Patents by Inventor Nario Niibo

Nario Niibo 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: 8420255
    Abstract: A storage cell includes a storage element including first and second electrodes which are opposite to each other in a predetermined direction, a first terminal bonded to the first electrode, a second terminal bonded to the second electrode, and an outer resin covering the storage element to expose an outer surface of the first terminal and an outer surface of the second terminal from the outer resin. The storage element has substantially a rectangular shape viewing from the predetermined direction. The outer resin has substantially a rectangular shape viewing from the predetermined direction. The outer resin has first and second surfaces opposite to each other, and has a third surface connected with the first surface and the second surface. The first terminal is exposed on the first surface of the outer resin. The second terminal has a shape extending beyond the storage element along the first and third surfaces, and is exposed on the first surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Koichi Morikawa, Shinji Nakano, Nario Niibo, Yukio Nishioka, Masayuki Sato, Masashige Ashizaki
  • Patent number: 8325464
    Abstract: A coin-type electric double-layered capacitor of the present invention includes: a capacitor element; a lower cover for housing the capacitor element impregnated with an electrolyte; an upper cover for sealing an opening of the lower cover through an insulating ring-shaped packing; an upper terminal plate having one end portion connected to an outer surface of the upper cover; and a lower terminal plate having a first end portion connected to an outer surface of the lower cover and a second end portion provided with a through hole, the capacitor being configured such that at least part of the through hole is opened without being covered by an outer surface located on a bottom of the lower cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Masashige Ashizaki, Masayuki Sato, Nario Niibo, Hiroaki Higashino
  • Patent number: 8310812
    Abstract: An electric double layer capacitor has an element, a first terminal, a second terminal, a resin-made case, and a resin-made lid. A pair of electrodes are led out of the element. Each of the electrodes is connected to each of the first terminal and the second terminal. The element and an electrolyte are accommodated in the case having an opening top surface, and the lid is bonded to the top surface of the case. The joints of the first and second terminals are disposed at positions higher than the inner bottom of the case, and are exposed upward. The rims of the joints and intermediate conductive sections continuing from them are buried in the case, and the terminal sections continuing from the intermediate conductive sections are led from the side surface of the case to the outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Masashige Ashizaki, Nario Niibo, Masayuki Sato, Yasuyuki Ito, Yukiyasu Sugihara
  • Patent number: 8248758
    Abstract: A coin-type electrochemical element enables the external lead terminal portions to be accurately and reliably attached to a first lid portion and to a second lid portion of the coin-type electrochemical element, and a method of its production. A coin-type electric double layer capacitor includes a first lid portion and a second lid portion. External lead terminal portions, each having a nearly triangular shape, are separately connected to the outer surfaces of the lid portions. Upon providing the external lead terminal portions having the triangular shape, a welded portion is allowed to have an increased area enabling the coin-type electrochemical element of even a small size to be accurately and reliably welded and making it possible to provide the coin-type electrochemical element having excellent reliability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Masatoshi Tasei, Nario Niibo, Masashige Ashizaki, Yukio Nishioka
  • Patent number: 8248759
    Abstract: A capacitor has a capacitor element, an open-topped case on which terminals joined to a pair of electrode lead sections of the capacitor element are disposed facing each other, and a cover combined with the open surface of the case. Each terminal has a pair of intermediate conductive sections and a pair of terminal sections. The joint has a joint surface to which one of the electrode lead sections of the capacitor element is joined. The intermediate conductive sections are L-shaped, and are extendedly disposed in directions opposite to each other from both ends of the joint. The terminal sections are disposed further extendedly from the intermediate conductive sections and placed symmetrically about the joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Masayuki Sato, Yukiyasu Sugihara, Yasuyuki Ito, Nario Niibo
  • Publication number: 20110141662
    Abstract: A coin-type electrochemical element enables the external lead terminal portions to be accurately and reliably attached to a first lid portion and to a second lid portion of the coin-type electrochemical element, and a method of its production. A coin-type electric double layer capacitor includes a first lid portion and a second lid portion. External lead terminal portions, each having a nearly triangular shape, are separately connected to the outer surfaces of the lid portions. Upon providing the external lead terminal portions having the triangular shape, a welded portion is allowed to have an increased area enabling the coin-type electrochemical element of even a small size to be accurately and reliably welded and making it possible to provide the coin-type electrochemical element having excellent reliability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2011
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: Masatoshi TASEI, Nario Niibo, Masashige Ashizaki, Yukio Nishioka
  • Patent number: 7916452
