Patents by Inventor Toru Tanji
Toru Tanji 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).
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Publication number: 20230028477Abstract: An electrical wire arrangement structure includes: a base member; and an electrical wire group including four or more electrical wires, wherein the electrical wire group includes a parallel arrangement part fixed in a parallel state by the base member, and in the parallel arrangement part, an average value of sizes between the electrical wires in a central part region in a width direction is larger than an average value of sizes between the electrical wires in both side part regions in a width direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2020Publication date: January 26, 2023Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Daichi FUKUSHIMA, Housei MIZUNO, Tetsuya KUWABARA, Toru TANJI
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Patent number: 11545279Abstract: A wiring harness comprises a first covered electric wire, and a second covered electric wire. The first covered electric wire comprises a first electric wire conductor made of aluminum or an aluminum alloy and an insulator covering the first electric wire conductor. The first electric wire conductor comprises a wire strand of a plurality of elemental wires twisted together, and has a flat portion where a cross-section of the wire strand intersecting an axial direction of the wire strand has a flat shape. The second covered electric wire comprises a second electric wire conductor made of copper or a copper alloy and an insulator covering the second electric wire conductor. The second electric wire conductor has a lower flatness and a smaller conductor cross-sectional area than the first electric wire conductor of the first covered electric wire.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2021Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Hayato Ooi, Yasuyuki Otsuka, Kinji Taguchi, Toru Tanji
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Patent number: 11387015Abstract: A wiring member includes a sheet material and a wire-like transmission member fixed on the sheet material. For example, the sheet material is considered to be made by combining a plurality of base materials to be processed to extend to regions different from each other.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2019Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Daichi Fukushima, Koichiro Goto, Junichi Shirakawa, Housei Mizuno, Miyu Aramaki, Toru Tanji, Ryusuke Kudo, Masaki Mizushita, Haruka Nakano, Tetsuya Nishimura, Kenta Arai
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Publication number: 20220044840Abstract: A wiring member includes a sheet material and a wire-like transmission member fixed on the sheet material. For example, the sheet material is considered to be made by combining a plurality of base materials to be processed to extend to regions different from each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2019Publication date: February 10, 2022Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Daichi FUKUSHIMA, Koichiro GOTO, Junichi SHIRAKAWA, Housei MIZUNO, Miyu ARAMAKI, Toru TANJI, Ryusuke KUDO, Masaki MIZUSHITA, Haruka NAKANO, Tetsuya NISHIMURA, Kenta ARAI
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Publication number: 20220017025Abstract: A wire harness includes: an electric wire including a wire-like conductor and an insulating layer covering the conductor; and a heat dissipation portion for fixing the electric wire to a metal member.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2019Publication date: January 20, 2022Applicants: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Sofia BARILLARO, Toru TANJI, Yasushi NOMURA, Hiroki HIRAI, Makoto HIGASHIKOZONO, Housei MIZUNO, Koichiro GOTO
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Patent number: 11107602Abstract: An electric wire conductor capable of achieving both flexibility and a space-saving property, a covered electric wire and a wiring harness including such an electric wire conductor. The electric wire conductor contains a wire strand containing a plurality of elemental wires twisted together, and has a flat portion where a cross-section intersecting an axial direction of the wire strand has a flat shape. A covered electric wire contains the electric wire conductors and an insulator covering the electric wire conductors. A wiring harness contains such covered electric wires.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2017Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Hayato Ooi, Yasuyuki Ootsuka, Kinji Taguchi, Toru Tanji
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Publication number: 20210151217Abstract: A wiring harness comprises a first covered electric wire, and a second covered electric wire. The first covered electric wire comprises a first electric wire conductor made of aluminum or an aluminum alloy and an insulator covering the first electric wire conductor. The first electric wire conductor comprises a wire strand of a plurality of elemental wires twisted together, and has a flat portion where a cross-section of the wire strand intersecting an axial direction of the wire strand has a flat shape. The second covered electric wire comprises a second electric wire conductor made of copper or a copper alloy and an insulator covering the second electric wire conductor. The second electric wire conductor has a lower flatness and a smaller conductor cross-sectional area than the first electric wire conductor of the first covered electric wire.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2021Publication date: May 20, 2021Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Hayato OOI, Yasuyuki OTSUKA, Kinji TAGUCHI, Toru TANJI
