Patents by Inventor Hideharu Iwasaki

Hideharu Iwasaki 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: 10984963
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a carbonaceous material having a specific surface area of 1,800 m2/g to 3,000 m2/g according to a BET method, an R-value of 1.2 or more and a G-band half-value width of 70 cm?1 or more according to a Raman spectrum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: KURARAYCO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shohei Kobayashi, Motomi Matsushima, Taketoshi Okuno, Hideharu Iwasaki
  • Publication number: 20210098788
    Abstract: The present invention provides a carbonaceous material suitable for a negative electrode active material for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries (e.g., lithium ion secondary batteries, sodium ion secondary batteries, lithium sulfur batteries, lithium air batteries) having high charge/discharge capacities, and preferably high charge/discharge efficiency and low resistance, a negative electrode comprising the carbonaceous material, a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprising the negative electrode, and a production method of the carbonaceous material. The present invention relates to a carbonaceous material having a nitrogen content obtained by elemental analysis of 3.5 mass % or more, a ratio of nitrogen content and hydrogen content (RN/H) of 6 or more and 100 or less, a ratio of oxygen content and nitrogen content (RO/N) of 0.1 or more and 1.0 or less, and a carbon interplanar spacing (d002) observed by X-ray diffraction measurement of 3.70 ? or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2018
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Applicant: KURARAYCO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takafumi IZAWA, Kengo TACHIKAWA, Hideharu IWASAKI
  • Publication number: 20210094826
    Abstract: A problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a carbonaceous material suitable for a negative electrode active material for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries (e.g., lithium ion secondary batteries, sodium ion secondary batteries, lithium sulfur batteries, lithium air batteries) having high charge/discharge capacities and preferably high charge/discharge efficiency as well as low resistance, a negative electrode comprising the carbonaceous material, a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprising the negative electrode, and a production method of the carbonaceous material. The present invention relates to a carbonaceous material having a nitrogen element content of 1.0 mass % or more and an oxygen content of 1.5 mass % or less obtained by elemental analysis, a ratio of nitrogen element content and hydrogen element content (RN/H) of 6 or more and 100 or less, a ratio of oxygen element content and nitrogen element content (RO/N) of 0.1 or more and 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2018
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takafumi IZAWA, Kengo TACHIKAWA, Hideharu IWASAKI
  • Publication number: 20200308006
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a carbonaceous material which is derived from a plant, having a specific surface area of 1000 to 1800 m2/g as measured by a BET method, a hydrogen element content of 0.25% by mass or less and an oxygen element content of 1.5% by mass or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shohei KOBAYASHI, Motomi MATSUSHIMA, Seiya KIMACHI, Hideharu IWASAKI
  • Patent number: 10734650
    Abstract: Provided is a carbonaceous material used in a negative electrode of a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery that shows favorable charge/discharge capacities and low resistance and having favorable resistance to oxidative degradation. The carbonaceous material has an average interplanar spacing d002 of the (002) plane of 0.36 to 0.42 nm calculated by using the Bragg equation according to a wide-angle X-ray diffraction method, a specific surface area of 20 to 65 m2/g obtained by a nitrogen adsorption BET three-point method, a nitrogen element content of 0.3 mass % or less, an oxygen element content of 2.5 mass % or less, and an average particle diameter of 1 to 4 ?m according to a laser scattering method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomohiro Kawakami, Sayaka Ide, Takafumi Izawa, Taketoshi Okuno, Jun-Sang Cho, Hideharu Iwasaki
  • Patent number: 10720646
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to: a non aqueous electrolyte battery binder composition containing a polyamine and a neutralized salt of an ?-olefin-maleic acid copolymer obtained through copolymerization of an ?-olefin and maleic acid; and a non aqueous electrolyte battery slurry composition, a non aqueous electrolyte battery negative electrode, and a non aqueous electrolyte battery, etc., using the non aqueous electrolyte battery binder composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Kuraray Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuki Ohta, Toshimitsu Tanaka, Junji Fujioka, Jun-Sang Cho, Hideharu Iwasaki
  • Patent number: 10644307
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to a slurry composition for non aqueous electrolyte battery electrodes that includes a binder composition, an active material, and a solvent, in which the active material is a lithium-containing metal oxide, the binder composition contains a neutralized salt of an ?-olefin-maleic acid copolymer in which an ?-olefin and a maleic acid are copolymerized, and the degree of neutralization for carboxylic acid generated from the maleic acid in the copolymer is from 0.3 to 1.0. The present invention further pertains to a non aqueous electrolyte battery positive electrode and a non aqueous electrolyte battery using the slurry composition for non aqueous electrolyte battery electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki Ohta, Toshimitsu Tanaka, Junji Fujioka, Jun-Sang Cho, Hideharu Iwasaki
