Patents by Inventor Mitsuhiro KATOH

Mitsuhiro KATOH 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).

  • Wire harness for sliding door
    Patent number: 12377800
    Abstract: A wire harness is arranged between a vehicle body and a sliding door in a vehicle, in which: a protector is mounted on a bent region of the wire harness having a shape in which a middle of the wire harness in a longitudinal direction is bent in a crank shape; the protector includes a groove having a shape corresponding to the bent shape of the wire harness and has a larger width than a radial size of the wire harness; a bottom surface of the groove has a hole into which a pin is detachably inserted, the pin constraining the wire harness in a state where the wire harness has looseness so as not to contact an inner angle portion at a bent site of the groove; and one side of the bent region of the wire harness is fixed to the protector using a fastening member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Mine, Mitsuhiro Katoh, Hiroki Tsutsumi, Hiroki Uno, Go Ueno, Kazuya Takahashi
  • WIRE HARNESS FOR SLIDING DOOR
    Publication number: 20240101050
    Abstract: A wire harness is arranged between a vehicle body and a sliding door in a vehicle, in which: a protector is mounted on a bent region of the wire harness having a shape in which a middle of the wire harness in a longitudinal direction is bent in a crank shape; the protector includes a groove having a shape corresponding to the bent shape of the wire harness and has a larger width than a radial size of the wire harness; a bottom surface of the groove has a hole into which a pin is detachably inserted, the pin constraining the wire harness in a state where the wire harness has looseness so as not to contact an inner angle portion at a bent site of the groove; and one side of the bent region of the wire harness is fixed to the protector using a fastening member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Yoshihiko MINE, Mitsuhiro KATOH, Hiroki TSUTSUMI, Hiroki UNO, Go UENO, Kazuya TAKAHASHI