Patents by Inventor Shusuke Morita
Shusuke Morita 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).
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Publication number: 20240429505Abstract: In a manufacturing method of a battery of embodiments, a pair of terminals are attached to a lid, in which first and second edges along a first direction and third and fourth edges along a second direction intersecting the first direction form an outer periphery, while separating a second terminal from a first terminal to a side where the fourth edge is located. In the manufacturing method, a proximity portion closer to the first terminal than the third edge on the first edge is formed, and an outer periphery of the lid is welded to the outer container by performing laser welding a plurality of times. At least the proximity portion is welded by first laser welding, and one or more of start points and one or more of end points of the plurality of processes of laser welding are located in a range between the terminals.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2024Publication date: December 26, 2024Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Kosuke MIZOGUCHI, Kuniaki YAMAMOTO, Shusuke MORITA, Takuma YANO
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Publication number: 20240405382Abstract: According to one embodiment, a secondary battery includes an outer container with a lid, an electrode body stored in the outer container and including an electrode group, a positive electrode current collecting tab group and a negative electrode current collecting tab group, output terminals on the lid, a positive electrode lead, and a negative electrode lead. A second joint portion of the electrode leads has a first joint surface and a second joint surface opposing each other. A part of current collector tab groups of the same polarity is joined to the first joint surface, and another part of the group of current collector tabs of the same polarity is joined to the second joint surface and opposing the part of the current collector tab groups across the second joint portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2024Publication date: December 5, 2024Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Takuma YANO, Shusuke MORITA, Yoshiaki ARAKI
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Publication number: 20240387958Abstract: A battery of embodiments includes a container member, an electrode terminal, an electrode group, a conductive member and a joint part. The electrode group is housed in an inner cavity of the container member, and the conductive member electrically connects the electrode terminal and the current collecting tab of the electrode group. In the joint part of the current collecting tab and the conductive member, the recess is recessed toward a side where the conductive member is located in the current collecting tab, and, in the recess, a second dimension in a second direction crossing a first direction is less than a first dimension in the first direction. A peripheral edge portion surrounds the recess, and a residual amount of burrs is greater in a part neighboring the recess from the first direction, than in a part neighboring the recess from the second direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2024Publication date: November 21, 2024Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventor: Shusuke MORITA
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Publication number: 20230011735Abstract: In an embodiment, a battery includes a container member, an electrode terminal, an electrode group, a conductive member, a first recess and a second recess. Then electrode terminal is disposed in the container member. The electrode group is housed in the container member, and includes a current collector and an active material-containing layer. The conductive member electrically connects the electrode terminal and the current collecting tab of the current collector. The first and second recesses are recessed toward the conductive member in a connecting portion between the current collecting tab and the conductive member. The second recess located on an outer periphery side of the first recess has a maximum recess depth smaller than a maximum recess depth of the first recess.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2022Publication date: January 12, 2023Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Takuma Yano, Shusuke Morita, Yoshiaki Araki
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Publication number: 20220130644Abstract: A plasma processing apparatus includes: a chamber including a first member, and a second member detachable from the first member; a conductive member disposed between the first member and the second member; and a first high frequency power supply generating plasma in the chamber. The conductive member includes a resin member made of a resin material, and a metal film covering a surface of the resin member.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2020Publication date: April 28, 2022Applicants: Noa Leading Co., Ltd., TOSHIBA MATERIALS CO., LTD.Inventors: Masahiro YOKOTA, Akihiko HAPPOYA, Ken TAKAHASHI, Shusuke MORITA, Jiro OSHIMA, Shuichi SAITO, Noriaki YAGI, Atsuya SASAKI
