Patents by Inventor Kouhei Oda

Kouhei Oda 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: 20240022024
    Abstract: Provided is a connector including a terminal and a housing, wherein the terminal includes a first mount portion, a first leg portion, a top portion, a second leg portion, a bottom portion, and an elastic portion, the terminal is configured to house a terminal of a partner connector in a fitting recessed portion formed by the second leg portion, the bottom portion, and the elastic portion, and the second leg portion and the elastic portion contact the terminal of the partner connector, a side wall portion of the housing extends in the fitting direction, and contacts or is provided close to the elastic portion of the terminal, the elastic portion of the terminal and the side wall portion of the housing are elastically deformed together in a lateral direction of the connector when the terminal of the partner connector is inserted into the fitting recessed portion of the terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventor: Kouhei ODA
  • Patent number: 11581677
    Abstract: Provided is a connector protection member for protecting a connector. The connector includes a housing having a center raised portion including a raised portion end wall, a raised portion end side wall, and a raised portion end upper surface connecting the raised portion end wall, and the raised portion end side wall. A raised portion side surface protection portion of the connector protection member includes: a side portion covers part of the raised portion end wall and part of the raised portion end side wall, and a transition portion formed continuously to the side portion covers a three-surface connection portion formed by an end wall connection portion between the raised portion end wall and the raised portion end upper surface and a side wall connection portion between the raised portion end side wall and the raised portion end upper surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: HIROSE ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki Kobayashi, Junho Kim, Kouhei Oda
  • Publication number: 20220131306
    Abstract: Provided is a connector protection member for protecting a connector. The connector includes a housing having a center raised portion including a raised portion end wall, a raised portion end side wall, and a raised portion end upper surface connecting the raised portion end wall, and the raised portion end side wall. A raised portion side surface protection portion of the connector protection member includes: a side portion covers part of the raised portion end wall and part of the raised portion end side wall, and a transition portion formed continuously to the side portion covers a three-surface connection portion formed by an end wall connection portion between the raised portion end wall and the raised portion end upper surface and a side wall connection portion between the raised portion end side wall and the raised portion end upper surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Yuki KOBAYASHI, Junho KIM, Kouhei ODA
  • Patent number: 9010299
    Abstract: An engine tool comprises an engine, a housing retaining the engine, a top cover provided above the housing, and an air cleaner room provided at the housing. The engine tool is structured in such a way that external air introduced in the air cleaner room or the housing flows through a space formed between the housing and the top cover. The engine tool further comprises a handle part which is grabbed by a user and which is provided above the top cover. External air flows through a space formed between an area of the top cover where the handle part is provided and the housing. The engine tool still further comprises an air inlet for introducing external air provided at a front part of the engine tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Kawana, Kouhei Oda
  • Publication number: 20100122683
    Abstract: An engine tool comprises an engine, a housing retaining the engine, a top cover provided above the housing, and an air cleaner room provided at the housing. The engine tool is structured in such a way that external air introduced in the air cleaner room or the housing flows through a space formed between the housing and the top cover. The engine tool further comprises a handle part which is grabbed by a user and which is provided above the top cover. External air flows through a space formed between an area of the top cover where the handle part is provided and the housing. The engine tool still further comprises an air inlet for introducing external air provided at a front part of the engine tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2009
    Publication date: May 20, 2010
    Applicant: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Kawana, Kouhei Oda
  • Patent number: 5753220
    Abstract: For the expression of a foreign gene, a virus is provided in which at least a part of a cysteine protease gene present on a genome of a baculovirus has been deleted or substituted by a marker gene. A process is also disclosed for the formation of the virus. A transfer vector for the deletion of a cysteine protease gene is also described. This transfer vector comprises a DNA fragment of a nuclear polyhedrosis virus genome, in which at least a part of a cysteine protease gene has been substituted by a marker gene, and a plasmid vector fragment. Also disclosed is a process for the production of an economic protein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 19, 1998
    Assignee: Katakura Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeo Suzuki, Akihiro Usami, Kouhei Oda, Hajime Mori, Toshimichi Kanaya