Patents by Inventor Aki KATORI
Aki KATORI 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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Patent number: 11961971Abstract: Provided is a production method for an all-solid-state battery having a solid electrolyte layer between a positive electrode layer and a negative electrode layer, the production method including: coating or impregnating the positive electrode layer and/or the negative electrode layer with a solid electrolyte solution in which a boron hydride compound serving as the solid electrolyte has been dissolved in a solvent; and removing the solvent from the coated or impregnated solid electrolyte solution and causing the solid electrolyte to precipitate on the positive electrode layer and/or the negative electrode layer.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2018Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignees: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC., NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYInventors: Genki Nogami, Masahiro Shimada, Tomohiro Ito, Aki Katori, Keita Noguchi, Naoto Yamashita, Takashi Mukai, Masahiro Yanagida
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Patent number: 11489194Abstract: A method for producing an LGPS-type solid electrolyte can be provided, the method includes preparing a homogeneous solution by mixing and reacting Li2S and P2S5 in an organic solution such that the molar ratio of Li2S/P2S5 is 1.0-1.85; forming a precipitate by adding, to the homogeneous solution, at least one MS2 (M is selected from the group consisting of Ge, Si, and Sn) and Li2S and then mixing; obtaining a precursor by removing the organic solution from the precipitate; and obtaining the LGPS-type solid electrolyte by heating the precursor at 200-700° C.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2018Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Aki Katori, Tomohiro Ito, Masahiro Shimada, Kotaro Kawakami
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Publication number: 20220158249Abstract: The present invention is able to provide a method for producing an all-solid-state battery that has a solid electrolyte layer between a positive electrode layer and a negative electrode layer. This method for producing an all-solid-state battery is characterized by comprising: a step wherein a coating liquid is applied to at least one of the positive electrode layer and the negative electrode layer, said coating liquid containing a solid electrolyte solution, which is obtained by dissolving a solid electrolyte in a solvent, and fine particles which are insoluble in the solid electrolyte solution; and a step wherein the solvent is removed from the applied coating liquid, thereby having the solid electrolyte deposit on at least one of the positive electrode layer and the negative electrode layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2020Publication date: May 19, 2022Applicants: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC., NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYInventors: Genki NOGAMI, Keita NOGUCHI, Aki KATORI, Naoto YAMASHITA, Takashi MUKAI, Masahiro YANAGIDA
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Patent number: 11271245Abstract: The present invention can provide a production method for a solid electrolyte having Li3PS4, said method characterized by including: a solution-making step in which a homogenous solution is prepared by mixing Li2S and P2S5 into an organic solvent; and a precipitation step in which further Li2S is added to and mixed in the homogenous solution and a precipitate is formed. Preferably, the embodiment either has a molar ratio (Li2S/P2S5) between the Li2S and the P2S5 in the solution-making step of 1.0-1.85 or has further Li2S added to the homogenous solution in the precipitation step such that the molar ratio becomes Li2S/P7S5=2.7-3.3.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2018Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Aki Katori, Kotaro Kawakami
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Patent number: 10930973Abstract: The present invention provides an LGPS-based solid electrolyte production method characterized by having a step in which a mixture of Li3PS4 crystals having a peak at 420±10 cm?1 in a Raman measurement and Li4MS4 crystals (M being selected from the group consisting of Ge, Si, and Sn) is heat treated at 300-700° C. In addition, the present invention can provide an LGPS-based solid electrolyte production method characterized by having: a step in which Li3PS4 crystals having a peak at 420±10 cm?1 in a Raman measurement, Li2S crystals, and sulfide crystals indicated by MS2 (M being selected from the group consisting of Ge, Si, and Sn) are mixed while still having crystals present and a precursor is synthesized; and a step in which the precursor is heat treated at 300-700° C.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2018Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Aki Katori, Kotaro Kawakami, Masahiro Shimada, Yuki Takase, Tomohiro Ito
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Publication number: 20200358130Abstract: The present invention can provide a production method for a solid electrolyte having Li3PS4, said method characterized by including: a solution-making step in which a homogenous solution is prepared by mixing Li2S and P2S5 into an organic solvent; and a precipitation step in which further Li2S is added to and mixed in the homogenous solution and a precipitate is formed. Preferably, the embodiment either has a molar ratio (Li2S/P2S5) between the Li2S and the P2S5 in the solution-making step of 1.0-1.85 or has further Li2S added to the homogenous solution in the precipitation step such that the molar ratio becomes Li2S/P7S5=2.7-3.3.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2018Publication date: November 12, 2020Applicant: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Aki KATORI, Kotaro KAWAKAMI
