Patents by Inventor Kunihiko Koyama
Kunihiko Koyama 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: 11075420Abstract: When a coin-type battery is manufactured using a sealing can in which a fold portion is not provided in a side wall portion, a coin-type battery with excellent reliability, which has excellent mass productivity and sealing properties and a capacity of which has been increased by increasing a housing space in which an electrode body is housed is manufactured. An open end portion of a side wall portion of a sealing can is formed not to bend toward an inner circumference side and an outer circumference side, an edge of the open end portion is formed not to have a sharp angle, a cut off portion is formed in an inner circumference side of an upper end portion, the sealing can is fitted to a gasket an inner diameter of which is made smaller than an external diameter of the side wall portion of the sealing can, an exterior can is caulked, thereby manufacturing a coin-type battery.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2017Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: Maxell Holdings, Ltd.Inventors: Kunihiko Koyama, Hirofumi Tagawa, Toshihiko Ishihara
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Patent number: 10950910Abstract: Provided are an air cell that has a reduced environmental impact and has favorable discharge characteristics as well as a patch equipped with the air cell. An air cell of the present invention includes, an outer case, which contains a positive electrode having a catalyst layer containing a catalyst and a binder, a negative electrode containing a metal material, a separator, and an electrolytic solution. The electrolytic solution is an aqueous solution with a pH of 3 or more and less than 12. The separator has an air permeability of 10 sec/100 ml or more, or the positive electrode has a porous sheet made of carbon as a current collector. A patch of the present invention includes the air cell of the present invention as a power supply.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2017Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignee: Maxell Holdings, Ltd.Inventors: Takahiro Furutani, Kunihiko Koyama, Mitsutoshi Watanabe, Hiroaki Ono
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Publication number: 20190363412Abstract: Provided are an air cell that has a reduced environmental impact and has favorable discharge characteristics as well as a patch equipped with the air cell. An air cell of the present invention includes, an outer case, which contains a positive electrode having a catalyst layer containing a catalyst and a binder, a negative electrode containing a metal material, a separator, and an electrolytic solution. The electrolytic solution is an aqueous solution with a pH of 3 or more and less than 12. The separator has an air permeability of 10 sec/100 ml or more, or the positive electrode has a porous sheet made of carbon as a current collector. A patch of the present invention includes the air cell of the present invention as a power supply.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2017Publication date: November 28, 2019Applicant: MAXELL HOLDINGS, LTD.Inventors: Takahiro FURUTANI, Kunihiko KOYAMA, Mitsutoshi WATANABE, Hiroaki ONO
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Publication number: 20190252648Abstract: When a coin-type battery is manufactured using a sealing can in which a fold portion is not provided in a side wall portion, a coin-type battery with excellent reliability, which has excellent mass productivity and sealing properties and a capacity of which has been increased by increasing a housing space in which an electrode body is housed is manufactured. An open end portion of a side wall portion of a sealing can is formed not to bend toward an inner circumference side and an outer circumference side, an edge of the open end portion is formed not to have a sharp angle, a cut off portion is formed in an inner circumference side of an upper end portion, the sealing can is fitted to a gasket an inner diameter of which is made smaller than an external diameter of the side wall portion of the sealing can, an exterior can is caulked, thereby manufacturing a coin-type battery.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2017Publication date: August 15, 2019Inventors: Kunihiko KOYAMA, Hirofumi TAGAWA, Toshihiko ISHIHARA
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Patent number: 10320038Abstract: A method for charging a lithium ion secondary battery of the present invention includes a first step and a second step. In the first step, A, B, and C satisfy the relationship A>B and B<C, where A represents an average charging current value in the range where a charge rate of the lithium ion secondary battery is 0% or more and less than 40%, B represents an average charging current value in the range where the charge rate is 40% or more and 60% or less, and C represents an average charging current value in the range where the charge rate is more than 60%. In the first step, the ratio of CMAX to CMIN (CMAX/CMIN) is 1.01 to 3.00, where CMAX represents the maximum value of the charging current value and CMIN represents the minimum value of the charging current value.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2015Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: MAXELL HOLDINGS, LTD.Inventors: Hirokazu Nomura, Kunihiko Koyama
