Patents by Inventor Noboru Koike

Noboru Koike 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).

  • Publication number: 20220359930
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a battery includes a battery group, a case, a metal plate, an insulator and an electrical connection path. The battery group includes a plurality of batteries, and each of the batteries includes an electrode group and a metal exterior container made in which the electrode group is housed. The metal plate is provided between the battery group and the base and forms a clearance between the metal plate and the base. The insulator has plasticity and an electrical insulating property, and is sandwiched between the battery group and the metal plate. The insulator electrically insulates between the exterior container of each of the batteries and the metal plate. The electrical connection path electrically connects the metal plate to the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Nagaaki MURO, Yoshimitsu ITO, Noboru KOIKE, Mitsuhiro HOSHINO, Hirofumi YAMAMOTO, Tadashi KANO, Hidenori MIYAMOTO, Kazuto KURODA
  • Publication number: 20150140393
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a battery connection structure for connecting a cylindrical electrode terminal provided on a battery cell, includes a connection member formed of conductive material, which integrally includes a connection part and a cylindrical engagement part extending from the connection part and to be engaged in an inner hole of the electrode terminal; and a spring member which is fitted in the inner hole of the engagement part and presses the engagement part against an inner surface of the electrode terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Hirofumi Yamamoto, Noboru Koike, Hideo Shimizu, Hirotaka Yanagisawa, Tadashi Shudo, Satoshi Wada
  • Publication number: 20140023893
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a secondary battery device includes a plurality of secondary battery cells and a resin case including a plurality of wall portions defining a plurality of accommodation sections, which are configured to individually accommodate the secondary battery cells. At least one of the wall portions defining each of the accommodation sections includes a plurality of pressure springs molded integrally with the wall portion from a synthetic resin and configured to press and position each of the secondary battery cells accommodated in the accommodation sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hideo Shimizu, Noboru Koike, Takashi Murai, Nagaaki Muro, Tadashi Shudo, Nobumitsu Tada
  • Publication number: 20130302663
    Abstract: According to one embodiment provides an assembled battery which comprises electric cells each having a protruding electrode terminal, a bus bar which is connected to the electrode terminal, also electrically connected to the electrode terminal, and comprises an accommodating portion that has an opening and accommodates the electrode terminal along a protruding direction of the protruding portion from the opening, and a protruding portion which is formed on one of a peripheral surface of the electrode terminal along the protruding direction and an inner surface of the accommodating portion along the protruding direction, protrudes toward the other of the peripheral surface and the inner surface, extends in the protruding direction, and comes into contact with the other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshba
    Inventors: Ryuuichi TERAMOTO, Noboru Koike, Yasuyuki Nagase, Hideo Shimizu, Takashi Murai, Takahiro Terada
  • Publication number: 20130252048
    Abstract: A battery includes a plurality of electrode members each having a positive electrode, a negative electrode and an insulating separator arranged between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, bus bars each electrically connected to electrode members, and a battery case that houses the electrode members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Ryuuichi TERAMOTO, Hideo SHIMIZU, Noboru KOIKE, Tadashi SHUDO, Nobumitsu TADA, Satoshi WADA, Takahiro TERADA, Kuniaki YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20130252071
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a battery includes, an electrode body includes a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate, and an insulating separator disposed between the positive and negative electrode plates, a lead electrically connected to the electrode body, and a metal terminal includes a cavity electrically connected to the lead at any one point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Ryuuichi TERAMOTO, Takahiro Terada, Kuniaki Yamamoto, Noboru Koike, Satoshi Wada
  • Publication number: 20130244089
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a secondary battery device includes a secondary battery cell, a case configured to accommodate the secondary battery cell, and foam coating layers sandwiched between an outer surface of the secondary battery cell and an inner surface of the case and configured to hold the secondary battery cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Inventors: Hideo Shimizu, Noboru Koike, Takashi Murai, Yasuyuki Nagase, Tadashi Shudo, Satoru Nawa, Takashi Kobayashi, Kazuyuki Kuroda
  • Patent number: 8235696
