Patents by Inventor Hirotada Teranishi
Hirotada Teranishi 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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Patent number: 11187722Abstract: A probe pin includes a coil spring extending and contracting along a center line, a first contact disposed on one side of the center line and having a rectangular cross section, and a second contact disposed on the other side of the center line and having a rectangular cross section. The first contact and the second contact are supported so as to be reciprocable via the spring coil and are electrically connected to each other. In particular, a contact surface of at least one of the first contact and the second contact is an inclined surface inclined so as to descend along a thickness direction.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2017Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: Omron CorporationInventors: Hirotada Teranishi, Takahiro Sakai, Makoto Kondo, Naoyuki Kimura
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Publication number: 20210215740Abstract: A probe pin includes a coil spring extending and contracting along a center line, a first contact disposed on one side of the center line and having a rectangular cross section, and a second contact disposed on the other side of the center line and having a rectangular cross section. The first contact and the second contact are supported so as to be reciprocable via the spring coil and are electrically connected to each other. In particular, a contact surface of at least one of the first contact and the second contact is an inclined surface inclined so as to descend along a thickness direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2017Publication date: July 15, 2021Applicant: OMRON CorporationInventors: Hirotada Teranishi, Takahiro Sakai, Makoto Kondo, Naoyuki Kimura
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Patent number: 10962564Abstract: A probe pin includes a first contact part and a second contact part; a middle part located between the first contact part and the second contact part; a first flexible part configured to move the first contact part relative to the middle part in the first arrangement direction; and a movable part configured to move the second contact part relative to the middle part in a direction intersecting with the first arrangement direction.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2018Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: Omron CorporationInventors: Naoya Sasano, Hirotada Teranishi, Takahiro Sakai, Si-Hun Choi
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Patent number: 10928420Abstract: A probe pin is provided with a plate-like movable pin including: a flexible part configured to extend and contract lengthwise; a first contact part and a second contact part each provided at an end of the flexible part lengthwise; and a conduction-path forming element overlapping the movable pin along the thickness thereof. The conduction-path forming element includes a first contact surface and a second contact surface at lengthwise ends configured to contact the first contact part and second contact part; the movable pin and the conduction-path forming element are arranged to allow the first contact part to remain in contact with the first contact surface and the second contact part to remain in contact with the second contact surface while allowing relative movement of the movable pin and the conduction-path forming element lengthwise.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2017Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: Omron CorporationInventors: Hirotada Teranishi, Takahiro Sakai
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Publication number: 20200158753Abstract: A probe pin includes an elastic portion, a first contact portion having a pair of leg portions that extends from a first end of the elastic portion along a longitudinal direction and is bendable in a direction approaching each other, and that has a pair of contact portions each of which is disposed at each tip of the pair of leg portion and is urged by the elastic portion in a direction along the longitudinal direction through the pair of leg portions to be able to be brought into contact with a recessed contact of an inspection object, and a second contact portion that is disposed at a second end of the elastic portion and is electrically connected to the first contact portion, wherein a gap is provided between the pair of leg portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2017Publication date: May 21, 2020Applicant: OMRON CorporationInventors: Hirotada TERANISHI, Takahiro SAKAI
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Patent number: 10598695Abstract: A socket includes a first housing and a second housing each including a housing recessed portion capable of housing and holding a contact provided at its first end with a first contact portion and at its second end with a second contact portion while the first and second contact portions each are exposed, and a positioning member which positions the first and second housings independently of each other such that the housing recessed portion of the first housing and the housing recessed portion of the second of housing are disposed adjacent to each other to be paired.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2017Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: OMRON CorporationInventors: Hirotada Teranishi, Takahiro Sakai
