Patents by Inventor Kunihiko Fujiwara

Kunihiko Fujiwara 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: 20110233821
    Abstract: A compression resin sealing apparatus includes cooling means (64, 104) for each of an upper die (6) and a lower die (10). A gate nozzle (15) including cooling means (154a) is provided in the upper die (6). A cavity (106) for mounting a single substrate is provided in the lower die (10). In this apparatus, a liquid thermosetting resin material (R) in a required amount is supplied into the cavity (106) through the gate nozzle (15). Then, a substrate is supplied between the upper die (6) and the lower die (10), and the upper die (6) and the lower die (10) are clamped to each other. As a result, an electronic component on the substrate is immersed in the liquid thermosetting resin material (R) in the cavity (106). That is, compression resin molding is performed. Here, a temperature of the liquid thermosetting resin material (R) is controlled by the gate nozzle (15) and the cooling means (154a, 64, 104).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2009
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: TOWA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Bandoh, Keiji Maeda, Kunihiko Fujiwara, Noritoshi Nakano
  • Publication number: 20110229100
    Abstract: Provided with a holding member main body having an upward U-shaped cross section and having a space to which a plurality of optical fiber ribbons can be accommodated in a laminated state; and a lid body having a downward U-shaped cross section, wherein latch structures that engage to each other when lid body covers holding member main body are provided at wall portions of lid body and holding member main body, the lid body includes an optical fiber ribbon pressing portion that presses the laminated optical fiber ribbons accommodated in holding member main body. Heating operation is not required unlike a heat shrinkable tube, and the optical fiber ribbons are held by only a simple operation of covering the lid body, so that the operation of holding the optical fiber ribbons in a laminated state is easily performed and readjustment of the position of the optical fiber ribbons in a longitudinal direction can be performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2011
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Applicant: FUJIKURA LTD.
    Inventors: Terutake Kobayashi, Kunihiko Fujiwara, Tetsuo Nozawa
  • Publication number: 20110229092
    Abstract: An optical connector, assembled to a front end of an optical fiber and attached to an optical component that is provided with an optical element having an optical axis different from that of the optical fiber, includes a main body having a connection end surface, and a reflective portion changing an angle of an optical path. At least one of a fitting protruding portion and a fitting recessed portion are provided so as to be capable of positioning the optical connector to the optical component by respectively fitting a fitted protruding portion and a fitted recessed portion provided on the optical component in each of a first region on the front end side and a second region on the opposite side thereto with the optical path interposed therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2010
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Applicant: FUJIKURA LTD.
    Inventors: Kunihiko FUJIWARA, Akito NISHIMURA, Yukio HAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20110206340
    Abstract: An optical fiber ribbon holding member capable of readjusting a position of an optical fiber ribbon without requiring a heating operation is provided. A holding member main body that has a U-shaped cross section and a space to which a plurality of optical fiber ribbons can be accommodate in a laminated state, and a lid body an opening surface of which has a reverse U-shaped cross section are employed. A latch structure is formed on wall portions of a lid body and a holding member main body, and engages to each other when the lid body covers the holding member main body. Heating operation is not required, and the optical fiber ribbons are held by only a simple operation of covering the lid body, so that the operation of holding the optical fiber ribbons is easily performed and readjustment of the position of the optical fiber ribbons can be performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2011
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicant: FUJIKURA LTD.
    Inventors: Terutake KOBAYASHI, Kunihiko FUJIWARA, Tetsuo NOZAWA
  • Publication number: 20110154599
    Abstract: An optical connector cleaning device which cleans a connecting terminal surface of a to-be-cleaned object protruding from an optical connector with a cleaning body, and includes: a main body; an extending part which extends from the main body; and a guiding part attached to a tip portion of the extending part, wherein the extending part includes an extending tube body and a tip extending part; the guiding part includes a fitting part and a tube-shaped guiding body, which is flexible and extends from the fitting part towards an extending direction; an insertion hole is formed; and the to-be-cleaned object is cleaned by inserting the to-be-cleaned object into the insertion hole, and by pressing the cleaning body against the connecting terminal surface of the to-be-cleaned object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: FUJIKURA LTD.
