Patents by Inventor Tomohiro Ikeda

Tomohiro Ikeda 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: 20160252218
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a plurality of oblong flexible substrates, each flexible substrate comprising a sheet-shaped base body and a wiring pattern formed on one face of the base body, and each flexible substrate having a plurality of light emitting sections disposed thereon; a plurality of a reflective layers, each reflective layer being disposed at a periphery of a respective light emitting section above a respective flexible substrate; an insulating reflective sheet made of a light reflecting resin, the reflective sheet having a plurality of through holes located such that the light emitting sections and at least a portion of the reflective layers are exposed via the through holes; and a plurality of adhesive members, each adhesive member adhering a respective flexible substrate to the reflective sheet in regions where the reflective layer is not formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuo FUJIKAWA, Takuya WASA, Tomohiro IKEDA, Yohei INAYOSHI, Motokazu YAMADA
  • Patent number: 9425518
    Abstract: In a connection structure, a conductor connection terminal part which can connect to a connection end of the conductor in any position in a direction perpendicular to the arrangement direction of the conductor and a cable connection terminal part which is connected to a core wire of a flat cable are formed on a connection terminal, and by connecting the cable connection terminal part to either one of core wires of the flat cable, a connection position of the connection end of the conductor with the conductor connection terminal part is relatively displaced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiro Ikeda, Yutaka Wakatsuki
  • Publication number: 20160179457
    Abstract: A recording/reproducing apparatus with a wireless LAN function. The recording/reproducing apparatus has a Wi-Fi module and establishes a Wi-Fi connection with a smartphone, and the like. When the Wi-Fi connection with a smartphone is established, the recording/reproducing apparatus automatically extinguishes a display, thereby curtailing power consumption. In addition, the display is extinguished, and an operating status of the display is transmitted to the smartphone by way of the Wi-Fi connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Tomohiro Ikeda, Nobukazu Kadogaki
  • Patent number: 9358524
    Abstract: Provided is a novel catalyst structure capable of maintaining gas diffusivity to a deep part of a catalyst layer even under condition of a high gas flow rate. Proposed is a catalyst structure, which has a porous apatite catalyst layer containing an oxide (hereinafter referred to as “apatite”) whose crystalline structure belongs to an apatite type, and in which, in logarithmic differentiation void volume distribution measured by a mercury intrusion porosimeter, a peak top is present within a void volume diameter range of 100 nm to 1000 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuki Nagao, Yunosuke Nakahara, Yasunori Imada, Ohki Houshito, Noriaki Iwata, Shinichi Tosa, Syouji Inose, Masanori Hashimoto, Tomohiro Ikeda
  • Patent number: 9331319
    Abstract: A battery connector includes: a plurality of terminals, each of which is to be connected to each electrode of a plurality of batteries; a plurality of voltage detection terminals, each of which is connected to respective one of the terminals, and includes a wire connection part to be connected to an electric wire; and a case which contains the plurality of terminals and the plurality of voltage detection terminals therein. Adjacent terminals of the terminals are fixed in the case to be spaced from each other, and an individual wire path of a wire routing part is provided between the adjacent terminals. Each of the voltage detection terminals is fixed so as to incline the wire connection part with respect to the individual wire path and to locate the wire connection part more interiorly than an edge of the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohiro Ikeda, Keizo Aoki, Yukihisa Kikuchi, Ryuta Takishita, Kaiho Ryu, Masaru Imai
  • Publication number: 20160099448
    Abstract: A cylindrical battery housing case has a plurality of cylindrical battery housing chambers each housing one cylindrical battery, and a plurality of elongated resilient members each having a protrusion for holding a cylindrical portion of the cylindrical battery is formed in a cantilevered manner inside notches in a side wall of each of the cylindrical battery housing chambers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Tomohiro Ikeda, Yoshiaki Ichikawa, Hirotaka Mukasa, Taishi Sakai
  • Patent number: 9306381
    Abstract: An electrical device according to the principles of the present disclosure includes a frame, a conductor having a conductive element and an electrically insulating cover disposed about at least a portion of the conductive element, and a busbar mounted to the frame. The busbar includes a busbar body and a weld crimp. The weld crimp has a base, which extends from the busbar body, and a cross-member that is coupled to the base on a side of the base that is opposite the busbar body. The cross-member has a weld portion and a crimp portion. The weld portion intersects the base. The crimp portion intersects the weld portion and has a crimp member that receives the conductor. The crimp member is permanently deformed about the conductor so as to apply a clamping force to the conductor. The conductive element is welded to the weld portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Yazaki North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Lumetta, Tomohiro Ikeda, Koji Koizumi
  • Publication number: 20160050784
