Patents by Inventor Takamitsu Saitou

Takamitsu Saitou 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 and related method
    Patent number: 8652220
    Abstract: A battery is provided with a plurality of unit cells each having a tab, a bus bar connecting the tab of one of the plurality of unit cells and the tab of another one of the plurality of unit cells, and a plurality of welding points disposed on a center of gravity of an area, in which the bus bar and the tab are overlapped, or a vicinity thereof, and at least one position of line segments, radiately extending from the center of gravity, or a vicinity thereof, such that the bus bar and the tab are connected to one another at the plurality of welding points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Kyoichi Watanabe, Hideaki Horie, Takanori Ito, Takaaki Abe, Osamu Shimamura, Takamitsu Saitou, Hiroshi Sugawara
  • BATTERY AND RELATED METHOD
    Publication number: 20130192058
    Abstract: A battery is provided with a plurality of unit cells each having a tab, a bus bar connecting the tab of one of the plurality of unit cells and the tab of another one of the plurality of unit cells, and a plurality of welding points disposed on a center of gravity of an area, in which the bus bar and the tab are overlapped, or a vicinity thereof, and at least one position of line segments, radiately extending from the center of gravity, or a vicinity thereof, such that the bus bar and the tab are connected to one another at the plurality of welding points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyoichi WATANABE, Hideaki HORIE, Takanori ITO, Takaaki ABE, Osamu SHIMAMURA, Takamitsu SAITOU, Hiroshi SUGAWARA
  • Battery and related method
    Patent number: 8420251
    Abstract: A battery is provided with a plurality of unit cells each having a tab, a bus bar connecting the tab of one of the plurality of unit cells and the tab of another one of the plurality of unit cells, and a plurality of welding points disposed on a center of gravity of an area, in which the bus bar and the tab are overlapped, or a vicinity thereof, and at least one position of line segments, radiately extending from the center of gravity, or a vicinity thereof, such that the bus bar and the tab are connected to one another at the plurality of welding points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyoichi Watanabe, Hideaki Horie, Takanori Ito, Takaaki Abe, Osamu Shimamura, Takamitsu Saitou, Hiroshi Sugawara
  • Battery and related method
    Publication number: 20030170535
    Abstract: A battery is provided with a plurality of unit cells each having a tab, a bus bar connecting the tab of one of the plurality of unit cells and the tab of another one of the plurality of unit cells, and a plurality of welding points disposed on a center of gravity of an area, in which the bus bar and the tab are overlapped, or a vicinity thereof, and at least one position of line segments, radiately extending from the center of gravity, or a vicinity thereof, such that the bus bar and the tab are connected to one another at the plurality of welding points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2003
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyoichi Watanabe, Hideaki Horie, Takanori Ito, Takaaki Abe, Osamu Shimamura, Takamitsu Saitou, Hiroshi Sugawara