Patents by Inventor Sanae Kato

Sanae Kato 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: 20240045937
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a movement instruction unit that instructs a user about a movement; an information acquisition unit that acquires biometrics information on the user from the user instructed about the movement; and a display control unit that controls display directed to the user in accordance with the movement status of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporaiton
    Inventors: Sanae KATO, Junichi KUMAZAKI, Nobuaki KAWASE
  • Publication number: 20210256282
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a movement instruction unit that instructs a user about a movement; an information acquisition unit that acquires biometrics information on the user from the user instructed about the movement; and a display control unit that controls display directed to the user in accordance with the movement status of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Sanae KATO, Junichi Kumazaki, Nobuaki Kawase
  • Patent number: 11095049
    Abstract: An aluminum electric wire crimping terminal formed by connecting an aluminum electric wire and a crimping terminal includes a low compression concave portion and a high compression concave portion in a crimping portion. The high compression concave portion compresses a plurality of core wires with a stronger compression force than a compression force of the low compression concave portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sanae Kato, Shinya Warashina
  • Publication number: 20200274308
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an electric wire with a waterproof plug, the method including a first process of forming a notch in an insulation coating at a position that is away from a tip edge of the electric wire by a predetermined length, for stripping off the insulation coating of the tip edge side from that position, a second process of inserting the tip of the electric wire with the notch formed in the insulation coating in the first process into the waterproof plug, and attaching the waterproof plug on the outer periphery of the insulating coating so that the position where the notch is formed is located on the front side of the waterproof plug, and after the second process, a third process of stripping off the insulation coating on the front side of the notch to form the exposed conductor portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventor: Sanae Kato
  • Publication number: 20200143186
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a movement instruction unit that instructs a user about a movement; an information acquisition unit that acquires biometrics information on the user from the user instructed about the movement; and a display control unit that controls display directed to the user in accordance with the movement status of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sanae KATO, Junichi Kumazaki, Nobuaki Kawase
  • Publication number: 20200036106
    Abstract: An aluminum electric wire crimping terminal formed by connecting an aluminum electric wire and a crimping terminal includes a low compression concave portion and a high compression concave portion in a crimping portion. The high compression concave portion compresses a plurality of core wires with a stronger compression force than a compression force of the low compression concave portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Sanae KATO, Shinya WARASHINA
  • Patent number: 6637106
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a linkage terminal mounted in a housing of a joint connector is disclosed. The method comprises a step of providing first and second terminal elements. Each terminal element includes a strip-shaped carrier and terminals integral with the carrier. The terminals are arranged at equal intervals along a longitudinal direction of the carrier and extend generally perpendicularly from the carrier. The carrier is wound in a reel. The method further comprises a step of unwinding the reel and shifting the first and second terminal elements relative to each other in the longitudinal directions of the carriers to stack the first and second terminal elements. The method further comprises a steps of welding the carriers of the first and second terminal elements intermittently along the longitudinal directions of the carriers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2003
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Kei Sato, Sanae Kato
  • Publication number: 20010049877
    Abstract: A linkage terminal for a joint connector is provided by stacking two terminal elements, welding their carriers intermittently, and cutting the carriers corresponding to the number of unit accommodation grooves of a corresponding housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 1999
    Publication date: December 13, 2001
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: KEI SATO, SANAE KATO
  • Patent number: 6137054
    Abstract: A wire-circuit sheet includes: a resin sheet with circuit connecting holes, wires lying across the circuit connecting holes , and at least on cutting hole to punch the resin sheet so as to cut simultaneously the wires. Further, a wire-circuit sheet and its manufacturing method include: a resin sheet on which a plurality of wires lie as crossing or coming close to each other, cutting holes being provided at the crossing or close points of the plurality of wires to cut off the wires and the sheet together, and the wires being fixed and sandwiched in between laminated resin sheets with a sticky surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2000
