Patents by Inventor Satoshi KAKUDA

Satoshi KAKUDA 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).

  • Connection terminal and connector
    Patent number: 11862890
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a connection terminal and a connector capable of suppressing an increase in manufacturing cost. A vehicle-side terminal 50 includes a terminal connecting portion 51 to be electrically connected to a charger-side terminal, a wire connecting portion 55 to be electrically connected to a wire, and an intermediate portion 56 provided between the terminal connecting portion 51 and the wire connecting portion 55. The terminal connecting portion 51 has a hollow cylindrical shape. The terminal connecting portion 51 includes a first slit 52X, 53X extending over an entire length in an axial direction of the terminal connecting portion 51. The intermediate portion 56 has a rectangular tube shape. The intermediate portion 56 includes a second slit 56X extending over an entire length in an axial direction of the intermediate portion 56.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Kakuda, Takuya Utsunomiya
  • CONNECTION TERMINAL AND CONNECTOR
    Publication number: 20220255258
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a connection terminal and a connector capable of suppressing an increase in manufacturing cost. A vehicle-side terminal 50 includes a terminal connecting portion 51 to be electrically connected to a charger-side terminal, a wire connecting portion 55 to be electrically connected to a wire, and an intermediate portion 56 provided between the terminal connecting portion 51 and the wire connecting portion 55. The terminal connecting portion 51 has a hollow cylindrical shape. The terminal connecting portion 51 includes a first slit 52X, 53X extending over an entire length in an axial direction of the terminal connecting portion 51. The intermediate portion 56 has a rectangular tube shape. The intermediate portion 56 includes a second slit 56X extending over an entire length in an axial direction of the intermediate portion 56.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Satoshi KAKUDA, Takuya UTSUNOMIYA