Patents by Inventor Kenta KOBAYASHI

Kenta KOBAYASHI 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: 20220013255
    Abstract: Provided is a composite cable pair with which it is possible to reduce the difference in durability between a right-wheel composite cable and a left-wheel composite cable. A composite cable pair includes a right-wheel composite cable and a left-wheel composite cable. One end of the composite cable is fixed to a cable fixing portion on the vehicle body side or the chassis side of an automobile, and the other end thereof is fixed to a cable fixing portion on the right wheel side. One end of the composite cable is fixed to a cable fixing portion on the vehicle body side or the chassis side of the automobile, and the other end thereof is fixed to a cable fixing portion on the left wheel side. Wires of the respective wire bundles of the composite cable and the composite cable are twisted in twisting directions that are opposite to each other so that the twisting is tightened, without loosening, by an operation of the handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenta KOBAYASHI, Akira KITABATA
  • Publication number: 20210404679
    Abstract: In a system where a plurality of ventilation devices (10) are provided in one room, a control device (5) is provided to control, for the ventilation devices (10) operating, the number of the ventilation devices so that the detected values of the carbon dioxide sensors (13) are lower than the reference value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kousuke HIRAI, Gakuto SAKAI, Kenta KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20210331634
    Abstract: Provided is a combination cable for a vehicle that is capable of reducing noise interference and cross-talk between twisted pair wires. The combination cable for a vehicle includes a wire bundle and a sheath covering the wire bundle. The wire bundle includes a two-core first twisted pair wire, a two-core second twisted pair wire, a one-core first wire, and a one-core second wire. When viewed in cable cross-section, the wire bundle has the first twisted pair wire disposed on one side of a center line that runs from a center of the first wire to a center of the second wire, and has the second twisted pair wire disposed on the other side of the center line, and the first twisted pair wire and the second twisted pair wire are separated from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventor: Kenta KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 11152136
    Abstract: A composite cable which makes it possible to improve disconnection resistance of a signal line. The composite cable includes a signal line part, a pair of power supply lines, and a sheath. The signal line part is composed of a first signal line and a second signal line twisted together. Each of the first signal line and the second signal line is composed of a pair of wires twisted together. The sheath covers an outer circumference of a wire bundle composed of the signal line part and a pair of power supply lines, the signal line part and the pair of power supply lines being twisted together. The signal line part is covered with a shield conductor formed of a conductive element wire spirally wound around the outer circumference of the signal line part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignees: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenta Kobayashi, Akira Kitabata, Takaya Kohori, Masayuki Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 11133121
    Abstract: A composite cable that enables to easily restrain falling-off of separator dust at the time of peeling off a sheath, in comparison with composite cables in the conventional art. The composite cable includes a plurality of wires, a separator that covers the outer circumference of the plurality of wires all together, a sheath that covers the outer circumference of the separator, and an inclusion that is interposed between the separator and the sheath. The separator has a base layer composed of a polymer and an adhesive layer formed on the surface of the base layer on the inclusion side. In the composite cable, the adhesive layer is adhered to the inclusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignees: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenta Kobayashi, Akira Kitabata, Takaya Kohori, Masayuki Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20210296023
    Abstract: A cable including a plurality of internal insulated cores, each of which is formed by covering a conductor including a twisted wire with an insulator. The insulators have a tensile elastic modulus higher than that of a vinyl chloride resin for an electric wire and has a friction coefficient lower than that of the vinyl chloride resin for an electric wire. The cable may be a cab tire cable or a cab tire cord of a home appliance, a standard charger, or an on-board charger, for example, and is able to withstand long use without buckling breakage of the conductors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Toshirou NAKAO, Kenta FURUJOU, Atsushi IKEDA, Junichirou TSUJI, Nobuyuki ISAMOTO, Yuuta INOUE, Osamu OKAMOTO, Kenta KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 11099325
    Abstract: The present invention provides a polymer optical waveguide containing: a core; and a cladding having a refractive index lower than that of the core, provided around the core, in which the polymer optical waveguide has a core-coupling section where at least a part of the cladding is not present along a light propagation direction of the polymer optical waveguide and an application type removal film A provided so as to come into contact with the core of the core-coupling section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Shotaro Takenobu, Toshihisa Okada, Satoko Noma, Kenta Kobayashi, Keisuke Hanashima, Seiki Ohara
