Patents by Inventor Takashi Kumakura
Takashi Kumakura 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: 10290959Abstract: Provided is a cable mounting substrate for mounting plural cables each of which includes a center conductor, an insulation covering the center conductor and an outer conductor covering the insulation. The cable mounting substrate includes a plate-shaped base, a ground pattern that is arranged on the base and electrically connected to the outer conductor, and a solder member that is provided on the ground pattern and is melted to electrically connect and fix the outer conductor to the ground pattern. The solder member includes a recessed portion having a shape along an outer shape of the outer conductor.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2018Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.Inventors: Takashi Kumakura, Hideharu Nagai
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Patent number: 10157696Abstract: In a communication cable having a multi-core cable with a plurality of core cables in which a pair of signal lines are covered with an insulator, in which the insulator is covered with a shield tape, and in which the shield tape is covered with a wrapping tape, and having a connector formed on an end portion of the multi-core cable, the communication cable further has a case which is inserted/removed to/from a slot formed on a communication device to which the communication cable is connected, a substrate which is housed in the case and to which an end portion of the multi-core cable is connected, and a resin portion which molds a connection portion between the end portion of the multi-core cable and the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2017Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.Inventors: Hideki Nonen, Takashi Kumakura
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Publication number: 20180248279Abstract: Provided is a cable mounting substrate for mounting plural cables each of which includes a center conductor, an insulation covering the center conductor and an outer conductor covering the insulation. The cable mounting substrate includes a plate-shaped base, a ground pattern that is arranged on the base and electrically connected to the outer conductor, and a solder member that is provided on the ground pattern and is melted to electrically connect and fix the outer conductor to the ground pattern. The solder member includes a recessed portion having a shape along an outer shape of the outer conductor.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2018Publication date: August 30, 2018Applicant: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.Inventors: Takashi KUMAKURA, Hideharu NAGAI
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Publication number: 20170352452Abstract: In a communication cable having a multi-core cable with a plurality of core cables in which a pair of signal lines are covered with an insulator, in which the insulator is covered with a shield tape, and in which the shield tape is covered with a wrapping tape, and having a connector formed on an end portion of the multi-core cable, the communication cable further has a case which is inserted/removed to/from a slot formed on a communication device to which the communication cable is connected, a substrate which is housed in the case and to which an end portion of the multi-core cable is connected, and a resin portion which molds a connection portion between the end portion of the multi-core cable and the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2017Publication date: December 7, 2017Inventors: Hideki NONEN, Takashi KUMAKURA
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Patent number: 9660318Abstract: A differential signaling cable includes a pair of signal conductors provided in parallel, longitudinally within the differential signaling cable, an insulator covering a periphery of the pair of signal conductors as a whole, wherein only the insulator is between the pair of signal conductors, and a shield conductor provided on an outer periphery of the insulator. An interval between the pair of signal conductors is set so that an even-mode impedance of the pair of signal conductors having the interval fixed by embedment within the insulator and covered by the shield conductor, is in a range from 1.5 to 1.9 times an odd-mode impedance for improved skew and differential mode insertion loss experienced during a transmission of high-speed signals of at least 10 Gbps.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2015Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: HITACHI METALS, LTD.Inventors: Takahiro Sugiyama, Hideki Nounen, Takashi Kumakura, Yosuke Ishimatsu
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Patent number: 9484127Abstract: A differential signal transmission cable includes a pair of conductors arranged to be distant from each other and parallel to each other, an insulator covering the pair of conductors, the insulator having a transversal cross section including a width in a minor axis direction and a width in a major axis direction greater than the width in the minor axis direction, and an outer periphery shape having curved lines, and a shield conductor wound around the insulator, the shield conductor including a seam or an overlapping region along a longitudinal direction of the insulator.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2013Date of Patent: November 1, 2016Assignee: HITACHI METALS, LTD.Inventors: Takahiro Sugiyama, Hideki Nonen, Takashi Kumakura
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Publication number: 20160036112Abstract: A differential signaling cable includes a pair of signal conductors provided in parallel, longitudinally within the differential signaling cable, an insulator covering a periphery of the pair of signal conductors as a whole, wherein only the insulator is between the pair of signal conductors, and a shield conductor provided on an outer periphery of the insulator. An interval between the pair of signal conductors is set so that an even-mode impedance of the pair of signal conductors having the interval fixed by embedment within the insulator and covered by the shield conductor, is in a range from 1.5 to 1.9 times an odd-mode impedance for improved skew and differential mode insertion loss experienced during a transmission of high-speed signals of at least 10 Gbps.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2015Publication date: February 4, 2016Inventors: Takahiro SUGIYAMA, Hideki NOUNEN, Takashi KUMAKURA, Yosuke ISHIMATSU
