Patents by Inventor Tetsuya Makino
Tetsuya Makino 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: 20240162474Abstract: Two cylindrical secondary cells (1) and methods for assembling them, comprising a cylindrical can (2), a terminal (3), and a first conductive sheet (4), with first electrode coating, wound to form a jelly roll (5). The first conductive sheet (4) comprises a portion (4a) free of first electrode coating. An electrically conductive electrode lead plate (6) is arranged in direct contact with at least part of the portion (4a) free of first electrode coating. The electrode lead plate (6) comprises a protrusion (6a) extending through an opening (2c) in the can (2), and the protrusion (6a) comprises a rivet head (6b) on an outside of the can (2). The rivet head (6b) forms at least part of the terminal (3). Alternatively, the electrode lead plate (6) comprises a hollow protrusion (6a) which protrudes through an opening (2c) in the can (2), and the part of the protrusion (6a) which is exposed to the outside of the can (2) comprises a vent arrangement (11).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2022Publication date: May 16, 2024Inventors: Tetsuya MAKINO, Koki INOUE, Takuma SAKAMOTO
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Publication number: 20230395954Abstract: This disclosure presents an electrode lead plate (6) for a cylindrical secondary cell (1) comprising a terminal part (4) and an electrode roll (3) comprising a conductive sheet (3a). The electrode lead plate (6) comprises an inner contact region (6c) configured to be arranged in direct electrical contact with the terminal part (4), an outer contact region (6e) configured to be arranged in direct electrical contact with the conductive sheet (3a), and a fuse region (6d). Further, a terminal part (4) and a cylindrical secondary cell (1), as well as uses and methods of manufacture, are presented.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2023Publication date: December 7, 2023Inventors: Tetsuya MAKINO, Brendan SEXTON, Kenya SHATANI, Marouene Ben MESSAOUD
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Patent number: 11757160Abstract: This disclosure presents an electrode lead plate (6) for a cylindrical secondary cell (1) comprising a terminal part (4) and an electrode roll (3) comprising a conductive sheet (3a). The electrode lead plate (6) comprises an inner contact region (6c) configured to be arranged in direct electrical contact with the terminal part (4), an outer contact region (6e) configured to be arranged in direct electrical contact with the conductive sheet (3a), and a fuse region (6d). Further, a terminal part (4) and a cylindrical secondary cell (1), as well as uses and methods of manufacture, are presented.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2022Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: NORTHVOLT ABInventors: Tetsuya Makino, Brendan Sexton, Kenya Shatani, Marouene Ben Messaoud
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Publication number: 20230258315Abstract: The present invention provides a deep ultraviolet radiation apparatus that is safe and has a high bacteria eliminating effect. The ultraviolet radiation apparatus comprises an optical filter that prevents the transmission of ultraviolet light of 240 nm or more emitted from a phosphor, wherein the optical filter is arranged facing light emitting surfaces of a gas-discharging tube array-type surface-emitting ultraviolet light source device comprising phosphor layer having a broad emission spectrum with a wavelength width of at least 210 nm to 250 nm with a peak wavelength of 228 nm. Light irradiated from the light source device is incident on a filter membrane with an incident angle thereof being altered by a transparent substrate of the optical filter. An ozone generation space may be formed between the surface-emitting ultraviolet light source device and the optical filter.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2021Publication date: August 17, 2023Inventors: Tsutae SHINODA, Hitoshi HIRAKAWA, Kenji AWAMOTO, Takefumi HIDAKA, Junichiro TAKAHASHI, Tetsuya MAKINO, Masayuki WAKITANI, Yoko SHINODA
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Publication number: 20230261345Abstract: The present application generally relates to terminal parts (4) for a secondary cell, current collecting plates (6) for a secondary cell, a terminal assembly comprising such a terminal part (4) and current collecting plates (6), and secondary cells comprising such elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2022Publication date: August 17, 2023Inventors: Kenya SHATANI, Tetsuya MAKINO
