Patents by Inventor Kenji Ookura

Kenji Ookura 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: 9638551
    Abstract: A pointing device includes a pointer having light guiding properties, a cap that is attached to the pointer and has light blocking properties, a pointing shaft that is vertically formed on a proximal end portion of the pointer, and a light blocking member. The light blocking member includes a cylindrical main body having both end portions for inserting the pointing shaft and a rotary shaft of a motor having light guiding properties respectively thereinto to prevent illuminating light propagating through the rotary shaft from a light source and entering the pointing shaft from leaking from an outer peripheral surface of the pointing shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventor: Kenji Ookura
  • Publication number: 20160142493
    Abstract: The sensor data collection system includes one or a plurality of sensors; a gateway device capable of collecting, converting, processing, making a threshold determination of, and compressing data from the sensors and transmitting the data to a data collection server at a timing set as needed; and the data collection server that collects the sensor data from the gateway device. The data collection server includes a means that compresses sensor data conversion, processing, threshold determination, compression, and transmission timing settings into a binary and transmits the binary to the gateway device. The gateway device includes a means that executes conversion, processing, threshold determination, and compression with respect to the data collected from the sensors in accordance with the various settings compressed into the binary, and that transmits the sensor data to the data collection server at the set transmission timing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2014
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: Akira MORIGUCHI, Noriko TAKADA, Kenji OOKURA, Yuichi NAKAMURA, Tomoki YADA
  • Publication number: 20140033965
    Abstract: A pointing device includes a pointer having light guiding properties, a cap that is attached to the pointer and has light blocking properties, a pointing shaft that is vertically formed on a proximal end portion of the pointer, and a light blocking member. The light blocking member includes a cylindrical main body having both end portions for inserting the pointing shaft and a rotary shaft of a motor having light guiding properties respectively thereinto to prevent illuminating light propagating through the rotary shaft from a light source and entering the pointing shaft from leaking from an outer peripheral surface of the pointing shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventor: Kenji OOKURA
  • Patent number: 8562379
    Abstract: A socket includes a substantially rectangular columnar socket body made of an insulating material and the socket body including a connection recess portion defined on one surface thereof. Side walls opposed to each other in a transverse direction and lead-out pathways formed in the side walls. The socket further includes a plurality of socket contact members arranged side by side within the connection recess portion along a longitudinal direction. One-end portions of the socket contact members extend through the lead-out pathways and protruding outwards beyond an outer surface of at least one of the side walls of the socket body. The socket body includes a depression portion formed on the side wall through which the socket contact members protrude and the depression portion being formed at least around the socket contact members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yoji Miyazaki, Kenji Ookura
  • Patent number: 8277228
    Abstract: A connector set includes at least one of a header and a socket and a jointer. The jointer extends in a direction and is configured to couple the header and the socket so as to be in parallel with each other. The jointer includes first jointer connecting portions provided at both end portions thereof and extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and which are configured to engage first connecting portions provided at both end portions of the header, and second jointer connecting portions provided at both end portions of the jointer body and extending in a third direction opposite to the second direction, and which are configured to engage the second connecting portions provided at both end portions of the socket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Youji Miyazaki, Kenji Ookura
  • Publication number: 20120003859
    Abstract: A connector set includes at least one of a header and a socket and a jointer. The jointer extends in a direction and is configured to couple the header and the socket so as to be in parallel with each other. The jointer includes first jointer connecting portions provided at both end portions thereof and extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and which are configured to engage first connecting portions provided at both end portions of the header, and second jointer connecting portions provided at both end portions of the jointer body and extending in a third direction opposite to the second direction, and which are configured to engage the second connecting portions provided at both end portions of the socket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: PANASONIC ELECTRIC WORKS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Youji MIYAZAKI, Kenji Ookura
  • Patent number: 8029294
    Abstract: A connector set includes at least one of a header and a socket and a jointer. The jointer extends in a direction and is configured to couple the header and the socket so as to be in parallel with each other. The jointer includes first jointer connecting portions provided at both end portions thereof and extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and which are configured to engage first connecting portions provided at both end portions of the header, and second jointer connecting portions provided at both end portions of the jointer body and extending in a third direction opposite to the second direction, and which are configured to engage the second connecting portions provided at both end portions of the socket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Youji Miyazaki, Kenji Ookura
  • Publication number: 20110195610
    Abstract: A socket includes a substantially rectangular columnar socket body made of an insulating material and the socket body including a connection recess portion defined on one surface thereof. Side walls opposed to each other in a transverse direction and lead-out pathways formed in the side walls. The socket further includes a plurality of socket contact members arranged side by side within the connection recess portion along a longitudinal direction. One-end portions of the socket contact members extend through the lead-out pathways and protruding outwards beyond an outer surface of at least one of the side walls of the socket body. The socket body includes a depression portion formed on the side wall through which the socket contact members protrude and the depression portion being formed at least around the socket contact members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoji Miyazaki, Kenji Ookura
  • Publication number: 20100304584
