Patents by Inventor Noriaki KAMAYA

Noriaki KAMAYA 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: 11791452
    Abstract: Provided are: a positive electrode for solid-state batteries, which enables the achievement of high energy density, rate characteristics and durability; a solid-state battery; and a method for producing a solid-state battery. A positive electrode for solid-state batteries, which is provided with a collector and a positive electrode active material layer that contains a positive electrode active material, and which is configured such that: the ratio of the positive electrode active material, which is composed of primary particles, in the positive electrode active material layer is 60% by mass or more; the void fraction in the positive electrode active material layer is less than 20% by volume; and portions of the positive electrode active material layer other than the positive electrode active material, which is composed of primary particles, contain a solid electrolyte.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroto Maeyama, Ushio Harada, Noriaki Kamaya, Sokichi Okubo, Toru Sukigara
  • Publication number: 20220293956
    Abstract: To provide an electrode for a solid-state battery, capable of improving uniformity of electrode materials and suppressing decomposition of a solid electrolyte or an electrode active material by a binder or a solvent. An electrode for a solid-state battery including a solid electrolyte including sulfide and/or oxide, an electrode active material, a binder, and a conductive auxiliary agent, at least one of the solid electrolyte and the electrode active material having a surface being modified with a surface modifying substance, wherein the surface modifying substance is at least one selected from the group consisting of carboxylate, thiocarboxylate, carboxylic acid, thiocarboxylic acid, phosphate ester, thiophosphate ester, ketone, nitrile, alcohol, thiol, and ether.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Pu QIAN, Hiroto MAEYAMA, Hiroshi SAKAI, Atsushi OGAWA, Noriaki KAMAYA
  • Patent number: 11271268
    Abstract: A cell holder (1) for holding a secondary battery cell (9) including a positive electrode active material, a negative electrode active material, and an electrolyte which is disposed between the positive electrode active material and the negative electrode active material and is in contact with both the positive electrode active material and the negative electrode active material, and for outputting power from the secondary battery cell (9), includes a cell holder body (30), and a pressing portion (10) which is supported by the cell holder body (30) and includes a disc spring (11) being in contact with a first end face of the secondary battery cell (9) in a first direction and pressing the first end face of the secondary battery cell (9) in a second direction opposite to the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ushio Harada, Masahiro Ohta, Tadashi Tsunoda, Sokichi Okubo, Hiroto Maeyama, Noriaki Kamaya, Toru Sukigara
  • Publication number: 20210305562
    Abstract: To provide a positive electrode composite active material particle capable of reducing resistance even when a battery binding force is small or even when a blending amount of positive electrode active material particles is high, and a method for producing the positive electrode composite active material particle, a positive electrode including the positive electrode composite active material particle, and a solid-state battery including the positive electrode. A positive electrode composite active material particle including positive electrode active material particles each made of a lithium-containing oxide and having a surface at least a part of which is coated with a coating material including a sulfide solid electrolyte, and a method for producing the positive electrode composite active material particle, a positive electrode including the positive electrode composite active material particle, and a solid-state battery including the positive electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Noriaki KAMAYA, Hiroto MAEYAMA, Toru SUKIGARA
  • Publication number: 20210226200
    Abstract: The present invention decreases internal resistance in a solid-state battery having a LiAl system negative electrode mixture. A solid-state battery (1) includes: a positive electrode layer (20), a negative electrode layer (30), and a solid electrolyte layer (40) disposed between the positive electrode layer (20) and negative electrode layer (30), in which the negative electrode layer (30) includes an aluminum layer (31) contacting the solid electrolyte layer (40), and an aluminum-lithium alloy layer (33).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Noriaki KAMAYA, Hiroto MAEYAMA, Wataru SHIMIZU
  • Publication number: 20210104774
    Abstract: The present invention provides: a solid-state battery which is not susceptible to decrease of the discharging capacity even if charge and discharge are repeated; and a method for producing a solid-state battery, which enables the achievement of a good bonded interface between a solid electrolyte layer and a anode layer by a simple process. A solid-state battery 1 according to the present invention is provided with a cathode layer 20, a anode layer 30 and a solid electrolyte layer 40 that is arranged between the cathode layer 20 and the anode layer 30. The anode layer 30 is provided with an aluminum layer 31 that is in contact with the solid electrolyte layer 40, a lithium layer 32, and an aluminum-lithium alloy layer 33 that is arranged between the aluminum layer 31 and the lithium layer 32.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventors: Noriaki KAMAYA, Hiroto MAEYAMA, Ushio HARADA, Sokichi OKUBO, Toru SUKIGARA
