Patents by Inventor Yoshio Fujimura

Yoshio Fujimura 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: 9796254
    Abstract: A sealing member 30 includes a hollow seal portion 32. The hollow seal portion 32 has a slit 34. The hollow seal portion 32 has an engagement protrusion 44 engaged with an engagement hole 23 of a retainer 20, and a contact portion 45 coming in contact with the retainer 20 from outside in a lateral direction of a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Nishikawa Rubber Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshio Fujimura, Atsuo Masumoto
  • Publication number: 20170216664
    Abstract: A blowout includes: a stretchable body having a tube shape and changeable in shape; a wire body having elasticity and arranged along the longitudinal directions of the stretchable body; a pipe body having a cylinder shape, one end part of the pipe body being connected to one end part of the stretchable body; and a mouthpiece body having a cylinder shape and connected to the other end part of the pipe body, the mouthpiece body being held by a user in the mouth such that air is blown by the user, in which the stretchable body is stretched by blowing air from the mouthpiece body while the stretchable body is curled into a spiral by the elastic force of the wire body when air is not blown from the mouthpiece body. In the blowout, the one end part of the stretchable body and the one end part of the pipe body are connected by a tightening band so that the stretchable body can be attached to and detached from the pipe body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Yoshio FUJIMURA, Hirokazu YAMAMOTO, Akemi KARIYA
  • Patent number: 9616356
    Abstract: A blowout in which the required exhaling force of for stretching thereof may be precisely set to a suitable level. The blowout may include: a stretchable body having a generally tubular shape; a wire body having elasticity and arranged along the longitudinal direction of the stretchable body; and a mouthpiece connected to an end of the stretchable body. In use, the mouthpiece may be held in the mouth such that air is blown therethrough, whereby the stretchable body is stretched. The stretchable body remains curled into a spiral shape by the wire body when air is not blown thereinto. The elastic force of the wire body may be set to a predetermined value, the mouthpiece may include an air regulator for regulating the quantity of airflow, and the stretchable body may not stretch unless the force of air blown is equal to or more than a predetermined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignees: LUPINUS CO., LTD., FUKIMODOSHINOSATO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akemi Kariya, Hirokazu Yamamoto, Yoshio Fujimura, Yoshikatsu Kimura
  • Publication number: 20160339770
    Abstract: A sealing member 30 includes a hollow seal portion 32. The hollow seal portion 32 has a slit 34. The hollow seal portion 32 has an engagement protrusion 44 engaged with an engagement hole 23 of a retainer 20, and a contact portion 45 coming in contact with the retainer 20 from outside in a lateral direction of a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Yoshio Fujimura, Atsuo Masumoto
  • Patent number: 9485817
    Abstract: A control circuit of a light-emitting element comprises a rectifying unit which full-wave rectifies an alternating current power supply, a clock generator which generates and outputs a clock signal (CLK), a first comparator which compares a comparison voltage (CS) corresponding to a current flowing to the light-emitting element and a reference voltage (REF), and a switching element which is set to an ON state in synchronization with the clock signal (CLK) and which is set to an OFF state when the comparison voltage (CS) becomes greater than the reference voltage (REF) at the first comparator, to switch the current flowing to the light-emitting element. In this structure, a period of the clock signal (CLK) generated in the clock generator is varied, to reduce or inhibit noise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
    Inventors: Shuhei Kawai, Yoshio Fujimura
  • Publication number: 20160296852
    Abstract: A blowout in which the required exhaling force of for stretching thereof may be precisely set to a suitable level. The blowout may include: a stretchable body having a generally tubular shape; a wire body having elasticity and arranged along the longitudinal direction of the stretchable body; and a mouthpiece connected to an end of the stretchable body. In use, the mouthpiece may be held in the mouth such that air is blown therethrough, whereby the stretchable body is stretched. The stretchable body remains curled into a spiral shape by the wire body when air is not blown thereinto. The elastic force of the wire body may be set to a predetermined value, the mouthpiece may include an air regulator for regulating the quantity of airflow, and the stretchable body may not stretch unless the force of air blown is equal to or more than a predetermined value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2014
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: Akemi KARIYA, Hirokazu YAMAMOTO, Yoshio FUJIMURA, Yoshikatsu KIMURA
  • Patent number: 9220137
    Abstract: A driver circuit is provided which comprises a series-connected unit having a light-emitting element and a current limiting inductor directly connected to the light-emitting element, a regenerative diode which is connected in parallel to the series-connected unit and which regenerates energy stored in the current limiting inductor, a transistor which controls a current flowing through the light-emitting element and the current limiting inductor, and a controller which controls an operation of the transistor, wherein the controller controls the transistor according to a voltage value of a power supply applied to the light-emitting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
