Patents by Inventor Sho KITAZAWA
Sho KITAZAWA 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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Patent number: 11962104Abstract: A first connector body includes a recess having a substantially rectangular shape in a planar view filled with a plurality of first connection units arranged in close contact in the longitudinal direction of the first connector body, wherein each first connection unit includes a first terminal and a first shield having a rectangular cylindrical shape with a substantially rectangular cross-section surrounding the periphery of the first terminal and extending in the mating direction.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2020Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Molex, LLCInventors: Satoru Teruki, Sho Kitazawa, Manabu Yamanaka
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Publication number: 20230011865Abstract: PROBLEM Enabling a high degree of freedom of displacement of movable housing, reliably maintaining a mated state, size reduction, simple configuration, a small number of components, simplified manufacturing, low cost, and high reliability. RESOLUTION MEANS The fixed housing includes a long wall portion extending in the longitudinal direction of the connector and a short wall portion extending in the width direction of the connector and connected to the long wall portion. The movable housing includes a long wall portion extending in the longitudinal direction of the connector and a short wall portion extending in the width direction of the connector and connected to the long wall portion. The power supply terminal includes a fixed-side retained portion retained on the short wall portion of the fixed housing, a movable-side retained portion retained on the movable housing, and a bent portion connected to the fixed-side retained portion and the movable-side retained portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2022Publication date: January 12, 2023Applicant: Molex, LLCInventor: Sho KITAZAWA
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Publication number: 20220352677Abstract: The first connector body includes: a recess mating with the second connector body; a first side wall part extending in the longitudinal direction so as to define both sides of the recess; and a projection extending in the longitudinal direction of the recess so as to mate with a recessed groove of the second connector body, the first terminal includes a first contact part contacting the second terminal in a recessed groove between the projection and the first side wall part, the first connector further includes a shield plate which is held in the center in the width direction of the projection so as to extend in the longitudinal direction, the second reinforcing bracket includes a reference potential connection part connected to a reference potential trace; and a tongue part contacting both ends in the longitudinal direction of the shield plate, and the second connector further includes a reference potential terminal which includes a tail part connected to the reference potential trace along with a contact paType: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2022Publication date: November 3, 2022Applicant: Molex, LLCInventors: Satoru Teruki, Sho Kitazawa, Akihiko Okajima, Toshitaka Kusuhara
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Patent number: 11431132Abstract: The first connector body includes: a recess mating with the second connector body; a first side wall part extending in the longitudinal direction so as to define both sides of the recess; and a projection extending in the longitudinal direction of the recess so as to mate with a recessed groove of the second connector body, the first terminal includes a first contact part contacting the second terminal in a recessed groove between the projection and the first side wall part, the first connector further includes a shield plate which is held in the center in the width direction of the projection so as to extend in the longitudinal direction, the second reinforcing bracket includes a reference potential connection part connected to a reference potential trace; and a tongue part contacting both ends in the longitudinal direction of the shield plate, and the second connector further includes a reference potential terminal which includes a tail part connected to the reference potential trace along with a contact paType: GrantFiled: October 5, 2020Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: MOLEX LLCInventors: Satoru Teruki, Sho Kitazawa, Akihiko Okajima, Toshitaka Kusuhara
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Publication number: 20220094088Abstract: A first connector body includes a recess having a substantially rectangular shape in a planar view filled with a plurality of first connection units arranged in close contact in the longitudinal direction of the first connector body, wherein each first connection unit includes a first terminal and a first shield having a rectangular cylindrical shape with a substantially rectangular cross-section surrounding the periphery of the first terminal and extending in the mating direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2020Publication date: March 24, 2022Applicant: Molex, LLCInventors: Satoru TERUKI, Sho KITAZAWA, Manabu YAMANAKA
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Patent number: 11011874Abstract: A mating guide part formed with a mating recess part that has a substantially rectangular shaped in a plan view with a first high frequency connection unit mounted therein is included, the first high frequency connection unit includes a first high frequency terminal and a square tube shaped first high frequency shield with a substantially rectangular cross section extending in the mating direction enclosing around the first high frequency terminal, the second connector includes a counterpart mating guide part that has a substantially rectangular shape in a plan view with a second high frequency connection unit mounted therein, and the second high frequency connection unit includes a second high frequency terminal and a square tube shaped second high frequency shield with a substantially rectangular cross section that extends in the mating direction enclosing around the second high frequency terminal.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2020Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: Molex, LLCInventor: Sho Kitazawa
