Patents by Inventor Tatsuya Hattori
Tatsuya Hattori 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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Publication number: 20240154107Abstract: A method of producing a positive electrode active material, the method includes: contacting first particles that contain a lithium transition metal composite oxide with a solution containing sodium ions to obtain second particles containing the lithium transition metal composite oxide and sodium element, wherein the lithium transition metal composite oxide has a layered structure and a composition ratio of a number of moles of nickel to a total number of moles of metals other than lithium in a range of from 0.7 to less than 1; mixing the second particles and a boron compound to obtain a mixture; and heat-treating the mixture at a temperature in a range of from 100° C. to 450° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2024Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Ryuhei HATTORI, Yoshitomo MIYASHITA, Tatsuya YOKOYAMA, Chika NISHIO, Takashi SUGIMOTO
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Patent number: 11977009Abstract: An analysis device of an embodiment is an analysis device of an active material layer of an electrode of a secondary battery, and includes a processor configured to execute a program to acquire image data that represents active materials in the active material layer processed by ion milling and voids or fillings between the active materials by a difference in brightness, and compare patterns of the difference in brightness between the image data in at least two different states of the active material layer.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2022Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Atsushi Sakurai, Hideki Sakai, Tatsuya Hattori, Yuji Isogai
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Patent number: 11951727Abstract: A carbon decorative panel includes a carbon-toned irregular surface. The carbon-toned irregular surface has a plurality of unit patterns that constitute a weave of pseudo carbon fiber bundles presenting carbon fiber bundles in a pseudo manner, as the protrusions and depressions that form the carbon-toned pattern. A plurality of unit patterns each have a top portion positioned at the center in the extending direction of the pseudo carbon fiber bundle and a pair of curved portions positioned on both sides of the top portion in the extending direction and formed in a curved shape. The curvature of a pair of curved portions in the section along the extending direction of a pair of curved portions is greater on the center portion side than on the end portion side in the crossing direction that crosses the extending direction.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2019Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Tatsuya Hattori, Teruomi Sano
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Patent number: 11942631Abstract: A method of producing a positive electrode active material, the method includes: contacting first particles that contain a lithium transition metal composite oxide with a solution containing sodium ions to obtain second particles containing the lithium transition metal composite oxide and sodium element, wherein the lithium transition metal composite oxide has a layered structure and a composition ratio of a number of moles of nickel to a total number of moles of metals other than lithium in a range of from 0.7 to less than 1; mixing the second particles and a boron compound to obtain a mixture; and heat-treating the mixture at a temperature in a range of from 100° C. to 450° C.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2023Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Ryuhei Hattori, Yoshitomo Miyashita, Tatsuya Yokoyama, Chika Nishio, Takashi Sugimoto
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Publication number: 20240092393Abstract: A system (1) for transporting an object (10) to be transported that is loaded on a first mobile unit (20) at a first point P1 comprises a harmfulness determination unit (53) that determines the degree of harmfulness of the object (10) to be transported that is loaded on the first mobile unit (20) to living organisms.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2022Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Tatsuya HATTORI
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Publication number: 20230373497Abstract: A wheel load estimation device includes an obtaining unit obtaining angular velocities and angular accelerations of a rigid body including an element, accelerations of the rigid body in a front-rear direction and in a lateral direction, a weight of the element, and a position including a height of the element. The element fluctuates a center of gravity of the rigid body. A center-of-gravity inertia value calculation unit calculates information relevant to the center of gravity of the rigid body and an inertia value. A wheel load variation calculation unit calculates variation amounts of wheel loads that each act on a corresponding one of a plurality of wheels supporting the rigid body. A wheel load estimation unit estimates the wheel loads.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2021Publication date: November 23, 2023Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKIInventors: Tatsuya HATTORI, Hiroyuki YAMAGUCHI, Daiki MORI, Yoshikazu HATTORI, Noriyoshi SUZUKI
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Patent number: 11772946Abstract: A center of gravity estimation device includes a tilt cylinder pressure sensor detecting a pressure on a rod side of the tilt cylinder, a tilt cylinder pressure sensor detecting a pressure on a bottom side of the tilt cylinder, a lift cylinder pressure sensor detecting a pressure of a lift cylinder, and an electronic control unit performing estimation calculation of a center of gravity of a cargo W loaded on a fork using the pressure on the rod side of the tilt cylinder, the pressure on the bottom side of the tilt cylinder, the pressure of the lift cylinder, and data on a structure of a cargo handling device.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2019Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKIInventor: Tatsuya Hattori
