Patents by Inventor Masata Umehara

Masata Umehara 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: 7186126
    Abstract: A floating connector is disclosed which can avoid a danger that the pin bodies will contact the inner circumferential surfaces of the through-holes formed in the movable housing when the movable housing moves in the vertical direction with respect to the fixed housing. In the floating connector, the fixed housing comprises a housing main body that fastens the terminal sections of the contacts in place and tubular bosses that protrude from the housing main body. The second through-holes through which the pin bodies are inserted into are formed so as to pass through both the housing main body and bosses, and the inner diameter of the first through-holes in the movable housing through which the pin bodies 40 are inserted allows the bosses to be inserted and also allows the movable housing to move upward and downward with respect to the fixed housing, so that the bosses are inserted into the first through-holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2007
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics AMP K.K
    Inventors: Masata Umehara, Akira Kubo
  • Publication number: 20060258199
    Abstract: A floating connector is disclosed which can avoid a danger that the pin bodies will contact the inner circumferential surfaces of the through-holes formed in the movable housing when the movable housing moves in the vertical direction with respect to the fixed housing. In the floating connector, the fixed housing comprises a housing main body that fastens the terminal sections of the contacts in place and tubular bosses that protrude from the housing main body. The second through-holes through which the pin bodies are inserted into are formed so as to pass through both the housing main body and bosses, and the inner diameter of the first through-holes in the movable housing through which the pin bodies 40 are inserted allows the bosses to be inserted and also allows the movable housing to move upward and downward with respect to the fixed housing, so that the bosses are inserted into the first through-holes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2006
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Inventors: Masata Umehara, Akira Kubo
  • Patent number: 7118408
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly comprises a flexible flat cable and a coupler. The flexible flat cable has a tip. A plurality of conductors is provided on a section of the tip between ends thereof. The coupler includes a first holding member mated with a second holding member. The flexible flat cable is positioned between the first and second holding members. The coupler is arranged behind the tip such that both sides of the tip are exposed. The coupler has a width longer than the section of the tip provided with the conductors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics AMP K.K.
    Inventors: Akira Kubo, Isao Igarashi, Masata Umehara, Takashi Sekine
  • Publication number: 20060084316
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly comprises a flexible flat cable and a coupler. The flexible flat cable has a tip. A plurality of conductors is provided on a section of the tip between ends thereof. The coupler includes a first holding member mated with a second holding member. The flexible flat cable is positioned between the first and second holding members. The coupler is arranged behind the tip such that both sides of the tip are exposed. The coupler has a width longer than the section of the tip provided with the conductors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2005
    Publication date: April 20, 2006
    Inventors: Kubo Akira, Isao Igarashi, Masata Umehara, Takashi Sekine
  • Patent number: D538748
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2007
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics AMP K.K.
    Inventors: Akira Kubo, Masata Umehara