Patents by Inventor Kensaku Shinozaki

Kensaku Shinozaki 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: 9966608
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electrodeposited copper foil having a tensile strength of at least 300 MPa and elongation rate of at least 3.0% after heat treatment at 350° C. for 1 hour and provides a copper foil which prevents the breakage of a current collector (copper foil) while maintaining adhesiveness between the current collector (copper foil) and the active material in response to substantial expansion and contraction of a Si or Sn alloy-based active material. The foil is an electrodeposited copper foil having a roughened surface, the tensile strength of the copper foil being at least 300 MPa after heating at 350° C. for 1 hour, the elongation rate being at least 3.0% after heating at 350° C. for 1 hour, and respective surface area ratios (actual surface area/geometric surface area) of both sides of the copper foil (the side that is roughened and the side that is not roughened) being from 1.6 to 2.2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kensaku Shinozaki, Akitoshi Suzuki
  • Patent number: 9890463
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrolytic copper alloy foil having large mechanical strength in an ordinary state and showing resistant to heat deterioration even when it is heated to 300° C. or more. That electrolytic copper alloy foil, which contains tungsten copper, preferably incorporates tungsten into copper foil as a copper alloy, has a tensile strength at ordinary temperature of 650 MPa, has a tensile strength after heat treatment at 300° C. for 1 hour of 450 MPa or more, and has a conductivity of 80% or more. Further preferably, the electrolytic copper foil has an elongation at ordinary temperature of 2.5% or more and an elongation after treatment at 300° C. for 1 hour of 3.5% or more. The electrolytic copper foil is produced by adding a thiourea compound, tungsten salt, and chloride ions to a sulfuric acid-copper sulfate electrolyte and performing electrolytic deposition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Furukawa Electric Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Akitoshi Suzuki, Kensaku Shinozaki, Kimiko Fujisawa, Takahiro Tsuruta, Takeshi Ezura, Jun Shinozaki, Masato Ebisugi, Hirokazu Sasaki, Satoshi Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 9603245
    Abstract: To provide an electrolytic copper foil for a negative electrode for a lithium-ion secondary battery with which it is possible to produce a long-life lithium-ion secondary battery in which there is no decline in the capacity retention ratio even when the charge-discharge cycling is repeated, that has long life, and no deformation of a negative electrode current collector occurs. The electrolytic copper foil constituting the negative electrode current collector for the lithium-ion secondary battery has, after heat treatment at from 200 to 400° C., a 0.2% proof stress of 250 N/mm2 or more, and elongation of 2.5% or more; and the surface on which an active material layer of the electrolytic copper foil is provided has been rust-proofed, or roughened and rust-proofed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akitoshi Suzuki, Kensaku Shinozaki, Toshio Tani, Hirokazu Sasaki, Isamu Futaba, Kouji Hataya, Shinya Ohtomo, Hirokazu Yoshikawa
  • Patent number: 9428840
    Abstract: Task: To provide an electrodeposited copper alloy foil with large mechanical strength under normal conditions, and that does not easily degrade due to heat when heated to about 300° C. Resolution Means: An electrodeposited copper alloy foil that includes a metal that exists as an oxide in a solution at pH4 or less or an oxide of the metal, and a method of manufacturing same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Ezura, Akitoshi Suzuki, Kensaku Shinozaki, Hirokazu Sasaki, Satoshi Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 9293771
    Abstract: A chargeable and dischargeable secondary battery for use in electronic devices, industrial machines, electric-powered vehicles, is provided, along with an anodic electrode and a copper foil for anode current collector. It is an anode for secondary battery that utilizes non-aqueous electrolyte, which comprises a silicon-type active material film formed on one side or both sides of a current collector made of copper foil or copper alloy foil, wherein 1 g/m2 to 14 g/m2 of silicon-type active material film is formed on said current collector, and the lightness Y value in a XYZ colorimetric system (CIE 1931 standard colorimetric system) for the surface of said anode, onto which said silicon-type active material film is formed, is 15 to 50, and the surface roughness (ten point average roughness) Rz specified by the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS B0601-1994 ten point average roughness) is 1.0 ?m or more and 4.5 ?m or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshio Tani, Kiyoshi Yoshinari, Akitoshi Suzuki, Kensaku Shinozaki
  • Publication number: 20140291156
    Abstract: Task: To provide an electrodeposited copper alloy foil with large mechanical strength under normal conditions, and that does not easily degrade due to heat when heated to about 300° C. Resolution Means: An electrodeposited copper alloy foil that includes a metal that exists as an oxide in a solution at pH4 or less or an oxide of the metal, and a method of manufacturing same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventors: Takeshi Ezura, Akitoshi Suzuki, Kensaku Shinozaki, Hirokazu Sasaki, Satoshi Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20140199588
