Patents by Inventor Yu Kito

Yu Kito 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: 20220001757
    Abstract: A charging inlet includes a tubular portion having a tip side projecting to the outside of a vehicle through a mounting hole of the vehicle, an external connector being fit into an opening on the tip side, an outward extending fixing portion extending outward from a base end side of the tubular portion and to be fixed to the vehicle while being butted against the vehicle in a tip direction of the tubular portion, a rotary shaft arranged on an outer side of the tip side of the tubular portion, and a cover portion provided rotatably about the rotary shaft for opening and closing the opening of the tubular portion. The rotary shaft and the cover portion are provided on a fixing member fixable to the tip side of the tubular portion passed through the mounting hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventor: Yu KITO
  • Patent number: 10644463
    Abstract: A connector (10) has terminals (30) connected to wires (W), a housing (20) configured to accommodate the terminals (30), a retainer (40) configured to accommodate the wires (W) while retaining the terminals (30) accommodated in terminal accommodating portions (22) of the housing (20), a temperature sensor (60) to be accommodated in a sensor accommodating portion (56) in the retainer (40) and a holder (80) to be assembled with the retainer (40). The holder (80) has a large divided body (75) and two small divided bodies (70) coupled to the large divided body (75) via hinges (72). The small divided bodies (70) and the large divided body (75) retain the temperature sensor (60) in the sensor accommodating portion (56) while the wires (W) are inserted between the small divided bodies (70) and the large divided body (75).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshifumi Tanizaki, Yu Kito
  • Publication number: 20190199040
    Abstract: A connector (10) has terminals (30) connected to wires (W), a housing (20) configured to accommodate the terminals (30), a retainer (40) configured to accommodate the wires (W) while retaining the terminals (30) accommodated in terminal accommodating portions (22) of the housing (20), a temperature sensor (60) to be accommodated in a sensor accommodating portion (56) in the retainer (40) and a holder (80) to be assembled with the retainer (40). The holder (80) has a large divided body (75) and two small divided bodies (70) coupled to the large divided body (75) via hinges (72). The small divided bodies (70) and the large divided body (75) retain the temperature sensor (60) in the sensor accommodating portion (56) while the wires (W) are inserted between the small divided bodies (70) and the large divided body (75).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Toshifumi Tanizaki, Yu Kito
  • Patent number: D864067
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventor: Yu Kito
  • Patent number: D864825
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventor: Yu Kito
  • Patent number: D864826
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventor: Yu Kito
  • Patent number: D876303
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventor: Yu Kito
  • Patent number: D876304
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yu Kito
  • Patent number: D883935
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventor: Yu Kito
  • Patent number: D908634
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yu Kito