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Patent number: 11670815Abstract: The disclosure provides a cylindrical secondary cell (1) and a method of its assembly. The cylindrical secondary cell (1) comprises a cylindrical can (2) comprising a beading groove (3), a first conductive sheet (4), with first electrode coating (4a), wound to form a jelly roll (5), the first conductive sheet (4) comprises a portion free of first electrode coating (4a) protruding on a first end side (5a), and an electrode lead plate (6) arranged at the first end side (5a) and in direct contact with the portion free of first electrode coating (4a). The electrode lead plate (6) comprises a flange (6a) extending away from the jelly roll (5) and arranged along the edge of the electrode lead plate (6). The beading groove (3) is arranged on the cylindrical can (2) such that the flange of the electrode lead plate (6) is bent and pressed inwards, towards a centre of the cylindrical can (2), by the beading groove (3).Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2022Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: Northvolt ABInventors: Tetsuya Makino, Daniel Lowe
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Patent number: 11664561Abstract: This disclosure presents an electrode lead plate (6) for a cylindrical secondary cell (1) comprising a terminal part (4) and an electrode roll (3) comprising a conductive sheet (3a). The electrode lead plate (6) comprises an inner contact region (6c) configured to be arranged in direct electrical contact with the terminal part (4) and an outer contact region (6e) configured to be arranged in direct electrical contact with the conductive sheet (3a), wherein the inner contact region (6c) is recessed in relation to the outer contact region (6e). Further, a terminal part (4) and a cylindrical secondary cell (1), as well as uses and methods of manufacture, are presented.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2022Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: NORTHVOLT ABInventors: Tetsuya Makino, Brendan Sexton, Kenya Shatani, Marouene Ben Messaoud
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Publication number: 20230101473Abstract: A digital content secondary distribution system that supports secondary distribution of digital content includes: a secondary distribution license processing unit that receives and records, into a secondary distribution book DB, designation of first digital content for which secondary distribution by an issuer is licensed; a putting up management unit that receives and records, into a putting up DB, an instruction to put up second digital content by a first user who purchased and possessed the first digital content; and a purchase processing unit that receives an instruction to purchase the second digital content by a second user and updates information in the putting up DB, in which the putting up management unit limits the number of times identical second digital content can be put up to equal to or less than a predetermined number of times.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2022Publication date: March 30, 2023Inventor: Tetsuya Makino
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Publication number: 20220344721Abstract: This disclosure presents an electrode lead plate (6) for a cylindrical secondary cell (1) comprising a terminal part (4) and an electrode roll (3) comprising a conductive sheet (3a). The electrode lead plate (6) comprises an inner contact region (6c) configured to be arranged in direct electrical contact with the terminal part (4), an outer contact region (6e) configured to be arranged in direct electrical contact with the conductive sheet (3a), and a fuse region (6d). Further, a terminal part (4) and a cylindrical secondary cell (1), as well as uses and methods of manufacture, are presented.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2022Publication date: October 27, 2022Inventors: Tetsuya MAKINO, Brendan SEXTON, Kenya SHATANI, Marouene Ben MESSAOUD
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Publication number: 20220344749Abstract: The disclosure provides a cylindrical secondary cell (1) and a method of its assembly. The cylindrical secondary cell (1) comprises a cylindrical can (2) comprising a beading groove (3), a first conductive sheet (4), with first electrode coating (4a), wound to form a jelly roll (5), the first conductive sheet (4) comprises a portion free of first electrode coating (4a) protruding on a first end side (5a), and an electrode lead plate (6) arranged at the first end side (5a) and in direct contact with the portion free of first electrode coating (4a). The electrode lead plate (6) comprises a flange (6a) extending away from the jelly roll (5) and arranged along the edge of the electrode lead plate (6). The beading groove (3) is arranged on the cylindrical can (2) such that the flange of the electrode lead plate (6) is bent and pressed inwards, towards a centre of the cylindrical can (2), by the beading groove (3).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2022Publication date: October 27, 2022Inventors: Tetsuya MAKINO, Daniel LOWE