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Publication number: 20180013179Abstract: A method for charging a lithium ion secondary battery of the present invention includes a first step and a second step. In the first step, A, B, and C satisfy the relationship A>B and B<C, where A represents an average charging current value in the range where a charge rate of the lithium ion secondary battery is 0% or more and less than 40%, B represents an average charging current value in the range where the charge rate is 40% or more and 60% or less, and C represents an average charging current value in the range where the charge rate is more than 60%. In the first step, the ratio of CMAX to CMIN (CMAX/CMIN) is 1.01 to 3.00, where CMAX represents the maximum value of the charging current value and CMIN represents the minimum value of the charging current value.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2015Publication date: January 11, 2018Applicant: HITACHI MAXELL, LTD.Inventors: Hirokazu NOMURA, Kunihiko KOYAMA
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Patent number: 8999586Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrode for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery using the electrode, and a method for manufacturing the non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery. The electrode for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a material mixture layer containing an active material and a porous insulating layer. The insulating layer is formed on the material mixture layer. The insulating layer contains a resin having a cross-linked structure and inorganic particles. A mixed layer that includes components of the insulating layer and components of the material mixture layer is provided at the interface between the insulating layer and the material mixture layer.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2013Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Toshiyuki Watanabe, Kunihiko Koyama, Takahiro Furutani, Eri Kojima
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Publication number: 20140186682Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery of the present invention includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte. An insulating layer is provided between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The insulating layer contains at least one type of hydrogen carbonate selected from a sodium hydrogen carbonate and a potassium hydrogen carbonate. The hydrogen carbonate has an average particle size of 2 to 20 ?m. A content of the hydrogen carbonate is 5 to 80 vol % of the total volume of the insulating layer. The insulating layer has a thickness of 4 to 40 ?m.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2012Publication date: July 3, 2014Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.Inventors: Kunihiko Koyama, Toshiyuki Watanabe, Takahiro Furutani, Eri Kojima, Masato Harigae
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Publication number: 20140030606Abstract: The method for producing a separator for an electrochemical device of the present invention includes: obtaining a separator forming composition, wherein the separator forming composition contains a resin raw material including a monomer or an oligomer, a solvent (a) capable of dissolving the resin raw material; and a solvent (b) capable of causing the resin raw material to agglomerate by solvent shock, and Vsb/Vsa as a ratio between the volume Vsa of the solvent (a) and the volume Vsb of the solvent (b) is 0.04 to 0.2; applying the composition to a substrate; irradiating with energy rays a coating of the applied composition to form a resin (A) having a crosslinked structure; and drying the coating after the formation of the resin (A) to form pores. The separator for an electrochemical device of the present invention is produced by the production method of the present invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2012Publication date: January 30, 2014Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.Inventors: Eri Kojima, Takahiro Furutani, Toshiyuki Watanabe, Kunihiko Koyama
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Publication number: 20130244116Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrode for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery using the electrode, and a method for manufacturing the non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery. The electrode for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a material mixture layer containing an active material and a porous insulating layer. The insulating layer is formed on the material mixture layer. The insulating layer contains a resin having a cross-linked structure and inorganic particles. A mixed layer that includes components of the insulating layer and components of the material mixture layer is provided at the interface between the insulating layer and the material mixture layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2013Publication date: September 19, 2013Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.Inventors: Toshiyuki WATANABE, Kunihiko KOYAMA, Takahiro FURUTANI, Eri KOJIMA
