Patents by Inventor Minajuro Ushijima
Minajuro Ushijima 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).
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Patent number: 7767336Abstract: There is provided an alkaline battery produced by sealing in an outer package body: a positive mixture containing at least one selected from manganese dioxide and a nickel oxide, a conducting agent, and an alkaline electrolytic solution (A) containing potassium hydroxide; a separator; and a negative mixture containing zinc alloy powder, a gelling agent, and an alkaline electrolytic solution (B) containing potassium hydroxide where a concentration of potassium hydroxide of the alkaline electrolytic solution (A) is 45 wt % or more, and a concentration of potassium hydroxide of the alkaline electrolytic solution (B) is 35 wt % or less. Because of this, an alkaline battery can be provided, which has desirable load characteristics, prevents the generation of gas, prevents a decrease in a storage property due to the reaction with an electrolytic solution, and has heat generation behavior suppressed at a time of occurrence of a short-circuit.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2008Date of Patent: August 3, 2010Assignee: Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.Inventors: Noriyuki Ito, Minajuro Ushijima, Shinichi Iwamoto, Tetsuo Izu
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Patent number: 7510801Abstract: There is provided an alkaline battery produced by sealing in an outer package body: a positive mixture containing at least one selected from manganese dioxide and a nickel oxide, a conducting agent, and an alkaline electrolytic solution (A) containing potassium hydroxide; a separator; and a negative mixture containing zinc alloy powder, a gelling agent, and an alkaline electrolytic solution (B) containing potassium hydroxide where a concentration of potassium hydroxide of the alkaline electrolytic solution (A) is 45 wt % or more, and a concentration of potassium hydroxide of the alkaline electrolytic solution (B) is 35 wt % or less. Because of this, an alkaline battery can be provided, which has desirable load characteristics, prevents the generation of gas, prevents a decrease in a storage property due to the reaction with an electrolytic solution, and has heat generation behavior suppressed at a time of occurrence of a short-circuit.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2003Date of Patent: March 31, 2009Assignee: Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.Inventors: Noriyuki Ito, Minajuro Ushijima, Shinichi Iwamoto, Tetsuo Izu
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Publication number: 20080160403Abstract: There is provided an alkaline battery produced by sealing in an outer package body: a positive mixture containing at least one selected from manganese dioxide and a nickel oxide, a conducting agent, and an alkaline electrolytic solution (A) containing potassium hydroxide; a separator; and a negative mixture containing zinc alloy powder, a gelling agent, and an alkaline electrolytic solution (B) containing potassium hydroxide where a concentration of potassium hydroxide of the alkaline electrolytic solution (A) is 45 wt % or more, and a concentration of potassium hydroxide of the alkaline electrolytic solution (B) is 35 wt % or less. Because of this, an alkaline battery can be provided, which has desirable load characteristics, prevents the generation of gas, prevents a decrease in a storage property due to the reaction with an electrolytic solution, and has heat generation behavior suppressed at a time of occurrence of a short-circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2008Publication date: July 3, 2008Inventors: Noriyuki ITO, Minajuro Ushijima, Shinichi Iwamoto, Tetsuo Izu
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Publication number: 20080160402Abstract: There is provided an alkaline battery produced by sealing in an outer package body: a positive mixture containing at least one selected from manganese dioxide and a nickel oxide, a conducting agent, and an alkaline electrolytic solution (A) containing potassium hydroxide; a separator; and a negative mixture containing zinc alloy powder, a gelling agent, and an alkaline electrolytic solution (B) containing potassium hydroxide where a concentration of potassium hydroxide of the alkaline electrolytic solution (A) is 45 wt % or more, and a concentration of potassium hydroxide of the alkaline electrolytic solution (B) is 35 wt % or less. Because of this, an alkaline battery can be provided, which has desirable load characteristics, prevents the generation of gas, prevents a decrease in a storage property due to the reaction with an electrolytic solution, and has heat generation behavior suppressed at a time of occurrence of a short-circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2008Publication date: July 3, 2008Inventors: Noriyuki ITO, Minajuro Ushijima, Shinichi Iwamoto, Tetsuo Izu
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Patent number: 7172833Abstract: The present invention discloses an alkaline dry cell with a high capacity having a superior liquid leak resistant property. In this alkaline dry cell, the thickness of the trunk portion of an external can is made thinner than 0.18 mm, and the thickness of the sealing edge portion of the external can is set to not less than 1.4 times the thickness of trunk portion. An anode terminal plate is used as a supporting member for a sealing member. Over the entire outer circumferential portion of the anode terminal plate is placed a curved portion having an average curvature radius of not more than 1 mm, which shows a virtually C-letter shape or an arc shape in its cross-section obtained by cutting the anode terminal plate through its center in the thickness direction.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2004Date of Patent: February 6, 2007Assignee: Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.Inventors: Makoto Urade, Shoichiro Tateishi, Koji Koide, Shinichi Iwamoto, Minajuro Ushijima