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Kouichi Uezono, Keiichi Ozaki, Sanae Kato, Akira Sugiyama
  • Patent number: 6081999
    Abstract: A wire-circuit sheet includes; a resin sheet with circuit connecting holes, wires lying across the circuit connecting holes, and at least one cutting hole to punch the resin sheet so as to cut simultaneously the wires. Further, a wire-circuit sheet and its manufacturing method include; a resin sheet on which a plurality of wires lie as crossing or coming close to each other, cutting of holes being provided at the crossing or close points of the plurality of wires to cut off the wires and the sheet together, and the wires being fixed and sandwiched in between laminated resin sheets with a sticky surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2000
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Kouichi Uezono, Keiichi Ozaki, Sanae Kato, Akira Sugiyama
  • Patent number: 6072124
    Abstract: A covered wire waterproof connection structure including wire members which are conductively connected at a connection portion and resin material which covers around the connection portion. At least one of the wire members comprises a covered wire having a conductive wire portion including plural wire cores between which gaps are formed, and a cover portion formed by coating resin around an outer periphery of the conductive wire portion. The resin material is filled into all of the gaps at a portion of the conductive wire portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2000
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Sanae Kato, Nobuyuki Asakura, Keiichi Ozaki, Mineo Takahashi
  • Patent number: 5930892
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for making harnesses containing press-inserted contacts is disclosed in which connectors of the concerned type can be automatically connected to one or more other connectors by wires of the same or of varying lengths and wherein connectors of diverse forms and various layouts can be utilized. A plurality of tables adapted to carry wire-receiving connectors are arranged to be selectively relatively movable with respect to each other, including movement in a transverse direction. Wire is supplied to the connectors by selectively operable wire metering rollers and press-insertion blades associated with the respective tables operate to press-insert the supplied wires for electrical contact with the respective connectors. The present invention contemplates utilization of a wire stripping machine and/or a continuity test jig in the disclose operation and apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1999
    Assignee: Yasaki Corporation
    Inventors: Sanae Kato, Akira Sugiyama, Kazuhiko Takada
  • Patent number: 5832602
    Abstract: A wire-circuit sheet comprising; a resin sheet with circuit connecting holes, wires lying across the circuit connecting holes, and a cutting holes to punch the resin sheet so as to cut simultaneously the wires. Further, a wire-circuit sheet and its manufacturing method comprising; a resin sheet on which a plurality of wires lie as crossing or coming close to each other, cutting holes being provided at the crossing or close points of the plurality of wires to cut off the wires and the sheet together, and the wires being fixed and sandwiched in between laminated resin sheets with a sticky surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1998
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Kouichi Uezono, Keiichi Ozaki, Sanae Kato, Akira Sugiyama
  • Patent number: 5791037
    Abstract: A wire crimping apparatus includes a pair of wire-length setting rollers, a pair of crimping cylinders arranged in a direction of feeding a wire, a pair of wire guides which are openably/closably attached between said pair of crimping cylinders, a pair of moving tables which has connector container grooves opposite to said pair of crimping blades and can move independently of a direction horizontally orthogonal to a wire, and a wire guide stand which has a wire pushing-down cylinder and can move in the direction vertically orthogonal to the wire. On a pair of moving tables, each wire is crimped to the connector on a first moving table at a forward position in the direction of wire feeding, is extended to have a required length between the moving tables by the wire-length setting roller, crimped to the connector on a second moving table at a backward position in the direction of wire feeding, and the moving tables are moved in opposite directions to connect wires between the connectors in a crossing manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 11, 1998
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Takada, Sanae Kato
  • Patent number: 5771574
    Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing electrical harnesses including wires and electrical connectors comprises a pair of wire measuring rollers, a pair of connector tables located respectively at a first and a second locations for setting connectors thereon, which first location being near the rollers and the second location being in the wire feeding direction away from the first location, a wire feeding head disposed near a first connector table located at the first location and axially movable between the first and second locations, and a vertically movable wire pressing blade disposed on the first connector table, wherein a second connector table on which a down-facing connector is set and a third connector table on which an up-facing connector is set can be replaced with each other at the second location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1998
