Patents by Inventor Youg-hyun Shin

Youg-hyun Shin 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: 8197954
    Abstract: A battery pack that allows a cover to be firmly fixed with a simple structure and that has superior impact resistance is provided. The battery pack is a battery pack 1 in which a protection circuit 10 and a protection element 7 are attached to a unit cell 2 and the protection circuit 10 and the protection element 7 are housed within a cover 11, the battery pack 1 including an internal frame 6 provided within the cover 11, wherein the internal frame 6 is fixed to the unit cell 2 and supports the protection circuit 10, a boss 13 projecting from the internal frame 6 which passes through a hole 12 formed in the cover 11, and the cover 11 is fixed to the internal frame 6 by melting and deforming the boss 13.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Hitachi Maxell Energy, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadayoshi Dobata, Hiroshi Yamamoto, Youg-hyun Shin, Rie Morisaki
  • Publication number: 20090110964
    Abstract: A battery pack that allows a cover to be firmly fixed with a simple structure and that has superior impact resistance is provided. The battery pack is a battery pack 1 in which a protection circuit 10 and a protection element 7 are attached to a unit cell 2 and the protection circuit 10 and the protection element 7 are housed within a cover 11, the battery pack 1 including an internal frame 6 provided within the cover 11, wherein the internal frame 6 is fixed to the unit cell 2 and supports the protection circuit 10, a boss 13 projecting from the internal frame 6 which passes through a hole 12 formed in the cover 11, and the cover 11 is fixed to the internal frame 6 by melting and deforming the boss 13.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2008
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Applicant: HITACHI MAXELL, LTD.
    Inventors: Tadayoshi DOBATA, Hiroshi YAMAMOTO, Youg-hyun SHIN, Rie MORISAKI