Patents by Inventor Koji Kitada

Koji Kitada 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).

  • Air-conditioning controlling apparatus for a battery pack
    Patent number: 9515359
    Abstract: A heat removal unit that removes heat from air in a battery pack in which a battery cell is accommodated to cool or dehumidify the air is provided. Further, a circulation route that connects the battery pack and the heat removal unit to each other to recirculate the air is provided. Furthermore, a direction controller that controls a flow direction of the air in the circulation route in opposite direction upon cooling and upon dehumidification is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Koichi Taniyama, Hiroshi Tanada, Yoshio Tagawa, Takuya Miyashita, Hajime Tsunekawa, Keigo Atobe, Masahiko Hibino, Mao Tamaru, Kaori Nagata, Koji Kitada
  • AIR-CONDITIONING CONTROLLING APPARATUS FOR A BATTERY PACK
    Publication number: 20140023905
    Abstract: A heat removal unit that removes heat from air in a battery pack in which a battery cell is accommodated to cool or dehumidify the air is provided. Further, a circulation route that connects the battery pack and the heat removal unit to each other to recirculate the air is provided. Furthermore, a direction controller that controls a flow direction of the air in the circulation route in opposite direction upon cooling and upon dehumidification is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koichi Taniyama, Hiroshi Tanada, Yoshio Tagawa, Takuya Miyashita, Hajime Tsunekawa, Keigo Atobe, Masahiko Hibino, Mao Tamaru, Kaori Nagata, Koji Kitada
  • Clutch disc
    Patent number: 7516828
    Abstract: A clutch disc includes a hub having a flange portion extended in a radial direction and a boss portion connected to a driven shaft, a side plate arranged coaxially with and relatively rotatable with the hub, a friction member connected to an external periphery of the side plate and frictionally engaged with a drive shaft, an accommodation window formed on an external periphery portion of the hub and on the side plate, the accommodation window on the hub and the accommodation window on the side plate being positioned facing each other, springs elastically connecting the hub to the side plate in the accommodation window, and a thrust member provided in a space between the hub and the side plate. The thrust member includes a ring shape member biased towards the flange portion of the hub by a biasing device. An opposing surface configured to face the hub is tapered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Koji Kitada
  • Clutch disc
    Publication number: 20060102444
    Abstract: A clutch disc includes a hub having a flange portion extended in a radial direction and a boss portion connected to a driven shaft, a side plate arranged coaxially with and relatively rotatable with the hub, a friction member connected to an external periphery of the side plate and frictionally engaged with a drive shaft, an accommodation window formed on an external periphery portion of the hub and on the side plate, the accommodation window on the hub and the accommodation window on the side plate being positioned facing each other, springs elastically connecting the hub to the side plate in the accommodation window, and a thrust member provided in a space between the hub and the side plate. The thrust member includes a ring shape member biased towards the flange portion of the hub by a biasing device. An opposing surface configured to face the hub is tapered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2005
    Publication date: May 18, 2006
    Applicant: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Koji Kitada