Patents by Inventor Masashi Kodama

Masashi Kodama 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: 20140159675
    Abstract: A main object of the present invention is to provide a solid secondary battery having a high energy density and a long service life, which can suitably suppress an increase in the battery resistance when charging has been carried out to a high SOC. To attain the object, a solid secondary battery comprising a cathode active material layer containing a cathode active material having lithium nickel-cobalt-manganate represented by a general formula: LiNiaCobMncO2 (0.33<a?0.6, 0<b<0.33, c=1?a?b); an anode active material layer containing an anode active material; and a solid electrolyte layer formed between the cathode active material layer and the anode active material layer, wherein at least one of the cathode active material layer and the solid electrolyte layer contains a sulfide solid electrolyte material, is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2012
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masashi Kodama
  • Publication number: 20140125291
    Abstract: The invention provides a solid secondary battery system including a solid secondary battery having a cathode active material layer, an anode active material layer, and a solid electrolyte layer formed between the cathode active material layer and the anode active material layer, and an overdischarge processing unit for discharging the solid secondary battery until a SOC of the solid secondary battery becomes less than 0%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shigenori Hama, Koji Kawamoto, Masashi Kodama
  • Publication number: 20140079967
    Abstract: A solid secondary battery system includes a solid secondary battery including a positive electrode active material layer, a negative electrode active material layer and a solid electrolyte layer formed between the positive electrode active material layer and the negative electrode active material layer; a heater for warming the solid secondary battery; an over-discharge process unit configured to perform over-discharge process of the solid secondary battery; and a control unit configured to warm the solid secondary battery by means of the heater and/or to make the over-discharge process unit perform the over-discharge process of the solid secondary battery after the warming.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2011
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masashi Kodama, Shigenori Hama, Takamasa Ohtomo
  • Patent number: 8419921
    Abstract: It is a task of the present invention to provide an electrolytic apparatus for producing fluorine or nitrogen trifluoride by electrolyzing a hydrogen fluoride-containing molten salt, the electrolytic apparatus being advantageous in that the electrolysis can be performed without the occurrence of the anode effect even at a high current density and without the occurrence of an anodic dissolution. In the present invention, this task has been accomplished by an electrolytic apparatus for producing fluorine or nitrogen trifluoride by electrolyzing a hydrogen fluoride-containing molten salt at an applied current density of from 1 to 1,000 A/dm2, the electrolytic apparatus using a conductive diamond-coated electrode as an anode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Toyo Tanso Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuro Tojo, Jiro Hiraiwa, Hitoshi Takebayashi, Masashi Kodama
  • Patent number: 8419908
    Abstract: It is a task of the present invention to provide an electrolytic apparatus for producing fluorine or nitrogen trifluoride by electrolyzing a hydrogen fluoride-containing molten salt, the electrolytic apparatus being advantageous in that the electrolysis can be performed without the occurrence of the anode effect even at a high current density and without the occurrence of an anodic dissolution. In the present invention, this task has been accomplished by an electrolytic apparatus for producing fluorine or nitrogen trifluoride by electrolyzing a hydrogen fluoride-containing molten salt at an applied current density of from 1 to 1,000 A/dm2, the electrolytic apparatus using a conductive diamond-coated electrode as an anode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Toyo Tanso Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuro Tojo, Jiro Hiraiwa, Hitoshi Takebayashi, Masashi Kodama
  • Publication number: 20130008783
    Abstract: The fluorine gas generation device includes an electrolyzer. An electrolytic bath is formed in the electrolyzer. A cathode is disposed in a cathode chamber, and an anode is disposed in an anode chamber. As a voltage is applied across the cathode and the anode, electrolysis of HF (hydrogen fluoride) takes place. In the electrolyzer, hydrogen gas is primarily generated from the cathode and fluorine gas is primarily generated from the anode. Two heating furnaces are provided for heating NaF pellets packed in HF adsorption columns. Each heating furnace has two HF adsorption columns disposed therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2011
