Patents by Inventor Mao HORI
Mao HORI 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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Publication number: 20230314525Abstract: A battery state measurement system includes a server device configured to analyze a state of a battery. The service device includes a communication unit configured to receive a plurality of pieces of characteristic data indicating characteristics associated with change of the battery state based on physical quantity data indicating a physical quantity associated with the battery state and a diagnosis unit configured to analyze a deterioration state of the battery on the basis of the plurality of pieces of characteristic data.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Inventors: Tadashi Kaga, Yuki Tominaga, Mao Hori, Naoya Aida
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Publication number: 20230288486Abstract: A measurement device of a negative electrode SEI formation amount of a lithium ion battery includes a charge/discharge controller configured to perform charge/discharge control of the lithium ion battery, a voltage measurement part configured to measure a discharge voltage of the lithium ion battery, a current measurement part configured to measure a discharge current of the lithium ion battery, a discharge time measurement part configured to measure a discharge time of the lithium ion battery, a storage configured to store measurement results of the voltage measurement part, the current measurement part and the discharge time measurement part, and a calculation part configured to calculate a negative electrode SEI formation amount of the lithium ion battery.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2023Publication date: September 14, 2023Inventors: Tadashi Kaga, Yuki Tominaga, Mao Hori
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Publication number: 20180185281Abstract: The present invention provides a carrier containing a first block copolymer and a second block copolymer, wherein the first block copolymer is a block copolymer of a first non-charged segment and a first complex-forming segment, at least some proportion of said first block copolymer is modified by a first molecule, the second block copolymer is a block copolymer of a second non-charged segment and a second complex-forming segment, and wherein at least some proportion of said second block copolymer is modified by a second molecule, said first molecule is a GLUT1 ligand, and said second molecule is different from the first molecule.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2016Publication date: July 5, 2018Applicant: The University of TokyoInventors: Kazunori KATAOKA, Yasutaka ANRAKU, Mao HORI
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Patent number: 10008725Abstract: A metal-oxygen cell capable of improving cycle performance is provided. The metal-oxygen cell 1 includes a positive electrode 2 that contains an oxygen storage material and uses oxygen as an active material, a negative electrode 3 that uses a metal as an active material, and an electrolyte layer 4 sandwiched between the positive electrode 2 and the negative electrode 3 and containing an electrolyte solution, effecting cell reactions of the positive electrode 2 on a surface of the oxygen storage material. The positive electrode 2 contains a conductive polymer that is capable of suppressing permeation of oxygen and conducting metal ions and covers at least a part of the surface of the oxygen storage material.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: June 26, 2018Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Akihisa Tanaka, Kiyoshi Tanaami, Bunichi Saito, Takuya Taniuchi, Hiroshi Sakai, Satoshi Nakada, Mao Hori, Tomohiro Kinoshita
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Patent number: 9130228Abstract: A lithium ion oxygen battery capable of achieving a high energy density without being decreased in performance due to moisture or carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is provided. A lithium ion oxygen battery 1 comprises a positive electrode 2 containing oxygen as an active material and a lithium source, a negative electrode 3 made of a material capable of occluding or releasing lithium ions, and an electrolyte layer 4 sandwiched between the positive electrode 2 and the negative electrode 3 and capable of conducting the lithium ions. The positive electrode 2, the negative electrode 3, and the electrolyte layer 4 are housed in a hermetic case 5. The positive electrode 2 comprises an oxygen storage material and a lithium compound (excluding a combined metal oxide of lithium and another metal) as the lithium source.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2012Date of Patent: September 8, 2015Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takuya Taniuchi, Kiyoshi Tanaami, Hiroshi Sakai, Mao Hori, Yuji Isogai
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Patent number: 8993180Abstract: There is provided a metal oxygen battery which is capable of obtaining superior batter capacity when starting use from charging. In the metal oxygen battery 1 including a positive electrode 2, which includes an oxygen-storing material and lithium oxide, and uses oxygen as an active substance, a negative electrode 3 capable of absorbing and discharging lithium ions, and an electrolyte layer 4 interposed between the positive electrode 2 and the negative electrode 3, in which the positive electrode 2, the negative electrode 3, and the electrolyte layer 4 are hermetically accommodated in a case 5, the oxygen-storing material has an oxygen amount stored at a start of charge time diluted.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2012Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kiyoshi Tanaami, Hiroshi Sakai, Bunichi Saito, Takuya Taniuchi, Mao Hori, Tomohiro Kinoshita, Satoshi Nakada, Izuru Kanoya
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Publication number: 20150037670Abstract: A metal-oxygen cell capable of improving cycle performance is provided. The metal-oxygen cell 1 includes a positive electrode 2 that contains an oxygen storage material and uses oxygen as an active material, a negative electrode 3 that uses a metal as an active material, and an electrolyte layer 4 sandwiched between the positive electrode 2 and the negative electrode 3 and containing an electrolyte solution, effecting cell reactions of the positive electrode 2 on a surface of the oxygen storage material. The positive electrode 2 contains a conductive polymer that is capable of suppressing permeation of oxygen and conducting metal ions and covers at least a part of the surface of the oxygen storage material.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: February 5, 2015Inventors: Akihisa Tanaka, Kiyoshi Tanaami, Bunichi Saito, Takuya Taniuchi, Hiroshi Sakai, Satoshi Nakada, Mao Hori, Tomohiro Kinoshita
