Patents by Inventor Masatoshi Majima

Masatoshi Majima 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: 20200373586
    Abstract: Provided are a porous metal body that is excellent in terms of corrosion resistance and that is suitable for a collector for batteries such as lithium-ion batteries, capacitors, or fuel cells; and methods for producing the porous metal body. A production method includes a step of coating a porous nickel body with an alloy containing at least nickel and tungsten or a metal containing at least tin; and a subsequent step of a heat treatment. Another production method includes a step of forming a nickel-plated layer on a porous base and then continuously forming an alloy-plated layer containing at least nickel and tungsten or tin, a step of removing the porous base, and a step of reducing metal. Such a method can provide a porous metal body in which tungsten or tin is diffused in a porous nickel body or a nickel-plated layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Kazuki Okuno, Masahiro Kato, Masatoshi Majima, Tomoyuki Awazu, Hidetoshi Saito, Junichi Nishimura, Keiji Shiraishi, Hitoshi Tsuchida, Kengo Tsukamoto
  • Patent number: 10847809
    Abstract: A solid-oxide-electrolysis-cell-type hydrogen production apparatus includes a cell structure including a first electrode, a second electrode, and an electrolyte layer, a gas diffusion layer disposed adjacent to the first electrode, and a gas channel plate disposed adjacent to the gas diffusion layer, in which the gas diffusion layer is formed of a porous metal body having a three-dimensional mesh-like skeleton, the gas channel plate includes a first region including a first channel, a second region including a second channel, and a third region including a third channel, the first channel includes a slit extending from the center of the gas channel plate toward its outer edge at the boundary surface between the first region and the second region, letting the total area of the first channel at the boundary surface be a first opening area S1, letting the total area of the second channel at the boundary surface between the second region and the third region be a second opening area S2, and letting the total area
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Chihiro Hiraiwa, Takahiro Higashino, Hiromasa Tawarayama, Masatoshi Majima, Toshihiro Yoshida, Kazunari Miyamoto
  • Patent number: 10847814
    Abstract: Provided is a solid oxide fuel cell including a flat-plate-shaped cell structure including a cathode, an anode, and an electrolyte layer containing a solid oxide, a frame-shaped sealing member disposed so as to surround a periphery of the cathode, the sealing member having a larger outside diameter than the cathode, a first pressing member and a second pressing member that hold the sealing member therebetween, and a flat-plate-shaped cathode current collector adjacent to the cathode, the flat-plate-shaped cathode current collector being formed of a porous metal body having a three-dimensional mesh-like skeleton, in which the cathode current collector has a peripheral portion that is not opposite the anode, the outer edge portion of a main surface of the sealing member adjacent to the anode faces the first pressing member, the inner edge portion of the main surface of the sealing member adjacent to the anode faces the peripheral portion of the electrolyte layer, the outer edge portion of a main surface of the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Chihiro Hiraiwa, Masatoshi Majima, Takahiro Higashino, Hiromasa Tawarayama, Kazunari Miyamoto
  • Publication number: 20200350600
    Abstract: A porous body with a framework having an integrally continuous, three-dimensional network structure, the framework comprising an outer shell and a core including one or both of a hollow or a conductive material, the outer shell including nickel and cobalt, the cobalt having a ratio in mass of 0.2 or more and 0.4 or less or 0.6 or more and 0.8 or less relative to the total mass of the nickel and the cobalt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Koma NUMATA, Masatoshi MAJIMA
  • Patent number: 10811696
    Abstract: A porous metal body including a skeleton having a three-dimensional mesh-like structure, the porous metal body having a plate-like overall shape. The skeleton has a hollow structure and includes a primary metal layer and at least one of a first microporous layer and a second microporous layer. The primary metal layer is composed of nickel or a nickel alloy. The first microporous layer contains nickel and chromium and is disposed on the outer peripheral surface of the primary metal layer. The second microporous layer contains nickel and chromium and is disposed on the inner peripheral surface of the primary metal layer, the inner peripheral surface facing the hollow space of the skeleton.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuki Okuno, Takahiro Higashino, Masatoshi Majima, Tomoyuki Awazu
