Patents by Inventor Akimitsu Tsukuda

Akimitsu Tsukuda 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: 20240097273
    Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery including positive and negative electrodes, a non-aqueous electrolytic solution, and a separator, in which: an active material of the positive electrode is a lithium-containing transition metal oxide represented by LixMyOz, where M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ni, Co, Mn, Al, Mg, and Mo, and a composition ratio satisfies 0.8?x?1.3, 0.5?y?2, and 1?z?4; an active material of the negative electrode contains one or more compounds of a C-based compound, a Si-based compound, a Sn-based compound, and metal lithium; the non-aqueous electrolytic solution contains two solvents, is separated by the separator, and has a composition of the non-aqueous electrolytic solution in contact with a negative electrode side and a composition of the non-aqueous electrolytic solution in contact with a positive electrode side different from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2022
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Kei Ikoma, Aya Seita, Akimitsu Tsukuda
  • Patent number: 11742514
    Abstract: A porous film includes a porous substrate, and a porous layer laminated on at least one surface of the porous substrate. The porous layer contains an organic resin different from a resin constituting the porous substrate. A height of a projection of the porous layer in an interface between the porous substrate and the porous layer is 200 nm or more, and a distance between projections is 1 ?m or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Kei Ikoma, Nobuyasu Kai, Akimitsu Tsukuda
  • Publication number: 20230198097
    Abstract: A porous film includes a porous base and a porous layer containing particles A disposed at least on one side thereof, wherein the particles A contain a mixture including a polymer formed from a fluorine-containing (meth)acrylate monomer and a polymer formed from a (meth)acrylate monomer having a hydroxyl group or a copolymer including a fluorine-containing (meth)acrylate monomer and a (meth)acrylate monomer having a hydroxyl group, with the (meth)acrylate monomer having a hydroxyl group accounting for more than 2 mass% and 30 mass% or less of all components of the particles A, which account for 100 mass%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Nobuyasu Kai, Keiichi Kamon, Hiroko Tanaka, Akimitsu Tsukuda, Naoki Imazu
  • Publication number: 20230130427
    Abstract: A porous film includes a porous substrate and, on at least one surface of the porous substrate, a porous layer including inorganic particles and organic particles A, the organic particles A having adhesiveness to electrodes. The inorganic particle content in the porous layer is 50% by mass to 95% by mass. In 50 measurements of the surface elastic modulus of the porous layer, the value of ?/? is 10 to 40, where ? is the surface elastic modulus indicating the inorganic particles, and ? is the minimum of the measured values, and the percentage of the 50 measured values that are included in the range from ? to 2? is 30% to 100%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Keiichi Kamon, Nobuyasu Kai, Hiroko Tanaka, Akimitsu Tsukuda, Naoki Imazu
  • Publication number: 20230126565
    Abstract: A porous film has a porous substrate and, on at least one surface of the porous substrate, porous layer that contains particles A. The particles A have a mixture containing a polymer that includes fluorine-containing (meth)acrylate monomers and a polymer that includes monomers having two or more reactive groups per molecule, or the particles A have a copolymer containing fluorine-containing (meth)acrylate monomers and monomers that have two or more reactive groups per molecule. The monomers having two or more reactive groups per molecule are contained in the particles A in an amount ranging from greater than 10% by mass to not more than 30% by mass, where all components of the particles A are assumed to constitute 100% by mass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Nobuyasu Kai, Keiichi Kamon, Hiroko Tanaka, Akimitsu Tsukuda, Naoki Imazu
  • Patent number: 11637351
    Abstract: At low cost, a porous film has high thermal film rupture resistance and outstanding battery characteristics. The porous film has a porous layer on at least one surface of a porous substrate, and if the surface porosity of the porous layer is defined as ? and the cross-sectional void ratio of the porous layer is defined as ?, then ?/? does not exceed 90%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Nobuyasu Kai, Kei Ikoma, Akimitsu Tsukuda
