Patents by Inventor Kouji Minami

Kouji Minami 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: 7165894
    Abstract: An end face polishing apparatus with improved polishing precision regardless of the length of ferrules when end faces of the ferrules are polished is provided. In an end face polishing apparatus polishing a rod-shaped member mounted at a polishing fixture by pressing the rod-shaped member against a lapping member on a lapping machine provided on a surface plate that is supported at the main body of the apparatus to rotate and rock, there are a plurality of rod-shaped guide members provided at the polishing fixture radially outwardly projecting and a tubular member capable of supporting the polishing fixture through the guide members on the surface plate. In this way, the guide members at the polishing fixture and the tubular member abut against each other so that the movement of the polishing fixture in the pressing direction is restricted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2007
    Assignee: Seikoh Giken Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Arai, Kouji Minami
  • Patent number: 7153035
    Abstract: Disclosed are an optical connector plug and an optical connector, wherein the grip member includes an inner barrel and an outer barrel, which are freely slid with respect to each other, the grip member having a reduction state where the inner barrel is accommodated in the outer barrel and an extension state where the inner barrel projects forwardly, and the plug frame being engaged and supported such that the plug frame is movable by a predetermined amount with respect to the outer barrel, and, at a leading end inside the inner barrel are provided a shield plate supported at a free slant with respect to the inner barrel via a base end of the shield plate, disposed at a shield position at which a leading end of the ferrule is shielded in the extension state, and disposed at a non-shield position at which accommodation of the plug frame in the inner barrel is allowed, an action plate supported at a free slant inside the shield plate via a base end of the action plate, and inclined along with the shield plate, w
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Assignee: Seikoh Giken Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junji Taira, Norimasa Arai, Kouji Minami
  • Patent number: 7118283
    Abstract: To provide an optical connector promoting reliability by reducing insertion loss of an optical fiber and downsized, there is provided an optical connector plug having a ferrule including a cylindrical member for the ferrule for holding an optical fiber and a flange member provided at a rear end portion of the cylindrical member for the ferrule, an urge spring provided on a side of a rear end portion of the flange member of the ferrule, and a plug housing for holding the ferrule and the urge spring directly at inside thereof and directly engaged with an optical connector adapter inserted with a front end portion of the ferrule to carry out optical connection, in which the plug housing is formed with a slit capable of inserting the optical fiber in a radius direction thereof at a portion of an outer periphery thereof over an axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignee: Seikoh Giken Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Nakajima, Kouji Minami, Junji Taira
  • Patent number: 7118291
    Abstract: An end face polishing apparatus has a support member mounted on the main body for undergoing revolving and rotational movement during a polishing operation, a tubular member mounted on the support member for rotation and revolving movement therewith, a lapping member mounted on the support member for rotation and revolving movement therewith, and a polishing fixture for supporting at least one workpiece having an end face for pressure contact with the lapping member to polish the end face of the workpiece during rotation and revolving movement of the lapping member. The polishing fixture has radially outwardly projecting guide members for contacting the tubular member to limit the amount of polishing of the end face of the workpiece in a pressing direction during rotation and revolving movement of the lapping member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignee: Seikoh Giken Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Arai, Kouji Minami
  • Patent number: 7118284
    Abstract: An optical connector adapter has a tubular sleeve having opposite open ends each for receiving a ferrule supporting an optical fiber to bring front end faces of the ferrules into contact with each other to optically connect together the optical fibers. An adapter housing supports therein the sleeve. The adapter housing has at least one elastically deformable engaging portion projecting from an outer peripheral surface portion of the adapter housing for detachable engagement directly to a mounting board or for detachable engagement to a mounting member detachably engageable with the mounting board to detachably mount the adapter housing to the mounting board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignee: Seikoh Giken Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Nakajima, Kouji Minami, Junji Taira
  • Patent number: 7093983
    Abstract: Provided are an optical connector plug and an optical connector, including: a shielding plate which is held in a plug frame holding hole of a plug housing in a manner that allows the shielding plate to tilt, the distal end of the shielding plate moving between a shielding position and an unshielding position; an operating plate which is held in a tiltable manner in the plug frame holding hole and adapted to tilt along with the shielding plate, the plug frame being capable of retracting, upon movement of the shielding plate to the shielding position, to a housing position at which no interference occurs with the shielding plate and the operating plate; and a biasing and holding member for biasing and positioning the shielding plate and the operating plate in a manner that brings the shielding plate to the shielding position as the plug frame moves to the housing position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2006
    Assignee: Seikoh Giken Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junji Taira, Norimasa Arai, Kouji Minami
  • Patent number: 7090409
    Abstract: An optical functioning component has a tubular housing with a front end side having substantially the same shape as that of a front end of a removable plug housing of an optical connector plug. A rear end side of the tubular housing has a shape configured for connection to the optical connector plug when the plug housing is removed from the optical connector plug. A ferrule is provided on the front end side of the tubular housing and has a mechanism capable of attenuating, cutting-off, reflecting or absorbing a specific wavelength of light. An optical connection sleeve is connected to an end of the ferrule. A frame supports the ferrule and the optical connection sleeve and is mounted in the tubular housing for undergoing axial movement therein by a preselected amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation and Seikoh Giken Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Nakajima, Kouji Minami, Junji Taira, Shin Sumida, Ryo Nagase, Syuichi Yanagi
  • Patent number: 7001080
