405 patents
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Utility
Electrical connector and electronic device
21 Nov 23
An electrical connector 1 contains a plurality of contacts 31, a first ground plate 32L and a second ground plate 32R facing the plurality of contacts 31 and arranged so as to be separated from each other in a ground plane parallel to the at least one plane in which the plurality of contacts 31 are arranged and an insulator 33 for holding the plurality of contacts 31, the first ground plate 32L and the second ground plate 32R in a state that the plurality of contacts 31, the first ground plate 32L and the second ground plate 32R are insulated from each other.
Tetsuya Tanaka
Filed: 12 May 21
Utility
Direct Current Power Supply Apparatus
12 Oct 23
A direct current power supply apparatus that converts direct current input voltage supplied from a direct current power supply and that outputs a direct current voltage at a different potential is shown.
Hitoshi TABUCHI, Koji TOCHITANI, Takehito MISHIMA
Filed: 11 Apr 23
Utility
Parking detection sensor and parking detection method
10 Oct 23
Parking detection sensor (100) has a Doppler sensor (110), a magnetic sensor (120) that detects magnetism on XYZ axes, a change point detection unit (130) that detects a change point in the output of the Doppler sensor (110) and the magnetic sensor (120), a level difference detection unit (140) that detects the magnetic level difference over time in the output of the Doppler sensor (110) and the magnetic sensor (120), and a state assessment unit (150) that assesses the parking state of a vehicle on the basis of the detection results of the change point detection unit (130) and the detection results of the level difference detection unit (140).
Yuji Takada
Filed: 9 Jun 20
Utility
Semiconductor integrated circuit
10 Oct 23
A semiconductor integrated circuit includes: one input terminal; multiple output terminals; multiple first current control elements connected between the input terminal and the respective output terminals; a control circuit that controls the first current control elements; a fault detection circuit that includes multiple voltage comparator circuits each of which compares a voltage proportional to a voltage of one of the output terminals with a predetermined threshold voltage and that detects an open-circuit state or a short-circuit state of the output terminals; an external terminal connected to an external resistor; a voltage convertor circuit that generates the threshold voltage according to a voltage of the external terminal that is generated by flowing a current through the external resistor, the threshold voltage being applied to an input terminal of each of the voltage comparator circuits; and a detection result output terminal for outputting a detection result by the fault detection circuit.
Yoichi Takano
Filed: 3 Aug 22
Utility
Lens driving device, camera module, and camera-mounted device
10 Oct 23
Yuichi Kasahara, Norikazu Kudo
Filed: 13 Nov 20
Utility
Optical Element Driving Apparatus, Camera Module, and Camera-mounted Apparatus
5 Oct 23
The optical element driving apparatus includes: a fixing part; a movable part allowing an optical element to be held therein; a plurality of support members supporting the movable part with respect to the fixing part; and a driving part that moves the movable part in a direction of an optical axis.
Masayoshi SUGAWARA, Kugo KUMAGAI
Filed: 28 Mar 23
Utility
Power supply device and semiconductor device for power supply control
3 Oct 23
Disclosed is a power supply device including a first direct-current power source that generates a direct-current voltage to be supplied to a device that is a load, and a second direct-current power source that generates a direct-current voltage to be supplied to a sensor that detects a physical quantity.
Yoichi Takano, Shinichiro Maki, Katsuhiro Yokoyama
Filed: 25 May 21
Utility
Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing semiconductor device
26 Sep 23
A semiconductor device includes first and second trenches, and a first layer provided therebetween, in a principal surface of a semiconductor substrate, a second layer in contact with and sandwiching the first trench with the first layer, a third layer provided under the second layer and in contact with the second layer and the first trench, a fourth layer provided under and in contact with the third layer but separated from the first trench, and a fifth layer provided in the principal surface and sandwiching the second trench with the first layer.
Masatoshi Yatago, Naohiro Shiraishi, Katsunori Kondo, Noriyoshi Watanabe
Filed: 27 Dec 22
Utility
Power supply semiconductor integrated circuit including a short-circuit-fault detection circuit that detects a short circuit of the voltage-output terminal
26 Sep 23
A power supply semiconductor IC includes: an output transistor connected between a voltage-input terminal and a voltage-output terminal; a control circuit that controls the output transistor based on a feedback voltage of an output voltage; a current-limit circuit that limits an output current of the output transistor such that the output current is not equal to or greater than a current limit; a first transistor constituting a current-mirror circuit with the output transistor; a short-circuit-fault detection circuit that detects a short circuit of the voltage-output terminal based on a voltage across a resistor connected in series to the first transistor; and a first output terminal that outputs a detection result of the short-circuit-fault detection circuit.