    Inventors: Junichi NAKANE, Kunihiko FUJIWARA
  • Patent number: 7918610
    Abstract: An optical connector fitted upon a tip end portion of an optical fiber ribbon and disposed to face an optical input and output terminators which are installed upon a substrate, and which optically connects between optical fibers of the optical fiber ribbon and each of the optical input and output terminators. The optical connector includes a block shaped connector main body which is disposed to face the optical input and output terminators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignees: Fujikura Ltd., NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kunihiko Fujiwara, Akito Nishimura, Yukio Hayashi, Tetsuo Nozawa, Takanori Shimizu, Ichiro Hatakeyama, Kazuhiko Kurata
  • Publication number: 20110072600
    Abstract: An optical connector cleaning device which cleans a connecting terminal surface formed inside an insertion hole of an optical connector, by wiping the connecting terminal surface with a cleaning body, the optical connector cleaning device including: a main body including a feeding mechanism which supplies and wraps up the cleaning body; an extending part which extends from the main body and includes an extending tube body and a head part, the head part being inserted into the insertion hole, wherein the head part includes a tip extending part which presses the cleaning body to the connecting terminal surface; the extending tube body includes a tube base part and a tip tube part, the tip tube part being energized in an extending direction with respect to the tube base part; the tip extending part protrudes from a tip of the tip tube part; and the tip extending part is flexible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicant: Fujikura Ltd.
    Inventors: Junichi NAKANE, Kunihiko Fujiwara
  • Patent number: 7850372
    Abstract: In an optical connector with optical fibers in which silica glass optical fibers with resin coating layers remaining attached are connected in optical fiber openings of a ferrule made from resin, at least a part of the resin coating layer of the optical fiber is glued to an inner face of the optical fiber opening, an outer diameter of the resin coating layer of the optical fiber is less than or equal to 125 ?m, and the Young's modulus of the resin coating layer is less than the Young's modulus of the ferrule, and the Young's modulus of the resin coating layer is 1500 to 10000 MPa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Fujikura Ltd.
    Inventors: Akito Nishimura, Takaaki Ishikawa, Kunihiko Fujiwara, Yukio Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20100178006
    Abstract: An optical connector is comprised of a main body and a wall formed in the main body and having a wall face which has guiding slots curving at an angle of about 90 degrees or one or more optical fiber holes. Optical fibers inserted into the main body along the lateral direction are made curved by the guiding slots or the optical fiber holes toward photoelectric devices disposed on an upper or lower face thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2007
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Applicant: FUJIKURA LTD.
    Inventors: Akito Nishimura, Kunihiko Fujiwara
  • Patent number: 7726885
    Abstract: An optical connector of a fitting pin positioning type includes multiple optical fiber insertion holes arranged in one row and fitting holes or fitting pins. The fitting holes or the fitting pins for positioning are respectively disposed on mutually opposite sides of a straight line connecting centers of the optical fiber insertion holes and are located point-symmetrically with respect to a center of the row of the entire optical fiber insertion holes arranged on the straight line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Fujikura Ltd.
    Inventors: Akito Nishimura, Kunihiko Fujiwara, Tatsuya Ohta, Kenji Sasaki, Yukio Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20100043159
    Abstract: An optical connector cleaning tool which wipes to clean a joining end face of an optical connector by a feeding movement of a cleaning body. It includes a tool body which incorporates a feeding mechanism that supplies and takes up the cleaning body, and an insertion part which inserts into a connector housing hole of a positioning housing for connectors. The insertion part has a head member on which is formed a pressing face that presses the cleaning body against the joining end face within the connector housing hole, and is capable of moving in a direction of extension or contraction relative to the tool body. Movement of the tool body in an insertion direction relative to the insertion part in a state where the cleaning body is in contact with the joining end face causes the head member to axially rotate while the state of contact is maintained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2008
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Inventor: Kunihiko Fujiwara
  • Publication number: 20090257718
    Abstract: In an optical connector with optical fibers in which silica glass optical fibers with resin coating layers remaining attached are connected in optical fiber openings of a ferrule made from resin, at least a part of the resin coating layer of the optical fiber is glued to an inner face of the optical fiber opening, an outer diameter of the resin coating layer of the optical fiber is less than or equal to 125 ?m, and the Young's modulus of the resin coating layer is less than the Young's modulus of the ferrule, and the Young's modulus of the resin coating layer is 1500 to 10000 MPa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2009
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Applicant: FUJIKURA LTD.
