Patents by Inventor Yoshitomo MIYASHITA

Yoshitomo MIYASHITA 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).

  • Publication number: 20240178386
    Abstract: A method for producing a positive electrode active material for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery. The method includes providing a composition containing a first lithium transition metal composite oxide having a 50% particle size 1D50 in a first volume cumulative particle size distribution of 0.1 ?m or more and less than 3.2 ?m and a first liquid medium; and granulating the composition to obtain a second lithium transition metal composite oxide having a 50% particle size 2D50 in a second volume cumulative particle size distribution greater than 1D50. The second lithium transition metal composite oxide has a ratio of a 90% particle size 3D90 in a third volume cumulative particle size distribution measured after the ultrasonic treatment to a 90% particle size 2D90 in the second volume cumulative particle size distribution measured before the ultrasonic treatment (3D90/2D90) of 0.53 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2024
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hayaki MATSUMOTO, Yoshitomo MIYASHITA
  • Publication number: 20240154107
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2024
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryuhei HATTORI, Yoshitomo MIYASHITA, Tatsuya YOKOYAMA, Chika NISHIO, Takashi SUGIMOTO
  • Patent number: 11942631
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryuhei Hattori, Yoshitomo Miyashita, Tatsuya Yokoyama, Chika Nishio, Takashi Sugimoto
  • Patent number: 11929501
    Abstract: A method for producing a positive electrode active material for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery. The method includes providing a composition containing a first lithium transition metal composite oxide having a 50% particle size 1D50 in a first volume cumulative particle size distribution of 0.1 ?m or more and less than 3.2 ?m and a first liquid medium; and granulating the composition to obtain a second lithium transition metal composite oxide having a 50% particle size 2D50 in a second volume cumulative particle size distribution greater than 1D50. The second lithium transition metal composite oxide has a ratio of a 90% particle size 3D90 in a third volume cumulative particle size distribution measured after the ultrasonic treatment to a 90% particle size 2D90 in the second volume cumulative particle size distribution measured before the ultrasonic treatment (3D90/2D90) of 0.53 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hayaki Matsumoto, Yoshitomo Miyashita
  • Publication number: 20230197943
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryuhei HATTORI, Yoshitomo MIYASHITA, Tatsuya YOKOYAMA, Chika NISHIO, Takashi SUGIMOTO
  • Patent number: 11621415
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryuhei Hattori, Yoshitomo Miyashita, Tatsuya Yokoyama, Chika Nishio, Takashi Sugimoto
  • Publication number: 20220102719
    Abstract: A method for producing a positive electrode active material for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery. The method includes providing a composition containing a first lithium transition metal composite oxide having a 50% particle size 1D50 in a first volume cumulative particle size distribution of 0.1 ?m or more and less than 3.2 ?m and a first liquid medium; and granulating the composition to obtain a second lithium transition metal composite oxide having a 50% particle size 2D50 in a second volume cumulative particle size distribution greater than 1D50. The second lithium transition metal composite oxide has a ratio of a 90% particle size 3D90 in a third volume cumulative particle size distribution measured after the ultrasonic treatment to a 90% particle size 2D90 in the second volume cumulative particle size distribution measured before the ultrasonic treatment (3D90/2D90) of 0.53 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hayaki MATSUMOTO, Yoshitomo MIYASHITA
  • Publication number: 20210013503
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryuhei HATTORI, Yoshitomo MIYASHITA, Tatsuya YOKOYAMA, Chika NISHIO, Takashi SUGIMOTO
  • Patent number: 10305095
    Abstract: A method of producing a positive electrode active material for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, the method including: stirring core particles including a lithium-transition metal composite oxide represented by a formula: LiaNi1-x-y-zCoxM1yM2zO2 wherein 1.00?a?1.50, 0.00?x?0.50, 0.00?y?0.50, 0.00?z?0.02, x+y?0.70, M1 consists of Mn and Al, and M2 is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Zr, W, Ti, Mg, Ta, Nb and Mo; mixing the core particles with a first solution containing a rare earth element and a second solution containing a fluorine-containing compound; and heating the coated core particles at a temperature no greater than 500° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshitomo Miyashita, Keisuke Fujihara
  • Publication number: 20150132653
    Abstract: A method of producing a positive electrode active material for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, the method including: stirring core particles including a lithium-transition metal composite oxide represented by a formula: LiaNi1-x-y-zCoxM1yM2zO2 wherein 1.00?a?1.50, 0.00?x?0.50, 0.00?y?0.50, 0.00?z?0.02, x+y?0.70, M1 is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Mn and Al, and M2 is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Zr, W, Ti, Mg, Ta, Nb and Mo; mixing the core particles with a first solution containing a rare earth element and a second solution containing a fluorine-containing compound, each independently, by adding dropwise the first solution and the second solution as the core particles are being stirred until the amount of the rare earth element added reaches 0.02 mol % to 0.15 mol % based on the amount of the core particles and the amount of the elemental fluorine added reaches 0.07 mol % to 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Yoshitomo MIYASHITA, Keisuke FUJIHARA