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Publication number: 20220344788Abstract: This disclosure presents an electrode lead plate (6) for a cylindrical secondary cell (1) comprising a terminal part (4) and an electrode roll (3) comprising a conductive sheet (3a). The electrode lead plate (6) comprises an inner contact region (6c) configured to be arranged in direct electrical contact with the terminal part (4) and an outer contact region (6e) configured to be arranged in direct electrical contact with the conductive sheet (3a), wherein the inner contact region (6c) is recessed in relation to the outer contact region (6e). Further, a terminal part (4) and a cylindrical secondary cell (1), as well as uses and methods of manufacture, are presented.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2022Publication date: October 27, 2022Inventors: Tetsuya MAKINO, Brendan SEXTON, Kenya SHATANI, Marouene Ben MESSAOUD
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Publication number: 20210384503Abstract: The present invention relates to a lithium transition metal composite oxide capable of being used as a positive electrode (cathode) active material for non-aqueous electrolyte lithium secondary batteries having a general formula Li1+a(1?x?y?z)M1xM2yM3(1?a)(1?x?y?z)M3?a(1?x?y?z)M4zO2+a(1?x?y?z), in which 0.7?x<1, y=(1?x)/2, 0?z?0.05 and 0<a(1?x?y?z)?0.05, and where M1 is Ni having an oxidation state of three, M2 is one or more metal cations having an oxidation state of three, M3? and M3 are identically one or more metal cations with at least one ion being Mn, wherein the one or more metal cations M3 have an oxidation state of four and the one or more metal cations M3 have an oxidation state of three, and M4 is one or more metal cations selected from of Mg, Al and B. Further, the present invention relates and a method for preparing the lithium transition metal composite oxide and to a non-aqueous electrolyte lithium secondary battery containing the lithium transition metal composite oxide.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2019Publication date: December 9, 2021Inventors: Yasuo ANNO, Kazuhiko KIKUYA, Takehiko SUWA, Tetsuya MAKINO, Koki INOUE, Takuma SAKAMOTO, Young Chul CHANG, Seung Joon LEE, Su Jin YOON, Ju Yong KIM, Hwamyung JANG
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Patent number: 11011367Abstract: A light-emitting tube array-type light source device includes: a plurality of light-emitting gas discharge tubes 11; and an electrode substrate 30 supporting the light-emitting gas discharge tubes in parallel on an upper surface thereof, the electrode substrate having a plurality of slits partially exposes a bottom surface of each light-emitting tube, thereby the light-emitting gas discharge tubes can be cooled through the slits.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2019Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: SHIKOH TECH CO., LTD.Inventors: Tsutae Shinoda, Hitoshi Hirakawa, Kenji Awamoto, Takefumi Hidaka, Junichiro Takahashi, Tetsuya Makino
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Patent number: 10918988Abstract: A honeycomb filter includes a pillar-shaped honeycomb substrate and a plugging portion provided at an end portion on either an inflow or outflow end face side of cells, wherein, in a section orthogonal to the cell extending direction, the shapes of an inflow cell having the plugging portion and an outflow cell having the plugging portion are hexagonal. In the plurality of cells, a plurality of inflow cells surround one outflow cell such that one side of the inflow cell and one side of the outflow cell adjacent to the inflow cell are parallel. The partition wall includes a first partition wall and a second partition wall, at least one of the first partition walls is configured such that a ratio of a thickness of the second partition wall to the first partition wall is 1.0 to 2.5, and a total open frontal area is 35% to 95%.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2019Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.Inventors: Tetsuya Makino, Makoto Teranishi, Tadato Ito, Etsuji Ohara
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Publication number: 20200152442Abstract: A light-emitting tube array-type light source device includes: a plurality of light-emitting gas discharge tubes 11; and an electrode substrate 30 supporting the light-emitting gas discharge tubes in parallel on an upper surface thereof, the electrode substrate having a plurality of slits partially exposes a bottom surface of each light-emitting tube, thereby the light-emitting gas discharge tubes can be cooled through the slits.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2019Publication date: May 14, 2020Inventors: Tsutae SHINODA, Hitoshi HIRAKAWA, Kenji AWAMOTO, Takefumi HIDAKA, Junichiro TAKAHASHI, Tetsuya MAKINO
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Publication number: 20200101410Abstract: A honeycomb filter includes a pillar-shaped honeycomb substrate and a plugging portion provided at an end portion on either an inflow or outflow end face side of cells, wherein, in a section orthogonal to the cell extending direction, the shapes of an inflow cell having the plugging portion and an outflow cell having the plugging portion are hexagonal. In the plurality of cells, a plurality of inflow cells surround one outflow cell such that one side of the inflow cell and one side of the outflow cell adjacent to the inflow cell are parallel. The partition wall includes a first partition wall and a second partition wall, at least one of the first partition walls is configured such that a ratio of a thickness of the second partition wall to the first partition wall is 1.0 to 2.5, and a total open frontal area is 35% to 95%.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2019Publication date: April 2, 2020Applicant: NGK Insulators, Ltd.Inventors: Tetsuya MAKINO, Makoto TERANISHI, Tadato ITO, Etsuji OHARA