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Patent number: 9214260Abstract: A differential signal transmission cable includes first and second signal lines arranged parallel to each other, a conductive layer made of a conductor in which a current is induced when signals propagate through the first and second signal lines, and a dielectric disposed between the first and second signal lines and the conductive layer. The conductive layer has a signal attenuating structure including a non-continuous section in which the conductor is non-continuous, the non-continuous section being located such that, among differential signal components and common-mode signal components included in the signals propagating through the first and second signal lines, the common-mode signal components are attenuated by an attenuation factor greater than an attenuation factor of the differential signal components.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2013Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: HITACHI METALS, LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi Ishikawa, Takahiro Sugiyama, Takashi Kumakura
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Publication number: 20150294761Abstract: A differential signal transmission cable includes a pair of conductors arranged to be distant from each other and parallel to each other, an insulator covering the pair of conductors, the insulator having a transversal cross section including a width in a minor axis direction and a width in a major axis direction greater than the width in the minor axis direction, and an outer periphery shape having curved lines, and a shield conductor wound around the insulator, the shield conductor including a seam or an overlapping region along a longitudinal direction of the insulator.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2013Publication date: October 15, 2015Applicant: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.Inventors: Takahiro Sugiyama, Hideki Nonen, Takashi Kumakura
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Patent number: 9123452Abstract: A differential signaling cable according to the present invention comprises: a pair of signal conductors provided in parallel; an insulator which covers the periphery of the pair of signal conductors in a batch; and a shield conductor provided on the outer periphery of the insulator, in which an interval between the pair of signal conductors is specified so that even-mode impedance becomes 1.5 to 1.9 times odd-mode impedance.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2010Date of Patent: September 1, 2015Assignee: HITACHI METALS, LTD.Inventors: Takahiro Sugiyama, Hideki Nounen, Takashi Kumakura, Yosuke Ishimatsu
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Patent number: 8993883Abstract: A differential signal transmission cable includes a pair of insulated electric wires disposed to be parallel with each other, and a shield layer formed of a metal foil composite tape spirally wound around the pair of insulated electric wires collectively. The shield layer is formed by folding the metal foil composite tape along a longitudinal direction of the metal foil composite tape such that a surface on which a metal foil is provided is located outside to provide a folded portion, and winding the metal foil composite tape around the pair of insulated electric wires such that at least a part of the folded portion is located at a spiral overlapped region of the metal foil composite tape.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2011Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.Inventors: Takashi Kumakura, Takahiro Sugiyama
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Patent number: 8758051Abstract: A connection structure for connecting a differential signal transmission cable to a circuit board. A differential signal transmission cable includes an outer conductor provided around a pair of signal line conductors via an insulator. Parts of the signal line conductors are exposed from a tip of the differential signal transmission cable. A circuit board is provided with a pair of signal pads and a ground pad. A shield-connecting terminal includes a main body which is crimp-connected to the outer conductor and a solder-connecting pin which is solder-connected to the ground pad. The exposed parts of the signal line conductors are solder-connected to the signal pads, respectively, and the outer conductor is solder-connected to the ground pad via the solder-connecting pin of the shield-connecting terminal.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2011Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.Inventors: Hideki Nonen, Takahiro Sugiyama, Takashi Kumakura
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Publication number: 20140102756Abstract: A differential signal transmission cable includes first and second signal lines arranged parallel to each other, a conductive layer made of a conductor in which a current is induced when signals propagate through the first and second signal lines, and a dielectric disposed between the first and second signal lines and the conductive layer. The conductive layer has a signal attenuating structure including a non-continuous section in which the conductor is non-continuous, the non-continuous section being located such that, among differential signal components and common-mode signal components included in the signals propagating through the first and second signal lines, the common-mode signal components are attenuated by an attenuation factor greater than an attenuation factor of the differential signal components.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2013Publication date: April 17, 2014Applicant: Hitachi Cable, Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Ishikawa, Takahiro Sugiyama, Takashi Kumakura
