Patents by Inventor Tomohiro Hikosaka
Tomohiro Hikosaka 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: 11915588Abstract: An information processing system includes a terminal worn by a user riding on a vehicle or a terminal on the vehicle, and an information processing apparatus. The terminal acquires position information. The information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to acquire the position information acquired by the terminal as position information of the vehicle, and identify a first parking slot in which the vehicle is parked from the position information of a plurality of parking slots included in a parking lot and the position information of the vehicle. The terminal worn by the user or the terminal on the vehicle acquires the position information by using a first signal from a first satellite and a second signal from a second satellite.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2022Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tatsuya Tsubakimoto, Tomohiro Hikosaka
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Publication number: 20220327931Abstract: An information processing system includes a terminal worn by a user riding on a vehicle or a terminal on the vehicle, and an information processing apparatus. The terminal acquires position information. The information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to acquire the position information acquired by the terminal as position information of the vehicle, and identify a first parking slot in which the vehicle is parked from the position information of a plurality of parking slots included in a parking lot and the position information of the vehicle. The terminal worn by the user or the terminal on the vehicle acquires the position information by using a first signal from a first satellite and a second signal from a second satellite.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2022Publication date: October 13, 2022Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tatsuya TSUBAKIMOTO, Tomohiro HIKOSAKA
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Patent number: 11428881Abstract: An optical connector includes a housing in which a counterpart optical connector connected to a pair of optical fibers having a first optical fiber and a second optical fiber is fitted, a light emitting side lens portion accommodated in the housing, and in which a first end surface of the first optical fiber in the counterpart optical connector is disposed on one end side, a light receiving side lens portion accommodated in the housing, and in which a second end surface of the second optical fiber in the counterpart optical connector is disposed on one end side, a light emitting element disposed on the other end side of the light emitting side lens portion, and a light receiving element disposed on the other end side of the light receiving side lens portion.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2020Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Tomohiro Hikosaka, Motonori Miyanari
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Patent number: 11327252Abstract: An optical connector includes an optical fiber, a ferrule provided at an end portion of the optical fiber, a plug housing in which the ferrule is accommodated, a lock arm provided on the plug housing and holding the plug housing and the mating housing in a fitted state, a holder assembled to the plug housing to hold the ferrule in the plug housing, and a holder protrusion provided on the holder and pressed by the lock arm which is flexibly deformed in an unlocking direction by a predetermined amount or more so that the holder is displaced in a direction of releasing the ferrule from being held by the holder.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2020Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Tomohiro Hikosaka, Hiroshi Miyazaki
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Patent number: 11316291Abstract: A board mounting type connector includes a housing, a plurality of contact portions to be extending from the housing toward a circuit board, and a plurality of protrusions to be protruding from the housing toward the circuit board. The plurality of contact portions are aligned along a width direction at a first position in a fitting direction. The connector and a mating connector are to be fit each other in the fitting direction. The width direction intersects the fitting direction. The plurality of protrusions are aligned along the width direction at a second position in the fitting direction. A distance between the first position and a position of a center of gravity of the connector in the fitting direction is longer than a distance between the second position and the position of the center of gravity in the fitting direction.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2021Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventor: Tomohiro Hikosaka
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Patent number: 11307366Abstract: To provide an optical connector which enables suppression of crosstalk, an optical connector includes a housing, an optic transceiver and a lens body, wherein the lens body includes a light emitting side lens section configured to be interposed between a light emitting element and one optical fiber of a partner optical connector, a light receiving side lens section configured to be interposed between a light receiving element and another optical fiber of the partner optical connector, and a light receiving side lens surrounding section in an integrated manner. A light shield section is formed in the lens body, the light shield section being configured to suppress a portion of light emitted from the light emitting element which enters the light receiving element via the lens body. The light receiving side lens surrounding section is configured to be transparent at an end facing the partner optical connector.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2020Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventor: Tomohiro Hikosaka
