Patents by Inventor Kenichi Yotsutani

Kenichi Yotsutani 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: 20180102598
    Abstract: A coaxial cable connector comprises a signal contact member having an inner conductor connecting portion, a grounding contact member, and an insulating housing for supporting the signal contact member and the grounding contact member in a condition of mutual isolation, wherein the insulating housing is provided with a concavity which has a bottom on which the inner conductor connecting portion of the signal contact member is placed and an opening through which the inner conductor of the coaxial cable is caused to come into contact with the inner conductor connecting portion of the signal contact member placed on the bottom of the concavity and is operative to allow an ultrasonic vibration horn to be put into the concavity through the opening of the concavity for applying ultrasonic vibrations to the inner conductor of the coaxial cable put in contact with the inner conductor connecting portion of the signal contact member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Applicant: DAI-ICHI SEIKO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoichi HASHIMOTO, Kenichi YOTSUTANI
  • Publication number: 20180102616
    Abstract: A coaxial cable connector comprises a signal contact member having an inner conductor connecting portion, a grounding contact member, and an insulating housing for supporting the signal contact member and the grounding contact member in a condition of mutual isolation, wherein the insulating housing is provided with first and second holes opposite to each other across the inner conductor connecting portion of the signal contact member with which an inner conductor of a coaxial cable is in contact, the first hole is operative to allow an ultrasonic vibration horn to be put into the first hole for contacting with the inner conductor of the coaxial cable and applying ultrasonic vibrations to the same and the second hole is operative to allow an anvil to be put into the second hole for coming into contact with the inner conductor connecting portion of the signal contact member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Applicant: DAI-ICHI SEIKO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoichi HASHIMOTO, Kenichi YOTSUTANI
  • Patent number: 9941646
    Abstract: A coaxial cable connector comprises a signal contact member having an inner conductor connecting portion, a grounding contact member, and an insulating housing for supporting the signal contact member and the grounding contact member in a condition of mutual isolation, wherein the insulating housing is provided with first and second holes opposite to each other across the inner conductor connecting portion of the signal contact member with which an inner conductor of a coaxial cable is in contact, the first hole is operative to allow an ultrasonic vibration horn to be put into the first hole for contacting with the inner conductor of the coaxial cable and applying ultrasonic vibrations to the same and the second hole is operative to allow an anvil to be put into the second hole for coming into contact with the inner conductor connecting portion of the signal contact member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: DAI-ICHI SEIKO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoichi Hashimoto, Kenichi Yotsutani
  • Patent number: 9941606
    Abstract: A coaxial cable connector comprises a signal contact member having an inner conductor connecting portion, a grounding contact member, and an insulating housing for supporting the signal contact member and the grounding contact member in a condition of mutual isolation, wherein the insulating housing is provided with a concavity which has a bottom on which the inner conductor connecting portion of the signal contact member is placed and an opening through which the inner conductor of the coaxial cable is caused to come into contact with the inner conductor connecting portion of the signal contact member placed on the bottom of the concavity and is operative to allow an ultrasonic vibration horn to be put into the concavity through the opening of the concavity for applying ultrasonic vibrations to the inner conductor of the coaxial cable put in contact with the inner conductor connecting portion of the signal contact member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: DAI-ICHI SEIKO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoichi Hashimoto, Kenichi Yotsutani
  • Patent number: 8535074
    Abstract: Occurrence of defective electrical connection caused by dust that has entered the interior through a corresponding insertion hole can be prevented well by a simple configuration. A through hole facing a corresponding insertion hole is formed to penetrate through a movable contact attached to an insulating housing, and two corresponding connector contact pieces are disposed respectively in both sides sandwiching the through hole. Thus, the dust that has entered the interior through the corresponding insertion hole opened when a corresponding connector is not mated is configured to be discharged through the through hole without accumulating the dust on the movable contact to reduce the risk that the electrical conductivity between the movable contact and the fixed contact may be disturbed by the dust.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Dai-Ichi Seiko Co.
    Inventors: Takeshi Hirakawa, Kenichi Yotsutani
  • Publication number: 20120289085
    Abstract: Occurrence of defective electrical connection caused by dust that has entered the interior through a corresponding insertion hole can be prevented well by a simple configuration. A through hole facing a corresponding insertion hole is formed to penetrate through a movable contact attached to an insulating housing, and two corresponding connector contact pieces are disposed respectively in both sides sandwiching the through hole. Thus, the dust that has entered the interior through the corresponding insertion hole opened when a corresponding connector is not mated is configured to be discharged through the through hole without accumulating the dust on the movable contact to reduce the risk that the electrical conductivity between the movable contact and the fixed contact may be disturbed by the dust.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2012
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: DAI-ICHI SEIKO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi HIRAKAWA, Kenichi Yotsutani
  • Patent number: 8007325
    Abstract: A cable connecting apparatus comprises a plug type connector having a connectively engaging portion provided with a plurality of plug contacts which are arranged on each of first and second opposite surfaces of the connectively engaging portion to be connected with cables and a receptacle type connector having a housing on which an opening through which the connectively engaging portion of the plug type connector is inserted is formed at an end portion of the housing and a plurality of receptacle contacts arranged in the housing, wherein each of the receptacle contacts is provided with a pair of contacting points for coming into press-contact with the plug contact respectively on both sides of the first and second surfaces of the connectively engaging portion of the plug type connector and a distance from the end portion of the housing to one of the contacting points is different from a distance from the end portion of the housing to the other of the contacting points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: I-PEX Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kenichi Yotsutani
  • Publication number: 20110177721
