Patents by Inventor Makoto Yoshioka

Makoto Yoshioka 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: 11594762
    Abstract: An all solid storage element laminate that has a plurality of all solid storage elements disposed in a matrix, and includes a plurality of element layers laminated in a thickness direction. The all solid storage elements of element layers adjacent to each other in a thickness direction are electrically connected to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiko Kondo, Makoto Yoshioka
  • Publication number: 20230019426
    Abstract: A solid-state battery that includes at least one battery constituent unit including a positive electrode layer, a negative electrode layer, and a solid electrolyte layer interposed between the positive electrode layer and the negative electrode layer, wherein each of the positive electrode layer and the negative electrode layer includes a side part having a terminal connection part and a terminal non-connection part; and an insulating part or a solid electrolyte part surrounding at least a part of the terminal non-connection part of at least one of the positive electrode layer and the negative electrode layer in a planar view of the at least one battery constituent unit such that the insulating part or the solid electrolyte part is in direct contact with the terminal non-connection part in a contact region and out of direct contact with the terminal non-connection part in a non-contact region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Kenji OSHIMA, Makoto YOSHIOKA
  • Publication number: 20220352548
    Abstract: A solid state battery that includes at least one battery constituent unit including a positive electrode layer, a negative electrode layer, and a solid electrolyte layer interposed between the positive electrode layer and the negative electrode layer, wherein at least the solid electrolyte layer includes a plurality of solid electrolyte particles having a portion in which a constituent ratio of a transition metal element to all metal elements, excluding lithium, is 0.0% to 15%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Makoto YOSHIOKA, Ryohei TAKANO
  • Publication number: 20220336807
    Abstract: A solid-state battery including a positive electrode layer that includes a positive electrode active material having a layered rock salt-type structure and including a Li transition metal oxide containing at least one element selected from the group consisting of Co, Ni and Mn, and a solid electrolyte having a LISICON-type structure; and the positive electrode active material has an average particle size of 4 ?m or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Ryohei TAKANO, Makoto YOSHIOKA, Takeo ISHIKURA, Akisuke ITO
  • Publication number: 20220336854
    Abstract: A solid-state battery that includes a negative electrode layer and a solid electrolyte layer. The negative electrode layer contains a negative electrode active material in which a molar ratio of Li to vanadium (V) is 2.0 or more, the solid electrolyte layer contains a solid electrolyte having a lithium super ionic conductor (LISICON)-type structure and containing at least V, and the solid electrolyte contained in the solid electrolyte layer has an average chemical composition represented by (Li[3?ax+(5?b)(1?y)]Ax)(VyB1-y)O4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Ryohei TAKANO, Makoto YOSHIOKA, Takeo ISHIKURA, Akisuke ITO
  • Publication number: 20220320503
    Abstract: A solid-state battery including: a positive electrode layer; a negative electrode layer; and a solid electrolyte layer interposed between the positive electrode layer and the negative electrode layer. The negative electrode layer contains a negative electrode active material in which a molar ratio of Li to V is 2.0 or more, the solid electrolyte layer contains a solid electrolyte having a lithium super ionic conductor structure and containing at least V, and a ratio y of V in the solid electrolyte changes by a change amount of 0.20 or more in a thickness direction of the solid electrolyte layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicant: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryohei TAKANO, Makoto YOSHIOKA, Akisuke ITO, Takeo ISHIKURA
  • Patent number: 11444316
    Abstract: A solid electrolyte having a garnet type crystal structure. The garnet type crystal structure contains Li, La, Zr, O and Ga and at least one element selected from Al, Mg, Zn and Sc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO, LTD.
