Patents by Inventor Tomonori Kishimoto, I

Tomonori Kishimoto, I 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).

  • Manufacturing method of electric storage apparatus, auxiliary plate for ultrasonic welding, and electric storage apparatus
    Patent number: 10050299
    Abstract: A metal foil extending outward from electrode plates stacked in a layered manner is sandwiched between a first metal member provided with damping portions and a second metal member, and ultrasonic vibration is caused to act upon a plurality of sites of action from the first metal member side to join the metal foil to the first and second metal members. Each damping portion includes at least one of a cutaway portion formed by cutting away part of the first metal member, a thick-walled portion formed by partially increasing the plate thickness of the first metal member, and a convex ridge portion formed by bending part of the first metal member into a convex ridge shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: GS YUASA INTERNATIONAL LTD
    Inventors: Satoshi Murakami, Shinsuke Yoshitake, Tomonori Kishimoto, I