Patents by Inventor Kenichi Fukunaga
Kenichi Fukunaga 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).
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Patent number: 11705785Abstract: A stator for a rotary electric machine includes a stator core and a stator winding. The stator core has a hollow cylindrical shape and includes slots. The stator winding includes segment conductors held in the slots. The slots extending outward in a radial direction from an inner peripheral surface of the stator core. The slots include first and second slots. The second slot is shallower than the first slot. The segment conductors include a segment conductor including a first rectilinear portion held in the first slot, a second rectilinear portion held in the second slot, and a coupler coupling the first rectilinear portion and the second rectilinear portion to each other. The first rectilinear portion and the second rectilinear portion protrude from an end surface of the stator core.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2021Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATIONInventors: Kimihiro Nagase, Kenichi Fukunaga
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Patent number: 11695308Abstract: A stator for a rotary electric machine includes a stator core, a stator winding, and a sensor unit. The stator has a hollow cylindrical shape and includes slots. The stator winding includes segment conductors respectively inserted in the slots. The sensor unit includes a sensor holding conductor, and a temperature sensor. The sensor holding conductor is welded to first and second segment conductors among the segment conductors. The temperature sensor is held by the sensor holding conductor. The sensor holding conductor includes first and second end portions, and a bent portion. The first end portion is welded to an end portion of the first segment conductor. The second end portion is welded to an end portion of the second segment conductor. The bent portion couples the first end portion and the second end portion to each other. The temperature sensor is held at an inner side of the bent portion.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2021Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATIONInventors: Akihito Katsume, Kenichi Fukunaga
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Patent number: 11677287Abstract: A stator includes a stator core and a stator winding. The stator core has a cylindrical shape and a plurality of slots. The stator winding includes a plurality of phase windings each including a plurality of segment conductors inserted into the slots and coupled to each other in series. Each of the segment conductors has a pair of straight parts and a bend. The pair of straight parts is accommodated in two of the plurality of slots. The bend protrudes from an end face of the stator core and couples the pair of straight parts to each other. In each of the plurality of slots, the number of the bends protruding from the end face of the stator core to extend in one of circumferential directions matches the number of the bends protruding from the end face of the stator core to extend in the other of the circumferential directions.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2020Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATIONInventors: Kenichi Fukunaga, Kimihiro Nagase
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Patent number: 11670979Abstract: A stator for a rotary electric machine includes a stator core and a stator winding. The stator core includes a core inner-peripheral portion including slots. The stator winding includes a phase winding including segment conductors. The phase winding includes parallel conductors connected in series. Each parallel conductor includes ones of the segment conductors connected in parallel. The segment conductors include weld end portions protruding from the slots, bent in circumferential directions of the stator core, and welded to one another to constitute conductor joint portions. The weld end portions include weld end portions which protrude from each of the slots and which include first and second weld end portions. The first and second weld end portions are bent in the circumferential directions. The second weld end portions are smaller in number than the first weld end portions.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2021Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATIONInventor: Kenichi Fukunaga
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Publication number: 20220060093Abstract: A method of manufacturing a stator of a rotary electric machine includes heating a stator core so as to expand the stator core. The stator core has a hollow cylindrical shape and includes slots. The method includes inserting conductor groups in the slots of the heated stator core. The conductor groups each include segment conductors. The method includes cooling the stator core where the conductor groups are inserted so as to provide an interference between each of the slots and a corresponding one of the conductor groups.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2021Publication date: February 24, 2022Inventor: Kenichi FUKUNAGA
