Patents by Inventor Kansei Shindo

Kansei Shindo 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: 11947170
    Abstract: A connector system includes: a first ferrule configured to hold end parts of multi-core fibers; a second ferrule configured to hold end parts of single-core fibers; and an optical connection member. The optical connection member is arranged between the first and the second ferrule, and includes an optical system configured to optically connect respective cores included in the multi-core fibers and the single-core fibers. A guide pin is formed on one of the first and the second ferrule, and a guide hole is formed in another of the first and the second ferrule. A through hole is formed in the optical connection member, and the first ferrule, the optical connection member, and the second ferrule can be aligned by fitting the guide pin in the guide hole through the through hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Fujikura Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirotaka Asada, Kansei Shindo, Kunihiko Fujiwara
  • Patent number: 11860431
    Abstract: An optical cable traction terminal structure includes: a helically wound inner tube that houses an optical cable; and a flexible outer tube disposed on an outer circumferential surface of the helically wound inner tube, wherein a part of the flexible outer tube enters an inside of a groove on the outer circumferential surface of the helically wound inner tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Fujikura Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryoichi Mitobe, Kansei Shindo
  • Publication number: 20230161126
    Abstract: An optical cable traction terminal structure includes: a helically wound inner tube that houses an optical cable; and a flexible outer tube disposed on an outer circumferential surface of the helically wound inner tube, wherein a part of the flexible outer tube enters an inside of a groove on the outer circumferential surface of the helically wound inner tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Applicant: Fujikura Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryoichi Mitobe, Kansei Shindo
  • Publication number: 20230141383
    Abstract: A housing structure includes: an optical cable including optical fibers; connector units branching off from the optical cable; and a housing body that houses the connector units. Each of the connector units includes: a first tube through which the optical fibers pass; second tubes through each of which the optical fibers branching off from the first tube pass; and a connector group constituted by optical connectors that are each disposed at an end part of each of the second tubes. The connector group of each of the connector units is disposed at a different position in a length direction from the connector group of any other one of the connector units. The first tube of each of the connector units other than a first connector unit that is shortest among the connector units overlaps in the length direction the connector group of the first connector unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2021
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: FUJIKURA LTD.
    Inventors: Ryoichi Mitobe, Kansei Shindo
  • Publication number: 20230063916
    Abstract: A pulling terminal structure includes: a braided tube that includes a pulling part; a housing tube disposed inside the braided tube and that houses an optical connector; and a reinforcement member disposed inside the braided tube and that reinforces an end part of the housing tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: Fujikura Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryoichi Mitobe, Kansei Shindo
  • Publication number: 20220137303
    Abstract: A ferrule includes a ferrule body and a film. The ferrule body has a connecting end face that connects to another ferrule, a fiber hole into which an optical fiber inserts, and a recessed portion with a bottom surface that is recessed from the connecting end face at a depth. The film is disposed to cover the fiber hole that is open at a bottom surface of the recessed portion, and the film is thinner than a depth of the recessed portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicant: Fujikura Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahito Otomitsu, Shuhei Kanno, Kansei Shindo
  • Publication number: 20220050250
    Abstract: A connector system includes: a first ferrule configured to hold end parts of multi-core fibers; a second ferrule configured to hold end parts of single-core fibers; and an optical connection member. The optical connection member is arranged between the first and the second ferrule, and includes an optical system configured to optically connect respective cores included in the multi-core fibers and the single-core fibers. A guide pin is formed on one of the first and the second ferrule, and a guide hole is formed in another of the first and the second ferrule. A through hole is formed in the optical connection member, and the first ferrule, the optical connection member, and the second ferrule can be aligned by fitting the guide pin in the guide hole through the through hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIKURA LTD.
    Inventors: Hirotaka Asada, Kansei Shindo, Kunihiko Fujiwara