Patents by Inventor Toshiyuki Horikoshi

Toshiyuki Horikoshi 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).

  • Flat cable conductor, method of making the same and flat cable using the same
    Patent number: 7154044
    Abstract: A flat cable conductor has: a conductor made of copper or a copper alloy; a first plating film made of tin and/or a tin-copper alloy, the first plating film being formed around the conductor; and a second plating film made of an alloy of tin and a third element selected from Au, Ag, Ni, Ge, Zn and Bi, the second plating film being formed around the first plating film. The third element has a concentration of 0.01 or more and 80 or less wt % at an outer surface of the second plating film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Assignee: Hitachi Cable Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Horikoshi, Takaaki Ichikawa, Katsuo Endo, Masato Ito, Hideo Matsuo
  • Flat cable conductor, method of making the same and flat cable using the same
    Publication number: 20050211461
    Abstract: A flat cable conductor has: a conductor made of copper or a copper alloy; a first plating film made of tin and/or a tin-copper alloy, the first plating film being formed around the conductor; and a second plating film made of an alloy of tin and a third element selected from Au, Ag, Ni, Ge, Zn and Bi, the second plating film being formed around the first plating film. The third element has a concentration of 0.01 or more and 80 or less wt % at an outer surface of the second plating film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2005
    Publication date: September 29, 2005
    Applicant: Hitachi Cable, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Horikoshi, Takaaki Ichikawa, Katsuo Endo, Masato Ito, Hideo Matsuo