  • Patent number: 11081256
    Abstract: Provided is a composite cable pair with which it is possible to reduce the difference in durability between a right-wheel composite cable and a left-wheel composite cable. A composite cable pair includes a right-wheel composite cable and a left-wheel composite cable. One end of the composite cable is fixed to a cable fixing portion on the vehicle body side or the chassis side of an automobile, and the other end thereof is fixed to a cable fixing portion on the right wheel side. One end of the composite cable is fixed to a cable fixing portion on the vehicle body side or the chassis side of the automobile, and the other end thereof is fixed to a cable fixing portion on the left wheel side. Wires of the respective wire bundles of the composite cable and the composite cable are twisted in twisting directions that are opposite to each other so that the twisting is tightened, without loosening, by an operation of the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenta Kobayashi, Akira Kitabata
  • Patent number: 11077807
    Abstract: Provided is a combination cable for a vehicle that is capable of reducing noise interference and cross-talk between twisted pair wires. The combination cable for a vehicle includes a wire bundle and a sheath covering the wire bundle. The wire bundle includes a two-core first twisted pair wire, a two-core second twisted pair wire, a one-core first wire, and a one-core second wire. When viewed in cable cross-section, the wire bundle has the first twisted pair wire disposed on one side of a center line that runs from a center of the first wire to a center of the second wire, and has the second twisted pair wire disposed on the other side of the center line, and the first twisted pair wire and the second twisted pair wire are separated from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventor: Kenta Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20210134485
    Abstract: A composite cable that enables to easily restrain falling-off of separator dust at the time of peeling off a sheath, in comparison with composite cables in the conventional art. The composite cable includes a plurality of wires, a separator that covers the outer circumference of the plurality of wires all together, a sheath that covers the outer circumference of the separator, and an inclusion that is interposed between the separator and the sheath. The separator has a base layer composed of a polymer and an adhesive layer formed on the surface of the base layer on the inclusion side. In the composite cable, the adhesive layer is adhered to the inclusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicants: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenta KOBAYASHI, Akira KITABATA, Takaya KOHORI, Masayuki ISHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20210024018
    Abstract: An automobile architecture makes it possible to achieve reduction of a cable diameter. The architecture includes a composite cable, a main electronic control unit, a subsidiary electronic control unit, a motor sensor, and a wheel velocity sensor. In the architecture, the composite cable connects the main electronic control unit and the subsidiary electronic control unit, and the motor sensor and the wheel velocity sensor are connected to the subsidiary electronic control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicants: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kenta KOBAYASHI, Akira KITABATA, Takaya KOHORI, Masayuki ISHIKAWA, Taiko SATO, Hiroyuki ISHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20200317146
    Abstract: Provided is a combination cable for a vehicle that is capable of reducing noise interference and cross-talk between twisted pair wires. The combination cable for a vehicle includes a wire bundle and a sheath covering the wire bundle. The wire bundle includes a two-core first twisted pair wire, a two-core second twisted pair wire, a one-core first wire, and a one-core core second wire. When viewed in cable cross-section, the wire bundle has the first twisted pair wire disposed on one side of a center line that runs from a center of the first wire to a center of the second wire, and has the second twisted pair wire disposed on the other side of the center line, and the first twisted pair wire and the second twisted pair wire are separated from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventor: Kenta KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 10780580
    Abstract: A teaching apparatus that is connected to a control apparatus controlling a welding robot and outputs a command intended for the welding robot to the control apparatus is provided. The teaching apparatus includes a welding-parameter-manipulating portion provided on a front face and accepting an operation of changing a setting that defines a movement, of the welding robot, an enabling switch provided on a back face and accepting an operation of changing a state of electrification of the welding robot, and a robot-manipulating portion provided on the back face and accepting an operation of executing the movement of the welding robot. The welding-parameter-manipulating portion is positioned on a left side, in front view, with respect to the center, and the enabling switch and the robot-manipulating portion are positioned on a right side, in rear view, with respect to the center.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Fukunaga, Daisuke Umekawa, Kenta Kobayashi, Ryota Hatakeyama
  • Patent number: 10774794
