Patents by Inventor Daisuke Endo

Daisuke Endo 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: 9543055
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a positive active material for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery which has a large discharge capacity and is superior in charge-discharge cycle performance, initial efficiency and high rate discharge performance, and a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery using the positive active material. The present invention pertains to a positive active material for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery containing a lithium transition metal composite oxide which has a crystal structure of an ?-NaFeO2 type, is represented by a compositional formula Li1+?Me1??O2 (Me is a transition metal element including Co, Ni and Mn, ?>0), and has a molar ratio Li/Me of Li to the transition metal element Me of 1.2 to 1.6, wherein a molar ratio Co/Me of Co in the transition metal element Me is 0.02 to 0.23, a molar ratio Mn/Me of Mn in the transition metal element Me is 0.62 to 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: GS YUASA INTERNATIONAL LTD.
    Inventors: Daisuke Endo, Yoshihiro Katayama, Tetsuya Murai, Masafumi Shibata
  • Patent number: 9525172
    Abstract: Provided is a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery including a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a nonaqueous electrolyte, wherein the positive electrode has a positive active material containing a lithium transition metal composite oxide having an ?-NaFeO2-type crystal structure and represented by the composition formula: Li1+?Me1??O2 (wherein Me is a transition metal element including Co, Ni and Mn; and ?>0), and the negative electrode has a negative active material which contains a carbon material that is a mixture of graphite and amorphous carbon and in which the ratio of the amorphous carbon contained in the carbon material is 5 to 60% by mass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: GS Yuasa International Ltd.
    Inventor: Daisuke Endo
  • Patent number: 9513418
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide: a color material dispersion liquid which is able to form a coating film with high luminance, excellent heat resistance and excellent light resistance. Disclosed is a color material dispersion liquid comprising a color material represented by the following general formula (I), a specific dispersant, and a specific solvent, wherein molybdenum and tungsten are contained in a polyoxometalate anion in the color material, and a molar ratio between the molybdenum and the tungsten is 0.4:99.6 to 15:85: (Symbols shown in the general formula (I) are described in the Description.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masato Okada, Daisuke Endo, Michihiro Ogura, Tomoki Murata, Hiroaki Segawa
  • Patent number: 9478795
    Abstract: Provided is a positive active material for a lithium secondary battery includes a lithium transition metal composite oxide having an ?-NaFeO2-type crystal structure and represented by the composition formula of Li1+?Me1??O2 (Me is a transition metal including Co, Ni and Mn and ?>0). The positive active material contains Na in an amount of 900 ppm or more and 16000 ppm or less, or K in an amount of 1200 ppm or more and 18000 ppm or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: GS Yuasa International Ltd.
    Inventors: Daisuke Endo, Hiromasa Muramatsu
  • Publication number: 20160301073
    Abstract: Provided is a positive active material for a lithium secondary battery containing a lithium transition metal composite oxide. The lithium transition metal composite oxide has an ?-NaFeO2 structure. A transition metal (Me) includes Co, Ni and Mn and a molar ratio Li/Me of lithium (Li) to the transition metal is larger than 1.2 and smaller than 1.6. The lithium transition metal composite oxide has a pore volume of 0.055 to 0.08 cc/g in a pore region in which a pore size, at which a differential pore volume determined by a BJH method from an adsorption isotherm using a nitrogen gas adsorption method exhibits a maximum value, is within a range up to 60 nm, and exhibits a single phase belonging to a space group R3-m at 1000° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: Daisuke YOSHIKAWA, Daisuke ENDO
  • Publication number: 20160285093
    Abstract: Provided is a positive active material for a lithium secondary battery includes a lithium transition metal composite oxide having an ?-NaFeO2-type crystal structure and represented by the composition formula of Li1+?Me1??O2 (Me is a transition metal including Co, Ni and Mn and ?>0). The positive active material contains Na in an amount of 900 ppm or more and 16000 ppm or less, or K in an amount of 1200 ppm or more and 18000 ppm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: Daisuke ENDO, Hiromasa Muramatsu
  • Publication number: 20160243484
    Abstract: An air cleaner housing is provided with a first case including an opening, a second case capable of opening and closing the opening of the first case, a clamp mechanism including a clamp that holds the second case in a state closing the opening of the first case, a filter element arranged between the first case and the second case, and a first closing stopper and a second closing stopper configured to interfere with each other when the second case is displaced from a predetermined position relative to the first case thereby stopping the second case from closing the opening of the first case. The first closing stopper and the second closing stopper are included in the clamp mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Daisuke ENDO, Shinya KATO
  • Publication number: 20160240846