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: TOYO TANSO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Yoshio Shodai, Masashi Kodama, Nobutaka Manabe, Noriyuki Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20120138454
    Abstract: It is a task of the present invention to provide an electrolytic apparatus for producing fluorine or nitrogen trifluoride by electrolyzing a hydrogen fluoride-containing molten salt, the electrolytic apparatus being advantageous in that the electrolysis can be performed without the occurrence of the anode effect even at a high current density and without the occurrence of an anodic dissolution. In the present invention, this task has been accomplished by an electrolytic apparatus for producing fluorine or nitrogen trifluoride by electrolyzing a hydrogen fluoride-containing molten salt at an applied current density of from 1 to 1,000 A/dm2, the electrolytic apparatus using a conductive diamond-coated electrode as an anode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Inventors: Tetsuro TOJO, Jiro Hiraiwa, Hitoshi Takebayashi, Masashi Kodama
  • Publication number: 20120138476
    Abstract: It is a task of the present invention to provide an electrolytic apparatus for producing fluorine or nitrogen trifluoride by electrolyzing a hydrogen fluoride-containing molten salt, the electrolytic apparatus being advantageous in that the electrolysis can be performed without the occurrence of the anode effect even at a high current density and without the occurrence of an anodic dissolution. In the present invention, this task has been accomplished by an electrolytic apparatus for producing fluorine or nitrogen trifluoride by electrolyzing a hydrogen fluoride-containing molten salt at an applied current density of from 1 to 1,000 A/dm2, the electrolytic apparatus using a conductive diamond-coated electrode as an anode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Inventors: Tetsuro TOJO, Jiro Hiraiwa, Hitoshi Takebayashi, Masashi Kodama
  • Patent number: 8142623
    Abstract: It is a task of the present invention to provide an electrolytic apparatus for producing fluorine or nitrogen trifluoride by electrolyzing a hydrogen fluoride-containing molten salt, the electrolytic apparatus being advantageous in that the electrolysis can be performed without the occurrence of the anode effect even at a high current density and without the occurrence of an anodic dissolution. In the present invention, this task has been accomplished by an electrolytic apparatus for producing fluorine or nitrogen trifluoride by electrolyzing a hydrogen fluoride-containing molten salt at an applied current density of from 1 to 1,000 A/dm2, the electrolytic apparatus using a conductive diamond-coated electrode as an anode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Toyo Tanso Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuro Tojo, Jiro Hiraiwa, Hitoshi Takebayashi, Masashi Kodama
  • Patent number: 7608235
    Abstract: A carbon electrode for producing gaseous nitrogen trifluoride comprising a dense texture with an average pore size of 0.5 ?m or less is provided. The carbon electrode contains a carbonaceous material, and 3 to 10 wt % of at least one selected from magnesium fluoride and aluminum fluoride which have a melting point not lower than the baking temperature of the carbonaceous material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignees: Toyo Tanso Co., Ltd., Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Akimasa Tasaka, Masashi Kodama, Udai Tanaka, Hitoshi Takebayashi, Tetsuro Tojo, Atsuhisa Mimoto
  • Patent number: 7335285
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electrolytic anode for use in electrolytically synthesizing a fluorine-containing substance by using an electrolytic bath containing a fluoride ion including: an electroconductive substrate having a sure including an electroconductive carbonaceous material; and an electroconductive carbonaceous film having a diamond structure, the electroconductive carbonaceous film coating a part of the electroconductive carbonaceous substrate, and a method for electrolytically synthesizing a fluorine-containing substance using the electrolytic anode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2008
    Assignees: Permelec Electrode Ltd., Toyo Tanso Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsuneto Furuta, Masaharu Uno, Yoshinori Nishiki, Tetsuro Tojo, Hitoshi Takebayashi, Masashi Kodama
  • Publication number: 20070215460
