Patents by Inventor Akihiro Sakai

Akihiro Sakai 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).

  • Patent number: 11955598
    Abstract: A solid electrolyte material according to the present disclosure is represented by the chemical formula Li6?4b+ab(Zr1?aMa)bX6 (I). M denotes at least one element selected from the group consisting of Al, Ga, Bi, Sc, Sm, and Sb, X denotes at least one halogen element, and the two mathematical formulae 0<a<1 and 0<b<1.5 are satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masashi Sakaida, Yusuke Nishio, Tetsuya Asano, Akihiro Sakai, Akinobu Miyazaki
  • Publication number: 20240039044
    Abstract: A solid electrolyte material of the present disclosure includes: Li; M; O; X; and S. The M is at least one selected from the group consisting of Ti, Zr, and Hf. The X is at least one selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, and I. A molar ratio of the O to the X is more than 0 and 0.3 or less. A battery of the present disclosure includes: a positive electrode; a negative electrode; and an electrolyte layer provided between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. At least one selected from the group consisting of the positive electrode, the negative electrode, and the electrolyte layer includes the solid electrolyte material of the present disclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Yoshiaki TANAKA, Tetsuya ASANO, Akihiro SAKAI
  • Patent number: 11888111
    Abstract: A solid electrolyte material according to the present disclosure is represented by the chemical formula Li6-4aMaX6. M denotes at least one element selected from the group consisting of Zr, Hf, and Ti, X denotes at least one halogen element, and a is greater than 0 and less than 1.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akihiro Sakai, Masashi Sakaida, Yusuke Nishio, Tetsuya Asano, Akinobu Miyazaki
  • Publication number: 20240021870
    Abstract: A solid electrolyte material of the present disclosure contains Li, Yb, M, and X. M is at least one selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Zn, Y, Tb, Gd, Sm, In, Zr, and Hf. X is at least one selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, and I. A battery of the present disclosure includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte layer disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. At least one selected from the group consisting of the positive electrode, the negative electrode, and the electrolyte layer contains the solid electrolyte material of the present disclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: KEITA MIZUNO, TETSUYA ASANO, AKIHIRO SAKAI
  • Patent number: 11855255
    Abstract: A halide solid electrolyte material according to the present disclosure is represented by the chemical formula Li6?(4+a)b(Zr1?aMa)bX6, wherein M denotes at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ta and Nb, X denotes at least one halogen element, and two mathematical formulae 0<a<1 and 0<b<1.5 are satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke Nishio, Akihiro Sakai, Tetsuya Asano, Masashi Sakaida, Akinobu Miyazaki
  • Publication number: 20230411680
    Abstract: A solid electrolyte material of the present disclosure includes Li, Zr, Y, Cl, O, and H, wherein the molar ratio of O to Y is greater than 0.01 and less than or equal to 0.80. A battery of the present disclosure includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte layer disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. At least one selected from the group consisting of the positive electrode, the negative electrode, and the electrolyte layer contains the solid electrolyte material of the present disclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: KAZUFUMI MIYATAKE, YUSUKE NISHIO, TAKASHI KUBO, TETSUYA ASANO, AKIHIRO SAKAI
  • Publication number: 20230402647
    Abstract: A solid electrolyte material of the present disclosure includes Li, Zr, Y, Cl, and O, wherein the molar ratio of O to Y in the entire solid electrolyte material is greater than 0 and less than or equal to 0.80, and the molar ratio of O to Y in the surface region of the solid electrolyte material is larger than the molar ratio of O to Y in the entire solid electrolyte material. A battery of the present disclosure includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte layer disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, wherein at least one selected from the group consisting of the positive electrode, the negative electrode, and the electrolyte layer contains the solid electrolyte material of the present disclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: KAZUFUMI MIYATAKE, YUSUKE NISHIO, TAKASHI KUBO, TETSUYA ASANO, AKIHIRO SAKAI
  • Publication number: 20230395846
    Abstract: A solid electrolyte material of the present disclosure includes Li, Zr, Y, Cl, and O, wherein the molar ratio of O to Y is greater than 0 and less than or equal to 0.60. A battery of the present disclosure includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte layer disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. At least one selected from the group consisting of the positive electrode, the negative electrode, and the electrolyte layer contains the solid electrolyte material of the present disclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: KAZUFUMI MIYATAKE, YUSUKE NISHIO, TAKASHI KUBO, TETSUYA ASANO, AKIHIRO SAKAI
  • Publication number: 20230387458
    Abstract: A solid electrolyte material of the present disclosure contains Li, Yb, and X. X is at least two selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, and I. A battery of the present disclosure includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte layer disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. At least one selected from the group consisting of the positive electrode, the negative electrode, and the electrolyte layer contains the solid electrolyte material of the present disclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: KEITA MIZUNO, YOSHIAKI TANAKA, TETSUYA ASANO, AKIHIRO SAKAI
  • Patent number: 11784345