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Patent number: 11105968Abstract: An optical connector device includes a first optical connector that has a first housing that holds a ferrule; and a second optical connector that has a second housing that houses an FOT and a light guide member. The second housing includes a ferrule insertion portion. The ferrule insertion portion has a ferrule insertion hole into which the ferrule can be inserted. An inner peripheral surface of the ferrule insertion hole has a ferrule fixing structure that fixes the ferrule inside the ferrule insertion hole to suppress play of the ferrule inside the ferrule insertion hole.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2020Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventor: Tomohiro Hikosaka
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Patent number: 11105991Abstract: An optical connector includes a housing provided on a circuit board, a FOT housed in the housing and having a terminal electrically connected to the circuit board, a shield case covering the housing and fixed to the circuit board, and a shield cover covering at least a slit for cutting and raising formed in the shield case and fixed to the circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2020Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventor: Tomohiro Hikosaka
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Patent number: 11086086Abstract: An optical connector device includes: a first optical connector that has a first housing; and a second optical connector that has a second housing that has formed therein a fitting space into which the first housing can be fitted. Fitting regulation convex portions are provided to an upper inner wall surface and a lower inner wall surface of the fitting space. Fitting regulation concave portions are provided in an upper surface and a lower surface of the first housing. First fitting regulation portions are formed at distal end of the fitting regulation convex portions. Fitting sliding surfaces are formed at the fitting regulation concave portions.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2020Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventor: Tomohiro Hikosaka
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Publication number: 20210226363Abstract: A board mounting type connector includes a housing, a plurality of contact portions to be extending from the housing toward a circuit board, and a plurality of protrusions to be protruding from the housing toward the circuit board. The plurality of contact portions are aligned along a width direction at a first position in a fitting direction. The connector and a mating connector are to be fit each other in the fitting direction. The width direction intersects the fitting direction. The plurality of protrusions are aligned along the width direction at a second position in the fitting direction. A distance between the first position and a position of a center of gravity of the connector in the fitting direction is longer than a distance between the second position and the position of the center of gravity in the fitting direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2021Publication date: July 22, 2021Inventor: Tomohiro Hikosaka
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Patent number: 11054585Abstract: An optical connector is provided which can prevent contamination of a lens body with dust or its scratching without a dust cap when being not mated with a partner optical connector. An optical connector is configured to be mounted on a board and to be mated with a partner optical connector which is connected to a terminal end of an optical fiber. The optical connector includes a housing, an optic transceiver, a lens body and a shield case. The housing includes a tubular section for receiving an optical fiber and a ferrule of a partner optical connector. The lens body is located on one side of the tubular section, wherein a film for closing the tubular section is molded integrally with the tubular section on another side of the tubular section. The film is configured to be broken by inserting the optical fiber and the ferrule into the tubular section.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2020Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventor: Tomohiro Hikosaka
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Publication number: 20210191055Abstract: An optical connector includes a housing in which a counterpart optical connector connected to a pair of optical fibers having a first optical fiber and a second optical fiber is fitted, a light emitting side lens portion accommodated in the housing, and in which a first end surface of the first optical fiber in the counterpart optical connector is disposed on one end side, a light receiving side lens portion accommodated in the housing, and in which a second end surface of the second optical fiber in the counterpart optical connector is disposed on one end side, a light emitting element disposed on the other end side of the light emitting side lens portion, and a light receiving element disposed on the other end side of the light receiving side lens portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2020Publication date: June 24, 2021Inventors: Tomohiro Hikosaka, Motonori Miyanari
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Publication number: 20210063654Abstract: To provide an optical connector which enables suppression of crosstalk, an optical connector includes a housing, an optic transceiver and a lens body, wherein the lens body includes a light emitting side lens section configured to be interposed between a light emitting element and one optical fiber of a partner optical connector, a light receiving side lens section configured to be interposed between a light receiving element and another optical fiber of the partner optical connector, and a light receiving side lens surrounding section in an integrated manner. A light shield section is formed in the lens body, the light shield section being configured to suppress a portion of light emitted from the light emitting element which enters the light receiving element via the lens body. The light receiving side lens surrounding section is configured to be transparent at an end facing the partner optical connector.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2020Publication date: March 4, 2021Applicant: Yazaki CorporationInventor: Tomohiro HIKOSAKA
