Patents by Inventor Shinsuke Enomoto

Shinsuke Enomoto 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: 11870038
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a lithium-ion secondary battery of the present invention includes at least four steps as follows: an initial charging step of charging the lithium-ion secondary battery, which has not been subjected to initial charging, under a temperature environment ranging of equal to or higher than ?20° C. and equal to or lower than 15° C.; an aging step of leaving the lithium-ion secondary battery under a temperature environment ranging of equal to or higher than 30° C. and equal to or lower than 80° C. after the initial charging step; a short circuit detecting step of detecting the presence or absence of a short circuit of the lithium-ion secondary battery by measuring a voltage drop quantity of the lithium-ion secondary battery and comparing the voltage drop quantity with a reference value; and a sorting step of sorting out a lithium-ion secondary battery in which no short circuit is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: AESC Japan Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Ichikawa, Shinsuke Enomoto, Naoyuki Iwata
  • Publication number: 20220271327
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a lithium-ion secondary battery of the present invention includes at least four steps as follows: an initial charging step of charging the lithium-ion secondary battery, which has not been subjected to initial charging, under a temperature environment ranging of equal to or higher than ?20° C. and equal to or lower than 15° C.; an aging step of leaving the lithium-ion secondary battery under a temperature environment ranging of equal to or higher than 30° C. and equal to or lower than 80° C. after the initial charging step; a short circuit detecting step of detecting the presence or absence of a short circuit of the lithium-ion secondary battery by measuring a voltage drop quantity of the lithium-ion secondary battery and comparing the voltage drop quantity with a reference value; and a sorting step of sorting out a lithium-ion secondary battery in which no short circuit is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: ENVISION AESC JAPAN LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoyuki ICHIKAWA, Shinsuke ENOMOTO, Naoyuki IWATA
  • Patent number: 11355783
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a lithium-ion secondary battery of the present invention includes at least four steps as follows: an initial charging step of charging the lithium-ion secondary battery, which has not been subjected to initial charging, under a temperature environment ranging of equal to or higher than ?20° C. and equal to or lower than 15° C.; an aging step of leaving the lithium-ion secondary battery under a temperature environment ranging of equal to or higher than 30° C. and equal to or lower than 80° C. after the initial charging step; a short circuit detecting step of detecting the presence or absence of a short circuit of the lithium-ion secondary battery by measuring a voltage drop quantity of the lithium-ion secondary battery and comparing the voltage drop quantity with a reference value; and a sorting step of sorting out a lithium-ion secondary battery in which no short circuit is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: ENVISION AESC JAPAN LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Ichikawa, Shinsuke Enomoto, Naoyuki Iwata
  • Publication number: 20180183091
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a lithium-ion secondary battery of the present invention includes at least four steps as follows: an initial charging step of charging the lithium-ion secondary battery, which has not been subjected to initial charging, under a temperature environment ranging of equal to or higher than ?20° C. and equal to or lower than 15° C.; an aging step of leaving the lithium-ion secondary battery under a temperature environment ranging of equal to or higher than 30° C. and equal to or lower than 80° C. after the initial charging step; a short circuit detecting step of detecting the presence or absence of a short circuit of the lithium-ion secondary battery by measuring a voltage drop quantity of the lithium-ion secondary battery and comparing the voltage drop quantity with a reference value; and a sorting step of sorting out a lithium-ion secondary battery in which no short circuit is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2016
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Applicant: NEC ENERGY DEVICES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoyuki ICHIKAWA, Shinsuke ENOMOTO, Naoyuki IWATA
  • Patent number: 9472796
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a stacked secondary battery that includes a laminated body, the laminated body including: a first electrode (10) in which a first electrode active material (12) is applied to both surfaces of a sheet-shaped collector (11), the first electrode having a first region (11a) to which the first electrode active material has been applied and a second region (11b) to which the first electrode active material has not been applied; a second electrode (20) in which a second electrode active material (22) different in polarity from the first electrode active material is applied to both surfaces (21) of a sheet-shaped collector; and a porous separator (30), the first and second electrodes being stacked via the porous separator, the first and second electrodes being stacked via the porous separator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: NEC ENERGY DEVICES, LTD.
    Inventors: Shinsuke Enomoto, Tomokazu Kumeuchi
  • Publication number: 20130171497
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a stacked secondary battery that includes a laminated body, the laminated body including: a first electrode (10) in which a first electrode active material (12) is applied to both surfaces of a sheet-shaped collector (11), the first electrode having a first region (11a) to which the first electrode active material has been applied and a second region (11b) to which the first electrode active material has not been applied; a second electrode (20) in which a second electrode active material (22) different in polarity from the first electrode active material is applied to both surfaces (21) of a sheet-shaped collector; and a porous separator (30), the first and second electrodes being stacked via the porous separator, the first and second electrodes being stacked via the porous separator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: NEC ENERGY DEVICES, LTD.
    Inventors: Shinsuke Enomoto, Tomokazu Kumeuchi
  • Patent number: 8450007
    Abstract: A stacked secondary battery includes battery element including a multilayer structure formed by laying alternately flat plate-shaped positive electrodes and flat plate-shaped negative electrodes by way of separators, the number of the positive electrodes being larger by one than that of the negative electrodes or vice versa, and connecting positive electrode draw-out terminals of the positive electrodes to each other and also negative electrode draw-out terminals of the negative electrodes to each other, plate-shaped metal members respectively arranged on and held in contact with the opposite end surfaces of the multilayer structure as viewed in the stacking direction, binding members binding the plate-shaped metal members so as to pinch and hold the multilayer structure from the end surfaces thereof and a film casing containing the battery element pinched by and held between the plate-shaped metal members in a sealed condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: NEC Energy Devices, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinsuke Enomoto, Tomokazu Kumeuchi
  • Publication number: 20100028769
    Abstract: A stacked secondary battery includes battery element including a multilayer structure formed by laying alternately flat plate-shaped positive electrodes and flat plate-shaped negative electrodes by way of separators, the number of the positive electrodes being larger by one than that of the negative electrodes or vice versa, and connecting positive electrode draw-out terminals of the positive electrodes to each other and also negative electrode draw-out terminals of the negative electrodes to each other, plate-shaped metal members respectively arranged on and held in contact with the opposite end surfaces of the multilayer structure as viewed in the stacking direction, binding members binding the plate-shaped metal members so as to pinch and hold the multilayer structure from the end surfaces thereof and a film casing containing the battery element pinched by and held between the plate-shaped metal members in a sealed condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2009
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: NEC TOKIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinsuke Enomoto, Tomokazu Kumeuchi