Patents by Inventor Motomu Kajiura
Motomu Kajiura 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).
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Patent number: 11955742Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing, first and second sets of terminals and a spacer. The housing has a first sidewall, a second sidewall spaced apart from the first sidewall and a cavity between the first and second sidewalls. The first set of terminals is disposed in the cavity adjacent to the first sidewall. The second set of terminals is disposed in the cavity adjacent to the second sidewall. The spacer is disposed in the cavity between the first and second sets of terminals.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2022Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignees: Amphenol FCI Asia Pte. Ltd., Amphenol FCI Connectors Singapore Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Naotaka Sasame, Motomu Kajiura, Masahiko Motoyama
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Publication number: 20230253724Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing, first and second sets of terminals and a spacer. The housing has a first sidewall, a second sidewall spaced apart from the first sidewall and a cavity between the first and second sidewalls. The first set of terminals is disposed in the cavity adjacent to the first sidewall. The second set of terminals is disposed in the cavity adjacent to the second sidewall. The spacer is disposed in the cavity between the first and second sets of terminals.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2022Publication date: August 10, 2023Applicants: Amphenol FCI Asia Pte. Ltd., Amphenol FCI Connectors Singapore Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Naotaka Sasame, Motomu Kajiura, Masahiko Motoyama
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Patent number: 11462844Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing, a plurality of contacts arranged in the housing, an actuator mounted to the housing and configured to move relative to the housing, and a locking terminal mounted to the housing, the locking terminal comprising a locking arm extending through an interior portion of the actuator and into a cavity within the housing, the cavity having an upper surface and a lower surface. Movement of the actuator relative to the housing may cause the interior portion of the actuator to push against at least part of the locking arm and rotate the at least part of the locking arm. When the actuator is in a first position, the locking arm may contact a surface of the cavity within the housing, which may inhibit the actuator from rotating in a first direction.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2020Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: Amphenol FCI Asia Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Motomu Kajiura, Yasutoshi Kameda
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Patent number: 11444397Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing, first and second sets of terminals and a spacer. The housing has a first sidewall, a second sidewall spaced apart from the first sidewall and a cavity between the first and second sidewalls. The first set of terminals is disposed in the cavity adjacent to the first sidewall. The second set of terminals is disposed in the cavity adjacent to the second sidewall. The spacer is disposed in the cavity between the first and second sets of terminals.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2020Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignees: Amphenol FCI Asia Pte. Ltd., Amphenol FCI Connectors Singapore Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Naotaka Sasame, Motomu Kajiura, Masahiko Motoyama
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Patent number: 11374358Abstract: A low profile wire to board connector with features that enable a height of 1 mm or less, yet sufficient robustness to preclude unintentional separation of mated connectors. A board connector, with a mounting interface configured for surface mount soldering to a PCB, may include a recess for receiving a complementary connector terminating multiple wires. The board connector may have blade-shaped terminals, which may be soldered to the PCB at two ends, with an intermediate portion engaging a portion of the board connector housing, so as to secure the housing to the PCB. The complementary connector may be inserted at an acute angle with the mounting interface, engaging a front portion of the mating connector to a front portion of the board connector. The rear of the complementary connector may then be rotated into the recess and secured near the rear.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2020Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: Amphenol FCI Asia Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Motomu Kajiura, Yasutoshi Kameda
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Publication number: 20210159620Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing, a plurality of contacts arranged in the housing, an actuator mounted to the housing and configured to move relative to the housing, and a locking terminal mounted to the housing, the locking terminal comprising a locking arm extending through an interior portion of the actuator and into a cavity within the housing, the cavity having an upper surface and a lower surface. Movement of the actuator relative to the housing may cause the interior portion of the actuator to push against at least part of the locking arm and rotate the at least part of the locking arm. When the actuator is in a first position, the locking arm may contact a surface of the cavity within the housing, which may inhibit the actuator from rotating in a first direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2020Publication date: May 27, 2021Applicant: Amphenol FCI Asia Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Motomu Kajiura, Yasutoshi Kameda
