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: 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
  • Publication number: 20230155170
    Abstract: A solid electrolyte material of the present disclosure consists of Li, M1, M2, and X. The M1 is one selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, and Zn. The M2 is at least one selected from the group consisting of Gd and Sm. The 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 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: January 17, 2023
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Keita MIZUNO, Takashi KUBO, Tetsuya ASANO, Takehiro TANAKA, Kensuke WAKASUGI, Tomoyuki KOMORI, Takahiro HAMADA, Mikiya FUJII, Akihiro SAKAI
  • Publication number: 20230155171
    Abstract: A solid electrolyte material of the present disclosure includes Li, M1, M2, and X. The M1 is at least one element selected from the group consisting of a group 2 element and a group 12 element. The M2 is at least three elements selected from the group consisting of a rare-earth element and a group 13 element. The 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 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: January 17, 2023
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Keita MIZUNO, Takashi KUBO, Tetsuya ASANO, Akihiro SAKAI
  • Patent number: 11652235
    Abstract: Provided is a battery comprising a cathode, an anode, and an electrolyte layer. The electrolyte layer includes a first electrolyte layer and a second electrolyte layer. The first electrolyte layer includes a first solid electrolyte material. The second electrolyte layer includes a second solid electrolyte material which is different from the first solid electrolyte 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 and bromine. The first solid electrolyte material does not include sulfur.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Izuru Sasaki, Akihiro Sakai, Yuta Sugimoto, Akinobu Miyazaki
  • Patent number: 11631923
    Abstract: Provided is a battery having further improved charging/discharging efficiency. The battery comprises a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte layer provided between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The electrolyte layer includes a first electrolyte layer and a second electrolyte layer. The second electrolyte layer is provided between the first electrolyte layer and the negative electrode. The first electrolyte layer includes a first solid electrolyte material. The second electrolyte layer includes a second solid electrolyte material that is a material different from the first solid electrolyte material. The first solid electrolyte material includes Li, M, and X and does not include sulfur. M includes at least one selected from the group consisting of metalloid elements and metal elements other than Li. X is at least one selected from the group consisting of Cl, Br, and I.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuta Sugimoto, Akihiro Sakai, Izuru Sasaki, Akinobu Miyazaki
  • Publication number: 20230103996
    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 Ti, Zr, and Hf. The X is at least one selected from the group consisting of Cl, Br, and I. 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 0.10 or more and 0.50 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Yoshiaki TANAKA, Kaori TAKEUCHI, Tetsuya ASANO, Akihiro SAKAI
  • Publication number: 20230108478
    Abstract: A solid electrolyte material of the present disclosure includes: Li; M; Al; O; and X, wherein the M is at least one selected from the group consisting of Ta and Nb, and the X is at least one selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, and Br.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Kaori TAKEUCHI, Yoshiaki TANAKA, Tetsuya ASANO, Akihiro SAKAI
  • Publication number: 20230106765
    Abstract: A positive electrode material includes: a positive electrode active material; a coating layer covering at least part of the surface of the positive electrode active material; and a second solid electrolyte. The coating layer includes a first solid electrolyte. The first solid electrolyte includes Li, M1 and F. M1 is at least one selected from the group consisting of Ti, Al and Zr. The second solid electrolyte includes Li, M2, O and X. M2 is at least one selected from the group consisting of Ta and Nb. X is at least one selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br and I.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: KAORI TAKEUCHI, YOSHIAKI TANAKA, IZURU SASAKI, TETSUYA ASANO, AKIHIRO SAKAI
  • Publication number: 20230083305
    Abstract: The solid electrolyte material of the present disclosure includes Li, Sc, and Cl. In an X-ray diffraction pattern of the solid electrolyte material obtained using Cu-K? rays, there are at least two peaks in a diffraction angle 2? range of 27° or more and 36° or less, and a peak with the highest intensity within the diffraction angle 2? range of 27° or more and 36° or less has a half value width of 0.5° or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: TAKASHI KUBO, KAZUFUMI MIYATAKE, TETSUYA ASANO, AKIHIRO SAKAI
  • Patent number: 11591236
