Patents by Inventor Eichi Osato
Eichi Osato 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).
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Patent number: 11340289Abstract: An electrical contactor capable of coping with an electrical test under a high temperature environment and realizing reliable positioning is provided.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2020Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA NIHON MICRONICSInventor: Eichi Osato
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Patent number: 10908182Abstract: An electrical connecting apparatus includes a contact unit provided on a substrate to contact an electrode terminal of a test subject in response to receipt of a load. The contact unit includes multiple plate-like members stacked in the thickness directions of the plate-like members and supported on the substrate in such a manner that a contact surface formed at an end surface of each of the plate-like members contacts a wiring pattern on the substrate. At least some of the multiple plate-like members are contacts including a base, and an arm having one end supported by the base and an opposite end where a tip portion to contact the electrode terminal is formed. The arm has a surface to contact a surface of an adjacent one of the plate-like members to form a conductive path connecting the tip portion and the wiring pattern through the adjacent plate-like member.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2017Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA NIHON MICRONICSInventor: Eichi Osato
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Publication number: 20200319245Abstract: An electrical contactor capable of coping with an electrical test under a high temperature environment and realizing reliable positioning is provided, An electrical contactor includes: a planar body portion formed of a conductive member; an upper arm having a cantilever beam structure, including an upper base extending integrally and continuously upward from the body Portion, an upper supporting portion extending in a horizontal direction from the upper base along the body portion, and a first distal end extending vertically upward from the upper supporting portion to make electrical contact with a first contact target; a lower arm having a cantilever beam structure, including a lower base extending integrally and continuously downward from the body portion, a lower supporting portion extending in a horizontal direction from the lower base along the body portion, and a second distal end extending vertically downward from the lower supporting portion to make electrical contact with a second contact target; a fType: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2020Publication date: October 8, 2020Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA NIHON MICRONICSInventor: EICHI OSATO
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Publication number: 20190178911Abstract: To provide an electrical connecting apparatus to achieve stable electrical contact with an electrode pad for ground connection while reducing pressing load. An electrical connecting apparatus according to the present invention comprises a contact unit provided on a substrate and to contact an electrode terminal of a test subject in response to receipt of load and to be electrically connected to the electrode terminal. The contact unit includes multiple plate-like members. The plate-like members are stacked in the thickness directions of the plate-like members. The plate-like members are supported on the substrate in such a manner that a contact surface formed at an end surface of each of the plate-like members contacts a wiring pattern on the substrate. At least some of the multiple plate-like members are contacts each including a base, and an arm having one end supported by the base and an opposite end where a tip portion to contact the electrode terminal of the test subject is formed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2017Publication date: June 13, 2019Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA NIHON MICRONICSInventor: EICHI OSATO
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Patent number: 8460010Abstract: A contact according to the present invention comprises a plate-shaped first plunger contacting one member, a plate-shaped second plunger contacting the other member in a state of being overlapped with the first plunger and conducting electricity between the one member and the other member in cooperation with the first plunger, and a compression coil spring which is a member coupling the first plunger with the second plunger in a state where contact pieces thereof are in opposite directions from each other, covering outer circumferences of coupling portions of the first plunger and the second plunger, abutting on spring receiving portions of the respective plungers, and supporting the respective plungers to be relatively slidable. In an electrical connecting apparatus, the contacts are incorporated.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2010Date of Patent: June 11, 2013Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Nihon MicronicsInventors: Ken Kimura, Katsuyuki Kakizaki, Eichi Osato, Masashi Hasegawa
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Publication number: 20120129408Abstract: A contact according to the present invention comprises a plate-shaped first plunger contacting one member, a plate-shaped second plunger contacting the other member in a state of being overlapped with the first plunger and conducting electricity between the one member and the other member in cooperation with the first plunger, and a compression coil spring which is a member coupling the first plunger with the second plunger in a state where contact pieces thereof are in opposite directions from each other, covering outer circumferences of coupling portions of the first plunger and the second plunger, abutting on spring receiving portions of the respective plungers, and supporting the respective plungers to be relatively slidable. In an electrical connecting apparatus, the contacts are incorporated.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2010Publication date: May 24, 2012Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA NIHON MICRONICSInventors: Ken Kimura, Katsuyuki Kakizaki, Eichi Osato, Masashi Hasegawa
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Patent number: 7946855Abstract: A contact type electrical connector includes a first plunger in contact with one member; a second plunger in contact with another member and electrically connected to the first plunger, whereby the two members are electrically connected through the first plunger; a cylindrical support member for slidably and elastically supporting the first and second plungers with a connection portion of the first plunger and a connection portion of the second plunger overlapping and electrically connected; and a compression coil spring surrounding the outer peripheries of the first and second plungers with the connection portions thereof supported by the cylindrical support member and brought into contact with a spring receiving portion of each of the plungers so as to urge the plungers apart. The cylindrical support member, which may be formed as a coil spring, serves to improve electrical connection between the plungers.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2009Date of Patent: May 24, 2011Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Nihon MicronicsInventor: Eichi Osato
