Patents by Inventor Koji Katou

Koji Katou 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 cooling structure and the cover plate
    Patent number: 10084216
    Abstract: A battery cooling structure has a plurality of cooling passages that are formed on a surface of a cover plate attachable to a battery pack and that are for taking in cooling air into the battery pack, and a connection passage that is formed in a direction intersecting with the plurality of cooling passages on the surface of the cover plate, and that connects the plurality of cooling passages with one another to allow interchange of the cooling air. The battery pack is arranged in a center console box between a driver seat and a front passenger seat of a vehicle. The cover plate is attached to a side surface of the battery pack. The plurality of cooling passages extend in parallel with one another and in a direction vertical to a floor surface. Partial portions of the cooling passages on a floor surface side are open.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toyoki Iguchi, Hiroaki Saitou, Koji Katou, Yuuta Yamagata, Shigeyuki Kiyota
  • BATTERY COOLING STRUCTURE AND THE COVER PLATE
    Publication number: 20170288284
    Abstract: A battery cooling structure has a plurality of cooling passages that are formed on a surface of a cover plate attachable to a battery pack and that are for taking in cooling air into the battery pack, and a connection passage that is formed in a direction intersecting with the plurality of cooling passages on the surface of the cover plate, and that connects the plurality of cooling passages with one another to allow interchange of the cooling air. The battery pack is arranged in a center console box between a driver seat and a front passenger seat of a vehicle. The cover plate is attached to a side surface of the battery pack. The plurality of cooling passages extend in parallel with one another and in a direction vertical to a floor surface. Partial portions of the cooling passages on a floor surface side are open.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toyoki Iguchi, Hiroaki Saitou, Koji Katou, Yuuta Yamagata, Shigeyuki Kiyota