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Patent number: 10964446Abstract: Provided are an electric wire conductor having both flexibility and a space-saving property, a covered electric wire, and a wiring harness containing such an electric wire conductor. The electric wire conductor contains a plurality of elemental wires, and has a flat portion in which a cross-section intersecting an axial direction of the wire strand has a flat shape. Deformation ratios of the elemental wires at peripheral end parts in a width direction are 70% or lower of deformation ratios of the elemental wires at center parts. Further, a covered electric wire contains the electric wire conductor and an insulator covering the electric wire conductor.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2020Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Hayato Ooi, Yasuyuki Otsuka, Kinji Taguchi, Toru Tanji
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Patent number: 10867721Abstract: A wire harness includes a functional exterior component shaped into a sheet and an electric wire disposed to overlap with the functional exterior component in at least a part of a region along a longitudinal direction. At least a part of an overlap between the insulating covering of the electric wire and the functional exterior component is welded.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2018Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Hidetoshi Ishida, Housei Mizuno, Hiroki Hirai, Makoto Higashikozono, Toru Tanji
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Publication number: 20200273601Abstract: An electric wire conductor capable of achieving both flexibility and a space-saving property, a covered electric wire and a wiring harness including such an electric wire conductor. The electric wire conductor contains a wire strand containing a plurality of elemental wires twisted together, and has a flat portion where a cross-section intersecting an axial direction of the wire strand has a flat shape. A covered electric wire contains the electric wire conductors and an insulator covering the electric wire conductors. A wiring harness contains such covered electric wires.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2017Publication date: August 27, 2020Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Hayato OOI, Yasuyuki OOTSUKA, Kinji TAGUCHI, Toru TANJI
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Publication number: 20200234846Abstract: Provided are an electric wire conductor having both flexibility and a space-saving property, a covered electric wire, and a wiring harness containing such an electric wire conductor. The electric wire conductor contains a plurality of elemental wires, and has a flat portion in which a cross-section intersecting an axial direction of the wire strand has a flat shape. Deformation ratios of the elemental wires at peripheral end parts in a width direction are 70% or lower of deformation ratios of the elemental wires at center parts. Further, a covered electric wire contains the electric wire conductor and an insulator covering the electric wire conductor.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2020Publication date: July 23, 2020Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Hayato OOI, Yasuyuki OTSUKA, Kinji TAGUCHI, Toru TANJI
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Patent number: 10658092Abstract: An electric wire conductor having both flexibility and a space-saving property, a covered electric wire, and a wiring harness containing such an electric wire conductor. The electric wire conductor contains a plurality of elemental wires, and has a flat portion in which a cross-section intersecting an axial direction of the wire strand has a flat shape. In the cross-section of the flat portion, a vacancy ratio defined as a ratio of vacancies not occupied by the elemental wires is 17% or higher. Further, a covered electric wire contains the electric wire conductor and an insulator covering the electric wire conductor. Furthermore, a wiring harness contains the covered electric wire.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2017Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Hayato Ooi, Yasuyuki Otsuka, Kinji Taguchi, Toru Tanji
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Publication number: 20190392963Abstract: A wire harness includes a functional exterior component shaped into a sheet and an electric wire disposed to overlap with the functional exterior component in at least a part of a region along a longitudinal direction. At least a part of an overlap between the insulating covering of the electric wire and the functional exterior component is welded.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2018Publication date: December 26, 2019Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Hidetoshi ISHIDA, Housei MIZUNO, Hiroki HIRAI, Makoto HIGASHIKOZONO, Toru TANJI
