Patents by Inventor Masako Nishikawa

Masako Nishikawa 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: 9606312
    Abstract: A planar optical waveguide part that includes an optical waveguide, a planar conductive wire part that includes a conductive wire, and a connecting end part formed on the lengthwise direction end part, wherein the connecting end part is provided with an optical waveguide end part formed on the lengthwise direction end part of the conductive wire part, a conductive end part formed on the lengthwise direction end part of the conductive wire part, and an intermediate plate intervening between the optical waveguide end part and the conductive end part; the optical waveguide end part, conductive end part, and intermediate plate are bonded by layering; and a bonding pad where components are bonded is formed by ultrasonic bonding to the top surface of the conductive end part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: Masako Nishikawa, Akihiro Shimotsu
  • Patent number: 9236696
    Abstract: The coaxial connector includes a tube-shaped outer conductor and an inner conductor provided inside the outer conductor in a plan view. The outer conductor includes an engaging portion recessed towards the inner conductor, a first portion positioned closer to one end of the outer conductor relative to the engaging portion, and a second portion positioned closer to the other end of the outer conductor relative to the engaging portion. The outer peripheral surface of the engaging portion is positioned closer to the inner conductor than to the outer peripheral surface of the first portion and the outer peripheral surface of the second portion, and the inner peripheral surface of the engaging portion is closer to the inner conductor than to either the inner peripheral surface of the first portion or the inner peripheral surface of the second portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: Masako Nishikawa, Toshiya Oda, Ayako Ida, Yusuke Shibata
  • Patent number: 9236670
    Abstract: The coaxial connector of the Present Disclosure includes a tube-shaped outer conductor, an insulating portion and an inner conductor. The insulating portion has a first fixed portion, a first elastic portion positioned on one side of the first fixed portion, and a second elastic portion. The inner conductor has a second fixed portion, a first holding portion positioned on one side of the second fixed portion, and a second holding portion positioned on the other side of the second fixed portion. The first elastic portion biases the outer peripheral surface of the first holding portion towards the outer peripheral surface of the inner conductor of the other coaxial connector. The second elastic portion biasing the outer peripheral surface of the second holding portion towards the outer peripheral surface of the inner conductor of the other coaxial connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: Masako Nishikawa, Toshiya Oda, Ayako Ida, Yusuke Shibata
  • Publication number: 20150162674
    Abstract: The coaxial connector includes a tube-shaped outer conductor and an inner conductor provided inside the outer conductor in a plan view. The outer conductor includes an engaging portion recessed towards the inner conductor, a first portion positioned closer to one end of the outer conductor relative to the engaging portion, and a second portion positioned closer to the other end of the outer conductor relative to the engaging portion. The outer peripheral surface of the engaging portion is positioned closer to the inner conductor than to the outer peripheral surface of the first portion and the outer peripheral surface of the second portion, and the inner peripheral surface of the engaging portion is closer to the inner conductor than to either the inner peripheral surface of the first portion or the inner peripheral surface of the second portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Applicant: Molex Incorporated
    Inventors: Masako Nishikawa, Yoshiya Oda, Ayako Ida, Yusuke Shibata
  • Publication number: 20150162673
    Abstract: The coaxial connector of the Present Disclosure includes a tube-shaped outer conductor, an insulating portion and an inner conductor. The insulating portion has a first fixed portion, a first elastic portion positioned on one side of the first fixed portion, and a second elastic portion. The inner conductor has a second fixed portion, a first holding portion positioned on one side of the second fixed portion, and a second holding portion positioned on the other side of the second fixed portion. The first elastic portion biases the outer peripheral surface of the first holding portion towards the outer peripheral surface of the inner conductor of the other coaxial connector. The second elastic portion biasing the outer peripheral surface of the second holding portion towards the outer peripheral surface of the inner conductor of the other coaxial connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Applicant: Molex Incorporated
    Inventors: Masako Nishikawa, Toshiya Oda, Ayako Ida, Yusuke Shibata
  • Patent number: 9004925
    Abstract: A connector assembly utilizes improved capacitive coupling for connecting together electrical circuits on two substrates (7, 8). The connector assembly includes first (2) and second (3) connectors respectively attached to first and second circuit substrates. The first connector includes a plurality of first conductors (25) connected to circuits (75) on the first circuit substrate and these conductors have exposed contact surfaces with a dielectric material (4) disposed thereon. The first conductors and associated dielectric material confront second, opposing conductors (35) supported by the second connector frame when the connector frames are engaged together. A liquid dielectric material (45) is interposed between the terminals and the dielectric portions that fills minute gaps which may occur in the dielectric portions to improve the capacitive coupling ability of the connector assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Molex Incorporated
    Inventors: Toshihiro Niitsu, Masako Nishikawa
  • Patent number: 8894421
    Abstract: The sheet-like connector comprises a plurality of conductive members formed on one side of sheet. Each of the conductive members comprises elastically deformable spring member wherein edge thereof moves in the thickness direction of sheet, middle member which is formed on edge of spring member, and contacting protrusion which is formed on middle member and which protrudes in the thickness direction of sheet. Middle member and contacting protrusion are formed with materials which are mutually different and thus enable selective etching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Molex Incorporated
    Inventors: Masako Nishikawa, Toshihiro Niitsu