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Patent number: 7884630Abstract: An IC device (10) held on an IC carrier (24) is a double-sided electrode type BGA IC device (10) provided with bump electrodes (14) on a first surface of a package. The IC device has, on a second surface opposite the first surface, (a) a central protrusion (30), (b) a peripheral portion (32) lower than the protrusion by one step, and (c) upper electrodes (18) formed on the peripheral portion of the IC device. The IC carrier is provided with a frame (36), a cover (40), and a holding means (42). The frame forms a device reception space (38) for receiving the IC device. The cover can cover the upper electrodes while in contact with the periphery of the IC device held on the IC carrier. The holding means can hold the IC device on the IC carrier with the cover covering the upper electrodes of the IC device. The IC device can be set in an IC socket while being mounted on the IC carrier.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2005Date of Patent: February 8, 2011Assignees: Micronics Japan Co., Ltd., Spansion LLC, SPANSION Japan LimitedInventors: Eichi Osato, Junichi Kasai, Kouichi Meguro, Masanori Onodera
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Patent number: 7833036Abstract: An electrically connecting apparatus comprises a base member provided with slots penetrating in the plate thickness direction, contacts disposed within the slots so as to be able to contact electrodes of a device under test on the base member and for connecting the electrodes to an electric circuit of a tester, and an elastic member. The contacts has a fixed piece to be fixedly held on the base member within the slots for connection with the electric circuit, and a movable piece disposed within the slots for electrical connection with the fixed piece. In the fixed piece, a guide face for guiding the movable piece toward a contact position permitting the movable piece and the electrodes to contact is formed, and the movable piece is supported slidably on the guide face so as to receive elastic biasing force toward the contact position by the elastic member.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2005Date of Patent: November 16, 2010Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Nihon MicronicsInventor: Eichi Osato
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Patent number: 7819672Abstract: An electrical connecting apparatus comprises a housing having a first recess extending in a first direction in a horizontal plane, opened downward, and having at least a backside inward surface and a plurality of slits spaced in the first direction and extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction in the horizontal plane, a plurality of contacts each arranged in the housing in a state of extending inside the slit from within the first recess and electrically connecting a conductive portion provided on a board to an electrode of a device under test, and a probe holder arranged in the first recess. The backside inward surface of the first recess includes an inclined portion inclined to both the horizontal plane and a vertical plane vertical to it in a state of being further to the front side towards the upper side, and each contact abuts on the inclined portion at least at part of the back end. Thus, slip of the contact against the conductive portion is reduced.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2007Date of Patent: October 26, 2010Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Nihon MicronicsInventor: Eichi Osato
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Patent number: 7815473Abstract: A contact and a connecting apparatus are provided to enable miniaturization and shortening and cost reduction in response to further miniaturization and finer pitch of inspection objects. The contact is one electrically for contacting a terminal of a wire and includes a one-side plunger portion, an other-side plunger portion, and an elastic deformation portion provided between the plunger portions. The elastic deformation portion is made of an annular and conductive elastic member integrally connected to the one-side plunger portion and the other-side plunger portion. The plurally arranged elastic deformation portions are disposed in a zigzag shape in the up-down direction with their adjacent heights different from each other. The connecting apparatus includes the plurality of contacts electrically contacting terminals disposed on an inspection object and a contact plate for integrally supporting the respective contacts to make the contacts contact with the respective terminals of the inspection object.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2008Date of Patent: October 19, 2010Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Nihon MicronicsInventor: Eichi Osato
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Patent number: 7771220Abstract: An embodiment of an electrical connecting apparatus comprises an electrical insulating plate, an elastic plate made of an electrical insulating material arranged on the electrical insulating plate, a sheet-like conductive plate arranged on the elastic plate, and first and second contacts. The conductive plate comprises a hole area having at least one first hole portion allowing the probe tip portion of the first contact to abut to the conductive plate and a plurality of second hole portions not allowing the probe tip portions of the second contacts to abut thereon regardless of whether or not overdriving acts on the contacts.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2009Date of Patent: August 10, 2010Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Nihon MicronicsInventors: Eichi Osato, Yoshihito Goto, Mitsuhiro Abe
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Publication number: 20100190361Abstract: An electrical connecting apparatus comprises a housing having a first recess extending in a first direction in a horizontal plane, opened downward, and having at least a backside inward surface and a plurality of slits spaced in the first direction and extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction in the horizontal plane, a plurality of contacts each arranged in the housing in a state of extending inside the slit from within the first recess and electrically connecting a conductive portion provided on a board to an electrode of a device under test, and a probe holder arranged in the first recess. The backside inward surface of the first recess includes an inclined portion inclined to both the horizontal plane and a vertical plane vertical to it in a state of being further to the front side towards the upper side, and each contact abuts on the inclined portion at least at part of the back end. Thus, slip of the contact against the conductive portion is reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2007Publication date: July 29, 2010Inventor: Eichi Osato