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Publication number: 20210050683Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing, first and second sets of terminals and a spacer. The housing has a first sidewall, a second sidewall spaced apart from the first sidewall and a cavity between the first and second sidewalls. The first set of terminals is disposed in the cavity adjacent to the first sidewall. The second set of terminals is disposed in the cavity adjacent to the second sidewall. The spacer is disposed in the cavity between the first and second sets of terminals.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2020Publication date: February 18, 2021Applicants: Amphenol FCI Asia Pte. Ltd., Amphenol FCI Connectors Singapore Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Naotaka Sasame, Motomu Kajiura, Masahiko Motoyama
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Publication number: 20210006012Abstract: A low profile wire to board connector with features that enable a height of 1 mm or less, yet sufficient robustness to preclude unintentional separation of mated connectors. A board connector, with a mounting interface configured for surface mount soldering to a PCB, may include a recess for receiving a complementary connector terminating multiple wires. The board connector may have blade-shaped terminals, which may be soldered to the PCB at two ends, with an intermediate portion engaging a portion of the board connector housing, so as to secure the housing to the PCB. The complementary connector may be inserted at an acute angle with the mounting interface, engaging a front portion of the mating connector to a front portion of the board connector. The rear of the complementary connector may then be rotated into the recess and secured near the rear.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2020Publication date: January 7, 2021Applicant: Amphenol FCI Asia Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Motomu Kajiura, Yasutoshi Kameda
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Patent number: 10840622Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing, first and second sets of terminals and a spacer. The housing has a first sidewall, a second sidewall spaced apart from the first sidewall and a cavity between the first and second sidewalls. The first set of terminals is disposed in the cavity adjacent to the first sidewall. The second set of terminals is disposed in the cavity adjacent to the second sidewall. The spacer is disposed in the cavity between the first and second sets of terminals.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2020Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignees: Amphenol FCI Asia Pte. Ltd., Amphenol FCI Connectors Singapore Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Naotaka Sasame, Motomu Kajiura, Masahiko Motoyama
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Publication number: 20200153134Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing, first and second sets of terminals and a spacer. The housing has a first sidewall, a second sidewall spaced apart from the first sidewall and a cavity between the first and second sidewalls. The first set of terminals is disposed in the cavity adjacent to the first sidewall. The second set of terminals is disposed in the cavity adjacent to the second sidewall. The spacer is disposed in the cavity between the first and second sets of terminals.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2020Publication date: May 14, 2020Applicants: Amphenol FCI Asia Pte. Ltd., Amphenol FCI Connectors Singapore Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Naotaka Sasame, Motomu Kajiura, Masahiko Motoyama
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Patent number: 10541482Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing, first and second sets of terminals and a spacer. The housing has a first sidewall, a second sidewall spaced apart from the first sidewall and a cavity between the first and second sidewalls. The first set of terminals is disposed in the cavity adjacent to the first sidewall. The second set of terminals is disposed in the cavity adjacent to the second sidewall. The spacer is disposed in the cavity between the first and second sets of terminals.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2016Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignees: Amphenol FCI Asia Pte. Ltd., Amphenol FCI Connectors Singapore Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Naotaka Sasame, Motomu Kajiura, Masahiko Motoyama
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Publication number: 20180198220Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing, first and second sets of terminals and a spacer. The housing has a first sidewall, a second sidewall spaced apart from the first sidewall and a cavity between the first and second sidewalls. The first set of terminals is disposed in the cavity adjacent to the first sidewall. The second set of terminals is disposed in the cavity adjacent to the second sidewall. The spacer is disposed in the cavity between the first and second sets of terminals.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2016Publication date: July 12, 2018Applicants: Amphenol FCI Asia Pte Ltd, Amphenol FCI Connectors Singapore Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Naotaka Sasame, Motomu Kajiura, Masahiko Motoyama
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Patent number: 9640884Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing, contact elements and locking members attached to the housing. The housing has a front end, a back end, a top side, a bottom side and a cavity between the top side and the bottom side. The cavity is to partially receive a circuit board therein. Each contact element is insertable into the housing along a direction from the bottom side towards the top side. Each locking member is insertable into the housing along a direction from the bottom side towards the top side. The upper and lower contact arms and the lock arm are resiliently deflectable away from the cavity to allow insertion of the circuit board into the cavity, and spring back when the circuit board is inserted into the cavity to make electrical connection to the circuit board and to lock the circuit board in the housing.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2014Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: FCI Asia Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Naotaka Sasame, Takahisa Ishishita, Motomu Kajiura
