Patents by Inventor Nobuyuki Nakajima
Nobuyuki Nakajima 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: 20240072471Abstract: A connector (10), into and from which a connection object (70) is insertable and removable, includes an insulator (20) including an insertion portion (23) in which a connection object (70) can be inserted and a first contact (30) mounted on the insulator (20). The first contact (30) includes a contact piece (34) and a resiliently deformable resilient portion (33). The contact piece (34) includes a contact portion (35) configured to be connected to a signal line (73) of the connection object (70) in a fully inserted state where the connection object (70) is fully inserted in the insertion portion (23) and a removing portion (36) located closer to an insertion opening (23a) of the insertion portion (23) than the contact portion (35). The removing portion (36) is configured to be connected to the signal line (73) in a partially inserted state where the connection object (70) is partially inserted in the insertion portion (23).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2022Publication date: February 29, 2024Inventors: Yousuke MANBA, Yoshiharu FUJII, Nobuyuki NAKAJIMA
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Patent number: 11888249Abstract: A connector (10) comprises: an insulator having an insertion groove into and from which a connection object (60) is insertable and removable; an actuator configured to rotate between an unlock position in which the connection object (60) is insertable and removable and a lock position in which the actuator presses the connection object (60), with respect to the insulator; and a contact held by the insulator and configured to be in contact with the connection object (60), wherein the contact includes: a first contact portion configured to be in contact with the connection object (60); and a second elastic portion configured to engage with a cam portion formed in the actuator and bias the actuator toward the lock position, the actuator includes: an operation portion configured to be operated toward the unlock position; and a support portion protruding more in a direction opposite to the operation portion than the cam portion, and configured to be in contact with the connection object (60) inserted in the insertType: GrantFiled: April 8, 2019Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventor: Nobuyuki Nakajima
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Patent number: 11735851Abstract: A connector (1) according to the present disclosure includes a holder (10) holding a cable (30) including a conductor (31) and an insulating coat (32) covering the conductor (31), and a socket (20) with which the holder (10) is to be engaged and including a contact (22). The holder (10) includes a base portion (11) holding the cable (30) by being integrally molded with the cable (30) and in which a portion of each of the insulating coat (32) and the conductor (31) of the cable (30) is embedded, and an extension portion (12) covering at least a portion of the conductor (31) and extending from the base portion (11) toward a side of connect with the socket (20). The holder (10) exposes a part of the conductor (31) of the cable (30) in contact with the contact (22) in an engaged state in which the holder (10) and the socket (20) are engaged with each other.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2020Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventors: Nobuyuki Nakajima, Ryoichi Manabe
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Publication number: 20220285869Abstract: A connector (10) according to the present disclosure includes an insulator (20) including an insertion space portion (21), an actuator (50) supported by the insulator (20) rotatably about a rotation axis (C) toward a lock position at which the actuator (50) locks a cable (70), and a biasing member (60) supported by the insulator (20) and including an abutting portion (64) that abuts on the actuator (50), the biasing member (60) applying a force to bias the actuator (50) toward the lock position through the abutting portion (64), wherein the actuator (50) includes an extending portion (55) extending in a direction orthogonal to both an insertion/removal direction in which the cable (70) is inserted into and removed from the insertion space portion (21) and an extending direction of the rotation axis (C), and a hook portion (56) formed at an end of the extending portion (55) and positioned to face the insulator (20) in the orthogonal direction, and the rotation axis (C) is positioned between the hook portion (5Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2020Publication date: September 8, 2022Inventor: Nobuyuki NAKAJIMA
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Publication number: 20220285867Abstract: A connector (10) according to the present disclosure includes an insulator (20) including an insertion space portion (21) into and from which a cable (70) including a to-be-locked portion (74) can be inserted and removed, an actuator (50) including a locking portion (51) and supported by the insulator (20) rotatably about a rotation axis (C) between a lock position at which the to-be-locked portion (74) and the locking portion (51) engage with each other when the cable (70) is in an inserted state and an insertion/removal position at which the cable (70) can be inserted into and removed from the insertion space portion (21), and a biasing member (60) supported by the insulator (20) and including an abutting portion (64) that abuts on the actuator (50), the biasing member (60) applying a force to bias the actuator (50) toward the lock position through the abutting portion (64), wherein the locking portion (51), the abutting portion (64), and the rotation axis (C) are positioned apart from one another in an insType: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2020Publication date: September 8, 2022Inventor: Nobuyuki NAKAJIMA
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Publication number: 20220158374Abstract: A connector (1) according to the present disclosure includes a holder (10) holding a cable (30) including a conductor (31) and an insulating coat (32) covering the conductor (31), and a socket (20) with which the holder (10) is to be engaged and including a contact (22). The holder (10) includes a base portion (11) holding the cable (30) by being integrally molded with the cable (30) and in which a portion of each of the insulating coat (32) and the conductor (31) of the cable (30) is embedded, and an extension portion (12) covering at least a portion of the conductor (31) and extending from the base portion (11) toward a side of connect with the socket (20). The holder (10) exposes a part of the conductor (31) of the cable (30) in contact with the contact (22) in an engaged state in which the holder (10) and the socket (20) are engaged with each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2020Publication date: May 19, 2022Inventors: Nobuyuki NAKAJIMA, Ryoichi MANABE
