Patents by Inventor Hiroki KAGOHASHI

Hiroki KAGOHASHI 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: 11735742
    Abstract: A lead-acid battery includes a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate, an electrolyte solution, and a polymer compound, in which the positive electrode plate includes a positive current collector and a positive electrode material, the negative electrode plate includes a negative current collector and a negative electrode material, the Ca content of the positive current collector is 0.13% by mass or less, and the polymer compound has a peak in a range of 3.2 ppm or more and 3.8 ppm or less in a chemical shift of 1H-NMR spectrum, or the polymer compound contains a repeating structure of oxy C2-4 alkylene units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: GS Yuasa International Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasunori Mizoguchi, Hiroki Kagohashi
  • Patent number: 11658347
    Abstract: A lead-acid battery includes a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate, and an electrolyte solution, in which the positive electrode plate includes a positive current collector and a positive electrode material, the negative electrode plate includes a negative current collector and a negative electrode material, the positive current collector contains Sn in an amount of 0.95% by mass or more, the negative electrode material contains a polymer compound, and the polymer compound has a peak in a range of 3.2 ppm or more and 3.8 ppm or less in a chemical shift of 1H-NMR spectrum, or the polymer compound contains a repeating structure of oxy C2-4 alkylene units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: GS Yuasa International Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Hamano, Hiroki Kagohashi
  • Publication number: 20220328844
    Abstract: A lead-acid battery includes a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate, an electrolyte solution, and a polymer compound, in which the positive electrode plate includes a positive current collector and a positive electrode material, the negative electrode plate includes a negative current collector and a negative electrode material, the Ca content of the positive current collector is 0.13% by mass or less, and the polymer compound has a peak in a range of 3.2 ppm or more and 3.8 ppm or less in a chemical shift of 1H-NMR spectrum, or the polymer compound contains a repeating structure of oxy C2-4 alkylene units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Yasunori MIZOGUCHI, Hiroki KAGOHASHI
  • Patent number: 11424452
    Abstract: The organic expander in a negative electrode material of a lead-acid battery contains an S polymer having an aromatic ring and an L polymer having an aromatic ring, and a mass MS1 of the S polymer and a mass ML1 of the L polymer satisfy 0.05?ML1/(ML1+MS1)?0.15.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: GS Yuasa International Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroki Kagohashi, Ikumi Motoi
  • Publication number: 20220246994
    Abstract: A lead-acid battery includes a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate, and an electrolyte solution, in which the positive electrode plate includes a positive current collector and a positive electrode material, the negative electrode plate includes a negative current collector and a negative electrode material, the positive current collector contains Sn in an amount of 0.95% by mass or more, the negative electrode material contains a polymer compound, and the polymer compound has a peak in a range of 3.2 ppm or more and 3.8 ppm or less in a chemical shift of 1H-NMR spectrum, or the polymer compound contains a repeating structure of oxy C2-4 alkylene units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Yasuyuki HAMANO, Hiroki KAGOHASHI
  • Publication number: 20220238859
    Abstract: A lead-acid battery includes a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate, and an electrolyte solution. The negative electrode plate includes a negative electrode material. The negative electrode material contains a polymer compound, and the polymer compound has a peak in a range of 3.2 ppm or more and 3.8 ppm or less in a chemical shift of 1H-NMR spectrum. Alternatively, the negative electrode material contains a polymer compound having a repeating structure of oxy C2-4 alkylene units. A ratio: Cn/Sn of a content Cn of the polymer compound in the negative electrode material to a specific surface area Sn of the negative electrode material is 25 ppm·m?2·g or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventor: Hiroki KAGOHASHI
  • Publication number: 20220200007
    Abstract: A lead-acid battery includes a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate, and an electrolyte solution. The negative electrode plate includes a negative electrode material. The negative electrode material contains a polymer compound. The polymer compound has a peak in a range of 3.2 ppm or more and 3.8 ppm or less in a chemical shift of 1H-NMR spectrum, or the negative electrode material contains a polymer compound having a repeating structure of oxy C2-4 alkylene units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Hiroki KAGOHASHI, Yusuke KUMAGAI
  • Patent number: 11367906
    Abstract: A lead-acid battery provided with a negative electrode plate, a positive electrode plate, and an electrolyte solution. The negative electrode plate includes a negative current collector and a negative electrode material. When it is defined in a log differential pore volume distribution of the negative electrode material that a) a region having a pore size of 1 to 3 ?m is a P region, b) a region having a pore size of 6 to 15 ?m is a Q region, c) a maximum value of the log differential pore volume in the P region is P, and d) a maximum value of the log differential pore volume in the Q region is Q, after initial degradation, during use, or after 1220 cycles in a light-load life test in which charge and discharge of constant current discharge at 25 A for one minute and constant voltage charge at 2.47 V/cell and an upper limit current of 25 A for ten minutes are repeated at a test temperature of 75° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: GS Yuasa International Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroki Kagohashi
  • Publication number: 20210249699
    Abstract: A lead-acid battery provided with a negative electrode plate, a positive electrode plate, and an electrolyte solution. The negative electrode plate includes a negative current collector and a negative electrode material. When it is defined in a log differential pore volume distribution of the negative electrode material that a) a region having a pore size of 1 to 3 ?m is a P region, b) a region having a pore size of 6 to 15 ?m is a Q region, c) a maximum value of the log differential pore volume in the P region is P, and d) a maximum value of the log differential pore volume in the Q region is Q, after initial degradation, during use, or after 1220 cycles in a light-load life test in which charge and discharge of constant current discharge at 25 A for one minute and constant voltage charge at 2.47 V/cell and an upper limit current of 25 A for ten minutes are repeated at a test temperature of 75° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventor: Hiroki KAGOHASHI
  • Publication number: 20190267629
    Abstract: The organic expander in a negative electrode material of a lead-acid battery contains an S polymer having an aromatic ring and an L polymer having an aromatic ring, and a mass MS1 of the S polymer and a mass ML1 of the L polymer satisfy 0.05?ML1/(ML1+MS1)?0.15.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Hiroki KAGOHASHI, Ikumi MOTOI