Patents Assigned to Toshiba Battery Co., Ltd.
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Patent number: 8043738Abstract: A liquid action substance battery having its external terminal welded after assembling the battery in which safety of the battery is enhanced by protecting an explosion-proof valve against being torn apart in the subsequent welding work of the external terminal even if the position of a negative pole action substance being press-bonded to the inner surface of the battery can is shifted and that substance is extruded to the bottom face of the battery can.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2005Date of Patent: October 25, 2011Assignee: Toshiba Battery Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masami Suzuki, Muneto Hayami, Koji Kano, Kazuo Udagawa
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Publication number: 20110171510Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte battery using an oxyhalide as an anodic action material, which can improve pulse discharge characteristics and provide a sufficient operating voltage. A non-aqueous electrolyte battery using an oxyhalide such as thionyl chloride, sulfuric chloride and phosphoryl chloride that are liquid at room temperature as an anodic action material, wherein, in place of a conventionally used metal lithium, a lithium alloy containing at least one kind of element selected from a group consisting of Zn, Ga, Cd, In, Sn, Sb and Bi is used as a cathode to thereby reduce the impedance of a battery and prevent a reduction in operating voltage at pulse discharging. Especially, a battery is obtained that gives a significant improvement effect at high temperature and is excellent in pulse discharge characteristics having long discharge duration days.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2005Publication date: July 14, 2011Applicant: Toshiba Battery Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masami Suzuki, Souichi Hanafusa, Koji Kano
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Patent number: 7874346Abstract: A method for manufacturing non lead added anode zinc material for manganese dry batteries comprising compounding a zinc alloy by melting zinc, 0.1 mass % or more and 0.7 mass % or less of bismuth and other impurity elements inevitably contained in zinc in a melting furnace; casting the compounded molten zinc alloy to a molded material in the form of a band or in the form of a bar; rolling the molded material in band form to form a zinc alloy sheet; and punching the rolled zinc alloy sheet in a designated thickness into a designated shape.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2005Date of Patent: January 25, 2011Assignee: Toshiba Battery Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mutsuhiro Maeda, Kazunari Kobayashi, Yuk Fai Lau
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Patent number: 7851087Abstract: A high-capacity enclosed nickel-zinc primary battery excellent in characteristics such as capacity maintenance factor, energy density, and high-efficient discharge characteristics, an anode using it, and a production method for them. An enclosed nickel-zinc primary battery which uses as an anode an anode active material of nickel hydroxide compound, such as nickel oxyhydroxide, particles and uses zinc alloy gel as a cathode material, wherein a ratio of anode theoretical capacity to cathode theoretical capacity is 1.0-1.6, and a ratio of alkali electrolyte to anode theoretical capacity is 1.0-1.6 ml/Ah.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2009Date of Patent: December 14, 2010Assignee: Toshiba Battery Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kunihiko Miyamoto, Shuichiro Irie, Shinichi Miyamoto, Naomi Hadano, Teiji Okayama
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Patent number: 7829217Abstract: Presented is a virtually lead additive-free but highly reliable and practical anode zinc can for battery with improved process-ability and corrosion resistance, and a manganese dry battery made by using such a zinc can. Disclosed is a manufacturing method of a proposed zinc can and a battery along with engineering clues for material evaluation and processing with regard to metallographic aspect.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2004Date of Patent: November 9, 2010Assignee: Toshiba Battery Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazunari Kobayashi, Mutsuhiro Maeda
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Patent number: 7763383Abstract: The object of the invention is to provide an alkali primary battery being excellent in high rate discharge characteristics with less increase of the inner pressure by generating hydrogen in the overdischarge process. The invention provides a sealed nickel zinc primary battery comprising at least a positive electrode having a higher oxide of nickel as a positive electrode active substance, a negative electrode having zinc or an alloy thereof as a negative electrode active substance, a separator and an electrolyte solution housed in a vessel, wherein manganese dioxide is added in a proportion of 3 to 7% by mass relative to the higher oxide of nickel in the positive electrode, and the ratio between the theoretical capacity of the negative electrode to the theoretical capacity of the positive electrode (the theoretical capacity of the negative electrode/theoretical capacity of the positive electrode) is in the range of 1.2 to 1.0.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2003Date of Patent: July 27, 2010Assignee: Toshiba Battery Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kunihiko Miyamoto, Shuichiro Irie, Eiki Kashiwazaki, Teiji Okayama
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Publication number: 20100068618Abstract: A manganese dry battery made from a virtually lead additive-free but highly reliable and practical anode zinc can that has improved process-ability and corrosion resistance.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2009Publication date: March 18, 2010Applicant: TOSHIBA BATTERY CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazunari KOBAYASHI, Yoshiki FURUKOSHI, Mutsuhiro MAEDA