  • Publication number: 20220013861
    Abstract: A low cost porous film has high thermal dimensional stability and good adhesion with electrodes and also has excellent battery characteristics. The porous film includes a porous base and a porous layer containing particles A and particles B disposed at least on one side thereof, wherein the particles A contain a polymer having at least one selected from the monomer unit group a that consists of fluorine-containing (meth)acrylate monomer units and silicon-containing monomer units whereas the particles B are inorganic particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Nobuyasu Kai, Keiichi Kamon, Akimitsu Tsukuda
  • Patent number: 10950914
    Abstract: A porous film includes a porous substrate, and a porous layer provided on at least one surface of the porous substrate. The porous layer includes the following resin A and resin B, and satisfies that ?/? is less than 1.0, where ? is a surface opening ratio of the porous layer and ? is a cross-sectional porosity of the porous layer. The resin A is a resin having a melting point of 150° C. or higher, or a resin having no substantial melting point. The resin B is a resin having a melting point of lower than 150° C., or an amorphous resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Nobuyasu Kai, Kei Ikoma, Akimitsu Tsukuda
  • Publication number: 20200358066
    Abstract: A porous film includes: a porous substrate; and a porous layer provided on at least one surface of the porous substrate. The porous layer includes a first porous layer containing the following resin A, and a second porous layer containing the following resin B on the first porous layer, and a mixed-layer thickness (HC) of the first porous layer and the second porous layer is 0.1 ?m or more and 1.0 ?m or less: resin A: a resin having a melting point of 150° C. or higher, or a resin having no substantial melting point; and resin B: a resin having a melting point of lower than 150° C., or an amorphous resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Nobuyasu Kai, Kei Ikoma, Akimitsu Tsukuda
  • Publication number: 20200321586
    Abstract: A porous film includes a porous substrate, and a porous layer laminated on at least one surface of the porous substrate. The porous layer contains an organic resin different from a resin constituting the porous substrate. A height of a projection of the porous layer in an interface between the porous substrate and the porous layer is 200 nm or more, and a distance between projections is 1 ?m or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Kei Ikoma, Nobuyasu Kai, Akimitsu Tsukuda
  • Publication number: 20200295331
    Abstract: A porous film includes a porous substrate, and a porous layer provided on at least one surface of the porous substrate. The porous layer includes the following resin A and resin B, and satisfies that ?/? is less than 1.0, where ? is a surface opening ratio of the porous layer and ? is a cross-sectional porosity of the porous layer. The resin A is a resin having a melting point of 150° C. or higher, or a resin having no substantial melting point. The resin B is a resin having a melting point of lower than 150° C., or an amorphous resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Nobuyasu Kai, Kei Ikoma, Akimitsu Tsukuda
  • Patent number: 10777796
    Abstract: A secondary battery separator includes a porous base material; and a porous layer stacked on at least one surface of the porous base material, the porous layer being mainly composed of inorganic particles, and two or more organic resins having different melting points, the porous layer including a fluororesin as at least one of the organic resins, the secondary battery separator satisfying at least one of (A) and/or (B): (A) the porous layer has a melting point of 130° C. or higher and 20° C. or higher and lower than 130° C.; and (B) the porous layer has a melting point of 130° C. or higher, and includes an amorphous organic resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Nobuyasu Kai, Akimitsu Tsukuda
  • Patent number: 10751980
    Abstract: A laminated film includes, at least on one side thereof, a layer containing a hardening resin, having a total thickness of 1 to 100 ?m, a light transmittance of 70% or more at a wavelength of 400 nm, a Young's modulus of 5 GPa or more when applying a nanoindenter to make a 1 ?m depression in the thickness direction into the surface of the hardening layer, and undergoing a rate of deformation of 500 ppm or less after applying a stress of 0.5 MPa for 30 minutes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Atsushi Sawamoto, Masanori Sueoka, Kazuma Matsui, Kohei Sato, Akimitsu Tsukuda, Junji Michizoe, Do Kyun Kim
