Patents by Inventor Kosuke Sone

Kosuke Sone 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: 11916296
    Abstract: An antenna device, for a mobile body, of this disclosure includes an antenna configured to be installed in the mobile body, and a reflector having a reflection surface configured to change a beam direction of the antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yutaro Miki, Suguru Yamagishi, Takanori Fukunaga, Ichiro Kuwayama, Toyohisa Takano, Hiroki Hirai, Norichika Oomi, Kosuke Sone, Yasuyuki Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 11878640
    Abstract: A wiring module includes: a sheet which is a member extending planarly and including an easy-fracture part sectioning the sheet into a plurality of areas and capable of dividing the sheet into the areas; and a transmission member including one of or both a power line supplying an electrical power to at least one apparatus provided in one or more of the plurality of areas and a signal line enabling communication with the apparatus, wherein, in a case where the transmission member is disposed over at least two areas, a part of a middle portion of the transmission member in relation to an end portion connected to the apparatus is fixed to a first area in the two areas, and the transmission member is laid without being fixed to a second area in the two areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kosuke Sone, Hiroki Hirai, Yasuyuki Yamamoto, Kazuyoshi Ohara, Norichika Oomi, Daisuke Miyawaki, Shinichi Ishiko, Yuji Takenaka, Ichiro Kuwayama, Suguru Yamagishi, Toyohisa Takano, Yutaro Miki, Takanori Fukunaga
  • Patent number: 11876547
    Abstract: A vehicle-mounted communication device that is to be mounted on a vehicle includes: a wireless communication unit that transmits an RF signal that includes data, and is capable of changing a communication method; an acquisition unit that acquires state information that indicates a state of the vehicle; and a control unit that performs switching control to change the communication method based on the state information acquired by the acquisition unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuji Takenaka, Norichika Oomi, Daisuke Miyawaki, Kosuke Sone, Suguru Yamagishi, Yutaro Miki
  • Publication number: 20230369770
    Abstract: An antenna device includes: a conductive ground conductor plate; a plate-shaped radiating element disposed without being in contact with the ground conductor plate; a feeding line including a conductor and a shield member that surrounds the conductor, the shield member being connected to the ground conductor plate; and a conductive feeding element that includes a facing plate portion that faces the radiating element with an air layer provided therebetween, and is connected to the conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Shuhei TERADA, Norichika OOMI, Kosuke SONE, Yasuyuki YAMAMOTO, Ai TAKEHISA, Ichiro KUWAYAMA, Suguru YAMAGISHI, Yutaro MIKI
  • Publication number: 20230352980
    Abstract: An on-vehicle device that is to be mounted in a vehicle includes: an electrical component including a sensor; a power supply module including a power receiving antenna and a power supply circuit configured to convert radio waves for power feeding received by the power receiving antenna into electric power and supply the electric power to the electrical component; and a line member having flexibility and electrically connecting the electrical component to the power supply module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Yasuyuki YAMAMOTO, Kosuke SONE, Hiroki HIRAI, lchiro KUWAYAMA, Suguru YAMAGISHI, Toyohisa TAKANO
  • Patent number: 11799325
    Abstract: A power transfer device disclosed herein is a console installed in a vehicle. The console includes a power transfer panel and a wireless power transfer portion. The power transfer panel outputs microwaves receivable by a built-in power receiver antenna in an electronic device. The wireless power transfer portion in which the power transfer panel is disposed therein can hold the electronic device. A bottom wall, sidewalls, and a cover that define the wireless power transfer portion include microwave shields that shield the microwaves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kosuke Sone, Hiroki Hirai, Yasuyuki Yamamoto, Kota Oda, Ichirou Kuwayama, Suguru Yamagishi, Toyohisa Takano
  • Publication number: 20230335937
    Abstract: It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a technique for facilitating the insertion of a sealing member-equipped electric wire into a connector housing. The connector housing includes: a housing main body that is provided with a cavity. The cavity includes a first portion that includes one opening portion of the cavity, a second portion that includes the other opening portion of the cavity, and a third portion that is located between the first portion and the second portion. The first portion has a polygonal horizontal cross section, and the third portion has a circular horizontal cross section that is smaller than the horizontal cross section of the first portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Yoshitaka IKEDA, Kosuke SONE, Takahiro MARUYAMA, Yasuto TAKEDA, Tomoyuki KONDO, Naomichi KAWASHIMA
