Patents by Inventor Satoru Shiraki

Satoru Shiraki 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: 10054492
    Abstract: A thermistor includes a case having a bottom section at one end and an opening section at the other end, a thermistor element housed in the case, a conducting wire housed in the case and connected to the thermistor element, and a lead wire connected to the conducting wire. The lead wire has a first portion including an insulating coating, and a second portion connected to the conducting wire and exposed from the insulating coating. A resin is filled up to a position away from an end edge of the opening section toward the bottom section so as to enclose at least the thermistor element, the conducting wire, and the second portion. The first portion is guided out of the resin to the outside of the case. An inner peripheral surface of the opening section is curved so as to increase an opening area of the opening section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignees: TDK CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoru Shiraki, Keiichi Kaneshige, Masashi Matsumoto, Masayuki Ikemoto, Tsutomu Hatakeyama
  • Publication number: 20160178445
    Abstract: A thermistor includes a case having a bottom section at one end and an opening section at the other end, a thermistor element housed in the case, a conducting wire housed in the case and connected to the thermistor element, and a lead wire connected to the conducting wire. The lead wire has a first portion including an insulating coating, and a second portion connected to the conducting wire and exposed from the insulating coating. A resin is filled up to a position away from an end edge of the opening section toward the bottom section so as to enclose at least the thermistor element, the conducting wire, and the second portion. The first portion is guided out of the resin to the outside of the case. An inner peripheral surface of the opening section is curved so as to increase an opening area of the opening section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Satoru SHIRAKI, Keiichi KANESHIGE, Masashi MATSUMOTO, Masayuki IKEMOTO, Tsutomu HATAKEYAMA
  • Patent number: 7410294
    Abstract: A temperature sensor with a reduced number of components is provided. In the temperature sensor (10) in accordance with the present invention, a cap part (44A) of a sensor cover (44) covers an opening (14) of a holder (12) as a whole, whereby water droplets and the like are prevented from entering between the holder (12) and a filler resin part (42). A neck part (44B) of the sensor cover (44) keeps a harness pair (34A, 34B) from breaking by bending in excess. Both of the cap part (44A) and neck part (44B) are a part of the sensor cover (44) and are integrated together. The number of components in the temperature sensor (10) employing such a sensor cover (44) is smaller than that in a temperature sensor (50) in which a cap and a lead drawing member are separate from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Satoru Shiraki, Kaoru Sasaki, Yutaka Wakabayashi
  • Publication number: 20070110124
    Abstract: A temperature sensor with a reduced number of components is provided. In the temperature sensor (10) in accordance with the present invention, a cap part (44A) of a sensor cover (44) covers an opening (14) of a holder (12) as a whole, whereby water droplets and the like are prevented from entering between the holder (12) and a filler resin part (42). A neck part (44B) of the sensor cover (44) keeps a harness pair (34A, 34B) from breaking by bending in excess. Both of the cap part (44A) and neck part (44B) are a part of the sensor cover (44) and are integrated together. The number of components in the temperature sensor (10) employing such a sensor cover (44) is smaller than that in a temperature sensor (50) in which a cap and a lead drawing member are separate from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2004
    Publication date: May 17, 2007
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoru Shiraki, Kaoru Sasaki, Yutaka Wakabayashi