Patents by Inventor Yosuke TOYAMA

Yosuke TOYAMA 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: 11876519
    Abstract: An oscillation circuit has a first oscillator having output nodes of n stages, where n is an integer of 3 or more, a second oscillator having output nodes of n stages, and a third oscillator having output nodes of n stages. An output node at an a-th stage of the first oscillator and an output node at an a-th stage of the second oscillator are connected with each other, where a is an integer of 1 or more and n or less and an output node at a b-th stage of the second oscillator and an output node at a b-th stage of the third oscillator are connected with each other, where b is an integer of 1 or more and n or less different from a.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yosuke Toyama, Tuan Thanh Ta, Satoshi Kondo, Akihide Sai, Toshiki Sugimoto, Kentaro Yoshioka
  • Publication number: 20230146289
    Abstract: A light projecting apparatus has a plurality of light projectors, each being capable of switching an emission direction and an emission timing of an optical signal, and a plurality of first controllers, each controlling an emission direction and an emission timing of an optical signal emitted from a corresponding light projector among the plurality of light projectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Tuan Thanh TA, Akihide SAI, Yosuke TOYAMA
  • Patent number: 11569835
    Abstract: An analog-to-digital converter has a first digital signal generator that generates a first digital signal based on whether or not a sampling signal of an input signal is equal to or lower than a signal corresponding to a second reference signal higher than a first reference signal, a first slope generator to generate a first slope signal that changes with time from the sampled and held signal equal to or lower than the first reference signal, a second slope generator to generate a second slope signal that changes with time from the sampled and held signal to a signal level equal to or lower than the second reference signal, and a second digital signal generator that generates a second digital signal based on a time at which the first slope signal matches the first reference signal or a time at which the second slope signal matches the second reference signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Toshiki Sugimoto, Kentaro Yoshioka, Akihide Sai, Yosuke Toyama
  • Publication number: 20220190812
    Abstract: An oscillation circuit has a first oscillator having output nodes of n stages, where n is an integer of 3 or more, a second oscillator having output nodes of n stages, and a third oscillator having output nodes of n stages. An output node at an a-th stage of the first oscillator and an output node at an a-th stage of the second oscillator are connected with each other, where a is an integer of 1 or more and n or less and an output node at a b-th stage of the second oscillator and an output node at a b-th stage of the third oscillator are connected with each other, where b is an integer of 1 or more and n or less different from a.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Yosuke TOYAMA, Tuan Thanh TA, Satoshi KONDO, Akihide SAI, Toshiki SUGIMOTO, Kentaro YOSHIOKA
  • Publication number: 20220182067
    Abstract: An analog-to-digital converter has a first digital signal generator that generates a first digital signal based on whether or not a sampling signal of an input signal is equal to or lower than a signal corresponding to a second reference signal higher than a first reference signal, a first slope generator to generate a first slope signal that changes with time from the sampled and held signal equal to or lower than the first reference signal, a second slope generator to generate a second slope signal that changes with time from the sampled and held signal to a signal level equal to or lower than the second reference signal, and a second digital signal generator that generates a second digital signal based on a time at which the first slope signal matches the first reference signal or a time at which the second slope signal matches the second reference signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Toshiki SUGIMOTO, Kentaro YOSHIOKA, Akihide SAI, Yosuke TOYAMA
  • Patent number: 10727819
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing device, includes: a digital-to-pulse converter configured to output a pulse signal including a pulse with a pulse length corresponding to a digital input signal; and a bidirectional selective oscillator including a first ring oscillator and a second ring oscillator, the first ring oscillator including a plurality of delay elements connected in a ring shape in a first direction, the second ring oscillator including a plurality of delay elements connected in a ring shape in a second direction reverse to the first direction. The bidirectional selective oscillator is configured to select one of the first ring oscillator and the second ring oscillator depending on a sign of the digital input signal, oscillate the selected ring oscillator during a period when the pulse is outputted, and keep a state of oscillation operation when the pulse stops being outputted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Yosuke Toyama, Kentaro Yoshioka, Kohei Onizuka
  • Publication number: 20190273483
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing device, includes: a digital-to-pulse converter configured to output a pulse signal including a pulse with a pulse length corresponding to a digital input signal; and a bidirectional selective oscillator including a first ring oscillator and a second ring oscillator, the first ring oscillator including a plurality of delay elements connected in a ring shape in a first direction, the second ring oscillator including a plurality of delay elements connected in a ring shape in a second direction reverse to the first direction. The bidirectional selective oscillator is configured to select one of the first ring oscillator and the second ring oscillator depending on a sign of the digital input signal, oscillate the selected ring oscillator during a period when the pulse is outputted, and keep a state of oscillation operation when the pulse stops being outputted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Yosuke TOYAMA, Kentaro YOSHIOKA, Kohei ONIZUKA
