Patents by Inventor Koichi Sugiura
Koichi Sugiura 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).
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Publication number: 20240152077Abstract: An intermediate transfer belt has metal oxide particles as a solid lubricant on a surface of the intermediate transfer belt, in which an average spacing between the metal oxide particles on the surface is 1,000 nm or less, and an average height of the metal oxide particles from the surface is 15 nm or more and 320 nm or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2023Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicant: FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.Inventors: Daisuke TANEMURA, Masato ONO, Shigeru FUKUDA, Masato FURUKAWA, Hiroaki TANAKA, Yosuke KUBO, Iori NISHIMURA, Masayuki SEKO, Koichi MATSUMOTO, Satoya SUGIURA
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Patent number: 11946470Abstract: An information processing apparatus detecting presence or absence of abnormality of a vacuum pump derived from a product produced within a target vacuum pump, including: a determination unit configured to determine a normal variation range or a normal time variation behavior of a target state quantity which is a state quantity varying depending on a load of gas flowing into the vacuum pump, based on at least one of past target state quantities of the target vacuum pump or another vacuum pump; and a comparison unit configured to compare a current target state quantity of the target vacuum pump with the normal variation range or the normal time variation behavior and output the comparison result.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2018Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: EBARA CORPORATIONInventors: Keiji Maishigi, Tetsuro Sugiura, Katsuaki Usui, Masahiro Hatakeyama, Chikako Honma, Toru Osuga, Koichi Iwasaki, Jie Yuan Lin
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Publication number: 20240077079Abstract: An information processing apparatus detecting presence or absence of abnormality of a vacuum pump derived from a product produced within a target vacuum pump, including: a determination unit configured to determine a normal variation range or a normal time variation behavior of a target state quantity which is a state quantity varying depending on a load of gas flowing into the vacuum pump, based on at least one of past target state quantities of the target vacuum pump or another vacuum pump; and a comparison unit configured to compare a current target state quantity of the target vacuum pump with the normal variation range or the normal time variation behavior and output the comparison result.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: Keiji MAISHIGI, Tetsuro SUGIURA, Katsuaki USUI, Masahiro HATAKEYAMA, Chikako HONMA, Toru OSUGA, Koichi IWASAKI, Jie Yuan LIN
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Patent number: 11901558Abstract: A lithium niobate with high lithium ion conductivity. Disclosed is a method for producing a lithium niobate for use in a covering layer covering at least part of a surface of cathode active material particles, the method comprising: preparing a solution containing niobium ions and lithium ions, drying the solution to obtain a lithium niobate precursor, and heating the lithium niobate precursor at a temperature of from 250° C. to 300° C. for a heating time of more than 0 minute and 10 minutes or less.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2021Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Koichi Sugiura, Nariaki Miki, Kazuki Muraishi, Kengo Matsuo
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Publication number: 20220123315Abstract: A lithium niobate with high lithium ion conductivity. Disclosed is a method for producing a lithium niobate for use in a covering layer covering at least part of a surface of cathode active material particles, the method comprising: preparing a solution containing niobium ions and lithium ions, drying the solution to obtain a lithium niobate precursor, and heating the lithium niobate precursor at a temperature of from 250° C. to 300° C. for a heating time of more than 0 minute and 10 minutes or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2021Publication date: April 21, 2022Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Koichi Sugiura, Nariaki Miki, Kazuki Muraishi, Kengo Matsuo
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Patent number: 10938062Abstract: A method for preparing a sulfide solid electrolyte material exhibiting Li ion conductivity. The sulfide solid electrolyte material contains an organic compound having a molecular weight within a range of 30 to 300, and the organic compound is present in an amount of 0.8 wt % or less. The method includes: (i) performing mechanical milling to a mixture of a raw material composition and the organic compound to convert the raw material composition to an amorphous state, thereby synthesizing a sulfide glass; and (ii) drying the sulfide glass such that at least some of the organic compound remains in the sulfide solid electrolyte material.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2018Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Koichi Sugiura, Shigenori Hama, Miwako Ohashi
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Patent number: 10675893Abstract: A tape cassette configured to contain a tape has a box-like cassette case having a wall formed with one of a recess and a hole, and a substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, at least two conductive electrodes being provided to the first surface, a storage electrically connected to the pair of conductive electrodes being provided to the second surface. The at least one of the recess and the hole being arranged at a central area, in a particular direction, of the wall, and the substrate being attached on the wall such that the substrate is arranged at the one of the recess and the hole, and the at least two conductive electrodes are aligned in the particular direction regardless of whether the substrate is attached on the wall in a first orientation or a second orientation which is a reversed orientation with respect to the particular direction.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2018Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Atsushi Fujioka, Koichi Sugiura, Yoshihiro Ota
