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).

  • Publication number: 20240083574
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Kenta Uchida, Toshinori Tsukamoto, Masashi Kato, Bon Aizawa, Kaisaku Yoshimura
  • Patent number: 10903463
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Norio Shimizu, Toshinori Uchida, Kazuto Kuroda, Masahiro Sekino
  • Patent number: 10727460
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Toshinori Uchida, Norio Shimizu, Kazuto Kuroda, Masahiro Sekino
  • Publication number: 20200083514
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi ENOMOTO, Koichi KAWAMURA, Toshinori UCHIDA, Mitsuhiro HOSHINO, Tadashi SHUDO, Satoshi WADA
  • Publication number: 20200044210
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi ENOMOTO, Koichi KAWAMURA, Toshinori UCHIDA, Mitsuhiro HOSHINO, Tadashi SHUDO, Satoshi WADA
  • Publication number: 20190081292
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Applicants: Kabushi Kaisha Toshiba, TOSHIBA INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Norio SHIMIZU, Toshinori UCHIDA, Kazuto KURODA, Masahiro SEKINO
  • Publication number: 20190074492
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Toshinori UCHIDA, Norio SHIMIZU, Kazuto KURODA, Masahiro SEKINO
  • Patent number: 10224585
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Tomonao Takamatsu, Mitsunobu Yoshida, Nobukatsu Sugiyama, Ryosuke Yagi, Norihiro Tomimatsu, Katsumi Hisano, Hideo Shimizu, Masahiro Sekino, Toshinori Uchida, Nagaaki Muro
  • Publication number: 20170069888
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Toshinori UCHIDA, Masahiro SEKINO, Shinichiro KOSUGI, Kazuto KURODA, Hideo SHIMIZU
  • Publication number: 20160268655
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Tomonao Takamatsu, Mitsunobu Yoshida, Nobukatsu Sugiyama, Ryosuke Yagi, Norihiro Tomimatsu, Katsumi Hisano, Hideo Shimizu, Masahiro Sekino, Toshinori Uchida, Nagaaki Muro
  • Patent number: 9444086
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hideo Shimizu, Nagaaki Muro, Masahiro Sekino, Hidenori Miyamoto, Mitsuhiro Saito, Kenji Yazawa, Toshinori Uchida
  • Publication number: 20110076521
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Hideo Shimizu, Nagaaki Muro, Masahiro Sekino, Hidenori Miyamoto, Mitsuhiro Saito, Kenji Yazawa, Toshinori Uchida