    Abstract: A coin-type electrochemical element enables the external lead terminal portions to be accurately and reliably attached to a first lid portion and to a second lid portion of the coin-type electrochemical element, and a method of its production. A coin-type electric double layer capacitor includes a first lid portion and a second lid portion. External lead terminal portions, each having a nearly triangular shape, are separately connected to the outer surfaces of the lid portions. Upon providing the external lead terminal portions having the triangular shape, a welded portion is allowed to have an increased area enabling the coin-type electrochemical element of even a small size to be accurately and reliably welded and making it possible to provide the coin-type electrochemical element having excellent reliability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Masatoshi Tasei, Nario Niibo, Masashige Ashizaki, Yukio Nishioka, Hirofumi Iwashima, Koichi Morikawa
  • Publication number: 20110019338
    Abstract: A capacitor has a capacitor element, an open-topped case on which terminals joined to a pair of electrode lead sections of the capacitor element are disposed facing each other, and a cover combined with the open surface of the case. Each terminal has a pair of intermediate conductive sections and a pair of terminal sections. The joint has a joint surface to which one of the electrode lead sections of the capacitor element is joined. The intermediate conductive sections are L-shaped, and are extendedly disposed in directions opposite to each other from both ends of the joint. The terminal sections are disposed further extendedly from the intermediate conductive sections and placed symmetrically about the joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2010
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masayuki Sato, Yukiyasu Sugihara, Yasuyuki Ito, Nario Niibo
  • Publication number: 20100252314
    Abstract: A coin-type electric double-layered capacitor of the present invention includes: a capacitor element; a lower cover for housing the capacitor element impregnated with an electrolyte; an upper cover for sealing an opening of the lower cover through an insulating ring-shaped packing; an upper terminal plate having one end portion connected to an outer surface of the upper cover; and a lower terminal plate having a first end portion connected to an outer surface of the lower cover and a second end portion provided with a through hole, the capacitor being configured such that at least part of the through hole is opened without being covered by an outer surface located on a bottom of the lower cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2008
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masashige Ashizaki, Masayuki Sato, Nario Niibo, Hiroaki Higashino
  • Publication number: 20100188800
    Abstract: An electric double layer capacitor has an element, a first terminal, a second terminal, a resin-made case, and a resin-made lid. A pair of electrodes are led out of the element. Each of the electrodes is connected to each of the first terminal and the second terminal. The element and an electrolyte are accommodated in the case having an opening top surface, and the lid is bonded to the top surface of the case. The joints of the first and second terminals are disposed at positions higher than the inner bottom of the case, and are exposed upward. The rims of the joints and intermediate conductive sections continuing from them are buried in the case, and the terminal sections continuing from the intermediate conductive sections are led from the side surface of the case to the outside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2010
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masashige Ashizaki, Nario Niibo, Masayuki Sato, Yasuyuki Ito, Yukiyasu Sugihara
  • Patent number: 7742280
    Abstract: A coin-shaped storage cell (1) has a pair of polarizable electrodes (17, 18), an insulating separator (21) interposed between the polarizable electrodes, an electrolytic solution (22) impregnated in the polarizable electrodes (17, 18) and the separator (21), a metal case (11) for housing the polarizable electrodes (17, 18), an insulating ring packing (15) arranged in the metal case, and a top lid (13) which is caulked integrally with the metal case (11) via the ring packing (15). The inner bottom surface of the metal case (11) is provided with recessed and projected portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Masayuki Sato, Masashige Ashizaki, Koichi Morikawa, Isamu Nishiyama, Nario Niibo, Masayuki Taniguchi
  • Patent number: 7576969
    Abstract: A coin-shaped storage cell (1) has a pair of polarizable electrodes (17, 18), an insulating separator (21) interposed between the polarizable electrodes, an electrolytic solution (22) impregnated in the polarizable electrodes (17, 18) and the separator (21), a metal case (11) for housing the polarizable electrodes (17, 18), an insulating ring packing (15) arranged in the metal case, and a top lid (13) which is caulked integrally with the metal case (11) via the ring packing (15). The inner bottom surface of the metal case (11) is provided with recessed and projected portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Masayuki Sato, Masashige Ashizaki, Koichi Morikawa, Isamu Nishiyama, Nario Niibo, Masayuki Taniguchi
  • Publication number: 20090181297
    Abstract: A storage cell includes a storage element, a first case having a first flat portion contacting an upper surface of the storage element and having a rectangular shape, a second case having a second flat portion contacting a lower surface of the storage element and having a rectangular shape, a gasket allowing the storage element to be accommodated between the first case and the second case, first and second terminal plates joined to the first and second cases, respectively, a first sealing resin for sealing the first case and the gasket, a second sealing resin for sealing the second case and the gasket, and a package resin covering the above components. The gasket has a rectangular frame shape, and has a cross section having substantially an H-shape. Edges of the first and second cases are inserted in recesses in the gasket and sealed with the first and second sealing resins, respectively. This storage cell has a high withstanding temperature and reduces an area having the cell mounted thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2008
