Patents by Inventor Shuji HOSODA

Shuji HOSODA 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: 11211850
    Abstract: A motor includes a stationary portion including an annular stator centered on a central axis extending in a vertical direction, and a rotating portion including a magnet radially opposite to the stator, and rotatable about the central axis. The stationary portion includes a circuit board axially below the magnet and an electronic component mounted on the circuit board, the circuit board includes a board hole passing therethrough in an axial direction. The electronic component includes a component body portion including at least a portion thereof in the board hole, a first terminal portion extending in a first direction from the component body portion, the first direction being not parallel to the axial direction, a second terminal portion extending downward from the first terminal portion, and a third terminal portion extending from the second terminal portion, and joined to the circuit board through solder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaki Ito, Shuji Hosoda, Wataru Morisaki, Norihide Watari
  • Publication number: 20200186009
    Abstract: A motor includes a stationary portion including an annular stator centered on a central axis extending in a vertical direction, and a rotating portion including a magnet radially opposite to the stator, and rotatable about the central axis. The stationary portion includes a circuit board axially below the magnet and an electronic component mounted on the circuit board, the circuit board includes a board hole passing therethrough in an axial direction. The electronic component includes a component body portion including at least a portion thereof in the board hole, a first terminal portion extending in a first direction from the component body portion, the first direction being not parallel to the axial direction, a second terminal portion extending downward from the first terminal portion, and a third terminal portion extending from the second terminal portion, and joined to the circuit board through solder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Masaki ITO, Shuji HOSODA, Wataru MORISAKI, Norihide WATARI