Patents by Inventor Kouichi UMEDA

Kouichi UMEDA 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 pack
    Patent number: 10529960
    Abstract: A battery pack includes multiple sub-modules each of which includes multiple battery cells electrically connected to each other, and an exhaust duct that is provided between and integrated with at least the two battery modules facing each other. The exhaust duct includes therein an exhaust passage that communicates with an outer surface of a safety valve provided in each battery cell in each of the facing battery modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koji Yamashita, Hiroyoshi Yamamoto, Kouichi Umeda
  • BATTERY PACK
    Publication number: 20170373287
    Abstract: A battery pack includes multiple sub-modules each of which includes multiple battery cells electrically connected to each other, and an exhaust duct that is provided between and integrated with at least the two battery modules facing each other. The exhaust duct includes therein an exhaust passage that communicates with an outer surface of a safety valve provided in each battery cell in each of the facing battery modules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2016
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koji YAMASHITA, Hiroyoshi YAMAMOTO, Kouichi UMEDA