Patents by Inventor Hiroki Hirai

Hiroki Hirai 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: 20240141267
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) module includes: an LED that emits an ultraviolet ray; an information holding apparatus; and a module-side connector electrically connected to the LED and the information holding apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Kenichi HORIUCHI, Kousuke HONDA, Nobuo HORIMOTO, Hiroki HIRAI, Taiki OSHIMOTO, Yuta SAKAI, Kaori YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20240141277
    Abstract: A culture apparatus includes a box and a light emitting diode (LED) module detachably attached to the box and configured to emit an ultraviolet ray inside the box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Hiroki HIRAI, Nobuo HORIMOTO, Kenichi HORIUCHI, Kousuke HONDA, Taiki OSHIMOTO, Yuta SAKAI, Kaori YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20240141276
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) module includes: an LED that emits an ultraviolet ray; a metallic cylindrical body in which the LED is accommodated; and a metallic coupling for fixing the metallic cylindrical body to a culture apparatus by being engaged with an engaged portion fixed to the culture apparatus, in which the metallic cylindrical body and the metallic coupling dissipate heat generated by the LED to the engaged portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Hiroki HIRAI, Nobuo HORIMOTO, Kenichi HORIUCHI, Kousuke HONDA, Taiki OSHIMOTO, Yuta SAKAI, Kaori YOSHIDA
  • Patent number: 11968882
    Abstract: A high-molecular-weight compound having at least one substituted triarylamine structural unit represented by the following general formula (1), further including a structural unit having at least one aromatic hydrocarbon ring or a structural unit having a triarylamine skeleton in addition to the at least one substituted triarylamine structural unit, and having a weight average molecular weight of 10,000 or more and 1,000,000 or less in terms of polystyrene and no a crosslinker, wherein the high-molecular-weight compound is used in an organic EL device as a constituent material of at least one organic layer. A polymer material having excellent hole injection/transport performance, electron blocking capability, high heat resistance, and high stability in a thin-film state for use in a polymer organic EL device, and an organic EL device having a low drive voltage, high light emission efficiency, and a long lifetime using this polymer material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: HODOGAYA CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazunori Togashi, Mika Shinoda, Hideyoshi Kitahara, Shunji Mochizuki, Hiroki Hirai, Yuta Saegusa
  • Patent number: 11965796
    Abstract: An ultrasonic wave propagation member, which is able to improve durability while ensuring measurement performance, is provided with an ultrasonic wave propagator including a first contact surface coming into contact with an measurement target, and a second contact surface provided opposite to the first contact surface and coming into contact with a fore end surface of an ultrasonic probe; and a holder holding the ultrasonic wave propagator and including a third contact surface coming into contact with the measurement target on a radially outer position than the first contact surface, wherein the ultrasonic wave propagator is softer than the holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Tsuzaki, Toshitsugu Sakakibara, Hiroki Hirai
  • Patent number: 11942242
    Abstract: A wiring member includes a wiring body and a pattern. The wiring body includes a plurality of wire-like transmission members and a base material. The plurality of wire-like transmission members are fixed to the base material in an aligned state, and the pattern is provided on the wiring body. The pattern makes a two-dimensional position of at least a part of a portion related to the base material recognizable in the wiring body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Suguru Yasuda, Haruka Nakano, Motohiro Yokoi, Kenta Ito, Hiroki Hirai, Makoto Higashikozono, Koichiro Goto, Junichi Shirakawa, Yoshitaka Kami, Yasushi Nomura, Sofia Barillaro
  • Patent number: 11916296
    Abstract: An antenna device, for a mobile body, of this disclosure includes an antenna configured to be installed in the mobile body, and a reflector having a reflection surface configured to change a beam direction of the antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yutaro Miki, Suguru Yamagishi, Takanori Fukunaga, Ichiro Kuwayama, Toyohisa Takano, Hiroki Hirai, Norichika Oomi, Kosuke Sone, Yasuyuki Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 11897323
    Abstract: A vehicle mounting structure including: a vehicle frame having a floor panel mounted thereabove; and a power storage device assembled under the vehicle frame, wherein: a protrusion is arranged in the power storage device that can be vertically fitted into a recess in the vehicle frame, and a plurality of electrical wires are arranged inside the protrusion arranged in the power storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Koji Yamaguchi, Hiroki Hirai, Ryoya Okamoto, Taiji Yanagida
  • Publication number: 20240033862
    Abstract: Provided is a ferrite-based stainless steel welding wire that has excellent oxidation resistance properties and high temperature strength. This ferrite-based stainless steel welding wire has a composition containing, in mass %, 0.001-0.050% of C, 0.01-2.00% of Si, 0.01-1.50% of Mn, 0.030% or less of P, 0.010% or less of S, 16.0-25.0% of Cr, 0.001-0.150% of Ti, 0.020% or less of O, and 0.05% or less of N, further containing at least one selected from 0.01-1.80% of Nb, 0.01-3.60% of Mo, and 0.01-3.60% of W, and satisfying formulae (1), (2), and (3), with a balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities. Formula (1): [Nb]+[Mo]+[W]+0.25[Si]?2.2, formula (2): [Mo]+[W]?3.6, formula (3): [Ti]+[Al]?0.15, where [ ] in the formulae represents the content in mass % of the element indicated in [ ].