  • Publication number: 20210043918
    Abstract: Provided are: a positive electrode for solid-state batteries, which enables the achievement of high energy density, rate characteristics and durability; a solid-state battery; and a method for producing a solid-state battery. A positive electrode for solid-state batteries, which is provided with a collector and a positive electrode active material layer that contains a positive electrode active material, and which is configured such that: the ratio of the positive electrode active material, which is composed of primary particles, in the positive electrode active material layer is 60% by mass or more; the void fraction in the positive electrode active material layer is less than 20% by volume; and portions of the positive electrode active material layer other than the positive electrode active material, which is composed of primary particles, contain a solid electrolyte.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Hiroto MAEYAMA, Ushio HARADA, Noriaki KAMAYA, Sokichi OKUBO, Toru SUKIGARA
  • Publication number: 20200358080
    Abstract: To provide a negative electrode active material for a solid battery capable of suppressing a micro-short circuit in a solid battery resulting in enabling a yield at the time of manufacturing to be improved, and enhancing an energy density of the resulting solid battery, even when a blending amount of the electrode active material is increased, and a solid electrolyte layer is made to be thin, a negative electrode using the active material, and a solid battery. The physical property and the blending proportion of the negative electrode active material to be used for a negative electrode layer are set to predetermined ranges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Hiroto MAEYAMA, Noriaki KAMAYA, Kazuki CHIBA
  • Publication number: 20200295320
    Abstract: A cell holder (1) for holding a secondary battery cell (9) including a positive electrode active material, a negative electrode active material, and an electrolyte which is disposed between the positive electrode active material and the negative electrode active material and is in contact with both the positive electrode active material and the negative electrode active material, and for outputting power from the secondary battery cell (9), includes a cell holder body (30), and a pressing portion (10) which is supported by the cell holder body (30) and includes a disc spring (11) being in contact with a first end face of the secondary battery cell (9) in a first direction and pressing the first end face of the secondary battery cell (9) in a second direction opposite to the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Ushio HARADA, Masahiro OHTA, Tadashi TSUNODA, Sokichi OKUBO, Hiroto MAEYAMA, Noriaki KAMAYA, Toru SUKIGARA
  • Patent number: 10637066
    Abstract: The current collector plate arrangement structure of the bipolar solid-state battery includes a battery cell stack formed by stacking a plurality of solid-state battery cells each including a positive electrode active material layer, a negative electrode active material layer, and a solid electrolyte layer disposed between the positive electrode active material layer and the negative electrode active material layer and in contact with the positive electrode active material layer and the negative electrode active material layer. The bipolar solid-state battery includes a positive electrode current collector and a negative electrode current collector on a side surface with respect to a stacking direction. Current collector plates and of the solid-state battery cells are arranged on at least one of a front surface serving as one end surface in the stacking direction and a rear surface serving as the other end surface in the stacking direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sokichi Okubo, Hiroto Maeyama, Noriaki Kamaya, Ushio Harada, Toru Sukigara
  • Publication number: 20190088952
    Abstract: The current collector plate arrangement structure of the bipolar solid-state battery includes a battery cell stack formed by stacking a plurality of solid-state battery cells each including a positive electrode active material layer, a negative electrode active material layer, and a solid electrolyte layer disposed between the positive electrode active material layer and the negative electrode active material layer and in contact with the positive electrode active material layer and the negative electrode active material layer. The bipolar solid-state battery includes a positive electrode current collector and a negative electrode current collector on a side surface with respect to a stacking direction. Current collector plates and of the solid-state battery cells are arranged on at least one of a front surface serving as one end surface in the stacking direction and a rear surface serving as the other end surface in the stacking direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co.,Ltd.
    Inventors: Sokichi OKUBO, Hiroto MAEYAMA, Noriaki KAMAYA, Ushio HARADA, Toru SUKIGARA