Patents by Inventor Randy Hiroshi Nakamura

Randy Hiroshi Nakamura 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).

  • Spacer apparatus for high voltage lead
    Patent number: 6465741
    Abstract: A spacer apparatus (10) for spacing a high voltage lead (25) from other components in an electrical device includes a hub (11), a plurality of spokes (15-18) extending radially outwardly from the hub (11), and first and second spacer rim segments (19, 20) connected to the spokes (15-18). The hub (11) has a center (12) and first and second holes (13, 14) located on opposite sides of the center (12). The holes (13, 14) each have an open side for receiving a lead (25). The spacer rim segments (19, 20) are movable using a scissors-like action with the hub center (12) as a fulcrum to selectively enlarge one of the open sides to facilitate attachment to a high voltage lead (25). The spacer apparatus (10) is symmetrical so that an operator can attach the spacer to a lead (25) regardless of the direction in which the apparatus is initially grasped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2002
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Christopher Pionek, Trentiss Tyrone Agnew, Randy Hiroshi Nakamura
  • SPACER APPARATUS FOR HIGH VOLTAGE LEAD
    Publication number: 20020104680
    Abstract: A spacer apparatus (10) for spacing a high voltage lead (25) from other components in an electrical device includes a hub (11), a plurality of spokes (15-18) extending radially outwardly from the hub (11), and first and second spacer rim segments (19, 20) connected to the spokes (15-18). The hub (11) has a center (12) and first and second holes (13, 14) located on opposite sides of the center (12). The holes (13, 14) each have an open side for receiving a lead (25). The spacer rim segments (19, 20) are movable using a scissors-like action with the hub center (12) as a fulcrum to selectively enlarge one of the open sides to facilitate attachment to a high voltage lead (25). The spacer apparatus (10) is symmetrical so that an operator can attach the spacer to a lead (25) regardless of the direction in which the apparatus is initially grasped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2001
    Publication date: August 8, 2002
    Inventors: Jason Christopher Pionek, Trentiss Tyrone Agnew, Randy Hiroshi Nakamura