Patents by Inventor Kazutaka Kuriki

Kazutaka Kuriki 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: 11955612
    Abstract: A power storage system with excellent characteristics is provided. A power storage system with a high degree of safety is provided. A power storage system with less deterioration is provided. A storage battery with excellent characteristics is provided. The power storage system includes a neural network and a storage battery. The neural network includes an input layer, an output layer, and one or more hidden layers between the input layer and the output layer. The predetermined hidden layer is connected to the previous hidden layer or the previous input layer by a predetermined weight coefficient, and connected to the next hidden layer or the next output layer by a predetermined weight coefficient. In the storage battery, voltage and time at which the voltage is obtained are measured as one of sets of data. The sets of data measured at different times are input to the input layer and the operational condition of the storage battery is changed in accordance with a signal output from the output layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazutaka Kuriki, Ryota Tajima, Kouhei Toyotaka, Hideaki Shishido, Toshiyuki Isa
  • Publication number: 20240113346
    Abstract: A semiconductor device in which a circuit and a battery are efficiently stored is provided. In the semiconductor device, a first transistor, a second transistor, and a secondary battery are provided over one substrate. A channel region of the second transistor includes an oxide semiconductor. The secondary battery includes a solid electrolyte, and can be fabricated by a semiconductor manufacturing process. The substrate may be a semiconductor substrate or a flexible substrate. The secondary battery has a function of being wirelessly charged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Junpei MOMO, Kazutaka KURIKI, Hiromichi GODO, Shunpei YAMAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20240047655
    Abstract: A secondary battery has a high capacity and little deterioration can be provided. Alternatively, a novel power storage device is provided. The secondary battery includes a positive electrode and a negative electrode. The negative electrode includes a first active material, a second active material, and a graphene compound. At least part of a surface of the first active material includes a region covered with the second active material. A surface of the second active material and at least part of the surface of the first active material each include a region covered with the graphene compound. The first active material includes graphite. The second active material includes silicon. The capacity of the positive electrode is greater than or equal to 50% and less than 100% of the capacity of the negative electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2021
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Kazutaka KURIKI, Taisuke NAKAO, Teruaki OCHIAI, Tatsuyoshi TAKAHASHI, Shunpei YAMAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20240038985
    Abstract: A positive electrode active material that inhibits a decrease in discharge capacity in charge and discharge cycles and a battery using the positive electrode active material are provided. A high-safety battery is provided. The battery includes a positive electrode including a positive electrode current collector and a positive electrode active material layer. The positive electrode current collector is a carbon sheet. The positive electrode active material contains lithium cobalt oxide containing nickel and magnesium. The detected amount of nickel in a surface portion of the positive electrode active material is larger than that in an inner portion of the positive electrode active material. The detected amount of magnesium in the surface portion of the positive electrode active material is larger than the detected amount of magnesium in the inner portion of the positive electrode active material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Kengo AKIMOTO, Kazutaka KURIKI
  • Publication number: 20230420674
    Abstract: Novel graphene is provided. A novel graphene compound is provided. An electrode having a high output is provided. A novel electrode is provided. A secondary battery with little deterioration is provided. A secondary battery with a high degree of safety is provided. Graphene has a vacancy formed with a many-membered ring that is a nine- or more-membered ring composed of carbon atoms. One or more of the carbon atoms included in the many-membered ring are terminated with fluorine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Kazutaka KURIKI, Taisuke NAKAO, Teruaki OCHIAI
  • Publication number: 20230411619
    Abstract: A negative electrode active material, a negative electrode active material layer, and a secondary battery including them, or a formation method thereof are provided. In one embodiment of the present invention, carbon particles and a silicon-based material are mixed and used as a negative electrode active material. A polymer including a polar substituent such as a carboxy group is used as a binder. Specifically, as the binder for the carbon particles and the silicon-based material, a polymer containing glutamic acid is used. As the silicon-based material, nanosilicon particles each having a particle diameter less than 1 ?m is used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Masayuki KIMURA, Kenji ARAI, Taisuke NAKAO, Kazutaka KURIKI
  • Patent number: 11848429
    Abstract: A semiconductor device in which a circuit and a battery are efficiently stored is provided. In the semiconductor device, a first transistor, a second transistor, and a secondary battery are provided over one substrate. A channel region of the second transistor includes an oxide semiconductor. The secondary battery includes a solid electrolyte, and can be fabricated by a semiconductor manufacturing process. The substrate may be a semiconductor substrate or a flexible substrate. The secondary battery has a function of being wirelessly charged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junpei Momo, Kazutaka Kuriki, Hiromichi Godo, Shunpei Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20230378459
