Patents by Inventor Atsushi Sakuda

Atsushi Sakuda 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: 10367196
    Abstract: A composite containing phosphorus, lithium, iron, sulfur, and carbon as constituent elements wherein lithium sulfide (Li2S) is present in an amount of 90 mol % or more, and wherein the crystallite size calculated from the half-width of a diffraction peak based on the (111) plane of Li2S as determined by X-ray powder diffraction measurement is 80 nm or less. The composite exhibits a high capacity (in particular, a high discharge capacity) useful as an electrode active material for a lithium-ion secondary battery (in particular, a cathode active material for a lithium-ion secondary battery), without the need for stepwise pre-cycling treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
    Inventors: Tomonari Takeuchi, Hiroyuki Kageyama, Atsushi Sakuda, Hikari Sakaebe
  • Patent number: 10294938
    Abstract: An elastic body is provided which biases one of a fixed scroll and an orbiting scroll in a direction in which the fixed scroll and the orbiting scroll are spaced away from each other. With this, upon the start-up of a compressor, a gap is formed between the fixed scroll and the orbiting scroll, and thus the startability is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke Imai, Sadayuki Yamada, Atsushi Sakuda, Akihiro Hayashi, Takashi Morimoto
  • Patent number: 10290870
    Abstract: The main object is to provide a novel material with excellent charge and discharge characteristics, such as a high utilization rate of a positive electrode, a high capacity, and good cycle characteristic, in which the material is a compound containing as the major component lithium sulfide useful as a cathode active material for lithium secondary batteries. The invention provides a lithium sulfide-iron-carbon composite containing lithium, iron, sulfur and carbon as constituent elements, with lithium sulfide (Li2S), as the main phase, having a crystallite size of 50 nm or less as calculated from the half width of the diffraction peak based on the (111) plane of Li2S as determined by X-ray powder diffraction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Tomonari Takeuchi, Atsushi Sakuda, Hiroyuki Kageyama, Hikari Sakaebe, Kuniaki Tatsumi
  • Patent number: 10269465
    Abstract: The sulfide of the present invention comprises an amorphous (lithium) niobium sulfide having an average composition represented by formula (1): Lik1NbSn1 (wherein 0?k1?5; 3?n1?10; and when n1?3.5, k1?0.5), or an amorphous (lithium) titanium niobium sulfide having an average composition represented by formula (2): Lik2Ti1-m2Nbm2Sn2 (wherein 0?k2?5; 0<m2<1; 2?n2?10; and when n2?3.5, k2?1.5). The sulfide of the present invention is a material that is useful as a cathode active material for lithium batteries, such as lithium primary batteries, lithium secondary batteries, and lithium ion secondary batteries, and has a high charge-discharge capacity, high electrical conductivity, and excellent charge-discharge performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
    Inventors: Atsushi Sakuda, Tomonari Takeuchi, Noboru Taguchi, Hikari Sakaebe, Kuniaki Tatsumi
  • Patent number: 10215451
    Abstract: A compressor uses a refrigerant containing R1123 (1,1,2-trifluoroethylene) as a working fluid, and uses a polyol ester oil as a compressor lubricating oil. In addition, a fixed scroll and a revolving scroll each having a spiral lap rising from an end plate, and a compression chamber which is formed by meshing the fixed scroll and the revolving scroll, are provided. In addition, a discharge hole which is provided at a center position of the end plate of the fixed scroll, and is open to a discharge chamber, a bypass hole which is provided in the end plate of the fixed scroll, and communicates with the compression chamber and the discharge chamber at a timing different from a timing at which the compression chamber communicates with the discharge hole, and a check valve which is provided in the bypass hole, and allows a flow from the compression chamber side to the discharge chamber side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Fujitaka, Fuminori Sakima, Yoshikazu Kawabe, Atsushi Sakuda, Hiroaki Nakai, Shigehiro Sato, Kenji Takaichi
  • Publication number: 20190048874
