Patents by Inventor Kiyoko Abe

Kiyoko Abe 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: 9178189
    Abstract: Disclosed is a sheet-type secondary battery having: a laminated sheath (2) including an inner layer (2a) made of a thermoplastic resin and a metal layer (2b); and electrode terminals (3), each of which is connected electrically to an internal electrode pair (1) and passes through a heat seal portion (20) of the laminated sheath (2) in a hermetic manner so as to be led out externally. The sheath (2) and electrode terminal (3) are bonded with a bonding resin (5) at portion (20) in which terminal (3) is interposed. The inner layer (2a) of the sheath (2) opposed to the terminal (3) has an excess resin receiving portion (20a) formed thereon for receiving an excess resin in a heat sealing process. The portion (20a) is not formed in a heat seal portion (20P) at which the inner layers (2a) of the laminated sheaths (2) are bonded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: ENAX, INC.
    Inventors: Kiyoko Abe, Masashi Akiba, Katsumi Kawai, Taro Ueno, Yasunori Ozawa, Kazunori Ozawa
  • Patent number: 8993036
    Abstract: This invention relates to a processed soybean having a reduced urease content, the soybean being produced by decompressing and steaming, wherein the soybean is not ground soybean.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kiyoko Abe, Katsushi Kawashima
  • Patent number: 8617257
    Abstract: There is provided a simple-structured and inexpensive device for stacking a successive separator and sheet electrodes which can protect an end portion of a sheet electrode when folding the successive separator, and which enables smooth folding of the separator to improve the productivity. The device comprises a stacking stage 10 which adsorbs and holds a leading end of the tape-like separator S, and on which sheet electrodes P, N and the separator S are successively stacked, separator reciprocating means for reciprocating the tape-like separator S on the stacking stage 10 with the stacking stage 10 being as a center, and a folding guide member 20 which comes close/moves apart relative to the stacking stage 10, covers both side ends of the stacked sheet electrode P, N in the moving direction of the separator S, and guides folding of the separator S accompanied by a reciprocal movement of the separator S at both side ends of the sheet electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Enax, Inc.
    Inventors: Munehiro Kadowaki, Kiyoko Abe, Kazunori Ozawa
  • Publication number: 20130004647
    Abstract: This invention relates to a processed soybean having a reduced urease content, the soybean being produced by decompressing and steaming.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kiyoko Abe, Katsushi Kawashima
  • Publication number: 20120288746
    Abstract: Disclosed is a sheet-type secondary battery having: a laminated sheath (2) including an inner layer (2a) made of a thermoplastic resin and a metal layer (2b); and electrode terminals (3), each of which is connected electrically to an internal electrode pair (1) and passes through a heat seal portion (20) of the laminated sheath (2) in a hermetic manner so as to be led out externally. The sheath (2) and electrode terminal (3) are bonded with a bonding resin (5) at portion (20) in which terminal (3) is interposed. The inner layer (2a) of the sheath (2) opposed to the terminal (3) has an excess resin receiving portion (20a) formed thereon for receiving an excess resin in a heat sealing process. The portion (20a) is not formed in a heat seal portion (20P) at which the inner layers (2a) of the laminated sheaths (2) are bonded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Inventors: Kiyoko Abe, Masashi Akiba, Katsumi Kawai, Taro Ueno, Yasunori Ozawa, Kazunori Ozawa
  • Publication number: 20100273043
    Abstract: An electrochemical cell with a pair of electrodes arranged as a stack of flat electrode films separated by a separator film, wherein: electrode films of each electrode are electrically connected with each other through inner electrode conductors, the inner electrode conductors of the different electrodes are arranged on opposite sides of the electrochemical cel in electrode material-free area of the electrode films, each inner electrode conductor is connected with the respective electrode films through a predetermined number of weld points in the electrode material-free area of the respective electrode, each inner electrode conductor includes a predetermined number of openings in which coupling elements are set to connect the inner electrode conductor with an outward electrode conductor for the respective electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2008
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Inventors: Peter Birke, Michael Keller, Kazuhiro Takahashi, Hideo Abe, Kiyoko Abe, Kazunori Ozawa
  • Publication number: 20100230191
    Abstract: An electrochemical cell with a cathode electrode and an anode electrode separated by a separator, whereby: the cathode electrode includes at least a two-phase active material based on a lithium-transition metal oxide, and the anode electrode includes at least such a material that the anode electrode has an open circuit voltage curve with a total travel of at least 0.7 V and a steep voltage discharge curve without a saddle point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2008
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Applicants: TEMIC Automotive Electric Motors GmbH, ENAX Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Birke, Michael Keller, Kazuhiro Takahashi, Hideo Yabe, Kiyoko Abe, Kazunori Ozawa
  • Publication number: 20100200314
    Abstract: An energy storage assembly with a plurality of flat electrochemical cells, each of them includes a pair of electrodes which electrically connect the electrochemical cells with each other through outward electrode terminals, wherein each electrochemical cell includes as a pair of outward electrode terminals a straight outward terminal and a curved outward terminal, the electrochemical cells are connected with each other that a straight outward terminal of one of the electrochemical cell is connected with a curved outward terminal of an adjacent electrochemical cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2008
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Inventors: Peter Birke, Swen Wiethoff, Michael Keller, Frank Czogalla, Kazuhiro Takahashi, Hideo Yabe, Kiyoko Abe, Kazunori Ozawa
  • Publication number: 20100132308
    Abstract: There is provided a simple-structured and inexpensive device for stacking a successive separator and sheet electrodes which can protect an end portion of a sheet 5 electrode when folding the successive separator, and which enables smooth folding of the separator to improve the productivity. The device comprises a stacking stage 10 which adsorbs and holds a leading end of the tape-like separator S, and on which sheet electrodes P, N and the separator S are successively stacked, separator reciprocating means for reciprocating the tape-like separator S on the stacking stage 10 with the 10 stacking stage 10 being as a center, and a folding guide member 20 which comes close/moves apart relative to the stacking stage 10, covers both side ends of the stacked sheet electrode P, N in the moving direction of the separator S, and guides folding of the separator S accompanied by a reciprocal movement of the separator S at both side ends of the sheet electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2007
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Inventors: Munehiro Kadowaki, Kiyoko Abe, Kazunori Ozawa
  • Publication number: 20080070111
    Abstract: Provided is a sheet-type secondary battery capable of preventing damage to sheet-type electrodes when the sheet-type electrodes are connected, and also allowing an arbitrary number of the sheet-type electrodes to be laminated so as to easily realize a high-capacity sheet-type secondary battery and a manufacturing method therefor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2007
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Applicant: ENAX, INC.
    Inventors: Kiyoko Abe, Kazuhiro Takahashi, Kazunori Ozawa