Patents by Inventor Takafumi Hyodo

Takafumi Hyodo 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).

  • Optical connector structure
    Patent number: 8348520
    Abstract: An optical connector structure (C) includes: an optical fiber (100) having a laser beam entrance end to which a quartz chip (120) is integrally connected; a ferrule (200) into which a portion of the optical fiber (100) including the quartz chip (120) is inserted and which holds the portion of the optical fiber; and a receptacle (21) surrounding the ferrule (200), and including a large-diameter hole (21b) formed toward an opening and a small-diameter hole formed toward a back of the receptacle so as to be connected to the large-diameter hole. A front end portion (210) of the ferrule (200) is inserted into the small-diameter hole (21a) of the receptacle (21), and a back body portion (211) of the ferrule (200) is inserted into the large-diameter hole (21b) of the receptacle (21).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Cable Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Motohiko Yamasaki, Tadahiko Nakai, Takeshi Satake, Takafumi Hyodo, Haruo Ooizumi, Masahiro Hoshino, Kenji Sato
  • OPTICAL CONNECTOR STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20100310212
    Abstract: An optical connector structure (C) includes: an optical fiber (100) having a laser beam entrance end to which a quartz chip (120) is integrally connected; a ferrule (200) into which a portion of the optical fiber (100) including the quartz chip (120) is inserted and which holds the portion of the optical fiber; and a receptacle (21) surrounding the ferrule (200), and including a large-diameter hole (21b) formed toward an opening and a small-diameter hole formed toward a back of the receptacle so as to be connected to the large-diameter hole. A front end portion (210) of the ferrule (200) is inserted into the small-diameter hole (21a) of the receptacle (21), and a back body portion (211) of the ferrule (200) is inserted into the large-diameter hole (21b) of the receptacle (21).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Inventors: Motohiko Yamasaki, Tadahiko Nakai, Takeshi Satake, Takafumi Hyodo, Haruo Ooizumi, Masahiro Hoshino, Kenji Sato