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Masashi NAGAYA, Akio UENAKA, Hiroki HIRAI, Osamu HARA
  • Patent number: 11878641
    Abstract: An arrangement structure of a wiring member includes: a first member; a second member connected to the first member to be rotatable around a rotational axis; and a plurality of electrical wires having a part disposed at least between the first member and the second member, wherein the plurality of electrical wires are disposed in parallel to each other in a direction in which the rotational axis extends in the part of the plurality of electrical wires disposed between the first member and the second member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Koji Yamaguchi, Hiroki Hirai, Makoto Higashikozono, Housei Mizuno
  • Patent number: 11878640
    Abstract: A wiring module includes: a sheet which is a member extending planarly and including an easy-fracture part sectioning the sheet into a plurality of areas and capable of dividing the sheet into the areas; and a transmission member including one of or both a power line supplying an electrical power to at least one apparatus provided in one or more of the plurality of areas and a signal line enabling communication with the apparatus, wherein, in a case where the transmission member is disposed over at least two areas, a part of a middle portion of the transmission member in relation to an end portion connected to the apparatus is fixed to a first area in the two areas, and the transmission member is laid without being fixed to a second area in the two areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kosuke Sone, Hiroki Hirai, Yasuyuki Yamamoto, Kazuyoshi Ohara, Norichika Oomi, Daisuke Miyawaki, Shinichi Ishiko, Yuji Takenaka, Ichiro Kuwayama, Suguru Yamagishi, Toyohisa Takano, Yutaro Miki, Takanori Fukunaga
  • Patent number: 11850839
    Abstract: A fixing structure of a wiring member includes an adhesive member, a wire-like transmission member, and an adherent. The adhesive member includes a planar base body having conductivity, a first hot-melt adhesive agent provided on one main surface of the base body, and a second hot-melt adhesive agent provided on another main surface of the base body. The base body can generate heat by induction heating using an induction heating apparatus. The wire-like transmission member is bonded to the first hot-melt adhesive agent in the adhesive member on a side of the one main surface of the base body. The adherent is bonded to the second hot-melt adhesive agent in the adhesive member on a side of the another main surface of the base body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD
    Inventors: Daichi Fukushima, Hiroki Hirai, Makoto Higashikozono, Housei Mizuno, Miyu Aramaki
  • Patent number: 11827164
    Abstract: A wire harness routing member that routes a plurality of electric wires in a vehicle, the wire harness routing member including: a base plate that is arranged below a floor panel of a passenger compartment; and a wire harness having the plurality of electric wires fixed to the base plate, wherein at least one electric wire out of the plurality of electric wires is a continuous electric wire with a first end extending from a surface of the base plate or an edge of the base plate and being arranged in a front space of the vehicle or a rear space of the vehicle, and a second end extending from the edge of the base plate and being arranged in the front space of the vehicle or the rear space of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Koji Yamaguchi, Hiroki Hirai, Ryoya Okamoto, Taiji Yanagida
  • Patent number: 11824284
    Abstract: A trunk cable 12 includes a signal trunk conductor 31 that is electromagnetically shielded by a shield layer 35. A branch cable 13 includes a signal branch conductor 38 that is electromagnetically shielded by a shield layer 42. The signal trunk conductor 31 and the signal branch conductor 38 are electrically connected to each other by a relay bus bar 64 that is electromagnetically shielded by a base shielding member 65 and a cover shielding member 27.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Yamamoto, Hiroki Hirai, Makoto Higashikozono, Kazuyoshi Ohara, Hisashi Sawada
  • Publication number: 20230352980
    Abstract: An on-vehicle device that is to be mounted in a vehicle includes: an electrical component including a sensor; a power supply module including a power receiving antenna and a power supply circuit configured to convert radio waves for power feeding received by the power receiving antenna into electric power and supply the electric power to the electrical component; and a line member having flexibility and electrically connecting the electrical component to the power supply module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Yasuyuki YAMAMOTO, Kosuke SONE, Hiroki HIRAI, lchiro KUWAYAMA, Suguru YAMAGISHI, Toyohisa TAKANO
