Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Seino

Hiroshi Seino 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: 20220094001
    Abstract: A secondary battery including an electrode assembly including a negative electrode plate having a negative electrode tab, a positive electrode plate having a positive electrode tab, and a separator between the negative electrode plate and the positive electrode plate; a pouch accommodating the electrode assembly, the pouch having a sealing portion at an edge thereof that is sealed with the electrode assembly accommodated in the pouch; and a strip terminal, including a negative electrode lead electrically connected to the negative electrode tab, a positive electrode lead electrically connected to the positive electrode tab, and a tab film having one end coupled to the negative electrode lead and another end coupled to the positive electrode lead, the tab film insulating the negative electrode lead, the positive electrode lead, and the pouch from one another and including a through-hole passing therethrough between the one end and the other end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Hiroshi SEINO, Jae Hyuck CHA, Jeong Chull AHN, Sang Hyun KIM
  • Patent number: 10930897
    Abstract: A battery is provided that includes a laminate film having a metal layer and a thermal adhesive resin layer, a battery element which is covered with the laminate film, and leads which are connected to the battery element. The leads are sandwiched between opposing thermal adhesive resin layers, and extend outside the laminate film. The thermal adhesive resin layer has thermal adhesive resin and fine resin fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Seino, Fumihata Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20200028127
    Abstract: A secondary battery includes: an electrode assembly; a pouch case accommodating the electrode assembly; and a finishing tape attached to an outer surface of the electrode assembly and contacting an inner surface of the pouch case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Hiroshi Seino, Jeong Chull Ahn, Sang Hyun Kim
  • Patent number: 10305071
    Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte battery and a battery package are provided. The nonaqueous electrolyte battery includes a battery element; a nonaqueous electrolyte; and a battery package configured to accommodate the battery element, wherein the battery package includes a first layer; a second layer including a carbon material; and a metal layer, wherein the second layer is directly provided on the metal layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Seino, Hideaki Ojima, Fumihata Yamamoto, Hiroyuki Yamada, Satoru Tanaka, Ryoko Sato, Ryuji Soeda
  • Publication number: 20180166658
    Abstract: A battery is provided that includes a laminate film having a metal layer and a thermal adhesive resin layer, a battery element which is covered with the laminate film, and leads which are connected to the battery element. The leads are sandwiched between opposing thermal adhesive resin layers, and extend outside the laminate film. The thermal adhesive resin layer has thermal adhesive resin and fine resin fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Hiroshi Seino, Fumihata Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 9893326
    Abstract: A battery is provided that includes a laminate film having a metal layer and a thermal adhesive resin layer, a battery element which is covered with the laminate film, and leads which are connected to the battery element. The leads are sandwiched between opposing thermal adhesive resin layers, and extend outside the laminate film. The thermal adhesive resin layer has thermal adhesive resin and fine resin fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Seino, Fumihata Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 9887393
    Abstract: The present invention provides a battery, a method of forming a battery cell container, and an electronic device. The battery of the present invention comprises: a battery cell, and a battery cell container composed of two folded container portions formed by stretching in one thin sheet, wherein, in each container portion, among the planes where the walls of each container exist, at least two planes are inclined to the plane where the thin sheet section for forming the container portion exists. Through the implementation of the present invention, a larger volume of battery container can be obtained with the same or less material as well as easy positioning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mamoru Baba, Ken Moriuchi, Hiroshi Seino
  • Publication number: 20160308176
    Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte battery and a battery package are provided. The nonaqueous electrolyte battery includes a battery element; a nonaqueous electrolyte; and a battery package configured to accommodate the battery element, wherein the battery package includes a first layer; a second layer including a carbon material; and a metal layer, wherein the second layer is directly provided on the metal layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Hiroshi SEINO, Hideaki OJIMA, Fumihata YAMAMOTO, Hiroyuki YAMADA, Satoru TANAKA, Ryoko SATO, Ryuji SOEDA
  • Patent number: 9431639
    Abstract: A package for a battery is provided. The package includes a first material layer; a black material layer including a blackbody material; and a metal layer, wherein the black material layer has a color different than the metal layer and is provided between the first material layer and the metal layer. A battery including the package is further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Seino, Hideaki Ojima, Fumihata Yamamoto, Hiroyuki Yamada, Satoru Tanaka, Ryoko Sato, Ryuji Soeda
  • Publication number: 20160126600
    Abstract: A battery capable of inhibiting swollenness of the battery is provided. A cathode and an anode are layered with a separator and an electrolyte layer in between. The anode contains an anode active material containing Sn or Si as an element. The electrolyte layer contains an electrolytic solution and a high molecular weight compound. It is preferable that the distance between the cathode and the anode is from 15 ?m to 50 ?m, and the distance between the cathode and the separator and the distance between the anode and the separator are respectively from 3 ?m to 20 ?m. Thereby, expansion of the anode is absorbed, stress on the anode is reduced, and occurrence of wrinkles in the anode is inhibited.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2016
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventor: Hiroshi Seino
  • Patent number: 9263740