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Patent number: 10557867Abstract: A probe pin includes an elastic hollow cylinder that expands and contracts along a central axis, a conductive first plunger extending in the cylinder along the central axis from a first end of the cylinder, and a conductive second plunger extending in the cylinder along the central axis from a second end of the cylinder. The first and second plungers are coupled together in the cylinder in a manner movable relative to each other along the central axis. The first plunger includes a first plunger body contained in the cylinder, and a first terminal connected to the first plunger body and located outside the cylinder. The second plunger includes a second plunger body contained in the cylinder, and a second terminal connected to the second plunger body and located outside the cylinder.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2017Date of Patent: February 11, 2020Assignee: OMRON CorporationInventors: Hirotada Teranishi, Takahiro Sakai
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Patent number: 10534016Abstract: A probe pin includes an elastic portion, a first contact portion having a pair of leg portions that extends from a first end of the elastic portion along a longitudinal direction and is bendable in a direction away from each other, and that has a pair of contact portions each of which is disposed at each tip of the pair of leg portion and is urged by the elastic portion in a direction along the longitudinal direction through the pair of leg portions to be able to be brought into contact with a projecting contact of an inspection object, and a second contact portion that is disposed at a second end of the elastic portion and is electrically connected to the first contact portion. Between the pair of leg portions, a gap into which the projecting contact of the inspection object can be inserted is provided, and in a state where the projecting contact is inserted into the gap, the pair of contact portions and the projecting contact can be brought into contact with each other.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2017Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: OMRON CorporationInventors: Hirotada Teranishi, Takahiro Sakai
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Publication number: 20190361049Abstract: A probe pin is provided with a plate-like movable pin including: a flexible part configured to extend and contract lengthwise; a first contact part and a second contact part each provided at an end of the flexible part lengthwise; and a conduction-path forming element overlapping the movable pin along the thickness thereof. The conduction-path forming element includes a first contact surface and a second contact surface at lengthwise ends configured to contact the first contact part and second contact part; the movable pin and the conduction-path forming element are arranged to allow the first contact part to remain in contact with the first contact surface and the second contact part to remain in contact with the second contact surface while allowing relative movement of the movable pin and the conduction-path forming element lengthwise.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2017Publication date: November 28, 2019Applicant: Omron CorporationInventors: Hirotada Teranishi, Takahiro Sakai
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Publication number: 20190242926Abstract: A probe pin includes a first contact part and a second contact part; a middle part located between the first contact part and the second contact part; a first flexible part configured to move the first contact part relative to the middle part in the first arrangement direction; and a movable part configured to move the second contact part relative to the middle part in a direction intersecting with the first arrangement direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2018Publication date: August 8, 2019Applicant: OMRON CorporationInventors: Naoya Sasano, Hirotada Teranishi, Takahiro Sakai, Si-Hun Choi
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Publication number: 20190128922Abstract: A socket includes a first housing and a second housing each including a housing recessed portion capable of housing and holding a contact provided at its first end with a first contact portion and at its second end with a second contact portion while the first and second contact portions each are exposed, and a positioning member which positions the first and second housings independently of each other such that the housing recessed portion of the first housing and the housing recessed portion of the second of housing are disposed adjacent to each other to be paired.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2017Publication date: May 2, 2019Applicant: OMRON CorporationInventors: Hirotada TERANISHI, Takahiro SAKAI
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Publication number: 20190094269Abstract: A probe pin includes an elastic portion, a first contact portion having a pair of leg portions that extends from a first end of the elastic portion along a longitudinal direction and is bendable in a direction away from each other, and that has a pair of contact portions each of which is disposed at each tip of the pair of leg portion and is urged by the elastic portion in a direction along the longitudinal direction through the pair of leg portions to be able to be brought into contact with a projecting contact of an inspection object, and a second contact portion that is disposed at a second end of the elastic portion and is electrically connected to the first contact portion. Between the pair of leg portions, a gap into which the projecting contact of the inspection object can be inserted is provided, and in a state where the projecting contact is inserted into the gap, the pair of contact portions and the projecting contact can be brought into contact with each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2017Publication date: March 28, 2019Applicant: OMRON CorporationInventors: Hirotada TERANISHI, Takahiro SAKAI
