Patents by Inventor Junichi Sugaya
Junichi Sugaya 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).
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Patent number: 11769933Abstract: The present disclosure aims to suppress, in a winding type electrode body in which a negative electrode lead is bonded to a winding start side end of a negative electrode collector, electrode plate deformation in association with charge/discharge cycles. A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes a winding type electrode body (14). A negative electrode (12) includes a negative electrode lead (20a) bonded to a winding start side end of a negative electrode collector and is wound at least one turn from a winding-direction inner end so as not to face a positive electrode (11) with a separator (13) interposed therebetween. The negative electrode (12) includes an insulating tape (40) adhered to the negative electrode collector so as to straddle a surface of the negative electrode lead (20a) in a winding direction.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2018Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: PANASONIC ENERGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Atsushi Mizawa, Junichi Sugaya, Tomomichi Ueda, Masahiro Nakamura, Kei Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20230064681Abstract: The purpose of the present disclosure is to improve the cycle characteristics of a secondary battery. An electrode for secondary batteries according to one example of the embodiments of the present disclosure is provided with a core body and a mixture layer that is formed on the surface of the core body. The mixture layer comprises a plurality of high-density regions and a plurality of low-density regions; and the high-density regions and the low-density regions are alternately arranged in a first direction of the mixture layer, while extending in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction, thereby forming stripes. It is preferable that there are three or more high-density regions and three or more low-density regions.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2020Publication date: March 2, 2023Applicant: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tatsuya Akira, Junichi Sugaya
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Publication number: 20220093982Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to shorten the manufacturing time in a method for manufacturing a non-aqueous-electrolyte secondary cell. In the method for manufacturing a non-aqueous-electrolyte secondary cell according to one embodiment of the present invention, during initial charging/discharging of a non-aqueous-electrolyte secondary cell comprising a negative electrode that includes a negative-electrode active material, a positive electrode that includes a Li—Ni composite oxide represented by the general formula LiaNixM(1-x)O2 (where 0<a?1.2, 0.6?x<1, and M is at least one element selected from Co, Mn, and Al) as a positive-electrode active material, and a non-aqueous electrolyte, charging is performed so that the positive electrode potential based on lithium is 4.1-4.25 V in an open circuit state after charging.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2019Publication date: March 24, 2022Applicant: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shohei Mitsui, Natsuhiko Mukai, Junichi Sugaya
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Patent number: 11264649Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a wound electrode assembly (14) formed by spirally winding, via a separator (13), a positive electrode (11) and a negative electrode (12) in which a negative electrode mixture layer is formed on a negative electrode core, where: the negative electrode (12) includes a non-opposing portion (12a) that is wound 1.25 turns or more from an inner edge in a winding direction of the wound electrode assembly (14) without facing the positive electrode via the separator (13); the non-opposing portion (12a) includes a negative electrode mixture layer-formed portion (12c) in which the negative electrode mixture layer is formed on at least either side continuously in an inward winding direction from an outer edge in the winding direction; and the negative electrode mixture layer-formed portion (12c) is wound 0.75 turns or more.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2017Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Junichi Sugaya, Atsushi Mizawa, Yuji Yamagami, Tomomichi Ueda, Masahiro Nakamura
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Publication number: 20210159489Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell comprising a negative electrode (12) having a negative electrode collector (40) and a negative electrode active material layer (42) provided on the negative electrode collector (40). The negative electrode active material layer (42) contains graphite particles A and graphite particles B as negative electrode active materials. The graphite particles A have an internal void rate of 5% or less. The graphite particles B have an internal void rate of 8 to 20%. When the negative electrode active material layer 42 is halved in the thickness direction, a region 42b on the half closer to the outer surface contains more graphite particles A than a region 42a on the half closer to the negative electrode collector.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2019Publication date: May 27, 2021Applicants: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd., Panasonic CorporationInventors: Junichi Sugaya, Takuya Shinomiya, Takamitsu Tashita, Fumikazu Mizukoshi, Tsukasa Gejo
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Publication number: 20210119263Abstract: A battery having a positive electrode lead connected to a radial-direction intermediate position of the electrode body, and a negative electrode lead connected to a winding start end. In a region other than a first region defined by the outermost circumference of the negative electrode and two straight lines extending from a winding central axis of the electrode body through two points which are outside from two circumference-direction ends of the negative electrode lead by an angle of 10° with respect to the winding central axis and a second region defined by two straight lines in contact with two circumference-direction ends of the positive electrode lead drawn in parallel to a straight line between a circumference-direction center of the positive electrode lead and the winding central axis, the outermost circumference of the negative electrode, and the innermost circumference thereof, a winding start front end of the positive electrode is disposed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2018Publication date: April 22, 2021Applicant: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Koichi Kusagawa, Junichi Sugaya, Atsushi Mizawa
