Patents by Inventor Kensaku Sato

Kensaku Sato 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: 7347699
    Abstract: A contactor (20) has a joint portion (27) which is jointed to each contactor pad (32) of one wiring board (30) by using a solder at one end portion thereof and a connecting portion (24) which is dip-soldered in each through hole (35) of the other wiring board (33) at the other end portion thereof. A housing (1) is constituted by integrally molding a housing main body (1F) having a U-like shape as seen from a plane and a reinforcing bar portion (2) which connects intermediate portions of opposed parts (1A) and (1B) of the housing main body (1F) with each other. Cavities (3) are substantially linearly formed in the housing main body (1F) at predetermined intervals. The contactors (20) are inserted into cavities (3), and the contactors (20) are movably held in the housing (1) with a holding member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2008
    Assignees: Hirose Electric Co., Ltd., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kensaku Sato, Akira Shirai, Yoshikazu Suzuki, Hironao Hayashi, Akira Ishimaru, Tomokiyo Suzuki, Osamu Kuriyagawa, Iori Kobayashi, Kensuke Nakanishi
  • Patent number: 7268539
    Abstract: A pulse signal generator using a magnetic device that can cause a large Barkhausen effect, comprises means having a number of pits and projections and generates pulses according to the behavior of these, the means being capable of moving the pits and projections in a first or second direction, the pits and projections being disposed in the moving direction with some of the projections missing or some of the pits filled. The value of the ratio between the time interval of pulses generated by portions other than a projection-missing portion and the time interval of pulses generated by the projection-missing portion or the value of the ratio between the time interval of pulses generated by portions other than a pit-filled portion and the time interval of pulses generated by the pit-filled portion differs between when the pits and projections move in the first or second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2007
    Assignees: Hirose Electric Co., Ltd., Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kensaku Sato, Masami Tanaka, Tadashi Kubota, Hideki Sakamoto, Makoto Kobayashi, Satoshi Yamaguchi, Mamoru Hasegawa, Yuichi Shimasaki
  • Publication number: 20070075704
    Abstract: A pulse signal generator using a magnetic device that can cause a large Barkhausen effect, comprises means having a number of pits and projections and generates pulses according to the behavior of these, the means being capable of moving the pits and projections in a first or second direction, the pits and projections being disposed in the moving direction with some of the projections missing or some of the pits filled. The value of the ratio between the time interval of pulses generated by portions other than a projection-missing portion and the time interval of pulses generated by the projection-missing portion or the value of the ratio between the time interval of pulses generated by portions other than a pit-filled portion and the time interval of pulses generated by the pit-filled portion differs between when the pits and projections move in the first or second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2006
    Publication date: April 5, 2007
    Applicants: Hirose Electric Co., Ltd., Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kensaku Sato, Masami Tanaka, Tadashi Kubota, Hideki Sakamoto, Makoto Kobayashi, Satoshi Yamaguchi, Mamoru Hasegawa, Yuichi Shimasaki
  • Publication number: 20060279316
    Abstract: A contactor (20) has a joint portion (27) which is jointed to each contactor pad (32) of one wiring board (30) by using a solder at one end portion thereof and a connecting portion (24) which is dip-soldered in each through hole (35) of the other wiring board (33) at the other end portion thereof. A housing (1) is constituted by integrally molding a housing main body (1F) having a U-like shape as seen from a plane and a reinforcing bar portion (2) which connects intermediate portions of opposed parts (1A) and (1B) of the housing main body (1F) with each other. Cavities (3) are substantially linearly formed in the housing main body (1F) at predetermined intervals. The contactors (20) are inserted into cavities (3), and the contactors (20) are movably held in the housing (1) with a holding member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2006
    Publication date: December 14, 2006
    Inventors: Kensaku Sato, Akira Shirai, Yoshikazu Suzuki, Hironao Hayashi, Akira Ishimaru, Tomokiyo Suzuki, Osamu Kuriyagawa, Iori Kobayashi, Kensuke Nakanishi
  • Patent number: 7029321
    Abstract: Since the invention makes a structure in which bent portions 18A, 18B of grounding pieces 16A, 16B of a center conductor side grounding portion 11 and bent portions 22A, 22B of grounding pieces 20A, 20B of an outer conductor side grounding portion 13 are connected to each other by joint portions 12A, 12B, solders contact portions 17A, 17B and 21A, 21B of the center conductor side grounding portion 11 and the outer conductor side grounding portion 13 respectively to a center conductor grounding side conductor portion F and an outer conductor grounding side conductor portion G of an antenna element of a glass board face 25a, and then breaks off the joint portions 12A, 12B and thereby separates the center conductor side grounding portion 11 and the outer conductor side grounding portion 13 from each other, the invention makes it possible to stably attach a center conductor and an outer conductor of the fore-end portion of a coaxial cable to the same positions as determined in a terminal for coaxial cable and to
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Assignees: Hirose Electric Co., Ltd., Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kensaku Sato, Takuya Ikeda, Hiroshi Iijima, Hideaki Oshima
