Patents by Inventor Hirokazu Hoshino
Hirokazu Hoshino 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).
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Publication number: 20230282993Abstract: The present invention facilitates making electrical connections. In this terminal block, when an electric wire is inserted in a housing, the end of the electric wire pushes in a block part of a movable member, and a contact part of a locking member with the block part interposed therebetween, thereby releasing the locking of a leaf spring moving part by a hook part of the locking member, and the electric wire is secured by the leaf spring moving part, and the degree to which a display part of the movable member moving in conjunction with the block part is visible through a window part changes according to the change in position of the display part.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2020Publication date: September 7, 2023Applicant: OMRON CorporationInventors: Masao NAGASE, Taijiro FUJIWARA, Masato MATOBA, Hirokazu HOSHINO
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Patent number: 11011871Abstract: A connector is provided with a locking portion having hook portions extending in the first direction, arranged at intervals around the first direction, and capable of being resilient deformation in a second direction intersecting the first direction and away from the connector main body, and a holding portion having a tubular shape encircling the locking portion around the first direction and having a screw groove portion provided on an inner peripheral surface at an end portion in the first direction and adjacent to a connection portion. The holding portion is moveable between a holding position where the holding portion holds the locking portion locked to a to-be-locked portion of a first mating connector, a hold releasing position where the holding portion releases the holding of the locking portion, and a fitting position where the screw groove portion is fitted to a screw thread portion of a second mating connector.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2019Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: OMRON CorporationInventors: Taijiro Fujiwara, Hirokazu Hoshino, Masao Nagase
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Patent number: 10978822Abstract: A connector is provided with a cable that includes a conductor and an insulation, connector bodies that are provided on one ends in an extending direction of the cable, and a cover unit that covers and integrates each of the one ends of the cable and each of the connector bodies. The cable includes a first cohesion unit provided on a surface of the insulation at each of one ends over an entire circumference around the extending direction of the cable, and fixed to the cover unit so as to be detachable by cohesive fracture.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2018Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: OMRON CorporationInventors: Hirokazu Hoshino, Taijiro Fujiwara, Masato Matoba, Masaki Nakamura, Masaru Higuchi, Hiroshi Okuyama
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Patent number: 10944188Abstract: A terminal block includes a display-use moveable member which has a main body portion that can reciprocate in the direction intersecting a terminal connection surface and a contact moveable portion that extends along a guide surface, has a first end portion in an extension direction that is disposed so as to come into contact with a conductor portion in an electric wire passage portion and move in a first direction away from the terminal connection surface, and has a second end portion in the extension direction that is connected to the main body portion, and moves in an array direction in response to movement of the first end portion in the first direction to move the main body portion in a second direction toward the terminal connection surface.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2019Date of Patent: March 9, 2021Assignee: OMRON CorporationInventors: Masahiro Ono, Masato Matoba, Kiyotaka Hashimoto, Taijiro Fujiwara, Hirokazu Hoshino, Masao Nagase, Masami Nishida
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Publication number: 20200243989Abstract: A terminal block includes a display-use moveable member which has a main body portion that can reciprocate in the direction intersecting a terminal connection surface and a contact moveable portion that extends along a guide surface, has a first end portion in an extension direction that is disposed so as to come into contact with a conductor portion in an electric wire passage portion and move in a first direction away from the terminal connection surface, and has a second end portion in the extension direction that is connected to the main body portion, and moves in an array direction in response to movement of the first end portion in the first direction to move the main body portion in a second direction toward the terminal connection surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2019Publication date: July 30, 2020Applicant: OMRON CorporationInventors: Masahiro ONO, Masato MATOBA, Kiyotaka HASHIMOTO, Taijiro FUJIWARA, Hirokazu HOSHINO, Masao NAGASE, Masami NISHIDA
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Publication number: 20200227861Abstract: A connector is provided with a locking portion having hook portions extending in the first direction, arranged at intervals around the first direction, and capable of being resilient deformation in a second direction intersecting the first direction and away from the connector main body, and a holding portion having a tubular shape encircling the locking portion around the first direction and having a screw groove portion provided on an inner peripheral surface at an end portion in the first direction and adjacent to a connection portion. The holding portion is moveable between a holding position where the holding portion holds the locking portion locked to a to-be-locked portion of a first mating connector, a hold releasing position where the holding portion releases the holding of the locking portion, and a fitting position where the screw groove portion is fitted to a screw thread portion of a second mating connector.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2019Publication date: July 16, 2020Applicant: OMRON CorporationInventors: Taijiro FUJIWARA, Hirokazu HOSHINO, Masao NAGASE
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Publication number: 20200176921Abstract: A connector is provided with a cable that includes a conductor and an insulation, connector bodies that are provided on one ends in an extending direction of the cable, and a cover unit that covers and integrates each of the one ends of the cable and each of the connector bodies. The cable includes a first cohesion unit provided on a surface of the insulation at each of one ends over an entire circumference around the extending direction of the cable, and fixed to the cover unit so as to be detachable by cohesive fracture.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2018Publication date: June 4, 2020Applicant: OMRON CorporationInventors: Hirokazu HOSHINO, Taijiro FUJIWARA, Masato MATOBA, Masaki NAKAMURA, Masaru HIGUCHI, Hiroshi OKUYAMA
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Patent number: 9184544Abstract: A ground terminal and a connector provided therewith where the ground terminal includes a terminal portion that is electrically connected to an outside device and elastic arms that extend in an identical direction from both ends of a central coupling portion, where a pair of latching pawls is provided in at least one of an inner circumferential edge of the central coupling portion and inner circumferential edges of the elastic arms.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2013Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: OMRON CorporationInventors: Naoya Sasano, Hirokazu Hoshino
