Patents by Inventor Hiromitsu Sato
Hiromitsu Sato 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).
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Publication number: 20230223618Abstract: A heat exchanger for cooling battery cells includes a plurality of first heat exchange plates each including a first water jacket, and a plurality of second heat exchange plates each including a second water jacket. A second water supply inlet is disposed on the opposite side of the first water jacket and the second water jacket from a first water supply inlet in the flow direction, and a second water discharge outlet is disposed on the opposite side of the first water jacket and the second water jacket from a first water discharge outlet in the flow direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2022Publication date: July 13, 2023Inventors: Yuya Ishihara, Masataka Yoshida, Tadahiro Fukushima, Hiromitsu Sato
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Publication number: 20230223637Abstract: A battery frame includes a pair of flat spring plates, a pair of pressing plates, and connecting members connecting the pair of flat spring plates. Each of the flat spring plates includes first regions and a second region. The second region is located inward of the first regions in the stacking direction of a battery cell stack. The connecting members are attached to the flat spring plates via the first regions, and the pressing plates are attached to the flat spring plates via the second regions.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2022Publication date: July 13, 2023Inventors: Yuya Ishihara, Kenta Kishii, Hiromitsu Sato, Tadahiro Fukushima, Masataka Yoshida, Seiji Kosaka
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Publication number: 20220407067Abstract: Provided is a positive electrode manufacturing method including the step of mixing carbon particles, a first binder, a first dispersant, and a first solvent to form a first dispersion, the step of mixing carbon nanotubes, a second binder, a second dispersant, and a second solvent to form a second dispersion, the step of mixing one of the first dispersion or the second dispersion with a positive electrode active material to form a third dispersion, the step of mixing the other one of the first dispersion or the second dispersion with the third dispersion to form a fourth dispersion, and the step of applying the fourth dispersion to a positive electrode current collector to form a positive electrode material mixture layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2022Publication date: December 22, 2022Inventors: Kazuhiro ARAKI, Akihiro YANASE, Tadahiro FUKUSHIMA, Hiromitsu SATO, Shin IRINO
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Patent number: 11217814Abstract: A fuel battery stack is provided with: hole portions formed in a coolant supplying manifold; cylindrical collar members provided in the hole portions; and fastening bolts inserted in the cylindrical collar members and screwed in a second end plate. On the inner circumferential surface of each of the hole portions, a plurality of projections that support the outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical collar member are provided so as to protrude radially inward.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2016Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Motohiro Takahashi, Jun Kondo, Mitsuru Ikeo, Hiromitsu Sato
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Patent number: 10431255Abstract: A magnetic-tape storage apparatus having a simple structure and being able to surely store magnetic tapes on each of which valuable data are recorded and the recorded data on them at a low cost and over a long period in a small space, a magnetic-tape storage apparatus comprises a housing, a cartridge storage part, a magnetic tape drive, a cartridge transfer device [18] to selectively transfer a plurality of cartridges stored in the cartridge storage part to the magnetic tape drive and to return to the original position, a cartridge data reading device to selectively and contactlessly read data retained in each memory chip of the cartridges stored in the cartridge storage part and a computer to control them and to rewind the cartridges timely.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2016Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: UNITEX CORPORATIONInventors: Hiromitsu Sato, Takahiro Tsuchida, Emi Kosugi
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Patent number: 10367223Abstract: A fuel cell stack includes power generation cells stacked in a stacking direction. Each of the power generation cells includes a membrane electrode assembly and a separator. The membrane electrode assembly includes an electrolyte membrane, and electrodes between which the electrolyte membrane is sandwiched in the stacking direction. The separator is stacked on the membrane electrode assembly in the stacking direction. The power generation cells are sandwiched between end plates in the stacking direction. A resin fluid manifold member is disposed on one of the end plates opposite to the power generation cells in the stacking direction and through which a fluid is to flow. The resin fluid manifold member has a contact surface which is in contact with the one of the end plates. The resin fluid manifold member includes recessed portions provided in the contact surface and ribs provided between the recessed portions in the contact surface.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2016Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Motohiro Takahashi, Jun Kondo, Hiromitsu Sato
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Publication number: 20180309152Abstract: A fuel battery stack is provided with: hole portions formed in a coolant supplying manifold; cylindrical collar members provided in the hole portions; and fastening bolts inserted in the cylindrical collar members and screwed in a second end plate. On the inner circumferential surface of each of the hole portions, a plurality of projections that support the outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical collar member are provided so as to protrude radially inward.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2016Publication date: October 25, 2018Inventors: Motohiro Takahashi, Jun Kondo, Mitsuru Ikeo, Hiromitsu Sato
