Patents by Inventor Junichi Shirakawa

Junichi Shirakawa 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: 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
  • Publication number: 20230365078
    Abstract: A door wiring module includes a service hole cover having a main surface with a groove, at least one wiring member housed in the groove, and a wiring cover covering an opening of the groove. A first attachment part and a second attachment part are provided on both sides of the groove in the main surface of the service hole cover. The service hole cover and the wiring cover are provided so that they can be in a free state where a space is formed between the second end portion and the second attachment part in a temporal attachment state where the first end portion of the wiring cover is attached to the first attachment part and the second end portion of the wiring cover is not attached to the second attachment part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Housei MIZUNO, Koji YAMAGUCHI, Makoto HIGASHIKOZONO, Junichi SHIRAKAWA, Satoru AOI
  • Patent number: 11710928
    Abstract: A wiring member includes a wire-like transmission member, a holding member, and a connector. The holding member is configured to hold the wire-like transmission member two-dimensionally in a positioned state. The connector is attached to an end portion of the wire-like transmission member. The connector is provided with an orientation recognition mark.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki Hirai, Housei Mizuno, Koichiro Goto, Junichi Shirakawa, Motohiro Yokoi, Kenta Ito, Suguru Yasuda, Yoshitaka Kami, Yasushi Nomura, Sofia Barillaro
  • Publication number: 20230115337
    Abstract: An object is to provide a technique capable of fixing a plurality of wiring members to the attachment surface as close as possible. A wiring module includes: base member having an attachment surface; a plurality of wiring members disposed on the attachment surface; and a holding member holding the plurality of wiring members in an arranged state on the attachment surface. The holding member includes at least one sheet portion in which at least one hole is formed. The plurality of wiring members are passed through the at least one hole and held in the arranged state. The sheet portion is joined to the attachment surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Koji YAMAGUCHI, Hiroki HIRAI, Makoto HIGASHIKOZONO, Housei MIZUNO, Koichiro GOTO, Junichi SHIRAKAWA
  • Patent number: 11569004
    Abstract: The wiring member includes a wiring body and a shape maintaining member. The wiring body includes a sheet-like member and a wire-like transmission member fixed on the sheet-like member. The shape maintaining member is formed into a sheet-like shape having higher stiffness than the sheet-like member and covers at least one side of the wiring body along a front-back direction of the wiring body to maintain a shape of the wiring body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES LTD.
    Inventors: Haruka Nakano, Motohiro Yokoi, Kenta Ito, Shigeki Ikeda, Suguru Yasuda, Tetsuya Nishimura, Hiroki Hirai, Housei Mizuno, Koichiro Goto, Junichi Shirakawa, Yoshitaka Kami, Yasushi Nomura, Sofia Barillaro
  • Patent number: 11387015
    Abstract: A wiring member includes a sheet material and a wire-like transmission member fixed on the sheet material. For example, the sheet material is considered to be made by combining a plurality of base materials to be processed to extend to regions different from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Daichi Fukushima, Koichiro Goto, Junichi Shirakawa, Housei Mizuno, Miyu Aramaki, Toru Tanji, Ryusuke Kudo, Masaki Mizushita, Haruka Nakano, Tetsuya Nishimura, Kenta Arai
  • Publication number: 20220199290
    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, and makes a two-dimensional position of at least a part of a portion related to the base material recognizable in the wiring body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicants: 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
  • Publication number: 20220181044
    Abstract: A wiring member includes: a flat wiring body including a plurality of wire-like transmission members, and a base member that holds the plurality of wire-like transmission members to be flat; and a pattern provided on the flat wiring body, and making a three-dimensional posture of the flat wiring body recognizable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Suguru YASUDA, Motohiro YOKOI, Kenta ITO, Hiroki HIRAI, Makoto HIGASHIKOZONO, Koichiro GOTO, Junichi SHIRAKAWA, Yoshitaka KAMI, Yasushi NOMURA, Sofia BARILLARO
  • Publication number: 20220093288
    Abstract: A wiring member includes a sheet material including a first layer formed into a sheet-like shape and a second layer provided on a main surface of the first layer, and a wire-like transmission member fixed on the sheet material. The second layer is a layer mediating a bonding of the first layer and the wire-like transmission member, and includes a plurality of partial second layers provided to be separated from each other along an extension direction of the wire-like transmission member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Daichi FUKUSHIMA, Hiroki HIRAI, Housei MIZUNO, Miyu ARAMAKI, Tetsuya NISHIMURA, Junichi SHIRAKAWA
  • Publication number: 20220044840
    Abstract: A wiring member includes a sheet material and a wire-like transmission member fixed on the sheet material. For example, the sheet material is considered to be made by combining a plurality of base materials to be processed to extend to regions different from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Daichi FUKUSHIMA, Koichiro GOTO, Junichi SHIRAKAWA, Housei MIZUNO, Miyu ARAMAKI, Toru TANJI, Ryusuke KUDO, Masaki MIZUSHITA, Haruka NAKANO, Tetsuya NISHIMURA, Kenta ARAI
  • Publication number: 20220028577
    Abstract: The wiring member includes a wiring body and a shape maintaining member. The wiring body includes a sheet-like member and a wire-like transmission member fixed on the sheet-like member. The shape maintaining member is formed into a sheet-like shape having higher stiffness than the sheet-like member and covers at least one side of the wiring body along a front-back direction of the wiring body to maintain a shape of the wiring body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Haruka NAKANO, Motohiro YOKOI, Kenta ITO, Shigeki IKEDA, Suguru YASUDA, Tetsuya NISHIMURA, Hiroki HIRAI, Housei MIZUNO, Koichiro GOTO, Junichi SHIRAKAWA, Yoshitaka KAMI, Yasushi NOMURA, Sofia BARILLARO
