Patents by Inventor Tsutomo Tanaka

Tsutomo Tanaka 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: 8231401
    Abstract: A connector is provided with a housing 10 connectable with a mating housing 80. A lock arm 19 includes a support 21 that stands up from the housing 10. An arm portion 22 is cantilevered forward in a connecting direction CD from the support 21 and is adapted to hold the two housings 10, 80 in a connected state by a locking movement of the arm portion 22 when the two housings 10, 80 are connected properly. Pressable portions 33 are formed on the housing 10 behind the support 21 in the connecting direction and face the support 21. The pressable portions 33 are pressable in the connecting process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takamaru Amano, Tsutomo Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20110008989
    Abstract: A connector is provided with a housing 10 connectable with a mating housing 80. A lock arm 19 includes a support 21 that stands up from the housing 10. An arm portion 22 is cantilevered forward in a connecting direction CD from the support 21 and is adapted to hold the two housings 10, 80 in a connected state by a locking movement of the arm portion 22 when the two housings 10, 80 are connected properly. Pressable portions 33 are formed on the housing 10 behind the support 21 in the connecting direction and face the support 21. The pressable portions 33 are pressable in the connecting process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2010
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Takamaru Amano, Tsutomo Tanaka