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Patent number: 10145862Abstract: A probe pin includes a coil spring, a first plunger, a first end of which is inserted from a first end of the coil spring into the coil spring and a second end of which is exposed to outside of the coil spring, and a second plunger, a first end of which is inserted from a second end of the coil spring into the coil spring to be in contact with the first end of the first plunger and a second end of which is exposed to the outside of the coil spring. The second plunger includes at least one elastic arm extending from the second end of the second plunger, and a touch portion is provided at a leading end of the elastic arm and displaceable in a direction intersecting an axial center direction when pressing force in the axial center direction is applied to the touch portion.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2015Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: OMRON CorporationInventors: Hirotada Teranishi, Takahiro Sakai
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Publication number: 20180340957Abstract: A probe pin includes an elastic hollow cylinder that expands and contracts along a central axis, a conductive first plunger extending in the cylinder along the central axis from a first end of the cylinder, and a conductive second plunger extending in the cylinder along the central axis from a second end of the cylinder. The first and second plungers are coupled together in the cylinder in a manner movable relative to each other along the central axis. The first plunger includes a first plunger body contained in the cylinder, and a first terminal connected to the first plunger body and located outside the cylinder. The second plunger includes a second plunger body contained in the cylinder, and a second terminal connected to the second plunger body and located outside the cylinder.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2017Publication date: November 29, 2018Applicant: OMRON CorporationInventors: Hirotada TERANISHI, Takahiro SAKAI
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Publication number: 20180011127Abstract: A Kelvin probe according to one or more embodiments includes first and second probe pins in parallel to each other with a space in between. Each of the first and second probe pins includes: an elastic portion configured to expand and contract along a first line; a first contact on a second line parallel to the first line; and a second contact on the first line. The first and second contacts are directly electrically connected to each other, and supported such that at least one of the first and second contacts is reciprocally movable through an elastic force of the elastic portion. Both of the first contacts of the first and second probe pins are positioned between the first line of the first probe pin and the first line of the second probe pin when viewed on a plane comprising the first and second lines.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2016Publication date: January 11, 2018Applicant: OMRON CorporationInventors: Hirotada TERANISHI, Takahiro SAKAI
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Patent number: 9797925Abstract: A probe pin includes a coil spring, a first plunger, and second and third plungers. The second and third plungers respectively are independently operable and include a main body and first and second elastic pieces that extend from the main body in the same direction to each other. The first plunger is inserted between the first and second elastic pieces each of the second and third plungers.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2015Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Assignee: OMRON CorporationInventors: Hirotada Teranishi, Takahiro Sakai
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Patent number: 9797926Abstract: A contact terminal has a support section that holds an elastically deformable axle so as to rotate about the axle with an elastic deformation of the axle, and a contact section extending from the support section. The contact section has, at a distal end thereof, a contact portion configured to make a contact with a testing element. The contact section deforms elastically while rotating with the support section by the contact of the contact portion with the testing element.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2013Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Assignee: OMRON CorporationInventors: Hirotada Teranishi, Takahiro Sakai
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Publication number: 20170234907Abstract: An inspection terminal unit includes at least two inspection pins, which are arrayed side by side, each of which has a contact portion at a first end of the inspection pin and a connection portion at a second end of the inspection pin, the contact portion being in contact with an inspection object element and the connection portion being connected to a substrate, and a holding unit that integrally holds at least the two inspection pins.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2015Publication date: August 17, 2017Applicant: OMRON CorporationInventors: Hirotada TERANISHI, Takahiro SAKAI, Hideaki OZAKI
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Patent number: D792793Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2016Date of Patent: July 25, 2017Assignee: OMRON CorporationInventors: Hirotada Teranishi, Takahiro Sakai, Makoto Kondo
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Patent number: D794480Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2016Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: OMRON CorporationInventors: Hirotada Teranishi, Takahiro Sakai, Makoto Kondo