Patents by Inventor Kenji Ikeuchi

Kenji Ikeuchi 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).

  • Publication number: 20240145765
    Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte power storage device in which a coating material having a silanol group is present at least on a surface of an electrode active material layer and a sulfur-based material is contained in a cell, the electrode active material layer contains an electrode active material and a resin-based binder, the electrode active material is an active material capable of being alloyed with a metal element identical to an ion species responsible for electrical conduction or an active material capable of absorbing ions responsible for electrical conduction, and the coating material having a silanol group is a silicate containing a siloxane bond as a component or a silica fine particle aggregate (containing a siloxane bond as a component).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicants: ATTACCATO Limited Liability Company, ADEKA Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Mukai, Naoto Yamashita, Yuta Ikeuchi, Taichi Sakamoto, Kenji Kakiage, Tomofumi Yokomizo, Yohei Aoyama
  • Patent number: 11955637
    Abstract: To provide an electrode for non-aqueous electrolyte batteries, which traps hydrogen sulfide gas, generated from the inside thereof for some reason, in the electrode, and suppresses the outflow of hydrogen sulfide gas to the outside of the battery. An electrode for lithium ion batteries includes a coating material which contains a silanol group and is present on at least a surface of an active material layer. The active material layer contains a sulfur-based material and a resin-based binder. The sulfur-based material is an active material capable of alloying with lithium metal or an active material capable of occluding lithium ions. The coating material containing the silanol group is a silicate having a siloxane bond or a silica fine particle aggregate having a siloxane bond as a component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignees: ATTACCATO LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, ADEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Mukai, Naoto Yamashita, Yuta Ikeuchi, Taichi Sakamoto, Kenji Kakiage, Hiroyuki Osada, Yohei Aoyama
  • Publication number: 20230052914
    Abstract: A power management system including a management apparatus configured to assign divided computation processing constituting at least a part of predetermined computation processing to a distributed computing device placed in a facility, wherein the management apparatus includes a receiver configured to receive a message including an information element indicating executability of computation processing by the distributed computing device, and a controller configured to perform assignment processing configured to assign the divided computation processing to the distributed computing device based on the executability of the computation processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2020
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Kazuhide TODA, Yasuhiro NAKAMURA, Yusuke KISHINA, Noriyasu KAWAKITA, Takashi INOUE, Tomoya SHIMOMURA, Kenji IKEUCHI, Hiroshi YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20230049482
    Abstract: A power management system including a management apparatus configured to assign divided computation processing constituting at least a part of predetermined computation processing to a distributed computing device placed in a facility, wherein the management apparatus includes a controller configured to perform assignment processing configured to assign the divided computation processing to the distributed computing device based on at least one of a prediction value of an output power of a distributed power supply placed in the facility, a prediction value of power consumption of the facility, and a prediction value of a surplus power of the facility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2020
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Kazuhide TODA, Yasuhiro NAKAMURA, Yusuke KISHINA, Noriyasu KAWAKITA, Takashi INOUE, Tomoya SHIMOMURA, Kenji IKEUCHI, Hiroshi YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20230035099
    Abstract: A power management system including a management apparatus configured to assign divided computation processing constituting at least a part of predetermined computation processing to a distributed computing device placed in a facility, wherein the management apparatus includes a receiver configured to receive a message including an information element indicating a type of corresponding computation processing that the distributed computing device is capable of handling, and a controller configured to perform assignment processing to assign the divided computation processing to the distributed computing device based on the type of the corresponding computation processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2020
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Kazuhide TODA, Yasuhiro NAKAMURA, Yusuke KISHINA, Noriyasu KAWAKITA, Takashi INOUE, Tomoya SHIMOMURA, Kenji IKEUCHI, Hiroshi YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20230029613
