Patents by Inventor Manabu Shimizu

Manabu Shimizu 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: 20060148309
    Abstract: A connector, to which a flat band cable having a plurality of conductive channels is connected at one side, and a counterpart connector is connected at another side, is disclosed. The connector includes an electrically insulative block and a contact member that is inserted into the block. The contact member includes a contact portion that is configured to be connected to a counterpart contact portion of the counterpart connector and a flat band cable engaging portion that is configured to bend and engage an end portion of the flat band cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2005
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Applicant: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED
    Inventors: Atsushi Sakurai, Manabu Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20060141852
    Abstract: A connector is disclosed. A plate contact member is fixed to a housing of the connector. The contact member includes an FFC connection contact section. The FFC connection contact section is formed in a U-shape, and includes a base section on which a triangular projection is formed. An FFC is held between the base section and a slider fitted in the housing. The projection pierces a covering of the FFC to come into contact with a wire of the FFC. Thus, the FFC is electrically and mechanically connected to the connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2005
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Applicant: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED
    Inventors: Koki Sato, Atsushi Sakurai, Manabu Shimizu, Hideo Miyazawa
  • Publication number: 20060042816
    Abstract: A parallel-transmission flat cable that is equipped with a connector unit is provided. This parallel-transmission flat cable includes: a parallel-transmission flat cable member that has pairs of signal transmission paths and ground portions that are arranged alternately so as to enable parallel transmission, and has pairs of signal terminal portions and ground terminal portions exposed at either end of the parallel-transmission flat cable member; and a connector unit forming member that is provided at either end of the parallel-transmission flat cable member and forms a connector unit that has the signal terminal portions and the ground terminal portions of the parallel-transmission flat cable member serving as terminal portions thereof. In this structure, the connector unit is located at either end of the parallel-transmission flat cable member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2005
    Publication date: March 2, 2006
    Applicant: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED
    Inventors: Atsushi Sakurai, Manabu Shimizu
  • Patent number: 7004775
    Abstract: First and second signal contact members and ground contact members are arranged in parallel in an electrical insulating block body. Each of the contact members has an FPC holding section. The FPC holding section comprises a first contact arm, a locking section projecting from a proximal end of the first contact arm in a Z2 direction, an L-shaped base arm, a narrow section, a second contact arm, and a push section extending from a proximal end of the second contact arm in a Z1 direction. When the push section is pushed by an end of an FPC, the narrow section is bent so that the second contact arm is moved closer to the first contact arm. The push section is locked by the locking section so that the FPC is held and fixed between the first contact arm and the second contact arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2006
    Assignee: Fujitsu Component Limited
    Inventors: Atsushi Sakurai, Manabu Shimizu, Koki Sato
  • Publication number: 20060040539
    Abstract: First and second signal contact members and ground contact members are arranged in parallel in an electrical insulating block body. Each of the contact members has an FPC holding section. The FPC holding section comprises a first contact arm, a locking section projecting from a proximal end of the first contact arm in a Z2 direction, an L-shaped base arm, a narrow section, a second contact arm, and a push section extending from a proximal end of the second contact arm in a Z1 direction. When the push section is pushed by an end of an FPC, the narrow section is bent so that the second contact arm is moved closer to the first contact arm. The push section is locked by the locking section so that the FPC is held and fixed between the first contact arm and the second contact arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2005
    Publication date: February 23, 2006
    Applicant: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED
    Inventors: Atsushi Sakurai, Manabu Shimizu, Koki Sato
  • Patent number: 6981898
    Abstract: A connector includes multiple pairs of signal contacts arranged in a housing, and facilitates the wiring design and the wiring operation for substrates. The two signal contacts in each of the multiple pairs are arranged at a distance in the longitudinal direction of the housing. With this arrangement, excellent coupling can be established between the two signal contacts, and signals can be balanced-transmitted without causing a phase difference. Also, the lengths of each pair of wires of a wiring substrate to be connected to the multiple pairs of signal contacts can be easily made uniform. Accordingly, there is no need to prepare excessive wiring areas, and the substrate wiring design and the wiring operation can be simplified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2006
    Assignee: Fujitsu Component Limited
    Inventors: Junichi Akama, Masahiro Hamazaki, Tadashi Kumamoto, Manabu Shimizu, Hideo Miyazawa, Fumio Kurotori, Moriyuki Ueno
  • Publication number: 20050164745
    Abstract: A mobile communication terminal having a digital camera and which is comprised of a first section and a second section. There are four structural states realized by folding up of the mobile communication terminal and rotation of a display section with respect to a base section of the second section. In each of the four structural states, the mobile communication terminal automatically allocates operations modes of camera mode and non-camera mode. Also, the mobile communication terminal can automatically change the operating mode as required.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2004
    Publication date: July 28, 2005
    Applicant: VODAFONE K.K.
