Patents by Inventor Hidenori Miki

Hidenori Miki 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: 10361427
    Abstract: An all-solid-state battery having an olivine-type positive electrode active material and a sulfur solid electrolyte and a method for producing the all-solid-state battery is provided. The positive electrode active material is a positive electrode active material in which primary particles aggregate into secondary particles. The primary particles have an olivine-type positive electrode active material and a coating layer that coats all or a portion of the olivine-type positive electrode active material. The coating layer contains a transition metal derived from the olivine-type positive electrode active material, lithium, phosphorous and oxygen as components thereof, and the concentration of the transition metal is lower the concentration of the olivine-type positive electrode active material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Mayuko Osaki, Yohei Shindo, Manabu Imano, Hideyuki Koga, Hidenori Miki
  • Patent number: 10312510
    Abstract: The main object of the present invention is to provide an active material that has a favorable cycle property. The present invention achieves the object by providing an active material to be used for a fluoride ion battery comprising a crystal phase having a layered perovskite structure, and represented by An+1BnO3n+1??Fx (A is composed of at least one of an alkaline earth metal element and a rare earth element; B is composed of at least one of Mn, Co, Ti, Cr, Fe, Cu, Zn, V, Ni, Zr, Nb, Mo, Ru, Pd, W, Re, Bi, and Sb; “n” is 1 or 2; “?” satisfies 0???2; and “x” satisfies 0?x?2.2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, KYOTO UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Hidenori Miki, Zempachi Ogumi, Yoshiharu Uchimoto
  • Publication number: 20190140279
    Abstract: A main object of the present disclosure is to provide a novel cathode active material that can be used in a fluoride ion battery. The present disclosure achieves the object by providing a cathode active material used in a fluoride ion battery, the cathode active material comprising: a composition represented by Pb2MF6, in which M is at least one of Mn, Fe, Co, and Ni.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hidenori MIKI
  • Patent number: 10283812
    Abstract: A rechargeable sulfide solid-state cell. The sulfide solid-state cell may include: a cathode active material layer containing at least one kind of cathode active material selected from LiCoPO4 and LiFePO4; an anode active material layer; a sulfide-based solid electrolyte layer containing a sulfide-based solid electrolyte and being disposed between the cathode active material layer and the anode active material layer; and a blocking layer containing at least one kind of phosphoric acid compound with a NASICON structure, covering at least a part of the surface of the cathode active material and/or the surface of the sulfide-based solid electrolyte, being disposed between the cathode active material layer and the sulfide-based solid electrolyte layer, and being configured to prevent the cathode active material layer from contact with the sulfide-based solid electrolyte layer, the phosphoric acid compound being selected from LATP and LAGP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hidenori Miki
  • Publication number: 20190123345
    Abstract: A main object of the present disclosure is to provide a cathode active material that is used in a fluoride ion battery and is capable of being charged and discharged at a high potential. The present disclosure achieves the object by providing a cathode active material used in a fluoride ion battery, the cathode active material comprising: a Ce element, a S element, and a F element; and a composition represented by CeSF.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hidenori MIKI
  • Publication number: 20180351176
    Abstract: A main object of the present disclosure is to provide a novel cathode active material that may be used for a fluoride ion battery. The present disclosure achieves the object by providing a cathode active material used for a fluoride ion battery, comprising a composition represented by Pb2?xCu1+xF6, wherein 0?x<2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hidenori MIKI
  • Publication number: 20180342763
    Abstract: A main object of the present disclosure is to provide a fluoride ion battery in which reduction decomposition of a solid electrolyte is inhibited. The present disclosure achieves the object by providing a fluoride ion battery, comprising a cathode layer, an anode layer, and a solid electrolyte layer formed between the cathode layer and the anode layer; wherein the anode layer contains an anode active material having a composition represented by La(1-x)SnxF(3-x), in which 0.1?x?0.8; and the solid electrolyte layer contains a solid electrolyte including a crystal phase of a Tysonite structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hidenori MIKI
  • Publication number: 20180316012
    Abstract: An object of the present disclosure relates to an electrode active material that has excellent discharge capacity and is used in an all solid fluoride ion battery. The present disclosure achieves the object by providing an electrode active material to be used in an all solid fluoride ion battery, the electrode active material comprising: an active material region that contains an active material component including a layered structure; and a coating region positioned in a surface side of the active material region; and a fluorine concentration in the coating region is higher than a fluorine concentration in the active material region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hidenori MIKI