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Publication number: 20160215402Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electrolytic apparatus includes a diaphragm of a porous membrane having a water permeability of 0.0024 to 0.6 mL/min per cm2 at a differential pressure of 20 kPa, a first electrode provided to oppose the diaphragm, and a second electrode opposing the first electrode via the diaphragm, and the difference between the hydraulic pressures applied onto both sides of the porous membrane is within ±20 kPa.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2016Publication date: July 28, 2016Inventors: Ken TAKAHASHI, Masahiro YOKOTA, Katsuyuki NAITO, Hideo OOTA, Shusuke MORITA, Hidemi MATSUDA, Hisashi CHIGUSA, Wu MEI, Norihiro YOSHINAGA, Norihiro TOMIMATSU, Ryosuke YAGI
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Patent number: 9388956Abstract: According to one embodiment, a lighting device includes a light source, and at least one light distribution control member configured to control distribution of light from the light source. The light distribution control member includes a base member higher in refractive index than air, and two optical control layers located opposite each other with a predetermined space therebetween on either side of the base member. The two optical control layers each includes a first region and a second region formed in correlative patterns. The light distribution control member is configured to control the light distribution based on a change of an overlap between the first and second regions depending on a direction of transmitted light.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2013Date of Patent: July 12, 2016Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Ken Takahashi, Osamu Ono, Shusuke Morita, Masahiro Yokota, Nobuo Kawamura, Takeshi Ookawa, Hidemi Matsuda, Hideo Oota, Takashi Nishimura
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Patent number: 8905598Abstract: According to one embodiment, a lighting device includes a base member, a light source on the base member, a light-transmitting cover configured to cover the light source and to emit light emitted from the light source to the outside, and a light guide body provided opposite the light source and configured to guide, to the rear of the light source, at least part of the light from the light source. The cover includes a back light-transmitting region having a plane-normal line directed rearwardly. The light guide body includes a light-incident portion facing the light source and a light guide-emitting portion curvedly extending outward from the light-incident portion, having a distal end portion extending along the back light-transmitting region and directed to the rear.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2013Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Masahiro Yokota, Osamu Ono, Ken Takahashi, Shusuke Morita, Nobuo Kawamura, Takeshi Ookawa, Hideo Oota, Hidemi Matsuda, Takashi Nishimura
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Publication number: 20140098546Abstract: According to one embodiment, a lighting device includes a light source, and at least one light distribution control member configured to control distribution of light from the light source. The light distribution control member includes a base member higher in refractive index than air, and two optical control layers located opposite each other with a predetermined space therebetween on either side of the base member. The two optical control layers each includes a first region and a second region formed in correlative patterns. The light distribution control member is configured to control the light distribution based on a change of an overlap between the first and second regions depending on a direction of transmitted light.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2013Publication date: April 10, 2014Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Ken Takahashi, Osamu Ono, Shusuke Morita, Masahiro Yokota, Nobuo Kawamura, Takeshi Ookawa, Hidemi Matsuda, Hideo Oota, Takashi Nishimura
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Publication number: 20140097738Abstract: According to one embodiment, a lighting device includes a light source with a directivity and a light-transmitting cover including a light-transmitting area configured to emit light from the light source to the outside. The light-transmitting cover is in a dome shape and formed of a material doped with scattered fillers dispersed in a volume thereof. The light-transmitting cover includes a vertically elongated shape with an aspect ratio higher than 0.6, and having a transmittance of 70% or less. The aspect ratio is the quotient of a height of the light-transmitting area in an optical axis thereof divided by the width of a rear-end portion of the light-transmitting area.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2013Publication date: April 10, 2014Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Shusuke MORITA, Masahiro Yokota, Osamu Ono, Takeshi Ookawa, Ken Takahashi, Nobuo Kawamura, Hideo Oota, Hidemi Matsuda, Takashi Nishimura
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Patent number: 8681289Abstract: According to one embodiment, a lighting device includes a radiation surface, at least one light source provided to face the radiation surface, and an optical control member provided between the radiation surface and the light source and includes optical characteristics of transmission, diffraction, diffusion, and reflection, which vary for regions in the optical control member, a distribution of each of the optical characteristics being determined by positions relative to the at least one light source. The optical control member is formed in a sheet shape which is controlled by at least one of a reflective film having a reflection factor distribution, and a reflective film having a numerical aperture distribution, and lenses.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Ken Takahashi, Osamu Ono, Hidemi Matsuda, Nobuo Kawamura, Shusuke Morita, Masahiro Yokota, Takashi Nishimura
