Patents by Inventor Yoshinao Kobayashi

Yoshinao Kobayashi 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).

  • Publication number: 20210332501
    Abstract: An antibacterial fiber that exhibits predetermined antibacterial properties even when washed repeatedly for 50 or more times, and a method for producing an antibacterial fiber are provided. Disclosed are an antibacterial fiber containing a thermoplastic resin and antibacterial glass particles, and a method for producing the antibacterial fiber, the antibacterial fiber having cracks extending along the length direction of the antibacterial fiber on the surface of the antibacterial fiber, each of the cracks being in a state of having at least one of the antibacterial glass particles sandwiched therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2019
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventor: Yoshinao KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 11006634
    Abstract: An antimicrobial glass tablet that releases silver ions when brought into direct contact with water, containing: Ag2O within the range of above 5% by weight but less than 10% by weight, ZnO below 10% by weight, P2O5, CaO, K2O, Al2O3, and MgO.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: KOA Glass Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshinao Kobayashi, Kunihiko Nemoto
  • Publication number: 20180263244
    Abstract: Provided is an antimicrobial glass which can be accommodated in a narrow accommodation space of an antimicrobial water unit for supplying antimicrobial water to a washing tub of a washing machine, and also can effectively suppress an occurrence of black mold or the like in a washing tub and can effectively protect a subject for washing against microbes while suppressing the coloration of the subject. As an antimicrobial glass for exhibiting an antimicrobial effect by releasing silver ions when brought into direct contact with water, when the total amount is 100% by weight, the content of Ag2O has a value within the range of above 5% by weight but less than 10% by weight, the content of P2O5 and CaO has a value within a predetermined range, the content of ZnO has a value of below 10% by weight, the content of K2O, Al2O3, and MgO has a value within a predetermined range, and the antimicrobial glass has a tablet shape with a maximum diameter value in a predetermined range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Yoshinao Kobayashi, Kunihiko Nemoto
  • Publication number: 20180037811
    Abstract: A glass-coated light-accumulating material having excellent water resistance and having excellent luminescence properties for a long time period, and an efficient method for producing such a glass-coated light-accumulating material are provided. Disclosed are a glass-coated light-accumulating material formed by incorporating a metal aluminate salt as a light-accumulating material into a glass component including a zinc phosphate glass as a main component; and a method for producing such a glass-coated light-accumulating material, in which the zinc phosphate glass includes P2O5, ZnO, and R2O (wherein R?Na or K) as main components, and the melting point of the zinc phosphate glass is adjusted to a value within the range of 600° C. to 900° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: KOA GLASS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshinao KOBAYASHI, Kunihiko NEMOTO
  • Patent number: 9825272
    Abstract: Provided is a wiring module configured to be attached to a power storage device group in which a plurality of power storage devices are lined up, the wiring module including a voltage detection wire to be connected to at least one of the plurality of power storage devices. An insulation protector is configured with an engagement receiving portion. A detection wire cover covers the voltage detection wire and includes a cover engagement portion that engages with the engagement receiving portion. A cover support portion is formed in the insulation protector, the cover support portion abutting against the detection wire cover from a direction opposite to a disengagement direction in which the engagement portion and the engagement receiving portion disengage from each other, when a force is applied to the detection wire cover in the disengagement direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Masaru Shitamichi, Yoshinao Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 9774022
    Abstract: A wiring module includes an insulating protector. The insulating protector includes a main body and a lid. The main body includes a holding portion that holds at least one of an element connecting member and an external connecting member. The lid is attached to the main body. The lid swings between an open position and a closed position. The holding portion is open at the open position and closed at the closed position. The lid includes a shaft for detachable attachment. The main body includes a shaft holder that receives the shaft and holds the shaft such that rotation of the shaft is allowed. The main body includes a restriction portion to hold the lid to the main body such that the swing of the lid is restricted between the open position and the closed position. The lid includes a restriction portion receiving portion that receives the restriction portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignees: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaru Shitamichi, Yoshinao Kobayashi, Yuko Kinoshita, Tomomi Kurita, Yusuke Ozaki, Nobuaki Ishibashi
  • Patent number: 9412989
    Abstract: Each of connection units integrally includes a cover via a hinge, and the cover covers an accommodation portion in which a connecting member is arranged. The connection unit includes a unit stopper and a unit stopper receiver that is fitted to the unit stopper that is formed on an adjacent connection unit. The cover includes a cover stopper and a cover stopper receiver that is fitted to the cover stopper formed on the cover of the adjacent connection unit. The connection units are connected to each other by fitting of the unit stoppers and the unit stopper receivers and fitting of the cover stoppers and the cover stopper receivers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuko Kinoshita, Hiroomi Hiramitsu, Kensaku Takata, Hiroki Hirai, Katsunori Hamana, Tomofumi Tsuji, Mitsuhiro Akasaka, Tetsuya Nakagawa, Yoshinao Kobayashi, Masaru Shitamichi, Daiki Hirano
  • Patent number: 9365171
