Patents by Inventor Atsushi Nishio

Atsushi Nishio 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: 6764337
    Abstract: A connector includes a housing formed of resin and having contacts provided therein, a shield case formed of metal, engaging grooves formed in the housing, and engaging convex parts formed on the shield case. The housing is inserted into the shield case so as to be attached thereto. The engaging convex parts engage the engaging grooves when the housing is inserted into the shield case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2004
    Assignee: Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Nishio, Katsuhiro Hori, Fumihiro Hosoya
  • Patent number: 6755693
    Abstract: A connector includes a contact having an end part connected to another connection device and another end part connected to a cable, and a housing part fixed to the contact by pushing the contact with pressure, wherein the housing part has a first housing part and a second housing part mounted to the first housing part and having a float stop part, the other end part of the contact extends from the first housing part in a state where the contact is fixed to the housing part, and the other end part of the contact is received with the float stop part of the second housing part whereby the contact is prevented from floating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2004
    Assignee: Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Nishio, Katsuhiro Hori, Fumihiro Hosoya
  • Patent number: 6733340
    Abstract: A connector for a memory card includes a tabular housing into which the memory card is inserted, contact terminals formed inside the housing so as to contact corresponding terminals of the memory card and connecting parts formed at respective end parts of the contact terminals and connectable to a conductive pattern of a circuit board. In the above-mentioned connector, each of the contact terminals is formed to extend to the top surface and the bottom surface of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2004
    Assignee: Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Nishio, Takashi Kawasaki, Isao Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20040068868
    Abstract: A wiring board provided with a first terminal, a connector provided with a second terminal, and a camera module provided with a third terminal are provided. The first terminal and the second terminal are soldered to mount the connector on the wiring board. The camera module is mounted on the connector to electrically connect the second terminal with the third terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2003
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Inventors: Atsushi Nishio, Takashi Kawasaki
  • Patent number: 6719589
    Abstract: When a memory card is inserted into a housing of a memory card connector, a terminal of the memory card contacts a contact terminal so formed as to extend in an inserting direction in the housing. When the memory card reaches a mounting position, a locking mechanism locks the memory card at the mounting position by engaging with a side recess of the memory card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2004
    Assignee: Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Nishio, Takashi Kawasaki, Isao Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20040023528
    Abstract: A connector has an inner side face defining a chamber formed with an opening. A module body is inserted from the opening to be accommodated in the chamber. A first conductive member is provided on an outer periphery of the module body which is opposed to the inner side face of the connector in a case where the module body is accommodated in the chamber. A second conductive member is provided on the inner side face of the connector, such that the first conductive member is brought into contact with the first conductive member in a case where the module body is plenarily accommodated in the chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2003
    Publication date: February 5, 2004
    Inventors: Atsushi Nishio, Takashi Kawasaki
  • Publication number: 20040023527
    Abstract: In a connector, to which a module body is electrically connected, a connector body has an inner side face defining a chamber which accommodates the module body. The chamber is formed with an opening from which the module body is inserted. A first, conductive terminal is provided on the inner side face such that a conductive member formed on an outer periphery of the module body is brought into contact with the first terminal in a case where the module body is plenarily accommodated in the chamber. A second, grounding terminal is provided on the inner side face and operable to be brought into contact with the conductive member of the module body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2003
    Publication date: February 5, 2004
    Inventors: Atsushi Nishio, Takashi Kawasaki
  • Patent number: 6663398