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Publication number: 20190259511Abstract: An electric wire conductor having both flexibility and a space-saving property, a covered electric wire, and a wiring harness containing such an electric wire conductor. The electric wire conductor contains a plurality of elemental wires, and has a flat portion in which a cross-section intersecting an axial direction of the wire strand has a flat shape. In the cross-section of the flat portion, a vacancy ratio defined as a ratio of vacancies not occupied by the elemental wires is 17% or higher. Further, a covered electric wire contains the electric wire conductor and an insulator covering the electric wire conductor. Furthermore, a wiring harness contains the covered electric wire.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2017Publication date: August 22, 2019Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Hayato OOI, Yasuyuki OTSUKA, Kinji TAGUCHI, Toru TANJI
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Publication number: 20150362006Abstract: There is provided a linear object comprising magnesium-alloy having not only excellent heat resistance but also excellent plastic formability. The linear object comprising magnesium-alloy contains, on a mass percent basis, 0.1% to 6% Y, one or more elements selected from the group consisting of 0.1% to 6% Al, 0.01% to 2% Zn, 0.01% to 2% Mn, 0.1% to 6% Sn, 0.01% to 2% Ca, 0.01% to 2% Si, 0.01% to 2% Zr, and 0.01% to 2% Nd, and the balance being Mg and incidental impurities, in which the linear object comprising magnesium-alloy has a creep strain of 1.0% or less, the creep strain being determined by a creep test at a temperature of 150° C. and a stress of 75 MPa for 100 hours.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2015Publication date: December 17, 2015Inventors: Tetsuya KUWABARA, Taichirou NISHIKAWA, Yoshihiro NAKAI, Toru TANJI, Misato KUSAKARI
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Publication number: 20130209195Abstract: A linear object is composed of a magnesium alloy including, in percent by mass, 0.1% to 6% of Zn, 0.4% to 4% of Ca, and the balance being Mg and incidental impurities, in which, when a creep test is performed on the linear object under conditions of a temperature of 150° C., a stress of 75 MPa, and a holding time of 100 hours, the linear object has a creep strain of 1.0% or less. Zn and Ca interact with each other to improve heat resistance, and thus it is possible to obtain the linear object having an excellent creep property. By incorporating Zn and Ca, in amounts in specific ranges, into the magnesium alloy, it is also possible to obtain the linear object having excellent plastic workability.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2011Publication date: August 15, 2013Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Tetsuya Kuwabara, Taichirou Nishikawa, Yoshihiro Nakai, Toru Tanji, Misato Kusakari
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Patent number: 8164242Abstract: A spark plug (100) includes: a center electrode (2); and a ground electrode (30) which is to be exposed in a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine and which forms a spark discharge gap with the center electrode (2), wherein at least one of the center electrode (20) and the ground electrode (30) contains an electrode material whose principal component is Ni and in which an intermetallic compound is precipitated at least intergranularly and intragranularly.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2008Date of Patent: April 24, 2012Assignees: NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Osamu Yoshimoto, Kenji Nunome, Yoshihiro Nakai, Taichiro Nishikawa, Toru Tanji, Kazuo Yamazaki
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Publication number: 20120070248Abstract: There is provided a linear object comprising magnesium-alloy having not only excellent heat resistance but also excellent plastic formability. The linear object comprising magnesium-alloy contains, on a mass percent basis, 0.1% to 6% Y, one or more elements selected from the group consisting of 0.1% to 6% Al, 0.01% to 2% Zn, 0.01% to 2% Mn, 0.1% to 6% Sn, 0.01% to 2% Ca, 0.01% to 2% Si, 0.01% to 2% Zr, and 0.01% to 2% Nd, and the balance being Mg and incidental impurities, in which the linear object comprising magnesium-alloy has a creep strain of 1.0% or less, the creep strain being determined by a creep test at a temperature of 150° C. and a stress of 75 MPa for 100 hours.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2010Publication date: March 22, 2012Applicant: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Tetsuya Kuwabara, Taichirou Nishikawa, Yoshihiro Nakai, Toru Tanji, Misato Kusakari
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Publication number: 20090009048Abstract: A spark plug (100) includes: a center electrode (2); and a ground electrode (30) which is to be exposed in a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine and which forms a spark discharge gap with the center electrode (2), wherein at least one of the center electrode (20) and the ground electrode (30) contains an electrode material whose principal component is Ni and in which an intermetallic compound is precipitated at least intergranularly and intragranularly.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2008Publication date: January 8, 2009Applicants: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Osamu YOSHIMOTO, Kenji NUNOME, Yoshihiro NAKAI, Taichiro NISHIKAWA, Toru TANJI, Kazuo YAMAZAKI