Patents Assigned to Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd.
  • Patent number: 12688130
    Abstract: A vehicle-mounted device includes a processor capable of setting three or more authority levels related to memory access, wherein a higher authority level than authority levels of an OS and an application is set for an abnormality notification function of notifying a memory access violation to an outside of the vehicle-mounted device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2026
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Kono, Hideki Maeda
  • Patent number: 12689146
    Abstract: It is aimed to provide a connector not requiring a dedicated assembling facility. A connector (10) is provided with a primary molding portion (20A) made of a primary resin material and a secondary molding portion (50A) made of a secondary resin material. The secondary molding portion (50A) is provided relatively movably with respect to the primary molding portion (20A).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2026
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Tetsuya Miyamura
  • Patent number: 12689207
    Abstract: A power supply control apparatus controls the supplying of power through a wire. A fuse and a semiconductor switch are disposed on a current path of a wire current that flows through the wire. The fuse and the semiconductor switch are attached to a circuit board. A plurality of terminals of the fuse are connected by solder to the circuit board. A fusing portion is connected between two terminals out of the plurality of terminals. The two terminals are disposed on the current path of the wire current. The fusing portion blows according to the temperature of the fusing portion. A microcomputer issues an instruction to switch off the semiconductor switch according to the wire temperature of the wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2026
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryosuke Masuda, Masayuki Kato, Takeo Uchino
  • Patent number: 12686803
    Abstract: A thermally conductive filler can exhibit high thermal conductive properties with a reduced specific gravity, a thermally-conductive composite material and a wire harness contains such a thermally conductive filler, and a method manufactures a thermally conductive filler. A thermally conductive filler contains base particles and a coating layer coating the particles, the coating layer contains a gel-like substance that is bonded to the surfaces of the base particles through chemical bonding and coats the surfaces of the base particles, and a thermally-conductive substance that is dispersed in the layer of the gel-like substance and has a higher thermal conductivity and a larger specific gravity than the base particles and the gel-like substance. Also, a thermally-conductive composite material is obtained by dispersing the thermally conductive filler in a matrix material. Furthermore, a wire harness contains the thermally-conductive composite material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2026
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., KYUSHU UNIVERSITY, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoyuki Oshiumi, Takehiro Hosokawa, Kazuo Nakashima, Hironobu Rachi, Takashi Kawakami, Yusaku Maeda, Makoto Mizoguchi
  • Publication number: 20260200420
    Abstract: A vehicle power supply control device that controls power supply to an in-vehicle device, including: a switch configured to turn on and off power supply to the in-vehicle device; and a control unit configured to acquire new device information pertaining to a new in-vehicle device that is newly connected, from the new in-vehicle device, and to perform opening and closing control on the switch in accordance with the acquired new device information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2023
    Publication date: July 16, 2026
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuta TANINAKA, Kota ODA
  • Publication number: 20260204892
    Abstract: Provided is a vehicle power feed control device that controls the supply of power to an in-vehicle device and includes a plurality of cutoff units that cut off the flow of a current exceeding a cutoff threshold to the in-vehicle device. The cutoff units include cutoff units whose cutoff thresholds are different from each other, and a group of cutoff units among the cutoff units is connected to a new in-vehicle device that is newly connected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2023
    Publication date: July 16, 2026
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuta TANINAKA, Kota ODA
  • Publication number: 20260200328
    Abstract: A vehicle cut-off control device includes: first cut-off unit that switches to a first cut-off state, wherein a second common path is cut-off, from a first cancel state wherein the first cut-off state is canceled; a second cut-off unit that switches to a second cut-off state, wherein a second branch path is cut-off, from a second cancel state wherein the second cut-off state is canceled; a first detection unit that detects the current value and direction of a current flowing in the second common path; a second detection unit that detects that a current is flowing in the second branch path; and a control unit that switches the first cut-off unit from the first cancel state to the first cut-off state and switches the second cut-off unit from the second cancel state to the second cut-off state, based on signals detected by the first and second detection units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2022
    Publication date: July 16, 2026
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Takahiro KURATOMI
  • Publication number: 20260200419
