Patents by Inventor Akiko KINOSHITA

Akiko KINOSHITA 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).

  • Secondary battery manufacturing method, secondary battery, welding apparatus thereof
    Patent number: 9620755
    Abstract: A part has separator layers of resin laminated on each other with heat-resistant layers interposed among them and a sheath (laminated sheet) laid on each side of the laminated separator layers. The part is held, pressurized, and vibrated by a pressure vibrator and a jig receiver. The pressure vibrator and jig receiver are provided with projections that pressurize, vibrate, and break the heat-resistant layers, thereby melting and welding together the resin of the separator layers at the broken part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Taewon Kim, Kazumi Hisajima, Yasuhiro Sawada, Miyuki Nakai, Akiko Kinoshita
  • SECONDARY BATTERY MANUFACTURING METHOD, SECONDARY BATTERY, WELDING APPARATUS THEREOF
    Publication number: 20150303426
    Abstract: A part has separator layers of resin laminated on each other with heat-resistant layers interposed among them and a sheath (laminated sheet) laid on each side of the laminated separator layers. The part is held, pressurized, and vibrated by a pressure vibrator and a jig receiver. The pressure vibrator and jig receiver are provided with projections that pressurize, vibrate, and break the heat-resistant layers, thereby melting and welding together the resin of the separator layers at the broken part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventors: Taewon KIM, Kazumi HISAJIMA, Yasuhiro SAWADA, Miyuki NAKAI, Akiko KINOSHITA