Patents by Inventor Shinsuke Yoshitake

Shinsuke Yoshitake 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: 9017858
    Abstract: A conductor for connecting first and second terminals includes a first plate-shaped part made of a first metal, a second plate-shaped part made of a second metal, a first region with the first metal exposed, and a second region with the second metal exposed. The second metal is also exposed at a third region which is opposite to the second region. A boundary between the first and second regions has no step difference in a thickness direction, and the first plate-shaped part is directly connected to the first terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: GS Yuasa International Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Sasaki, Masakazu Tsutsumi, Yoshinori Tanaka, Shinsuke Yoshitake
  • Publication number: 20150064546
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, an electric storage apparatus includes an electric storage device; an insulating member arranged in alignment with the electric storage device; and a sandwiching member made of metal configured to sandwich the insulating member with the electric storage device, wherein one of the insulating member and the sandwiching member includes a recess having an opening on a first surface and having a recess-side large-diameter portion, on the bottom side, with an inner circumference larger than the opening, and the other of the insulating member and the sandwiching member includes a projection-side large-diameter portion, on the distal end side, with an outer circumference larger than the opening, the projection-side large-diameter portion being arranged inside the recess-side large-diameter portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Satoshi Murakami, Shinsuke Yoshitake, Yuta Yamamoto, Yoshiyuki Honda
  • Publication number: 20150064545
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, an electric storage apparatus includes an electric storage device, an abutment arranged in alignment with the electric storage device, wherein the abutment includes at least three members stacked together, each of the members has a positioning part having a first surface forming a recess and a back surface of the first surface forming a projection, the positioning parts of the members are arranged at positions corresponding to one another, and adjacent members are relatively positioned by inserting a positioning part of one of the adjacent members into a positioning part of the other of the adjacent members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Satoshi Murakami, Shinsuke Yoshitake, Hiroaki Kakimura
  • Publication number: 20150024244
    Abstract: An electric storage device includes a case, an electrode assembly housed in the case and including a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate which are wound together while being isolated from each other, an external terminal arranged outside the case and a current collecting member arranged inside the case to electrically connect the electrode assembly with the external terminal. The current collecting member includes a first portion including a first end portion and a second end portion, and electrically connected to the external terminal, and a second portion extending out of the second end portion of the first portion and electrically connected to the electrode assembly. The second portion includes a base portion including a first end portion and a second end portion, the first end portion of the base portion being connected to the second end portion of the first portion, and a twisted portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Masakazu Tsutsumi, Motoki Hoshino, Jun Nakamura, Shinsuke Yoshitake, Takeshi Sasaki, Akihiko Miyazaki
  • Patent number: 8828589
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a battery in which current collecting connector 2 and 3 and groups 1d and 1e of metal foil of a power generating element 1 can be easily connected, respectively, and a method of manufacturing the same. First plate portions 2b and 3b which respective protruding ends of metal foil of the groups 1d and 1e of metal foil of the power generating element 1 come in contact with or close to and second plate portions 2c and 3c protruding from the first plate portions 2b and 3b toward the power generating element 1 and disposed only at one outer side portions of the groups 1d and 1e of metal foil are provided to the other portions of the current collecting connectors 2 and 3 of the invention and the groups 1d and 1e of metal foil are welded to the second plate portions 2c and 3c.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: GS Yuasa International Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhide Tozuka, Masakazu Tsutsumi, Katsuhiko Okamoto, Yoshinori Tanaka, Shinsuke Yoshitake, Takeshi Sasaki
  • Patent number: 8828590
    Abstract: A current collecting member includes first portion second portions. The second portion includes a base portion the first end portion of which is connected to the second end portion of the first portion, a twisted portion the first end portion of which is connected to the second end portion of the base portion, and an insertion portion the first end portion of which is connected to the second end portion of the twisted portion and which is inserted into a winding center of the electrode assembly, so as to be electrically connected to the electrode assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: GS Yuasa International Ltd.
