Patents by Inventor Yoko Sugii

Yoko Sugii 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: 20140116190
    Abstract: A bicycle cable is configured to be inserted in a hollow member of a bicycle. The bicycle cable basically includes a cable body and a pair of plastic tape pieces. The plastic tape pieces are attached to the cable body such that the cable body is interposed between the plastic tape pieces with a thermal adhesive layer sealing the plastic tape pieces to together with thermal adhesion. The plastic tape pieces form a pair of longitudinal extending fins projecting outwardly on both sides of the cable main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: Shimano Inc.
    Inventors: Yoko SUGII, Naoya KATO, Satoru SASAKI, Takashi SAKAMOTO, Yoshihisa KOBAYASHI, Yuichi MORISHITA
  • Patent number: 8128425
    Abstract: A cable connector is provided including an insulative housing having an insertion opening through which a flat flexible cable may be inserted. An actuator is movably mounted on the housing and configured to be moved from a first position at which the flat flexible cable may be inserted and a second position at which the contact pads of the flat flexible cable are operatively engaged by terminals of the connector. A plurality of conductive terminals are mounted in the housing. Each terminal is configured to be electrically connected to a contact pad of the flat flexible cable. Each terminal includes a base portion disposed at a rear end of the terminal and extending in the vertical direction, an actuator holding arm portion, a front resilient contact arm portion, and a rear resilient contact arm portion. The contact arm portions engage the contact pads in a mutually independent way.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Molex Incorporated
    Inventors: Kazuya Takahashi, Yoko Sugii, Hideyuki Hirata
  • Publication number: 20110117765
    Abstract: A cable connector is provided including an insulative housing having an insertion opening through which a flat flexible cable may be inserted. An actuator is movably mounted on the housing and configured to be moved from a first position at which the flat flexible cable may be inserted and a second position at which the contact pads of the flat flexible cable are operatively engaged by terminals of the connector. A plurality of conductive terminals are mounted in the housing. Each terminal is configured to be electrically connected to a contact pad of the flat flexible cable. A first group of the terminals has an actuator holding arm portion that engages the actuator to facilitate movement of the actuator between the first and second positions. Each of a second group of the terminals has a plurality of distinct, resilient, cantilevered, contact arm portions configured to be electrically connected to one of the contact pads of the flat flexible cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicant: MOLEX INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Kazuya Takahashi, Yoko Sugii, Hideyuki Hirata