Patents by Inventor Makoto Unno
Makoto Unno 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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Publication number: 20230253647Abstract: A film-covered battery includes a coverage case having a film covering material and a power generation element contained in the coverage case. The coverage case has a first sealing part that guides a terminal and a second sealing part that does not guide a terminal. The second sealing part is formed on at least one face (face F) with a maximum area among exterior faces of the power generation element. The assembled battery has a third sealing part being a part of the second sealing part and overlapping the power generation element. In the assembled battery, a heat dissipation plate is placed on the face F where the third sealing part is formed. A projection area of the third sealing part and the heat dissipation plate on the face F occupies 40% or more of the face F.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2023Publication date: August 10, 2023Inventor: Makoto UNNO
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Patent number: 11677108Abstract: A film-covered battery includes a coverage case having a film covering material and a power generation element contained in the coverage case. The coverage case has a first sealing part that guides a terminal and a second sealing part that does not guide a terminal. The second sealing part is formed on at least one face (face F) with a maximum area among exterior faces of the power generation element. The assembled battery has a third sealing part being a part of the second sealing part and overlapping the power generation element. In the assembled battery, a heat dissipation plate is placed on the face F where the third sealing part is formed. A projection area of the third sealing part and the heat dissipation plate on the face F occupies 40% or more of the face F.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2019Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: Envision AESC Japan Ltd.Inventor: Makoto Unno
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Publication number: 20200127348Abstract: A film-covered battery includes a coverage case having a film covering material and a power generation element contained in the coverage case. The coverage case has a first sealing part that guides a terminal and a second sealing part that does not guide a terminal. The second sealing part is formed on at least one face (face F) with a maximum area among exterior faces of the power generation element. The assembled battery has a third sealing part being a part of the second sealing part and overlapping the power generation element. In the assembled battery, a heat dissipation plate is placed on the face F where the third sealing part is formed. A projection area of the third sealing part and the heat dissipation plate on the face F occupies 40% or more of the face F.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2019Publication date: April 23, 2020Inventor: Makoto UNNO
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Patent number: 9997745Abstract: Provided is a battery pack capable of improving volumetric efficiency while reducing the thickness of the entire battery. The battery pack is configured by laminating a plurality of film-sheathed batteries (10) each including power generating element (11) and film sheath material (12) in which internal space (13) is formed for housing power generating element (11) along with an electrolyte. Power generating element (11) includes main surfaces (11a) that are positioned on both sides in a lamination direction, and side surfaces (11b) that are adjacent to main surfaces (11a). Film sheath material (12) includes housing part (14) that is provided with main surface covering sections (14a) for covering main surfaces (11a) and side surface covering sections (14b) for covering side surfaces (11b), main surface covering sections (14a) and side surface covering sections (14b) forming internal space (13), and sealing parts (15) that protrude from side surface covering sections (14b) to seal internal space (13).Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2013Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: NEC ENERGY DEVICES, LTD.Inventors: Satoshi Nakashima, Makoto Unno
