Patents by Inventor Yoshiaki Yamano
Yoshiaki Yamano 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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Patent number: 11152720Abstract: A terminal-equipped wire in which a terminal fitting and a wire obtained by covering an outer periphery of a conductor with an insulating covering are electrically connected to each other at an electric connection, the terminal-equipped wire including a resin covering that is made of a resin material, and covers the electric connection, wherein: the resin covering includes, in a region that covers at least part of the terminal fitting, a first covering layer that is in contact with a surface of the terminal fitting and a second covering layer that covers at least part of the first covering layer, and the first covering layer has a recess, and the recess is covered by the second covering layer.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2018Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Takuya Yamashita, Tetsuya Nakamura, Yoshiaki Yamano, Takaaki Ito, Junichi Ono
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Publication number: 20210203086Abstract: A terminal-equipped electrical wire including: a terminal fitting; an electrical wire that includes a conductor surrounded by an insulation covering and is electrically connected to the terminal fitting in an electrical connection; and a resin cover that is made of a resin material and covers the electrical connection, wherein the resin cover is in contact with the insulation covering, a tensile shear adhesion strength between the resin cover and the insulation covering is 0.7 MPa or higher, and a breaking elongation ratio of the resin cover is 30% or higher.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2018Publication date: July 1, 2021Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Takuya YAMASHITA, Tetsuya NAKAMURA, Yoshiaki YAMANO, Junichi ONO, Takaaki ITO
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Patent number: 10931038Abstract: Provided is a terminal-attached electric wire including: an electric wire having a conductor made of aluminum or an aluminum alloy whose outer circumference is covered with an insulating layer; and a terminal member made of copper or a copper alloy and attached to a conductor-exposed portion exposed from the insulating layer at an end portion of the electric wire. The terminal member includes a coating layer made of an electrically conductive material and formed at a terminal-exposed portion except for a place of contact with the conductor in a surface of the terminal member, and an oxide film of the electrically conductive material formed in a surface of the coating layer. The electrically conductive material is a metal or an alloy which forms an oxide film having a thickness of more than or equal to 20 nm in a surface thereof.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2018Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyuki Hasui, Yoshiaki Yamano, Hiroshi Sudou, Takayasu Sugihara, Misato Ueki
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Patent number: 10854353Abstract: A terminal-equipped electrical wire that includes a terminal fitting; an electrical wire that includes a conductor surrounded by an insulation covering and is electrically connected to the terminal fitting in an electrical connection; and a resin cover that is made of a resin material and covers the electrical connection, wherein the resin cover is in contact with the terminal fitting and the insulation covering, a tensile shear adhesion strength between the resin cover and the terminal fitting is 1.0 MPa or higher, and a tensile shear adhesion strength between the resin cover and the insulation covering is 0.5 MPa or higher.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2018Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LIMITED, SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Takuya Yamashita, Tetsuya Nakamura, Yoshiaki Yamano, Junichi Ono, Takaaki Ito
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Publication number: 20200350708Abstract: Provided is a terminal-attached electric wire including: an electric wire having a conductor made of aluminum or an aluminum alloy whose outer circumference is covered with an insulating layer; and a terminal member made of copper or a copper alloy and attached to a conductor-exposed portion exposed from the insulating layer at an end portion of the electric wire. The terminal member includes a coating layer made of an electrically conductive material and formed at a terminal-exposed portion except for a place of contact with the conductor in a surface of the terminal member, and an oxide film of the electrically conductive material formed in a surface of the coating layer. The electrically conductive material is a metal or an alloy which forms an oxide film having a thickness of more than or equal to 20 nm in a surface thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2018Publication date: November 5, 2020Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Hiroyuki HASUI, Yoshiaki YAMANO, Hiroshi SUDOU, Takayasu SUGIHARA, Misato UEKI
