Patents by Inventor Osamu Nakayama

Osamu Nakayama 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).

  • Publication number: 20170294640
    Abstract: A wiring module is for attachment to a power storage element group in which multiple power storage elements are arranged in a line. The wiring module includes an insulating protector having an electrical wire holding portion that holds electrical wires that detect the state of the power storage elements, and a bending member that is provided at a position connected to the electrical wire holding portion, and has a hinge that is bent in a direction that intersects the electrical wire holding portion. The electrical wires are fixed to the bending member. The bending member has a locked portion that is locked to the insulating protector in a state of being bent by the hinge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Naoki FUKUSHIMA, Mitsutoshi MORITA, Osamu NAKAYAMA, Tetsuya FUJITA
  • Publication number: 20170288199
    Abstract: An insulating protector of a wiring module is provided with: a first unit that includes a first holding portion that holds one end side, in a connection direction, of the connection members; and a second unit that includes a second holding portion that holds the other end side, in the connection direction, of the connection members. The second holding portion is contiguous with the first holding portion. The first and second holding portions include separating walls that face side edges of the connection members, and coupling portions that couple the first and the second holding portions to each other. The separating walls include enlarged gap portions that are formed so that gaps between the enlarged gap portions and the side edges of the connection members are larger on the side where the coupling portions are located than on the side where ends of the connection members are located.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2015
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Osamu NAKAYAMA, Tetsuya FUJITA, Koichiro MOCHIZUKI, Seishi KIMURA
  • Publication number: 20170264088
    Abstract: A insulation structure for a splice portion, a harness mounting plate, and a wiring unit that are capable of reducing labor-hours that are required when insulating a splice portion where a plurality of electrical wires are connected by a splice terminal. A plurality of electrical wires are connected by a splice terminal, wherein an opening portion that allows the splice portion to be inserted thereinto and removed therefrom is formed in a splice housing portion that surrounds and insulates the splice portion, and the insulation structure is provided with a separation restricting portion that restricts the splice portion that is housed in the splice housing portion from becoming separated from the opening portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Kosuke SONE, Tetsuji TANAKA, Osamu NAKAYAMA, Tomohide MAKI
  • Patent number: 9660243
    Abstract: A battery wiring module in which connection members are held by a resin protector, the connection members connecting adjacent electrode terminals of a plurality of single batteries, the single batteries having the positive and negative electrode terminals, as well as a battery-side detection terminal for detecting a status of the single battery. The battery wiring module includes a voltage detection terminal, which includes a flat plate-shaped flat plate and a wire connection connected to a terminal end of a wire. The resin protector includes an opening, which enables the battery-side detection terminal to contact the flat plate of the voltage detection terminal. The voltage detection terminal includes an engaged portion extending on a different plane than that of the flat plate. The engaged portion is engaged with a first engagement portion provided to the resin protector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Osamu Nakayama, Ryoya Okamoto
  • Publication number: 20170141375
    Abstract: A wiring module (20) includes connecting members (21) for electrically connecting electrode terminals (12A, 12B) of adjacent power storage elements (11), an insulating protector (30) for accommodating the connecting members (21) and an insulating cover (50) for covering the insulating protector (30). The insulating cover (50) is configured by arranging a plurality of division covers (51A to 51C). At least one of the division covers (51B, 51C) is formed with an overlapping portion (55) to be overlapped with an adjacent one of the division covers (51A, 51B).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Osamu Nakayama, Mitsutoshi Morita, Tetsuya Fujita
  • Patent number: 9637421
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a process for producing an octadiene from 2,7-octadienyl formate in an industrially useful manner in which palladium can maintain its catalytic activity for a long period of time. More specifically, the present invention relates to a process for producing an octadiene which includes the steps of continuously adding 2,7-octadienyl formate into a reaction system in which a mixture of a palladium compound, a tertiary organophosphorus compound and a solvent is present; and subjecting the 2,7-octadienyl formate to reaction while continuously distilling off a reaction product containing the resulting octadiene out of the reaction system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Osamu Nakayama, Junichi Fuji, Masaki Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20170117068
    Abstract: An insulating protector (15) includes a wire routing section (70), and the wire routing section (70) includes a placement wall (71) having a placement surface (76) on which voltage detection wires (23) are to be placed. The placement wall (71) is formed with a projecting section (77) projecting from the placement surface (76), and a wire mounting section (81) on which the voltage detection wires (23) are to be mounted via a flexible hinge (80) is formed on the tip of the projecting section (77). The voltage detection wires (23) are mounted on the wire mounting section (81) with the wire mounting section (81) oriented to extending in a direction along the placement surface (76). The wire mounting (81) is oriented to extend in a direction intersecting the placement surface (76) by bending the hinge (80) after the voltage detection wires (23) are mounted on the wire mounting section (81).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2015