    Abstract: A cable connecting apparatus comprises a plug type connector having a connectively engaging portion provided with a plurality of plug contacts which are arranged on each of first and second opposite surfaces of the connectively engaging portion to be connected with cables and a receptacle type connector having a housing on which an opening through which the connectively engaging portion of the plug type connector is inserted is formed at an end portion of the housing and a plurality of receptacle contacts arranged in the housing, wherein each of the receptacle contacts is provided with a pair of contacting points for coming into press-contact with the plug contact respectively on both sides of the first and second surfaces of the connectively engaging portion of the plug type connector and a distance from the end portion of the housing to one of the contacting points is different from a distance from the end portion of the housing to the other of the contacting points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: I-PEX CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kenichi YOTSUTANI
  • Patent number: 7699652
    Abstract: An electrical coaxial connector comprising a body made of insulator to be put on a circuit board, a signal-joining contacting conductor held by the body, and a grounding contacting conductor formed into a cylindrical shape and held also by the body for surrounding the signal-joining contacting conductor on the circuit board, wherein the grounding contacting conductor has an arm portion extending toward the circuit board from one of ring-shaped ends of the grounding contacting conductor, which is more distant from the circuit board than the other, a grounding terminal portion is formed at an end of the arm portion to be soldered to a ground-potential terminal provided on the circuit board, and each of the grounding contacting conductor and the arm portion is resilient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: I-Pex Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kenichi Yotsutani
  • Patent number: 7648394
    Abstract: An electrical coaxial connector comprising a body made of insulator to be put on a circuit board, a signal-joining contacting conductor held by the body, and a grounding contacting conductor formed into a cylindrical shape and held also by the body for surrounding the signal-joining contacting conductor on the circuit board, wherein the grounding contacting conductor has an arm portion extending toward the circuit board from one of ring-shaped ends of the grounding contacting conductor, which is more distant from the circuit board than the other, a grounding terminal portion is formed at an end of the arm portion to be soldered to a ground-potential terminal provided on the circuit board, and each of the grounding contacting conductor and the arm portion is resilient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Assignee: I-Pex Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kenichi Yotsutani
  • Publication number: 20090298333
    Abstract: An electrical coaxial connector comprising a body made of insulator to be put on a circuit board, a signal-joining contacting conductor held by the body, and a grounding contacting conductor formed into a cylindrical shape and held also by the body for surrounding the signal-joining contacting conductor on the circuit board, wherein the grounding contacting conductor has an arm portion extending toward the circuit board from one of ring-shaped ends of the grounding contacting conductor, which is more distant from the circuit board than the other, a grounding terminal portion is formed at an end of the arm portion to be soldered to a ground-potential terminal provided on the circuit board, and each of the grounding contacting conductor and the arm portion is resilient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2009
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Applicant: I-PEX CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kenichi YOTSUTANI
  • Publication number: 20090149063
    Abstract: An electrical coaxial connector comprising a body made of insulator to be put on a circuit board, a signal-joining contacting conductor held by the body, and a grounding contacting conductor formed into a cylindrical shape and held also by the body for surrounding the signal-joining contacting conductor on the circuit board, wherein the grounding contacting conductor has an arm portion extending toward the circuit board from one of ring-shaped ends of the grounding contacting conductor, which is more distant from the circuit board than the other, a grounding terminal portion is formed at an end of the arm portion to be soldered to a ground-potential terminal provided on the circuit board, and each of the grounding contacting conductor and the arm portion is resilient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicant: I-PEX CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kenichi Yotsutani
  • Patent number: 7465186
    Abstract: Such a configuration is achieved that shell connecting portion which is a contact portion of conductive shells of first and second connectors fitted to each other in a direction approximately perpendicular to multipolar arrangement is disposed opposite to a terminal connecting portion which is a contact portion of conductive terminals, so that contact pressure at the shell connecting portion is caused to function on the terminal connecting portion to improve electric contact performance of the terminal connecting portion, and the conductive shells are disposed approximately along the conductive terminals to improve a function for shielding electromagnetic waves generated based upon electric signals flowing in the conductive terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2008
    Assignee: I-Pex Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: Kenichi Yotsutani
  • Patent number: 7402073
    Abstract: A cable connector comprises a housing, a signal conductive contact having a first transformable portion for holding a core conductor of a coaxial cable in a condition of caulking connection, a ground conductive contact having a second transformable portion for holding an outer conductor of the coaxial cable in a condition of caulking connection, and a cover member for engaging with the housing to cover the first transformable portion of the signal conductive contact and the second transformable portion of the ground conductive contact and operating to transform the first transforming portion of the signal conductive contact so as to hold the core conductor of the coaxial cable in the condition of caulking connection and to transform also the second transforming portion of the ground conductive contact so as to hold the outer conductor of the coaxial cable in the condition of caulking connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2008
    Assignee: I-Pex Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kenichi Yotsutani
  • Publication number: 20080003855
    Abstract: Such a configuration is achieved that shell connecting portion which is a contact portion of conductive shells of first and second connectors fitted to each other in a direction approximately perpendicular to multipolar arrangement is disposed opposite to a terminal connecting portion which is a contact portion of conductive terminals, so that contact pressure at the shell connecting portion is caused to function on the terminal connecting portion to improve electric contact performance of the terminal connecting portion, and the conductive shells are disposed approximately along the conductive terminals to improve a function for shielding electromagnetic waves generated based upon electric signals flowing in the conductive terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2007
    Publication date: January 3, 2008
    Inventor: Kenichi Yotsutani
  • Patent number: D617280
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: I-PEX Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kenichi Yotsutani
  • Patent number: D619095
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: I PEX Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kenichi Yotsutani
  • Patent number: D624506
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: I-PEX Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kenichi Yotsutani
  • Patent number: D624507
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: I-PEX Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kenichi Yotsutani
  • Patent number: D626079
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: I-PEX Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kenichi Yotsutani