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Publication number: 20200343017Abstract: A terminal-equipped electrical wire that includes a terminal fitting; an electrical wire that includes a conductor surrounded by an insulation covering and is electrically connected to the terminal fitting in an electrical connection; and a resin cover that is made of a resin material and covers the electrical connection, wherein the resin cover is in contact with the terminal fitting and the insulation covering, a tensile shear adhesion strength between the resin cover and the terminal fitting is 1.0 MPa or higher, and a tensile shear adhesion strength between the resin cover and the insulation covering is 0.5 MPa or higher.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2018Publication date: October 29, 2020Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES LTD.Inventors: Takuya YAMASHITA, Tetsuya NAKAMURA, Yoshiaki YAMANO, Junichi ONO, Takaaki ITO
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Patent number: 10790597Abstract: A terminal-equipped wire that includes a terminal fitting; a wire including a conductor and a wire covering that covers an outer circumference of the conductor, the wire being electrically connected to the terminal fitting at an electric connection; and a resin covering that covers the electric connection and is in contact with the wire covering.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2019Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Takuya Yamashita, Tetsuya Nakamura, Yoshiaki Yamano, Junichi Ono, Takaaki Ito
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Patent number: 10770804Abstract: A wire with terminal 10 includes a wire 11 having a conductor part 12 and an insulation coating 13 surrounding the conductor part 12, a water stop portion 40 to be held in close contact with an outer surface of the insulation coating 13, and a terminal 20 having a conductor crimping portion 24 to be crimped to the conductor part 12 and a water stop holding portion 27 configured to hold the water stop portion 40 by being held in close contact with an outer surface side of the water stop portion 40.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2018Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Hideki Nomura, Hiroki Hirai, Takuji Ootsuka, Kohei Kobayashi, Yoshiaki Yamano, Takaaki Ito
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Publication number: 20200266557Abstract: A terminal-equipped wire in which a terminal fitting and a wire obtained by covering an outer periphery of a conductor with an insulating covering are electrically connected to each other at an electric connection, the terminal-equipped wire including a resin covering that is made of a resin material, and covers the electric connection, wherein: the resin covering includes, in a region that covers at least part of the terminal fitting, a first covering layer that is in contact with a surface of the terminal fitting and a second covering layer that covers at least part of the first covering layer, and the first covering layer has a recess, and the recess is covered by the second covering layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2018Publication date: August 20, 2020Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Takuya YAMASHITA, Tetsuya NAKAMURA, Yoshiaki YAMANO, Takaaki ITO, Junichi ONO
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Patent number: 10608370Abstract: A wire with terminal, (10) includes a barrel (23) formed in a rear end part of a terminal fitting (15) such that two crimping pieces (27) extend from both widthwise side edges of a base plate (24) and crimped to surround an exposed area (14) of a core (12) with extending end parts (27E) of the crimping pieces (27) held close to each other, and a mold (30) covering the entire exposed area of the core (12) including a crimped part to the barrel (23) in a liquid-tight manner. A front end of the core (12) is disposed behind those of the crimping pieces (27). The barrel (23) is formed with a communicating portion (29) for causing a crimping space (28) of the barrel (23) to be open in an outer peripheral surface of the barrel (23) on a side before the front end of the core (12).Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2016Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Shunya Takeuchi, Yasuo Omori, Hajime Matsui, Takehiro Nakata, Yoshiaki Yamano, Tetsuya Nakamura