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Publication number: 20210111465Abstract: The present disclosure aims to suppress, in a winding type electrode body in which a negative electrode lead is bonded to a winding start side end of a negative electrode collector, electrode plate deformation in association with charge/discharge cycles. A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes a winding type electrode body (14). A negative electrode (12) includes a negative electrode lead (20a) bonded to a winding start side end of a negative electrode collector and is wound at least one turn from a winding-direction inner end so as not to face a positive electrode (11) with a separator (13) interposed therebetween. The negative electrode (12) includes an insulating tape (40) adhered to the negative electrode collector so as to straddle a surface of the negative electrode lead (20a) in a winding direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2018Publication date: April 15, 2021Applicant: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Atsushi Mizawa, Junichi Sugaya, Tomomichi Ueda, Masahiro Nakamura, Kei Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20200119406Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a wound electrode assembly (14) formed by spirally winding, via a separator (13), a positive electrode (11) and a negative electrode (12) in which a negative electrode mixture layer is formed on a negative electrode core, where: the negative electrode (12) includes a non-opposing portion (12a) that is wound 1.25 turns or more from an inner edge in a winding direction of the wound electrode assembly (14) without facing the positive electrode via the separator (13); the non-opposing portion (12a) includes a negative electrode mixture layer-formed portion (12c) in which the negative electrode mixture layer is formed on at least either side continuously in an inward winding direction from an outer edge in the winding direction; and the negative electrode mixture layer-formed portion (12c) is wound 0.75 turns or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2017Publication date: April 16, 2020Applicant: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Junichi SUGAYA, Atsushi MIZAWA, Yuji YAMAGAMI, Tomomichi UEDA, Masahiro NAKAMURA
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Patent number: 10096829Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery attains both a high capacity and excellent low-temperature characteristics. A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator, a nonaqueous electrolyte and a battery case accommodating the battery constituents, the positive electrode having a positive electrode mixture layer including a lithium transition metal oxide and a conductive auxiliary, the lithium transition metal oxide containing at least Ni. The percentage of Ni in the total moles of metal element(s) except lithium present in the oxide is not less than 88 mol %, the content of the conductive auxiliary being not less than 0.75 parts by mass and not more than 1.25 parts by mass, the ratio of the lithium transition metal oxide being not less than 25 parts by volume in the inside of the battery case.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2015Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Atsushi Mizawa, Junichi Sugaya
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Publication number: 20170338463Abstract: A cylindrical nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery having an electrode body which includes a negative electrode having a negative electrode active material, and the negative electrode active material contains a compound containing silicon (Si); a sealing body which has a current cutoff mechanism which includes an upper valve body and a lower valve body disposed below the upper valve body to be connected to the upper valve body, and in which when the gas pressure in a space formed between the upper valve body and the lower valve body is increased, a current path is cut off; and a bottom portion of the case body has a thin portion which forms at least a portion of a ring, and the thickness t of a portion deviating from the thin portion of the bottom portion is 0.25 mm<t<0.35 mm.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2015Publication date: November 23, 2017Applicant: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Junichi SUGAYA, Hiroyuki FUJIMOTO
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Patent number: 9786908Abstract: An object is to provide a positive electrode for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery and a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery that allow a high output characteristic. Included are a positive electrode collector and a positive electrode mixture layer formed on at least one surface of the positive electrode collector. The positive electrode mixture layer contains particles 3 of lithium nickel cobalt manganese oxide represented by LiNi0.55Co0.2OMn0.25O2, erbium oxyhydroxide 1 fixed on the surfaces of the particles of the lithium nickel cobalt manganese oxide 3, tungsten trioxide 2 adhering to the surfaces of the particles of the lithium nickel cobalt manganese oxide 3, and a binder.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2013Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masanobu Takeuchi, Manabu Takijiri, Katsunori Yanagida, Junichi Sugaya, Takeshi Ogasawara
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Publication number: 20170084917Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery attains both a high capacity and excellent low-temperature characteristics. A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator, a nonaqueous electrolyte and a battery case accommodating the battery constituents, the positive electrode having a positive electrode mixture layer including a lithium transition metal oxide and a conductive auxiliary, the lithium transition metal oxide containing at least Ni. The percentage of Ni in the total moles of metal element(s) except lithium present in the oxide is not less than 88 mol %, the content of the conductive auxiliary being not less than 0.75 parts by mass and not more than 1.25 parts by mass, the ratio of the lithium transition metal oxide being not less than 25 parts by volume in the inside of the battery case.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2015Publication date: March 23, 2017Applicant: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Atsushi Mizawa, Junichi Sugaya
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Patent number: 9508992Abstract: Disclosed is a positive electrode for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, including a current collector and a mixture layer attached thereto. The mixture layer includes an active material including particles of a first active material, i.e., a lithium-manganese composite oxide, and particles of a second active material, i.e., a lithium-nickel composite oxide. A proportion of the first active material particles in the active material is 51 vol % to 90 vol %. A volume-based particle size distribution of the first active material particles has a first peak on a larger particle side and a second peak on a smaller particle side. A first particle size D1 corresponding to the first peak is 2.5 to 5 times larger than a second particle size D2 corresponding to the second peak. A volume-based particle size distribution of the second active material particles has a third peak corresponding to a third particle size D3 satisfying D1>D3>D2.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2012Date of Patent: November 29, 2016Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Kozo Watanabe, Junichi Sugaya
