Patents by Inventor Masahiko Katou

Masahiko Katou 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: 8399121
    Abstract: This invention relates to a battery structure with improved safety. The battery structure includes: at least two batteries disposed axially parallel to each other, positive terminals thereof facing opposite directions, negative terminals thereof facing opposite directions; an insulating material covering each of the batteries; and a connecting member provided at an end of the at least two batteries for connecting the positive terminal of one of the batteries with the negative terminal of the other battery. The connecting member includes: a negative terminal connector attached to the other battery so as to come into contact with the negative terminal of the other battery; and a bus bar connected at one end portion thereof to the positive terminal of the one battery. The negative terminal connector has a socket into which the other end portion of the bus bar is to be inserted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Shinya Geshi, Yasunori Uchida, Masahiko Katou, Shintaro Shimizu, Fuminori Ozaki
  • Publication number: 20100167094
    Abstract: This invention relates to a battery structure with improved safety. The battery structure includes: at least two batteries disposed axially parallel to each other, positive terminals thereof facing opposite directions, negative terminals thereof facing opposite directions; an insulating material covering each of the batteries; and a connecting member provided at an end of the at least two batteries for connecting the positive terminal of one of the batteries with the negative terminal of the other battery. The connecting member includes: a negative terminal connector attached to the other battery so as to come into contact with the negative terminal of the other battery; and a bus bar connected at one end portion thereof to the positive terminal of the one battery. The negative terminal connector has a socket into which the other end portion of the bus bar is to be inserted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinya Geshi, Yasunori Uchida, Masahiko Katou, Shintaro Shimizu, Fuminori Ozaki