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Patent number: 9768424Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a battery pack that can reduce the thickness of the entire battery while ensuring that the film-packaged batteries adhere to each other. The battery pack of the present invention includes: film-packaged battery assembly 12 of multiple laminated film-packaged batteries 12, each film-packaged battery including power generation element 11 and film-wrapping 12 forming an interior space 13 that can house power generation element 11 along with electrolyte; and, at least one fixing member 3 that faces the side face of film-packaged battery assembly 2. Film wrapping 12 includes casing part 14 that forms interior space 13 and sealing part 15 that extends from casing part 14 to fixing member 3 to seal interior space 13. Sealing part 15 is inserted in slit 4 that is formed in fixing member 3 and that is fixed therein to fixing member 3.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2013Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: NEC ENERGY DEVICES, LTD.Inventors: Satoshi Nakashima, Makoto Unno
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Publication number: 20160020442Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a battery pack that can reduce the thickness of the entire battery while ensuring that the film-packaged batteries adhere to each other. The battery pack of the present invention includes: film-packaged battery assembly 12 of multiple laminated film-packaged batteries 12, each film-packaged battery including power generation element 11 and film-wrapping 12 forming an interior space 13 that can house power generation element 11 along with electrolyte; and, at least one fixing member 3 that faces the side face of film-packaged battery assembly 2. Film wrapping 12 includes casing part 14 that forms interior space 13 and sealing part 15 that extends from casing part 14 to fixing member 3 to seal interior space 13. Sealing part 15 is inserted in slit 4 that is formed in fixing member 3 and that is fixed therein to fixing member 3.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2013Publication date: January 21, 2016Applicant: NEC Energy Devices, Ltd.Inventors: Satoshi NAKASHIMA, Makoto UNNO
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Publication number: 20160020438Abstract: Provided is a battery pack capable of improving volumetric efficiency while reducing the thickness of the entire battery. The battery pack is configured by laminating a plurality of film-sheathed batteries (10) each including power generating element (11) and film sheath material (12) in which internal space (13) is formed for housing power generating element (11) along with an electrolyte. Power generating element (11) includes main surfaces (11a) that are positioned on both sides in a lamination direction, and side surfaces (11b) that are adjacent to main surfaces (11a). Film sheath material (12) includes housing part (14) that is provided with main surface covering sections (14a) for covering main surfaces (11a) and side surface covering sections (14b) for covering side surfaces (11b), main surface covering sections (14a) and side surface covering sections (14b) forming internal space (13), and sealing parts (15) that protrude from side surface covering sections (14b) to seal internal space (13).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2013Publication date: January 21, 2016Applicant: NEC ENERGY DEVICES, LTD.Inventors: Satoshi NAKASHIMA, Makoto UNNO
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Publication number: 20100320250Abstract: A center portion (30) of a V-shaped cutter blade (20) includes center large teeth (31) and center middle teeth 32 the tooth height of which is less than the tooth height of the center large teeth (31). End portions (50) of the cutter blade (20) each include first end teeth (51) and second end teeth (52) the tooth height of which is less than the tooth height of the first end teeth (51). Tooth tops of the first end teeth 51 of each end portion (50) are located on a straight line (L1), which extends through tooth tops of the center large teeth (31) located on one of the right half and the left half of the center portion (30).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2008Publication date: December 23, 2010Inventors: Makoto Hideoka, Tadashi Umetsu, Asako Saeki, Yoshikazu Amano, Takayuki Seki, Makoto Unno, Shinichi Sekine, Kenichi Ishii
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Publication number: 20100282811Abstract: A cutting edge 24 is divided into a center area 28 including a V-shaped apex portion, a pair of intermediate areas 29 on the outer sides thereof, and a pair of side areas 30 on the farther outer sides thereof. The center area 28 has first teeth with the highest tooth height and second teeth with a smaller tooth height, the first teeth being situated at the apex portion and the second teeth being situated between the first teeth at a prescribed spacing around them as the center. A first straight line connecting the tips of the first teeth, a second straight line connecting the tips of the second teeth and a third straight line connecting the bases of the first teeth and second teeth are parallel, the second straight line being located between the first straight line and third straight line. The tips of the intermediate teeth of the intermediate area 29 are located on the second straight line or between the second straight line and third straight line.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2008Publication date: November 11, 2010Applicant: Kureha CorporationInventors: Michihiro Sato, Yoshikazu Amano, Makoto Unno, Shinichi Sekine, Kenichi Ishi
