Patents by Inventor Kouji Kawabe

Kouji Kawabe 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).

  • Power supply unit and electric vehicle incorporating the same
    Patent number: 5960898
    Abstract: A power supply unit has a capacitor unit for supplying electric power to a load. The capacitor unit has at least two blocks each having a plurality of electric double-layer capacitors connected in series. The manner of connection of the at least two blocks is changed over between series connection and parallel connection in dependence on an output required by the load. A switching regulator is connected to the electric charge-storing device. An electric vehicle having the power supply unit installed thereon is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1999
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasushi Okada, Satoshi Hiyama, Atsushi Inaba, Kouji Kawabe, Masanobu Urabe