Patents by Inventor Koji Hoshiba

Koji Hoshiba 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: 20240030446
    Abstract: A negative electrode slurry includes a negative active material including a first active material in an amount of greater than or equal to about 5 wt % and less than or equal to about 100 wt %, a binder for binding the negative active material, and a solvent for dispersing the negative active material and the binder in the negative electrode slurry, wherein the first active material contains silicon atoms in an amount of greater than or equal to about 20 wt % and less than or equal to about 100 wt %, the binder includes a particulate dispersed body and a water-soluble polymer containing an acrylic acid-acrylonitrile-based copolymer, and when a sum of an amount of the negative active material and an amount of the binder is 100 wt %, an amount of the water-soluble polymer is greater than or equal to about 0.5 wt % and less than or equal to about 2 wt %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Tomoyuki FUKATANI, Koji HOSHIBA
  • Patent number: 11824196
    Abstract: A negative electrode slurry includes a negative active material including a first active material in an amount of greater than or equal to about 5 wt % and less than or equal to about 100 wt %, a binder for binding the negative active material, and a solvent for dispersing the negative active material and the binder in the negative electrode slurry, wherein the first active material contains silicon atoms in an amount of greater than or equal to about 20 wt % and less than or equal to about 100 wt %, the binder includes a particulate dispersed body and a water-soluble polymer containing an acrylic acid-acrylonitrile-based copolymer, and when a sum of an amount of the negative active material and an amount of the binder is 100 wt %, an amount of the water-soluble polymer is greater than or equal to about 0.5 wt % and less than or equal to about 2 wt %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Fukatani, Koji Hoshiba
  • Patent number: 11575133
    Abstract: An embodiment provides a binder for a non-aqueous electrolyte rechargeable battery including a copolymer (A) and a copolymer (B), wherein the copolymer (A) includes a unit (a-1) derived from a (meth)acrylic acid-based monomer, and a unit (a-2) derived from a (meth)acrylonitrile monomer, and the copolymer (B) includes a unit (b-1) derived from an aromatic vinyl-based monomer; and a unit (b-2) derived from an ethylenic unsaturated monomer which is at least one of an unsaturated carboxylic acid alkylester monomer, a (meth)acrylic acid-based monomer, a unsaturated carboxylic acid amide monomer, or combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Fukatani, Koji Hoshiba, Iwao Fukuchi
  • Publication number: 20220115665
    Abstract: A negative electrode slurry includes a negative active material including a first active material in an amount of greater than or equal to about 5 wt % and less than or equal to about 100 wt %, a binder for binding the negative active material, and a solvent for dispersing the negative active material and the binder in the negative electrode slurry, wherein the first active material contains silicon atoms in an amount of greater than or equal to about 20 wt % and less than or equal to about 100 wt %, the binder includes a particulate dispersed body and a water-soluble polymer containing an acrylic acid-acrylonitrile-based copolymer, and when a sum of an amount of the negative active material and an amount of the binder is 100 wt %, an amount of the water-soluble polymer is greater than or equal to about 0.5 wt % and less than or equal to about 2 wt %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Tomoyuki FUKATANI, Koji HOSHIBA
  • Patent number: 11239487
    Abstract: A wound electrode assembly for a non-aqueous electrolyte rechargeable battery, the wound electrode assembly including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a porous film between the positive electrode and negative electrode, the positive electrode, the negative electrode, and the porous film each being belt-shaped, and an adhesive layer on the surface of the porous film. The adhesive layer includes a fluorine resin-containing particulate, a binder particle supporting the fluorine resin-containing particulate and having a smaller total volume than that of the fluorine resin-containing particulate, and a heat-resistant filler particle. An average particle diameter of the binder particle is about 100 nm to about 500 nm. An average particle diameter of the heat-resistant filler particle is about 10 nm to about 100 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Koji Hoshiba
  • Patent number: 11005103