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Publication number: 20190379144Abstract: A wire with terminal 10 includes a wire 11 having a conductor part 12 and an insulation coating 13 surrounding the conductor part 12, a water stop portion 40 to be held in close contact with an outer surface of the insulation coating 13, and a terminal 20 having a conductor crimping portion 24 to be crimped to the conductor part 12 and a water stop holding portion 27 configured to hold the water stop portion 40 by being held in close contact with an outer surface side of the water stop portion 40.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2018Publication date: December 12, 2019Inventors: Hideki Nomura, Hiroki Hirai, Takuji Ootsuka, Kohei Kobayashi, Yoshiaki Yamano, Takaaki Ito
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Publication number: 20190305443Abstract: A terminal-equipped wire that includes a terminal fitting; a wire including a conductor and a wire covering that covers an outer circumference of the conductor, the wire being electrically connected to the terminal fitting at an electric connection; and a resin covering that covers the electric connection and is in contact with the wire covering.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2019Publication date: October 3, 2019Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Takuya YAMASHITA, Tetsuya NAKAMURA, Yoshiaki YAMANO, Junichi ONO, Takaaki ITO
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Patent number: 10411366Abstract: A connector (A) includes a barrel (23) formed in a terminal fitting (15) and crimped to surround a front end part of a coated wire (11). The barrel (23) has a base plate (24) connected to a bottom portion (22) of a terminal body (16) and two crimping pieces (27) extending from both widthwise sides of the base plate (24). A molded portion (30) surrounds the barrel (23) over an entire periphery and is configured to cover the front end part of the coated wire (11) in a liquid-tight manner. A housing (35) is formed with a terminal accommodation chamber (36) for accommodating the entire terminal fitting (15). The base plate (24) is raised with respect to the bottom portion (22) of the terminal body (16).Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2016Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Shunya Takeuchi, Yasuo Omori, Hajime Matsui, Takehiro Nakata, Yoshiaki Yamano, Tetsuya Nakamura
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Patent number: 10290957Abstract: A terminal-equipped wire includes a wire with a core wire and an insulating coating with which the core wire is coated, and a terminal fitting that is attached to a leading end of the wire. The terminal fitting is electrically connected to the core wire in a core-wire crimp portion, and is fixed to the wire from an external side of the insulating coating in a coating crimp portion that is located rearward of the core-wire crimp portion in a longitudinal direction of the wire. The terminal-equipped wire also includes a resin-coated portion where a region containing the core-wire crimp portion and the coating crimp portion is coated with a resin. The resin-coated portion has a thin-walled portion with a reduced thickness, in a portion of the resin-coated portion that covers the insulating coating.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2018Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Takuya Yamashita, Tetsuya Nakamura, Yoshiaki Yamano, Junichi Ono, Takuji Otsuka, Takaaki Ito
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Publication number: 20190074629Abstract: A wire with terminal, (10) includes a barrel (23) formed in a rear end part of a terminal fitting (15) such that two crimping pieces (27) extend from both widthwise side edges of a base plate (24) and crimped to surround an exposed area (14) of a core (12) with extending end parts (27E) of the crimping pieces (27) held close to each other, and a mold (30) covering the entire exposed area of the core (12) including a crimped part to the barrel (23) in a liquid-tight manner. A front end of the core (12) is disposed behind those of the crimping pieces (27). The barrel (23) is formed with a communicating portion (29) for causing a crimping space (28) of the barrel (23) to be open in an outer peripheral surface of the barrel (23) on a side before the front end of the core (12).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2016Publication date: March 7, 2019Inventors: Shunya Takeuchi, Yasuo Omori, Hajime Matsui, Takehiro Nakata, Yoshiaki Yamano, Tetsuya Nakamura
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Publication number: 20190074605Abstract: A connector (A) includes a barrel (23) formed in a terminal fitting (15) and crimped to surround a front end part of a coated wire (11). The barrel (23) has a base plate (24) connected to a bottom portion (22) of a terminal body (16) and two crimping pieces (27) extending from both widthwise sides of the base plate (24). A molded portion (30) surrounds the barrel (23) over an entire periphery and is configured to cover the front end part of the coated wire (11) in a liquid-tight manner. A housing (35) is formed with a terminal accommodation chamber (36) for accommodating the entire terminal fitting (15). The base plate (24) is raised with respect to the bottom portion (22) of the terminal body (16).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2016Publication date: March 7, 2019Inventors: Shunya Takeuchi, Yasuo Omori, Hajime Matsui, Takehiro Nakata, Yoshiaki Yamano, Tetsuya Nakamura
