Patents by Inventor Toshinori Uchida
Toshinori Uchida 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: 20240083574Abstract: A controller of a thrust generating device executes one of first control of controlling thrust by changing the pitch angle of each blade while maintaining the rotational speed of a propeller at a reference value, or second control of allowing the thrust greater than the thrust generated in the first control to be generated by making the rotational speed of the propeller larger than the reference value.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Kenta Uchida, Toshinori Tsukamoto, Masashi Kato, Bon Aizawa, Kaisaku Yoshimura
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Patent number: 10903463Abstract: A battery pack includes a casing, a plurality of battery cells, and a first connector, for example. The casing includes a first outer wall and a protrusion that is provided on the first outer wall and protrudes outward from the first outer wall. The battery cells include an electrode terminal and are housed in the casing. The first connector is provided on the protrusion and is electrically connected to the electrode terminal.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2016Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions CorporationInventors: Norio Shimizu, Toshinori Uchida, Kazuto Kuroda, Masahiro Sekino
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Patent number: 10727460Abstract: A battery pack includes a first casing, a plurality of battery cells, and a second screw, for example. The first casing is supported by a support member and includes an insulating first outer wall. The battery cells are housed in the first casing. The first outer wall is provided with a second screw that is connectable to a first screw. The first casing is supported by the support member with the first screw fitted into the second screw, placing the support member in-between the first screw and the second screw.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2016Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions CorporationInventors: Toshinori Uchida, Norio Shimizu, Kazuto Kuroda, Masahiro Sekino
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Publication number: 20200083514Abstract: A battery pack includes a plurality of battery cells. The battery cells are aligned in a first direction, and each include a positive electrode terminal having one of a male structure and a female structure of a shape to be fitted to the male structure by press-fitting, and a negative electrode terminal having the other of the male structure and the female structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2017Publication date: March 12, 2020Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions CorporationInventors: Takashi ENOMOTO, Koichi KAWAMURA, Toshinori UCHIDA, Mitsuhiro HOSHINO, Tadashi SHUDO, Satoshi WADA
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Publication number: 20200044210Abstract: A battery pack includes a plurality of battery cells, a pipe, a bar, and an insulating plate, for example. The battery cells are aligned in a first direction and each include an opening. The pipe is hollow and inserted into each opening in the first direction. The bar is inserted into a hollow of the pipe. The insulating plate is provided between opposing faces of the battery cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2017Publication date: February 6, 2020Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions CorporationInventors: Takashi ENOMOTO, Koichi KAWAMURA, Toshinori UCHIDA, Mitsuhiro HOSHINO, Tadashi SHUDO, Satoshi WADA
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Publication number: 20190081292Abstract: A battery pack includes a casing, a plurality of battery cells, and a first connector, for example. The casing includes a first outer wall and a protrusion that is provided on the first outer wall and protrudes outward from the first outer wall. The battery cells include an electrode terminal and are housed in the casing. The first connector is provided on the protrusion and is electrically connected to the electrode terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2016Publication date: March 14, 2019Applicants: Kabushi Kaisha Toshiba, TOSHIBA INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATIONInventors: Norio SHIMIZU, Toshinori UCHIDA, Kazuto KURODA, Masahiro SEKINO
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Publication number: 20190074492Abstract: A battery pack includes a first casing, a plurality of battery cells, and a second screw, for example. The first casing is supported by a support member and includes an insulating first outer wall. The battery cells are housed in the first casing. The first outer wall is provided with a second screw that is connectable to a first screw. The first casing is supported by the support member with the first screw fitted into the second screw, placing the support member in-between the first screw and the second screw.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2016Publication date: March 7, 2019Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions CorporationInventors: Toshinori UCHIDA, Norio SHIMIZU, Kazuto KURODA, Masahiro SEKINO