    Inventors: Akito NISHIMURA, Takaaki Ishikawa, Kunihiko Fujiwara, Yukio Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20090252455
    Abstract: An optical path changing member is assembled at ends of optical fibers and placed to face a substrate including an optical input/output terminal having optical axes inclined with respect to optical axes of the ends. The optical path changing member is made of a transparent material and includes a member body having a reflection surface for optically connecting the ends to the optical input/output terminal. The member body has optical fiber insertion holes and an end placement portion to which the insertion holes are open and in which the end faces of the optical fibers are placed. The reflection surface is formed so that light entering from the end faces of the optical fibers into the member body will be internally reflected toward the optical input/output terminal in the member body. The end placement portion is filled with an adhesive by which the ends are fixed to the member body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2009
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Applicant: FUJIKURA LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuya OHTA, Kunihiko Fujiwara, Akito Nishimura, Kenji Sasaki, Yukio Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20090245737
    Abstract: A connector holder fixes an optical connector assembled at a leading end of an optical fiber to an optical module having a light input/output end so that the optical fiber and the light input/output end is optically connected. The connector holder is provided with a holding section for storing at least a part of the optical connector, and a cover section attached to the holding section to be freely opened and closed. The cover section is provided with a cover section main body, and a pressing section which presses the optical connector toward the optical module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2009
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicants: Fujikura Ltd., NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kunihiko Fujiwara, Akito Nishimura, Kenji Sasaki, Yukio Hayashi, Kazuhiko Kurata, Takashi Yoshikawa, Junichi Sasaki
  • Patent number: 7588374
    Abstract: An optical ferrule includes a positioning block and a ferrule main body. The ferrule main body is integrally formed by molding a resin over the positioning block. The positioning block includes an optical fiber insertion hole formation portion having optical fiber insertion holes and guide pin hole formation portions which are provided on both sides of the positioning block and which have guide pin holes. On a front end side of the ferrule main body, the positioning block is disposed. The ferrule main body has a hollow part on its rear end side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: Fujikura Ltd.
    Inventors: Akito Nishimura, Kunihiko Fujiwara, Takahiko Sabano
  • Publication number: 20090196556
    Abstract: An optical transceiver 10 includes an optical device 16 which is provided upon a substrate 11, an optical connector 14 which is connected to an optical fiber 15a, and a connector holder 13 for optically connecting together the optical device and the optical connector 14. The connector holder 13 includes an engagement means 13c which holds the optical connector 14. The engagement means 13c holds the optical connector 14 when the optical connector 14 is pressed in towards the substrate. The optical connector 14 supports the optical fiber 15a so that the optical axis of the optical fiber 15a subtends a fixed angle with respect to the optical axis of the optical device 16. And the optical connector 14 includes a mirror 14g for optically connecting between the optical device 16 and the optical fiber 15a.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2009
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Applicants: NEC Corporation, Fujikura Ltd.
    Inventors: Kunihiko FUJIWARA, Akito Nishimura, Yukio Hayashi, Tetsuo Nozawa, Takanori Shimizu, Ichiro Hatakeyama, Kazuhiko Kurata
  • Patent number: 7559702
    Abstract: A connector holder fixes an optical connector assembled at a leading end of an optical fiber to an optical module having a light input/output end so that the optical fiber and the light input/output end is optically connected. The connector holder is provided with a holding section for storing at least a part of the optical connector, and a cover section attached to the holding section to be freely opened and closed. The cover section is provided with a cover section main body, and a pressing section which presses the optical connector toward the optical module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignees: Fujikura Ltd., NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kunihiko Fujiwara, Akito Nishimura, Kenji Sasaki, Yukio Hayashi, Kazuhiko Kurata, Takashi Yoshikawa, Junichi Sasaki
  • Patent number: D609867
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: Fujikura Ltd.
    Inventor: Kunihiko Fujiwara
  • Patent number: D610319
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Fujikura Ltd.
    Inventor: Kunihiko Fujiwara
  • Patent number: D642756
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Fujikura Ltd.
    Inventors: Kunihiko Fujiwara, Junichi Nakane