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Publication number: 20200075956Abstract: A lithium niobate with high lithium ion conductivity. Disclosed is a method for producing a lithium niobate for use in a covering layer covering at least part of a surface of cathode active material particles, the method comprising: preparing a solution containing niobium ions and lithium ions, drying the solution to obtain a lithium niobate precursor, and heating the lithium niobate precursor at a temperature of from 250° C. to 300° C. for a heating time of more than 0 minute and 10 minutes or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2019Publication date: March 5, 2020Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Koichi SUGIURA, Nariaki MIKI, Kazuki MURAISHI, Kengo MATSUO
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Publication number: 20190207247Abstract: A method for preparing a sulfide solid electrolyte material exhibiting Li ion conductivity. The sulfide solid electrolyte material contains an organic compound having a molecular weight within a range of 30 to 300, and the organic compound is present in an amount of 0.8 wt % or less. The method includes: (i) performing mechanical milling to a mixture of a raw material composition and the organic compound to convert the raw material composition to an amorphous state, thereby synthesizing a sulfide glass; and (ii) drying the sulfide glass such that at least some of the organic compound remains in the sulfide solid electrolyte material.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2018Publication date: July 4, 2019Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Koichi SUGIURA, Shigenori HAMA, Miwako OHASHI
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Patent number: 10199681Abstract: A sulfide solid electrolyte material exhibiting Li ion conductivity contains an organic compound having a molecular weight within a range of 30 to 300, wherein the organic compound has a content of 0.8 wt % or less.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2013Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Koichi Sugiura, Shigenori Hama, Miwako Ohashi
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Publication number: 20190030930Abstract: A tape cassette configured to contain a tape has a box-like cassette case having a wall formed with one of a recess and a hole, and a substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, at least two conductive electrodes being provided to the first surface, a storage electrically connected to the pair of conductive electrodes being provided to the second surface. The at least one of the recess and the hole being arranged at a central area, in a particular direction, of the wall, and the substrate being attached on the wall such that the substrate is arranged at the one of the recess and the hole, and the at least two conductive electrodes are aligned in the particular direction regardless of whether the substrate is attached on the wall in a first orientation or a second orientation which is a reversed orientation with respect to the particular direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2018Publication date: January 31, 2019Inventors: Atsushi Fujioka, Koichi Sugiura, Yoshihiro Ota
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Patent number: 10103376Abstract: A stacked all-solid-state battery includes: a stacked body including stacked power generation elements each having a cathode current collector layer and so on; and an antecedent short circuit layer arranged outside the stacked body. In the battery, at least one of the cathode current collector layer and the anode current collector layer includes a fuse portion that fuses by overcurrent, the antecedent short circuit layer includes a first metal layer, a second metal layer and an aluminum layer provided between the first and second metal layers and including an oxide film on its surface; the elements have a parallel connection to each other, and the first and second metal layers are respectively and electrically connected with the cathode and anode current collector layers.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2016Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Koichi Sugiura
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Patent number: 10074854Abstract: A main object of the present invention is to provide an anode active material capable of enhancing improvement of heat resistance in an all solid secondary battery. The present invention solves the problem by providing an anode active material comprising an active material particle having carbon as a main component, and a coating layer containing LixPOy (2?x?4, 3?y?5) and formed on a surface of the active material particle.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2016Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuki Matsushita, Satoshi Yoshida, Koichi Sugiura, Hisataka Fujimaki
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Patent number: 10052727Abstract: A press-fitting device includes: a workpiece holding portion; a one-side pressing unit configured to press either one of a press-fitting tool and a backup tool against a workpiece in a first direction while performing three dimensional position adjustment thereon; an other-side pressing unit configured to press the other one of the press-fitting tool and the backup tool which is not pressed by the one-side pressing unit, against the workpiece in a second direction opposite to the first direction, while performing three dimensional position adjustment thereon; and a press-fitting controlling portion configured to control stroke amounts of the tools in a press-fitting direction at the time of a press-fitting operation. The press-fitting controlling portion includes a stroke manipulating portion; a displacement data storing portion; and a stroke correction portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2015Date of Patent: August 21, 2018Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takahiro Kitamura, Koichi Sugiura, Kenji Harada, Takahiro Akimoto
