Patents by Inventor KANAKO TAKIGUCHI

KANAKO TAKIGUCHI 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: 20230395857
    Abstract: An object is to provide a non-aqueous electrolyte solution that can improve the capacity deterioration and gas generation associated with the high-temperature storage of non-aqueous electrolyte batteries. A further object is to provide a non-aqueous electrolyte battery that uses this non-aqueous electrolyte solution. These objects can be achieved by using a non-aqueous electrolyte solution that incorporates, in prescribed contents, (A) a compound having at least two isocyanate groups per molecule and (B) a compound of formula (3): LiCnF2n+1SO3??(3) wherein n is an integer from 0 to 4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicants: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION, MU IONIC SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuhei SAWA, Minoru KOTATO, Kunihisa SHIMA, Yasuyuki SHIGEMATSU, Masamichi ONUKI, Kanako TAKIGUCHI
  • Patent number: 11791499
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery containing at least a positive electrode capable of the absorbing and releasing of a lithium ion, a negative electrode capable of the absorbing and releasing of the lithium ion, and a non-aqueous electrolyte solution containing a non-aqueous solvent and an electrolyte dissolved in the non-aqueous solvent, where the negative electrode contains a carbonaceous material, and the non-aqueous electrolyte solution contains, in addition to an electrolyte and a non-aqueous solvent: (A) a compound having at least two isocyanate groups per molecule, (B) a monofluorophosphate salt or a difluorophosphate salt, at from 0.001 mass % or more to 5 mass % or less in the non-aqueous electrolyte solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignees: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION, MU IONIC SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuhei Sawa, Minoru Kotato, Kunihisa Shima, Yasuyuki Shigematsu, Masamichi Onuki, Kanako Takiguchi
  • Publication number: 20220069351
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery containing at least a positive electrode capable of the absorbing and releasing of a lithium ion, a negative electrode capable of the absorbing and releasing of the lithium ion, and a non-aqueous electrolyte solution containing a non-aqueous solvent and an electrolyte dissolved in the non-aqueous solvent, where the negative electrode contains a carbonaceous material, and the non-aqueous electrolyte solution contains, in addition to an electrolyte and a non-aqueous solvent: (A) a compound having at least two isocyanate groups per molecule, (B) a monofluorophosphate salt or a difluorophosphate salt, at from 0.001 mass % or more to 5 mass % or less in the non-aqueous electrolyte solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicants: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION, MU IONIC SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuhei SAWA, Minoru KOTATO, Kunihisa SHIMA, Yasuyuki SHIGEMATSU, Masamichi ONUKI, Kanako TAKIGUCHI
  • Patent number: 11205802
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a non-aqueous electrolyte solution containing, in addition to an electrolyte and a non-aqueous solvent, (A) a compound having at least two isocyanate groups per molecule, and (B) LiN(FSO2)2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignees: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION, MU IONIC SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuhei Sawa, Minoru Kotato, Kunihisa Shima, Yasuyuki Shigematsu, Masamichi Onuki, Kanako Takiguchi
  • Publication number: 20200036042
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a non-aqueous electrolyte solution containing, in addition to an electrolyte and a non-aqueous solvent, (A) a compound having at least two isocyanate groups per molecule, and (B) LiN(FSO2)2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuhei Sawa, Minoru Kotato, Kunihisa Shima, Yasuyuki Shigematsu, Masamichi Onuki, Kanako Takiguchi
  • Patent number: 10476106
    Abstract: An object is to provide a non-aqueous electrolyte solution that can improve the capacity deterioration and gas generation associated with the high-temperature storage of non-aqueous electrolyte batteries. A further object is to provide a non-aqueous electrolyte battery that uses this non-aqueous electrolyte solution. These objects can be achieved by using a non-aqueous electrolyte solution that incorporates, in prescribed contents, (A) a compound having at least two isocyanate groups per molecule and a compound having at least two cyano groups per molecule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Shuhei Sawa, Minoru Kotato, Kunihisa Shima, Yasuyuki Shigematsu, Masamichi Onuki, Kanako Takiguchi
  • Patent number: 10320030
    Abstract: Provided is a nonaqueous electrolyte solution battery with dramatically improved battery characteristics. A nonaqueous electrolyte solution battery prepared by using a nonaqueous electrolyte solution comprising (I) an aromatic carboxylic acid ester compound represented by General Formula (1) below; and (II) specific compounds, is improved in charge-discharge characteristics at high current densities, durability performance during high-temperature storage and overcharge characteristics. (in General Formula (1), A1 is —R1 or —OR1, with R1 being an optionally substituted hydrocarbon group with 10 or fewer carbon atoms; A2 is an optionally substituted aryl group; each of j and k is independently 0 or an integer greater than 0, and at least one of j and k is an integer not less than 1; and when k?1, A1 is —OR1, while when k=0, A1 is —R1; and the case of j=1, k=0 is not allowed).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kanako Takiguchi, Masamichi Onuki, Shuhei Sawa
  • Patent number: 10056646
    Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte solution includes a lithium salt and a nonaqueous solvent that dissolves the lithium salt. The nonaqueous electrolyte solution contains from at least 0.01 ppm to not more than 100 ppm of a compound represented by the following general formula (1): R1—CR2OR3—CR22OR3??(1) (in formula (1), R1 and R3 represent an organic group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms and optionally having a substituent; R2 represents hydrogen or an organic group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms and optionally having a substituent; and R1 to R3 may each represent the same group or may each represent different groups).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masami Iwahori, Yasushi Oura, Kanako Takiguchi
