Patents by Inventor Noriaki Kokubu

Noriaki Kokubu 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: 20220238955
    Abstract: A secondary battery including an electrode wound body having a structure in which a band-shaped positive electrode and a band-shaped negative electrode are stacked and wound with a separator interposed therebetween, an electrolyte solution, a battery can that accommodates the electrode wound body and the electrolyte solution, a battery lid that closes an open end portion of the battery can, and a safety valve mechanism provided between the battery lid and the electrode wound body, wherein the safety valve mechanism includes at least a safety cover, an outer peripheral portion of the battery lid and an outer peripheral portion of the safety cover are joined, and an area of a region where the outer peripheral portion of the battery lid and the outer peripheral portion of the safety cover are joined is 18.1% or more and 25.0% or less of a sectional area of the battery in a radial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Kunio SODEYAMA, Yu NOMURA, Kosuke YANAGIDA, Noriaki KOKUBU, Hidehiko WAKUI
  • Publication number: 20220149445
    Abstract: There is provided a secondary battery in which a positive electrode and a negative electrode are laminated with a separator interposed therebetween, and an electrode winding body having a wound structure, an electrolytic solution, and a positive electrode tab connected to the positive electrode are accommodated in an outer can. An insulator is disposed in proximity to an end on a side of the positive electrode tab of the electrode winding body. The electrode winding body and the insulator each have a center hole. A diameter or size of the center hole of the insulator is larger than a diameter of the center hole of the electrode winding body and is smaller than 1.1 times a width of the positive electrode tab.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Kunio SODEYAMA, Noriaki KOKUBU, Masafumi UMEKAWA, Osamu NAGANUMA, Yoko ENDO, Ming SUN
  • Patent number: 10897031
    Abstract: A battery includes a safety valve configured to cause a deformation due to an increase in internal pressure of the battery; a restraining part including a plurality of first protrusions provided along a first circumference to serve as a restrainer against a lead part when the safety valve and the lead part are shut off due to deformation of the safety valve; and an insulating holder including a plurality of second protrusions provided along a second circumference to insulate the safety valve and the restraining part, where a number of the first protrusions and the second protrusions arranged on a diagonal line including the first circumference and the second circumference is 3 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Suzuki, Noriaki Kokubu, Kunio Sodeyama, Takao Mori
  • Publication number: 20190109303
    Abstract: A battery includes a safety valve configured to cause a deformation due to an increase in internal pressure of the battery; a restraining part including a plurality of first protrusions provided along a first circumference to serve as a restrainer against a lead part when the safety valve and the lead part are shut off due to deformation of the safety valve; and an insulating holder including a plurality of second protrusions provided along a second circumference to insulate the safety valve and the restraining part, where a number of the first protrusions and the second protrusions arranged on a diagonal line including the first circumference and the second circumference is 3 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventors: Kazuhiko SUZUKI, Noriaki KOKUBU, Kunio SODEYAMA, Takao MORI
  • Patent number: 8822070
    Abstract: A battery includes: a battery element having a cathode and an anode; a package can containing the battery element and being electrically connected to one of the cathode and the anode; and external connection terminal being connected to the other one of the cathode and the anode; and having a plate-like base contained in the package can and a leading portion extending to outside of the package can; and an insulating member separating the external connection terminal from the battery element. The base of the external connection terminal is spaced from an internal wall face of the package can, and the insulating member has notches at a position where the base of the external connection terminal is layered on the insulating member in the thickness direction of the package can.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Meguro, Shinji Hatake, Masanori Anzai, Noriaki Kokubu, Tsutomu Suehiro
  • Patent number: 7972717
    Abstract: A battery with improved safety which can establish a short circuit between electrodes more reliably when the battery is crushed by an external force is provided. A battery includes a battery element including a cathode and an anode, a battery can containing the battery element, and a conductive short circuit member arranged in a gap between the battery element and the battery can, the short circuit member capable of biting into the battery element when the battery can is deformed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Meguro, Yoshihiro Dokko, Hiroyuki Suzuki, Tadashi Miebori, Shinji Hatake, Yuzuru Fukushima, Noriaki Kokubu
  • Publication number: 20080213658
    Abstract: A battery includes: a battery element having a cathode and an anode; a package can containing the battery element and being electrically connected to one of the cathode and the anode; and external connection terminal being connected to the other one of the cathode and the anode; and having a plate-like base contained in the package can and a leading portion extending to outside of the package can; and an insulating member separating the external connection terminal from the battery element. The base of the external connection terminal is spaced from an internal wall face of the package can, and the insulating member has notches at a position where the base of the external connection terminal is layered on the insulating member in the thickness direction of the package can.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2008
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi Meguro, Shinji Hatake, Masanori Anzai, Noriaki Kokubu, Tsutomu Suehiro
  • Publication number: 20070166605
    Abstract: A battery with improved safety which can establish a short circuit between electrodes more reliably when the battery is crushed by an external force is provided. A battery includes a battery element including a cathode and an anode, a battery can containing the battery element, and a conductive short circuit member arranged in a gap between the battery element and the battery can, the short circuit member capable of biting into the battery element when the battery can is deformed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2007
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Meguro, Yoshihiro Dokko, Hiroyuki Suzuki, Tadashi Miebori, Shinji Hatake, Yuzuru Fukushima, Noriaki Kokubu