Patents by Inventor Yuya Asano

Yuya Asano 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: 20240136034
    Abstract: There are provided an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, an endoscope system, and a report creation support device which can efficiently input information on a treatment name. The information processing apparatus includes a first processor. The first processor acquires an image captured using an endoscope, displays the acquired image in a first region on a screen of a first display unit, detects a treatment tool from the acquired image, chooses a plurality of treatment names corresponding to the detected treatment tool, displays the plurality of chosen treatment names in a second region on the screen of the first display unit, and accepts selection of one treatment name from among the plurality of displayed treatment names.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2024
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Yuma HORI, Yuya KIMURA, Tatsuya KOBAYASHI, Kenichi HARADA, Goro MIURA, Shungo ASANO, Hiromu SHIMPO
  • Publication number: 20230268594
    Abstract: A sealed battery includes a battery case with a bottomed cylindrical shape having an opening; an electrode body housed in the battery case; an electrolyte solution; and a sealing member that closes the opening of the battery case. The sealing member is formed by stacking a terminal cap, a bottom plate electrically connecting the terminal cap and an electrode of one polarity of the electrode body, and a valve body interposed between the terminal cap and the bottom plate. The valve body has a surface covered with a resin material, and an end surface that is an outer edge of the valve body is covered with a protective layer containing a compound A having corrosion resistance to the electrolyte solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: YUYA ASANO, SHINICHIRO TAHARA, FUMIO KATO
  • Publication number: 20200411876
    Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery including a battery case; and an electrode assembly and a nonaqueous electrolyte, housed in the battery case. The electrode assembly includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. At least one of the positive electrode and the negative electrode includes a material mixture layer including an active material and a binder, and a current collector holding the material mixture layer. The binder contains a first resin and a second resin. The first resin is a fluorocarbon resin. The second resin is a copolymer of a styrene monomer unit and a (meth)acrylic acid monomer unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: JUN KUMAGAI, TOMOHIRO UEDA, YUYA ASANO
  • Publication number: 20180366692
    Abstract: This film material for battery sheathing includes a gas barrier layer and also a seal layer superposed on one side of the gas barrier layer and containing a first resin. The film material has anisotropic tensile strength, and the tensile strength A at 5% elongation in a first direction, the direction in which the film material has the smallest tensile strength, and the tensile strength B at 5% elongation in a second direction, the direction perpendicular to the first direction, satisfy A/B?0.95.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Tomohiro UEDA, Yuya ASANO
  • Patent number: 10147914
    Abstract: A thin battery includes a sheet-like electrode assembly; a non-aqueous electrolyte with which the electrode assembly is impregnated; and a housing in a sealed manner. The electrode assembly includes a pair of first electrodes located at an outermost side of the electrode assembly, a second electrode interposed between the pair of first electrodes, and a separator disposed between each first electrode and the second electrode. The first electrode includes a first current collector sheet and a first active material layer attached to one surface of the first current collector sheet. The second electrode includes a second current collector sheet and second active material layers attached to both surfaces of the second current collector sheet. A content x of the non-aqueous electrolyte per unit area of the first active material layer is larger than a content y of the non-aqueous electrolyte per unit area of the second active material layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomohiro Ueda, Yuya Asano, Yoko Sano
  • Patent number: 10096803
    Abstract: A thin pouch battery, which is used as a power source of a portable electronic apparatus, a portable electronic terminal, or the like, includes protrusions, into which an electrode group is inserted, formed in both a laminate film on the upper side and a laminate film on the lower side. Then, concentrically concave and convex wave shapes (concentric crest ridges or trough furrows) are formed on the top surface of each of the protrusions such that the protrusion can extend or shrink in any direction, or the protrusion has a side surface that is gradually inclined and a wave shape is formed on the side surface of the protrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Iseri, Tomohiro Ueda, Yuya Asano, Haruhisa Yagi
  • Publication number: 20180131042
