Patents by Inventor Koichi MATANO

Koichi MATANO 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: 10343382
    Abstract: A multi-layer polyolefin porous membrane is disclosed. The membrane includes first and second layers, and a plurality of protrusions including polyolefin. The protrusions have a protrusion width (W) satisfying 5 ?m?W?50 ?m and have a protrusion height (H) satisfying 0.5 ?m?H. The protrusions are randomly disposed on a first side of the membrane, and the protrusions are disposed with a density of not less than 3 protrusions/cm2 and not greater than 200 protrusions/cm2. A meltdown temperature of the membrane is not lower than 165° C., an air permeation resistance of the membrane is not greater than 300 sec/100 cc Air, and a thickness of the membrane is not greater than 20 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Masami Sugata, Koichi Matano, Naoki Mizuno
  • Patent number: 10256450
    Abstract: A laminated porous membrane includes a polyolefin porous membrane, on one surface of which projections that are made of a polyolefin and satisfy 5 ?m?W?50 ?m (W: projection size) and 0.5 ?m?H (H: projection height) are irregularly scattered at a density of 3/cm2 to 200/cm2, and a modifying porous layer laminated on the surface of the polyolefin porous membrane having the projections, wherein the modifying porous layer includes a binder with a tensile strength of at least 5 N/mm2 and inorganic particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Naoki Mizuno, Koichi Matano, Ken Shimizu
  • Patent number: 10158112
    Abstract: Considering that the battery separator of embodiments of the present invention will have thinner materials and lower costs, provided are a polyolefin porous membrane with exceptionally high peel strength between the polyolefin porous membrane and a modified porous layer, suitable for high-speed processing during slit processing and the battery assembly process, and suitable for laminating on a modified porous layer, and a battery separator obtained by laminating a modified porous layer on the polyolefin porous membrane. A polyolefin porous membrane comprising protrusions of polyolefin having a size (W) within a range of 5 ?m?W?50 ?m and a height (H) within a range of 0.5 ?m?H and irregularly disposed on both sides of the polyolefin porous membrane in a density not less than 3/cm2 and not more than 200/cm2 per side, and the polyolefin porous membrane having a thickness of not more than 25 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Naoki Mizuno, Koichi Matano
  • Patent number: 10153470
    Abstract: A polyolefin porous membrane disclosed. The membrane includes a plurality of protrusions of polyolefin having a size (W) of 5 ?m?W?50 ?m and a height (H) of 0.5 ?m?H. The protrusions are disposed on one side of the polyolefin porous membrane with a density of at least 3/cm2 and at most 200/cm2, and the polyolefin porous membrane has a thickness of at most 20 ?m. A battery separator including the membrane is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Naoki Mizuno, Koichi Matano
  • Patent number: 10135054
    Abstract: A battery separator is disclosed. The battery separator includes a polyolefin porous membrane which has a plurality of protrusions including a polyolefin. The protrusions are interspersed randomly on at least one surface of the polyolefin porous membrane at a density of not less than 3 protrusions/cm2 and not greater than 200 protrusions/cm2. The protrusions have a size W, where 5 ?m?W?50 ?m, and the protrusions have a height H, where 0.5 ?m?H. The battery separator also includes a modified porous layer, including a fluorine-based resin, and a plurality of inorganic particles laminated on the at least one surface of the polyolefin porous membrane. A concentration of the inorganic particles is not less than 40 wt. % and is less than 80 wt. %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Naoki Mizuno, Koichi Matano
  • Publication number: 20170282513
    Abstract: A multi-layer polyolefin porous membrane is disclosed. The membrane includes first and second layers, and a plurality of protrusions including polyolefin. The protrusions have a protrusion width (W) satisfying 5 ?m?W?50 ?m and have a protrusion height (H) satisfying 0.5 ?m?H. The protrusions are randomly disposed on a first side of the membrane, and the protrusions are disposed with a density of not less than 3 protrusions/cm2 and not greater than 200 protrusions/cm2. A meltdown temperature of the membrane is not lower than 165° C., an air permeation resistance of the membrane is not greater than 300 sec/100 cc Air, and a thickness of the membrane is not greater than 20 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: TORAY BATTERY SEPARATOR FILM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masami SUGATA, Koichi MATANO, Naoki MIZUNO
  • Patent number: 9620766