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Osamu NAKAYAMA, Mitsutoshi MORITA, Tetsuya FUJITA
  • Publication number: 20170034938
    Abstract: A wiring module includes: an insulating protector that has connection member holding portions for holding connection members that electrically connect adjacent electrode terminals; and a temperature detection member that detects the temperature of one of the connection members. The temperature detection member has a temperature detection element, electrical wires that are connected to the temperature detection element, an element accommodating portion that accommodates the temperature detection element and from which the electrical wires extend, and a detection portion that is continuous with the element accommodating portion and is arranged to be in contact with the connection member. The insulating protector has a locking portion that locks the element accommodating portion on the outer side of the connection member holding portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Naoki FUKUSHIMA, Mitsutoshi MORITA, Osamu NAKAYAMA, Tetsuya FUJITA
  • Patent number: 9543711
    Abstract: A wiring module includes an insulating protector that holds a connection member for connecting adjacent electrode terminals, and a temperature detecting member for detecting the temperature of the connection member. The temperature detecting member includes a temperature detecting element, an electric wire connected to the temperature detecting element, an element accommodating section in which the temperature detecting element is accommodated and through which the electric wire is led, and a detection section that is contiguous to the element accommodating section and is arranged to be in contact with the connection member. The element accommodating section is arranged in parallel or perpendicular to the line connecting the shaft centers of two electrode terminals that are connected to each other by the connection member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Osamu Nakayama, Mitsutoshi Morita, Kotaro Takada, Naoki Fukushima
  • Patent number: 9526187
    Abstract: A wiring module to be attached to a power storage element group in which a plurality of power storage elements each having positive and negative electrode terminals are lined up includes: an insulating protector having a connection member holding section for holding a connection member that electrically connects adjacent electrode terminals; a temperature detecting member that is arranged so as to be in contact with the connection member held by the connection member holding section and is configured to detect the temperature of the connection member; a cover configured to cover the insulating protector; and a restricting member configured to restrict movement of the temperature detecting member by covering the insulating protector with the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Osamu Nakayama, Mitsutoshi Morita, Kotaro Takada, Naoki Fukushima
  • Publication number: 20160359309
    Abstract: A wiring module includes a busbar for connecting between electrode terminals, an external connection busbar to be connected to an external terminal, a resin protector including a first holding portion for holding the busbar and a second holding portion for holding the external connection busbar and a main cover for covering the first holding portion. The main cover includes a first auxiliary cover for covering the second holding portion and a second auxiliary cover connected to the first auxiliary cover via a hinge portion. The first auxiliary cover is provided with an interfered portion for interfering with an interfering portion of the second holding portion as the main cover is mounted on the resin protector, and the first auxiliary cover is automatically rotated and arranged at a predetermined position by the interference of the interfered portion and the interfering portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Osamu Nakayama, Mitsutoshi Morita, Naoki Fukushima, Tetsuya Fujita
  • Patent number: 9506993
    Abstract: A wiring module is attached to an electric cell group that includes a plurality of electric cells, the wiring module having a resin protector that is attached to the electric cell group, connection bus bars and output bus bars that are connected to electrode terminals of the electric cells and that are held on a side of the resin protector that is opposite to a side facing the electric cell group, voltage detection terminals for detecting states of the electric cells, the voltage detection terminals being held by the resin protector, and detection wires that are drawn from the voltage detection terminals. In the resin protector, an output bus bar holding portion that holds the output bus bars is provided, on the surface facing the electric cell group, with a guide portion in which the detection wires are routed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignees: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Osamu Nakayama, Mitsutoshi Morita
  • Patent number: 9508464
    Abstract: An insulating bus bar cover is attachable to a bus bar between cell groups, both ends of the bus bar being respectively fixable to electrode terminals having opposite polarities in order to electrically connect the electrode terminals. The bus bar cover includes a main body portion for covering the bus bar while exposing both ends of the bus bar, hinge portions that are provided at ends of the main body portion, and lid portions that are attached via the hinge portions to the main body portion, and are pivotable by the hinge portions so as to cover or expose the ends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Osamu Nakayama
  • Publication number: 20160344012
