Patents by Inventor Yoichi Uramoto

Yoichi Uramoto 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: 20240063446
    Abstract: A feed unit includes: a power transmission section configured to perform power transmission using a magnetic field or an electric field, to a device to be fed including a secondary battery; and a power-transmission control section configured to control power transmission operation in the power transmission section. In a charging period in which charging to the secondary battery is performed based on transmitted power in the power transmission, when the device to be fed including the secondary battery is activated, the power-transmission control section controls the power transmission operation, to increase the transmitted power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koichi AKIYOSHI, Yoichi URAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20230178817
    Abstract: A feed unit includes: a power transmission section configured to perform power transmission using a magnetic field or an electric field, to a device to be fed including a secondary battery; and a power-transmission control section configured to control power transmission operation in the power transmission section. In a charging period in which charging to the secondary battery is performed based on transmitted power in the power transmission, when the device to be fed including the secondary battery is activated, the power-transmission control section controls the power transmission operation, to increase the transmitted power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2023
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koichi AKIYOSHI, Yoichi URAMOTO
  • Patent number: 11289937
    Abstract: A feed system has a first electronic unit, a second electronic unit, and a feed unit. The first electronic unit and the feed unit are separated. The feed unit transmits power to a power reception section of the second electronic unit based upon result information of a first authentication between the first electronic unit and the second electronic unit. The feed unit performs a second authentication on the second electronic unit in conjunction with power transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventor: Yoichi Uramoto
  • Publication number: 20210249906
    Abstract: A feed unit includes: a power transmission section configured to perform power transmission using a magnetic field or an electric field, to a device to be fed including a secondary battery; and a power-transmission control section configured to control power transmission operation in the power transmission section. In a charging period in which charging to the secondary battery is performed based on transmitted power in the power transmission, when the device to be fed including the secondary battery is activated, the power-transmission control section controls the power transmission operation, to increase the transmitted power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koichi AKIYOSHI, Yoichi URAMOTO
  • Patent number: 11088575
    Abstract: An electronic unit includes an electricity reception section that receives power transmitted using one of a magnetic field or an electric field, a secondary battery that is charged based on a received power received by the electricity reception section, and a state notification section that provides notification to outside as to a state of its own unit. A charging period during which the secondary battery is charged based on the received power and a non-charging period are set in a time-divisional manner. The state notification section notifies of the unit state based on the received power in both of the charging period and the non-charging period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koichi Akiyoshi, Yoichi Uramoto
  • Patent number: 11043331
    Abstract: A power receiving coil and a measuring coil are in a power receiving device. The measuring coil is inductively coupled to the power receiving coil. Concentric turns of a wire in the measuring coil are around a common axis. Also around the common axis are concentric turns of a wire in the power receiving coil. At least one of the concentric turns of the wire in the measuring coil is closer to the common axis than each of the concentric turns of the wire in the power receiving coil. A power feeding device receives a control signal from the power receiving device. The control signal instructs the power feeding device to adjust a power level of an electromagnetic wave emission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeru Arisawa, Yoichi Uramoto, Tamotsu Kiyakawauchi
  • Patent number: 10944284
    Abstract: A feed unit includes: a power transmission section configured to perform power transmission using a magnetic field or an electric field, to a device to be fed including a secondary battery; and a power-transmission control section configured to control power transmission operation in the power transmission section. In a charging period in which charging to the secondary battery is performed based on transmitted power in the power transmission, when the device to be fed including the secondary battery is activated, the power-transmission control section controls the power transmission operation, to increase the transmitted power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koichi Akiyoshi, Yoichi Uramoto
  • Patent number: 10938238
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes: a power reception section configured to receive power transmitted with use of a magnetic field or an electric field; a secondary battery; a charging section configured to perform charging to the secondary battery, based on received power received by the power reception section; a load configured to perform predetermined operation, based on supplied power; and a control section configured to forcibly set a power path on a preceding side of the load to a predetermined state when the load is activated in the charging to the secondary battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koichi Akiyoshi, Yoichi Uramoto
  • Patent number: 10790710
    Abstract: A power feeding unit includes an electricity transmission section configured to perform electricity transmission using one of a magnetic field and an electric field to a power-feeding objective unit having a secondary battery, and an electricity transmission control section configured to control electricity transmission operation of the electricity transmission section. The electricity transmission control section allows the electricity transmission operation to be suspended when charge of the secondary battery is completed based on power provided through the electricity transmission, and allows the electricity transmission operation to be restarted when a predetermined condition is satisfied after completion of the charge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koichi Akiyoshi, Yoichi Uramoto
  • Patent number: 10778035
    Abstract: A feed unit includes: a power transmission section configured to perform power transmission with use of a magnetic field or an electronic field; a power limiting section provided on a power supply line from an external power source to the power transmission section; and an operation stop section configured to forcibly stop the power transmission. The operation stop section forcibly stops the power transmission when a voltage between an input and an output of the power limiting section exceeds a first threshold. The power limiting section forcibly interrupts power supply to the power transmission section when the voltage between the input and the output exceeds a second threshold that is larger than the first threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichi Haseno, Yoichi Uramoto
