Patents by Inventor Yoshiteru Nogawa
Yoshiteru Nogawa 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).
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Publication number: 20230291153Abstract: To exhibit high strength, achieve a high shielding effect, and increase reliability with a compact and low profile. A first connector that mates with a second connector, containing: a first connector main body; a first terminal attached to the first connector main body; a first high-frequency terminal attached to the first connector main body; and a first shield surrounding an entire circumference of the first connector main body; and further containing, a first inner side shield attached to the first connector main body and extending in a width direction of the first connector between the first terminal and the first high-frequency terminal; where a substrate connecting part of the first terminal is visible from a mating surface side of the first connector, and a substrate connecting part of the first inner side shield is not visible from the mating surface side.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2021Publication date: September 14, 2023Applicant: Molex, LLCInventors: Jumpei EBISAWA, Masato OKANO, Manabu YAMANAKA, Taichi TANIGUCHI, Kenta ARICHIKA, Yoshiteru NOGAWA
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Patent number: 11715898Abstract: Problem: To realize a connection with a counterpart connector with high spacing efficiency, and to stably maintain an electrically connected state while having a compact and low profile and without the terminal being deformed or damaged, even when subjected to a force from a counterpart terminal when mated with the counterpart terminal, which increases reliability. Solution: The terminal includes a substrate fixing part 52 fixed to a substrate 11, a pair of contact parts which sandwich a counterpart terminal 151, and an elastic deformation part having both ends connected to the substrate fixing part 52 and the contact parts, respectively, wherein a spring constant of the elastic deformation part is smaller than a spring constant of the contact parts.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2021Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: Molex, LLCInventors: Toshihiro Niitsu, Akihiro Shimotsu, Yoshiteru Nogawa
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Publication number: 20230110507Abstract: A first connector, that is a first connector that mates with a second connector, containing: a first connector main body; a first terminal attached to the first connector main body; a first high-frequency terminal attached to the first connector main body; and a first shield surrounding an entire circumference of the first connector main body; wherein the first shield contains an oblique part that extends obliquely downward, formed on an inner edge at the upper end, and also contains a plurality of linear parts and a plurality of curved parts; the first connector main body being integrally connected at the curved parts, and the first connector main body being separated at the linear parts.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2022Publication date: April 13, 2023Inventors: Jumpei EBISAWA, Taichi TANIGUCHI, Yoshiteru NOGAWA, Makoto SHINYAMA, Kenta SASAKI
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Publication number: 20220247104Abstract: A terminal including a main body part retained by a connector main body and a contact part connected to the upper end of the main body part and the free end of which can be connected to a counterpart terminal of a counterpart connector. The contact part including a connector base connected to the upper end of the main body part, a spring arm connected to the tip of the connector base and bent in a substantially s-shape, and a contact flexure part formed near the free end of the spring arm. The connector main body including a pair of side wall parts that extend in the longitudinal direction thereof and that retain the main body part. The connector base including an outward expanding part that bulges outward from the upper end of the main body part toward the connector main body and straddling the side wall parts without making contact with the side wall parts.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2020Publication date: August 4, 2022Applicant: Molex, LLCInventors: Kenji MIYAHARA, Mikiji TANAKA, Hiroshi SHIMOYAMA, Yoshiteru NOGAWA
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Publication number: 20220069500Abstract: Problem: To realize a connection with a counterpart connector with high spacing efficiency, and to stably maintain an electrically connected state while having a compact and low profile and without the terminal being deformed or damaged, even when subjected to a force from a counterpart terminal when mated with the counterpart terminal, which increases reliability. Solution: The terminal includes a substrate fixing part 52 fixed to a substrate 11, a pair of contact parts which sandwich a counterpart terminal 151, and an elastic deformation part having both ends connected to the substrate fixing part 52 and the contact parts, respectively, wherein a spring constant of the elastic deformation part is smaller than a spring constant of the contact parts.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2021Publication date: March 3, 2022Applicant: Molex, LLCInventors: Toshihiro NIITSU, Akihiro SHIMOTSU, Yoshiteru NOGAWA
