Patents by Inventor Hitoshi Shobukawa

Hitoshi Shobukawa 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: 11728500
    Abstract: Provided is a polymer electrolyte membrane comprising: (a) a polyelectrolyte having an ion exchange capacity of from 0.5 to 3.0 meq/g; and (b) at least one scandium compound selected from the group consisting of scandium oxide, scandium acetate, scandium sulfate, scandium nitrate, and scandium carbonate, wherein a polyethylene glycol (PEG)-derived compound in the polymer electrolyte membrane has a total content of 10 ppm or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuichi Inoue, Hitoshi Shobukawa, Naoki Sakamoto, Akihiro Kurima
  • Publication number: 20220238902
    Abstract: Provided is a polymer electrolyte membrane comprising: (a) a polyelectrolyte having an ion exchange capacity of from 0.5 to 3.0 meq/g; and (b) at least one scandium compound selected from the group consisting of scandium oxide, scandium acetate, scandium sulfate, scandium nitrate, and scandium carbonate, wherein a polyethylene glycol (PEG)-derived compound in the polymer electrolyte membrane has a total content of 10 ppm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicant: ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuichi INOUE, Hitoshi SHOBUKAWA, Naoki SAKAMOTO, Akihiro KURIMA
  • Patent number: 10644353
    Abstract: A non-aqueous secondary battery including an electrolyte solution that contains a lithium salt and a non-aqueous solvent, a positive electrode, and a negative electrode, wherein a basis weight of a positive-electrode active material layer included in the positive electrode is 8 to 100 mg/cm2, and/or, a basis weight of a negative-electrode active material layer included in the negative electrode is 3 to 46 mg/cm2, and wherein the electrolyte solution has an ion conductivity at 25° C. of 15 mS/cm or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Naoki Matsuoka, Takehiro Koga, Hitoshi Shobukawa
  • Patent number: 9893378
    Abstract: The non-aqueous electrolyte solution of the present invention is a non-aqueous electrolyte solution comprising acetonitrile and a lithium salt, wherein the anion of the lithium salt has a LUMO (lowest unoccupied molecular orbital) energy in the range of ?2.00 to 4.35 eV, and a HOMO (highest occupied molecular orbital) energy in the range of ?5.35 to ?2.90 eV.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Naoki Matsuoka, Takehiro Koga, Hitoshi Shobukawa, Akira Yoshino
  • Publication number: 20140255796
    Abstract: A non-aqueous secondary battery including an electrolyte solution that contains a lithium salt and a non-aqueous solvent, a positive electrode, and a negative electrode, wherein a basis weight of a positive-electrode active material layer included in the positive electrode is 8 to 100 mg/cm2, and/or, a basis weight of a negative-electrode active material layer included in the negative electrode is 3 to 46 mg/cm2, and wherein the electrolyte solution has an ion conductivity at 25° C. of 15 mS/cm or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2012
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Naoki Matsuoka, Takehiro Koga, Hitoshi Shobukawa
  • Publication number: 20130224535
    Abstract: The non-aqueous electrolyte solution of the present invention is a non-aqueous electrolyte solution comprising acetonitrile and a lithium salt, wherein the anion of the lithium salt has a LUMO (lowest unoccupied molecular orbital) energy in the range of ?2.00 to 4.35 eV, and a HOMO (highest occupied molecular orbital) energy in the range of ?5.35 to ?2.90 eV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: ASAHI KASEI E-MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoki Matsuoka, Takehiro Koga, Hitoshi Shobukawa, Akira Yoshino
  • Patent number: 8216723
    Abstract: A polymer electrolyte; and an electrochemical device utilizing the polymer electrolyte. In accordance with the diffusion of cell-phone and other portable information devices and in accordance with the recent-year development of new use of power source for hybrid electric automobile, etc., enhanced reliability is increasingly demanded on electrochemical devices, such as battery, for use as the power source thereof. Although generally a liquid electrolyte is employed in electrochemical devices, the liquid electrolyte is likely to induce trouble, such as liquid leakage, presenting a major factor for reliability loss. Accordingly, use of a polymer electrolyte in place of the liquid electrolyte to attain an enhancement of reliability is being studied. However, conventional polymer electrolytes have had the problem that it is difficult to simultaneously satisfy ion conductivity and reliability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akira Yoshino, Hitoshi Shobukawa
  • Patent number: 8052888
    Abstract: A polymeric electrolyte comprising: a polymeric material and an electrolyte salt; or a polymeric material, a solvent and an electrolyte salt, wherein a copolymer composed of 50 to 99 mol % of an ethylenically unsaturated compound and 1 to 50 mol % of carbon monoxide comprises 66.7 to 100 wt % of the polymeric material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akira Yoshino, Hitoshi Shobukawa
  • Publication number: 20100035159
    Abstract: A polymer electrolyte; and an electrochemical device utilizing the polymer electrolyte. In accordance with the diffusion of cell-phone and other portable information devices and in accordance with the recent-year development of new use of power source for hybrid electric automobile, etc., enhanced reliability is increasingly demanded on electrochemical devices, such as battery, for use as the power source thereof. Although generally a liquid electrolyte is employed in electrochemical devices, the liquid electrolyte is likely to induce trouble, such as liquid leakage, presenting a major factor for reliability loss. Accordingly, use of a polymer electrolyte in place of the liquid electrolyte to attain an enhancement of reliability is being studied. However, conventional polymer electrolytes have had the problem that it is difficult to simultaneously satisfy ion conductivity and reliability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2007
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Inventors: Akira Yoshino, Hitoshi Shobukawa
  • Publication number: 20090065730
    Abstract: A polymeric electrolyte comprising: a polymeric material and an electrolyte salt; or a polymeric material, a solvent and an electrolyte salt, wherein a copolymer composed of 50 to 99 mol % of an ethylenically unsaturated compound and 1 to 50 mol % of carbon monoxide comprises 66.7 to 100 wt % of the polymeric material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2007
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Inventors: Akira Yoshino, Hitoshi Shobukawa