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electrodeposited copper foil having a tensile strength of at least 300 MPa and elongation rate of at least 3.0% after heat treatment at 350° C. for 1 hour and provides a copper foil which prevents the breakage of a current collector (copper foil) while maintaining adhesiveness between the current collector (copper foil) and the active material in response to substantial expansion and contraction of a Si or Sn alloy-based active material. The foil is an electrodeposited copper foil having a roughened surface, the tensile strength of the copper foil being at least 300 MPa after heating at 350° C. for 1 hour, the elongation rate being at least 3.0% after heating at 350° C. for 1 hour, and respective surface area ratios (actual surface area/geometric surface area) of both sides of the copper foil (the side that is roughened and the side that is not roughened) being from 1.6 to 2.2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kensaku Shinozaki, Akitoshi Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20140045061
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrolytic copper alloy foil having large mechanical strength in an ordinary state and showing resistant to heat deterioration even when it is heated to 300° C. or more. That electrolytic copper alloy foil, which contains tungsten copper, preferably incorporates tungsten into copper foil as a copper alloy, has a tensile strength at ordinary temperature of 650 MPa, has a tensile strength after heat treatment at 300° C. for 1 hour of 450 MPa or more, and has a conductivity of 80% or more. Further preferably, the electrolytic copper foil has an elongation at ordinary temperature of 2.5% or more and an elongation after treatment at 300° C. for 1 hour of 3.5% or more. The electrolytic copper foil is produced by adding a thiourea compound, tungsten salt, and chloride ions to a sulfuric acid-copper sulfate electrolyte and performing electrolytic deposition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akitoshi SUZUKI, Kensaku Shinozaki, Kimiko Fujisawa, Takahiro Tsuruta, Takeshi Ezura, Jun Shinozaki, Masato Ebisugi, Hirokazu Sasaki, Satoshi Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20140017564
    Abstract: To provide an electrolytic copper foil for a negative electrode for a lithium-ion secondary battery with which it is possible to produce a long-life lithium-ion secondary battery in which there is no decline in the capacity retention ratio even when the charge-discharge cycling is repeated, that has long life, and no deformation of a negative electrode current collector occurs. The electrolytic copper foil constituting the negative electrode current collector for the lithium-ion secondary battery has, after heat treatment at from 200 to 400° C., a 0.2% proof stress of 250N/mm2 or more, and elongation of 2.5% or more; and the surface on which an active material layer of the electrolytic copper foil is provided has been rust-proofed, or roughened and rust-proofed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2011
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akitoshi Suzuki, Kensaku Shinozaki, Toshio Tani, Hirokazu Sasaki, Isamu Futaba, Kouji Hataya, Shinya Ohtomo, Hirokazu Yoshikawa
  • Publication number: 20130108922
    Abstract: A lithium ion secondary battery, which uses a negative electrode wherein an active material is deposited on a collector, and which is characterized in that no wrinkles are formed on the collector, the collector does not fracture, the adhesion between the active material and the collector is high, and stable performance can be maintained for a long period of time; an electrode for the secondary battery; and an electrolytic copper foil that constitutes the electrode. Specifically disclosed is an electrolytic copper foil for a lithium ion secondary battery, in which a surface-roughened layer of copper or copper alloy particles having a particle diameter of 0.1-3 ?m is formed on both surfaces of an untreated copper foil by roughening treatment by means of electrolysis, and the surface-roughened layers on both surfaces have a surface roughness Rz of 1.0-5 ?m and a surface roughness Ra of 0.25-0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kensaku Shinozaki, Akitoshi Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20120258281
    Abstract: Disclosed is a surface-treated copper foil, which exhibits excellent weldability when copper foils or a copper foil and an other metal are welded with each other by ultrasonic welding. Specifically disclosed is a surface-treated copper foil which is characterized in that an organic antirust coating film is formed on at least one surface of the copper foil and the reciprocal of the electric double layer capacity representing the thickness of one surface (1/C) is 0.3-0.8 cm2/?F. The organic antirust coating film is formed from a triazole compound, a dicarboxylic acid and an amine, or alternatively formed from a tetrazole compound, a dicarboxylic acid and an amine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2010
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kensaku Shinozaki, Akitoshi Suzuki, Takahiro Tsuruta
  • Patent number: 7985485
    Abstract: A copper foil reducing transmission loss at a high frequency and excellent in bond strength with a resin substrate, including at least a granular layer and a columnar layer in its thickness direction, the columnar layer being formed on at least one surface of the granular layer forming the copper foil or the granular layer being formed on at least one surface of the columnar layer forming the copper foil, the relation of the thickness A of the granular layer and the thickness B of the columnar layer in the copper foil being preferably A/(A+B)=40 to 99%, a method of production and apparatus for production for the same, and a high frequency circuit using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: The Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takami Moteki, Yuuji Suzuki, Kazuhiro Hoshino, Kensaku Shinozaki, Akira Matsuda
  • Publication number: 20110171486
    Abstract: A copper foil reducing transmission loss at a high frequency and excellent in bond strength with a resin substrate, including at least a granular layer and a columnar layer in its thickness direction, the columnar layer being formed on at least one surface of the granular layer forming the copper foil or the granular layer being formed on at least one surface of the columnar layer forming the copper foil, the relation of the thickness A of the granular layer and the thickness B of the columnar layer in the copper foil being preferably A/(A+B)=40 to 99%, a method of production and apparatus for production for the same, and a high frequency circuit using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2011
