Patents by Inventor Shogo WAKI

Shogo WAKI 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: 10418611
    Abstract: An electrochemical device includes a power generating element including a main portion and a terminal portion, the main portion including an electrode prepared by forming an active material layer on a metal foil surface, the terminal portion being provided on a side of the main portion, the terminal portion including layers of metal foils, an outer package including a container and a lid, the container including a side wall and a bottom wall and housing the power generating element, the lid being formed with a terminal, a current collector including a leg portion to which the layers of metal foils are attached, and a movement restricting member being arranged between the terminal portion of the power generating element and an inner surface of the side wall opposite the terminal portion. The movement restricting member includes a holding portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: GS YUASA INTERNATIONAL LTD.
    Inventors: Shogo Waki, Hideki Masuda, Masahiro Uchida, Syun Ito, Seiichi Irie
  • Patent number: 9929392
    Abstract: An electrochemical device includes a power generating element, an outer package, a current collector, and a movement restricting member. The power generating element includes a main portion and a terminal portion. The main portion includes an electrode prepared by forming an active material layer on a metal foil surface of the electrode. The terminal portion is provided on a side of the main portion. The outer package houses the power generating element. The current collector is connected to the terminal portion of the power generating element. The movement restricting member includes a holding portion arranged between the side of the main portion of the power generating element and an inner surface of the outer package opposite the side of the main portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: GS YUASA INTERNATIONAL LTD.
    Inventors: Shogo Waki, Hideki Masuda, Masahiro Uchida, Syun Ito, Seiichi Irie
  • Publication number: 20180069226
    Abstract: An electrochemical device includes a power generating element including a main portion and a terminal portion, the main portion including an electrode prepared by forming an active material layer on a metal foil surface, the terminal portion being provided on a side of the main portion, the terminal portion including layers of metal foils, an outer package including a container and a lid, the container including a side wall and a bottom wall and housing the power generating element, the lid being formed with a terminal, a current collector including a leg portion to which the layers of metal foils are attached, and a movement restricting member being arranged between the terminal portion of the power generating element and an inner surface of the side wall opposite the terminal portion. The movement restricting member includes a holding portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Shogo WAKI, Hideki Masuda, Masahiro Uchida, Syun Ito, Seiichi Irie
  • Patent number: 9379370
    Abstract: An electric storage element has a casing, a power generating element arranged inside the casing, a current collector, and a connection member. The current collector is connected to the power generating element and directly fixed to the casing. The connection member penetrates through the casing without a clearance and is connected to the current collector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: GS YUASA INTERNATIONAL LTD.
    Inventors: Syun Ito, Shogo Waki, Yu Shiraishi
  • Patent number: 8945761
    Abstract: A battery includes current collectors for electrically connecting a power generating element contained inside of a battery case to external terminals, respectively. A caulking head of a rivet for fixing the negative current collector to a cover is contained in a engagement recess which is a space inside of a engagement receiving portion in the cover. The positive current collector is caulked to the cover via a shaft of the positive external terminal. A caulking head at a tip end of the shaft is contained in the engagement recess which is a space defined inside of the engagement receiving portion. The caulking heads do not project from a lower surface of the cover, and therefore, a clearance space defined between the power generating element and the cover is set to the minimum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: GS Yuasa International Ltd.
    Inventors: Isao Suzuki, Takeshi Nakamoto, Syun Ito, Shogo Waki
  • Patent number: 8940431
    Abstract: A negative current collector includes a base, which is fixed to a cover of a battery and is electrically connected to a negative external terminal, and a leg which projects from the base and is electrically connected to a negative electrode in a power generating element. There is provided a rib projecting in the same orientation as that of the leg along at least a part of the outer peripheral edge of the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: GS Yuasa International Ltd.
    Inventors: Syun Ito, Shogo Waki
  • Publication number: 20130316225
    Abstract: An electric storage element has a casing, a power generating element arranged inside the casing, a current collector, and a connection member. The current collector is connected to the power generating element and directly fixed to the casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2012
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: GS Yuasa International, Ltd.
    Inventors: Syun Ito, Shogo Waki, Yu Shiraishi
  • Patent number: 8514415
    Abstract: When the printer selected by a user is judged to be one that has been searched out with using functional conditions, a PC as a print setting device reflects the functional conditions used as the search condition in the initial values of the print setting items for that printer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Shogo Waki
  • Publication number: 20120148911
    Abstract: A battery includes current collectors for electrically connecting a power generating element contained inside of a battery case to external terminals, respectively. A caulking head of a rivet for fixing the negative current collector to a cover is contained in a engagement recess which is a space inside of a engagement receiving portion in the cover. The positive current collector is caulked to the cover via a shaft of the positive external terminal. A caulking head at a tip end of the shaft is contained in the engagement recess which is a space defined inside of the engagement receiving portion. The caulking heads do not project from a lower surface of the cover, and therefore, a clearance space defined between the power generating element and the cover is set to the minimum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: GS Yuasa International Ltd.
    Inventors: Isao SUZUKI, Takeshi Nakamoto, Syun Ito, Shogo Waki
  • Publication number: 20120148909
    Abstract: A negative current collector includes a base, which is fixed to a cover of a battery and is electrically connected to a negative external terminal, and a leg which projects from the base and is electrically connected to a negative electrode in a power generating element. There is provided a rib projecting in the same orientation as that of the leg along at least a part of the outer peripheral edge of the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: GS Yuasa International Ltd.
    Inventors: Syun Ito, Shogo Waki
  • Publication number: 20110310432
    Abstract: The printer driver according to the present invention causes the PC to execute steps of: determining whether or not the printer for executing print data is equipped with a Japanese device font based on information acquired from the printer (S103); and changing default values of the print settings for the print data so that font data for executing the print data will be downloaded to the printer if the step S103 determines that the printer is not equipped with a Japanese device font.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2011
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Shogo WAKI
  • Publication number: 20100157346
    Abstract: When the printer selected by a user is judged to be one that has been searched out with using functional conditions, a PC as a print setting device reflects the functional conditions used as the search condition in the initial values of the print setting items for that printer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Inventor: Shogo WAKI