Patents by Inventor Mitsumoto KAWAI

Mitsumoto KAWAI 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: 11205781
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a filamentary positive electrode for solid battery, a solid battery having the filamentary positive electrode for solid battery, a manufacturing method of the filamentary positive electrode for solid battery, and a manufacturing method of the solid battery having the filamentary positive electrode for solid battery. The structure of a positive electrode that constitutes a solid battery is a filamentous structure. A positive electrode active material layer including a positive electrode active material is provided on a surface of a conductive positive electrode filament, and a positive electrode electrolyte layer including an electrolyte is further provided on an outer side of the positive electrode active material layer to form a filamentary positive electrode for solid battery. The filamentary positive electrode for solid battery and a filamentary negative electrode for solid battery, which has a filamentous structure, are laminated to form a solid battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Pu Qian, Toshio Tokune, Mitsumoto Kawai
  • Patent number: 11079441
    Abstract: Provided is an internal resistance estimating method capable of estimating the internal resistance of a secondary battery, taking account of conditions when the secondary battery is being charged, without requiring progress information when the secondary battery is being used. The internal resistance estimating method for estimating the internal resistance of a secondary battery includes estimating an internal resistance Rd (Ts, Is, Va) on the basis of an internal resistance calculating formula, from an acquired internal resistance Rd (Ta, la, Va) of a battery, and estimating an internal resistance Rd (Ts, Is, Vs) from the estimated internal resistance Rd (Ts, Is, Va).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hirotaka Endo, Terumi Furuta, Mitsumoto Kawai
  • Publication number: 20210088596
    Abstract: Provided is an internal resistance estimating method capable of estimating the internal resistance of a secondary battery, taking account of conditions when the secondary battery is being charged, without requiring progress information when the secondary battery is being used. The internal resistance estimating method for estimating the internal resistance of a secondary battery includes estimating an internal resistance Rd (Ts, Is, Va) on the basis of an internal resistance calculating formula, from an acquired internal resistance Rd (Ta, la, Va) of a battery, and estimating an internal resistance Rd (Ts, Is, Vs) from the estimated internal resistance Rd (Ts, Is, Va).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Hirotaka Endo, Terumi Furuta, Mitsumoto Kawai
  • Patent number: 10852358
    Abstract: This battery capacity estimation device is provided with: a condition variable acquisition unit which acquires standard variable values (Tstd, Istd, V1std, V2std) indicating a standard charging condition in a secondary battery and measurement variable values (Tmes, Imes, V1mes, V2mes) indicating an actual charging condition obtained by measurement; and a capacity estimation unit which estimates the maximum capacity from a relationship between the standard variable values and the measurement variables acquired by the condition variable acquisition unit, wherein the capacity estimation unit calculates an apparent capacity (?Qmes/?SOC) by using a uniform calculation method regardless of a change in charging condition, and estimates the maximum capacity (Qmax) by adding, to the apparent capacity, a correction amount obtained by using the differences between the measurement variables and the standard variables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hirotaka Endo, Mitsumoto Kawai, Tetsuya Koido
  • Publication number: 20200284842
    Abstract: This battery capacity estimation device is provided with: a condition variable acquisition unit which acquires standard variable values (Tstd, Istd, V1std, V2std) indicating a standard charging condition in a secondary battery and measurement variable values (Tmes, Imes, V1mes, V2mes) indicating an actual charging condition obtained by measurement; and a capacity estimation unit which estimates the maximum capacity from a relationship between the standard variable values and the measurement variables acquired by the condition variable acquisition unit, wherein the capacity estimation unit calculates an apparent capacity (?Qmes/?SOC) by using a uniform calculation method regardless of a change in charging condition, and estimates the maximum capacity (Qmax) by adding, to the apparent capacity, a correction amount obtained by using the differences between the measurement variables and the standard variables.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2018
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Hirotaka Endo, Mitsumoto Kawai, Tetsuya Koido
  • Publication number: 20190386316
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a filamentary positive electrode for solid battery, a solid battery having the filamentary positive electrode for solid battery, a manufacturing method of the filamentary positive electrode for solid battery, and a manufacturing method of the solid battery having the filamentary positive electrode for solid battery. The structure of a positive electrode that constitutes a solid battery is a filamentous structure. A positive electrode active material layer including a positive electrode active material is provided on a surface of a conductive positive electrode filament, and a positive electrode electrolyte layer including an electrolyte is further provided on an outer side of the positive electrode active material layer to form a filamentary positive electrode for solid battery. The filamentary positive electrode for solid battery and a filamentary negative electrode for solid battery, which has a filamentous structure, are laminated to form a solid battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co.,Ltd.