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Publication number: 20180190318Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a magnetic-tape storage apparatus having a simple structure and being able to surely store magnetic tapes on each of which valuable data are recorded and the recorded data on them at a low cost and over a long period in a small space. A magnetic-tape storage apparatus comprises a housing, a cartridge storage part, a magnetic tape drive, a cartridge transfer device to selectively transfer a plurality of cartridges stored in the cartridge storage part to the magnetic tape drive and to return to the original position, a cartridge data reading device to selectively and contactlessly read data retained in each memory chip of the cartridges stored in the cartridge storage part, and a computer to control them and to rewind the cartridges timely.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2016Publication date: July 5, 2018Applicant: Unitex CorporationInventors: Hiromitsu SATO, Takahiro TSUCHIDA, Emi KOSUGI
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Publication number: 20170133702Abstract: A fuel cell stack includes power generation cells stacked in a stacking direction. Each of the power generation cells includes a membrane electrode assembly and a separator. The membrane electrode assembly includes an electrolyte membrane, and electrodes between which the electrolyte membrane is sandwiched in the stacking direction. The separator is stacked on the membrane electrode assembly in the stacking direction. The power generation cells are sandwiched between end plates in the stacking direction. A resin fluid manifold member is disposed on one of the end plates opposite to the power generation cells in the stacking direction and through which a fluid is to flow. The resin fluid manifold member has a contact surface which is in contact with the one of the end plates. The resin fluid manifold member includes recessed portions provided in the contact surface and ribs provided between the recessed portions in the contact surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2016Publication date: May 11, 2017Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Motohiro TAKAHASHI, Jun KONDO, Hiromitsu SATO
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Patent number: 8339010Abstract: An electric motor (10) is constructed with an inner circumference side rotor (11) and an outer circumference side rotor (12) which are coaxially arranged; and planetary gear mechanism which rotates at least one of the inner circumference side rotor (11) and the outer circumference side rotor (12) around an rotary shaft O. Long sides of substantially plate-like inner circumference side permanent magnets (11a) of the inner circumference side rotor (11) and those of substantially plate-like outer circumference side permanent magnets (12a) of the outer circumference side rotor (12) are arranged so as to face each other by the rotation of at least one of the inner circumference side rotor (11) and the outer circumference side rotor (12) in a cross section perpendicular to the rotary shaft O with the planetary gear mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2006Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Honda Motor Co., LtdInventors: Hirofumi Atarashi, Shoei Abe, Tamotsu Kawamura, Hiromitsu Sato
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Publication number: 20110253592Abstract: A plurality of flash memories can be stored efficiently and strongly protected from external force and static electricity. There is provided a magazine for flash memories suitable to supply a plurality of flash memories to various devices continuously. The magazine comprises a housing in which a memory body of each of the flash memories with side plates, a rear plate and a pair of front plates. A plug of the flash memory projects forward from a gap between the front plates.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2009Publication date: October 20, 2011Inventor: Hiromitsu Sato
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Patent number: 8004138Abstract: A motor is provided with: an inner rotor having inner permanent magnets arranged in a peripheral direction and an outer rotor having outer permanent magnets arranged in the peripheral direction, the mutual axes of rotation of the inner rotor and the outer rotor being arranged coaxially, and a rotating device capable of making at least one of the inner rotor and the outer rotor rotate around the axes of rotation so as to change the relative phase between the rotors, wherein the rotating device includes: a first member which is integrally and rotatably provided with respect to the outer rotor; and a second member which is integrally and rotatably provided with respect to the inner rotor and which defines pressure chambers inside the inner rotor with the first member, and wherein a working fluid is supplied to the pressure chambers, thereby changing the relative phase between the rotors.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2007Date of Patent: August 23, 2011Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazuyuki Iwata, Hiromitsu Sato, Naohisa Morishita, Satoru Shinzaki, Tamotsu Kawamura, Masato Fujioka
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Publication number: 20110182020Abstract: An automatic flash memory supply device comprises a plurality of magazines provided detachably on a base plate to face a plurality of USB ports on the rear face of a duplicator, the magazine storing the flash memories such that a plug of the flash memory is directed forward; a plurality of pushers that pushes the lowest flash memory in the magazine to enable the plug thereof to put into the USB port; a longitudinally drive unit for moving all the pushers forward and rearward; and an ejection unit that ejects the flash memory from the pusher.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2009Publication date: July 28, 2011Inventor: Hiromitsu Sato