    Inventors: Yutaka Oe, Nobuyuki Enomoto, Fuji Asada, Shigetaka Kanai, Tomoko Mori, Manabu Shimizu
  • Patent number: 6808421
    Abstract: A first connector includes a first connector body; first contacts provided in an end face of the first connector body in a matrix-like manner, each of the first contacts having a first contact point; and first shield plates provided between adjacent first contact points of the first contacts in a row direction, the first shield plates extending in a column direction of the first contact points, and shielding at least the adjacent first contact points in each row.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2004
    Assignee: Fujitsu Component Limited
    Inventors: Akira Okada, Satoshi Moriyama, Manabu Shimizu, Hideo Miyazawa
  • Publication number: 20040043661
    Abstract: A first connector includes a first connector body; first contacts provided in an end face of the first connector body in a matrix-like manner, each of the first contacts having a first contact point; and first shield plates provided between adjacent first contact points of the first contacts in a row direction, the first shield plates extending in a column direction of the first contact points, and shielding at least the adjacent first contact points in each row.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2003
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Applicant: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED
    Inventors: Akira Okada, Satoshi Moriyama, Manabu Shimizu, Hideo Miyazawa
  • Publication number: 20040029410
    Abstract: A connector includes multiple pairs of signal contacts arranged in a housing, and facilitates the wiring design and the wiring operation for substrates. The two signal contacts in each of the multiple pairs are arranged at a distance in the longitudinal direction of the housing. With this arrangement, excellent coupling can be established between the two signal contacts, and signals can be balanced-transmitted without causing a phase difference. Also, the lengths of each pair of wires of a wiring substrate to be connected to the multiple pairs of signal contacts can be easily made uniform. Accordingly, there is no need to prepare excessive wiring areas, and the substrate wiring design and the wiring operation can be simplified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2003
    Publication date: February 12, 2004
    Applicant: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED
    Inventors: Junichi Akama, Masahiro Hamazaki, Tadashi Kumamoto, Manabu Shimizu, Hideo Miyazawa, Fumio Kurotori, Moriyuki Ueno
  • Patent number: 6638089
    Abstract: A connector is electrically connected to a substrate in which a conductor pattern and electrodes at ends of the conductor pattern are provided on a surface of the substrate. The connector includes a plurality of contacts that are resiliently connectable to the electrodes of the substrate inserted in the connector. An insulator member contains the contacts arrayed therein. A slider unit is movably attached to the insulator member, the slider unit including a plurality of lugs that are connectable to respective edges of the contacts contained in the insulator member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2003
    Assignee: Fujitsu Takamisawa Component Limited
    Inventors: Yutaka Fukumoto, Manabu Shimizu, Takahiro Kondou, Hideo Miyazawa, Junichi Akama, Moriyuki Ueno
  • Patent number: 6623300
    Abstract: A cable connecting structure includes a shroud adapted to be mounted on a panel carrying pins, the shroud having a shroud body enclosing the pins when the shroud is mounted on the panel and including a plurality of compartments, and a shielding member provided on the shroud body so as to cover an inner wall of the shroud body. The shielding member provide electromagnetic shielding so as to improve the electromagnetic compatibility of the connecting structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Assignee: Fujitsu Takamisawa Component Limited
    Inventors: Atsushi Sakurai, Takeshi Okuyama, Manabu Shimizu, Hideo Miyazawa
  • Patent number: 6619987
    Abstract: A balanced transmission connector, includes a relay board, a plug body for balanced transmission provided on an end part of the relay board, a cable for balanced transmission connected with another end part of the relay board, and a shield cover assembly covering the relay board, the plug body for balanced transmission, and a part of the cable and including a first half shield cover having slide wall parts, an edge of which has a step-shaped surface including a base flat surface and a raised flat surface extending in parallel and in a longitudinal direction of the edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2003
    Assignee: Fujitsu Component Limited
    Inventors: Tadashi Kumamoto, Manabu Shimizu, Junichi Akama, Yoshinori Sata, Hideo Miyazawa
  • Publication number: 20030100449
    Abstract: A solid herbicidal composition, comprising (1) 1-(4,6-dimethoxypyrimidin-2-yl)-3-(3-trifluoromethyl-2-pyridylsulfonyl)urea or a salt thereof, (2) at least one member selected from the group consisting of N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine, 4-[hydroxy(methyl)phosphinoyl]-homoalanine, 4-[hydroxy(methyl)phosphinoyl]-homoalanylalanylalanine and salts thereof, (3) a surfactant, and (4) a stabilizer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2002
