Patents by Inventor Hiroaki Ichinose

Hiroaki Ichinose 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: 11136195
    Abstract: A holder for conveyance of a cylindrical body includes a tubular portion having a hollow portion in which a cylindrical body is housed, and a protrusion having a base end connected to an inner wall surface of the tubular portion and a distal end formed as a free end. The protrusion has elasticity and flexibility, and the protrusion is disposed on an inner diameter side of an outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical body at an expected housing position such that a side surface of the distal end of the protrusion is allowed to come into contact with the outer circumferential surface while the protrusion is warped to an outer diameter side of the hollow portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroaki Ichinose
  • Publication number: 20200148478
    Abstract: A holder for conveyance of a cylindrical body includes a tubular portion having a hollow portion in which a cylindrical body is housed, and a protrusion having a base end connected to an inner wall surface of the tubular portion and a distal end formed as a free end. The protrusion has elasticity and flexibility, and the protrusion is disposed on an inner diameter side of an outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical body at an expected housing position such that a side surface of the distal end of the protrusion is allowed to come into contact with the outer circumferential surface while the protrusion is warped to an outer diameter side of the hollow portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroaki Ichinose
  • Patent number: 10569958
    Abstract: A holder for conveyance of a cylindrical body includes a tubular portion having a hollow portion in which a cylindrical body is housed, and a protrusion having a base end connected to an inner wall surface of the tubular portion and a distal end formed as a free end. The protrusion has elasticity and flexibility, and the protrusion is disposed on an inner diameter side of an outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical body at an expected housing position such that a side surface of the distal end of the protrusion is allowed to come into contact with the outer circumferential surface while the protrusion is warped to an outer diameter side of the hollow portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroaki Ichinose
  • Patent number: 8076023
    Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery including an electrode assembly, a non-aqueous electrolyte, and a substantially rectangular battery case for housing the electrode assembly and the non-aqueous electrolyte. The thickness ?, the width ?, and the height ? of the battery case satisfy the relation ?<???c. The electrode assembly includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a porous heat-resistant layer disposed between these electrodes. The positive electrode includes a positive electrode active material layer, and the negative electrode includes a negative electrode active material layer. The ratio of the pore volume included in a predetermined area of the porous heat-resistant layer to the battery theoretical capacity is 0.18 to 1.117 ml/Ah. The predetermined area has the same area as the positive electrode active material layer. The porosity of the porous heat-resistant layer is 35 to 85%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroaki Ichinose, Masatoshi Nagayama
  • Publication number: 20110206975
    Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery including an electrode assembly, a non-aqueous electrolyte, and a substantially rectangular battery case for housing the electrode assembly and the non-aqueous electrolyte. The thickness ?, the width ?, and the height ? of the battery case satisfy the relation ?<???c. The electrode assembly includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a porous heat-resistant layer disposed between these electrodes. The positive electrode includes a positive electrode active material layer, and the negative electrode includes a negative electrode active material layer. The ratio of the pore volume included in a predetermined area of the porous heat-resistant layer to the battery theoretical capacity is 0.18 to 1.117 ml/Ah. The predetermined area has the same area as the positive electrode active material layer. The porosity of the porous heat-resistant layer is 35 to 85%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2011
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroaki ICHINOSE, Masatoshi Nagayama
  • Patent number: 7951482
    Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery including an electrode assembly, a non-aqueous electrolyte, and a substantially rectangular battery case for housing the electrode assembly and the non-aqueous electrolyte. The thickness ?, the width ?, and the height ? of the battery case satisfy the relation ?<???c. The electrode assembly includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a porous heat-resistant layer disposed between these electrodes. The positive electrode includes a positive electrode active material layer, and the negative electrode includes a negative electrode active material layer. The ratio of the pore volume included in a predetermined area of the porous heat-resistant layer to the battery theoretical capacity is 0.18 to 1.117 ml/Ah. The predetermined area has the same area as the positive electrode active material layer. The porosity of the porous heat-resistant layer is 35 to 85%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroaki Ichinose, Masatoshi Nagayama