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Publication number: 20140043828Abstract: According to one embodiment, a lighting device includes a base member, a light source on the base member, a light-transmitting cover configured to cover the light source and to emit light emitted from the light source to the outside, and a light guide body provided opposite the light source and configured to guide, to the rear of the light source, at least part of the light from the light source. The cover includes a back light-transmitting region having a plane-normal line directed rearwardly. The light guide body includes a light-incident portion facing the light source and a light guide-emitting portion curvedly extending outward from the light-incident portion, having a distal end portion extending along the back light-transmitting region and directed to the rear.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2013Publication date: February 13, 2014Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Masahiro YOKOTA, Osamu ONO, Ken TAKAHASHI, Shusuke MORITA, Nobuo KAWAMURA, Takeshi Ookawa, Hideo OOTA, Hidemi MATSUDA, Takashi NISHIMURA
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Publication number: 20130335966Abstract: According to one embodiment, a lightning device includes a base member, a light source on the base member, a light guide body configured to guide at least part of light forwardly emitted from the light source. The light guide body includes an incident portion covering the front of at least the part of the light source, a bent light guide portion outwardly bent from the incident portion and configured to curvedly guide incident main light to the outside, and a light-emitting surface located on the distal end of the bent light guide portion, directly exposed to the outside of the device, and configured to emit the curvedly guided light laterally or rearwardly relative to the light source.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2013Publication date: December 19, 2013Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Masahiro YOKOTA, Osamu Ono, Ken Takahashi, Shusuke Morita, Nobuo Kawamura, Takeshi Ookawa, Hideo Oota, Hidemi Matsuda, Takashi Nishimura
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Publication number: 20130010232Abstract: According to one embodiment, a lighting device includes a radiation surface, at least one light source provided to face the radiation surface, and an optical control member provided between the radiation surface and the light source and includes optical characteristics of transmission, diffraction, diffusion, and reflection, which vary for regions in the optical control member, a distribution of each of the optical characteristics being determined by positions relative to the at least one light source. The optical control member is formed in a sheet shape which is controlled by at least one of a reflective film having a reflection factor distribution, and a reflective film having a numerical aperture distribution, and lenses.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2012Publication date: January 10, 2013Inventors: Ken TAKAHASHI, Osamu ONO, Hidemi MATSUDA, Nobuo KAWAMURA, Shusuke MORITA, Masahiro YOKOTA, Takashi NISHIMURA
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Publication number: 20120327330Abstract: According to one embodiment, a lighting device includes a light source, and a semi-transmissive reflection layer opposing the light source. The semi-transmissive reflection layer includes a pattern including transmitting portions or reflecting portions. The pattern includes a pattern formed of the transmitting portions each having a hole conformation in a region to which a high volume of light form the light source incident, and a pattern formed of the reflection portions each having a dot conformation in a region to which a low volume of light form the light source incident.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2012Publication date: December 27, 2012Inventors: Ken TAKAHASHI, Osamu Ono, Hidemi Matsuda, Masahiro Yokota, Shusuke Morita, Nobuo Kawamura, Takeshi Ookawa, Takashi Nishimura
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Publication number: 20120134161Abstract: According to one embodiment, an lighting apparatus includes a base member, a light source configured to emit visible light, and a translucent cover including a translucent region which covers at least a front surface of the light source and emits the light emitted from the light source to the outside. The light source is provided on a front surface flat section of the base member, a luminous intensity of the light emitted from the light source has a directionality which is strong in a normal direction of the front surface flat section and becomes zero on a rear surface side. The translucent cover includes a domed shape having a maximum diameter at a position higher than a height of the position where the light source is arranged, and a transmittance of a region opposing the light source is 60% or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2011Publication date: May 31, 2012Inventors: Nobuo Kawamura, Masahiro Yokota, Osamu Ono, Ken Takahashi, Takeshi Ookawa, Shusuke Morita, Takashi Nishimura, Hidemi Matsuda