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Publication number: 20220052586Abstract: A stator for a rotary electric machine includes a stator core and a stator winding. The stator core has a hollow cylindrical shape and includes slots. The stator winding includes segment conductors held in the slots. The slots extending outward in a radial direction from an inner peripheral surface of the stator core. The slots include first and second slots. The second slot is shallower than the first slot. The segment conductors include a segment conductor including a first rectilinear portion held in the first slot, a second rectilinear portion held in the second slot, and a coupler coupling the first rectilinear portion and the second rectilinear portion to each other. The first rectilinear portion and the second rectilinear portion protrude from an end surface of the stator core.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2021Publication date: February 17, 2022Inventors: Kimihiro NAGASE, Kenichi FUKUNAGA
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Publication number: 20210408856Abstract: A stator for a rotary electric machine includes a stator core and a stator winding. The stator core includes a core inner-peripheral portion including slots. The stator winding includes a phase winding including segment conductors. The phase winding includes parallel conductors connected in series. Each parallel conductor includes ones of the segment conductors connected in parallel. The segment conductors include weld end portions protruding from the slots, bent in circumferential directions of the stator core, and welded to one another to constitute conductor joint portions. The weld end portions include weld end portions which protrude from each of the slots and which include first and second weld end portions. The first and second weld end portions are bent in the circumferential directions. The second weld end portions are smaller in number than the first weld end portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2021Publication date: December 30, 2021Inventor: Kenichi Fukunaga
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Publication number: 20210359562Abstract: A stator for a rotary electric machine includes a stator core, a stator winding, and a sensor unit. The stator has a hollow cylindrical shape and includes slots. The stator winding includes segment conductors respectively inserted in the slots. The sensor unit includes a sensor holding conductor, and a temperature sensor. The sensor holding conductor is welded to first and second segment conductors among the segment conductors. The temperature sensor is held by the sensor holding conductor. The sensor holding conductor includes first and second end portions, and a bent portion. The first end portion is welded to an end portion of the first segment conductor. The second end portion is welded to an end portion of the second segment conductor. The bent portion couples the first end portion and the second end portion to each other. The temperature sensor is held at an inner side of the bent portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2021Publication date: November 18, 2021Inventors: Akihito KATSUME, Kenichi FUKUNAGA
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Publication number: 20210218306Abstract: A stator includes a stator core and a stator winding. The stator core has a cylindrical shape and a plurality of slots. The stator winding includes a plurality of phase windings each including a plurality of segment conductors inserted into the slots and coupled to each other in series. Each of the segment conductors has a pair of straight parts and a bend. The pair of straight parts is accommodated in two of the plurality of slots. The bend protrudes from an end face of the stator core and couples the pair of straight parts to each other. In each of the plurality of slots, the number of the bends protruding from the end face of the stator core to extend in one of circumferential directions matches the number of the bends protruding from the end face of the stator core to extend in the other of the circumferential directions.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2020Publication date: July 15, 2021Inventors: Kenichi Fukunaga, Kimihiro Nagase
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Patent number: 5035995Abstract: A substance-conjugated complement component C1q is provided. A substance such as signal emitting substances or cell function regulating substances is conjugated via a sulfur atom to at least one site of the component. The site is not involved in binding immunoglobulins. A marker-labelled complement component C1q is used for measuring a complement-binding antibody, an antigen, a neutralizing antibody or a substance produced internally of and at the surface of a cell or a microorganism by measuring the marker.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 1989Date of Patent: July 30, 1991Assignees: Calpis Food Industry Co., Ltd., Fumiaki TaguchiInventors: Fumiaki Taguchi, Isamu Mitsui, Kinichi Hara, Masaro Hayashi, Kunio Ezawa, Kenichi Fukunaga, Jun Kuranari
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Patent number: 4882423Abstract: A substance-conjugated complement component Clq is provided. A substance such as signal emitting substances or cell function regulating substances is conjugated via a sulfur atom to at least one site of the component. The site is not involved in binding immunoglobulins. A marker-labelled complement component Clq is used for measuring a complement-binding antibody, an antigen, a neutralizing antibody or a substance produced internally of and at the surface of a cell or a microorganism by measuring the marker.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 1987Date of Patent: November 21, 1989Assignees: Calpis Food Industry, Fumiaki TaguchiInventors: Fumiaki Taguchi, Isamu Mitsui, Kinichi Hara, Masaro Hayashi, Kunio Ezawa, Kenichi Fukunaga, Jun Kuranari
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Patent number: D272823Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 1981Date of Patent: February 28, 1984Assignee: Buscom Systems, Inc.Inventor: Kenichi Fukunaga