Patents by Inventor Masaharu KAWAKATSU

Masaharu KAWAKATSU 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).

  • Patent number: 11038357
    Abstract: An electricity storage system includes a main body and a portable unit. The main body includes a casing, a first storage battery module that stores power, and a first terminal unit to supply the power. The portable unit includes a second terminal unit and a second storage battery module, and is attachable to and detachable from the first terminal unit. The second terminal unit is electrically connectable to the first terminal unit and receives the power supplied from the main body. The second storage battery module has a storage capacity less than the first storage battery module. The portable unit further includes a charging controller, upon determination of power supply from the system power supply has been stopped, the charging controller controls a charging rate for the second storage battery module to be charged at least one of a normal mode and a high-speed mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shoichi Toya, Takeshi Nakashima, Yohei Yamada, Masaharu Kawakatsu
  • Publication number: 20180248389
    Abstract: An electricity storage system is connected to a power conditioner (PCS) connected to a system power supply and includes: a main body which includes a first storage battery module that stores power supplied from the PCS, a casing that encloses the first storage battery module, and a first terminal unit that is used to supply the power; and a portable unit which is attachable to and detachable from the first terminal unit and includes a second terminal unit that is electrically connectable to the first terminal unit and receives the power supplied from the main body, and a second storage battery module that has a storage capacity less than the first storage battery module and is charged with the power supplied from the main body via the second terminal unit, and the first terminal unit is located on the side of a side surface of the casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Shoichi TOYA, Takeshi NAKASHIMA, Yohei YAMADA, Masaharu KAWAKATSU