    Inventors: Masakazu Tstsumi, Motoki Hoshino, Jun Nakamura, Shinsuke Yoshitake, Takeshi Sasaki, Akihiko Miyazaki
  • Publication number: 20140232090
    Abstract: An inflator for supplying a gas into an airbag body in a collision of a vehicle is mounted on a peripheral edge portion of a roof of a vehicle body through a bracket, the bracket is formed having a long plate shape along the peripheral edge portion of the roof, a fixing portion of the bracket on which the inflator is fixed and a mounting portion of the bracket to be mounted on the peripheral edge portion of the roof are juxtaposed in a longitudinal direction of the bracket, and a fixed surface of the fixing portion is inclined so as to be located closer to a cabin exterior as it goes closer to the upper side with respect to a mounted surface of the mounting portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinsuke Yoshitake, Kazushige Fukushima
  • Publication number: 20140057135
    Abstract: An electric storage device includes an electrode assembly, a case housing the electrode assembly, a plastic member arranged at an outer surface of the case and including a joining surface facing the outer surface of the case, an external terminal supported by the plastic member and electrically connected to the electrode assembly, a sealing member arranged at the outer surface of the case, the sealing member including a joining surface facing the outer surface of the case, and an auxiliary terminal supported by the sealing member, the auxiliary terminal extending from inside to outside the case, being electrically connected to the electrode assembly, and being electrically connected to the external terminal. The plastic member includes a material having a hardness greater than a hardness of the sealing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: GS Yuasa International Ltd.
    Inventors: KATSUHIKO OKAMOTO, SHINSUKE YOSHITAKE, JUN NAKAMURA, MASAKAZU TSUTSUMI, NOBUYUKI NAGANAWA
  • Patent number: 8632912
    Abstract: The present invention provides a battery that includes: an auxiliary terminal configured such that a first tube is connected to a metallic foil of an electrode of a power generating element through a current collecting connector by being fitted into a battery container through a terminal pull-out through hole of a lid plate, and sealed and fixed to the lid plate by insulating and sealing members; a connecting conductor configured such that one end portion is connected and fixed to an upper portion of the auxiliary terminal, and provided with a terminal through hole on the other end portion; an external terminal having a bolt portion that projects upward from a base portion and inserted through the terminal through hole of the connecting conductor from below; and a baffling member fixed onto the lid plate and restricting rotation of the external terminal by engaging with the base portion of the external terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: GS Yuasa International Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Okamoto, Masakazu Tsutsumi, Shinsuke Yoshitake, Takeshi Sasaki
  • Patent number: 8598471
    Abstract: There is provided an electric storage device having a novel fastening structure of a plastic member which can reduce cost with a simple configuration. An electric storage device according to this invention includes an electrode assembly, a case housing the electrode assembly, a plastic member arranged at an outer surface of the case, the plastic member having a joining surface facing the outer surface of the case, and an external terminal supported by the plastic member and electrically connected to the electrode assembly. The plastic member is a synthetic resin containing an inorganic fiber and is bonded to the outer surface of the case with the inorganic fiber exposed at the joining surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: GS Yuasa International Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Okamoto, Shinsuke Yoshitake, Jun Nakamura, Masakazu Tsutsumi, Nobuyuki Naganawa
  • Publication number: 20130260221
    Abstract: In order to accurately protect current collectors included in an electric storage device, the electric storage device includes an electric storage element 3 arranged inside an electric storage device case BC; an electrode terminal 5 arranged outside the electric storage device case; a current collector 4 including a first posture part FP and a second posture part SP, the first posture part FP extending along a surface of the electric storage device case on which the electrode terminal 5 is arranged, the second posture part SP extending from an end portion of the first posture part toward the side opposite to the electrode terminal, the current collector fixed at the first posture part FP by means of a fixing member 8 penetrating through an opening formed in the electric storage device case, the current collector supporting the electric storage element 3 by the second posture part SP, thereby electrically connecting the electrode terminal 5 and the electric storage element 3; and a reinforcing member 13 arrang
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicants: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., GS Yuasa International Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinsuke Yoshitake, Hajime Kawamoto, Masakazu Tsutsumi, Jun Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20130252080
    Abstract: Provided are an electric storage device in which a current collector is not easily broken even when vibration is applied, and a vehicle having this electric storage device. This electric storage device includes a case having a first inner surface and a second inner surface adjacent to the first inner surface, an electrode assembly housed in the case and including a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate insulated from each other, an electrode terminal disposed outside the case, and a current collector housed in the case and electrically connecting the electrode assembly and the electrode terminal to each other. A distal end edge of a distal end portion of the current collector is supported on the first inner surface of the case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2011
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: GS Yuasa International Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Naganawa, Masamitsu Tononishi, Shinsuke Yoshitake, Yasunori Okuno, Masakazu Tsutsumi, Hajime Kawamoto, Tomonori Kishimoto, Jun Nakamura, Toshiyuki Nukuda
  • Publication number: 20130143111
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of an electric storage device includes: a current collector assembly step of disposing a current collector between an electrolyte solution pouring opening and a power generating element so as to block a view of the power generating element from the electrolyte solution pouring opening; an electrolyte solution pouring step of pouring an electrolyte solution through the electrolyte solution pouring opening; and a sealing step of disposing a sealing member at the electrolyte solution pouring opening and sealing the electrolyte solution pouring opening by welding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2011
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicant: GS Yuasa International Ltd.
