Patents by Inventor Hiroyuki NISHINAMI

Hiroyuki NISHINAMI 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: 12218353
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a carbonaceous material from which an electrochemical device having a high initial electrostatic capacitance, an excellent effect of suppressing gas generation during charging and discharging, and excellent durability can be obtained, and a method for producing the carbonaceous material, an electrode active material for an electrochemical device containing the carbonaceous material, an electrode for an electrochemical device containing the electrode active material, and an electrochemical device. The present invention relates to a carbonaceous material having a BET specific surface area of 1550 to 2500 m2/g, a value of an oxygen content/hydrogen content per specific surface area of 1.00 to 2.10 mg/m2, and an electrical conductivity of 10 to 15 S/cm determined by powder resistance measurement at a load of 12 kN.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Nishinami, Yumika Nishita, Shushi Nishimura
  • Patent number: 12215030
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a carbonaceous material having a BET specific surface area of 1550 to 2500 m2/g and a value of an oxygen content/hydrogen content per specific surface area of 1.00 to 2.04 mg/m2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Nishinami, Yumika Nishita, Shushi Nishimura
  • Patent number: 12199286
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an additive for an electrochemical element positive electrode comprising an activated carbon, wherein the activated carbon has a specific surface area in accordance with BET method of 1300-2500 m2/g, a pore volume of pores having a diameter of 2 nm or more of 0.35 cm3/g or less, a pore volume of pores having a diameter less than 2 nm of 0.5 cm3/g or more, and an ash content of 0.5% by weight or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kengo Tachikawa, Mao Takayama, Yoshihisa Inui, Hiroyuki Nishinami, Yumika Nishita, Shushi Nishimura
  • Patent number: 11731880
    Abstract: A carbonaceous material may have a high capacitance per volume as well as a high durability, and/or may have a BET specific surface area is 1,500 to 1,900 m2/g, an average pore size is 1.84 to 2.05 nm at a nitrogen relative pressure P/P0 of 0.93 in a nitrogen adsorption isotherm measured at 77.4 K, a ratio of pore volume having a pore size of 3 nm or smaller, determined by the BJH method, is 65 to 90% relative to total pore volume calculated based on a nitrogen adsorption amount at a relative pressure P/P0 of 0.93 in the nitrogen adsorption isotherm, and a ratio of pore volume having a pore size of 1 to 2 nm, determined by the MP method, is 10 to 20% relative to total pore volume calculated based on the nitrogen adsorption amount at a relative pressure P/P0 of 0.93 in the nitrogen adsorption isotherm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yumika Nishita, Hiroyuki Nishinami, Shushi Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20230178748
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an additive for an electrochemical element positive electrode comprising an activated carbon, wherein the activated carbon has a specific surface area in accordance with BET method of 1300-2500 m2/g, a pore volume of pores having a diameter of 2 nm or more of 0.35 cm3/g or less, a pore volume of pores having a diameter less than 2 nm of 0.5 cm3/g or more, and an ash content of 0.5% by weight or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kengo TACHIKAWA, Mao TAKAYAMA, Yoshihisa INUI, Hiroyuki NISHINAMI, Yumika NISHITA, Shushi NISHIMURA
  • Publication number: 20230043072
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a carbonaceous material having a silicon element content of less than 200 ppm, a powder conductivity of 10.0 to 22.0 S/cm, a total amount of surface functional groups of 0.22 to 0.36 meq/g, and a pore volume of 0.10 to 0.20 cm3/g in terms of pores having a pore size of not less than 4 nm as measured by a BJH method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Minoru MATSUSHITA, Mitsunori HITOMI, Shushi NISHIMURA, Hiroyuki NISHINAMI, Takayuki YAMADA
  • Publication number: 20220278327
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a carbonaceous material from which an electrochemical device having a high initial electrostatic capacitance, an excellent effect of suppressing gas generation during charging and discharging, and excellent durability can be obtained, and a method for producing the carbonaceous material, an electrode active material for an electrochemical device containing the carbonaceous material, an electrode for an electrochemical device containing the electrode active material, and an electrochemical device. The present invention relates to a carbonaceous material having a BET specific surface area of 1550 to 2500 m2/g, a value of an oxygen content/hydrogen content per specific surface area of 1.00 to 2.10 mg/m2, and an electrical conductivity of 10 to 15 S/cm determined by powder resistance measurement at a load of 12 kN.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki NISHINAMI, Yumika NISHITA, Shushi NISHIMURA
  • Publication number: 20220002161
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a carbonaceous material having a BET specific surface area of 1550 to 2500 m2/g and a value of an oxygen content/hydrogen content per specific surface area of 1.00 to 2.04 mg/m2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki NISHINAMI, Yumika NISHITA, Shushi NISHIMURA
  • Publication number: 20210269315
    Abstract: A carbonaceous material may have a high capacitance per volume as well as a high durability, and/or may have a BET specific surface area is 1,500 to 1,900 m2/g, an average pore size is 1.84 to 2.05 nm at a nitrogen relative pressure P/P0 of 0.93 in a nitrogen adsorption isotherm measured at 77.4 K, a ratio of pore volume having a pore size of 3 nm or smaller, determined by the BJH method, is 65 to 90% relative to total pore volume calculated based on a nitrogen adsorption amount at a relative pressure P/P0 of 0.93 in the nitrogen adsorption isotherm, and a ratio of pore volume having a pore size of 1 to 2 nm, determined by the MP method, is 10 to 20% relative to total pore volume calculated based on the nitrogen adsorption amount at a relative pressure P/P0 of 0.93 in the nitrogen adsorption isotherm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yumika NISHITA, Hiroyuki NISHINAMI, Shushi NISHIMURA