    Inventors: Yoshio Fujimura, Hiroshi Iizuka, Kazunari Kushiyama, Koudai Nakamura, Yuusuke Nishizaki, Kenpei En
  • Publication number: 20140327367
    Abstract: A control circuit of a light-emitting element comprises a rectifying unit which full-wave rectifies an alternating current power supply, a clock generator which generates and outputs a clock signal (CLK), a first comparator which compares a comparison voltage (CS) corresponding to a current flowing to the light-emitting element and a reference voltage (REF), and a switching element which is set to an ON state in synchronization with the clock signal (CLK) and which is set to an OFF state when the comparison voltage (CS) becomes greater than the reference voltage (REF) at the first comparator, to switch the current flowing to the light-emitting element. In this structure, a period of the clock signal (CLK) generated in the clock generator is varied, to reduce or inhibit noise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2014
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Inventors: Shuhei Kawai, Yoshio Fujimura
  • Patent number: 8786348
    Abstract: A control circuit of a light-emitting element comprises a rectifying unit which full-wave rectifies an alternating current power supply, a clock generator which generates and outputs a clock signal (CLK), a first comparator which compares a comparison voltage (CS) corresponding to a current flowing to the light-emitting element and a reference voltage (REF), and a switching element which is set to an ON state in synchronization with the clock signal (CLK) and which is set to an OFF state when the comparison voltage (CS) becomes greater than the reference voltage (REF) at the first comparator, to switch the current flowing to the light-emitting element. In this structure, a period of the clock signal (CLK) generated in the clock generator is varied, to reduce or inhibit noise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC
    Inventors: Shuhei Kawai, Yoshio Fujimura
  • Publication number: 20140175994
    Abstract: A driver circuit is provided which comprises a series-connected unit having a light-emitting element and a current limiting inductor directly connected to the light-emitting element, a regenerative diode which is connected in parallel to the series-connected unit and which regenerates energy stored in the current limiting inductor, a transistor which controls a current flowing through the light-emitting element and the current limiting inductor, and a controller which controls an operation of the transistor, wherein the controller controls the transistor according to a voltage value of a power supply applied to the light-emitting element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2014
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC
    Inventors: Yoshio Fujimura, Hiroshi Iizuka, Kazunari Kushiyama, Koudai Nakamura, Yuusuke Nishizaki, Kenpei En
  • Patent number: 8665922
    Abstract: A driver circuit is provided which comprises a series-connected unit having a light-emitting element and a current limiting inductor directly connected to the light-emitting element, a regenerative diode which is connected in parallel to the series-connected unit and which regenerates energy stored in the current limiting inductor, a transistor which controls a current flowing through the light-emitting element and the current limiting inductor, and a controller which controls an operation of the transistor, wherein the controller controls the transistor according to a voltage value of a power supply applied to the light-emitting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignees: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Sanyo Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshio Fujimura, Hiroshi Iizuka, Kazunari Kushiyama, Koudai Nakamura, Yuusuke Nishizaki, Kenpei En
  • Patent number: 8575847
    Abstract: A control circuit of a light-emitting element comprises a rectifying unit (30), a switching element (38), a transformer (48) having a first winding (L1) which generates a magnetic field using a current controlled by switching of the switching element (38), a second winding (L2) which is magnetically coupled to the first winding (L1) and which generates a current flowing to an LED (102), and a third winding (L3) which is magnetically coupled to the first winding (L1) and which generates a voltage (Sfbk), and an averaging capacitor (32) which averages a voltage derived by superposing a voltage (Srec) rectified by the rectifying unit (30) and the voltage (Sfbk), and a voltage averaged by the averaging capacitor (32) is applied to the first winding (L1), so that light is emitted from the LED (102).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: ON Semiconductor Trading, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshio Fujimura, Shinichi Yamamoto, Feng Xu
  • Patent number: 8569964
    Abstract: A control circuit of a light-emitting element comprises a rectifying unit (30) which full-wave rectifies an alternating current power supply, a switching element (38), a reference voltage generating unit (40) which generates a reference voltage (Vref), and a comparator (42) which receives a voltage (Srec) rectified by the rectifying unit (30), compares a comparative voltage (Vcmp) corresponding to a current flowing to an LED (102) and the reference voltage (Vref), and controls switching of the switching element (38) according to a comparison result, wherein the reference voltage generating unit (40) comprises a voltage dividing circuit having a transistor (Q1) in which a resistance value between a source and a drain is changed according to the voltage rectified by the rectifying unit (30), and outputs, using the voltage dividing circuit, the reference voltage (Vref) according to the voltage (Srec) rectified by the rectifying unit (30).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: ON Semiconductor Trading, Ltd.