    Abstract: A waterproof structure for an electronic component housing unit provided with a connection unit on the upper side in the vertical direction of a vehicle, to which the terminal of an electric wire is connected, includes a top cover. The top cover is provided with a bottom opening portion opening to the lower end and covers the electronic component housing unit from the upper side in the vertical direction of the vehicle while forming a space between the top side of the electronic component housing unit in the vertical direction of the vehicle and the top cover, in which the terminal of the electric wire connected to the connection unit is housed. The electric wire led out from the terminal connected to the connection unit is led out from the bottom opening portion of the top cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Tomohiro IKEDA, Koji KOIZUMI
  • Patent number: 9263722
    Abstract: There is provided a structure for connecting a wiring member to a bus bar in which smooth connection is enabled while ensuring high reliability. In an end portion of a bus bar, a soldering portion which is smaller in cross-sectional area than the bus bar is formed. A connection projecting piece which is raised up in a pin-like manner is formed on the soldering portion. The connection projecting piece is passed through a connection hole which is formed in a connection end of a branch wiring portion of a wiring member configured by a flexible printed circuit board. The connection projecting piece which is passed through the connection hole is soldered to a circuit pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohiro Ikeda, Katsunori Sato, Hiroyuki Kato
  • Publication number: 20150380713
    Abstract: TASK: Provided is a connection member which has a fusing characteristic as a fuse and which is able to efficiently absorb/disperse stresses relative to those displacements in three-dimensional directions between a storage element and the connection member which are caused due to vibration or the like. MEANS OF SOLVING THE PROBLEM: A connection member is a connection member configured to electrically connect respective storage elements to each other in a power storage device constituted by a plurality of storage elements. The connection member includes: a substrate; and a plurality of connecting portions connected to electrodes of the respective storage elements and configured to cut off electric connection with the storage elements by fusing at the time when a current of a predetermined value or more flows therein. The connecting portion is formed by performing punching on the substrate and includes at least two bent portions bent in a punching direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2014
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Applicants: YAZAKI CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kenji KIMURA, Katsunori SATO, Tomohiro IKEDA, Yoshiaki ICHIKAWA, Hirotaka MUKASA, Taishi SAKAI
  • Publication number: 20150380836
    Abstract: In a connection structure, a conductor connection terminal part which can connect to a connection end of the conductor in any position in a direction perpendicular to the arrangement direction of the conductor and a cable connection terminal part which is connected to a core wire of a flat cable are formed on a connection terminal, and by connecting the cable connection terminal part to either one of core wires of the flat cable, a connection position of the connection end of the conductor with the conductor connection terminal part is relatively displaced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Tomohiro IKEDA, Yutaka WAKATSUKI
  • Publication number: 20150380699
    Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a power supply apparatus capable of suppressing a short circuit that occurs between adjacent battery cells. The power supply apparatus includes: a plurality of battery cells in which positive electrodes and negative electrodes are provided alternately and inversely with each other; a plurality of bus bars arranged in a straight line so as to series-connect the plurality of battery cells; a sheet-like insulation film disposed on at least one surface side of the plurality of bus bars; and a resin flame for fixing the plurality of battery cells, wherein an insulation portion for insulating the adjacent battery cells from each other is provided on the insulation film or in the resin flame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiro IKEDA, Daiki NAGATA
  • Publication number: 20150303435
    Abstract: A battery connection body includes: connection conductors which electrically connect respective battery cells forming a battery assembly; a casing to which the connection conductors are mounted, and which includes a first side and a second side different from the first side; and first electric wires and second electric wires, which are wired in the casing. The casing includes: a connection conductor mounting portion; a first electric wire housing portion; and a second electric wire housing portion. The connection conductors are mounted to the connection conductor mounting portion from the first side of the casing. The first electric wires are received into the first electric wire housing portion from the first side of the casing. The second electric wires are received into the second electric wire housing portion from the second side of the casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2015
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiro IKEDA, Koji KOIZUMI
  • Patent number: 9166420
