Patents by Inventor SHOHEI YAMAO

SHOHEI YAMAO 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: 11610743
    Abstract: An energy storage device includes an electrode terminal including a plate-like terminal body and a shaft portion connected to the terminal body, and an upper insulating member disposed between the terminal body and the case, the upper insulating member having a through-hole through which the shaft portion penetrates. The upper insulating member has a sidewall portion disposed along an end surface of the terminal body. The sidewall portion is provided with a thin portion at a position on a side of a center point of the shaft portion in a direction orthogonal to an extending direction of the sidewall portion in a plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: GS YUASA INTERNATIONAL LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuto Maeda, Shohei Yamao
  • Patent number: 11588215
    Abstract: An energy storage device includes: an electrode assembly; a case that houses the electrode assembly; and a spacer that is a side spacer disposed between the electrode assembly and the case. The spacer has a rear portion disposed to face the electrode-assembly end portion, a side portion extended in a direction along the side surface of the electrode assembly, and a connection that rotatably connects the side portion to the rear portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: GS YUASA INTERNATIONAL LTD.
    Inventors: Hirokazu Kambayashi, Shohei Yamao, Takuya Aoyama
  • Publication number: 20200273635
    Abstract: An energy storage device includes an electrode terminal including a plate-like terminal body and a shaft portion connected to the terminal body, and an upper insulating member disposed between the terminal body and the case, the upper insulating member having a through-hole through which the shaft portion penetrates. The upper insulating member has a sidewall portion disposed along an end surface of the terminal body. The sidewall portion is provided with a thin portion at a position on a side of a center point of the shaft portion in a direction orthogonal to an extending direction of the sidewall portion in a plan view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Kazuto MAEDA, Shohei YAMAO
  • Patent number: 10601019
    Abstract: An energy storage device including: an electrode assembly having a body portion and a first tab portion projecting from the body portion; and a container housing the electrode assembly, wherein a first current collector electrically connected to the first tab portion or the first tab portion, and the container have a swaged joint portion having a concavo-convex structure projecting toward the other side from one side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: GS YUASA INTERNATIONAL LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuto Maeda, Hirokazu Kambayashi, Shohei Yamao
  • Patent number: 10593926
    Abstract: An energy storage device includes a positive electrode current collector and a negative electrode current collector which respectively have electric conductivity and are joined to each other, and cover members. The energy storage device includes swaged joint portions which join the positive electrode current collector and the cover members to each other, and are engaged with each other by fitting engagement by a concavo-convex fitting engagement structure which projects from the positive electrode current collector toward the cover members, and swaged joint portions which join the negative electrode current collector and the cover members to each other and, are engaged with each other by fitting engagement by a concavo-convex fitting engagement structure which projects from the negative electrode current collector toward the cover members. The cover members respectively include a strip-shaped projection which forms a rigidity changing part on the side of the swaged joint portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: GS YUASA INTERNATIONAL LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuto Maeda, Hirokazu Kambayashi, Shohei Yamao
  • Publication number: 20180069227
    Abstract: An energy storage device including: an electrode assembly having a body portion and a first tab portion projecting from the body portion; and a container housing the electrode assembly, wherein a first current collector electrically connected to the first tab portion or the first tab portion, and the container have a swaged joint portion having a concavo-convex structure projecting toward the other side from one side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Kazuto MAEDA, Hirokazu KAMBAYASHI, Shohei YAMAO
  • Publication number: 20170309885
    Abstract: An energy storage device includes a positive electrode current collector and a negative electrode current collector which respectively have electric conductivity and are joined to each other, and cover members. The energy storage device includes swaged joint portions which join the positive electrode current collector and the cover members to each other, and are engaged with each other by fitting engagement by a concavo-convex fitting engagement structure which projects from the positive electrode current collector toward the cover members, and swaged joint portions which join the negative electrode current collector and the cover members to each other and, are engaged with each other by fitting engagement by a concavo-convex fitting engagement structure which projects from the negative electrode current collector toward the cover members. The cover members respectively include a strip-shaped projection which forms a rigidity changing part on the side of the swaged joint portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: KAZUTO MAEDA, HIROKAZU KAMBAYASHI, SHOHEI YAMAO