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Patent number: 9466903Abstract: A high speed flexible printed circuit (FPC) connector includes a housing with ground and signal contact terminal pairs arranged in the housing in a staggered manner along a lateral direction. The housing has a cavity for receiving an FPC board therein. Each ground contact terminal has an upper arm positioned adjacent to a top wall of the cavity and a lower arm positioned adjacent to a bottom wall of the cavity. Each signal contact terminal has only a lower arm positioned adjacent to the bottom wall of the cavity. Signal contact terminals with the only lower arm provide the connector with better signal integrity. An actuator is coupled to the housing for fixing the FPC board in the cavity to establish electrical connections. The actuator has recesses corresponding to the positions of the signal pairs to provide a dielectric constant different from that of the other parts of the actuator.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2015Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignee: FCI ASIA PTE. LTD.Inventors: Motomu Kajiura, Naotaka Sasame, Masashiko Motoyama
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Publication number: 20160079692Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing, contact elements and locking members attached to the housing. The housing has a front end, a back end, a top side, a bottom side and a cavity between the top side and the bottom side. The cavity is to partially receive a circuit board therein. Each contact element is insertable into the housing along a direction from the bottom side towards the top side. Each locking member is insertable into the housing along a direction from the bottom side towards the top side. The upper and lower contact arms and the lock arm are resiliently deflectable away from the cavity to allow insertion of the circuit board into the cavity, and spring back when the circuit board is inserted into the cavity to make electrical connection to the circuit board and to lock the circuit board in the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2014Publication date: March 17, 2016Inventors: Naotaka SASAME, Takahisa ISHISHITA, Motomu KAJIURA
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Publication number: 20150372406Abstract: A high speed flexible printed circuit (FPC) connector includes a housing with ground and signal contact terminal pairs arranged in the housing in a staggered manner along a lateral direction. The housing has a cavity for receiving an FPC board therein. Each ground contact terminal has an upper arm positioned adjacent to a top wall of the cavity and a lower arm positioned adjacent to a bottom wall of the cavity. Each signal contact terminal has only a lower arm positioned adjacent to the bottom wall of the cavity. Signal contact terminals with the only lower arm provide the connector with better signal integrity. An actuator is coupled to the housing for fixing the FPC board in the cavity to establish electrical connections. The actuator has recesses corresponding to the positions of the signal pairs to provide a dielectric constant different from that of the other parts of the actuator.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2015Publication date: December 24, 2015Inventors: Motomu KAJIURA, Naotaka SASAME, Masashiko MOTOYAMA
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Patent number: 9153888Abstract: A high speed flexible printed circuit (FPC) connector includes a housing with ground and signal contact terminal pairs arranged in the housing in a staggered manner along a lateral direction. The housing has a cavity for receiving an FPC board therein. Each ground contact terminal has an upper arm positioned adjacent to a top wall of the cavity and a lower arm positioned adjacent to a bottom wall of the cavity. Each signal contact terminal has only a lower arm positioned adjacent to the bottom wall of the cavity. Signal contact terminals with the only lower arm provide the connector with better signal integrity. An actuator is coupled to the housing for fixing the FPC board in the cavity to establish electrical connections. The actuator has recesses corresponding to the positions of the signal pairs to provide a dielectric constant different from that of the other parts of the actuator.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2011Date of Patent: October 6, 2015Assignee: FCIInventors: Motomu Kajiura, Naotaka Sasame, Masashiko Motoyama
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Publication number: 20150171536Abstract: An electrical connector for connecting to a flexible/flat circuit board includes a housing having a cavity, contacts disposed in the cavity of the housing, and a metal shield mounted to the housing. Locking members are attached to the housing and having resilient locking projections disposed in the cavity. When a flexible/flat circuit is inserted into the cavity, openings/notches formed on the flexible/flat circuit are engaged with the locking projections such that the flexible/flat circuit is secured to the housing. The shield is rotatable relative to the housing and engaging to the locking members. When at an open position, the shield presses against the locking members to deflect and push the locking projections away from the cavity such that the flexible/flat circuit is disengaged from the locking projections and can be detached from the connector.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2013Publication date: June 18, 2015Inventors: Yasutoshi Kameda, Motomu Kajiura, Masashiko Motoyama
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Patent number: 8702443Abstract: In accordance with one embodiment, an electrical connector includes a connector housing, and at least one electrical terminal supported by the connector housing. The electrical terminal defines a mating portion and a mounting portion, the mounting portion carrying a pair of crimp members having crimp teeth configured to pierce through a flex cable when crimped so as to mount the flex cable to the mounting portion of the electrical terminal.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2012Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignees: FCI Americas Technology LLC, FCIInventors: Motomu Kajiura, Yasutoshi Kameda, Jeffery Garvais
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Patent number: D693772Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2012Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignees: FCI, FCI Americas Technology LLCInventors: Motomu Kajiura, Yasutoshi Kameda, Jeffery Garvais