Patents Assigned to IMAE INDUSTRY CO., LTD
  • Publication number: 20240250334
    Abstract: Provided are a thermal runaway suppression sheet with maximum thickness of 3 mm or less and capable of insulating to temperature at which a propagation of thermal runaway in a lithium ion battery can be suppressed, and a battery pack and a battery module. The thermal runaway suppression sheet includes a thermal energy consumption layer containing a silica-based inorganic fiber having a hydroxyl group, and a thermal diffusion layer having a thermal conductivity in the planar direction that is 10 to 200 times as high as the thermal conductivity in the thickness direction. The thermal runaway suppression sheet has a thickness of 3 mm or less. When the thermal runaway suppression sheet is locally heated, the thermal energy consumption effect based on the silica-based inorganic fibers contained in the thermal energy consumption layer can be efficiently utilized by the thermal conduction along the planar direction of the thermal diffusion layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Applicant: IMAE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji IMAE, Yoshihiko IMAE, Takashi SHIRAI, Tetsuro ARAI
  • Patent number: 11788278
    Abstract: Disclosed is a heat insulator comprising a substrate comprising of a bulk of silica-based inorganic fiber containing a hydroxyl group; a metallic or ceramic infrared mediator held on at least a part of one surface of the substrate; and a silica cured product holding the infrared mediator on/in the substrate. As the infrared mediator, a metal foil or a ceramic particle may be used. This heat insulator exhibits excellent heat insulating performance in a high temperature range of 600° C. or more, and can be molded into a three-dimensional shape which can be directly mounted to a structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: IMAE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Imae, Yoshihiko Imae, Yasuki Masunaga
  • Publication number: 20230107069
    Abstract: Disclosed is a heat insulator comprising a substrate comprising of a bulk of silica-based inorganic fiber containing a hydroxyl group; a metallic or ceramic infrared mediator held on at least a part of one surface of the substrate; and a silica cured product holding the infrared mediator on/in the substrate. As the infrared mediator, a metal foil or a ceramic particle may be used. This heat insulator exhibits excellent heat insulating performance in a high temperature range of 600° C. or more, and can be molded into a three-dimensional shape which can be directly mounted to a structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: IMAE INDUSTRY CO., LTD
    Inventors: Kenji IMAE, Yoshihiko IMAE, Yasuki MASUNAGA
  • Patent number: 11585084
    Abstract: Disclosed is a heat insulator comprising a substrate comprising of a bulk of silica-based inorganic fiber containing a hydroxyl group; a metallic or ceramic infrared mediator held on at least a part of one surface of the substrate; and a silica cured product holding the infrared mediator on/in the substrate. As the infrared mediator, a metal foil or a ceramic particle may be used. This heat insulator exhibits excellent heat insulating performance in a high temperature range of 600° C. or more, and can be molded into a three-dimensional shape which can be directly mounted to a structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: IMAE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Imae, Yoshihiko Imae, Yasuki Masunaga
  • Publication number: 20220018485
    Abstract: Provided are a composite type heat insulator having an excellent heat insulating properties at high temperatures regardless of its thin body, and a method for producing the same. The composite type heat insulator comprises a first and a second cloths composed of silica fibers having a hydroxyl group; and a heat insulating layer sandwiched between the first and the second cloths. The heat insulating layer contains a silica aerogel and silica staple fibers having a fiber length of 0.5 to 5 mm. The heat insulating layer may optionally contain an infrared absorber and/or a film-forming inorganic binder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: IMAE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naoyuki OYA, Kimihiko SUGIURA, Shuya KAWAOKA, Kenji IMAE, Yoshihiko IMAE
  • Publication number: 20210062500
    Abstract: Disclosed is a heat insulator comprising a substrate comprising of a bulk of silica-based inorganic fiber containing a hydroxyl group; a metallic or ceramic infrared mediator held on at least a part of one surface of the substrate; and a silica cured product holding the infrared mediator on/in the substrate. As the infrared mediator, a metal foil or a ceramic particle may be used. This heat insulator exhibits excellent heat insulating performance in a high temperature range of 600° C. or more, and can be molded into a three-dimensional shape which can be directly mounted to a structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: IMAE INDUSTRY CO., LTD
    Inventors: Kenji IMAE, Yoshihiko IMAE, Yasuki MASUNAGA
  • Patent number: 9984794
    Abstract: A thin and lightweight refractory insulating sheet comprising a refractory bag and a layered type thermal insulator in the bag is disclosed. The layered type thermal insulator comprises a thermal energy consumption layer, a reflector and a graphite layer, and can efficiently attenuate thermal energy by conducting the thermal energy in all directions of the plane even when locally heated, and utilizing the thermal energy for vaporization of the water generated from the thermal energy consumption layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: IMAE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Imae, Yoshihiko Imae, Takashi Shirai, Naoyuki Oya, Kimihiko Sugiura
  • Publication number: 20140057083
    Abstract: A moldable heat insulating composition, a shaped heat insulator using the composition, and a method for manufacturing the heat insulator are disclosed. The composition can provide a heat insulator with heat resistance and heat insulating ability against a thermal equipment elevating to high temperatures thanks to high heat insulating ability of silica aerogel, and attachable to complicated shaped equipments. The composition comprises (A) silica aerogel having a porosity of 60% or more, (B) starting material liquid for forming a ceramic crystal via hydrothermal reaction (starting material liquid for hydrothermal synthesis), (C) surfactant, and (D) reinforcing fiber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: IMAE INDUSTRY CO., LTD
    Inventors: Kenji Imae, Yoshihiko Imae