    Abstract: An insulating cover 47 of a wiring module 20 includes a first cover portion 48 displaceable between a first closing position for covering an inter-electrode connecting member 21 and a first opening position for exposing the inter-electrode connecting member 21 and a second cover portion 57 connected to the first cover portion 48 and rotatable between a second closing position for covering an end connecting member 23 and a second opening position for exposing the end connecting member 23 with the first cover portion 48 set at the first closing position. The first cover portion 48 includes an engaging portion 55 and the second cover portion 57 includes an engaged portion 61 for holding the second cover portion 57 in position with respect to the first cover portion 48 by being engaged with the engaging portion 55.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2015
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Naoki Fukushima, Mitsutoshi Morita, Tetsuya Fujita, Osamu Nakayama
  • Publication number: 20160322625
    Abstract: A cell wiring module is configured to include a plurality of connection members connecting adjacent electrode terminals of a plurality of single cells having positive and negative electrode terminals. The cell wiring module includes a first unit housing a housed connection member, and a second unit connected to the first unit by a linking connection member different from the housed connection member. Sliding occurs in the connection direction of the connection members between the linking connection member for connection and at least one of the first unit and the second unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD, SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Osamu NAKAYAMA
  • Publication number: 20160293925
    Abstract: A connection structure (10) is provided for connecting electrical storage element groups (12), each of which is formed by connecting electrical storage elements (13) having electrode terminals (14) in series, side by side. The electrical storage element groups (12) are connected electrically by connecting a connecting member (20) for connecting adjacent electrical storage element groups (12) to a first electrode terminal (16A) and a second electrode terminal (16B). The first electrode terminal (16A) is arranged on one end part of one electrical storage element group (12) and on the side of the adjacent other electrical storage element group (12) and the second electrode terminal (16B) is the electrode terminal (14) arranged on another end part of the other electrical storage element group (12B) opposite to the one end part of the one electrical storage element group (12A) and on the side of the adjacent one electrical storage element group (12A).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Osamu Nakayama, Mitsutoshi Morita, Tetsuya Fujita, Tomoaki Yasuda, Koichiro Mochizuki
  • Patent number: 9450225
    Abstract: A cover is provided, and a battery wiring module is provided with the cover. The cover can cover a resin protector of the battery wiring module, and the battery wiring module includes: a bus bar that electrically connects positive and negative electrode terminals of a cell group formed by arranging in a row a plurality of cells having the electrode terminals; and the resin protector that holds the bus bar. The resin protector can be deformed or moved in accordance with a variation of a pitch between the electrode terminals. The cover for the battery wiring module includes a dislocation compensating portion that compensates a dislocation of the resin protector resulting from deformation or movement thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Osamu Nakayama
  • Patent number: 9425595
    Abstract: A wiring module includes a connecting member configured to connect neighboring electrode terminals of electrical storage elements that each have a positive electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal and an insulating protector that accommodates the connecting member. The insulating protector includes a main body configured to hold the connecting member, an insulating cover that is supported by the main body so as to be capable of moving to a closed position in which the insulating cover covers at least part of the connecting member, and an electric wire guide that can be laid over at least a portion of the insulating cover located in the closed position and that has an electric wire passing portion through which an electric wire can be passed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Osamu Nakayama, Mitsutoshi Morita, Kotaro Takada
  • Patent number: 9397417
    Abstract: A wiring module that includes a connecting member for connecting adjacent electrode terminals of a plurality of electricity storage elements that have a positive electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal; an insulating protector that has a partition wall surrounding the connecting member and that accommodates the connecting member; and a detection terminal that is connected to an end portion of an electric wire and that is laid over the connecting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Osamu Nakayama, Mitsutoshi Morita, Kotaro Takada, Tetsuya Fujita, Yoshiyuki Ishikawa, Tomoaki Yasuda
  • Patent number: 9395625
    Abstract: Provided is an acrylic acid ester derivative which, when used as a constituent unit of a polymer which is included in a photoresist composition for a semiconductor, exhibits excellent lithography characteristics such as LWR and the like. Specifically, provided is an acrylic acid ester derivative represented by the following general formula (1). Furthermore, provided are an intermediate of the acrylic acid ester derivative and a process for producing the same; a polymer containing the acrylic acid ester derivative as a constituent unit; and a photoresist composition for a semiconductor containing the polymer. wherein, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12, R13, m, x, and y are as defined in the text of Description.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akinobu Takeda, Takashi Fukumoto, Osamu Nakayama