  • Patent number: 10797323
    Abstract: A current collector included in a fuel cell, the fuel cell including a membrane electrode assembly including a solid polymer electrolyte layer and a pair of electrode layers formed to sandwich the solid polymer electrolyte layer, the current collector stacked on each electrode layer, and a gas flow path for supply of a gas to each electrode layer, the current collector including a metal porous body which is stacked on the electrode layer, has a flowing gas supplied to the electrode layer, and is rendered conducting to the electrode layer, and the metal porous body including an electrically conductive layer containing electrically conductive particles fixed to a corrosion-resistant and water-repellent resin at least on a side of the electrode layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignees: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Kazuki Okuno, Takahiro Higashino, Masatoshi Majima, Tsutomu Iwaki, Masahiro Yanagida, Tetsuo Sakai
  • Publication number: 20200266451
    Abstract: A solid-oxide-electrolysis-cell-type hydrogen production apparatus includes a cell structure including a first electrode, a second electrode, and an electrolyte layer, a gas diffusion layer disposed adjacent to the first electrode, and a gas channel plate disposed adjacent to the gas diffusion layer, in which the gas diffusion layer is formed of a porous metal body having a three-dimensional mesh-like skeleton, the gas channel plate includes a first region including a first channel, a second region including a second channel, and a third region including a third channel, the first channel includes a slit extending from the center of the gas channel plate toward its outer edge at the boundary surface between the first region and the second region, letting the total area of the first channel at the boundary surface be a first opening area S1, letting the total area of the second channel at the boundary surface between the second region and the third region be a second opening area S2, and letting the total area
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Chihiro HIRAIWA, Takahiro HIGASHINO, Hiromasa TAWARAYAMA, Masatoshi MAJIMA, Toshihiro YOSHIDA, Kazunari MIYAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20200251750
    Abstract: A porous metal body has a three-dimensional mesh-like structure skeleton and containing at least nickel and tin. The nickel content is 50 mass % or more, and the tin content is 5 mass % or more and 25 mass % or less. The porous metal body has a thickness of 0.10 mm or more and 0.50 mm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazunari MIYAMOTO, Tomoyuki AWAZU, Masatoshi MAJIMA, Kazuki OKUNO, Takahiro HIGASHINO
  • Patent number: 10734665
    Abstract: A method for producing a cell structure includes: a step of firing a laminated body of a layer containing an anode material and a layer containing a solid electrolyte material, to obtain a joined body of an anode and a solid electrolyte layer; a step of laminating a layer containing a cathode material on a surface of the solid electrolyte layer, and firing the obtained laminated body to obtain a cathode. The anode material contains a metal oxide Ma1 and a nickel compound. The metal oxide Ma1 is a metal oxide having a perovskite structure represented by A1x1B11-y1M1y1O3-? (wherein: A1 is at least one of Ba, Ca, and Sr; B1 is at least one of Ce and Zr; M1 is at least one of Y, Yb, Er, Ho, Tm, Gd, In, and Sc; 0.85?x1?0.99; 0<y1?0.5; and ? is an oxygen deficiency amount).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignees: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., KYOTO UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Takahiro Higashino, Kazunari Miyamoto, Yohei Noda, Chihiro Hiraiwa, Naho Mizuhara, Hiromasa Tawarayama, Hisao Takeuchi, Masatoshi Majima, Tetsuya Uda, Donglin Han
  • Publication number: 20200212468
    Abstract: A proton-conductive solid electrolyte member has an electrolyte layer and an anode layer. The electrolyte layer contains a metal oxide having a perovskite crystal structure. The anode layer contains Fe2O3 and the metal oxide. The metal oxide is a metal oxide expressed by the following formula [1], or a mixture or a solid solution of a metal oxide expressed by the following formula [1]: AaBbMcO3-?, where A denotes one element selected from the group consisting of Ba and Ca; B denotes one element selected from the group consisting of Ce and Zr; M denotes one element selected from the group consisting of Y, Yb, Er, Ho, Tm, Gd, In, and Sc; a is a number satisfying 0.85?a?1; b is a number satisfying 0.50?b?1; c is a number satisfying c=1?b; and ? is an oxygen deficiency amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Applicant: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chihiro HIRAIWA, Ryoko KANDA, Takahiro HIGASHINO, Masatoshi MAJIMA
