Patents by Inventor Koichi KANIE

Koichi KANIE 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).

  • Energy storage article and method
    Patent number: 9005793
    Abstract: Systems and methods for obtaining and/or maintaining a column height of an electrolyte relative to a separator surface within an energy storage device. Embodiments of the invention provide a wicking component, a current collector, and a bias component. The current collector is positioned to force the bias component to press the wicking component tight to an inner surface of a separator. The bias component maintains contact between the wicking component and the surface of separator and creates a capillary gap in which sodium wicks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Alec Roger Tilley, Hiroshi Ohata, Koichi Kanie
  • ENERGY STORAGE ARTICLE AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20130316197
    Abstract: Systems and methods for obtaining and/or maintaining a column height of an electrolyte relative to a separator surface within an energy storage device. Embodiments of the invention provide a wicking component, a current collector, and a bias component. The current collector is positioned to force the bias component to press the wicking component tight to an inner surface of a separator. The bias component maintains contact between the wicking component and the surface of separator and creates a capillary gap in which sodium wicks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2012
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Alec Roger TILLEY, Hiroshi OHATA, Koichi KANIE