Patents by Inventor Yuto KOBAYASHI
Yuto 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).
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Patent number: 12291163Abstract: A side airbag device comprising a bag-like cushion that is provided to a side section of a seat back of a vehicle seat and inflates and expands toward the side of a passenger in the vehicle seat using a gas. The cushion includes: a first part having four sides and including a first chamber; a second part that has four sides, is adjacent to the first part, and includes a second chamber; and a third part that has four sides, is adjacent to the first part and the second part. When inflated and expanded, the cushion is a triangular column that is a columnar shape having a space open on both the top and bottom and surrounded by the first part in which the first chamber is inflated and expanded, the second part in which the second chamber is inflated and expanded, and the non-inflated third part.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2022Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: Autoliv Development ABInventors: Yuto Kobayashi, Tsutomu Sakurai
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Patent number: 12280730Abstract: A side airbag device stowed in a side part of a vehicle seat and includes: an airbag for restraining an occupant by expanding and deploying; and an inflator provided in a side wall part of a seat frame in the vehicle width direction extending in the vehicle traveling direction when a horizontal cross section of the vehicle seat is viewed from above, and that supplies expansion gas to the airbag. The airbag includes a main chamber that expands and deploys towards the front and a pre-push chamber that expands and deploys before the main chamber to the inside of the main chamber in the vehicle width direction. Furthermore, the pre-push chamber has a structure with an extension portion extending from the inflator towards the rear of the vehicle seat.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2022Date of Patent: April 22, 2025Assignee: Autoliv Development ABInventors: Yuto Kobayashi, Takaki Shibuya
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Patent number: 12283899Abstract: A power conversion device comprises: power conversion circuitry for converting DC power into AC power and supplying it into a load according to a switching state quantity defined by combinations among switching parameters of switching devices; a voltage output calculation device for calculating a voltage output value on the power conversion circuitry, based on the switching state quantity; an integration value calculation device for acquiring a voltage reference integration value and a voltage output integration value by integrating a voltage reference value and the calculated voltage output value; a switching update-determination unit for outputting an update signal of the switching state quantity, based on the voltage reference integration value, its allowance value, and the voltage output integration value; and a switching determination table for determining a switching state quantity of the switching devices, based on the voltage reference integration value, the voltage output integration value and the upType: GrantFiled: November 18, 2021Date of Patent: April 22, 2025Assignees: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION MAGAOKA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGYInventors: Tenjiro Hiwatari, Sota Sano, Akira Satake, Kiyoshi Ohishi, Yuki Yokokura, Yuto Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20250115208Abstract: PROBLEM An object of the present invention is to provide a side airbag device for which the deployment behavior of an airbag cushion during expansion and deployment can readily be controlled and that can reliably receive and protect an occupant. RESOLUTION MEANS With a side airbag device 100 according to the present invention provided with a bag-shaped airbag cushion 120 that utilizes gas supplied from an inflator 124 to expand and deploy to a side of a vehicle seat 104, an interior base material panel 120a of the airbag cushion lower end vicinity 126 is folded back to an opposite side (far side) of an occupant 122 of the vehicle seat and makes friction contact with an upper surface 128 of a console box 118 arranged between the vehicle seat and an adjacent seat 110.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2022Publication date: April 10, 2025Inventors: Yuto KOBAYASHI, Tsutomu SAKURAI
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Publication number: 20250100496Abstract: An airbag module includes an airbag cushion in a bag shape and in a prescribed rolled or folded storage configuration and an inflator that supplies gas to the airbag cushion. The airbag cushion includes: a main chamber that expands and deploys from a side frame to a side of an occupant seated in a vehicle seat, a sub chamber that expands and deploys protruding from the main chamber to the side of the occupant, an upper tether that stretches from a portion of the main chamber above the sub chamber to the sub chamber, and a lower tether that stretches from a portion of the main chamber below the sub chamber to the sub chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2022Publication date: March 27, 2025Inventors: Yuto KOBAYASHI, Tsutomu SAKURAI
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Patent number: 12257972Abstract: The present invention is a side airbag device stowed in a side support part of a vehicle seat, which includes: an airbag capable of expanding and deploying toward a front side from the side support part; an inflator that supplies expansion gas to the airbag; and a bracket that retains the airbag in a compressed state. The inflator is secured to an inner side (occupant side) of a side frame of the vehicle seat. Furthermore, the bracket has a rear region that covers a rear side of the airbag in a compressed state and an inner region that extends continuously forward from the rear region between an inner side of the airbag and a seat pad.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2021Date of Patent: March 25, 2025Assignee: Autoliv Development ABInventors: Yuto Kobayashi, Mitsuo Nogami
