Patents by Inventor Atsushi Kawase

Atsushi Kawase 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: 8907632
    Abstract: A battery charger 2 equipped with an AC/DC converter charges a secondary battery module 1 constituted with a plurality of unit cells 10. The unit cells 10 are each connected in parallel with a constant voltage circuit 33 constituted with a Zener diode 332 and a resistor 331 connected in series, and the unit cell 10 achieving a state of full charge is detected based upon the difference between the potentials at the two sides of the resistor 331. As a battery controller 32 lowers the charging power used by the battery charger 2 in response to the full charge state being achieved, it is ensured that the secondary battery module 1 is charged thoroughly while preventing individual unit cells 10 from becoming overcharged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Morita, Kouhei Kasedou, Noriko Hoshino, Ayuka Kawata, Atsushi Kawase
  • Patent number: 8563152
    Abstract: A battery cell includes a power generating element, an electrode connected to the power generating element and configured to electrically connect the power generating element to outside, and an exterior member configured to cover the power generating element. The exterior member includes an insulating layer and a conductive layer, and the conductive layer includes a connection section electrically connected to the outs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Morita, Atsushi Kawase
  • Patent number: 8478552
    Abstract: A monitor (5) monitors an assembled battery (1) having a plurality of cells (11) and a power supply line (2) for connecting the plurality of the cells (11). The monitor (5) includes: a detecting portion (6) for detecting a voltage of each of the cells (11) of the plurality of the cells (11); and a controlling portion (7) for receiving a voltage detection result detected by the detecting portion (6). The detecting portion (6) converts the voltage detection result into an alternating current communication signal and transmits the alternating current communication signal via the power supply line (2) to the controlling portion (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Morita, Takuya Kinoshita, Atsushi Kawase, Noriko Hoshino
  • Publication number: 20120038325
    Abstract: A battery charger 2 equipped with an AC/DC converter charges a secondary battery module 1 constituted with a plurality of unit cells 10. The unit cells 10 are each connected in parallel with a constant voltage circuit 33 constituted with a Zener diode 332 and a resistor 331 connected in series, and the unit cell 10 achieving a state of full charge is detected based upon the difference between the potentials at the two sides of the resistor 331. As a battery controller 32 lowers the charging power used by the battery charger 2 in response to the full charge state being achieved, it is ensured that the secondary battery module 1 is charged thoroughly while preventing individual unit cells 10 from becoming overcharged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2010
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Morita, Kouhei Kasedou, Noriko Hoshino, Ayuka Kawata, Atsushi Kawase
  • Publication number: 20110135980
    Abstract: A battery cell includes a power generating element, an electrode connected to the power generating element and configured to electrically connect the power generating element to outside, and an exterior member configured to cover the power generating element. The exterior member includes an insulating layer and a conductive layer, and the conductive layer includes a connection section electrically connected to the outs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Morita, Atsushi Kawase
  • Publication number: 20110045014
    Abstract: The present invention provides an accelerating agent for calcium absorption comprising Gum Arabic, which is daily available while simultaneously taking dietary fiber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2010
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Inventors: Hideaki MATSUDA, Masahiro Iwaki, Atsushi Kawase
  • Publication number: 20110004429
    Abstract: A monitor (5) monitors an assembled battery (1) having a plurality of cells (11) and a power supply line (2) for connecting the plurality of the cells (11). The monitor (5) includes: a detecting portion (6) for detecting a voltage of each of the cells (11) of the plurality of the cells (11); and a controlling portion (7) for receiving a voltage detection result detected by the detecting portion (6). The detecting portion (6) converts the voltage detection result into an alternating current communication signal and transmits the alternating current communication signal via the power supply line (2) to the controlling portion (7).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2009
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Morita, Takuya Kinoshita, Atsushi Kawase, Noriko Hoshino
  • Patent number: 7724519
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus configured to have: a display section (2) pivotally provided with respect to an apparatus main body (3) with a pair of hinges (9a, 9b) so as to pivot between a close position to close the apparatus main body and an open position to open the apparatus main body; and an operation section (18) executing a predetermined function by being operated is disposed between the pair of hinges, so that operations to the operation section are possible in the both states of the open position and the close position of the display section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tsutomu Asawa, Atsushi Kawase, Chiharu Tanaka, Hiroyuki Ozawa
  • Patent number: 7612533
    Abstract: In secondary battery capacity adjustment apparatus and method for an assembled cell unit, the assembled cell unit includes: a plurality of secondary batteries; and a control board on which a capacity adjusting section is mounted, the capacity adjusting section being installed to correspond to each of the secondary batteries and configured to consume an electric power of a corresponding one of the secondary batteries to adjust a residual capacity of the corresponding one of the secondary batteries, the number of the secondary batteries to be capacity adjusted is determined in accordance with a heat radiation quantity of the control board, and the electric power of each of the secondary batteries to be capacity adjusted is caused to have consumed by the corresponding capacity adjusting section, for the determined number of secondary batteries to be capacity adjusted, to adjust a capacity of each of the secondary batteries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Morita, Atsushi Kawase
  • Publication number: 20090098222
    Abstract: The present invention provides an accelerating agent for calcium absorption comprising Gum Arabic, which is daily available while simultaneously taking dietary fiber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2007
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Inventors: Hideaki Matsuda, Masahiro Iwaki, Atsushi Kawase
  • Patent number: D586797
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Kawase, Se-O Lee
  • Patent number: D588136
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi Kawase, Daigaku Kumano
  • Patent number: D589047
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi Kawase, Daigaku Kumano
  • Patent number: D596633
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Kawase, Takoe Aoki
  • Patent number: D631077
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Atsushi Kawase
  • Patent number: D631472
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Kawase, Tomoyoshi Ichinose, Mitsuhiro Shigeri
  • Patent number: D631879
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Atsushi Kawase
  • Patent number: D636388
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Atsushi Kawase
  • Patent number: D638416
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Atsushi Kawase
  • Patent number: D641748
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Atsushi Kawase