    Abstract: A positive active material for a lithium secondary battery containing a lithium transition metal composite oxide having a hexagonal crystal structure in which the transition metal (Me) includes Ni, Co and Mn, wherein in the lithium transition metal composite oxide, a molar ratio of Ni to the transition metal (Me) (Ni/Me) is 0.5 or more and 0.9 or less, a molar ratio of Co to the transition metal (Me) (Co/Me) is 0.1 or more and 0.3 or less, a molar ratio of Mn to the transition metal (Me) (Mn/Me) is 0.03 or more and 0.3 or less, and a value obtained by dividing a half width ratio F(003)/F(104) at a potential of 4.3 V (vs. Li/Li+) by a half width ratio F(003)/F(104) at a potential of 2.0 V (vs. Li/Li+) is 0.9 or more and 1.1 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2014
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Daisuke ENDO, Hiromasa MURAMATSU
  • Publication number: 20160238757
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide: a color material dispersion liquid which is able to form a coating film with high luminance, excellent heat resistance and excellent light resistance. Disclosed is a color material dispersion liquid comprising a color material represented by the following general formula (I), a specific dispersant, and a specific solvent, wherein molybdenum and tungsten are contained in a polyoxometalate anion in the color material, and a molar ratio between the molybdenum and the tungsten is 0.4:99.6 to 15:85: (Symbols shown in the general formula (I) are described in the Description.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Masato OKADA, Daisuke ENDO, Michihiro OGURA, Tomoki MURATA, Hiroaki SEGAWA
  • Patent number: 9389348
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a color material dispersion liquid which is able to form a high-luminance coating film having excellent heat resistance, with adjusting the color tone of the coating film to a desired color tone. Disclosed is a color material dispersion liquid containing: (A) a color material, (B) a dispersant and (C) a solvent, wherein the color material (A) contains a color material (A-1) in which at least a cation represented by the following general formula (I) and a monovalent anion represented by the following general formula (II) form a salt: (symbols in the general formulae (I) and (II) are as described in the Description.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoki Murata, Michihiro Ogura, Masato Okada, Daisuke Endo, Fumiyasu Murakami, Hiroaki Segawa
  • Publication number: 20160190551
    Abstract: Provided is a mixed active material for a lithium secondary battery, which includes a lithium transition metal composite oxide having an ?-NaFeO2 structure with the transition metal (Me) including Co, Ni and Mn and the Mn/Me molar ratio being more than 0.5, and a lithium transition metal composite oxide having an ?-NaFeO2 structure with the transition metal (Me) including Co, Ni and Mn and the Mn/Me molar ratio being more than 0 and not more than 0.5, wherein the mixed active material has a specific surface area of 4.4 m2/g or less and a S content of 0.2 to 1.2% by mass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2014
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventor: Daisuke ENDO
  • Publication number: 20160187547
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a color material dispersion liquid which is able to form a high-luminance coating film having excellent heat resistance, with adjusting the color tone of the coating film to a desired color tone. Disclosed is a color material dispersion liquid containing: (A) a color material, (B) a dispersant and (C) a solvent, wherein the color material (A) contains a color material (A-1) in which at least a cation represented by the following general formula (I) and a monovalent anion represented by the following general formula (II) form a salt: (symbols in the general formulae (I) and (II) are as described in the Description.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Tomoki MURATA, Michihiro OGURA, Masato OKADA, Daisuke ENDO, Fumiyasu MURAKAMI, Hiroaki SEGAWA
  • Patent number: 9376571
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a colorant dispersion liquid which is able to form a high-luminance coating film having better heat resistance compared to the case of using conventional dyes. Disclosed is a colorant dispersion liquid containing (A) a colorant, (B) a dispersant, and (C) a solvent, wherein the colorant (A) contains a color material represented by the following general formula (I) and a xanthene-based dye; a solubility of the color material in the solvent (C) and that of the xanthene-based dye in the solvent (C) are each 0.2 (g/100 g solvent) or less at 23° C.; and the color material and the xanthene-based dye are dispersed in the solvent (C) by the dispersant (B): (The symbols in the formula are as described in the Description.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignees: DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD., DNP FINE CHEMICALS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masato Okada, Daisuke Endo, Michihiro Ogura, Hiroaki Segawa, Tomoki Murata, Yoshihito Maeno, Hiroshi Oshima
  • Patent number: 9354367
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a color material dispersion liquid which is able to form a coating film with high luminance, excellent heat resistance and excellent light resistance. Disclosed is a color material dispersion liquid including a color material represented by the following general formula (I), a dispersant, and a specific solvent, wherein molybdenum and tungsten are contained in a polyoxometalate anion in the color material, and a molar ratio between the molybdenum and the tungsten is 0.4:99.6 to 15:85: (Symbols shown in the general formula (I) are described in the Description.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masato Okada, Daisuke Endo, Michihiro Ogura, Tomoki Murata, Hiroaki Segawa
