Patents by Inventor Katsuhide Higuchi

Katsuhide Higuchi 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).

  • Integrated circuit (IC) card connector including a movable braking piece
    Patent number: 7214099
    Abstract: An Integrated Circuit (IC) card connector includes a housing member, an ejection mechanism, and a plurality of braking pieces. The housing member includes an accommodation portion for selectively accommodating an IC card. When the ejection mechanism ejects the IC card from the accommodation portion, an end of at least one of the plurality of braking pieces contacts a movable part of the ejection mechanism. After contacting the movable part of the ejection mechanism, the end of the at least one braking piece retreats. Thus, the braking piece decelerates the ejection speed of the IC card and avoids the undesirable jumping-out of the IC card. Embodiments consistent with the invention may also include an improper insertion piece provided in the housing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2007
    Assignee: Yamaichi Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouji Kikuchi, Katsuhide Higuchi, Masaaki Ooya
  • Integrated circuit (IC) card connector including a movable braking piece
    Patent number: 7108557
    Abstract: An Integrated Circuit (IC) card connector includes a housing member, an ejection mechanism, and a plurality of braking pieces. The housing member includes an accommodation portion for selectively accommodating an IC card. When the ejection mechanism ejects the IC card from the accommodation portion, an end of at least one of the plurality of braking pieces contacts a movable part of the ejection mechanism. After contacting the movable part of the ejection mechanism, the end of the at least one braking piece retreats. Thus, the braking piece decelerates the ejection speed of the IC card and avoids the undesirable jumping-out of the IC card. Embodiments consistent with the invention may also include an improper insertion piece provided in the housing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Assignee: Yamaichi Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouji Kikuchi, Katsuhide Higuchi, Masaaki Ooya
  • IC card connector
    Publication number: 20060205281
    Abstract: When the memory card is unloaded from the accommodation portion by the ejector member, the projection of the braking section in the ejector member strikes to the bending portion of the ejector member control piece, whereby the unloading speed of the memory card is decelerated to avoid the undesirable jumping-out of the memory card.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2006
    Publication date: September 14, 2006
    Inventors: Kouji Kikuchi, Katsuhide Higuchi, Masaaki Ooya
  • IC card connector
    Publication number: 20050208804
    Abstract: When the memory card is unloaded from the accommodation portion by the ejector member, the projection of the braking section in the ejector member strikes to the bending portion of the ejector member control piece, whereby the unloading speed of the memory card is decelerated to avoid the undesirable jumping-out of the memory card.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2005
    Publication date: September 22, 2005
    Inventors: Kouji Kikuchi, Katsuhide Higuchi, Masaaki Ooya