Patents by Inventor Hiroaki Higashino

Hiroaki Higashino 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: 8325464
    Abstract: A coin-type electric double-layered capacitor of the present invention includes: a capacitor element; a lower cover for housing the capacitor element impregnated with an electrolyte; an upper cover for sealing an opening of the lower cover through an insulating ring-shaped packing; an upper terminal plate having one end portion connected to an outer surface of the upper cover; and a lower terminal plate having a first end portion connected to an outer surface of the lower cover and a second end portion provided with a through hole, the capacitor being configured such that at least part of the through hole is opened without being covered by an outer surface located on a bottom of the lower cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Masashige Ashizaki, Masayuki Sato, Nario Niibo, Hiroaki Higashino
  • Publication number: 20100252314
    Abstract: A coin-type electric double-layered capacitor of the present invention includes: a capacitor element; a lower cover for housing the capacitor element impregnated with an electrolyte; an upper cover for sealing an opening of the lower cover through an insulating ring-shaped packing; an upper terminal plate having one end portion connected to an outer surface of the upper cover; and a lower terminal plate having a first end portion connected to an outer surface of the lower cover and a second end portion provided with a through hole, the capacitor being configured such that at least part of the through hole is opened without being covered by an outer surface located on a bottom of the lower cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2008
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masashige Ashizaki, Masayuki Sato, Nario Niibo, Hiroaki Higashino
  • Patent number: 6515412
    Abstract: A fluorescent lamp includes a light-emitting tube having a pair of electrodes therein, a base in which the light-emitting tube is fixed, and a base contact pin terminal supported by the base with one end thereof projecting from the base. The base contact pin terminal is electrically connected to an electrode lead wire drawn from the light-emitting tube. The base is provided with a first power-conducting member including the base contact pin terminal having a lead plate, a connecting terminal having a lead plate and connected to the electrode lead wire, and a thermal protection element connected to the lead plate of the base contact pin terminal and the lead plate of the connecting terminal. The manufacturing processes of a fluorescent lamp provided with a thermal fuse are simplified and can be performed easily.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichiro Ishitsuka, Seido Tani, Yasuo Kuboki, Hiroaki Higashino, Kenji Hirai