    Inventors: Ryohei Takano, Makoto Yoshioka, Takeo Ishikura, Akisuke Ito
  • Publication number: 20220285682
    Abstract: A solid-state battery having two or more stacked battery elements, each battery element including one or more battery constituent units in which a positive electrode layer and a negative electrode layer oppose each other with a solid electrolyte layer between the positive electrode layer and the negative electrode layer; and an insulating layer interposed between adjacent battery elements of the two or more stacked battery elements, wherein at least one end portion of the insulating layer has a thickness greater than a thickness of a central portion of the insulating layer in a sectional view thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Makoto YOSHIOKA, Kenji OSHIMA
  • Patent number: 11430982
    Abstract: A nonpolar all-solid-state battery that includes a first electrode; a second electrode; and a solid electrolyte layer the first electrode and the second electrode. Each of the first electrode and the second electrode includes a first active material and at least one second active material. The first active material functions as both a positive electrode active material and a negative electrode active material. The first active material has a larger specific capacity when functioning as the positive electrode active material than when functioning as the negative electrode active material. In each of the first electrode and the second electrode, a ratio of the first active material to a total amount of the first and second active materials is more than 50% by mass and less than 100% by mass. A mass of each of the first and second active materials is equal between the first electrode and the second electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto Yoshioka, Kenichi Bando, Akisuke Ito, Ryohei Takano
  • Publication number: 20220259200
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds that bind to and otherwise modulate the activity of bromodomain-containing proteins, to processes for preparing these compounds, to pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds, and to methods of using these compounds for treating a wide variety of conditions and disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Jeffrey W. STROVEL, Makoto YOSHIOKA, David J. MALONEY, Shyh Ming YANG, Ajit JADHAV, Daniel Jason URBAN
  • Publication number: 20220231332
    Abstract: A solid-state battery that includes a battery element body including a positive electrode layer and a negative electrode layer stacked with respect to each other with a solid electrolyte layer interposed therebetween; and an exterior material covering a surface of the battery element body, wherein the exterior material is a sintered body containing a glassy material and at least two crystalline materials, and the glassy material and the at least two crystalline materials contain at least one common element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Makoto YOSHIOKA, Akisuke ITO, Kenji OSHIMA, Kenichi BANDO
  • Publication number: 20220231389
    Abstract: A solid-state battery that includes: a solid battery laminate including a battery constituent unit including a positive electrode layer, a negative electrode layer, and a solid electrolyte interposed at least between the positive electrode layer and the negative electrode layer; a positive-electrode-side external electrode electrically connected to the positive electrode layer, the positive-electrode-side external electrode including at least one element selected from the group consisting of Cu, Ag, Ni, Ti, Cr, Pt, and Pd; and a negative-electrode-side external electrode electrically connected to the negative electrode layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Yukio MIYAKI, Makoto YOSHIOKA
  • Publication number: 20220181705
    Abstract: A solid-state battery that includes an electrode stacked body including a plurality of electrode layers alternately stacked with a solid electrolyte layer interposed therebetween. In a sectional view of the electrode stacked body, at least one of opposed end surfaces of each of the electrode layers is spaced from a respective end surface of the electrode stacked body, and a first clearance from the end surface of an uppermost electrode layer to the respective end surface of the electrode stacked body in an upper portion and from the end surface of a lowermost electrode layer to the respective end surface of the electrode stacked body in a lower portion is larger than a second clearance from the end surface of a central electrode layer to the respective end surface of the electrode stacked body in a central portion in the stacking direction of the electrode stacked body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventor: Makoto YOSHIOKA
  • Publication number: 20220140404
