Patents by Inventor Hirosumi Kanai

Hirosumi Kanai 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: 5281161
    Abstract: An electrical connector (60) includes a holder (40) for detachably holding modules (50a, 50b) fitted therein transversely to the axis of engagement with the holder/module subassembly pluggable into the connector (60) along such axis. Embodiments include holders (40) that latch through latching arms (48a, 48b) into connectors (60), holders (100) that are frictionally held interiorly within connectors (130) and holders (200) that have short latches (240) that latch to the connector (230) and modules (220a, 220b); all of the embodiments incorporating single row connector modules (50a, 50b-120a, 120b-220a, 220b) pluggable into connectors (60-130-230) holders (40-100-240), respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 25, 1994
    Assignee: The Whitaker Corporation
    Inventor: Hirosumi Kanai
  • Patent number: 5061198
    Abstract: An electrical connector system (10) comprising a pair of matable drawer connectors (10a,10b) is disclosed. The connectors (10a,10b) are preferably identical and include contact (31) having first contact sections (32) at one end which mate with other first contact sections (32) and second contact sections (33) at another end which mate second contacts (110) carried by wiring harness connectors (100).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 29, 1991
    Assignee: AMP Incorporated
    Inventors: Sakae Manabe, Hirosumi Kanai
  • Patent number: 4964817
    Abstract: An electrical connector holder (10) holds electrical connectors (20) having electrical contacts secured in dielectric housings (21) comprises a front wall (11) having apertures (17) of the same pitch as the contacts of the connectors (20), a center wall (12) extending along the length of the front wall (11), end walls (13a, 13b; 14a, 14b) at the adjacent the ends of the center wall (12) and having first latch means (15) for latchably engaging the ends of the connectors (20) when the connectors are positioned along the front and center walls between the end walls, and second latch means (16) on the center wall (12) for engaging the connectors (20) to maintain the front surfaces of the connectors against the front wall (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 23, 1990
    Assignee: AMP Incorporated
    Inventor: Hirosumi Kanai