Patents by Inventor Ken Chiba

Ken Chiba 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).

  • Publication number: 20200161801
    Abstract: A conncector includes an outer housing, an inner housing that is accommodated in the outer housing so as to be movable with respect to the outer housing in a predetermined movable region in a connector front-rear direction, and a terminal. The terminal includes a leading end portion, a base end portion, and a spring portion positioned between the leading end portion and the base end portion. The leading end portion includes a contact portion for connecting to a connection target, and a leading end side retained portion configured to be retained in the inner housing. The base end portion includes an electric cable connection portion (flexible wiring member connection portion) and a base end side retained portion configured to be retained in the outer housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Ken Chiba, Yasuyoshi Yoshikai
  • Publication number: 20200083632
    Abstract: A connector includes a terminal configured to electrically connect to an insertable and removable connection target, a housing configured to accommodate the terminal, and a retainer configured to fit into the housing in which the terminal is accommodated. The terminal includes a base end portion provided with an electric cable connection portion (flexible wiring member connection portion) configured to connect to an electric cable (flexible wiring member), a leading end portion provided with a contact portion configured to contact a connection target, and a spring portion positioned between the base end portion and the leading end portion. When the retainer is in a state fitted to the housing, the base end portion is movable with respect to the housing within a predetermined movable region in a connector front-rear direction that is an insertion/removal direction of the connection target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2018
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventor: Ken Chiba
  • Patent number: 9466907
    Abstract: A terminal used in a connector includes a base portion that is retained in a housing, and a front terminal and a rear terminal that extend from the base portion. A front terminal is provided with a front contact portion that comes in contact with a mating terminal through a flat plate surface of the front contact portion, and a rear terminal is provided with a rear contact portion that comes in contact with a terminal of a mating connector through a flat plate surface of the rear contact portion. The front contact portion and the rear contact portion are arranged at the same position in a width direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: IRISO ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jyunya Sakaue, Yoshiyuki Ogura, Ken Chiba, Katsumasa Sato
  • Publication number: 20150340788
    Abstract: A terminal used in a connector includes a base portion that is retained in a housing, and a front terminal and a rear terminal that extend from the base portion. A front terminal is provided with a front contact portion that comes in contact with a mating terminal through a flat plate surface of the front contact portion, and a rear terminal is provided with a rear contact portion that comes in contact with a terminal of a mating connector through a flat plate surface of the rear contact portion. The front contact portion and the rear contact portion are arranged at the same position in a width direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Applicant: IRISO ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jyunya Sakaue, Yoshiyuki Ogura, Ken Chiba, Katsumasa Sato