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Patent number: 10038215Abstract: A main object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing sulfide solid electrolytes, by which sulfide solid electrolytes whose productivity, recovery rate, and ionic conductivity are improved can be produced. The method of the present invention includes the steps of: pulverizing a mixture that is obtained by mixing a sulfide solid electrolyte containing sulfides and a single type of halides or a raw material thereof, an ether compound, and a solvent to obtain a pulverized product; and carrying out heating treatment wherein the obtained pulverized product is heated to obtain a crystallized sulfide solid electrolyte, wherein formulas “0.44?C/(A+B+C)?0.70” and “0.10?B/(A+B+C)?0.36” are satisfied, where “A [g]” denotes a weight of the sulfide solid electrolyte or the raw material thereof, “B [g]” denotes a weight of the ether compound, and “C [g]” denotes a weight of the solvent.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2014Date of Patent: July 31, 2018Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Koichi Sugiura, Miwako Ohashi, Masako Nita
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Patent number: 10003203Abstract: An all-solid-state secondary battery system comprising: a sealed battery having formed by housing, in an outer package, a stacked battery; a jig adapted to constrain the sealed battery in the stacking direction; one or more contact pressure sensors provided at least either between an outermost layer surface of the stacked battery and the outer package or in the inside of the stacked battery; one or more gas pressure sensors provided in a space inside the outer package; and a control device adapted to stop charging by judging as an overcharge state only when the change in contact pressure sensed by at least one of the contact pressure sensors is equal to or more than a threshold value, and the change in gas pressure sensed by at least one of the gas pressure sensors is equal to or more than the threshold value.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2016Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hisataka Fujimaki, Koichi Sugiura, Yuki Matsushita, Satoshi Yoshida
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Publication number: 20170358816Abstract: An all-solid-state battery which can maintain a desired power output in normal use and reduce an excessive increase in battery temperature when an abnormality is caused by an external shock, etc. The all-solid-state battery may comprise a cathode, an anode and a solid electrolyte layer disposed between the cathode and the anode, wherein the cathode and/or the anode comprises: an aluminum substrate comprising an aluminum oxide layer having a thickness of from 0.01 to 0.1 ?m on a surface thereof, and an electrode active material layer formed on the aluminum oxide layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2017Publication date: December 14, 2017Inventor: Koichi SUGIURA
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Patent number: 9728808Abstract: The main object of the present invention is to provide an all solid state battery in which compatibility between battery performance and safety is intended. The present invention attains the object by providing an all solid state battery comprising a cathode layer containing a cathode active material, an anode layer containing an anode active material, and a solid electrolyte layer formed between the cathode layer and the anode layer, containing a first sulfide solid electrolyte material, characterized in that a ratio of ion resistance of the whole all solid state battery to ion resistance of the solid electrolyte layer is 3.8 or less, and the ion resistance of the solid electrolyte layer is 7.6 ?·cm2 or more and 16 ?·cm2 or less.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2016Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Koichi Sugiura, Satoshi Yoshida, Hisataka Fujimaki, Yuki Matsushita
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Publication number: 20170162854Abstract: A stacked all-solid-state battery includes: a stacked body including stacked power generation elements each having a cathode current collector layer and so on; and an antecedent short circuit layer arranged outside the stacked body. In the battery, at least one of the cathode current collector layer and the anode current collector layer includes a fuse portion that fuses by overcurrent, the antecedent short circuit layer includes a first metal layer, a second metal layer and an aluminum layer provided between the first and second metal layers and including an oxide film on its surface; the elements have a parallel connection to each other, and the first and second metal layers are respectively and electrically connected with the cathode and anode current collector layers.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2016Publication date: June 8, 2017Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Koichi SUGIURA
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Publication number: 20170155256Abstract: An all-solid-state secondary battery system comprising: a sealed battery having formed by housing, in an outer package, a stacked battery; a jig adapted to constrain the sealed battery in the stacking direction; one or more contact pressure sensors provided at least either between an outermost layer surface of the stacked battery and the outer package or in the inside of the stacked battery; one or more gas pressure sensors provided in a space inside the outer package; and a control device adapted to stop charging by judging as an overcharge state only when the change in contact pressure sensed by at least one of the contact pressure sensors is equal to or more than a threshold value, and the change in gas pressure sensed by at least one of the gas pressure sensors is equal to or more than the threshold value.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2016Publication date: June 1, 2017Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hisataka FUJIMAKI, Koichi SUGIURA, Yuki MATSUSHITA, Satoshi YOSHIDA