Patents by Inventor Shinya Kagei
Shinya Kagei 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: 10505183Abstract: Provided is a novel negative electrode for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries, which is capable of improving cycle characteristics and is also capable of suppressing aggregation of active material particles in a slurry. The negative electrode active material for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries contains silicon and has a D50 of 0.1 ?m to 5 ?m, and an amount of water measured at 120° C. to 300° C. by the Karl-Fischer method (referred to as “amount of water”) per specific surface area (referred to as “CS”), that is, the amount of water/CS, of 0.1 to 80 ppm/(m2/cc).Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2013Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd.Inventors: Daisuke Inoue, Yanko Marinov Todorov, Shinya Kagei
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Patent number: 10483531Abstract: Proposed is a novel negative electrode for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries in which the battery capacity does not decrease even when charging and discharging are repeated. Proposed is a silicon-containing negative electrode active material for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries, comprising negative electrode active material particles which are provided with a surface layer containing carbon and titanium or aluminum on the entirety or a portion of the surface of the active material.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2013Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd.Inventors: Daisuke Inoue, Yanko Marinov Todorov, Shinya Kagei
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Patent number: 10468677Abstract: Provided is a spinel-type lithium-manganese-containing complex oxide that is related to a 5 V-class spinel, and with which output characteristics and charge-discharge cycle ability can be enhanced while suppressing gas generation. Proposed is a spinel-type lithium-manganese-containing complex oxide comprising at least Li, Mn, O, and two or more other elements, and having an operating potential of 4.5 V or more with respect to a metal Li reference potential, wherein: D50 is 0.5 to 9 ?m; a value of (|mode diameter?D50|/mode diameter)×100 is 0 to 25%; a value of (|mode diameter?D10|/mode diameter)×100 is 20 to 58%; a ratio of average primary particle diameter/D50, which is calculated from an average primary particle diameter calculated from a SEM image and the D50, is 0.20 to 0.99; and a primary particle is a polycrystal.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2017Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kyohei Yamaguchi, Tetsuya Mitsumoto, Hideaki Matsushima, Shinya Kagei
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Patent number: 10468672Abstract: Provided is a lithium secondary battery using a positive electrode active material which operates at a charging voltage in a region exceeding 4.3 V, and a novel positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery which can further enhance the output characteristics. Proposed is a positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery including positive electrode active material particles obtained by equipping the entire surface or a part of the surface of lithium manganese-containing composite oxide particles (also referred to as the “core particles”) operating at a charging voltage in a region exceeding 4.3 V in a metal Li reference potential with a layer A containing at least Ti, Al, Zr, or two or more kinds of these, and C.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2014Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shinya Kagei, Natsumi Shibamura, Yanko Marinov Todorov, Yoshimi Hata
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Patent number: 10446842Abstract: Provided is a new 5 V class spinel-type lithium manganese-containing composite oxide which enables the expansion of a high potential capacity region and the suppression of gas generation. The 5 V class spinel-type lithium manganese-containing composite oxide has an operating potential of 4.5 V or more at a metal Li reference potential, and contains Li, Mn, O and two or more other elements. The spinel-type lithium manganese-containing composite oxide is characterized in that, in an electronic diffraction image from a transmission electron microscope (TEM), a diffraction spot observed in the Fd-3m structure as well as a diffraction spot not observed in the Fd-3m structure are confirmed.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2016Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tetsuya Mitsumoto, Kyohei Yamaguchi, Toshikazu Matsuyama, Hideaki Matsushima, Shinya Kagei
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Patent number: 10442699Abstract: Provided is a new method for producing a positive electrode active material for lithium secondary batteries, by which even in the case of washing a spinel type lithium transition metal oxide with water or the like, the service life characteristics can be further enhanced, and the concentration of magnetic substances can be effectively reduced. Suggested is a method for producing a positive electrode active material for lithium secondary batteries, the method including a water washing step of bringing a powder of a spinel type lithium transition metal oxide into contact with a polar solvent and thereby washing the powder; and a drying step of subsequently drying the powder by heating the powder to 300° C. to 700° C. in an atmosphere containing oxygen.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2011Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: MITSUI MINING & SMELTING CO., LTD.Inventors: Shinya Kagei, Yoshimi Hata, Yasuhiro Ochi