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masashige Ashizaki, Masayuki Sato, Koichi Morikawa, Nario Niibo
  • Publication number: 20090176154
    Abstract: A coin-shaped storage cell (1) has a pair of polarizable electrodes (17, 18), an insulating separator (21) interposed between the polarizable electrodes, an electrolytic solution (22) impregnated in the polarizable electrodes (17, 18) and the separator (21), a metal case (11) for housing the polarizable electrodes (17, 18), an insulating ring packing (15) arranged in the metal case, and a top lid (13) which is caulked integrally with the metal case (11) via the ring packing (15). The inner bottom surface of the metal case (11) is provided with recessed and projected portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2009
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Inventors: Masayuki SATO, Masashige Ashizaki, Koichi Morikawa, Isamu Nishiyama, Nario Niibo, Masayuki Taniguchi
  • Publication number: 20090169989
    Abstract: A storage cell includes a storage element including first and second electrodes which are opposite to each other in a predetermined direction, a first terminal bonded to the first electrode, a second terminal bonded to the second electrode, and an outer resin covering the storage element to expose an outer surface of the first terminal and an outer surface of the second terminal from the outer resin. The storage element has substantially a rectangular shape viewing from the predetermined direction. The outer resin has substantially a rectangular shape viewing from the predetermined direction. The outer resin has first and second surfaces opposite to each other, and has a third surface connected with the first surface and the second surface. The first terminal is exposed on the first surface of the outer resin. The second terminal has a shape extending beyond the storage element along the first and third surfaces, and is exposed on the first surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2007
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koichi Morikawa, Shinji Nakano, Nario Niibo, Yukio Nishioka, Masayuki Sato, Masashige Ashizaki
  • Publication number: 20080089011
    Abstract: A coin-type electrochemical element enabling the external lead terminal portions to be accurately and reliably attached to a first lid portion and to a second lid portion of the coin-type electrochemical element, and a method of its production. Coin-type electric double layer capacitor (11) includes first lid portion (19) and second lid portion (18). External lead terminal portions (28) and (33) having a nearly triangular shape are separately connected to the outer surfaces of the lid portions. Upon providing external lead terminal portions (28) and (33) having the triangular shape, welded portion (35) is allowed to have an increased area enabling the coin-type electrochemical element of even a small size to be accurately and reliably welded and making it possible to provide the coin-type electrochemical element having excellent reliability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2005
    Publication date: April 17, 2008
    Inventors: Masatoshi Tasei, Nario Niibo, Masashige Ashizaki, Yukio Nishioka, Hirofumi Iwashima, Koichi Morikawa
  • Publication number: 20070109721
    Abstract: A coin-shaped storage cell (1) has a pair of polarizable electrodes (17, 18), an insulating separator (21) interposed between the polarizable electrodes, an electrolytic solution (22) impregnated in the polarizable electrodes (17, 18) and the separator (21), a metal case (11) for housing the polarizable electrodes (17, 18), an insulating ring packing (15) arranged in the metal case, and a top lid (13) which is caulked integrally with the metal case (11) via the ring packing (15). The inner bottom surface of the metal case (11) is provided with recessed and projected portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2004
    Publication date: May 17, 2007
    Inventors: Masayuki Sato, Masashige Ashizaki, Koichi Morikawa, Isamu Nishiyama, Nario Niibo, Masayuki Taniguchi
  • Patent number: 7004983
    Abstract: The polymer electrolyte composite, for driving an electrolytic capacitor, according to the present invention is a composite body comprising an electrolyte and an acrylic polymer containing a copolymer of acrylic derivative. The electrolyte comprises a polar solvent and a solute comprising at least one of inorganic acids, organic acids and salts of such acids. The copolymer of acrylic derivative is a polymer of: a first monomer of at least one of a group of monofunctional monomers of acrylic derivatives each having at least one hydroxyl group at a terminal thereof and a polymerizable unsaturated double bond; and a second monomer of at least one of a group of multifunctional monomers of acrylic derivatives each having plural polymerizable unsaturated double bonds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2006
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazumitsu Honda, Nario Niibo, Yuichiro Tsubaki, Junji Ozaki
  • Patent number: D528976
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2006
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masatoshi Tasei, Nario Niibo, Masashige Ashizaki, Yukio Nishioka
  • Patent number: D528977
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2006
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masatoshi Tasei, Nario Niibo, Masashige Ashizaki, Yukio Nishioka