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Patent number: 11251556Abstract: A connector is provided that includes a housing and a terminal installed in the housing. The housing includes a receiving space in which the upper face receiving a counterpart connector is opened, a pair of side wall parts defining at least a portion of both the left and right sides of the receiving space, a front wall part defining at least a portion of the front of the receiving space, and a pair of rear wall parts defining at least a portion of the rear of the receiving space. The terminal includes a front contact part provided on the front of the receiving space so as to be adjacent to each side wall part, and a rear contact part provided on the rear of the receiving space so as to be adjacent to each side wall part. The front contact part and the rear contact part are disposed in nearly a straight line extending in the anteroposterior direction, face each other, and are capable of holding a counterpart terminal of the counterpart connector from the front and rear thereof.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2019Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: Molex, LLCInventors: Toshihiro Niitsu, Yoshiteru Nogawa
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Patent number: 11037895Abstract: An electronic component is provided that includes multiple conductive terminals and an insulator integrated with the conductive terminals. A leg part possessed by one of the conductive terminals and a leg part possessed by another one of the conductive terminals are disposed so as to vertically overlap each other. The leg part possessed by one of the conductive terminals and the leg part possessed by another one of the conductive terminals have different lengths, and the tip of the shorter leg part of the two is covered by a thick part of the insulator.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2019Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: Molex, LLCInventors: Toshihiro Niitsu, Yoshiteru Nogawa
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Patent number: 11031740Abstract: A ground terminal is integrally formed with one ground coupling member extending in a width direction; a housing is integrally formed with a signal terminal, the ground terminal, and the ground coupling member by insert molding; the signal terminal has a contact portion that comes into contact with a counterpart signal terminal and a tail portion soldered to a core wire of a coaxial cable exposed from the housing; the ground coupling member includes a shield connecting portion that is exposed from the housing on a rear side of the tail portion of the signal terminal and soldered to a shield of the coaxial cable; and the ground terminal has a portion other than the contact portion embedded in the housing.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2020Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: Molex, LLCInventors: Yoshiteru Nogawa, Toshihiro Niitsu
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Patent number: 11005202Abstract: A connector includes a housing, a terminal attached to the housing, and a bending member that connects the housing and a substrate. The bending member can electrically connect to wiring of the substrate. The housing can be inserted in an opening of a panel positioned above the substrate. A guide cap can be attached to a tip end part of the housing.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2019Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: Molex, LLCInventors: Yoshiteru Nogawa, Naoya Inoue, Mikiji Tanaka
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Publication number: 20200343674Abstract: A ground terminal is integrally formed with one ground coupling member extending in a width direction; a housing is integrally formed with a signal terminal, the ground terminal, and the ground coupling member by insert molding; the signal terminal has a contact portion that comes into contact with a counterpart signal terminal and a tail portion soldered to a core wire of a coaxial cable exposed from the housing; the ground coupling member includes a shield connecting portion that is exposed from the housing on a rear side of the tail portion of the signal terminal and soldered to a shield of the coaxial cable; and the ground terminal has a portion other than the contact portion embedded in the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2020Publication date: October 29, 2020Applicant: Molex, LLCInventors: Yoshiteru NOGAWA, Toshihiro NIITSU
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Publication number: 20200203872Abstract: A connector is provided that includes a housing and a terminal installed in the housing. The housing includes a receiving space in which the upper face receiving a counterpart connector is opened, a pair of side wall parts defining at least a portion of both the left and right sides of the receiving space, a front wall part defining at least a portion of the front of the receiving space, and a pair of rear wall parts defining at least a portion of the rear of the receiving space. The terminal includes a front contact part provided on the front of the receiving space so as to be adjacent to each side wall part, and a rear contact part provided on the rear of the receiving space so as to be adjacent to each side wall part. The front contact part and the rear contact part are disposed in nearly a straight line extending in the anteroposterior direction, face each other, and are capable of holding a counterpart terminal of the counterpart connector from the front and rear thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2019Publication date: June 25, 2020Applicant: Molex, LLCInventors: Toshihiro NIITSU, Yoshiteru NOGAWA
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Publication number: 20200153137Abstract: A connector includes a housing, a terminal attached to the housing, and a bending member that connects the housing and a substrate. The bending member can electrically connect to wiring of the substrate. The housing can be inserted in an opening of a panel positioned above the substrate. A guide cap can be attached to a tip end part of the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2019Publication date: May 14, 2020Applicant: Molex, LLCInventors: Yoshiteru NOGAWA, Naoya INOUE, Mikiji TANAKA