  • Publication number: 20200136145
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a binder composition for a non-aqueous electrolyte battery, which is characterized by containing (A) polyvinyl alcohol, (B) at least one selected from a copolymer of vinyl alcohol and ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid and a neutralized salt of the copolymer and (C) at least one selected from an amino acid, a carboxylic acid-containing polymer and a polyamine; and a binder aqueous solution for a non-aqueous electrolyte battery, a slurry composition for a non-aqueous electrolyte battery, an electrode for a non-aqueous electrolyte battery, and a non-aqueous electrolyte battery, each containing the binder composition; and others.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: Kuraray Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuki OHTA, Hideharu IWASAKI
  • Patent number: 10573891
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a carbonaceous material which is obtainable from plant-derived char and has a decreased specific surface area. Further, the object of the present invention is to provide a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery having excellent dedoping capacity, non-dedoping capacity, and charge-discharge efficiency. The object can be solved by a carbonaceous material for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries characterized in that the carbonaceous material is obtained by heat-treating plant-derived char which is demineralized in gas-phase, and carbon precursor or volatile organic compound under a non-oxidizing gas atmosphere; and a specific surface area determined by a BET method is 10 m2/g or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto Imaji, Kenta Aoki, Yasuhiro Tada, Naohiro Sonobe, Junichi Arima, Kenichi Koyakumaru, Hideharu Iwasaki, Kiyoto Otsuka, Jiro Masuko, Hajime Komatsu, Shinya Tago
  • Publication number: 20190386309
    Abstract: In order to provide an organic radical battery excellent in the high output performance and the discharge characteristic at large currents, an electrode using, as an electrode active material, a copolymer having a repeating unit having a nitroxide radical site represented by the formula (1-a) and a repeating unit having carboxy-lithium represented by the formula (1-b) in the range of x satisfying 0.1 to 10 is used for the organic radical battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Applicants: NEC Corporation, Kuraray Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeyuki IWASA, Takanori NISHI, Hideharu IWASAKI, Jun-Sang CHO
  • Publication number: 20190375641
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a carbonaceous material which is derived from a plant, having a specific surface area of 1800 to 3000 m2/g as measured by a BET method, a hydrogen element content of 0.42% by mass or less and an oxygen element content of 1.5% by mass or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shohei KOBAYASHI, Motomi MATSUSHIMA, Taketoshi OKUNO, Hideharu IWASAKI
  • Publication number: 20190378662
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a carbonaceous material having a specific surface area of 1,800 m2/g to 3,000 m2/g according to a BET method, an R-value of 1.2 or more and a G-band half-value width of 70 cm?1 or more according to a Raman spectrum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shohei KOBAYASHI, Motomi MATSUSHIMA, Taketoshi OKUNO, Hideharu IWASAKI
  • Patent number: 10472239
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a carbonaceous material derived from a plant starting material, which is useful for electronic materials for conductive materials, capacitor electrodes, storage battery electrodes, nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery electrodes and the like. The present invention relates to a carbonaceous material for electronic materials, which is obtained by burning a carbon precursor derived from palm husk, and which is configured such that: the potassium content in the carbonaceous material is 100 ppm or less; the calcium content in the carbonaceous material is 100 ppm or less; and the elemental oxygen content in the carbonaceous material is 0.25% by weight or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyomi Tajima, Hidetoshi Kudo, Taketoshi Okuno, Hideharu Iwasaki
  • Publication number: 20190295782
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a carbonaceous material used for an electric double layer capacitor having a high electrostatic capacity and capable of maintaining the high electrostatic capacity and energy density over a long period and a method for producing the same. The present invention relates to a carbonaceous material having a specific surface area of 1,200 m2/g to 1,800 m2/g according to a BET method, an R-value of 1.2 or more and a G-band half-value width of 70 cm?1 or more according to a Raman spectrum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shohei KOBAYASHI, Motomi MATSUSHIMA, Seiya KIMACHI, Hideharu IWASAKI
  • Publication number: 20190273260
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to a non aqueous electrolyte battery binder composition containing a polyether and a neutralized salt of an ?-olefin-maleic acid copolymer obtained through copolymerization of an ?-olefin and maleic acid; and a non aqueous electrolyte battery slurry composition, a non aqueous electrolyte battery negative electrode, and a non aqueous electrolyte battery using the non aqueous electrolyte battery binder composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2016