    Inventors: Feng Xu, Yoshio Fujimura
  • Patent number: 8330380
    Abstract: A control circuit comprises a rectifier unit for performing full wave rectification on an AC power source, a switching element for switching a current flowing through a light emitting device which emits light in response to a voltage having been full wave rectified in the rectifier unit, a voltage dividing circuit for dividing the voltage having been full wave rectified in the rectifier unit to obtain a reference voltage Vref, a comparator for comparing a comparison voltage Vcmp corresponding to the current flowing through the light emitting device with the reference voltage Vref, and a control unit for controlling switching of the switching element based on a comparison result obtained in the comparator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC
    Inventors: Yoshio Fujimura, Yusuke Nishizaki, Satoru Yoshioka
  • Publication number: 20110298395
    Abstract: A control circuit of a light-emitting element comprises a rectifying unit which full-wave rectifies an alternating current power supply, a clock generator which generates and outputs a clock signal (CLK), a first comparator which compares a comparison voltage (CS) corresponding to a current flowing to the light-emitting element and a reference voltage (REF), and a switching element which is set to an ON state in synchronization with the clock signal (CLK) and which is set to an OFF state when the comparison voltage (CS) becomes greater than the reference voltage (REF) at the first comparator, to switch the current flowing to the light-emitting element. In this structure, a period of the clock signal (CLK) generated in the clock generator is varied, to reduce or inhibit noise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicant: ON SEMICONDUCTOR TRADING, LTD.
    Inventors: Shuhei Kawai, Yoshio Fujimura
  • Publication number: 20110266965
    Abstract: A control circuit of a light-emitting element comprises a rectifying unit (30) which full-wave rectifies an alternating current power supply, a switching element (38), a reference voltage generating unit (40) which generates a reference voltage (Vref), and a comparator (42) which receives a voltage (Srec) rectified by the rectifying unit (30), compares a comparative voltage (Vcmp) corresponding to a current flowing to an LED (102) and the reference voltage (Vref), and controls switching of the switching element (38) according to a comparison result, wherein the reference voltage generating unit (40) comprises a voltage dividing circuit having a transistor (Q1) in which a resistance value between a source and a drain is changed according to the voltage rectified by the rectifying unit (30), and outputs, using the voltage dividing circuit, the reference voltage (Vref) according to the voltage (Srec) rectified by the rectifying unit (30).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: ON SEMICONDUCTOR TRADING, LTD.
    Inventors: Feng Xu, Yoshio Fujimura
  • Publication number: 20110260651
    Abstract: A control circuit of a light-emitting element comprises a rectifying unit (30), a switching element (38), a transformer (48) having a first winding (L1) which generates a magnetic field using a current controlled by switching of the switching element (38), a second winding (L2) which is magnetically coupled to the first winding (L1) and which generates a current flowing to an LED (102), and a third winding (L3) which is magnetically coupled to the first winding (L1) and which generates a voltage (Sfbk), and an averaging capacitor (32) which averages a voltage derived by superposing a voltage (Srec) rectified by the rectifying unit (30) and the voltage (Sfbk), and a voltage averaged by the averaging capacitor (32) is applied to the first winding (L1), so that light is emitted from the LED (102).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2011
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: ON SEMICONDUCTOR TRADING, LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshio Fujimura, Shinichi Yamamoto, Feng Xu
  • Publication number: 20100259181
    Abstract: A control circuit comprises a rectifier unit for performing full wave rectification on an AC power source, a switching element for switching a current flowing through a light emitting device which emits light in response to a voltage having been full wave rectified in the rectifier unit, a voltage dividing circuit for dividing the voltage having been full wave rectified in the rectifier unit to obtain a reference voltage Vref, a comparator for comparing a comparison voltage Vcmp corresponding to the current flowing through the light emitting device with the reference voltage Vref, and a control unit for controlling switching of the switching element based on a comparison result obtained in the comparator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2010
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Applicants: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD., SANYO SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshio FUJIMURA, Yusuke NISHIZAKI, Satoru YOSHIOKA
  • Publication number: 20100111123
    Abstract: A driver circuit is provided which comprises a series-connected unit having a light-emitting element and a current limiting inductor directly connected to the light-emitting element, a regenerative diode which is connected in parallel to the series-connected unit and which regenerates energy stored in the current limiting inductor, a transistor which controls a current flowing through the light-emitting element and the current limiting inductor, and a controller which controls an operation of the transistor, wherein the controller controls the transistor according to a voltage value of a power supply applied to the light-emitting element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicants: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD., SANYO SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshio Fujimura, Hiroshi Iizuka, Kazunari Kushiyama, Koudai Nakamura, Yuusuke Nishizaki, Kenpei En
  • Patent number: 7301786
    Abstract: A quasi resonant type switching power supplying unit includes an overcurrent limiting circuit and an oscillation level comparison circuit. The overcurrent limiting circuit (i.e., a level determining circuit and a reference voltage generating circuit) receives a reverse electromotive voltage generated from an auxiliary winding which is electromagnetically connected with a primary winding when a MOSFET is in an OFF state, and produces a reference voltage stepwise based on the reverse electromotive voltage. The oscillation level comparison circuit receives a feedback voltage corresponding to electric power supplied to a load, and produces a control signal that switches the MOSFET into an OFF state when the feedback voltage exceeds the reference voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2007
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasunari Noguchi, Yoshio Fujimura