Patents by Inventor Tetsuya Shinozaki

Tetsuya Shinozaki 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).

  • Publication number: 20230378671
    Abstract: A press-fit terminal is provided with a press-fit portion including two contact pieces facing each other across an eye hole. Each of the two contact pieces includes a parallel portion in parallel to that of the other contact piece, a front spring portion and a rear spring portion. A thickness of the press-fit portion is 0.75 mm or more and 0.85 mm or less. When G1 [mm3] and G2 [mm3] denote front spring strength and rear spring strength for the press-fit portion, G1+G2 is 0.030 or more and 0.080 or less. Further, when ? denotes a gradient of the front spring portion with respect to an inserting direction of the press-fit portion, G1 tan ? is 0.0024 or more and 0.0070 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Takuya YAMANAKA, Tetsuya ITO, Mitsugu FURUTANI, Tetsuya SHINOZAKI, Takashi TONOSAKI, Hiroyuki TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20230294078
    Abstract: Provided is an exhaust gas purification catalyst improved in warm-up performance while suppressing HC poisoning of a noble metal in an atmosphere in which an air-fuel ratio (A/F) is rich and the HC poisoning easily occurs. The present disclosure relates to an exhaust gas purification catalyst that includes a substrate and a catalyst coating layer coated on the substrate. The catalyst coating layer includes a lower coating layer coated on the substrate and an upper coating layer coated on the lower coating layer. The lower coating layer contains a noble metal. The upper coating layer contains Pd and/or Pt. The Pd and/or Pt contained in the upper coating layer is supported on A12O3 by a certain amount or more. A thickness of the upper coating layer is adjusted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, CATALER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobusuke Kabashima, Tetsuya Shinozaki
  • Publication number: 20230111250
    Abstract: A press-fit terminal includes a press-fit portion including two contact pieces facing each other with an eyehole interposed therebetween, where each of the two contact pieces includes a parallel portion, a front spring portion extending from the parallel portion in a direction in which the press-fit portion is inserted, and a rear spring portion extending from the parallel portion in a direction opposite to the direction in which the press-fit portion is inserted, the two parallel portions being parallel to each other, a thickness of the press-fit portion is 0.3 mm or more and 0.5 mm or less, when a length of the eyehole is Le [mm] and a length of the parallel portion is Ls [mm], Ls/Le is 0.57 or more and 0.65 or less, and when front spring strength is G1 [mm3] and rear spring strength is G2 [mm3], G1/G2 is 0.55 or more and 1.45 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya YAMANAKA, Tetsuya ITO, Toshikazu SAKURAI, Takashi TONOSAKI, Tetsuya SHINOZAKI, Shigeki SHIMADA
  • Patent number: 10957998
    Abstract: An object is to, for physical properties, holding force, contact area, and insertion force in a trade-off relationship, set the holding force to 37 N or more, the contact area to 0.72 mm2 or more, and the insertion force to 90 N or less. A press-fit terminal is to be press-fitted into a through hole formed in a circuit board. A press-fit part includes a beam and an eye hole that is surrounded by the beam. The beam includes two parallel parts that are parallel to each other. In the press-fit part, G1/G2 is 0.20 or more and 1.05 or less where a front-side spring strength is G1 [mm3] and a rear-side spring strength is G2 [mm3] calculated under the following conditions, and G is 0.007 mm3 or more and 0.012 mm3 or less where a spring strength G [mm3] is G1+G2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya Yamanaka, Kaori Shimizu, Tetsuya Ito, Takashi Tonosaki, Tetsuya Shinozaki, Shigeki Shimada
  • Publication number: 20200313320
    Abstract: An object is to, for physical properties, holding force, contact area, and insertion force in a trade-off relationship, set the holding force to 37 N or more, the contact area to 0.72 mm2 or more, and the insertion force to 90 N or less. A press-fit terminal is to be press-fitted into a through hole formed in a circuit board. A press-fit part includes a beam and an eye hole that is surrounded by the beam. The beam includes two parallel parts that are parallel to each other. In the press-fit part, G1/G2 is 0.20 or more and 1.05 or less where a front-side spring strength is G1 [mm3] and a rear-side spring strength is G2 [mm3] calculated under the following conditions, and G is 0.007 mm3 or more and 0.012 mm3 or less where a spring strength G [mm3] is G1+G2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya YAMANAKA, Kaori SHIMIZU, Tetsuya ITO, Takashi TONOSAKI, Tetsuya SHINOZAKI, Shigeki SHIMADA
  • Patent number: 10091396
    Abstract: A reading device scans receipts, and transmits image data of the receipts to an analyzer. The analyzer receives the image data, extracts images of the receipts from the image data; counts a number of the images; executes a character recognition process to obtain text data; transmits, to the display device, a number of all of the images, and sequentially transmits, to the display device, the images for which the character recognition process has been completed, together with the text data. The display device sequentially displays each image, together with the text data; and upon detecting that the number of all of the images matches a number of the sequentially transmitted images, receives a command to report to the analyzer that the reception the images is completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Haruhiko Hattori, Tetsuya Shinozaki, Koji Muro
  • Publication number: 20180205851