    Abstract: An in-mold forming apparatus including a first mold and a second mold for injection molding and a film feeding mechanism for feeding in-mold foil between the first mold and the second mold. A transfer foil is formed on the in-mold foil. The in-mold forming apparatus further includes a mold closing mechanism for closing the first mold and the second mold, thereby to fix the in-mold foil inside a cavity formed between the first mold and the second mold, a resin injection forming mechanism for injecting fused resin into the cavity, thereby to unit the transfer foil formed on the in-mold foil with the resin, and a charger arranged in the neighborhood of at least one of the first mold, the second mold, and the in-mold foil. The charger includes a charging unit for freeing ions and charging particles in the neighborhood of the in-mold foil, and an electrode for adsorbing the particles charged by the ions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yoshinori Kairiku, Noboru Koike
  • Publication number: 20060082019
    Abstract: An in-mold forming apparatus including a first mold and a second mold for injection molding and a film feeding mechanism for feeding in-mold foil between the first mold and the second mold. A transfer foil is formed on the in-mold foil. The in-mold forming apparatus further includes a mold closing mechanism for closing the first mold and the second mold, thereby to fix the in-mold foil inside a cavity formed between the first mold and the second mold, a resin injection forming mechanism for injecting fused resin into the cavity, thereby to unit the transfer foil formed on the in-mold foil with the resin, and a charger arranged in the neighborhood of at least one of the first mold, the second mold, and the in-mold foil. The charger includes a charging unit for freeing ions and charging particles in the neighborhood of the in-mold foil, and an electrode for adsorbing the particles charged by the ions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2005
    Publication date: April 20, 2006
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Yoshinori Kairiku, Noboru Koike
  • Patent number: 6677623
    Abstract: A semiconductor device has: a semiconductor substrate having a surface which has a predetermined pattern, in which an insulating layer is embedded; an interlayer insulator film formed on the substrate, the interlayer insulator film having a protective coat for protecting the substrate; and an electrode formed on the interlayer insulator film. In addition, a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device comprises the steps of: forming a semiconductor substrate having a surface which has a groove in which an insulating layer is embedded; forming a protective coat for protecting the surface of the semiconductor substrate, on the upper surface of the insulating layer embedded in the groove; and forming an electrode on the protective coat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Noboru Koike
  • Patent number: 6554640
    Abstract: A radio communication equipment having a battery compartment and a battery pack provided in the battery compartment, the equipment including a first connector block having a female portion provided at the battery pack, and the first connector block having a first contact with a first contact portion and a second contact portion facing the first contact portion, and a second connector block having a male portion provided at the battery, and the second connector block having a second contact having elasticity with a third contact portion and a fourth contact portion facing the third contact portion, wherein the second connector block is engaged with the first connector block, and the third contact portion is pressed against the first contact portion and the fourth contact portion is pressed against the second contact portion by the elasticity of the second contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2003
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Noboru Koike, Yutaka Nakamura
  • Patent number: 6529714
    Abstract: A radio communication equipment including a housing and a battery pack to be attached to said housing, said radio communication equipment having a male connector of a floating connector provided on said housing, and a female connector the floating connector provided on said battery pack to engage with said male connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2003
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yutaka Nakamura, Noboru Koike
  • Publication number: 20030027590
    Abstract: A mobile radio terminal device is of such a double-backing type as to connect an upper casing and lower casing to each other by a hinge. The lower casing includes an input section and a battery. The upper casing includes an antenna, a circuit board having a CPU, a semiconductor memory and a radio circuit, and an interface connectable to various kinds of devices including an external antenna. By a connection line pattern of the circuit board, the antenna and interface are connected to the radio circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2002
    Publication date: February 6, 2003
    Inventors: Yutaka Nakamura, Noboru Koike, Hirokazu Seraku
  • Publication number: 20020190394
    Abstract: A semiconductor device has: a semiconductor substrate having a surface which has a predetermined pattern, in which an insulating layer is embedded; an interlayer insulator film formed on the substrate, the interlayer insulator film having a protective coat for protecting the substrate; and an electrode formed on the interlayer insulator film. In addition, a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device comprises the steps of: forming a semiconductor substrate having a surface which has a groove in which an insulating layer is embedded; forming a protective coat for protecting the surface of the semiconductor substrate, on the upper surface of the insulating layer embedded in the groove; and forming an electrode on the protective coat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2002
