Patents by Inventor Kotaro NASU
Kotaro NASU 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).
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Patent number: 11921324Abstract: A photodetector is realized which does not need an additional circuit for an inspection and may perform a characteristic evaluation inspection of optical input and electrical output such as optical sensitivity and OE characteristics of a photodetector alone with respect to wavelength and temperature dependent characteristics. A photodetector is provided in which light absorption layers are formed on a semiconductor substrate, the photodetector detects signal light incident on the light absorption layers from a direction in a substrate surface of the semiconductor substrate, and the light absorption layers have a portion not covered by an electrode for photocurrent detection connected with the light absorption layers in a case where the substrate surface of the semiconductor substrate is seen from a direction from an outside of the substrate surface.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2019Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATIONInventors: Kotaro Takeda, Yusuke Nasu
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Publication number: 20230216099Abstract: The present disclosure provides a lithium-ion battery with the configuration where optical signals are output from the light-emitting parts of each unit cell that constitutes the assembled battery, wherein the complexity of wiring can be reduced, and the allowable amount of misalignment can be increased. In a lithium-ion battery (1) in which an assembled battery (50) configured by a plurality of laminated unit cells (30) is accommodated in an outer package (70), each of the unit cell is provided with a light-emitting part (20) that emits light based on the characteristics of the unit cell concerned to output an optical signal, and an optical waveguide (light guide plate) (60) is arranged adjacent or close to a light-emitting surface of the light-emitting part to be a common transmission path of the optical signal from the light-emitting part of the plurality of unit cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2021Publication date: July 6, 2023Applicant: APB CorporationInventors: Hideaki HORIE, Yohji KAWASAKI, Yusuke MIZUNO, Kotaro NASU
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Patent number: 11637334Abstract: A cell system includes: a stacked-type cell module (100) having a plurality of lithium ion unit cells (1) being stacked and having through holes (3a, 3b) formed therein; a gas supply part (31); a cooling liquid supply part (32); a temperature sensor (35); and a control part (36) that controls switching between a normal control mode and a high-temperature control mode based on a signal from the temperature sensor (35). In the normal control mode, the control part (36) controls the gas supply part (31) to supply a gas to the through holes (3a, 3b), and at the same time, controls the cooling liquid supply part (32) to stop supply of a cooling liquid, and in the high-temperature control mode, the control part (36) controls the cooling liquid supply part (32) to supply the cooling liquid to the through holes (3a, 3b) to which the gas is supplied, and at the same time, controls the gas supply part (31) to stop supply of the gas.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2020Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: APB CORPORATIONInventors: Hideaki Horie, Yasuhiro Shindo, Yusuke Mizuno, Ryosuke Kusano, Yuki Nekohashi, Yusuke Nakashima, Kotaro Nasu, Naoya Omae
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Publication number: 20220336818Abstract: A lithium ion battery module includes a first metal sheet, a power storage element, and a second metal sheet in this order, in which the power storage element includes a lithium ion cell in which a positive electrode current collector, a positive electrode active material layer, a separator, a negative electrode active material layer, and a negative electrode current collector are laminated in this order, the positive electrode current collector and the negative electrode current collector are provided as outermost layers, and an electrolytic solution is enclosed by sealing outer peripheries of the positive electrode active material layer and the negative electrode active material layer, a conductive elastic member is arranged between the positive electrode current collector of the outermost layer of the power storage element and the first metal sheet, and/or between the negative electrode current collector of the outermost layer of the power storage element and the second metal sheet, and the first metal sheType: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2020Publication date: October 20, 2022Applicant: APB CORPORATIONInventors: Kotaro NASU, Yusuke MIZUNO, Yuya TANAKA, Yusuke NAKASHIMA, Masatoshi OKURA, Kenichi KAWAKITA, Kazuya TSUCHIDA, Makoto NISHIGUCHI, Hideaki HORIE