    Abstract: Provided is a solid electrolyte material represented by a composition formula Li3?3?Y1+??aMaCl6?x?yBrxIy, where M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Al, Sc, Ga, and Bi; ?1<?<1; 0<a<2; 0<(1+??a); 0?x?6; 0?y?6; and (x+y)?6.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masashi Sakaida, Tetsuya Asano, Akihiro Sakai, Yusuke Nishio, Akinobu Miyazaki, Shinya Hasegawa
  • Publication number: 20230318030
    Abstract: A solid electrolyte material according to an aspect of the present disclosure is represented by the following Compositional Formula (1): Li6-3zYzX6 where 0<z<2 is satisfied; and X represents Cl or Br.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya ASANO, Akihiro SAKAI, Satoru OHUCHI, Masashi SAKAIDA, Akinobu MIYAZAKI, Shinya HASEGAWA
  • Patent number: 11777132
    Abstract: A solid electrolyte material includes a first crystal phase. The first crystal phase has a composition that is deficient in Li as compared with a composition represented by the following composition formula (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Asano, Akihiro Sakai, Masashi Sakaida, Yusuke Nishio, Akinobu Miyazaki, Shinya Hasegawa
  • Publication number: 20230307704
    Abstract: A solid electrolyte material of the present disclosure includes: Li; M; O; and X. The M is at least one selected from the group consisting of Nb and Ta. The X is at least one selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, and I. The solid electrolyte material of the present disclosure has, in an X-ray diffraction pattern obtained by X-ray diffraction measurement using a Cu-K? ray, a first peak positioned within a range of a diffraction angle 2? from 13.49° to 13.59° and a second peak positioned within a range of the diffraction angle 2? from 14.82° to 14.92°. An intensity ratio of the first peak to the second peak is 0.50 or more and 4.50 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Yoshiaki TANAKA, Tetsuya ASANO, Akihiro SAKAI
  • Publication number: 20230307703
    Abstract: A solid electrolyte material of the present disclosure includes: Li; M; O; X; and A. The M is at least one selected from the group consisting of Ti, Zr, and Hf. The X is at least one selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, and I. The A is at least one selected from the group consisting of P and B. A molar ratio of the Li to the M is 1.0 or more and 3.0 or less. A molar ratio of the O to the X is 0.2 or more and 0.7 or less. A molar ratio of the A to the M is 0.02 or more and 0.80 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Yoshiaki TANAKA, Tetsuya ASANO, Akihiro SAKAI
  • Patent number: 11760649
    Abstract: Provided is a solid electrolyte material comprising Li, Y, Br, and Cl wherein in an X-ray diffraction pattern in which Cu-K? is used as a radiation source, peaks are present within all ranges of diffraction angles 2? of 15.1° to 15.8°, 27.3° to 29.5°, 30.1° to 31.1°, 32.0° to 33.7°, 39.0° to 40.6°, and 47.0° to 48.5°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akihiro Sakai, Tetsuya Asano, Masashi Sakaida, Yusuke Nishio, Akinobu Miyazaki, Shinya Hasegawa
  • Publication number: 20230268504
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a cathode material which has improved charge/discharge efficiency; and a battery using the same. The cathode material includes a cathode active material and a first solid electrolyte material; and the first solid electrolyte material contains Li, M and X; however, does not include sulfur. M represents at least one element that is selected from the group consisting of metalloid elements and metal elements other than Li. X represents at least one selected from the group consisting of Cl and Br, and I. The cathode active material includes lithium iron phosphate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: HIRO KAMITAKE, AKIHIRO SAKAI, IZURU SASAKI, YUTA SUGIMOTO, AKINOBU MIYAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20230268550
    Abstract: A solid electrolyte material of the present disclosure includes: Li; Zr; Fe; O; and X. The X is at least one selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, and I. In an X-ray diffraction pattern obtained by X-ray diffraction measurement using a Cu-K? ray, a first peak is present within a range of a diffraction angle 2? from 14.7° to 15.1°, a second peak is present within a range of the diffraction angle 2? from 29.9° to 30.7°, and a third peak is present within a range of the diffraction angle 2? from 34.1° to 34.8°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Yoshiaki TANAKA, Tetsuya ASANO, Akihiro SAKAI
  • Patent number: 11721835
    Abstract: A solid electrolyte material according to an aspect of the present disclosure is represented by the following Compositional Formula (1): Li6-3zYzX6 where, 0<z<2 is satisfied; and X represents Cl or Br.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Asano, Akihiro Sakai, Satoru Ohuchi, Masashi Sakaida, Akinobu Miyazaki, Shinya Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 11682764
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a cathode material which has improved charge/discharge efficiency; and a battery using the same. The cathode material includes a cathode active material and a first solid electrolyte material; and the first solid electrolyte material contains Li, M and X; however, does not include sulfur. M represents at least one element that is selected from the group consisting of metalloid elements and metal elements other than Li. X represents at least one selected from the group consisting of Cl and Br, and I. The cathode active material includes lithium iron phosphate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki Kamitake, Akihiro Sakai, Izuru Sasaki, Yuta Sugimoto, Akinobu Miyazaki
  • Patent number: 11670775
    Abstract: Provided is a positive electrode material including a positive electrode active material, a first solid electrolyte material, and a coating material. The coating material is located on the surface of the positive electrode active material. The first solid electrolyte material includes lithium, at least one kind selected from the group consisting of metalloid elements and metal elements other than lithium, and at least one kind selected from the group consisting of chlorine, bromine, and iodine. The first solid electrolyte material does not include sulfur.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Izuru Sasaki, Akihiro Sakai, Yuta Sugimoto, Akinobu Miyazaki