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Publication number: 20190326238Abstract: An electronic component is provided that includes multiple conductive terminals and an insulator integrated with the conductive terminals. A leg part possessed by one of the conductive terminals and a leg part possessed by another one of the conductive terminals are disposed so as to vertically overlap each other. The leg part possessed by one of the conductive terminals and the leg part possessed by another one of the conductive terminals have different lengths, and the tip of the shorter leg part of the two is covered by a thick part of the insulator.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2019Publication date: October 24, 2019Inventors: Toshihiro Niitsu, Yoshiteru Nogawa
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Patent number: 10128598Abstract: A connector is provided which includes a stage having an arrangement surface for arranging the end portion of the flat cable, and an opposing portion formed so as to face the arrangement surface. An engaging protruding portion is formed in the arrangement surface for engaging the flat cable. The end portion of the flat cable is insertable from the front side to the rear side of the connector between the arrangement surface and the opposing portion. The opposing portion has an extending portion positioned in front of the engaging protruding portion, and an overhanging portion extending to the rear of a first section.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2016Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: Molex, LLCInventors: Akihiro Ishii, Yoshiteru Nogawa, Kazuya Takahashi
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Publication number: 20170040725Abstract: A connector is provided which includes a stage having an arrangement surface for arranging the end portion of the flat cable, and an opposing portion formed so as to face the arrangement surface. An engaging protruding portion is formed in the arrangement surface for engaging the flat cable. The end portion of the flat cable is insertable from the front side to the rear side of the connector between the arrangement surface and the opposing portion. The opposing portion has an extending portion positioned in front of the engaging protruding portion, and an overhanging portion extending to the rear of a first section.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2016Publication date: February 9, 2017Applicant: Molex, LLCInventors: Akihiro ISHII, Yoshiteru NOGAWA, Kazuya TAKAHASHI
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Patent number: 7344399Abstract: An electrical connector (22) is provided for terminating a flat electrical circuit (24) to a printed circuit board. The connector includes a dielectric housing (26) having an opening (28) for receiving an end of the flat circuit. A, plurality of terminals are mounted on the housing in a side-by-side array and are spaced along the opening. Some of the terminals have mounting sections (32a) for fixing the terminal in the dielectric housing. Each such terminal includes a tail section (32b) projecting from one end of the mounting, section outside the housing for connector to an appropriate circuit trace on the printed circuit board. A flexible contact arm (32c) projects from an opposite end of the mounting section into the opening. An actuator section (32e) is disposed between the flexible contact arm and the mounting section.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2004Date of Patent: March 18, 2008Assignee: Molex IncorporatedInventors: Hideki Iijima, Yoshiteru Nogawa
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Publication number: 20070212916Abstract: An electrical connector (22) is provided for terminating a flat electrical circuit (24) to a printed circuit board. The connector includes a dielectric housing (26) having an opening (28) for receiving an end of the flat circuit. A, plurality of terminals are mounted on the housing in a side-by-side array and are spaced along the opening. Some of the terminals have mounting sections (32a) for fixing the terminal in the dielectric housing. Each such terminal includes a tail section (32b) projecting from one end of the mounting, section outside the housing for connector to an appropriate circuit trace on the printed circuit board. A flexible contact arm (32c) projects from an opposite end of the mounting section into the opening. An actuator section (32e) is disposed between the flexible contact arm and the mounting section.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2004Publication date: September 13, 2007Applicant: Molex IncorporatedInventors: Hideki Iijima, Yoshiteru Nogawa
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Patent number: 6726497Abstract: An FPC connector permits downsizing and not exerting residual stress on terminals irrespective of the pivoting position of an actuator while an FPC is not connected. The FPC connector is provided with biasing beams respectively arranged adjacent contact terminals disposed in an insulative housing. The biasing beams are pivotable about support points at intermediate portions thereof. The biasing beams are pivoted by means of pivotal actuator.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2002Date of Patent: April 27, 2004Assignee: Molex IncorporatedInventors: Yoshiteru Nogawa, Hideki Iijima
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Publication number: 20030087544Abstract: An FPC connector permits downsizing and not exerting residual stress on terminals irrespective of the pivoting position of an actuator while an FPC is not connected. The FPC connector is provided with biasing beams respectively arranged adjacent contact terminals disposed in an insulative housing. The biasing beams are pivotable about support points at intermediate portions thereof. The biasing beams are pivoted by means of pivotal actuator.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2002Publication date: May 8, 2003Inventors: Yoshiteru Nogawa, Hideki Iijima