Patents by Inventor Tomohide FUJIWARA

Tomohide FUJIWARA 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: 20250046552
    Abstract: An electric circuit breaker device including a housing serving as an outer shell member, the housing configured to enclose an accommodation space extending in one direction, an igniter provided in the housing, a projectile disposed in the housing, the projectile being configured to be projected from one end side of the accommodation space by energy received from the igniter, the projectile being configured to move along an extending direction of the accommodation space, and a conductor piece held by the housing, the conductor piece forming a part of an electric circuit, the conductor piece including a cutoff portion between a first connection end portion as one end portion and a second connection end portion as the other end portion, the cutoff portion being configured to be cut off by movement of the projectile, the cutoff portion being disposed across the accommodation space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: Daicel Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohide FUJIWARA, Yutaka SATO, Yuya KAIGA, Katsuhiro NAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20240186083
    Abstract: An electric circuit breaker device includes: a housing including an accommodating space inside; a projectile configured to be projected from a projectile accommodating portion toward an arc-extinguishing region portion side by energy received from the igniter; and a conductor piece provided at the housing and forming a portion of an electric circuit, the conductor piece including, at a portion of the conductor piece, a cutoff portion to be cut off by the projectile. The projectile includes, on a distal end side, a cutting-off surface configured to cut off the cutoff portion during actuation of the igniter. Of the conductor piece, at least one of a first surface facing a projectile accommodating portion side or a second surface facing the arc-extinguishing region portion side is formed with a cutting-off assisting groove at a predetermined expected cutting-off position where the cutoff portion is pressingly cut by the cutting-off surface during actuation of the igniter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Applicant: DAICEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohide FUJIWARA, Katsuya TONE
  • Publication number: 20240186092
    Abstract: An electric circuit breaker device includes a housing, an igniter, a projectile, and a conductor piece including, between a first connection end portion and a second connection end portion, a cutoff portion to be cut by movement of the projectile, in which a boundary portion with the cutoff portion from which the cutoff portion is cut in the first connection end portion of the conductor piece held in the housing is defined as a first cutting edge portion, and a boundary portion with the cutoff portion from which the cutoff portion is cut in the second connection end portion is defined as a second cutting edge portion, and a groove is formed at a position corresponding to the conductor piece crossing an accommodating space and in a predetermined inter-edge inner wall region positioned between the first cutting edge portion and the second cutting edge portion, in an inner wall surface of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Applicant: DAICEL CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tomohide FUJIWARA
  • Publication number: 20240177952
    Abstract: An electric circuit breaker includes an igniter provided in a housing, a projectile configured to be projected by energy received from the igniter and move along an extension direction of an accommodating space, and a conductor including a cutoff portion disposed crossing the accommodating space between a first connecting end portion and a second connecting end portion and configured to be cut off by the movement of the projectile. The projectile includes a rod portion, the rod portion includes a widened portion having a cross-sectional area orthogonal to an axial direction of the rod portion increasing from a tip end side toward a rear end side in the axial direction, and the widened portion includes an interference fit portion that is interference-fitted by coming into contact with the inner wall of the housing defining a the holding region of the conductor when the projectile is projected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: DAICEL CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tomohide FUJIWARA
  • Publication number: 20240071701
    Abstract: An electric circuit breaker device includes: an igniter provided to a housing; a projectile disposed in an accommodating space, the accommodating space being formed in the housing and extending in one direction, the projectile being to be projected along the accommodating space by energy received from the igniter; a conductor piece that is provided to the housing, forms a portion of an electric circuit, includes in a portion thereof a cutoff portion to be cut off by the projectile that moves by the energy received from the igniter, and is disposed with the cutoff portion crossing the accommodating space; a coolant material disposed in an arc-extinguishing region, the arc-extinguishing region being positioned within the accommodating space, on a side opposite to the projectile prior to actuation of the igniter with the cutoff portion interposed between the arc-extinguishing region and the projectile, and configured to receive the cutoff portion cut off by the projectile; and a modified resin material that is d
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: DAICEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohide FUJIWARA, Katsuya TONE
  • Publication number: 20240062977