  • Publication number: 20050245129
    Abstract: Since the invention makes a structure in which bent portions 18A, 18B of grounding pieces 16A, 16B of a center conductor side grounding portion 11 and bent portions 22A, 22B of grounding pieces 20A, 20B of an outer conductor side grounding portion 13 are connected to each other by joint portions 12A, 12B, solders contact portions 17A, 17B and 21A, 21B of the center conductor side grounding portion 11 and the outer conductor side grounding portion 13 respectively to a center conductor grounding side conductor portion F and an outer conductor grounding side conductor portion G of an antenna element of a glass board face 25a, and then breaks off the joint portions 12A, 12B and thereby separates the center conductor side grounding portion 11 and the outer conductor side grounding portion 13 from each other, the invention makes it possible to stably attach a center conductor and an outer conductor of the fore-end portion of a coaxial cable to the same positions as determined in a terminal for coaxial cable and to
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2005
    Publication date: November 3, 2005
    Inventors: Kensaku Sato, Takuya Ikeda, Hiroshi Iijima, Hideaki Oshima
  • Patent number: 6641418
    Abstract: An inside unit (54) is housed in the unit receiving section 81 of a lamp socket (1). The central terminal (3) is connected to the high-voltage output terminal (76) of the inside unit (54) and mounted in the terminal aperture (11A) of a terminal mount (11) at the center of the lamp socket (1). The low-voltage output terminal (77) of the inside unit (54) is connected to the side terminal (4) of the lamp socket (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Takahashi, Kensaku Sato
  • Publication number: 20020136007
    Abstract: An inside unit (54) is housed in the unit receiving section 81 of a lamp socket (1). The central terminal (3) is connected to the high-voltage output terminal (76) of the inside unit (54) and mounted in the terminal aperture (11A) of a terminal mount (11) at the center of the lamp socket (1). The low-voltage output terminal (77) of the inside unit (54) is connected to the side terminal (4) of the lamp socket (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2002
    Publication date: September 26, 2002
    Inventors: Tetsuya Takahashi, Kensaku Sato
  • Patent number: 6325668
    Abstract: A lamp socket comprises a socket body (1) having a socket fitting section (4) for receiving a lamp fitting section (81) of a lamp, a first terminal mounting section (9) provided at a center of the socket fitting section (4), a first terminal (40) provided in the first terminal mounting section (9), a second terminal mounting section (10) provided in a circumferential wall of the socket fitting section (4), a second terminal (50) provided in the second terminal mounting section (10), a cover (30) attachable to the back of the socket body (1), first and second terminal receiving cavities (3A, 3B) provided in the socket body (1), a seal groove (34) provided in the cover (30) so as to surround the first terminal cavity (3A), a seal insulation member (70) provided in the seal groove (34), and a seal press portion (14) provided on the back of the socket body (1) such that when the cover (30) is attached to the socket body (1), the seal press portion (14) is fitted into the groove (34) to press down the seal insulat
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2001
    Assignee: Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kensaku Sato, Tetsuya Takahashi
  • Patent number: 6056575
    Abstract: A lamp socket includes a socket body (1); a first terminal (40) provided in the first terminal mounting section and having a first terminal leg (43); a second terminal (50) provided in the second terminal mounting section and having a second terminal leg (53); first and second mating terminal receiving cavities (3A) and (3B) provided in a back of the socket body; a seal groove (14) surrounding the first mating terminal receiving cavity (3A) to separate the first mating terminal receiving cavity (3A) from the second mating terminal receiving cavity (3B) such that the first and second terminal legs project in the first and second mating terminal receiving cavities, respectively; a seal insulation member (70) fitted in the seal groove (14); and a cover (30) attached to the back of the socket body so that a seal press portion (34) of the cover is fitted into the seal groove (14) to apply a pressure on the seal insulation member (70).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2000
    Assignee: Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kensaku Sato, Tetsuya Takahashi
  • Patent number: 5924884
    Abstract: A lamp socket includes a socket body (1); a first terminal (40) provided in the first terminal mounting section and having a first terminal leg (43), a second terminal (50) provided in the second terminal mounting section and having a second terminal leg (53), first and second mating terminal receiving cavities (3A) and (3B) provided in a back of the socket body; a seal groove (14) surrounding the first mating terminal receiving cavity (3A) to separate the first mating terminal receiving cavity (3A) from the second mating terminal receiving cavity (3B) such that the first and second terminal legs project in the first and second mating terminal receiving cavities, respectively; a seal insulation member (70) fitted in the seal groove (14); and a cover (30) attached to the back of the socket body so that a seal press portion (34) of the cover is fitted into the seal groove (14) to apply a pressure on the seal insulation member (70).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1999
    Assignee: Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kensaku Sato, Tetsuya Takahashi
  • Patent number: 5897391
