Patents by Inventor Mitsutaka Shibagaki

Mitsutaka Shibagaki 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).

  • Battery charging warehouse
    Patent number: 8742721
    Abstract: The battery charging warehouse includes a pallet rack and a battery charger. The pallet rack has a plurality of storage locations in each of which a battery is stored. At least one of the storage locations is a charging storage location in which the battery is charged. The battery charger is mounted to an upper part of the charging storage location. The battery charger is movable up and down in the charging storage location and has a charge connector. When the battery charger is moved down in the charging storage location, the charge connector is received by a battery connector of the battery stored in the charging storage location thereby to automatically connect the charge connector to the battery connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki
    Inventors: Manabu Hama, Mitsutaka Shibagaki, Takanori Imai
  • BATTERY CHARGING WAREHOUSE
    Publication number: 20110227526
    Abstract: The battery charging warehouse includes a pallet rack and a battery charger. The pallet rack has a plurality of storage locations in each of which a battery is stored. At least one of the storage locations is a charging storage location in which the battery is charged. The battery charger is mounted to an upper part of the charging storage location. The battery charger is movable up and down in the charging storage location and has a charge connector. When the battery charger is moved down in the charging storage location, the charge connector is received by a battery connector of the battery stored in the charging storage location thereby to automatically connect the charge connector to the battery connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Manabu HAMA, Mitsutaka Shibagaki, Takanori Imai