Patents by Inventor Keitaro Ameyama

Keitaro Ameyama 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: 10811659
    Abstract: An object is to provide a separator excellent in adhesiveness to electrodes and a separator for an electricity storage device also excellent in handling performance. A separator for an electricity storage device having a polyolefin microporous film and a thermoplastic polymer coating layer covering at least a part of at least one of surfaces of the polyolefin microporous film, in which the thermoplastic polymer coating layer, on the polyolefin microporous film, has a portion containing a thermoplastic polymer and a portion not containing the thermoplastic polymer in a sea-island configuration, the thermoplastic polymer coating layer contains the thermoplastic polymer having at least two glass-transition temperatures, at least one of the glass-transition temperatures is in a range of less than 20° C. and at least one of the glass-transition temperatures is in a range of 20° C. or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei E-materials Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Miyazawa, Keitaro Ameyama, Takashi Shuto
  • Patent number: 10680223
    Abstract: Disclosed is a laminated separator including a first polyolefin microporous layer and a second polyolefin microporous layer which is laminated on the first polyolefin microporous layer and which is different from the first polyolefin microporous layer, wherein at least one of the first microporous layer and the second microporous layer includes an inorganic particle having a primary particle size of 1 nm or more and 80 nm or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei E-materials Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro Ohashi, Keitaro Ameyama, Yuzuru Sakakibara
  • Patent number: 10361415
    Abstract: A separator for electricity storage devices which comprises: a base comprising a porous film; and a thermoplastic polymer arranged on at least one surface of the base. The thermoplastic polymer has a dispersion (?2), defined by the following numerical equation using the areas (Si) of Voronoi polygons obtained by Voronoi tessellation, of 0.01-0.7. (In the equation, Si is the measured area of each Voronoi polygon, m is an average of the measured areas of the Voronoi polygons, and n is the total number of the Voronoi polygons).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Keitaro Ameyama, Hiroshi Miyazawa, Satoshi Hashimoto, Masatoshi Ikemi, Koichiro Azuma, Kimio Imaizumi
  • Publication number: 20190140242
    Abstract: An object is to provide a separator excellent in adhesiveness to electrodes and a separator for an electricity storage device also excellent in handling performance. A separator for an electricity storage device having a polyolefin microporous film and a thermoplastic polymer coating layer covering at least a part of at least one of surfaces of the polyolefin microporous film, in which the thermoplastic polymer coating layer, on the polyolefin microporous film, has a portion containing a thermoplastic polymer and a portion not containing the thermoplastic polymer in a sea-island configuration, the thermoplastic polymer coating layer contains the thermoplastic polymer having at least two glass-transition temperatures, at least one of the glass-transition temperatures is in a range of less than 20° C. and at least one of the glass-transition temperatures is in a range of 20° C. or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicant: Asahi Kasei E-materials Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Miyazawa, Keitaro Ameyama, Takashi Shuto
  • Patent number: 10153473
    Abstract: An object is to provide a separator excellent in adhesiveness to electrodes and a separator for an electricity storage device also excellent in handling performance. A separator for an electricity storage device having a polyolefin microporous film and a thermoplastic polymer coating layer covering at least a part of at least one of surfaces of the polyolefin microporous film, in which the thermoplastic polymer coating layer, on the polyolefin microporous film, has a portion containing a thermoplastic polymer and a portion not containing the thermoplastic polymer in a sea-island configuration, the thermoplastic polymer coating layer contains the thermoplastic polymer having at least two glass-transition temperatures, at least one of the glass-transition temperatures is in a range of less than 20° C. and at least one of the glass-transition temperatures is in a range of 20° C. or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei E-materials Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Miyazawa, Keitaro Ameyama, Takashi Shuto
  • Patent number: 9966583
    Abstract: Disclosed is a laminated polyolefin microporous membrane having a two-type three-layer structure in which first polyolefin microporous layers are surface layers and a second polyolefin microporous layer is an intermediate layer which is different from the first polyolefin microporous layer, in which at least one of the first polyolefin microporous layers and the second polyolefin microporous layer comprises a polypropylene-based resin in which a mass ratio of polypropylene to propylene copolymer is 0 or more and 2.29 or less, and a melting point of the polypropylene copolymer is 120° C. or higher and 145° C. or lower. Also disclosed is a method of making the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei E-materials Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro Ohashi, Keitaro Ameyama, Yuzuru Sakakibara
  • Patent number: 9882190
    Abstract: Disclosed is a laminated separator including a first polyolefin microporous layer and a second polyolefin microporous layer which is laminated on the first polyolefin microporous layer and which is different from the first polyolefin microporous layer, wherein at least one of the first microporous layer and the second microporous layer includes an inorganic particle having a primary particle size of 1 nm or more and 80 nm or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei E-materials Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro Ohashi, Keitaro Ameyama, Yuzuru Sakakibara
  • Patent number: 9853272
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a laminated polyolefin microporous membrane having propylene-?-olefin copolymer and methods of producing the same. The laminated polyolefin microporous membrane has a two-type three layer structure in which first polyolefin microporous layers are surface layers and a second polyolefin microporous layer is an intermediate layer which is different from the first polyolefin microporous layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei E-materials Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro Ohashi, Keitaro Ameyama, Yuzuru Sakakibara
  • Publication number: 20170263907
