Patents by Inventor Juichi Arai

Juichi Arai 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: 20240120549
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a lithium secondary battery having a high energy density and an excellent cycle characteristic. The present invention relates to a lithium secondary battery including a positive electrode, a negative electrode not having a negative-electrode active material, and an electrolyte solution, in which the electrolyte solution contains a lithium salt and a cyclic fluorine compound having a cyclic hydrocarbon skeleton in which at least one hydrogen atom is substituted with a fluorine atom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: TeraWatt Technology K.K.
    Inventors: Juichi Arai, Ken Ogata
  • Publication number: 20240030494
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a lithium secondary battery having a high energy density and an excellent cycle characteristic. The present invention provides a lithium secondary battery including: a positive electrode; a separator; a negative electrode that is free of a negative electrode active material; and an electrolytic solution, in which the electrolytic solution contains a fluorine solvent represented by Chemical Formulae (1) to (4). (In the formulae, each of R10 and R20 independently represents any of a C1 to C8 alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an aryl group, a C1 to C8 alkyl group that is fully or partially fluorinated, a cycloalkyl group that is fully or partially fluorinated, or an aryl group that is fully or partially fluorinated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: TeraWatt Technology K.K.
    Inventors: Juichi Arai, Ken Ogata
  • Publication number: 20230369645
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a method of manufacturing a lithium secondary battery having a high energy density. The method of manufacturing a lithium secondary battery having a positive electrode, a negative electrode not having a negative-electrode active material, and a separator includes a step of applying a gel electrolyte to one of the surfaces of the separator and a step of forming the negative electrode on the surface of the gel electrolyte, wherein the negative electrode is thinner than the gel electrolyte.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: TeraWatt Technology K.K.
    Inventors: Juichi Arai, Ken Ogata
  • Publication number: 20230344007
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a lithium secondary battery having a high energy density and an excellent cycle characteristic. The present invention relates to a lithium secondary battery having a positive electrode and a negative electrode not having a negative electrode active material, wherein the lithium secondary battery contains a compound having a 1,3,5-triazine ring skeleton.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Applicant: TeraWatt Technology K.K.
    Inventors: Juichi Arai, Ken Ogata
  • Publication number: 20230282885
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a lithium secondary battery having a high energy density and an excellent cycle characteristic. The present invention relates to a lithium secondary battery having a positive electrode, a separator, a negative electrode not having a negative electrode active material, and an electrolyte solution, in which the electrolyte solution contains, as a solvent, at least any one of compounds represented by Formulae (1) to (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: TeraWatt Technology K.K.
    Inventors: Juichi Arai, Ken Ogata
  • Publication number: 20230273267
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to accurately estimate the state of deterioration and service life of a secondary battery having a negative electrode free of a negative electrode active material using a simple configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Applicant: TeraWatt Technology K.K.
    Inventors: Juichi Arai, Ken Ogata
  • Publication number: 20230261203
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a lithium secondary battery having a high energy density and an excellent cycle characteristic. The present invention relates to a lithium secondary battery having a positive electrode and a negative electrode not having a negative electrode active material, wherein at least a part of a surface of the negative electrode facing the positive electrode is coated with a compound containing an aromatic ring to which two or more elements selected from the group consisting of N, S, and O are each independently bonded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicant: TeraWatt Technology K.K.
    Inventors: Juichi Arai, Ken Ogata
  • Publication number: 20230246240
    Abstract: The present invention provides a lithium secondary battery that has high energy density and excellent cycle characteristics. The present invention provides a lithium secondary battery including: a positive electrode; a separator; a negative electrode that is free of a negative electrode active material; and an electrolytic solution, in which the electrolytic solution contains one or more fluorine solvents selected from ether compounds represented by Chemical Formulae (A) to (D).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: TeraWatt Technology K.K.
    Inventors: Juichi Arai, Ken Ogata
  • Publication number: 20230246239
    Abstract: The present invention provides a lithium secondary battery that has high energy density and excellent cycle characteristics or safety. The present invention relates to a lithium secondary battery including a positive electrode, a negative electrode that is free of a negative electrode active material, and an electrolytic solution, in which the electrolytic solution contains a lithium salt, a fluorine compound having a monovalent group represented by Formula (A) or Formula (B), and a chain-like ether compound that is free of a fluorine atom and has a branched chain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: TeraWatt Technology K.K.
    Inventors: Juichi Arai, Ken Ogata
  • Publication number: 20230246238
    Abstract: The present invention provides a lithium secondary battery that has high energy density and excellent cycle characteristics. The present invention relates to a lithium secondary battery including a positive electrode, a separator, a negative electrode that is free of a negative electrode active material, and an electrolytic solution, in which the electrolytic solution contains, as a solvent, a compound having at least one of a monovalent group represented by Formula (A) or a monovalent group represented by Formula (B).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: TeraWatt Technology K.K.
    Inventors: Juichi Arai, Ken Ogata
  • Publication number: 20230238539
    Abstract: The present invention provides a lithium secondary battery that has high energy density and capacity and has excellent cycle characteristics. The present invention relates to a lithium secondary battery including a positive electrode current collector, a negative electrode that is free of a negative electrode active material, a separator that is disposed between the positive electrode current collector and the negative electrode, a positive electrode that is disposed between the positive electrode current collector and the separator and contains a positive electrode active material, and electrolytic solution, wherein the lithium secondary battery includes a layer containing an anion-absorbing conductive polymer between the positive electrode current collector and the separator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Applicant: TeraWatt Technology K.K.