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a card adapter which can reliably isolate a slot provided in a personal computer and a card-shaped electronic device from a user. The card adapter 1 includes a chassis 10, a pair of conducting plates 70, 71 provided on the upper and lower sides of the chassis 10, and the like. The chassis 10 includes a pair of arms 17L, 17R, and the tip portions of the arms 17L, 17R are provided with a pair of insulating grip portions 18L, 18R, respectively, for insulating the pair of conducting plates 70, 71 from a user. According to such a structure, the card adapter 1 can prevent the possibility that static electricity charged in the body of a user is discharged to the slot or to the card-shaped electronic device connected to the card adapter 1 through conductive parts such as the conducting plates 70, 71 and the like so that electronic circuits provided in the card-shaped electronic device or in the slot are broken or damaged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2003
    Assignee: Mitsumi Electronic, LTD
    Inventors: Tsutomu Shimada, Kaname Suwa, Tsuguhide Sakata, Atsushi Nishio, Takashi Kawasaki, Kazuhiro Okazaki
  • Patent number: 6659804
    Abstract: A connector in which it is possible to prevent its contact from being disengaged or displaced from a groove of a contact holding member includes a shielding cover, a plurality of contacts (terminals) arranged inside the shielding cover, and a contact holding member for holding the contacts inside the shielding cover. The contact holding member is formed with a plurality of grooves, and each groove is formed with opposite protruding portions along its longitudinal direction for restricting the movement of the contact in a direction away from a bottom surface of the groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Assignee: Mitsumi Electronic Co., LTD
    Inventors: Atsushi Nishio, Katsuhiro Hori, Fumihiro Hosoya
  • Patent number: 6659801
    Abstract: A connector plug includes a metallic shielding cover which is comprised of a first tubular body having a tip side and a second tubular body having a base side, the base side of the second tubular body being partially connected to the tip side of the first tubular body through a continuous connecting part, a plurality of contacts arranged in the shielding cover, and a coupling structure for fixedly coupling the second tubular body to the first tubular body. The structure includes at least one aperture provided in the first tubular body and at least one projection provided in the second tubular body so as to engage with the aperture, and a tip part of the projection is bent for locking the engagement between the aperture and the projection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Assignee: Mitsumi Electronic Co., LTD
    Inventors: Atsushi Nishio, Katsuhiro Hori, Fumihiro Hosoya
  • Patent number: 6619991
    Abstract: A connector for a memory card 11 comprises the housing 12, the plate 14, the guide plate 16, the lock system 18, and the connector pin keeping part 20. Because the connector pin keeping part 20 is formed as horizontally bridged to a rear surface of the housing 12, and also the press-fitting part 40d of the connector pin 40 is press-fitted with a perpendicular state, the connector for a memory card 11 not only can be miniaturized but also can achieve a reduced thickness by restricting an amount protruding to a rear side within a small volume. Therefore, because a shape of the connector pin 40 is bent like a L-shape and the fixing hole 20a of the connector pin keeping part 20 is extended in an up-down direction and formed in the housing 12, it can promote the miniaturization and reduced thickness of the connector for a memory card 11. As a result, reducing a weight of the connector for a memory card 11 can also be attained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2003
    Assignee: Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Nishio, Takashi Kawasaki, Isao Suzuki
  • Patent number: D478050
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2003
    Assignee: Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Nishio, Katsuhiro Hori, Takashi Kujiraoka
  • Patent number: D482364
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2003
    Assignee: Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Nishio, Takashi Kawasaki
  • Patent number: D482692
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Assignee: Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Nishio, Takashi Kawasaki, Kazuhiro Okazaki
  • Patent number: D482693
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Assignee: Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Nishio, Takashi Kawasaki, Yoshiyuki Kikuchi
  • Patent number: D486154
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2004
    Assignee: Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Nishio, Takashi Kawasaki, Satoru Karahashi
  • Patent number: D489332
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Assignee: Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Nishio, Katsuhiro Hori, Takashi Kujiraoka
  • Patent number: D490425
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2004
    Assignee: Mitsumi Electric Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Nishio, Takashi Kawasaki, Kazuhiro Okazaki, Satoru Karahashi
  • Patent number: D492683
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2004
    Assignee: Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Nishio, Takashi Kawasaki, Kazuhiro Okazaki
  • Patent number: D493171
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2004
    Assignee: Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Nishio, Takashi Kawasaki, Kazuhiro Okazaki, Satoru Karahashi