Patents by Inventor Housei MIZUNO

Housei MIZUNO 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: 12136506
    Abstract: An electrical wire arrangement structure includes: a base member; and an electrical wire group including four or more electrical wires, wherein the electrical wire group includes a parallel arrangement part fixed in a parallel state by the base member, and in the parallel arrangement part, an average value of sizes between the electrical wires in a central part region in a width direction is larger than an average value of sizes between the electrical wires in both side part regions in a width direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD, SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD
    Inventors: Daichi Fukushima, Housei Mizuno, Tetsuya Kuwabara, Toru Tanji
  • Patent number: 12131843
    Abstract: A wiring member includes: at least one first cover wire; at least one second cover wire; and a first sheet to which at least the first cover wire is fixed. A first hole is formed in the first sheet. A connection part where a core wire of the first cover wire and a core wire of the second cover wire are connected is located in a region where the first hole is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Miyu Aramaki, Yasuo Omori, Housei Mizuno
  • Patent number: 12128836
    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: a 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: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignees: 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: 12131842
    Abstract: A wiring member includes: a sheet; and a plurality of wire-like transmission members disposed on the sheet, wherein the plurality of wire-like transmission members include at least one first wire-like transmission member fixed to the sheet at a plurality of first positions and at least one second wire-like transmission member fixed to the sheet at a plurality of second positions, and the first positions and the second positions are alternately provided along an extension direction of the wire-like transmission members in a region where the first wire-like transmission member and the second wire-like transmission member are parallelly arranged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kyousyou Kou, Housei Mizuno, Daichi Fukushima, Miyu Aramaki
  • Publication number: 20240355503
    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: July 1, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    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
  • Patent number: 12097811
    Abstract: A wiring member includes: at least one wire-like transmission member; a first sheet to which a first section located along a longitudinal direction in the wire-like transmission member is fixed; and a second sheet to which a second section located along a longitudinal direction in the wire-like transmission member is fixed, wherein the first sheet and the second sheet are separated, and at least one bending trace is formed in an intermediate section between the first section and the second section in the wire-like transmission member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenta Arai, Daisuke Ebata, Ryusuke Kudo, Masaki Mizushita, Tetsuya Nishimura, Haruka Nakano, Housei Mizuno
  • Patent number: 12094627
    Abstract: A wiring member includes: a plurality of wire-like transmission members including a first wire-like transmission member and a second wire-like transmission member; and a plurality of sheets including a first sheet and a second sheet stacked on each other, wherein the first wire-like transmission member is fixed to the first sheet, the second wire-like transmission member is fixed to the second sheet, and at least one fixing position between the first sheet and the second sheet is partially provided along a longitudinal direction of the wire-like transmission members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Miyu Aramaki, Yasuo Omori, Housei Mizuno
  • Publication number: 20240282478
    Abstract: A wiring member includes a first connector, a second connector, a first wire-like transmission member connected to the first connector, a second wire-like transmission member connected to the second connector, and a sheet to which the first wire-like transmission member and the second wire-like transmission member are fixed. The first and second wire-like transmission members extend on the sheet in parallel to each other so that an end portion of the first wire-like transmission member connected to the first connector and an end portion of the second wire-like transmission member connected to the second connector are directed to a first end portion of the sheet. A split line for splitting the sheet is formed in the sheet, the split line extends between the first wire-like transmission member and the second wire-like transmission member, and one end portion of the split line reaches an edge of the first end portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Miyu ARAMAKI, Housei MIZUNO, Kyousyou KOU
  • Publication number: 20240275146
    Abstract: A wiring member includes a wire-like transmission member and a first sheet and a second sheet sandwiching the wire-like transmission member. The first sheet includes a sandwiching part sandwiching the wire-like transmission member with the second sheet and a fixing part protruding to a lateral side of the wire-like transmission member from the sandwiching part to be fixed to the second sheet. The first sheet and the second sheet are closer to each other in a position of the fixing part in a thickness direction in relation to a position of the sandwiching part. An easy bending part in which the first sheet can be easily bended between the sandwiching part and the fixing part is formed in the first sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2022
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Miyu ARAMAKI, Housei MIZUNO, Kyousyou KOU
  • Publication number: 20240274318
    Abstract: A wiring member includes: a first sheet material; a second sheet material overlapped with the first sheet material; and a fixed wire-like transmission member and a free wire-like transmission member located between the first sheet material and the second sheet material, wherein the second sheet material is fixed to the first sheet material in a first fixing part and a second fixing part away from the first fixing part, the fixed wire-like transmission member is fixed to the first sheet material between the first fixing part and the second fixing part, and the free wire-like transmission member is disposed between the first sheet material and the second sheet material while being parallelly arranged to the fixed wire-like transmission member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Miyu ARAMAKI, Housei MIZUNO, Kyousyou KOU
  • Publication number: 20240274319
