Patents by Inventor Saburou Kase

Saburou Kase 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: 7179134
    Abstract: An electric connector for electrically and mechanically connecting two articles, each having a conductive part, is able to reduce the number of electric connectors used in a connecting structure, to reduce the connecting work so as to reduce the costs of the connecting structure, and to make the connecting structure more compact. This electric connector includes a housing, which is fitted to at least one of the articles, and a contact, which is provided on the housing and has a connecting part to be connected to a conductive part of the first article and a contacting part to be made to press against and contact a conductive part of the second article. Elastic deflectable wings or locking pawls protrude from the housing to secure the connector to at least one of the articles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Assignee: J.S.T. Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaaki Harasawa, Saburou Kase, Satoru Kihara
  • Patent number: 7153173
    Abstract: An electric connector is connected to a conductive part, e.g. an electric wire, of a first article, and is fitted onto the first article and/or a second article. The contact of the electric connector directly contacts a conductive part of the second article with a sufficient contact pressure. The electric connector includes a housing fitted onto at least one of the articles, and a contact provided on the housing and including a connecting part connected to the conductive part of the first article, a contacting point contacting the conductive part of the second article, and an elastic part, which undergoes elastic deformation when the contacting point is pressed. The housing and/or the contact has a holding member, which holds the elastic part in an elastically deformed condition in advance in the direction of pressing the contacting point and prevents the restoring movement thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Assignee: J.S.T. Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaaki Harasawa, Saburou Kase, Satoru Kihara
  • Publication number: 20030211787
    Abstract: An electric connector is connected to a conductive part, e.g. an electric wire, of a first article, and is fitted onto the first article and/or a second article. The contact of the electric connector directly contacts a conductive part of the second article with a sufficient contact pressure. The electric connector includes a housing fitted onto at least one of the articles, and a contact provided on the housing and including a connecting part connected to the conductive part of the first article, a contacting point contacting the conductive part of the second article, and an elastic part, which undergoes elastic deformation when the contacting point is pressed. The housing and/or the contact has a holding member, which holds the elastic part in an elastically deformed condition in advance in the direction of pressing the contacting point and prevents the restoring movement thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2003
    Publication date: November 13, 2003
    Applicant: J.S.T. Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaaki Harasawa, Saburou Kase, Satoru Kihara
  • Patent number: 6589082
    Abstract: An electric connector is connected to an electric wire of a first article, and is to be fitted onto the first article and/or a second article. The contact of the electric connector shall directly contact a conductive part of the second article. To prevent the electric wire or the wired contact from coming of the housing of the connector, a retainer is provided. The electric connector's housing has a receiving groove that is recessed into the front housing face which faces the second article, and that has an open groove end at one housing side face and a closed groove end at another housing side face. A contact is inserted into the receiving groove and includes a connecting part to be connected to the electric wire of the first article and a contacting part which is located closer than the connecting part to the closed groove end and which is to contact the conductive part of the second article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2003
    Assignee: J. S. T. Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaaki Harasawa, Saburou Kase, Satoru Kihara
  • Publication number: 20020076993
    Abstract: When an electric connector, which is connected to an electric wire of a first article, is to be fitted onto the first article and/or a second article, and the contact of the electric connector is to be made to directly contact a conductive part of the second article, it is intended to prevent the electric wire or the wired contact from coming off the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2001
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Applicant: J. S. T. Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaaki Harasawa, Saburou Kase, Satoru Kihara
  • Publication number: 20020077002
    Abstract: When an electric connector, which is connected to an electric wire, etc. being a conductive part of a first article, is to be fitted onto the first article and/or a second article, and the contact of the electric connector is to be made to directly contact a conductive part of the second article, it is intended to secure a sufficient contact pressure between the contact of the electric connector and the conductive part of the second article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2001
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Applicant: J.S.T. Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaaki Harasawa, Saburou Kase, Satoru Kihara
  • Publication number: 20020076994
    Abstract: To reduce the number of electric connectors used in a connecting structure and reduce the connecting work so as to reduce the costs of the connecting structure and compactify the connecting structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2001
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Applicant: J.S.T. Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaaki Harasawa, Saburou Kase, Satoru Kihara
  • Patent number: D447122
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2001
    Assignee: J.S.T. Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaaki Harasawa, Saburou Kase, Satoru Kihira
  • Patent number: D464323
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2002
    Assignee: J.S.T. Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaaki Harasawa, Saburou Kase, Satoru Kihira