    Publication date: May 29, 2003
    Inventors: Masaru Maeda, Manabu Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20030073351
    Abstract: A connector is electrically connected to a substrate in which a conductor pattern and electrodes at ends of the conductor pattern are provided on a surface of the substrate. The connector includes a plurality of contacts that are resiliently connectable to the electrodes of the substrate inserted in the connector. An insulator member contains the contacts arrayed therein. A slider unit is movably attached to the insulator member, the slider unit including a plurality of lugs that are connectable to respective edges of the contacts contained in the insulator member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2002
    Publication date: April 17, 2003
    Applicant: FUJITSU TAKAMISAWA COMPONENT LIMITED
    Inventors: Yutaka Fukumoto, Manabu Shimizu, Takahiro Kondou, Hideo Miyazawa, Junichi Akama, Moriyuki Ueno
  • Publication number: 20030036310
    Abstract: A balanced transmission connector, includes a relay board, a plug body for balanced transmission provided on an end part of the relay board, a cable for balanced transmission connected with another end part of the relay board, and a shield cover assembly covering the relay board, the plug body for balanced transmission, and a part of the cable and including a first half shield cover having side wall parts, and edge of which has a step-shaped surface including a base flat surface and a raised flat surface extending in parallel and in a longitudinal direction of the edge, the base flat surface positioned on an interior side of the side walls, and a second half shield cover having side wall parts, an edge of which has a step-shaped surface including a base flat surface and a raised flat surface extending in parallel and in a longitudinal direction of the edge, the base flat surface of the side walls of the second half shield cover positioned on an exterior side of the side walls, wherein the raised flat surface
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2001
    Publication date: February 20, 2003
    Inventors: Tadashi Kumamoto, Manabu Shimizu, Junichi Akama, Yoshinori Sata, Hideo Miyazawa
  • Patent number: 6508657
    Abstract: A connector is electrically connected to a substrate in which a conductor pattern and electrodes at ends of the conductor pattern are provided on a surface of the substrate. The connector includes a plurality of contacts that are resiliently connectable to the electrodes of the substrate inserted in the connector. An insulator member contains the contacts arrayed therein. A slider unit is movably attached to the insulator member, the slider unit including a plurality of lugs that are connectable to respective edges of the contacts contained in the insulator member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2003
    Assignee: Fujitsu Takamisawa Component Ltd.
    Inventors: Yutaka Fukumoto, Manabu Shimizu, Takahiro Kondou, Hideo Miyazawa, Junichi Akama, Moriyuki Ueno
  • Patent number: 6482028
    Abstract: A cable connector includes a cable including a conductor, a contact connected to a tip part of the conductor, and a connector connected to the cable. The connector includes a terminal part including an insulator having a hole formed therein. The contact is pressed into the hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2002
    Assignee: Fujitsu Takamisawa Component Limited
    Inventors: Tadashi Kumamoto, Manabu Shimizu, Junichi Akama, Hideo Miyazawa, Moriyuki Ueno
  • Patent number: 6464521
    Abstract: A connector device is provided, which device includes a housing including first and second sides opposing each other, first terminal members attached to the first side of the housing, and second terminal members attached to the second side of the housing. Each of the first terminal members and each of the second terminal members are alternately arranged side by side, and the first and second terminal members have respective contact portions for external connection, the contact portions being arranged side by side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2002
    Assignee: Fujitsu Takamisawa Component Limited
    Inventors: Fumio Kurotori, Manabu Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20020111067
    Abstract: A cable connecting structure includes a shroud adapted to be mounted on a panel carrying pins, the shroud having a shroud body enclosing the pins when the shroud is mounted on the panel and including a plurality of compartments, and a shielding member provided on the shroud body so as to cover an inner wall of the shroud body. The shielding member provide electromagnetic shielding so as to improve the electromagnetic compatibility of the connecting structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2002
    Publication date: August 15, 2002
    Applicant: FUJITSU TAKAMISAWA COMPONENT LIMITED
    Inventors: Atsushi Sakurai, Takeshi Okuyama, Manabu Shimizu, Hideo Miyazawa