Patents by Inventor Yasuo Kakumae

Yasuo Kakumae 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: 11261838
    Abstract: An ignition system includes a primary coil, a secondary coil, a first switch, a second switch, a third switch, a diode, and a switch control section. In the primary coil, a power supply is connected to a contact point between a first winding and a second winding. The secondary coil is magnetically coupled to the primary coil. The first switch is connected in series with the first winding. The second switch is connected in series with the second winding on the opposite side from the contact point. The third switch is connected in series with the second switch. The diode includes an anode connected between the second switch and the third switch and a cathode connected to the contact point. The switch control section controls opening and closing of each switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Ohno, Keiko Miyake, Yasuo Kakumae, Kanechiyo Terada
  • Patent number: 10989161
    Abstract: An ignition device includes: a primary coil including a first winding and a second winding connected in series to the first winding; a secondary coil connected to a spark plug and magnetically coupled to the primary coil; a first switch that opens or closes the electrical path between the first terminal and the ground; a second switch that opens or closes the electrical path between the power source and the second terminal; a third switch that opens or closes the electrical path between the power source and the connection point; a fourth switch that opens or closes the electrical path between the second terminal and the ground; and a switch control unit that controls the opening and closing of each switch to open or close each electrical path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Ohno, Keiko Miyake, Yasuo Kakumae, Kanechiyo Terada
  • Publication number: 20200200139
    Abstract: An ignition device includes: a primary coil including a first winding and a second winding connected in series to the first winding; a secondary coil connected to a spark plug and magnetically coupled to the primary coil; a first switch that opens or closes the electrical path between the first terminal and the ground; a second switch that opens or closes the electrical path between the power source and the second terminal; a third switch that opens or closes the electrical path between the power source and the connection point; a fourth switch that opens or closes the electrical path between the second terminal and the ground; and a switch control unit that controls the opening and closing of each switch to open or close each electrical path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Takashi OHNO, Keiko MIYAKE, Yasuo KAKUMAE, Kanechiyo TERADA
  • Publication number: 20200191107
    Abstract: An ignition system includes a primary coil, a secondary coil, a first switch, a second switch, a third switch, a diode, and a switch control section. In the primary coil, a power supply is connected to a contact point between a first winding and a second winding. The secondary coil is magnetically coupled to the primary coil. The first switch is connected in series with the first winding. The second switch is connected in series with the second winding on the opposite side from the contact point. The third switch is connected in series with the second switch. The diode includes an anode connected between the second switch and the third switch and a cathode connected to the contact point. The switch control section controls opening and closing of each switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Takashi OHNO, Keiko MIYAKE, Yasuo KAKUMAE, Kanechiyo TERADA
  • Patent number: 10039189
    Abstract: A circuit fixing member is provided which achieves a connection with a controlled object after a circuit module is produced, thereby avoiding disconnection of a wire member in the course of the production, easy to transfer between production processes, and is designed to avoid the entry of water into the circuit module. The terminal-embedded portion 110 of the circuit fixing member 10 which retains the control circuit 15 is equipped with a plurality of circuit supports 111 and the space 115 which communicates at an end thereof with the opened terminal insertion hole 117 and is closed at the other end thereof. For engaging the terminal fitting portion 130 of the terminal member 13 with the fitting portion 200 of the controlled object side terminal member 20 within the space 115, the terminal locking opening 114 and the terminal locking member 14 are provided. The terminal locking member 14 works to secure the locked portion 201 in the space 115.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kouji Andoh, Yu Murata, Yasuo Kakumae
  • Publication number: 20160021751
    Abstract: A circuit fixing member is provided which achieves a connection with a controlled object after a circuit module is produced, thereby avoiding disconnection of a wire member in the course of the production, easy to transfer between production processes, and is designed to avoid the entry of water into the circuit module. The terminal-embedded portion 110 of the circuit fixing member 10 which retains the control circuit 15 is equipped with a plurality of circuit supports 111 and the space 115 which communicates at an end thereof with the opened terminal insertion hole 117 and is closed at the other end thereof. For engaging the terminal fitting portion 130 of the terminal member 13 with the fitting portion 200 of the controlled object side terminal member 20 within the space 115, the terminal locking opening 114 and the terminal locking member 14 are provided. The terminal locking member 14 works to secure the locked portion 201 in the space 115.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Kouji ANDOH, Yu MURATA, Yasuo KAKUMAE
  • Patent number: 8402954
    Abstract: When an ECU applies to an igniter a plurality of pulse signals, the duty ratio of which is lower than a predetermined duty ratio, as a lock release signal, a latch circuit of a lock inhibition circuit stops applying a shut-off signal to a shut-off circuit thereby to release a lock condition of an IGBT. A drive main circuit thus restarts current supply to the IGBT. A condition detection circuit outputs to the ECU a condition signal corresponding to the current supplied while the IGBT is turned on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji Matsuda, Yasuo Kakumae
  • Publication number: 20100263644
    Abstract: When an ECU applies to an igniter a plurality of pulse signals, the duty ratio of which is lower than a predetermined duty ratio, as a lock release signal, a latch circuit of a lock inhibition circuit stops applying a shut-off signal to a shut-off circuit thereby to release a lock condition of an IGBT. A drive main circuit thus restarts current supply to the IGBT. A condition detection circuit outputs to the ECU a condition signal corresponding to the current supplied while the IGBT is turned on.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2010
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji Matsuda, Yasuo Kakumae