Patents by Inventor Jin Watanabe

Jin Watanabe 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: 11936828
    Abstract: An application distribution device includes one or more processors and one or more memory devices storing instructions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroshi Watanabe, Jin Kamada, Hideaki Suzuki, Sho Sakuma, Tomoki Maeda
  • Publication number: 20230369841
    Abstract: A protector includes: a protector body having a routing part in which a wire harness is routed, and a clamp attachment part in which a locking hole is formed; and a clamp which is locked in the locking hole to hold the wire harness. The clamp includes a pair of clamp-side flat parts which are formed to face in directions opposite to each other. The clamp attachment part has a pair of rotation prevention portions which are provided with the locking hole therebetween and which include body-side flat parts facing the clamp-side flat parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Youngho JANG, Jin WATANABE
  • Patent number: 11721930
    Abstract: A wire harness includes: a wire bundle that bundles electric wires, the wire bundle including a branch portion; and a protector attached to the wire bundle so as to accommodate the branch portion of the wire bundle. The wire bundle includes: branch lines extending from the branch portion in routing directions; and a relay line drawn out from the branch portion, the relay line being provided with a connector at a tip end. The protector includes: accommodating portions that accommodate the branch lines, respectively; and connector holding portions provided in at least two of the accommodating portions, respectively, the connector holding portions being provided within a range where the relay line reaches from the branch portion. The relay line is accommodated in the protector in a state in which the connector is selectively held in one of the connector holding portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Jin Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20230011688
    Abstract: An electric wire cover includes halved covers in a pair mounted to a connector having at least one electric wire drawn rearward, and an electric wire protector. The respective halved covers have electric wire insertion portions through which the drawn electric wire is inserted. The electric wire protector is elastically recoilable in an insertion direction of the electric wire and retained in the electric wire insertion portions of the halved covers. The respective halved covers include regulators in the electric wire insertion portions. The regulators are configured to come in partial contact with an opening edge of the electric wire protector at which the electric wire is exposed, and regulate a position of the electric wire protector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Youngho JANG, Ryohei TOYODA, Jin WATANABE
  • Patent number: 11349231
    Abstract: A terminal is mounted on a mounting surface having a stud bolt standing on the mounting surface. The terminal having: a contact portion configured to contact with the mounting surface; an insertion portion allowing the stud bolt to be inserted to the insertion portion; and an elastic portion connected to the contact portion and extending in a direction to leave the mounting surface. The elastic portion is configured to urge the contact portion elastically toward the mounting surface when he terminal touches a fixture engaged with the stud bolt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Katoh, Jin Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11247620
    Abstract: A wire harness includes: a wire bundle having a plurality of electric wires; and a protector attached to the wire bundle. The wire bundle has a relay line drawn out from the wire bundle. The relay line has a connector at an end portion of the relay line. The protector has: a housing portion to cover the wire bundle; and a connector holding portion capable of holding the connector in a first posture and a second posture different from the first posture. The connector holding portion is located in the housing portion within a range to allow the relay line to be extended to hold the connector on the connector holding portion. The connector is held by the connector holding portion in one of the first posture and the second posture to house the relay line in the protector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventor: Jin Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11220227
    Abstract: A wire harness includes: a wire bundle having a plurality of electric wires; and a protector attached to the wire bundle. The wire bundle has a relay line drawn out from the wire bundle. The relay line has a connector at an end portion of the relay line. The protector has: a housing portion to cover the wire bundle; and a connector holding portion capable of holding the connector in a first posture and a second posture different from the first posture. The connector holding portion is located in the housing portion within a range to allow the relay line to be extended to hold the connector on the connector holding portion. The connector is held by the connector holding portion in one of the first posture and the second posture to house the relay line in the protector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventor: Jin Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20210387543
    Abstract: A communicable charging facility, a management server, and a payment terminal installed in a store or the like are provided. The management server manages information indicating correspondence between a member's vehicle ID and a user ID, and when the user performs a vehicle charging operation at the charging facility, the charging facility acquires the vehicle ID transmitted by the vehicle and transmits it to the management server. The management server allows the charging facility to start charging when user authentication is successful based on the vehicle ID received from the charging facility and management information. The charging facility transmits a charge authentication ID to a target vehicle or a mobile terminal of the corresponding user after the start of charging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventor: Jin WATANABE
  • Patent number: 11146020
    Abstract: A wire harness includes a first electric wire which is provided with a first connector at a tip end thereof and is branched form a trunk line, a second electric wire which is provided with a second connector to be connected to the first connector and is connected to the first electric wire via the first connector and the second connector, a connector holder configured to hold one of the first connector and the second connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jin Watanabe, Naoyuki Yoshida, Shouya Shinogaya
  • Publication number: 20210221308
    Abstract: A wire harness includes: a wire bundle having a plurality of electric wires; and a protector attached to the wire bundle. The wire bundle has a relay line drawn out from the wire bundle. The relay line has a connector at an end portion of the relay line. The protector has: a housing portion to cover the wire bundle; and a connector holding portion capable of holding the connector in a first posture and a second posture different from the first posture. The connector holding portion is located in the housing portion within a range to allow the relay line to be extended to hold the connector on the connector holding portion. The connector is held by the connector holding portion in one of the first posture and the second posture to house the relay line in the protector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventor: Jin Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20210226375
