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).

  • Publication number: 20200350622
    Abstract: Provide is a solid electrolyte material represented by a composition formula LiaYbMcX6-dFd, where M includes at least one kind selected from the group consisting of metalloid elements and metal elements other than Li and Y; X is at least one kind selected from the group consisting Cl, Br, and I; 0<a; 0<b; 0?c; and 0<d<6.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: MASASHI SAKAIDA, TETSUYA ASANO, AKIHIRO SAKAI, YUSUKE NISHIO, AKINOBU MIYAZAKI, SHINYA HASEGAWA
  • Publication number: 20200350627
    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: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: YUTA SUGIMOTO, AKIHIRO SAKAI, IZURU SASAKI, AKINOBU MIYAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20200350561
    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: July 16, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: HIROKI KAMITAKE, AKIHIRO SAKAI, IZURU SASAKI, YUTA SUGIMOTO, AKINOBU MIYAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20200350615
    Abstract: Provide is a solid electrolyte material consisting of Li, M, X, and F, wherein M is Y, or includes Y and at least one kind selected from the group consisting of metalloid elements and metal elements other than Li; X is at least one kind selected from the group consisting of Cl, Br, and I; two or more peaks are present within a range where a value of a diffraction angle 2? is not less than 24° and not more than 35° in an X-ray diffraction pattern of the solid electrolyte material using Cu-K? as a radiation source; one or more peaks are present within a range where the value of the diffraction angle 2? is not less than 40° and less than 48° in the X-ray diffraction pattern of the solid electrolyte material using Cu-K? as the radiation source; and two or more peaks are present within a range where the value of the diffraction angle 2? is not less than 48° and not more than 59° in the X-ray diffraction pattern of the solid electrolyte material using Cu-K? as the radiation source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: MASASHI SAKAIDA, TETSUYA ASANO, AKIHIRO SAKAI, YUSUKE NISHIO, AKINOBU MIYAZAKI, SHINYA HASEGAWA
  • Publication number: 20200350623
    Abstract: Provided is a battery including a positive electrode including a first positive electrode layer and a second positive electrode layer; a negative electrode; and an electrolyte layer. The first positive electrode layer includes a first positive electrode active material, a first solid electrolyte material, and a coating material. The second positive electrode layer includes a second positive electrode active material and 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: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: IZURU SASAKI, AKIHIRO SAKAI, YUTA SUGIMOTO, AKINOBU MIYAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20200350624
    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: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: IZURU SASAKI, AKIHIRO SAKAI, YUTA SUGIMOTO, AKINOBU MIYAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20200335817
    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: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: TETSUYA ASANO, AKIHIRO SAKAI, MASASHI SAKAIDA, YUSUKE NISHIO
  • Publication number: 20200328467
    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: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: IZURU SASAKI, AKIHIRO SAKAI, YUTA SUGIMOTO, AKINOBU MIYAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20200328466
    Abstract: A solid electrolyte material is represented by the following compositional formula (1): Li3-3?-2aY1+?-aMaCl6-x-yBrxIy where, M is at least one selected from the group consisting of Ta and Nb; and ?1<?<1, 0<a<1.2, 0<(3?3??2a), 0<(1+??a), 0?x?6, 0?y?6, and (x+y)?6 are satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: YUSUKE NISHIO, TETSUYA ASANO, AKIHIRO SAKAI, MASASHI SAKAIDA, AKINOBU MIYAZAKI, SHINYA HASEGAWA
  • Publication number: 20200328453
    Abstract: Provided is a solid electrolyte material represented by the following composition formula (1): Li3YX6??Formula (1) where X is two or more kinds of elements selected from the group consisting of Cl, Br, and I.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: AKIHIRO SAKAI, TETSUYA ASANO, MASASHI SAKAIDA, YUSUKE NISHIO, AKINOBU MIYAZAKI, SHINYA HASEGAWA