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Patent number: 8653373Abstract: A differential signal transmission cable has a pair of insulated wires, a first tape and a second tape. Each of the first and second tapes is made of a base material having an electrical insulating property and an electrical conductive film formed on at least one surface of the base material. The first tape is spirally wound around the insulated wires such that the electrical conductive film is provided outside. The second tape is spirally wound around the first tape such that the electrical conductive film of the second tape contacts with the electrical conductive film of the first tape. Among angles made by an upper edge of the insulated wires and an edge of the first tape in a side view, a first angle made on one end side of the insulated wires is an acute angle in the first tape.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2011Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: Hitachi Cable, Ltd.Inventors: Takahiro Sugiyama, Hideki Nonen, Takashi Kumakura
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Patent number: 8624912Abstract: A program causing a computer to select a first color range from a plurality of color ranges based on input information, and to determine a color within the first color range to be a color of one of part objects corresponding to categories that form main parts of a model object under a predetermined condition.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2009Date of Patent: January 7, 2014Assignee: Namco Bandai Games Inc.Inventors: Takashi Kumakura, Noriyuki Hiyama
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Patent number: 8575488Abstract: A differential signal transmission cable has a pair of conductors arranged to be distant from each other and parallel to each other, an insulator covering the pair of conductors, and a shield conductor wound around the insulator. The insulator has an outer periphery shape of a transversal cross section in that a plurality of curved lines with different curvature radiuses are combined. The shield conductor has an inner periphery shape of a transversal cross section in that the plurality of curved lines are combined in accordance with the outer periphery shape of the insulator.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2011Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignee: Hitachi Cable, Ltd.Inventors: Takahiro Sugiyama, Hideki Nonen, Takashi Kumakura
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Publication number: 20120193122Abstract: A differential signal transmission cable has a pair of insulated wires, a first tape and a second tape. Each of the first and second tapes is made of a base material having an electrical insulating property and an electrical conductive film formed on at least one surface of the base material. The first tape is spirally wound around the insulated wires such that the electrical conductive film is provided outside. The second tape is spirally wound around the first tape such that the electrical conductive film of the second tape contacts with the electrical conductive film of the first tape. Among angles made by an upper edge of the insulated wires and an edge of the first tape in a side view in which a longitudinal direction of the pair of insulated wires is a horizontal direction, a first angle made on one end side of the insulated wires is an acute angle in the first tape.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2011Publication date: August 2, 2012Applicant: Hitachi Cable, Ltd.Inventors: Takahiro Sugiyama, Hideki Nonen, Takashi Kumakura
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Publication number: 20120186850Abstract: A differential signal transmission cable has a pair of conductors arranged to be distant from each other and parallel to each other, an insulator covering the pair of conductors, and a shield conductor wound around the insulator. The insulator has an outer periphery shape of a transversal cross section in that a plurality of curved lines with different curvature radiuses are combined. The shield conductor has an inner periphery shape of a transversal cross section in that the plurality of curved lines are combined in accordance with the outer periphery shape of the insulator.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2011Publication date: July 26, 2012Applicant: HITACHI CABLE, LTD.Inventors: Takahiro Sugiyama, Hideki Nonen, Takashi Kumakura
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Publication number: 20120152589Abstract: A differential signal transmission cable includes a pair of insulated electric wires disposed to be parallel with each other, and a shield layer formed of a metal foil composite tape spirally wound around the pair of insulated electric wires collectively. The shield layer is formed by folding the metal foil composite tape along a longitudinal direction of the metal foil composite tape such that a surface on which a metal foil is provided is located outside to provide a folded portion, and winding the metal foil composite tape around the pair of insulated electric wires such that at least a part of the folded portion is located at a spiral overlapped region of the metal foil composite tape.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2011Publication date: June 21, 2012Applicant: Hitachi Cable, Ltd.Inventors: Takashi KUMAKURA, Takahiro Sugiyama
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Publication number: 20120061140Abstract: A connection structure for connecting a differential signal transmission cable to a circuit board. A differential signal transmission cable includes an outer conductor provided around a pair of signal line conductors via an insulator. Parts of the signal line conductors are exposed from a tip of the differential signal transmission cable. A circuit board is provided with a pair of signal pads and a ground pad. A shield-connecting terminal includes a main body which is crimp-connected to the outer conductor and a solder-connecting pin which is solder-connected to the ground pad. The exposed parts of the signal line conductors are solder-connected to the signal pads, respectively, and the outer conductor is solder-connected to the ground pad via the solder-connecting pin of the shield-connecting terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2011Publication date: March 15, 2012Applicant: HITACHI CABLE, LTD.Inventors: Hideki Nonen, Takahiro Sugiyama, Takashi Kumakura