Patents by Inventor Kazuki Takeno

Kazuki Takeno 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: 11769904
    Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes an electrode assembly and an electrolyte solution. The electrode assembly is impregnated with at least part of the electrolyte solution. The electrode assembly includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator. The separator separates the positive electrode and the negative electrode from each other. The negative electrode includes a negative electrode active material. The negative electrode active material includes graphite. The following relation of a formula (1) is satisfied: “1.60?NPR/AAR?2.55”. “NPR” represents a ratio of a negative electrode charging capacity to a positive electrode charging capacity. “AAR” represents a ratio of an effective discharging capacity of the negative electrode to a total of a capacity corresponding to an amount of inactive lithium adhered to the negative electrode and the effective discharging capacity of the negative electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Prime Planet Energy & Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Okado, Hirofusa Tanaka, Masashi Muraoka, Kazuki Takeno, Mio Nosaka
  • Publication number: 20220344722
    Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes an exterior package, an electrode assembly, and an electrolyte solution. In a cross section orthogonal to a winding axis of the laminated assembly, the electrode assembly has a contour line having a corner-rounded rectangular shape. The contour line consists of a first arc-shaped portion, a straight line portion, and a second arc-shaped portion. The contour line has a height ratio (R1=H0/H1) of 1.20 to 1.35. H0 represents a distance between two points most distant from each other on the contour line. H1 represents an average length of the two line segments. The separator includes a first main surface and a second main surface. The first main surface is in contact with the negative electrode plate. A first dynamic coefficient of friction between the first main surface and the negative electrode plate is 0.52 to 0.66.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Masashi MURAOKA, Kazuki TAKENO
  • Publication number: 20220320671
    Abstract: Each prismatic cell is provided with a rolled electrode assembly, and the rolled electrode assembly has a flat section with a flat outer peripheral surface and two curved sections with a curved outer peripheral surface. Each spacer has a substrate and multiple ribs protruding on at least one side of the substrate, and the ribs are formed so as to face the flat section of the rolled electrode assembly and extend in a direction substantially perpendicular to the rolling axis of the rolled electrode assembly. The ribs have a length of 60 to 100 when the height of the flat section of the rolled electrode assembly is represented by 100, and the relationship 2?B/A?10 is satisfied where A is the width of the ribs and B is the distance between adjoining ribs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Yuji OGISHIMA, Keisuke MINAMI, Kazuki TAKENO
  • Publication number: 20220052373
    Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes an electrode assembly and an electrolyte solution. The electrode assembly is impregnated with at least part of the electrolyte solution. The electrode assembly includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator. The separator separates the positive electrode and the negative electrode from each other. The negative electrode includes a negative electrode active material. The negative electrode active material includes graphite. The following relation of a formula (1) is satisfied: “1.60?NPR/AAR?2.55”. “NPR” represents a ratio of a negative electrode charging capacity to a positive electrode charging capacity. “AAR” represents a ratio of an effective discharging capacity of the negative electrode to a total of a capacity corresponding to an amount of inactive lithium adhered to the negative electrode and the effective discharging capacity of the negative electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Applicant: PRIME PLANET ENERGY & SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Tetsuya OKADA, Hirofusa TANAKA, Masashi MURAOKA, Kazuki TAKENO, Mio NOSAKA
  • Patent number: 10964923
    Abstract: A prismatic secondary battery includes an electrode body including a positive-electrode sheet and a negative-electrode sheet, a prismatic exterior body that accommodates the electrode body, a sealing plate that seals an opening of the prismatic exterior body, and a negative terminal electrically connected to the negative-electrode sheet. The prismatic secondary battery is arranged such that the sealing plate extends in the vertical direction during use of the prismatic secondary battery. The positive-electrode sheet is electrically connected to the sealing plate. The sealing plate has a recessed portion on an outer surface and a terminal insertion hole formed in the recessed portion. The negative terminal is inserted in the terminal insertion hole. An outer insulating member is disposed between the negative terminal and the sealing plate. The sealing plate has a first groove extending to an end of the recessed portion in the longitudinal direction of the sealing plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yohei Muroya, Kazuki Takeno, Mitsuhiro Okada
  • Patent number: 10957883
    Abstract: A prismatic secondary battery includes an electrode body including a positive-electrode sheet and a negative-electrode sheet, a prismatic exterior body that accommodates the electrode body, a sealing plate that seals an opening of the prismatic exterior body, and a negative terminal electrically connected to the negative-electrode sheet. The positive-electrode sheet is electrically connected to the sealing plate. The sealing plate has a recessed portion on an outer surface and a terminal insertion hole formed in the recessed portion. The negative terminal is inserted in the terminal insertion hole. An outer insulating member is disposed between the negative terminal and the sealing plate. The sealing plate has a first groove extending to an end of the recessed portion in the longitudinal direction of the sealing plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yohei Muroya, Kazuki Takeno, Mitsuhiro Okada
