Patents by Inventor Yoshinori Ishimoto

Yoshinori Ishimoto 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).

  • Patent number: 9257687
    Abstract: A battery assembly includes a plurality of electric cells each having an external terminal at one end thereof, a first cap attached to the one end of each of the electric cells and a first holder attached to the plurality of electric cells and is in contact with the first caps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: GS YUASA INTERNATIONAL LTD
    Inventors: Yasutaka Miyawaki, Yoshinori Ishimoto, Atsushi Nishida, Hirokazu Ito
  • Patent number: 9054370
    Abstract: Each of electric cells constituting a battery assembly is provided with external terminals. The upper end of the electric cell is covered with an upper cap surrounding the external terminals whereas the lower end of the electric cell is covered with a lower cap. The electric cell is held between an upper holder and a lower holder via the upper cap and the lower cap. The upper cap includes a protector including ribs projecting along both sides of an inspecting terminal projecting through a terminal opening. The upper ends of the ribs are located above the inspecting terminal. Consequently, a metallic tool or the like cannot be brought into contact with the inspecting terminal, thereby preventing short-circuiting. Thus, it is possible to secure an excellent assembling performance while enhancing the safety of assembling work.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: GS YUASA INTERNATIONAL LTD
    Inventors: Yasutaka Miyawaki, Yoshinori Ishimoto, Atsushi Nishida, Hirokazu Ito
  • Publication number: 20150118947
    Abstract: A vehicular cold-air shielding structure that is provided on a floor of a vehicle includes a front seat that is slidable in the front-rear direction of the vehicle and a shielding member that is disposed under the front seat and that is provided so as to extend in the width direction of the vehicle. The shielding member has a flexibility that allows the shielding member to follow the sliding movement of the front seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Choji Sakuma, Yoshiyuki Takeuchi, Satoshi Kobayashi, Yoshinori Ishimoto, Ryosuke Nakashima
  • Patent number: 8956744
    Abstract: Each of electric cells constituting a battery assembly is provided with external terminals. The upper end of the electric cell is covered with an upper cap surrounding the external terminals whereas the lower end of the electric cell is covered with a lower cap. The electric cell is held between an upper holder and a lower holder via the upper cap and the lower cap. A plurality of bus bar openings for allowing a bus bar extending from the external terminals to be inserted therethrough are formed in the upper cap in such a manner as to penetrate in a thickness direction. Thus, it is possible to increase the degree of freedom of the arrangement of the electric cells in the battery assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: GS Yuasa International Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasutaka Miyawaki, Yoshinori Ishimoto, Atsushi Nishida, Hirokazu Ito
  • Publication number: 20140017540
    Abstract: A battery assembly includes a plurality of electric cells each having an external terminal at one end thereof, a first cap attached to the one end of each of the electric cells and a first holder attached to the plurality of electric cells and is in contact with the first caps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: GS Yuasa International Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasutaka Miyawaki, Yoshinori Ishimoto, Atsushi Nishida, Hirokazu Ito
  • Publication number: 20120251855
    Abstract: Each of electric cells constituting a battery assembly is provided with external terminals. The upper end of the electric cell is covered with an upper cap surrounding the external terminals whereas the lower end of the electric cell is covered with a lower cap. The electric cell is held between an upper holder and a lower holder via the upper cap and the lower cap. A plurality of bus bar openings for allowing a bus bar extending from the external terminals to be inserted therethrough are formed in the upper cap in such a manner as to penetrate in a thickness direction. Thus, it is possible to increase the degree of freedom of the arrangement of the electric cells in the battery assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: GS Yuasa International Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasutaka MIYAWAKI, Yoshinori Ishimoto, Atsushi Nishida, Hirokazu Ito
  • Publication number: 20120251873
    Abstract: Each of electric cells constituting a battery assembly is provided with external terminals. The upper end of the electric cell is covered with an upper cap surrounding the external terminals whereas the lower end of the electric cell is covered with a lower cap. The electric cell is held between an upper holder and a lower holder via the upper cap and the lower cap. The upper cap includes a protector including ribs projecting along both sides of an inspecting terminal projecting through a terminal opening. The upper ends of the ribs are located above the inspecting terminal. Consequently, a metallic tool or the like cannot be brought into contact with the inspecting terminal, thereby preventing short-circuiting. Thus, it is possible to secure an excellent assembling performance while enhancing the safety of assembling work.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: GS Yuasa International Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasutaka MIYAWAKI, Yoshinori ISHIMOTO, Atsushi NISHIDA, Hirokazu ITO
  • Patent number: D657739
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: GS Yuasa International Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasutaka Miyawaki, Yoshinori Ishimoto, Atsushi Nishida, Hirokazu Ito
  • Patent number: D658579
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: GS Yuasa International Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasutaka Miyawaki, Yoshinori Ishimoto, Atsushi Nishida, Hirokazu Ito
  • Patent number: D699678
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: GS Yuasa International Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasutaka Miyawaki, Yoshinori Ishimoto, Atsushi Nishida, Hirokazu Ito