Patents by Inventor Takeshi Fukuta

Takeshi Fukuta 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: 8783462
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a packaging construction for columnar batteries. The packaging construction includes an accommodation case including a bottom plate, and side plates located on outer edges of the bottom plate; a first tray having first recesses into which one end portions of the batteries are fitted, placed immediately above the bottom plate, and fixed to the accommodation case; and a second tray having second recesses into which the other end portions of the batteries are fitted, and placed above the first tray. The batteries are held so as to be fitted to the first and second trays and such that each adjacent pair of the batteries are apart from each other. A portion of a bottom of each first recess facing a corner portion of the one end portion of a corresponding one of the fitted batteries protrudes outward to be apart from the corner portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignees: Panasonic Corporation, The Pack Corporation
    Inventors: Shuji Sugimoto, Ryoji Shigemoto, Kyosuke Miyata, Takeshi Fukuta
  • Publication number: 20140166532
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a packaging construction for columnar batteries. The packaging construction includes an accommodation case including a bottom plate, and side plates located on outer edges of the bottom plate; a first tray having first recesses into which one end portions of the batteries are fitted, placed immediately above the bottom plate, and fixed to the accommodation case; and a second tray having second recesses into which the other end portions of the batteries are fitted, and placed above the first tray. The batteries are held so as to be fitted to the first and second trays and such that each adjacent pair of the batteries are apart from each other. A portion of a bottom of each first recess facing a corner portion of the one end portion of a corresponding one of the fitted batteries protrudes outward to be apart from the corner portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicants: THE PACK CORPORATION, PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuji Sugimoto, Ryoji Shigemoto, Kyosuke Miyata, Takeshi Fukuta