Patents by Inventor Katsumasa KOBAYASHI

Katsumasa KOBAYASHI 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).

  • BATTERY MODULE
    Publication number: 20150372265
    Abstract: A battery module has a plurality of battery bodies. Each of the battery bodies is constituted by a battery holder and a battery cell held by the battery holder and also has two connecting terminals of different polarities. The battery bodies are arranged side by side. The connecting terminals of adjacent battery bodies are connected to each other by a bus bar, and the battery bodies are thereby connected in series. Each battery holder has an indicator that prevents the bus bars from being connected to a part located between bus bars that are adjacent to each other in the arrangement direction of the battery bodies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2014
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Naoto MORISAKU, Takayuki KATO, Katsumasa KOBAYASHI, Hiromi UEDA, Shintaro WATANABE, Hidefumi OISHI, Takashi SAKAI, Kazuki MAEDA