Patents by Inventor Sotaro Kitade

Sotaro Kitade 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: 11342702
    Abstract: An electrical connection structure according to the present disclosure includes a glass plate, a power supply part formed on the glass plate, a connection terminal including a base part facing the glass plate, and a spring member disposed between the power supply part and the base part and configured to electrically connect the power supply part to the base part. The spring member includes a fixing part, a curved part, and contact parts. The curved part includes branch parts branched by a slit. The contact part is disposed at each of end parts of the branch parts. The contact parts are in contact with the base part independently of each other. The curved part is in contact with the power supply part at a part protruding toward the glass plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: AGC INC.
    Inventors: Sotaro Kitade, Takashi Sato, Hidehiko Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20210028571
    Abstract: An electrical connection structure according to the present disclosure includes a glass plate, a power supply part formed on the glass plate, a connection terminal including a base part facing the glass plate, and a spring member disposed between the power supply part and the base part and configured to electrically connect the power supply part to the base part. The spring member includes a fixing part, a curved part, and contact parts. The curved part includes branch parts branched by a slit. The contact part is disposed at each of end parts of the branch parts. The contact parts are in contact with the base part independently of each other. The curved part is in contact with the power supply part at a part protruding toward the glass plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicant: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Sotaro KITADE, Takashi SATO, Hidehiko WATANABE
  • Patent number: 8456373
    Abstract: A glass antenna for a vehicle on or in a window glass including a defogger having a plurality of heater wires that run in parallel, the glass antenna includes: an antenna conductor; a first feeding portion; and a second feeding portion adjacent to the first feeding portion, wherein: the antenna conductor includes a first antenna conductor, which extends clockwise with the first feeding portion as a starting point, and a second antenna conductor, which extends counterclockwise at the outside of the first antenna conductor with the second feeding portion as a starting point; and the second antenna conductor includes a first element extending between the first antenna conductor and the defogger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Oshima, Koji Tabata, Yasuhiro Koga, Kiyoshi Nobuoka, Sotaro Kitade
  • Publication number: 20110115681
    Abstract: A glass antenna for a vehicle on or in a window glass including a defogger having a plurality of heater wires that run in parallel, the glass antenna includes: an antenna conductor; a first feeding portion; and a second feeding portion adjacent to the first feeding portion, wherein: the antenna conductor includes a first antenna conductor, which extends clockwise with the first feeding portion as a starting point, and a second antenna conductor, which extends counterclockwise at the outside of the first antenna conductor with the second feeding portion as a starting point; and the second antenna conductor includes a first element extending between the first antenna conductor and the defogger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2010
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Inventors: Kiyoshi OSHIMA, Koji Tabata, Yasuhiro Koga, Kiyoshi Nobuoka, Sotaro Kitade