Patents by Inventor Hiroaki Masukuni

Hiroaki Masukuni 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: 20230105695
    Abstract: By a method including at least a spraying/mixing step of: mixing a precursor compound of a positive electrode active material with a lithium compound to prepare a mixture; and simultaneously spraying a spraying agent containing at least one element onto the mixture, there can be produced a positive electrode active material for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries, which does not adversely affect battery properties of non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries, without reducing production efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Masataka OYAMA, Hiroaki MASUKUNI, Taiki IMAHASHI, Daisuke MORITA, Takahiro NAKANISHI, Kazumichi KOGA
  • Patent number: 11127940
    Abstract: Positive electrode active material particle powder includes lithium manganese oxide particle powder having Li and Mn as main components and a cubic spinel structure with an Fd-3m space group. The lithium manganese oxide particle powder is composed of secondary particles, which are aggregates of primary particles, an average particle diameter (D50) of the secondary particles being from 4 ?m to 20 ?m, and at least 80% of the primary particles exposed on surfaces of the secondary particles each have a polyhedral shape in which each (111) plane thereof is adjacent to at least one (100) plane thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: TODA KOGYO CORP.
    Inventors: Kazumichi Koga, Hiroaki Masukuni, Kazutoshi Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 11072869
    Abstract: The present invention provides a precursor of positive electrode active substance particles for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries which have a high discharge voltage and a high discharge capacity, hardly suffer from side reactions with an electrolyte solution, and are excellent in cycle characteristics, positive electrode active substance particles for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries, and processes for producing these particles, and a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: TODA KOGYO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyasu Watanabe, Daisuke Morita, Manabu Yamamoto, Kazumichi Koga, Akihisa Kajiyama, Hiroaki Masukuni, Hideaki Sadamura, Ryuta Masaki, Kazutoshi Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 10892483
    Abstract: Positive electrode active material particle powder includes: lithium manganese oxide particle powder having Li and Mn as main components and a cubic spinel structure with an Fd-3m space group. The lithium manganese oxide particle powder is composed of secondary particles, which are aggregates of primary particles, an average particle diameter (D50) of the secondary particles being from 4 ?m to 20 ?m, and at least 80% of the primary particles exposed on surfaces of the secondary particles each have a polyhedral shape having at least one plane that is adjacent to two planes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: TODA KOGYO CORP.
    Inventors: Kazumichi Koga, Hiroaki Masukuni, Kazutoshi Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20200119332
    Abstract: Positive electrode active material particle powder includes lithium manganese oxide particle powder having Li and Mn as main components and a cubic spinel structure with an Fd-3m space group. The lithium manganese oxide particle powder is composed of secondary particles, which are aggregates of primary particles, an average particle diameter (D50) of the secondary particles being from 4 ?m to 20 ?m, and at least 80% of the primary particles exposed on surfaces of the secondary particles each have a polyhedral shape in which each (111) plane thereof is adjacent to at least one (100) plane thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: TODA KOGYO CORP.
    Inventors: Kazumichi KOGA, Hiroaki Masukuni, Kazutoshi Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 10547047
    Abstract: Positive electrode active material particle powder includes lithium manganese oxide particle powder having Li and Mn as main components and a cubic spinel structure with an Fd-3m space group. The lithium manganese oxide particle powder is composed of secondary particles, which are aggregates of primary particles, an average particle diameter (D50) of the secondary particles being from 4 ?m to 20 ?m, and at least 80% of the primary particles exposed on surfaces of the secondary particles each have a polyhedral shape in which each (111) plane thereof is adjacent to at least one (100) plane thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: TODA KOGYO CORP.
    Inventors: Kazumichi Koga, Hiroaki Masukuni, Kazutoshi Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20190393500
    Abstract: Positive electrode active material particle powder includes: lithium manganese oxide particle powder having Li and Mn as main components and a cubic spinel structure with an Fd-3m space group. The lithium manganese oxide particle powder is composed of secondary particles, which are aggregates of primary particles, an average particle diameter (D50) of the secondary particles being from 4 ?m to 20 ?m, and at least 80% of the primary particles exposed on surfaces of the secondary particles each have a polyhedral shape having at least one plane that is adjacent to two planes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Applicant: TODA KOGYO CORP.
    Inventors: Kazumichi KOGA, Hiroaki MASUKUNI, Kazutoshi MATSUMOTO
  • Patent number: 10446843
    Abstract: Positive electrode active material particle powder includes: lithium manganese oxide particle powder having Li and Mn as main components and a cubic spinel structure with an Fd-3m space group. The lithium manganese oxide particle powder is composed of secondary particles, which are aggregates of primary particles, an average particle diameter (D50 ) of the secondary particles being from 4 ?m to 20 ?m, and at least 80% of the primary particles exposed on surfaces of the secondary particles each have a polyhedral shape having at least one (110) plane that is adjacent to two (111) planes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: TODA KOGYO CORP.