    Abstract: A central terminal (40) is provided in the central mount (9) of the plugging cavity (4) for contact with the plug terminal (85) of the lamp plug (B). An outer terminal (50) and a check terminal (70) are provided in the outer mount (10A) and the check mount (10B), respectively, for contact with the annular contact (88) on the side wall of the lamp plug (B).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1999
    Assignee: Hirose Electric Co.,Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Takahashi, Kensaku Sato
  • Patent number: 5871377
    Abstract: The press-fit section 31 is made up of a lance member 33 for engagement with the latch apertures 26a and 29b of terminal legs 26 and 29 of central and peripheral terminals 3 and 4 and a press-fit portion 36 formed by a pair of linear protrusions 34L and 34R and a pair of pressdown pieces 35L and 35R so that by engaging the lance member 33 with the latch apertures 26a and 29b and holding the terminal legs 26 and 29 between the pressdown pieces 35L and 35R and the linear protrusions 34L and 34R, the terminal leges 26 and 29 are connected to the press-fit terminal 5 with the crimping section 30 crimped on an electrical wire 39.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1999
    Assignee: Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kensaku Sato, Tetsuya Takahashi
  • Patent number: 5842882
    Abstract: The stopper 70 is provided a seal press 71 for pressing the head portion 66 of an insulation seal member 60. The insulation seal member 60 is attached to the insulation seal mounting portion 7 such that the inner surface of the seal body 61 and the abutment face 67 of the head portion 66 are abutted against the outer surface and the end face of a tubular member 6, respectively, to press the head portion 66 of the insulation seal member 69 with the seal press 71 of the stopper 70 and hold the head portion 66 between the end face of the tubular member 6 and the seal press 71 of the stopper 70.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1998
    Assignee: Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kensaku Sato, Tetsuya Takahashi, Kouichi Shirouzu
  • Patent number: 5651700
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a female terminal 31 engaged with a lance 40 of the connector housing 3 and having a contact portion 46 and a retainer latch shoulder 60 and a retainer 32 having a wedge member 55 for urging the lance 40 against the terminal and a retainer lance 54 for engagement with the retainer latch shoulder 60 of the female terminal 31.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 29, 1997
    Assignee: Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kensaku Sato, Akira Shirai
  • Patent number: 5618198
    Abstract: A waterproof connector includes a housing having front and rear openings; a terminal unit provided in the housing and connected to a cable; and a watertight closure for closing the rear opening of the housing through which the cable is taken out. The watertight closure includes a bowl-like retainer attachable to the rear opening of the housing, the retainer having a bottom with a through hole for taking out the cable and a molding section on the bottom and a plurality of linkage apertures through the molding section, and an elastic seal secured within the retainer by securing portions of the elastic seal provided within the molding section and the linkage apertures and having a second through hole concentric with the first through hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 8, 1997
    Assignee: Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kensaku Sato, Naohisa Nakata
  • Patent number: 5611711
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly consists of a first connector and a second connector. The first connector includes a first metallic housing and a first terminal unit comprising an insulating block, a first terminal supported by the insulating block, and a first shield jacket provided over the insulating block and the first terminal. The first terminal unit provided within the first metallic housing such that the first shield jacket is electrically connected to the first housing while the first terminal is connected to a printed circuit board. The second connector incudes a second housing of a synthetic resin and a second terminal unit comprising a second insulation block, a second terminal supported by the second insulation block, and a second shield jacket provided over the second insulation block and the second terminal; and the second terminal unit provided in the second housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 18, 1997
    Assignee: Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masao Okada, Kensaku Sato
  • Patent number: 5334055
    Abstract: An electrical connector with an antenna terminal includes an insulation housing (4) having a base portion (4a) with at least one mounting hole (6); an antenna terminal insulation column (9) extending forwardly from the base portion and having a central aperture (14) therethrough; and an outer conductor terminal (22) having a cylindrical terminal body (23) fitted over the antenna terminal insulation column and a conductor portion (24) extending outwardly from a lower edge of the terminal body and having a ring portion (25) which is placed on the mounting hole for attachment to a grounding object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 2, 1994
    Assignee: Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kensaku Sato, Akira Shirai
  • Patent number: D444767
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2001
    Assignee: Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kensaku Sato, Akira Shirai, Tetsuya Takahashi, Masahiro Onishi, Masao Shinnai, Koichi Tateno, Masaru Shiina
  • Patent number: D445089
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2001
    Assignee: Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kensaku Sato, Akira Shirai, Tetsuya Takahashi, Masahiro Onishi, Masao Shinnai, Koichi Tateno, Masaru Shiina