Patents by Inventor Koji Takahata

Koji Takahata 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: 11961623
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of using a computer to support an expert meeting for interpretation of genetic information of a patient by a plurality of medical persons, the method including acquiring a test result of gene panel testing that analyzes genetic information of the patient; and outputting an operation screen that enables schedule setting of the expert meeting, based on meeting time according to the test result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayuki Takahata, Koji Ikeda, Mitsuru Taniguchi
  • Publication number: 20240120484
    Abstract: Provided is a negative electrode in which during manufacture thereof a negative electrode paste has an appropriate viscosity, and which is capable of preventing an increase in resistance of a battery when left at a high temperature for a long period of time. A negative electrode disclosed herein includes a negative electrode current collector, and a negative electrode active material layer supported by the negative electrode current collector. The negative electrode active material layer contains a negative electrode active material, and a trace component. The trace component is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ti, Si, Ca, and Cr. The content of the trace component is not less than 10 mass ppm and not more than 800 mass ppm with respect to the negative electrode active material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masaki Kato, Koji Takahata
  • Patent number: 11720041
    Abstract: A print control apparatus includes a processor configured to receive printing information including the number of prints to be printed in accordance with one of print jobs, acquire the numbers of containable sheets left for multiple respective container units that contain printing media printed in accordance with the print jobs, and perform control if a maximum value of the acquired numbers of containable sheets left for the respective container units is higher than or equal to the number of prints in one of the print jobs that is to be executed subsequently. The control is performed to discharge one of the printing media that is printed in accordance with the print job to a container unit of the multiple container units that has the maximum value of the numbers of containable sheets left.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Ryo Agehama, Koji Takahata
  • Publication number: 20230121550
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to acquire a variable print item associated with an element printed by a print instruction, and associated with position information indicating a position of a printable area of the element; receive an inspection accuracy designated by a user for the acquired item; and output the received inspection accuracy and the item and/or the position information associated with the item to an inspection device that inspects the element of a printed matter by the print instruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Hisao KOMAZAWA, Koji TAKAHATA, Satoshi MISAWA, Koh TANABE
  • Publication number: 20220352519
    Abstract: Provided is a negative electrode in which during manufacture thereof a negative electrode paste has an appropriate viscosity, and which is capable of preventing an increase in resistance of a battery when left at a high temperature for a long period of time. A negative electrode disclosed herein includes a negative electrode current collector, and a negative electrode active material layer supported by the negative electrode current collector. The negative electrode active material layer contains a negative electrode active material, and a trace component. The trace component is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ti, Si, Ca, and Cr. The content of the trace component is not less than 10 mass ppm and not more than 800 mass ppm with respect to the negative electrode active material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masaki Kato, Koji Takahata
  • Patent number: 11271213
    Abstract: A negative electrode that enables resistance of a battery to be lowered is provided. The negative electrode disclosed herein includes a negative electrode current collector and a negative electrode mixture supported by the negative electrode current collector. The negative electrode mixture contains a negative electrode active material. The negative electrode current collector is made of copper or a copper alloy. A surface of the negative electrode current collector is coated by chromium. A coating amount A of chromium with respect to the negative electrode current collector is 5 ?g/dm2 or more and 60 ?g/dm2 or less. Blackness B of the negative electrode mixture is 3 or higher and 30 or lower. The coating amount A and the blackness B satisfy 60?A×B?900. The blackness B is a value obtained according to the disclosed method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masaki Kato, Koji Takahata
  • Patent number: 11196079
    Abstract: The nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery 100 herein proposed is characterized by being manufactured by performing an initial charging and discharging treatment on an assembly, in which are accommodated in a battery case 80 an electrode body 40, and a nonaqueous electrolyte containing a compound expressed by a general formula: A+[PX6-2n(C2O4)n]?, the content of the compound being 1.1 mass % to 1.2 mass % when the total mass of the nonaqueous electrolyte is assumed to be 100 mass %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takashi Harayama, Koji Takahata
  • Patent number: 11106401
