Patents by Inventor Yasuyuki HAMANO

Yasuyuki HAMANO 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: 20240092084
    Abstract: A technique capable of certainly suppressing adhesion of waste ink to hands, clothes, and the like during replacement of a waste ink tank is provided. There are included a container portion provided with an insertion port which a discharge member discharging waste ink can be inserted into and pulled out from and a shielding portion movable between a shielding position where the insertion port is shielded and an open position where the insertion port is opened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: KOKI SHIMADA, TOSHIAKI SOMANO, YUTA ARAKI, KAORI KATAYAMA, YUSUKE TANAKA, TETSU HAMANO, ERIKA IYAMA, FUMIE KAMEYAMA, NOBUHIRO TOKI, YASUYUKI TAKANAKA, DAIJU TAKEDA
  • Patent number: 11913996
    Abstract: An estimation device includes: a derivation unit (31) configured to derive a derivation history based on a current, a voltage of a lead-acid battery and a temperature of the lead-acid battery; a specifying unit (31) configured to specify one or more physical quantities based on the derivation history, and one or more relationships selected from a first relationship between a first history and an amount of positive active material, a second relationship between a second history and a specific surface area of a positive electrode material, a third relationship between a third history and bulk density of the positive active material, a fourth relationship between a fourth history and positive active material particles in a cluster size, a fifth relationship between a fifth history and a cumulative amount of lead sulfate of a negative electrode material, a sixth relationship between a sixth history and a specific surface area of the negative electrode material, a seventh relationship between a seventh history and
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: GS Yuasa International Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasunori Mizoguchi, Yasuyuki Hamano
  • Patent number: 11658347
    Abstract: A lead-acid battery includes a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate, and an electrolyte solution, in which the positive electrode plate includes a positive current collector and a positive electrode material, the negative electrode plate includes a negative current collector and a negative electrode material, the positive current collector contains Sn in an amount of 0.95% by mass or more, the negative electrode material contains a polymer compound, and the polymer compound has a peak in a range of 3.2 ppm or more and 3.8 ppm or less in a chemical shift of 1H-NMR spectrum, or the polymer compound contains a repeating structure of oxy C2-4 alkylene units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: GS Yuasa International Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Hamano, Hiroki Kagohashi
  • Publication number: 20220404420
    Abstract: An estimation device includes: a derivation unit (31) configured to derive a derivation history based on a current and a voltage of a lead-acid battery and a temperature of the lead-acid battery; a first specifying unit 31 configured to specify a specific gravity of an electrolyte solution; a second specifying unit (31) configured to specify at least one degree out of: a first degree of softening of a positive electrode material; a second degree of corrosion of a positive electrode grid; a third degree of sulfation of a negative electrode; and a fourth degree of shrinkage of a negative electrode material based on the specified specific gravity, the derived derivation history, and at least one relationship selected from the group consisting of: a first relationship between the specific gravity and a first history, and the first degree; a second relationship between the specific gravity and a second history; and the second degree; a third relationship between the specific gravity and a third history; and the th
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Muhammad Syahid Fitri Bin Azahar, Yasuyuki HAMANO
  • Publication number: 20220367927
    Abstract: An estimation device includes an acquisition unit that acquires current, voltage, and temperature of a lead-acid battery, a data accumulation unit that accumulates an integrated value or a calculated value of the current, voltage, and temperature that are acquired, an identification unit that identifies specific gravity of an electrolyte solution of the lead-acid battery based on history data accumulated in the data accumulation unit, an estimation unit that estimates a freezing risk of the lead-acid battery based on identified specific gravity of an electrolyte solution, and an output unit that outputs an estimation result of the estimation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Kazuki SEKIYA, Naohisa OKAMOTO, Yasuyuki HAMANO, Hidetoshi WADA
  • Publication number: 20220349941
