Patents by Inventor Hideaki Horie

Hideaki Horie 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: 20030096161
    Abstract: A battery is provided with a support body, a surface of the support body, a plurality of unit cells located inside the support body, and an opening portion communicating between an inside and an outside of the support body. A resonance is allowed in the surface of the support body and the opening portion is provided in the surface of the support body at a region involving a loop position of the resonance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2002
    Publication date: May 22, 2003
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: Kyoichi Watanabe, Hideaki Horie
  • Publication number: 20030091896
    Abstract: In an assembled battery including at least two unit cells joined therein, at least one bus bar is provided in a joining region for joining the unit cells in series. The joined unit cells are accommodated into a size of the assembled battery in a final state by deforming the bus bar connecting between tabs provided on terminals of the unit cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2002
    Publication date: May 15, 2003
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyoichi Watanabe, Hideaki Horie
  • Publication number: 20030054239
    Abstract: In an assembled battery including at least two unit cells provided within a supporter, each unit cell is a thin laminate cell packaged with a laminate, and each unit cell is covered by a group of at least one resin. Thus, the assembled battery has a stable performance without structure breakdown or a fracture of the connection tab even when vibration is applied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2002
    Publication date: March 20, 2003
    Applicant: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyoichi Watanabe, Hideaki Horie, Hiroshi Sugawara
  • Publication number: 20030008205
    Abstract: A battery system of the present invention includes one or more cell groups, each having a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a solid electrolyte layer, and one or more heat mediating structures adjacent to the cell groups. The cell groups and the heat mediating structures are alternately stacked. A solid electrolyte is applied to the electrolyte layer. The respective cell groups have a thin plate shape, and adjacent thereto, the heat mediating structures are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2002
    Publication date: January 9, 2003
    Applicant: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideaki Horie, Yasuhiko Ohsawa
  • Patent number: 6489053
    Abstract: A multilayer battery cell comprises an ion-conductive separator film. A positive electrode layer is disposed on one surface of the separator film. A negative electrode layer is disposed on the other surface of the separator film. A first conductive layer is disposed on the positive electrode layer and electrically connected to the same. A second conductive layer is disposed on the negative electrode layer and electrically connected to the same. The positive and negative electrode layers and the first and second conductive layers are each produced by employing a spraying process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2002
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideaki Horie, Takaaki Abe, Mikio Kawai, Yasuhiko Ohsawa, Yuuji Tanjou, Osamu Shimamura, Tatsuhiro Fukuzawa
  • Patent number: 6384607
    Abstract: A voltage-responsive optical sensing device such as a semiconductor device of a light emitting device and/or liquid crystal device of a sensing apparatus for sensing an excessive charge and/or excessive discharge state of a battery, such as a lithium ion secondary battery is incorporated into an inside of a cell of a cell group to form the battery. For example, with electrodes of the liquid crystal device connected in parallel to the cell and a light beam of an external light source introduced into the liquid crystal device, a photo sensor senses a change in a light-transmissive characteristic of the liquid crystal device so that the state of the cell constituting the battery can be sensed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideaki Horie, Osamu Shimamura, Takaaki Abe, Fumio Munakata
  • Publication number: 20020028380
    Abstract: A rechargeable lithium ion battery with high power density comprises a positive electrode; a negative electrode; and a non-aqueous electrolytic solution, in which the positive electrode includes a active material layer containing a positive electrode active material with the particle diameter of 5 &mgr;m or less and having the thickness at a range of 20 to 80 &mgr;m. Another rechargeable lithium ion battery with high power density comprises a positive electrode; a negative electrode; and a non-aqueous electrolytic solution, in which the positive electrode has two active material layers, each of which contains a positive electrode active material with a different diameter and has the thickness at a range of 20 to 30 &mgr;m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2001
    Publication date: March 7, 2002
    Inventors: Yuuji Tanjo, Yasuhiko Ohsawa, Hideaki Horie, Tatsuhiro Fukuzawa, Mikio Kawai, Tomaru Ogawa
  • Publication number: 20010033972
    Abstract: A lithium ion secondary battery comprises a non-aqueous electrolytic solution, and a current collector which is coated with an active material and immersed in the electrolytic solution. By setting the coating thickness of said active material 5-80 &mgr;m, the power density of the lithium ion secondary battery is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 1999