    Abstract: It is a task of the present invention to provide an electrolytic apparatus for producing fluorine or nitrogen trifluoride by electrolyzing a hydrogen fluoride-containing molten salt, the electrolytic apparatus being advantageous in that the electrolysis can be performed without the occurrence of the anode effect even at a high current density and without the occurrence of an anodic dissolution. In the present invention, this task has been accomplished by an electrolytic apparatus for producing fluorine or nitrogen trifluoride by electrolyzing a hydrogen fluoride-containing molten salt at an applied current density of from 1 to 1,000 A/dm2, the electrolytic apparatus using a conductive diamond-coated electrode as an anode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2007
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Inventors: Tetsuro Tojo, Jiro Hiraiwa, Hitoshi Takebayashi, Masashi Kodama
  • Publication number: 20070199828
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to produce a carbon electrode having a texture with decreased pores and having relatively high mechanical strength by only being subjected to a process where a specified metal fluoride is mixed with a carbon material, then the mixture is baked, and to provide a carbon electrode for producing gaseous nitrogen trifluoride having a long life without the polarization of the carbon electrode even in any case of an NH4F—KF—HF series and an NH4F—HF series. The carbon electrode for producing gaseous nitrogen trifluoride of the present invention has a dense texture with an average pore size of 0.5 ?m or less. It is preferable that the carbon electrode contains a carbonaceous material, and at least one of more kinds selected from magnesium fluoride and aluminum fluoride which have a melting point not lower than the baking temperature of the carbonaceous material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2005
    Publication date: August 30, 2007
    Inventors: Akimasa Tasaka, Masashi Kodama, Udai Tanaka, Hitoshi Takebayashi, Tetsuro Tojo, Atsuhisa Mimoto
  • Publication number: 20060219570
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electrolytic anode for use in electrolytically synthesizing a fluorine-containing substance by using an electrolytic bath containing a fluoride ion including: an electroconductive substrate having a sure including an electroconductive carbonaceous material; and an electroconductive carbonaceous film having a diamond structure, the electroconductive carbonaceous film coating a part of the electroconductive carbonaceous substrate, and a method for electrolytically synthesizing a fluorine-containing substance using the electrolytic anode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2006
    Publication date: October 5, 2006
    Inventors: Tsuneto Furuta, Masaharu Uno, Yoshinori Nishiki, Tetsuro Tojo, Hitoshi Takebayashi, Masashi Kodama
  • Patent number: 5171738
    Abstract: Lipopolysaccharides derived from the cell walls of Gram-negative bacteria, also known as endotoxins or pyrogens, are immobilized on a solid, insoluble carrier. The blood, blood plasma or blood serum of a tumor-bearing patient is passed over the immobilized lipopolysaccharide-containing blood treating material to treat the patient's tumor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1992
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Masashi Kodama, Yutaka Katayama, deceased, by Shigemasa Katayama, heir, by Nobuko Katayama, heir, by Yoshimasa Katayama, heir, Toru Tani, Kazuo Teramoto, Mutsuo Murakami
  • Patent number: 4771104
    Abstract: The present invention provides (1) an endotoxin detoxifying material comprising a fibrous carrier to which Polymyxin is fixed, (2) an endotoxin detoxifying material comprising a carrier to which Polymyxin and a basic nitrogen atom are fixed, and (3) a method of removing endotoxin from a fluid by contacting the fluid with the endotoxin detoxifying material comprising a carrier to which Polymyxin is fixed.The present invention makes it possible to contact blood with Polymixin directly and safely and gives a new method of therapy endotoxemia or prophylaxis of endotoxemia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 1987
    Date of Patent: September 13, 1988
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Masashi Kodama, Toru Tani, Kazuyoshi Hanazawa, Totaro Oka, Kazuo Teramoto, Shiro Nishiumi
  • Patent number: 4661260
    Abstract: The present invention provides (1) an endotoxin detoxifying material comprising a fibrous carrier to which Polymyxin is fixed, (2) an endotoxin detoxifying material comprising a carrier to which Polymyxin and a basic nitrogen atom are fixed, and (3) a method of removing endotoxin from a fluid by contacting the fluid with the endotoxin detoxifying material comprising a carrier to which Polymyxin is fixed.The present invention makes it possible to contact blood with Polymixin directly and safely and gives a new method of therapy of endotoxemia or prophylaxis of endotoxemia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1986
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1987
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Masashi Kodama, Toru Tani, Kazuyoshi Hanazawa, Totaro Oka, Kazuo Teramoto, Shiro Nishiumi