Patents by Inventor Tom Takane

Tom Takane 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: 11043764
    Abstract: In a flat-conductor connector having an automatic lock mechanism for a flat conductor, a fitting connection operation of a flat conductor is enabled to be reliably performed again after the flat conductor is extracted. A flat-conductor connector 1 includes a lock member including a slip-off stop locking surface configured to pass through a flat conductor housed in a housing chamber of a housing in the thickness direction of the flat conductor and lock the flat conductor. The lock member includes a supporting portion configured to support the slip-off stop locking surface so as to be displaceable between a locking position at which the lock member is locked with and stops the flat conductor from slipping off and a lock cancellation position at which the lock member is unlocked from the flat conductor to cause the flat conductor to be extractable from the housing chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: IRISO ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tom Takane, Jun Oguro