Patents by Inventor Minako Kondo

Minako Kondo 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: 11474157
    Abstract: A device for evaluating a secondary battery disclosed herein includes: a first acquirer that acquires information on a predetermined item from a secondary battery to be evaluated; an output current determiner that determines an output current value to be output from the secondary battery based on the information obtained by the first acquirer; and an evaluator that evaluates a deterioration state of the secondary battery based on discharge data obtained when the output current value determined by the output current determiner is output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Minako Kondo
  • Patent number: 11177499
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an assembled battery having a plurality of unit cells, spacers disposed so as to sandwich the unit cells, and restraining members that restrain the unit cells and the spacers in an array direction X. In each unit cell, a flat wound electrode body having a winding end fixed by a fixing member is accommodated in a battery case. The spacers are provided with rib portions protruding towards long side surfaces of the battery case. Flat portions of the electrode body each have a pressing region including a pressing site that opposes the rib portions, and a moderation region other than the pressing region. The pressing region includes at least the center of each flat portion in a winding axis direction, and a first pressing region over a direction along a major axis. The fixing member is disposed at the moderation region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Minako Kondo, Keiichiro Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20200241075
    Abstract: A device for evaluating a secondary battery disclosed herein includes: a first acquirer that acquires information on a predetermined item from a secondary battery to be evaluated; an output current determiner that determines an output current value to be output from the secondary battery based on the information obtained by the first acquirer; and an evaluator that evaluates a deterioration state of the secondary battery based on discharge data obtained when the output current value determined by the output current determiner is output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Minako Kondo
  • Publication number: 20190198910
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an assembled battery having a plurality of unit cells, spacers disposed so as to sandwich the unit cells, and restraining members that restrain the unit cells and the spacers in an array direction X. In each unit cell, a flat wound electrode body having a winding end fixed by a fixing member is accommodated in a battery case. The spacers are provided with rib portions protruding towards long side surfaces of the battery case. Flat portions of the electrode body each have a pressing region including a pressing site that opposes the rib portions, and a moderation region other than the pressing region. The pressing region includes at least the center of each flat portion in a winding axis direction, and a first pressing region over a direction along a major axis. The fixing member is disposed at the moderation region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Minako Kondo, Keiichiro Kobayashi