Patents by Inventor Hidenori Miki

Hidenori Miki 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: 20240021797
    Abstract: A composite particle comprising: a positive electrode active material particle; and a coating film, wherein the coating film covers at least part of a surface of the positive electrode active material particle, and the coating film includes fluorine and at least one selected from the group consisting of phosphorus and a glass network forming element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHa
    Inventors: Masaru KUBOTA, Hidenori MIKI
  • Publication number: 20240014402
    Abstract: A fluoride ion secondary battery includes: a positive electrode layer including an element from the group consisting of a first metal element, a carbon element, and a sulfur element, the positive electrode layer capable of fluorination and defluorination; a solid electrolyte layer including a first solid electrolyte material including a second metal element; and a negative electrode layer including a second solid electrolyte material and at least one, from the group consisting of particles of a simple substance of Al and particles of an Al alloy, the second solid electrolyte material including a third metal element. The second and third metal elements each have lower fluorination potential and defluorination potential than the at least one element included in the positive electrode layer and an aluminum element have, the at least one element being selected from the group consisting of the first metal element, the carbon element, and the sulfur elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Reiko HINOGAMI, Hidenori MIKI
  • Publication number: 20220302443
    Abstract: A main object of the present disclosure is to provide a new active material that can be used in a fluoride ion battery. The present disclosure achieves the object by providing an active material to be used in a fluoride ion battery, the active material comprising: a crystal phase including an infinite layer structure, and represented by ApBqOr, provided that A is at least one of an alkali earth metal element and a rare earth element, B is a transition metal element, p satisfies 0.8?p?1, q satisfies 0.8?q?1, and r satisfies 1.5?r?2.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, KYOTO UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Hidenori MIKI, Yoshiharu UCHIMOTO, Kentaro YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20220263083
    Abstract: A main object of the present disclosure is to provide an anode material that is used in a fluoride ion battery and can prevent the decrease in operating voltage while inhibiting occurrence of short circuit. The present disclosure achieves the object by providing an anode material to be used in a fluoride ion battery, the anode material comprising a Mg material containing a Mg element, and a fluoride ion conductive material containing at least one kind of metal element excluding a Mg element, and a F element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kousuke NOI, Hidenori MIKI
  • Patent number: 11196050
    Abstract: A main object of the present disclosure is to provide a novel cathode active material that can be used in a fluoride ion battery. The present disclosure achieves the object by providing a cathode active material used in a fluoride ion battery, the cathode active material comprising: a composition represented by Pb2MF6, in which M is at least one of Mn, Fe, Co, and Ni.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hidenori Miki
  • Patent number: 11121371
    Abstract: A main object of the present disclosure is to provide a cathode active material used for a fluoride ion battery, the cathode active material comprising: a first active material having a composition represented by Pb2?xCu1+xF6, wherein 0?x<2; and a second active material containing a Bi element and a F element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hidenori Miki
  • Publication number: 20210257615
    Abstract: A main object of the present disclosure is to provide a novel cathode active material that can be used in a fluoride ion battery. The present disclosure achieves the object by providing a cathode active material used in a fluoride ion battery, the cathode active material comprising: a composition represented by Pb2MF6, in which M is at least one of Mn, Fe, Co, and Ni.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hidenori MIKI
  • Patent number: 11081697
    Abstract: An object of the present disclosure relates to an electrode active material that has excellent discharge capacity and is used in an all solid fluoride ion battery. The present disclosure achieves the object by providing an electrode active material to be used in an all solid fluoride ion battery, the electrode active material comprising: an active material region that contains an active material component including a layered structure; and a coating region positioned in a surface side of the active material region; and a fluorine concentration in the coating region is higher than a fluorine concentration in the active material region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hidenori Miki
  • Patent number: 11031623
    Abstract: A fluoride ion battery in which occurrence of short circuit is inhibited by providing a fluoride ion battery including: an electrode layer that includes a first metal element or a carbon element and is capable of fluorination and defluorination; a solid electrolyte layer containing a solid electrolyte including a second metal element with lower fluorination potential and defluorination potential than those of the first metal element or of the carbon element; and an anode current collector, in this order; and an anode active material layer is not present between the solid electrolyte layer and the anode current collector; and the solid electrolyte layer comprises: on the anode current collector side surface, a short circuit inhibiting part containing the solid electrolyte; a Ce compound containing a Ce element, a S element, and a F element; and an electron conductive material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hidenori Miki
  • Patent number: 10847797
    Abstract: A main object of the present disclosure is to provide a novel cathode active material that may be used for a fluoride ion battery. The present disclosure achieves the object by providing a cathode active material used for a fluoride ion battery, comprising a composition represented by Pb2?xCu1+xF6, wherein 0?x<2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hidenori Miki
  • Patent number: 10811677
    Abstract: An active material has a favorable capacity property. The active material is to be used for a fluoride ion battery, the active material including a crystal phase having a perovskite structure, and represented by ABO3 or a fluoride of the ABO3, in which the A and the B are different metal elements; the A includes at least one kind of a metal element belonging to Group 2 and Group 3 in the periodic table; and the B includes at least one kind of a transition metal element belonging to Period 4 to Period 6 in the periodic table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hidenori Miki