  • Patent number: 11205527
    Abstract: A wire harness includes a functional exterior component, at least one electric wire, and at least one thread. The functional exterior component is shaped into a sheet. The electric wire is disposed on one main surface of the functional exterior component. With the thread the electric wire is sewn on the functional exterior component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Housei Mizuno, Hiroki Hirai, Makoto Higashikozono, Tooru Tanji, Junichi Shirakawa, Koichiro Goto
  • Publication number: 20210273378
    Abstract: A wiring member includes a wire-like transmission member, a holding member, and a connector. The holding member is configured to hold the wire-like transmission member two-dimensionally in a positioned state. The connector is attached to an end portion of the wire-like transmission member. The connector is provided with an orientation recognition mark.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki HIRAI, Housei MIZUNO, Koichiro GOTO, Junichi SHIRAKAWA, Motohiro YOKOI, Kenta ITO, Suguru YASUDA, Yoshitaka KAMI, Yasushi NOMURA, Sofia BARILLARO
  • Publication number: 20210005028
    Abstract: An information processing device according to an aspect of the present disclosure is provided with an acquisition unit that acquires a plurality of pieces of sensor information from a plurality of drive recorders, respectively, a comparison unit that compares first sensor information included in the plurality of pieces of sensor information with second sensor information included in the plurality of pieces of sensor information, and an association unit that, in accordance with a result of the comparison, associates a first drive recorder that has output the first sensor information and a second drive recorder that has output the second sensor information with each other, as two drive recorders mounted on the same vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventor: JUNICHI SHIRAKAWA
  • Publication number: 20200328008
    Abstract: A wire harness includes a functional exterior component, at least one electric wire, and at least one thread. The functional exterior component is shaped into a sheet. The electric wire is disposed on one main surface of the functional exterior component. With the thread the electric wire is sewn on the functional exterior component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Housei MIZUNO, Hiroki HIRAI, Makoto HIGASHIKOZONO, Tooru TANJI, Junichi SHIRAKAWA, Koichiro GOTO
  • Patent number: 10768608
    Abstract: A controlling device includes: controlling sections configured to control respective of a plurality of devices; and a master controlling section configured to determine, by referring to information obtained from one of the plurality of devices, a control matter concerning another one of the plurality of devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shinichiro Kinoshita, Junichi Shirakawa, Tetsuji Kimura, Shunsuke Yajima
  • Patent number: 10734134
    Abstract: A wire harness includes a functional exterior component, at least one electric wire, and at least one thread. The functional exterior component is shaped into a sheet. The electric wire is disposed on one main surface of the functional exterior component. With the thread the electric wire is sewn on the functional exterior component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Housei Mizuno, Hiroki Hirai, Makoto Higashikozono, Tooru Tanji, Junichi Shirakawa, Koichiro Goto
  • Patent number: 10464582
    Abstract: A carbody support device of a railway vehicle, including support mechanisms installed between a front bogie and a carbody and between a rear bogie and the carbody in a traveling direction, and supporting the carbody against the respective bogies. The support mechanisms regulate both the front bogie and the rear bogie inclining in the same vehicle width direction with respect to the carbody when the railway vehicle travels through a curve, while the support mechanisms permit the front bogie and the rear bogie inclining in different vehicle width directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshi Sato, Yukitaka Taga, Shunichi Nakao, Kazuo Isomura, Makoto Tamaki, Junichi Shirakawa, Koichi Murata
  • Patent number: 10464581
    Abstract: A carbody support device of a railway vehicle, including support mechanisms installed between a front bogie and a carbody and between a rear bogie and the carbody in a traveling direction, and supporting the carbody against the respective bogies. The support mechanisms regulate both the front bogie and the rear bogie inclining in the same vehicle width direction with respect to the carbody when the railway vehicle travels through a curve, while the support mechanisms permit the front bogie and the rear bogie inclining in different vehicle width directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshi Sato, Yukitaka Taga, Shunichi Nakao, Kazuo Isomura, Makoto Tamaki, Junichi Shirakawa, Koichi Murata
  • Publication number: 20190318850
    Abstract: A braid processing device trims an end portion of an exposed braid of a braid-shielded cable including a cable center portion (e.g., two insulated wires), a braid that covers an outer circumferential surface of the cable center portion, and a sheath that covers an outer circumferential surface of the braid, the exposed braid being exposed from the sheath. The braid processing device includes a braid raising mechanism that raises the exposed braid from the cable center portion toward an outer circumferential side, and a shearing mechanism. The shearing mechanism includes an outer blade that has an annular outer cutting edge, an inner blade that has an annular inner cutting edge, the annular outer cutting edge and the annular inner cutting edge being capable of shearing the exposed braid therebetween, and a blade driving portion that relatively moves the inner blade toward the annular outer cutting edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Riki OGINO, Junichi SHIRAKAWA