Patents by Inventor Tatsumi Matsuo

Tatsumi Matsuo 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: 11394086
    Abstract: A battery module including a plurality of battery cells, a first chassis, and a connection member. The battery cells are aligned in a first direction. The first chassis includes a plurality of first compartments in which the battery cells are housed one by one, and at least one second compartment that is partitioned in the first direction. The connection member includes a body that is housed in the second compartment, a pair of connection terminals that is mounted on a first face of the body and is electrically connectable to the electrodes of the battery cells via a conductive member. The first face faces in a second direction intersecting with the first direction, and a conductor that extends across the pair of connection terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Masahito Morone, Hirofumi Yamamoto, Tatsumi Matsuo, Motohiro Itou, Shinya Sato, Kazuto Kuroda, Ryo Okabe, Norihiro Kaneko, Minoru Gyoda, Yuji Sasaki, Kota Asami, Nobuyasu Negishi
  • Publication number: 20210367301
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a battery module includes first to fourth batteries and a case in which these batteries are housed. In the case, a first partition wall partitions the first and the second batteries and partitions the third and fourth batteries in a first direction, and a second partition wall partitions the first and third batteries and partitions the second and fourth batteries in a second direction intersecting the first direction. A fastening member fastens case members to each other at an intersection of the above two partition walls. The case includes a rib protruding on a surface of at least one of the first and second partition walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Tatsumi MATSUO, Ryousuke KASAYA
  • Publication number: 20210057687
    Abstract: A battery device includes a battery cell; an exterior member that accommodates the battery cell; and one or more foamed resin fixing members disposed between the battery cell and the exterior member. The foamed resin fixing members are formed of a foamed resin having self-adhesiveness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Tatsumi MATSUO, Hirofumi YAMAMOYO, Takashi ENOMOTO
  • Patent number: 10553845
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a battery module includes a plurality of batteries and a module housing. The module housing accommodates the plurality of batteries. The module housing is configured by connecting a plurality of cases in a first direction. At least one of the plurality of cases includes a vacuum pad adsorption region which is on an end surface in a second direction intersecting the first direction and on which a vacuum pad is adsorbable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Makoto Nagasato, Tatsumi Matsuo, Norio Shimizu, Masafumi Ebisawa, Shinichiro Kosugi, Masahiro Sekino
  • Publication number: 20190097202
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a battery module includes, for example, a plurality of battery cells, a first chassis, and a connection member. The battery cells are aligned in a first direction. The first chassis includes a plurality of first compartments in which the battery cells are housed one by one, and at least one second compartment that is partitioned in the first direction. The connection member includes a body that is housed in the second compartment; a pair of connection terminals that is mounted on a first face of the body and is electrically connectable to the electrodes of the battery cells via a conductive member, the first face facing in a second direction intersecting with the first direction; and a conductor that extends across the pair of connection terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Masahito Morone, Hirofumi Yamamoto, Tatsumi Matsuo, Motohiro Itou, Shinya Sato, Kazuto Kuroda, Ryo Okabe, Norihiro Kaneko, Minoru Gyoda, Yuji Sasaki, Kota Asami, Nobuyasu Negishi
  • Publication number: 20170187016
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a battery module includes a plurality of batteries and a module housing. The module housing accommodates the plurality of batteries. The module housing is configured by connecting a plurality of cases in a first direction. At least one of the plurality of cases includes a vacuum pad adsorption region which is on an end surface in a second direction intersecting the first direction and on which a vacuum pad is adsorbable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2017
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: Makoto Nagasato, Tatsumi Matsuo, Norio Shimizu, Masafumi Ebisawa, Shinichiro Kosugi, Masahiro Sekino
  • Publication number: 20160164054
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a battery module includes cells each including a housing body including a bottom surface, a pair of main surfaces, and a pair of side surfaces, and a lid member opposed to the bottom surface and having electrode terminals; a case in which the cells are housed; conductive members electrically connecting the electrode terminals of the cells; and a wiring board placed at the upper portion of the conductive members on the case. The cells include a first group including cells stacked along a first direction, and a second group including cells stacked along a second direction. The side surfaces of cells of the first group are opposed to the main surfaces of the cells of the second group. The first group and the second group are connected in series.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2016
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Hirofumi Yamamoto, Makoto Nagasato, Tatsumi Matsuo, Hideaki Hiraki, Masahiro Sekino
  • Publication number: 20130252075
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, battery assembly includes casing, accumulators, and conductive member. The conductive member has two first walls, two second walls, and third wall. One of the first walls is connected to one of a cathode and an anode of one of the accumulators, and extended along a front surface of the casing. Other one of the first walls is connected to one of the cathode and the anode of other one of the accumulators, and extended along the front surface. The second walls are connected to the first walls via two first curve portions, respectively, and extended in direction crossing the front surface. The third wall is connected to the second walls via two second curve portions, respectively, and extended over between the two second walls in direction along the front surface at a position apart from the front surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Inventors: Hideo Shimizu, Tadasu Ishii, Tatsumi Matsuo, Takahiro Terada, Takayuki Ogawa