    Abstract: A lithium-ion secondary battery having high capacity and excellent charge and discharge cycle performance is provided. A secondary battery having high capacity is provided. A secondary battery with excellent charge and discharge characteristics is provided. A secondary battery in which a reduction in capacity is suppressed even when a state being charged with a high voltage is held for a long time is provided. In the secondary battery, after constant current charging is performed in an environment at 60° C. with a current value of 0.5 C until a voltage reaches 4.5 V, a charging process of performing constant voltage charging until a current value reaches 0.2 C and a discharging process of performing constant current discharging with a current value of 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Kazutaka KURIKI, Yumiko YONEDA, Shiori SAGA, Yoshiharu ASADA, Shunpei YAMAZAKI
  • Patent number: 11817453
    Abstract: A semiconductor device in which a circuit and a power storage element are efficiently placed is provided. The semiconductor device includes a first transistor, a second transistor, and an electric double-layer capacitor. The first transistor, the second transistor, and the electric double-layer capacitor are provided over one substrate. A band gap of a semiconductor constituting a channel region of the second transistor is wider than a band gap of a semiconductor constituting a channel region of the first transistor. The electric double-layer capacitor includes a solid electrolyte.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junpei Momo, Kazutaka Kuriki, Hiromichi Godo
  • Publication number: 20230352655
    Abstract: An electrode with excellent characteristics is provided. An active material with excellent characteristics is provided. A novel silicon material is provided. An electrode includes a plurality of particles and a graphene compound. At least part of the surface of each of the plurality of particles is terminated by a functional group containing oxygen, the graphene compound contains the plurality of particles so as to cover the surrounding of the plurality of particles, and the graphene compound is graphene containing at least one of a carbon atom terminated by a hydrogen atom and a carbon atom terminated by a fluorine atom in a two-dimensional structure formed with a six-membered ring of carbon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Kunihiko SUZUKI, Kengo AKIMOTO, Marina SUGANUMA, Yuji IWAKI, Kazutaka KURIKI, Taisuke NAKAO, Shunpei YAMAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20230335733
    Abstract: A conduction path in an all-solid-state secondary battery is difficult to keep with a volume change in an active material due to charging and discharging in some cases. A positive electrode active material with a small volume change between the charged state and the discharged state is used for an all-solid-state secondary battery. For example, a positive electrode active material that has a layered rock-salt crystal structure in the discharged state and a crystal structure similar to the cadmium chloride type crystal structure in the charged state with a depth of charge of approximately 0.8 changes less in its volume and crystal structure between charging and discharging than known positive electrode active materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Mayumi MIKAMI, Yohei MOMMA, Kazutaka KURIKI, Kazuhei NARITA
  • Publication number: 20230331556
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a highly purified positive electrode active material is provided. Alternatively, a method for manufacturing a positive electrode active material whose crystal structure is not easily broken even when charge and discharge are repeated is provided. The method for manufacturing a positive electrode active material containing lithium and a transition metal includes a first step of preparing a lithium compound, a phosphorus compound, and water; a second step of forming a first mixture by mixing the lithium compound, the phosphorus compound, and the water; a third step of forming a second mixture by adding a first aqueous solution to the first mixture to adjust a pH; a fourth step of forming a third mixture by mixing an iron(II) compound with the second mixture; a fifth step of forming a fourth mixture by heating the third mixture; and a sixth step of obtaining a positive electrode active material by filtering, washing, and drying the fourth mixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Tetsuya KAKEHATA, Yumiko YONEDA, Kazutaka KURIKI
  • Publication number: 20230327092
    Abstract: An electrode with little deterioration or a secondary battery with little deterioration is provided. An electrode includes a first region and a second region. The first region includes a particle containing silicon. The second region includes a particle containing silicon and a graphene compound. The second region is in contact with the first region to cover at least part thereof. Alternatively, an electrode includes a plurality of particles containing silicon and a graphene compound. Each of the plurality of particles containing silicon includes a functional group containing oxygen and carbon, a functional group containing oxygen, or a fluorine atom in at least part of the surface. The graphene compound includes at least one of carbon terminated with hydrogen and carbon terminated with fluorine in a plane of the graphene compound. The graphene compound is in contact with the plurality of particles containing silicon to closely cling thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Kazutaka KURIKI, Tatsuyoshi TAKAHASHI, Yoshiharu ASADA, Daichi HIGO, Yuji IWAKI, Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Taisuke NAKAO, Teppei OGUNI
  • Publication number: 20230317925