    Abstract: An estimation device includes: a derivation unit (31) configured to derive a derivation history based on a current, a voltage of a lead-acid battery and a temperature of the lead-acid battery; a specifying unit (31) configured to specify one or more physical quantities based on the derivation history, and one or more relationships selected from a first relationship between a first history and an amount of positive active material, a second relationship between a second history and a specific surface area of a positive electrode material, a third relationship between a third history and bulk density of the positive active material, a fourth relationship between a fourth history and positive active material particles in a cluster size, a fifth relationship between a fifth history and a cumulative amount of lead sulfate of a negative electrode material, a sixth relationship between a sixth history and a specific surface area of the negative electrode material, a seventh relationship between a seventh history and
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Yasunori MIZOGUCHI, Yasuyuki HAMANO
  • Publication number: 20220348109
    Abstract: An estimation device includes: an acquisition unit that acquires a voltage, a current, and a temperature of a lead-acid battery; a first deriving unit that derives a first SOC and a second SOC that are SOCs of a start point and an end point of an estimation period; a second deriving unit that derives a total amount of an overcharge amount in the estimation period; a third deriving unit that derives an actual measurement error based on a difference between the first SOC and the second SOC and the total amount of the overcharge amount; a first specification unit that specifies an estimation error based on the first SOC, the second SOC, and the temperature, and a relationship between the first SOC, the second SOC, and the temperature of the lead-acid battery, and the estimation error; a second specification unit that specifies an abnormality degree of the actual measurement error based on the derived actual measurement error and the specified estimation error; and an estimation unit that estimates generation of
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Naohisa OKAMOTO, Kazuki SEKIYA, Yasuyuki HAMANO, Hidetoshi WADA
  • Publication number: 20220326311
    Abstract: An estimation device includes: a deriving unit (31) that derives a derivation history based on a current and a voltage of a lead-acid battery and a temperature of the lead-acid battery; a specifying unit 31 that specifies at least two degrees of a first degree of softening of a positive electrode material, a second degree of corrosion of a positive electrode grid, a third degree of negative electrode sulfation, and a fourth degree of shrinkage of a negative electrode material based on the derived derivation history and at least two relationships selected from the group consisting of: a first relationship between a first history based on the current, the voltage, and the temperature of the lead-acid battery, and the first degree; a second relationship between a second history and the second degree; a third relationship between a third history and the third degree; and a fourth relationship between a fourth history and the fourth degree; and an estimating unit (31) that estimates a degree of deterioration of th
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventor: Yasuyuki HAMANO
  • Publication number: 20220246994
    Abstract: A lead-acid battery includes a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate, and an electrolyte solution, in which the positive electrode plate includes a positive current collector and a positive electrode material, the negative electrode plate includes a negative current collector and a negative electrode material, the positive current collector contains Sn in an amount of 0.95% by mass or more, the negative electrode material contains a polymer compound, and the polymer compound has a peak in a range of 3.2 ppm or more and 3.8 ppm or less in a chemical shift of 1H-NMR spectrum, or the polymer compound contains a repeating structure of oxy C2-4 alkylene units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Yasuyuki HAMANO, Hiroki KAGOHASHI
  • Patent number: 10790501
    Abstract: A negative electrode material contains an organic anti-shrink agent which is soluble in water, and the organic anti-shrink agent, when extracted from the negative electrode material with an alkali aqueous solution, has an average particle size of not less than 0.1 ?m and not more than 9 ?m in sulfuric acid having a specific gravity of 1.25. A lead-acid battery includes a negative electrode plate containing an organic anti-shrink agent having a S element content of 4000 ?mol/g or more. The negative electrode contains 0.3 mg/cm3 or more of the S element in the organic anti-shrink agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: GS Yuasa International Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Hamano, Ikumi Motoi
  • Publication number: 20170092934
    Abstract: A negative electrode material contains an organic anti-shrink agent which is soluble in water, and the organic anti-shrink agent, when extracted from the negative electrode material with an alkali aqueous solution, has an average particle size of not less than 0.1 ?m and not more than 9 ?m in sulfuric acid having a specific gravity of 1.25. A lead-acid battery includes a negative electrode plate containing an organic anti-shrink agent having a S element content of 4000 ?mol/g or more. The negative electrode contains 0.3 mg/cm3 or more of the S element in the organic anti-shrink agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Yasuyuki HAMANO, Ikumi MOTOI