    Abstract: A composition for forming a porous insulating layer according to the present disclosure includes a solvent including an organic solvent, and an insulating inorganic particle. According to the present disclosure, a porous insulating layer prepared using the composition is positioned on an active material layer being on a main surface of a current collector, wherein the active material layer includes at least an active material capable of electrochemically intercalating and deintercalating lithium ions and an active material layer binder. A distance between Hansen solubility parameters of the active material layer binder and the organic solvent is greater than or equal to about 8.0 (MPa)1/2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Fukatani, Koji Hoshiba
  • Publication number: 20200343556
    Abstract: An embodiment provides a binder for a non-aqueous electrolyte rechargeable battery including a copolymer (A) and a copolymer (B), wherein the copolymer (A) includes a unit (a-1) derived from a (meth)acrylic acid-based monomer, and a unit (a-2) derived from a (meth)acrylonitrile monomer, and the copolymer (B) includes a unit (b-1) derived from an aromatic vinyl-based monomer; and a unit (b-2) derived from an ethylenic unsaturated monomer which is at least one of an unsaturated carboxylic acid alkylester monomer, a (meth)acrylic acid-based monomer, a unsaturated carboxylic acid amide monomer, or combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Fukatani, Koji Hoshiba, Iwao Fukuchi
  • Patent number: 10741842
    Abstract: A solid-state battery including a cathode, an anode, and a solid-state electrolyte layer including a solid-state electrolyte, wherein the solid-state electrolyte layer is disposed between the cathode and the anode, wherein the anode includes an anode active material, a first binder, and a second binder, the first binder is inactive to the solid-state electrolyte, the second binder has a tensile modulus greater than a tensile modulus of the first binder, and the second binder has a binding force which is greater than a binding force of the first binder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koji Hoshiba, Satoshi Fujiki, Takanobu Yamada, Yuichi Aihara
  • Publication number: 20200251739
    Abstract: A composition to form a porous insulating layer on an active material layer on a main surface of a current collector current collector is provided. The active material layer includes an active material to electrochemically intercalate and deintercalate lithium ions and an active material layer binder, the composition to form the porous insulating layer includes a solvent including an organic solvent, an insulating inorganic particle, and a binder, and the binder is a polymer obtained by polymerization of monomers including about 30 wt % to about 60 wt % of an aromatic vinyl compound, about 20 wt % to about 69 wt % of (meth)acrylic acid ester, about 5 wt % to about 35 wt % of (meth)acrylic acid ester including a hydroxy group or an ether group, and about 1 wt % to about 10 wt % of a vinyl compound including an acidic functional group, based on a total weight of the binder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Tomoyuki FUKATANI, Koji HOSHIBA
  • Patent number: 10700358
    Abstract: A composition for preparing a porous insulating layer for a non-aqueous electrolyte rechargeable battery, the composition including a polyolefin-based polymer particle, a binder, an insulating inorganic particle, and a solvent including water and an organic solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Fukatani, Koji Hoshiba
  • Publication number: 20190140284
    Abstract: A composition for forming a porous insulating layer according to the present disclosure includes a solvent including an organic solvent, and an insulating inorganic particle. According to the present disclosure, a porous insulating layer prepared using the composition is positioned on an active material layer being on a main surface of a current collector, wherein the active material layer includes at least an active material capable of electrochemically intercalating and deintercalating lithium ions and an active material layer binder. A distance between Hansen solubility parameters of the active material layer binder and the organic solvent is greater than or equal to about 8.0 (MPa)1/2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Tomoyuki FUKATANI, Koji HOSHIBA
  • Publication number: 20190140283
    Abstract: A composition for preparing a porous insulating layer for a non-aqueous electrolyte rechargeable battery, the composition including a polyolefin-based polymer particle, a binder, an insulating inorganic particle, and a solvent including water and an organic solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Tomoyuki FUKATANI, Koji HOSHIBA
  • Patent number: 10256471
    Abstract: An electrode wound element for a non-aqueous electrolyte rechargeable battery includes a belt-shaped positive electrode; a belt-shaped negative electrode; a belt-shaped porous layer between the belt-shaped positive electrode and the belt-shaped negative electrode; and an adhesive layer formed on the surface of the belt-shaped porous layer, wherein the adhesive layer includes a fluorine resin-containing particulate and a binder for an adhesive layer supporting the fluorine resin-containing particulate, the binder comprising at least one of an ionic non-water-soluble binder, a non-ionic water-soluble binder, a non-ionic non-water-soluble binder and an ionic water-soluble binder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Koji Hoshiba