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Applicant: THE FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takami MOTEKI, Yuuji Suzuki, Kazuhiro Hoshino, Kensaku Shinozaki, Akira Matsuda
  • Publication number: 20090324988
    Abstract: A copper foil reducing transmission loss at a high frequency and excellent in bond strength with a resin substrate, including at least a granular layer and a columnar layer in its thickness direction, the columnar layer being formed on at least one surface of the granular layer forming the copper foil or the granular layer being formed on at least one surface of the columnar layer forming the copper foil, the relation of the thickness A of the granular layer and the thickness B of the columnar layer in the copper foil being preferably A/(A+B)=40 to 99%, a method of production and apparatus for production for the same, and a high frequency circuit using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2009
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: FURUKAWA CIRCUIT FOIL CO., LTD
    Inventors: Takami Moteki, Yuuji Suzuki, Kazuhiro Hoshino, Kensaku Shinozaki, Akira Matsuda
  • Publication number: 20070042212
    Abstract: A copper foil reducing transmission loss at a high frequency and excellent in bond strength with a resin substrate, including at least a granular layer and a columnar layer in its thickness direction, the columnar layer being formed on at least one surface of the granular layer forming the copper foil or the granular layer being formed on at least one surface of the columnar layer forming the copper foil, the relation of the thickness A of the granular layer and the thickness B of the columnar layer in the copper foil being preferably A/(A+B)=40 to 99%, a method of production and apparatus for production for the same, and a high frequency circuit using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2006
    Publication date: February 22, 2007
    Inventors: Takami Moteki, Yuuji Suzuki, Kazuhiro Hoshino, Kensaku Shinozaki, Akira Matsuda
  • Patent number: 7052779
    Abstract: Copper foil for fine pattern printed circuits having a sufficient bond strength with a resin substrate, eliminating the problems of residual copper, erosion at the bottom portions of the circuit lines, etc. at the time of formation of fine patterns, and superior in heat resistance and electrical characteristics, comprising untreated copper foil roughening treated on its surface, wherein the untreated copper foil before roughening treatment is an electrodeposited copper foil having a surface roughness in terms of 10-point average roughness Rz not more than 2.5 ?m and a minimum distance between peaks of rough pyramid of at least 5 ?m or having further crystal grains of an average particle size of not more than 2 ?m exposed at the surface thereof, and a method of production of the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2006
    Assignee: Furukawa Circuit Foil Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kensaku Shinozaki
  • Publication number: 20050019599
    Abstract: A copper foil reducing transmission loss at a high frequency and excellent in bond strength with a resin substrate, including at least a granular layer and a columnar layer in its thickness direction, the columnar layer being formed on at least one surface of the granular layer forming the copper foil or the granular layer being formed on at least one surface of the columnar layer forming the copper foil, the relation of the thickness A of the granular layer and the thickness B of the columnar layer in the copper foil being preferably A/(A+B)=40 to 99%, a method of production and apparatus for production for the same, and a high frequency circuit using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2004
    Publication date: January 27, 2005
    Inventors: Takami Moteki, Yuuji Suzuki, Kazuhiro Hoshino, Kensaku Shinozaki, Akira Matsuda
  • Publication number: 20040154930
    Abstract: An electrodeposited copper foil having a rough surface having knob-like projections and a surface roughness of 2 to 4 &mgr;m at part of a surface thereof produced by electrolysis using an electrolyte containing copper as a main component and a compound having mercapto groups, at least one type of another organic compound, and chloride ions and an electrodeposited copper foil obtained by roughening treating an untreated copper foil having a matte side, for bonding with a resin substrate, having knob-like projections and a surface roughness of 2 to 4 &mgr;m by running a predetermined current through it for a predetermined time in an electroforming bath.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2004
    Publication date: August 12, 2004
    Applicant: FURUKAWA CIRCUIT FOIL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kensaku Shinozaki
  • Publication number: 20040157080
    Abstract: Copper foil for fine pattern printed circuits having a sufficient bond strength with a resin substrate, eliminating the problems of residual copper, erosion at the bottom portions of the circuit lines, etc. at the time of formation of fine patterns, and superior in heat resistance and electrical characteristics, comprising untreated copper foil roughening treated on its surface, wherein the untreated copper foil before roughening treatment is an electrodeposited copper foil having a surface roughness in terms of 10-point average roughness Rz not more than 2.5 &mgr;m and a minimum distance between peaks of rough pyramid of at least 5 &mgr;m or having further crystal grains of an average particle size of not more than 2 &mgr;m exposed at the surface thereof, and a method of production of the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2004
    Publication date: August 12, 2004
    Applicant: FURUKAWA CIRCUIT FOIL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kensaku Shinozaki