Patents by Inventor Mitsuyuki Wasamoto
Mitsuyuki Wasamoto 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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Patent number: 9911546Abstract: A current collector which is suitable for discharging and charging at a large current density is provided. The present invention provides a current collector including a conductive substrate and a conductive resin layer provided on one side or both sides of the conductive substrate. The conductive resin layer contains a soluble nitrocellulose-based resin and a conductive material.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2011Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignees: UACJ CORPORATION, UACJ FOIL CORPORATIONInventors: Osamu Kato, Sohei Saito, Yukiou Honkawa, Mitsuyuki Wasamoto, Kenichi Kadowaki, Tsugio Kataoka
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Patent number: 9786919Abstract: Current collector, an electrode structure, a non-aqueous electrolyte battery, and an electrical storage device having superior shut down function are provided. According to the present invention, a current collector having a resin layer on at least one side of a conductive substrate is provided. Here, thermoplastic resin particles substantially free of a conductive agent are dispersed in a thermosetting resin base material containing the conductive agent to structure the resin layer; a value of mass ratio given by (thermoplastic resin particles)/(conductive agent) is 0.3 to 1.5; and a value given by (average thickness of conductive agent)/(average thickness of thermoplastic resin particles) is 0.3 to 4.0.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2013Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignees: UACJ CORPORATION, UACJ FOIL CORPORATIONInventors: Osamu Kato, Sohei Saito, Yukiou Honkawa, Mitsuyuki Wasamoto, Tsugio Kataoka, Satoshi Yamabe
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Patent number: 9659716Abstract: Provided is a technique to confirm the performance of the conductive resin layer of a current collector without actually preparing an electrode structure, a non-aqueous electrolyte battery, an electrical double layer capacitor, a lithium ion capacitor, or an electrical storage device, and to confirm the performance of the conductive resin layer easily with high accuracy by a non-destructive test. A current collector includes a conductive substrate and a resin layer possessing conductivity, the resin layer being formed on at least one side of the conductive substrate. The resin layer possessing conductivity contains a resin and a conductive material containing carbon as a main component. When the color tone of the surface of the resin layer possessing conductivity is specified with L*a*b* color system, L* is 60 or lower, a* is ?1.0 to 1.0, and b* is ?1.0 to 3.0.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2012Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignees: UACJ Corporation, UACJ Foil CorporationInventors: Osamu Kato, Sohei Saito, Yukiou Honkawa, Mitsuyuki Wasamoto, Kenichi Kadowaki, Satoshi Yamabe
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Patent number: 9508994Abstract: A current collector, an electrode structure, a non-aqueous electrolyte battery, and an electrical storage device capable of providing superior shut down function are provided. According to the present invention, a current collector having a resin layer on at least one side of a conductive substrate, wherein: the resin layer has a thermoplastic resin dispersed in a thermosetting resin base material, the thermoplastic resin encapsuling a conductive agent; a value given by (average thickness of the conductive agent)/(average thickness of the thermoplastic resin) is 0.5 to 3; the conductive agent is formulated so that a value of volume % given by (conductive agent)/(conductive agent+thermoplastic resin) is 10 to 50%; and formulation ratio of the thermoplastic resin is 10 to 65%, is provided.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2013Date of Patent: November 29, 2016Assignees: UACJ CORPORATION, UACJ FOIL CORPORATIONInventors: Osamu Kato, Sohei Saito, Yukiou Honkawa, Mitsuyuki Wasamoto, Tsugio Kataoka, Satoshi Yamabe
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Publication number: 20160276673Abstract: A manufacturing method for a current collector includes dispersing and agitating a fluorine-based resin and conductive particles for 5 to 60 minutes at 1000 to 5000 rpm, dispersing and agitating the fluorine-based resin and conductive particles for 10 to 120 minutes at 2000 to 7000 rpm. The resin layer includes a fluorine-based resin and conductive particles, has a thickness of 0.3 to 20 ?m. The current collector has one or more of: (1) average diameter of the particles is 0.5 to 25 ?m, and a surface occupying ratio of the particles at a surface is 10 to 50%; (2) surface resistance of the resin layer at 20° C. is 1.0 to 10?, resistance after heating at 220° C. is 200 to 600?, and (3) surface resistance of the resin layer at 20° C. is 1.8 to 9.7?, resistance after heating at 180° C. is 209 to 532?.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2016Publication date: September 22, 2016Applicants: UACJ Corporation, UACJ Foil CorporationInventors: Osamu Kato, Sohei Saito, Yukiou Honkawa, Mitsuyuki Wasamoto, Tsugio Kataoka, Satoshi Yamabe