  • Publication number: 20140064668
    Abstract: A planar optical waveguide part that includes an optical waveguide, a planar conductive wire part that includes a conductive wire, and a connecting end part formed on the lengthwise direction end part, wherein the connecting end part is provided with an optical waveguide end part formed on the lengthwise direction end part of the conductive wire part, a conductive end part formed on the lengthwise direction end part of the conductive wire part, and an intermediate plate intervening between the optical waveguide end part and the conductive end part; the optical waveguide end part, conductive end part, and intermediate plate are bonded by layering; and a bonding pad where components are bonded is formed by ultrasonic bonding to the top surface of the conductive end part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Inventors: Masako Nishikawa, Akihiro Shimotsu
  • Patent number: 8371862
    Abstract: A connector assembly utilizes capacitive coupling for connecting two substrates. The connector assembly includes first and second connector frames which may be respectively attached to first and second substrates. The first connector frame includes a plurality of first conductors connected to circuits on the first circuit substrate and these conductors have exposed contact surfaces with a dielectric material disposed thereon. The first conductors and associated dielectric material confront second, opposing conductors supported by the second connector frame when the connector frames are engaged together. The first connector frame has a recess formed therein so that its conductors and dielectric material are arranged at a level beneath the top surface of the first connector frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Molex Incorporated
    Inventors: Toshihiro Niitsu, Masako Nishikawa
  • Patent number: 8287289
    Abstract: A connector according to the present invention is equipped with an elastic member with elasticity, at least one terminal including a connecting conductor portion formed on one side of the elastic member and connected to a circuit side conductor portion electrically continuous with a circuit provided on a first flat circuit substrate, a first opposing conductor portion formed on another side of the elastic member and opposed to a second opposing conductor portion electrically continuous with a circuit provided on a second flat circuit substrate, and a linking conductor portion linking the connecting conductor portion and the first opposing conductor portion with each other so as to allow them to make relative movement, and a dielectric portion formed at least on one of the first opposing conductor portion 25a and the second opposing conductor portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Molex Incorporated
    Inventors: Toshihiro Niitsu, Masako Nishikawa
  • Publication number: 20120052700
    Abstract: A connector assembly utilizes capacitive coupling for connecting together electrical circuits on two substrates. The connector assembly includes first and second connector frames (21, 31) which may be respectively attached to first and second substrates (7, 8). The first connector frame includes a plurality of first conductors (25) connected to circuits on the first circuit substrate and these conductors have exposed contact surfaces with a dielectric material (4) disposed thereon. The first conductors and associated dielectric material confront second, opposing conductors (35) supported by the second connector frame when the connector frames are engaged together. The first connector frame has a recess formed therein so that its conductors and dielectric material are arranged at a level beneath the top surface of the first connector frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: Molex Incorporated
    Inventors: Toshihiro Niitsu, Masako Nishikawa
  • Publication number: 20120003851
    Abstract: The sheet-like connector comprises a plurality of conductive members formed on one side of sheet. Each of the conductive members comprises elastically deformable spring member wherein edge thereof moves in the thickness direction of sheet, middle member which is formed on edge of spring member, and contacting protrusion which is formed on middle member and which protrudes in the thickness direction of sheet. Middle member and contacting protrusion are formed with materials which are mutually different and thus enable selective etching.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: Molex Incorporated
    Inventors: Masako NISHIKAWA, Toshihiro NIITSU
  • Publication number: 20110279946
    Abstract: A connector assembly utilizes improved capacitive coupling for connecting together electrical circuits on two substrates (7, 8). The connector assembly includes first (2) and second (3) connectors respectively attached to first and second circuit substrates. The first connector includes a plurality of first conductors (25) connected to circuits (75) on the first circuit substrate and these conductors have exposed contact surfaces with a dielectric material (4) disposed thereon. The first conductors and associated dielectric material confront second, opposing conductors (35) supported by the second connector frame when the connector frames are engaged together. A liquid dielectric material (45) is interposed between the terminals and the dielectric portions that fills minute gaps which may occur in the dielectric portions to improve the capacitive coupling ability of the connector assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2010
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicant: Molex Incorporated
    Inventors: Toshihiro Niitsu, Masako Nishikawa
  • Publication number: 20110189867
    Abstract: A connector according to the present invention is equipped with an elastic member with elasticity, at least one terminal including a connecting conductor portion formed on one side of the elastic member and connected to a circuit side conductor portion electrically continuous with a circuit provided on a first flat circuit substrate, a first opposing conductor portion formed on another side of the elastic member and opposed to a second opposing conductor portion electrically continuous with a circuit provided on a second flat circuit substrate, and a linking conductor portion linking the connecting conductor portion and the first opposing conductor portion with each other so as to allow them to make relative movement, and a dielectric portion formed at least on one of the first opposing conductor portion 25a and the second opposing conductor portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2009
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: MOLEX INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Toshihiro Niitsu, Masako Nishikawa