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Patent number: 10207223Abstract: An exhaust gas purifying device includes a first SCR catalyst converter, an oxidation catalyst converter, a filter section, and a second SCR catalyst converter arranged in series to a flow direction of an exhaust gas. The first SCR catalyst converter includes a pillar-shaped honeycomb structure a cell density of which is from 31 to 78 cells/cm2, a porosity of the partition walls of which is from 50 to 65%, and in which a first SCR catalyst is loaded onto the surfaces of the partition walls and inner portions of pores formed in the partition walls, and an amount of the first SCR catalyst to be loaded onto the surfaces of the partition walls and the inner portions of the pores is from 200 to 500 g/L and an amount of the first SCR catalyst to be loaded onto the inner portions of the pores is from 5 to 80 g/L.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2018Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.Inventors: Tetsuya Makino, Shogo Hirose
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Publication number: 20180272281Abstract: An exhaust gas purifying device includes a first SCR catalyst converter, an oxidation catalyst converter, a filter section, and a second SCR catalyst converter arranged in series to a flow direction of an exhaust gas. The first SCR catalyst converter includes a pillar-shaped honeycomb structure a cell density of which is from 31 to 78 cells/cm2, a porosity of the partition walls of which is from 50 to 65%, and in which a first SCR catalyst is loaded onto the surfaces of the partition walls and inner portions of pores formed in the partition walls, and an amount of the first SCR catalyst to be loaded onto the surfaces of the partition walls and the inner portions of the pores is from 200 to 500 g/L and an amount of the first SCR catalyst to be loaded onto the inner portions of the pores is from 5 to 80 g/L.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2018Publication date: September 27, 2018Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.Inventors: Tetsuya MAKINO, Shogo HIROSE
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Non-aqueous electrolyte battery having porous polymer layer between laminate film and battery device
Patent number: 9947959Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte battery includes a battery device in which a positive electrode is faced to negative electrode through a separator; a non-aqueous electrolyte; a laminate film which is formed by laminating a metal layer, an outside resin layer formed in outer face of the metal layer, and an inside resin layer formed in the metal layer, and in which the battery device and the non-aqueous electrolyte is packaged by heat welding and housed; a positive electrode lead which is electrically connected to the positive electrode, and drawn from portion heat-welded of the laminate film to an exterior thereof; a negative electrode lead which is electrically connected to the negative electrode, and drawn from portion heat-welded of the laminate film to an exterior thereof; and a porous polymer layer containing, as a component, vinylidene fluoride formed between the laminate film and the battery device.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2011Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tomoyuki Nakamura, Hiroshi Takabayashi, Kunihiko Hayashi, Yosuke Konishi, Tetsuya Makino -
Patent number: 9935305Abstract: There is provided a secondary battery including a battery device that has a thickness of 3 to 20 mm, and a battery discharge capacity of 3 to 50 Ah, and an exterior material that packages the battery device. The battery device includes a positive electrode that has a positive electrode current collector and a positive electrode active material layer, a negative electrode that has a negative electrode current collector and a negative electrode active material layer, a separator that is interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode that are alternately laminated, a positive electrode tab that is electrically connected to a positive electrode current collector exposed portion and is led-out to the outside of the exterior material, and a negative electrode tab that is electrically connected to a negative electrode current collector exposed portion and is led-out to the outside of the exterior material.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2011Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Tetsuya Makino, Hiroshi Takabayashi, Tomoyuki Nakamura, Kunihiko Hayashi, Yosuke Konishi, Akira Sasaki, Akira Saito