    Abstract: A print instruction apparatus includes memory, an obtaining unit, and a controller. The memory stores attribute information of paper. The obtaining unit obtains paper feed information in which attribute information of paper is set to a paper feed unit provided in a printing apparatus. The controller applies control to, in accordance with whether or not the attribute information of paper is set to the paper feed unit on the basis of the obtained paper feed information, perform rewriting of the attribute information of paper with the attribute information of paper stored in the memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Hisao Komazawa, Koji Takahata
  • Patent number: 11024853
    Abstract: According to the present disclosure, there is provided a technique making it possible to improve suitably the performance of a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary cell in which a SEI film is formed on the surface of a negative electrode active material. The nonaqueous electrolyte secondary cell disclosed herein includes a positive electrode 10, a negative electrode 20, and a nonaqueous electrolytic solution, wherein a negative electrode SEI film 29 including at least a LiBOB skeleton and a fluorosulfonic acid skeleton is formed on the surface of a negative electrode active material 28, and a positive electrode SEI film 19 including at least a phosphoric acid skeleton is formed on the surface of a positive electrode active material 18.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kenta Ishii, Masahiro Morita, Risa Sato, Ryo Hanasaki, Yusuke Onoda, Koji Takahata, Atsushi Watarai
  • Publication number: 20210124297
    Abstract: A print control apparatus includes a processor configured to receive printing information including the number of prints to be printed in accordance with one of print jobs, acquire the numbers of containable sheets left for multiple respective container units that contain printing media printed in accordance with the print jobs, and perform control if a maximum value of the acquired numbers of containable sheets left for the respective container units is higher than or equal to the number of prints in one of the print jobs that is to be executed subsequently. The control is performed to discharge one of the printing media that is printed in accordance with the print job to a container unit of the multiple container units that has the maximum value of the numbers of containable sheets left.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryo AGEHAMA, Koji TAKAHATA
  • Publication number: 20200301623
    Abstract: A print instruction apparatus includes memory, an obtaining unit, and a controller. The memory stores attribute information of paper. The obtaining unit obtains paper feed information in which attribute information of paper is set to a paper feed unit provided in a printing apparatus. The controller applies control to, in accordance with whether or not the attribute information of paper is set to the paper feed unit on the basis of the obtained paper feed information, perform rewriting of the attribute information of paper with the attribute information of paper stored in the memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hisao KOMAZAWA, Koji TAKAHATA
  • Publication number: 20200227755
    Abstract: A negative electrode that enables resistance of a battery to be lowered is provided. The negative electrode disclosed herein includes a negative electrode current collector and a negative electrode mixture supported by the negative electrode current collector. The negative electrode mixture contains a negative electrode active material. The negative electrode current collector is made of copper or a copper alloy. A surface of the negative electrode current collector is coated by chromium. A coating amount A of chromium with respect to the negative electrode current collector is 5 ?g/dm2 or more and 60 ?g/dm2 or less. Blackness B of the negative electrode mixture is 3 or higher and 30 or lower. The coating amount A and the blackness B satisfy 60?A×B?900. The blackness B is a value obtained according to the disclosed method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: Masaki Kato, Koji Takahata
  • Publication number: 20200227749
    Abstract: Provided is a negative electrode in which during manufacture thereof a negative electrode paste has an appropriate viscosity, and which is capable of preventing an increase in resistance of a battery when left at a high temperature for a long period of time. A negative electrode disclosed herein includes a negative electrode current collector, and a negative electrode active material layer supported by the negative electrode current collector. The negative electrode active material layer contains a negative electrode active material, and a trace component. The trace component is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ti, Si, Ca, and Cr. The content of the trace component is not less than 10 mass ppm and not more than 800 mass ppm with respect to the negative electrode active material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: Masaki Kato, Koji Takahata
  • Patent number: 10541418
    Abstract: Provided is a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery in which Li3PO4 is added to a positive electrode active material layer and the increase of battery temperature when the voltage rises is suppressed. The nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery disclosed herein includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a nonaqueous electrolytic solution. The positive electrode has a positive electrode active material layer. The positive electrode active material layer includes a positive electrode active material, Li3PO4, and acetic anhydride. The content of Li3PO4 in the positive electrode active material layer is 1% by mass or more and 15% by mass or less. The content of acetic anhydride in the positive electrode active material layer is 0.02% by mass or more and 0.2% by mass or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hideki Hagiwara, Koji Takahata, Masaki Kato, Akira Saito
  • Patent number: 10522838
