Patents by Inventor Yumi Sekine

Yumi Sekine 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: 20060258186
    Abstract: An electric distribution box includes a first cassette block that includes a flat face having a first long side and a second short side, and provided with a first electric parts, a second cassette block that includes a flat face having a second long side and a second short side, and provided with a second electric parts, and a bus bar that connects a terminal of the first electric parts to a terminal of the second electric parts. The first cassette block is arranged with the second cassette block so that the first long side of the first cassette block and the second long side of the second cassette block are disposed in parallel and opposed to each other. The bus bar is disposed along outer surfaces of the first and second cassette blocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2006
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Inventors: Masatoshi Egawa, Takuya Nakayama, Yumi Sekine, Maki Sugiura
  • Patent number: 6875923
    Abstract: A conductive bus bar includes a first plate-shaped portion extending in a first direction and a second plate-shaped portion continued from the first portion and extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The second plate-shaped portion has a first main face which faces the first plate-shaped portion, a second main face opposite to the first main face, and side faces connecting the first main face and the second main face. A press-contact portion is formed in the second plate-shaped portion, to which an electric wire is press-fitted. An insulative mount includes a mount face, on which the first plate-shaped portion is disposed, and a wall member extending in the second direction to support the second main face of the second plate-shaped portion. A pair of rib members are extended from the wall member to support the side faces of the second plate-shaped portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2005
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Masatoshi Egawa, Tomohiro Sugiura, Yoshihiro Sugiyama, Yumi Sekine, Minoru Umezaki
  • Publication number: 20050000720
    Abstract: A conductive bus bar includes a first plate-shaped portion extending in a first direction and a second plate-shaped portion continued from the first portion and extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The second plate-shaped portion has a first main face which faces the first plate-shaped portion, a second main face opposite to the first main face, and side faces connecting the first main face and the second main face. A press-contact portion is formed in the second plate-shaped portion, to which an electric wire is press-fitted. An insulative mount includes a mount face, on which the first plate-shaped portion is disposed, and a wall member extending in the second direction to support the second main face of the second plate-shaped portion. A pair of rib members are extended from the wall member to support the side faces of the second plate-shaped portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2004
    Publication date: January 6, 2005
    Inventors: Masatoshi Egawa, Tomohiro Sugiura, Yoshihiro Sugiyama, Yumi Sekine, Minoru Umezaki