Patents by Inventor Kenzo Kawakita

Kenzo Kawakita 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: 7358702
    Abstract: There is provided a storage battery for supplying power to an engine starting circuit and plural electrical parts and accessories, which is structured to prevent all the cords for various circuits and the like from being jammed to a single pair of terminals of the storage battery and prevent power loss during the operation, as well as provide an excellent appearance. The storage battery of the present invention includes a container for accommodation of a plate pack, a lid for covering an opening of the container, main positive and negative terminals connected to the plate pack, and at least one auxiliary terminal connected to at least one of the main positive and negative terminals via a connection member, in which at least a portion of the connection member is embedded in the inside of the lid or located in a recess on the top of the lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Assignee: GS Yuasa Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyasu Kawada, Kenji Yamauchi, Tomohiro Imamura, Masamichi Inakura, Kenzo Kawakita, Susumu Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20050175893
    Abstract: There is provided a storage battery for supplying power to an engine starting circuit and plural electrical parts and accessories, which is structured to prevent all the cords for various circuits and the like from being jammed to a single pair of terminals of the storage battery and prevent power loss during the operation, as well as provide an excellent appearance. The storage battery of the present invention includes a container for accommodation of a plate pack, a lid for covering an opening of the container, main positive and negative terminals connected to the plate pack, and at least one auxiliary terminal connected to at least one of the main positive and negative terminals via a connection member, in which at least a portion of the connection member is embedded in the inside of the lid or located in a recess on the top of the lid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2003
    Publication date: August 11, 2005
    Inventors: Hiroyasu Kawada, Kenji yamauchi, Tomohiro Imamura, Masamichi Inakura, Kenzo Kawakita, Susumu Tanaka
  • Patent number: 4898796
    Abstract: A lead-acid storage battery includes a connecting terminal assembly which comprises: a bushing made from lead or lead alloy, buried in a cover of the battery in the same process as when the cover is molded, and including a hole into which a pole is fitted; and a connecting terminal made by press working of metal, except for lead or lead alloy, having a good electrical conductivity, having at least one bolt-insertion hole and a space for accommodating a nut, fixed to the upper portion of the bushing, and having a strength resistive to a torque of 40 kg-cm or more caused by a bolt inserted into the bolt-insertion hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 6, 1990
    Assignee: Yuasa Battery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Furukawa, Sachio Uemichi, Toshihiro Isoi, Kenzo Kawakita