Patents by Inventor Susumu Hiei

Susumu Hiei 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: 11458913
    Abstract: A wiring module includes: a common power supply line whose one end is electrically connected to a power source; and a power supply branch part provided halfway through the common power supply line, wherein the power supply branch part includes at least one group of a power supply branch line branched halfway through the common power supply line and an overcurrent blocking part provided in the power supply branch line to enter a non-continuity state when current exceeding allowable current flows in the power supply branch line. A wiring module is a wiring module disposed along a fixing target member, and includes: a power supply flat wiring body disposed along a surface of a fixing target member; and a ground flat wiring body disposed along a surface of the power supply flat wiring body on an opposite side from the fixing target member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Haruka Nakano, Shigeki Ikeda, Daisuke Fukai, Tetsuya Nishimura, Motohiro Yokoi, Housei Mizuno, Yuichi Nakamura, Kenta Itou, Masaki Mizushita, Susumu Hiei, Kohei Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 11031724
    Abstract: An object is to provide a technique by which a space in a vehicle in which a wire harness including a plurality of splice circuits is arranged can be reduced and good manufacturability at the time of manufacture can be achieved. A stacked connector is formed by joining a plurality of split connectors to each other. The split connectors each include a split connector housing provided with a plurality of terminal receiving chambers and a plurality of terminal-equipped electric wires that each include a terminal received in the terminal receiving chamber and an electric wire to which the terminal is connected. At least one of the split connector housings is provided with a locking portion having a protruding shape that protrudes outward to be capable of locking the terminal-equipped electric wire received in the split connector housing of a joining counterpart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Susumu Hiei, Kenta Itou, Takehiro Nakata, Kohei Yamaguchi, Yuichi Nakamura, Daisuke Fukai, Masaki Mizushita, Motohiro Yokoi, Kohei Takagi
  • Publication number: 20200172031
    Abstract: A wiring module includes: a common power supply line whose one end is electrically connected to a power source; and a power supply branch part provided halfway through the common power supply line, wherein the power supply branch part includes at least one group of a power supply branch line branched halfway through the common power supply line and an overcurrent blocking part provided in the power supply branch line to enter a non-continuity state when current exceeding allowable current flows in the power supply branch line. A wiring module is a wiring module disposed along a fixing target member, and includes: a power supply flat wiring body disposed along a surface of a fixing target member; and a ground flat wiring body disposed along a surface of the power supply flat wiring body on an opposite side from the fixing target member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Haruka NAKANO, Shigeki IKEDA, Daisuke FUKAI, Tetsuya NISHIMURA, Motohiro YOKOI, Housei MIZUNO, Yuichi NAKAMURA, Kenta ITOU, Masaki MIZUSHITA, Susumu HIEI, Kohei YAMAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20200062198
    Abstract: A wire harness fixing structure includes an interior member including a plate-like member and interiorly mounted on a vehicle and a wire harness including an electrical wire disposed along the plate-like member and a sheet material to which the electrical wire is fixed by sewing or welding. The wire harness is fixed to the interior member while the sheet material is spread.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2018
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Masaki MIZUSHITA, Kenta ITO, Yuichi NAKAMURA, Susumu HIEI, Kohei YAMAGUCHI, Daisuke FUKAI, Haruka NAKANO, Motohiro YOKOI, Housei MIZUNO
  • Publication number: 20200006885
    Abstract: An object is to provide a technique by which a space in a vehicle in which a wire harness including a plurality of splice circuits is arranged can be reduced and good manufacturability at the time of manufacture can be achieved. A stacked connector is formed by joining a plurality of split connectors to each other. The split connectors each include a split connector housing provided with a plurality of terminal receiving chambers and a plurality of terminal-equipped electric wires that each include a terminal received in the terminal receiving chamber and an electric wire to which the terminal is connected. At least one of the split connector housings is provided with a locking portion having a protruding shape that protrudes outward to be capable of locking the terminal-equipped electric wire received in the split connector housing of a joining counterpart.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Susumu Hiei, Kenta Itou, Takehiro Nakata, Kohei Yamaguchi, Yuichi Nakamura, Daisuke Fukai, Masaki Mizushita, Motohiro Yokoi, Kohei Takagi