Patents by Inventor Shuichi Kanagawa

Shuichi Kanagawa 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: 9742168
    Abstract: A conductive path is provided that enables easily connecting stranded electrical lines to a plurality of single-core electrical lines collectively inserted into a pipe. The conductive path includes a plurality of single-core electrical lines, each being made up of one single-core conductor enveloped in an insulating sheathing, and a shield pipe into which the single-core electrical lines are collectively inserted. An end portion of each of the single-core conductors is a junction portion to which a stranded electrical line is to be connected, the stranded electrical line including a stranded conductor made up of a plurality of twisted individual wires, and an insulating sheathing that envelops the stranded conductor. The junction portions of the single-core electrical lines are arranged in the longitudinal direction with respect to each other outside of the shield pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventor: Shuichi Kanagawa
  • Patent number: 9676349
    Abstract: A shield conductive path with which the number of manufacturing processes can be reduced is provided. The shield conductive path includes: a single-core conductor made up of a single conductor inserted into a pipe with a shield function, a stranded line conductor made up of a plurality of twisted individual wires connected to an end portion of the single core conductor, a sheathing that envelops the stranded line conductor in a state in which a junction portion of the stranded line conductor that is joined to the single-core conductor is exposed, and a shrink tube that envelops, protects and insulates the entirety of the single-core conductor and a portion of the stranded line conductor that is exposed from the sheathing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventor: Shuichi Kanagawa
  • Patent number: 9564692
    Abstract: A conductive member is formed using a pipe member made of a conductive metal. The conductive member has a conductive body portion that extends in the lengthwise direction and that forms an electrical conduction path, and an insulating layer formed on the outer circumferential surface. Also, a terminal portion that enables connection with a partner member is integrally formed in each of the two end portions of the conductive body portion. The terminal portions are formed so as to be flat and are provided with a connection hole so as to enable connection with an electrode of an auxiliary battery or a terminal of a DC/DC converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventor: Shuichi Kanagawa
  • Patent number: 9522640
    Abstract: A wire harness includes a plurality of electrical lines to be collectively inserted into a pipe. Each of the electrical lines is a single-core line including a single-core conductor that is a single metal rod, and an insulating sheathing that envelops an outer circumference of the single-core conductor. Facing surfaces shaped so as to face each other across an approximately uniform gap in a facing direction when inserted into the pipe are formed on the plurality of electrical lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventor: Shuichi Kanagawa
  • Publication number: 20160059802
    Abstract: A wire harness includes a plurality of electrical lines to be collectively inserted into a pipe. Each of the electrical lines is a single-core line including a single-core conductor that is a single metal rod, and an insulating sheathing that envelops an outer circumference of the single-core conductor. Facing surfaces shaped so as to face each other across an approximately uniform gap in a facing direction when inserted into the pipe are formed on the plurality of electrical lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventor: Shuichi KANAGAWA
  • Publication number: 20160064907
    Abstract: A conductive path is provided that enables easily connecting stranded electrical lines to a plurality of single-core electrical lines collectively inserted into a pipe. The conductive path includes a plurality of single-core electrical lines, each being made up of one single-core conductor enveloped in an insulating sheathing, and a shield pipe into which the single-core electrical lines are collectively inserted. An end portion of each of the single-core conductors is a junction portion to which a stranded electrical line is to be connected, the stranded electrical line including a stranded conductor made up of a plurality of twisted individual wires, and an insulating sheathing that envelops the stranded conductor. The junction portions of the single-core electrical lines are arranged in the longitudinal direction with respect to each other outside of the shield pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventor: Shuichi KANAGAWA
  • Publication number: 20160052468
    Abstract: A shield conductive path with which the number of manufacturing processes can be reduced is provided. The shield conductive path includes: a single-core conductor made up of a single conductor inserted into a pipe with a shield function, a stranded line conductor made up of a plurality of twisted individual wires connected to an end portion of the single core conductor, a sheathing that envelops the stranded line conductor in a state in which a junction portion of the stranded line conductor that is joined to the single-core conductor is exposed, and a shrink tube that envelops, protects and insulates the entirety of the single-core conductor and a portion of the stranded line conductor that is exposed from the sheathing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2015
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventor: Shuichi KANAGAWA
