Patents by Inventor Ken Ogata
Ken Ogata 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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Publication number: 20210344034Abstract: Various arrangements of pressurized battery modules are detailed herein. Such a pressurized battery module may include a sealed battery module housing. The pressurized battery module may include multiple pouch cells. Each pouch cell may be located within the sealed battery module housing. The pressurized battery module may further include an insulative oil that is pressurized within the sealed housing. This insulative oil may exert pressure on an external surface of each pouch cell within the pressurized battery module.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2021Publication date: November 4, 2021Applicant: TeraWatt Technology Inc.Inventors: Ken Ogata, Yang Yang, Hajime Hoshi, Ying Liu
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Publication number: 20210336270Abstract: Various arrangements of an anode-free battery cell are presented herein. The battery cell can include a lithium ion buffer layer that is located between a electrolyte and an anode current collector. Lithium ions may be stored within the lithium ion buffer layer when the battery cell is charged, which can decrease an amount of swelling within the battery cell.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2021Publication date: October 28, 2021Applicant: TeraWatt Technology Inc.Inventors: Ken Ogata, Yang Yang, Hajime Hoshi, Masatsugu Nakano, Hiroshi Imoto
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Patent number: 11108075Abstract: Various arrangements of pressurized battery modules are detailed herein. Such a pressurized battery module may include a sealed battery module housing. The pressurized battery module may include multiple pouch cells. Each pouch cell may be located within the sealed battery module housing. The pressurized battery module may further include an insulative oil that is pressurized within the sealed housing. This insulative oil may exert pressure on an external surface of each pouch cell within the pressurized battery module.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2018Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: TeraWatt Technology Inc.Inventors: Ken Ogata, Yang Yang, Hajime Hoshi, Ying Liu
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Publication number: 20210226249Abstract: Provided herein are various battery cell embodiments. A battery cell can have a solid electrolyte. The electrolyte can be arranged within the cavity. The battery cell can have a cathode disposed within the cavity along a first side of the electrolyte. The battery cell can have a functional layer disposed within the cavity along a second side of the electrolyte. A first side of the functional layer can be in contact with a second side of the electrolyte. The functional layer can form an alloy with lithium material received via the electrolyte. The battery cell can have a scaffold layer disposed within the cavity along a second side of the functional layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2021Publication date: July 22, 2021Applicant: TeraWatt Technology Inc.Inventors: Ken Ogata, Hiroshi Imoto
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Patent number: 11069897Abstract: Various arrangements of an anode-free solid-state battery cell are presented herein. The battery cell can include a lithium ion buffer layer that is located between a solid-state electrolyte and an anode current collector. Lithium ions may be stored within the lithium ion buffer layer when the battery cell is charged, which can decrease an amount of swelling within the battery cell.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2019Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: TeraWatt Technology Inc.Inventors: Ken Ogata, Yang Yang, Hajime Hoshi, Masatsugu Nakano, Hiroshi Imoto
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Publication number: 20210175534Abstract: Various arrangements for compressing a cylindrical battery cell are presented herein. The cylindrical battery cell may be wrapped in a buffer material. The buffer material may then be compressed using a compression mechanism. The buffer material may uniformly distribute pressure applied to the buffer material to a curved sidewall of the cylindrical battery cell.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2021Publication date: June 10, 2021Applicant: TeraWatt Technology Inc.Inventors: Ken Ogata, Yang Yang, Hajime Hoshi, Masatsugu Nakano, Hiroshi Imoto
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Patent number: 11024877Abstract: Provided herein are apparatus, systems, and methods of powering electric vehicles. A battery pack can be disposed in an electric vehicle to power the electric vehicle. The apparatus can include a battery cell. A battery cell can have a housing that defines a cavity. The battery cell can have a solid electrolyte. The electrolyte can be arranged within the cavity. The battery cell can have a cathode disposed within the cavity along a first side of the electrolyte. The battery cell can have a functional layer disposed within the cavity along a second side of the electrolyte. A first side of the functional layer can be in contact with a second side of the electrolyte. The functional layer can form an alloy with lithium material received via the electrolyte. The battery cell can have a scaffold layer disposed within the cavity along a second side of the functional layer.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2018Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: TeraWatt Technology Inc.Inventors: Ken Ogata, Hiroshi Imoto
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Publication number: 20210104747Abstract: A battery cell having a cathode, an anode, an electrolyte, and a dendrite absorber material. The dendrite absorber material reacts with lithium dendrite that forms on the anode after cycling the battery cell through charging and discharging cycles. The dendrite absorption material interacts with the lithium dendrite via lithium fusion. As a result of the lithium fusion, the dendrite absorber forms a lithium alloy and prevents expansion of the dendrite past the dendrite absorber material within the cell battery. This helps prevent short-circuiting between the anode and cathode due to lithium dendrite, which would cause performance degradation and safety issues such as fires.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2019Publication date: April 8, 2021Applicant: TeraWatt Technology Inc.Inventors: Ken Ogata, Yang Yang, Hajime Hoshi, Masatsugu Nakano, Hiroshi Imoto