    Abstract: A connector set includes at least one of a header and a socket and a jointer. The jointer extends in a direction and is configured to couple the header and the socket so as to be in parallel with each other. The jointer includes first jointer connecting portions provided at both end portions thereof and extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and which are configured to engage first connecting portions provided at both end portions of the header, and second jointer connecting portions provided at both end portions of the jointer body and extending in a third direction opposite to the second direction, and which are configured to engage the second connecting portions provided at both end portions of the socket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2010
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicant: PANASONIC ELECTRIC WORKS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Youji MIYAZAKI, Kenji OOKURA
  • Patent number: 7425158
    Abstract: A socket body and a header body are respectively reinforced by inserted reinforcing members, so that a protruding table in a plug groove of the socket body is eliminated and a width dimension thereof is reduced. The socket body is formed in a flat rectangular parallelepiped shape by resin molding, and a pair of socket reinforcing members is inserted into both end portions in longitudinal direction, each having a pair of fixed portions respectively protruding outward from lower ends of side walls of the socket body and a coupling portion for coupling between a pair of the fixed portions. A plug groove of substantially rectangular shape is formed at center portion of the socket body, and plural pairs of socket contacts are respectively arranged in two lines on both side walls in longitudinal direction along the plug groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2008
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kenji Ookura
  • Patent number: 7232317
    Abstract: A protruding table which was conventionally provided in a center portion of a socket body is eliminated, so that a dimension of a socket in widthwise direction is reduced. When the socket is mounted on a circuit board, an adsorption cover is attached to the socket, and the socket is adsorbed by and held on an adsorption nozzle via the adsorption cover. On the other hand, with respect to a header, gaps between header posts arranged in longitudinal direction are separated by cross walls, so that concave portions are formed between the cross walls. Under a state that an adsorption face of the adsorption nozzle is contacted with the header so that a suction opening of the adsorption nozzle face the concave portion, an enclosed space is formed by at least two cross walls, a bottom face of the concave portion and the adsorption face of the adsorption nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2007
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kenji Ookura
  • Publication number: 20070105408
    Abstract: A socket body and a header body are respectively reinforced by inserted reinforcing members, so that a protruding table in a plug groove of the socket body is eliminated and a width dimension thereof is reduced. The socket body is formed in a flat rectangular parallelepiped shape by resin molding, and a pair of socket reinforcing members is inserted into both end portions in longitudinal direction, each having a pair of fixed portions respectively protruding outward from lower ends of side walls of the socket body and a coupling portion for coupling between a pair of the fixed portions. A plug groove of substantially rectangular shape is formed at center portion of the socket body, and plural pairs of socket contacts are respectively arranged in two lines on both side walls in longitudinal direction along the plug groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2005
    Publication date: May 10, 2007
    Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS, LTD.
    Inventor: Kenji Ookura
  • Patent number: 7195494
    Abstract: A socket body is reinforced by inserted or press-fitted reinforcing members inserted so that a protruding table is eliminated and a width dimension thereof is reduced. Each socket contact has a first contact portion formed in substantially U-shape for elastically deformable. A header body has concave portions on upper face of the socket body (SIC). Each header post has a second contact portion disposed along a side wall of the header body and to be contacted with a first contact portion of the socket contact, and a curved portion formed in substantially reverse U-shape toward the concave portion from a vicinity of an upper end portion of the side wall of the header body. A curvature radius of the curved portion of the header post is established to be the smallest in a scope that a free end of the first contact portion of the socket contact contacts in the second contact portion side from a peak of the curved portion, and the socket contact is rarely buckled due to scratching with the curved portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2007
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.,
    Inventor: Kenji Ookura
  • Publication number: 20060258227
    Abstract: A protruding table which was conventionally provided in a center portion of a socket body is eliminated, so that a dimension of a socket in widthwise direction is reduced. When the socket is mounted on a circuit board, an adsorption cover is attached to the socket, and the socket is adsorbed by and held on an adsorption nozzle via the adsorption cover. On the other hand, with respect to a header, gaps between header posts arranged in longitudinal direction are separated by cross walls, so that concave portions are formed between the cross walls. Under a state that an adsorption face of the adsorption nozzle is contacted with the header so that a suction opening of the adsorption nozzle face the concave portion, an enclosed space is formed by at least two cross walls, a bottom face of the concave portion and the adsorption face of the adsorption nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2005
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Applicant: Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kenji Ookura
  • Publication number: 20060234525
    Abstract: A socket body is reinforced by inserted or press-fitted reinforcing members inserted so that a protruding table is eliminated and a width dimension thereof is reduced. Each socket contact has a first contact portion formed in substantially U-shape for elastically deformable. A header body has concave portions on upper face of the socket body (SIC). Each header post has a second contact portion disposed along a side wall of the header body and to be contacted with a first contact portion of the socket contact, and a curved portion formed in substantially reverse U-shape toward the concave portion from a vicinity of an upper end portion of the side wall of the header body. A curvature radius of the curved portion of the header post is established to be the smallest in a scope that a free end of the first contact portion of the socket contact contacts in the second contact portion side from a peak of the curved portion, and the socket contact is rarely buckled due to scratching with the curved portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2005
    Publication date: October 19, 2006
    Applicant: Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kenji Ookura