Patents by Inventor Kaoru Hosobuchi

Kaoru Hosobuchi 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: 20170346125
    Abstract: [Problem to be Solved] To provide a vanadium active material solution which has a vanadium active material concentration of 2.5 M or more in a sulfuric acid solution including a dispersoid (suspensible material), can stably maintain high energy density based on the concentration, and can respond also to fast charge and discharge, and to provide a vanadium redox battery using the active material solution. [Solution] The above problem is solved by a vanadium active material solution comprising a vanadium compound, which is an active material, as a solute and a dispersoid, wherein the total concentration of vanadium is 2.5 M or more. Here, in a negative electrolyte, the vanadium compound comprises one or both of bivalent and trivalent vanadium. In a positive electrolyte, the vanadium compound comprises one or both of quadrivalent and pentavalent vanadium. In an active material solution, the vanadium compound comprises one or both of trivalent and quadrivalent vanadium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicants: Galaxy Corporation, Chikouji Gakuen Educational Foundation
    Inventors: Kaoru HOSOBUCHI, Hiroaki MATSUURA
  • Patent number: 6562493
    Abstract: Provided are a battery and a lead member, designed so that high strength of weld between them can be maintained with less variation despite the supply of lower welding current thereto when the lead member is welded to the outer surface of the battery by the parallel resistance welding method, and a battery pack using the same. A layer of an Ni-based alloy, e.g., an Ni—Fe alloy, is formed on a part or the whole of the outer surface of the battery. The lead member for battery connection is composed of a substrate and an Ni—Sn alloy layer formed on that surface of the substrate which is welded to the outer surface of the battery. The battery pack is composed of a battery group that is assembled by using the battery and/or the lead member and stored in a shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Toshiba Battery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masazumi Tsukada, Reiji Nishikawa, Hideaki Kitazume, Tsutomu Matsui, Noriyuki Shimizu, Kayo Tanaka, Kaoru Hosobuchi
  • Publication number: 20020012838
    Abstract: Provided are a battery and a lead member, designed so that high strength of weld between them can be maintained with less variation despite the supply of lower welding current thereto when the lead member is welded to the outer surface of the battery by the parallel resistance welding method, and a battery pack using the same. A layer of an Ni-based alloy, e.g., an Ni—Fe alloy, is formed on a part or the whole of the outer surface of the battery. The lead member for battery connection is composed of a substrate and an Ni—Sn alloy layer formed on that surface of the substrate which is welded to the outer surface of the battery. The battery pack is composed of a battery group that is assembled by using the battery and/or the lead member and stored in a shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 1999
    Publication date: January 31, 2002
    Inventors: MASAZUMI TSUKADA, REJI NISHIKAWA, HIDEAKI KITAZUME, TSUTOMU MATSUI, NORIYUKI SHIMIZU, KAYO TANAKA, KAORU HOSOBUCHI