    Abstract: In a battery including an electrode assembly including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte layer interposed therebetween, and an exterior body, configured to hermetically house the electrode assembly, a film exterior body for a battery is used. The film exterior body for a battery includes a gas barrier layer, and a seal layer that is stacked on one surface of the gas barrier layer and includes a first resin. The gas barrier layer includes a first metal layer having a Young's modulus of 65×109 N/m2 or less, and a thickness T1 of the first metal layer is more than 5 ?m and 200 ?m or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Tomohiro UEDA, Yuya ASANO, Yoko SANO
  • Publication number: 20180062146
    Abstract: A thin cell including a sheet-like first electrode, a sheet-like second electrode, a separator disposed between the first and second electrode, a first lead connected to the first electrode and extending to the outside of a housing, and a second lead connected to the second electrode and extending to the outside of the housing. The first electrode and the second electrode respectively include a rectangular current collector sheet and an active material layer attached to a surface thereof. Furthermore, at least one of the current collector sheets has a tab extending from a part of one side thereof in a plane direction of the current collector sheet and being connected to a lead, the tab forming a flat spring structure that expands and contracts in the plane direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: YUYA ASANO, TOMOHIRO UEDA, YOKO SANO
  • Patent number: 9859535
    Abstract: There is provided a pouch-type battery that includes an exterior packaging member having an accommodating space in which an electrode and an electrolyte are accommodated and which has a curved shape at least in a first direction. The exterior packaging member includes a first film member on which a cup section having the accommodating space inside is provided, a second film member disposed to face the first film member, and a sealing section around the cup section, with which the first and second film members are bonded to each other and the accommodating space is sealed. A top surface of the cup section of the first film member has a curved shape and is provided with a plurality of concave portions or convex portions, and the sealing section has a curved shape in the first direction and is configured of a flat surface on which neither concave portion nor convex portion is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Iseri, Tomohiro Ueda, Yuya Asano, Haruhisa Yagi
  • Publication number: 20170222280
    Abstract: A laminated battery includes a stacked electrode group including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a dummy electrode, a first separator interposed between the positive and negative electrodes, and a second separator interposed between the positive and/or negative electrode and the dummy electrode; and an electrolyte. At least one positive electrode and/or at least one negative electrode includes a single-sided electrode including a current collector and an electrode active material layer formed on a first surface of the current collector. A second surface of the current collector is exposed. The dummy electrode is a metal foil facing the second surface of the current collector of the single-sided electrode and having a polarity opposite to that of the single-sided electrode. Adhesive strengths F1 and F2 on both sides of the first separator and adhesive strengths F3 and F4 on both sides of the second separator satisfy F1+F2>F3+F4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: YUYA ASANO, TOMOHIRO UEDA, YOKO SANO
  • Publication number: 20170214026
    Abstract: A flexible battery including a sheet-like electrode group including first electrode, second electrode, and an electrolyte layer; electrode lead terminals; and a housing. First ends of the electrode lead terminals are connected to the electrodes on a side S1t side of the electrode group. Each electrode includes a current collector and an active material layer. First active material layer (A1) on one main surface of first electrode has a non-facing portion (Pt) with respect to second active material layer (A2) on one main surface of second electrode on the S1t side, and a non-facing portion (Pn) with respect to second active material layer (A2) on one main surface of second electrode on the opposite side to the S1t. The shortest length LAt of the non-facing portion (Pt) and the shortest length LAn of non-facing portion (Pn) satisfy LAt<LAn in the horizontal state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: TOMOHIRO UEDA, YUYA ASANO, YOKO SANO
  • Publication number: 20170141359
    Abstract: A thin battery includes a sheet-like electrode assembly; a non-aqueous electrolyte with which the electrode assembly is impregnated; and a housing in a sealed manner. The electrode assembly includes a pair of first electrodes located at an outermost side of the electrode assembly, a second electrode interposed between the pair of first electrodes, and a separator disposed between each first electrode and the second electrode. The first electrode includes a first current collector sheet and a first active material layer attached to one surface of the first current collector sheet. The second electrode includes a second current collector sheet and second active material layers attached to both surfaces of the second current collector sheet. A content x of the non-aqueous electrolyte per unit area of the first active material layer is larger than a content y of the non-aqueous electrolyte per unit area of the second active material layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: TOMOHIRO UEDA, YUYA ASANO, YOKO SANO
