Patents by Inventor Ryouji Hirabayashi

Ryouji Hirabayashi 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).

  • Electrical connector having a metal shell
    Patent number: 6077118
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, with a plurality of terminals mounted in the housing. A metal shell is disposed about at least a portion of the housing. The shell has a given thickness and opposed ends forming a joint. The opposed ends are overlapped at the joint. Each overlapped end has a reduced thickness less than the given thickness of the metal shell. Preferably, the combined thickness of the overlapped ends is substantially equal to the given thickness of the metal shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2000
    Assignee: Molex Incorporated
    Inventors: Ken Harada, Ryouji Hirabayashi, Naotoshi Ito, Shigetoshi Yamaguchi