Patents by Inventor Kodama Akira

Kodama Akira 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).

  • MPO CONNECTOR WITH HIGH-DENSITY RELEASE CLIP AND CONNECTOR RELEASE TOOL
    Publication number: 20230025487
    Abstract: A multi-fiber push-on/pull-off (MPO) connector and an MPO connector tool configured to facilitate insertion and removal into and from an MPO adapter. The MPO connector includes a ferrule, an inner housing holding the ferrule, an outer housing slidably coupled to the inner housing, and a clip coupled to one end of the outer housing and including a main body, a pair of longitudinally extending latch arms for engaging the outer housing, and a pair of laterally extending posts extending from the main body. In use, the MPO connector tool is positionable to apply a force on the laterally extending posts to translate the clip thereby translating the outer housing longitudinally to facilitate connector insertion and removal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Benliang XIAO, Qiyue WANG, Xiaohui LIU, Kodama AKIRA, Masaya NAKAGAWA
  • MPO connector with high-density release clip and connector release tool
    Patent number: 11543601
    Abstract: A multi-fiber push-on/pull-off (MPO) connector and an MPO connector tool configured to facilitate insertion and removal into and from an MPO adapter. The MPO connector includes a ferrule, an inner housing holding the ferrule, an outer housing slidably coupled to the inner housing, and a clip coupled to one end of the outer housing and including a main body, a pair of longitudinally extending latch arms for engaging the outer housing, and a pair of laterally extending posts extending from the main body. In use, the MPO connector tool is positionable to apply a force on the laterally extending posts to translate the clip thereby translating the outer housing longitudinally to facilitate connector insertion and removal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignees: SUNCALL TECHNOLOGIES (SZ) CO., LTD, SUNCALL AMERICA INC.
    Inventors: Benliang Xiao, Qiyue Wang, Xiaohui Liu, Kodama Akira, Masaya Nakagawa