    Abstract: A grommet includes a wire harness insertion portion, and an annular projecting portion that is made of an elastic material and projects outward from the wire harness insertion portion, the annular projecting portion being provided with an annular locking recess arranged at an outer circumferential portion of the annular projecting portion, a receiving-side annular portion arranged on one side of the annular locking recess, with respect to an axial direction of the wire harness insertion portion, and an insertion-side annular portion arranged on the other side of the annular locking recess, with respect to the axial direction of the wire harness insertion portion. The outer circumferential portion of the insertion-side annular portion on the annular locking recess side is provided with projections that are formed at portions in the circumferential direction of the insertion-side annular portion. The projections are each provided with a slant surface and a panel facing surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Masaru Shitamichi, Yoshinao Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20160133907
    Abstract: Provided is a wiring module configured to be attached to a power storage device group in which a plurality of power storage devices are lined up, the wiring module including a voltage detection wire to be connected to at least one of the plurality of power storage devices. An insulation protector is configured with an engagement receiving portion. A detection wire cover covers the voltage detection wire and includes a cover engagement portion that engages with the engagement receiving portion. A cover support portion is formed in the insulation protector, the cover support portion abutting against the detection wire cover from a direction opposite to a disengagement direction in which the engagement portion and the engagement receiving portion disengage from each other, when a force is applied to the detection wire cover in the disengagement direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2014
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Masaru SHITAMICHI, Yoshinao KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20160133905
    Abstract: A wiring module includes an insulating protector. The insulating protector includes a main body and a lid. The main body includes a holding portion that holds at least one of an element connecting member and an external connecting member. The lid is attached to the main body. The lid swings between an open position and a closed position. The holding portion is open at the open position and closed at the closed position. The lid includes a shaft for detachable attachment. The main body includes a shaft holder that receives the shaft and holds the shaft such that rotation of the shaft is allowed. The main body includes a restriction portion to hold the lid to the main body such that the swing of the lid is restricted between the open position and the closed position. The lid includes a restriction portion receiving portion that receives the restriction portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2014
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Masaru SHITAMICHI, Yoshinao KOBAYASHI, Yuko KINOSHITA, Tomomi KURITA, Yusuke OZAKI, Nobuaki ISHIBASHI
  • Publication number: 20160106109
    Abstract: Provided is an antimicrobial glass which can be accommodated in a narrow accommodation space of an antimicrobial water unit for supplying antimicrobial water to a washing tub of a washing machine, and also can effectively suppress an occurrence of black mold or the like in a washing tub and can effectively protect a subject for washing against microbes while suppressing the coloration of the subject. As an antimicrobial glass for exhibiting an antimicrobial effect by releasing silver ions when brought into direct contact with water, when the total amount is 100% by weight, the content of Ag2O has a value within the range of above 5% by weight but less than 10% by weight, the content of P2O5 and CaO has a value within a predetermined range, the content of ZnO has a value of below 10% by weight, the content of K2O, Al2O3, and MgO has a value within a predetermined range, and the antimicrobial glass has a tablet shape with a maximum diameter value in a predetermined range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2014
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Yoshinao KOBAYASHI, Kunihiko NEMOTO
  • Patent number: 9300061
    Abstract: A battery wiring module is configured to be attached to a battery group including a plurality of batteries each having electrode terminals including a positive electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal and configured to connect the electrode terminals. The battery wiring module includes a plurality of connection units connected to each other in a battery arrangement direction in which the batteries are arranged. Each of the connection units includes a bus bar and a bus bar housing. The bus bar is configured to connect one of the electrode terminals of one of the batteries and one of the electrode terminals of another one of the batteries. The bus bar housing houses the bus bar. The bus bar has a pair of terminal through holes configured to receive the electrode terminals and each of the terminal through holes is formed in a shape elongated in the battery arrangement direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuko Kinoshita, Hiroomi Hiramitsu, Hiroki Hirai, Katsunori Hamana, Tomofumi Tsuji, Mitsuhiro Akasaka, Tetsuya Nakagawa, Yoshinao Kobayashi, Masaru Shitamichi, Daiki Hirano
  • Publication number: 20160039368
    Abstract: A grommet that can achieve both an improvement of visibility of a locking portion at the start of attachment of the grommet and a reduction of an insertion force that is required during the attaching operation, and that thus has excellent ease of attachment is provided. A grommet includes a truncated cone-shaped portion having a larger diameter than an attachment hole, an annular seal lip portion on an attachment surface side that opposes a panel member, a first locking portion that protrudes from the attachment surface on an inward side with respect to a radial direction of the annular seal lip portion, and that is to be locked on the panel member, and a second locking portion that protrudes from the attachment surface on the inward side with respect to the radial direction of the annular seal lip portion, and that is to be locked on the panel member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2014
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Masaru SHITAMICHI, Yoshinao KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 9209550