  • Patent number: 7601460
    Abstract: A prismatic battery with highly reliable sealing properties and its manufacturing method, wherein a negative collector is welded to one end of an electrode plate group accommodated in a prismatic case, the collector being connected to an electrode pole that functions as the negative electrode terminal, and the electrode pole is fitted into a support cylinder that is provided on an upper lid for closing one open end of the case. An insulating gasket is interposed between an inner periphery of the support cylinder and an outer periphery of the electrode pole, the support cylinder being formed with at least one annular crimped portion that has an arc-shaped longitudinal cross section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Tatsuya Hashimoto, Masatomo Nagatani, Hiroaki Ichinose
  • Publication number: 20090064487
    Abstract: A prismatic battery with highly reliable sealing properties and its manufacturing method, wherein a negative collector is welded to one end of an electrode plate group accommodated in a prismatic case, the collector being connected to an electrode pole that functions as the negative electrode terminal, and the electrode pole is fitted into a support cylinder that is provided on an upper lid for closing one open end of the case. An insulating gasket is interposed between an inner periphery of the support cylinder and an outer periphery of the electrode pole, the support cylinder being formed with at least one annular crimped portion that has an arc-shaped longitudinal cross section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2008
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Applicant: Panasonic Corporation (formerly known as Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.)
    Inventors: Tatsuya HASHIMOTO, Masatomo NAGATANI, Hiroaki ICHINOSE
  • Publication number: 20060269842
    Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery including an electrode assembly, a non-aqueous electrolyte, and a substantially rectangular battery case for housing the electrode assembly and the non-aqueous electrolyte. The thickness ?, the width ?, and the height ? of the battery case satisfy the relation ?<???c. The electrode assembly includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a porous heat-resistant layer disposed between these electrodes. The positive electrode includes a positive electrode active material layer, and the negative electrode includes a negative electrode active material layer. The ratio of the pore volume included in a predetermined area of the porous heat-resistant layer to the battery theoretical capacity is 0.18 to 1.117 ml/Ah. The predetermined area has the same area as the positive electrode active material layer. The porosity of the porous heat-resistant layer is 35 to 85%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Publication date: November 30, 2006
    Inventors: Hiroaki Ichinose, Masatoshi Nagayama
  • Publication number: 20050118501
    Abstract: A prismatic battery with highly reliable sealing properties and its manufacturing method, wherein a negative collector is welded to one end of an electrode plate group accommodated in a prismatic case, the collector being connected to an electrode pole that functions as the negative electrode terminal, and the electrode pole is fitted into a support cylinder that is provided on an upper lid for closing one open end of the case. An insulating gasket is interposed between an inner periphery of the support cylinder and an outer periphery of the electrode pole, the support cylinder being formed with at least one annular crimped portion that has an arc-shaped longitudinal cross section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2004
    Publication date: June 2, 2005
    Applicant: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Hashimoto, Masatomo Nagatani, Hiroaki Ichinose
  • Patent number: 6743546
    Abstract: Battery with a flexible laminate casing includes a means for fixing the electrode assembly (2) within the casing (1, 18). The fixing means may be a frame (19, 33, 38, 50, 54) attached to the periphery of the electrode assembly, or an insulating spacer (59, 69, 70, 77, 78) encased within the casing together with the electrode assembly such as to fill a space between one end of the electrode assembly and the casing. Alternatively, the fixing means may be constructed of a material with which the casing and the electrode assembly are joined together by applying heat and pressure, or may be an abutting surface (87h) provided to the casing (87) itself such as to make contact with one end face of the electrode assembly within the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2004
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaaki Kaneda, Hideaki Yoshio, Yoshitaka Matsumasa, Hiroaki Ichinose, Hitoshi Suzuki, Shingo Tsuda