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Publication number: 20210091403Abstract: A battery cell having a layered pressure homogenizing soft medium for liquid/solid state Li-ion rechargeable batteries. The battery cell of the present technology includes one or more battery pouches, a pressure mechanism external to the battery pouches that applies a pressure to the battery pouches, and a layered pressure homogenizing soft medium that is displaced between the battery pouches and the pressure mechanism. By using a number of pressure homogenizing medium layers, each with a specific range of thickness and within a range of physical properties, the battery pouches displaced between the pressure homogenizing medium layers are evenly pressurized by the mediums due to pressure applied by the pressure mechanism to within a desired range of pressure. The pressure applied to the battery pouches by the pressure homogenizing medium is monitored by a pressure sensor, such as a two-dimensional pressure sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2019Publication date: March 25, 2021Applicant: TeraWatt Technology Inc.Inventors: Ken Ogata, Yang Yang, Hajime Hoshi, Masatsugu Nakano, Hiroshi Imoto
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Patent number: 10957935Abstract: Various arrangements for compressing a cylindrical battery cell are presented herein. The cylindrical battery cell may be wrapped in a buffer material. The buffer material may then be compressed using a compression mechanism. The buffer material may uniformly distribute pressure applied to the buffer material to a curved sidewall of the cylindrical battery cell. The cylindrical battery cell may be heated while the buffer material is being compressed using the compression mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2019Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: TeraWatt Technology Inc.Inventors: Ken Ogata, Yang Yang, Hajime Hoshi, Masatsugu Nakano, Hiroshi Imoto
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Patent number: 10930308Abstract: A slide actuator includes a fixed member, a movable member capable of reciprocating in a predetermined direction with respect to the fixed member, a plurality of balls interposed between the fixed member and the movable member and configured to movably support the movable member, a retainer interposed between the respective balls and configured to keep an interval between the respective balls constant and reciprocate in a predetermined stroke range, a wall portion of the fixed member provided in a moving direction of the retainer, and a retainer spring configured to couple the wall portion and the retainer. The retainer spring is disposed to suppress displacement of the retainer in the moving direction. A spring constant of the retainer spring is set to a value for causing sliding friction in the balls and pushing back the retainer in a range in which the retainer moves beyond the predetermined stroke range.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2020Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventor: Ken Ogata
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Patent number: 10930923Abstract: A topological quantum framework includes a plurality of one-dimensional nanostructures disposed in different directions and connected to each other, wherein a one-dimensional nanostructure of the plurality of one-dimensional nanostructures includes a first composition including a metal capable of incorporating and deincorporating lithium, and wherein the topological quantum framework is porous.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2018Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Ken Ogata, Dong-Su Ko, Seongho Jeon, Koichi Takei, Sungsoo Han, Junho Lee
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Publication number: 20210036357Abstract: Various variable planar pouch battery pressure optimization systems are presented. The system may include a first and second plate, between which a planar pouch battery cell is installed. Multiple pressure application components may be individually controlled to apply varying pressure to the first and second plate. Various pressure patterns may be tested in order to determine a pressure pattern that optimizes at least one electrical characteristic of the planar pouch battery cell.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2019Publication date: February 4, 2021Applicant: TeraWatt Technology, IncInventors: Ken Ogata, Yang Yang, Hajime Hoshi, Masatsugu Nakano, Hiroshi Imoto
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Publication number: 20210036377Abstract: Various arrangements for creating a cylindrical anti-dendrite anode-free solid- state battery are presented. An anti-dendrite layer may be layered between an anode current collector layer and the cathode layer. A layered stack may be created that comprises a dry separator layer, a cathode layer layered with a cathode current collector layer, and the anti- dendrite layer layered with the anode current collector layer. The layered stack may be rolled into a cylindrical jelly roll. The rolled layered stack may be inserted into a pouch. A liquid electrolyte mixture may be added into the pouch. The liquid electrolyte mixture can permeate the dry separator layer. Heat can be applied to the pouch that causes the liquid electrolyte mixture to become a gel. The rolled layered stack can then be removed from the pouch and inserted into a cylindrical battery cell canister.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2019Publication date: February 4, 2021Applicant: TeraWatt Technology Inc.Inventors: Ken Ogata, Yang Yang, Hajime Hoshi, Jungho Kim, Masatsugu Nakano, Hiroshi Imoto