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Publication number: 20180366842Abstract: A terminal-equipped wire includes a wire with a core wire and an insulating coating with which the core wire is coated, and a terminal fitting that is attached to a leading end of the wire. The terminal fitting is electrically connected to the core wire in a core-wire crimp portion, and is fixed to the wire from an external side of the insulating coating in a coating crimp portion that is located rearward of the core-wire crimp portion in a longitudinal direction of the wire. The terminal-equipped wire also includes a resin-coated portion where a region containing the core-wire crimp portion and the coating crimp portion is coated with a resin. The resin-coated portion has a thin-walled portion with a reduced thickness, in a portion of the resin-coated portion that covers the insulating coating.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2018Publication date: December 20, 2018Inventors: Takuya Yamashita, Tetsuya Nakamura, Yoshiaki Yamano, Junichi Ono, Takuji Otsuka, Takaaki Ito
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Patent number: 9481327Abstract: A wire harness including a wire fitting is provided that maintains the length of the portion of the wire bundle that extends to the outside of the wire fitting reliably at a tolerance range without impeding the freedom of bending the wire bundle. A wire harness includes a wire fitting having a base and a cover covering a portion of a wire bundle together with the base. The base is provided with a protrusion that pierces the insulated wires at a portion further to an outer edge of the base than a portion of the wire bundle that is tied together by a first tie member, the wire bundle extending from the base to an outside of the base.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2013Date of Patent: November 1, 2016Assignees: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.Inventors: Hideaki Shibata, Tatsuya Shimada, Iwao Wada, Yoshiaki Yamano, Atsushi Kasamatsu
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Patent number: 9246239Abstract: A crimped terminal for automobiles includes an aluminum electric wire, a connecting terminal made from a copper-based material, and a resin-coated portion. The connecting terminal is crimped onto an end of the wire and includes a crimped member, a crimped portion where the terminal is crimped onto the wire, and the resin-coated portion disposed on the crimped portion, wherein the resin-coated portion is disposed on the crimped portion while an entire periphery of the crimped portion is coated with the resin-coated portion.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2011Date of Patent: January 26, 2016Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Akiko Inoue, Takehiro Hosokawa, Yasuyuki Otsuka, Fumitoshi Imasato, Tetsuya Nakamura, Shigeyuki Tanaka, Yutaka Takata, Yoshiaki Yamano, Kazunari Sakura, Naoya Nishimura, Takaaki Ito
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Publication number: 20130292173Abstract: To provide a crimped terminal wire for automobile having a stable anticorrosion property in automobile environment. The wire includes an aluminum electric wire including an aluminum conductor wire coated with insulation, a copper connecting terminal onto an end of the aluminum electric wire, the terminal including a crimped member and an electrical contact portion, a crimped portion, and a resin-coated portion on the crimped portion, wherein an entire periphery of the crimped portion is coated with the resin-coated portion, and wherein the resin-coated portion is made from a material mainly made from a thermoplastic polyamide resin and having a tensile lap-shear strength of lapped aluminums of 6 N/mm2 or more in accordance with the JIS K6850, an elongation of 100% or more in accordance with the ASTM D-1708, and a water absorption of 1.0% or less in accordance with the HS K7209.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2012Publication date: November 7, 2013Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Masato Inoue, Takehiro Hosokawa, Yasuyuki Otsuka, Fumitoshi Imasato, Tetsuya Nakamura, Shigeyuki Tanaka, Yutaka Takata, Yoshiaki Yamano, Kazunari Sakura, Naoya Nishimura, Takaaki Ito, Akiko Inoue, Hiroshi Sudou, Yukiyasu Sakamoto, Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Hisahiro Yasuda, Daisuke Hashimoto, Yukou Sato