Patents by Inventor Toshiya Oota

Toshiya Oota 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: 10128628
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a terminal-attached electric wire including an electric wire including a core wire having plurality of strand wires, and a female terminal including wire barrels crimped around the core wire. The method includes a first step of applying ultrasonic vibrations to the core wire, and a second step of crimping the wire barrels in a region of the core wire to which ultrasonic vibrations have been applied. The first step includes applying ultrasonic vibrations to the core wire while leaving a compression margin for the crimping by the second step such that the resistance between the electric wire and the female terminal is stabilized until the strand wires of the terminal-attached electric wire are severed when the core wire of the terminal-attached electric wire is further compressed after the second step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takuji Ootsuka, Hiroki Hirai, Junichi Ono, Kenji Miyamoto, Toshiya Oota, Takahito Nakashima, Hiroshi Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20180261896
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a heater control apparatus for a battery includes a temperature sensor for sensing the temperature of a battery which outputs electric power for a driving target, and a controller for controlling a heater which heats the battery. The controller is configured to calculate a minimum start condition corresponding to the start characteristics of the driving target, based on relationships between the remaining capacity of the battery and the temperature, and to control the heater based on the minimum start condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Takaya OGAWA, Toshiya OOTA, Hiroki MATSUSHITA
  • Publication number: 20170331243
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a terminal-attached electric wire including an electric wire including a core wire having plurality of strand wires, and a female terminal including wire barrels crimped around the core wire. The method includes a first step of applying ultrasonic vibrations to the core wire, and a second step of crimping the wire barrels in a region of the core wire to which ultrasonic vibrations have been applied. The first step includes applying ultrasonic vibrations to the core wire while leaving a compression margin for the crimping by the second step such that the resistance between the electric wire and the female terminal is stabilized until the strand wires of the terminal-attached electric wire are severed when the core wire of the terminal-attached electric wire is further compressed after the second step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Takuji OOTSUKA, Hiroki HIRAI, Junichi ONO, Kenji MIYAMOTO, Toshiya OOTA, Takahito NAKASHIMA, Hiroshi KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 9325083
    Abstract: An electric wire with a terminal includes an electric wire that has a conductor made of aluminum or aluminum alloy and an insulating coating covering the conductor, and a terminal that has a connecting portion to which an exposed conductor that is exposed at a terminal end of the electric wire is connected. The connecting portion is formed by compressing while heating a tubular part in a state in which the exposed conductor is inserted into the tubular part, the tubular part being provided on the terminal and being capable of allowing the exposed conductor to be inserted thereinto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Miyamoto, Toshiya Oota, Junichi Ono
  • Patent number: 9184541
    Abstract: A terminal-provided wire (10) includes a wire (13) with a core (11) whose end is exposed, and a terminal (20) crimped to the end of the core (11) and connectable to a mating side. The terminal (20) includes a front terminal portion (21) and a rear terminal portion (22). The rear terminal portion (22) includes a bottom plate portion (26) on which the core (11) is to be placed, a pair of wire barrel portions (27) extending from the bottom plate portion (26) and to be crimped to the core (11), an easily breakable portion (28) extending in an axial direction from the bottom plate portion (26) and to be broken at the time of disassembling, and a fixing portion (29) extending in the axial direction from the easily breakable portion (28).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Miyamoto, Junichi Ono, Toshiya Oota, Takuji Otsuka, Takashi Tonosaki
  • Publication number: 20150079825
    Abstract: A terminal-provided wire (10) includes a wire (13) with a core (11) whose end is exposed, and a terminal (20) crimped to the end of the core (11) and connectable to a mating side. The terminal (20) includes a front terminal portion (21) and a rear terminal portion (22). The rear terminal portion (22) includes a bottom plate portion (26) on which the core (11) is to be placed, a pair of wire barrel portions (27) extending from the bottom plate portion (26) and to be crimped to the core (11), an easily breakable portion (28) extending in an axial direction from the bottom plate portion (26) and to be broken at the time of disassembling, and a fixing portion (29) extending in the axial direction from the easily breakable portion (28).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Kenji Miyamoto, Junichi Ono, Toshiya Oota, Takuji Otsuka, Takashi Tonosaki
  • Publication number: 20140102785
    Abstract: An electric wire with a terminal includes an electric wire that has a conductor made of aluminum or aluminum alloy and an insulating coating covering the conductor, and a terminal that has a connecting portion to which an exposed conductor that is exposed at a terminal end of the electric wire is connected. The connecting portion is formed by compressing while heating a tubular part in a state in which the exposed conductor is inserted into the tubular part, the tubular part being provided on the terminal and being capable of allowing the exposed conductor to be inserted thereinto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2012
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Miyamoto, Toshiya Oota, Junichi Ono