Patents by Inventor Kenzo Tanaka

Kenzo Tanaka 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: 11961634
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a terminal-equipped electric wire includes a step of crimping a first terminal to one end of an electric wire, a step of crimping a second terminal to the other end of the electric wire with a tubular seal member, a first waterproofing step of providing, at the one end of the electric wire, an anticorrosion member that covers an element wire bundle of the electric wire, and a second waterproofing step of providing, at the other end of the electric wire, a sealing member so as to fill gaps between conductive element wires of the element wire bundle in a tubular insulating sheath. The second waterproofing step is performed after the first waterproofing step is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kenzo Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20240083258
    Abstract: A vehicle including: a battery; a voltage control unit that boosts an output voltage of the battery; a main drive unit, including a main drive motor driven by electric power with a boosted voltage, that outputs a main driving force for driving one of a front wheel and a rear wheel; a sub drive unit, including a sub drive motor driven by the electric power with the boosted voltage, that outputs a sub driving force for driving another of the front wheel and the rear wheel; and a control unit, in which the control unit increases the boosted voltage when a temperature of the sub drive unit reaches a predetermined value, compared to before the temperature of the sub drive unit reaches the predetermined value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuki SATO, Kenzo TANAKA
  • Patent number: 11911846
    Abstract: Provided is a work processing apparatus configured so that limitations on the contents of processing for a work piece or the type of work piece can be reduced and processing for a wider range of processing contents and work piece can be performed. In a work processing apparatus 100, a work table 101 is, through a table displacement mechanism 103, supported on a rotation base 120 to be rotatably driven by a table rotary drive motor 125, and a weight holding tool 110 is supported on the rotation base 120 through a weight displacement mechanism 114. The table displacement mechanism 103 includes a rack-and-pinion mechanism configured to displace the work table 101 in an X-axis direction as viewed in the figure. At the table displacement mechanism 103, a power inputter 108 configured to input drive force from a table displacement mechanism drive apparatus 130 is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: ENSHU LIMITED
    Inventors: Koutaro Matsumoto, Kenzo Tanaka, Takeshi Muraki, Kazushige Morozumi, Yoshimichi Uda, Daiki Ishizuka
  • Publication number: 20230121308
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a terminal-equipped electric wire includes a step of crimping a terminal to one end of an electric wire, a step of crimping another terminal to the other end of the electric wire, and a waterproofing step of providing a sealing member at the other end of the electric wire so as to fill gaps between conductive element wires of an element wire bundle. The waterproofing step includes, in this order, a step of applying a resin to the element wire bundle to block at least a part of an inner portion of a tubular insulating sheath, a step of waiting during curing of the resin or until the curing is completed, and a step of applying the moisture curable resin to the element wire bundle, blocking a remaining portion of the inner portion of the insulating sheath, and curing the resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventor: Kenzo Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20230123706
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a terminal-equipped electric wire includes a step of crimping a first terminal to one end of an electric wire, a step of crimping a second terminal to the other end of the electric wire with a tubular seal member, a first waterproofing step of providing, at the one end of the electric wire, an anticorrosion member that covers an element wire bundle of the electric wire, and a second waterproofing step of providing, at the other end of the electric wire, a sealing member so as to fill gaps between conductive element wires of the element wire bundle in a tubular insulating sheath. The second waterproofing step is performed after the first waterproofing step is performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventor: Kenzo Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20230121706