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Publication number: 20100055561Abstract: A virtually lead additive-free but highly reliable and practical anode zinc can for a battery with improved process-ability and corrosion resistance. A manganese dry battery comprising such a zinc can. A manufacturing method for making the zinc can and a battery.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2009Publication date: March 4, 2010Applicant: TOSHIBA BATTERY CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazunari KOBAYASHI, Mutsuhiro Maeda
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Publication number: 20090274959Abstract: A high-capacity enclosed nickel-zinc primary battery excellent in characteristics such as capacity maintenance factor, energy density, and high-efficient discharge characteristics, an anode using it, and a production method for them. An enclosed nickel-zinc primary battery which uses as an anode an anode active material of nickel hydroxide compound, such as nickel oxyhydroxide, particles and uses zinc alloy gel as a cathode material, wherein a ratio of anode theoretical capacity to cathode theoretical capacity is 1.0-1.6, and a ratio of alkali electrolyte to anode theoretical capacity is 1.0-1.6 ml/Ah.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2009Publication date: November 5, 2009Applicant: TOSHIBA BATTERY CO., LTD.Inventors: Kunihiko Miyamoto, Shuichiro Irie, Shinichi Miyamoto, Naomi Hadano, Teiji Okayama
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Patent number: 7594938Abstract: A high-capacity enclosed nickel-zinc primary battery excellent in characteristics such as capacity maintenance factor, energy density, and high-efficient discharge characteristics, an anode using it, and a production method for them. An enclosed nickel-zinc primary battery which uses as an anode an anode active material of nickel hydroxide compound, such as nickel oxyhydroxide, particles and uses zinc alloy gel as a cathode material, wherein a ratio of anode theoretical capacity to cathode theoretical capacity is 1.0-1.6, and a ratio of alkali electrolyte to anode theoretical capacity is 1.0-1.6 ml/Ah.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2007Date of Patent: September 29, 2009Assignee: Toshiba Battery Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kunihiko Miyamoto, Shuichiro Irie, Shinichi Miyamoto, Naomi Hadano, Teiji Okayama
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Patent number: 7566515Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell containing an electricity-generating element with at least a cathode, a separator and an anode and a non-aqueous electrolyte inside a cathode case, electrode units each consisting of the cathode and the anode opposite to each another via the separator laminated to form an electrode group, or an electrode unit in a sheet form consisting of the cathode and the anode opposite to each another via the separator wound to form an electrode group, or a sheet-shape cathode wrapped with the separator except for a part contacting at inner face of cathode case and a sheet-shaped anode set on the sheet-shaped cathode in a right angled position each other and bent alternately to form an electrode group, and the total sum of the areas of the opposing cathode and anode in the electrode group larger than the area of the opening of an insulating gasket in a sealed portion in the cathode case or than the area of an opening in a sealed plate in a sealed portion in the cathode case.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2005Date of Patent: July 28, 2009Assignee: Toshiba Battery Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masami Suzuki, Muneto Hayami, Kazuo Udagawa, Kazuo Iizuka, Naomi Ishihara, Satoshi Hirahara, Hirotaka Sakai, Kiyoto Yoda, Masataka Shikota
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Patent number: 7393612Abstract: An alkaline secondary battery which is characterized in that it comprises, a positive electrode containing nickel hydroxide having a value of 0.8° or more in the half-width of a peak in the (101) plane thereof as measured by X-ray powder diffraction (2?) using Cu—K? ray, and 4.0 to 15% by weight of at least one material selected from the group consisting of zinc and zinc compounds, and an alkali electrolyte, the ratio of which to theoretical capacity of the positive electrode being 0.7 to 2.0 cm3/Ah, the weight of the at least one material being one calculated as zinc element and based on the weight of the nickel hydroxide.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2003Date of Patent: July 1, 2008Assignee: Toshiba Battery Co., Ltd.Inventors: Makoto Wakabayashi, Kunihiko Miyamoto, Tetsuya Yamane, Naomi Bando, Kiyoshi Ishitsuka, Ken-ichi Kanno, Hidekazu Oppata
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Patent number: 7378186Abstract: In a flat non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell comprising an electricity-generating element including at least a cathode, a separator and an anode and a non-aqueous electrolyte in the inside of a cathode case, a plurality of electrode units each consisting of the cathode and the anode opposite to each another via the separator are laminated to form an electrode group, or an electrode unit in a sheet form consisting of the cathode and the anode opposite to each another via the separator is wound to form an electrode group, or a sheet-shape cathode is wrapped with the separator except for a part contacting at inner face of cathode case and a sheet-shaped anode is set on the sheet-shaped cathode in a right angled position each other and then these cathode and anode are bent alternately to form an electrode group, and the total sum of the areas of the opposing cathode and anode in this electrode group is larger than the area of the opening of an insulating gasket in a sealed portion in the cathode case or thanType: GrantFiled: December 13, 2002Date of Patent: May 27, 2008Assignee: Toshiba Battery Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masami Suzuki, Muneto Hayami, Kazuo Udagawa, Kazuo Iizuka, Naomi Ishihara, Satoshi Hirahara, Hirotaka Sakai, Kiyoto Yoda, Masataka Shikota
