Patents by Inventor Tomonori Tsuchiyama

Tomonori Tsuchiyama 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: 20210313768
    Abstract: Reduced power consumption in a light source apparatus with vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser light-emitting elements driven by a common power supply voltage is disclosed. In one example, a light source apparatus includes an emission section in which vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser light-emitting elements are arrayed, and a voltage adjustment section configured to adjust a power supply voltage used in common to drive the light-emitting elements according to a forward voltage of the light-emitting elements. This arrangement makes it possible to adjust the power supply voltage appropriately according to the forward voltage of the light-emitting elements, such as by raising the power supply voltage if the forward voltage of the light-emitting elements is high and lowering the power supply voltage if the forward voltage of the light-emitting elements is low.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventor: Tomonori Tsuchiyama
  • Patent number: 11031799
    Abstract: A communication amount and a processing load of an external circuit of a power supply management integrated circuit are reduced. The power supply management integrated circuit includes a state determination unit and a battery remaining quantity measurement unit. In the power supply management integrated circuit, the state determination unit determines which one of a plurality of states corresponding to different cycles a charge/discharge state of a battery falls under. Furthermore, in the power supply management integrated circuit, the battery remaining quantity measurement unit measures a battery remaining quantity of the battery each time when the cycle according to the state of charge/discharge state of the battery determined by the state determination unit elapses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Tomonori Tsuchiyama
  • Patent number: 10523061
    Abstract: A power receiving device of the disclosure includes a power generator, a detector, and a controller. The power generator includes a power receiving element that receives a power signal supplied in a wireless manner from a power feeding device, and generates direct current power on the basis of the power signal. The detector includes a detection element, and drives the detection element and detects an alternating current signal generated in the detection element, during a power receiving period in which the power receiving element receives the power signal. The controller controls the power feeding device on the basis of a detection result of the detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroaki Nakano, Ken Matsui, Kazukuni Takanohashi, Tomonori Tsuchiyama, Masayoshi Abe, Osamu Kozakai
  • Publication number: 20180331552
    Abstract: A communication amount and a processing load of an external circuit of a power supply management integrated circuit are reduced. The power supply management integrated circuit includes a state determination unit and a battery remaining quantity measurement unit. In the power supply management integrated circuit, the state determination unit determines which one of a plurality of states corresponding to different cycles a charge/discharge state of a battery falls under. Furthermore, in the power supply management integrated circuit, the battery remaining quantity measurement unit measures a battery remaining quantity of the battery each time when the cycle according to the state of charge/discharge state of the battery determined by the state determination unit elapses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventor: Tomonori Tsuchiyama
  • Publication number: 20170149287
    Abstract: A power receiving device of the disclosure includes a power generator, a detector, and a controller. The power generator includes a power receiving element that receives a power signal supplied in a wireless manner from a power feeding device, and generates direct current power on the basis of the power signal. The detector includes a detection element, and drives the detection element and detects an alternating current signal generated in the detection element, during a power receiving period in which the power receiving element receives the power signal. The controller controls the power feeding device on the basis of a detection result of the detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Hiroaki Nakano, Ken Matsui, Kazukuni Takanohashi, Tomonori Tsuchiyama, Masayoshi Abe, Osamu Kozakai
  • Patent number: 8873257
    Abstract: A control circuit performs at least one of detecting whether the resonance current detected by the current detection unit is beyond a first detection level over a predetermined time period, and detecting, when detecting that the resonance current is beyond the first detection level over the predetermined time period, that the resonance current falls below a second detection level, and detecting whether the resonance current detected by the current detection unit is below a first detection level over a predetermined time period, and detecting, when detecting that the resonance current is below the first detection level over the predetermined time period, that the resonance current exceeds a second detection level, and inverts, when detecting that the resonance current falls below or exceeds the second detection level, the levels of the drive control signal at which the first switching element and the second switching element are turned on or off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Tomonori Tsuchiyama
  • Publication number: 20120320636
    Abstract: A control circuit performs at least one of detecting whether the resonance current detected by the current detection unit is beyond a first detection level over a predetermined time period, and detecting, when detecting that the resonance current is beyond the first detection level over the predetermined time period, that the resonance current falls below a second detection level, and detecting whether the resonance current detected by the current detection unit is below a first detection level over a predetermined time period, and detecting, when detecting that the resonance current is below the first detection level over the predetermined time period, that the resonance current exceeds a second detection level, and inverts, when detecting that the resonance current falls below or exceeds the second detection level, the levels of the drive control signal at which the first switching element and the second switching element are turned on or off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Tomonori Tsuchiyama
  • Patent number: 7434077
    Abstract: A voltage detector detects a start of power supply from a battery. When the voltage detector detects the start of power supply, a counter starts counting the clocks of an RTC. A first comparator compares a count value stored in a first non-volatile memory and the count value of the counter and outputs a CPU reset release signal when these count values match with each other. A second comparator compares a count value N stored in a second non-volatile memory and the count value of the counter and, when these count values coincide with each other, performs power-on operation of a regulator which outputs I/O power for the CPU. Accordingly, timing of CPU reset release and timing of regulator power-on can be readily modified without aluminum modification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignees: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Japan, Inc., Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masatoshi Saito, Tomonori Tsuchiyama
  • Publication number: 20050240789
    Abstract: A voltage detector detects a start of power supply from a battery. When the voltage detector detects the start of power supply, a counter starts counting the clocks of an RTC. A first comparator compares a count value stored in a first non-volatile memory and the count value of the counter and outputs a CPU reset release signal when these count values match with each other. A second comparator compares a count value N stored in a second non-volatile memory and the count value of the counter and, when these count values coincide with each other, performs power-on operation of a regulator which outputs I/O power for the CPU. Accordingly, timing of CPU reset release and timing of regulator power-on can be readily modified without aluminum modification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2005
    Publication date: October 27, 2005
    Applicants: SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS JAPAN, INC., Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masatoshi Saito, Tomonori Tsuchiyama
  • Patent number: 6285539
    Abstract: In a switch driver, a pnp transistor turns ON or OFF the passage of the charging current. Resistors are commonly connected to a base of the pnp transistor. Npn transistors are provided in such a way that their collectors are connected to each of the resistors and their emitters are grounded. Bases of each of npn transistors are connected to a control unit. This control unit subsequently turns ON each of the npn transistors so that a base current required for turning ON the pnp transistor flows. Since the base current rises slowly, an abrupt rise of the switching current in a switch driver can be prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Koji Kashimoto, Tomonori Tsuchiyama, Kazutaka Saito