Patents by Inventor Taichi Shimotomai

Taichi Shimotomai 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: 10763615
    Abstract: Plug side connectors are prevented from moving relative to each other in the connecting/disconnecting direction, and one of the plug side connectors can be individually disconnected from the device side connector. The connector structure includes a longitudinal movement restricting protrusion on one of laterally facing side surfaces of the moveable member, which is resiliently deformably provided on the plug side housing, and a pair of stopper portions provided on another of the laterally facing side surfaces of the piece (48), and configured to restrict a movement of the longitudinal movement restricting protrusion of the laterally adjoining second housing (32) in the longitudinal direction by aligning with the longitudinal movement restricting protrusion (54) with respect to the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: NIPPON TANSHI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuzo Kawahara, Taichi Shimotomai
  • Publication number: 20200212624
    Abstract: A plurality of plug side connectors are prevented from moving relative to each other in the connecting/disconnecting direction with respect to the device side connector, and one of the plug side connectors can be individually disconnected from the device side connector. The connector structure includes a longitudinal movement restricting protrusion (54) provided on one of laterally facing side surfaces of the moveable member which is resiliently deformably provided on the plug side housing (32), and a pair of stopper portions (56, 58) provided on another of the laterally facing side surfaces of the piece (48), and configured to restrict a movement of the longitudinal movement restricting protrusion (54) of the laterally adjoining second housing (32) in the longitudinal direction by aligning with the longitudinal movement restricting protrusion (54) with respect to the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Yuzo Kawahara, Taichi Shimotomai