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Patent number: 8940447Abstract: An oxygen cell capable of minimizing overvoltage increases is provided. An oxygen cell 1 comprises a positive electrode 2 that uses oxygen as an active material, a negative electrode 3 that uses metallic lithium as an active material, and an electrolyte layer 4 sandwiched between the positive electrode 2 and the negative electrode 3, wherein the positive electrode 2 contains a lithium compound.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2012Date of Patent: January 27, 2015Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kiyoshi Tanaami, Takuya Taniuchi, Mao Hori, Hiroshi Sakai, Yuji Isogai
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Publication number: 20140072885Abstract: An oxygen cell capable of minimizing overvoltage increases is provided. An oxygen cell 1 comprises a positive electrode 2 that uses oxygen as an active material, a negative electrode 3 that uses metallic lithium as an active material, and an electrolyte layer 4 sandwiched between the positive electrode 2 and the negative electrode 3, wherein the positive electrode 2 contains a lithium compound.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2012Publication date: March 13, 2014Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Kiyoshi Tanaami, Takuya Taniuchi, Mao Hori, Hiroshi Sakia, Yuji Isogai
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Publication number: 20140045082Abstract: A lithium ion oxygen battery capable of achieving a high energy density without being decreased in performance due to moisture or carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is provided. A lithium ion oxygen battery 1 comprises a positive electrode 2 containing oxygen as an active material and a lithium source, a negative electrode 3 made of a material capable of occluding or releasing lithium ions, and an electrolyte layer 4 sandwiched between the positive electrode 2 and the negative electrode 3 and capable of conducting the lithium ions. The positive electrode 2, the negative electrode 3, and the electrolyte layer 4 are housed in a hermetic case 5. The positive electrode 2 comprises an oxygen storage material and a lithium compound (excluding a combined metal oxide of lithium and another metal) as the lithium source.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2012Publication date: February 13, 2014Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Takuya TANIUCHI, Kiyoshi TANAAMI, Hiroshi SAKAI, Mao HORI, Yuji ISOGAI
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Publication number: 20130224569Abstract: Provided is a metal oxygen battery having an excellent charge/discharge capacity and cycle performance. A metal oxygen battery includes a positive electrode containing an oxygen-storing material and to which oxygen is applied as an active substance, a negative electrode to which a metal is applied as an active substance, an electrolyte layer disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and a case hermetically housing the positive electrode, the negative electrode and the electrolyte layer. The oxygen-storing material has the functions of, during discharge, ionizing stored oxygen and releasing ionized oxygen, and causing the ionized oxygen to react with metal ions permeating from the negative electrode through the electrolyte layer into the positive electrode to thereby form a metal oxide, and of, during charge, storing oxygen by reduction of the metal oxide. The metal oxide formed during discharge contains an amorphous oxide.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2013Publication date: August 29, 2013Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi SAKAI, Kiyoshi TANAAMI, Kazuki SAIMEN, Akihisa TANAKA, Takuya TANIUCHI, Satoshi NAKADA, Mao HORI, Tomohiro KINOSHITA, Bunichi SAITO, Masahiro TAKAHATA
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Publication number: 20130164638Abstract: Aims at providing a metal oxygen battery capable of supplying oxygen and perform charge/discharge stably. A metal oxygen battery 1 includes a positive electrode 2 to which oxygen is applied as an active substance, a negative electrode 3 to which a metal is applied as an active substance, an electrolyte layer 4 disposed between the positive electrode 2 and the negative electrode 3, and a case 5 hermetically housing the positive electrode 2, the negative electrode 3, and the electrolyte layer 4. The positive electrode 2 includes an oxygen-storing material having a catalyst function with respect to a cell reaction, and a function of, during discharge, ionizing oxygen and binding the oxygen with metal ions transferring from the negative electrode 3 through the electrolyte layer 4 to the positive electrode 2 to thereby form a metal oxide, and during charge, reducing the metal oxide and storing oxygen.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2011Publication date: June 27, 2013Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Kiyoshi Tanaami, Takuya Taniuchi, Yuji Isogai, Akihiro Yoshizawa, Tomohiro Kinoshita, Bunichi Saito, Hiroshi Sakai, Satoshi Nakada, Mao Hori
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Publication number: 20130095394Abstract: There is provided a metal oxygen battery which is capable of obtaining superior batter capacity when starting use from charging. In the metal oxygen battery 1 including a positive electrode 2, which includes an oxygen-storing material and lithium oxide, and uses oxygen as an active substance, a negative electrode 3 capable of absorbing and discharging lithium ions, and an electrolyte layer 4 interposed between the positive electrode 2 and the negative electrode 3, in which the positive electrode 2, the negative electrode 3, and the electrolyte layer 4 are hermetically accommodated in a case 5, the oxygen-storing material has an oxygen amount stored at a start of charge lime diluted.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2012Publication date: April 18, 2013Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Kiyoshi TANAAMI, Hiroshi SAKAI, Bunichi SAITO, Takuya TANIUCHI, Mao HORI, Tomohiro KINOSHITA, Satoshi NAKADA, Izuru KANOYA