Patents by Inventor Kazunori Takei

Kazunori Takei 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).

  • Connector for memory cards
    Patent number: 6352445
    Abstract: A connector for memory cards includes a connector body having side walls on both sides and a rear wall. The side walls are formed over their length with card receiving portions to meet shapes of side edges and the number of the memory cards to be used. The connector further includes card identification terminals made of a springy metal strip arranged in a plurality of steps in inner surface of one of the side walls, identification tabs arranged spaced from the card identification terminal prior to insertion of a card, for identifying an existence of an inserted card with the aid of the contact between the inserted card and the card identification terminal, and terminals suitably arranged on the rear wall for writing electronic information into cards and reading stored information from cards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2002
    Assignee: DDK Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazunori Takei, Hitoshi Kikuchi, Kazuhiro Sato, Sadao Kuboi, Takanobu Yoshimi
  • Connector for memory cards
    Publication number: 20010049232
    Abstract: A connector for memory cards includes a connector body having side walls on both sides and a rear wall. The side walls are formed over their length with card receiving portions to meet shapes of side edges and the number of the memory cards to be used. The connector further includes card identification terminals made of a springy metal strip arranged in a plurality of steps in inner surface of one of the side walls, identification tabs arranged spaced from the card identification terminal prior to insertion of a card, for identifying an existence of an inserted card with the aid of the contact between the inserted card and the card identification terminal, and terminals suitably arranged on the rear wall for writing electronic information into cards and reading stored information from cards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2001
    Publication date: December 6, 2001
    Inventors: Kazunori Takei, Hitoshi Kikuchi, Kazuhiro Sato, Sadao Kuboi, Takanobu Yoshimi