    Abstract: A battery wiring module to be attached to a cell group includes a plurality of cells each having positive and negative electrode terminals. The battery wiring module includes a busbar connecting the electrode terminals, a voltage sensing terminal overlapped with the busbar and connected to one of the electrode terminals, and an insulation protector including a housing and a wire guiding groove. The voltage sensing terminal is configured to sense a state of the cell group. The busbar and the voltage sensing terminal are housed in the housing. The wire guiding groove is configured to guide a sensing wire that extends from the voltage sensing terminal to extend out of the housing. In the housing, a bus bar lock tab and a sensing terminal lock tab are formed on one elastic locking piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRNG SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuko Kinoshita, Katsunori Hamana, Mitsuhiro Akasaka, Tetsuya Nakagawa, Yoshinao Kobayashi, Masaru Shitamichi, Daiki Hirano
  • Patent number: 9035857
    Abstract: It is aimed to provide a technology capable of stabilizing light-emitting luminance of an image display device. In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, an image display device includes a pixel circuit including a light-emitting element, a recognizing portion which recognizes a predicted value of a parameter on driving of the pixel circuit based on image data, and an obtaining portion which obtains an actually-measured value of the parameter while causing the light-emitting element to emit light in accordance with the image data. This image display device further includes a comparing portion which compares the predicted value and the actually-measured value with each other, and a control portion which controls a power supply voltage applied to the pixel circuit in accordance with a comparison result of the comparing portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoshinao Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20150129303
    Abstract: A grommet includes a wire harness insertion portion, and an annular projecting portion that is made of an elastic material and projects outward from the wire harness insertion portion, the annular projecting portion being provided with an annular locking recess arranged at an outer circumferential portion of the annular projecting portion, a receiving-side annular portion arranged on one side of the annular locking recess, with respect to an axial direction of the wire harness insertion portion, and an insertion-side annular portion arranged on the other side of the annular locking recess, with respect to the axial direction of the wire harness insertion portion. The outer circumferential portion of the insertion-side annular portion on the annular locking recess side is provided with projections that are formed at portions in the circumferential direction of the insertion-side annular portion. The projections are each provided with a slant surface and a panel facing surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2012
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaru Shitamichi, Yoshinao Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 9017708
    Abstract: A mixed antibacterial glass which stably controls the silver ion elution amount from the antibacterial glass into the drain water in an air conditioning system, thereby effectively preventing the occurrence of microorganisms in the drain water. The mixed antibacterial glass achieves antibacterial effect by releasing silver ions, and contains an antibacterial glass which shows alkalinity when dissolved, and another antibacterial glass which shows acidity when dissolved, the silver ion elution amounts from the antibacterial glasses showing alkalinity or acidity being within certain ranges as measured under certain conditions, the compounding amount of the antibacterial glass showing alkalinity being from 10 to 100 parts by weight with reference to 100 parts by weight of the antibacterial glass showing acidity, and the total silver ion elution amount being within a certain range as measured under certain conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Koa Glass Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshinao Kobayashi, Takashi Fushimi, Noriyuki Nishiyama, Satoshi Niigawa
  • Patent number: 8907876
    Abstract: A pixel circuit has a light emitting element and a driver electrically connected to the light emitting element. A reverse bias voltage is applied to the driver to reduce a shift amount of a threshold voltage of the driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Taro Hasumi, Yoshinao Kobayashi, Keigo Kanoh
  • Publication number: 20140329136
    Abstract: A battery wiring module, which is attached to a battery group formed by juxtaposing a plurality of batteries each having positive and negative electrode terminals, includes; a plurality of bus bars connected to the electrode terminals; and a resin protector made of an insulating resin and having a holding portion holding the bus bars. The holding portion of the resin protector is provided with a bus bar insertion portion adapted to insert the bus bars in a direction in which the plurality of batteries is juxtaposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2012
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Inventors: Yuko Kinoshita, Hiroomi Hiramitsu, Katsunori Hamana, Tomofumi Tsuji, Mitsuhiro Akasaka, Tetsuya Nakagawa, Yoshinao Kobayashi, Masaru Shitamichi, Daiki Hirano
  • Publication number: 20140287622
    Abstract: A battery wiring module to be attached to a cell group includes a plurality of cells each having positive and negative electrode terminals. The battery wiring module includes a busbar connecting the electrode terminals, a voltage sensing terminal overlapped with the busbar and connected to one of the electrode terminals, and an insulation protector including a housing and a wire guiding groove. The voltage sensing terminal is configured to sense a state of the cell group. The busbar and the voltage sensing terminal are housed in the housing. The wire guiding groove is configured to guide a sensing wire that extends from the voltage sensing terminal to extend out of the housing. In the housing, a bus bar lock tab and a sensing terminal lock tab are formed on one elastic locking piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Inventors: Yuko Kinoshita, Katsunori Hamana, Mitsuhiro Akasaka, Tetsuya Nakagawa, Yoshinao Kobayashi, Masaru Shitamichi, Daiki Hirano