Patents by Inventor TOSHIYA GOTOU

TOSHIYA GOTOU 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: 20260204737
    Abstract: The present invention includes: a plurality of power storage devices (10); a holder (28) that covers one end of each of the plurality of power storage devices (10) and that has an opening (20) formed in a first surface thereof, for exposing a terminal of the power storage device; a current collector plate (16) that is disposed on the side of the first surface of the holder (28), and one end of which is connected to the terminal via the opening (20); and a bus bar (22) that is connected to the other end of the current collector plate (28). The bus bar (22) has, in an area facing the holder (28), a notch formed by removing a part of the bus bar or a notch portion formed of a through-hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2023
    Publication date: July 16, 2026
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD
    Inventors: Jiro Muratsu, Hirotaka Ogino, Toshiya Gotou, Tatsuya Hirano, Keisuke Nagata
  • Publication number: 20250202061
    Abstract: A power storage device includes an electrode assembly in which a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator are wound, a restraint member having a cylindrical shape, including metal, and covering a side peripheral surface of the electrode assembly, and an exterior can that accommodates the electrode assembly covered with the restraint member and an electrolyte solution. The restraint member is deformed in a radial direction of the electrode assembly when a predetermined force or more is received from the electrode assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2023
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Inventors: TOSHIYA GOTOU, TAKAHIRO FUKUOKA, GORO FUJITA, HIROTAKA OGINO
  • Publication number: 20250096356
    Abstract: Battery module includes a plurality of batteries (secondary batteries), one or more bus bars that electrically connect the plurality of batteries, and cooling plate that is in contact with bus bar and has one or more passages through which a coolant flows. Each of the plurality of batteries has: an electrode body; an outer can that accommodates the electrode body; a lid that seals an opening of the outer can; and positive electrode terminal and negative electrode terminal that are individually inserted through a pair of through holes provided on the lid, are insulated from the lid, and are electrically connected to the electrode body. One of positive electrode terminal and negative electrode terminal is connected to bus bar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Inventors: Tetsuji OMURA, Toshiya GOTOU, Shinya MOTOKAWA
  • Patent number: 12199292
    Abstract: A battery includes an electrode group, and a rectangular exterior casing that houses the electrode group and includes a tubular side wall, a bottom connected to a lower end of the side wall in a Z direction, and an opening provided at an upper end. An inner surface of the bottom of the exterior casing has a slope inclined with respect to a plane orthogonal to the Z direction. The electrode group is in thermal contact with the slope. The bottom may have a protrusion protruding inward in the Z direction of the exterior casing, and the slope may be formed on the protrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiya Gotou, Toshiyasu Kitamura, Mitsutoshi Tajima
  • Patent number: 12166191
    Abstract: Battery module includes a plurality of batteries (secondary batteries), one or more bus bars that electrically connect the plurality of batteries, and cooling plate that is in contact with bus bar and has one or more passages through which a coolant flows. Each of the plurality of batteries has: an electrode body; an outer can that accommodates the electrode body; a lid that seals an opening of the outer can; and positive electrode terminal and negative electrode terminal that are individually inserted through a pair of through holes provided on the lid, are insulated from the lid, and are electrically connected to the electrode body. One of positive electrode terminal and negative electrode terminal is connected to bus bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuji Omura, Toshiya Gotou, Shinya Motokawa
  • Patent number: 12148908
    Abstract: A battery module includes an assembly of a plurality of batteries and a cooling member arranged so as to be heat exchangeable with the assembly. The cooling member is provided with a mixing portion in which refrigerant flows and the flowing refrigerant is mixed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirotaka Ogino, Toshiya Gotou
  • Publication number: 20230291038
    Abstract: An energy storage apparatus includes: a plurality of electrode assemblies that are cylindrical, and a film outer body including a plurality of housing portions that individually wrap the plurality of electrode assemblies; and a sealing portion that seals each housing portion and connects the plurality of housing portions to each other. The film outer body is bent or curved between the housing portions adjacent each other to extend in a zigzag manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Shota NORIMINE, Hirotka OGINO, Shinya GESHI, Toshiya GOTOU, Shoichiro WATANABE, Shingo KUME
  • Patent number: 11631916
    Abstract: A battery pack includes: a battery stack; a housing that houses the battery stack; and a skeleton part that is housed in the housing and reinforces the housing. The skeleton part includes a stem extending in a first direction, a plurality of branch portions that protrude from the stem and are arranged in a row in the first direction, and a plurality of housing spaces, each of the housing spaces being defined by a pair of branch portions disposed adjacently to each other and housing the battery stack. The stem and the plurality of branch portions are fixed to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shingo Kume, Toshiya Gotou
  • Patent number: 11437664
