Patents by Inventor Nobuki UKITA

Nobuki UKITA 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: 9859653
    Abstract: A card holding member is able to hold a card 101 with terminal members and able to be inserted into a card connector. Here, the card holding member includes a frame portion 161 facing a side surface 112 of the card 101, and a movable lock portion provided on the frame portion 161 which is able to engage and disengage a lock portion of the card connector. The movable lock portion is disengaged from the lock portion by an auxiliary portion which activates the ejection mechanism for ejecting the card holding member from the card connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: Nobumasa Motohashi, Akihiro Shimotsu, Nobuki Ukita
  • Patent number: 9761971
    Abstract: A card holding member includes: a front frame portion and a rear frame portion extending in the transverse direction, and side frame portions connecting both ends of the front frame portion and both ends of the rear frame portion, the side surfaces of a card including terminal members arranged on a terminal accommodating surface being surrounded thereby; and a metal portion and a resin portion, at least a portion of the metal portion being exposed at the front end of the front frame portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: Nobumasa Motohashi, Akihiro Shimotsu, Nobuki Ukita, Yudai Morinaga, Toshitaka Kusuhara
  • Patent number: 9680243
    Abstract: A card holding member is provided which is able to hold a card having terminal members and is able to be inserted into a card connector. The card holding member includes a card holding frame portion facing the side surfaces of the card, and a first portion including a first connecting portion. The card holding member further includes a main body portion, and a second portion including a second connecting portion connected to the first connecting portion. The card holding member further includes a first elastic member mounted on the outer periphery of the main body portion. The card holding member further includes a second elastic member mounted between the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: Akihiro Shimotsu, Nobuki Ukita, Nobumasa Motohashi, Kenichi Kadono
  • Patent number: 9544000
    Abstract: The card connector includes a socket for inserting a tray, the socket having an ejector for ejecting the inserted tray in response to a pushing operation performed using a pin inserted into a through-hole in the tray, and a lock portion extending from the proximal portion of the socket in an oblique direction vertically with respect to the insertion direction of the tray and engaging an engaged portion of the tray on the proximal side of the ejector, the lock portion being disengaged from the engaged portion of the tray by the leveling action of the pin inserted into the through-hole, and the ejector being pushed in by the pin having leveled the lock portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: Toshihisa Hirata, Nobuki Ukita
  • Publication number: 20160164226
    Abstract: The card connector includes a socket for inserting a tray, the socket having an ejector for ejecting the inserted tray in response to a pushing operation performed using a pin inserted into a through-hole in the tray, and a lock portion extending from the proximal portion of the socket in an oblique direction vertically with respect to the insertion direction of the tray and engaging an engaged portion of the tray on the proximal side of the ejector, the lock portion being disengaged from the engaged portion of the tray by the leveling action of the pin inserted into the through-hole, and the ejector being pushed in by the pin having leveled the lock portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Applicant: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: Toshihisa HIRATA, Nobuki UKITA
  • Publication number: 20160111802
    Abstract: A card holding member is provided which is able to hold a card having terminal members and is able to be inserted into a card connector. The card holding member includes a card holding frame portion facing the side surfaces of the card, and a first portion including a first connecting portion. The card holding member further includes a main body portion, and a second portion including a second connecting portion connected to the first connecting portion. The card holding member further includes a first elastic member mounted on the outer periphery of the main body portion. The card holding member further includes a second elastic member mounted between the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Applicant: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: Akihiro SHIMOTSU, Nobuki UKITA, Nobumasa MOTOHASHI, Kenichi KADONO
  • Publication number: 20160036143
    Abstract: A card holding member is able to hold a card 101 with terminal members and able to be inserted into a card connector. Here, the card holding member includes a frame portion 161 facing a side surface 112 of the card 101, and a movable lock portion provided on the frame portion 161 which is able to engage and disengage a lock portion of the card connector. The movable lock portion is disengaged from the lock portion by an auxiliary portion which activates the ejection mechanism for ejecting the card holding member from the card connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Applicant: Molex Incorporated
    Inventors: Nobumasa MOTOHASHI, Akihiro SHIMOTSU, Nobuki UKITA
  • Publication number: 20160028172
    Abstract: A card holding member includes: a front frame portion and a rear frame portion extending in the transverse direction, and side frame portions connecting both ends of the front frame portion and both ends of the rear frame portion, the side surfaces 112 of a card 101 including terminal members arranged on a terminal accommodating surface being surrounded thereby; and a metal portion and a resin portion, at least a portion of the metal portion being exposed at the front end of the front frame portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Applicant: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: Nobumasa Motohashi, Akihiro SHIMOTSU, Nobuki UKITA, Yudai MORINAGA, Toshitaka KUSUHARA