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Publication number: 20080107965Abstract: This invention provides a battery with a non-aqueous electrolyte that has excellent pulse discharge characteristics and has prolonged discharge duration days. In this battery with a non-aqueous electrolyte, lithium or a lithium alloy is used in a negative electrode (2), and an oxyhalide, which is liquid at room temperature, is used as a positive electrode acting substance. A bismuth compound or an indium compound is contained in the battery, whereby an excessive reaction between lithium and an oxyhalide is suppressed and consequently can reduce a voltage delay phenomenon at the time of start of discharge and can improve pulse discharge characteristics to prolong discharge duration days. The bismuth compound or indium compound is preferably incorporated in the battery by dissolving or dispersing the bismuth compound or indium compound in a positive electrode acting substance which serves also as an electrolyte.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2005Publication date: May 8, 2008Applicant: TOSHIBA BATTERY CO., LTD.Inventors: Masami Suzuki, Souichi Hanafusa
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Publication number: 20080096106Abstract: A high-capacity enclosed nickel-zinc primary battery excellent in characteristics such as capacity maintenance factor, energy density, and high-efficient discharge characteristics, an anode using it, and a production method for them. An enclosed nickel-zinc primary battery which uses as an anode an anode active material of nickel hydroxide compound, such as nickel oxyhydroxide, particles and uses zinc alloy gel as a cathode material, wherein a ratio of anode theoretical capacity to cathode theoretical capacity is 1.0-1.6, and a ratio of alkali electrolyte to anode theoretical capacity is 1.0-1.6 ml/Ah.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2007Publication date: April 24, 2008Applicant: TOSHIBA BATTERY CO., LTD.Inventors: Kunihiko Miyamoto, Shuichiro Irie, Shinichi Miyamoto, Naomi Hadano, Teiji Okayama
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Publication number: 20080029189Abstract: Presented is methods to make high quality anode zinc pellets without adding lead by continuous or non-continuous casting and rolling method in high productivity. Disclosed is full details of material and process engineering as regards alloy compound, process machinery or equipment, and test and evaluation method addressing metallographic aspect in addition to chemical factors.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2005Publication date: February 7, 2008Applicants: TOSHIBA BATTERY CO.,LTD., Advanced Zone Ltd.Inventor: Mutsuhiro MAEDA
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Publication number: 20080003497Abstract: A liquid action substance battery having its external terminal welded after assembling the battery in which safety of the battery is enhanced by protecting an explosion-proof valve against being torn apart in the subsequent welding work of the external terminal even if the position of a negative pole action substance being press-bonded to the inner surface of the battery can is shifted and that substance is extruded to the bottom face of the battery can.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2005Publication date: January 3, 2008Applicant: TOSHIBA BATTERY CO., LTD.Inventors: Masami Suzuki, Muneto Hayami, Koji Kano, Kazuo Udagawa
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Publication number: 20070298323Abstract: A high-capacity enclosed nickel-zinc primary battery excellent in characteristics such as capacity maintenance factor, energy density, and high-efficient discharge characteristics, an anode using it, and a production method for them. An enclosed nickel-zinc primary battery which uses as an anode an anode active material of nickel hydroxide compound, such as nickel oxyhydroxide, particles and uses zinc alloy gel as a cathode material, wherein a ratio of anode theoretical capacity to cathode theoretical capacity is 1.0-1.6, and a ratio of alkali electrolyte to anode theoretical capacity is 1.0-1.6 ml/Ah.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2007Publication date: December 27, 2007Applicant: TOSHIBA BATTERY CO., LTD.Inventors: Kunihiko Miyamoto, Shuichiro Irie, Shinichi Miyamoto, Naomi Hadano, Teiji Okayama
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Publication number: 20070243320Abstract: A high-capacity enclosed nickel-zinc primary battery excellent in characteristics such as capacity maintenance factor, energy density, and high-efficient discharge characteristics, an anode using it, and a production method for them. An enclosed nickel-zinc primary battery which uses as an anode an anode active material of nickel hydroxide compound, such as nickel oxyhydroxide, particles and uses zinc alloy gel as a cathode material, wherein a ratio of anode theoretical capacity to cathode theoretical capacity is 1.0-1.6, and a ratio of alkali electrolyte to anode theoretical capacity is 1.0-1.6 ml/Ah.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2007Publication date: October 18, 2007Applicant: TOSHIBA BATTERY CO., LTD.Inventors: Kunihiko MIYAMOTO, Shuichiro Irie, Shinichi Miyamoto, Naomi Hadano, Teiji Okayama
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Publication number: 20070190410Abstract: This invention presents an anode zinc can for battery with excellent process-ability and corrosion resistance without adding lead to zinc, and a manganese dry battery made by using such a can. Disclosed is a manufacturing method of the proposed can along with technical clues including material composition, optimum hardness, process temperature, and crystal grains with regard to metallographic aspect.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2004Publication date: August 16, 2007Applicant: TOSHIBA BATTERY CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazunari Kobayashi, Yoshiki Furukoshi, Mutsuhiro Maeda