    Abstract: A connection module includes: an electrical apparatus; and a wiring member including a connector connected to the electrical apparatus and a plurality of electrical wires extending from the connector in a state of being arranged in a width direction of the connector, wherein the plurality of electrical wires include a narrow width section in which the plurality of electrical wires are located to have a narrower width than a width of the connector in a section away from the connector and a tapered width section in which the plurality of electrical wires are located to have gradually a narrower width toward the narrow width section between the connector and the narrow width section, and the plurality of electrical wires extend from the connector and are folded back so that at least a part of the tapered width section is overlapped with the electrical apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Miyu ARAMAKI, Yasuo OMORI, Housei MIZUNO, Kyousyou KOU
  • Publication number: 20240258783
    Abstract: A wiring module includes a base member provided with a groove, a wiring member housed in the groove, and a cover member covering an opening part of the groove to suppress the wiring member coming out of the groove. The cover member includes a cover body covering the opening part of the groove, a first extension part extending from the cover body to one lateral side of the groove, and a second extension part extending from the cover body to another lateral side of the groove. The wiring member is located close to one lateral side inside the groove. A protruding part entering inside the groove is provided to the cover body on a side of another lateral side of the groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2022
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuta TOME, Housei MIZUNO
  • Patent number: 12051526
    Abstract: A wiring member includes: a plurality of wire-like transmission members; and a sheet to which the plurality of wire-like transmission members arranged side by side are fixed, wherein the sheet includes a first sheet covering the plurality of wire-like transmission members from one side and a second sheet covering the plurality of wire-like transmission members from another side, and a planar surface region part is provided on an outer side of the second sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Shintaro Sumida, Motohiro Yokoi, Kenta Ito, Suguru Yasuda, Tetsuya Nishimura, Hitomi Harada, Haruka Nakano, Ryusuke Kudo, Hiroki Hirai, Housei Mizuno, Hidetoshi Ishida
  • Patent number: 12049177
    Abstract: A door wiring module includes: a door planar member incorporated into a door panel of a vehicle; a wiring member disposed on a main surface of the door planar member; and a holding member covering the main surface of the door planar member and the wiring member and directly joined to at least the main surface of the door planar member to hold the wiring member in a state of being disposed on the main surface of the door planar member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Koji Yamaguchi, Hiroki Hirai, Makoto Higashikozono, Housei Mizuno
  • Patent number: 12040106
    Abstract: A wiring member includes: a plurality of wire-like transmission members; a sheet to which the plurality of wire-like transmission members are fixed to be arranged side by side; and a level difference absorption member provided on an outer side of the sheet, wherein the sheet includes a first sheet covering the plurality of wire-like transmission members from one side and a second sheet covering the plurality of wire-like transmission members from another side, the level difference absorption member is provided on an outer side of the second sheet, and the level difference absorption member is provided to be able to absorb a level difference caused by a level difference formed on an outer surface of the second sheet when an outer surface side of the level difference absorption member is vacuum-sucked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Shintaro Sumida, Motohiro Yokoi, Kenta Ito, Suguru Yasuda, Tetsuya Nishimura, Hitomi Harada, Haruka Nakano, Ryusuke Kudo, Hiroki Hirai, Housei Mizuno, Hidetoshi Ishida
  • Patent number: 12033770
    Abstract: An arrangement structure of a wiring member includes: a wiring member including a plurality of wire-like transmission members parallelly arranged and a base keeping the plurality of wire-like transmission members in a state of being arranged side by side; and an arrangement target of the wiring member, wherein a slit extending along a longitudinal direction of the plurality of wire-like transmission members is formed in a portion of the base between the plurality of wire-like transmission members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Miyu Aramaki, Yasuo Omori, Housei Mizuno
  • Publication number: 20240198769
    Abstract: A door wiring module includes: a door planar member incorporated into a door to partition an inner side and an outer side of a vehicle; and a wiring member held by the door planar member, wherein the door planar member includes an inner side surface directed to the inner side of the vehicle and an outer side surface directed to the outer side of the vehicle, a wiring groove is formed in the inner side surface, at least a part of the wiring member is housed in the housing groove, a guide protruding part guiding water is formed in the outer side surface, and at least a part of the guide protruding part is formed along at least a part of the wiring groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuta TOME, Housei MIZUNO
  • Patent number: 11993213
    Abstract: A fixing structure of a wiring member includes a plate-like member provided in a vehicle, a wiring member disposed on a main surface of the plate-like member, and a fixing member fixing the wiring member to the plate-like member. The fixing member includes a housing part inserted into the plate-like member, a locking protrusion provided to extend outward from the housing part, and a protrusion extension part housed in the housing part and spreading the locking protrusion outside to lock the locking protrusion inside the plate-like member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Nishimura, Ryuta Takakura, Syo Shiratori, Satoshi Ujita, Housei Mizuno
  • Patent number: 11996214
    Abstract: A wiring member includes a flat wiring body and a protection sheet material partially fixed to at least one main surface of the wiring body in a plurality of positions at intervals. For example, it is considered that the wiring body includes a sheet-like base material and a plurality of wire-like transmission members disposed on one main surface of the base material, and the protection sheet material is partially fixed to the other main surface of the base material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Ryuta Takakura, Housei Mizuno, Daisuke Ebata
  • Patent number: 11990255
    Abstract: A wiring member includes a sheet member including a first layer and a second layer, a first wire-like transmission member, and a second wire-like transmission member. A constituent material of the first layer and a constituent material of the second layer are different from each other. A material of a surface of the first wire-like transmission member and a material of a surface of the second wire-like transmission member are different from each other. The first wire-like transmission member is welded to the constituent material of the first layer, and the second wire-like transmission member is welded to the constituent material of the second layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Housei Mizuno, Ryuta Takakura, Tetsuya Nishimura