Patents by Inventor Yo Hasegawa

Yo Hasegawa 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: 20240047833
    Abstract: An energy storage apparatus includes an energy storage device including an electrode terminal, an outer case accommodating the energy storage device, and a first plate-shaped member. The outer case includes a bottom wall portion which is a wall portion on an installation surface side where the energy storage apparatus is installed. The first plate-shaped member is disposed inside the outer case, and is disposed at an end portion of the energy storage device in a first direction which is an arrangement direction of the energy storage device and the bottom wall portion. The energy storage device is disposed in a posture where the electrode terminal is directed in a second direction which is a direction intersecting with the first direction and extending along the bottom wall portion. The first plate-shaped member includes a first protruding portion which protrudes more than the energy storage device in the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventor: Yo HASEGAWA
  • Patent number: 11862817
    Abstract: An energy storage apparatus includes: an energy storage device group in which a terminal surface and a side surface intersecting the terminal surface are formed by a plurality of arrayed energy storage devices; and a busbar frame holding a plurality of busbars. The busbar frame is provided with a body holding the busbar and disposed on the terminal surface, a connector holder having a connector, to which an external connector is connected, and disposed on the side surface, and a coupling portion coupling the body and the connector holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: GS YUASA INTERNATIONAL LTD.
    Inventors: Shun Sasaki, Yasuyuki Iwashima, Yo Hasegawa, Tsuyoshi Hidaka, Yuta Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 11239526
    Abstract: An energy storage apparatus includes an energy storage device, a first wiring electrically connected to the energy storage device, a harness plate holding the first wiring, and a first connector connected to the first wiring, the first connector being located at a central portion of the harness plate and capable of detachably attaching an external wiring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: GS YUASA INTERNATIONAL LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Masuda, Shinpei Ono, Yasuyuki Iwashima, Yo Hasegawa, Yuki Matsuda, Shun Sasaki, Minoru Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20210242541
    Abstract: An energy storage apparatus includes: an energy storage device group in which a terminal surface and a side surface intersecting the terminal surface are formed by a plurality of arrayed energy storage devices; and a busbar frame holding a plurality of busbars. The busbar frame is provided with a body holding the busbar and disposed on the terminal surface, a connector holder having a connector, to which an external connector is connected, and disposed on the side surface, and a coupling portion coupling the body and the connector holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Shun SASAKI, Yasuyuki IWASHIMA, Yo HASEGAWA, Tsuyoshi HIDAKA, Yuta YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20210126314
    Abstract: An energy storage apparatus includes an energy storage device, a first wiring electrically connected to the energy storage device, a harness plate holding the first wiring, and a first connector connected to the first wiring, the first connector being located at a central portion of the harness plate and capable of detachably attaching an external wiring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Yoshihiro MASUDA, Shinpel ONO, Yasuyuki IWASHIMA, Yo HASEGAWA, Yuki MATSUDA, Shun SASAKI, Minoru WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20210043896
    Abstract: An energy storage apparatus includes an energy storage device and a spacer, in which the spacer has a first member that abuts on a side surface of the energy storage device that faces a first direction, and a second member that is disposed on the first member in a second direction, the second direction intersecting the first direction, the second member supporting an end portion of the first member in the second direction, and the first member has higher heat resistance than the second member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Shun SASAKI, Yoshimasa TOSHIOKA, Yo HASEGAWA, Yasuyuki IWASHIMA, Tsuyoshi HIDAKA, Yuta YAMAMOTO, Minoru WATANABE
  • Patent number: 9620749
    Abstract: Provided is an electric storage apparatus including: an electric storage device; a circuit module; and an enclosure for housing the electric storage device, wherein: any one thereof includes an engaging portion; any one of the remaining ones includes an engaged portion; and the engaging portion and the engaged portion are engageable with and disengageable from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: GS YUASA INTERNATIONAL LTD.
    Inventors: Seiji Nemoto, Tatsuya Masumoto, Yoshihiro Masuda, Yo Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 9425446
    Abstract: An assembled battery includes: a case in which plural electric cells are accommodated; and an abutment member which abuts against the electric cells accommodated in the case to position the electric cells with respect to the case. The abutment member includes a first projection inserted into a first gap defined by the case and the mutually adjacent electric cells to align the abutment member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: GS YUASA INTERNATIONAL LTD.
    Inventors: Minoru Watanabe, Yoshihiro Masuda, Yo Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 9236591
    Abstract: Even if a junction box is laid out such that a region where a battery cell is disposed is divided, the battery cell is effectively cooled. A battery pack includes: a battery pack case (1) including a junction box accommodating portion (10) and a battery accommodating portions (7, 8a, 8b); and a plurality of batteries (2) accommodated in the battery accommodating portions (7, 8a, 8b) of the battery pack case (1). The junction box accommodating portion (10) is covered with shield members (21, 22, 23).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: GS Yuasa International Ltd.
