Patents by Inventor Akito Nishimura

Akito Nishimura 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: 7588374
    Abstract: An optical ferrule includes a positioning block and a ferrule main body. The ferrule main body is integrally formed by molding a resin over the positioning block. The positioning block includes an optical fiber insertion hole formation portion having optical fiber insertion holes and guide pin hole formation portions which are provided on both sides of the positioning block and which have guide pin holes. On a front end side of the ferrule main body, the positioning block is disposed. The ferrule main body has a hollow part on its rear end side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: Fujikura Ltd.
    Inventors: Akito Nishimura, Kunihiko Fujiwara, Takahiko Sabano
  • Publication number: 20090196556
    Abstract: An optical transceiver 10 includes an optical device 16 which is provided upon a substrate 11, an optical connector 14 which is connected to an optical fiber 15a, and a connector holder 13 for optically connecting together the optical device and the optical connector 14. The connector holder 13 includes an engagement means 13c which holds the optical connector 14. The engagement means 13c holds the optical connector 14 when the optical connector 14 is pressed in towards the substrate. The optical connector 14 supports the optical fiber 15a so that the optical axis of the optical fiber 15a subtends a fixed angle with respect to the optical axis of the optical device 16. And the optical connector 14 includes a mirror 14g for optically connecting between the optical device 16 and the optical fiber 15a.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2009
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Applicants: NEC Corporation, Fujikura Ltd.
    Inventors: Kunihiko FUJIWARA, Akito Nishimura, Yukio Hayashi, Tetsuo Nozawa, Takanori Shimizu, Ichiro Hatakeyama, Kazuhiko Kurata
  • Patent number: 7559702
    Abstract: A connector holder fixes an optical connector assembled at a leading end of an optical fiber to an optical module having a light input/output end so that the optical fiber and the light input/output end is optically connected. The connector holder is provided with a holding section for storing at least a part of the optical connector, and a cover section attached to the holding section to be freely opened and closed. The cover section is provided with a cover section main body, and a pressing section which presses the optical connector toward the optical module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignees: Fujikura Ltd., NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kunihiko Fujiwara, Akito Nishimura, Kenji Sasaki, Yukio Hayashi, Kazuhiko Kurata, Takashi Yoshikawa, Junichi Sasaki
  • Patent number: 7534052
    Abstract: An optical transceiver 10 includes an optical device 16 which is provided upon a substrate 11, an optical connector 14 which is connected to an optical fiber 15a, and a connector holder 13 for optically connecting together the optical device and the optical connector 14. The connector holder 13 includes an engagement means 13c which holds the optical connector 14. The engagement means 13c holds the optical connector 14 when the optical connector 14 is pressed in towards the substrate. The optical connector 14 supports the optical fiber 15a so that the optical axis of the optical fiber 15a subtends a fixed angle with respect to the optical axis of the optical device 16. And the optical connector 14 includes a mirror 14g for optically connecting between the optical device 16 and the optical fiber 15a.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignees: Fujikura Ltd., NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kunihiko Fujiwara, Akito Nishimura, Yukio Hayashi, Tetsuo Nozawa, Takanori Shimizu, Ichiro Hatakeyama, Kazuhiko Kurata
  • Publication number: 20090116793
    Abstract: An optical connector of a fitting pin positioning type includes multiple optical fiber insertion holes arranged in one row and fitting holes or fitting pins. The fitting holes or the fitting pins for positioning are respectively disposed on mutually opposite sides of a straight line connecting centers of the optical fiber insertion holes and are located point-symmetrically with respect to a center of the row of the entire optical fiber insertion holes arranged on the straight line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2008
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Applicant: FUJIKURA LTD.
    Inventors: Akito NISHIMURA, Kunihiko FUJIWARA, Tatsuya OHTA, Kenji SASAKI, Yukio HAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20090097801
    Abstract: An optical ferrule includes a positioning block and a ferrule main body. The ferrule main body is integrally formed by molding a resin over the positioning block. The positioning block includes an optical fiber insertion hole formation portion having optical fiber insertion holes and guide pin hole formation portions which are provided on both sides of the positioning block and which have guide pin holes. On a front end side of the ferrule main body, the positioning block is disposed. The ferrule main body has a hollow part on its rear end side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicant: FUJIKURA LTD.
