Patents by Inventor Yukihiko Sato

Yukihiko Sato 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: 20090195068
    Abstract: To realize power supply to each gate drive circuit without using an individual dedicated power supply for each gate drive circuit. A power conversion apparatus includes an individual drive unit that does not require a dedicated power supply, and includes gate drivers connected to switches and interface circuits and a power converter gate drive configured with a common power supply for supplying power to the gate drive unit. Power is supplied from main circuits or a number of common power supplies fewer than that of the number of the switches through one or more power supply terminals included in the interface circuit. Also, the signal can be transmitted by isolation from a signal source to the gate drivers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2009
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Inventors: Hiromichi Ohashi, Yukihiko Sato, Kyungmin Sung, Masamu Kamaga, Moe Imaizumi
  • Patent number: D550229
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Brother Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukihiko Sato, Masanori Oda, Akira Fujiwara, Masakazu Nagata
  • Patent number: D550680
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2007
    Assignee: Brother Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuko Ogawa, Yukihiko Sato
  • Patent number: D552618
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: Brother Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukihiko Sato, Masanori Oda, Akira Fujiwara, Nobuyoshi Ueyama
  • Patent number: D552619
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: Brother Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukihiko Sato, Masanori Oda, Akira Fujiwara, Nobuyoshi Ueyama
  • Patent number: D552620
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: Brother Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukihiko Sato, Masanori Oda, Akira Fujiwara, Nobuyoshi Ueyama
  • Patent number: D552621
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: Brother Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukihiko Sato, Masanori Oda, Akira Fujiwara, Nobuyoshi Ueyama
  • Patent number: D555192
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2007
    Assignee: Brother Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Keiichiro Egami, Yukihiko Sato, Masanori Oda
  • Patent number: D559855
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2008
    Assignee: Brother Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukihiko Sato, Masanori Oda, Akira Fujiwara, Masakazu Nagata
  • Patent number: D565647
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignee: Brother Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yukihiko Sato
  • Patent number: D574884
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Assignee: Brother Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasutake Yamaguchi, Yukihiko Sato
  • Patent number: D574885
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Assignee: Brother Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasutake Yamaguchi, Yukihiko Sato
  • Patent number: D575328
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2008
    Assignee: Brother Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasutake Yamaguchi, Yukihiko Sato
  • Patent number: D575814
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Assignee: Brother Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasutake Yamaguchi, Yukihiko Sato
  • Patent number: D605691
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: Brother Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yukihiko Sato
  • Patent number: D606115
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: Brother Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yukihiko Sato
  • Patent number: D607046
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: Brother Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yukihiko Sato
  • Patent number: D616492
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Brother Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yukihiko Sato
  • Patent number: D619645
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Brother Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yukihiko Sato
  • Patent number: D633558
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Brother Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Keiichiro Egami, Yukihiko Sato, Kayo Hasui