    Inventors: Kazumichi Koga, Hiroaki Masukuni, Kazutoshi Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 10161057
    Abstract: The present invention provides a precursor of positive electrode active substance particles for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries which have a high discharge voltage and a high discharge capacity, hardly suffer from side reactions with an electrolyte solution, and are excellent in cycle characteristics, positive electrode active substance particles for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries, and processes for producing these particles, and a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: TODA KOGYO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyasu Watanabe, Daisuke Morita, Manabu Yamamoto, Kazumichi Koga, Akihisa Kajiyama, Hiroaki Masukuni, Hideaki Sadamura, Ryuta Masaki, Kazutoshi Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20180347068
    Abstract: The present invention provides a precursor of positive electrode active substance particles for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries which have a high discharge voltage and a high discharge capacity, hardly suffer from side reactions with an electrolyte solution, and are excellent in cycle characteristics, positive electrode active substance particles for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries, and processes for producing these particles, and a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Hiroyasu WATANABE, Daisuke MORITA, Manabu YAMAMOTO, Kazumichi KOGA, Akihisa KAJIYAMA, Hiroaki MASUKUNI, Hideaki SADAMURA, Ryuta MASAKI, Kazutoshi MATSUMOTO
  • Patent number: 10056612
    Abstract: This invention provides lithium manganate which has a high output and is excellent in high-temperature stability. This invention relates to lithium manganate particles which are produced by mixing a lithium compound, a manganese compound, a Y compound and an A compound and then calcining the resulting mixture, and have a composition represented by the following chemical formula 1 and an average secondary particle diameter (D50) of 1 to 15 ?m, in which Y is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Al and Mg; A is a sintering aid element having a melting point of not higher than 850° C.; x and y satisfy 0.03?x?0.15 and 0?y?0.20, respectively; z is in the range of 0 to 2.5 mol % based on Mn, wherein the lithium manganate particles have a sulfur content of not more than 100 ppm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: TODA KOGYO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazumichi Koga, Masayuki Uegami, Hiroaki Masukuni, Kazutoshi Matsumoto, Kazutoshi Ishizaki, Hideaki Sadamura
  • Publication number: 20180183039
    Abstract: Positive electrode active material particle powder includes lithium manganese oxide particle powder having Li and Mn as main components and a cubic spinel structure with an Fd-3m space group. The lithium manganese oxide particle powder is composed of secondary particles, which are aggregates of primary particles, an average particle diameter (D50) of the secondary particles being from 4 ?m to 20 ?m, and at least 80% of the primary particles exposed on surfaces of the secondary particles each have a polyhedral shape in which each (111) plane thereof is adjacent to at least one (100) plane thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Applicant: TODA KOGYO CORP.
    Inventors: Kazumichi KOGA, Hiroaki MASUKUNI, Kazutoshi MATSUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20170331106
    Abstract: Positive electrode active material particle powder includes: lithium manganese oxide particle powder having Li and Mn as main components and a cubic spinel structure with an Fd-3m space group. The lithium manganese oxide particle powder is composed of secondary particles, which are aggregates of primary particles, an average particle diameter (D50) of the secondary particles being from 4 ?m to 20 ?m, and at least 80% of the primary particles exposed on surfaces of the secondary particles each have a polyhedral shape having at least one (110) plane that is adjacent to two (111) planes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Applicant: TODA KOGYO CORP.
    Inventors: Kazumichi KOGA, Hiroaki MASUKUNI, Kazutoshi MATSUMOTO
  • Patent number: 9515315
    Abstract: The present invention relates to positive electrode active substance particles for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries, comprising an oxide having a spinel structure and comprising at least Li and Mn as main components and an oxide comprising at least Li and Zr, in which the oxide comprising at least Li and Zr forms a mixed phase comprising two or more phases, and a content of the oxide comprising at least Li and Zr in the positive electrode active substance particles is 0.1 to 4% by weight. The present invention provides positive electrode active substance particles for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries which are excellent in high-temperature characteristics and a process for producing the positive electrode active substance particles, and a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: TODA KOGYO CORP.
