Patents by Inventor Yoju IMAMURA

Yoju IMAMURA 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: 12230462
    Abstract: A pulse control device 10 comprises: a switch output unit 100 which generates a pulse output voltage Vo from a direct-current input voltage Vi and supplies the pulse output voltage Vo to a load (such as a relay coil 21 of a mechanical relay 20); a low-pass filter unit 300 which receives a feedback input of the pulse output voltage Vo and generates a feedback voltage Vfb; and an output feedback control unit 200 which receives an input of the feedback voltage Vfb and controls the switch output unit 100 so that an average value of the pulse output voltage Vo becomes constant. The low-pass filter unit 300 may be configured without a coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroto Oshita, Tetsuo Tateishi, Yosuke Fukumoto, Yuhei Yamaguchi, Yoju Imamura, Genki Tsuruyama
  • Publication number: 20230013839
    Abstract: A pulse control device 10 comprises: a switch output unit 100 which generates a pulse output voltage Vo from a direct-current input voltage Vi and supplies the pulse output voltage Vo to a load (such as a relay coil 21 of a mechanical relay 20); a low-pass filter unit 300 which receives a feedback input of the pulse output voltage Vo and generates a feedback voltage Vfb; and an output feedback control unit 200 which receives an input of the feedback voltage Vfb and controls the switch output unit 100 so that an average value of the pulse output voltage Vo becomes constant. The low-pass filter unit 300 may be configured without a coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Hiroto OSHITA, Tetsuo Tateishi, Yosuke Fukumoto, Yuhei Yamaguchi, Yoju IMAMURA, Genki Tsuruyama
  • Patent number: 11532449
    Abstract: A pulse control device 10 comprises: a switch output unit 100 which generates a pulse output voltage Vo from a direct-current input voltage Vi and supplies the pulse output voltage Vo to a load (such as a relay coil 21 of a mechanical relay 20); a low-pass filter unit 300 which receives a feedback input of the pulse output voltage Vo and generates a feedback voltage Vfb; and an output feedback control unit 200 which receives an input of the feedback voltage Vfb and controls the switch output unit 100 so that an average value of the pulse output voltage Vo becomes constant. The low-pass filter unit 300 may be configured without a coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroto Oshita, Tetsuo Tateishi, Yosuke Fukumoto, Yuhei Yamaguchi, Yoju Imamura, Genki Tsuruyama
  • Publication number: 20200083009
    Abstract: A pulse control device 10 comprises: a switch output unit 100 which generates a pulse output voltage Vo from a direct-current input voltage Vi and supplies the pulse output voltage Vo to a load (such as a relay coil 21 of a mechanical relay 20); a low-pass filter unit 300 which receives a feedback input of the pulse output voltage Vo and generates a feedback voltage Vfb; and an output feedback control unit 200 which receives an input of the feedback voltage Vfb and controls the switch output unit 100 so that an average value of the pulse output voltage Vo becomes constant. The low-pass filter unit 300 may be configured without a coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroto OSHITA, Tetsuo Tateishi, Yosuke Fukumoto, Yuhei Yamaguchi, Yoju IMAMURA, Genki Tsuruyama
  • Patent number: 8569975
    Abstract: A control IC controls a switching power supply configured to supply a driving voltage Vout to one terminal of an LED string which is driven in an intermittent manner. A sample-and-hold circuit performs sampling of a detection voltage Vs that corresponds to a driving voltage Vout in the on period, and holds the sampled detection voltage Vs in the off period. In the off period, a pulse modulator generates a pulse signal having a duty ratio adjusted such that a hold detection voltage VsH output from the sample-and-hold circuit matches the detection voltage Vs. A driver drives a switching transistor according to the pulse signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Daisuke Uchimoto, Naoki Inoue, Yoju Imamura
  • Publication number: 20110273104
    Abstract: A control IC controls a switching power supply configured to supply a driving voltage Vout to one terminal of an LED string which is driven in an intermittent manner. A sample-and-hold circuit performs sampling of a detection voltage Vs that corresponds to a driving voltage Vout in the on period, and holds the sampled detection voltage Vs in the off period. In the off period, a pulse modulator generates a pulse signal having a duty ratio adjusted such that a hold detection voltage VsH output from the sample-and-hold circuit matches the detection voltage Vs. A driver drives a switching transistor according to the pulse signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2011
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Daisuke UCHIMOTO, Naoki INOUE, Yoju IMAMURA