  • Patent number: 11799325
    Abstract: A power transfer device disclosed herein is a console installed in a vehicle. The console includes a power transfer panel and a wireless power transfer portion. The power transfer panel outputs microwaves receivable by a built-in power receiver antenna in an electronic device. The wireless power transfer portion in which the power transfer panel is disposed therein can hold the electronic device. A bottom wall, sidewalls, and a cover that define the wireless power transfer portion include microwave shields that shield the microwaves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kosuke Sone, Hiroki Hirai, Yasuyuki Yamamoto, Kota Oda, Ichirou Kuwayama, Suguru Yamagishi, Toyohisa Takano
  • Publication number: 20230329080
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a composition for light emitting diodes with which it is possible to obtain an organic EL element that includes an organic layer formed using a high molecular weight material and whose service life can be extended as compared with that of conventional organic EL elements. The present invention provides a composition for light emitting diodes containing a high molecular weight compound and a thermally crosslinkable low molecular weight compound, wherein the thermally crosslinkable low molecular weight compound includes a compound that has two or more thermally crosslinkable structures in a molecule. The thermally crosslinkable low molecular weight compound preferably includes a compound that contains two or more thermally crosslinkable structures selected from the group consisting of an acrylate structure, a methacrylate structure, and a maleimide structure in a molecule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: HODOGAYA CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuta SAEGUSA, Mika SHINODA, Kazunori TOGASHI, Hiroki HIRAI
  • Patent number: 11766924
    Abstract: Provided is a power supply apparatus that can be disposed below a floor panel of a vehicle, including: a wiring structural body that is disposed below the floor panel, and is routed such that a first high-voltage wire harness, a second high-voltage wire harness, and a low-voltage wire harness extend along the wiring structural body; a high-voltage electricity storage device disposed below the wiring structural body; a first low-voltage electricity storage device and a second low-voltage electricity storage device that are disposed below the wiring structural body; and a 100-V charger, a first DC/DC converter, and a second DC/DC converter that are disposed below the wiring structural body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Taiji Yanagida, Hiroki Hirai, Ryoya Okamoto, Koji Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 11745290
    Abstract: A metal member-welded structure includes: a Cu member; an Al member; and a welded portion formed by melting and solidifying each of materials of the Cu member and the Al member. The Cu member includes a Cu-based material containing Cu as a main component. The Al member includes an Al-based material containing Al as a main component and a plating layer that covers a side of the Al-based material, the side being close to a surface of the Cu member. The welded portion includes a sea-island structure in a vicinity of the surface of the Cu member. The sea-island structure includes: a plurality of island portions containing pure Al, and a sea portion interposed among the island portions. The sea portion has a eutectic structure having: a phase of an intermetallic compound of Cu and Al; and a phase of pure Al.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignees: Sumitomo Electrical Industries, Ltd., AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd, Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Koki Sugimura, Tetsuya Kuwabara, Kazuhiro Goto, Hiroki Hirai, Tetsuji Tanaka, Junichi Ono, Takuji Otsuka, Kenji Miyamoto, Osamu Nakayama, Kazuaki Hamada, Kazuhiro Washio
  • Publication number: 20230271569
    Abstract: A door wiring module includes: a service hole cover including a cover body part and a route indication part provided to the cover body part; and a wiring member whose route is regulated so that the wiring member passes through a first position and a second position on the cover body part. The route indication part indicates a plurality of routes each having a route length different from each other as routes of the wiring member between the first position and the second position, and a route of the wiring member is regulated so that the wiring member passes through any route selected from the plurality of routes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Housei MIZUNO, Hiroki HIRAI, Takuji OTSUKA, Makoto HIGASHIKOZONO, Koji YAMAGUCHI