    Abstract: A vehicle-mounted apparatus is mounted in a vehicle and is connected to vehicle-mounted ECUs, which are connected to a vehicle-mounted network, so as to communicate with the vehicle-mounted ECUs. The vehicle-mounted apparatus includes a control unit configured to perform processing relating to supplying of power to the vehicle-mounted ECUs. The control unit acquires a current value of a current flowing through a vehicle mounted ECU corresponding to a service executed in the vehicle, acquires an available capacity, which can be used to execute the service, of a power source apparatus mounted in the vehicle, determines whether to continue supplying power to the vehicle-mounted ECU corresponding to the service based on the acquired available capacity and the current value, and performs processing relating to supplying of power in keeping with a determination result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2023
    Publication date: July 16, 2026
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yuta TANINAKA
  • Patent number: 12683310
    Abstract: A connector system (1) is provided with a cable-side connector (10) to be connected to an end part of a cable (11) and a plurality of types of board-side connectors (110, 210) to be connected to a circuit board. The cable-side connector (10) includes a cable-side inner conductor (12), a cable-side outer conductor (13) and a cable-side connector housing (14). Each of the plurality of types of board-side connectors (110, 210) includes a board-side inner conductor (113, 213), a board-side outer conductor (111, 211) and a board-side connector housing (114, 214). The plurality of types of board-side connectors (110, 210) include mutually different board-side outer conductors (111, 211). One board-side connector selected from the plurality of types of board-side connectors (110, 210) is connected to the cable-side connector (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2026
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Masanao Yamashita, Toshifumi Ichio, Hiroaki Tsutsumi, Maika Ido, Hidekazu Matsuda, Kazuki Hiramatsu, Taiga Kadoyama
  • Patent number: 12679291
    Abstract: A wire harness routing device is for routing a wire harness under a sliding seat. The wire harness routing device includes an extra length storing case and a protector. The extra length storing case is disposed on a floor that is opposite a lower surface of the sliding seat. The protector is movable with respect to the extra length storing case. The wire harness includes an inner extra length portion and an outer extra length portion. The inner extra length portion is disposed in the extra length storing case and extends toward the protector and the outer extra length portion extends outside the extra length storing case from the protector toward the lower surface of the sliding seat. The sliding seat includes a pair of contact members that come into contact with the protector according to movement of the sliding seat and move the protector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2026
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., ADIENT US LLC
    Inventors: Tomoka Shida, Satoshi Yamamoto, Kazuyoshi Ohara, Minho Yang, Yasuhiro Nagai
  • Patent number: 12683313
    Abstract: It is aimed to provide an electrical connection member material and an electrical connection member capable of suppressing adhesion in an Ag layer even without using a special metal layer. An electrical connection member material 1 is provided with a metal material 10 including an Ag layer 13 on a surface, a surface hardness of the Ag layer 13 being 90 HV or more, and a coating layer 2 for covering the surface of the metal material 10. The coating layer 2 is formed by bringing an organic compound having a mercapto group into contact with the surface of the metal material 10. Further, an electrical connection member includes the electrical connection member material 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2026
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Amane Suzuki, Toshiro Sakai, Masaki Nonogawa
  • Publication number: 20260196865
    Abstract: A power supply control device includes an element unit, a voltage conversion unit, and a control unit. The voltage conversion unit performs a conversion operation of stepping up or down an input voltage that is based on power from a power storage unit. The element unit is capable of allowing flow of a current to a power path side via the element unit itself, and cutting off flow of a current to the power storage unit side via the element unit itself. The control unit stops the voltage conversion unit when supply of power from power source unit to the power path is in a normal state different from a failure state, and causes the voltage conversion unit to start the conversion operation when the failure state is entered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Publication date: July 9, 2026
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Keisuke WAKAZONO, Kazuki MASUDA
  • Publication number: 20260197198
    Abstract: An in-vehicle device includes a communication interface, a first determination unit that determines whether a switching condition for switching an operating mode is established, a first switching unit that, if it is determined that the switching condition is established, switches the operating mode from a sleep mode to a low power consumption mode, a second determination unit that determines whether designation information designating the in-vehicle device as a startup target is included in a frame received through a communication line by the communication interface, while the operating mode is the low power consumption mode, and a second switching unit that, if it is determined by the second determination unit that the designation information is included in the received frame, switches the operating mode from the low power consumption mode to a normal mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2023
    Publication date: July 9, 2026
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Takuya KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20260197983