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a solid state battery that includes forming a solid state battery precursor by sequentially laminating a positive electrode layer sheet, a solid electrolyte layer sheet, and a negative electrode layer sheet along a laminating direction; providing a terminal non-connection portion contact sheet so as to contact a terminal non-connection portion of an outer edge portion of each of the positive electrode layer sheet and the negative electrode layer sheet, wherein the terminal non-connection portion contact sheet has a ratio of a thermal expansion coefficient of at least one of a solid electrolyte material and an insulating material contained in the terminal non-connection portion contact sheet to a thermal expansion coefficient of an electrode material contained in at least one of the positive electrode layer sheet and the negative electrode layer sheet of 0.7 or more and less than 1.5; and firing the solid state battery precursor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicants: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji OSHIMA, Makoto YOSHIOKA
  • Patent number: 11322776
    Abstract: A co-fired all-solid-state battery that includes a negative electrode, a solid electrolyte layer, and a positive electrode. The negative electrode contains a negative electrode active material and a garnet-type solid electrolyte. The negative electrode active material contains Li, V, and O. The negative electrode active material has a mole ratio (Li/V) of a Li content to a V content of 2.0 or more. The garnet-type solid electrolyte contains Li, La, Zr, and O.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryohei Takano, Makoto Yoshioka, Takeo Ishikura, Akisuke Ito
  • Patent number: 11267716
    Abstract: A NaSICON-type solid-state electrolyte that contains Na as a conducting species, Zr, M, Si, P, and O, where M is at least one element selected from Mg, V, and Nb. The NaSICON-type solid-state electrolyte has a composition in which a molar ratio of M to Zr (M/Zr) is less than 0.2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akisuke Ito, Makoto Yoshioka, Takeo Ishikura, Ryohei Takano
  • Publication number: 20220021024
    Abstract: A solid-state battery including a solid-state battery laminate having one or more positive electrode layers, one or more negative electrode layers, and a solid electrolyte interposed therebetween. Each of the electrode layers of the one or more positive electrode layers and the one or more negative electrode layers contains an active material, and an outermost electrode layer of the solid-state battery laminate has a different active material amount with respect to a non-outermost electrode layer located on an inner side of the outermost electrode layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Kenichi Bando, Makoto Yoshioka, Osamu Chikagawa
  • Publication number: 20220006068
    Abstract: A solid-state battery that includes: a solid battery laminate including a positive electrode layer, a negative electrode layer, and a solid electrolyte layer interposed between the positive electrode layer and the negative electrode layer along a lamination direction; a positive electrode terminal on a first side surface of the solid battery laminate, and the positive electrode layer is in electrical contact with the positive electrode terminal at the first side surface; and a negative electrode terminal on a second side surface of the solid battery laminate, and the negative electrode layer is in electrical contact with the negative electrode terminal at the second side surface, wherein, in a plan view of the solid-state battery, at least one of the positive electrode layer and the negative electrode layer has a tapered portion wherein a dimension thereof decreases toward the first side surface or the second side surface, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventor: Makoto Yoshioka
  • Publication number: 20210265667
    Abstract: A solid state battery having a laminated structure with one or more positive electrode layers and one or more negative electrode layers alternately stacked with a solid electrolyte layer interposed therebetween; a positive end surface electrode electrically connected to the one or more positive electrode layers; and a negative end surface electrode electrically connected to the one or more negative electrode layers, wherein (1) at least one positive electrode layer has a concavoconvex shape in a plan view thereof at an end on a side thereof that is electrically connected to the positive end surface electrode, and/or (2) at least one negative electrode layer has a concavoconvex shape in a plan view thereof at an end on a side thereof that is electrically connected to the negative end surface electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Kenji Oshima, Makoto Yoshioka, Osamu Chikagawa
  • Publication number: 20210249697
    Abstract: A solid state battery having: a laminated structure in which one or more positive electrode layers and one or more negative electrode layers are alternately laminated with a solid electrolytic layer interposed in between; a positive end face electrode on a first end face of the laminated structure; and a negative end face electrode on a second end face of the laminated structure, wherein (1) at least one of the one or more positive electrode layers has an end portion having a protruding shape protruding toward the positive end face electrode in a sectional view and electrically connected to the positive end face electrode, or (2) at least one of the one or more negative electrode layers has an end portion having a protruding shape protruding toward the negative end face electrode in the sectional view and electrically connected to the negative end face electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Makoto Yoshioka, Kenji Oshima, Osamu Chikagawa