    Abstract: Provided is a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery in which Li3PO4 is added to a positive electrode active material layer and the increase of battery temperature when the voltage rises is suppressed. The nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery disclosed herein includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a nonaqueous electrolytic solution. The positive electrode has a positive electrode active material layer. The positive electrode active material layer includes a positive electrode active material, Li3PO4, and polyvinyl alcohol having a degree of saponification of 86% by mole or more. The content of Li3PO4 in the positive electrode active material layer is 1% by mass or more and 15% by mass or less. The content of the polyvinyl alcohol having a degree of saponification of 86% by mole or more in the positive electrode active material layer is 0.05% by mass or more and 0.2% by mass or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hideki Hagiwara, Koji Takahata, Masaki Kato, Akira Saito
  • Publication number: 20190372176
    Abstract: Provided is a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery in which lithium fluorosulfonate is added to the nonaqueous electrolyte solution and which exhibits excellent low-temperature input characteristics after long-term storage at high temperatures. The nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery disclosed herein includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a nonaqueous electrolyte solution. The positive electrode is provided with a positive electrode active material layer. This positive electrode active material layer contains trilithium phosphate and, as a positive electrode active material, a lithium transition metal composite oxide that contains at least lithium, nickel, manganese, and cobalt. The negative electrode has a coating film on its surface. The nonaqueous electrolyte solution contains lithium fluorosulfonate. The mass proportion of the trilithium phosphate with reference to the positive electrode active material is not less than 0.9 mass % and not more than 4.25 mass %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Masaki KATO, Koji TAKAHATA
  • Patent number: 10490822
    Abstract: Provided is a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery in which Li3PO4 is added to a positive electrode active material layer and the increase of battery temperature when the voltage rises is suppressed. The nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery disclosed herein includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a nonaqueous electrolytic solution. The positive electrode has a positive electrode active material layer. The positive electrode active material layer includes a positive electrode active material, Li3PO4, and a polymerizable unsaturated monomer including a naphthyl group optionally having a substituent. The content of Li3PO4 in the positive electrode active material layer is 1% by mass or more and 15% by mass or less. The content of the polymerizable unsaturated monomer including a naphthyl group optionally having a substituent in the positive electrode active material layer is 0.01% by mass or more and 0.1% by mass or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hideki Hagiwara, Masaki Kato, Akira Saito, Koji Takahata
  • Patent number: 10474937
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a first ejection destination, a second ejection destination, and a controller. The first ejection destination is a destination to which sheets having an image formed thereon by using rendered data are to be ejected. The second ejection destination is a destination to which a sheet serving as a sample print among the sheets is to be ejected. The controller sets the sheet serving as the sample print by using at least one of pixel density, number of colored pixels, number of extra colors, number of objects, object size, and object color information that are included in the rendered data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Koji Takahata
  • Patent number: 10468683
    Abstract: The present invention provides a conductive paste for positive electrodes of lithium-ion batteries and a mixture paste for positive electrodes of lithium-ion batteries that are inhibited from increasing in viscosity and gelling, and that have an easy-to-apply viscosity. The conductive paste of the present invention contains a dispersion resin (A), polyvinylidene fluoride (B), conductive carbon (C), a solvent (D), and a dehydrating agent (E).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignees: KANSAI PAINT CO., LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koji Endo, Atsuya Kato, Atsushi Tsukamoto, Atsunao Hiwara, Hideki Hagiwara, Koji Takahata, Akira Saito, Machiko Abe, Yuichi Ito, Kentaro Komabayashi
  • Patent number: 10347950
    Abstract: The present invention provides a sealed nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery which is equipped with a current interrupt device that is actuated by a rise in internal pressure of a battery case and in which the current interrupt device is actuated in a speedy and stable manner during an overcharge. In the sealed nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, an electrode body formed by a positive electrode 10 and a negative electrode that oppose each other via a separator, an electrolyte, and an overcharge inhibitor are housed in the battery case. The positive electrode 10 includes a positive electrode current collector 12 and a positive electrode active material layer 14 which is formed on the current collector and which mainly contains a positive electrode active material. In addition, a conductive material layer 16 which mainly contains a conductive material is formed between the positive electrode active material layer 14 and the separator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Koji Takahata, Akihiro Ochiai