Patents by Inventor Kazunori Maruoka

Kazunori Maruoka 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: 9741979
    Abstract: To provide a battery pack less subject to vibration, shock, or the like and stable in characteristics. A battery pack includes a unit battery obtained by accommodating, in a casing film, a battery element in which positive and negative electrodes are stacked via separators, the unit battery having a sealing portion obtained by sealing opposing synthetic resin layers formed on inner surface of the casing film; and a lithium ion secondary battery stacked body obtained by stacking a plurality of the unit batteries and winding a fixing tape therearound. A sealing surface of the sealing portion is substantially parallel to a unit battery stacking surface, and an end surface of the sealing portion is brought into contact with the fixing tape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: NEC ENERGY DEVICES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Tamura, Kazunori Maruoka
  • Patent number: 9634307
    Abstract: Provided is a battery pack that is unlikely to be affected by vibration, shock, or the like, and has stable characteristics. A battery pack includes a battery module 300 that is made by stacking battery holding bodies 200 on which film-covered batteries are placed with positive- and negative-electrode pull-out tabs being taken out from the same side in such a way that sides from which the positive- and negative-electrode pull-out tabs are pulled out are aligned with each other, wherein: an extension tab connected each of the tabs is pulled out from a battery holding body in such a way as to extend in a direction perpendicular to a direction of the pull-out tab and in a direction opposite to the other pull-out tab; and the extension tabs are each bent along a side surface in a direction perpendicular to a battery stacking surface, and are stacked up and electrically connected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: NEC ENERGY DEVICES, LTD.
    Inventor: Kazunori Maruoka
  • Publication number: 20160013524
    Abstract: In order to provide a battery pack that can let a user accurately know the state of charge of the battery pack, a battery pack 100 of the present invention includes: a plurality of chip-type LEDs 71 to 75; a printed board 40 on which the plurality of chip-type LEDs 71 to 75 are placed; a second casing 20 where LED openings 21 to 25 are provided in such a way as to correspond to the plurality of chip-type LEDs 71 to 75; and moisture-proof resin 60 that is provided in such a way as to cover the plurality of chip-type LEDs 71 to 75 on the board, wherein height of the moisture-proof resin 60 between the plurality of chip-type LEDs 71 to 75 from a board surface of the printed board 40 is lower than height of the moisture-proof resin 60 on the plurality of chip-type LEDs 71 to 75 from the board surface of the printed board 40.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Applicant: NEC ENERGY DEVICES, LTD.
    Inventor: Kazunori MARUOKA
  • Publication number: 20150228945
    Abstract: Provided is a battery pack that is unlikely to be affected by vibration, shock, or the like, and has stable characteristics. A battery pack includes a battery module 300 that is made by stacking battery holding bodies 200 on which film-covered batteries are placed with positive- and negative-electrode pull-out tabs being taken out from the same side in such a way that sides from which the positive- and negative-electrode pull-out tabs are pulled out are aligned with each other, wherein: an extension tab connected each of the tabs is pulled out from a battery holding body in such a way as to extend in a direction perpendicular to a direction of the pull-out tab and in a direction opposite to the other pull-out tab; and the extension tabs are each bent along a side surface in a direction perpendicular to a battery stacking surface, and are stacked up and electrically connected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2013
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: NEC ENERGY DEVICES, LTD.
    Inventor: Kazunori Maruoka
  • Publication number: 20150221909
    Abstract: Provided is a battery pack that is unlikely to be affected by vibration, shock, or the like, and has stable characteristics. A battery pack is characterized in that: a battery module is made by stacking film-covered batteries with positive- and negative-electrode pull-out tabs being taken out from the same side; a plurality of battery modules are disposed in such a way that, in end surfaces of the battery modules, the sides of film-covered batteries from which positive- and negative-electrode pull-out tabs are pulled out face each other, and the battery modules are electrically connected together with an insulation member disposed between the modules; and side surfaces adjacent to the sides of film-covered batteries from which the positive- and negative-electrode pull-out tabs are pulled out are reinforced by a common reinforcing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2013
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: NEC ENERGY DEVICES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazunori Maruoka, Yoshihiro Komiya
  • Publication number: 20150147638
    Abstract: To provide a battery pack less subject to vibration, shock, or the like and stable in characteristics. A battery pack includes a unit battery obtained by accommodating, in a casing film, a battery element in which positive and negative electrodes are stacked via separators, the unit battery having a sealing portion obtained by sealing opposing synthetic resin layers formed on inner surface of the casing film; and a lithium ion secondary battery stacked body obtained by stacking a plurality of the unit batteries and winding a fixing tape therearound. A sealing surface of the sealing portion is substantially parallel to a unit battery stacking surface, and an end surface of the sealing portion is brought into contact with the fixing tape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: NEC ENERGY DEVICES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Tamura, Kazunori Maruoka