Patents by Inventor Kazuhiko Yokomae

Kazuhiko Yokomae 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).

  • Electrical connector assembly for positioning on a circuit board by a suction applying tool
    Patent number: 5249977
    Abstract: A disk-shape portion of a surface mount connector housing or a separate cap member provides an upwardly facing surface adherable by suction to a suction nozzle of a conventional, automatic, vacuum type pick-and- place assembly tool and are, respectively, either integrally joined to the connector at the mating face, by a frangible or severable portion, or releasably attached to the connector housing by resilient legs which grip the housing between them, enabling the connector to be carried into position on a circuit board by the tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1993
    Assignee: KEL Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuho Tanaka, Masakazu Koiso, Koichi Asai, Mitsuo Morishita, Kazuhiko Yokomae