Patents by Inventor Isao Iwakane

Isao Iwakane 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: 6681437
    Abstract: The cleaning tool for optical fiber connectors has cleaning sheet laminated to the bottom surface of a front plate. A plurality of rows of slit shaped windows are opened through the front plate. Peel-off sheet is attached to the front plate to close off the windows. Peel-off sheet sealing off the windows is removed to open a window, an optical fiber connector is moved within the exposed window, and the connecting surface of the optical fiber connector is cleaned by the cleaning sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2004
    Assignee: NTT Advanced Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Taisei Miyake, Hitoshi Goto, Isao Iwakane
  • Patent number: 6466723
    Abstract: A cleaning tool for cleaning optical fiber connectors exposes a cleaning sheet in a window of the case. A winding pulley is operable to wind the cleaning sheet upon rotation at a constant pitch. A rotation mechanism, that is operated by a lever, rotates the winding pulley. The case is constructed of a first front plate and a second front plate which are closed off by a perimeter wall along their outer circumference. The case has an open portion in a part of the perimeter wall, and the lever is disposed in the open portion in an inclined orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2002
    Assignee: NTT Advanced Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Taisei Miyake, Ai Fukuhara, Juichi Noda, Etsuji Sugita, Hitoshi Goto, Isao Iwakane, Kou Niida, Yuji Takaoka
  • Publication number: 20010033728
    Abstract: The cleaning tool for optical fiber connectors exposes the cleaning sheet in the window for cleaning of the case. The winding pulley winds the cleaning sheet with rotating in a constant pitch. A rotation mechanism operated by lever rotates the winding pulley. In the case, a first front plate and a second front plate is closed off by a perimeter walls along their outline. The case has the opened portion opening a part of the perimeter wall, and the lever is disposed in the opened portion to be able to incline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2001
    Publication date: October 25, 2001
    Inventors: Taisei Miyake, Ai Fukuhara, Juichi Noda, Etsuji Sugita, Hitoshi Goto, Isao Iwakane, Kou Niida, Yuji Takaoka