    Inventors: Juichi Arai, Ken Ogata
  • Publication number: 20230194621
    Abstract: The purpose of the invention is to provide an information processing device including a first reception unit which receives from a plurality of secondary battery management systems, charge/discharge data of secondary batteries managed by the secondary battery management systems, and an estimation model generation unit which generates an estimation model for estimating a degradation indicator indicating a state of degradation of the secondary battery based on the charge/discharge data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: TeraWatt Technology K.K.
    Inventors: Juichi Arai, Ken Ogata, Yoshikuni Sato, Hiroshi Imoto
  • Publication number: 20230120526
    Abstract: A battery system, control device, and control method are provided that can improve the cycle service life.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: TeraWatt Technology K.K.
    Inventors: Juichi Arai, Ken Ogata
  • Publication number: 20230076596
    Abstract: A lithium secondary battery is provided that has high energy density and excellent cycle characteristics. This lithium secondary battery includes: a positive electrode; a separator or a solid electrolyte; a negative electrode that is free of a negative electrode active material; and optionally, an electrolytic solution, wherein charging and discharging are performed by depositing lithium metal on the surface of the negative electrode and electrolytically dissolving the deposited lithium, and the lithium secondary battery includes an additive that inhibits anisotropic crystal growth of the lithium metal by being codeposited with the lithium metal during charging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: TeraWatt Technology K.K.
    Inventors: Juichi Arai, Ken Ogata
  • Publication number: 20230028203
    Abstract: The present invention provides a solid-state battery with high energy density and excellent cycle property, and a production method therefor. The production method for this solid-state battery, which contains a positive electrode, a solid electrolyte, and a negative electrode, comprises the steps of: preparing a negative electrode that is free of a negative-electrode active material; and forming, on at least one surface of the negative electrode, a solid electrolyte interface layer including a lithium-containing organic compound and a lithium-containing inorganic compound by immersing the negative electrode in a layer forming solution containing a lithium salt and a precursor and thereafter causing a reduction reaction on the surface of the negative electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: TeraWatt Technology K.K.
    Inventors: Juichi Arai, Ken Ogata
  • Publication number: 20230028245
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a solid-state battery having high energy density and excellent cycle property. The solid-state battery comprises a positive electrode, a solid electrolyte, and a negative electrode that is free of a negative-electrode active material. The solid electrolyte has a solid polymer electrolyte layer, and a functional layer that has a surface facing at least the negative electrode and that suppresses the formation of dendrites on the surface of the negative electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: TeraWatt Technology K.K.
    Inventors: Juichi Arai, Ken Ogata
  • Patent number: 11462804
    Abstract: Various battery cell arrangements are presented herein. The battery cell can include an anode current collector. The battery cell can include a carbon-based anode coating layer that coats the anode current collector. A first bond between the anode current collector and the anode coating layer may have a first adhesion strength. The battery cell also includes a cathode, a separator layer that contacts the cathode, and a separator coating layer. The separator coating layer can be positioned between the anode coating layer and the separator layer. A second bond between the separator coating material and the anode coating material has a second adhesion strength. The second adhesion strength of the second bond may be greater than the first adhesion strength of the first bond.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: TeraWatt Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Imoto, Ken Ogata, Juichi Arai, Yang Yang
  • Publication number: 20200235437
    Abstract: Various embodiments of cylindrical batteries are presented. A cylindrical battery may have an anode electrode assembly. The cylindrical battery may have a cathode electrode assembly that includes two separator layers, two cathode layers, and a cathode current collector. The width of each layer that is part of the cathode electrode assembly may be the same and may be smaller than the width of the anode electrode assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2019
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventor: Juichi Arai
  • Publication number: 20200220142
    Abstract: Various battery cell arrangements are presented herein. The battery cell can include an anode current collector. The battery cell can include an anode coating layer that coats the anode current collector. The anode coating layer may be a lithium-ion conducting solid state electrolyte or a lithium-ion conducting gel electrolyte. A first bond between the anode current collector and the anode coating layer may have a first adhesion strength. The battery cell also includes a cathode, a separator layer that contacts the cathode, and a separator coating layer. The separator coating layer can be positioned between the anode coating layer and the separator layer. A second bond between the separator coating material and the anode coating material has a second adhesion strength. The second adhesion strength of the second bond may be greater than the first adhesion strength of the first bond.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Hiroshi Imoto, Ken Ogata, Juichi Arai, Yang Yang
  • Publication number: 20200220141
    Abstract: Various battery cell arrangements are presented herein. The battery cell can include an anode current collector. The battery cell can include a carbon-based anode coating layer that coats the anode current collector. A first bond between the anode current collector and the anode coating layer may have a first adhesion strength. The battery cell also includes a cathode, a separator layer that contacts the cathode, and a separator coating layer. The separator coating layer can be positioned between the anode coating layer and the separator layer. A second bond between the separator coating material and the anode coating material has a second adhesion strength. The second adhesion strength of the second bond may be greater than the first adhesion strength of the first bond.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Hiroshi Imoto, Ken Ogata, Juichi Arai, Yang Yang