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Patent number: 11430973Abstract: The present invention provides a viscous adhesive capable of retaining the shape of an electrode and allowing for production of an electrode for a lithium-ion battery having a structure in which the energy density of the electrode does not decrease. The present invention relates to a viscous adhesive for a lithium-ion electrode which allows active materials to adhere to each other in a lithium-ion electrode, the viscous adhesive having a glass transition temperature of 60° C. or lower, a solubility parameter of 8 to 13 (cal/cm3)1/2, and a storage shear modulus and a loss shear modulus of 2.0×103 to 5.0×107 Pa as measured in a frequency range of 10?1 to 101 Hz at 20° C.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2018Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: SANYO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Tomoya Ohta, Kotaro Nasu, Kenichi Kawakita, Takuya Suenaga, Yusuke Mori, Yasuhiko Ohsawa, Yuki Kusachi, Hajime Satou, Hiroshi Akama, Hideaki Horie
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Publication number: 20220021089Abstract: A lithium ion battery including a cell formed by sequentially stacking a positive current collector, a positive active material layer, a separator, a negative active material layer, and a negative current collector, the lithium ion battery being characterized by including a frame member disposed between the positive current collector and the negative current collector to seal the positive active material layer, the separator, and the negative active material layer, the frame member having, disposed therein, an electronic component for detecting an internal condition of the cell.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2020Publication date: January 20, 2022Inventors: Hideaki Horie, Keiichiro Higashi, Yohji Kawasaki, Yusuke Mizuno, Kotaro Nasu
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Publication number: 20210313632Abstract: A cell system includes: a stacked-type cell module (100) having a plurality of lithium ion unit cells (1) being stacked and having through holes (3a, 3b) formed therein; a gas supply part (31); a cooling liquid supply part (32); a temperature sensor (35); and a control part (36) that controls switching between a normal control mode and a high-temperature control mode based on a signal from the temperature sensor (35). In the normal control mode, the control part (36) controls the gas supply part (31) to supply a gas to the through holes (3a, 3b), and at the same time, controls the cooling liquid supply part (32) to stop supply of a cooling liquid, and in the high-temperature control mode, the control part (36) controls the cooling liquid supply part (32) to supply the cooling liquid to the through holes (3a, 3b) to which the gas is supplied, and at the same time, controls the gas supply part (31) to stop supply of the gas.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2020Publication date: October 7, 2021Inventors: Hideaki HORIE, Yasuhiro SHINDO, Yusuke MIZUNO, Ryosuke KUSANO, Yuki NEKOHASHI, Yusuke NAKASHIMA, Kotaro NASU, Naoya OMAE
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Publication number: 20210280844Abstract: The present invention provides a viscous adhesive capable of retaining the shape of an electrode and allowing for production of an electrode for a lithium-ion battery having a structure in which the energy density of the electrode does not decrease. The present invention relates to a viscous adhesive for a lithium-ion electrode which allows active materials to adhere to each other in a lithium-ion electrode, the viscous adhesive having a glass transition temperature of 60° C. or lower, a solubility parameter of 8 to 13 (cal/cm3)1/2, and a storage shear modulus and a loss shear modulus of 2.0×103 to 5.0×107 Pa as measured in a frequency range of 10?1 to 101 Hz at 20° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2018Publication date: September 9, 2021Applicant: SANYO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Tomoya OHTA, Kotaro NASU, Kenichi KAWAKITA, Takuya SUENAGA, Yusuke MORI, Yasuhiko OHSAWA, Yuki KUSACHI, Hajime SATOU, Hiroshi AKAMA, Hideaki HORIE
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Patent number: 9597760Abstract: A table clamp device includes a reference rail, a slider section, and a movement mechanism. The reference rail is provided on a mounting surface of a base on which a rotary table is rotatably supported. The rotary table has a first engagement part. The slider section is provided to slide along the reference rail and has a second engagement part. The movement mechanism moves the slider section along the reference rail so that the second engagement part engages with the first engagement part such that the rotary table is positioned and clamped to the base.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2016Date of Patent: March 21, 2017Assignee: YAMAZAKI MAZAK CORPORATIONInventors: Kiyoshi Nishida, Kazuhiro Maki, Kotaro Nasu
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Publication number: 20170057035Abstract: A table clamp device includes a reference rail, a slider section, and a movement mechanism. The reference rail is provided on a mounting surface of a base on which a rotary table is rotatably supported. The rotary table has a first engagement part. The slider section is provided to slide along the reference rail and has a second engagement part. The movement mechanism moves the slider section along the reference rail so that the second engagement part engages with the first engagement part such that the rotary table is positioned and clamped to the base.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2016Publication date: March 2, 2017Applicant: Yamazaki Mazak CorporationInventors: Kiyoshi NISHIDA, Kazuhiro MAKI, Kotaro NASU