    Abstract: A reading device scans receipts, and transmits image data of the receipts to an analyzer. The analyzer receives the image data, extracts images of the receipts from the image data; counts a number of the images; executes a character recognition process to obtain text data; transmits, to the display device, a number of all of the images, and sequentially transmits, to the display device, the images for which the character recognition process has been completed, together with the text data. The display device sequentially displays each image, together with the text data; and upon detecting that the number of all of the images matches a number of the sequentially transmitted images, receives a command to report to the analyzer that the reception the images is completed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2018
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Haruhiko Hattori, Tetsuya Shinozaki, Koji Muro
  • Patent number: 9893441
    Abstract: It is aimed to prevent a reduction of contact reliability. A card edge connector (A) includes a first housing (10) formed with a board accommodation space (16) open forward, terminal fittings (17) provided in the first housing (10) and formed with resilient contact portions (18) projecting toward the board accommodation space (16), a second housing (20) including a circuit board (23) to be inserted into the board accommodation space (16) from front of the first housing (10), and guide slopes (36) made of synthetic resin, provided to cover a leading edge of the circuit board (23) in an inserting direction into the board accommodation space (16) and inclined with respect to the inserting direction into the board accommodation space (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Masanori Moriyasu, Masaaki Tabata, Tetsuya Shinozaki
  • Publication number: 20170244183
    Abstract: It is aimed to prevent a reduction of contact reliability. A card edge connector (A) includes a first housing (10) formed with a board accommodation space (16) open forward, terminal fittings (17) provided in the first housing (10) and formed with resilient contact portions (18) projecting toward the board accommodation space (16), a second housing (20) including a circuit board (23) to be inserted into the board accommodation space (16) from front of the first housing (10), and guide slopes (36) made of synthetic resin, provided to cover a leading edge of the circuit board (23) in an inserting direction into the board accommodation space (16) and inclined with respect to the inserting direction into the board accommodation space (16).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2015
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Masanori Moriyasu, Masaaki Tabata, Tetsuya Shinozaki
  • Patent number: 8927454
    Abstract: An exhaust gas-purifying catalyst includes a support provided with one or more through-holes through which exhaust gas flows, and a catalytic layer supported by the support and containing an oxygen storage material. The exhaust gas-purifying catalyst includes a first section to which the exhaust gas is supplied, and a second section to which the exhaust gas having passed through the first section is supplied. The catalytic layer includes a layered structure of a first catalytic layer containing platinum and/or palladium and a second catalytic layer containing rhodium in the first catalytic section and further includes a third layer containing rhodium in the second section. The second section is smaller in oxygen storage material content per unit volumetric capacity than the first section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Cataler Corporation
    Inventors: Minoru Itou, Michihiko Takeuchi, Tetsuya Shinozaki, Takaaki Kanazawa, Masaya Kamada, Tadashi Suzuki, Satoru Katoh, Naoki Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20120040824
    Abstract: An exhaust gas-purifying catalyst includes a support provided with one or more through-holes through which exhaust gas flows, and a catalytic layer supported by the support and containing an oxygen storage material. The exhaust gas-purifying catalyst includes a first section to which the exhaust gas is supplied, and a second section to which the exhaust gas having passed through the first section is supplied. The catalytic layer includes a layered structure of a first catalytic layer containing platinum and/or palladium and a second catalytic layer containing rhodium in the first catalytic section and further includes a third layer containing rhodium in the second section. The second section is smaller in oxygen storage material content per unit volumetric capacity than the first section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Inventors: Minoru Itou, Michihiko Takeuchi, Tetsuya Shinozaki, Takaaki Kanazawa, Masaya Kamada, Tadashi Suzuki, Satoru Katoh, Naoki Takahashi
  • Patent number: 7488197
    Abstract: A circuit board connector housing (10) includes slide contacts (19) arranged before contact areas (16) of detecting terminals (15A) with respect to a connecting direction. The slide contacts (19) contact touching portions (30) of shorting terminals (27) during a connecting operation of two housings (10, 20). The slide contacts (19) remove foreign matter from the touching portions (30) during the connecting operation of the two housings (10, 20). Thus, extra efforts to remove foreign matter are not needed before the housings (10, 20) are connected. The absence of foreign matter on the touching portions (30) achieves good quality contact with the contact areas (16) of the detecting terminals (15A) and assures reliability of a connection detecting function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2009
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventor: Tetsuya Shinozaki
  • Patent number: 7476116
    Abstract: With a pair of housings (10, 30) connected, a lever (20) provided in a female housing (10) is prevented from separating from a male housing (30) at two positions, i.e. at an engaged position of a cam follower (34) and a cam groove (25) and an engaged position with a preventing portion (36). These two separation preventing positions are separated in a direction normal to connecting and separating directions of the female housing (10) to prevent inclinations of the two housings (10, 30).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventor: Tetsuya Shinozaki