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Publication number: 20210036327Abstract: Various embodiments of an anode-free solid-state battery are presented. The battery may include a cathode layer; an anode current collector layer; and a separator layer between the cathode layer and the anode current collector layer. The battery can further include an anti-dendrite layer located between the separator layer and the anode current collector layer. The battery further includes an interfacial bonding layer located between the anti-dendrite layer and the anode current collector layer. The interfacial bonding layer increases an amount of electrical connectivity between the anode current collector layer. A first amount of adhesion between the interfacial bonding layer and the anode current collector layer can be greater than a second amount of adhesion between the anti-dendrite layer and the interfacial bonding layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2019Publication date: February 4, 2021Applicant: TeraWatt Technology Inc.Inventors: Ken Ogata, Yang Yang, Hajime Hoshi, Masatsugu Nakano, Hiroshi Imoto
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Publication number: 20210036328Abstract: In various embodiments, an anti-dendrite anode-free solid-state battery (SSB) are presented. The SSB can include a cathode layer; an anode current collector layer; and a lithium gel separator layer between the cathode layer and the anode current collector layer. An anti-dendrite layer may also be present located between the lithium gel separator layer and the anode current collector layer. The anti-dendrite layer can help discourage dendrite formation.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2019Publication date: February 4, 2021Applicants: Chongqing Jinkang New Energy Automobile Co., Ltd., SF Motors Inc.Inventors: Ken Ogata, Yang Yang, Hajime Hoshi, Jungho Kim, Masatsugu Nakano, Hiroshi Imoto
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Publication number: 20210036363Abstract: Various arrangements of a phase-change electrolyte for a solid state battery (SSB) are presented. A phase-change electrolyte separator layer can include a non-reactive scaffold that has open spaces. A lithium liquid may be used that transitions into a lithium gel, the lithium liquid can include a mixture of a polymer additive, a cross-linker additive, a lithium salt; and a solvent. The lithium liquid with the polymer additive and the cross-linker additive can be filled into the open spaces within the non-reactive scaffold. The lithium liquid can then be converted into a lithium gel within the non-reactive scaffold following an application of heat while the lithium liquid is within the open spaces within the non-reactive scaffold.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2019Publication date: February 4, 2021Applicant: TeraWatt Technology Inc.Inventors: Ken Ogata, Yang Yang, Hajime Hoshi, Masatsugu Nakano, Hiroshi Imoto
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Publication number: 20210027804Abstract: A slide actuator includes a fixed member, a movable member capable of reciprocating in a predetermined direction with respect to the fixed member, a plurality of balls interposed between the fixed member and the movable member and configured to movably support the movable member, a retainer interposed between the respective balls and configured to keep an interval between the respective balls constant and reciprocate in a predetermined stroke range, a wall portion of the fixed member provided in a moving direction of the retainer, and a retainer spring configured to couple the wall portion and the retainer. The retainer spring is disposed to suppress displacement of the retainer in the moving direction. A spring constant of the retainer spring is set to a value for causing sliding friction in the balls and pushing back the retainer in a range in which the retainer moves beyond the predetermined stroke range.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2020Publication date: January 28, 2021Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventor: Ken OGATA
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Publication number: 20210013790Abstract: A slide actuator according to the present invention includes: a fixed member; a movable member movable in a predetermined direction with respect to the fixed member; a wall portion of the fixed member disposed in a moving direction of the movable member; a plurality of balls interposed between the fixed member and the movable member and configured to movably support the movable member; a retainer configured to maintain a constant distance between the respective balls; a retainer spring connected between the wall portion and the retainer; and a movable portion spring connected between the movable member and the wall portion, in which the retainer spring is disposed so as to suppress a displacement of the retainer in the moving direction, and the movable portion spring is disposed so as to suppress a displacement of the movable member in the moving direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2020Publication date: January 14, 2021Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventor: Ken OGATA
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Publication number: 20210002064Abstract: Provided is an aerosol product which has a simple configuration and enables spraying in the form of a mist at the time of use even when a stock liquid is stored in a high-viscosity state in an aerosol container. An aerosol product (100) has a plurality of partitioned housing spaces and a valve unit (120) provided with an inflow port (122) corresponding to the housing space, wherein at least one among the plurality of housing spaces is a main stock liquid housing section (142) that houses a main stock liquid (M), at least one other of the plurality of housing spaces is a viscosity lowering agent housing section (143) that houses a viscosity lowering agent (S), and the main stock liquid (M) discharged from the inflow port (122) and the viscosity lowering agent (S) discharged from the inflow port (122A) are mixed in an actuator (130).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2020Publication date: January 7, 2021Applicant: Toyo Aerosol Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Makoto Tsubouchi, Ken Ogata, Koichiro Watanabe