Patents by Inventor Masaki Mizushita

Masaki Mizushita 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: 12087473
    Abstract: A wiring member includes a first wiring member including a first sheet, and a plurality of first wire-like transmission members fixed onto the first sheet. The plurality of first wire-like transmission members include a second wire-like transmission member, and a third wire-like transmission member extending over the second wire-like transmission member and crossing the second wire-like transmission member. The wiring member further includes a holding member configured to hold a positional relationship between the second and third wire-like transmission members at a crossing part of the second and third wire-like transmission members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Nishimura, Daisuke Ebata, Masaki Mizushita, Ryusuke Kudo, Shintaro Sumida, Hidetoshi Ishida
  • Patent number: 12081001
    Abstract: A wiring member includes: a wiring body including a wire-like transmission member and a sheet to which the wire-like transmission member is fixed; a cover that covers the wiring body; and a buffer member, in which the wire-like transmission member includes a transmission wire body and a coating layer that covers the transmission wire body, the cover is a member harder than the coating layer, and the buffer member is provided at at least one end of the cover, and is disposed between the wire-like transmission member and the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Masaki Mizushita, Ryusuke Kudo, Tetsuya Nishimura, Haruka Nakano, Kenta Arai
  • Patent number: 12057246
    Abstract: A wiring member includes: a wire-like transmission member; a fixing sheet having one main surface to which the wire-like transmission member is fixed; an intervention sheet fixed to the fixing sheet and having a first contact surface; and a double-sided adhesive member attached to the first contact surface, wherein when a surface of the fixing sheet having contact with the intervention sheet is a second contact surface, adhesive force between the first contact surface and the double-sided adhesive member is larger than adhesive force between the second contact surface and the double-sided adhesive member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Ryusuke Kudo, Tetsuya Nishimura, Haruka Nakano, Masaki Mizushita, Kenta Arai
  • Patent number: 12046395
    Abstract: A wiring member includes: a base member including a base sheet member and a cover sheet member; and a wire-like transmission member fixed to the base member, wherein the cover sheet member is overlapped with the base sheet member while covering the wire-like transmission member, a side part of the base sheet member and a side part of the cover sheet member are joined via a joint part, and an edge of at least one of the base sheet member and the cover sheet member is located on an outer side of the joint part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenta Arai, Ryusuke Kudo, Masaki Mizushita, Tetsuya Nishimura, Haruka Nakano, Miyu Aramaki
  • Patent number: 11901714
    Abstract: A wiring member includes: a first wire like transmission member; a second wire like transmission member that is more easily bent and deformed than the first wire like transmission member; and a base member to which the first wire like transmission member and the second wire like transmission member are fixed, in which the first wire like transmission member is fixed to the base member through a plurality of first fixing parts, the second wire like transmission member is fixed to the base member through a plurality of second fixing parts, the plurality of first fixing parts are aligned at a first interval in a direction along the first wire like transmission member, and the plurality of second fixing parts are aligned at a second interval smaller than the first interval in a direction along the second wire like transmission member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenta Arai, Daisuke Ebata, Ryusuke Kudo, Masaki Mizushita, Tetsuya Nishimura, Haruka Nakano
  • Publication number: 20230378684
    Abstract: A wiring member includes: a connector housing including at least one housing body, with an opening in one main surface and a housing groove concaved toward another main surface, and a cover attached to the housing body; a wire-like transmission member including an end portion housed in the housing groove; and a filling member filling the housing groove. The housing body includes a bottom wall part and a sidewall part as wall parts of the housing groove. The cover includes a cover body part overlapped with the one main surface of the housing body to cover the housing groove. The filling member is also provided between a portion of the one main surface serving as a tip end surface of the sidewall part and the cover body part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicants: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Daisuke EBATA, Takuya KABA, Masaki MIZUSHITA, Tetsuya NISHIMURA, Yusuke MITANI, Itsuo WAKABAYASHI
  • Patent number: 11801735
