Patents by Inventor Masayoshi KAKINO

Masayoshi KAKINO 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).

  • Publication number: 20200313327
    Abstract: A connector (10) according to the present disclosure includes a first insulator (20), a second insulator (30) that is to be fitted to a connection object (70) and movable relative to the first insulator (20), and a contact (60) attached to the first insulator (20) and the second insulator (30). The contact (60) includes a first elastic portion (64A) that extends from a first base (61) supported by the first insulator (20) and is elastically deformable; an adjustment portion (64B) that is formed to be continuous with the first elastic portion (64A) and has a higher electrical conductivity than the first elastic portion (64A); a second elastic portion (64C) that extends to the second insulator (30) from the adjustment portion (64B) and is elastically deformable; and a contact portion (69) that electrically connects to the connection object (70) when the second insulator (30) and the connection object (70) are fitted together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2018
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Shunsuke MORITA, Masayoshi KAKINO, Masashi KAKENO
  • Patent number: 10680386
    Abstract: A connector having a floating structure and a reduced profile that improves transmission characteristics of a signal transmission is provided. A connector according to the present disclosure is to be fitted to a connection object and includes a first insulator, a second insulator that is movable relative to the first insulator, a contact attached to the first insulator and the second insulator, and adjustment members having electrical conductivity arranged within the first insulator. The adjustment members include adjustment portions, which are configured to oppose the contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masayoshi Kakino, Masashi Kakeno, Shunsuke Morita
  • Publication number: 20190296492
    Abstract: A connector having a floating structure and a reduced profile that improves transmission characteristics of a signal transmission is provided. A connector 10 according to the present disclosure is to be fitted to a connection object 60 and includes a first insulator 20, a second insulator 30 that is movable relative to the first insulator 20, a contact 60 attached to the first insulator 20 and the second insulator 30, and adjustment members 50a and 50b having electrical conductivity arranged within the first insulator 20. The adjustment members 50a and 50b include adjustment portions 51a and 51b, respectively, which are configured to oppose the contact 60.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Masayoshi KAKINO, Masashi KAKENO, Shunsuke MORITA
  • Patent number: 8684766
    Abstract: A connector includes an insulator including contact insertion grooves and partition walls positioned therebetween, the contact insertion grooves being elongated in an insertion/removal direction of a thin plate-shaped object inserted into the insulator and arranged in a direction orthogonal thereto; and contacts inserted into the contact insertion grooves, each contact including first and second contact portions, and a connecting portion which connects the first and second contact portions to each other, wherein at least one of the first and second contact portions comes in contact with the thin plate-shaped object when the thin plate-shaped object is inserted into the insulator. A hollow portion is formed in each partition wall of the insulator so as to overlap part of each contact as viewed in a contact arranging direction, and so as to be prevented from being communicatively connected with the contact insertion grooves by the partition walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: KYOCERA Connector Products Corporation
    Inventors: Masayoshi Kakino, Kazumi Nakazuru
  • Publication number: 20120058662
    Abstract: A connector includes an insulator including contact insertion grooves and partition walls positioned therebetween, the contact insertion grooves being elongated in an insertion/removal direction of a thin plate-shaped object inserted into the insulator and arranged in a direction orthogonal thereto; and contacts inserted into the contact insertion grooves, each contact including first and second contact portions, and a connecting portion which connects the first and second contact portions to each other, wherein at least one of the first and second contact portions comes in contact with the thin plate-shaped object when the thin plate-shaped object is inserted into the insulator. A hollow portion is formed in each partition wall of the insulator so as to overlap part of each contact as viewed in a contact arranging direction, and so as to be prevented from being communicatively connected with the contact insertion grooves by the partition walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: KYOCERA ELCO Corporation
    Inventors: Masayoshi KAKINO, Kazumi NAKAZURU
  • Patent number: D870048
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Shunsuke Morita, Masayoshi Kakino, Masashi Kakeno
  • Patent number: D870049
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Shunsuke Morita, Masayoshi Kakino, Masashi Kakeno