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Publication number: 20060292441Abstract: A cylindrical alkaline battery of the present invention includes a positive outer can in the form of a cylinder having a bottom and an opening at its top, a sealing member located along the inner edge of the opening, and a negative terminal for sealing the opening along with the sealing member. The negative terminal is caulked to the inner edge of the opening of the positive outer can via the sealing member. The positive outer can is formed of a metal plate including crystal grains with a grain size number of 9 to 12. A soft nickel-plating layer is deposited on both sides of the metal plate. The cylindrical alkaline battery further includes either or both of the following two configurations. Configuration 1: The surface roughness Ra of a portion of the positive outer can that comes into contact with the sealing member is 2 or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2006Publication date: December 28, 2006Inventors: Minajuro Ushijima, Noriyuki Ito
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Patent number: 7090944Abstract: The present invention discloses an alkaline dry cell containing a cathode and an anode, a separator and an electrolyte solution that are housed inside an external can, and a resin sealing member and a supporting member for supporting the sealing member with an inner circumferential side that are attached to an opening edge of the external can, wherein the opening edge of the external can is sealed by tightening the resin sealing member with the external can and the supporting member.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2004Date of Patent: August 15, 2006Assignee: Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.Inventors: Makoto Urade, Shoichiro Tateishi, Koji Koide, Shinichi Iwamoto, Minajuro Ushijima
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Publication number: 20040253511Abstract: The present invention discloses an alkaline dry cell with a high capacity having a superior liquid leak resistant property. In this alkaline dry cell, the thickness of the trunk portion of an external can is made thinner than 0.18 mm, and the thickness of the sealing edge portion of the external can is set to not less than 1.4 times the thickness of trunk portion. An anode terminal plate is used as a supporting member for a sealing member. Over the entire outer circumferential portion of the anode terminal plate is placed a curved portion having an average curvature radius of not more than 1 mm, which shows a virtually C-letter shape or an arc shape in its cross-section obtained by cutting the anode terminal plate through its center in the thickness direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2004Publication date: December 16, 2004Applicant: Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.Inventors: Makoto Urade, Shoichiro Tateishi, Koji Koide, Shinichi Iwamoto, Minajuro Ushijima
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Publication number: 20040253506Abstract: The present invention discloses an alkaline dry cell with a high capacity having a superior liquid leak resistant property. In this alkaline dry cell, the thickness of the trunk portion of an external can is made thinner than 0.18 mm, and the thickness of the sealing edge portion of the external can is set to not less than 1.4 times the thickness of trunk portion. An anode terminal plate is used as a supporting member for a sealing member. Over the entire outer circumferential portion of the anode terminal plate is placed a curved portion having an average curvature radius of not more than 1 mm, which shows a virtually C-letter shape or an arc shape in its cross-section obtained by cutting the anode terminal plate through its center in the thickness direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2004Publication date: December 16, 2004Applicant: Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.Inventors: Makoto Urade, Shoichiro Tateishi, Koji Koide, Shinichi Iwamoto, Minajuro Ushijima
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Publication number: 20040009394Abstract: There is provided an alkaline battery produced by sealing in an outer package body: a positive mixture containing at least one selected from manganese dioxide and a nickel oxide, a conducting agent, and an alkaline electrolytic solution (A) containing potassium hydroxide; a separator; and a negative mixture containing zinc alloy powder, a gelling agent, and an alkaline electrolytic solution (B) containing potassium hydroxide where a concentration of potassium hydroxide of the alkaline electrolytic solution (A) is 45 wt % or more, and a concentration of potassium hydroxide of the alkaline electrolytic solution (B) is 35 wt % or less. Because of this, an alkaline battery can be provided, which has desirable load characteristics, prevents the generation of gas, prevents a decrease in a storage property due to the reaction with an electrolytic solution, and has heat generation behavior suppressed at a time of occurrence of a short-circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2003Publication date: January 15, 2004Inventors: Noriyuki Ito, Minajuro Ushijima, Shinichi Iwamoto, Tetsuo Izu
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Publication number: 20020090549Abstract: The present invention discloses an alkaline dry cell with a high capacity having a superior liquid leak resistant property. In this alkaline dry cell, the thickness of the trunk portion of an external can is made thinner than 0.18 mm, and the thickness of the sealing edge portion of the external can is set to not less than 1.4 times the thickness of trunk portion. An anode terminal plate is used as a supporting member for a sealing member. Over the entire outer circumferential portion of the anode terminal plate is placed a curved portion having an average curvature radius of not more than 1 mm, which shows a virtually C-letter shape or an arc shape in its cross-section obtained by cutting the anode terminal plate through its center in the thickness direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2001Publication date: July 11, 2002Inventors: Makoto Urade, Shoichiro Tateishi, Koji Koide, Shinichi Iwamoto, Minajuro Ushijima