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Sanae Kato, Kazuhiko Takada
  • Patent number: 5709027
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for making harnesses containing press-inserted contacts is disclosed in which connectors of the concerned type can be automatically connected to one or more other connectors by wires of the same or of varying lengths and wherein connectors of diverse forms and various layouts can be utilized. A plurality of tables adapted to carry wire-receiving connectors are arranged to be selectively relatively movable with respect to each other, including movement in a transverse direction. Wire is supplied to the connectors by selectively operable wire metering rollers and press-insertion blades associated with the respective tables operate to press-insert the supplied wires for electrical contact with the respective connectors. The present invention contemplates utilization of a wire stripping machine and/or a continuity test jig in the disclosed operation and apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 20, 1998
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Sanae Kato, Akira Sugiyama, Kazuhiko Takada
  • Patent number: 5611141
    Abstract: A wire crimping apparatus includes a pair of wire-length setting rollers, a pair of crimping cylinders arranged in a direction of feeding a wire, a pair of wire guides which are openably/closably attached between said pair of crimping cylinders, a pair of moving tables which has connector container grooves opposite to said pair of crimping blades and can move independently of a direction horizontally orthogonal to a wire, and a wire guide stand which has a wire pushing-down cylinder and can move in the direction vertically orthogonal to the wire. On a pair of moving tables, each wire is crimped to the connector on a first moving table at a forward position in the direction of wire feeding, is extended to have a required length between the moving tables by the wire-length setting roller, crimped to the connector on a second moving table at a backward position in the direction of wire feeding, and the moving tables are moved in opposite directions to connect wires between the connectors in a crossing manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 18, 1997
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Takada, Sanae Kato
  • Patent number: 5584122
    Abstract: In the covered-wire connection method and structure in which at least one of members to be conductively connected to each other is a covered wire comprising a conductive wire portion and a cover portion of resin which is coated around the outer periphery of the conductive wire portion, both of the members are overlapped with each other at connection portions thereof, the overlapped connection portions are pinched between a pair of resin chips, and then the cover portion are melted and dispersed by ultrasonic vibration while pressing the connection portions of the members from the outside of the resin chips to conductively connect both of the members to each other at the connection portions thereof. Thereafter, the pair of the resin chips are melted to be fixed to each other, so that the connection portions are sealed with the melted resin chips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 17, 1996
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Sanae Kato, Nobuyuki Asakura, Keiichi Ozaki, Mineo Takahashi
  • Patent number: 5501605
    Abstract: The present invention provides a connecting configuration in wiring harness assembly or in a junction box used in the wiring harness assembly, wherein a plurality of individual primary wires and branch wires branched therefrom to form sub wiring harnesses are connected to each other per predetermined circuits by connecting means by way of electrically insulating members each made of a sheet or a thin plate covering the joint portions therebetween, which insulating members being piled up in one-on-another form, so that the entire wire connecting configuration can be accommodated in one casing or one box. Since the connecting configuration according to the present invention is constructed as such, minimization, weight saving and integration of a wiring harness assembly or a junction box used therein are all enabled, and alterations including replacement of or addition to the circuits are readily performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 26, 1996
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Keiichi Ozaki, Sanae Kato, Yoshimi Masuda
  • Patent number: 5390710
    Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing electrical interconnection assembly in which a wire is laid on wire laying pins on a pin board or an insulating support body at high velocity and with high density. The electrical interconnection assembly manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention comprises: a pinboard; a plurality of wire laying pins standing on the pinboard; a slide plate opposing tips of the wire laying pins; and a nozzle attached to the slide plate, wherein the pinboard and the slide plate relatively move under the condition that the pinboard opposes the slide plate while a wire fed from the nozzle is laid on the plurality of wire laying pins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 21, 1995
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Sanae Kato, Akira Sugiyama