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a terminal-equipped electric wire includes a step of crimping a first terminal to one end of an electric wire, a step of crimping a second terminal to the other end of the electric wire with a tubular seal member, a first waterproofing step of providing, at the one end of the electric wire, an anticorrosion member that covers an element wire bundle of the electric wire, and a second waterproofing step of providing, at the other end of the electric wire, a sealing member so as to fill gaps between conductive element wires of the element wire bundle in a tubular insulating sheath. The second waterproofing step includes a step of applying a moisture curable resin to the element wire bundle, and a step of applying a curing accelerator that accelerates curing of the moisture curable resin to the element wire bundle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventor: Kenzo Tanaka
  • Patent number: 11292402
    Abstract: A deterioration regeneration system includes a pre-post regeneration determination part configured to determine whether or not to execute, with respect to an electric contact to which an electrical or mechanical first external action is applied during an operation of a later-stage device, a deterioration regeneration process of regenerating a connection performance that has been deteriorated due to an increase in a contact resistance of the electric contact, and a deterioration regeneration part configured to execute a process of removing a foreign object present at the electric contact by applying a second external action to the electric contact, as the deterioration regeneration process, according to the determined result from the pre-post regeneration determination part, the second external action being of the same kind as the first external action and larger than the first external action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jun Toyoizumi, Kenzo Tanaka, Yoshitaka Ito
  • Publication number: 20210220946
    Abstract: Provided is a work processing apparatus configured so that limitations on the contents of processing for a work piece or the type of work piece can be reduced and processing for a wider range of processing contents and work piece can be performed. In a work processing apparatus 100, a work table 101 is, through a table displacement mechanism 103, supported on a rotation base 120 to be rotatably driven by a table rotary drive motor 125, and a weight holding tool 110 is supported on the rotation base 120 through a weight displacement mechanism 114. The table displacement mechanism 103 includes a rack-and-pinion mechanism configured to displace the work table 101 in an X-axis direction as viewed in the figure. At the table displacement mechanism 103, a power inputter 108 configured to input drive force from a table displacement mechanism drive apparatus 130 is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Koutaro MATSUMOTO, Kenzo TANAKA, Takeshi MURAKI, Kazushige MOROZUMI, Yoshimichi UDA, Daiki ISHIZUKA
  • Publication number: 20200130614
    Abstract: A deterioration regeneration system includes a pre-post regeneration determination part configured to determine whether or not to execute, with respect to an electric contact to which an electrical or mechanical first external action is applied during an operation of a later-stage device, a deterioration regeneration process of regenerating a connection performance that has been deteriorated due to an increase in a contact resistance of the electric contact, and a deterioration regeneration part configured to execute a process of removing a foreign object present at the electric contact by applying a second external action to the electric contact, as the deterioration regeneration process, according to the determined result from the pre-post regeneration determination part, the second external action being of the same kind as the first external action and larger than the first external action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Jun Toyoizumi, Kenzo Tanaka, Yoshitaka Ito
  • Patent number: 9871311
    Abstract: A contact connection structure includes: a first contact portion including an indent portion spherically protruding, the first contact portion including a plating layer formed on a surface of the first contact portion; and a second contact portion including a plating layer formed on a surface of the second contact portion. The indent portion of the first contact portion is slidable on a contact surface of the second contact portion. The indent portion of the first contact portion at a terminal insertion completed position is in contact with the second contact portion. The contact surface of the second contact portion includes an oxide-film shaving portion having an annular arc portion curved along a circumference portion of the indent portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masayuki Fukui, Yoshitaka Ito, Takaya Kondou, Takahiro Matsuo, Kenzo Tanaka, Takahiro Yudate, Masanori Onuma
  • Publication number: 20170033485
