Patents by Inventor Yusuke IWAMATSU

Yusuke IWAMATSU 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: 20240114241
    Abstract: A lens apparatus attachable to an image pickup apparatus includes a first optical system, a second optical system, and a driving unit that moves at least one of the first optical system and the second optical system in an optical axis direction. The lens apparatus is configured to switch between a first driving mode for performing autofocus by moving both the first optical system and the second optical system in optical axis directions of the first optical system and the second optical system via the driving unit, and a second driving mode for adjusting a difference in imaging position for a same object image between the first optical system and the second optical system by moving the at least one of the first optical system and the second optical system in the optical axis direction via the driving unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Yosuke FUKAI, Taro MURAKAMI, Kiyoshi NITTO, Yusuke FUJIWARA, Junichiro IWAMATSU
  • Patent number: 10727756
    Abstract: Provided is a circuit module having less noise, and an inverter using the same. The circuit module 2 is provided with a circuit part 4, an input terminal part 5, an output terminal part 6, and a support 21. The circuit part 4 includes a conversion circuit, and a switch circuit. The output terminal part 6 includes a first output terminal 61 and a second output terminal 62 that are respectively electrically connected to a pair of output points of the circuit part 4. The arrangement of the output terminal part 6 on one surface of the support 21 is such that the first output terminal and the second output terminal are positioned around the circuit part 4 on the same side with respect to the circuit part 4, or the first output terminal and the second output terminal are adjacent to one another around the circuit part 4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shusaku Goto, Yusuke Iwamatsu, Akira Yoshitake
  • Patent number: 10630178
    Abstract: A first controller controls the DC-DC converter to perform a step-up operation when a voltage on the DC bus is lower than a first reference voltage and controls the DC-DC converter to suspend the step-up operation when the voltage is equal to or higher than the first reference voltage. A second controller controls the inverter to maintain the voltage on the DC bus constant when the voltage on the DC bus is lower than a second reference voltage and controls the inverter to maximize an output power of the inverter when the voltage is equal to or higher than the second reference voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yusuke Iwamatsu, Naoaki Fujii
  • Patent number: 10601339
    Abstract: A bridge circuit converts input direct-current voltage and outputs alternating-current voltage. A filter circuit attenuates a high-frequency component of the alternating-current voltage output from the bridge circuit. A clamping circuit is disposed between the bridge circuit and the filter circuit, and is capable of short-circuiting the output side of the bridge circuit. A control circuit has a first mode in which a switching element causes the alternating-current voltage to be output to the filter circuit at three or more voltage levels, and a second mode in which the switching element causes the alternating-current voltage to be output to the filter circuit at two voltage levels. When power conversion devices have their alternating-current side output paths connected and operate in parallel, at least one of the power conversion devices operating in parallel operates in the second mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoki Ito, Yusuke Iwamatsu
  • Publication number: 20190173379
    Abstract: A first controller controls the DC-DC converter to perform a step-up operation when a voltage on the DC bus is lower than a first reference voltage and controls the DC-DC converter to suspend the step-up operation when the voltage is equal to or higher than the first reference voltage. A second controller controls the inverter to maintain the voltage on the DC bus constant when the voltage on the DC bus is lower than a second reference voltage and controls the inverter to maximize an output power of the inverter when the voltage is equal to or higher than the second reference voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Yusuke IWAMATSU, Naoaki FUJII
  • Publication number: 20190006957
    Abstract: A bridge circuit converts input direct-current voltage and outputs alternating-current voltage. A filter circuit attenuates a high-frequency component of the alternating-current voltage output from the bridge circuit. A clamping circuit is disposed between the bridge circuit and the filter circuit, and is capable of short-circuiting the output side of the bridge circuit. A control circuit has a first mode in which a switching element causes the alternating-current voltage to be output to the filter circuit at three or more voltage levels, and a second mode in which the switching element causes the alternating-current voltage to be output to the filter circuit at two voltage levels. When power conversion devices have their alternating-current side output paths connected and operate in parallel, at least one of the power conversion devices operating in parallel operates in the second mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Tomoki ITO, Yusuke IWAMATSU
  • Patent number: 10075093
    Abstract: Provided is a power conversion device capable of suppressing common-mode voltage fluctuation resulting from output voltage transitioning. A power conversion device 1 is provided with N voltage control units 21 to 2N, a full-bridge conversion unit having four switches QB1 to QB4, a clamp unit having holding switches QC1 and QC2, and a control unit 5. The control unit controls the four switches QB1 to QB4, the holding switches QC1 and QC2, the pairs of regenerative switches Q11 to Q1N and Q21 to Q2N and pairs of input switches Q31 to Q3N and Q41 to Q4N of each of the N voltage control units 21 to 2N. As a result, the control unit can switch an output voltage V1 between 2N+3 levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yusuke Iwamatsu, Shusaku Goto, Akira Terasawa
  • Publication number: 20180019682
    Abstract: Provided is a circuit module having less noise, and an inverter using the same. The circuit module 2 is provided with a circuit part 4, an input terminal part 5, an output terminal part 6, and a support 21. The circuit part 4 includes a conversion circuit, and a switch circuit. The output terminal part 6 includes a first output terminal 61 and a second output terminal 62 that are respectively electrically connected to a pair of output points of the circuit part 4. The arrangement of the output terminal part 6 on one surface of the support 21 is such that the first output terminal and the second output terminal are positioned around the circuit part 4 on the same side with respect to the circuit part 4, or the first output terminal and the second output terminal are adjacent to one another around the circuit part 4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Shusaku GOTO, Yusuke IWAMATSU, Akira YOSHITAKE
  • Publication number: 20170324352
    Abstract: Provided is a power conversion device capable of suppressing common-mode voltage fluctuation resulting from output voltage transitioning. A power conversion device 1 is provided with N voltage control units 21 to 2N, a full-bridge conversion unit having four switches QB1 to QB4, a clamp unit having holding switches QC1 and QC2, and a control unit 5. The control unit controls the four switches QB1 to QB4, the holding switches QC1 and QC2, the pairs of regenerative switches Q11 to Q1N and Q21 to Q2N and pairs of input switches Q31 to Q3N and Q41 to Q4N of each of the N voltage control units 21 to 2N. As a result, the control unit can switch an output voltage V1 between 2N+3 levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Yusuke IWAMATSU, Shusaku GOTO, Akira TERASAWA