  • Publication number: 20190288290
    Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery of one example according to an embodiment has an output of 1,000 W or more. An electrode body includes a protective layer which contains an insulating inorganic compound and which is provided on at least one surface of a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator, and has a heat capacity per unit battery capacity of 16 J/K·Ah or more. The positive electrode has a surface resistance of 0.5 to 40?.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keisuke Minami, Kazuki Takeno, Toyoki Fujihara, Takuya Tamagawa
  • Publication number: 20180351140
    Abstract: A prismatic secondary battery includes an electrode body including a positive-electrode sheet and a negative-electrode sheet, a prismatic exterior body that accommodates the electrode body, a sealing plate that seals an opening of the prismatic exterior body, and a negative terminal electrically connected to the negative-electrode sheet. The positive-electrode sheet is electrically connected to the sealing plate. The sealing plate has a recessed portion on an outer surface and a terminal insertion hole formed in the recessed portion. The negative terminal is inserted in the terminal insertion hole. An outer insulating member is disposed between the negative terminal and the sealing plate. The sealing plate has a first groove extending to an end of the recessed portion in the longitudinal direction of the sealing plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yohei Muroya, Kazuki Takeno, Mitsuhiro Okada
  • Publication number: 20180351139
    Abstract: A prismatic secondary battery includes an electrode body including a positive-electrode sheet and a negative-electrode sheet, a prismatic exterior body that accommodates the electrode body, a sealing plate that seals an opening of the prismatic exterior body, and a negative terminal electrically connected to the negative-electrode sheet. The prismatic secondary battery is arranged such that the sealing plate extends in the vertical direction during use of the prismatic secondary battery. The positive-electrode sheet is electrically connected to the sealing plate. The sealing plate has a recessed portion on an outer surface and a terminal insertion hole formed in the recessed portion. The negative terminal is inserted in the terminal insertion hole. An outer insulating member is disposed between the negative terminal and the sealing plate. The sealing plate has a first groove extending to an end of the recessed portion in the longitudinal direction of the sealing plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yohei Muroya, Kazuki Takeno, Mitsuhiro Okada
  • Patent number: 8348639
    Abstract: A high performance sealing device having an excellent pressure resistance and realizing a prevention of damage. The sealing device usable at a working pressure of 0 to 2 MPa, and not damaged even if the pressure of high-pressure fuel of 5 MPa or higher is applied thereto, wherein high pressure fuel on the high pressure side is sealed by a first seal part, oil from a cam side on a low pressure side is sealed by a second seal part, and the fuel slightly leaked due to failure of scraping at the first seal part is sealed by the second seal part to form a dual seal structure. A resin ring coming into slidable sealing contact with a shaft is used in the first seal part, whereby abnormal abrasion does not occur even when fuel having less lubricity is used, and the durability of the seal is increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: NOK Corporation
    Inventors: Masatoshi Okada, Iwao Taira, Tadashi Abiko, Yosuke Kondo, Kazuki Takeno, Ichiro Yamane
  • Patent number: 7938406
    Abstract: A first gasket 10 is placed in a groove formed in a cam cover and seals a gap between a cylinder head and the cam cover. The first gasket 10 includes a pair of seal lips 13 which come into tight contact with the cylinder head and which are provided in parallel to each other, and a plurality of connecting portions 15 which are provided between the pair of seal lips 13, which are connected to each of the seal lips 13, and which hold a distance between the seal lips 13 near the connected portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: NOK Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohisa Matsumoto, Takashi Nakao, Shuji Yoshitsune, Kazuki Takeno
  • Patent number: 7918463
    Abstract: A reciprocating seal used, for example, for a shock absorber. A main seal lip has a two-step lip structure including a first lip and a second lip and a plurality of protrusions extending in the direction of the shaft are formed on a sliding contact surface of the second lip, thereby improving frictional force characteristics and, at the same time, improving sealing performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: Nok Corporation
    Inventors: Hidenori Arai, Kazuki Takeno, Ichiro Yamane, Shinobu Munekata, Katsumi Yamashina, Masaru Watanabe
  • Patent number: 7789396
    Abstract: This invention provides an oil seal that can maintain an excellent friction reduction function over a long period of time, has excellent abrasion resistance, and further has excellent sealing properties. The oil seal comprises a seal lip (4) formed of a rubber-like elastic material comprising a lip edge part (9) and an air-side slope (8) and a sealing fluid-side slope (10) provided on both sides of the lip edge part (9). The air-side slope (8) has a coating film (14) on its surface. In the lip edge part (9) in its portion in contact with a shaft (13), a sealing fluid-side rubber part (2?) and an air-side coating film (14) are simultaneously brought into contact with the shaft (13). The coating film (14) is preferably formed of a coating agent comprising a fluororesin, a polyethylene resin, an isocyanate-modified polybutadiene resin, and a solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: NOK Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuki Takeno, Hideyuki Huruyama, Masayuki Tanida, Hiroki Matsui, Tatsuhiko Watanabe, Shinobu Munekata, Akira Yamaguchi, Hirotaka Mizuta, Kenichi Kunieda, Toshihiro Higashira
  • Publication number: 20090200750