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Publication number: 20040233613Abstract: In an electric double layer capacitor having a pair of collectors, a pair of polarizing electrodes interposed between the collectors and faced each other with a separator interposed between the polarizing electrodes, each collector has a metallic foil and a conductive polymer layer located between the metallic foil and the polarizing electrode. The conductive polymer layer is formed by conductive polymer identical with that of the polarizing electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2004Publication date: November 25, 2004Applicant: NEC TOKIN CorporationInventors: Ryuichi Kasahara, Masako Ohya, Makoto Unno
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Patent number: 6783910Abstract: A toner for electrostatic imaging has a vinyl resin binder with an acid value of 2.5-70 mgKOH/g and (i) a long-chain alcohol with an OH value of 10-120 mg/KOH/g or (ii) a long-chain alkyl carboxylic acid with an acid value of 5-120 mg/KOH/g, wherein the acid value of the resin binder+either (i) OH value of the alcohol or (ii) acid value of the acid>(¼)×OH value of the binder.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2002Date of Patent: August 31, 2004Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takaaki Kohtaki, Makoto Unno, Yushi Mikuriya, Tadashi Doujo
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Publication number: 20030211414Abstract: A toner for electrostatic imaging has a vinyl resin binder with an acid value of 2.5-70 mgKOH/g and (i) a long-chain alcohol with an OH value of 10-120 mg/KOH/g or (ii) a long-chain alkyl carboxylic acid with an acid value of 5-120 mg/KOH/g, wherein the acid value of the resin binder+either (i) OH value of the alcohol or (ii) acid value of the acid>(¼)×OH value of the binder.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2002Publication date: November 13, 2003Inventors: Takaaki Kohtaki, Makoto Unno, Yushi Mikuriya, Tadashi Doujo
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Patent number: 6623901Abstract: A toner for developing an electrostatic image is constituted by a binder resin and a long-chain compound. The binder resin is a polyester resin or vinyl resin respectively having an acid value of preferably 25-70 mgKOH/g. The long-chain compound is a long-chain alkyl alcohol having an OH value of 10-120 mgKOH/g or a long-chain alkyl carboxylic acid having an acid value of 5-120 mgKOH/g and is contained so as to satisfy a condition of the following formula (1) or formula (2): Formula (1) acid value of binder resin +OH value of long-chain alkyl alcohol >(¼)×OH value of binder resin, or Formula (2) acid value of binder resin +acid value of long-chain alkyl carboxylic acid >(¼)×OH value of binder resin. The toner is characterized by a good balance between fixing performances and developing performances suitable for a variety of models of image forming apparatus and in wide ranges of environmental conditions.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 1997Date of Patent: September 23, 2003Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takaaki Kohtaki, Makoto Unno, Yushi Mikuriya, Tadashi Doujo
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Patent number: 6365314Abstract: A toner for developing electrostatic images. having a uniform composition and uniform performances over varying sizes of toner particles is constituted by (a) a binder resin, (b) a long-chain alkyl compound and (c) a specific azo-type iron complex. The long-chain alkyl compound is represented by the following formula (1), (2) or (3): CH3&Parenopenst;CH2&Parenclosest;xCH2OH (1), CH3&Parenopenst;CH2&Parenclosest;yCH2COOH (3), wherein x and y independently denote an average value in the range of 35-150.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 1999Date of Patent: April 2, 2002Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Koichi Tomiyama, Takaaki Kohtaki, Manabu Ohno, Makoto Unno, Yushi Mikuriya, Nobuyuki Okubo, Tadashi Doujo, Shunji Suzuki
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Patent number: 6218065Abstract: A toner having a negative triboelectric chargeability and suitable for developing positively or negatively charged images is composed of at least a binder resin, a colorant and an organic metal compound. The organic metal compound is an organic zirconium compound comprising a coordination or/and a bonding of zirconium and an aromatic compound as a ligand or/and an acid source selected from the group consisting of aromatic diols, aromatic hydroxycarboxylic acids, aromatic monocarboxylic acids, and aromatic polycarboxylic acids.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 1998Date of Patent: April 17, 2001Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hirohide Tanikawa, Takeshi Ohtake, Makoto Unno, Makoto Kanbayashi