  • Publication number: 20230231317
    Abstract: This array antenna is an array antenna to be used for beam forming and includes: a plurality of antenna elements; a ground; a dielectric provided between the plurality of antenna elements and the ground, the dielectric having an electrical length, from the plurality of antenna elements to the ground, of not less than 0.03; and a shield structure provided at least between the plurality of antenna elements and configured to shield a radio wave radiated from each antenna element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Applicants: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yutaro MIKI, Suguru YAMAGISHI, Ichiro KUWAYAMA, Daisuke MIYAWAKI, Kosuke SONE
  • Publication number: 20230208017
    Abstract: An antenna module includes: a functional sheet including a conductive layer and a layer having at least one of a heat insulating function and/or an acoustic insulating function; and an antenna unit including a ground conductor, wherein the functional sheet is disposed between a panel forming an outer shape of a vehicle and an interior member provided on a side closer to a vehicle interior than the panel, and the ground conductor is electrically connected to the conductive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kosuke SONE, Ai TAKEHISA, Norichika OOMI, Yasuyuki YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20230182658
    Abstract: A wiring module includes: a functional sheet disposed between a roof panel forming a roof part of a vehicle and an interior member forming a ceiling shape of a vehicle interior to planarly extend over the roof panel and the interior member; a transmission member provided to the functional sheet; a roof-side apparatus provided to the functional sheet; and a rigid member provided to the functional sheet, wherein the functional sheet includes a layer having at least one selected from the group consisting of a heat insulation function, an acoustic insulation function, and a radio wave shielding function, and at least one end of the transmission member is provided along a wiring route connected to the roof-side apparatus in the functional sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kosuke SONE, Hiroki HIRAI, Makoto HIGASHIKOZONO, Yasuyuki YAMAMOTO, Ai TAKEHISA
  • Publication number: 20230145632
    Abstract: It is an object to provide a technique with which the length of a portion of a terminal-equipped electric wire disposed in a cavity of a connector housing can be shortened. A terminal-equipped electric wire including: a coated electric wire including a conductor core wire and an insulation coating that covers the conductor core wire; a joint terminal connected to the conductor core wire; a connector terminal to be connected to a partner terminal; a single-core relay conductor in which one end thereof is connected to the joint terminal and another end thereof is connected to the connector terminal; and a sealing member that covers an intermediate portion of the relay conductor. A wire barrel of the joint terminal is crimped to the conductor core wire and the relay conductor at the same position in a longitudinal direction of the joint terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Yoshitaka IKEDA, Takuji OTSUKA, Kosuke SONE, Keisuke KONDO, Takahiro MARUYAMA, Yasuto TAKEDA, Tomoyuki KONDO
  • Publication number: 20230092806
    Abstract: A wiring module includes: a functional sheet disposed between a panel and an interior member in a vehicle; a transmission member disposed on one surface side of the functional sheet; and a conductive sheet covering a part of the transmission member. The functional sheet includes a conductive layer and a layer having a function of at least one of a thermal adjustment function or a sound insulation function, and the conductive sheet is electrically connected to the conductive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuriya KATO, Kosuke SONE, Ai TAKEHISA, Takuya TANIGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20230024015
    Abstract: A fixing structure of a wiring member includes: a wiring member including at least one wire-like transmission member; a heat generation layer provided to surround a periphery of the wiring member; an adherend to which the wiring member is fixed; and a joint layer provided on at least a portion between the heat generation layer and the adherend and a portion between the heat generation layer and the wiring member, wherein the heat generation layer is a layer which can generate heat by induction heating, the joint layer is a layer having bond properties by heat transmitted from the heat generation layer at a time of induction heating, and is joined to the heat generation layer and at least one of the adherend and the wiring member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hirotaka KATO, Hiroki HIRAI, Makoto HIGASHIKOZONO, Kosuke SONE