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Patent number: 10825574Abstract: The present invention provides a manufacturing method suitable for manufacturing, in large amounts, an ionic conductor that is superior in terms of various properties such as ion conductivity. According to one embodiment of the present invention, provided is a method for manufacturing an ionic conductor, said method including: mixing, using a solvent, LiBH4 and a lithium halide represented by formula (1), LiX (1) (in formula (1), X represents one selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms); and removing the solvent at 60-280° C. Ionic conductors obtained with this manufacturing method can be used as, for example, solid electrolytes for all-solid-state batteries.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2017Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignees: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC., TOHOKU TECHNO ARCH CO., LTD.Inventors: Masahiro Shimada, Tomohiro Ito, Aki Katori, Atsushi Unemoto, Shinichi Orimo
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Publication number: 20200303778Abstract: Provided is a production method for an all-solid-state battery having a solid electrolyte layer between a positive electrode layer and a negative electrode layer, the production method including: coating or impregnating the positive electrode layer and/or the negative electrode layer with a solid electrolyte solution in which a boron hydride compound serving as the solid electrolyte has been dissolved in a solvent; and removing the solvent from the coated or impregnated solid electrolyte solution and causing the solid electrolyte to precipitate on the positive electrode layer and/or the negative electrode layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2018Publication date: September 24, 2020Applicants: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC., NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYInventors: Genki NOGAMI, Masahiro SHIMADA, Tomohiro ITO, Aki KATORI, Keita NOGUCHI, Naoto YAMASHITA, Takashi MUKAI, Masahiro YANAGIDA
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Publication number: 20200194825Abstract: A method for producing an LGPS-type solid electrolyte can be provided, the method includes preparing a homogeneous solution by mixing and reacting Li2S and P2S5 in an organic solution such that the molar ratio of Li2S/P2S5 is 1.0-1.85; a precipitation step for forming a precipitate by adding, to the homogeneous solution, at least one MS2 (M is selected from the group consisting of Ge, Si, and Sn) and Li2S and then mixing; obtaining a precursor by removing the organic solution from the precipitate; and obtaining the LGPS-type solid electrolyte by heating the precursor at 200-700° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2018Publication date: June 18, 2020Applicant: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Aki KATORI, Tomohiro ITO, Masahiro SHIMADA, Kotaro KAWAKAMI
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Publication number: 20200020977Abstract: The present invention provides an LGPS-based solid electrolyte production method characterized by having a step in which a mixture of Li3PS4 crystals having a peak at 420±10 cm?1 in a Raman measurement and Li4MS4 crystals (M being selected from the group consisting of Ge, Si, and Sn) is heat treated at 300-700° C. in addition, the present invention can provide an LGPS-based solid electrolyte production method characterized by having: a step in which Li3PS4 crystals having a peak at 420±10 cm?1 in a Raman measurement, Li2S crystals, and sulfide crystals indicated by MS2 (M being selected from the group consisting of Ge, Si, and Sn) are mixed while still having crystals present and a precursor is synthesized; and a step in which the precursor is heat treated at 300-700° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2018Publication date: January 16, 2020Applicant: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Aki KATORI, Kotaro KAWAKAMI, Masahiro SHIMADA, Yuki TAKASE, Tomohiro ITO
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Publication number: 20190080814Abstract: The present invention provides a manufacturing method suitable for manufacturing, in large amounts, an ionic conductor that is superior in terms of various properties such as ion conductivity. According to one embodiment of the present invention, provided is a method for manufacturing an ionic conductor, said method including: mixing, using a solvent, LiBH4 and a lithium halide represented by formula (1), LiX (1) (in formula (1), X represents one selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms); and removing the solvent at 60-280° C. Ionic conductors obtained with this manufacturing method can be used as, for example, solid electrolytes for all-solid-state batteries.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2017Publication date: March 14, 2019Applicants: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC., TOHOKU TECHNO ARCH CO., LTD.Inventors: Masahiro SHIMADA, Tomohiro ITO, Aki KATORI, Atsushi UNEMOTO, Shinichi ORIMO
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Publication number: 20180127558Abstract: The present invention provides a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin composition containing a continuous reinforcing fiber and a thermoplastic resin, wherein the thermoplastic resin includes a copolymer of a cyano group-containing vinyl monomer and an aromatic vinyl monomer, wherein the amount of a conjugated diene component in the copolymer (100% by mass) is 10% by mass or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2016Publication date: May 10, 2018Applicant: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Takahiro MATSUMOTO, Fumiaki KAKEYA, Yasutaka FUKUNAGA, Aki KATORI