    Abstract: An end face polishing method provides an end face polishing apparatus having a main body, a jig board mounted on the main body and supporting at least one workpiece, a polishing board mounted on the main body for undergoing rotational and revolving movements relative to the main body, and abrasive members each removably connectable to the polishing board for rotational and revolving movements therewith. Each of the abrasive members has an abrasive surface with a hardness that is either higher or lower than the hardness of the abrasive surface of the others of the abrasive members. An end face of a workpiece is successively brought into pressure contact with the abrasive surface of each of the abrasive members in descending order of hardness of the abrasive surfaces while rotating and revolving the polishing board to thereby successively polish the end face of the workpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Assignee: Seikoh Giken Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouji Minami, Junji Taira
  • Patent number: 6981908
    Abstract: A ferrule polishing control machine has a ferrule type input part for selecting one type of ferrule from various ferrule types stored in a computer. A ferrule end face shape input part selects one type of ferrule end face shape from various types of ferrule end face shapes stored in the computer. A connector type input part selects one type of connector from various connector types stored in the computer. A ferrule polishing number input part selects from ferrule polishing numbers stored in the computer a number of ferrules to be mounted on a polishing jig for a polishing operation. A transmitting part selects polishing pressure information stored in the computer in accordance with polishing information inputted from the ferrule type input part, the ferrule end face shape input part, the connector type input part, and the ferrule polishing number input part, and transmits the polishing pressure information to a ferrule polishing machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2006
    Assignee: Seiko Instruments Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Enomoto, Kouji Minami, Junji Taira
  • Publication number: 20050232550
    Abstract: To provide an optical connector promoting reliability by reducing insertion loss of an optical fiber and downsized, there is provided an optical connector plug having a ferrule including a cylindrical member for the ferrule for holding an optical fiber and a flange member provided at a rear end portion of the cylindrical member for the ferrule, an urge spring provided on a side of a rear end portion of the flange member of the ferrule, and a plug housing for holding the ferrule and the urge spring directly at inside thereof and directly engaged with an optical connector adapter inserted with a front end portion of the ferrule to carry out optical connection, in which the plug housing is formed with a slit capable of inserting the optical fiber in a radius direction thereof at a portion of an outer periphery thereof over an axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2005
    Publication date: October 20, 2005
    Inventors: Masahiro Nakajima, Kouji Minami, Junji Taira
  • Publication number: 20050226568
    Abstract: To provide an optical connector promoting reliability by reducing insertion loss of an optical fiber and downsized, there is provided an optical connector plug having a ferrule including a cylindrical member for the ferrule for holding an optical fiber and a flange member provided at a rear end portion of the cylindrical member for the ferrule, an urge spring provided on a side of a rear end portion of the flange member of the ferrule, and a plug housing for holding the ferrule and the urge spring directly at inside thereof and directly engaged with an optical connector adapter inserted with a front end portion of the ferrule to carry out optical connection, in which the plug housing is formed with a slit capable of inserting the optical fiber in a radius direction thereof at a portion of an outer periphery thereof over an axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2005
    Publication date: October 13, 2005
    Inventors: Masahiro Nakajima, Kouji Minami, Junji Taira
  • Publication number: 20050201690
    Abstract: Disclosed are an optical connector plug and an optical connector, wherein the grip member includes an inner barrel and an outer barrel, which are freely slid with respect to each other, the grip member having a reduction state where the inner barrel is accommodated in the outer barrel and an extension state where the inner barrel projects forwardly, and the plug frame being engaged and supported such that the plug frame is movable by a predetermined amount with respect to the outer barrel, and, at a leading end inside the inner barrel are provided a shield plate supported at a free slant with respect to the inner barrel via a base end of the shield plate, disposed at a shield position at which a leading end of the ferrule is shielded in the extension state, and disposed at a non-shield position at which accommodation of the plug frame in the inner barrel is allowed, an action plate supported at a free slant inside the shield plate via a base end of the action plate, and inclined along with the shield plate, w
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2005
    Publication date: September 15, 2005
    Inventors: Junji Taira, Norimasa Arai, Kouji Minami
  • Publication number: 20050196106
    Abstract: Provided are an optical connector plug and an optical connector, including: a shielding plate which is held in a plug frame holding hole of a plug housing in a manner that allows the shielding plate to tilt, the distal end of the shielding plate moving between a shielding position and an unshielding position; an operating plate which is held in a tiltable manner in the plug frame holding hole and adapted to tilt along with the shielding plate, the plug frame being capable of retracting, upon movement of the shielding plate to the shielding position, to a housing position at which no interference occurs with the shielding plate and the operating plate; and a biasing and holding member for biasing and positioning the shielding plate and the operating plate in a manner that brings the shielding plate to the shielding position as the plug frame moves to the housing position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2004
    Publication date: September 8, 2005
    Inventors: Junji Taira, Norimasa Arai, Kouji Minami
  • Patent number: 6940934
    Abstract: A synchronizing signal processing circuit for use in a video apparatus such as a display apparatus and an information recording/reproducing is disclosed. The synchronizing signal processing circuit is capable of not only removing false synchronizing pulses included in incoming synchronizing signals and compensating for missing signals, but also causing its output to follow its input quickly after a phase of the incoming synchronizing signals has shifted abruptly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2005
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshito Suzuki, Kouji Minami
  • Patent number: 6908233
    Abstract: To provide an optical connector promoting reliability by reducing insertion loss of an optical fiber and downsized, there is provided an optical connector plug having a ferrule including a cylindrical member for the ferrule for holding an optical fiber and a flange member provided at a rear end portion of the cylindrical member for the ferrule, an urge spring provided on a side of a rear end portion of the flange member of the ferrule, and a plug housing for holding the ferrule and the urge spring directly at inside thereof and directly engaged with an optical connector adapter inserted with a front end portion of the ferrule to carry out optical connection, in which the plug housing is formed with a slit capable of inserting the optical fiber in a radius direction thereof at a portion of an outer periphery thereof over an axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2005
    Assignee: Seiko Instruments Inc.