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Publication number: 20130224559Abstract: A separator for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery that at least includes a resin (A) having a crosslinked structure, which is obtained by irradiating with an energy ray an oligomer polymerizable by irradiation with an energy ray. The separator has an average pore size of 0.005 to 0.5 ?m, an air permeability of 50 sec/100 mL or more and less than 500 sec/100 mL, where the air permeability is expressed as a Gurley value, and a thermal shrinkage of less than 2% at 175° C. The separator for a nonaqueous secondary battery can be produced by the production method of the present invention, which includes the steps of: applying to a substrate a separator forming composition containing the oligomer, two or more kinds of solvents having different polarity from each other, and the like; irradiating the applied composition with an energy ray; and drying the energy ray-irradiated composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2012Publication date: August 29, 2013Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.Inventors: Takahiro Furutani, Eri Kojima, Toshiyuki Watanabe, Kunihiko Koyama
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Publication number: 20130084494Abstract: The separator for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries according to the present invention includes at least a resin (A) having a crosslinked structure. The resin having the crosslinked structure is obtained by applying energy rays to at least an oligomer that is capable of being polymerized by irradiation with energy rays, and the resin (A) has a glass transition temperature higher than 0° C. and lower than 80° C. The separator for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries according to the present invention can be produced using a method of the present invention including the steps of applying a separator-forming composition containing an oligomer and a solvent to a base substrate, forming a resin (A) by irradiation with energy rays, and forming pores by drying a coating film after the resin (A) has been formed. Furthermore, the non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery of the present invention includes the separator for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries according to the present invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2011Publication date: April 4, 2013Inventors: Takahiro Furutani, Eri Kojima, Toshiyuki Watanabe, Kunihiko Koyama
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Publication number: 20130078526Abstract: A production method for producing a separator for an electrochemical device including the steps of: applying, to a base material, a separator forming composition containing a monomer or an oligomer and a solvent; irradiating the thus formed coating with an energy ray to form a resin (A) having a cross-linked structure; and drying the coating after formation of the resin (A) to form pores, wherein, as a solvent of the separator forming composition, a solvent (a) having a solubility parameter (SP value) of 8.1 or more and less than 8.9 is used, or a solvent (b) having an SP value of 7 or more and 8 or less and a solvent (c) having an SP value of 8.9 or more and 9.9 or less are used in combination. A separator for an electrochemical device produced by the production method, and an electrochemical device of the invention including the separator.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2012Publication date: March 28, 2013Inventors: Eri Kojima, Takahiro Furutani, Toshiyuki Watanabe, Kunihiko Koyama
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Publication number: 20110230582Abstract: An energy ray-curable inkjet ink composition comprising polymerizable compounds containing a monofunctional monomer, (A) a reactive oligomer having a rate of elongation of 130% or more and a weight average molecular weight of not less than 800 and less than 3,000 and (B) a reactive oligomer having a rate of elongation of 130% or more and a weight average molecular weight of not less than 3,000 and not more than 8,000, provided that one of the reactive oligomers (A) and (B) is not more than difunctional and the other is not less than difunctional, at least one polymerization initiator selected from the group consisting of (C) an acylphosphine oxide initiator and (D) an ?-aminoalkylphenone initiator, a surface tension modifier, and a colorant.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2009Publication date: September 22, 2011Inventors: Katsuyuki Kito, Satoshi Kobayashi, Kunihiko Koyama
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Publication number: 20110028586Abstract: The present invention provides an energy ray-curable inkjet ink composition which is excellent in stretchability for a printed film and, at the same time, is excellent in curability, adherability and the continuous discharge property. The present invention relates to an energy ray-curable inkjet ink composition containing at least a coloring material, 8 to 60% by mass of a monofunctional monomer (A) having a glass transition temperature of lower than ?25° C., 25 to 40% by mass of a difunctional oligomer (B) having an elongation rate of 130% or more at 25° C. when a single oligomer is polymerized, at least one kind of a photopolymerization initiator (C) selected from the group consisting of an acylphosphine oxide initiator (C-1), and a mixed initiator (C-2) of an ?-aminoalkylphenone initiator and a thioxanthone initiator, and a surface tension conditioner (D).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2009Publication date: February 3, 2011Inventors: Katsuyuki Kito, Satoshi Kobayashi, Kunihiko Koyama