Patents by Inventor Kei Akazawa

Kei Akazawa 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: 20200014270
    Abstract: A feeding unit is provided which includes; a plurality of feeding bodies, each electrically connected to a conductor constituting a coil wound for each of a plurality of phases; and a resin holding portion made of resin material and integrally connecting and holding the plurality of feeding bodies, the resin holding portion comprising an external-side protection part surrounding each feeding body and a connection part connecting two of the adjacent external-side protection parts. A thickness size of the connection part is set to the same as a thickness size of a resin of the external-side protection part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Yusuke OSUMI, Kei AKAZAWA, Masayoshi SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20200014276
    Abstract: A feeding body is provided which includes: a power supply main body including a conductor; a terminal formed at one end of the power supply main body; and a protection portion formed, by molding, at a junction with the terminal of the power supply main body. The protection portion includes: a clip assembled on the power supply main body; and a cover part formed by molding in a state in which the power supply main body is positioned in a cavity of a mold while a clamp part of the clip is sandwiched between pieces of the mold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Yusuke OSUMI, Kei AKAZAWA, Masayoshi SUZUKI
  • Patent number: 9956925
    Abstract: A structure is used wherein a clip holding component of a harness protector can be formed as a separate item from a clip. A clip holding component of a type that is moveable in the X axis direction is used for a least one of the clip holding components of the harness protector. This clip holding component that is moveable in the X axis direction has a widened slit to accommodate misalignment in the X axis direction b. The clip holding component may be combined with other stationary type clip holding components or clip holding components which are moveable in the Y axis direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignees: Newfrey LLC, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kei Akazawa, Shohei Iwamoto, Masakazu Hirai
  • Patent number: 9944239
    Abstract: A grommet assembly to support a wiring harness passing through an opening in a panel, the assembly including two rotationally symmetrical components coupled together along a primary coupling face to form a harness-receiving passage therethrough. Each rotationally symmetrical component including a first, thermoplastic structural portion integrated with a second, resilient sealing portion. The structural portions including a plurality of interlocking elements cooperating to couple the components together, and a plurality of retention arms engageable against the panel to retain the assembly and panel together. The sealing portion forming an outer sealing lip having a lip distal edge engageable against a surface of the panel adjacent the opening. The outer sealing lip including lap joints adjacent opposite sides of the primary coupling face. The structural portions including reinforcement tabs extending over each lap joint and designed to resist separation of the lap joints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Newfrey LLC
    Inventors: Tien T. Diep, Jason A. Meyers, Gerard J. Kmita, Kei Akazawa
  • Patent number: 9709084
    Abstract: A clip includes a pair of holding members arranged oppositely to one another to be capable of holding an elastic body therebetween, a base member, to which end portions of one side of the pair of holding members are coupled and at least one of the holding members is pivotably coupled, set on an object to be fixed, and pressing members provided on the holding members for pressing/retaining the elastic member between the pair of holding members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignees: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION, NEWFREY LLC.
    Inventors: Masakazu Kato, Shinji Muto, Kei Akazawa, Yoshimichi Matudaira
  • Publication number: 20160288733
    Abstract: A structure is used wherein a clip holding component of a harness protector can be formed as a separate item from a clip. A clip holding component of a type that is moveable in the X axis direction is used for a least one of the clip holding components of the harness protector. This clip holding component that is moveable in the X axis direction has a widened slit to accommodate misalignment in the X axis direction b. The clip holding component may be combined with other stationary type clip holding components or clip holding components which are moveable in the Y axis direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicants: Newfrey LLC, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kei AKAZAWA, Shohei IWAMOTO, Masakazu HIRAI
  • Publication number: 20140109358
    Abstract: A clip includes a pair of holding members arranged oppositely to one another to be capable of holding an elastic body therebetween, a base member, to which end portions of one side of the pair of holding members are coupled and at least one of the holding members is pivotably coupled, set on an object to be fixed, and pressing members provided on the holding members for pressing/retaining the elastic member between the pair of holding members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2012
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicants: NEWFREY LLC., NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masakazu Kato, Shinji Muto, Kei Akazawa, Yoshimichi Matudaira