    Abstract: An electric circuit breaker device includes: an igniter provided to a housing; a projectile disposed in an accommodating space formed in the housing, the projectile being to be projected along the accommodating space by energy received from the igniter; a conductor piece that is provided to the housing, forms a portion of an electric circuit, includes in a portion thereof a cutoff portion to be cut off by the projectile, and is disposed with the cutoff portion crossing the accommodating space; an arc-extinguishing region positioned on a side opposite to the projectile prior to actuation of the igniter with the cutoff portion interposed between the arc-extinguishing region and the projectile, and configured to receive the cutoff portion cut off by the projectile; a first coolant material disposed in the arc-extinguishing region; and a second coolant material disposed between the projectile and the cutoff portion in the accommodating space prior to actuation of the igniter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: DAICEL CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tomohide FUJIWARA
  • Publication number: 20240062976
    Abstract: An electric circuit breaker device includes: an igniter provided to a housing; a projectile disposed in an accommodating space formed in the housing, the projectile being to be projected along the accommodating space by energy received from the igniter; a conductor piece that is provided to the housing, forms a portion of an electric circuit, and includes in a portion thereof a cutoff portion disposed crossing the accommodating space and to be cut off by the projectile; and an arc-extinguishing region that is provided in the accommodating space and in which a coolant material is disposed, the arc-extinguishing region being configured to receive the cutoff portion after being cut off. The projectile includes a first projectile configured to cut off the cutoff portion from the conductor piece by being projected by the energy received from the igniter, and a second projectile configured to press, into the arc-extinguishing region, the cutoff portion cut off by the first projectile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: DAICEL CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tomohide FUJIWARA
  • Publication number: 20230368996
    Abstract: An electric circuit breaker device includes an igniter, a rod-like projectile, and a conductor portion for forming a part of an electric circuit, and an insulating closed space. The conductor portion includes a first and second connection portions and a cut portion at an intermediate portion, and is disposed with a surface of the cut portion. The rod-like projectile has an end portion facing the cut portion. The insulating closed space has an opening portion facing the conductor portion, a closed end surface opposite to the opening portion in the housing axial direction, and four side surfaces between the opening portion and the closed end surface. A width (W1) of the opening portion of the insulating closed space and a width (L1) of the end portion of the rod-like projectile have a relationship of W1>L1 and W1?L1?0.25 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: DAICEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiyuki SAKAI, Tomohide FUJIWARA
  • Patent number: 11756758
    Abstract: An electric circuit breaker device includes an igniter, a rod-like projectile, and a conductor portion for forming a part of an electric circuit, and an insulating closed space. The conductor portion includes a first and second connection portions and a cut portion at an intermediate portion, and is disposed with a surface of the cut portion. The rod-like projectile has an end portion facing the cut portion. The insulating closed space has an opening portion facing the conductor portion, a closed end surface opposite to the opening portion in the housing axial direction, and four side surfaces between the opening portion and the closed end surface. A width (W1) of the opening portion of the insulating closed space and a width (L1) of the end portion of the rod-like projectile have a relationship of W1>L1 and W1?L1?0.25 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: DAICEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Sakai, Tomohide Fujiwara
  • Patent number: 11694866
    Abstract: An electric circuit breaker device includes: an igniter; a projectile that is disposed in a movement path, the projectile formed to be movable by actuation of the igniter; and a conductor piece that forms one portion of a predetermined electric circuit, the conductor piece having both end portions connected to respective other portions of the predetermined electric circuit, the conductor piece having a first portion between both the end portions arranged to traverse the movement path. A sensor is connected to a first part positioned between both the end portions and to a second part that is between both the end portions and is different from the first part, the sensor configured to detect current flowing through the conductor piece between both the end portions, the sensor disposed to be integrated with the conductor piece. The actuation of the igniter is controlled, based on the current detected by the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: DAICEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Sakai, Tomohide Fujiwara
  • Patent number: 11373823
    Abstract: An electric circuit breaker device includes an igniter provided to a housing, a projectile disposed in a cylindrical space formed in the housing, the projectile being movably formed in the cylindrical space by energy received from the igniter, a conductor piece that is provided to the housing, forms a portion of an electric circuit, includes a cutoff portion to be cut off by the projectile in a portion thereof, and is disposed with the cutoff portion crossing the cylindrical space, an arc-extinguishing region positioned within the cylindrical space, on a side opposite to the projectile prior to actuation of the igniter with the cutoff portion interposed between the arc-extinguishing region and the projectile, and configured to receive the cutoff portion cut off by the projectile, and a coolant material having a fibrous form and disposed in the arc-extinguishing region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: DAICEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Sakai, Tomohide Fujiwara
  • Publication number: 20220139653