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Patent number: 9336959Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a current collector which can decrease the internal resistance of a non-aqueous electrolyte battery, be used suitably for a non-aqueous electrolyte battery such as a lithium ion secondary battery and the like or for an electrical storage device such as a lithium ion capacitor and the like, and improve high rate characteristics. According to the present invention, a current collector which is structured by forming a resin layer possessing conductivity on at least one side of a conductive substrate is provided. The resin layer contains a chitosan-based resin and a conductive material, and the water contact angle of the surface of the resin layer measured by ?/2 method in a thermostatic chamber at 23° C. is 5 degrees or more and 60 degrees or less. In addition, an electrode structure, a non-aqueous electrolyte battery, and an electrical storage device which use the current collector are provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2012Date of Patent: May 10, 2016Assignees: UACJ Corporation, UACJ Foil CorporationInventors: Osamu Kato, Sohei Saito, Yukiou Honkawa, Mitsuyuki Wasamoto, Kenichi Kadowaki, Satoshi Yamabe
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Publication number: 20150125757Abstract: A current collector, an electrode structure, a non-aqueous electrolyte battery, and an electrical storage device capable of providing superior shut down function are provided. According to the present invention, a current collector having a resin layer on at least one side of a conductive substrate, wherein: the resin layer has a thermoplastic resin dispersed in a thermosetting resin base material, the thermoplastic resin encapsuling a conductive agent; a value given by (average thickness of the conductive agent)/(average thickness of the thermoplastic resin) is 0.5 to 3; the conductive agent is formulated so that a value of volume % given by (conductive agent)/(conductive agent+thermoplastic resin) is 10 to 50%; and formulation ratio of the thermoplastic resin is 10 to 65%, is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2013Publication date: May 7, 2015Applicants: UACJ CORPORATION, UACJ FOIL CORPORATIONInventors: Osamu Kato, Sohei Saito, Yukiou Honkawa, Mitsuyuki Wasamoto, Tsugio Kataoka, Satoshi Yamabe
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Publication number: 20150118553Abstract: Current collector, an electrode structure, a non-aqueous electrolyte battery, and an electrical storage device having superior shut down function are provided. According to the present invention, a current collector having a resin layer on at least one side of a conductive substrate is provided. Here, thermoplastic resin particles substantially free of a conductive agent are dispersed in a thermosetting resin base material containing the conductive agent to structure the resin layer; a value of mass ratio given by (thermoplastic resin particles)/(conductive agent) is 0.3 to 1.5; and a value given by (average thickness of conductive agent)/(average thickness of thermoplastic resin particles) is 0.3 to 4.0.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2013Publication date: April 30, 2015Inventors: Osamu Kato, Sohei Saito, Yukiou Honkawa, Mitsuyuki Wasamoto, Tsugio Kataoka, Satoshi Yamabe
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Publication number: 20150064569Abstract: A current collector, an electrode structure, a non-aqueous electrolyte battery, and an electrical storage device capable of achieving superior shut down function, are provided. According to the present invention, a current collector 1 having a resin layer 5 on at least one side of a conductive substrate 3, the resin layer 5 including a fluorine-based resin and conductive particles 11, and having a thickness of 0.3 to 20 ?m, the current collector satisfying at least one of the following characteristics of (1) to (3): (1) average particle diameter of the conductive particles is 0.5 to 25 ?m, and a surface occupying ratio of the conductive particles at the surface of the resin layer is 10 to 50%, (2) resistance of the surface of the resin layer at 20° C. is 1.0 to 10?, and resistance after heating at 220° C. is 200 to 600?, and (3) resistance of the surface of the resin layer at 20° C. is 1.8 to 9.7?, and resistance after heating at 180° C. is 209 to 532?, is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2013Publication date: March 5, 2015Applicants: UACJ CORPORATION, UACJ Foil CorporationInventors: Osamu Kato, Sohei Saito, Yukiou Honkawa, Mitsuyuki Wasamoto, Tsugio Kataoka, Satoshi Yamabe
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Publication number: 20150050559Abstract: The present invention relates to current collectors, electrode structures, non-aqueous electrolyte batteries, and electrical storage devices (electrical double layer capacitors, lithium ion capacitors, and the like) that are capable to realize superior battery characteristics by suitably forming an active material layer by using an aqueous solvent. A current collector having a resin layer on at least one side of a conductive substrate, the resin layer being formed by a composition for current collector including an acryl-based resin containing acrylic acid ester and acryl amide or derivatives thereof as a main component; melamine or derivatives thereof; and carbon particles, is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2013Publication date: February 19, 2015Applicants: UACJ Corporation, UACJ Foil CorporationInventors: Osamu Kato, Sohei Saito, Yukiou Honkawa, Mitsuyuki Wasamoto, Tsugio Kataoka, Satoshi Yamabe
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Publication number: 20140315095Abstract: A current collector with improved electrochemical stability having a conductive resin layer formed thereon is provided. The current collector 3 of the present embodiment is structured by forming a conductive resin layer 1 on at least one side of a conductive substrate 2. Here, the conductive resin layer 1 contains an acryl-based resin or a soluble nitrocellulose-based resin, and a conductive material. The current collector 3 has a maximum current response of 10 ?A/cm2 or lower, when the current response is measured under conditions that the current collector is placed in a nonaqueous electrolyte solution at an electrode potential of +3V to +4.5V versus a lithium reference electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2012Publication date: October 23, 2014Applicants: UACJ FOIL CORPORATION, UACJ CORPORATIONInventors: Yukiou Honkawa, Osamu Kato, Sohei Saito, Mitsuyuki Wasamoto, Tsugio Kataoka
