Inventor · Kobe, JP

Tadao Kimura

39Patents
13h-index
67Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 24, 1974 → Feb 13, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6225788A Battery power source device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 64 Expired
US6344728B1 Battery power source supply with coolant flow Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 62 Expired
US5879833A Power supply unit and heat radiation method therefor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 59 Expired
US6411063B1 Battery power source with coolant flow Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 49 Expired
US6569561B1 Battery pack Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 49 Expired
US6501250B2 Device and method for controlling input/output of secondary battery Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 45 Expired
US7535199B2 Battery pack Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 37 Active
US6075346A Secondary battery charge and discharge control device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 36 Expired
US6573685B2 Method of replacing secondary battery Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Expired
US6104166A Method and device for detecting a state of charge of a battery assembly, and battery assembly charge and discharge control device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 24 Expired
US6573687B2 Charging/discharging control method for secondary battery Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Expired
US5605585A Method for producing hydrogen storage alloy particles and sealed-type nickel-metal hydride storage battery using the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
US6646421B2 Method and apparatus for controlling residual battery capacity of secondary battery Physics 16 Expired
US3995007A Method of stretching film below the natural draw ratio without necking Performing Operations; Transporting 12 Expired
US8159186B2 Power source system, power supply control method for the power source system, power supply control program for the power source system, and computer-readable recording medium with the power supply control program recorded thereon Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Active
US6700383B2 Method of detecting and resolving memory effect Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US7291421B2 Battery pack Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US6936371B2 Method for recycling battery pack Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US6380717B2 Device and method for controlling charging of secondary battery Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US6265877A Method for determining an end of discharge voltage for a secondary battery Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US6265850A Method and apparatus for detecting battery abnormality in a parallel battery-connection circuit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US7404459B2 Electric vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US7355411B2 Method and apparatus for estimating state of charge of secondary battery Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US6034510A Secondary battery charge control device and method of using the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US6465988B2 Charging/discharging control device and method for canceling memory effect in secondary battery Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.