Patents by Inventor Chiharu Sasaoka

Chiharu Sasaoka 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: 7637783
    Abstract: A connector is disclosed that includes a housing having a space into which an object to be connected is inserted and a contact member incorporated in the housing. The contact member includes a first contact part and a second contact part. The first and second contact parts are aligned to come into contact with the pad of the object to be connected. The first contact part is positioned closer to the entrance of the space than the second contact part is. The first contact part and the second contact part face the space. The contact member includes a main body part, a first contact arm part having the first contact part, and a second contact arm part having the second contact part. The first contact arm part and the second contact arm part extend from first and second separate portions, respectively, of the main body part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignees: Fujitsu Component Limited, Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Chiharu Sasaoka, Hideo Miyazawa, Mitsuru Kobayashi, Koki Sato, Akira Tamura, Koji Ishikawa, Yasushi Masuda
  • Publication number: 20090209142
    Abstract: A connector is disclosed that includes a housing having a space into which an object to be connected is inserted and a contact member incorporated in the housing. The contact member includes a first contact part and a second contact part. The first and second contact parts are aligned to come into contact with the pad of the object to be connected. The first contact part is positioned closer to the entrance of the space than the second contact part is. The first contact part and the second contact part face the space. The contact member includes a main body part, a first contact arm part having the first contact part, and a second contact arm part having the second contact part. The first contact arm part and the second contact arm part extend from first and second separate portions, respectively, of the main body part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2008
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Inventors: Chiharu Sasaoka, Hideo Miyazawa, Mitsuru Kobayashi, Koki Sato, Akira Tamura, Koji Ishikawa, Yasushi Masuda
  • Patent number: 6333854
    Abstract: A memory card including a circuit board and a card-shaped hollow casing for accommodating the circuit board. The hollow casing includes an envelope-shaped support member having an integrally molded structure, an opening being defined at a longitudinal end of the support member for insertion of the circuit board into the support member, and a lid member fixed onto the longitudinal end of the support member to close the opening. The support member cooperates with the lid member to securely support the circuit board in the casing. The support member includes an envelope-shaped receptacle defined inside the support member for receiving a major part of the circuit board. The support member also includes a guide portion for directing the circuit board to a proper position within the support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2001
    Assignee: Fujitsu Takamisawa Component Limited
    Inventors: Chiharu Sasaoka, Koichi Kiryu, Hideo Miyazawa