temperature in the operation mode determined by the operation mode determiner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Teppei Higuchi
  • Patent number: 10826510
    Abstract: An atomic oscillator includes: a light-emitting element; an atom cell that includes a first surface on which light beams from the light-emitting element are incident and a second surface from which the light beams incident on the first surface are emitted and accommodates alkali metal atoms in a gas state; a shield that accommodates the atom cell and has a magnetic shielding property, the shield having an opening; a heat transfer member that is in contact with a portion of the atom cell via an opening of the shield and has a thermal conductivity higher than a thermal conductivity of the atom cell; a temperature control element that is in contact with the heat transfer member and controls a temperature of the atom cell; and a light-receiving element that receives the light beams emitted from the second surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Kimio Nagasaka, Yukihiro Hashi, Takahiro Kan, Tomohiro Tamura, Teppei Higuchi
  • Patent number: 10808960
    Abstract: A refrigeration cycle apparatus includes a refrigeration cycle circuit which includes a plurality of load-side heat exchangers; a plurality of indoor units which accommodate the plurality of load-side heat exchangers, respectively; and a controller which controls the plurality of indoor units. Each of the plurality of indoor units includes an air-sending fan. At least one of the plurality of indoor units includes a refrigerant detection unit. The controller divides the plurality of indoor units into one or more groups. The controller is set such that when refrigerant is detected by the refrigerant detection unit included in any of the plurality of indoor units, the controller causes the air-sending fans included in all the indoor units which belong to a same group as the indoor unit which includes the refrigerant detection unit which detects the refrigerant to be operated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Suzuki, Masahiko Takagi, Kenyu Tanaka, Kazuki Watanabe, Naoya Matsunaga, Teppei Higuchi
  • Patent number: 10794611
    Abstract: A refrigeration cycle apparatus includes a refrigeration cycle circuit that includes a plurality of load-side heat exchangers and a plurality of indoor units that accommodate the plurality of load-side heat exchangers. Each of the plurality of indoor units includes an air-sending fan. At least one of the plurality of indoor units includes a refrigerant detection unit. When refrigerant is detected by the refrigerant detection unit included in any one of the plurality of indoor units, the air-sending fans included in all of the plurality of indoor units operate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Company
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Suzuki, Masahiko Takagi, Kenyu Tanaka, Kazuki Watanabe, Naoya Matsunaga, Teppei Higuchi
  • Patent number: 10704907
    Abstract: A circuit device includes a clock signal generation circuit that generates a clock signal through an oscillation circuit, and a detection circuit including a circuit operating through an operation signal based on the clock signal. The clock signal generation circuit includes a first frequency adjustment unit which is capable of adjusting an oscillation frequency before an physical quantity transducer and the circuit device are connected to each other, and a second frequency adjustment unit which is capable of adjusting the oscillation frequency in a state where the physical quantity transducer and the circuit device are connected to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Teppei Higuchi, Katsuhiko Maki
  • Publication number: 20200212919
    Abstract: An atomic oscillator includes: a light-emitting element; an atom cell that includes a first surface on which light beams from the light-emitting element are incident and a second surface from which the light beams incident on the first surface are emitted and accommodates alkali metal atoms in a gas state; a shield that accommodates the atom cell and has a magnetic shielding property, the shield having an opening; a heat transfer member that is in contact with a portion of the atom cell via an opening of the shield and has a thermal conductivity higher than a thermal conductivity of the atom cell; a temperature control element that is in contact with the heat transfer member and controls a temperature of the atom cell; and a light-receiving element that receives the light beams emitted from the second surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Kimio NAGASAKA, Yukihiro HASHI, Takahiro KAN, Tomohiro TAMURA, Teppei HIGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20190170386
    Abstract: An air conditioning system includes: an air conditioner that includes an outdoor unit including an outside air temperature sensor and an indoor unit including an indoor unit controller to control air conditioning operation and communicable with the outdoor unit; and a remote controller communicable with the indoor unit. The remote controller includes: a schedule storage to store information on an operation schedule of the air conditioner for each date and time, a reference temperature for determining an operation mode of the air conditioner, and an outside air temperature correction value; and an operation mode determiner to select the operation mode from among cooling, blowing, and heating using the information on the operation schedule, a corrected outside air temperature, and the reference temperature. The indoor unit controller controls the air conditioning operation using the reference temperature as a target temperature in the operation mode determined by the operation mode determiner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventor: Teppei HIGUCHI