Patents by Inventor Mikiji Tanaka

Mikiji Tanaka 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: 11522316
    Abstract: A connector 10 includes: a first housing 11A, a first terminal 51A attached to the first housing 11A; a second housing 11B separate from the first housing 11A; a second terminal 51B attached to the second housing 11B; a flexible member 81 where the first terminal 51A and second terminal 51B are connected to two ends, and connecting the first housing 11A and second housing 11B; and an aligning member 41 having a flexible member insertion cavity 44 where the flexible member 81 is inserted, and that is movably arranged between the first housing 11A and second housing 11B in a condition where the flexible member 81 is inserted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: Shuichi Sato, Koji Murakami, Mikiji Tanaka, Naoya Inoue
  • Publication number: 20220247104
    Abstract: A terminal including a main body part retained by a connector main body and a contact part connected to the upper end of the main body part and the free end of which can be connected to a counterpart terminal of a counterpart connector. The contact part including a connector base connected to the upper end of the main body part, a spring arm connected to the tip of the connector base and bent in a substantially s-shape, and a contact flexure part formed near the free end of the spring arm. The connector main body including a pair of side wall parts that extend in the longitudinal direction thereof and that retain the main body part. The connector base including an outward expanding part that bulges outward from the upper end of the main body part toward the connector main body and straddling the side wall parts without making contact with the side wall parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: Kenji MIYAHARA, Mikiji TANAKA, Hiroshi SHIMOYAMA, Yoshiteru NOGAWA
  • Publication number: 20210234303
    Abstract: A connector 10 includes: a first housing 11A, a first terminal 51A attached to the first housing 11A; a second housing 11B separate from the first housing 11A; a second terminal 51B attached to the second housing 11B; a flexible member 81 where the first terminal 51A and second terminal 51B are connected to two ends, and connecting the first housing 11A and second housing 11B; and an aligning member 41 having a flexible member insertion cavity 44 where the flexible member 81 is inserted, and that is movably arranged between the first housing 11A and second housing 11B in a condition where the flexible member 81 is inserted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: Shuichi SATO, Koji MURAKAMI, Mikiji TANAKA, Naoya INOUE
  • Patent number: 11005202
    Abstract: A connector includes a housing, a terminal attached to the housing, and a bending member that connects the housing and a substrate. The bending member can electrically connect to wiring of the substrate. The housing can be inserted in an opening of a panel positioned above the substrate. A guide cap can be attached to a tip end part of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: Yoshiteru Nogawa, Naoya Inoue, Mikiji Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20200153137
    Abstract: A connector includes a housing, a terminal attached to the housing, and a bending member that connects the housing and a substrate. The bending member can electrically connect to wiring of the substrate. The housing can be inserted in an opening of a panel positioned above the substrate. A guide cap can be attached to a tip end part of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: Yoshiteru NOGAWA, Naoya INOUE, Mikiji TANAKA
  • Patent number: 10398068
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electromagnetic shielding sheet characterized in that the sheet includes, electrically conductive carbon, a soft magnetic powder, and a base material made from a resin in which a filler including the conductive carbon and the soft magnetic powder has been mixed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: Hideki Hozono, Mikiji Tanaka, Daisuke Yoshikawa, Kazumi Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 9985332
    Abstract: The waveguide is composed of a solid dielectric, and an outer conductor covering the periphery of the dielectric, the transverse section of the dielectric being rectangular and having a shape bulging outward on the pair of long sides, and the inner surface of the outer conductor adhering closely to the outer surface of the dielectric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: Takeshi Tsukahara, Shigeyuki Hoshikawa, Mikiji Tanaka, Mio Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20180092260
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electromagnetic shielding sheet characterized in that the sheet includes, electrically conductive carbon, a soft magnetic powder, and a base material made from a resin in which a filler including the conductive carbon and the soft magnetic powder has been mixed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Applicant: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: Hideki HOZONO, Mikiji TANAKA, Daisuke YOSHIKAWA, Kazumi YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20160351986
    Abstract: The waveguide is composed of a solid dielectric, and an outer conductor covering the periphery of the dielectric, the transverse section of the dielectric being rectangular and having a shape bulging outward on the pair of long sides, and the inner surface of the outer conductor adhering closely to the outer surface of the dielectric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2015
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Applicant: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: Takeshi TSUKAHARA, Shigeyuki HOSHIKAWA, Mikiji TANAKA, Mio TANAKA
  • Patent number: 9444194
    Abstract: A connector with a sheet has a housing mated with another connector, a terminal secured to the housing and contacting another terminal on the other connector, and a sheet affixed to the housing. The sheet has a laminate structure which includes a soft magnetic layer having real parts of complex relative permeability at 100 MHz of from 20 to 45, and a conductive/dielectric layer having an electrical resistance of from 0.5 to 20 ?·cm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignees: MOLEX, LLC, TODA KOGYO CORP.
    Inventors: Mikiji Tanaka, Hideki Hozono, Mari Niita, Shigeyuki Hoshikawa, Kazumi Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20160087379
    Abstract: A connector with a sheet has a housing mated with another connector, a terminal secured to the housing and contacting another terminal on the other connector, and a sheet affixed to the housing. The sheet has a laminate structure which includes a soft magnetic layer having real parts of complex relative permeability at 100 MHz of from 20 to 45, and a conductive/dielectric layer having an electrical resistance of from 0.5 to 20 ?·cm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2013
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventor: Mikiji TANAKA
  • Patent number: 6739890
    Abstract: A card connector assembly for receiving a card member is provided with an eject device wherein the eject device is assembled directly onto the support frame of the card connector assembly to thereby reduce the number of components, the number of assembly steps and the resultant manufacturing costs of the connector assembly. The card connector assembly comprises a card guide portion (5a), a connector portion (9) to be connected to the card member, a support frame (3) continuous with both the card guide portion and the connector portion and an eject device (2). The eject device (2) comprises a slide member (22) slidably movable along the support frame (3), a movable lever (35) operating in accordance with movement of the slide member (22) for moving the card in a direction away from the card connector (7), and a cam mechanism (10) for defining the sliding range of the slide member (22). A part of the cam mechanism (10) is provided directly in the support frame (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2004
    Assignee: Molex Incorporated
    Inventors: Hideyuki Hirata, Masami Sasao, Mikiji Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20040067668
    Abstract: A card connector assembly for receiving a card member is provided with an eject device wherein the eject device is assembled directly onto the support frame of the card connector assembly to thereby reduce the number of components, the number of assembly steps and the resultant manufacturing costs of the connector assembly. The card connector assembly comprises a card guide portion (5a), a connector portion (9) to be connected to the card member, a support frame (3) continuous with both the card guide portion and the connector portion and an eject device (2). The eject device (2) comprises a slide member (22) slidably movable along the support frame (3), a movable lever (35) operating in accordance with movement of the slide member (22) for moving the card in a direction away from the card connector (7), and a cam mechanism (10) for defining the sliding range of the slide member (22). A part of the cam mechanism (10) is provided directly in the support frame (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2003
    Publication date: April 8, 2004
    Inventors: Hideyuki Hirata, Masami Sasao, Mikiji Tanaka