Patents by Inventor Yoichi Maki

Yoichi Maki 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: 10741979
    Abstract: A vehicle harness structure and an additional connection member are provided, according to which part numbers of wire harnesses are reduced and superfluous attachment in the wire harness is avoided. The vehicle harness structure includes a basic harness for interconnecting a plurality of main devices to be mounted in common on target vehicles, an additional connection member having one end connected in a branched manner to a communication line or a signal line of the basic harness and another end connected to at least one auxiliary device to be optionally post-mounted on the target vehicles, and a control function section provided in the additional connection member to control the operation of the auxiliary device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoichi Maki, Mototatsu Matsunaga
  • Patent number: 10522267
    Abstract: A wire harness structure includes a main harness that has a trunk harness routed on a vehicle, and has at least one branch harness having one end connected to the trunk harness as a branch and the other end electrically connected to an electrical device mounted on the vehicle; and a branch connection mechanism to which at least one additional electrical device mounted on the vehicle is electrically connected, and which is connected to the main harness in a retrofitting manner as a branch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Terumitsu Sugimoto, Mototatsu Matsunaga, Tsuyoshi Uchikura, Yoichi Maki
  • Publication number: 20190074641
    Abstract: A vehicle harness structure and an additional connection member are provided, according to which part numbers of wire harnesses are reduced and superfluous attachment in the wire harness is avoided. The vehicle harness structure includes a basic harness for interconnecting a plurality of main devices to be mounted in common on target vehicles, an additional connection member having one end connected in a branched manner to a communication line or a signal line of the basic harness and another end connected to at least one auxiliary device to be optionally post-mounted on the target vehicles, and a control function section provided in the additional connection member to control the operation of the auxiliary device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Yoichi MAKI, Mototatsu MATSUNAGA
  • Publication number: 20180342334
    Abstract: A wire harness structure includes a main harness that has a trunk harness routed on a vehicle, and has at least one branch harness having one end connected to the trunk harness as a branch and the other end electrically connected to an electrical device mounted on the vehicle; and a branch connection mechanism to which at least one additional electrical device mounted on the vehicle is electrically connected, and which is connected to the main harness in a retrofitting manner as a branch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Terumitsu SUGIMOTO, Mototatsu MATSUNAGA, Tsuyoshi UCHIKURA, Yoichi MAKI
  • Publication number: 20180334117
    Abstract: A vehicular wire harness structure includes a first wire harness configured to connect a first electrical component and a main control function portion, the first electrical component being attached to a vehicle, the main control function portion controlling the first electrical component, and a second wire harness that has one end connected to the main control function portion. The second wire harness has a sub control function portion that is provided at the other end of the second wire harness to control a second electrical component. A function for serving as a master to make a data communication with the sub control function portion which serves as a slave is installed in advance into the main control function portion and the main control function portion has no function to control the second electrical component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Mototatsu MATSUNAGA, Yoichi MAKI
  • Patent number: 10122125
    Abstract: A vehicle harness structure and an additional connection member are provided, according to which part numbers of wire harnesses are reduced and superfluous attachment in the wire harness is avoided. The vehicle harness structure includes a basic harness for interconnecting a plurality of main devices to be mounted in common on target vehicles, an additional connection member having one end connected in a branched manner to a communication line or a signal line of the basic harness and another end connected to at least one auxiliary device to be optionally post-mounted on the target vehicles, and a control function section provided in the additional connection member to control the operation of the auxiliary device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoichi Maki, Mototatsu Matsunaga
  • Publication number: 20150349471
    Abstract: A vehicle harness structure and an additional connection member are provided, according to which part numbers of wire harnesses are reduced and superfluous attachment in the wire harness is avoided. The vehicle harness structure includes a basic harness for interconnecting a plurality of main devices to be mounted in common on target vehicles, an additional connection member having one end connected in a branched manner to a communication line or a signal line of the basic harness and another end connected to at least one auxiliary device to be optionally post-mounted on the target vehicles, and a control function section provided in the additional connection member to control the operation of the auxiliary device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Yoichi MAKI, Mototatsu MATSUNAGA
  • Patent number: 6404591
    Abstract: The magnetic head 11 is structured such that a high-density recording head core 13 and a normal recording head core 14 are assembled integrally into the same slider 12. In the same side surface of the slider 12, there are formed a first cut-out portion 15 into which the high-density recording head core 13 can be inserted, and a second cut-out portion 16 into which the normal recording head core 14 can be inserted. The two cut-out portions 15 and 16 are formed in such a manner that they respectively extend in the rotational direction (A direction) of a magnetic disc. The two kinds of head cores 13 and 14 having different recording densities are respectively inserted into and the core hold portions 18 and 19 of the cut-out portions 15 and 16 opened up in the same side surface of the slider 12, and are then fixed thereto with adhesives 24 and 25.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Assignee: Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Sanpei, Yoichi Maki