Kohei Sakurai, Shinichiro Maki
Filed: 26 Aug 21
Utility
Electrical connector
19 Sep 23
An electrical connector includes contact pins, insulating housings for containing the contact pins therein and metallic outer contacts for respectively covering the housings.
Kazuma Endo, Hiroyuki Sadohara, Takahiro Kanda
Filed: 1 Mar 22
Utility
Vibration actuator and electronic equipment
19 Sep 23
A vibration actuator includes a movable body provided with one of a coil and a magnet that is disposed radially inward of the coil with a gap formed therebetween, a fixing body provided with the other of the coil and the magnet and a shaft portion, and an elastic support portion, the movable body vibrating in a vibration direction by means of cooperation between the coil supplied with power and the magnet.
Yuki Takahashi, Chikara Sekiguchi, Yuta Yoshii, Daisuke Kodama, Shigenori Inamoto
Filed: 22 Oct 21
Utility
Optical Actuator, Camera Module, and Camera-mounted Device
14 Sep 23
An optical actuator is an optical actuator configured to move an optical element by a driving part, and includes a movable-side member including a base portion configured to hold the optical element, and a fixed-side member configured to support the movable-side member such that the movable-side member is movable, in which the movable-side member includes a cushioning member that is engaged with the base portion to be prevented from coming off.
Yukihiro TAKIMOTO, Atsushi KIKUCHI, Ichiro HAYASHI, Yoshihiro KIMURA
Filed: 22 Feb 23
Utility
Optical Actuator, Camera Module, and Camera-mounted Device
14 Sep 23
An optical actuator is an optical actuator configured to move an optical element by a driving part, and includes a movable-side member configured to hold the optical element, a fixed-side member configured to support the movable-side member such that the movable-side member is movable, and a cushioning member disposed on the movable-side member, in which the cushioning member includes a first cushioning surface and a second cushioning surface that face the fixed-side member at respective different distances.
Yukihiro TAKIMOTO, Atsushi KIKUCHI, Ichiro HAYASHI, Yoshihiro KIMURA
Filed: 26 Feb 23
Utility
Optical Element Driving Device, Camera Module, and Camera-mounted Device
14 Sep 23
An optical element driving device driving an optical element in the optical path direction includes: a holding part capable of holding the optical element; an housing part that surrounds a circumference of the holding part and houses the holding part; and inside the housing part, a support part including a first support part and a second support part disposed on the circumference at different positions, and supports the holding part to be movable in the optical path direction by pressing the holding part by the first support part and engaging the second support part with the holding part in accordance with the pressing.
Tomohiko OSAKA, Shun SUZUKI, Meng WANG
Filed: 7 Mar 23
Utility
Film Bulk Acoustic Resonator and Method of Making Film Bulk Acoustic Resonator
14 Sep 23
The present invention provides a technique for making a film bulk acoustic resonator with ease, at low cost.
Yasuyuki SUDO
Filed: 3 Mar 23
Utility
High-frequency Circuit and Filter Circuit
14 Sep 23
A high-frequency circuit includes a signal wire connecting a pair of signal terminals; and a reference potential wire arranged along and close to the signal wire and connecting a pair of reference potential terminals.
Kimiyuki OBA
Filed: 13 Feb 23
Utility
Piezoelectric Filter
14 Sep 23
A technique is provided herein whereby the size of piezoelectric filters can be reduced.
Takahiro WAKASUGI, Yasuyuki SUDO
Filed: 6 Mar 23
Utility
Secondary Battery Protection Apparatus and Battery Pack
7 Sep 23
A secondary battery protection apparatus includes a temperature sensitive element having a characteristic value that varies in accordance with a change in temperature of a secondary battery.
Yohei WATANABE, Takashi TAKEDA, Junji TAKESHITA, Daisuke SUZUKI
Filed: 27 Dec 22
Utility
Rotary Reciprocating Drive Actuator
7 Sep 23
A rotary reciprocating drive actuator which includes a base portion including a bottom portion, and a pair of wall portions erected from both ends of the bottom portion; a movable body including a shaft portion rotatably supported by the pair of the wall portions via a bearing in such a manner that a movable magnet disposed at an outer side surface of one wall portion of the pair of the wall portions; and a drive unit including a core body and a coil body, the drive unit being attached to the outer side surface of the one wall portion, wherein another wall portion of the pair of wall portions is configured to be detachable from or adjustable in position with respect to the bottom portion.
Yuki TAKAHASHI, Masaharu KAGAMI, Yasutaka KITAMURA
Filed: 11 May 23
Utility
Lens Driving Device, Camera Module, and Camera-equipped Device
31 Aug 23
This lens driving device comprises a movable part, a driving part that has an ultrasonic motor and drives the movable part in the direction of an optical axis, and a shaft part that extends in the direction of the optical axis and supports the movable part.
Tomohiko OSAKA, Shun SUZUKI
Filed: 24 Jun 21