Patents by Inventor Nobumasa Motohashi
Nobumasa Motohashi 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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Publication number: 20240128994Abstract: An electronic device that suppresses the number of signal wires and suppresses attenuation of signal in a transmission path is provided. The electronic device includes an antenna provided on a first circuit board, an antenna provided on a second circuit board, and a dielectric waveguide provided between the antenna and the antenna. In addition, the first circuit board includes a serializer and an RF circuit that modulates the serial signal output from the serializer and outputs the signal to the antenna. The second circuit board includes an RF circuit that demodulates an RF signal input from the antenna and a deserializer that converts the serial signal output from the RF circuit to a parallel signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2021Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventors: Nobumasa Motohashi, Akihiro Shimotsu, Shuji Somekawa, Hiroyuki Yajima
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Patent number: 10637191Abstract: A connector includes a housing, a terminal installed in the housing, and a latch member. The housing has a top plate part including a spring part that has a cantilever form and is formed by cutting off a part of the top plate part. The latch member includes a main body part, an engagement part connected to a front end of the main body part, and an operation part that is connected to a back end of the main body part and is capable of coming into contact with a free end portion of the spring part, and the latch member is attached to the top plate part to be capable of swinging.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2018Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: Molex, LLCInventors: Rie Nagase, Nobumasa Motohashi, Manabu Yamanaka
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Patent number: 10594069Abstract: A connector includes a lock member attached to a housing and configured to lock a terminal inside the housing. The lock member includes: a substantially plate-shaped base portion located in an outside of the housing; a first attachment portion provided in the base portion and configured to attach the lock member to the housing; and a locking portion configured to lock the terminal so that the terminal is held inside the housing. The base portion includes a first extension portion formed to extend, from the first attachment portion, in a longitudinal direction of the housing. The first extension portion includes a second attachment portion formed to attach the lock member to the housing.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2018Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Molex, LLCInventors: Takeshi Kon, Nobumasa Motohashi, Manabu Yamanaka, Ryotaro Takeuchi
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Patent number: 10439339Abstract: A shield terminal includes a contact part surrounding a center terminal and a dielectric body and configured to come into contact with a terminal of a target connector, a connecting part surrounding a shield wire and connected to the shield wire, and a catching-target part surrounding a coaxial cable. The contact part, the connecting part, and the catching-target part are bent and formed integrally into a cylindrical shape to surround a center line of the coaxial cable. A housing includes, inside an insertion hole, a catching face configured to come into contact with a part of a front edge of the catching-target part to restrict the shield terminal from moving forward.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2018Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: Molex, LLCInventors: Nobumasa Motohashi, Takeshi Kon, Manabu Yamanaka, Ryotaro Takeuchi
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Publication number: 20190157804Abstract: A connector includes a housing, a terminal installed in the housing, and a latch member. The housing has a top plate part including a spring part that has a cantilever form and is formed by cutting off a part of the top plate part. The latch member includes a main body part, an engagement part connected to a front end of the main body part, and an operation part that is connected to a back end of the main body part and is capable of coming into contact with a free end portion of the spring part, and the latch member is attached to the top plate part to be capable of swinging.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2018Publication date: May 23, 2019Applicant: Molex, LLCInventors: Rie NAGASE, Nobumasa MOTOHASHI, Manabu YAMANAKA
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Patent number: 10236628Abstract: A connector is provided which includes a housing, a terminal installed in the housing, and a shell covering at least a portion of the housing. A top plate part of the shell includes a cantilevered latch member, which is a plate spring shaped single latch member formed by cutting and raising the central part in the width direction of the top plate part. The latch member includes a pair of latch claws formed by folding both the right and left ends of the latch member.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2017Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: Molex, LLCInventor: Nobumasa Motohashi
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Publication number: 20190067864Abstract: A connector includes a lock member attached to a housing and configured to lock a terminal inside the housing. The lock member includes: a substantially plate-shaped base portion located in an outside of the housing; a first attachment portion provided in the base portion and configured to attach the lock member to the housing; and a locking portion configured to lock the terminal so that the terminal is held inside the housing. The base portion includes a first extension portion formed to extend, from the first attachment portion, in a longitudinal direction of the housing. The first extension portion includes a second attachment portion formed to attach the lock member to the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2018Publication date: February 28, 2019Applicant: Molex, LLCInventors: Takeshi KON, Nobumasa MOTOHASHI, Manabu YAMANAKA, Ryotaro TAKEUCHI
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Patent number: 10164367Abstract: Coupling between terminals can be properly arranged and the effect of crosstalk and noise can be surely and significantly reduced.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2018Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: Molex, LLCInventor: Nobumasa Motohashi
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Publication number: 20180366887Abstract: A shield terminal includes a contact part surrounding a center terminal and a dielectric body and configured to come into contact with a terminal of a target connector, a connecting part surrounding a shield wire and connected to the shield wire, and a catching-target part surrounding a coaxial cable. The contact part, the connecting part, and the catching-target part are bent and formed integrally into a cylindrical shape to surround a center line of the coaxial cable. A housing includes, inside an insertion hole, a catching face configured to come into contact with a part of a front edge of the catching-target part to restrict the shield terminal from moving forward.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2018Publication date: December 20, 2018Applicant: Molex, LLCInventors: Nobumasa MOTOHASHI, Takeshi KON, Manabu YAMANAKA, Ryotaro TAKEUCHI
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Publication number: 20180287285Abstract: Coupling between terminals can be properly arranged and the effect of crosstalk and noise can be surely and significantly reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2018Publication date: October 4, 2018Applicant: Molex, LLCInventor: Nobumasa Motohashi
