Patents by Inventor Yoshihisa Kawate

Yoshihisa Kawate 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: 10312609
    Abstract: A connector and a connector assembly for electrically connecting an electrical cable to a circuit board is described. The connector includes an insulative housing and a plurality of self-supporting terminals. Each of the self-supporting terminal has a retaining portion retained in a corresponding receiving through hole disposed through the housing, a contact portion extending from an upper end of, and perpendicular to the retaining portion such that the contact portion is disposed on an upper surface of the housing and a press-fit portion extending from a lower end of, and substantially parallel to the retaining portion, wherein the press-fit portion extends down from the lower surface of the housing. The connector electrically and physically connecting a conductive wire of an electrical cable with a conductive via of a circuit board by inserting each press-fit portion of the self-supporting terminals into said conductive via.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventor: Yoshihisa Kawate
  • Publication number: 20180261936
    Abstract: A connector and a connector assembly for electrically connecting an electrical cable to a circuit board is described. The connector includes an insulative housing and a plurality of self-supporting terminals. Each of the self-supporting terminal has a retaining portion retained in a corresponding receiving through hole disposed through the housing, a contact portion extending from an upper end of, and perpendicular to the retaining portion such that the contact portion is disposed on an upper surface of the housing and a press-fit portion extending from a lower end of, and substantially parallel to the retaining portion, wherein the press-fit portion extends down from the lower surface of the housing. The connector electrically and physically connecting a conductive wire of an electrical cable with a conductive via of a circuit board by inserting each press-fit portion of the self-supporting terminals into said conductive via.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventor: Yoshihisa Kawate
  • Patent number: 9368913
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide an electrical connector that suppresses cross-talk. [Resolution Means] An electrical connector includes a main body 14 and a cover 16, with the main body 14 and the cover 16 demarcating a space housing a cable 3; the main body 14 includes an upper housing 20, a lower housing 22, a wiring substrate 28 arranged between the upper housing 20 and the lower housing 22, and a shield member 30 arranged interposing the upper housing 20 and the lower housing 22; and the wiring substrate 28 includes a contact 24 for electrically connecting to the cable 3, a connection terminal 26 for electrically connecting to a mating connector, and connecting conductor wiring L for electrically connecting the contact 24 and the connection terminal 26.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Shinji Saito, Takayuki Hayauchi, Yoshihisa Kawate
  • Patent number: 8911266
    Abstract: To provides a contact holder, capable of compensating a change of signal transmission characteristic at the outer edge area of the substrate. A substrate 21 has grounding conductive layers 291, 292 arranged on or above surfaces 212, 213 of the substrate, near a plunger of a signal transmitting contact 3b. Each grounding conductive layer is electrically connected to a conductive portion 241 electrically connected to each grounding contact, on surface 212 or 213 of substrate 21. Further, each grounding conductive layer is not electrically connected to the signal transmitting contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Kawate, Yuichi Tsubaki, Masahiko Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20140242827
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide an electrical connector that suppresses cross-talk. [Resolution Means] An electrical connector includes a main body 14 and a cover 16, with the main body 14 and the cover 16 demarcating a space housing a cable 3; the main body 14 includes an upper housing 20, a lower housing 22, a wiring substrate 28 arranged between the upper housing 20 and the lower housing 22, and a shield member 30 arranged interposing the upper housing 20 and the lower housing 22; and the wiring substrate 28 includes a contact 24 for electrically connecting to the cable 3, a connection terminal 26 for electrically connecting to a mating connector, and connecting conductor wiring L for electrically connecting the contact 24 and the connection terminal 26.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2012
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Inventors: Shinji Saito, Takayuki Hayauchi, Yoshihisa Kawate
  • Publication number: 20100197368
    Abstract: To provide a connecting means that can facilitate electrical connection between the circuit boards mounted in an electronic apparatus and can attain the miniaturization of connecting parts. A cable harness body comprising a plurality of cables for electrically connecting circuit boards mounted in an electronic apparatus and the terminal members disposed on both ends of said cables, wherein at least one of said terminal members is comprised of a flexible circuit board and an adhesive layer on the surface of the electric connecting part of said flexible circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2006
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Kawate, Takuro Miya, Kohichiro Kawate
  • Publication number: 20090127692
    Abstract: A method of electrically connecting a bump array package to a wiring board, comprising the steps of: arranging a thermofluidizing, thermosetting adhesive film on a surface of a bump array package having metal bumps; creating a bump array package having a flat surface comprising said metal bumps and said adhesive film, and connecting the bump array package to the wiring board by arranging the flat surface comprising said metal bumps and said adhesive film on the wiring board, and heating the adhesive film at a temperature high enough for finishing the setting of said adhesive film and higher than the melting temperature of said solder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2005
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventors: Kohichiro Kawate, Yoshiaki Sato, Miwa Monma, Yoshihisa Kawate
  • Publication number: 20080283280
    Abstract: To provide a method for connecting printed circuit boards with high connection reliability, while avoiding the problem of shorting even with a fine pitch. A method for connecting printed circuit boards (PCB) containing metal wiring, or connecting a printed circuit board (PCB) containing metal wiring with a metal lead wire or a metal contact, which method includes a step of thermocompression bonding of an adhesive film with connectors, the adhesive film being composed of an adhesive composition comprising a thermoplastic resin and organic particles, wherein the viscosity decreases as the applied thermocompression force increases at a temperature of 100-250° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2006
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Inventors: Kohichiro Kawate, Yoshihisa Kawate
  • Patent number: 7354294
    Abstract: A coaxial cable connector can be easily fitted to one or a plurality of coaxial cables, and that can secure an independent shield. Inner insulator exposed portions and outer conductor exposed portions of coaxial cables are matched with a first cable holder. A second cable holder is reversed on the first cable holder, and is engaged therewith. The engagement is further engaged with a housing. Central conductors of the inner insulator exposed portions are engaged with cuts of first contact elements. The outer conductor exposed portions are held in gripping conductors that are disposed inside the first cable holder. Gripping conductor extensions that are coupled with the gripping conductors are engaged with cuts of second contact elements. The contact elements are connected to external cable connection terminals that extend within a connection chamber of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Kawate, Hiroyuki Matsuoka
  • Publication number: 20070224397
    Abstract: Provided is a method of adhesively connecting conductive traces on one substrate to conductive traces on another substrate and the resulting articles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2005
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Kawate, Kohichiro Kawate
  • Publication number: 20070155230
    Abstract: A coaxial cable connector can be easily fitted to one or a plurality of coaxial cables, and that can secure an independent shield. Inner insulator exposed portions and outer conductor exposed portions of coaxial cables are matched with a first cable holder. A second cable holder is reversed on the first cable holder, and is engaged therewith. The engagement is further engaged with a housing. Central conductors of the inner insulator exposed portions are engaged with cuts of first contact elements. The outer conductor exposed portions are held in gripping conductors that are disposed inside the first cable holder. Gripping conductor extensions that are coupled with the gripping conductors are engaged with cuts of second contact elements. The contact elements are connected to external cable connection terminals that extend within a connection chamber of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2004
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Kawate, Hiroyuki Matsuoka