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Patent number: 12250802Abstract: A differential signal transmission cable includes an insulation layer extending in a longitudinal direction of the differential signal transmission cable, a pair of signal lines extending in the longitudinal direction and buried inside the insulation layer, an intermediate layer covering an outer circumferential surface of the insulation layer, a shield, and catalyst particles. The shield includes an electroless plating layer covering an outer circumferential surface of the intermediate layer. The catalyst particles are dispersed between the intermediate layer and the electroless plating layer.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2020Date of Patent: March 11, 2025Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Kengo Goto, Akihisa Hosoe, Yuto Kobayashi, Yuji Ochi
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Patent number: 12240400Abstract: The present invention is provided with an inflator arranged on the occupant side of the side frame positioned on the side portion inside the seatback that generates expansion gas and an airbag that is expanded by the expansion gas and protects an occupant seated on the vehicle seat. The airbag includes a main chamber that deploys toward the front of the seatback, and a pre-chamber that houses the inflator inside and is connected to the occupant side of the main chamber. In addition, an internal tether having a front end part connected to the front portion of the pre-chamber and a rear end part connected to the rear portion of the pre-chamber are provided inside the pre-chamber.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2021Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: Autoliv Development ABInventors: Yuto Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Shima
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Patent number: 12230414Abstract: A vehicle cable capable of transmitting a signal of 4 GHz or higher includes a two-core cable, a general shield layer that has a braided structure and is disposed on an outer periphery of the two-core cable, and an outer sheath disposed on an outer periphery of the general shield layer. The two-core cable includes two conductors that are a pair of stranded wires arranged in parallel to each other, an insulation layer configured to bundle and cover the two conductors, and a first shield layer including a first metal foil that is disposed on an outer periphery of the insulation layer.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2022Date of Patent: February 18, 2025Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventor: Yuto Kobayashi
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Patent number: 12202431Abstract: To prevent outward gas leakage between the airbag cushion and inflator during expansion and deployment with a simple configuration. The present invention provides an airbag device including: an airbag cushion having at least two panels; an inflator that discharges gas inside the airbag cushion; a first piece extending from an edge of a first panel of the two panels that is folded in the middle into the airbag cushion; a second piece provided on a portion near the edge of a second panel facing the first piece inside the airbag cushion and sewn to the folded part of the folded first piece; and an insertion passage for the inflator formed from sewing the folded part and the second piece, and extending from inside the airbag cushion to outside.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2022Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignee: Autoliv Development ABInventors: Yuto Kobayashi, Tsutomu Sakurai
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Publication number: 20240420865Abstract: A two-core flat cable includes a pair of metal wires, an insulating covering that bundles and covers the pair of metal wires along a longitudinal direction thereof, the insulating covering having an oval cross-sectional shape, an electrically conductive shield that is in direct contact with the covering along an entire perimeter of the covering so as to cover the covering, and an insulating sheath that covers the shield.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2024Publication date: December 19, 2024Inventor: Yuto KOBAYASHI
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Patent number: 12151638Abstract: The side airbag device is provided with a cushion, an inflator arranged on the occupant side of a side part of a seat frame, and a support plate, where the cushion in a folded state includes: a first portion positioned on the occupant side of the seat frame side part, and a second portion positioned on the side opposite the occupant side of the seat frame side part and wraps around the vehicle front side from the first portion to sandwich the seat frame side part together with the first portion; and the support plate includes: a main body part for supporting the second portion, and a rearward extending part, in which through-holes and are formed extending from the main body part toward the rear of the vehicle beyond the second portion for allowing stud bolts and of the inflator to pass through.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2022Date of Patent: November 26, 2024Assignee: Autoliv Development ABInventors: Yuto Kobayashi, Takaki Shibuya
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Patent number: 12122316Abstract: A side airbag device having an airbag cushion that restrains an occupant by expanding and deploying and an inflator disposed on an inner side of the seat frame that supplies expansion gas to the airbag cushion; and a holding part that holds the airbag cushion. The airbag cushion includes an inner expanding portion internally containing the inflator and an outer expanding portion connected to the inner expanding portion and is disposed on an outer side of the seat frame by being folded back at a front edge portion of the seat frame. The outer expanding portion includes a folded portion of the airbag cushion. A forward portion of the holding part contacts an outer surface of the folded portion of the outer expanding portion, and a rearward portion is connected to the seat frame. Furthermore, the holding part is configured to cover a part of the outer expanding portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2021Date of Patent: October 22, 2024Assignee: Autoliv Development ABInventors: Yuto Kobayashi, Takaki Shibuya
