Patents by Inventor Toshiyuki Katoh

Toshiyuki Katoh 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: 20150362801
    Abstract: Provided is a flat-panel display for improving a structure of a shape of a through-hole of a backlight cover that is a resin-made member, which is passed through when making a PWB contact a metal plate member, so that a gasket can be mechanically fixed. This flat-panel display includes: a metal plate member (30) arranged on a rear side of a display panel; a non-conductive plate member (20) arranged so as to face a rear side of the metal plate member (30) and including a through-hole (42); a circuit board (50) arranged so as to face a rear side of the non-conductive plate member (20) ; and a gasket (90) arranged in the through-hole (42) and holding conduction of the metal plate member (30) and the circuit board (50), in which the non-conductive plate member (20) includes a gasket fixation portion (44) formed around the through-hole (42) in a convex shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2014
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomoyuki ICHIZA, Naoki FUKUDA, Sunao OHNISHI, Akihisa KANEKO, Junya YOSHINO, Toshiyuki KATOH
  • Patent number: 7724478
    Abstract: Terminals of a flexible printed circuit board and terminals of a wiring trace in a head suspension assembly are to be connected with each other by soldering without causing a soldering defect. In an embodiment, a terminal structure of a multi-connector in a wiring trace which includes an insulating layer and a conductor pattern portion formed on a surface of the insulating layer is provided with exposed portions of terminals exposed from apertures formed in part of the insulating layer and is also provided with lining portions adjacent to the exposed portions in a longitudinal direction of the conductor pattern portion and bonded to the insulating layer. Even if terminals of the multi-connector are cracked when soldered, not only conductivity is ensured, but also it is possible to strengthen the terminals, because the lining portions of the terminals are bonded to the insulating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Takaaki Deguchi, Toshiyuki Katoh, Katsumi Kiguchi, Nobuo Sasaoka, Kohichi Suzuki, Shingo Tsuda
  • Patent number: 7639149
    Abstract: An automatic lighting device includes an illuminance detector for detecting an external illuminance around a vehicle, a light controller for turning on/off a vehicular light, a driver's characteristics detector for acquiring information about driver's physical characteristics, and a threshold setting element for setting the illuminance threshold in accordance with the driver's physical characteristics. The controller turns on the light when the external illuminance is not more than the illuminance threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventor: Toshiyuki Katoh
  • Publication number: 20080239578
    Abstract: Terminals of a flexible printed circuit board and terminals of a wiring trace in a head suspension assembly are to be connected with each other by soldering without causing a soldering defect. In an embodiment, a terminal structure of a multi-connector in a wiring trace which includes an insulating layer and a conductor pattern portion formed on a surface of the insulating layer is provided with exposed portions of terminals exposed from apertures formed in part of the insulating layer and is also provided with lining portions adjacent to the exposed portions in a longitudinal direction of the conductor pattern portion and bonded to the insulating layer. Even if terminals of the multi-connector are cracked when soldered, not only conductivity is ensured, but also it is possible to strengthen the terminals, because the lining portions of the terminals are bonded to the insulating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Takaaki Deguchi, Toshiyuki Katoh, Katsumi Kiguchi, Nobuo Sasaoka, Kohichi Suzuki, Shingo Tsuda
  • Patent number: 7372669
    Abstract: Terminals of a flexible printed circuit board and terminals of a wiring trace in a head suspension assembly are to be connected with each other by soldering without causing a soldering defect. In an embodiment, a terminal structure of a multi-connector in a wiring trace which includes an insulating layer and a conductor pattern portion formed on a surface of the insulating layer is provided with exposed portions of terminals exposed from apertures formed in part of the insulating layer and is also provided with lining portions adjacent to the exposed portions in a longitudinal direction of the conductor pattern portion and bonded to the insulating layer. Even if terminals of the multi-connector are cracked when soldered, not only conductivity is ensured, but also it is possible to strengthen the terminals, because the lining portions of the terminals are bonded to the insulating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Assignee: Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Takaaki Deguchi, Toshiyuki Katoh, Katsumi Kiguchi, Nobuo Sasaoka, Kohichi Suzuki, Shingo Tsuda
  • Publication number: 20070285019
    Abstract: An automatic lighting device includes an illuminance detector for detecting an external illuminance around a vehicle, a light controller for turning on/off a vehicular light, a driver's characteristics detector for acquiring information about driver's physical characteristics, and a threshold setting element for setting the illuminance threshold in accordance with the driver's physical characteristics. The controller turns on the light when the external illuminance is not more than the illuminance threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2007
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Applicant: DENSO Corporation
    Inventor: Toshiyuki Katoh
  • Publication number: 20060034018
    Abstract: Terminals of a flexible printed circuit board and terminals of a wiring trace in a head suspension assembly are to be connected with each other by soldering without causing a soldering defect. In an embodiment, a terminal structure of a multi-connector in a wiring trace which includes an insulating layer and a conductor pattern portion formed on a surface of the insulating layer is provided with exposed portions of terminals exposed from apertures formed in part of the insulating layer and is also provided with lining portions adjacent to the exposed portions in a longitudinal direction of the conductor pattern portion and bonded to the insulating layer. Even if terminals of the multi-connector are cracked when soldered, not only conductivity is ensured, but also it is possible to strengthen the terminals, because the lining portions of the terminals are bonded to the insulating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2005
    Publication date: February 16, 2006
    Applicant: Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Takaaki Deguchi, Toshiyuki Katoh, Katsumi Kiguchi, Nobuo Sasaoka, Kohichi Suzuki, Shingo Tsuda
  • Patent number: 4973367
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a steel sheet having excellent deep-drawability. A steel blank is rolled into a steel sheet having a predetermined thickness. The steel contains C: not more than 0.008 wt %, Si: not more than 0.5 wt %, Mn: not more than 1.0 wt %, P: not more than 0.15 wt %, S: not more than 0.02 wt %, Al: 0.010 to 0.10 wt %, N: not more than 0.008 wt %, and at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ti and Nb which is contained in an amount satisfying the relationship of 1.2 (C/12+N/14).ltoreq.(Ti/48+Nb/93). In at least one pass, rolling is conducted within a temperatures range lower than the Ar3 transformation point but not lower than 500.degree. C., in such a manner that the roll radius R (mm) and the blank thickness t (mm) before rolling by rolls satisfy the relationships of R.ltoreq.200 and R.sup.2 .times..sqroot.t.ltoreq.100000, and the total rolling reduction at temperature lower than the Ar3 transformation point is not lower than 60%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 27, 1990
    Assignee: Kawasaki Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Saiji Matsuoka, Susumu Satoh, Toshiyuki Katoh, Hideo Abe, Ikuo Yarita