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Publication number: 20210351532Abstract: A connector (10) comprises: an insulator having an insertion groove into and from which a connection object (60) is insertable and removable; an actuator configured to rotate between an unlock position in which the connection object (60) is insertable and removable and a lock position in which the actuator presses the connection object (60), with respect to the insulator; and a contact held by the insulator and configured to be in contact with the connection object (60), wherein the contact includes: a first contact portion configured to be in contact with the connection object (60); and a second elastic portion configured to engage with a cam portion formed in the actuator and bias the actuator toward the lock position, the actuator includes: an operation portion configured to be operated toward the unlock position; and a support portion protruding more in a direction opposite to the operation portion than the cam portion, and configured to be in contact with the connection object (60) inserted in the insertType: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2019Publication date: November 11, 2021Applicant: Kyocera CorporationInventor: Nobuyuki NAKAJIMA
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Patent number: 10622763Abstract: Provided is a connector having reduced height and area that facilitates the retention and removal of a connection object while preventing damages to itself during operation. According to the present disclosure, a connector (10) includes an insulator (20) having an accommodation section (22) for allowing insertion of a connection object (an FPC 60), an actuator (40) attached to the insulator (20), and a locking member (50) that supports the connection object (the FPC 60) accommodated in the accommodation section (22) in an insertion-removal direction. When the actuator (40) is pushed in along a direction substantially orthogonal to the insertion-removal direction, the locking member (50) is elastically deformed and releases the connection object (the FPC 60).Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2017Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Nobuyuki Nakajima, Yuusuke Shiroyama, Fumihito Ikegami
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Patent number: 10566721Abstract: A cable connector includes: a contact (45A, 45B) supported by an insulator (20) having a cable insertion groove (21); a lock member (65) rotatable about a rotation shaft (74), between a lock position where a lock portion (68) of the lock member faces a locked portion (98) of a sheet-like cable (93) inserted in the insulator and an unlock position where the lock portion does not face the locked portion; and a bias portion (80) for biasing the lock member to the lock position, wherein an inner surface of the cable insertion groove includes a reference surface (21a) which is an end surface in a movement direction of the lock portion from the lock position to the unlock position, and a rotation center G of the rotation shaft is located on a side opposite to the movement direction, with respect to the reference surface.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2015Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignee: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Nobuyuki Nakajima, Yoshiharu Fujii, Naoki Kitagawa
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Publication number: 20190296488Abstract: Provided is a connector having reduced height and area that facilitates the retention and removal of a connection object while preventing damages to itself during operation. According to the present disclosure, a connector (10) includes an insulator (20) having an accommodation section (22) for allowing insertion of a connection object (an FPC 60), an actuator (40) attached to the insulator (20), and a locking member (50) that supports the connection object (the FPC 60) accommodated in the accommodation section (22) in an insertion-removal direction. When the actuator (40) is pushed in along a direction substantially orthogonal to the insertion-removal direction, the locking member (50) is elastically deformed and releases the connection object (the FPC 60).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2017Publication date: September 26, 2019Applicant: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Nobuyuki NAKAJIMA, Yuusuke SHIROYAMA, Fumihito IKEGAMI
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Publication number: 20190044263Abstract: Provided is a connector capable of, when a closing operation of an actuator is mechanized, sufficiently applying rotational moment in a closing direction and preventing damage to the actuator. A connector (10) includes an insulator (30) into which a flat connection object is inserted, a contact group (40) that is supported by the insulator (30) and electrically connected to the connection object (20) inserted into the insulator (30), and an actuator (50) that is supported by the insulator (30) in an openable and closable manner, and also in a rotatable manner, and includes a connection object facing surface (52f) facing the flat connection object (20) in a closed state. The actuator (50) includes, on a surface opposite to the connection object facing surface (52f), a closing slope (52b) which reduces a distance to the connection object facing surface (52) as a distance from a rotation center of the actuator (50) increases.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2017Publication date: February 7, 2019Applicant: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Yosuke MANBA, Nobuyuki NAKAJIMA
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Patent number: 9924777Abstract: The liquid substance advancing container is constructed such that the piston is formed of a sealing part in a front part of the piston that comes in sliding contact with an inner wall of a reservoir of the barrel body and a bar member in the rear part of the piston that has a threaded section on the inner or outer periphery, is movable in a axial direction and is restrained form moving with respect to the rotational direction, a front bar-like part extended forward from the handle is formed with a threaded section that is directly or indirectly screw-fitted to the threaded section of the bar member in the rear part of the piston, and, as the handle is rotated relative to the barrel body, the piston advances and then after full advance of the piston the front bar-like part can extend and retract by multiple stages.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2014Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignee: MITSUBISHI PENCIL COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Mitsuru Endou, Atsushi Nakashima, Nobuyuki Nakajima, Yuusuke Kyogoku, Tetsuaki Akaishi, Hiroshi Satou, Yukako Shinmura, Hisami Tamano
