Patents by Inventor Saburo Kouno

Saburo Kouno 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 pack
    Patent number: 7160643
    Abstract: A battery pack includes a plurality of batteries interlocked linearly through a connector. The connector includes an inner peripheral portion to be welded to one battery, and an outer peripheral portion, provided outside the inner peripheral portion, to be welded to the other battery. The inner peripheral portion and the outer peripheral portion have a step in between, and the step places the inner peripheral portion in a concave portion of the connector. The inner peripheral portion of the connector is located interiorly of a caulking convex strip provided at an end face of one battery, and an inner peripheral portion is connected to the battery end face through welding without coming in contact with the caulking convex strip. The outer peripheral portion is connected to an outer peripheral portion of a battery end face of the other battery through welding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Kunimoto, Shoichi Toya, Saburo Kouno, Yutaka Ueki
  • Battery pack
    Publication number: 20030143459
    Abstract: A battery pack includes a plurality of batteries interlocked linearly through a connector. The connector includes an inner peripheral portion to be welded to one battery, and an outer peripheral portion, provided outside the inner peripheral portion, to be welded to the other battery. The inner peripheral portion and the outer peripheral portion have a step in between, and the step places the inner peripheral portion in a concave portion of the connector. The inner peripheral portion of the connector is present inside a caulking convex strip provided to a battery end face of one battery, and connected to the battery end face through welding without coming in contact with the caulking convex strip. The outer peripheral portion is connected to an outer peripheral portion of a battery end face of the other battery through welding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2003
    Publication date: July 31, 2003
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Kunimoto, Shoichi Toya, Saburo Kouno, Yutaka Ueki