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Patent number: 9379376Abstract: A method for producing a positive electrode for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery of the present invention includes the steps of: (1) producing a positive electrode precursor by applying a positive electrode slurry including a positive electrode active material comprising a lithium-containing composite oxide including nickel, a binder, and a conductive agent on a positive electrode core material, the positive electrode active material including secondary particles having an average particle diameter of 8 ?m or more, and then drying the positive electrode slurry to form a positive electrode material mixture layer; and (2) rolling while heating the positive electrode precursor to produce a positive electrode in which 3.5 g or more of the positive electrode active material is included per 1 cm3 of the positive electrode material mixture layer, and the positive electrode active material includes secondary particles having an average particle diameter of 5 ?m or more.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2010Date of Patent: June 28, 2016Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Junichi Sugaya, Yoshiyuki Muraoka
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Publication number: 20160006029Abstract: A high-capacity non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery capable of maintaining good cycle characteristics even in the case where large current discharge is repeated is provided. A positive electrode active material particle (32) includes a base particle (33) produced by agglomeration of primary particles (33a) made from lithium transition metal oxide containing tungsten and a rare earth compound particles (34) attached to the surface of the base particle (33). Preferably, the rare earth compound is attached to the interface at which the primary particles are in contact with each other or the vicinity of the interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2014Publication date: January 7, 2016Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Junichi Sugaya, Manabu Takijiri, Takeshi Ogasawara, Katsunori Yanagida
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Publication number: 20150221938Abstract: In a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery including a positive electrode containing a positive electrode active material, a negative electrode, and a nonaqueous electrolyte, the positive electrode active material contains a lithium transition metal oxide having a surface to which a rare earth compound is adhered, and the nonaqueous electrolyte contains a lithium salt in which an oxalate complex functions as an anion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2013Publication date: August 6, 2015Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Takashi Yamamoto, Masanori Sugimori, Manabu Takijiri, Junichi Sugaya, Masanobu Takeuchi, Katsunori Yanagida, Takeshi Ogasawara
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Publication number: 20150221942Abstract: A positive electrode active material for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a lithium transition metal oxide containing nickel and zirconium and including secondary particles, each of which is composed of an aggregate of primary particles, and a rare earth compound deposited on and/or near interfaces between the primary particles.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2013Publication date: August 6, 2015Applicant: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Junichi Sugaya, Manabu Takijiri, Masanobu Takeuchi, Katsunori Yanagida, Takeshi Ogasawara
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Publication number: 20150207142Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a positive electrode (1) containing a positive electrode active material that contains a lithium transition metal oxide having a surface to which a compound of a rare-earth element is adhered, a negative electrode (2) containing a negative electrode active material, and a nonaqueous electrolyte to which a lithium salt having a P—O bond and a P—F bond in its molecule and/or a lithium salt having a B—O bond and a B—F bond in its molecule is added.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2013Publication date: July 23, 2015Applicant: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Manabu Takijiri, Junichi Sugaya, Masanobu Takeuchi, Katsunori Yanagida, Takeshi Ogasawara
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Publication number: 20150056512Abstract: An object is to provide a positive electrode for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery and a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery that allow a high output characteristic. Included are a positive electrode collector and a positive electrode mixture layer formed on at least one surface of the positive electrode collector. The positive electrode mixture layer contains particles 3 of lithium nickel cobalt manganese oxide represented by LiNi0.55Co0.20Mn0.25O2, erbium oxyhydroxide 1 fixed on the surfaces of the particles of the lithium nickel cobalt manganese oxide 3, tungsten trioxide 2 adhering to the surfaces of the particles of the lithium nickel cobalt manganese oxide 3, and a binder.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2013Publication date: February 26, 2015Applicant: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masanobu Takeuchi, Manabu Takijiri, Katsunori Yanagida, Junichi Sugaya, Takeshi Ogasawara
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Publication number: 20140342230Abstract: Disclosed is a positive electrode for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, including a current collector and a mixture layer attached thereto. The mixture layer includes an active material including particles of a first active material, i.e., a lithium-manganese composite oxide, and particles of a second active material, i.e., a lithium-nickel composite oxide. A proportion of the first active material particles in the active material is 51 vol % to 90 vol %. A volume-based particle size distribution of the first active material particles has a first peak on a larger particle side and a second peak on a smaller particle side. A first particle size D1 corresponding to the first peak is 2.5 to 5 times larger than a second particle size D2 corresponding to the second peak. A volume-based particle size distribution of the second active material particles has a third peak corresponding to a third particle size D3 satisfying D1>D3>D2.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2012Publication date: November 20, 2014Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Kozo Watanabe, Junichi Sugaya