    Inventors: Akito NISHIMURA, Kunihiko FUJIWARA, Takahiko SABANO
  • Patent number: 7473038
    Abstract: An optical connector according to the present invention including a connector body mounted on an optical module mounted on a circuit board, and a connector fixing member for pressing the connector body against the optical module. The connector fixing member can be engaged/disengaged with/from the circuit board, and thus the connector body can be attached/detached to/from the optical module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2009
    Assignees: Fujikura Ltd., NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kunihiko Fujiwara, Akito Nishimura, Kenji Sasaki, Yukio Hayashi, Ichiro Hatakeyama, Youichi Hashimoto, Junichi Sasaki, Ryosuke Kuribayashi, Kazunori Miyoshi, Kazuhiko Kurata
  • Publication number: 20080175544
    Abstract: A connector holder fixes an optical connector assembled at a leading end of an optical fiber to an optical module having a light input/output end so that the optical fiber and the light input/output end is optically connected. The connector holder is provided with a holding section for storing at least a part of the optical connector, and a cover section attached to the holding section to be freely opened and closed. The cover section is provided with a cover section main body, and a pressing section which presses the optical connector toward the optical module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2007
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Applicants: FUJIKURA LTD, NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kunihiko FUJIWARA, Akito NISHIMURA, Kenji SASAKI, Yukio HAYASHI, Kazuhiko KURATA, Takashi YOSHIKAWA, Junichi SASAKI
  • Publication number: 20060280410
    Abstract: An optical connector according to the present invention including a connector body mounted on an optical module mounted on a circuit board, and a connector fixing member for pressing the connector body against the optical module. The connector fixing member can be engaged/disengaged with/from the circuit board, and thus the connector body can be attached/detached to/from the optical module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2006
    Publication date: December 14, 2006
    Inventors: Kunihiko Fujiwara, Akito Nishimura, Kenji Sasaki, Yukio Hayashi, Ichiro Hatakeyama, Youichi Hashimoto, Junichi Sasaki, Ryosuke Kuribayashi, Kazunori Miyoshi, Kazuhiko Kurata
  • Publication number: 20060210225
    Abstract: An optical transceiver 10 includes an optical device 16 which is provided upon a substrate 11, an optical connector 14 which is connected to an optical fiber 15a, and a connector holder 13 for optically connecting together the optical device and the optical connector 14. The connector holder 13 includes an engagement means 13c which holds the optical connector 14. The engagement means 13c holds the optical connector 14 when the optical connector 14 is pressed in towards the substrate. The optical connector 14 supports the optical fiber 15a so that the optical axis of the optical fiber 15a subtends a fixed angle with respect to the optical axis of the optical device 16. And the optical connector 14 includes a mirror 14g for optically connecting between the optical device 16 and the optical fiber 15a.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2004
    Publication date: September 21, 2006
    Inventors: Kunihiko Fujiwara, Akito Nishimura, Yukio Hayashi, Tetsuo Nozawa
  • Patent number: 6190054
    Abstract: An optical fiber device 10 characterized in comprising a support mechanism 11 that supports an optical fiber connector 1 having components 2 with a two piece structure disposed one over the other and held against each other by a tension means, and at one end or the other end of which one or the other optical fibers 3,3 is inserted between said components, determining the alignment position so as to be able to connect optical fibers end to end, a separation member 20 releasing said optical fibers by spreading in the direction of separation of said components by opposing the tension of said tension means when inserted into said components from a direction straight along the longitudinal direction of said optical connector, and a push pressure device 30 which inserts said separation member between said components by applying pushing pressure in the direction of the optical connector to said seperator, and while applying end to end force to both optical fibers end to end in the component, closes the component, an
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2001
    Assignee: Fujikura Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Tamaki, Toshiyuki Tanaka, Akito Nishimura, Yuichi Yoshida, Hiroshi Yokosuka
  • Patent number: 5984532
    Abstract: An optical fiber connector comprising a base and a lid member constituting an element having a doubly split structure which forms a roughly rod-like shape when united, and a spring for housing the base and lid member and applying pressure for pressing them together, wherein centering grooves for positioning and centering optical fibers for adjoinment and connection are provided in at least one or between the opposing faces of the base and lid member which are put together. In a mode wherein the element is inserted into a C-shaped spring having a rod shape with a C-shaped cross section, the optical fibers which are inserted from both ends of the element are pushed to the centering groove and adjoined into connection. By inserting or withdrawing wedges into wedge insertion grooves formed between the base and the lid member, it is possible to open or close the element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1999
    Assignee: Fujikura Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Tamaki, Toshiyuki Tanaka, Akito Nishimura, Yuichi Yoshida, Hiroshi Yokosuka
  • Patent number: 5236774
    Abstract: A polybutene resin laminate comprising an intermediate layer (a) mainly comprising a butene-propylene copolymer (A) containing 15 to 40% by mole of propylene, said copolymer (A) having a melt flow rate in the range of from 0.1 to 30 g/10 min.; and an upper surface layer (b1) and a lower surface layer (b2) disposed on both sides of said intermediate layer (a), said surface layers mainly comprising a polyolefin resin (B). The laminate has excellent transparency, stretchability, flexibility, smoothness, heat sealability and self-adhesion, and may be stretched without undergoing generation of wrinkles and decrease in transparency and fastening properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1993
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Haruhiko Tanaka, Akito Nishimura
  • Patent number: 4900612
    Abstract: A laminated structure comprising, laminated in the order stated,(A) a layer of polycarbonate or a layer of a polyester,(B) a layer of a modified ethylene/alpha-olefin random copolymer, the modified copolymer containing about 0.01 to 10% by weight, based on the trunk ethylene/alpha-olefin random copolymer, of an unsaturated carboxylic acid or its derivative grafted thereto, and having an ethylene content of 75 to 95 mole %, a melt flow rate of 0.1 to 50 g/10 min., a density of 0.850 to 0.905 g/cm.sup.3 and a crystallinity of less than 10%, and(C) a layer of a saponified olefin/vinyl acetate copolymer or a layer of a polyamide resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 1987
    Date of Patent: February 13, 1990
    Assignee: Mitsui Petrochemical Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Koichiro Sato, Mikio Nakagawa, Kuniaki Kanemoto, Akito Nishimura
  • Patent number: 4670349
    Abstract: An adhesive resin composition comprising(A) 100 parts by weight of a polymer having a crystallinity, determined by X-ray diffractometry, of not more than 40% selected from the group consisting of an ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer and ethylene/alpha-olefin random copolymers,(B) 1 to 50 parts by weight of modified polyethylene having a melt flow rate of 0.01 to 50 g/10 minutes and containing 0.01 to 10% by weight of an unsaturated carboxylic acid or its derivative grafted thereto, and(C) 1 to 125 parts by weight of a hydrogenated aromatic petroleum resin in which at least 70% of the romatic ring is hydrogenated;provided that the total amount of the modified polyethylene (B) and the hydrogenated aromatic petroleum resin (C) is not more than 150 parts by weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1985
    Date of Patent: June 2, 1987
    Assignee: Mitsui Petrochemical Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Mikio Nakagawa, Koichiro Sato, Kuniaki Kanemoto, Akito Nishimura