  • Patent number: 10014557
    Abstract: An electrode wound element for a non-aqueous electrolyte rechargeable battery includes a belt-shaped positive electrode; a belt-shaped negative electrode; a belt-shaped porous layer between the belt-shaped positive electrode and the belt-shaped negative electrode; and an adhesive layer formed on the surface of the belt-shaped porous layer, wherein the adhesive layer includes a fluorine resin-containing particulate; a binder supporting the fluorine resin-containing particulate and having a total volume which is that of the fluorine resin-containing particulate; and a heat-resistance filler particle showing a filling ratio of about 40% or greater when being compressed with about 1 MPa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Koji Hoshiba
  • Patent number: 9761854
    Abstract: A spirally-wound electrode assembly for a rechargeable lithium battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a separator between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, wherein the separator includes a porous film and an adhesive layer on at least one side of the porous film, and the adhesive layer includes a fluorine-based polymer-containing particulate and a binder. A rechargeable lithium battery includes the spirally-wound electrode assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Samsug SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koji Hoshiba, Yasuo Takano
  • Patent number: 9425459
    Abstract: Provided are an electrode for solid-state batteries, a method of preparing the electrode, a solid-state battery including the electrode, and a bonding film used for the method of preparing the electrode. The electrode for solid-state batteries include a bonding layer interposed between an electrode layer and a current collecting member and bound to the electrode layer, where the bonding layer includes a first binder which is inactive to the solid electrolyte, a second binder which has a stronger binding ability to the current collecting member than a bonding strength of the first binder to the current collecting member; and a bonding layer conductive material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koji Hoshiba, Takanobu Yamada
  • Patent number: 9419285
    Abstract: An all-solid battery including a positive electrode including a binder, a negative electrode including a binder, and an electrolyte layer disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode and including a solid electrolyte, wherein at least one binder of the positive electrode and the negative electrode is cross-linked by a cross-linking agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koji Hoshiba, Satoshi Fujiki, Takanobu Yamada, Yuichi Aihara
  • Patent number: 9385358
    Abstract: Disclosed are a separator for a rechargeable lithium battery including a porous substrate and an adherence porous layer on at least one side of the porous substrate, and including a first fluorovinylidene-hexafluoropropylene copolymer, a second fluorovinylidene-hexafluoropropylene copolymer, and filler particles, and a rechargeable lithium battery including the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koji Hoshiba, Satoshi Nishikawa
  • Publication number: 20160181669
    Abstract: An electrode wound element for a non-aqueous electrolyte rechargeable battery includes a belt-shaped positive electrode; a belt-shaped negative electrode; a belt-shaped porous layer between the belt-shaped positive electrode and the belt-shaped negative electrode; and an adhesive layer formed on the surface of the belt-shaped porous layer, wherein the adhesive layer includes a fluorine resin-containing particulate; a binder supporting the fluorine resin-containing particulate and having a total volume which is that of the fluorine resin-containing particulate; and a heat-resistance filler particle showing a filling ratio of about 40% or greater when being compressed with about 1 MPa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventor: Koji HOSHIBA
  • Publication number: 20160181618
    Abstract: An electrode wound element for a non-aqueous electrolyte rechargeable battery includes a belt-shaped positive electrode; a belt-shaped negative electrode; a belt-shaped porous layer between the belt-shaped positive electrode and the belt-shaped negative electrode; and an adhesive layer formed on the surface of the belt-shaped porous layer, wherein the adhesive layer includes a fluorine resin-containing particulate and a binder for an adhesive layer supporting the fluorine resin-containing particulate, the binder comprising at least one of an ionic non-water-soluble binder, a non-ionic water-soluble binder, a non-ionic non-water-soluble binder and an ionic water-soluble binder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventor: Koji HOSHIBA