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Patent number: 6090515Abstract: A toner for developing electrostatic images includes a binder resin, a specific long-chain alkyl compound and a specific azo iron complex. The long-chain alkyl compound contains a terminal --OH or --COOH group and from about 35 to 150 (--CH.sub.2 --) groups. The azo iron complex has a cation including 75-98 mol. % of ammonium ion and another ion which is hydrogen, sodium, potassium or mixtures thereof.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 1997Date of Patent: July 18, 2000Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Koichi Tomiyama, Takaaki Kohtaki, Manabu Ohno, Makoto Unno, Yushi Mikuriya, Nobuyuki Okubo, Tadashi Doujo, Shunji Suzuki
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Patent number: 6017669Abstract: The toner for developing an electrostatic image has toner particles containing at least binder resin and colorant. The resin components of a range of 2,000 to 100,000 in molecular weight, prepared by preparatory liquid chromatograph from the binder resin, exhibit an M/S ratio of 200 or greater and are 50% to 90% in abundance. The M and S stand for a weight average molecular weight (M) measured by means of light scattering method and an inertia radius (S) measured by means of light scattering method, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 1996Date of Patent: January 25, 2000Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Makoto Unno, Takaaki Kotaki, Yushi Mikuriya, Tadashi Doujo
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Patent number: 5972554Abstract: A toner for developing electrostatic images is formed of toner particles comprising a binder resin and a colorant, and inorganic fine powder. The toner further contains: a phenol-aldehyde condensate mixture comprising an acyclic condensate and a cyclic condensate, respectively, of a phenol compound with an aldehyde compound, and the phenol-aldehyde condensate mixture contains 10-80 mol % of condensate components having 4-6 phenolic units. The phenol-aldehyde condensate mixture may be contained in or externally added to the toner particles. Because of the inclusion of an acyclic condensate and appropriate amount of condensate components having 4-6 phenolic units, the phenol-aldehyde condensate mixture may exhibit a good dispersibility in the binder resin and a good charge control performance.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 1998Date of Patent: October 26, 1999Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takayuki Nagatsuka, Hirohide Tanikawa, Makoto Unno
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Patent number: 5660963Abstract: A toner for developing an electrostatic image is constituted by a resin composition and a colorant. The resin composition includes a high-softening point polyester resin (I) having a softening point of 120.degree.-180.degree. C. a low-softening point polyester resin (II) having a softening point of 80.degree.-120.degree. C., and a long-chain alkyl compound selected from the group consisting of-a long-chain alkyl alcohol principally comprising long-chain alkyl alcohol components having long-chain alkyl groups of 23 to 252 carbon atoms and a long-chain alkyl carboxylic acid principally comprising long-chain alkyl carboxylic acid components having long-chain alkyl groups of 22 to 251 carbon atoms. The resin composition preferably includes a tetrahydrofuran (THF)-soluble content providing a gel permeation chromatogram showing a weight-average molecular weight (Mw) of at least 10.sup.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 1995Date of Patent: August 26, 1997Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tadashi Doujo, Takaaki Kohtaki, Makoto Unno, Yushi Mikuriya
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Patent number: 5641600Abstract: A magnetic toner composed of a binder resin and magnetic fine particles, wherein the magnetic fine particles are coated with an iron-zinc oxide on their surfaces and the magnetic fine particles have a saturation magnetization (.sigma.s) of 50 Am.sup.2 /kg or above under a magnetic field of 79.58 kA/m (1K oersted) where the product of residual magnetization (.sigma.r, Am.sup.2 /kg) and coercive force (Hc, kA/m), .sigma.r.times.Hc, is in the range between 60 and 250 (kA.sup.2 m/kg).Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 1995Date of Patent: June 24, 1997Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takaaki Kotaki, Masaki Uchiyama, Yasutaka Akashi, Makoto Unno, Yushi Mikuriya, Tadashi Dojyo