    Abstract: A multi-cylinder engine having an engine body with a cylinder head is provided. The engine includes first and second cylinder groups, each having a plurality of independent exhaust passage parts provided to the cylinder head and connected to cylinders of the first and second cylinder groups, respectively, and first and second collective exhaust passage parts collecting the first and second pluralities of independent exhaust passage parts at a location downstream in an exhaust gas flow direction, and having an opening formed in the side surface part of the cylinder head, first and second exhaust-pipe parts each connected to the openings of the first and second collective exhaust passage parts, respectively, an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) passage connected at one end to the first exhaust passage group and connected at the other end to an intake passage, and an exhaust gas temperature sensor provided to the first exhaust-pipe part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Uehane, Atsuhiro Hatabu, Kenta Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20200271856
    Abstract: The present invention provides a polymer optical waveguide containing a core and a cladding having a refractive index lower than that of the core, in which each of the core and the cladding is a cured product of a curable composition cured by light irradiation, and the cladding has an absorbance of 0.23 or low per 50 ?m of film thickness at a wavelength of 365 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Applicant: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Kenta KOBAYASHI, Shotaro TAKENOBU
  • Patent number: 10741306
    Abstract: A composite cable includes a signal line part, a pair of power supply lines, and a sheath. The signal line part is composed of a first signal line and a second signal line twisted together. Each of the first signal line and the second signal line is composed of a pair of wires twisted together. The sheath covers an outer circumference of a wire bundle composed of the signal line part and a pair of power supply lines, the signal line part and the pair of power supply lines being twisted together. The signal line part is covered with a shield conductor formed of a braid composed of a plurality of conductive element wires braided together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignees: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenta Kobayashi, Akira Kitabata, Takaya Kohori, Masayuki Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 10723289
    Abstract: Provided is a combination cable for a vehicle that is capable of reducing noise interference and cross-talk between twisted pair wires. The combination cable for a vehicle includes a wire bundle and a sheath covering the wire bundle. The wire bundle includes a two-core first twisted pair wire, a two-core second twisted pair wire, a one-core first wire, and a one-core second wire. When viewed in cable cross-section, the wire bundle has the first twisted pair wire disposed on one side of a center line that runs from a center of the first wire to a center of the second wire, and has the second twisted pair wire disposed on the other side of the center line, and the first twisted pair wire and the second twisted pair wire are separated from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventor: Kenta Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20200183081
    Abstract: The present invention provides a polymer optical waveguide containing: a core; and a cladding having a refractive index lower than that of the core, provided around the core, in which the polymer optical waveguide has a core-coupling section where at least a part of the cladding is not present along a light propagation direction of the polymer optical waveguide and an application type removal film A provided so as to come into contact with the core of the core-coupling section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Shotaro TAKENOBU, Toshihisa OKADA, Satoko NOMA, Kenta KOBAYASHI, Keisuke HANASHIMA, Seiki OHARA
  • Patent number: 10672538
    Abstract: A composite cable in which noise generated by a ground wire is less likely to intrude signal lines even in the case where the ground wire is combined. The composite cable includes a plurality of wires, a separator which covers the outer circumference of the plurality of wires all together, and a sheath which covers the outer circumference of the separator. The plurality of wires includes a plurality of signal lines, a plurality of power lines, and a ground wire. The ground wire is isolated from the plurality of signal lines with the plurality of power lines interposed therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignees: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenta Kobayashi, Akira Kitabata, Takaya Kohori, Masayuki Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20200066425
    Abstract: A composite cable in which noise generated by a ground wire is less likely to intrude signal lines even in the case where the ground wire is combined. The composite cable includes a plurality of wires, a separator which covers the outer circumference of the plurality of wires all together, and a sheath which covers the outer circumference of the separator. The plurality of wires includes a plurality of signal lines, a plurality of power lines, and a ground wire. The ground wire is isolated from the plurality of signal lines with the plurality of power lines interposed therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Applicants: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenta KOBAYASHI, Akira KITABATA, Takaya KOHORI, Masayuki ISHIKAWA