    Abstract: An electric circuit breaker device includes: an igniter; a projectile that is disposed in a movement path, the projectile formed to be movable by actuation of the igniter; and a conductor piece that forms one portion of a predetermined electric circuit, the conductor piece having both end portions connected to respective other portions of the predetermined electric circuit, the conductor piece having a first portion between both the end portions arranged to traverse the movement path. A sensor is connected to a first part positioned between both the end portions and to a second part that is between both the end portions and is different from the first part, the sensor configured to detect current flowing through the conductor piece between both the end portions, the sensor disposed to be integrated with the conductor piece. The actuation of the igniter is controlled, based on the current detected by the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicant: DAICEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiyuki SAKAI, Tomohide FUJIWARA
  • Publication number: 20210257172
    Abstract: An electric circuit breaker device includes an igniter provided to a housing, a projectile disposed in a cylindrical space formed in the housing, the projectile being movably formed in the cylindrical space by energy received from the igniter, a conductor piece that is provided to the housing, forms a portion of an electric circuit, includes a cutoff portion to be cut off by the projectile in a portion thereof, and is disposed with the cutoff portion crossing the cylindrical space, an arc-extinguishing region positioned within the cylindrical space, on a side opposite to the projectile prior to actuation of the igniter with the cutoff portion interposed between the arc-extinguishing region and the projectile, and configured to receive the cutoff portion cut off by the projectile, and a coolant material having a fibrous form and disposed in the arc-extinguishing region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: DAICEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiyuki SAKAI, Tomohide FUJIWARA
  • Patent number: 11004635
    Abstract: The present application relates to an electric circuit breaker device and has an object to reduce in size while maintaining a required strength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: DAICEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Sakai, Tomohide Fujiwara
  • Patent number: 10832882
    Abstract: To provide an electric circuit breaker device that can be downsized while maintaining strength. An igniter 20, a bar-shaped projectile 40, a conductor piece 50, and an insulating space 61 are provided inside a resin housing 10. A cylinder 30 is disposed between the bar-shaped projectile 40 and an inner wall surface of the housing 10, and a reinforcing frame 70 is disposed in the housing 10 on the outer side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: DAICEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryohei Yamada, Tomohide Fujiwara, Toshiyuki Sakai
  • Patent number: 10806863
    Abstract: A needleless syringe comprises a main syringe body which is a main body thereof and which has, in the main body, a sliding movement passage connected to an opening provided on a front end surface of the main body; a holding unit which has an accommodating unit for accommodating an injection objective substance so that the injection objective substance is releasable; and a driver that is configured to apply energy to the holding unit in order to allow the holding unit to slide toward the opening. When the energy is applied by the driver to the holding unit disposed at the initial position, the holding unit slides in the sliding movement passage to abut against the opening at the abutment position, and thus the injection objective substance accommodated in the accommodating unit is discharged via the opening. Accordingly, the high injection performance of the needleless syringe is appropriately exhibited.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Daicel Corporation
    Inventors: Ryohei Yamada, Tomohide Fujiwara, Yuzo Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20200258705
    Abstract: To provide an electrical circuit breaker device that can cut a conductor portion with a small output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Applicant: DAICEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiyuki SAKAI, Tomohide FUJIWARA
  • Publication number: 20200203102
    Abstract: The present application relates to an electric circuit breaker device and has an object to reduce in size while maintaining a required strength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Applicant: DAICEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiyuki SAKAI, Tomohide FUJIWARA
  • Patent number: 10685799
    Abstract: To provide an electric circuit breaker device that can be downsized while maintaining strength. An igniter 20, a bar-shaped projectile 40, a conductor piece 50, and an insulating space 61 are provided inside a resin housing 10. A cylinder 30 is disposed between the bar-shaped projectile 40 and an inner wall surface of the housing 10, and further, a reinforcing frame 70 is disposed in the housing 10 on the outer side. A discharge path for combustion products generated by actuation of the igniter 20 is provided between the insulating space 61 and a second end 12 of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: DAICEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Sakai, Tomohide Fujiwara
  • Publication number: 20190206645
    Abstract: To provide an electric circuit breaker device that can be downsized while maintaining strength. An igniter 20, a bar-shaped projectile 40, a conductor piece 50, and an insulating space 61 are provided inside a resin housing 10. A cylinder 30 is disposed between the bar-shaped projectile 40 and an inner wall surface of the housing 10, and further, a reinforcing frame 70 is disposed in the housing 10 on the outer side. A discharge path for combustion products generated by actuation of the igniter 20 is provided between the insulating space 61 and a second end 12 of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Applicant: DAICEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiyuki SAKAI, Tomohide FUJIWARA