    Abstract: A battery capable of inhibiting swollenness of the battery is provided. A cathode and an anode are layered with a separator and an electrolyte layer in between. The anode contains an anode active material containing Sn or Si as an element. The electrolyte layer contains an electrolytic solution and a high molecular weight compound. It is preferable that the distance between the cathode and the anode is from 15 ?m to 50 ?m, and the distance between the cathode and the separator and the distance between the anode and the separator are respectively from 3 ?m to 20 ?m. Thereby, expansion of the anode is absorbed, stress on the anode is reduced, and occurrence of wrinkles in the anode is inhibited.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroshi Seino
  • Publication number: 20160043362
    Abstract: A package for a battery is provided. The package includes a first material layer; a black material layer including a blackbody material; and a metal layer, wherein the black material layer has a color different than the metal layer and is provided between the first material layer and the metal layer. A battery including the package is further provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Hiroshi SEINO, Hideaki OJIMA, Fumihata YAMAMOTO, Hiroyuki YAMADA, Satoru TANAKA, Ryoko SATO, Ryuji SOEDA
  • Patent number: 9236584
    Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte battery is provided which includes a battery element, and a package member for packaging the battery element, and in the nonaqueous electrolyte battery, the package member includes a layer which contains a blackbody material capable of using blackbody radiation and which has an emissivity of 0.6 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Seino, Hideaki Ojima, Fumihata Yamamoto, Hiroyuki Yamada, Satoru Tanaka, Ryoko Sato, Ryuji Soeda
  • Patent number: 9224991
    Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte battery is provided which includes a battery element, and a package member for packaging the battery element, and in the nonaqueous electrolyte battery, the package member includes a layer which contains a blackbody material capable of using blackbody radiation and which has an emissivity of 0.6 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Seino, Hideaki Ojima, Fumihata Yamamoto, Hiroyuki Yamada, Satoru Tanaka, Ryoko Sato, Ryuji Soeda
  • Publication number: 20150111084
    Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte battery is provided which includes a battery element, and a package member for packaging the battery element, and in the nonaqueous electrolyte battery, the package member includes a layer which contains a blackbody material capable of using blackbody radiation and which has an emissivity of 0.6 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Hiroshi Seino, Hideaki Ojima, Fumihata Yamamoto, Hiroyuki Yamada, Satoru Tanaka, Ryoko Sato, Ryuji Soeda
  • Patent number: 8481209
    Abstract: An electrode includes: a collector; and an active material layer provided on the collector, containing a copolymer obtained by copolymerizing, as a comonomer, at least one member selected from monomers represented by the following general formulae (1) to (4) with vinylidene fluoride or vinylidene fluoride and a copolymerizable monomer thereof wherein each of R1 to R3 independently represents a hydrocarbon group having from 4 to 10 carbon atoms; R4 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; each of R6 and R7 independently represents a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms; each of R5 and R8 independently represents a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group having from 4 to 10 carbon atoms; and X represents a cyano group or an aldehyde group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroshi Seino
  • Patent number: 8192862
    Abstract: A battery pack including a battery cell, a circuit board electrically connected to the battery cell, a first cover, and a second cover. The battery cell includes a battery element, a rectangular first packaging component, a recess, and a rectangular second packaging component. The battery element is housed in the recess, the first packaging component and the second packaging component are stacked so that the second packaging component covers the opening of the recess, the periphery of the opening is sealed, both ends of the second packaging component are abutted at the outer bottom surface of the recess of the first packaging component, and the first outer resin layer and the second inner resin layer are bonded by heat seal adhesive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Yamada, Fumihata Yamamoto, Hiroshi Seino, Masami Suzuki, Masayuki Kageyama
  • Patent number: 8071236
    Abstract: A laminated packaging material and a battery using the material are disclosed. The material includes an inner layer composed of a resin film, a first adhesive layer, a metal layer, a second adhesive layer, and an outer layer composed of a resin film. At least one of the first adhesive layer or the second adhesive layer is composed of an adhesive composition, as an essential component, selected from the group consisting of a resin having an active hydrogen group in a side chain, polyfunctional isocyanates, and a polyfunctional amine compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Seino, Hiroyuki Yamada, Fumihata Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20110104546
    Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte battery is provided which includes a battery element, and a package member for packaging the battery element, and in the nonaqueous electrolyte battery, the package member includes a layer which contains a blackbody material capable of using blackbody radiation and which has an emissivity of 0.6 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Seino, Hideaki Ojima, Fumihata Yamamoto, Hiroyuki Yamada, Satoru Tanaka, Ryoko Sato, Ryuji Soeda
  • Publication number: 20110003203
    Abstract: An electrode includes: a collector; and an active material layer provided on the collector, containing a copolymer obtained by copolymerizing, as a comonomer, at least one member selected from monomers represented by the following general formulae (1) to (4) with vinylidene fluoride or vinylidene fluoride and a copolymerizable monomer thereof wherein each of R1 to R3 independently represents a hydrocarbon group having from 4 to 10 carbon atoms; R4 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; each of R6 and R7 independently represents a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms; each of R5 and R8 independently represents a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group having from 4 to 10 carbon atoms; and X represents a cyano group or an aldehyde group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiroshi Seino