    Abstract: A wire harness including: a shielded wire that includes a core wire; an inner insulation coating that covers an outer periphery of the core wire; a shield that covers an outer periphery of the inner insulation coating; and an outer insulation coating that covers an outer periphery of the shield; and a metal pipe through which the core wire and the inner insulation coating extend and to which the shield is connected, wherein: the shield has a connection section connected to an outer circumferential face of the metal pipe while being covered by the outer insulation coating, and the outer insulation coating has an intimate contact section that extends further from the connection section and in intimate contact over an entire perimeter with the outer circumferential face of the metal pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2023
    Publication date: July 9, 2026
    Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Naoya HAMAMOTO, Jisung KIM
  • Publication number: 20260192763
    Abstract: An on-board control apparatus for use in an on-board network including a plurality of on-board apparatuses, the on-board control apparatus including: a detecting unit that detects a type of service to be executed in the on-board network; and a controlling unit that, in a state in which a plurality of service-associated apparatuses, which are predetermined ones of the on-board apparatuses that correspond to the type of service detected by the detecting unit, are in operation, selects a subset of the service-associated apparatuses and performs stop control for stopping the operation of the selected service-associated apparatuses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2023
    Publication date: July 9, 2026
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Darmawan GO, Kazuki KITAGAWA, Hirofumi URAYAMA
  • Patent number: 12676431
    Abstract: A terminal block that is to be fixed to a case of a device and to which an electrically conductive member is to be fastened by a bolt, the terminal block including: a nut to which the bolt is to be screwed; a heat sink that includes a heat dissipation portion configured to come into contact with a coolant for cooling the device; and an insulator that electrically insulates the nut and the heat sink from each other, wherein the heat sink includes a rib located around the nut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2026
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoki Abe, Daisuke Hashimoto, Masaharu Suetani, Kentaro Tachi
  • Publication number: 20260189489
    Abstract: A monitoring device to be installed in a vehicle includes a monitoring unit configured to monitor a count value of a counter that counts the number of occurrences of an error detected in an in-vehicle network of the vehicle, a pattern information generation unit configured to generate pattern information indicating temporal change in the count value, based on a result of the monitoring by the monitoring unit, and an abnormality detection unit configured to detect an abnormality in the in-vehicle network, based on the pattern information generated by the pattern information generation unit and reference information that is based on temporal change in the count value measured in advance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2023
    Publication date: July 2, 2026
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Shinichi AIBA
  • Publication number: 20260186760
    Abstract: A relay device for obtaining an update program transmitted from a vehicle-outside device and performing processing for updating a program of an in-vehicle ECU mounted in a vehicle, the relay device including: a control unit for performing relay processing with the in-vehicle ECU; and a storage unit having stored thereon a relay processing program used for relay processing and a switch program for switching between relay processing and update processing; in which the control unit: obtains an update processing program for performing update processing from the vehicle-outside device; stores the obtained update processing program in the storage unit by using a storage area where the relay processing program is stored; and executes the update processing program stored in the storage unit; and while executing the update processing program, the control unit outputs the update program obtained from the vehicle-outside device to the in-vehicle ECU to be updated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2022
    Publication date: July 2, 2026
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Takuya KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20260189427
    Abstract: An in-vehicle device constituting a node of a communication system that performs data communication between nodes via a bus includes a bit communicator configured to adjust a termination resistance value of a variable termination circuit that avoids reflection of a signal constituting data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2023
    Publication date: July 2, 2026
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki KOBAYASHI, Makoto MASHITA, Masakatsu MORIGUCHI, Masaki KONDO
  • Publication number: 20260187290
    Abstract: A detection device is a detection device connected to an ECU installed in a vehicle by a communication line. The detection device includes an oscillation circuit configured to output a first oscillation signal based on an oscillation of a first oscillator; and a detection circuit configured to output, to a determination unit, a detected value corresponding to a difference between a frequency of the first oscillation signal and a frequency of a second oscillation signal contained in a received signal received from the communication line, wherein the determination unit determines that there is an unauthorized intrusion into the communication line if the detected value differs from a normal value corresponding to a difference between the frequency of the first oscillation signal and a frequency of a third oscillation signal generated based on an oscillation of a second oscillator included in the ECU.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2023
    Publication date: July 2, 2026
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yuanjun XIAN