Patents by Inventor Yoshinori IKAI

Yoshinori IKAI 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: 11942657
    Abstract: An inter-terminal connection structure electrically connecting terminal portions via a conductive component. The conductive component includes a conductive member having connection portions that are fastened so as to be connected to the respective terminal portions, and a case having insulation properties while accommodating the conductive member, an insulating cover covering at least one of the terminal portions and the connection portions, an opening window provided to the insulating cover and exposing at least one of the terminal portions and the connection portions, and a relay portion provided to the connection portion or the terminal portion fastened to the at least one of the terminal portions and the connection portions covered by the insulating cover while being inserted through the opening window to be connected to the at least one of the terminal portions and the connection portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Taiji Yanagida, Hiroki Shimoda, Nobuyuki Matsumura, Yoshinori Ikai, Yasuhiro Kudou
  • Publication number: 20220344780
    Abstract: A battery wiring module including: bus bars including a terminating bus bar having an external connection portion; a case accommodating the bus bars; a cover portion mounted on the case to cover the bus bars while including a fixing portion mounted on the case, a large lid portion attached to the fixing portion via a first hinge portion to be rotatable from a first closed end covering the external connection portion and its peripheral region to a first open end exposing the external connection portion and its peripheral region, and a small lid portion attached to the large lid portion via a second hinge portion to be rotatable from a second closed end covering the external connection portion to a second open end exposing the external connection portion; and a retainer to retain the large lid portion at the first open end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hideo TAKAHASHI, Yoshinori IKAI, Hideaki NAKAJIMA, Yuhei YAMADA, Daiji YOSHITO, Yuki OHIRA
  • Publication number: 20220181747
    Abstract: An inter-terminal connection structure electrically connecting terminal portions via a conductive component. The conductive component includes a conductive member having connection portions that are fastened so as to be connected to the respective terminal portions, and a case having insulation properties while accommodating the conductive member, an insulating cover covering at least one of the terminal portions and the connection portions, an opening window provided to the insulating cover and exposing at least one of the terminal portions and the connection portions, and a relay portion provided to the connection portion or the terminal portion fastened to the at least one of the terminal portions and the connection portions covered by the insulating cover while being inserted through the opening window to be connected to the at least one of the terminal portions and the connection portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Taiji YANAGIDA, Hiroki SHIMODA, Nobuyuki MATSUMURA, Yoshinori IKAI, Yasuhiro KUDOU