Patents by Inventor Kouji Higashide

Kouji Higashide 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: 20120190225
    Abstract: A plug receptacle includes a housing having at least one outlet unit to which a plug is adapted to be connected to supply a DC power to the plug, and a cable, connected to the housing, for supplying the DC power to the housing. The outlet unit includes a plug-receiving portion having a plurality of substantially circular pin-inserting holes into which plug pins of the plug are inserted and an insertion groove formed to surround a periphery of the plug-receiving portion. The plug-receiving portion has a substantially quadrangular shape viewed from a front side thereof. The insertion groove is adapted to receive a surrounding wall of the plug and has a substantially quadrangular shape viewed from the front side. The pin-receiving holes are arranged along one side of the plug-receiving portion serving as a reference side and offset closer to the reference side than an opposite side to the reference side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2010
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Keisuke Bessyo, Kouji Higashide, Takashi Kawamoto, Toshiyuki Takii