    Abstract: On an outer circumferential edge of the closing plate, an elastic fitting portion protruding to the outer side of the inner circumferential edge of the service hole and fitting with the inner circumferential edge projects with a thickness larger than the plate thickness of the closing plate and extends in the circumferential direction of the outer circumferential edge. The elastic fitting portion is provided with an inner circumferential edge accommodating recessed groove that opens in the center of a protruding end surface of the elastic fitting portion and extends in the circumferential direction to accommodate the inner circumferential edge of the service hole, and the inner circumferential edge of the service hole is clamped between a pair of elastic clamping pieces that face each other with the inner circumferential edge accommodating recessed groove interposed between the pair of elastic clamping pieces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Haruka Nakano, Motohiro Yokoi, Shigeki Ikeda, Kenta Ito, Daisuke Ebata, Yuya Fukami, Masaki Mizushita, Tetsuya Nishimura, Ryuta Takakura, Housei Mizuno
  • Publication number: 20230335942
    Abstract: A wiring member includes: a sheet including a fusion layer; a wire-like transmission member fused to the fusion layer; a connector housing in which a cavity housing an end portion of the wire-like transmission member is formed; and a water stop member stopping water between a wall part of the cavity and the end portion of the wire-like transmission member. The water stop member includes an inner portion located in the cavity and an outer portion continuing into the inner portion to be located on an outer side of the cavity. Provided to the inner portion is a filling portion made up of a resin material thermally deformed to fill the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicants: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Daisuke EBATA, Takuya KABA, Tetsuya NISHIMURA, Yusuke MITANI, Masaki MIZUSHITA, Itsuo WAKABAYASHI
  • Patent number: 11787353
    Abstract: A wire harness fixing structure includes a plate-like member including a first layer and a second layer softer than the first layer, an electrical wire disposed along the plate-like member, and a fixing member attached to the electrical wire to fix the electrical wire to the plate-like member. The fixing member includes: a through locking piece formed to be able to pass through the first layer and locked to the first layer while passing through the first layer, a regulation piece provided with a space between the regulation piece and the through locking piece to stop the through locking piece from passing through a surface of the plate-like member, and a column connecting the through locking piece and the regulation piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Housei Mizuno, Shigeki Ikeda, Haruka Nakano, Tetsuya Nishimura, Masaki Mizushita
  • Publication number: 20230260677
    Abstract: A wiring member includes: a sheet; a plurality of first wire-like transmission members disposed on the sheet; and at least one second wire-like transmission member intersecting with at least two of the plurality of first wire-like transmission members. A length dimension of the first intersection section where the second wire-like transmission member intersects with each of at least two of the plurality of first wire-like transmission members is larger than a maximum fixation interval except for the first intersection section in a fixation interval of the second wire-like transmission member. The second wire-like transmission member is located closer to a side of the sheet in relation to at least two of the plurality of first wire-like transmission members in the first intersection section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicant: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun YAMASAKI, Masaki MIZUSHITA, Yoshiaki TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20230147609
    Abstract: A wiring member includes a sheet, a first wire-like transmission member fixed to the sheet, and a second wire-like transmission member having lower rigidity than the first wire-like transmission member and fixed to the sheet. An intersection part of the first wire-like transmission member and the second wire-like transmission member is provided on the sheet, and the first wire-like transmission member is located closer to a side of the sheet than the second wire-like transmission member in the intersection part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiaki TANAKA, Masaki MIZUSHITA, Jun YAMASAKI
  • Publication number: 20230137177
    Abstract: A wiring member includes: a base member including a holding surface; a wire-like transmission member disposed on a side of the holding surface; and a wire-like member disposed on the side of the holding surface, wherein the wire-like member intersects with the wire-like transmission member at a plurality of positions from a side opposite to the base member, and the wire-like member is fused to the holding surface on both sides of the wire-like transmission member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaki MIZUSHITA, Daisuke EBATA, Yuya FUKAMI, Kenta ARAI
  • Publication number: 20230119133
    Abstract: A wiring member includes a first sheet including a fusion layer, a second sheet, and at least one first wire-like transmission member provided between the first sheet and the second sheet. The first sheet and the second sheet are fixed to each other via the fusion layer in a direction intersecting with a longitudinal direction of the first wire-like transmission member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Masaki MIZUSHITA, Daisuke EBATA, Yuya FUKAMI, Kenta ARAI, Kohei SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20230079882