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Patent number: 10312508Abstract: A positive electrode active material comprising a lithium metal composite oxide having a layered crystal structure provides a novel lithium metal composite oxide powder which can suppress the reaction with an electrolytic solution and raise the charge-discharge cycle ability of a battery, and can improve the output characteristics of a battery. A lithium metal composite oxide powder comprises a particle having a surface portion where one or a combination of two or more (“surface element A”) of the group consisting of Al, Ti and Zr is present, on the surface of a particle comprising a lithium metal composite oxide having a layered crystal structure, wherein the amount of surface LiOH is smaller than 0.10% by weight, and the amount of surface Li2CO3 is smaller than 0.25% by weight; in an X-ray diffraction pattern, the ratio of an integral intensity of the (003) plane of the lithium metal composite oxide to that of the (104) plane thereof is higher than 1.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2015Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tetsuya Mitsumoto, Daisuke Washida, Toshikazu Matsuyama, Daisuke Inoue, Hideaki Matsushima, Yoshimi Hata, Hitohiko Ide, Shinya Kagei
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Patent number: 10276867Abstract: Provided is a new 5 V-class spinel-type lithium-manganese-containing composite oxide capable of achieving both the expansion of a high potential capacity region and the suppression of gas generation. Proposed is the spinel-type lithium-manganese-containing composite oxide comprising Li, Mn, O and two or more other elements, and having an operating potential of 4.5 V or more at a metal Li reference potential, wherein a peak is present in a range of 14.0 to 16.5° at 2?, in an X-ray diffraction pattern measured by a powder X-ray diffractometer (XRD) using CuK?1 ray.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2016Date of Patent: April 30, 2019Assignee: Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tetsuya Mitsumoto, Kyohei Yamaguchi, Toshikazu Matsuyama, Hideaki Matsushima, Shinya Kagei
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Patent number: 10263244Abstract: Provided is a lithium metal composite oxide having a layered structure, which is particularly excellent as a positive electrode active material for batteries that are mounted on electric vehicles or hybrid vehicles. Proposed is a lithium metal composite oxide having a layered structure, which is represented by general formula Li1+x(Mn?Co?Ni?)1?xO2 (0.00?X?0.07, 0.10???0.40, 0.10???0.40, and 0.30???0.75) and has a specific surface area of more than 2.0 m2/g but 5.0 m2/g or less and has an average particle size of the primary particles/crystallite size ratio of 5.7 to 18.5.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2012Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tetsuya Mitsumoto, Yasuhiro Ochi, Tomohiro Sakata, Hitohiko Ide, Yoshimi Hata, Shinya Kagei
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Patent number: 10263256Abstract: Relating to a 5 V-class spinel type lithium nickel manganese-containing composite oxide having an operating potential of 4.5 V or more with respect to a Li metal reference potential, the present invention proposes a composite oxide being capable of improving cycle properties while suppressing the amount of gas generation under high temperature environments and of increasing thermodynamical stability of a positive electrode in a fully charged state. Proposed is a spinel type lithium nickel manganese-containing composite oxide represented by a general formula [Li(LiaNiyMn2-a-b-y-z-?TibAlzM?)O4-?] (where 0<a, 0<b, 0.30?y<0.60, 0<z, 0??, 2-a-b-y-z-?<1.7, 3?b/a?8, 0.1<b+z+?, 0<z/b?1, and M represents one or two or more metal elements selected from the group consisting of Mg, Fe, Co, Ba, Cr, W, Mo, Y, Zr, Nb, and Ce).Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2016Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tetsuya Mitsumoto, Hideaki Matsushima, Shinya Kagei
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Publication number: 20190058191Abstract: Proposed is a novel lithium metal composite oxide having a layered structure, which is capable of improving the cycle characteristics in the case of using as a positive electrode active material for a battery. Proposed is a lithium metal composite oxide having a layered structure, which is represented by Li1+xNi1?x-?-?-?Mn?Co?M?O2 (wherein 0?x?0.1, 0.01???0.35, 0.01???0.35, 0???0.05, and M comprises at least one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Al, Mg, Ti, Fe, Zr, W, Y, and Nb), wherein the amount of residual Li2CO3 present in secondary particles is 0.03 to 0.3 wt %.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2017Publication date: February 21, 2019Inventors: Tetsuya Mitsumoto, Toshikazu Matsuyama, Daisuke Washida, Daisuke Inoue, Hideaki Matsushima, Shinya Kagei
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Publication number: 20190051900Abstract: Provided is a spinel-type lithium-manganese-containing complex oxide that is related to a 5 V-class spinel, and with which output characteristics and charge-discharge cycle ability can be enhanced while suppressing gas generation. Proposed is a spinel-type lithium-manganese-containing complex oxide comprising at least Li, Mn, O, and two or more other elements, and having an operating potential of 4.5 V or more with respect to a metal Li reference potential, wherein: D50 is 0.5 to 9 ?m; a value of (|mode diameter?D50|/mode diameter)×100 is 0 to 25%; a value of (|mode diameter?D10|/mode diameter)×100 is 20 to 58%; a ratio of average primary particle diameter/D50, which is calculated from an average primary particle diameter calculated from a SEM image and the D50, is 0.20 to 0.99; and a primary particle is a polycrystal.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2017Publication date: February 14, 2019Inventors: Kyohei Yamaguchi, Tetsuya Mitsumoto, Hideaki Matsushima, Shinya Kagei
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Patent number: 10186706Abstract: Provided is a novel positive electrode active material which can effectively suppress the quantity of gas generated by the reaction with an electrolytic solution. Proposed is a positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery including positive electrode active material particles obtained by equipping the entire surface or a part of a surface of lithium manganese-containing composite oxide particles (also referred to as the “core particles”) operating at a charging voltage in a region exceeding 4.3 V in a metal Li reference potential with a layer A containing at least titanium (Ti), aluminum (Al), zirconium (Zr), or two or more kinds of these.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2014Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shinya Kagei, Natsumi Shibamura, Yanko Marinov Todorov, Yoshimi Hata