    Inventors: Minoru Watanabe, Toshiki Kusunoki, Yo Hasegawa
  • Publication number: 20140087229
    Abstract: An assembled battery includes: a case in which plural electric cells are accommodated; and an abutment member which abuts against the electric cells accommodated in the case to position the electric cells with respect to the case. The abutment member includes a first projection inserted into a first gap defined by the case and the mutually adjacent electric cells to align the abutment member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: Lithium Energy Japan
    Inventors: Minoru Watanabe, Yoshihiro Masuda, Yo Hasegawa
  • Publication number: 20130084478
    Abstract: Even if a junction box is laid out such that a region where a battery cell is disposed is divided, the battery cell is effectively cooled. A battery pack includes: a battery pack case (1) including a junction box accommodating portion (10) and a battery accommodating portions (7, 8a, 8b); and a plurality of batteries (2) accommodated in the battery accommodating portions (7, 8a, 8b) of the battery pack case (1). The junction box accommodating portion (10) is covered with shield members (21, 22, 23).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: Lithium Energy Japan
    Inventors: Minoru Watanabe, Toshiki Kusunoki, Yo Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 6524697
    Abstract: A temperature sensor for prevention of an overcurrent condition in circuits of electronic equipment such as personal computers. The temperature sensor including a temperature sensitive layer provided on opposing electrodes on an insulating substrate and prepared by suspending an electrically conductive powder in a mixture of a resin obtained by copolymerizing a flexible monomer, a hydrophobic monomer, and a monomer having a glycidyl radical, and a hardening agent; and an electronic equipment employing the temperature sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2003
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shizuo Furuyama, Koichi Morimoto, Yo Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 5551626
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a diffusion joining method of Cu or Cu alloy surface and a conductive paste used therefor, especially applied to a method for preparing a multilayer printed wiring board. The present invention is characterized by providing the contacting surfaces with a layer selected from the group comprising a noble metal thin layer, a metal oxide remover layer and a conductive paste layer mainly consisting of a Cu or Cu alloy particles and the metal oxide remover; and pressing the contacting metal surfaces at a temperature higher than 170.degree. C. more or less whereat the Cu atom at interface of the Cu or Cu alloy surfaces to be joined becomes to be able to diffuse, to give a joined metal body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 3, 1996
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yo Hasegawa, Masahiro Nagasawa, Masahide Tsukamoto
  • Patent number: 5439164
    Abstract: The copper or its alloys can be bonded to each other or can be bonded to noble metals or to other metals whose surface is covered with a noble metal thin film in an oxidative atmosphere. The surface of the copper or its alloys to be bonded should be covered with the layer of a noble metal thin film or a metal oxide remover or a conductive paste mainly consisting of a copper or copper alloy particles and the metal oxide remover. This method can be applied to a metallurgical industry and also to an electronics industry. This method is especially suitable for the production of a multilayered printed wiring board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 8, 1995
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yo Hasegawa, Masahiro Nagasawa, Masahide Tsukamoto
  • Patent number: 5159524
    Abstract: A capacitor which includes a dielectric layer, a metal electrode and a capacity adjusting electrode erodable by exposure to light energy, the capacity adjusting electrode being a film made of at least one selected from metallic oxides, metallic nitride and metallic boride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1992
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yo Hasegawa, Kazuyuki Okano, Yasuhito Isozaki, Chiharu Hayashi, Tatsuo Ogawa
  • Patent number: 5110622
    Abstract: A uniform and dense (non-porous) thin film of metal sulfide with excellent electric characteristics can be prepared by making into a fine mist an organic compound alone or dissolved in a solvent the organic compound containing at least one metal-sulfur bond in the structure thereof, and spraying the organic compound on a heated substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1992
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yo Hasegawa, Kazuyuki Okano, Yasuhito Isozaki, Munehiro Tabata, Chiharu Hayashi, Akira Nakanishi
  • Patent number: 4985071
    Abstract: A process for producing a thin film of a base metal on a substrate which comprises thermally decomposing in oxidative atmosphere an organic or inorganic compound containing a base metal compound formed on a substrate to form the oxide of the metal and then reducing the oxide by heat-treating it in reductive atmosphere. A temperature sensor, magnetic sensor, and ceramic wiring substrate utilizing the base metal thin film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 15, 1991
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Munehiro Tabata, Chiharu Hayashi, Yasuhito Isozaki, Kazuyuki Okano, Yo Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 4885188
    Abstract: This invention is designed to form thin films of metal sulfides usable in various types of electronic devices with a simple process comprising forming a layer of an organometallic compound having at least one metal-sulfur or metal-oxygen bond in the molecule on a substrate by printing or other means and then thermally decomposing the formed organometallic compound layer in an inert gas which may or may not be mixed with hydrogen sulfide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1986
    Date of Patent: December 5, 1989
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yo Hasegawa, Kazuyuki Okano, Akira Nakanishi, Hiroshi Hatase
  • Patent number: 4610810
    Abstract: A resin having a monomer unit structure represented by the formula: ##STR1## can be cured by an actinic irradiation such as electron beam, ultraviolet ray or infrared ray to give a heat-resistant, moisture-resistant, acid- and alkali-resistant and solvent-resistant film which is especially suitable for a paint vehicle resin for use in resistor element or magnetic recording medium. A composition comprising said resin modified by incorporating at least of one monomer or oligomer containing at least one acryl, methacryl or allyl group therein for facilitating the control of the characteristics of a resistor element obtained by using said composition is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1985
    Date of Patent: September 9, 1986
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yo Hasegawa, Satoshi Murakawa, Yukihiro Shimazaki
  • Patent number: 4603162
    Abstract: A resin having a monomer unit structure represented by the formula: ##STR1## can be cured by an actinic irradiation such as electron beam, ultraviolet ray or infrared ray to give a heat-resistant, moisture-resistant, acid- and alkali-resistant and solvent-resistant film which is especially suitable for a paint vehicle resin for use in resistor element or magnetic recording medium. A composition comprising said resin modified by incorporating at least of one monomer or oligomer containing at least one acryl, methacryl or allyl group therein for facilitating the control of the characteristics of a resistor element obtained by using said composition is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 1984
    Date of Patent: July 29, 1986
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yo Hasegawa, Satoshi Murakawa, Yukihiro Shimazaki