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Publication number: 20210057852Abstract: The first connector body includes: a recess mating with the second connector body; a first side wall part extending in the longitudinal direction so as to define both sides of the recess; and a projection extending in the longitudinal direction of the recess so as to mate with a recessed groove of the second connector body, the first terminal includes a first contact part contacting the second terminal in a recessed groove between the projection and the first side wall part, the first connector further includes a shield plate which is held in the center in the width direction of the projection so as to extend in the longitudinal direction, the second reinforcing bracket includes a reference potential connection part connected to a reference potential trace; and a tongue part contacting both ends in the longitudinal direction of the shield plate, and the second connector further includes a reference potential terminal which includes a tail part connected to the reference potential trace along with a contact paType: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2020Publication date: February 25, 2021Applicant: Molex, LLCInventors: Satoru TERUKI, Sho KITAZAWA, Akihiko OKAJIMA, Toshitaka KUSUHARA
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Patent number: 10811824Abstract: The first connector body includes: a recess mating with the second connector body; a first side wall part extending in the longitudinal direction so as to define both sides of the recess; and a projection extending in the longitudinal direction of the recess so as to mate with a recessed groove of the second connector body, the first terminal includes a first contact part contacting the second terminal in a recessed groove between the projection and the first side wall part, the first connector further includes a shield plate which is held in the center in the width direction of the projection so as to extend in the longitudinal direction, the second reinforcing bracket includes a reference potential connection part connected to a reference potential trace; and a tongue part contacting both ends in the longitudinal direction of the shield plate, and the second connector further includes a reference potential terminal which includes a tail part connected to the reference potential trace along with a contact paType: GrantFiled: September 9, 2019Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: Molex, LLCInventors: Satoru Teruki, Sho Kitazawa, Akihiko Okajima, Toshitaka Kusuhara
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Publication number: 20200244011Abstract: A mating guide part formed with a mating recess part that has a substantially rectangular shaped in a plan view with a first high frequency connection unit mounted therein is included, the first high frequency connection unit includes a first high frequency terminal and a square tube shaped first high frequency shield with a substantially rectangular cross section extending in the mating direction enclosing around the first high frequency terminal, the second connector includes a counterpart mating guide part that has a substantially rectangular shape in a plan view with a second high frequency connection unit mounted therein, and the second high frequency connection unit includes a second high frequency terminal and a square tube shaped second high frequency shield with a substantially rectangular cross section that extends in the mating direction enclosing around the second high frequency terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2020Publication date: July 30, 2020Applicant: Molex, LLCInventor: Sho KITAZAWA
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Publication number: 20200212634Abstract: The first connector body includes: a recess mating with the second connector body; a first side wall part extending in the longitudinal direction so as to define both sides of the recess; and a projection extending in the longitudinal direction of the recess so as to mate with a recessed groove of the second connector body, the first terminal includes a first contact part contacting the second terminal in a recessed groove between the projection and the first side wall part, the first connector further includes a shield plate which is held in the center in the width direction of the projection so as to extend in the longitudinal direction, the second reinforcing bracket includes a reference potential connection part connected to a reference potential trace; and a tongue part contacting both ends in the longitudinal direction of the shield plate, and the second connector further includes a reference potential terminal which includes a tail part connected to the reference potential trace along with a contact paType: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2019Publication date: July 2, 2020Applicant: Molex, LLCInventors: Satoru TERUKI, Sho KITAZAWA, Akihiko OKAJIMA, Toshitaka KUSUHARA
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Patent number: 10498058Abstract: A connector has a body part and a side wall part which extends in the longitudinal direction, wherein a reinforcing bracket includes: a body part formed on both ends in the longitudinal direction, a side part which is connected to the body part and disposed on a mating guide side wall part on both sides of the mating guide part, and coupling parts which extend in the longitudinal direction with both ends thereof connected to the side part, the side part includes a mating guide engagement part which is engageable with a counterpart mating guide engagement part formed in a counterpart reinforcing bracket installed on a counterpart connector body, the coupling parts include a shield plate part outside the side wall part as well as a supporting part inside the side wall part, and the supporting part includes a supporting engagement part which is engageable with a counterpart supporting engagement part formed in a counterpart supporting part of the counterpart reinforcing bracket.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2019Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: Molex, LLCInventors: Sho Kitazawa, Akihiko Okajima
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Publication number: 20190348780Abstract: A connector has a body part and a side wall part which extends in the longitudinal direction, wherein a reinforcing bracket includes: a body part formed on both ends in the longitudinal direction, a side part which is connected to the body part and disposed on a mating guide side wall part on both sides of the mating guide part, and coupling parts which extend in the longitudinal direction with both ends thereof connected to the side part, the side part includes a mating guide engagement part which is engageable with a counterpart mating guide engagement part formed in a counterpart reinforcing bracket installed on a counterpart connector body, the coupling parts include a shield plate part outside the side wall part as well as a supporting part inside the side wall part, and the supporting part includes a supporting engagement part which is engageable with a counterpart supporting engagement part formed in a counterpart supporting part of the counterpart reinforcing bracket.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2019Publication date: November 14, 2019Inventors: Sho KITAZAWA, Akihiko OKAJIMA