    Abstract: A battery module includes a battery stack having a plurality of batteries that are stacked and a heat transfer suppression member disposed between adjacent two of the batteries, a heat conductor that extends in stacking direction X of the batteries and is adjacent to the battery stack, and a heat absorber that intervenes between the battery stack and the heat conductor and contains an endothermic agent that is to start endothermic reaction at a temperature higher than or equal to a predetermined temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuki Kuramitsu, Toshiya Gotou, Kazunari Hiraide
  • Publication number: 20220190411
    Abstract: A battery includes an electrode group, and a rectangular exterior casing that houses the electrode group and includes a tubular side wall, a bottom connected to a lower end of the side wall in a Z direction, and an opening provided at an upper end. An inner surface of the bottom of the exterior casing has a slope inclined with respect to a plane orthogonal to the Z direction. The electrode group is in thermal contact with the slope. The bottom may have a protrusion protruding inward in the Z direction of the exterior casing, and the slope may be formed on the protrusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: TOSHIYA GOTOU, TOSHIYASU KITAMURA, MITSUTOSHI TAJIMA
  • Patent number: 11217851
    Abstract: A battery module includes battery stacks, a first restraining part, and a plurality of second restraining parts. The first restraining part has: a flat plate part; a plurality of first wall parts that protrude from a main surface of the flat plate part, extend in a stacking direction of the batteries, and are arranged in a first direction; and second wall parts extending in the first direction at end parts of each wall part. The second restraining parts are disposed individually corresponding to the first wall parts and each have: a belt part extending parallel to the flat plate part; a third wall part protruding from the belt part toward the first wall part and extending in the stacking direction; and fourth wall parts extending in the first direction at end parts of the third wall part. There are arranged a plurality of housing spaces for the battery stacks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shingo Kume, Toshiya Gotou
  • Publication number: 20210296721
    Abstract: Battery module includes a plurality of batteries (secondary batteries), one or more bus bars that electrically connect the plurality of batteries, and cooling plate that is in contact with bus bar and has one or more passages through which a coolant flows. Each of the plurality of batteries has: an electrode body; an outer can that accommodates the electrode body; a lid that seals an opening of the outer can; and positive electrode terminal and negative electrode terminal that are individually inserted through a pair of through holes provided on the lid, are insulated from the lid, and are electrically connected to the electrode body. One of positive electrode terminal and negative electrode terminal is connected to bus bar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Tetsuji OMURA, Toshiya GOTOU, Shinya MOTOKAWA
  • Publication number: 20210167443
    Abstract: A battery module includes an assembly of a plurality of batteries and a cooling member arranged so as to be heat exchangeable with the assembly. The cooling member is provided with a mixing portion in which refrigerant flows and the flowing refrigerant is mixed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Hirotaka OGlNO, Toshiya GOTOU
  • Publication number: 20200411922
    Abstract: A battery module includes a battery stack having a plurality of batteries that are stacked and a heat transfer suppression member disposed between adjacent two of the batteries, a heat conductor that extends in stacking direction X of the batteries and is adjacent to the battery stack, and a heat absorber that intervenes between the battery stack and the heat conductor and contains an endothermic agent that is to start endothermic reaction at a temperature higher than or equal to a predetermined temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2018
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: KAZUKI KURAMITSU, TOSHIYA GOTOU, KAZUNARI HIRAIDE
  • Publication number: 20200220130
    Abstract: A battery pack includes: a battery stack; a housing that houses the battery stack; and a skeleton part that is housed in the housing and reinforces the housing. The skeleton part includes a stem extending in a first direction, a plurality of branch portions that protrude from the stem and are arranged in a row in the first direction, and a plurality of housing spaces, each of the housing spaces being defined by a pair of branch portions disposed adjacently to each other and housing the battery stack. The stem and the plurality of branch portions are fixed to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: SHINGO KUME, TOSHIYA GOTOU
  • Publication number: 20200212390
    Abstract: A battery module includes battery stacks, a first restraining part, and a plurality of second restraining parts. The first restraining part has: a flat plate part; a plurality of first wall parts that protrude from a main surface of the flat plate part, extend in a stacking direction of the batteries, and are arranged in a first direction; and second wall parts extending in the first direction at end parts of each wall part. The second restraining parts are disposed individually corresponding to the first wall parts and each have: a belt part extending parallel to the flat plate part; a third wall part protruding from the belt part toward the first wall part and extending in the stacking direction; and fourth wall parts extending in the first direction at end parts of the third wall part. There are arranged a plurality of housing spaces for the battery stacks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: SHINGO KUME, TOSHIYA GOTOU