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Patent number: 9872550Abstract: To provide an applicator with an application body that is nonabsorbent and can uniformly spread and apply an application liquid over the surface to be applied on without scraping the applied liquid during application. The application body includes a membranous part that is easily deformable in applying liquid, and a cavity part enclosed by the membranous part, and constructed such that when the applying surface of the membranous part comes into contact with the surface to be applied on, the contact surface of the membranous part fits closely following the surface to be applied on by the pressure of the membranous part acting onto the contact surface of the surface to be applied on.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2015Date of Patent: January 23, 2018Assignee: Mitsubishi Pencil Company, LimitedInventors: Nobuyuki Nakajima, Shigeki Ooba, Tomoko Hasegawa, Yuuya Nagasaka, Keiichiro Takachiyo
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Publication number: 20170331211Abstract: A cable connector includes: a contact (45A, 45B) supported by an insulator (20) having a cable insertion groove (21); a lock member (65) rotatable about a rotation shaft (74), between a lock position where a lock portion (68) of the lock member faces a locked portion (98) of a sheet-like cable (93) inserted in the insulator and an unlock position where the lock portion does not face the locked portion; and a bias portion (80) for biasing the lock member to the lock position, wherein an inner surface of the cable insertion groove includes a reference surface (21a) which is an end surface in a movement direction of the lock portion from the lock position to the unlock position, and a rotation center G of the rotation shaft is located on a side opposite to the movement direction, with respect to the reference surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2015Publication date: November 16, 2017Applicant: KYOCERA Connector Products CorporationInventors: Nobuyuki NAKAJIMA, Yoshiharu FUJII, Naoki KITAGAWA
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Patent number: 9339452Abstract: A high internal water phase water-in-oil emulsified cosmetic in which, in a system formed of an oil phase including silicone elastomer, polydimethylsiloxane and polyether modified silicone and a water phase including water in an amount of 60% or greater by mass. The water phase, at least, including one nonionic surfactant having an HLB value of 14 or greater, selected from a group consisting of polyoxyalkylene alkyl ethers, polyglycerin fatty acid esters, polyoxyalkylene glycerin fatty acid esters and polyalkyleneglycol fatty acid esters, in an amount of 0.03 to 0.6% by mass, is blended with pigments including an organic pigment, in an amount of 0.05 to 8% by mass. The viscosity at the shear rate of 3.83 sec?1 at 25° C. is 1 to 100 Pa·sec, as well as an applicator with an applying part having a surface roughness Ra of 3 to 300 ?m to store the cosmetic.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2013Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: MITSUBISHI PENCIL COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Satoshi Sakuma, Nobuyuki Nakajima, Susumu Suzuki, Hiroaki Koyama, Yuusuke Kyogoku, Yukako Shinmura
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Publication number: 20160095415Abstract: To provide an applicator with an application body that is nonabsorbent and can uniformly spread and apply an application liquid over the surface to be applied on without scraping the applied liquid during application. The application body includes a membranous part that is easily deformable in applying liquid, and a cavity part enclosed by the membranous part, and constructed such that when the applying surface of the membranous part comes into contact with the surface to be applied on, the contact surface of the membranous part fits closely following the surface to be applied on by the pressure of the membranous part acting onto the contact surface of the surface to be applied on.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2015Publication date: April 7, 2016Inventors: Nobuyuki NAKAJIMA, Shigeki OOBA, Tomoko HASEGAWA, Yuuya NAGASAKA, Keiichiro TAKACHIYO
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Publication number: 20160007715Abstract: The liquid substance advancing container is constructed such that the piston is formed of a sealing part in a front part of the piston that comes in sliding contact with an inner wall of a reservoir of the barrel body and a bar member in the rear part of the piston that has a threaded section on the inner or outer periphery, is movable in a axial direction and is restrained form moving with respect to the rotational direction, a front bar-like part extended forward from the handle is formed with a threaded section that is directly or indirectly screw-fitted to the threaded section of the bar member in the rear part of the piston, and, as the handle is rotated relative to the barrel body, the piston advances and then after full advance of the piston the front bar-like part can extend and retract by multiple stages.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2014Publication date: January 14, 2016Applicant: MITSUBISHI PENCIL COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Mitsuru ENDOU, Atsushi NAKASHIMA, Nobuyuki NAKAJIMA, Yuusuke KYOGOKU, Tetsuaki AKAISHI, Hiroshi SATOU, Yukako SHINMURA, Hisami TAMANO
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Patent number: D1012035Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2022Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventors: Ryoichi Manabe, Nobuyuki Nakajima
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Patent number: D1019571Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2022Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventors: Ryoichi Manabe, Nobuyuki Nakajima
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Patent number: D1022917Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2022Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventors: Ryoichi Manabe, Nobuyuki Nakajima