  • Publication number: 20200328464
    Abstract: A positive electrode material contains a positive electrode active material and a first solid electrolyte material. The first solid electrolyte material contains Li, M, and X; M at least contains yttrium; and X is at least one selected from the group consisting of Cl, Br, and I.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: TETSUYA ASANO, AKIHIRO SAKAI
  • Publication number: 20200328468
    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: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: MASASHI SAKAIDA, TETSUYA ASANO, AKIHIRO SAKAI, YUSUKE NISHIO, AKINOBU MIYAZAKI, SHINYA HASEGAWA
  • Publication number: 20200328462
    Abstract: A solid electrolyte material contains Li; Y; at least one selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Zn, Zr, Nb, and Ta; and at least one selected from the group consisting of Cl, Br, and I. An X-ray diffraction pattern of the solid electrolyte material obtained using Cu-K? radiation as an X-ray source includes peaks in a range of diffraction angles 2? of 30° or more and 33° or less, in a range of diffraction angles 2? of 39° or more and 43° or less, and in a range of diffraction angles 2? of 47° or more and 51° or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: TETSUYA ASANO, AKIHIRO SAKAI, YUSUKE NISHIO, MASASHI SAKAIDA, AKINOBU MIYAZAKI, SHINYA HASEGAWA
  • Publication number: 20200328459
    Abstract: Provided is a solid electrolyte material represented by the following composition formula (1): Li6-3dYdX6??Formula (1) where X is two or more kinds of elements selected from the group consisting of Cl, Br, and I; and 0<d<2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: AKIHIRO SAKAI, TETSUYA ASANO, MASASHI SAKAIDA, YUSUKE NISHIO, AKINOBU MIYAZAKI, SHINYA HASEGAWA
  • Publication number: 20200328456
    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: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: TETSUYA ASANO, AKIHIRO SAKAI, MASASHI SAKAIDA, YUSUKE NISHIO, AKINOBU MIYAZAKI, SHINYA HASEGAWA
  • Publication number: 20200328454
    Abstract: Provided is a solid electrolyte material comprising Li, Y, Br, and I, 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 12.5° to 14.0°, 25.0° to 27.8°, 29.2° to 32.3°, 41.9° to 46.2°, 49.5° to 54.7°, and 51.9° to 57.5°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: AKIHIRO SAKAI, TETSUYA ASANO, MASASHI SAKAIDA, YUSUKE NISHIO, AKINOBU MIYAZAKI, SHINYA HASEGAWA
  • Publication number: 20200328461
    Abstract: A solid electrolyte material is represented by the following compositional formula (1): Li3?3?+aY1+??aMaCl6?x?yBrxIy where, M is at least one selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, and Zn; and ?1<?<2, 0<a<3, 0<(3?3?+a), 0<(1+??a), 0?x?6, 0?y?6, and (x+y)?6 are satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: Tetsuya Asano, Akihiro Sakai, Masashi Sakaida, Yusuke Nishio, Akinobu Miyazaki, Shinya Hasegawa
  • Publication number: 20200328457
    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: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: AKIHIRO SAKAI, TETSUYA ASANO, MASASHI SAKAIDA, YUSUKE NISHIO, AKINOBU MIYAZAKI, SHINYA HASEGAWA
  • Publication number: 20200328463
    Abstract: Provided is a solid electrolyte material represented by the following composition formula (1) Li3?3??aY1+??aMaCl6?x?yBrxIy??Formula (1) where M is one or more kinds of elements selected from the group consisting of Zr, Hf, and Ti; ?1<?<2; 0<a<1.5; 0<(3?3??a); 0<(1+??a); 0?x?6; 0?y?6; and (x+y)?6.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: AKIHIRO SAKAI, TETSUYA ASANO, MASASHI SAKAIDA, YUSUKE NISHIO, AKINOBU MIYAZAKI, SHINYA HASEGAWA
  • Publication number: 20200328455
    Abstract: Provided is a solid electrolyte material comprising Li, Y, Br, and Cl. 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 13.6° to 14.4°, 27.4° to 28.5°, 31.8° to 32.9°, 45.4° to 47.5°, 54.0° to 56.1°, and 56.6° to 59.0°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: AKIHIRO SAKAI, TETSUYA ASANO, MASASHI SAKAIDA, YUSUKE NISHIO, AKINOBU MIYAZAKI, SHINYA HASEGAWA