Patents by Inventor Tomonori Ezoe

Tomonori Ezoe 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: 11171393
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a battery module includes a plurality of sub-modules. The plurality of sub-modules are integrated. Each of the plurality of sub-modules includes a cell group configured using a plurality of cells connected in series. The plurality of cells configuring the cell group are arranged linearly such that intra-cell current directions are parallel and the intra-cell current direction of each of the cells is opposite to the intra-cell current direction of the cell adjacent to each cell in the cell group. Each of the plurality of sub-modules includes an input terminal to input a current to the cell group and an output terminal to output the current from the cell group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Tomomi Kageyama, Takeshi Yasuda, Kaoru Koiwa, Seiji Ito, Tomonori Ezoe
  • Patent number: 11081757
    Abstract: According to embodiments, a battery includes: a rectangular box-shaped battery case, an inner portion of which is sealed; a battery module housed in the battery case and being an aggregation of a plurality of battery cells; and a tubular heat resistant sheet arranged between the battery case and the battery module in a state of covering an entire side surface of an inner wall surface of the battery case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Takaya Ogawa, Keitaro Hino, Tadashi Fujisawa, Shinya Aikawa, Hiroaki Asai, Tomonori Ezoe, Seiji Ito
  • Publication number: 20200185687
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a battery module includes a plurality of sub-modules. The plurality of sub-modules are integrated. Each of the plurality of sub-modules includes a cell group configured using a plurality of cells connected in series. The plurality of cells configuring the cell group are arranged linearly such that intra-cell current directions are parallel and the intra-cell current direction of each of the cells is opposite to the intra-cell current direction of the cell adjacent to each cell in the cell group. Each of the plurality of sub-modules includes an input terminal to input a current to the cell group and an output terminal to output the current from the cell group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hiroyuki KOBAYASHI, Tomomi Kageyama, Takeshi Yasuda, Kaoru Koiwa, Seiji Ito, Tomonori Ezoe
  • Patent number: 10608229
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a battery module includes a plurality of sub-modules. The plurality of sub-modules are integrated. Each of the plurality of sub-modules includes a cell group configured using a plurality of cells connected in series. The plurality of cells configuring the cell group are arranged linearly such that intra-cell current directions are parallel and the intra-cell current direction of each of the cells is opposite to the intra-cell current direction of the cell adjacent to each cell in the cell group. Each of the plurality of sub-modules includes an input terminal to input a current to the cell group and an output terminal to output the current from the cell group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Tomomi Kageyama, Takeshi Yasuda, Kaoru Koiwa, Seiji Ito, Tomonori Ezoe
  • Publication number: 20190140232
    Abstract: According to embodiments, a battery includes: a rectangular box-shaped battery case, an inner portion of which is sealed; a battery module housed in the battery case and being an aggregation of a plurality of battery cells; and a tubular heat resistant sheet arranged between the battery case and the battery module in a state of covering an entire side surface of an inner wall surface of the battery case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Takaya OGAWA, Keitaro Hino, Tadashi Fujisawa, Shinya Aikawa, Hiroaki Asai, Tomonori Ezoe, Seiji Ito
  • Patent number: 9972811
    Abstract: A battery module according to one embodiment includes a stack of battery cells. The battery module also includes a fitting portion provided with at least one of a concave portion or a convex portion formed on a stack surface of each of the battery cells of the stack. The battery module further includes: a first frame which is fitted with one side surface of the stack and constrains the battery cells in a stacking direction; a second frame which is fitted with another side surface of the stack and constrains the battery cells in the stacking direction; and press members located at respective ends of the stack and connected to the first frame and the second frame. The press members are configured to generate an urging force for pressing electrode members of the battery cells from outside the battery cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Takaya Ogawa, Tomonori Ezoe
  • Publication number: 20170263910
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a battery module includes a plurality of sub-modules. The plurality of sub-modules are integrated. Each of the plurality of sub-modules includes a cell group configured using a plurality of cells connected in series. The plurality of cells configuring the cell group are arranged linearly such that intra-cell current directions are parallel and the intra-cell current direction of each of the cells is opposite to the intra-cell current direction of the cell adjacent to each cell in the cell group. Each of the plurality of sub-modules includes an input terminal to input a current to the cell group and an output terminal to output the current from the cell group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hiroyuki KOBAYASHI, Tomomi KAGEYAMA, Takeshi YASUDA, Kaoru KOIWA, Seiji ITO, Tomonori EZOE
  • Publication number: 20170047562
    Abstract: A battery module according to one embodiment includes a stack of battery cells. The battery module also includes a fitting portion provided with at least one of a concave portion or a convex portion formed on a stack surface of each of the battery cells of the stack. The battery module further includes: a first frame which is fitted with one side surface of the stack and constrains the battery cells in a stacking direction; a second frame which is fitted with another side surface of the stack and constrains the battery cells in the stacking direction; and press members located at respective ends of the stack and connected to the first frame and the second frame. The press members are configured to generate an urging force for pressing electrode members of the battery cells from outside the battery cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Takaya Ogawa, Tomonori Ezoe
  • Patent number: 8559179
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a substrate unit includes an electronic circuit substrate which includes a first width dimension portion, and a second width dimension portion continuous with the front direction side of the first width dimension portion. A first concave portion is formed on the first direction side of the first width dimension portion and a second concave portion is formed on the second direction side of the first width dimension portion in the electronic circuit substrate. The substrate unit includes a heat sink which includes a first side frame portion fixed to the first width dimension portion from the first concave portion, a second side frame portion fixed to the first width dimension portion from the second concave portion, and a sink main body portion continuous from the first side frame portion to the second side frame portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hisashi Ootomo, Tomonori Ezoe
  • Publication number: 20110304989
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a substrate unit includes an electronic circuit substrate which includes a first width dimension portion, and a second width dimension portion continuous with the front direction side of the first width dimension portion. A first concave portion is formed on the first direction side of the first width dimension portion and a second concave portion is formed on the second direction side of the first width dimension portion in the electronic circuit substrate. The substrate unit includes a heat sink which includes a first side frame portion fixed to the first width dimension portion from the first concave portion, a second side frame portion fixed to the first width dimension portion from the second concave portion, and a sink main body portion continuous from the first side frame portion to the second side frame portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Inventors: Hisashi OOTOMO, Tomonori Ezoe