    Abstract: A scroll compressor according to the present disclosure includes a partition wall that divides a sealed vessel into a high-pressure space and a low-pressure space, a non-orbiting scroll provided in the low-pressure space, an orbiting scroll that forms a compression chamber between the orbiting scroll and the non-orbiting scroll, and a rotational shaft. The scroll compressor further includes a main bearing that supports the orbiting scroll, an elastic body that biases one of the non-orbiting scroll and the orbiting scroll so as to separate the non-orbiting scroll and the orbiting scroll from each other, and a plurality of columnar members that are fixed at one ends of the columnar members and are movable at the other ends of the columnar members, and are disposed in a circumferential direction. The non-orbiting scroll or the orbiting scroll that is biased by the elastic body is movable between the partition wall and the main bearing in an axial direction of the rotational shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Sadayuki YAMADA, Yusuke IMAI, Atsushi SAKUDA, Takashi MORIMOTO
  • Patent number: 10151514
    Abstract: A compressor uses a refrigerant containing R1123 (1,1,2-trifluoroethylene) as a working fluid, and uses a polyol ester oil as a compressor lubricating oil. In addition, a fixed scroll and a revolving scroll each having a spiral lap rising from an end plate, and a compression chamber which is formed by meshing the fixed scroll and the revolving scroll, are provided. In addition, a discharge hole which is provided at a center position of the end plate of the fixed scroll, and is open to a discharge chamber, a bypass hole which is provided in the end plate of the fixed scroll, and communicates with the compression chamber and the discharge chamber at a timing different from a timing at which the compression chamber communicates with the discharge hole, and a check valve which is provided in the bypass hole, and allows a flow from the compression chamber side to the discharge chamber side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Fujitaka, Fuminori Sakima, Yoshikazu Kawabe, Atsushi Sakuda, Hiroaki Nakai, Shigehiro Sato, Kenji Takaichi
  • Patent number: 10090524
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel lithium titanium sulfide, lithium niobium sulfide, or lithium titanium niobium sulfide that contains a sulfide containing lithium, titanium and/or niobium, and sulfur as constituent elements, and that has excellent charge-discharge performance (especially excellent charge-discharge capacity and charge-discharge potential) useful as a cathode active material or the like for lithium batteries, such as metal lithium secondary batteries or lithium-ion secondary batteries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
    Inventors: Atsushi Sakuda, Tomonari Takeuchi, Hikari Sakaebe, Kuniaki Tatsumi
  • Patent number: 10077922
    Abstract: A compressor uses a refrigerant containing R1123 (1,1,2-trifluoroethylene) as a working fluid, and uses a polyvinyl ether oil as a compressor lubricating oil. In addition, a fixed scroll (12) and a revolving scroll (13) each having a spiral lap rising from an end plate, and a compression chamber (15) which is formed by meshing the fixed scroll (12) and the revolving scroll (13), are provided. In addition, a discharge hole (18) which is provided at a center position of the end plate of the fixed scroll (12), and is open to a discharge chamber (31), a bypass hole (68) which is provided in the end plate of the fixed scroll (12), and communicates with the compression chamber (15) and the discharge chamber (31) at a timing different from a timing at which the compression chamber (15) communicates with the discharge hole (18), and a check valve which is provided in the bypass hole (68), and allows a flow from the compression chamber (15) side to the discharge chamber (31) side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Fujitaka, Fuminori Sakima, Yoshikazu Kawabe, Atsushi Sakuda, Hiroaki Nakai, Shigehiro Sato, Kenji Takaichi
  • Patent number: 10066624
    Abstract: A scroll compressor of the present invention includes a first discharge port 35 which is in communication with a compression chamber 50, a discharge space 30H which is in communication with the first discharge port 35, a second discharge port 21 which brings the discharge space 30H into communication with a high pressure space 11, a discharge check valve 131 capable of closing the second discharge port 21, a bypass port 36 which brings the compression chamber 50 into communication with the discharge space 30H, and a bypass check valve 121 capable of closing the bypass port 36, the fixed scroll 30 can move in an axial direction of the fixed scroll between the partition plate 20 and the main bearing 60, a high pressure is applied to the discharge space 30H and according to this, the fixed scroll 30 can be pressed against the orbiting scroll 40.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Ogata, Yusuke Imai, Sadayuki Yamada, Hidenobu Shintaku, Atsushi Sakuda, Takashi Morimoto