  • Publication number: 20160344060
    Abstract: A thin battery including a sheet-like electrode assembly; a non-aqueous electrolyte with which the electrode assembly is impregnated; and a housing in a sealed manner. The electrode assembly includes a pair of first electrodes disposed at outermost sides of the electrode assembly, at least one second electrode disposed between the pair of first electrodes, and a first separator disposed therebetween. The first and second electrodes respectively include first and second current collector sheets and first and second active material layers attached to one surface of the first and second current collector sheets. The first separator is bonded to the first active and second active material layers. Sliding resistance R11 between the first separator and each first active material layer and sliding resistance R12 between the first separator and each second active material layers satisfy: 0.5 N/cm2?R11<R12?2.3 N/cm2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2015
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Lt
    Inventors: YUYA ASANO, TOMOHIRO UEDA, YOKO SANO
  • Publication number: 20160248053
    Abstract: A thin pouch battery, which is used as a power source of a portable electronic apparatus, a portable electronic terminal, or the like, includes protrusions, into which an electrode group is inserted, formed in both a laminate film on the upper side and a laminate film on the lower side. Then, concentrically concave and convex wave shapes (concentric crest ridges or trough furrows) are formed on the top surface of each of the protrusions such that the protrusion can extend or shrink in any direction, or the protrusion has a side surface that is gradually inclined and a wave shape is formed on the side surface of the protrusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: MITSUHIRO ISERI, TOMOHIRO UEDA, YUYA ASANO, HARUHISA YAGI
  • Publication number: 20160093839
    Abstract: There is provided a pouch-type battery that includes an exterior packaging member having an accommodating space in which an electrode and an electrolyte are accommodated and which has a curved shape at least in a first direction. The exterior packaging member includes a first film member on which a cup section having the accommodating space inside is provided, a second film member disposed to face the first film member, and a sealing section around the cup section, with which the first and second film members are bonded to each other and the accommodating space is sealed. A top surface of the cup section of the first film member has a curved shape and is provided with a plurality of concave portions or convex portions, and the sealing section has a curved shape in the first direction and is configured of a flat surface on which neither concave portion nor convex portion is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: MITSUHIRO ISERI, TOMOHIRO UEDA, YUYA ASANO, HARUHISA YAGI
  • Publication number: 20160087249
    Abstract: Provided is a thin battery including: a sheet-like electrode assembly including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte layer interposed therebetween; electrode lead terminals connected to the positive electrode and the negative electrode, respectively; and an outer packaging housing the electrode assembly, each one of the positive and negative electrodes including a current collector and an active material layer, the current collector having a main portion and an extending portion, the main portion having a formed portion with the active material layer and a non-formed portion without the active material layer, the extending portion extending from a part of the non-formed portion, a first end portion of each of the electrode lead terminals having a joining portion joined to the non-formed portion and the extending portion, and a second end portion of each of the electrode lead terminals extended out of the outer packaging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MAMAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuya ASANO, Tomohiro UEDA
  • Publication number: 20150207167
    Abstract: Provided is a thin battery including: an electrode assembly; and a flexible housing configured to house the electrode assembly. The electrode assembly includes: a positive electrode in sheet form; a negative electrode in sheet form; and an electrolyte layer interposed therebetween. The electrolyte layer includes: a non-aqueous electrolyte; and a non-woven fabric sheet configured to retain the non-aqueous electrolyte. The non-woven fabric sheet includes a conjugated fiber including at least two kinds of macromolecules conjugated together. The at least two kinds of macromolecules include: a first macromolecule without a cross-linked structure; and a second macromolecule with a cross-linked structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2013
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventors: Tomohiro Ueda, Yuya Asano, Toshifumi Nagino