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Publication number: 20180212360Abstract: A connector is provided which includes a housing, a terminal installed in the housing, and a shell covering at least a portion of the housing. A top plate part of the shell includes a cantilevered latch member, which is a plate spring shaped single latch member formed by cutting and raising the central part in the width direction of the top plate part. The latch member includes a pair of latch claws formed by folding both the right and left ends of the latch member.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2017Publication date: July 26, 2018Applicant: Molex, LLCInventor: Nobumasa Motohashi
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Patent number: 9960536Abstract: A card holding member is provided for holding a card with terminal members and insertion into a card connector. The holding member comprises a frame portion containing a front frame portion in front of the holding member in the insertion direction and side frame portions connected on both ends to the front frame. The frame portion includes a metal portion composed of a metal panel. The front end surface of a front metal frame of the metal portion is exposed on the front end surface of the front frame. The front metal frame includes a subsiding portion. The front surface of the subsiding portion is flush with the front end surface of the front metal frame and includes a section displaced from the front end surface in the thickness direction of the front frame.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2017Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: Molex, LLCInventors: Nobumasa Motohashi, Akihiro Shimotsu
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Patent number: 9954328Abstract: A card holding member able to be inserted into a card connector via an insertion slot in an outer member and able to hold a card equipped with terminal members, the card holding member comprising a card accommodating portion able to accommodate the card, a connecting base portion connected to the card accommodating portion, a movable sleeve mounted on the connecting base portion slidably in the insertion and ejection directions of the card holding member, a first sealing member forming a seal between the connecting base portion and the movable sleeve, and a second sealing member forming a seal between the insertion slot and the movable sleeve. The use of the two sealing members helps to absorb displacement of the card holding member in case of misalignment between the card connector and the insertion slot.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2016Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: Molex, LLCInventors: Nobumasa Motohashi, Akihiro Shimotsu
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Patent number: 9875432Abstract: A card holding member is able to be inserted into a card connector via a sealing portion of an outer member and able to hold a card. The holding member includes a card holding frame portion, a connecting base portion, and a movable connecting portion. The frame portion opposing side surfaces of the card. The base portion integrally connects to the frame portion. The movable portion mounts on the base portion in the insertion/ejection direction of the holding member. The base portion includes a first sealed portion which engages a first sealing portion of the sealing portion and formed on the outer peripheral surface of the base portion. The movable portion includes a pressure receiving portion which engages a pressure imparting portion of the sealing portion. The movable portion is biased towards the insertion direction and positioned relative to the outer member when the receiving portion engages the imparting portion.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2016Date of Patent: January 23, 2018Assignee: Molex, LLCInventors: Nobumasa Motohashi, Akihiro Shimotsu
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Patent number: 9859653Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 23, 2015Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: Molex, LLCInventors: Nobumasa Motohashi, Akihiro Shimotsu, Nobuki Ukita
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Patent number: 9761971Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 2, 2015Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: Molex, LLCInventors: Nobumasa Motohashi, Akihiro Shimotsu, Nobuki Ukita, Yudai Morinaga, Toshitaka Kusuhara
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Publication number: 20170214178Abstract: A card holding member is provided for holding a card with terminal members and insertion into a card connector. The holding member comprises a frame portion containing a front frame portion in front of the holding member in the insertion direction and side frame portions connected on both ends to the front frame. The frame portion includes a metal portion composed of a metal panel. The front end surface of a front metal frame of the metal portion is exposed on the front end surface of the front frame. The front metal frame includes a subsiding portion. The front surface of the subsiding portion is flush with the front end surface of the front metal frame and includes a section displaced from the front end surface in the thickness direction of the front frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2017Publication date: July 27, 2017Applicant: Molex, LLCInventors: Nobumasa MOTOHASHI, Akihiro Shimotsu
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Publication number: 20170179659Abstract: A card holding member able to be inserted into a card connector via an insertion slot in an outer member and able to hold a card equipped with terminal members, the card holding member comprising a card accommodating portion able to accommodate the card, a connecting base portion connected to the card accommodating portion, a movable sleeve mounted on the connecting base portion slidably in the insertion and ejection directions of the card holding member, a first sealing member forming a seal between the connecting base portion and the movable sleeve, and a second sealing member forming a seal between the insertion slot and the movable sleeve.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2016Publication date: June 22, 2017Applicant: Molex, LLCInventors: Nobumasa Motohashi, Akihiro Shimotsu
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Patent number: 9680243Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 19, 2015Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignee: Molex, LLCInventors: Akihiro Shimotsu, Nobuki Ukita, Nobumasa Motohashi, Kenichi Kadono
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Patent number: 9652639Abstract: A card holding member is provided for holding a card with terminal members and insertion into a card connector. The holding member comprises a frame portion containing a front frame portion in front of the holding member in the insertion direction and side frame portions connected on both ends to the front frame. The frame portion includes a metal portion composed of a metal panel and a resin portion covering at least some of the periphery of the metal portion. The front end surface of a front metal frame of the metal portion is exposed on the front end surface of the front frame. The front metal frame includes a subsiding portion. The front surface of the subsiding portion is flush with the front end surface of the front metal frame and includes a section displaced from the front end surface in the thickness direction of the front frame.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2016Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: Molex, LLCInventors: Nobumasa Motohashi, Akihiro Shimotsu