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD
    Inventors: Yuki OHTA, Toshimitsu TANAKA, Junji FUJIOKA, Jun-Sang CHO, Hideharu IWASAKI
  • Publication number: 20190273259
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to: a non aqueous electrolyte battery binder composition containing a polyamine and a neutralized salt of an ?-olefin-maleic acid copolymer obtained through copolymerization of an ?-olefin and maleic acid; and a non aqueous electrolyte battery slurry composition, a non aqueous electrolyte battery negative electrode, and a non aqueous electrolyte battery, etc., using the non aqueous electrolyte battery binder composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2016
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Applicant: Kuraray Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuki OHTA, Toshimitsu TANAKA, Junji FUJIOKA, Jun-Sang CHO, Hideharu IWASAKI
  • Patent number: 10381637
    Abstract: Provided is a less hygroscopic carbonaceous material that is obtained from a plant-derived carbonaceous raw material and that, when used as a negative electrode material for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, allows the battery to exhibit good battery characteristics. Provided is a carbonaceous material for negative electrodes of nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries. This carbonaceous material is a particulate carbonaceous material containing carbonaceous particles. The carbonaceous material has a BET specific surface area of 1 m2/g or more and less than 20 m2/g. Each of the carbonaceous particles of the carbonaceous material has a core and a skin covering the core. The core contains a calcined product of a plant-derived carbonaceous raw material. The skin is made of a material that has higher electron emission ability upon irradiation with an electron beam than a material of the core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akira Koshima, Taketoshi Okuno, Kenichi Koyakumaru, Hideharu Iwasaki, Kenta Aoki, Makoto Imaji, Yasuhiro Tada, Naohiro Sonobe
  • Publication number: 20190194024
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a carbonaceous material that is suitable for the negative pole active substance of a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, a negative pole for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprising the carbonaceous material, a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery having the negative pole, and a method for producing the carbonaceous material. This carbonaceous material is for a negative pole active substance of a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery. The carbonaceous material is derived from plants, the half-width of the peak at approximately 1360 cm-1 of the Raman spectrum observed by laser Raman spectroscopy is 190 to 240 cm-1, and the specific surface area as found by multipoint BET analysis of nitrogen adsorption is 10 to 100 m2/g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takafumi IZAWA, Keiichi NISHIMURA, Taketoshi OKUNO, Hideharu IWASAKI
  • Publication number: 20180323433
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a carbonaceous material (carbonaceous material for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery) used for a negative electrode of a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery (e.g., a lithium ion secondary battery) exhibiting favorable charge/discharge capacities and low resistance and having favorable resistance to oxidative degradation. The present invention relates to a carbonaceous material for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, having an average interplanar spacing d002 of the (002) plane within a range of 0.36 to 0.42 nm calculated by using the Bragg equation according to a wide-angle X-ray diffraction method, a specific surface area within a range of 20 to 65 m2/g obtained by a nitrogen adsorption BET three-point method, a nitrogen element content of 0.3 mass % or less, an oxygen element content of 2.5 mass % or less, and an average particle diameter of 1 to 4 ?m according to a laser scattering method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Applicants: KURARAY CO., LTD., KUREHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiro KAWAKAMI, Sayaka IDE, Takafumi IZAWA, Taketoshi OKUNO, Jun-Sang CHO, Hideharu IWASAKI
  • Publication number: 20180309126
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a carbonaceous material (carbonaceous material for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery) used for a negative electrode of a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery (e.g., a lithium ion secondary battery) exhibiting favorable charge/discharge capacities and low resistance and having favorable resistance to oxidative degradation. The present invention relates to a carbonaceous material for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, having an average interplanar spacing d002 of the (002) plane within a range of 0.36 to 0.42 nm calculated by using the Bragg equation according to a wide-angle X-ray diffraction method, a specific surface area within a range of 8 to 30 m2/g obtained by a nitrogen adsorption BET three-point method, a nitrogen element content of 0.5 mass % or less, an oxygen element content of 0.3 mass % or less, and an average particle diameter of 1 to 4 ?m according to a laser scattering method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Applicants: KURARAY CO., LTD., KUREHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiro KAWAKAMI, Takafumi IZAWA, Taketoshi OKUNO, Jun-Sang CHO, Hideharu IWASAKI