    Abstract: A wire harness includes: a wire bundle that bundles electric wires, the wire bundle including a branch portion; and a protector attached to the wire bundle so as to accommodate the branch portion of the wire bundle. The wire bundle includes: branch lines extending from the branch portion in routing directions; and a relay line drawn out from the branch portion, the relay line being provided with a connector at a tip end. The protector includes: accommodating portions that accommodate the branch lines, respectively; and connector holding portions provided in at least two of the accommodating portions, respectively, the connector holding portions being provided within a range where the relay line reaches from the branch portion. The relay line is accommodated in the protector in a state in which the connector is selectively held in one of the connector holding portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventor: Jin WATANABE
  • Patent number: 11052837
    Abstract: A wire harness is provided. The wire harness includes a connector holder, a connector held in the connector holder, and an electric wire extending from the connector toward a predetermined routing direction. The electric wire is to be held at a predetermined attachment position on an outer wall surface of the connector such that the electric wire extends toward the routing direction passing through the attachment position. The attachment position is configured to be changeable to a plurality of different positions according to the routing direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jin Watanabe, Naoyuki Yoshida, Shouya Shinogaya
  • Patent number: 10988090
    Abstract: A wire harness system having a wire harness and a connection unit is provided. The connection unit includes a circuit network configuring a part of circuit lines for realizing selectively added specification in the wire harness. Selection circuit lines of an optional sub-harness branched from the trunk line of the wire harness are connected to the circuit network of the connection unit. Thus, connection or disconnection between the selection circuit lines and switching of connection among branches or the like of the selection circuit lines can be easily realized by changing the circuit network of the connection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jin Watanabe, Naoyuki Yoshida, Shouya Shinogaya
  • Publication number: 20210098908
    Abstract: A terminal is mounted on a mounting surface having a stud bolt standing on the mounting surface. The terminal having: a contact portion configured to contact with the mounting surface; an insertion portion allowing the stud bolt to be inserted to the insertion portion; and an elastic portion connected to the contact portion and extending in a direction to leave the mounting surface. The elastic portion is configured to urge the contact portion elastically toward the mounting surface when he terminal touches a fixture engaged with the stud bolt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Hiroshi Katoh, Jin Watanabe
  • Patent number: 10965115
    Abstract: A vehicle power supply circuit includes; a resistor disposed between negative electrode side of the switch portion and positive electrode side of back lamps, of which positive electrode side is connected to the negative electrode side of the switch portion, and the negative electrode side is connected to the positive electrode side of the back lamps; and a rectifier which causes the current of the power supply to flow in one direction from the plurality of switch circuits to the back lamps, of which positive electrode side is connected to the negative electrode side of the plurality of switch circuits, and the negative electrode side is connected to the negative electrode side of the resistor and the positive electrode side of the back lamps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Jin Watanabe
  • Patent number: 10892569
    Abstract: An electrical connection box includes: a box main body; an electric circuit body loaded into the box main body; a grounding member provided in the electric circuit body; a belt-like grounding metal plate extending from the grounding member to the outside of the box main body; a fixing bracket extending integrally with the box main body and including the grounding metal plate; and a bolt through hole formed through a tip end portion of the fixing bracket to electrically connect the grounding metal plate to a bolt to be inserted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Naoyuki Yoshida, Jin Watanabe, Shouya Shinogaya
  • Patent number: 10886678
    Abstract: A ground connection structure for an electrical connection box and a fixation object, includes a first ground contact portion provided on the fixation object, a second ground contact portion provided on the electrical connection box and electrically connected to the first ground contact portion when the electrical connection box is fixed to the fixation object, a ground circuit body provided in the electrical connection box and electrically connected to the second ground contact portion, and a fixing member configured to fix the electrical connection box to the fixation object such that the second ground contact portion is brought into contact with the first ground contact portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoyuki Yoshida, Jin Watanabe, Shouya Shinogaya
  • Patent number: 10821924
    Abstract: A vehicle power supply circuit includes; a plurality of switch circuits which are connected in parallel to each other and connected to a power supply at positive electrode side to be switched to an open or short circuit separately; a relay circuit including an excitation coil and a switch unit which is connected to the power supply at positive electrode side and is switched from an open circuit to a short circuit since a current flows from the power supply to the excitation coil; and a resistor disposed in parallel with the excitation coil and connected in series to the plurality of switch circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jin Watanabe, Tooru Takahashi
  • Patent number: 10770876
    Abstract: An electrical connection box includes an outer box and an inner box to be accommodated in the outer box. The outer box includes an outer box body, a first lock portion to lock the inner box and a ground member to be electrically connected to a ground conductor, the ground member including a first ground contact portion provided at or adjacent to the first lock portion. The inner box includes an inner box body, a second lock portion to be engaged with the first lock portion, a ground circuit element to which the circuit base is connected to ground the circuit base and a contact conductor electrically connected to the ground circuit element, the contact conductor including a second ground contact portion to be electrically connected to the first ground contact portion when the first lock portion and the second lock portion are engaged with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoyuki Yoshida, Jin Watanabe, Shoya Shinogaya
  • Patent number: 10741978
    Abstract: A wire harness includes at least two electrical wires, and a connection unit via which each of the at least two electrical wires are connected. The connection unit includes a circuit board connected to the at least two electrical wires, and a conductor member extending downward from the circuit board, the conductor member being electrically connected to a ground pattern on the circuit board. The connection unit is attached to a vehicle body in a state where the conductor member is in contact with a grounding conductor formed on the vehicle body when the connection unit is disposed on the vehicle body. Therefore, the circuit board can be directly connected to the ground via the conductor member only by disposing the connection unit on the vehicle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Jin Watanabe, Naoyuki Yoshida, Shouya Shinogaya