    Inventors: Masakazu Tsutsumi, Motoki Hoshino, Jun Nakamura, Shinsuke Yoshitake, Takeshi Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20130052531
    Abstract: An electric storage device, including: an electrode assembly having at least one protrusion portion, the protrusion portion being formed of an end portion of any one of a positive electrode foil and a negative electrode foil and protruding in a laminated state from a side end of the other electrode foil of the both electrode foils; a current collector having a contact portion in contact with the protrusion portion; and a metal material that joins the protrusion portion by interposing the protrusion portion between the contact portion of the current collector and the metal material, wherein at least an end region in one direction along the opposing face is displaced in a direction away from the contact portion of the current collector than a central region of the opposing face is.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: GS Yuasa International Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinsuke YOSHITAKE, Satoshi MURAKAMI, Tomonori KISHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20130004824
    Abstract: An electric storage device includes: an electrode assembly including a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate that are insulated from each other; a pair of current collectors each of which includes a connecting portion and is connected to a corresponding one of the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate at the connecting portion; a case that houses the electrode assembly and the pair of current collectors, the electrode assembly being supported by the pair of current collectors in the case; and a distance retaining member that retains a distance between portions more distal than the respective connecting portions of the pair of current collectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: GS Yuasa International, Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki NAGANAWA, Tomonori Kishimoto, Masamitsu Tononishi, Shinsuke Yoshitake, Yasunori Okuno
  • Publication number: 20120301759
    Abstract: An electric storage device includes: an electrode assembly including a positive electrode sheet, a negative electrode sheet, and a separator for insulating between the electrode sheets; positive and negative current collectors disposed on both ends of the electrode assembly; a case in which the electrode assembly and the current collectors are housed and that fixes one ends of the positive and negative current collectors; and a support member extending from the positive current collector to the negative current collector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: GS Yuasa International Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinsuke YOSHITAKE, Tomonori KISHIMOTO, Toshiyuki NUKUDA
  • Publication number: 20120264008
    Abstract: The present invention provides a battery that includes: an auxiliary terminal configured such that a first tube is connected to a metallic foil of an electrode of a power generating element through a current collecting connector by being fitted into a battery container through a terminal pull-out through hole of a lid plate, and sealed and fixed to the lid plate by insulating and sealing members; a connecting conductor configured such that one end portion is connected and fixed to an upper portion of the auxiliary terminal, and provided with a terminal through hole on the other end portion; an external terminal having a bolt portion that projects upward from a base portion and inserted through the terminal through hole of the connecting conductor from below; and a baffling member fixed onto the lid plate and restricting rotation of the external terminal by engaging with the base portion of the external terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2011
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: GS Yuasa International Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Okamoto, Masakazu Tsutsumi, Shinsuke Yoshitake, Takeshi Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20120258342
    Abstract: A current collecting member includes first and second portions. The second portion includes a base portion the first end portion of which is connected to the second end portion of the first portion, a twisted portion the first end portion of which is connected to the second end portion of the base portion, and an insertion portion the first end portion of which is connected to the second end portion of the twisted portion and which is inserted into a winding center of the electrode assembly, so as to be electrically connected to the electrode assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2011
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Inventors: Masakazu Tstsumi, Motoki Hoshino, Jun Nakamura, Shinsuke Yoshitake, Takeshi Sasaki, Akihiko Miyazaki
  • Publication number: 20120189908
    Abstract: An electric storage device is provided having a structure that can reliably produce the sealing effect between a case and a sealing member. The electric storage device of the present invention includes an electrode assembly; a case that includes a defining wall and houses the electrode assembly; a sealing member that is arranged on the defining wall; and a conductive member that is electrically connected to the electrode assembly, the conductive member being supported by the sealing member, wherein at least a portion of the defining wall where the sealing member is arranged is made of an aluminum-based metallic material; and the sealing member is made of a material that is softer than the material for the at least a portion of the defining wall where the sealing member is arranged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2012
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: GS Yuasa International Ltd.
    Inventors: Masakazu Tsutsumi, Hajime Kawamoto, Katsuhiko Okamoto, Shinsuke Yoshitake, Takuma Tonari, Jun Nakamura, Kenji Kouno
  • Patent number: D704625
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignees: GS Yuasa International Ltd., Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masakazu Tsutsumi, Shinsuke Yoshitake, Jun Nakamura, Kosuke Oguri, Masahiko Natsuume, Masao Kawata