  • Publication number: 20150255884
    Abstract: Connection reliability is increased when making an electrical connection. A conductive member is formed using a pipe member made of a conductive metal. The conductive member has a conductive body portion that extends in the lengthwise direction and that forms an electrical conduction path, and an insulating layer formed on the outer circumferential surface. Also, a terminal portion that enables connection with a partner member is integrally formed in each of the two end portions of the conductive body portion. The terminal portions are formed so as to be flat and are provided with a connection hole 12 so as to enable connection with an electrode of an auxiliary battery or a terminal of a DC/DC converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Inventor: Shuichi KANAGAWA
  • Publication number: 20030228055
    Abstract: In a color conversion device, first color correction amounts are determined from first image data consisting of a plurality of first color data, and second color correction amounts are determined from characteristics information of the first image data is calculated, and the first color correction amounts. The second color correction amounts are added to the first image data, to determine the second image data. The characteristics information is determined by calculating the characteristics information by a calculation using the lightness information and the chroma information of the first image data, so that color conversion reflecting characteristics information including the lightness information and the chroma information of the image is achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2003
    Publication date: December 11, 2003
    Inventors: Shuichi Kanagawa, Hiroaki Sugiura
  • Patent number: 6558172
    Abstract: A shielding wire is bent in a bent shape and also is fixed in the bent shape by a housing. In the bent portion of the shielding wire, a core wire and a shielding layer are exposed by removing an outer coating and an inner insulating layer and also an insulating member, which may be heat-shrinkable, is interposed between the core wire and the shielding layer. When the insulating member is a heat-shrinkable member, an allowable bending radius of the shielding wire becomes smaller if the core wire is covered with the insulating member and bent before shrinkage, compared with the case of the core wire being bent together with the outer coating and the inner insulating layer. This results in miniaturization of the bent portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Assignees: Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Shuichi Kanagawa
  • Patent number: 6524121
    Abstract: In a shield connector, tin or solder contained in a synthetic resin of a housing 21 closely adheres the metallic flange 22 so that the waterproofness between the metallic flange 22 and the housing 21 is secured. The shield connector of the invention does not require performing the step of applying a hot melt adhesive to the metallic flange 22, though such a step is necessary for manufacturing a conventional shield connector. The housing 21 is constituted by an electrically conductive synthetic resin. The entire housing 21 also serves as a shield member adapted to cover the end portion of an end portion of the shield wire 10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2003
    Assignees: Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Shuichi Kanagawa
  • Publication number: 20020102872
    Abstract: A shielding wire 10 is bent in L shape and also is fixed in the bent shape by covering the circumference with a housing 21. In the bent portion of the shielding wire 10, a core wire 11 and a shielding layer 13 are exposed by cutting an outer coating 14 and an inner insulating layer 12 and also an insulating tube 33 having heat shrinkability is interposed between both of the core wire 11 and the shielding layer 13. An allowable bending radius of the case of bending the core wire 11 and the insulating tube 33 with the core wire 11 covered with the insulating tube 33 of a state before shrinkage becomes smaller as compared with the case of bending a portion providing the outer coating 14 and the inner insulating layer 12 of the shielding wire 10, and miniaturization of the bent portion is achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2002
    Publication date: August 1, 2002
    Applicant: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Shuichi Kanagawa
  • Patent number: 6419521
    Abstract: A terminal fitting 20 accommodated in a shield connector is formed like a letter L by bending a flat plate portion 22, which extends from a press-attaching portion 21, at a right angle. Even when the flat plate portion 22 has a section, the area of which is equal to that of a section of a connector 11 of a shield wire 10, the flat plate portion 22 can be bent in a direction of width thereof with an allowable bending radius that is small as compared with that of the shield wire 10. Thus, the size of a bent portion is reduced. Consequently, the size of the entire shield connector is decreased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2002
    Assignees: Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuichi Kanagawa, Yoshio Mizutani
  • Publication number: 20020006743
    Abstract: A terminal fitting 20 accommodated in a shield connector is formed like a letter L by bending a flat plate portion 22, which extends from a press-attaching portion 21, at a right angle. Even when the flat plate portion 22 has a section, the area of which is equal to that of a section of a connector 11 of a shield wire 10, the flat plate portion 22 can be bent in a direction of width thereof with an allowable bending radius that is small as compared with that of the shield wire 10. Thus, the size of a bent portion is reduced. Consequently, the size of the entire shield connector is decreased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2001