  • Publication number: 20180006298
    Abstract: A composite containing phosphorus, lithium, iron, sulfur, and carbon as constituent elements wherein lithium sulfide (Li2S) is present in an amount of 90 mol % or more, and wherein the crystallite size calculated from the half-width of a diffraction peak based on the (111) plane of Li2S as determined by X-ray powder diffraction measurement is 80 nm or less. The composite exhibits a high capacity (in particular, a high discharge capacity) useful as an electrode active material for a lithium-ion secondary battery (in particular, a cathode active material for a lithium-ion secondary battery), without the need for stepwise pre-cycling treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Tomonari Takeuchi, Hiroyuki Kageyama, Atsushi Sakuda, Hikari Sakaebe
  • Publication number: 20170350623
    Abstract: A refrigeration cycle device according to the present invention includes a compressor having a first compression chamber and a second compression chamber, a condenser, a decompressor, an evaporator, an injection path configured to introduce intermediate pressure refrigerant, a communication passage configured to introduce intermediate pressure refrigerant compressed in the first compression chamber to the second compression chamber, and a switch element configured to selectively make the second compression chamber communicate with the evaporator or make the second compression chamber communicate with the communication passage. The injection path introduces the intermediate pressure refrigerant to the second compression chamber. Single-stage compressing operation is performed when the second compression chamber is communicated with the evaporator, and two-stage compressing operation is performed when the second compression chamber is communicated with the communication passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: HIROAKI NAKAI, ATSUSHI SAKUDA
  • Publication number: 20170284393
    Abstract: A scroll compressor according to the present invention includes a partition plate that partitions a sealed container into a high-pressure space and a low-pressure space, a fixed scroll adjacent to the partition plate, a orbiting scroll, a rotation restrictor, and a main bearing. The sealed scroll compressor further includes a pillar member having a lower end portion secured in a bearing-side engagement portion provided in the main bearing, and an upper end portion inserted in a scroll-side engagement portion provided in the fixed scroll. The axial distance from the upper end portion of the pillar member to the partition plate is smaller than the length by which the pillar member and the bearing-side engagement portion are coupled together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2015
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: SADAYUKI YAMADA, YUSUKE IMAI, ATSUSHI SAKUDA, TAKASHI MORIMOTO, AKIHIRO HAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20170268511
    Abstract: An elastic body is provided which biases one of a fixed scroll and an orbiting scroll in a direction in which the fixed scroll and the orbiting scroll are spaced away from each other. With this, upon the start-up of a compressor, a gap is formed between the fixed scroll and the orbiting scroll, and thus the startability is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Yusuke IMAI, Sadayuki YAMADA, Atsushi SAKUDA, Akihiro HAYASHI, Takashi MORIMOTO
  • Patent number: 9765782
    Abstract: A scroll compressor of the present invention includes a partition plate 20, a fixed scroll 30, an orbiting scroll 40, a rotation-restraining member 90, a main bearing 60, a bearing-side concave portion 102, a scroll-side concave portion 101 and a columnar member 100. A lower end of the columnar member 100 is inserted into the bearing-side concave portion 102, and an upper end of the columnar member is inserted into the scroll-side concave portion 101. The columnar member 100 slides with at least one of the bearing-side concave portion 102 and the scroll-side concave portion 101, thereby moving the fixed scroll 30 in an axial direction between the partition plate 20 and the main bearing 60. A high pressure is applied to a discharge space 30H, thereby pressing the fixed scroll 30 against the orbiting scroll 40.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke Imai, Takeshi Ogata, Sadayuki Yamada, Hidenobu Shintaku, Atsushi Sakuda, Takashi Morimoto
  • Patent number: 9719511
