Patents by Inventor Akimi Ogawa

Akimi Ogawa 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: 9508494
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a manufacturing method of carbonaceous material for a negative electrode of lithium ion capacitors, wherein the carbonaceous material is obtained from plant-derived char as a source, potassium and iron are sufficiently removed, and an average particle diameter thereof is small; and a carbonaceous material for a negative electrode of lithium ion capacitors. The object can be solved by a method for manufacturing a carbonaceous material having an average diameter of 3 to 30 ?m, for a negative electrode of lithium ion capacitors comprising the steps of: (1) heating plant-derived char having an average particle diameter of 100 to 10000 ?m at 500° C. to 1250° C. under an inert gas atmosphere containing a halogen compound to demineralize in a gas-phase, (2) pulverizing a carbon precursor obtained by the demineralization in a gas-phase, (3) calcining the pulverized carbon precursor at less than 1100° C. under a non-oxidizing gas atmosphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignees: KUREHA CORPORATION, KURARAY CO., LTD., KURARAY CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naohiro Sonobe, Yasuhiro Tada, Jiro Masuko, Hajime Komatsu, Junichi Arima, Akimi Ogawa, Kenichi Koyakumaru, Kiyoto Otsuka, Hideharu Iwasaki, Junsang Cho
  • Patent number: 9478805
    Abstract: Provided is a manufacturing method of carbonaceous material for a negative electrode of non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries, wherein the carbonaceous material is obtained from plant-derived char as a source, potassium is sufficiently removed, and an average particle diameter thereof is small; and a carbonaceous material for a negative electrode of non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries. The method for manufacturing a carbonaceous material having an average particle diameter of 3 to 30 ?m, for a negative electrode of non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries includes the steps of: (1) heating plant-derived char having an average particle diameter of 100 to 10000 ?m at 500° C. to 1250° C. under an inert gas atmosphere containing halogen compound to demineralize in a gas-phase, (2) pulverizing a carbon precursor obtained by demineralization in a gas-phase, (3) calcining the pulverized carbon precursor at 1000° C. to 1600° C. under an non-oxidizing gas atmosphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignees: KUREHA CORPORATION, KURARAY CO., LTD., KURARAY CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Tada, Yasushi Ebihara, Mayu Komatsu, Jiro Masuko, Hajime Komatsu, Naohiro Sonobe, Junichi Arima, Akimi Ogawa, Shinya Tago, Kenichi Koyakumaru, Hideharu Iwasaki, Kiyoto Otsuka
  • Patent number: 9368292
    Abstract: There is provided a carbon material for polarizable electrodes in which a heterocyclic aromatic compound is adsorbed on an activated carbon, wherein the heterocyclic aromatic compound comprises a five- or six-membered ring having two or more nitrogen atoms as ring-forming atoms; a ratio (N/C) of nitrogen atoms to carbon atoms in the heterocyclic aromatic compound is 0.4 or more; 1 to 35 parts by mass of the heterocyclic aromatic compound is adsorbed based on 100 parts by mass of the activated carbon; and the carbon material for polarizable electrodes has a benzene adsorption capacity of 25 to 75% by mass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: KURARAY CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akimi Ogawa, Yumika Ninomiya, Shushi Nishimura, Kiyoto Otsuka
  • Publication number: 20160064735
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a manufacturing method of carbonaceous material for a negative electrode of non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries, wherein the carbonaceous material is obtained from plant-derived char as a source, potassium is sufficiently removed, and an average particle diameter thereof is small; and a carbonaceous material for a negative electrode of non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries. The object can be solved by a method for manufacturing a carbonaceous material having an average particle diameter of 3 to 30 ?m, for a negative electrode of non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries comprising the steps of: (1) heating plant-derived char having an average particle diameter of 100 to 10000 ?m at 500° C. to 1250° C. under an inert gas atmosphere containing halogen compound to demineralize in a gas-phase, (2) pulverizing a carbon precursor obtained by demineralization in a gas-phase, (3) calcining the pulverized carbon precursor at 1000° C. to 1600° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Applicants: KUREHA CORPORATION, KURARAY CHEMICAL CO., LTD., KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro TADA, Yasushi EBIHARA, Mayu KOMATSU, Jiro MASUKO, Hajime KOMATSU, Naohiro SONOBE, Junichi ARIMA, Akimi OGAWA, Shinya TAGO, Kenichi KOYAKUMARU, Hideharu IWASAKI, Kiyoto OTSUKA
  • Publication number: 20150287545
    Abstract: There is provided a carbon material for polarizable electrodes in which a heterocyclic aromatic compound is adsorbed on an activated carbon, wherein the heterocyclic aromatic compound comprises a five- or six-membered ring having two or more nitrogen atoms as ring-forming atoms; a ratio (N/C) of nitrogen atoms to carbon atoms in the heterocyclic aromatic compound is 0.4 or more; 1 to 35 parts by mass of the heterocyclic aromatic compound is adsorbed based on 100 parts by mass of the activated carbon; and the carbon material for polarizable electrodes has a benzene adsorption capacity of 25 to 75% by mass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Applicant: KURARAY CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akimi Ogawa, Yumika Ninomiya, Shushi Nishimura, Kiyoto Otsuka
  • Publication number: 20150270072
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a manufacturing method of carbonaceous material for a negative electrode of lithium ion capacitors, wherein the carbonaceous material is obtained from plant-derived char as a source, potassium and iron are sufficiently removed, and an average particle diameter thereof is small; and a carbonaceous material for a negative electrode of lithium ion capacitors. The object can be solved by a method for manufacturing a carbonaceous material having an average diameter of 3 to 30 ?m, for a negative electrode of lithium ion capacitors comprising the steps of: (1) heating plant-derived char having an average particle diameter of 100 to 10000 ?m at 500° C. to 1250° C. under an inert gas atmosphere containing a halogen compound to demineralize in a gas-phase, (2) pulverizing a carbon precursor obtained by the demineralization in a gas-phase, (3) calcining the pulverized carbon precursor at less than 1100° C. under a non-oxidizing gas atmosphere.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Applicants: KUREHA CORPORATION, KURARAY CHEMICAL CO., LTD., KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naohiro Sonobe, Yasuhiro Tada, Jiro Masuko, Hajime Komatsu, Junichi Arima, Akimi Ogawa, Kenichi Koyakumaru, Kiyoto Otsuka, Hideharu Iwasaki, Junsang Cho