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Noboru Koike
  • Patent number: 6465894
    Abstract: A semiconductor device has: a semiconductor substrate having a surface which has a predetermined pattern, in which an insulating layer is embedded; an interlayer insulator film formed on the substrate, the interlayer insulator film having a protective coat for protecting the substrate; and an electrode formed on the interlayer insulator film. In addition, a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device comprises the steps of: forming a semiconductor substrate having a surface which has a groove in which an insulating layer is embedded; forming a protective coat for protecting the surface of the semiconductor substrate, on the upper surface of the insulating layer embedded in the groove; and forming an electrode on the protective coat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2002
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Noboru Koike
  • Publication number: 20020070903
    Abstract: In the mobile communication terminal of the present invention, a free end portion of a rod type antenna is mounted to one of the longitudinal sides of the housing surface against which the ear is placed during communication such that the antenna can rotate freely between the position along said longitudinal side and the specific position at which the antenna reaches after rotating in a direction distant from the said housing surface against which the ear is placed. By this arrangement, in the non-communication state, the antenna can be held in a position along said longitudinal side of the housing, and in the state of communication, the antenna can be held in a position distant from the housing. By enabling the antenna to rotate in the above-mentioned manner, the antenna can be held away from the housing at the time of communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2001
    Publication date: June 13, 2002
    Inventors: Yutaka Nakamura, Noboru Koike
  • Publication number: 20010040242
    Abstract: A semiconductor device has: a semiconductor substrate having a surface which has a predetermined pattern, in which an insulating layer is embedded; an interlayer insulator film formed on the substrate, the interlayer insulator film having a protective coat for protecting the substrate; and an electrode formed on the interlayer insulator film. In addition, a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device comprises the steps of: forming a semiconductor substrate having a surface which has a groove in which an insulating layer is embedded; forming a protective coat for protecting the surface of the semiconductor substrate, on the upper surface of the insulating layer embedded in the groove; and forming an electrode on the protective coat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2001
    Publication date: November 15, 2001
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba.
    Inventor: Noboru Koike
  • Patent number: 6294454
    Abstract: A semiconductor device has: a semiconductor substrate having a surface which has a predetermined pattern, in which an insulating layer is embedded; an interlayer insulator film formed on the substrate, the interlayer insulator film having a protective coat for protecting the substrate; and an electrode formed on the interlayer insulator film. In addition, a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device comprises the steps of: forming a semiconductor substrate having a surface which has a groove in which an insulating layer is embedded; forming a protective coat for protecting the surface of the semiconductor substrate, on the upper surface of the insulating layer embedded in the groove; and forming an electrode on the protective coat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2001
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Noboru Koike
  • Patent number: 6049135
    Abstract: A semiconductor device has: a substantially flat surface which is formed on a semiconductor substrate and has a predetermined pattern, in which an insulating layer is embedded; an interlayer insulator film formed on the surface, the interlayer insulator film having a protective layer for protecting the semiconductor substrate; and formed on the interlayer insulator film and adapted for bonding a wire thereto. In addition, a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device comprises the steps of: forming a semiconductor substrate having a surface which has a groove in which an insulating layer is embedded; forming a protective coat for protecting the surface of the semiconductor substrate, on the upper surface of the insulating layer embedded in the groove; and forming an electrode on the protective coat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2000
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Noboru Koike
  • Patent number: 6031732
    Abstract: A shield case for use in a electronic apparatus enclosed in a housing, includes a groove mating with a protruding portion of the housing. When the shield case is clamped between a PC board and the housing, the shield case is urged toward the PC board, and thereby contacts a ground pattern of the PC board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 29, 2000
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Noboru Koike, Yutaka Nakamura