Patents by Inventor Tsutomu Kono

Tsutomu Kono 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: 20020021549
    Abstract: The present invention provides a following housing for electronic equipment. The housing has a metal board having an adhesive layer to which one or more components are attached. In the housing, at least one of the components is formed on a surface of the metal board opposite a gate for injection molding by injecting a molding material through a through hole previously pierced in the metal board. The component has an appearance on a side of the housing opposite the gate for injection molding. Further, in the housing, at least one portion of the metal board at a side wall thereof has a convex shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2001
    Publication date: February 21, 2002
    Inventors: Tsutomu Kono, Tsuyoshi Nakagawa, Tsutomu Natsume, Naozumi Hatada, Makoto Iida
  • Patent number: 6282352
    Abstract: An optical module for an optical device and an optical fiber is constituted by a pre-molded plastic package. In forming the plastic package, the main flowing direction of the molding resin is substantially parallel with the optical axis of the optical fiber. The optical module is formed by molding the resin by an injection method using pressure and then solidifying the resin. When the plastic package is formed by comprehensive molding, the flowing direction of the resin is parallel with the optical axis direction of the optical fiber to be installed in the optical module. As a result, for comprehensive molding, the molding pressure applied to the optical fiber is reduced. By using the resin case that is formed, the resulting package exhibits high rigidity and low thermal expansion properties in connection with the flowing direction of the resin, thus reducing the external stress and thermal stress applied to the optical fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2001
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Kato, Koji Yoshida, Toshinori Hirataka, Toshiaki Ishii, Kazuyuki Fukuda, Tadaaki Ishikawa, Toshimasa Miura, Tsutomu Kono, Kimio Tatsuno
  • Publication number: 20010009599
    Abstract: The present invention is to reduce the package cost and secure the high reliability in an optical module having an optical device and an optical fiber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2001
    Publication date: July 26, 2001
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshil Kato, Koji Yoshida, Toshinori Hirataka, Toshiaki Ishii, Kazuyuki Fukuda, Tadaaki Ishikawa, Toshimasa Miura, Tsutomu Kono, Kimio Tatsuno
  • Patent number: 6220764
    Abstract: An optical module for an optical device and an optical fiber is constituted by a pre-molded plastic package. In forming the plastic package, the main flowing direction of the molding resin is substantially parallel with the optical axis of the optical fiber. The optical module is formed by molding the resin by an injection method using pressure and then solidifying the resin. When the plastic package is formed by comprehensive molding, the flowing direction of the resin is parallel with the optical axis direction of the optical fiber to be installed in the optical module. As a result, for comprehensive molding, the molding pressure applied to the optical fiber is reduced. By using the resin case that is formed, the resulting package exhibits high rigidity and low thermal expansion properties in connection with the flowing direction of the resin, thus reducing the external stress and thermal stress applied to the optical fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2001
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Kato, Koji Yoshida, Toshinori Hirataka, Toshiaki Ishii, Kazuyuki Fukuda, Tadaaki Ishikawa, Toshimasa Miura, Tsutomu Kono, Kimio Tatsuno