Patents by Inventor Anna HIROWATARI

Anna HIROWATARI 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: 11955640
    Abstract: An inorganic particle layer for use in an electrode of a non-aqueous electrolyte power storage element is provided. The inorganic particle layer includes an inorganic particle and a polymer. The inorganic particle is insulating and has a surface potential. The polymer has an ionic functional group (A) and an ion-conducting functional group (B) each charged opposite to the surface potential of the inorganic particle. The inorganic particle and the polymer are bonded to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuu Zama, Masahiro Masuzawa, Kohji Matsuoka, Hideo Yanagita, Ryuji Higashi, Anna Hirowatari
  • Patent number: 11909031
    Abstract: A disclosed film electrode includes an electrode base, and an active material layer formed on the electrode base, and a resin layer adhering to at least one of a peripheral portion of the active material layer and a surface of the active material layer in a direction extending along a plane of the electrode base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Masuzawa, Toru Ushirogochi, Hideo Yanagita, Yuu Zama, Aya Yoshida, Shigeo Takeuchi, Anna Hirowatari, Okitoshi Kimura, Kohji Matsuoka, Keigo Takauji, Miku Ohkimoto
  • Patent number: 11710863
    Abstract: In a recovery control method for a secondary battery that includes a positive electrode containing a positive electrode active material, a solid electrolyte, and a negative electrode containing a negative electrode active material containing at least a lithium metal or a lithium alloy, and is fastened from an outside, the recovery control method includes: measuring cell resistance of the secondary battery; calculating a recovery limit resistance value indicating an upper limit value of resistance that ensures recovering the secondary battery from a depth of charge/discharge of the secondary battery, a cell temperature of the secondary battery, and a pressure applied to the secondary battery; and inhibiting charging/discharging the secondary battery and executing recovery control that recovers the secondary battery when a resistance value of the cell resistance is equal to or less than the recovery limit resistance value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignees: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Renault S.A.S.
    Inventors: Anna Hirowatari, Toshikazu Kotaka, Koichiro Aotani
  • Publication number: 20230198033
    Abstract: In a recovery control method for a secondary battery that includes a positive electrode containing a positive electrode active material, a solid electrolyte, and a negative electrode containing a negative electrode active material containing at least a lithium metal or a lithium alloy, and is fastened from an outside, the recovery control method includes: measuring cell resistance of the secondary battery; calculating a recovery limit resistance value indicating an upper limit value of resistance that ensures recovering the secondary battery from a depth of charge/discharge of the secondary battery, a cell temperature of the secondary battery, and a pressure applied to the secondary battery; and inhibiting charging/discharging the secondary battery and executing recovery control that recovers the secondary battery when a resistance value of the cell resistance is equal to or less than the recovery limit resistance value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Anna Hirowatari, Toshikazu Kotaka, Koichiro Aotani
  • Publication number: 20230091130
    Abstract: A disclosed film electrode includes an electrode base, and an active material layer formed on the electrode base, and a resin layer adhering to at least one of a peripheral portion of the active material layer and a surface of the active material layer in a direction extending along a plane of the electrode base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro MASUZAWA, Toru Ushirogochi, Hideo Yanagita, Yuu Zama, Aya Yoshida, Shigeo Takeuchi, Anna Hirowatari, Okitoshi Kimura, Kohji Matsuoka, Keigo Takauji, Miku Ohkimoto
  • Patent number: 11588147
    Abstract: A disclosed film electrode includes an electrode base, and an active material layer formed on the electrode base, and a resin layer adhering to at least one of a peripheral portion of the active material layer and a surface of the active material layer in a direction extending along a plane of the electrode base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro Masuzawa, Toru Ushirogochi, Hideo Yanagita, Yuu Zama, Aya Yoshida, Shigeo Takeuchi, Anna Hirowatari, Okitoshi Kimura, Kohji Matsuoka, Keigo Takauji, Miku Ohkimoto
  • Patent number: 11532811
    Abstract: A composite material includes vanadium lithium phosphate, and a conductive carbon. an amount of the conductive carbon is 2.5 mass % or more and 7.5 mass % or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yusuke Kanno, Hideo Yanagita, Satoshi Nakajima, Eiko Suzuki, Anna Hirowatari
  • Patent number: 11387444
    Abstract: An electrode is provided which includes an electrode substrate, an electrode mixture layer overlying the electrode substrate, and an insulating layer overlying the electrode mixture layer. The electrode mixture layer contains an active material and a void. The insulating layer contains a resin and an insulating inorganic particulate accounting for 80% by mass of the insulating layer. In a boundary region of the electrode mixture layer with the insulating layer, the resin and the insulating inorganic particulate are present in a part of the void.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Aya Utsuki, Masahiro Masuzawa, Kohji Matsuoka, Yuu Zama, Anna Hirowatari, Hideo Yanagita
  • Publication number: 20210320342
    Abstract: An inorganic particle layer for use in an electrode of a non-aqueous electrolyte power storage element is provided. The inorganic particle layer includes an inorganic particle and a polymer. The inorganic particle is insulating and has a surface potential. The polymer has an ionic functional group (A) and an ion-conducting functional group (B) each charged opposite to the surface potential of the inorganic particle. The inorganic particle and the polymer are bonded to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Yuu ZAMA, Masahiro MASUZAWA, Kohji MATSUOKA, Hideo YANAGITA, Ryuji HIGASHI, Anna HIROWATARI
  • Publication number: 20200295355
    Abstract: A composite material includes vanadium lithium phosphate, and a conductive carbon. an amount of the conductive carbon is 2.5 mass % or more and 7.5 mass % or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yusuke KANNO, Hideo YANAGITA, Satoshi NAKAJIMA, Eiko SUZUKI, Anna HIROWATARI
