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).
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Patent number: 11876547Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 11, 2020Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Yuji Takenaka, Norichika Oomi, Daisuke Miyawaki, Kosuke Sone, Suguru Yamagishi, Yutaro Miki
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Publication number: 20230369770Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2021Publication date: November 16, 2023Inventors: Shuhei TERADA, Norichika OOMI, Kosuke SONE, Yasuyuki YAMAMOTO, Ai TAKEHISA, Ichiro KUWAYAMA, Suguru YAMAGISHI, Yutaro MIKI
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Publication number: 20230352980Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2021Publication date: November 2, 2023Inventors: Yasuyuki YAMAMOTO, Kosuke SONE, Hiroki HIRAI, lchiro KUWAYAMA, Suguru YAMAGISHI, Toyohisa TAKANO
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Patent number: 11799325Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 21, 2020Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignees: 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
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Publication number: 20230335937Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2021Publication date: October 19, 2023Inventors: Yoshitaka IKEDA, Kosuke SONE, Takahiro MARUYAMA, Yasuto TAKEDA, Tomoyuki KONDO, Naomichi KAWASHIMA
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Publication number: 20230231317Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2021Publication date: July 20, 2023Applicants: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.Inventors: Yutaro MIKI, Suguru YAMAGISHI, Ichiro KUWAYAMA, Daisuke MIYAWAKI, Kosuke SONE
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Publication number: 20230208017Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2021Publication date: June 29, 2023Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Kosuke SONE, Ai TAKEHISA, Norichika OOMI, Yasuyuki YAMAMOTO
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Publication number: 20230182658Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2021Publication date: June 15, 2023Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Kosuke SONE, Hiroki HIRAI, Makoto HIGASHIKOZONO, Yasuyuki YAMAMOTO, Ai TAKEHISA
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Publication number: 20230145632Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2021Publication date: May 11, 2023Inventors: Yoshitaka IKEDA, Takuji OTSUKA, Kosuke SONE, Keisuke KONDO, Takahiro MARUYAMA, Yasuto TAKEDA, Tomoyuki KONDO
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Publication number: 20230092806Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2021Publication date: March 23, 2023Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Yuriya KATO, Kosuke SONE, Ai TAKEHISA, Takuya TANIGUCHI
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Publication number: 20230024015Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2020Publication date: January 26, 2023Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Hirotaka KATO, Hiroki HIRAI, Makoto HIGASHIKOZONO, Kosuke SONE
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Publication number: 20230027968Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2020Publication date: January 26, 2023Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Hirotaka KATO, Hiroki HIRAI, Makoto HIGASHIKOZONO, Kosuke SONE, Hirokazu KOMORI
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Publication number: 20220352701Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2020Publication date: November 3, 2022Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Hirotaka KATO, Hiroki HIRAI, Makoto HIGASHIKOZONO, Kosuke SONE
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Patent number: 11462862Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 12, 2019Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventor: Kosuke Sone
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Publication number: 20220302944Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2020Publication date: September 22, 2022Inventors: Yuji TAKENAKA, Norichika OOMI, Daisuke MIYAWAKI, Kosuke SONE, Suguru YAMAGISHI, Yutaro MIKI
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Publication number: 20220294198Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2020Publication date: September 15, 2022Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Hirotaka KATO, Hiroki HIRAI, Makoto HIGASHIKOZONO, Kosuke SONE, Hirokazu KOMORI
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Publication number: 20220285829Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2020Publication date: September 8, 2022Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Yuji TAKENAKA, Norichika OOMI, Kosuke SONE, Suguru YAMAGISHI, Takanori FUKUNAGA
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Publication number: 20220278443Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2020Publication date: September 1, 2022Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Yuji TAKENAKA, Norichika OOMI, Kosuke SONE, Suguru YAMAGISHI, Takanori FUKUNAGA
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Publication number: 20220271421Abstract: An antenna module includes: a substrate; at least one first communication antenna by a frequency band belonging to a first frequency range; and at least one second communication antenna by a frequency band belonging to a second frequency range higher than the first frequency range, wherein the at least one first communication antenna and the at least one second communication antenna are provided on the substrate, and the at least one first communication antenna is provided in a position closer to an edge of the substrate than the at least one second communication antenna.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2020Publication date: August 25, 2022Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Yuji TAKENAKA, Norichika OOMI, Kosuke SONE, Suguru YAMAGISHI, Takanori FUKUNAGA
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Publication number: 20220181770Abstract: 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; and a transmission member provided on the functional sheet, wherein the functional sheet includes a frequency selective layer having a frequency selective function of shielding radio wave of a first frequency band and passing radio wave of a second frequency band different from the first frequency band, the transmission member is electrically connected to a vehicle-side apparatus mounted to a side of the vehicle, and the transmission member is formed to extend to a position where the transmission member can perform a power supply to or communication with a roof-side apparatus mounted to the roof part in the functional sheet.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2020Publication date: June 9, 2022Applicants: 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