  • Patent number: 10790539
    Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to provide a fluoride ion battery of which power generating elements (a cathode active material layer, a solid electrolyte layer, and an anode active material layer) may be formed by two kinds of members: an electrode layer and a solid electrolyte layer. The present disclosure achieves the object by providing a fluoride ion battery comprising: an electrode layer that includes a first metal element or a carbon element and has capability of fluorination and defluorination; a solid electrolyte layer containing a solid electrolyte material, the solid electrolyte material including a second metal element with lower fluorination potential and defluorination potential than the potentials of the first metal element or the carbon element; and an anode current collector, in this order; and an anode active material layer being not present between the solid electrolyte layer and the anode current collector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hidenori Miki
  • Patent number: 10727533
    Abstract: A fluoride ion battery in which an occurrence of a short circuit is suppressed achieves the object by providing a fluoride ion battery including: an electrode layer that includes a first metal element or a carbon element and has capability of fluorination and defluorination; a solid electrolyte layer containing a solid electrolyte material, the solid electrolyte material including a second metal element with lower fluorination potential and defluorination potential than the potentials of the first metal element or the carbon element; and an anode current collector, in this order; and an anode active material layer being not present between the solid electrolyte layer and the anode current collector; and at least one of the solid electrolyte layer and the anode current collector includes a simple substance of Pb, Sn, In, Bi, or Sb, or an alloy containing one or more of these metal elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hidenori Miki
  • Patent number: 10529988
    Abstract: A main object of the present disclosure is to provide a fluoride ion battery having a high charge-discharge potential. The present disclosure achieves the object by providing a fluoride ion battery comprising a cathode active material layer, an anode active material layer, and an electrolyte layer formed between the cathode active material layer and the anode active material layer, and the cathode active material layer includes a cathode active material having a composition represented by CuxS, wherein 1?x?2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hidenori Miki, Masumi Sato
  • Patent number: 10497969
    Abstract: A main object of the present disclosure is to provide a fluoride ion battery in which reduction decomposition of a solid electrolyte is inhibited. The present disclosure achieves the object by providing a fluoride ion battery, comprising a cathode layer, an anode layer, and a solid electrolyte layer formed between the cathode layer and the anode layer; wherein the anode layer contains an anode active material having a composition represented by La(1-x)SnxF(3-x), in which 0.1?x?0.8; and the solid electrolyte layer contains a solid electrolyte including a crystal phase of a Tysonite structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hidenori Miki
  • Patent number: 10483530
    Abstract: A main object of the present disclosure is to provide a cathode active material that is used in a fluoride ion battery and is capable of being charged and discharged at a high potential. The present disclosure achieves the object by providing a cathode active material used in a fluoride ion battery, the cathode active material comprising: a Ce element, a S element, and a F element; and a composition represented by CeSF.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hidenori Miki
  • Publication number: 20190348677
    Abstract: A main object of the present disclosure is to provide a cathode active material used for a fluoride ion battery, the cathode active material comprising: a first active material having a composition represented by Pb2?xCu1+xF6, wherein 0?x<2; and a second active material containing a Bi element and a F element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hidenori MIKI
  • Publication number: 20190334202
    Abstract: A main object of the present disclosure is to provide a fluoride ion battery in which occurrence of short circuit is inhibited. The present disclosure achieves the object by providing a fluoride ion battery comprising: an electrode layer that includes a first metal element or a carbon element and is capable of fluorination and defluorination; a solid electrolyte layer containing a solid electrolyte including a second metal element with lower fluorination potential and defluorination potential than those of the first metal element or of the carbon element; and an anode current collector, in this order; and an anode active material layer is not present between the solid electrolyte layer and the anode current collector; and the solid electrolyte layer comprises: on the anode current collector side surface, a short circuit inhibiting part containing the solid electrolyte; a Ce compound containing a Ce element, a S element, and a F element; and an electron conductive material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hidenori Miki
  • Patent number: 10424811
    Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to provide a solid electrolyte material with excellent ion conductivity at a low temperature. The present disclosure achieves the object by providing a solid electrolyte material to be used for a fluoride ion battery, the solid electrolyte material comprising: a solid electrolyte particle including a crystal phase, that has a Tysonite structure and contains an F element, as a main phase; and CsF; and the CsF content in the solid electrolyte material is 50% by weight or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHI
    Inventor: Hidenori Miki
  • Patent number: 10374252
    Abstract: A fluoride ion battery in which an occurrence of a short circuit is suppressed achieves the object by providing a fluoride ion battery including: an electrode layer that includes a first metal element or a carbon element and has capability of fluorination and defluorination; a solid electrolyte layer containing a solid electrolyte material, the solid electrolyte material including a second metal element with lower fluorination potential and defluorination potential than the potentials of the first metal element or the carbon element; and an anode current collector, in this order; and an anode active material layer being not present between the solid electrolyte layer and the anode current collector; and at least one of the solid electrolyte layer and the anode current collector includes a simple substance of Pb, Sn, In, Bi, or Sb, or an alloy containing one or more of these metal elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hidenori Miki