Patents by Inventor Toyokazu Ezura

Toyokazu Ezura 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: 8632366
    Abstract: This invention provides a socket for a circuit board that adds function of electrical resistive element to a contact. A socket includes a socket body extending at a longitudinal direction; and a plurality of contacts disposed in two lines along the longitudinal direction of the socket body. When a memory module is connected to the socket body, terminals formed on opposite surfaces of the memory module are electrically and elastically connected by the contacts. The contact includes a contact portion which contacts the terminal, a bent portion for generating an elastic force, and a base portion. The contact is made of a conductive metal having elastic properties, and the contact used for carrying signal is provided with a resistor of an electrical resistive material that is different from the conductive metal. The resistor is connected in a current path between the base portion and the terminal of the memory module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Sensata Technologies Massachusetts, Inc.
    Inventors: Hideki Sano, Hiroyuki Abe, Yasushi Ishikawa, Toyokazu Ezura, Yasuhisa Tsukada
  • Publication number: 20120252233
    Abstract: This invention provides a socket for a circuit board that adds function of electrical resistive element to a contact. A socket includes a socket body extending at a longitudinal direction; and a plurality of contacts disposed in two lines along the longitudinal direction of the socket body. When a memory module is connected to the socket body, terminals formed on opposite surfaces of the memory module are electrically and elastically connected by the contacts. The contact includes a contact portion which contacts the terminal, a bent portion for generating an elastic force, and a base portion. The contact is made of a conductive metal having elastic properties, and the contact used for carrying signal is provided with a resistor of an electrical resistive material that is different from the conductive metal. The resistor is connected in a current path between the base portion and the terminal of the memory module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Inventors: Hideki Sano, Hiroyuki Abe, Yasushi Ishikawa, Toyokazu Ezura, Yasuhisa Tsukada
  • Patent number: 6402528
    Abstract: An electronic part mounting device including a main socket body (2) having a plurality of contact parts (7) mounted therein for making contact with a plurality of contact terminals (10a) on an electronic part (10). Main socket body (2) is adapted to work with a contact opening and closing tool (3) with a holding part (34) for removably mounting and dismounting an electronic part (10) in the socket body (2) and an actuator member (30) having touch parts (32) that engages and moves a tool positioning part (52) on the socket body (2) to cause opening and closing of contacts (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Hideyuki Takahashi, Toyokazu Ezura
  • Patent number: 6350138
    Abstract: A socket having a base (2) which can removably mount a BGA package (9) and a plurality of contact members (6) which are arranged in conformity with the pattern of terminal solder balls (11) of BGA package (9) on base (2) and which have a pair of arms (6a) and (6b) that are capable of opening or closing for pressure contact in the state of sandwiching each terminal of BGA package (9). Partition walls (4a) are provided on slider (4) which is capable of moving in a direction normal to the opening and closing direction of arms (6a) and (6b), the partition walls engage with the pairs of arms of the contact maker (6) respectively, with the arms (6a) and (6b) being opened or closed by the movement of the partition wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Takeyoshi Atobe, Kiyokazu Ikeya, Toyokazu Ezura
  • Publication number: 20010029123
    Abstract: An electronic part mounting device including a main socket body (2) having a plurality of contact parts (7) mounted therein for making contact with a plurality of contact terminals (10a) on an electronic part (10). Main socket body (2) is adapted to work with a contact opening and closing tool (3) with a holding part (34) for removably mounting and dismounting an electronic part (10) in the socket body (2) and an actuator member (30) having touch parts (32) that engages and moves a tool positioning part (52) on the socket body (2) to cause opening and closing of contacts (7).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2001
    Publication date: October 11, 2001
    Inventors: Hideyuki Takahashi, Toyokazu Ezura
  • Patent number: 6287127
    Abstract: A socket (1) includes a body (1a) and a cover (3). Body (1a) has a base (2) having a horizontally movable slide (4) thereon on which a BGA package can be mounted and a plurality of contact members (6) arranged on base (2) corresponding to a pattern of solder balls of the BGA package. Each of contact members (6) has a pair of spring arms (6a, 6b) which can be opened and closed in response to movement of slide (4). In one embodiment, a cover (3) is vertically movable relative to body (1a). The cover (3) has motion transfer portions (31) having a wedge shape which are engageable with tapered force receiving portions (43) of slide(4). As cover (3) is pushed down, engagement surfaces (31) of motion transfer portions (30) engage force receiving surfaces (43) of slide (4) and slide (4) moves so that arms (6a, 6b) of contact members (6) are opened. In another embodiment, the motion transfer parts (31) are provided on a head (11) which has an air suction holder for a BGA package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2001
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Yasushi Hibino, Hideyuki Takahashi, Toyokazu Ezura, Kiyokazu Ikeya, Yasuhiro Ochiai
  • Patent number: 4715823
    Abstract: A Plug-in socket assembly for use with a semiconductor integrated circuit package has a plurality of contact elements mounted on a support member. The contact elements are each formed with a spring portion, an elongated arm portion merging out of the spring portion to an inner lug portion engageable with a contact pin of the integrated circuit package and an outer lug portion in engagement with a housing member movable downwardly toward and upwardly away from the support member. The housing member is formed with an open space to receive the integrated circuit package therein and a carrier unit adapted to support the integrated circuit package is mounted on the support member and is movable relative to both the support and the housing members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1986
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1987
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Toyokazu Ezura, Fujio Katsumata, Kiyokazu Ikeya