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Publication number: 20110117767Abstract: A plug can be attached into and detached from a receptacle easily and readily without friction. The plug can be held in the receptacle firmly without falling off. The connector device comprises a receptacle in a duplicator; a plug that is put into the receptacle detachably; a receptacle contact portion in the receptacle; a plug contact portion in the plug, the plug being put into the receptacle so that the plug contact portion comes in contact with the receptacle contact portion; and a forcing unit in the duplicator to move between a pressing position for forcing the plug contact portion of the plug in the receptacle and a release position for releasing it.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2009Publication date: May 19, 2011Inventor: Hiromitsu Sato
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Patent number: 7936570Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device which can establish the reliable connection between a printed circuit board and a semiconductor device in spite of the simple constitution thereof. The liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel, a printed circuit board arranged close to the liquid crystal display panel, and a semiconductor device arranged between the liquid crystal display panel and the printed circuit board in a striding manner. The semiconductor device includes a flexible printed circuit board and a semiconductor chip. The flexible printed circuit board includes a plurality of first terminals connected to the printed circuit board and a plurality of second terminals connected to a liquid-crystal-display-panel side.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2008Date of Patent: May 3, 2011Assignees: Hitachi Displays, Ltd., IPS Alpha Technology, Ltd.Inventors: Yuuichi Takenaka, Hiromitsu Sato, Takanori Sato, Kazumi Akiba, Yoshihiro Kazuma
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Publication number: 20100231081Abstract: A motor is provided with: an inner rotor having inner permanent magnets arranged in a peripheral direction and an outer rotor having outer permanent magnets arranged in the peripheral direction, the mutual axes of rotation of the inner rotor and the outer rotor being arranged coaxially, and a rotating device capable of making at least one of the inner rotor and the outer rotor rotate around the axes of rotation so as to change the relative phase between the rotors, wherein the rotating device includes: a first member which is integrally and rotatably provided with respect to the outer rotor; and a second member which is integrally and rotatably provided with respect to the inner rotor and which defines pressure chambers inside the inner rotor with the first member, and wherein a working fluid is supplied to the pressure chambers, thereby changing the relative phase between the rotors.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2007Publication date: September 16, 2010Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazuyuki Iwata, Hiromitsu Sato, Naohisa Morishita, Satoru Shinzaki, Tamotsu Kawamura, Masato Fujioka
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Patent number: 7755314Abstract: An electric-motor-equipped vehicle of the present invention includes an electric motor which receives a power supply from a storage apparatus and drives the vehicle, or assists a driving of the vehicle by an internal combustion engine. The electric motor includes: an inner circumference side rotor and an outer circumference side rotor which are each provided with magnet pieces, and rotation axes of which are coaxially arranged; a stator which is arranged on an outer circumferential side or an inner circumferential side of the inner circumference side rotor and the outer circumference side rotor; and a phase modification device capable of modifying a relative phase between the inner circumference side rotor and the outer circumference side rotor.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2007Date of Patent: July 13, 2010Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hirofumi Atarashi, Hiroyuki Isegawa, Hiromitsu Sato, Masaaki Kaizuka, Shoei Abe
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Patent number: 7622875Abstract: A change in torque produced by a motor having two rotors is reduced when the motor operates in a low-velocity and low-torque operational state. The motor has a first rotor and a second rotor, each of which has a permanent magnet, and an output shaft capable of rotating integrally with the first rotor. The second rotor can relatively rotate with respect to the first rotor by a driving force from a phase difference changing driving device, and the phase difference between the rotors (rotor phase difference) can be changed by the relative rotation of the second rotor with respect to the first rotor. When the values of the torque and the rotational velocity of the motor lie within a predetermined region in the proximity of 0, the phase difference changing driving device adjusts the rotor phase difference to a predetermined phase difference for which the strength of a composite field of the permanent magnets is lower than a maximum strength.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2007Date of Patent: November 24, 2009Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hirofumi Atarashi, Hiromitsu Sato, Masanari Fukuchi, Masaaki Kaizuka
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Patent number: 7548005Abstract: This electric motor includes first permanent magnets secured integrally to an outer periphery side rotor and second permanent magnets secured integrally to an inner periphery side rotor. The first permanent magnets and the second permanent magnets are arranged so as to offset the relative torque produced between the outer periphery side rotor and the inner periphery side rotor based on the magnetic flux of the inner peripheral permanent magnets and the outer peripheral permanent magnets.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2007Date of Patent: June 16, 2009Assignee: Honda Motor Co.Ltd.Inventors: Masaaki Kaizuka, Hiromitsu Sato, Hirofumi Atarashi, Shoei Abe
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Patent number: D1024189Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2021Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: BROTHER INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Hiromitsu Tanaka, Robin Riazi, Daiki Okamoto, Yukihiko Sato