Patents by Inventor Yasuaki So

Yasuaki So 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: 9812887
    Abstract: A secondary-battery monitoring device capable of realizing highly reliable overcurrent detection and a battery pack having it are provided. When an overcurrent flowing to a secondary battery is to be detected by utilizing a current detection voltage generated via on-resistance of a discharge-control switch and a charge-control switch, a voltage correction circuit that generates a correction voltage having a characteristic varied by positive slope or negative slope along with increase in a power supply voltage is provided, and the correction voltage is added to the detection voltage or a reference power supply voltage with the polarity that cancels out the slope of voltage variation caused in the detection voltage, and then the voltage is input to a comparator circuit. In this manner, variation in the overcurrent determination current is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shogo Nagata, Yasuaki So, Takeshi Yamaguchi, Norihito Kawaguchi
  • Publication number: 20160164311
    Abstract: A secondary-battery monitoring device capable of realizing highly reliable overcurrent detection and a battery pack having it are provided. When an overcurrent flowing to a secondary battery is to be detected by utilizing a current detection voltage generated via on-resistance of a discharge-control switch and a charge-control switch, a voltage correction circuit that generates a correction voltage having a characteristic varied by positive slope or negative slope along with increase in a power supply voltage is provided, and the correction voltage is added to the detection voltage or a reference power supply voltage with the polarity that cancels out the slope of voltage variation caused in the detection voltage, and then the voltage is input to a comparator circuit. In this manner, variation in the overcurrent determination current is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Shogo Nagata, Yasuaki So, Takeshi Yamaguchi, Norihito Kawaguchi
  • Patent number: 9312723
    Abstract: A secondary-battery monitoring device capable of realizing highly reliable overcurrent detection and a battery pack having it are provided. When an overcurrent flowing to a secondary battery is to be detected by utilizing a current detection voltage generated via on-resistance of a discharge-control switch and a charge-control switch, a voltage correction circuit that generates a correction voltage having a characteristic varied by positive slope or negative slope along with increase in a power supply voltage is provided, and the correction voltage is added to the detection voltage or a reference power supply voltage with the polarity that cancels out the slope of voltage variation caused in the detection voltage, and then the voltage is input to a comparator circuit. In this manner, variation in the overcurrent determination current is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shogo Nagata, Yasuaki So, Takeshi Yamaguchi, Norihito Kawaguchi
  • Publication number: 20130229144
    Abstract: A secondary-battery monitoring device capable of realizing highly reliable overcurrent detection and a battery pack having it are provided. When an overcurrent flowing to a secondary battery is to be detected by utilizing a current detection voltage generated via on-resistance of a discharge-control switch and a charge-control switch, a voltage correction circuit that generates a correction voltage having a characteristic varied by positive slope or negative slope along with increase in a power supply voltage is provided, and the correction voltage is added to the detection voltage or a reference power supply voltage with the polarity that cancels out the slope of voltage variation caused in the detection voltage, and then the voltage is input to a comparator circuit. In this manner, variation in the overcurrent determination current is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2013
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: HITACHI ULSI SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shogo Nagata, Yasuaki So, Takeshi Yamaguchi, Norihito Kawaguchi