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Publication number: 20140141634Abstract: A ground terminal and a connector provided therewith where the ground terminal includes a terminal portion that is electrically connected to an outside device and elastic arms that extend in an identical direction from both ends of a central coupling portion, where a pair of latching pawls is provided in at least one of an inner circumferential edge of the central coupling portion and inner circumferential edges of the elastic arms.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2013Publication date: May 22, 2014Applicant: Omron CorporationInventors: Naoya SASANO, Hirokazu HOSHINO
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Patent number: 8123550Abstract: A connector has a base having an opening formed on a front surface side into which a distal end of a flexible print substrate is insertable, and a plurality of insertion holes arranged side by side at a predetermined pitch passing through from the front surface side to a rear surface side, connection terminals respectively including substantially T shape operation pieces respectively having movable contacts formed at first ends in a protruding manner to be pressure-welded to connection portions arranged side by side in the distal end of the flexible print substrate, the connection terminals being adapted to be inserted into the insertion holes, and an operation lever supported on the rear surface side of the base turnably on a turning support point on an upper surface side of the connection terminals.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2011Date of Patent: February 28, 2012Assignee: OMRON CorporationInventors: Hirokazu Hoshino, Takayuki Kushida
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Publication number: 20110223790Abstract: A connector has a base having an opening formed on a front surface side into which a distal end of a flexible print substrate is insertable, and a plurality of insertion holes arranged side by side at a predetermined pitch passing through from the front surface side to a rear surface side, connection terminals respectively including substantially T shape operation pieces respectively having movable contacts formed at first ends in a protruding manner to be pressure-welded to connection portions arranged side by side in the distal end of the flexible print substrate, the connection terminals being adapted to be inserted into the insertion holes, and an operation lever supported on the rear surface side of the base turnably on a turning support point on an upper surface side of the connection terminals.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2011Publication date: September 15, 2011Applicant: OMRON CORPORATIONInventors: Hirokazu Hoshino, Takayuki Kushida
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Patent number: 7845958Abstract: A connector has a plug mounted on a lower surface of a printed circuit board, and a socket mounted on an upper surface of another printed circuit board. The plug is fitted in and electrically connected to the socket. A second support fitting is attached to both ends of a plug main body of the plug and is fixed to the printed circuit board. A first support fitting is attached to both ends of a socket main body of the socket and fixed to the another printed circuit board. The second support fitting is engaged to the first support fitting.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2009Date of Patent: December 7, 2010Assignee: OMRON CorporationInventors: Hirokazu Hoshino, Yusuke Shimura
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Patent number: 7637786Abstract: An electrical connector includes a socket and a plug. In the socket, plural first connectors are provided in parallel, and substantially U-shaped press-fitting portions are assembled so as to cross over opening edge portions of a socket body. In the plug, plural second connectors are provided in parallel, and substantially U-shaped press-fitting portions are assembled so as to cross over opening edge portions of a plug body. The plug body has a planar shape which can be fitted in the opening edge portions of the socket body. Particularly, a free end portion of the press-fitting portion of the second connector located in the opening edge portion of the plug body is engaged with a position regulating recess formed in a bottom surface of the plug body.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2008Date of Patent: December 29, 2009Assignee: OMRON CorporationInventors: Hirokazu Hoshino, Naoyuki Kimura, Yusuke Shimura
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Publication number: 20090280658Abstract: A connector has a plug mounted on a lower surface of a printed circuit board, and a socket mounted on an upper surface of another printed circuit board. The plug is fitted in and electrically connected to the socket. A second support fitting is attached to both ends of a plug main body of the plug and is fixed to the printed circuit board. A first support fitting is attached to both ends of a socket main body of the socket and fixed to the another printed circuit board. The second support fitting is engaged to the first support fitting.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2009Publication date: November 12, 2009Applicant: OMRON CORPORATIONInventors: Hirokazu Hoshino, Yusuke Shimura
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Patent number: 7616261Abstract: A communication terminal apparatus (1) includes a first casing (41) and a second casing (42) which are foldably connected to each other and have a photographic lens (31) and a display device (18) which is visible in a same field of view as the lens. A user can photograph himself/herself while verifying his/her photographed image by means of the display device, and thus is able to gain an anticipated image composition easily, and therefore reduce unsuccessful photographs. The photographed image is displayed as a mirror image, so that the user can verify the image as if looking in to an ordinary mirror, without experiencing any awkwardness.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2002Date of Patent: November 10, 2009Assignee: Kyocera CorporationInventors: Kazuo Kitamura, Toshiya Yabe, Nobuaki Oosawa, Kazuaki Nakae, Hirokazu Hoshino
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Patent number: D598861Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2008Date of Patent: August 25, 2009Assignee: Omron CorporationInventors: Hirokazu Hoshino, Yusuke Shimura
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Patent number: D598863Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2008Date of Patent: August 25, 2009Assignee: Omron CorporationInventors: Hirokazu Hoshino, Yusuke Shimura
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Patent number: D703142Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2012Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: OMRON CorporationInventors: Hirokazu Hoshino, Taijiro Fujiwara, Masahiro Ono
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Patent number: D721039Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2014Date of Patent: January 13, 2015Assignee: OMRON CorporationInventors: Hirokazu Hoshino, Taijiro Fujiwara, Masahiro Ono
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Patent number: D724542Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2012Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignee: Omron CorporationInventors: Naoya Sasano, Hirokazu Hoshino