Patents by Inventor Taiko Sato

Taiko Sato 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: 11338746
    Abstract: An automobile architecture includes a composite cable, a main electronic control unit, a subsidiary electronic control unit, a motor sensor, and a wheel velocity sensor. In the architecture, the composite cable connects the main electronic control unit and the subsidiary electronic control unit, and the motor sensor and the wheel velocity sensor are connected to the subsidiary electronic control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignees: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kenta Kobayashi, Akira Kitabata, Takaya Kohori, Masayuki Ishikawa, Taiko Sato, Hiroyuki Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 10974668
    Abstract: A wire harness includes a first circuit group and a second circuit group. The first circuit group has one end connected to a first connector and another end connected to a second connector. The second circuit group has one end connected to the first connector and another end connected to a third connector. The second circuit group branches from the first circuit group at a position of the second connector or at a position of a connection target connected by the second connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takahiro Murata, Hirokazu Komori, Taiko Sato, Hiroyuki Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20210024018
    Abstract: An automobile architecture makes it possible to achieve reduction of a cable diameter. The architecture includes a composite cable, a main electronic control unit, a subsidiary electronic control unit, a motor sensor, and a wheel velocity sensor. In the architecture, the composite cable connects the main electronic control unit and the subsidiary electronic control unit, and the motor sensor and the wheel velocity sensor are connected to the subsidiary electronic control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicants: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kenta KOBAYASHI, Akira KITABATA, Takaya KOHORI, Masayuki ISHIKAWA, Taiko SATO, Hiroyuki ISHIKAWA
  • Patent number: 10821920
    Abstract: A wire harness is disposed across an interior area and an exterior area, and is connected to a connection target component in the exterior area. The wire harness includes: a water shut-off cable being disposed across a boundary between the interior area and the exterior area, and having inter-wire water shut-off property; and a non-water shut-off cable being connected to the water shut-off cable in the exterior area, and being connectable to the connection target component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takahiro Murata, Hirokazu Komori, Taiko Sato, Hiroyuki Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20200282928
    Abstract: A wire harness includes a first circuit group and a second circuit group. The first circuit group has one end connected to a first connector and another end connected to a second connector. The second circuit group has one end connected to the first connector and another end connected to a third connector. The second circuit group branches from the first circuit group at a position of the second connector or at a position of a connection target connected by the second connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takahiro MURATA, Hirokazu KOMORI, Taiko SATO, Hiroyuki ISHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20200254945
    Abstract: A wire harness is disposed across an interior area and an exterior area, and is connected to a connection target component in the exterior area. The wire harness includes: a water shut-off cable being disposed across a boundary between the interior area and the exterior area, and having inter-wire water shut-off property; and a non-water shut-off cable being connected to the water shut-off cable in the exterior area, and being connectable to the connection target component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takahiro MURATA, Hirokazu KOMORI, Taiko SATO, Hiroyuki ISHIKAWA
  • Patent number: 9446752
    Abstract: A control apparatus for an electric parking brake, including an electric motor to generate a brake force by contacted friction materials upon a brake request, includes a no-load current detection unit to detect a current with the no-load electric motor; a voltage monitor unit to detect a voltage applied to the electric motor monitored between two points on a power line; a resistance calculation unit to calculate a resistance between two points based on the no-load current and the monitored voltage; a required voltage calculation unit to calculate a required voltage between the two points required for driving the electric motor to generate the brake force based on the resistance and a target current; and a control unit to flow a current over the target current in the electric motor based on a comparison between the required and monitored voltages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Taiko Sato
  • Publication number: 20150142288
    Abstract: A control apparatus for an electric parking brake, including an electric motor to generate a brake force by contacted friction materials upon a brake request, includes a no-load current detection unit to detect a current with the no-load electric motor; a voltage monitor unit to detect a voltage applied to the electric motor monitored between two points on a power line; a resistance calculation unit to calculate a resistance between two points based on the no-load current and the monitored voltage; a required voltage calculation unit to calculate a required voltage between the two points required for driving the electric motor to generate the brake force based on the resistance and a target current; and a control unit to flow a current over the target current in the electric motor based on a comparison between the required and monitored voltages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventor: Taiko SATO
  • Publication number: 20140306606
    Abstract: A stop lamp system includes a control apparatus that controls a turn-on state of a stop lamp based on a turned-on/off state of a stop lamp switch in conjunction with an operation of a brake pedal, a turned-on/off state of a stop lamp turn-on request signal and a turned-on/off state of a stop lamp turn-off request signal. When the stop lamp turn-on request signal is in the turned-on state and the stop lamp turn-off request signal is in the turned-on state, the control apparatus gives priority to the turned-on state of the stop lamp turn-on request signal and turns on the stop lamp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Taiko Sato, Iwao Izumikawa