    Abstract: Considering that battery separators will require further thinner materials and lower costs in the future, a battery separator of the present invention, in which multi-layer polyolefin porous membrane with exceptionally high peel strength against a modified porous layer, suitable for high-speed processing during slit process and battery assembly process, and suitable for laminating on a multi-layer modified porous layer, and a multi-layer modified porous layer are laminated, is provided. A multi-layer polyolefin porous membrane comprising at least two or more layers, the multi-layer polyolefin porous membrane having a shut-down temperature in a range of 128 to 135° C., a rate of increase in air permeation resistance from 30° C. to 105° C. scaled to 20 ?m thickness less than 1.5 sec/100 cc Air/° C., and a thickness not more than 20 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: TORAY BATTERY SEPARATOR FILM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masami Sugata, Koichi Matano, Naoki Mizuno, Kosuke Harumoto
  • Publication number: 20170005321
    Abstract: Considering that battery separators will require further thinner materials and lower costs in the future, a battery separator of the present invention, in which multi-layer polyolefin porous membrane with exceptionally high peel strength against a modified porous layer, suitable for high-speed processing during slit process and battery assembly process, and suitable for laminating on a multi-layer modified porous layer, and a multi-layer modified porous layer are laminated, is provided. A multi-layer polyolefin porous membrane comprising at least two or more layers, the multi-layer polyolefin porous membrane having a shut-down temperature in a range of 128 to 135° C., a rate of increase in air permeation resistance from 30° C. to 105° C. scaled to 20 ?m thickness less than 1.5 sec/100 cc Air/° C., and a thickness not more than 20 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: Masami SUGATA, Koichi MATANO, Naoki MIZUNO, Kosuke HARUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20160336569
    Abstract: A battery separator is disclosed. The battery separator includes a polyolefin porous membrane which has a plurality of protrusions including a polyolefin. The protrusions are interspersed randomly on at least one surface of the polyolefin porous membrane at a density of not less than 3 protrusions/cm2 and not greater than 200 protrusions/cm2. The protrusions have a size W, where 5 ?m?W?50 ?m, and the protrusions have a height H, where 0.5 ?m?H. The battery separator also includes a modified porous layer, including a fluorine-based resin, and a plurality of inorganic particles laminated on the at least one surface of the polyolefin porous membrane. A concentration of the inorganic particles is not less than 40 wt. % and is less than 80 wt. %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: TORAY BATTERY SEPARATOR FILM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naoki MIZUNO, Koichi MATANO
  • Publication number: 20160276642
    Abstract: A laminated porous membrane includes a polyolefin porous membrane, on one surface of which projections that are made of a polyolefin and satisfy 5 ?m?W?50 ?m (W: projection size) and 0.5 ?m?H (H: projection height) are irregularly scattered at a density of 3/cm2 to 200/cm2, and a modifying porous layer laminated on the surface of the polyolefin porous membrane having the projections, wherein the modifying porous layer includes a binder with a tensile strength of at least 5 N/mm2 and inorganic particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2014
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Naoki Mizuno, Koichi Matano, Ken Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20160240830
    Abstract: Considering that the battery separator of embodiments of the present invention will have thinner materials and lower costs, provided are a polyolefin porous membrane with exceptionally high peel strength between the polyolefin porous membrane and a modified porous layer, suitable for high-speed processing during slit processing and the battery assembly process, and suitable for laminating on a modified porous layer, and a battery separator obtained by laminating a modified porous layer on the polyolefin porous membrane. A polyolefin porous membrane comprising protrusions of polyolefin having a size (W) within a range of 5??m?W?50 ?m and a height (H) within a range of 0.5 ?m?H and irregularly disposed on both sides of the polyolefin porous membrane in a density not less than 3/cm2 and not more than 200/cm2 per side, and the polyolefin porous membrane having a thickness of not more than 25 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Applicant: TORAY BATTERY SEPARATOR FILM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naoki MIZUNO, Koichi MATANO
  • Publication number: 20160013461
    Abstract: A polyolefin porous membrane disclosed. The membrane includes a plurality of protrusions of polyolefin having a size (W) of 5 ?m?W?50 ?m and a height (H) of 0.5 ?m?H. The protrusions are disposed on one side of the polyolefin porous membrane with a density of at least 3/cm2 and at most 200/cm2, and the polyolefin porous membrane has a thickness of at most 20 ?m. A battery separator including the membrane is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Applicant: Toray Battery Separator Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoki MIZUNO, Koichi MATANO