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Patent number: 11746229Abstract: Provided is a resin composition containing: a thermoplastic resin having a polar group; and a heterocyclic compound containing two or more heteroatoms, wherein the resin composition exhibits a different behavior in elastic strength with a glass transition temperature as a boundary.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2019Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.Inventors: Minori Tamagawa, Sho Osawa, Tatsuya Hattori
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Publication number: 20230258582Abstract: The vehicle battery inspection device includes a circular ring-shaped rail 10; a vehicle stand 20 that is arranged inside the rail 10, on the vehicle stand 20 the vehicle can self-travel substantially along the axial direction of the rail 10; a vehicle stand driver 30 that movably supports the vehicle stand 20; an X-ray source 40 configured to be movable along a circumferential direction of the rail 10 and irradiates the vehicle on the vehicle stand 20 with X-rays; an X-ray detector 50 configured to be movable in synchronization with the X-ray source 40 along the circumferential direction while being held in an orientation facing the X-ray source 40 and detects the X-rays to output an X-ray CT image of the battery; and a controller 90 which controls the vehicle stand driver 30 to arrange the battery at a location of inspection with the X-rays.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2023Publication date: August 17, 2023Inventors: Hideki SAKAI, Atsushi SAKURAI, Tatsuya HATTORI, Yuji ISOGAI
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Publication number: 20230261501Abstract: The present invention is to provide a charge/discharge control system and a charge/discharge control method capable of performing, in real time, highly accurate analysis of an internal state of a battery that is actually operating in a vehicle, and capable of performing control on the battery with a high accuracy based on the analysis, for improvement of safety. A battery charge/discharge control system 1 includes: an image acquirer 10 arranged in an inside of a battery 100 configured as a liquid battery, and configured to capture an image of the inside of the battery 100; a transferer 30 configured to transfer data of the image captured by the image acquirer 10 and a control signal; and controllers 14 and 50 configured to perform charge/discharge control on the battery based on the data of the image transferred from the transferer 30.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2023Publication date: August 17, 2023Inventors: Hideki SAKAI, Atsushi SAKURAI, Tatsuya HATTORI, Yuji ISOGAI
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Publication number: 20230243640Abstract: An expansion/contraction amount calculation device 1 calculates an amount of deformation of an electrode by calculating an amount of expansion/contraction of the electrode based on 3D data of the electrode. The expansion/contraction amount calculation device 1 includes a controller 10 including: a feature point identifier 11 configured to identify a feature point from arrangement information regarding a piece of an active material, the arrangement information being included in the 3D data; a coordinate generator 12 configured to generate, based on relative positional information regarding the feature point, a coordinate system for calculation of the amount of deformation; and a calculator 14 configured to calculate, by comparing first 3D data with second 3D data, the amount of expansion/contraction of the electrode and the amount of deformation of the electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2022Publication date: August 3, 2023Inventors: Atsushi SAKURAI, Yuji ISOGAI, Hideki SAKAI, Tatsuya HATTORI
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Publication number: 20230236148Abstract: To accurately detect the moving state of secondary atomic ions at the time of targeted voltage application and the moving state of secondary atomic ions due to diffusion. An ion movement measuring device includes a test specimen and a detector. The test specimen has a first electrode, a second electrode, and an electrolyte disposed between them. The first electrode and the second electrode each have a layer of an identical element, and have the identical potential in a state where no voltage is applied from outside the test specimen. At least the first electrode contains second atoms being isotopes of first atoms at an abundance ratio higher than a natural abundance ratio of the second atoms, the first atoms being present at a highest natural abundance ratio in the element. The detector detects some of ions of the first atoms and the second atoms, which are discharged from the electrolyte.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2023Publication date: July 27, 2023Inventors: Tatsuya HATTORI, Yuji ISOGAI, Hideki SAKAI, Hiroshi SAKAI, Atsushi SAKURAI
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Publication number: 20230234008Abstract: To detect the state of a slurry during stirring without exposure to the atmosphere and with high accuracy. A stirring tank stores a slurry for a battery without exposure to the atmosphere. A stirring device stirs the slurry in the stirring tank. An observation container is coupled to the stirring tank. A circulation device circulates the slurry between the stirring tank and the observation container without exposure to the atmosphere. A detection device detects the state of the slurry by irradiating the slurry in the observation container with X-rays and detecting the X-rays transmitted through the slurry.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2023Publication date: July 27, 2023Inventors: Tatsuya HATTORI, Yuji ISOGAI, Hideki SAKAI, Atsushi SAKURAI
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Publication number: 20230067374Abstract: An analysis device of an embodiment is an analysis device of an active material layer of an electrode of a secondary battery, and includes a processor configured to execute a program to acquire image data that represents active materials in the active material layer processed by ion milling and voids or fillings between the active materials by a difference in brightness, and compare patterns of the difference in brightness between the image data in at least two different states of the active material layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2022Publication date: March 2, 2023Inventors: Atsushi Sakurai, Hideki Sakai, Tatsuya Hattori, Yuji Isogai