    Abstract: A wiring member includes a sheet including a fusion layer, an adhesive tape including an adhesive layer and a base material layer, and a first wire-like transmission member to which the adhesive tape is fixed via the adhesive layer. The base material layer and the fusion layer are fused to each other, and the first wire-like transmission member is fixed to the sheet via the adhesive tape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenta ARAI, Daisuke EBATA, Ryusuke KUDO, Masaki MIZUSHITA, Tetsuya NISHIMURA, Haruka NAKANO
  • Publication number: 20230082327
    Abstract: A wiring member includes: at least one wire-like transmission member; a first sheet to which a first section located along a longitudinal direction in the wire-like transmission member is fixed; and a second sheet to which a second section located along a longitudinal direction in the wire-like transmission member is fixed, wherein the first sheet and the second sheet are separated, and at least one bending trace is formed in an intermediate section between the first section and the second section in the wire-like transmission member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenta ARAI, Daisuke EBATA, Ryusuke KUDO, Masaki MIZUSHITA, Tetsuya NISHIMURA, Haruka NAKANO, Housei MIZUNO
  • Publication number: 20230047047
    Abstract: A wiring member includes: a plurality of wire-like transmission members; and a sheet to which the plurality of wire-like transmission members are fixed, wherein an intersection region portion where the plurality of wire-like transmission members are disposed on the sheet to intersect with each other is provided, and the intersection region portion includes a bending position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya NISHIMURA, Motohiro YOKOI, Kenta ITO, Hidetoshi ISHIDA, Ryusuke KUDO, Masaki MIZUSHITA, Haruka NAKANO, Kenta ARAI, Daisuke EBATA
  • Publication number: 20230028014
    Abstract: On an outer circumferential edge of the closing plate, an elastic fitting portion protruding to the outer side of the inner circumferential edge of the service hole and fitting with the inner circumferential edge projects with a thickness larger than the plate thickness of the closing plate and extends in the circumferential direction of the outer circumferential edge. The elastic fitting portion is provided with an inner circumferential edge accommodating recessed groove that opens in the center of a protruding end surface of the elastic fitting portion and extends in the circumferential direction to accommodate the inner circumferential edge of the service hole, and the inner circumferential edge of the service hole is clamped between a pair of elastic clamping pieces that face each other with the inner circumferential edge accommodating recessed groove interposed between the pair of elastic clamping pieces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Haruka NAKANO, Motohiro YOKOI, Shigeki IKEDA, Kenta ITO, Daisuke EBATA, Yuya FUKAMI, Masaki MIZUSHITA, Tetsuya NISHIMURA, Ryuta TAKAKURA, Housei MIZUNO
  • Patent number: 11552462
    Abstract: A wiring member includes a sheet-shaped member and multiple linear transmission members that are fixed on the sheet-shaped member. The plurality of linear transmission members are fixed on the sheet-shaped member such that a portion of the plurality of linear transmission members branches with respect to another said linear transmission member at a branching portion. An intersection location of the plurality of linear transmission members is located at the branching portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Nishimura, Motohiro Yokoi, Kenta Ito, Haruka Nakano, Masaki Mizushita, Ryusuke Kudo, Kenta Arai, Hidetoshi Ishida, Daisuke Ebata, Yasuyuki Yamamoto, Suguru Yasuda
  • Publication number: 20220407295
    Abstract: A wiring member includes: a main wire including a plurality of wire-like transmission members; a branch wire in which some of the wire-like transmission members are branched from the main wire; a fixing sheet having one main surface to which the main wire is fixed; and a cover sheet, at least a part of which is provided in a position overlapped with the branch wire in another main surface of the fixing sheet, wherein a fusion position where the fixing sheet and the cover sheet are fused is provided on at least a lateral side of the main wire in a longitudinal direction, and is provided in a position away from the branch wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryusuke KUDO, Tetsuya NISHIMURA, Masaki MIZUSHITA, Haruka NAKANO, Kenta ARAI
  • Publication number: 20220407296
    Abstract: A wiring member includes: a wiring body including a wire-like transmission member and a sheet to which the wire-like transmission member is fixed; a cover that covers the wiring body; and a buffer member, in which the wire-like transmission member includes a transmission wire body and a coating layer that covers the transmission wire body, the cover is a member harder than the coating layer, and the buffer member is provided at at least one end of the cover, and is disposed between the wire-like transmission member and the cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaki MIZUSHITA, Ryusuke KUDO, Tetsuya NISHIMURA, Haruka NAKANO, Kenta ARAI