    Abstract: A contact connection structure includes: a first contact portion including an indent portion spherically protruding, the first contact portion including a plating layer formed on a surface of the first contact portion; and a second contact portion including a plating layer formed on a surface of the second contact portion. The indent portion of the first contact portion is slidable on a contact surface of the second contact portion. The indent portion of the first contact portion at a terminal insertion completed position is in contact with the second contact portion. The contact surface of the second contact portion includes an oxide-film shaving portion having an annular arc portion curved along a circumference portion of the indent portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masayuki FUKUI, Yoshitaka ITO, Takaya KONDOU, Takahiro MATSUO, Kenzo TANAKA, Takahiro YUDATE, Masanori ONUMA
  • Patent number: 9305958
    Abstract: A solid-state image sensing apparatus includes a solid-state image sensing device, signal processing circuit device, and a multi-layer wiring package. The solid-state image sensing device has a pixel in an image sensing area thereof. The pixel receives incident light and generate a signal electric charge. The signal processing circuit device is arranged to face the image sensing area and applies signal processing to a signal output from the solid-state image sensing device. The multi-layer wiring package has wiring layers, the solid-state image sensing device, and the signal processing circuit device. Each of the wiring layers is laminated via an insulator. The multi-layer wiring package is formed such that a first wiring layer provided between the solid-state image sensing device and the signal processing circuit device has a greater thickness than second wiring layers and has heat conductivity higher than or equal to heat conductivity of the second wiring layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroki Hagiwara, Keiji Sasano, Hiroaki Tanaka, Yuki Tuji, Tsuyoshi Watanabe, Koji Tsuchiya, Kenzo Tanaka, Takaya Wada, Noboru Kawabata, Hirokazu Yoshida, Hironori Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 9070610
    Abstract: A solid-state imaging device includes an image sensor chip and a signal processing chip, which are electrically connected. A low thermal conductivity region is positioned between the image sensor chip and the signal processing chip. The low thermal conductivity region is configured to insulate the image sensor chip from heat, which may be generated by the signal processing chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keiji Sasano, Hiroaki Tanaka, Hiroki Hagiwara, Yuki Tsuji, Tsuyoshi Watanabe, Koji Tsuchiya, Kenzo Tanaka, Takaya Wada, Hirokazu Yoshida, Noboru Kawabata, Hironori Yokoyama
  • Publication number: 20150123234
    Abstract: A solid-state image sensing apparatus includes a solid-state image sensing device, signal processing circuit device, and a multi-layer wiring package. The solid-state image sensing device has a pixel in an image sensing area thereof. The pixel receives incident light and generate a signal electric charge. The signal processing circuit device is arranged to face the image sensing area and applies signal processing to a signal output from the solid-state image sensing device. The multi-layer wiring package has wiring layers, the solid-state image sensing device, and the signal processing circuit device. Each of the wiring layers is laminated via an insulator. The multi-layer wiring package is formed such that a first wiring layer provided between the solid-state image sensing device and the signal processing circuit device has a greater thickness than second wiring layers and has heat conductivity higher than or equal to heat conductivity of the second wiring layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2015
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroki HAGIWARA, Keiji SASANO, Hiroaki TANAKA, Yuki TUJI, Tsuyoshi WATANABE, Koji TSUCHIYA, Kenzo TANAKA, Takaya WADA, Noboru KAWABATA, Hirokazu YOSHIDA, Hironori YOKOYAMA
  • Patent number: 8947593
    Abstract: A solid-state image sensing apparatus includes a solid-state image sensing device, signal processing circuit device, and a multi-layer wiring package. The solid-state image sensing device has a pixel in an image sensing area thereof. The pixel receives incident light and generate a signal electric charge. The signal processing circuit device is arranged to face the image sensing area and applies signal processing to a signal output from the solid-state image sensing device. The multi-layer wiring package has wiring layers, the solid-state image sensing device, and the signal processing circuit device. Each of the wiring layers is laminated via an insulator. The multi-layer wiring package is formed such that a first wiring layer provided between the solid-state image sensing device and the signal processing circuit device has a greater thickness than second wiring layers and has heat conductivity higher than or equal to heat conductivity of the second wiring layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroki Hagiwara, Keiji Sasano, Hiroaki Tanaka, Yuki Tuji, Tsuyoshi Watanabe, Koji Tsuchiya, Kenzo Tanaka, Takaya Wada, Noboru Kawabata, Hirokazu Yoshida, Hironori Yokoyama
  • Publication number: 20140218573
