Patents by Inventor Kimihiro Sano

Kimihiro Sano 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: 20090029264
    Abstract: Disclosed is a thin-film solid secondary cell (1) wherein a positive electrode collector layer (20), a positive electrode active material layer (30), a solid electrolyte layer (40), a negative electrode active material layer (50) and a negative electrode collector layer (20) are arranged on a substrate (10). The positive electrode active material layer (30) is a thin film composed of a metal oxide containing a transition metal and lithium, while the negative electrode active material layer (50) is a thin film composed of a semiconductor, a metal, an alloy or a metal oxide other than vanadium oxide. At least layers other than collector layers (20) are amorphous thin films. The substance constituting the solid electrolyte layer (40) is lithium phosphate (Li3PO4) or lithium phosphate added with nitrogen (LIPON).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2006
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Applicant: GEOMATEC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiromi Nakazawa, Kimihiro Sano, Mamoru Baba