  • Publication number: 20160139855
    Abstract: A storage apparatus for which a hierarchical data management system is adopted is designed so that when receiving a read request for a first logical area to which a first storage area of a first storage device in a virtual volume is allocated, whether or not to migrate data in a first storage area of the first storage device, to a storage area of a second storage device is decided according to an access frequency to the first logical area in synchronization with the read request. When it is decided that the data stored in the first storage area of the first storage device should be migrated to the storage area of the second storage device, the data is migrated to a second storage area of the second storage device and the second storage area thereof is allocated to the first logical area in the virtual volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: Koji IWAMITSU, Hiroaki AKUTSU, Daisuke ENDO
  • Publication number: 20160049640
    Abstract: An active material for a nonaqueous electrolyte energy storage device contains a lithium-transition metal composite oxide having a crystal structure attributable to space group Fm-3m and represented by the compositional formula (1): Li1+xNbyMezApO2??(1) wherein Me is a transition metal including Fe and/or Mn, 0<x<1, 0<y<0.5, 0.25?z<1, A is an element other than Nb and Me, and 0?p?0.2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Mitsue TAKEUCHI, Naoaki YABUUCHI, Shinichi KOMABA, Daisuke ENDO
  • Patent number: 9235353
    Abstract: A storage apparatus for which a hierarchical data management system is adopted is designed so that when receiving a read request for a first logical area to which a first storage area of a first storage device in a virtual volume is allocated, whether or not to migrate data in a first storage area of the first storage device, to a storage area of a second storage device is decided according to an access frequency to the first logical area in synchronization with the read request. When it is decided that the data stored in the first storage area of the first storage device should be migrated to the storage area of the second storage device, the data is migrated to a second storage area of the second storage device and the second storage area thereof is allocated to the first logical area in the virtual volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Koji Iwamitsu, Hiroaki Akutsu, Daisuke Endo
  • Publication number: 20150368473
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a colorant dispersion liquid which is able to form a high-luminance coating film having better heat resistance compared to the case of using conventional dyes. Disclosed is a colorant dispersion liquid containing (A) a colorant, (B) a dispersant, and (C) a solvent, wherein the colorant (A) contains a color material represented by the following general formula (I) and a xanthene-based dye; a solubility of the color material in the solvent (C) and that of the xanthene-based dye in the solvent (C) are each 0.2 (g/100 g solvent) or less at 23° C.; and the color material and the xanthene-based dye are dispersed in the solvent (C) by the dispersant (B): (The symbols in the formula are as described in the Description.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: Masato OKADA, Daisuke ENDO, Michihiro OGURA, Hiroaki SEGAWA, Tomoki MURATA, Yoshihito MAENO, Hiroshi OSHIMA
  • Patent number: 9219273
    Abstract: [Object]; There is provided an active material for a lithium secondary battery, which has a high initial efficiency and a high discharge capacity, and particularly has a high discharge capacity at a low temperature (excellent low-temperature characteristic), and a lithium secondary battery using the active material. [Solution]; An active material for a lithium secondary battery, which contains a solid solution of a lithium transition metal composite oxide having an ?-NaFeO2 crystal structure, wherein the composition ratio of metal elements contained in the solid solution satisfies, Li1+x?yNayCoaNibMncO2+d (0<y?0.1, 0.4?c?0.7, x+a+b+c=1, 0.1?x?0.25, ?0.2?d?0.2), the active material has an X-ray diffraction pattern attributable to a space group R3-m (P3112), and in the Miller index hkl, the half width of the diffraction peak of the (003) is 0.30° or less and the half width of the diffraction peak of the (114) plane is 0.50° or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: GS Yuasa International Ltd.
    Inventors: Daisuke Endo, Yoshihiro Katayama
  • Patent number: 9219275
    Abstract: An active material for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a lithium transition metal composite oxide which has an ?-NaFeO2-type crystal structure, is represented by the compositional formula Li1+?Me1??O2 (Me is a transition metal element containing Mn, Ni and Co; and 0<?<1) and satisfies the requirement of 1.250 ?(1+?)/(1??)?1.425. The half-width of a diffraction peak at 2?=18.6°±1° is 0.20° to 0.27° and/or the half-width of a diffraction peak at 2?=44.1°±1° is 0.26° to 0.39° in X-ray diffraction measurement using a CuK? radiation. The lithium transition metal composite oxide is observed as a single phase indexed a hexagonal crystal (space group R3-m) on the X-ray diffraction patterns when electrochemically oxidized to a potential of 5.0 V (vs. Li/Li+).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: GS Yuasa International Ltd.
    Inventor: Daisuke Endo