    Abstract: A battery pack controller is provided having electric wires of the main wiring lines of a precharge circuit laid on the front surface of a base plate. LA terminals (i.e., ring terminals) connected to the electric wires are clamped by screws and the main-circuit bus bars to the relay terminal portions of a main relay mounted on the rear surface. Further, each of the LA terminals (i.e., ring terminals) has a wing portion protruding beyond the protuberant height of an electric-wire connection portion. An electric wire is bent and disposed to extend from the front surface side of the base plate toward the relay terminal portion, a terminal accommodation portion in which the LA terminals (i.e., ring terminals) are accommodated is provided at a part extending from the electric-wire bent portion to the relay terminal portion, and bottom grooves are formed in the terminal accommodation portion into which the wing portions are inserted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohiro Ikeda, Ryuta Takishita, Kazuyuki Kawashita
  • Patent number: 9150115
    Abstract: A wire routing device includes a wire housing part, a terminal housing chamber part, and a plurality of wire lead-out parts. The terminal housing chamber part includes a plurality of terminal housing chambers. Each of the wire lead-out parts couples one of the housing grooves with one of the terminal housing chambers. Each of wire surplus length absorption spaces is formed inside of a substantially rectangle abcd defined by a section bc of an outer wall of the voltage detection wire housing part located at a side of the terminal housing chamber and a section ad of a wall of the housing groove which faces the section bc, which are cut by a line ab and a line cd.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohiro Ikeda, Ryuta Takishita, Yukihisa Kikuchi, Masaru Imai, Keizo Aoki
  • Publication number: 20150245517
    Abstract: There is provided a transportable electronic device in which a configuration related to a protective cover can be simplified. A transportable digital photo frame includes a cylindrical main unit that is divided into four areas along the circumferential direction, and a tubular cover that houses at least a part of the main unit to protect the circumferential surface of the main unit, the tubular cover having an opening formed in its circumferential surface for exposing one area to the outside. The tubular cover is rotatable relative to the main unit so that the areas protected by the tubular cover can be switched.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: Tomohiro Ikeda, Eiji Ueda
  • Publication number: 20150229071
    Abstract: A bused electrical center and a method for its construction. The bused electrical center includes a plurality of bus bars, which are housed between a bus bar housing and a filter housing, a filter device and a plurality of interface terminals that couple leads on the filter device to isolation tabs formed on the bus bars. No solder is employed to electrically or mechanically couple the interface terminals to the leads or to the isolation tabs such that the interface terminals are the sole means for electrically connecting the isolation tabs and the leads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2015
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicants: Yazaki North America, Inc., Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Jason R. DEGEN, Tomohiro IKEDA
  • Patent number: 9099821
    Abstract: A busbar plate includes a busbar plate main body and total plus/minus terminal blocks. The busbar plate main body includes a terminal accommodating chamber part having a plurality of terminal accommodating chambers. The total plus/minus terminal blocks are externally attached to terminal accommodating chambers at two ends of the busbar plate respectively, and are formed of terminal block main bodies and busbars. One ends of the busbars are fastened to total plus/minus terminals in the terminal accommodating chambers at the two ends, the other ends of the busbars are fastened to an adjacent module or a connecting busbar of an external equipment. Flexible resin material is used for the busbar plate main body, and high strength resin material is used for the terminal block main bodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohiro Ikeda, Ryuta Takishita, Yukihisa Kikuchi, Masaru Imai, Keizo Aoki
  • Publication number: 20150205537
    Abstract: A device capable of continuing to record data even when a volume of data in a storage medium reaches a capacity limit in the middle of recording the data in the storage medium. A CPU of a data recorder divides data, which are to be recorded in one recording session, into a plurality of small files, and sequentially records the small files into memory. When a volume of data in the memory reaches a capacity limit of the memory, the earliest small file among the small files that are recorded in the memory and that make up the recording session is deleted, and the small files are continually recorded in an available space created by deletion. After completion of recording, all the small files making up the recording session are coupled and recorded in the memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2015
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventors: Tomohiro Ikeda, Eiji Ueda
  • Publication number: 20150136476
    Abstract: An electrical device according to the principles of the present disclosure includes a frame, a conductor having a conductive element and an electrically insulating cover disposed about at least a portion of the conductive element, and a busbar mounted to the frame. The busbar includes a busbar body and a weld crimp. The weld crimp has a base, which extends from the busbar body, and a cross-member that is coupled to the base on a side of the base that is opposite the busbar body. The cross-member has a weld portion and a crimp portion. The weld portion intersects the base. The crimp portion intersects the weld portion and has a crimp member that receives the conductor. The crimp member is permanently deformed about the conductor so as to apply a clamping force to the conductor. The conductive element is welded to the weld portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Jeffrey Lumetta, Tomohiro Ikeda, Koji Koizumi