  • Publication number: 20200099031
    Abstract: At low cost, a porous film has high thermal film rupture resistance and outstanding battery characteristics. The porous film has a porous layer on at least one surface of a porous substrate, and if the surface porosity of the porous layer is defined as ? and the cross-sectional void ratio of the porous layer is defined as ?, then ?/? does not exceed 90%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2018
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Nobuyasu Kai, Kei Ikoma, Akimitsu Tsukuda
  • Publication number: 20190319238
    Abstract: A porous film has a porous layer containing inorganic particles and a heat-resistant resin on at least one surface of a porous substrate, and wherein the heat-resistant resin is (A) a resin that has a melting point of 200° C. or higher or (B) a resin that has no melting point. This porous film has an area thermal shrinkage of 25% or less at 140° C., while having a variation in light transmittance at a wavelength of 800 nm of 15% or less in the length direction as measured at intervals of 5 m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2018
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Kei Ikoma, Nobuyasu Kai, Akimitsu Tsukuda
  • Publication number: 20190217587
    Abstract: A laminated film includes, at least on one side thereof, a layer containing a hardening resin, having a total thickness of 1 to 100 ?m, a light transmittance of 70% or more at a wavelength of 400 nm, a Young's modulus of 5 GPa or more when applying a nanoindenter to make a 1 ?m depression in the thickness direction into the surface of the hardening layer, and undergoing a rate of deformation of 500 ppm or less after applying a stress of 0.5 MPa for 30 minutes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Atsushi Sawamoto, Masanori Sueoka, Kazuma Matsui, Kohei Sato, Akimitsu Tsukuda, Junji Michizoe, Do Kyun Kim
  • Patent number: 10305143
    Abstract: An ion-permeable membrane is substantially free of holes and has excellent ion permeability, heat resistance, strength, and flexibility, and can form a battery electrolyte membrane that uses the ion-permeable membrane, and an electrode composite. The polymer-ion-permeable membrane has a per-unit-thickness puncture strength of 0.3-3.0 N/?m and a membrane resistance of 3.0-100.0 ?·cm2 at 25° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Atsushi Sawamoto, Dai Nishimura, Akimitsu Tsukuda
  • Publication number: 20190103593
    Abstract: A secondary battery separator includes a porous base material; and a porous layer stacked on at least one surface of the porous base material, the porous layer being mainly composed of inorganic particles, and two or more organic resins having different melting points, the porous layer including a fluororesin as at least one of the organic resins, the secondary battery separator satisfying at least one of (A) and/or (B): (A) the porous layer has a melting point of 130° C. or higher and 20° C. or higher and lower than 130° C.; and (B) the porous layer has a melting point of 130° C. or higher, and includes an amorphous organic resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: Nobuyasu Kai, Akimitsu Tsukuda
  • Patent number: 10173179
    Abstract: An ion-permeable membrane is substantially free of holes and has excellent ion permeability, heat resistance, strength, and flexibility. A battery electrolyte membrane uses the ion-permeable membrane, and can form an electrode composite body. The polymer-ion-permeable membrane has an average radius of free volume of 0.32-0.50 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Atsushi Sawamoto, Dai Nishimura, Akimitsu Tsukuda
  • Patent number: 10044017
    Abstract: An aromatic polyamide porous film has a total number of branch points of pores in an area of 3 cubic micrometers obtained by three-dimensional structural analysis is 2,000 to 20,000, which ensures high rate characteristics and is also capable of suppressing deterioration of cycle characteristics and storage characteristics as well as abnormal heat generation, when used as a separator for battery, and also has excellent heat resistance; and a separator for battery and a battery, each including the aromatic polyamide porous film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Atsushi Sawamoto, Kenta Nishibara, Akimitsu Tsukuda