Patents by Inventor Tatsuhiko SASAKI
Tatsuhiko SASAKI 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: 20240128578Abstract: A load applicator includes an elastic mechanism including elastic bodies, a first member configured to move in accordance with contraction of power storage cells, a second member provided opposite to the first member across the elastic mechanism, a switching device, and a restriction member. The elastic mechanism has a first form wherein a first restraint load is applied to a power storage module when the power storage module expands by a first dimension, and a second form wherein a second restraint load larger than the first restraint load is applied to the power storage module when the power storage module expands by the first dimension. The switching device performs an operation switching from the first form to the second form in a case where a restraint load smaller than the first restraint load is applied to the power storage module when the power storage module expands by the first dimension.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventors: Shotaro ISHIKAWA, Tatsuhiko SASAKI, Koichiro KISHI, Kenta WATANABE
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Publication number: 20240121166Abstract: An information processing device includes processing circuitry to manage a rule regarding cooperation of a plurality of devices, to acquire device operation information indicating a user operation on a first device and to infer the rule including a trigger condition as a condition for starting a cooperation device operation on a second device; to notify the terminal of an inquiry including the inferred rule via the communication unit and to acquire response information regarding whether to register the rule or not from the terminal; and to perform the cooperation device operation based on the rule when the device operation information satisfying the trigger condition included in the registered rule is inputted to the first device, wherein the processing circuitry registers the rule when the response information indicates approval for the registration of the rule, and performs the cooperation device operation based on the registered rule.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2021Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Wataru SASAKI, Tatsuhiko ITOHARA
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Patent number: 11894570Abstract: A load applicator includes an elastic mechanism, a first member configured to move in accordance with contraction of power storage cells, a second member provided on a side opposite to the first member across the elastic mechanism, and a switching device. The elastic mechanism has a first form in which a first restraint load is applied to the power storage module when the power storage module expands by a first dimension, and a second form in which a second restraint load larger than the first restraint load is applied to the power storage module when the power storage module expands by the first dimension. The switching device performs an operation to switch from the first form to the second form in a case where a restraint load smaller than the first restraint load is applied to the power storage module when the power storage module expands by the first dimension.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shotaro Ishikawa, Tatsuhiko Sasaki, Koichiro Kishi, Kenta Watanabe
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Patent number: 11894579Abstract: A secondary battery includes an electrode, a positive electrode current collector, a negative electrode current collector, a positive electrode terminal, a negative electrode terminal, and an insulating plate. The positive electrode terminal and the negative electrode terminal each have a main side surface and a sub side surface having an area smaller than that of the main side surface. The positive electrode terminal and the negative electrode terminal are arranged so that the main side surface of the positive electrode terminal and the main side surface of the negative electrode terminal face each other. The insulating plate is arranged between the main side surface of the positive electrode terminal and the main side surface of the negative electrode terminal.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2021Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tatsuhiko Sasaki, Taro Matsushita, Kenta Watanabe, Shotaro Ishikawa, Koichiro Kishi
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Publication number: 20240014529Abstract: A secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a single positive electrode terminal formed in a flat plate shape, a single negative electrode terminal formed in a flat plate shape, a holder holding the single positive and negative electrode terminals, and a laminate exterior body. The single positive and negative electrode terminals each have a single protruding portion protruding from the laminate exterior body in one direction. An insulating plate is arranged between main side surfaces of the single protruding portions of the terminals. On one side of the insulating plate in a facing direction, only the single protruding portion of the positive terminal protrudes from the laminate exterior body, and on the other side of the insulating plate in the facing direction, only the single protruding portion of the negative terminal protrudes from the laminate exterior body.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2023Publication date: January 11, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tatsuhiko SASAKI, Taro MATSUSHITA, Kenta WATANABE, Shotaro ISHIKAWA, Koichiro KISHI
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Publication number: 20220238951Abstract: A load applicator includes an elastic mechanism, a first member configured to move in accordance with contraction of power storage cells, a second member provided on a side opposite to the first member across the elastic mechanism, and a switching device. The elastic mechanism has a first form in which a first restraint load is applied to the power storage module when the power storage module expands by a first dimension, and a second form in which a second restraint load larger than the first restraint load is applied to the power storage module when the power storage module expands by the first dimension. The switching device performs an operation to switch from the first form to the second form in a case where a restraint load smaller than the first restraint load is applied to the power storage module when the power storage module expands by the first dimension.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2022Publication date: July 28, 2022Inventors: Shotaro ISHIKAWA, Tatsuhiko SASAKI, Koichiro KISHI, Kenta WATANABE
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Publication number: 20220085472Abstract: A secondary battery includes an electrode, a positive electrode current collector, a negative electrode current collector, a positive electrode terminal, a negative electrode terminal, and an insulating plate. The positive electrode terminal and the negative electrode terminal each have a main side surface and a sub side surface having an area smaller than that of the main side surface. The positive electrode terminal and the negative electrode terminal are arranged so that the main side surface of the positive electrode terminal and the main side surface of the negative electrode terminal face each other. The insulating plate is arranged between the main side surface of the positive electrode terminal and the main side surface of the negative electrode terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2021Publication date: March 17, 2022Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tatsuhiko SASAKI, Taro MATSUSHITA, Kenta WATANABE, Shotaro ISHIKAWA, Koichiro KISHI