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Patent number: 7753693Abstract: An electrical connecting apparatus uses a plurality of contacts each of which includes: a principal portion having an outer face curved and directed to a conductive portion of a base plate and received in a recess and a slit of a housing; a front end portion continuous to the front end side of the principal portion and projected upward from the slit so as to be relatively pressed against an electrode of a device under test; and a rear end portion continuous to the rear end side of the principal portion and located in the recess. The front end portion of each contact is projected upward from the slit by the dimension of the thickness of the front end portion or more than that and has an arc-shaped front end face extend in the longitudinal direction of the slit.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2008Date of Patent: July 13, 2010Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Nihon MicronicsInventors: Eichi Osato, Hidekazu Miura
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Publication number: 20100120299Abstract: A contact type electrical connector includes a first plunger in contact with one member; a second plunger in contact with another member and electrically connected to the first plunger, whereby the two members are electrically connected through the first plunger; a cylindrical support member for slidably and elastically supporting the first and second plungers with a connection portion of the first plunger and a connection portion of the second plunger overlapping and electrically connected; and a compression coil spring surrounding the outer peripheries of the first and second plungers with the connection portions thereof supported by the cylindrical support member and brought into contact with a spring receiving portion of each of the plungers so as to urge the plungers apart.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2009Publication date: May 13, 2010Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA NIHON MICRONICSInventor: Eichi OSATO
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Publication number: 20100099277Abstract: An embodiment of an electrical connecting apparatus comprises an electrical insulating plate, an elastic plate made of an electrical insulating material arranged on the electrical insulating plate, a sheet-like conductive plate arranged on the elastic plate, and first and second contacts. The conductive plate comprises a hole area having at least one first hole portion allowing the probe tip portion of the first contact to abut to the conductive plate and a plurality of second hole portions not allowing the probe tip portions of the second contacts to abut thereon regardless of whether or not overdriving acts on the contacts.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2009Publication date: April 22, 2010Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Nihon MicronicsInventors: Eichi OSATO, Yoshihito Goto, Mitsuhiro Abe
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Patent number: 7688094Abstract: In an electrical connecting apparatus, a first guide is arranged in a plate-shaped lower base in which the contactors are arranged. The first guide has a first space for guiding a device under test so that its electrodes will contact the tips of contactors and for positioning the device under test against the contactors. The device under test is guided to the first space by second guides and is received and thrust by the tips of the contactors. By doing so, displacement of the device under test caused by displacement of the upper base or the second guides is prevented.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2006Date of Patent: March 30, 2010Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Nihon MicronicsInventor: Eichi Osato
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Publication number: 20100062662Abstract: An electrically connecting apparatus comprises a base member provided with slots penetrating in the plate thickness direction, contacts disposed within the slots so as to be able to contact electrodes of a device under test on the base member and for connecting the electrodes to an electric circuit of a tester, and an elastic member. The contacts has a fixed piece to be fixedly held on the base member within the slots for connection with the electric circuit, and a movable piece disposed within the slots for electrical connection with the fixed piece. In the fixed piece, a guide face for guiding the movable piece toward a contact position permitting the movable piece and the electrodes to contact is formed, and the movable piece is supported slidably on the guide face so as to receive elastic biasing force toward the contact position by the elastic member.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2005Publication date: March 11, 2010Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA NIHON MICRONICSInventor: Eichi Osato
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Publication number: 20100022104Abstract: An electrical connecting apparatus comprises a housing having a first recess extending in a first direction in a plane parallel to a board having a conductive portion to be connected to an electrode of a device under test and opened downward and a plurality of slits spaced in the first direction and extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction in the plane, wherein each slit communicates at one end portion in its longitudinal direction with the first recess and is opened at least upward, a plurality of plate-shaped contacts each electrically connecting the conductive portion to the electrode, having on the tip end side of the contact a tip end thrust to the electrode and a curved external surface, and arranged in the housing in a state of extending inside the slit from within the first recess with the external surface being on the lower side, and a probe holder arranged in the first recess and abutting on a part opposite the external surface of the contact so as to contact the external surType: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2007Publication date: January 28, 2010Inventors: Eichi Osato, Fukuhito Shinma, Tomoharu Arai
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Patent number: D918150Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2019Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA NIHON MICRONICSInventor: Eichi Osato