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Publication number: 20140315094Abstract: A current collector which is suitable for discharging and charging at a large current density is provided. The present invention provides a current collector including a conductive substrate and a conductive resin layer provided on one side or both sides of the conductive substrate. The conductive resin layer contains a soluble nitrocellulose-based resin and a conductive material.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2011Publication date: October 23, 2014Applicants: UACJ FOIL CORPORATION, UACJ CORPORATIONInventors: Osamu Kato, Sohei Saito, Yukiou Honkawa, Mitsuyuki Wasamoto, Kenichi Kadowaki, Tsugio Kataoka
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Publication number: 20140255788Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a current collector which includes an aluminum alloy foil for electrode current collector, with high electrical conductivity and high strength after a drying process performed after application of an active material. According to the present invention, provided is a current collector including a conductive substrate and a resin layer provided on one side or both sides of the conductive substrate, wherein: the conductive substrate is an aluminum alloy foil containing 0.03 to 1.0 mass % (hereinafter mass % is referred to as %) of Fe, 0.01 to 0.3% of Si, 0.0001 to 0.2% of Cu, with the rest being Al and unavoidable impurities, an aluminum alloy foil after a final cold rolling having a tensile strength of 180 MPa or higher, a 0.2% yield strength of 160 MPa or higher, and an electrical conductivity of 58% IACS or higher; an aluminum alloy foil after performing a heat treatment at 120° C. for 24 hours, at 140° C. for 3 hours, or at 160° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2011Publication date: September 11, 2014Applicants: UACJ FOIL CORPORATION, UACJ CORPORATIONInventors: Masakuzu Seki, Osamu Kato, Sohei Saito, Yukiou Honkawa, Satoshi Suzuki, Koichi Ashizawa, Mitsuyuki Wasamoto, Kenichi Kadowaki, Kenji Yamamoto
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Publication number: 20140178766Abstract: Provided is a technique to confirm the performance of the conductive resin layer of a current collector without actually preparing an electrode structure, a non-aqueous electrolyte battery, an electrical double layer capacitor, a lithium ion capacitor, or an electrical storage device, and to confirm the performance of the conductive resin layer easily with high accuracy by a non-destructive test. A current collector includes a conductive substrate and a resin layer possessing conductivity, the resin layer being formed on at least one side of the conductive substrate. The resin layer possessing conductivity contains a resin and a conductive material containing carbon as a main component. When the color tone of the surface of the resin layer possessing conductivity is specified with L*a*b* color system, L* is 60 or lower, a* is ?1.0 to 1.0, and b* is ?1.0 to 3.0.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2012Publication date: June 26, 2014Applicants: UACJ FOIL CORPORATION, UACJ CORPORATIONInventors: Osamu Kato, Sohei Saito, Yukiou Honkawa, Mitsuyuki Wasamoto, Kenichi Kadowaki, Satoshi Yamabe
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Publication number: 20140170488Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a current collector which can decrease the internal resistance of a non-aqueous electrolyte battery, be used suitably for a non-aqueous electrolyte battery such as a lithium ion secondary battery and the like or for an electrical storage device such as a lithium ion capacitor and the like, and improve high rate characteristics. According to the present invention, a current collector which is structured by forming a resin layer possessing conductivity on at least one side of a conductive substrate is provided. The resin layer contains a chitosan-based resin and a conductive material, and the water contact angle of the surface of the resin layer measured by ?/2 method in a thermostatic chamber at 23° C. is 5 degrees or more and 60 degrees or less. In addition, an electrode structure, a non-aqueous electrolyte battery, and an electrical storage device which use the current collector are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2012Publication date: June 19, 2014Applicants: UACJ FOIL CORPORATION, UACJ CORPORATIONInventors: Osamu Kato, Sohei Saito, Yukiou Honkawa, Mitsuyuki Wasamoto, Kenichi Kadowaki, Satoshi Yamabe
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Publication number: 20140162122Abstract: An object of the present invention is to improve an adhesion between the surface of a conductive resin layer and an active material, which are provided to a current collector. Another object of the present invention is to improve a high rate characteristics or electrode lifetime of a non-aqueous electrolyte battery, an electrical double layer capacitor, a lithium ion capacitor and the like which uses the current collector. A current collector prepared by forming a resin layer possessing conductivity on a conductive substrate, is provided. A surface roughness Ra of the resin layer possessing conductivity is 0.1 ?m or higher and 1.0 ?m or lower. In addition, when a coating thickness of the resin layer possessing conductivity is taken as t [?m] and the average angle of inclination of the resin layer surface is taken as ?a [degree], (?)t+0.5??a?(?)t+10 is met.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2012Publication date: June 12, 2014Applicants: UACJ FOIL CORPORATION, UACJ CORPORATIONInventors: Osamu Kato, Sohei Saito, Yukiou Honkawa, Mitsuyuki Wasamoto, Kenichi Kadowaki, Satoshi Yamabe