    Inventors: Pu Qian, Toshio TOKUNE, Mitsumoto KAWAI
  • Patent number: 9851329
    Abstract: Substrates forming an overlapping portion of an analytical cell have through holes each having a shape tapered from an outer surface of the substrate facing to outside of the overlapping portion toward an inner surface thereof facing to inside thereof. An observation window is formed between the through holes facing each other. In the overlapping portion, at least one of negative and positive electrode active materials is provided between transmission membranes of the observation window, and at least one pillar is provided between first and second positions. At the first position, edge portions of the through holes of the outer surfaces are face-to-face with each other. At the second position, edge portions of the through holes of the inner surfaces are face-to-face with each other. At least one spacer is further provided at a position shifted from the first position toward a circumferential edge of the overlapping portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takanori Maebashi, Yoshiya Fujiwara, Mitsumoto Kawai, Nariaki Kuriyama
  • Patent number: 9689838
    Abstract: An analytical cell includes a first substrate with a first through hole formed therein, and a second substrate with first and second through holes formed therein. First and second solid portions protruding respectively from the first and second substrates are solid-state bonded together to form a solid state joint. By the solid state joint, the first and second substrates are joined together such that transmission membranes of the first and second substrates are mutually spaced by a predetermined distance, to form an overlapping portion. In the overlapping portion, an observation window is formed at a position where the first through holes face each other, and an accommodating part is formed between a lid member and the first substrate through the second through hole. One of negative and positive electrode active materials is provided in the accommodating part, and the other is provided between the transmission membranes of the observation window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takanori Maebashi, Yoshiya Fujiwara, Mitsumoto Kawai, Nariaki Kuriyama
  • Publication number: 20170059522
    Abstract: Substrates forming an overlapping portion of an analytical cell have through holes each having a shape tapered from an outer surface of the substrate facing to outside of the overlapping portion toward an inner surface thereof facing to inside thereof. An observation window is formed between the through holes facing each other. In the overlapping portion, at least one of negative and positive electrode active materials is provided between transmission membranes of the observation window, and at least one pillar is provided between first and second positions. At the first position, edge portions of the through holes of the outer surfaces are face-to-face with each other. At the second position, edge portions of the through holes of the inner surfaces are face-to-face with each other. At least one spacer is further provided at a position shifted from the first position toward a circumferential edge of the overlapping portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Takanori MAEBASHI, Yoshiya FUJIWARA, Mitsumoto KAWAI, Nariaki KURIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20170059521
    Abstract: An analytical cell includes a first substrate with a first through hole formed therein, and a second substrate with first and second through holes formed therein. First and second solid portions protruding respectively from the first and second substrates are solid-state bonded together to form a solid state joint. By the solid state joint, the first and second substrates are joined together such that transmission membranes of the first and second substrates are mutually spaced by a predetermined distance, to form an overlapping portion. In the overlapping portion, an observation window is formed at a position where the first through holes face each other, and an accommodating part is formed between a lid member and the first substrate through the second through hole. One of negative and positive electrode active materials is provided in the accommodating part, and the other is provided between the transmission membranes of the observation window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Takanori MAEBASHI, Yoshiya FUJIWARA, Mitsumoto KAWAI, Nariaki KURIYAMA
  • Patent number: 9455117
    Abstract: An analytical cell includes a first holder and a second holder. The first holder and the second holder each contain a substrate including a through-hole and a transmission membrane having an electron beam permeability. The through-hole is covered with the transmission membrane. The first holder and the second holder are stacked to form an overlapping portion such that the transmission membranes face toward each other. A negative electrode active material and a positive electrode active material, which are arranged at a distance from each other and are in contact, respectively, with an electrolytic solution, are connected electrically to a negative electrode collector and a positive electrode collector, respectively, in the overlapping portion. A lyophobic part having no affinity for the electrolytic solution is formed on at least one of the negative electrode collector and the positive electrode collector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiya Fujiwara, Nariaki Kuriyama, Takanori Maebashi, Mitsumoto Kawai
  • Publication number: 20160056013
    Abstract: An analytical cell includes a first holder and a second holder. The first holder and the second holder each contain a substrate including a through-hole and a transmission membrane having an electron beam permeability. The through-hole is covered with the transmission membrane. The first holder and the second holder are stacked to form an overlapping portion such that the transmission membranes face toward each other. A negative electrode active material and a positive electrode active material, which are arranged at a distance from each other and are in contact, respectively, with an electrolytic solution, are connected electrically to a negative electrode collector and a positive electrode collector, respectively, in the overlapping portion. A lyophobic part having no affinity for the electrolytic solution is formed on at least one of the negative electrode collector and the positive electrode collector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2015
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: Yoshiya FUJIWARA, Nariaki KURIYAMA, Takanori MAEBASHI, Mitsumoto KAWAI