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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2007
Applicants:
Takashi Ryu, Kyoto, JP;
Takuya Ishii, Osaka, JP;
Naoyuki Nakamura, Kyoto, JP;
Hirohisa Tanabe, Kyoto, JP;
Inventors:
Takashi Ryu, Kyoto, JP;
Takuya Ishii, Osaka, JP;
Naoyuki Nakamura, Kyoto, JP;
Hirohisa Tanabe, Kyoto, JP;
Assignee:
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The step-down converter includes: a switch; an inductor; a rectifier; a smoothing unit; and a current bypass circuit, wherein when the current flowing toward the inductor exceeds a predetermined value, the current bypass circuit forms a path through which the current flows from the input terminal to the output terminal while bypassing the inductor.