Patents by Inventor Takao KUSHIMA

Takao KUSHIMA 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: 10964456
    Abstract: A grommet arranged between a pipe and an outer cover that surrounds a braided member connected to the pipe, the grommet including a body with a pass-through space through which a caulking portion of a caulking ring for caulking the braided member to an end portion of the pipe can move in an axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Takao Kushima, Tatsuya Miyazaki
  • Patent number: 10800362
    Abstract: A ventilation member that includes an attachment that can be attached to an electric wire insertion tube having a first through hole; and a connection body that is arranged on the attachment and is connected to the first through hole, wherein the connection body has ventilation that allows air to pass therethrough and is unlikely to allow water to pass therethrough, a first connection that can be connected to a second through hole with a first diameter, and a second connection that can be connected to a third through hole with a second diameter that is smaller than the first diameter, and the first connection and the second connection are arranged along a projecting direction of the connection body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Hikaru Omae, Tomohiro Yabashi, Takao Kushima
  • Patent number: 10600530
    Abstract: A conductive member disclosed herein is a conductive member that is routed from the front to the rear of a vehicle, and includes: a shape-retaining tubular pipe member made of a metal having excellent conductivity; a braided wire having flexibility and configured to be crimped to be connected to a crimped connection portion provided at front and rear ends of the pipe member; a round terminal configured to be crimped and connected to the braided wire; and a heat-shrinkable tube that covers from a crimped portion of the round terminal at the front end to a crimped portion of the round terminal at the rear end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Takao Kushima, Hirokazu Nakai
  • Publication number: 20190329725
    Abstract: A ventilation member 20 includes an attachment portion 21 that can be attached to an electric wire insertion tube 11 having a through hole 11a, and a connecting portion 22 that is connected to the through hole 11a. The connecting portion 22 has a ventilation portion 23 that allows air to pass therethrough and is unlikely to allow water to pass therethrough.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Hikaru OMAE, Tomohiro YABASHI, Takao KUSHIMA
  • Publication number: 20190267782
    Abstract: An exterior air-permeable member that includes a tube into which a wire can be inserted and in which a communicating hole is formed that is open to an outer-circumferential face of the tube; a body having an exterior fitted onto an outer periphery of the tube, and an attachment formed to be open to an outer periphery of the exterior and coming into communication with an inside of the tube via the communicating hole; an air-permeable film attached to the attachment; and a fixer that fixes the exterior to the tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventor: Takao KUSHIMA
  • Publication number: 20190244730
    Abstract: A grommet arranged between a pipe and an outer cover that surrounds a braided member connected to the pipe, the grommet including a body with a pass-through space through which a caulking portion of a caulking ring for caulking the braided member to an end portion of the pipe can move in an axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2017
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Takao KUSHIMA, Tatsuya MIYAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20190148033
    Abstract: A conductive member disclosed herein is a conductive member that is routed from the front to the rear of a vehicle, and includes: a shape-retaining tubular pipe member made of a metal having excellent conductivity; a braided wire having flexibility and configured to be crimped to be connected to a crimped connection portion provided at front and rear ends of the pipe member; a round terminal configured to be crimped and connected to the braided wire; and a heat-shrinkable tube that covers from a crimped portion of the round terminal at the front end to a crimped portion of the round terminal at the rear end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Takao KUSHIMA, Hirokazu NAKAI
  • Patent number: 10217542
    Abstract: A conductive member disclosed herein is a conductive member that is routed from the front to the rear of a vehicle, and includes: a shape-retaining tubular pipe member made of a metal having excellent conductivity; a braided wire having flexibility and configured to be crimped to be connected to a crimped connection portion provided at front and rear ends of the pipe member; a round terminal configured to be crimped and connected to the braided wire; and a heat-shrinkable tube that covers from a crimped portion of the round terminal at the front end to a crimped portion of the round terminal at the rear end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takao Kushima, Hirokazu Nakai
  • Publication number: 20180122532
    Abstract: A conductive member disclosed herein is a conductive member that is routed from the front to the rear of a vehicle, and includes: a shape-retaining tubular pipe member made of a metal having excellent conductivity; a braided wire having flexibility and configured to be crimped to be connected to a crimped connection portion provided at front and rear ends of the pipe member; a round terminal configured to be crimped and connected to the braided wire; and a heat-shrinkable tube that covers from a crimped portion of the round terminal at the front end to a crimped portion of the round terminal at the rear end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Takao KUSHIMA, Hirokazu NAKAI
  • Patent number: 9566919
    Abstract: A connecting position of a braid portion relative to a shield pipe is stabilized. A shield pipe in which a conductive wire constituting a wire harness is inserted, a braid portion that is connected to an end portion of the shield pipe and in which the conductive wire that is extended out of the shield pipe is inserted, an end member that is formed of a conductive material and that is mounted to an outer circumferential surface of the shield pipe while covering an end surface of the shield pipe, the braid portion being connected to an outer circumferential surface of the end member, and a crimp ring that crimps the braid portion onto the end member are provided. A positioning groove for positioning the crimp ring in an axial direction is formed on the outer circumferential surface of the end member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventor: Takao Kushima
  • Publication number: 20160134090
    Abstract: A connecting position of a braid portion relative to a shield pipe is stabilized. A shield pipe in which a conductive wire constituting a wire harness is inserted, a braid portion that is connected to an end portion of the shield pipe and in which the conductive wire that is extended out of the shield pipe is inserted, an end member that is formed of a conductive material and that is mounted to an outer circumferential surface of the shield pipe while covering an end surface of the shield pipe, the braid portion being connected to an outer circumferential surface of the end member, and a crimp ring that crimps the braid portion onto the end member are provided. A positioning groove for positioning the crimp ring in an axial direction is formed on the outer circumferential surface of the end member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2015
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventor: Takao KUSHIMA