Patents by Inventor Ryohei KITAGAWA

Ryohei KITAGAWA 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: 11843193
    Abstract: Provided is a connector including a housing. The housing has a terminal array wall, an insertion/detachment direction restriction portion provided in an area defined by the terminal array wall and contacts the partner connector to set a maximum depth position of the partner connector upon fitting, and an inclination restriction portion. The inclination restriction portion is, at a position outside the area defined by the terminal array wall, positioned with a predetermined clearance from a corresponding portion of the partner connector at the maximum depth position upon fitting in a connector insertion/detachment direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: HIROSE ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ryohei Kitagawa
  • Patent number: 11631955
    Abstract: Provided is a connector assembly including a first connector including a first terminal on a bottom surface thereof, and a first contact portion being a part of the first terminal and a projection portion on a surface opposite to the bottom surface; and a second connector including a second terminal on a bottom surface thereof, and a second contact portion being a part of the second terminal, the second contact portion being configured to be electrically connected to the first contact portion, and a groove portion configured to receive the projection portion, on a surface opposite to the bottom surface, wherein at least a part of a surface of the projection portion is in intimate contact with a part of a surface of the groove portion, and each of the first and second connectors is an integrally-molded product including an insulating member and a conductive member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: HIROSE ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ryohei Kitagawa
  • Publication number: 20220173536
    Abstract: Provided is a connector including a housing. The housing has a terminal array wall, an insertion/detachment direction restriction portion provided in an area defined by the terminal array wall and contacts the partner connector to set a maximum depth position of the partner connector upon fitting, and an inclination restriction portion. The inclination restriction portion is, at a position outside the area defined by the terminal array wall, positioned with a predetermined clearance from a corresponding portion of the partner connector at the maximum depth position upon fitting in a connector insertion/detachment direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventor: Ryohei KITAGAWA
  • Publication number: 20210391676
    Abstract: Provided is a connector assembly including a first connector including a first terminal on a bottom surface thereof, and a first contact portion being a part of the first terminal and a projection portion on a surface opposite to the bottom surface; and a second connector including a second terminal on a bottom surface thereof, and a second contact portion being a part of the second terminal, the second contact portion being configured to be electrically connected to the first contact portion, and a groove portion configured to receive the projection portion, on a surface opposite to the bottom surface, wherein at least a part of a surface of the projection portion is in intimate contact with a part of a surface of the groove portion, and each of the first and second connectors is an integrally-molded product including an insulating member and a conductive member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventor: Ryohei KITAGAWA
  • Patent number: 10804647
    Abstract: A first connector and a second connector engageably connected to or disengaged from each other along an engagement direction are provided. The first connector includes a first housing and primary and secondary first terminal groups each having multiple first terminals. The second connector includes a second housing and primary and secondary second terminal groups each having multiple second terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: HIROSE ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ryohei Kitagawa
  • Publication number: 20200136306
    Abstract: A first connector and a second connector engageably connected to or disengaged from each other along an engagement direction are provided. The first connector includes a first housing and primary and secondary first terminal groups each having multiple first terminals. The second connector includes a second housing and primary and secondary second terminal groups each having multiple second terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventor: Ryohei KITAGAWA