  • Publication number: 20200127504
    Abstract: An electronic unit includes an electricity reception section configured to receive power transmitted using one of a magnetic field and an electric field, a secondary battery configured to be charged based on a received power received by the electricity reception section, and a state notification section configured to provide notification to outside as to a state of its own unit. A charging period during which the secondary battery is charged based on the received power and a non-charging period are set in a time-divisional manner. The state notification section notifies of the unit state based on the received power in both of the charging period and the non-charging period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: KOICHI AKIYOSHI, YOICHI URAMOTO
  • Patent number: 10541569
    Abstract: An electronic unit includes an electricity reception section that receives power transmitted using one of a magnetic field and an electric field, a secondary battery that is charged based on a received power received by the electricity reception section, and a state notification section that provides notification to outside as to a state of its own unit. A charging period during which the secondary battery is charged based on the received power and a non-charging period are set in a time-divisional manner. The state notification section notifies of the unit state based on the received power in both of the charging period and the non-charging period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koichi Akiyoshi, Yoichi Uramoto
  • Publication number: 20200014234
    Abstract: A feed system has a first electronic unit, a second electronic unit, and a feed unit. The first electronic unit and the feed unit are separated. The feed unit transmits power to a power reception section of the second electronic unit based upon result information of a first authentication between the first electronic unit and the second electronic unit. The feed unit performs a second authentication on the second electronic unit in conjunction with power transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventor: Yoichi Uramoto
  • Publication number: 20190385788
    Abstract: A power receiving coil and a measuring coil are in a power receiving device. The measuring coil is inductively coupled to the power receiving coil. Concentric turns of a wire in the measuring coil are around a common axis. Also around the common axis are concentric turns of a wire in the power receiving coil. At least one of the concentric turns of the wire in the measuring coil is closer to the common axis than each of the concentric turns of the wire in the power receiving coil. A power feeding device receives a control signal from the power receiving device. The control signal instructs the power feeding device to adjust a power level of an electromagnetic wave emission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: SHIGERU ARISAWA, YOICHI URAMOTO, TAMOTSU KIYAKAWAUCHI
  • Patent number: 10461567
    Abstract: A feed system has a first electronic unit, a second electronic unit, and a feed unit. The first electronic unit and the feed unit are separated. The feed unit transmits power to a power reception section of the second electronic unit based upon result information of a first authentication between the first electronic unit and the second electronic unit. The feed unit performs a second authentication on the second electronic unit in conjunction with power transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Yoichi Uramoto
  • Publication number: 20190319485
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes: a power reception section configured to receive power transmitted with use of a magnetic field or an electric field; a secondary battery; a charging section configured to perform charging to the secondary battery, based on received power received by the power reception section; a load configured to perform predetermined operation, based on supplied power; and a control section configured to forcibly set a power path on a preceding side of the load to a predetermined state when the load is activated in the charging to the secondary battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koichi AKIYOSHI, Yoichi URAMOTO
  • Patent number: 10438741
    Abstract: A power receiving coil and a measuring coil are in a power receiving device. The measuring coil is inductively coupled to the power receiving coil. Concentric turns of a wire in the measuring coil are around a common axis. Also around the common axis are concentric turns of a wire in the power receiving coil. At least one of the concentric turns of the wire in the measuring coil is closer to the common axis than each of the concentric turns of the wire in the power receiving coil. A power feeding device receives a control signal from the power receiving device. The control signal instructs the power feeding device to adjust a power level of an electromagnetic wave emission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeru Arisawa, Yoichi Uramoto, Tamotsu Kiyakawauchi
  • Patent number: 10389175
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes: a power reception section configured to receive power transmitted with use of a magnetic field or an electric field; a secondary battery; a charging section configured to perform charging to the secondary battery, based on received power received by the power reception section; a load configured to perform predetermined operation, based on supplied power; and a control section configured to forcibly set a power path on a preceding side of the load to a predetermined state when the load is activated in the charging to the secondary battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koichi Akiyoshi, Yoichi Uramoto
  • Publication number: 20190207409
    Abstract: A feed unit includes: a power transmission section configured to perform power transmission using a magnetic field or an electric field, to a device to be fed including a secondary battery; and a power-transmission control section configured to control power transmission operation in the power transmission section. In a charging period in which charging to the secondary battery is performed based on transmitted power in the power transmission, when the device to be fed including the secondary battery is activated, the power-transmission control section controls the power transmission operation, to increase the transmitted power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koichi Akiyoshi, Yoichi Uramoto
  • Publication number: 20190173322
    Abstract: An electronic unit includes an electricity reception section configured to receive power transmitted using one of a magnetic field and an electric field, a secondary battery configured to be charged based on a received power received by the electricity reception section, and a state notification section configured to provide notification to outside as to a state of its own unit. A charging period during which the secondary battery is charged based on the received power and a non-charging period are set in a time-divisional manner. The state notification section notifies of the unit state based on the received power in both of the charging period and the non-charging period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2019
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: KOICHI AKIYOSHI, YOICHI URAMOTO