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Patent number: 12112860Abstract: A shielded twisted pair cable includes a twisted pair wire including two insulated wires that are twisted together, and a shield configured to cover the twisted pair wire. Each of the two insulated wires includes a conductor, and an insulator covering the conductor. The shield includes a first shield, a second shield, and a third shield in this order from a position closest to the twisted pair wire. The first shield includes a first resin tape with a metal foil, spirally wound around the twisted pair wire, the second shield includes a braided conductor, and the third shield includes a second resin tape with a metal foil. The metal foil of the first resin tape with the metal foil makes contact with the braided conductor, and the braided conductor makes contact with the metal foil of the second resin tape with the metal foil.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2023Date of Patent: October 8, 2024Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventor: Yuto Kobayashi
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Patent number: 12106873Abstract: A two-core flat cable includes a pair of metal wires, an insulating covering that bundles and covers the pair of metal wires along a longitudinal direction thereof, an electrically conductive shield that covers an entire perimeter surface of the covering, and an insulating sheath that covers the shield, wherein the shield is comprised of a metal coating laver, and the sheath is comprised of a lamination sheet of an insulating resin.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2019Date of Patent: October 1, 2024Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventor: Yuto Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20240312672Abstract: A differential signal transmission cable includes: an insulating layer that extends along a longitudinal direction of the differential signal transmission cable; a pair of signal lines that extends along the longitudinal direction of the differential signal transmission cable and is buried in the insulating layer; and a shield that exists around an outer peripheral surface of the insulating layer. The differential signal transmission cable further includes an improvement.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2021Publication date: September 19, 2024Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Kengo GOTO, Akihisa HOSOE, Yuto KOBAYASHI, Yuji OCHI
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Patent number: 12030453Abstract: The present invention is a side airbag device stowed in a seatback of a vehicle seat, comprising: an inflator arranged on the occupant side of a side frame which is positioned on a side part inside the seatback, that generates expansion gas, and an airbag which expands due to said expansion gas and protects the occupant seated in the vehicle seat. The airbag includes a main chamber that deploys toward the front of the seatback, and a pre-chamber that houses the inflator inside and is connected to the occupant side of the main chamber. Furthermore, an integral joint without gaps is formed by sewing between at least the front edge part of the pre-chamber and the main chamber.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2020Date of Patent: July 9, 2024Assignee: AUTOLIV DEVELOPMENT ABInventors: Yuto Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Shima
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Publication number: 20240217472Abstract: The present invention is a side airbag device stowed in a side support part of a vehicle seat, which includes: an airbag capable of expanding and deploying toward a front side from the side support part; an inflator that supplies expansion gas to the airbag; and a bracket that retains the airbag in a compressed state. The inflator is secured to an inner side (occupant side) of a side frame of the vehicle seat. Furthermore, the bracket has a rear region that covers a rear side of the airbag in a compressed state and an inner region that extends continuously forward from the rear region between an inner side of the airbag and a seat pad.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2021Publication date: July 4, 2024Inventors: Yuto KOBAYASHI, Mitsuo NOGAMI
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Publication number: 20240198951Abstract: A side airbag device comprising a bag-like cushion that is provided to a side section of a seat back of a vehicle seat and inflates and expands toward the side of a passenger in the vehicle seat using a gas. The cushion includes: a first part having four sides and including a first chamber; a second part that has four sides, is adjacent to the first part, and includes a second chamber; and a third part that has four sides, is adjacent to the first part and the second part, and does not inflate. When inflated and expanded, the cushion is a triangular column that is a columnar shape having a space E open on both the top and bottom and surrounded by the first part in which the first chamber is inflated and expanded, the second part in which the second chamber is inflated and expanded, and the non-inflated third part.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2022Publication date: June 20, 2024Inventors: Yuto KOBAYASHI, Tsutomu SAKURAI
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Publication number: 20240196582Abstract: A differential signal transmission cable includes: an insulating layer that extends in a longitudinal direction of the differential signal transmission cable; a pair of signal lines that extend in the longitudinal direction and are embedded in the insulating layer; and a shield layer that covers an outer peripheral surface of the insulating layer. The shield layer includes an electroless plating layer containing copper and alloy elements. The types and contents of the alloy elements are selected such that a tensile stress acts on the shield layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2021Publication date: June 13, 2024Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Kengo GOTO, Takayuki ONISHI, Koji KASUYA, Kei HIRAI, Takashi SEKIYA, Yuji OCHI, Yuto KOBAYASHI