    Abstract: A solid electrolyte material contains Li, M, and X. M contains Y, and X is at least one selected from the group consisting of Cl, Br, and I. A first converted pattern, which is obtained by converting the X-ray diffraction pattern of the solid electrolyte material to change its horizontal axis from the diffraction angle to q, includes its base peak within the range in which q is 2.109 ??1 or more and 2.315 ??1 or less. A second converted pattern, which is obtained by converting the X-ray diffraction pattern to change its horizontal axis from the diffraction angle to q/q0, where q0 is the q corresponding to the base peak in the first converted pattern, includes a peak within each of the range in which q/q0 is 1.28 or more and 1.30 or less and the range in which q/q0 is 1.51 or more and 1.54 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Asano, Akihiro Sakai, Masashi Sakaida, Yusuke Nishio
  • Publication number: 20230055771
    Abstract: A solid electrolyte material of the present disclosure consists substantially of: Li; M1, M2; O; and X. Here, the M1 is at least one selected from the group consisting of Ta and Nb, the M2 is at least one selected from the group consisting of Zr, Y, and La, and the X is at least one selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, and Br.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Kaori TAKEUCHI, Yoshiaki TANAKA, Tetsuya ASANO, Akihiro SAKAI
  • Publication number: 20230041243
    Abstract: A producing method according to the present disclosure includes heat-treating a material mixture at higher than or equal to 150° C. and lower than or equal to 450° C., wherein the material mixture contains MX5 and at least one selected from the group consisting of Li2O2, Li2O, and LiOH, M is at least one selected from the group consisting of Ta and Nb, and X is at least one selected from the group consisting of Cl and Br.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: YOSHIAKI TANAKA, TETSUYA ASANO, AKIHIRO SAKAI
  • Publication number: 20230044223
    Abstract: The production method of the present disclosure includes heat-treating a material mixture containing a compound containing Y, a compound containing Gd, NH4?, Li?, and Ca?2 in an inert gas atmosphere. The compound containing Y is at least one selected from the group consisting of Y2O3 and Y?3, and the compound containing Gd is at least one selected from the group consisting of Gd2O3 and Gd?3. The material mixture contains at least one selected from the group consisting of Y2O3 and Gd2O3, and ?, ?, ?, ?, and ? are each independently at least one selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, and I.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: TAKASHI KUBO, KAZUFUMI MIYATAKE, YOHEI HAYASHI, YUSUKE NISHIO, AKIHIRO SAKAI
  • Publication number: 20230040104
    Abstract: A solid electrolyte material according to the present disclosure includes Li, DC, Y, Sm, and X. The DC is at least one selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, and Zn. The X is at least one selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, and I. A battery according to 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 according to the present disclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Keita MIZUNO, Takashi KUBO, Masashi SAKAIDA, Tetsuya ASANO, Akihiro SAKAI
  • Publication number: 20230023022
    Abstract: The solid electrolyte material of the present disclosure is made of Li, Ca, Y, Gd, X, and O, where X is at least one selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, and I; and the molar ratio of O to the sum of Y and Gd is greater than O and 0.51 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: KAZUFUMI MIYATAKE, YUSUKE NISHIO, TAKASHI KUBO, TETSUYA ASANO, AKIHIRO SAKAI
  • Patent number: 11560320
    Abstract: A solid electrolyte material contains Li, M, and X. M is at least one selected from metallic elements, and X is at least one selected from the group consisting of Cl, Br, and I. A plurality of atoms of X form a sublattice having a closest packed structure. An average distance between two adjacent atoms of X among the plurality of atoms of X is 1.8% or more larger than a distance between two adjacent atoms of X in a rock-salt structure composed only of Li and X.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Asano, Akihiro Sakai, Masashi Sakaida, Yusuke Nishio
  • Publication number: 20230019493
    Abstract: The solid electrolyte material of the present disclosure includes Li, Ca, Y, Sm, X, and O, wherein X is at least one selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, and I.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: KAZUFUMI MIYATAKE, YUSUKE NISHIO, TAKASHI KUBO, TETSUYA ASANO, AKIHIRO SAKAI
  • Publication number: 20230018441
    Abstract: The solid electrolyte material of the present disclosure is a solid electrolyte material made of Li, Ca, Y, Gd, X, and O, where X is at least one selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, and I; the molar ratio of O to the sum of Y and Gd in the entire solid electrolyte material is greater than 0 and 0.42 or less; and O is present in a surface region of the solid electrolyte material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: KAZUFUMI MIYATAKE, YUSUKE NISHIO, TAKASHI KUBO, TETSUYA ASANO, AKIHIRO SAKAI