  • Publication number: 20200119333
    Abstract: A disclosed film electrode includes an electrode base, and an active material layer formed on the electrode base, and a resin layer adhering to at least one of a peripheral portion of the active material layer and a surface of the active material layer in a direction extending along a plane of the electrode base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Masahiro MASUZAWA, Toru USHIROGOCHI, Hideo YANAGITA, Yuu ZAMA, Aya YOSHIDA, Shigeo TAKEUCHI, Anna HIROWATARI, Okitoshi KIMURA, Kohji MATSUOKA, Keigo TAKAUJI, Miku OHKIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20190288276
    Abstract: An electrode is provided which includes an electrode substrate, an electrode mixture layer overlying the electrode substrate, and an insulating layer overlying the electrode mixture layer. The electrode mixture layer contains an active material and a void. The insulating layer contains a resin and an insulating inorganic particulate accounting for 80% by mass of the insulating layer. In a boundary region of the electrode mixture layer with the insulating layer, the resin and the insulating inorganic particulate are present in a part of the void.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Aya UTSUKI, Masahiro MASUZAWA, Kohji MATSUOKA, Yuu ZAMA, Anna HIROWATARI, Hideo YANAGITA
  • Publication number: 20180261827
    Abstract: An electrode of a power storage device includes an electrode current collector; and electrode material layers stacked on one side of the electrode current collector, to store and discharge lithium ions. As an anode, each electrode material layer includes a first material and a second material that causes less deposit of the lithium ions on a surface of the anode than the first material, and the farther the electrode material layer is placed from the electrode current collector, the greater a ratio of a weight of the second material becomes. As a cathode, each of the electrode material layers includes a third material and a fourth material that has a higher diffusibility with respect to lithium ions than the third material, and the farther the electrode material layer is placed from the electrode current collector, the less a ratio of a weight of the fourth material becomes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideo YANAGITA, Shigeo TAKEUCHI, Yuu ZAMA, Anna HIROWATARI, Aya YOSHIDA, Toru USHIROGOCHI, Okitoshi KIMURA
  • Patent number: 9831521
    Abstract: To provide a nonaqueous electrolytic storage element, which contains: a positive electrode, which contains a positive electrode material layer including a positive electrode active material capable of reversibly accumulating and releasing anions; a negative electrode, which contains a negative electrode material layer including a negative electrode active material capable of reversibly accumulating and releasing cations; a separator provided between the positive electrode and the negative electrode; and a nonaqueous electrolyte containing an electrolyte salt, wherein a pore volume of the negative electrode material layer per unit area of the negative electrode is larger than a pore volume of the positive electrode material layer per unit area of the positive electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Okitoshi Kimura, Nobuaki Onagi, Eiko Hibino, Hisamitsu Kamezaki, Anna Hirowatari, Yasunori Sugimoto
  • Publication number: 20160260972
    Abstract: To provide a non-aqueous electrolyte storage element including a positive electrode containing a positive electrode active material capable of inserting and eliminating anions, a negative electrode containing a negative electrode active material capable of inserting and eliminating cations, and a non-aqueous electrolyte prepared by dissolving an electrolyte salt in a non-aqueous solvent, wherein the positive electrode active material contains a carbon material, where a distance between (002) planes, d(002), of the carbon material as measured by X-ray diffraction is 0.340 nm or greater but 0.360 nm or less, and the carbon material has a BET specific surface area of greater than 1 m2/g but smaller than 30 m2/g, and the negative electrode active material contains a material capable of inserting and eliminating lithium ions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Eiko HIBINO, Okitoshi KIMURA, Nobuaki ONAGI, Satoshi NAKAJIMA, Anna HIROWATARI, Takashi YAMAGATA, Tatsumi ISHIHARA, Yoshihisa TANAKA, Ryo OSHIMA, Toshihiro NAKABO
  • Publication number: 20150303512
    Abstract: To provide a nonaqueous electrolytic storage element, which contains: a positive electrode, which contains a positive electrode material layer including a positive electrode active material capable of reversibly accumulating and releasing anions; a negative electrode, which contains a negative electrode material layer including a negative electrode active material capable of reversibly accumulating and releasing cations; a separator provided between the positive electrode and the negative electrode; and a nonaqueous electrolyte containing an electrolyte salt, wherein a pore volume of the negative electrode material layer per unit area of the negative electrode is larger than a pore volume of the positive electrode material layer per unit area of the positive electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventors: Okitoshi KIMURA, Nobuaki ONAGI, Eiko HIBINO, Hisamitsu KAMEZAKI, Anna HIROWATARI, Yasunori SUGIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20150303513
    Abstract: To provide nonaqueous electrolytic storage element, containing: a positive electrode, which contains a positive electrode active material capable of accumulating and releasing anions; a negative electrode containing a negative electrode active material capable of accumulating and releasing cations; and a nonaqueous electrolyte containing an electrolyte salt, wherein a capacity of the negative electrode per unit area is larger than a capacity of the positive electrode per unit area, and wherein an amount of the electrolyte salt in the nonaqueous electrode at the time of completion of charging after 50 cycles of charging and discharging is 0.2 mol/L to 1 mol/L, where the cycle of charging and discharging contains charging the nonaqueous electrolytic storage element to 5.2 V with constant electric current of 0.5 mA/cm2, followed by discharging the nonaqueous electrolytic storage element to 2.5 V with constant electric current of 0.5 mA/cm2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2013
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventors: Anna HIROWATARI, Eiko HIBINO, Nobuaki ONAGI, Okitoshi KIMURA, Hisamitsu KAMEZAKI, Yasunori SUGIMOTO