    Abstract: A negative electrode with little deterioration is provided. A novel negative electrode is provided. A power storage device with little deterioration is provided. A novel power storage device is provided. The electrode contains silicon, graphite, and a graphene compound. A silicon particle with a particle diameter of less than or equal to 1 µm is attached to a graphite particle with a particle diameter 10 times or more that of the silicon particle. The graphene compound is in contact with the graphite particle so as to cover the silicon particle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Kazutaka KURIKI, Taisuke NAKAO, Yoshiharu ASADA, Yumiko YONEDA
  • Publication number: 20230307634
    Abstract: A lithium ion battery having excellent charge characteristics and discharge characteristics even in a low-temperature environment is provided. The lithium ion battery includes a positive electrode active material and an electrolyte. The positive electrode active material contains cobalt, oxygen, magnesium, aluminum, and nickel. The electrolyte contains lithium hexafluorophosphate, ethylene carbonate, ethyl methyl carbonate, and dimethyl carbonate. Second discharge capacity of the lithium ion battery is higher than or equal to 70% of first discharge capacity. The first discharge capacity is obtained by performing first charge and first discharge at 20° C., and the second discharge capacity is obtained by performing second charge and second discharge at ?40° C. The first discharge and the second discharge are constant current discharge with 20 mA/g per positive electrode active material weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Jo SAITO, Kaori OGITA, Yohei MOMMA, Kazutaka KURIKI, Shuhei YOSHITOMI, Yasuhiro JINBO, Tetsuya KAKEHATA, Shunpei YAMAZAKI
  • Patent number: 11735736
    Abstract: A power storage device with high capacity or high energy density is provided. A highly reliable power storage device is provided. A long-life power storage device is provided. An electrode includes an active material, a first binder, and a second binder. The specific surface area of the active material is S [m2/g]. The weight of the active material, the weight of the first binder, and the weight of the second binder are a, b, and c, respectively. The solution of {(b+c)/(a+b+c)}×100÷S is 0.3 or more. The electrode includes a first film in contact with the active material. The first film preferably includes a region in contact with the active material. The first film preferably includes a region with a thickness of 2 nm or more and 20 nm or less. The first film contains a water-soluble polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kai Kimura, Kazutaka Kuriki, Teppei Oguni, Aya Uchida
  • Publication number: 20230238583
    Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present invention, a secondary battery that can be used at a wide range of temperatures and is less likely to be influenced by an environmental temperature is provided. Furthermore, a secondary battery with high safety is provided. An electrolyte obtained by mixing an acyclic ester having high temperature characteristics with a fluorinated carbonic ester at 5 vol. % or higher, preferably 20 vol. % or higher, is used for the purpose of reducing interface resistance between an electrode and an electrolyte, whereby a secondary battery capable of operating at a wide range of temperatures, specifically, at temperatures higher than or equal to ?40° C. and lower than or equal to 150° C., preferably higher than or equal to ?40° C. and lower than or equal to 85° C. can be achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Kaori OGITA, Kazutaka KURIKI, Yumiko YONEDA, Hiroshi KADOMA, Kunihiko SUZUKI, Yuji IWAKI, Shunpei YAMAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20230231199
    Abstract: An object is to provide a nonaqueous solvent, a secondary battery, or a vehicle having a wide usable temperature range and high heat resistance. The nonaqueous solvent of the present invention contains an ionic liquid at greater than or equal to 50 vol % and less than or equal to 95 vol % and a fluorinated cyclic carbonate, and the ionic liquid contains an imidazolium cation. The nonaqueous solvent of the present invention has low viscosity at low temperatures and high heat resistance, thereby having a wide usable temperature range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Kaori OGITA, Hiroshi KADOMA, Fumiko TANAKA, Kazutaka KURIKI, Yumiko YONEDA, Shotaro MURATSUBAKI, Kaori FUJIE, Taku ICHINO
  • Publication number: 20230216019
    Abstract: An object is to suppress electrochemical decomposition of an electrolyte solution and the like at a negative electrode in a lithium ion battery or a lithium ion capacitor; thus, irreversible capacity is reduced, cycle performance is improved, or operating temperature range is extended. A negative electrode for a power storage device including a negative electrode current collector, a negative electrode active material layer which is over the negative electrode current collector and includes a plurality of particles of a negative electrode active material, and a film covering part of the negative electrode active material. The film has an insulating property and lithium ion conductivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2023
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Nobuhiro INOUE, Sachiko KATANIWA, Kazutaka KURIKI, Junpei MOMO
  • Publication number: 20230216051
    Abstract: A negative electrode active material particle with little deterioration is provided. Alternatively, a novel negative electrode active material particle is provided. Alternatively, a power storage device with little deterioration is provided. Alternatively, a highly safe power storage device is provided. Alternatively, a novel power storage device is provided. The electrode includes an active material and a conductive additive; the active material contains a metal or a compound including one or more elements selected from silicon, tin, gallium, aluminum, germanium, lead, antimony, bismuth, silver, zinc, cadmium, and indium; the conductive additive contains a graphene compound; and the graphene compound contains fluorine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Kazutaka KURIKI, Yuji IWAKI, Kaori OGITA, Mayumi MIKAMI, Yoshiharu ASADA, Tatsuyoshi TAKAHASHI, Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Kazuki TANEMURA