Patents by Inventor Oasamu Shimamura

Oasamu Shimamura 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, assembled battery unit, vehicle equipped with battery, and battery voltage adjusting method
    Patent number: 7609029
    Abstract: A battery is basically provided with an electricity generating element and a discharging section. The electricity generating element has a plurality of electric cells connected in series. The discharging section constantly discharges electricity from each of the electric cells at a prescribed discharge rate so that a voltage in each of the electric cells is lower than a voltage corresponding to a prescribed depth of discharge. The battery is especially useful in a power supply component of a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Oasamu Shimamura, Kenji Hosaka, Takuya Kinoshita, Takaaki Abe, Hedeaki Horie
  • BATTERY, ASSEMBLED BATTERY UNIT, VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH BATTERY, AND BATTERY VOLTAGE ADJUSTING METHOD
    Publication number: 20070210760
    Abstract: A battery is basically provided with an electricity generating element and a discharging section. The electricity generating element has a plurality of electric cells connected in series. The discharging section constantly discharges electricity from each of the electric cells at a prescribed discharge rate so that a voltage in each of the electric cells is lower than a voltage corresponding to a prescribed depth of discharge. The battery is especially useful in a power supply component of a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2007
    Publication date: September 13, 2007
    Applicant: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Oasamu SHIMAMURA, Kenji Hosaka, Takuya Kinoshita, Takaaki Abe, Hideaki Horie