  • Patent number: 9923238
    Abstract: An object is to provide a non-aqueous electrolyte solution that can improve the capacity deterioration and gas generation associated with the high-temperature storage of non-aqueous electrolyte batteries. A further object is to provide a non-aqueous electrolyte battery that uses this non-aqueous electrolyte solution. These objects can be achieved by using a non-aqueous electrolyte solution that incorporates, in prescribed contents, (A) a compound having at least two isocyanate groups per molecule and a compound having at least two cyano groups per molecule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuhei Sawa, Minoru Kotato, Kunihisa Shima, Yasuyuki Shigematsu, Masamichi Onuki, Kanako Takiguchi
  • Patent number: 9780409
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide: a nonaqueous-electrolyte battery excellent in terms of safety during overcharge and high-temperature storability; and a nonaqueous electrolytic solution which gives the battery. The present invention relates to a nonaqueous electrolytic solution comprising an electrolyte and a nonaqueous solvent, wherein the nonaqueous electrolytic solution comprises at least one of specific compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kanako Takiguchi, Masamichi Onuki, Minoru Kotato, Ryo Yamaguchi, Takeshi Nakamura, Takayuki Aoshima
  • Publication number: 20160164143
    Abstract: An object is to provide a non-aqueous electrolyte solution that can improve the capacity deterioration and gas generation associated with the high-temperature storage of non-aqueous electrolyte batteries. A further object is to provide a non-aqueous electrolyte battery that uses this non-aqueous electrolyte solution. These objects can be achieved by using a non-aqueous electrolyte solution that incorporates, in prescribed contents, (A) a compound having at least two isocyanate groups per molecule and a compound having at least two cyano groups per molecule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuhei Sawa, Minoru Kotato, Kunihisa Shima, Yasuyuki Shigematsu, Masamichi Onuki, Kanako Takiguchi
  • Publication number: 20150140448
    Abstract: Provided is a nonaqueous electrolyte solution battery with dramatically improved battery characteristics. A nonaqueous electrolyte solution battery prepared by using a nonaqueous electrolyte solution comprising (I) an aromatic carboxylic acid ester compound represented by General Formula (1) below; and (II) specific compounds, is improved in charge-discharge characteristics at high current densities, durability performance during high-temperature storage and overcharge characteristics. (in General Formula (1), A1 is —R1 or —OR1, with R1 being an optionally substituted hydrocarbon group with 10 or fewer carbon atoms; A2 is an optionally substituted aryl group; each of j and k is independently 0 or an integer greater than 0, and at least one of j and k is an integer not less than 1; and when k?1, A1 is —OR1, while when k=0, A1 is —R1; and the case of j=1, k=0 is not allowed).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kanako Takiguchi, Masamichi Onuki, Shuhei Sawa
  • Publication number: 20150024284
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide: a nonaqueous-electrolyte battery excellent in terms of safety during overcharge and high-temperature storability; and a nonaqueous electrolytic solution which gives the battery. The present invention relates to a nonaqueous electrolytic solution comprising an electrolyte and a nonaqueous solvent, wherein the nonaqueous electrolytic solution comprises at least one of specific compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kanako TAKIGUCHI, Masamichi Onuki, Minoru Kotato, Ryo Yamaguchi, Takeshi Nakamura, Takayuki Aoshima
  • Publication number: 20150004481
    Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte solution includes a lithium salt and a nonaqueous solvent that dissolves the lithium salt. The nonaqueous electrolyte solution contains from at least 0.01 ppm to not more than 100 ppm of a compound represented by the following general formula (1): R1—CR2OR3—CR22OR3??(1) (in formula (1), R1 and R3 represent an organic group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms and optionally having a substituent; R2 represents hydrogen or an organic group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms and optionally having a substituent; and R1 to R3 may each represent the same group or may each represent different groups).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masami Iwahori, Yasushi Oura, Kanako Takiguchi
  • Publication number: 20130330609
    Abstract: An object is to provide a non-aqueous electrolyte solution that can improve the capacity deterioration and gas generation associated with the high-temperature storage of non-aqueous electrolyte batteries. A further object is to provide a non-aqueous electrolyte battery that uses this non-aqueous electrolyte solution. These objects can be achieved by using a non-aqueous electrolyte solution that incorporates, in prescribed contents, (A) a compound having at least two isocyanate groups per molecule and a compound having at least two cyano groups per molecule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Shuhei SAWA, Minoru Kotato, Kunihisa Shima, Yasuyuki Shigematsu, Masamichi Onuki, Kanako Takiguchi
  • Publication number: 20120208070
    Abstract: The invention relates to a separator for use in a nonaqueous-electrolyte secondary battery, and a nonaqueous-electrolyte secondary battery employing the separator, the separator comprising a positive electrode and a negative electrode which are capable of occluding and releasing lithium, a separator, and a nonaqueous electrolytic solution comprising a nonaqueous solvent and an electrolyte, the separator for use in the battery having an electroconductive layer, the electroconductive layer having (1) an apparent volume resistivity of 1×10?4 ?·cm to 1×106 ?·cm, or (2) a volume resistivity of 1×10?6 ?·cm to 1×106 ?·cm, or (3) a surface electrical resistance of 1×10?2? to 1×109?, and the electroconductive layer having a film thickness less than 5 ?m. The invention further relates to.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicants: MITSUBISHI PLASTICS, INC., MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: SATOSHI NAKASHIMA, KANAKO TAKIGUCHI, KENICHI ISHIGAKI