Patents by Inventor Akira TSUKAO

Akira TSUKAO 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: 10923771
    Abstract: Provided is a method for manufacturing a laminated electrode body which is excellent in terms of productivity and production cost. The method for manufacturing a laminated electrode body disclosed herein includes the steps of: preparing a wound body having a flat portion and two curved portions by using a laminate formed of an elongated positive electrode, an elongated negative electrode, and an elongated separator that insulates the positive electrode and the negative electrode from each other; preparing an electrode laminate structure having two cut surfaces by cutting out and removing the two curved portions of the wound body; and removing active materials on the cut surfaces of the electrode laminate structure by spraying an inactive gas or electrically insulating particles onto the cut surfaces while applying, to the electrode laminate structure, a voltage of 25 V or more and less than a voltage causing a dielectric breakdown of the separator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoru Mizuno, Akira Tsukao, Norihiro Yamada
  • Publication number: 20190027787
    Abstract: Provided is a method for manufacturing a laminated electrode body which is excellent in terms of productivity and production cost. The method for manufacturing a laminated electrode body disclosed herein includes the steps of: preparing a wound body having a flat portion and two curved portions by using a laminate formed of an elongated positive electrode, an elongated negative electrode, and an elongated separator that insulates the positive electrode and the negative electrode from each other; preparing an electrode laminate structure having two cut surfaces by cutting out and removing the two curved portions of the wound body; and removing active materials on the cut surfaces of the electrode laminate structure by spraying an inactive gas or electrically insulating particles onto the cut surfaces while applying, to the electrode laminate structure, a voltage of 25 V or more and less than a voltage causing a dielectric breakdown of the separator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoru MIZUNO, Akira TSUKAO, Norihiro YAMADA