    Abstract: A separator for electricity storage devices which comprises: a base comprising a porous film; and a thermoplastic polymer arranged on at least one surface of the base. The thermoplastic polymer has a dispersion (?2), defined by the following numerical equation using the areas (Si) of Voronoi polygons obtained by Voronoi tessellation, of 0.01-0.7. (In the equation, Si is the measured area of each Voronoi polygon, m is an average of the measured areas of the Voronoi polygons, and n is the total number of the Voronoi polygons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2015
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicant: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Keitaro Ameyama, Hiroshi Miyazawa, Satoshi Hashimoto, Masatoshi Ikemi, Koichiro Azuma, Kimio Imaizumi
  • Publication number: 20160254513
    Abstract: Disclosed is a laminated separator including a first polyolefin microporous layer and a second polyolefin microporous layer which is laminated on the first polyolefin microporous layer and which is different from the first polyolefin microporous layer, wherein at least one of the first microporous layer and the second microporous layer includes an inorganic particle having a primary particle size of 1 nm or more and 80 nm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2016
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Applicant: Asahi Kasei E-materials Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro Ohashi, Keitaro Ameyama, Yuzuru Sakakibara
  • Patent number: 9356275
    Abstract: Disclosed is a laminated separator including a first polyolefin microporous layer and a second polyolefin microporous layer which is laminated on the first polyolefin microporous layer and which is different from the first polyolefin microporous layer, wherein at least one of the first microporous layer and the second microporous layer includes an inorganic particle having a primary particle size of 1 nm or more and 80 nm or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei E-materials Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro Ohashi, Keitaro Ameyama, Yuzuru Sakakibara
  • Publication number: 20150188108
    Abstract: An object is to provide a separator excellent in adhesiveness to electrodes and a separator for an electricity storage device also excellent in handling performance. A separator for an electricity storage device having a polyolefin microporous film and a thermoplastic polymer coating layer covering at least a part of at least one of surfaces of the polyolefin microporous film, in which the thermoplastic polymer coating layer, on the polyolefin microporous film, has a portion containing a thermoplastic polymer and a portion not containing the thermoplastic polymer in a sea-island configuration, the thermoplastic polymer coating layer contains the thermoplastic polymer having at least two glass-transition temperatures, at least one of the glass-transition temperatures is in a range of less than 20° C. and at least one of the glass-transition temperatures is in a range of 20° C. or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2013
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: ASAHI KASEI E-MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Miyazawa, Keitaro Ameyama, Takashi Shuto
  • Publication number: 20140335396
    Abstract: A microporous membrane having a polyolefin microporous membrane and a surfactant adhering to the polyolefin microporous membrane, wherein the surfactant includes a surfactant (A) having a solubility in 100 g of water of 5 g or more and a surfactant (B) having a solubility in 100 g of water of less than 0.1 g, the surfactants (A) and (B) are adhered in an amount of 1 to 40% by mass in total based on 100% by mass of the polyolefin microporous membrane, and the polyolefin microporous membrane has a tortuosity factor of more than 2.0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2012
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: ASAHI KASEI E-MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi Onizawa, Hisashi Takeda, Keitaro Ameyama
  • Publication number: 20140329127
    Abstract: Disclosed is a laminated separator including a first polyolefin microporous layer and a second polyolefin microporous layer which is laminated on the first polyolefin microporous layer and which is different from the first polyolefin microporous layer, wherein at least one of the first microporous layer and the second microporous layer includes an inorganic particle having a primary particle size of 1 nm or more and 80 nm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2014
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: Asahi Kasei E-materials Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro Ohashi, Keitaro Ameyama, Yuzuru Sakakibara
  • Publication number: 20140329129
    Abstract: Disclosed is a laminated separator including a first polyolefin microporous layer and a second polyolefin microporous layer which is laminated on the first polyolefin microporous layer and which is different from the first polyolefin microporous layer, wherein at least one of the first microporous layer and the second microporous layer includes an inorganic particle having a primary particle size of 1 nm or more and 80 nm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2014
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: ASAHI KASEI E-MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiro Ohashi, Keitaro Ameyama, Yuzuru Sakakibara
  • Publication number: 20140329128
    Abstract: Disclosed is a laminated separator including a first polyolefin microporous layer and a second polyolefin microporous layer which is laminated on the first polyolefin microporous layer and which is different from the first polyolefin microporous layer, wherein at least one of the first microporous layer and the second microporous layer includes an inorganic particle having a primary particle size of 1 nm or more and 80 nm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2014
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: ASAHI KASEI E-MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiro Ohashi, Keitaro Ameyama, Yuzuru Sakakibara
  • Publication number: 20120015229
    Abstract: Disclosed is a laminated separator including a first polyolefin microporous layer and a second polyolefin microporous layer which is laminated on the first polyolefin microporous layer and which is different from the first polyolefin microporous layer, wherein at least one of the first microporous layer and the second microporous layer includes an inorganic particle having a primary particle size of 1 nm or more and 80 nm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2010
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Inventors: Masahiro Ohashi, Keitaro Ameyama, Yuzuru Sakakibara