Patents by Inventor Kyoko Honbo

Kyoko Honbo 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).

  • Publication number: 20050247281
    Abstract: Disclosed is an engine driving system having a cell suitable for restarting an engine, wherein an engine is stopped at the time of stopping running of a vehicle and the engine is restarted at the time of starting running of the vehicle, there are provided an engine electronic control device for controlling the engine, a motor for restarting the engine and a cell for supplying an electrical power to the motor; the cell comprises an anode plate formed into a thin band-shape, a cathode plate formed into a thin band-shape and a band-like separator arranged between the anode plate and the cathode plate; and the anode plate, the cathode plate and the separator form a group of wound pole plates and the group of pole plates is immersed in electrolysis solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2005
    Publication date: November 10, 2005
    Inventors: Kyoko HONBO, Masanori Sakai, Mutsuhiro Mori, Shinji Shirakawa, Junichi Sakano, Yasuo Kondo, Tokiyoshi Hirasawa, Masayuki Terada, Takayuki Kimura
  • Publication number: 20050244713
    Abstract: Disclosed is an engine driving system having a cell suitable for restarting an engine, wherein an engine is stopped at the time of stopping running of a vehicle and the engine is restarted at the time of starting running of the vehicle, there are provided an engine electronic control device for controlling the engine, a motor for restarting the engine and a cell for supplying an electrical power to the motor; the cell comprises an anode plate formed into a thin band-shape, a cathode plate formed into a thin band-shape and a band-like separator arranged between the anode plate and the cathode plate; and the anode plate, the cathode plate and the separator form a group of wound pole plates and the group of pole plates is immersed in electrolysis solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2005
    Publication date: November 3, 2005
    Inventors: Kyoko Honbo, Masanori Sakai, Mutsuhiro Mori, Shinji Shirakawa, Junichi Sakano, Yasuo Kondo, Tokiyoshi Hirasawa, Masayuki Terada, Takayuki Kimura
  • Publication number: 20050221191
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to inhibit intergranular corrosion of a lead alloy by grain refining, and to prolong the life and improve the reliability of a lead battery using the alloy for a positive current collector in the battery. The intergranular corrosion of the lead alloy is inhibited by adding Sr to a Pb—Sn alloy to refine a cast structure and the recrystallized structure of a rolled material, and the hardness is improved by further adding Ca, Ba and Te. In addition, the rolled sheet of the lead alloy is used in the positive current collector of the lead storage battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2005
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Inventors: Yasuo Kondo, Kyoko Honbo, Masanori Sakai, Yasuhisa Aono, Tokiyoshi Hirasawa, Masayuki Terada, Yoshifumi Yamada, Takayuki Kimura
  • Publication number: 20040180264
    Abstract: The present invention provides a lead-acid battery superior in high-efficiency charging characteristic to conventional lead-acid batteries; and a carbon material used in the lead-acid battery, having excellent charge acceptability. That is, the present invention provides a lead-acid battery which uses, as an additive to the anode active material, a simple substance and/or a compound thereof, both having a catalysis for desulfurization or a catalysis for SOx oxidation by adding to or loading on a carbon material such as active carbon, carbon black or the like and thereby has superior high-efficiency charging characteristic and improved charging acceptability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2004
    Publication date: September 16, 2004
    Inventors: Kyoko Honbo, Eiji Hoshi, Yasushi Muranaka, Seiji Takeuchi
  • Publication number: 20030235760
    Abstract: The present invention provides a lead-acid storage battery characterized by excellent characteristics in high percentage charge percentage by improving the conductivity of lead sulfate and its solubility into lead and ensuring smooth charging reaction of anode activator, and a carbon material characterized by excellent chargeability for providing the aforementioned lead-acid storage battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2003
    Publication date: December 25, 2003
    Applicants: Hitachi, Ltd., Shin-Kobe Electric Machinery Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Eiji Hoshi, Kyoko Honbo, Yasushi Muranaka, Seiji Takeuchi
  • Publication number: 20030235759
    Abstract: The present invention provides a lead-acid storage battery characterized by excellent properties of high percentage charge performande and chargeability subsequent to a long-term disuse by improving the characteristics of lead sulfate and solubility from lead sulfate to lead and ensuring smooth charging reaction of anode activator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2003
    Publication date: December 25, 2003
    Applicants: Hitachi, Ltd., Shin-Kobe Electric Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyoko Honbo, Eiji Hoshi, Hisashi Ando
  • Publication number: 20030049528
    Abstract: The present invention provides a lead-acid battery superior in high-efficiency charging characteristic to conventional lead-acid batteries; and a carbon material used in the lead-acid battery, having excellent charge acceptability. That is, the present invention provides a lead-acid battery which uses, as an additive to the anode active material, a simple substance and/or a compound thereof, both having a catalysis for desulfurization or a catalysis for SOX oxidation by adding to or loading on a carbon material such as active carbon, carbon black or the like and thereby has superior high-efficiency charging characteristic and improved charging acceptability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2002
    Publication date: March 13, 2003
    Inventors: Kyoko Honbo, Eiji Hoshi, Yasushi Muranaka, Seiji Takeuchi
  • Patent number: 6458488
    Abstract: A lithium secondary battery characterized by a high power capacity and a long service life has a negative electrode 3, a positive electrode 2 and a non-aqueous electrolyte containing lithium salt. The lithium secondary battery is characterized by further comprising multiple oxide represented by a general formula Lix+aMn2−a−bMbQcO4+d (where M denotes at least one element selected from among Ni, Fe, Co, Cu and Cr; Q denotes at least one element selected from among C, N, S, P, Si, F, Cl, I and Br; and x, a, b, c and d are within the range of 0≦x≦) 1.1, 0≦a≦0.5, 0.05≦b≦1.0, 0.000001≦c<0.05 and 0≦d≦0.1, respectively) as a positive electrode activator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2002
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyoko Honbo, Akihiro Gotoh, Masahiro Kasai, Yasushi Muranaka, Yoshiji Hotta
  • Patent number: 6399251
    Abstract: A lithium secondary battery having a longer life than conventional battery at a high temperature for electric power storage and electric vehicles is obtained. A lithium secondary battery having a long life at a high temperature can be obtained by using a material specified in Li/Mn atomic ratio, lattice constant, half value width, specific surface area, and average primary particle size as the positive electrode active material; and a material specified in density.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2002
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Shin-Kobe Electric Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyoko Honbo, Masahiro Kasai, Akihiro Gotoh, Yoshiji Hotta