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Publication number: 20210026081Abstract: An optical connector is provided which can prevent contamination of a lens body with dust or its scratching without a dust cap when being not mated with a partner optical connector. An optical connector is configured to be mounted on a board and to be mated with a partner optical connector which is connected to a terminal end of an optical fiber. The optical connector includes a housing, an optic transceiver, a lens body and a shield case. The housing includes a tubular section for receiving an optical fiber and a ferrule of a partner optical connector. The lens body is located on one side of the tubular section, wherein a film for closing the tubular section is molded integrally with the tubular section on another side of the tubular section. The film is configured to be broken by inserting the optical fiber and the ferrule into the tubular section.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2020Publication date: January 28, 2021Applicant: Yazaki CorporationInventor: Tomohiro HIKOSAKA
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Publication number: 20210011225Abstract: An optical fiber ferrule assembly is provided which enable preventing the optical fiber from tilting and misalignment with regard to the ferrule. An optical fiber ferrule assembly which forms a part of an optical connector includes an optical fiber and a ferrule made of resin. The optical fiber integrated with the ferrule by embedding an end of the optical fiber into the ferrule via insert molding. A plurality of holes are formed in the ferrule, wherein the holes extend from an outer surface of the ferrule to an outer circumferential surface of the optical fiber. These holes are formed by disposing a plurality of pins for positioning the optical fiber into a mold for the ferrule.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2020Publication date: January 14, 2021Applicant: Yazaki CorporationInventor: Tomohiro HIKOSAKA
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Publication number: 20200379196Abstract: An optical connector includes a housing provided on a circuit board, a FOT housed in the housing and having a terminal electrically connected to the circuit board, a shield case covering the housing and fixed to the circuit board, and a shield cover covering at least a slit for cutting and raising formed in the shield case and fixed to the circuit board.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2020Publication date: December 3, 2020Inventor: Tomohiro Hikosaka
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Publication number: 20200379191Abstract: An optical connector includes an optical fiber, a ferrule provided at an end portion of the optical fiber, a plug housing in which the ferrule is accommodated, a lock arm provided on the plug housing and holding the plug housing and the mating housing in a fitted state, a holder assembled to the plug housing to hold the ferrule in the plug housing, and a holder protrusion provided on the holder and pressed by the lock arm which is flexibly deformed in an unlocking direction by a predetermined amount or more so that the holder is displaced in a direction of releasing the ferrule from being held by the holder.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2020Publication date: December 3, 2020Inventors: Tomohiro Hikosaka, Hiroshi Miyazaki
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Patent number: 10782493Abstract: An optical connector includes a lens body having a lens portion, a fiber optic transceiver having an optical element, a housing, an biasing portion configured to bias the fiber optic transceiver toward the lens portion, and a plurality of abutment convex portions provided on at least one of the lens body and the fiber optic transceiver such that the fiber optic transceiver biased toward the lens body by the biasing portion is arranged in parallel to the lens body with a uniform gap between the fiber optic transceiver and the lens body in a direction along an optical axis of the optical element.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2019Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventor: Tomohiro Hikosaka
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Publication number: 20200218003Abstract: An optical connector device includes: a first optical connector that has a first housing that holds a ferrule; and a second optical connector that has a second housing that houses an FOT and a light guide member. The second housing includes a ferrule insertion portion. The ferrule insertion portion has a ferrule insertion hole into which the ferrule can be inserted. An inner peripheral surface of the ferrule insertion hole has a ferrule fixing structure that fixes the ferrule inside the ferrule insertion hole to suppress play of the ferrule inside the ferrule insertion hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2020Publication date: July 9, 2020Applicant: Yazaki CorporationInventor: Tomohiro HIKOSAKA
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Publication number: 20200209488Abstract: An optical connector device includes: a first optical connector that has a first housing; and a second optical connector that has a second housing that has formed therein a fitting space into which the first housing can be fitted. Fitting regulation convex portions are provided to an upper inner wall surface and a lower inner wall surface of the fitting space. Fitting regulation concave portions are provided in an upper surface and a lower surface of the first housing. First fitting regulation portions are formed at distal end of the fitting regulation convex portions. Fitting sliding surfaces are formed at the fitting regulation concave portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2020Publication date: July 2, 2020Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventor: Tomohiro HIKOSAKA