Patents by Inventor Hironari KIMPARA

Hironari KIMPARA 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: 11916191
    Abstract: A method for producing a sulfide solid electrolyte having an argyrodite-type crystal structure may involve: mixing a raw material containing elemental phosphorus at an integrated power of 0.5 kWh/kg or more, and heat-treating a precursor obtained in the mixing at 350 to 500° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takayoshi Kambara, Minoru Senga, Katsuhito Kondo, Naoya Masuda, Hironari Kimpara, Futoshi Utsuno, Hiroyuki Tamura
  • Publication number: 20240030486
    Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a sulfide solid electrolyte having excellent productivity and having a particularly small particle size, including mixing a raw material inclusion containing a lithium atom, a sulfur atom, a phosphorus atom, and a halogen atom to obtain an electrolyte precursor, and heating the electrolyte precursor in the presence of a solvent and a dispersant having 8 or more carbon atoms in a molecule thereof in a sealed pressure resistant vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: TARO YAMAKI, Yoshikatsu SEINO, Shota TOTSUKA, Manabu TANAKA, Hironari KIMPARA
  • Publication number: 20230335788
    Abstract: Provided are a method for producing an atomization sulfide solid electrolyte, including atomizing a raw material sulfide solid electrolyte together with a specific ketone compound, the raw material sulfide solid electrolyte containing a lithium atom, a sulfur atom, a phosphorus atom and a halogen atom; an atomization sulfide solid electrolyte; an electrode mixture containing the atomization sulfide solid electrolyte and an electrode active material; and a lithium ion battery containing at least one of the atomization sulfide solid electrolyte and the electrode mixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji MORIYAMA, Shinji TANAKA, Katsuhito KONDO, Hironari KIMPARA, Atsushi YAO
  • Patent number: 11623864
    Abstract: A method of production of a solid electrolyte, which comprises: a step of obtaining a mixture comprising a sulfide solid electrolyte and a tertiary alcohol including 9 or less carbon atoms, and a step of removing the tertiary alcohol from the mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Yamada, Hironari Kimpara, Shota Totsuka, Atsushi Sato
  • Publication number: 20220344703
    Abstract: A method of production of a solid electrolyte having an Argyrodite-type crystal structure, including steps of mixing raw materials such that lithium (Li), phosphorus (P), sulfur (S), oxygen (O), and halogen (X) satisfy the following formulas (11) to (14) to obtain a mixture; and heating the mixture: 4.8?Li/P?5.3??(11) 3.8?S/P?4.4??(12) 0<O/P?0.8??(13) 1.0<X/P?2.0??(14) wherein the formula (11) represents a molar ratio of Li to P, the formula (12) represents a molar ratio of S to P, the formula (13) represents a molar ratio of O to P, and the formula (14) represents a molar ratio of halogen (X) to P.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hironari KIMPARA, Shota TOTSUKA, Atsushi SATO, Naoya MASUDA, Atsushi YAO
  • Publication number: 20220336848
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a crystalline solid electrolyte having a small particle diameter and also having a high ionic conductivity and containing a lithium element, a sulfur element, a phosphorus element and a halogen element, the method including a complexing step of mixing a solid electrolyte raw material and a complexing agent in a liquid phase, wherein the method includes a mixing step of obtaining a precursor containing a lithium element, a sulfur element, and a phosphorus element; and a crystallization step of heating the precursor in a solvent using a pressure-resistant container or while refluxing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shota TOTSUKA, Hironari KIMPARA, Masayuki SHIBATA
  • Publication number: 20220311049
    Abstract: A method for producing a solid electrolyte having an argyrodite-type crystal structure, the method comprising: heat-treating a raw material mixture comprising lithium, sulfur, phosphorus and halogen in a solvent using a pressure-resistant container or under refluxing; removing the solvent; and firing a treated product obtained by the heat treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: Naoya MASUDA, Junpei MARUYAMA, Hironari KIMPARA, Shota TOTSUKA, Atsushi YAO
  • Publication number: 20220285724
    Abstract: A method for producing a solid electrolyte, which comprises: a step of mixing an anionic surfactant which is a monomer or an oligomer, a solvent, and a sulfide solid electrolyte to obtain a mixture; and a step of removing the solvent from the mixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shota TOTSUKA, Atsushi SATO, Hironari KIMPARA
  • Patent number: 11380934
    Abstract: A method for producing a solid electrolyte having an argyrodite-type crystal structure, the method comprising: heat-treating a raw material mixture comprising lithium, sulfur, phosphorus and halogen in a solvent using a pressure-resistant container or under refluxing; removing the solvent; and firing a treated product obtained by the heat treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naoya Masuda, Junpei Maruyama, Hironari Kimpara, Shota Totsuka, Atsushi Yao
  • Patent number: 11355780
    Abstract: A sulfide solid electrolyte particles comprising lithium, phosphorus and sulfur, having a volume-based average particle size measured by laser diffraction particle size distribution measurement of 0.1 ?m to 10 ?m, having a diffraction peak having 2? of 29.0 to 31.0 deg in powder X-ray diffraction measurement using CuK? ray, and an intensity ratio (Ib/Ip) of a peak intensity Ib at a high angle-side low part of the diffraction peak to a peak intensity Ip of the diffraction peak is less than 0.09.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Futoshi Utsuno, Toshiaki Tsuno, Kota Terai, Hironari Kimpara, Atsushi Sato
  • Publication number: 20210284534
    Abstract: A method of production of a solid electrolyte, which comprises: a step of obtaining a mixture comprising a sulfide solid electrolyte and a tertiary alcohol including 9 or less carbon atoms, and a step of removing the tertiary alcohol from the mixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroaki YAMADA, Hironari KIMPARA, Shota TOTSUKA, Atsushi SATO
  • Publication number: 20210005924
    Abstract: A method for producing a sulfide solid electrolyte having an argyrodite-type crystal structure may involve: mixing a raw material containing elemental phosphorus at an integrated power of 0.5 kWh/kg or more, and heat-treating a precursor obtained in the mixing at 350 to 500° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takayoshi KAMBARA, Minoru SENGA, Katsuhito KONDO, Naoya MASUDA, Hironari KIMPARA, Futoshi UTSUNO, Hiroyuki TAMURA
  • Publication number: 20200185767
    Abstract: A method for producing a solid electrolyte having an argyrodite-type crystal structure, the method comprising: heat-treating a raw material mixture comprising lithium, sulfur, phosphorus and halogen in a solvent using a pressure-resistant container or under refluxing; removing the solvent; and firing a treated product obtained by the heat treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naoya MASUDA, Junpei Maruyama, Hironari Kimpara, Shota Totsuka, Atsushi Yao
  • Publication number: 20200006808
    Abstract: A sulfide solid electrolyte particles comprising lithium, phosphorus and sulfur, having a volume-based average particle size measured by laser diffraction particle size distribution measurement of 0.1 ?m or more and 10 ?m or less, having a diffraction peak having 2? ranging from 29.0 to 31.0 deg in powder X-ray diffraction measurement using CuK? ray, and an intensity ratio (Ib/Ip) of a peak intensity Ip of the diffraction peak to a diffraction intensity Ib at a high angle-side low part of the diffraction peak is less than 0.09.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: Futoshi UTSUNO, Toshiaki TSUNO, Kota TERAI, Hironari KIMPARA, Atsushi SATO