  • Publication number: 20180309127
    Abstract: A main object of the present disclosure is to provide a fluoride ion battery having a high charge-discharge potential. The present disclosure achieves the object by providing a fluoride ion battery comprising a cathode active material layer, an anode active material layer, and an electrolyte layer formed between the cathode active material layer and the anode active material layer, and the cathode active material layer includes a cathode active material having a composition represented by CuxS, wherein 1?x?2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hidenori Miki, Masumi Sato
  • Patent number: 10090511
    Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to provide a secondary battery system that functions at high voltage. The present disclosure attains the object by providing a secondary battery system comprising: a fluoride ion battery including a cathode active material layer, an anode active material layer, and an electrolyte layer formed between the cathode active material layer and the anode active material layer; and a controlling portion that controls charging and discharging of the fluoride ion battery; wherein the cathode active material layer contains a cathode active material with a crystal phase that has a Perovskite layered structure and is represented by An+1BnO3n+1-?Fx (A comprises at least one of an alkali earth metal element and a rare earth element; B comprises at least one of Mn, Co, Ti, Cr, Fe, Cu, Zn, V, Ni, Zr, Nb, Mo, Ru, Pd, W, Re, Bi, and Sb; “n” is 1 or 2; “?” satisfies 0???3.5; and “x” satisfies 0?x?5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, KYOTO UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Hidenori Miki, Zempachi Ogumi, Yoshiharu Uchimoto
  • Publication number: 20180183048
    Abstract: An active material has a favorable capacity property. The active material is to be used for a fluoride ion battery, the active material including a crystal phase having a perovskite structure, and represented by ABO3 or a fluoride of the ABO3, in which the A and the B are different metal elements; the A includes at least one kind of a metal element belonging to Group 2 and Group 3 in the periodic table; and the B includes at least one kind of a transition metal element belonging to Period 4 to Period 6 in the periodic table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2017
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hidenori Miki
  • Publication number: 20180131038
    Abstract: A fluoride ion battery in which an occurrence of a short circuit is suppressed achieves the object by providing a fluoride ion battery including: an electrode layer that includes a first metal element or a carbon element and has capability of fluorination and defluorination; a solid electrolyte layer containing a solid electrolyte material, the solid electrolyte material including a second metal element with lower fluorination potential and defluorination potential than the potentials of the first metal element or the carbon element; and an anode current collector, in this order; and an anode active material layer being not present between the solid electrolyte layer and the anode current collector; and at least one of the solid electrolyte layer and the anode current collector includes a simple substance of Pb, Sn, In, Bi, or Sb, or an alloy containing one or more of these metal elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hidenori MIKI
  • Publication number: 20180131037
    Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to provide a solid electrolyte material with excellent ion conductivity at a low temperature. The present disclosure achieves the object by providing a solid electrolyte material to be used for a fluoride ion battery, the solid electrolyte material comprising: a solid electrolyte particle including a crystal phase, that has a Tysonite structure and contains an F element, as a main phase; and CsF; and the CsF content in the solid electrolyte material is 50% by weight or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hidenori MIKI
  • Publication number: 20180131039
    Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to provide a fluoride ion battery of which power generating elements (a cathode active material layer, a solid electrolyte layer, and an anode active material layer) may be formed by two kinds of members: an electrode layer and a solid electrolyte layer. The present disclosure achieves the object by providing a fluoride ion battery comprising: an electrode layer that includes a first metal element or a carbon element and has capability of fluorination and defluorination; a solid electrolyte layer containing a solid electrolyte material, the solid electrolyte material including a second metal element with lower fluorination potential and defluorination potential than the potentials of the first metal element or the carbon element; and an anode current collector, in this order; and an anode active material layer being not present between the solid electrolyte layer and the anode current collector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hidenori MIKI
  • Publication number: 20170352875
    Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to provide a secondary battery system that functions at high voltage. The present disclosure attains the object by providing a secondary battery system comprising: a fluoride ion battery including a cathode active material layer, an anode active material layer, and an electrolyte layer formed between the cathode active material layer and the anode active material layer; and a controlling portion that controls charging and discharging of the fluoride ion battery; wherein the cathode active material layer contains a cathode active material with a crystal phase that has a Perovskite layered structure and is represented by An+1BnO3n+1-?Fx (A comprises at least one of an alkali earth metal element and a rare earth element; B comprises at least one of Mn, Co, Ti, Cr, Fe, Cu, Zn, V, Ni, Zr, Nb, Mo, Ru, Pd, W, Re, Bi, and Sb; “n” is 1 or 2; “?” satisfies 0???3.5; and “x” satisfies 0?x?5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, KYOTO UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Hidenori MIKI, Zempachi OGUMI, Yoshiharu UCHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20170237067
    Abstract: The main object of the present invention is to provide an active material that has a favorable cycle property. The present invention achieves the object by providing an active material to be used for a fluoride ion battery comprising a crystal phase having a layered perovskite structure, and represented by An+1BnO3n+1??Fx (A is composed of at least one of an alkaline earth metal element and a rare earth element; B is composed of at least one of Mn, Co, Ti, Cr, Fe, Cu, Zn, V, Ni, Zr, Nb, Mo, Ru, Pd, W, Re, Bi, and Sb; “n” is 1 or 2; “?” satisfies 0???2; and “x” satisfies 0?x?2.2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, KYOTO UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Hidenori MIKI, Zempachi OGUMI, Yoshiharu UCHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20170170467
    Abstract: The positive electrode active material layer has a first positive electrode active material represented by LixYyPOz wherein, Y represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ni, Mn and Co, and a second positive electrode active material represented by Lix?Fey?POz?. The second positive electrode active material is (1) arranged as the sulfide solid electrolyte layer side part of the positive electrode active material layer (2) arranged on the surface of particles of the first positive electrode active material, or (3) arranged as the sulfide solid electrolyte layer side part of the positive electrode active material layer and arranged on the surface of particles of the first positive electrode active material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hidenori MIKI
  • Publication number: 20170084912
    Abstract: An all-solid-state battery having an olivine-type positive electrode active material and a sulfur solid electrolyte and a method for producing the all-solid-state battery is provided. The positive electrode active material is a positive electrode active material in which primary particles aggregate into secondary particles. The primary particles have an olivine-type positive electrode active material and a coating layer that coats all or a portion of the olivine-type positive electrode active material. The coating layer contains a transition metal derived from the olivine-type positive electrode active material, lithium, phosphorous and oxygen as components thereof, and the concentration of the transition metal is lower the concentration of the olivine-type positive electrode active material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Mayuko Osaki, Yohei Shindo, Manabu Imano, Hideyuki Koga, Hidenori Miki
  • Publication number: 20170069930
    Abstract: A rechargeable sulfide solid-state cell. The sulfide solid-state cell may include: a cathode active material layer containing at least one kind of cathode active material selected from LiCoPO4 and LiFePO4; an anode active material layer; a sulfide-based solid electrolyte layer containing a sulfide-based solid electrolyte and being disposed between the cathode active material layer and the anode active material layer; and a blocking layer containing at least one kind of phosphoric acid compound with a NASICON structure, covering at least a part of the surface of the cathode active material and/or the surface of the sulfide-based solid electrolyte, being disposed between the cathode active material layer and the sulfide-based solid electrolyte layer, and being configured to prevent the cathode active material layer from contact with the sulfide-based solid electrolyte layer, the phosphoric acid compound being selected from LATP and LAGP.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hidenori MIKI
  • Publication number: 20170062805
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a fluoride ion battery in which excess voltage at the time of charging is decreased. The present invention achieves the object by providing a fluoride ion battery comprising a cathode active material layer containing a cathode active material, an anode active material layer containing an anode active material, and an electrolyte layer formed between the cathode active material layer and the anode active material layer; wherein the anode active material is an alloy containing at least a Ce element and a Pb element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, KYOTO UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Hirofumi NAKAMOTO, Hidenori MIKI, Zempachi OGUMI, Takeshi ABE