    Publication date: October 25, 2001
    Inventors: MIKIO KAWAI, TOYOAKI NAKAGAWA, HIDEAKI HORIE, YUJI TANJO, TAKAAKI ABE, KEN IWAI
  • Patent number: 6287727
    Abstract: There is provided a positive electrode comprising positive electrode active material granules which each are composed of lithium manganate; and a first surface layer which is formed on each of the positive electrode active material granules and is to transmit lithium (Li) ion but not manganese (Mn) ion therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2001
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideaki Horie, Mikio Kawai, Takaaki Abe, Toyoaki Nakagawa, Yuuji Tanjo, Ken Iwai
  • Publication number: 20010019794
    Abstract: A voltage-responsive optical sensing device such as a semiconductor device of a light emitting device and/or liquid crystal device of a sensing apparatus for sensing an excessive charge and/or excessive discharge state of a battery, such as a lithium ion secondary battery is incorporated into an inside of a cell of a cell group to form the battery. For example, with electrodes of the liquid crystal device connected in parallel to the cell and a light beam of an external light source introduced into the liquid crystal device, a photo sensor senses a change in a light-transmissive characteristic of the liquid crystal device so that the state of the cell constituting the battery can be sensed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2001
    Publication date: September 6, 2001
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hideaki Horie, Osamu Shimamura, Takaaki Abe, Fumino Munakata
  • Patent number: 6284404
    Abstract: A vehicle (V) includes a battery enclosure (152) enclosing a battery system (B). Each battery (Bn) includes a cell (1) that comprises a rolled lamination (LM) of a positive sheet electrode (11) having layers (13) of positive-pole-oriented active substance coated on both side of a charge collecting sheet (12), a negative sheet electrode (21) having layers (23) of negative-pole-oriented active substance coated on both sides of another charge collecting sheet (22), and electrolyte-containing separator (31) between the layers of active substances. The batter further includes a cell enclosure (2) totally enclosing the cell. A gas effluent system (100) for the battery system comprises a gas release system (RSn) for generated gas in the cell of each battery to be released outside the cell enclosure, and a gas discharge system (DS) for released gas to be discharged outside the battery enclosure. The gas release system comprises gas release circuitry including a network (NT) of blanks (Cp: P=1,2, . . . , q, . .
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideaki Horie, Mikio Kawai, Yasuhiko Ohsawa, Takaaki Abe, Toyoaki Nakagawa, Osamu Shimamura, Yuuji Tanjo, Ken Iwai
  • Patent number: 6278280
    Abstract: A cell which has become inactive is detected in a multi-cell battery (15) comprising plural cells (Cn). An inactivity detecting circuit comprising a signal generator (Dn1) and a diode (Dn2) connected in series, is connected in parallel with the cell (Cn) When the cell becomes inactive, the signal generator (Dn1) emits a signal to indicate the state of the cell. Hence, it is possible to economically detect loss of cell activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2001
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideaki Horie, Toyoaki Nakagawa, Mikio Kawai, Yuji Tanjo, Takaaki Abe, Ken Iwai
  • Patent number: 6160375
    Abstract: This invention relates to a lithium ion multi-cell battery (15) wherein plural lithium ion cells (C.sub.n) are arranged in series. Each cell comprises a positive electrode of manganese/spinal oxide and a negative electrode. A first Zener diode (Z.sub.n 1) and first resistor (R.sub.n 1) are connected in series between the electrodes. By setting the Zener voltage (VZ1) of the first Zener diode (Z.sub.n 1) equal to the cell voltage VL of the responding cell (C.sub.n) when positive electrode crystal phase transport stars in that cell (C.sub.n), the charge amount of each cell is made uniform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2000
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideaki Horie, Toyoaki Nakagawa, Mikio Kawai, Yuji Tanjo, Takaaki Abe, Ken Iwai
  • Patent number: 6127806
    Abstract: A state of charge indicator of a lithium ion battery computes a state of charge (SOC) corresponding to a cell open circuit voltage from a SOC-cell open circuit voltage characteristic map, and displays the SOC on a display device. Herein, the SOC-cell open circuit voltage characteristics are obtained by defining the battery charge amount when the open circuit voltage of the cell is 3.9 V as SOC=100%, and defining the battery charge amount when the open circuit voltage of the cell is 3.5 V as SOC=100%. By defining SOC=100% and SOC=0% in this way, the SOC can be correctly computed and displayed even if the battery has deteriorated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2000
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuji Tanjo, Toyoaki Nakagawa, Hideaki Horie, Takaaki Abe, Ken Iwai, Mikio Kawai
  • Patent number: 6104160
    Abstract: A household power supply system using an electric vehicle, comprises an external power system, a house with an indoor power line, an electric vehicle having a vehicle power system with vehicle batteries, a charger/discharger for connecting separably the indoor power line and the vehicle power system, and a controler for controlling power supply to the indoor power line. The power supply system is capable of supplying energy from the household power supply to the vehicle batteries at the normal state, and conversely supplying energy from the vehicle batteries to the indoor power line at the time of emergency, etc. to enable employment of indoor electric equipments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2000
