Patents by Inventor Kenichi Sagara

Kenichi Sagara 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: 12005814
    Abstract: The power supply device 10 including: a power transmission unit 40 that is provided on the floor part F and that extends along a slide direction in which the seat S slides; and a power receiving unit 70 that is provided to the seat S and that receives power from the power transmission unit 40 in a contactless fashion. The power transmission unit 40 is provided so that the length dimension thereof in the slide direction is longer than the length dimension thereof in a direction that is orthogonal to the slide direction, and a part of the power receiving unit 70 that receives power from the power transmission unit 40 is positioned close to the power transmission unit 40 within an installation area of the power transmission unit 40 while the seat S slides and rotates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Yamamoto, Hidetoshi Ishida, Satoshi Yamamoto, Kenichi Sagara, Keizo Watanabe, Yutaka Kikuchi, Shu Sasaki, Fumihiro Sato
  • Patent number: 11984730
    Abstract: This is a technology for non-contact power transmission to the laboratory animal biological information acquisition device 12 embedded in the multiple laboratory animals in the breeding cage 14, and provides the power reception device, which can observe the behavior of laboratory animals from outside without covering the breeding cage 14 with the power transmission side, and which can continuously supply power regardless of the direction and position of the laboratory animals. The secondary coil part 22 includes a magnetic core 31 having a circular cross-section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, and a plurality of spiral coils 40a and 40b formed by winding a conductor so that the outer shape is substantially rectangular.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Inventors: Fumihiro Sato, Jun Shibuya, Akifusa Yuyama, Shu Sasaki, Yoshiki Furuya, Takehiko Sone, Kenichi Sagara
  • Publication number: 20220144137
    Abstract: A technology disclosed in the present specification is a power supply device 10 configured to supply electric power to a seat S that can slide and rotate with respect to a floor part F of a vehicle. The power supply device 10 comprises: a power transmission unit 40 that is provided on the floor part F and extends along a sliding direction in which the seat S slides; and a power reception unit 70 that is provided on the seat S and receives electric power from the power transmission unit 40 in a contactless manner, wherein the power transmission unit 40 is provided such that the length dimension in the sliding direction is longer than the length dimension in a direction orthogonal to the sliding direction, and a portion of the power reception unit 70, which receives electric power from the power transmission unit 40, is disposed within an installation range of the power transmission unit 40 in a state of being close to the power transmission unit 40 while the seat S is sliding and rotating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Yasuyuki YAMAMOTO, Hidetoshi ISHIDA, Satoshi YAMAMOTO, Kenichi SAGARA, Keizo WATANABE, Yutaka KIKUCHI, Shu SASAKI, Fumihiro SATO
  • Publication number: 20200177027
    Abstract: This is a technology for non-contact power transmission to the laboratory animal biological information acquisition device 12 embedded in the multiple laboratory animals in the breeding cage 14, and provides the power reception device, which can observe the behavior of laboratory animals from outside without covering the breeding cage 14 with the power transmission side, and which can continuously supply power regardless of the direction and position of the laboratory animals. The secondary coil part 22 includes a magnetic core 31 having a circular cross-section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, and a plurality of spiral coils 40a and 40b formed by winding a conductor so that the outer shape is substantially rectangular.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Fumihiro Sato, Jun Shibuya, Akifusa Yuyama, Shu Sasaki, Yoshiki Furuya, Takehiko Sone, Kenichi Sagara