Patents by Inventor Manabu Kawasaki

Manabu Kawasaki 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).

  • Publication number: 20210395536
    Abstract: A graphene anti-corrosion coating is described that comprises an epoxy resin and graphene subjected to surface modification, where the addition amount of the graphene is 0.01-0.2 wt % of the total mass of coating solid. By performing surface treatment on the graphene, the dispersity of the graphene in the coating is improved, and the compactness of the coating is enhanced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2019
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Ke Wang, Yang Yang, Qiao Chen, Manabu Kawasaki
  • Patent number: 10826054
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to improve the electron conductivity and ion conductivity of the surface of a positive electrode active material to provide a lithium ion battery having high capacity and high output. The present invention relates to a positive electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery, including a mixture layer containing a positive electrode active material for a lithium ion secondary battery and graphene, wherein the mixture layer has a percentage of abundance of silicon composing a siloxane bond in total elements of 0.4 atomic % or more as measured by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Takashi Konishi, Eiichiro Tamaki, Manabu Kawasaki, Koki Miyazono
  • Patent number: 10763494
    Abstract: A graphene/organic solvent dispersion liquid is in a stably dispersed state and also unlikely to cause electrolysis of water. A graphene/organic solvent dispersion liquid is also provided including graphene dispersed in an organic solvent and having a value of (W2?W1)/G in the range of 0.005 or more and 0.05 or less, wherein W1 and W2 are the water fractions measured at 130° C. and 250° C., respectively, by the Karl Fischer's method and G is the solid fraction of the graphene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Hanxiao Yang, Eiichiro Tamaki, Manabu Kawasaki, Yoshihide Hirai, Koki Miyazono
  • Patent number: 10734652
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a graphene dispersion which has high dispersibility and which is capable of exhibiting high electrical conductivity and ionic conductivity when used as a raw material for producing an electrode material. The present invention provides a graphene dispersion including a graphene, an amine compound having a molecular weight of 150 or less, and an organic solvent, wherein the mass ratio of an amine compound to the graphene is 0.005 or more and 0.30 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Zhenqi Wu, Zhijun Chen, Peiyu Sun, Eiichiro Tamaki, Manabu Kawasaki, Gangqiao Liu
  • Patent number: 10714754
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a graphene which has high dispersibility, high electrical conductivity and oxidation resistance namely a graphene which has high electrochemical stability. In order to achieve the above-described purpose, a surface-treated graphene according to the present invention is obtained by having a compound represented by general formula (1) or a neutralized salt thereof adhere to a graphene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Koichiro Manabe, Eiichiro Tamaki, Manabu Kawasaki
  • Patent number: 10654721
    Abstract: A graphene material has a specific form that has a high dispersibility and can maintain a high electric conductivity and ion conductivity when used as material for electrode manufacturing. A graphene dispersion liquid is provided including graphene dispersed in an organic solvent and meeting both 0.5 ?m?S?15 ?m and 1.0?D/S?3.0 wherein D is the median diameter (?m) of the graphene measured by the laser diffraction/scattering type particle size distribution measurement method and S is the average size (?m) in the planar direction of the graphene calculated from the arithmetic mean of the longest diameter and shortest diameter of the graphene observed by a laser microscope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Yoshihide Hirai, Eiichiro Tamaki, Manabu Kawasaki
  • Patent number: 10636586
    Abstract: A graphene material in a specific form is provided that has a high dispersibility and can maintain a high electric conductivity and ion conductivity when used as material for electrode manufacturing. A graphene dispersion liquid is provided including graphene dispersed in a solvent having a N-methyl pyrolidone content of 50 mass % or more and, when diluted with N-methylpyrolidone to a graphene weight fraction of 0.000013, giving a diluted solution having a weight-based absorptivity coefficient, which is calculated by Equation (1) given below, of 25,000 cm?1 or more and 200,000 cm?1 or less at a wavelength of 270 nm: weight-based absorptivity coefficient (cm?1)=absorbance/{0.000013×cell's optical path length (cm)}.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Koichiro Manabe, Eiichiro Tamaki, Manabu Kawasaki
  • Publication number: 20190067700
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a graphene dispersion which has high dispersibility and which is capable of exhibiting high electrical conductivity and ionic conductivity when used as a raw material for producing an electrode material. The present invention provides a graphene dispersion including a graphene, an amine compound having a molecular weight of 150 or less, and an organic solvent, wherein the mass ratio of an amine compound to the graphene is 0.005 or more and 0.30 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhenqi Wu, Zhijun Chen, Peiyu Sun, Eiichiro Tamaki, Manabu Kawasaki, Gangqiao Liu
  • Publication number: 20190051903
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a graphene which has high dispersibility, high electrical conductivity and oxidation resistance namely a graphene which has high electrochemical stability. In order to achieve the above-described purpose, a surface-treated graphene according to the present invention is obtained by having a compound represented by general formula (1) or a neutralized salt thereof adhere to a graphene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2017
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Applicant: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Koichiro Manabe, Eiichiro Tamaki, Manabu Kawasaki
  • Publication number: 20180277829
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to improve the electron conductivity and ion conductivity of the surface of a positive electrode active material to provide a lithium ion battery having high capacity and high output. The present invention relates to a positive electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery, including a mixture layer containing a positive electrode active material for a lithium ion secondary battery and graphene, wherein the mixture layer has a percentage of abundance of silicon composing a siloxane bond in total elements of 0.4 atomic % or more as measured by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Takashi Konishi, Eiichiro Tamaki, Manabu Kawasaki, Koki Miyazono