  • Publication number: 20080146067
    Abstract: With a pair of housings (10, 30) connected, a lever (20) provided in a female housing (10) is prevented from separating from a male housing (30) at two positions, i.e. at an engaged position of a cam follower (34) and a cam groove (25) and an engaged position with a preventing portion (36). These two separation preventing positions are separated in a direction normal to connecting and separating directions of the female housing (10) to prevent inclinations of the two housings (10, 30).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2007
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventor: Tetsuya Shinozaki
  • Patent number: 7384286
    Abstract: A connector has female and male housings (10, 60). A cam pin (63) projects from the male housing (60), and a jaw (65) bulges out at the end of the cam pin (63). A lever (30) is mounted to the female housing (10), and has a cam groove (33) for engaging the cam pin (63). A step (38, 39) in the cam groove (33) defines an accommodating portion (42) for the jaw (65). The depth of the accommodation portion (42) is larger near the entrance of the cam groove (33) so that the jaw (65) initially is accommodated loosely. However the depth of the accommodating portion (42) is smaller towards the back of the cam groove (33) to prevent loose movements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuujirou Imai, Tetsuya Shinozaki
  • Publication number: 20080020630
    Abstract: A circuit board connector housing (10) includes slide contacts (19) arranged before contact areas (16) of detecting terminals (15A) with respect to a connecting direction. The slide contacts (19) contact touching portions (30) of shorting terminals (27) during a connecting operation of two housings (10, 20). The slide contacts (19) remove foreign matter from the touching portions (30) during the connecting operation of the two housings (10, 20). Thus, extra efforts to remove foreign matter are not needed before the housings (10, 20) are connected. The absence of foreign matter on the touching portions (30) achieves good quality contact with the contact areas (16) of the detecting terminals (15A) and assures reliability of a connection detecting function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2007
    Publication date: January 24, 2008
    Applicant: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventor: Tetsuya Shinozaki
  • Publication number: 20070207647
    Abstract: A connector has female and male housings (10, 60). A cam pin (63) projects from the male housing (60), and a jaw (65) bulges out at the end of the cam pin (63). A lever (30) is mounted to the female housing (10), and has a cam groove (33) for engaging the cam pin (63). A step (38, 39) in the cam groove (33) defines an accommodating portion (42) for the jaw (65). The depth of the accommodation portion (42) is larger near the entrance of the cam groove (33) so that the jaw (65) initially is accommodated loosely. However the depth of the accommodating portion (42) is smaller towards the back of the cam groove (33) to prevent loose movements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2007
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Applicant: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuujirou Imai, Tetsuya Shinozaki
  • Patent number: 7264508
    Abstract: A shielded connector assembly has first and second housings (11, 31). The first housing (11) has a fitting space (17) formed with coupling ribs (16). A shielding shell (26) is in the fitting space (17) and has slits (27) that receive the coupling ribs (16). A preventing groove (29) is formed in a peripheral surface of a fitting space (17) and receives a projection (37) of the second housing (31) when the housings (11, 31) are connected properly. The preventing groove (29) is aligned with the slit (27) so that the slit (27) also receives the projection (37). Thus, it is unnecessary to form a separate notch to receive the projection (37).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouji Sakakura, Tetsuya Shinozaki
  • Patent number: 7238050
    Abstract: A connection shell (23) includes a tubular fastener (25) formed by flat surfaces (25a) and curved surfaces (25b) and a rectangular tubular contact (24). A crimp ring (29) is crimped to fasten a wire shield (28) to the outer peripheral surface of the tubular fastener (25). The tubular contact (24) is connected so that a circumferential surface thereof overlaps a circumferential surface of a housing shell (19). The tubular contact (24) has a rectangular shape that conforms with the rectangular tubular shape of the housing shell (19). Thus, only a small clearance is defined between the housing shell (19) and the connection shell (23) to suppress leakage of noise through the clearance between the housing shell (19) and the connection shell (23).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouji Sakakura, Tetsuya Shinozaki
  • Publication number: 20060172600
    Abstract: A shielded connector assembly has first and second housings (11, 31). The first housing (11) has a fitting space (17) formed with coupling ribs (16). A shielding shell (26) is in the fitting space (17) and has slits (27) that receive the coupling ribs (16). A preventing groove (29) is formed in a peripheral surface of a fitting space (17) and receives a projection (37) of the second housing (31) when the housings (11, 31) are connected properly. The preventing groove (29) is aligned with the slit (27) so that the slit (27) also receives the projection (37). Thus, it is unnecessary to form a separate notch to receive the projection (37).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2006
    Publication date: August 3, 2006
    Applicant: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouji Sakakura, Tetsuya Shinozaki