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Patent number: 10141570Abstract: The present invention relates to a positive electrode active material including a lithium metal composite oxide having a layer crystal structure, and provides a novel positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary cell, which can suppress the reaction with an electrolyte solution and can raise the charge-discharge cycle ability of the cell, and can make good the output characteristics of the cell.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2015Date of Patent: November 27, 2018Assignee: Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd.Inventors: Daisuke Washida, Toshikazu Matsuyama, Tetsuya Mitsumoto, Daisuke Inoue, Hideaki Matsushima, Yoshimi Hata, Hitohiko Ide, Shinya Kagei
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Publication number: 20180261841Abstract: Relating to a 5 V-class spinel type lithium nickel manganese-containing composite oxide having an operating potential of 4.5 V or more with respect to a Li metal reference potential, the present invention proposes a composite oxide being capable of improving cycle properties while suppressing the amount of gas generation under high temperature environments and of increasing thermodynamical stability of a positive electrode in a fully charged state. Proposed is a spinel type lithium nickel manganese-containing composite oxide represented by a general formula [Li(LiaNiyMn2-a-b-y-z-?TibAlzM?)O4-?](where 0<a, 0<b, 0.30?y<0.60, 0<z, 0??, 2-a-b-y-z-?<1.7, 3?b/a?8, 0.1<b+z+?, 0<z/b?1, and M represents one or two or more metal elements selected from the group consisting of Mg, Fe, Co, Ba, Cr, W, Mo, Y, Zr, Nb, and Ce).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2016Publication date: September 13, 2018Inventors: Tetsuya Mitsumoto, Hideaki Matsushima, Shinya Kagei
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Patent number: 9893355Abstract: Provided is a new spinel type lithium manganese transition metal oxide for use in lithium batteries, which can increase the capacity retention ratio during cycling, and can increase the power output retention ratio during cycling. Disclosed is a spinel type lithium manganese transition metal oxide having an angle of repose of 50° to 75°, and having an amount of moisture (25° C. to 300° C.) measured by the Karl Fischer method of more than 0 ppm and less than 400 ppm.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2012Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tetsuya Mitsumoto, Hitohiko Ide, Shinya Kagei, Yoshimi Hata, Natsumi Shibamura
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Publication number: 20170352872Abstract: Provided is a novel method of preparing a negative electrode for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries, which contains silicon and is capable of improving cycle characteristics and is also capable of suppressing aggregation of active material particles in a slurry. After formation of a molten liquid by any one of methods (i) to described in the specification, the molten liquid is micronized by atomization or liquid quenching, thereby forming a micronized active material in the form of powder, and the micronized active material is pulverized and classified in a nitrogen atmosphere in which air is present in an amount of less than 1%, and the balance is composed of nitrogen, to thereby adjust the particle size of the micronized active material.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2017Publication date: December 7, 2017Inventors: Daisuke Inoue, Shinya Kagei, Yanko Marinov Todorov
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Publication number: 20170317348Abstract: A negative electrode active material for nonaqueous secondary batteries is disclosed. The active material contains a silicon solid solution having one or more than one of a group 3 semimetal or metal element, a group 4 semimetal or metal element except silicon, and a group 5 nonmetal or semimetal element incorporated in silicon as a solute element. The solute element is present more on the crystal grain boundaries of the silicon solid solution than inside the grains.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2017Publication date: November 2, 2017Inventors: Hitohiko IDE, Daisuke INOUE, Shinya KAGEI, Natsumi SHIBAMURA, Yasunori TABIRA
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Publication number: 20170309907Abstract: Provided is a new 5 V-class spinel-type lithium-manganese-containing composite oxide capable of achieving both the expansion of a high potential capacity region and the suppression of gas generation. Proposed is the spinel-type lithium-manganese-containing composite oxide comprising Li, Mn, O and two or more other elements, and having an operating potential of 4.5 V or more at a metal Li reference potential, wherein a peak is present in a range of 14.0 to 16.5° at 2?, in an X-ray diffraction pattern measured by a powder X-ray diffractometer (XRD) using CuK?1 ray.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2016Publication date: October 26, 2017Inventors: Tetsuya Mitsumoto, Kyohei Yamaguchi, Toshikazu Matsuyama, Hideaki Matsushima, Shinya Kagei
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Publication number: 20170309908Abstract: Provided is a new 5 V class spinel-type lithium manganese-containing composite oxide which enables the expansion of a high potential capacity region and the suppression of gas generation. The 5 V class spinel-type lithium manganese-containing composite oxide has an operating potential of 4.5 V or more at a metal Li reference potential, and contains Li, Mn, O and two or more other elements. The spinel-type lithium manganese-containing composite oxide is characterized in that, in an electronic diffraction image from a transmission electron microscope (TEM), a diffraction spot observed in the Fd-3m structure as well as a diffraction spot not observed in the Fd-3m structure are confirmed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2016Publication date: October 26, 2017Inventors: Tetsuya Mitsumoto, Kyohei Yamaguchi, Toshikazu Matsuyama, Hideaki Matsushima, Shinya Kagei