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Patent number: 11522199Abstract: According to an aspect of the present invention, provided is a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte. The positive electrode includes a positive electrode current collector, a positive electrode active material layer which is formed on the positive electrode current collector except for an exposed part of the positive electrode current collector, and an inorganic filler layer formed at a boundary part between the exposed part of the positive electrode current collector and the positive electrode active material layer. A stacking part in which the inorganic filler layer is overlaid with the positive electrode active material layer is formed at the boundary part, and an end surface of the positive electrode active material layer closer to the boundary part is covered with the inorganic filler layer.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2020Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Jun Kawamoto, Tatsuya Hattori, Kenichi Maehara
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Patent number: 11473946Abstract: A carbon decorative panel includes a clear decoration body and a carbon color layer. The clear decoration body has a main body 10a transmitting light and includes a carbon-toned irregular surface provided on the opposite side to the viewer side of the main body and having a carbon-toned pattern formed with protrusions and depressions. The carbon color layer is laminated on the carbon-toned irregular surface, includes a reflective surface reflecting incident light transmitted through the clear decoration body, and is colored in a carbon color.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2019Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Tatsuya Hattori, Teruomi Sano
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Publication number: 20220289208Abstract: A vehicle control device including a motion condition detector detecting motion conditions including a rotational motion and a longitudinal acceleration of a vehicle on which a load is to be loaded, a wheel load acquisition unit acquiring wheel loads of wheels, a loading state acquisition unit acquiring a loading state of the load loaded on the vehicle, an inertia value calculator calculating an inertia value including principal axes of inertia about a center of gravity of the vehicle with the load included, based on the acquired loading state, and a controller performing overturning prevention control that suppresses an increase in difference between the wheel loads of front and rear wheels of the vehicle, using the acquired wheel loads of the wheels, the inertia value, and detection values of the motion conditions.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2022Publication date: September 15, 2022Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKIInventors: Tatsuya HATTORI, Hiroyuki YAMAGUCHI, Yoshikazu HATTORI, Masateru AMANO, Noriyoshi SUZUKI
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Patent number: 11402242Abstract: A clear decoration body includes a character display area and an indicator display area that light up and display a design pattern by transmitting light. A first partition layer is laminated on a carbon style irregular surface, shields light, and forms a first partition boundary of the character display area. A carbon colored layer is laminated on the carbon style irregular surface, shields light, and forms a first partition boundary of the indicator display area. The character display area of the clear decoration body is provided with a projecting flat part that at least projects relative to a bottom part of irregularities of a decoration surface toward a side opposite to a viewing side, and that is formed in a flat shape.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2019Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Tatsuya Hattori, Teruomi Sano
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Patent number: 11390112Abstract: In a resin decorative part, a carbon decorative panel includes a clear decoration having a body transmitting light and including a carbon-toned irregular surface provided on the body and having a carbon-toned pattern formed with protrusions and depressions. The carbon-toned irregular surface has a plurality of unit patterns that constitute a weave of pseudo carbon fiber bundles presenting carbon fiber bundles in a pseudo manner, as the protrusions and depressions that form the carbon-toned pattern. The unit patterns each have a top portion positioned at the center in the extending direction of the pseudo carbon fiber bundle. A plurality of unit patterns include at least two kinds of unit patterns with different top portion inclinations, where the top portion inclination is the inclination of the long axis along the long side direction of the top portion relative to the reference line along the extending direction.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2019Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Tatsuya Hattori, Teruomi Sano
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Publication number: 20220155788Abstract: An energy storage device transport system (1, 1A) includes an energy storage device (40) which can move by self-propelling and a moving body (30) which has an accommodation portion (31) for accommodating the energy storage device (40). In the energy storage device transport system (1, 1A), the moving body (30) accommodates the energy storage device (40) and moves to transport the energy storage device 40. The energy storage device (40) moves inside the accommodation portion (31) of the moving body (30) by self-propelling and changes a position in the accommodation portion (31) of the moving body (30).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2020Publication date: May 19, 2022Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Tatsuya HATTORI