Patents by Inventor Norihiro Asaoka

Norihiro Asaoka 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: 7381094
    Abstract: A sliding member is disposed on one wing of the concave portion to advance and retreat in directions parallel to insertion and ejection of a card, and formed a heart-shaped cam groove. The base-end side of the leaf spring is fastened to the sliding member; the other end projects toward the opening of the concave portion. A compressed-coil spring applies a biasing force on the sliding member in a direction of card ejection. One end of the guide rod is coupled to the heart-shaped cam groove; the other end is pivotably supported on the housing. The sliding member has an engaging piece that touches an oblique side formed on a side surface of the card, and the leaf spring has a semi-circular claw that moves in and out of a surface of the card at a substantially square concave portion, thereby resiliently engaging the concave portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: J.S.T. Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Taichiro Miyao, Norihiro Asaoka, Hideyasu Yamada
  • Publication number: 20080050937
    Abstract: A sliding member is disposed on one wing of the concave portion to advance and retreat in directions parallel to insertion and ejection of a card, and formed a heart-shaped cam groove. The base-end side of the leaf spring is fastened to the sliding member; the other end projects toward the opening of the concave portion. A compressed-coil spring applies a biasing force on the sliding member in a direction of card ejection. One end of the guide rod is coupled to the heart-shaped cam groove; the other end is pivotably supported on the housing. The sliding member has an engaging piece that touches an oblique side formed on a side surface of the card, and the leaf spring has a semi-circular claw that moves in and out of a surface of the card at a substantially square concave portion, thereby resiliently engaging the concave portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2007
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Applicant: J. S. T. Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Taichiro Miyao, Norihiro Asaoka, Hideyasu Yamada
  • Patent number: 5230147
    Abstract: Right connector pieces (R) are terminated to the right ends of the cores of said insulated wires and left connector pieces (L) are terminated to the left ends of the core conductors of the insulated wires or the left ends of the insulated wires may remain unterminated. Right connector pieces each having terminals fixed thereto are displaced from an initial position to a terminating position. The right connector pieces are terminated to the right core conductor ends of the insulated wires at the terminating position. The right connector piece terminated to the right core conductor ends of said insulated wires are displaced to the initial position which results in pulling the insulated wires out of a wire supply against a resilient tension which is applied to the insulated wires for withdrawal toward said wire supply. The insulated wires are pushed down at the intermediate position between the initial-position and the terminating position to a predetermined lowest level against the resilient tension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1993
    Assignee: Molex Incorporated
    Inventors: Norihiro Asaoka, Yoshio Ishiwata