  • Patent number: 10211730
    Abstract: A DC-DC converter includes an input terminal, multiple output terminals, an inductor, a first switch, a first condenser, a second switch and a switch controller. One end of the inductor is connected to the input terminal. The first switch is subjected to on-off control to change a current flowing through the inductor. The first condenser has one end connected between the inductor and a first output terminal, which is one of the multiple output terminals, and has the other end connected to a ground. The second switch is connected between the inductor and the first condenser. The switch controller controls the second switch to turn on when the first switch is turned off while a first output voltage from the first output terminal is smaller than a predetermined first threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Yosuke Toyama, Taichi Ogawa, Takeshi Ueno, Tetsuro Itakura, Osamu Watanabe, Takayuki Miyazaki
  • Patent number: 10056837
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a DC-DC converter, includes: an inductor configured to be supplied with an input voltage; a plurality of rectifiers connected in parallel to the inductor; a plurality of p-MOS transistors connected in series to the respective rectifiers; a switch configured to connect an output side of the inductor to a reference potential; and a control circuit configured to control the p-MOS transistors and the switch. The control circuit performs control to supply a voltage to turn on a first p-MOS transistor selected from among the p-MOS transistors to a gate terminal of the first p-MOS transistor, and to supply a voltage depending on an output voltage of the first p-MOS transistor to a gate terminal of a second p-MOS transistor other than the first p-MOS transistor among the p-MOS transistors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Yosuke Toyama, Taichi Ogawa, Takeshi Ueno, Tetsuro Itakura, Osamu Watanabe, Takayuki Miyazaki
  • Patent number: 9997998
    Abstract: An electronic circuit according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a first logic circuit, a second logic circuit, first and second capacitors, and a connection circuit. The first logic circuit has a first output terminal from which a first output signal based on a first input signal is output. The second logic circuit outputs a second output signal obtained by inversion of the first output signal is output in a steady state. The first and second capacitors each have one terminal at a first voltage. The connection circuit connects one of the first output terminal and the second output terminal to the first capacitor, and the other to the second capacitor. The connection circuit interchanges connection destinations of the first capacitor and the second capacitor in accordance with a received first connection control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Taichi Ogawa, Takeshi Ueno, Tetsuro Itakura, Osamu Watanabe, Takayuki Miyazaki, Yosuke Toyama
  • Publication number: 20180054115
    Abstract: An electronic circuit according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a first logic circuit, a second logic circuit, first and second capacitors, and a connection circuit. The first logic circuit has a first output terminal from which a first output signal based on a first input signal is output. The second logic circuit outputs a second output signal obtained by inversion of the first output signal is output in a steady state. The first and second capacitors each have one terminal at a first voltage. The connection circuit connects one of the first output terminal and the second output terminal to the first capacitor, and the other to the second capacitor. The connection circuit interchanges connection destinations of the first capacitor and the second capacitor in accordance with a received first connection control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Taichi OGAWA, Takeshi Ueno, Tetsuro Itakura, Osamu Watanabe, Takayuki Miyazaki, Yosuke Toyama
  • Publication number: 20180006561
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a DC-DC converter, includes: an inductor configured to be supplied with an input voltage; a plurality of rectifiers connected in parallel to the inductor; a plurality of p-MOS transistors connected in series to the respective rectifiers; a switch configured to connect an output side of the inductor to a reference potential; and a control circuit configured to control the p-MOS transistors and the switch. The control circuit performs control to supply a voltage to turn on a first p-MOS transistor selected from among the p-MOS transistors to a gate terminal of the first p-MOS transistor, and to supply a voltage depending on an output voltage of the first p-MOS transistor to a gate terminal of a second p-MOS transistor other than the first p-MOS transistor among the p-MOS transistors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yosuke TOYAMA, Taichi Ogawa, Takeshi Ueno, Tetsuro Itakura, Osamu Watanabe, Takayuki Miyazaki
  • Publication number: 20170237346
    Abstract: A DC-DC converter as embodiments of the present invention includes an input terminal, multiple output terminals, an inductor, a first switch, a first condenser, a second switch and a switch controller. One end of the inductor is connected to the input terminal. The first switch is subjected to on-off control to change a current flowing through the inductor. The first condenser has one end connected between the inductor and a first output terminal, which is one of the multiple output terminals, and has the other end connected to a ground. The second switch is connected between the inductor and the first condenser. The switch controller controls the second switch to turn on when the first switch is turned off while a first output voltage from the first output terminal is smaller than a predetermined first threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Yosuke TOYAMA, Taichi OGAWA, Takeshi UENO, Tetsuro ITAKURA, Osamu WATANABE, Takayuki MIYAZAKI