Patents by Inventor Kenji Katayose

Kenji Katayose 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).

  • Patent number: 7118388
    Abstract: An electrical connector (10) comprises a substantially rectangular peripheral wall (13) having an upper face, a receiving space (16) for receiving a mating connector (30), and a plurality of terminals (12) arranged in a pair of opposed walls of the peripheral wall. The upper face of the peripheral wall includes a first surface (13A), a second surface (13B?), and a slant surface (13C) in a transit area between the first and second surfaces of the upper face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignee: Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuya Midorikawa, Kenji Katayose
  • Publication number: 20040157478
    Abstract: An electrical connector (10) comprises a substantially rectangular peripheral wall (13) having an upper face, a receiving space (16) for receiving a mating connector (30), and a plurality of terminals (12) arranged in a pair of opposed walls of the peripheral wall. The upper face of the peripheral wall includes a first surface (13A), a second surface (13B′), and a slant surface (13C) in a transit area between the first and second surfaces of the upper face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2004
    Publication date: August 12, 2004
    Inventors: Kazuya Midorikawa, Kenji Katayose
  • Patent number: 5213314
    Abstract: A spring contact device consists of an insulative case (7) having at least one pair of slots (8) extending upwardly from a bottom thereof and a contact spring (1) which includes a leaf spring portion made from a spring metal sheet; a U-shaped contact portion (3) made by bending upwardly and then downwardly an end portion of the upper section of the U-shaped leaf spring such that the contact portion projects through a top of the case; a pair of curled portions (4) extending inwardly from opposite sides of each leg of the U-shaped contact portion; a terminal portion (5) made from an end portion of the lower section of the U-shaped leaf spring portion so as to project downwardly from a bottom of the case; a U-shaped leaf spring portion between the contact and terminal portions; and at least one pair of lugs (6) extending upwardly from a lower section (2) of the U-shaped leaf spring portion and press fitted into the slots for securing the spring contact to the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 25, 1993
    Assignee: Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiji Kano, Kenji Katayose
  • Patent number: 5199554
    Abstract: A spring contact device consists of an insulative case (6) having at least one pair of slots extending upwardly from a bottom thereof and a contact spring (1) which includes a contact portion (3) made by bending upwardly a thick portion of a profile spring sheet such that the contact portion projects through a top of the case; a terminal portion (4) made from a thinner portion of the profile spring sheet so as to project downwardly from a bottom of the case; a U-shaped leaf spring portion between the contact and terminal portions; and at least one pair of lugs (5) extending upwardly from a lower section (2) of the U-shaped leaf spring portion and press fitted into the slots for securing the spring contact to the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1993
    Assignee: Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiji Kano, Kenji Katayose