Patents by Inventor Shigeo WAatanabe

Shigeo WAatanabe 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: 20110183166
    Abstract: A bipolar secondary battery is provided with an electric power generating unit, a pair of terminal plates. The electric power generating unit includes a plurality of bipolar electrodes stacked on one another with an electrolyte layer disposed between the bipolar electrodes and separating the bipolar electrodes. Each of the bipolar electrodes includes a collector with a positive electrode active material layer formed on a first side surface of the collector, and a negative electrode active material layer formed on a second side surface of the collector. The first terminal plate is connected to a first stacking direction facing end of the electric power generating unit. The second terminal plate is connected to a second stacking direction facing end of the electric power generating unit. At least one of the terminal plates includes an electric current suppressing device that suppresses an electric current occurring when an internal short circuit occurs in the electric power generating unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2009
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sohei Suga, Masanori Aoyagi, Kenji Ohara, Yasuo Ohta, Junji Katamura, Motoharu Obika, Kenji Hosaka, Hideaki Horie, Shigeo WAatanabe