Patents by Inventor Koji Hibino

Koji Hibino 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).

  • Conveyor and conveying method
    Patent number: 9415942
    Abstract: A conveyor is provided with a supply roll, a detection device and a brake force applying device. The supply roll is rotatably arranged and is configured to support a belt-shaped cell material for an electrode or a separator to intermittently feeding out the cell material by rotation of the supply roll. The detection device is arranged with respect to the supply roll to detect an amount of the cell material remaining on the supply roll. The brake force applying device operatively coupled to the supply roll to apply brake force to the rotation of the supply roll based on the amount of the cell material detected by the detection device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignees: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Automotive Energy Supply Corporation
    Inventors: Shinji Ishimatsu, Keiji Nasu, Koji Hibino, Yoshirou Yamamoto
  • CONVEYOR AND CONVEYING METHOD
    Publication number: 20140361065
    Abstract: A conveyor is provided with a supply roll, a detection device and a brake force applying device. The supply roll is rotatably arranged and is configured to support a belt-shaped cell material for an electrode or a separator to intermittently feeding out the cell material by rotation of the supply roll. The detection device is arranged with respect to the supply roll to detect an amount of the cell material remaining on the supply roll. The brake force applying device operatively coupled to the supply roll to apply brake force to the rotation of the supply roll based on the amount of the cell material detected by the detection device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2013
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Applicants: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Automotive Energy Supply Corporation
    Inventors: Shinji Ishimatsu, Keiji Nasu, Koji Hibino, Yoshirou Yamamoto