    Abstract: To maintain an excellent friction reducing function over a long period of time, with having excellent abrasion resistance and excellent sealing properties, the oil seal has a seal lip (4) made of a rubber-like elastic material and provided with an air-side slope (8) and a sealing fluid-side slope (10) on both sides of the lip edge part (9), the air-side slope (8) has a coating film (14) on its surface, a portion in contact with a shaft (13) in the lip edge part (9) is so made that a sealing fluid-side rubber part (2?) and an air-side coating film (14) simultaneously contact with the shaft (13), and the coating film (14) is preferably formed of a coating agent comprising a fluororesin, a polyethylene resin, an isocyanate-modified polybutadiene resin, and a solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2005
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Applicant: NOK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuki Takeno, Hideyuki Huruyama, Masayuki Tanida, Hiroki Matsui, Tatsuhiko Watanabe, Shinobu Munekata, Akira Yamaguchi, Hirotaka Mizuta, Kenichi Kunieda, Toshihiro Higashira
  • Publication number: 20090134586
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a reciprocating seal used, for example, for a shock absorber. A main seal lip 32 has a two-step lip structure including a first lip 32a and a second lip 32b and a plurality of protrusions 34 extending in the direction of the shaft are formed on a sliding contact surface of the second lip 32b, thereby improving frictional force characteristics and, at the same time, improving sealing performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2008
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Inventors: Hidenori Arai, Kazuki Takeno, Ichiro Yamane, Shinobu Munekata, Katsumi Yamashina, Masaru Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20090115138
    Abstract: A first gasket 10 is placed in a groove formed in a cam cover and seals a gap between a cylinder head and the cam cover. The first gasket 10 includes a pair of seal lips 13 which come into tight contact with the cylinder head and which are provided in parallel to each other, and a plurality of connecting portions 15 which are provided between the pair of seal lips 13, which are connected to each of the seal lips 13, and which hold a distance between the seal lips 13 near the connected portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2006
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Applicant: NOK Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohisa Matsumoto, Takashi Nakao, Shuji Yoshitsune, Kazuki Takeno
  • Publication number: 20080258405
    Abstract: A high performance sealing device having an excellent pressure resistance and realizing a prevention of damage. The sealing device usable at a working pressure of 0 to 2 MPa, and not damaged. even if the pressure of high-pressure fuel of 5 MPa or higher is applied thereto, wherein high pressure fuel on the high pressure side H is sealed by a first seal part 2, oil from a cam side on a low pressure side L is sealed by a second seal part 3, and the fuel slightly leaked due to failure of scraping at the first seal part is sealed by the second seal part to form a dual seal structure, and a resin ring 21 coming into slidable sealing contact with a shaft 10 is used in the first seal part 2, whereby abnormal abrasion does not occur even when fuel having less lubricity is used, and the durability of the seal is increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2008
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Inventors: Masatoshi Okada, Iwao Taira, Tadashi Abiko, Yosuke Kondo, Kazuki Takeno, Ichiro Yamane
  • Publication number: 20070182103
    Abstract: A high performance sealing device having an excellent pressure resistance and realizing a prevention of damage. The sealing device usable at a working pressure of 0 to 2 MPa, and not damaged even if the pressure of high-pressure fuel of 5 MPa or higher is applied thereto, wherein high pressure fuel on the high pressure side H is sealed by a first seal part 2, oil from a cam side on a low pressure side L is sealed by a second seal part 3, and the fuel slightly leaked due to failure of scraping at the first seal part is sealed by the second seal part to form a dual seal structure, and a resin ring 21 coming into slidable sealing contact with a shaft 10 is used in the first seal part 2, whereby abnormal abrasion does not occur even when fuel having less lubricity is used, and the durability of the seal is increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2007
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Inventors: Masatoshi Okada, Iwao Taira, Tadashi Abiko, Yosuke Kondo, Kazuki Takeno, Ichiro Yamane
  • Publication number: 20070169621
    Abstract: A high performance sealing device having an excellent pressure resistance and realizing a prevention of damage. The sealing device usable at a working pressure of 0 to 2 MPa, and not damaged even if the pressure of high-pressure fuel of 5 MPa or higher is applied thereto, wherein high pressure fuel on the high pressure side H is sealed by a first seal part 2, oil from a cam side on a low pressure side L is sealed by a second seal part 3, and the fuel slightly leaked due to failure of scraping at the first seal part is sealed by the second seal part to form a dual seal structure, and a resin ring 21 coming into slidable sealing contact with a shaft 10 is used in the first seal part 2, whereby abnormal abrasion does not occur even when fuel having less lubricity is used, and the durability of the seal is increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2007
    Publication date: July 26, 2007
    Inventors: Masatoshi Okada, Iwao Taira, Tadashi Abiko, Yosuke Kondo, Kazuki Takeno, Ichiro Yamane
  • Publication number: 20060138729
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a reciprocating seal used, for example, for a shock absorber. A main seal lip 32 has a two-step lip structure including a first lip 32a and a second lip 32b and a plurality of protrusions 34 extending in the direction of the shaft are formed on sliding contact surface of the second lip 32b, thereby improving frictional force characteristics and, at the same time, improving sealing performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2003
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Inventors: Hidenori Arai, Kazuki Takeno, Ichiro Yamane, Shinobu Munekata, Katsumi Yamashina