    Abstract: A scroll compressor of the present invention includes a partition plate, a fixed scroll, an orbiting scroll, a rotation-restraining member, a main bearing, a discharge space, a ring-shaped first seal member and a ring-shaped second seal member. A pressure in the medium pressure space is set lower than that in the discharge space and higher than that in the low pressure space. The first seal member and the second seal member are sandwiched by the partition plate by means of a closing member, the fixed scroll can move in an axial direction of the fixed scroll between the partition plate and the main bearing. If a high pressure is applied to the discharge space, the fixed scroll can be pressed against the orbiting scroll.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke Imai, Takeshi Ogata, Sadayuki Yamada, Hidenobu Shintaku, Atsushi Sakuda, Takashi Morimoto, Akihiro Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20170146265
    Abstract: A compressor uses a refrigerant containing R1123 (1,1,2-trifluoroethylene) as a working fluid, and uses a polyvinyl ether oil as a compressor lubricating oil. In addition, a fixed scroll and a revolving scroll each having a spiral lap rising from an end plate, and a compression chamber which is formed by meshing the fixed scroll and the revolving scroll, are provided. In addition, a discharge hole which is provided at a center position of the end plate of the fixed scroll, and is open to a discharge chamber, a bypass hole which is provided in the end plate of the fixed scroll, and communicates with the compression chamber and the discharge chamber at a timing different from a timing at which the compression chamber communicates with the discharge hole, and a check valve which is provided in the bypass hole, and allows a flow from the compression chamber side to the discharge chamber side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2015
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Akira FUJITAKA, Fuminori SAKIMA, Yoshikazu KAWABE, Atsushi SAKUDA, Hiroaki NAKAI, Shigehiro SATO, Kenji TAKAICHI
  • Publication number: 20170138641
    Abstract: A compressor uses a refrigerant containing R1123 (1,1,2-trifluoroethylene) as a working fluid, and uses a polyol ester oil as a compressor lubricating oil. In addition, a fixed scroll and a revolving scroll each having a spiral lap rising from an end plate, and a compression chamber which is formed by meshing the fixed scroll and the revolving scroll, are provided. In addition, a discharge hole which is provided at a center position of the end plate of the fixed scroll, and is open to a discharge chamber, a bypass hole which is provided in the end plate of the fixed scroll, and communicates with the compression chamber and the discharge chamber at a timing different from a timing at which the compression chamber communicates with the discharge hole, and a check valve which is provided in the bypass hole, and allows a flow from the compression chamber side to the discharge chamber side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Akira FUJITAKA, Fuminori SAKIMA, Yoshikazu KAWABE, Atsushi SAKUDA, Hiroaki NAKAI, Shigehiro SATO, Kenji TAKAICHI
  • Patent number: 9651045
    Abstract: A scroll compressor of the present invention includes a partition plate 20, a fixed scroll 30, an orbiting scroll 40, a rotation-restraining member 90 and a main bearing 60. An inner wall of a fixed spiral lap 32 of the fixed scroll 30 is formed up to a location close to an ending-end of an orbiting spiral lap 42 of the orbiting scroll 40, thereby differentiating, from each other, a containment capacity of one (50A) of compression chambers and a containment capacity of the other compression chamber 50B, the fixed scroll 30 can move in an axial direction of the fixed scroll between the partition plate 20 and a main bearing 60, and high pressure is applied to a discharge space 30H formed between the partition plate 20 and the fixed scroll 30. According to this, the fixed scroll 30 can be pressed against the orbiting scroll 40.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Ogata, Yusuke Imai, Sadayuki Yamada, Hidenobu Shintaku, Atsushi Sakuda, Takashi Morimoto
  • Publication number: 20160363121
    Abstract: A scroll compressor includes a pillar-shaped member that is inserted into a scroll-side engagement section formed on a stationary scroll. A lower end-face of an engagement section between the pillar-shaped member and the scroll-side engagement section is located above a lap end-face of a stationary spiral lap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Sadayuki YAMADA, Takeshi OGATA, Yusuke IMAI, Atsushi SAKUDA, Takashi MORIMOTO, Akihiro HAYASHI