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazurou Iwata, Hideaki Horie, Masaaki Taniguchi, Junichi Kasai, Masahiko Teramoto, Hirokazu Hirano
  • Patent number: 6078163
    Abstract: An inductor (L), capacitor (C) and alternator (OSC) are connected in series to the positive and negative poles of a battery (15). The temperature of the battery (15) is increased by causing the alternator (OSC) to generate an alternating current having the resonance frequency of the inductor (L) and capacitor (C). The alternating current is consumed by the internal resistance of the battery (15) due to the resonance of the inductor (L) and capacitor (C), and the temperature of the battery (15) therefore rises due to the heat thereby generated in the battery. In this way, the temperature of the battery (15) can be effectively increased with minimum power consumption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2000
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideaki Horie, Toyoaki Nakagawa, Mikio Kawai, Yuji Tanjo, Takaaki Abe, Ken Iwai
  • Patent number: 5768117
    Abstract: The invention relates to a power supply system having plural converters connected in parallel. The current of each of the plural converters is detected and each of the converters is controlled so as to match each of the converters to a maximum current value from among the detected current values. In the parallel converters, when one or more converter fails, having an output current of zero, the remaining converters are each partially charged equally to maintain the load current. Since a common bus is arranged between plural converters and plural loads, it is possible to carry out a redundant operation having a high reliability. Since a stable output can be obtained without being affected by the failed converter, a power supply system having the redundancy and the high reliability can be attained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1998
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadashi Takahashi, Kenichi Onda, Akihiko Kanouda, Masayoshi Sato, Hideaki Horie, Katsunori Hayashi
  • Patent number: 5638264
    Abstract: A parallelized power supply system including a plurality of switching power supplies each having a circuit for limiting rush current generated when a main switch is turned on. This system can be installed in an apparatus which requires the functions such as power uninterrupted operation and live wire insertion/dismount. Each switching power supply has another power supply for driving the rush current limiter circuit and a relay circuit for supplying relay driving current and making a connection of relay contacts after a predetermined time lapse after the operation start of the switching power supply. An a.c. power is supplied via the relay contacts to each switching power supply. The relay driving time set in the rush current limiter circuit is different for each switching power supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 10, 1997
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsunori Hayashi, Akihiko Kanouda, Tadashi Takahashi, Hideaki Horie, Kenichi Onda, Yasuo Abe, Masayoshi Sato
  • Patent number: 5559682
    Abstract: A diode, a condenser and a switching element are connected to a primary winding of a flat type transformer such as a wire type transformer. A citation energy discharged during an off-condition of the switching element, namely a reset period of the transformer, is accumulated in the condenser. An output voltage is obtained from the condenser. Two system direct current voltage output can be obtained from one transformer. Since the two system direct current voltage output can be obtained from the transformer having a pair of a primary winding and a secondary winding, the volume and the weight of the transformer can be reduced and the compact and the slim of the machine apparatus being mounted can be contributed. Making the small winding ratio of the transformer, the copper loss of the transformer can be reduced. By using MOS synchronous rectification, the loss in the circuit can be reduced. It is unnecessary to select highly the switching frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 24, 1996
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Akihiko Kanouda, Tadashi Takahashi, Hideaki Horie, Kenichi Onda, Syuya Hagiwara
  • Patent number: 5502430
    Abstract: A flat transformer has a coil body. The coil body is formed by winding plural insulated conductive wires. Each of the plural insulated conductive wires has a conductor having a circular shaped cross-section, and an outer peripheral portion of the conductor is coated by an insulating coating. A part of plural insulated conductive wires is used to form a primary winding and the remainder of the plural insulated conductive wires is used to form a secondary winding. A flat transformer may also have plural coil bodies. The plural coil bodies may be wound at plural stages. A part of the plural coil bodies is may be used to form a primary winding and the remainder of plural coil bodies may be used to form a secondary winding. The flat transformer can operate stably at a high frequency with a small loss.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 26, 1996
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadashi Takahashi, Kenichi Onda, Akihiko Kanouda, Hideaki Horie, Syuya Hagiwara, Noriyuki Uchiyama, Sadamu Saito