    Abstract: A power management system including a management apparatus configured to assign divided computation processing constituting at least a part of predetermined computation processing to a distributed computing device placed in a facility, wherein the management apparatus includes a receiver configured to receive a message including an information element indicating a type of a power source configured to identify electrical power allowed as electrical power to be used by the distributed computing device, and a controller configured to perform assignment processing to assign the divided computation processing to the distributed computing device based on the type of the power source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2020
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Kazuhide TODA, Yasuhiro NAKAMURA, Yusuke KISHINA, Noriyasu KAWAKITA, Takashi INOUE, Tomoya SHIMOMURA, Kenji IKEUCHI, Hiroshi YOSHIDA
  • Patent number: 11394024
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide nickel cobalt manganese composite hydroxide particles having a small particle diameter and a uniform particle size distribution, and a method for producing the same. A method for producing a nickel cobalt manganese composite hydroxide by a crystallization reaction is provided. The method includes: a nucleation step of performing nucleation by controlling a pH of an aqueous solution for nucleation including metal compounds containing nickel, cobalt and manganese, and an ammonium ion donor to 12.0 to 14.0 in terms of the pH as measured at a liquid temperature of 25° C. as a standard; and a particle growth step of growing nuclei by controlling a pH of an aqueous solution for particle growth containing nuclei formed in the nucleation step to 10.5 to 12.0 in terms of the pH as measured at a liquid temperature of 25° C. as a standard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignees: SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Toya, Shin Imaizumi, Kensaku Mori, Atsushi Fukui, Kenji Ikeuchi, Kazuomi Ryoshi, Toshiyuki Osako, Hiroki Nagai
  • Patent number: 10669646
    Abstract: Provided are nickel manganese composite hydroxide particles having a small and uniform particle size and having a double structure which enables to obtain a cathode active material having a hollow structure, and a manufacturing method thereof. When obtaining the nickel manganese composite hydroxide by a reaction crystallization, using an aqueous solution for nucleation, which includes at least a metallic compound that contains nickel, a metallic compound that contains manganese and an ammonium ion donor and controlling the pH value that is measured at a standard solution temperature of 25° C. is 10.5 to 12.0, nucleation is performed in an oxidizing atmosphere in which the oxygen concentration is greater than 1% by volume, and then nuclei are grown by switching the atmosphere from the oxidizing atmosphere to a mixed atmosphere of oxygen and inert gas in which the oxygen concentration is 1% by volume or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Toya, Kensaku Mori, Shin Imaizumi, Kenji Ikeuchi, Toshiyuki Osako
  • Publication number: 20200044250
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide nickel cobalt manganese composite hydroxide particles having a small particle diameter and a uniform particle size distribution, and a method for producing the same. A method for producing a nickel cobalt manganese composite hydroxide by a crystallization reaction is provided. The method includes: a nucleation step of performing nucleation by controlling a pH of an aqueous solution for nucleation including metal compounds containing nickel, cobalt and manganese, and an ammonium ion donor to 12.0 to 14.0 in teams of the pH as measured at a liquid temperature of 25° C. as a standard; and a particle growth step of growing nuclei by controlling a pH of an aqueous solution for particle growth containing nuclei formed in the nucleation step to 10.5 to 12.0 in terms of the pH as measured at a liquid temperature of 25° C. as a standard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicants: SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroyuki TOYA, Shin IMAIZUMI, Kensaku MORI, Atsushi FUKUI, Kenji IKEUCHI, Kazuomi RYOSHI, Toshiyuki OSAKO, Hiroki NAGAI
  • Patent number: 10516165
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide nickel cobalt manganese composite hydroxide particles having a small particle diameter and a uniform particle size distribution, and a method for producing the same. A method for producing a nickel cobalt manganese composite hydroxide by a crystallization reaction is provided. The method includes: a nucleation step of performing nucleation by controlling a pH of an aqueous solution for nucleation including metal compounds containing nickel, cobalt and manganese, and an ammonium ion donor to 12.0 to 14.0 in terms of the pH as measured at a liquid temperature of 25° C. as a standard; and a particle growth step of growing nuclei by controlling a pH of an aqueous solution for particle growth containing nuclei formed in the nucleation step to 10.5 to 12.0 in terms of the pH as measured at a liquid temperature of 25° C. as a standard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignees: SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Toya, Shin Imaizumi, Kensaku Mori, Atsushi Fukui, Kenji Ikeuchi, Kazuomi Ryoshi, Toshiyuki Osako, Hiroki Nagai
