Patents by Inventor Akira Ishigame

Akira Ishigame 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: 8698028
    Abstract: A push-on switch includes a first contact plate, second contact plate, spacer, movable contact, and lid. The first plate has a projection at its center and a first terminal at its end. The second plate faces a face of the projection of the first contact plate and has an opening at its center and a second terminal at its end. The spacer is interposed between the first plate and the second plate for bonding them together. The movable contact is shaped like a dome and has a protrusion protruding downward and touches a top face of the second plate. The protrusion faces the projection of the first plate via the opening with a given space therebetween. The lid holds the movable contact and is mounted on the top face of the second plate. A push onto the movable contact reverses the movable contact downward, which allows the protrusion to touch the projection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Akira Ishigame, Yasunori Yanai
  • Patent number: 8410381
    Abstract: A high waterproof compact push-on switch includes a first contact plate, a spacer, and a second contact plate laminated in this order. The first contact plate is substantially rectangular, and made of highly conductive flat sheet metal. The spacer is flat, rectangular, made of LCP resin, and has a circular center hole at its center. The second contact plate is substantially rectangular, made of highly conductive flat sheet metal, and has a circular central opening at its center. The spacer is thermocompression-bonded to the surfaces of the first and second contact plates so as to integrate them. On the second contact plate is provided a dome-shaped movable contact, which is covered with an adhesive protective sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yasunori Yanai, Yoshikazu Yagi, Takashi Tomago, Akira Ishigame
  • Publication number: 20120241302
    Abstract: A push-on switch includes a first contact plate, second contact plate, spacer, movable contact, and lid. The first plate has a projection at its center and a first terminal at its end. The second plate faces a face of the first contact plate protruding the projection and has an opening at its center and a second terminal at its end. The spacer is interposed between the first second plates for bonding them together. The movable contact is dome-shaped and has a protrusion protruding downward and touches a top face of the second plate. The protrusion faces the projection of the first plate via the opening with a given space therebetween. The lid holds the movable contact and is mounted on the top face of the second plate. A push onto the movable contact reverses the movable contact downward, which allows the protrusion to touch the projection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Inventors: Akira ISHIGAME, Yasunori Yanai
  • Publication number: 20110089004
    Abstract: A high waterproof compact push-on switch includes a first contact plate, a spacer, and a second contact plate laminated in this order. The first contact plate is substantially rectangular, and made of highly conductive flat sheet metal. The spacer is flat, rectangular, made of LCP resin, and has a circular center hole at its center. The second contact plate is substantially rectangular, made of highly conductive flat sheet metal, and has a circular central opening at its center. The spacer is thermocompression-bonded to the surfaces of the first and second contact plates so as to integrate them. On the second contact plate is provided a dome-shaped movable contact, which is covered with an adhesive protective sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2010
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yasunori Yanai, Yoshikazu Yagi, Takashi Tomago, Akira Ishigame