    Inventors: Masahiro Nakajima, Kouji Minami, Junji Taira
  • Patent number: 6886990
    Abstract: An optical connector has a ferrule comprises of a cylindrical body for supporting an optical fiber, and a flange member having an end portion connected to a first end of the cylindrical body and a flange part projecting from the end portion. A holding member supports the ferrule and has an engaging part. A rotation positioning part is formed in the flange part of the flange member for positioning the flange part relative to the holding member to provide a first clearance between the rotation positioning part and the engaging part of the holding member for restricting rotation of the ferrule about the fiber optical axis relative to the holding member. A rotation allowing part is formed in the flange part of the flange member and spaced from the engaging part of the holding member to provide a second clearance therebetween greater than the first clearance for allowing rotational movement of the ferrule so as to permit the ferrule to incline in a direction transverse to an axis of the optical connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2005
    Assignees: Seiko Instruments Inc., Nippon, Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, Sanwa Denki Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junji Taira, Kouji Minami, Ryo Nagase, Syuichi Yanagi, Shuichiro Inagaki, Taisei Miyake, Yuji Shinagawa, Masaji Suwabe, Hidekazu Onouchi
  • Publication number: 20050085170
    Abstract: A polishing system capable of producing and controlling a plurality of types of rod-shaped members is provided. The polishing system has a control machine capable of inputting and indicating pressure processing conditions having actual pressure measurements. The control machine includes a numbers indication part for indicating the number of the rod-shaped members, a type indication part for indicating connector types, a type indication part for indicating ferrule types, a process indication part for indicating a plurality of steps, and programmed pressure for inputting and indicating programmed pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2004
    Publication date: April 21, 2005
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Enomoto, Kouji Minami, Junji Taira
  • Publication number: 20050054269
    Abstract: A polishing system capable of producing and controlling a plurality of types of rod-shaped members is provided. The polishing system has a control machine capable of inputting and indicating pressure processing conditions having actual pressure measurements. The control machine includes a numbers indication part for indicating the number of the rod-shaped members, a type indication part for indicating connector types, a type indication part for indicating ferrule types, a process indication part for indicating a plurality of steps, and programmed pressure for inputting and indicating programmed pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2004
    Publication date: March 10, 2005
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Enomoto, Kouji Minami, Junji Taira
  • Patent number: 6864923
    Abstract: In an edge correcting circuit of an image to be represented by a digitized image signal, a high-frequency signal extracting circuit (5) extracts a high-frequency signal of the image by calculation based on a signal of a target pixel, a signal of a pixel shifted from the target pixel by m (m being an integer not smaller than 2) pixels in the right or lower direction, and a signal of a pixel shifted from the target pixel by m pixels in the left or upper direction, an amplitude-restricting signal generator (6) determines an amplitude-restricting signal (Si) based on a minimum value or a maximum value of an absolute value of a difference between the signal of the target pixel and a signal of a pixel shifted from the target pixel by n (n being an integer not smaller than 1 and smaller than m) pixels in the right or lower direction, and an absolute value of a difference between the signal of the target pixel and a signal of a pixel shifted from the target pixel by n pixels in the left or upper direction, an amplitu
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2005
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kouji Minami
  • Patent number: 6830501
    Abstract: An end face polishing device has a first revolution shaft mounted for undergoing revolving movement about a first axis, a rotational shaft mounted for undergoing rotation about a second axis eccentric from the first axis, and a second revolution shaft mounted for undergoing revolving movement about a third axis eccentric from the second axis. A polishing disc is connected to the second revolution shaft for revolving movement therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2004
    Assignee: Seiko Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: Kouji Minami, Hisayuki Hirayama, Kisaburo Yoshida, Masaharu Sugiyama