    Abstract: A solid-state image sensing apparatus includes a solid-state image sensing device, signal processing circuit device, and a multi-layer wiring package. The solid-state image sensing device has a pixel in an image sensing area thereof. The pixel receives incident light and generate a signal electric charge. The signal processing circuit device is arranged to face the image sensing area and applies signal processing to a signal output from the solid-state image sensing device. The multi-layer wiring package has wiring layers, the solid-state image sensing device, and the signal processing circuit device. Each of the wiring layers is laminated via an insulator. The multi-layer wiring package is formed such that a first wiring layer provided between the solid-state image sensing device and the signal processing circuit device has a greater thickness than second wiring layers and has heat conductivity higher than or equal to heat conductivity of the second wiring layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroki HAGIWARA, Keiji Sasano, Hiroaki Tanaka, Yuki Tuji, Tsuyoshi Watanabe, Koji Tsuchiya, Kenzo Tanaka, Takaya Wada, Noboru Kawabata, Hirokazu Yoshida, Hironori Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 8711280
    Abstract: A solid-state image sensing apparatus includes a solid-state image sensing device, signal processing circuit device, and a multi-layer wiring package. The solid-state image sensing device has a pixel in an image sensing area thereof. The pixel receives incident light and generate a signal electric charge. The signal processing circuit device is arranged to face the image sensing area and applies signal processing to a signal output from the solid-state image sensing device. The multi-layer wiring package has wiring layers, the solid-state image sensing device, and the signal processing circuit device. Each of the wiring layers is laminated via an insulator. The multi-layer wiring package is formed such that a first wiring layer provided between the solid-state image sensing device and the signal processing circuit device has a greater thickness than second wiring layers and has heat conductivity higher than or equal to heat conductivity of the second wiring layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroki Hagiwara, Keiji Sasano, Hiroaki Tanaka, Yuki Tuji, Tsuyoshi Watanabe, Koji Tsuchiya, Kenzo Tanaka, Takaya Wada, Noboru Kawabata, Hirokazu Yoshida, Hironori Yokoyama
  • Publication number: 20130010145
    Abstract: A solid-state image sensing apparatus includes a solid-state image sensing device, signal processing circuit device, and a multi-layer wiring package. The solid-state image sensing device has a pixel in an image sensing area thereof. The pixel receives incident light and generate a signal electric charge. The signal processing circuit device is arranged to face the image sensing area and applies signal processing to a signal output from the solid-state image sensing device. The multi-layer wiring package has wiring layers, the solid-state image sensing device, and the signal processing circuit device. Each of the wiring layers is laminated via an insulator. The multi-layer wiring package is formed such that a first wiring layer provided between the solid-state image sensing device and the signal processing circuit device has a greater thickness than second wiring layers and has heat conductivity higher than or equal to heat conductivity of the second wiring layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroki Hagiwara, Keiji Sasano, Hiroaki Tanaka, Yuki Tuji, Tsuyoshi Watanabe, Koji Tsuchiya, Kenzo Tanaka, Takaya Wada, Noboru Kawabata, Hirokazu Yoshida, Hironori Yokoyama
  • Publication number: 20120008025
    Abstract: A solid-state imaging device includes an image sensor chip and a signal processing chip, which are electrically connected. A low thermal conductivity region is positioned between the image sensor chip and the signal processing chip. The low thermal conductivity region is configured to insulate the image sensor chip from heat, which may be generated by the signal processing chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keiji Sasano, Hiroaki Tanaka, Hiroki Hagiwara, Yuki Tsuji, Tsuyoshi Watanabe, Koji Tsuchiya, Kenzo Tanaka, Takaya Wada, Hirokazu Yoshida, Noboru Kawabata, Hironori Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 6346610
    Abstract: An industrially suitable process for preparing V-28-3M useful as an antimycotic agent by conducting methyl esterification of V-28-3 efficiently. V-28-2 is efficiently converted into V-28-3M by protecting the amino group of the amino sugar of V-28-3 with an appropriate protecting group, subjecting the carboxyl group of V-28-3 to methyl esterification with methyl methanesulfonate or methyl p-toluenesulfonate in the presence of a base, and deprotecting the N-protected intermediate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2002
    Assignee: Ajinomoto Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Noriyasu Kataoka, Kenzo Tanaka, Masanobu Yatagai