    Inventors: Kazumichi Koga, Ryuta Masaki, Akihisa Kajiyama, Hiroaki Masukuni
  • Patent number: 9505631
    Abstract: The present invention relates to positive electrode active substance particles for lithium ion batteries, comprising lithium manganate particles comprising Li and Mn as main components and having a cubic spinel structure (Fd-3m), wherein primary particles of the positive electrode active substance have a dodecahedral or higher-polyhedral shape in which none of crystal planes equivalent to the (111) plane are located adjacent to each other, and flat crystal planes are crossed with each other to form a clear ridge, and an average primary particle diameter of the primary particles is not less than 1 ?m and not more than 20 ?m. The positive electrode active substance particles according to the present invention are excellent in packing property, load characteristics and high-temperature stability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: TODA KOGYO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroaki Masukuni, Kazumichi Koga, Masayuki Uegami, Kazutoshi Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20160248089
    Abstract: This invention provides lithium manganate which has a high output and is excellent in high-temperature stability. This invention relates to lithium manganate particles which are produced by mixing a lithium compound, a manganese compound, a Y compound and an A compound and then calcining the resulting mixture, and have a composition represented by the following chemical formula 1 and an average secondary particle diameter (D50) of 1 to 15 ?m, in which Y is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Al and Mg; A is a sintering aid element having a melting point of not higher than 850° C.; x and y satisfy 0.03?x?0.15 and 0?y?0.20, respectively; z is in the range of 0 to 2.5 mol % based on Mn, wherein the lithium manganate particles have a sulfur content of not more than 100 ppm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Kazumichi KOGA, Masayuki UEGAMI, Hiroaki MASUKUNI, Kazutoshi MATSUMOTO, Kazutoshi ISHIZAKI, Hideaki SADAMURA
  • Publication number: 20160126547
    Abstract: The present invention relates to lithium manganate particles for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries, having a spinel structure, an average primary particle diameter of 0.4 to 1.8 ?m and an average secondary particle diameter (D50) of 8 to 20 ?m, a ratio of the average secondary particle diameter (D50) to the average primary particle diameter (D50/average primary particle diameter) being in the range of 10 to 30, and pore diameters of pores in the lithium manganate particles as measured by a mercury intrusion porosimetry method being in the range of 100 to 500 nm, and a process for producing the lithium manganate particles, and a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery. The lithium manganate particles according to the present invention are excellent in high-temperature storage characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Kazumichi KOGA, Hiroaki MASUKUNI, Akihisa KAJIYAMA, Masayuki UEGAMI, Kazutoshi MATSUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20150037677
    Abstract: The present invention relates to positive electrode active substance particles for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries, comprising an oxide having a spinel structure and comprising at least Li and Mn as main components and an oxide comprising at least Li and Zr, in which the oxide comprising at least Li and Zr forms a mixed phase comprising two or more phases, and a content of the oxide comprising at least Li and Zr in the positive electrode active substance particles is 0.1 to 4% by weight. The present invention provides positive electrode active substance particles for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries which are excellent in high-temperature characteristics and a process for producing the positive electrode active substance particles, and a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: TODA KOGYO CORP.
    Inventors: Kazumichi Koga, Ryuta Masaki, Akihisa Kajiyama, Hiroaki Masukuni
  • Patent number: 8852811
    Abstract: According to the present invention, there is provided a process for producing lithium manganate particles having a high output and an excellent high-temperature stability. The present invention relates to a process for producing lithium manganate particles comprising the steps of mixing a lithium compound, a manganese compound and a boron compound with each other; and calcining the resulting mixture in a temperature range of 800 to 1050° C., wherein an average particle diameter (D50) of the boron compound is not more than 15 times an average particle diameter (D50) of the manganese compound, and wherein the lithium manganate particles have a composition represented by the following chemical formula: Li1+xMn2-x-yY1yO4+B in which Y1 is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ni, Co, Mg, Fe, Al, Cr and Ti, and x and y satisfy the conditions of 0.03?x?0.15 and 0?y?0.20, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Toda Kogyo Corporation
    Inventors: Kazumichi Koga, Masayuki Uegami, Hiroaki Masukuni, Kazutoshi Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20140034872
    Abstract: The present invention provides a precursor of positive electrode active substance particles for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries which have a high discharge voltage and a high discharge capacity, hardly suffer from side reactions with an electrolyte solution, and are excellent in cycle characteristics, positive electrode active substance particles for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries, and processes for producing these particles, and a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2011
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: Toda Kogyo Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyasu Watanabe, Daisuke Morita, Manabu Yamamoto, Kazumichi Koga, Akihisa Kajiyama, Hiroaki Masukuni, Hideaki Sadamura, Ryuta Masaki, Kazutoshi Matsumoto