Patents by Inventor Tomomi Katsurayama

Tomomi Katsurayama 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).

  • Apparatus for connecting a terminal-connected wire to a connector
    Patent number: 6877208
    Abstract: A mixed wire conveying step is provided to supply a plurality of terminal-connected wires having different specifications to the same production line. A wire holding step is provided to hold a terminal of the supplied terminal-connected wire such that the terminal can be inserted at least by means of a terminal chuck. An inserter selecting step is provided to select a suitable one from a plurality of terminal inserters for inserting the terminal in an inserting step in accordance with the kind of the supplied terminal-connected wire. The inserting step is performed by the cooperation of the terminal inserter selected in the inserter selecting step and a terminal chuck. A wide range of inserting operations for inserting many kinds of terminal-connected wires TW can be performed by a single unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2005
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Junichi Shirakawa, Tomomi Katsurayama, Kazumitsu Fukada
  • Method for producing a wiring harness and an apparatus for connecting a terminal-connected wire
    Publication number: 20040103531
    Abstract: A mixed wire conveying step is provided to supply a plurality of terminal-connected wires having different specifications to the same production line. A wire holding step is provided to hold a terminal of the supplied terminal-connected wire such that the terminal can be inserted at least by means of a terminal chuck. An inserter selecting step is provided to select a suitable one from a plurality of terminal inserters for inserting the terminal in an inserting step in accordance with the kind of the supplied terminal-connected wire. The inserting step is performed by the cooperation of the terminal inserter selected in the inserter selecting step and a terminal chuck. A wide range of inserting operations for inserting many kinds of terminal-connected wires TW can be performed by a single unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2003
    Publication date: June 3, 2004
    Applicant: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Junichi Shirakawa, Tomomi Katsurayama, Kazumitsu Fukada