    Publication date: January 17, 2002
    Applicant: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD
    Inventors: Shuichi Kanagawa, Yoshio Mizutani
  • Publication number: 20010055895
    Abstract: In a shield connector, tin or solder contained in a synthetic resin of a housing 21 closely adheres the metallic flange 22 so that the waterproofness between the metallic flange 22 and the housing 21 is secured. The shield connector of the invention does not require performing the step of applying a hot melt adhesive to the metallic flange 22, though such a step is necessary for manufacturing a conventional shield connector. The housing 21 is constituted by an electrically conductive synthetic resin. The entire housing 21 also serves as a shield member adapted to cover the end portion of an end portion of the shield wire 10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2001
    Publication date: December 27, 2001
    Applicant: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Shuichi Kanagawa
  • Patent number: 6261108
    Abstract: A shield connector is configured in a manner that a flange to be fixed to a partner-side wall is made conductive, and the shield layer of a shield wire is electrically connected to the conductive sleeve which is integrated with the flange. Thus, the configuration for electrically connecting the shield layer and the partner-side wall is simplified and the number of parts of the shield connector can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2001
    Assignees: Harness System Technologies Research, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuichi Kanagawa, Ichiaki Sano, Takao Nozaki
  • Patent number: 6037438
    Abstract: A cyanate resin composition comprising as essential components a cyanate compound represented by formula (1) or its prepolymer and a curing agent: ##STR1## wherein each of R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms; A represents an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms; i represents an integer of 0 to 3 alone or together with a brominated epoxy compound or a maleimide compound or its prepolymer, said cyanate resin composition giving a cured product having a low-dielectric constant, and a copper-clad laminate composed of a prepreg of said cyanate resin composition and a copper foil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2000
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Endo, Yoichi Ueda, Toshiaki Hayashi, Mitsuhiro Shibata, Shuichi Kanagawa, Shinichiro Kitayama, Hisashi Watabu
  • Patent number: 5997333
    Abstract: To securely lock connectors for charging, a charging connectors 1 is engaged with a vehicle-side connector 25, lock balls 9 are engaged with an engaging groove 28 and a locking member 10 is engaged with the lock balls 9. As a result, the connectors 1 and 25 are locked. Since the connectors 1 and 25 are locked by a ball lock mechanism taking advantage of the engagement of the lock balls 9, the connectors can be more securely locked even if the connectors and wires are heavy as compared to a prior art locking mechanism adopting an elastically deformable resin lance or engaging member and, therefore, a better reliability can be ensured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1999
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazumoto Konda, Sho Miyazaki, Shuichi Kanagawa, Tsutomu Tanaka, Kunihiko Watanabe
  • Patent number: 5984705
    Abstract: Connector housings are provided that are easily lockable, but hard to be unlocked. The housings include a male connector housing 10 with an elastic portion 14, and a female connector housing 20 with a receptacle 21 and a lock projection 24. While the connector housings 10, 20 are being engaged, the elastic portion 14 and the lock projection 24 are engaged with each other when the connector housings 10, 20 are properly engaged after the elastic portion 14 undergoes an elastic deformation. As a result, the connector housings 10, 20 are locked. In this state, the elastic portion 14 and the lock projection 24 are concealed inside the receptacle 21 and the unlocking cannot be performed by directly operating the elastic portion 14 by hand or finger. Accordingly, the connector housings 10, 20 are not inadvertently unlocked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1999
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sho Miyazaki, Shuichi Kanagawa
  • Patent number: 5852394
    Abstract: An electromagnetic coupling device for charging an electric motor vehicle is provided which is easy for handling a charging coupler and hardly lowers electric power transmission efficiency for a long period of time. A charging coupler (10) containing a primary coil (15) is provided with a pair of heat-shielding covers (16), which are pivotably mounted on the coupler (10) by pins (17). When the charging coupler (10) is inserted into a depression (31) in an incoming unit of the electric motor vehicle, guides (21) push lower ends (16a) of the covers (16) to open the covers (16). The primary coil (15) in the charging coupler (10) is electromagnetically coupled to a pair of secondary coils (32, 32) in the depression (31). After charging, when the charging coupler (10) is drawn out of the depression (31), the heat-shielding covers (16) are closed by tension coil springs (18), thereby protecting the primary coil (15) and preventing a person from carelessly touching it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignees: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kunihiko Watanabe, Shuichi Kanagawa, Tomohiro Keishi, Shuji Arisaka