  • Publication number: 20180269465
    Abstract: A graphene material has a specific form that has a high dispersibility and can maintain a high electric conductivity and ion conductivity when used as material for electrode manufacturing. A graphene dispersion liquid is provided including graphene dispersed in an organic solvent and meeting both 0.5 ?m?S?15 ?m and 1.0?D/S?3.0 wherein D is the median diameter (?m) of the graphene measured by the laser diffraction/scattering type particle size distribution measurement method and S is the average size (?m) in the planar direction of the graphene calculated from the arithmetic mean of the longest diameter and shortest diameter of the graphene observed by a laser microscope.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Applicant: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Yoshihide HIRAI, Eiichiro TAMAKI, Manabu KAWASAKI
  • Publication number: 20180261402
    Abstract: A graphene material in a specific form is provided that has a high dispersibility and can maintain a high electric conductivity and ion conductivity when used as material for electrode manufacturing. A graphene dispersion liquid is provided including graphene dispersed in a solvent having a N-methyl pyrolidone content of 50 mass % or more and, when diluted with N-methylpyrolidone to a graphene weight fraction of 0.000013, giving a diluted solution having a weight-based absorptivity coefficient, which is calculated by Equation (1) given below, of 25,000 cm-1 or more and 200,000 cm-1 or less at a wavelength of 270 nm: weight-based absorptivity coefficient (cm?1)=absorbance/{0.000013×cell's optical path length (cm)}.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Koichiro Manabe, Eiichiro Tamaki, Manabu Kawasaki
  • Publication number: 20180261830
    Abstract: A graphene/organic solvent dispersion liquid is in a stably dispersed state and also unlikely to cause electrolysis of water. A graphene/organic solvent dispersion liquid is also provided including graphene dispersed in an organic solvent and having a value of (W2?W1)/G in the range of 0.005 or more and 0.05 or less, wherein W1 and W2 are the water fractions measured at 130° C. and 250° C., respectively, by the Karl Fischer's method and G is the solid fraction of the graphene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Hanxiao Yang, Eiichiro Tamaki, Manabu Kawasaki, Yoshihide Hirai, Koki Miyazono
  • Patent number: 9559442
    Abstract: To provide a sequencer terminal block having a terminal connection surface on which a plurality of terminal connection portions, to which terminals can be respectively connected, are arrayed. The sequencer terminal block includes a band attachment portion formed to protrude in a first direction parallel to an array direction of the terminal connection portions. The band attachment portion includes two first legs formed to protrude in the first direction, and a first joining portion that joins ends of the first legs to each other. An area surrounded by an attachment-portion forming surface on which the band attachment portion is formed, the first legs, and the first joining portion becomes an insertion hole into which a banding band can be inserted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Akimasa Hama, Atsunori Aoki, Manabu Kawasaki
  • Publication number: 20160043483
    Abstract: To provide a sequencer terminal block having a terminal connection surface on which a plurality of terminal connection portions, to which terminals can be respectively connected, are arrayed. The sequencer terminal block includes a band attachment portion formed to protrude in a first direction parallel to an array direction of the terminal connection portions. The band attachment portion includes two first legs formed to protrude in the first direction, and a first joining portion that joins ends of the first legs to each other. An area surrounded by an attachment-portion forming surface on which the band attachment portion is formed, the first legs, and the first joining portion becomes an insertion hole into which a banding band can be inserted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2013
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Akimasa HAMA, Atsunori AOKI, Manabu KAWASAKI
  • Patent number: 9058912
    Abstract: A paste composition containing an inorganic filler, a resin and a solvent, wherein the paste composition is characterized in that it contains one or more solvents of which the boiling point is 160° C. or higher and an inorganic filler of which the mean particle diameter is 5 ?m or smaller, and the total content of the solvent is 25 wt % or less based on the total amount of the paste composition, and a dielectric composition containing an inorganic filler and resin, wherein the inorganic filler includes inorganic fillers of at least two kinds of mean particle diameter, and the greatest mean particle diameter of said mean particle diameters is 0.1-5 ?m and is 3 times or more the minimum mean particle diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshitake Hara, Yuka Yamashiki, Manabu Kawasaki, Toshihisa Nonaka
  • Publication number: 20110014448
    Abstract: A paste composition containing an inorganic filler, a resin and a solvent, wherein the paste composition is characterized in that it contains one or more solvents of which the boiling point is 160° C. or higher and an inorganic filler of which the mean particle diameter is 5 ?m or smaller, and the total content of the solvent is 25 wt % or less based on the total amount of the paste composition, and a dielectric composition containing an inorganic filler and resin, wherein the inorganic filler includes inorganic fillers of at least two kinds of mean particle diameter, and the greatest mean particle diameter of said mean particle diameters is 0.1-5 ?m and is 3 times or more the minimum mean particle diameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2010
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Inventors: Yoshitake Hara, Yuka Yamashiki, Manabu Kawasaki, Toshihisa Nonaka
  • Publication number: 20060159927
    Abstract: A paste composition contains an inorganic filler, a resin and a solvent, wherein the paste composition is characterized in that it contains one or more solvents of which the boiling point is 160° C. or higher and an inorganic filler of which the mean particle diameter is 5 ?m or smaller, and the total content of the solvent is 25 wt % or less based on the total amount of the paste composition, and a dielectric composition contains an inorganic filler and resin, wherein the inorganic filler includes inorganic fillers of at least two kinds of mean particle diameter, and the greatest mean particle diameter of said mean particle diameters is 0.1-5 ?m and is 3 times or more to the minimum mean particle diameter. It is possible to obtain a high dielectric constant composition of which linear expansion coefficient is low, and which has a large capacitance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2004
    Publication date: July 20, 2006
    Inventors: Yoshitake Hara, Yuka Yamashiki, Manabu Kawasaki, Toshihisa Nonaka