  • Publication number: 20230027968
    Abstract: A fixing structure of a wiring member includes: a wiring member including at least one wire-like transmission member; a joint member including an adhesive layer, a heat generation layer, and a joint layer; and an adherend to which the wiring member is fixed, wherein the heat generation layer is a layer which can generate heat by induction heating and is provided between the adhesive layer and the joint layer, the joint layer is a layer having bond properties when heat is transmitted from the heat generation layer at a time of induction heating, the adhesive layer is fixed to one of the wiring member and the adherend, and the joint layer is fixed to another one of the wiring member and the adherend.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hirotaka KATO, Hiroki HIRAI, Makoto HIGASHIKOZONO, Kosuke SONE, Hirokazu KOMORI
  • Publication number: 20220352701
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a wiring member equipped-adherend includes: a step (a) providing at least one heat generation body generating heat by induction heating between a wiring member including at least one wire-like transmission member and a fixation surface of an adherend; a step (b) providing a magnetic field generation source on a side of the adherend with respect to the wiring member; a step (c) generating a magnetic field fluctuating by the magnetic field generation source; a step (d) making the heat generation body generate heat by induction heating caused by the magnetic field fluctuating by the magnetic field generation source; and a step (e) fixing the wiring member to the fixation surface of the adherend by heat generation in the heat generation body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hirotaka KATO, Hiroki HIRAI, Makoto HIGASHIKOZONO, Kosuke SONE
  • Patent number: 11462862
    Abstract: A connector 16 to be disposed on an outer peripheral surface of a valve body 11 having a cylindrical shape is provided with a leg portion 17 projecting radially outward of the valve body 11, a receptacle 18 formed along the outer peripheral surface of the valve body 11 from a tip part of the leg portion 17 and fittable to a mating connector, a plurality of terminals 21A, 21B embedded in the leg portion 17 and disposed along the outer peripheral surface of the valve body 11 in the receptacle 18, and a locking portion 24 disposed between the plurality of terminals 21A, 21B and configured to lock the mating connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Kosuke Sone
  • Publication number: 20220302944
    Abstract: A vehicle-mounted communication device that is to be mounted on a vehicle includes: a wireless communication unit that transmits an RF signal that includes data, and is capable of changing a communication method; an acquisition unit that acquires state information that indicates a state of the vehicle; and a control unit that performs switching control to change the communication method based on the state information acquired by the acquisition unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Yuji TAKENAKA, Norichika OOMI, Daisuke MIYAWAKI, Kosuke SONE, Suguru YAMAGISHI, Yutaro MIKI
  • Publication number: 20220294198
    Abstract: A fixing structure of a wiring member includes: an electrical wire bundle; an exterior member externally mounted to the electrical wire bundle; and an adherend having a main surface as a flat surface, wherein the exterior member has an outer surface as a flat surface, and the outer surface and the main surface have surface contact with and are bonded to each other while the electrical wire bundle is disposed on the main surface of the adherend.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2020
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hirotaka KATO, Hiroki HIRAI, Makoto HIGASHIKOZONO, Kosuke SONE, Hirokazu KOMORI
  • Publication number: 20220285829
    Abstract: An antenna module is an antenna module attached to a roof in a vehicle and includes a substrate and a plurality of antennas provided on the substrate, wherein the substrate is kept in a curved state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuji TAKENAKA, Norichika OOMI, Kosuke SONE, Suguru YAMAGISHI, Takanori FUKUNAGA
  • Publication number: 20220278443
    Abstract: A roof panel module includes: a vehicle roof panel formed by resin; a radio wave shielding part provided in a corresponding region of the vehicle roof panel; and a conductive elastic member having conductivity, wherein the conductive elastic member is provided along at least a part of an edge of the vehicle roof panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuji TAKENAKA, Norichika OOMI, Kosuke SONE, Suguru YAMAGISHI, Takanori FUKUNAGA