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Patent number: 10224585Abstract: Each of the plurality of battery heat radiation units includes, a battery module, at least one heat pipe thermally connected at a first end of the heat pipe to one surface of the battery module and protruding from the battery module at a second end of the heat pipe, at least one metal heat exchanger plate thermally connected to one surface of the battery module, and at least one heat radiation portion provided at the second end of the heat pipe, the air blowing portion blows air to the heat radiation portion, and one heat radiation portion in the plurality of battery heat radiation units is misaligned with other heat radiation portions in the plurality of battery heat radiation units as viewed from the air blowing portion side.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2016Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Tomonao Takamatsu, Mitsunobu Yoshida, Nobukatsu Sugiyama, Ryosuke Yagi, Norihiro Tomimatsu, Katsumi Hisano, Hideo Shimizu, Masahiro Sekino, Toshinori Uchida, Nagaaki Muro
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Publication number: 20170069888Abstract: According to an embodiment, a battery pack includes a first housing, first plurality of battery modules, second plurality of battery modules and elastic members. The first housing includes a first outer wall and a second outer wall different from the first outer wall. The first plurality of battery modules are fixed to the first outer wall. Each includes a second housing and a plurality of battery cells accommodated in the second housing. The second plurality of battery modules are fixed to the second outer wall. Each includes a second housing and a plurality of battery cells accommodated in the second housing. The elastic members are for pressing the first plurality of battery modules onto the first outer wall and pressing the second plurality of battery modules onto the second outer wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2016Publication date: March 9, 2017Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Toshinori UCHIDA, Masahiro SEKINO, Shinichiro KOSUGI, Kazuto KURODA, Hideo SHIMIZU
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Publication number: 20160268655Abstract: Each of the plurality of battery heat radiation units includes, a battery module, at least one heat pipe thermally connected at a first end of the heat pipe to one surface of the battery module and protruding from the battery module at a second end of the heat pipe, at least one metal heat exchanger plate thermally connected to one surface of the battery module, and at least one heat radiation portion provided at the second end of the heat pipe, the air blowing portion blows air to the heat radiation portion, and one heat radiation portion in the plurality of battery heat radiation units is misaligned with other heat radiation portions in the plurality of battery heat radiation units as viewed from the air blowing portion side.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2016Publication date: September 15, 2016Inventors: Tomonao Takamatsu, Mitsunobu Yoshida, Nobukatsu Sugiyama, Ryosuke Yagi, Norihiro Tomimatsu, Katsumi Hisano, Hideo Shimizu, Masahiro Sekino, Toshinori Uchida, Nagaaki Muro
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Patent number: 9444086Abstract: According to one embodiment, a battery unit includes a first cell unit, a second cell unit and a third cell unit arranged adjacent to the first cell unit, respectively. Each cell unit includes a plurality of secondary battery cells, and the respective secondary battery cells are formed of a main body of a substantially rectangular solid shape and a pair of first and second electrodes of different polarities each other pulled out from one end of the main body. A first bus bar connects the first electrodes of the first cell unit and the second electrodes of the second cell unit in a first line, and a second bus bar connects the second electrodes of the first cell unit and the first electrodes of the third cell unit in a second line.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2010Date of Patent: September 13, 2016Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Hideo Shimizu, Nagaaki Muro, Masahiro Sekino, Hidenori Miyamoto, Mitsuhiro Saito, Kenji Yazawa, Toshinori Uchida
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Publication number: 20110076521Abstract: According to one embodiment, a battery unit includes a first cell unit, a second cell unit and a third cell unit arranged adjacent to the first cell unit, respectively. Each cell unit includes a plurality of secondary battery cells, and the respective secondary battery cells are formed of a main body of a substantially rectangular solid shape and a pair of first and second electrodes of different polarities each other pulled out from one end of the main body. A first bus bar connects the first electrodes of the first cell unit and the second electrodes of the second cell unit in a first line, and a second bus bar connects the second electrodes of the first cell unit and the first electrodes of the third cell unit in a second line.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2010Publication date: March 31, 2011Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Hideo Shimizu, Nagaaki Muro, Masahiro Sekino, Hidenori Miyamoto, Mitsuhiro Saito, Kenji Yazawa, Toshinori Uchida