  • Patent number: 10490815
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide nickel cobalt manganese composite hydroxide particles having a small particle diameter and a uniform particle size distribution, and a method for producing the same. [Solution] A method for producing a nickel cobalt manganese composite hydroxide by a crystallization reaction is provided. The method includes: a nucleation step of performing nucleation by controlling a pH of an aqueous solution for nucleation including metal compounds containing nickel, cobalt and manganese, and an ammonium ion donor to 12.0 to 14.0 in terms of the pH as measured at a liquid temperature of 25° C. as a standard; and a particle growth step of growing nuclei by controlling a pH of an aqueous solution for particle growth containing nuclei formed in the nucleation step to 10.5 to 12.0 in terms of the pH as measured at a liquid temperature of 25° C. as a standard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignees: SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Toya, Shin Imaizumi, Kensaku Mori, Atsushi Fukui, Kenji Ikeuchi, Kazuomi Ryoshi, Toshiyuki Osako, Hiroki Nagai
  • Publication number: 20180347069
    Abstract: Provided are nickel manganese composite hydroxide particles having a small and uniform particle size and having a double structure which enables to obtain a cathode active material having a hollow structure, and a manufacturing method thereof. When obtaining the nickel manganese composite hydroxide by a reaction crystallization, using an aqueous solution for nucleation, which includes at least a metallic compound that contains nickel, a metallic compound that contains manganese and an ammonium ion donor and controlling the pH value that is measured at a standard solution temperature of 25° C. is 10.5 to 12.0, nucleation is performed in an oxidizing atmosphere in which the oxygen concentration is greater than 1% by volume, and then nuclei are grown by switching the atmosphere from the oxidizing atmosphere to a mixed atmosphere of oxygen and inert gas in which the oxygen concentration is 1% by volume or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: SUMITO METAL MINING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki TOYA, Kensaku MORI, Shin IMAIZUMI, Kenji IKEUCHI, Toshiyuki OSAKO
  • Publication number: 20180205080
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide nickel cobalt manganese composite hydroxide particles having a small particle diameter and a uniform particle size distribution, and a method for producing the same. [Solution] A method for producing a nickel cobalt manganese composite hydroxide by a crystallization reaction is provided. The method includes: a nucleation step of performing nucleation by controlling a pH of an aqueous solution for nucleation including metal compounds containing nickel, cobalt and manganese, and an ammonium ion donor to 12.0 to 14.0 in terms of the pH as measured at a liquid temperature of 25° C. as a standard; and a particle growth step of growing nuclei by controlling a pH of an aqueous solution for particle growth containing nuclei formed in the nucleation step to 10.5 to 12.0 in terms of the pH as measured at a liquid temperature of 25° C. as a standard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Applicants: SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroyuki TOYA, Shin Imaizumi, Kensaku Mori, Atsushi Fukui, Kenji Ikeuchi, Kazuomi Ryoshi, Toshiyuki Osako, Hiroki Nagai
  • Patent number: 10017875
    Abstract: Provided are nickel manganese composite hydroxide particles having a small and uniform particle size and having a double structure which enables to obtain a cathode active material having a hollow structure, and a manufacturing method thereof. When obtaining the nickel manganese composite hydroxide by a reaction crystallization, using an aqueous solution for nucleation, which includes at least a metallic compound that contains nickel, a metallic compound that contains manganese and an ammonium ion donor and controlling the pH value that is measured at a standard solution temperature of 25° C. is 10.5 to 12.0, nucleation is performed in an oxidizing atmosphere in which the oxygen concentration is greater than 1% by volume, and then nuclei are grown by switching the atmosphere from the oxidizing atmosphere to a mixed atmosphere of oxygen and inert gas in which the oxygen concentration is 1% by volume or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Toya, Kensaku Mori, Shin Imaizumi, Kenji Ikeuchi, Toshiyuki Osako
  • Patent number: 9954224
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide nickel cobalt manganese composite hydroxide particles having a small particle diameter and a uniform particle size distribution, and a method for producing the same. [Solution] A method for producing a nickel cobalt manganese composite hydroxide by a crystallization reaction is provided. The method includes: a nucleation step of performing nucleation by controlling a pH of an aqueous solution for nucleation including metal compounds containing nickel, cobalt and manganese, and an ammonium ion donor to 12.0 to 14.0 in terms of the pH as measured at a liquid temperature of 25° C. as a standard; and a particle growth step of growing nuclei by controlling a pH of an aqueous solution for particle growth containing nuclei formed in the nucleation step to 10.5 to 12.0 in terms of the pH as measured at a liquid temperature of 25° C. as a standard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignees: SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISH
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Toya, Shin Imaizumi, Kensaku Mori, Atsushi Fukui, Kenji Ikeuchi, Kazuomi Ryoshi, Toshiyuki Osako, Hiroki Nagai
  • Patent number: 9890438
    Abstract: An aluminum copper clad material has excellent bonding strength and includes an aluminum layer and a copper layer that are bonded without a nickel layer interposed therebetween. The aluminum layer and the copper layer are diffusion-bonded via an Al—Cu intermetallic compound layer. The copper layer satisfies Dcs?0.5×Dcc, where Dcc represents the average crystal grain size of crystal grains in a central portion in the thickness direction of the copper layer, and Dcs represents the average crystal grain size of an interface adjacent portion C2 in the copper layer that is about 0.5 ?m apart from the interface between the copper layer and the intermetallic compound layer. The intermetallic compound layer has an average thickness of about 0.5 ?m to about 10 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshimitsu Oda, Masaaki Ishio, Akio Hashimoto, Kenji Ikeuchi
  • Publication number: 20170338485
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide nickel cobalt manganese composite hydroxide particles having a small particle diameter and a uniform particle size distribution, and a method for producing the same. [Solution] A method for producing a nickel cobalt manganese composite hydroxide by a crystallization reaction is provided. The method includes: a nucleation step of performing nucleation by controlling a pH of an aqueous solution for nucleation including metal compounds containing nickel, cobalt and manganese, and an ammonium ion donor to 12.0 to 14.0 in terms of the pH as measured at a liquid temperature of 25° C. as a standard; and a particle growth step of growing nuclei by controlling a pH of an aqueous solution for particle growth containing nuclei formed in the nucleation step to 10.5 to 12.0 in terms of the pH as measured at a liquid temperature of 25° C. as a standard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Applicants: SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroyuki TOYA, Shin IMAIZUMI, Kensaku MORI, Atsushi FUKUI, Kenji IKEUCHI, Kazuomi RYOSHI, Toshiyuki OSAKO, Hiroki NAGAI
  • Patent number: 9391318
    Abstract: Active material particles are provided that exhibit performance suitable for increasing the output of a lithium secondary battery and little deterioration due to charge-discharge cycling. The active material particles provided by the present invention have a hollow structure having secondary particles including an aggregate of a plurality of primary particles of a lithium transition metal oxide, and a hollow portion formed inside the secondary particles, and through holes that penetrates to the hollow portion from the outside are formed in the secondary particles. BET specific surface area of the active material particles is 0.5 to 1.9 m2/g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroki Nagai, Masahiro Morita, Kensaku Mori, Shin Imaizumi, Kenji Ikeuchi, Toshiyuki Osako, Hiroyuki Toya
  • Publication number: 20160122842
    Abstract: An aluminum copper clad material has excellent bonding strength and includes an aluminum layer and a copper layer that are bonded without a nickel layer interposed therebetween. The aluminum layer and the copper layer are diffusion-bonded via an Al—Cu intermetallic compound layer. The copper layer satisfies Dcs?0.5×Dcc, where Dcc represents the average crystal grain size of crystal grains in a central portion in the thickness direction of the copper layer, and Dcs represents the average crystal grain size of an interface adjacent portion C2 in the copper layer that is about 0.5 ?m apart from the interface between the copper layer and the intermetallic compound layer. The intermetallic compound layer has an average thickness of about 0.5 ?m to about 10 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Yoshimitsu ODA, Masaaki ISHIO, Akio HASHIMOTO, Kenji IKEUCHI
  • Patent number: 9266188
    Abstract: An aluminum copper clad material has excellent bonding strength and includes an aluminum layer and a copper layer that are bonded without a nickel layer interposed therebetween. The aluminum layer and the copper layer are diffusion-bonded via an Al—Cu intermetallic compound layer. The copper layer satisfies Dcs?0.5×Dcc, where Dcc represents the average crystal grain size of crystal grains in a central portion in the thickness direction of the copper layer, and Dcs represents the average crystal grain size of an interface adjacent portion C2 in the copper layer that is about 0.5 ?m apart from the interface between the copper layer and the intermetallic compound layer. The intermetallic compound layer has an average thickness of about 0.5 ?m to about 10 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: NEOMAX MATERIALS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshimitsu Oda, Masaaki Ishio, Akio Hashimoto, Kenji Ikeuchi