  • Patent number: 10693143
    Abstract: A fuel cell includes a cell structure including a first electrode, a second electrode, and an electrolyte layer, a gas diffusion layer disposed adjacent to the first electrode, and a gas channel plate disposed adjacent to the gas diffusion layer, in which the gas diffusion layer is formed of a porous metal body having a three-dimensional mesh-like skeleton, the gas channel plate includes a first region including a first channel, a second region including a second channel, and a third region including a third channel, the first channel includes a slit extending from the center of the gas channel plate toward its outer edge at the boundary surface between the first region and the second region, letting the total area of the first channel at the boundary surface be a first opening area S1, letting the total area of the second channel at the boundary surface between the second region and the third region be a second opening area S2, and letting the total area of the third channel at the boundary surface between t
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Chihiro Hiraiwa, Takahiro Higashino, Hiromasa Tawarayama, Masatoshi Majima, Toshihiro Yoshida, Kazunari Miyamoto
  • Publication number: 20200190680
    Abstract: A composite metal porous body according to an aspect of the present invention has a framework of a three-dimensional network structure. The framework includes a porous base material and a metal film coated on the surface of the porous base material. The metal film contains titanium metal or titanium alloy as the main component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Koma NUMATA, Masatoshi MAJIMA, Tomoyuki AWAZU, Mitsuyasu OGAWA, Kazuki OKUNO, Takahiro HIGASHINO
  • Publication number: 20200161666
    Abstract: A metal porous body includes a flat plate shape and having continuous pores, a framework of the metal porous body having an alloy layer containing nickel and chromium, and a silver layer being formed on a surface of the alloy layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Koma NUMATA, Masatoshi MAJIMA, Tomoyuki AWAZU, Kazuki OKUNO, Chihiro HIRAIWA
  • Publication number: 20200102664
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a titanium-plated member includes: preparing a substrate having an electrically conductive surface; immersing the substrate in a molten-salt titanium plating solution composition containing ions of at least one Group I metal selected from the group of Li+ and Na+, F?, and Tin+; forming a titanium plating film on the surface of the substrate by applying electric current to cause the substrate immersed in the molten-salt titanium plating solution composition to serve as a cathode and cause the surface of the substrate to be coated with titanium; cleaning the titanium plating film by bringing the titanium plating film into contact with a cleaning molten salt, the cleaning molten salt containing at least one compound selected from the group consisting of alkaline metal chloride, alkaline earth metal chloride, and potassium fluoride; and cleaning the titanium plating film with water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Koma NUMATA, Masatoshi MAJIMA, Tomoyuki AWAZU
  • Publication number: 20200099063
    Abstract: A porous metal body including a skeleton having a three-dimensional mesh-like structure, the porous metal body having a plate-like overall shape. The skeleton has a hollow structure and includes a primary metal layer and at least one of a first microporous layer and a second microporous layer. The primary metal layer is composed of nickel or a nickel alloy. The first microporous layer contains nickel and chromium and is disposed on the outer peripheral surface of the primary metal layer. The second microporous layer contains nickel and chromium and is disposed on the inner peripheral surface of the primary metal layer, the inner peripheral surface facing the hollow space of the skeleton.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuki OKUNO, Takahiro HIGASHINO, Masatoshi MAJIMA, Tomoyuki AWAZU
  • Publication number: 20200080216
    Abstract: A molten-salt titanium plating solution composition contains: ions of at least one Group I metal selected from the group of lithium and sodium, fluoride ions, and titanium ions. The molten-salt titanium plating solution composition contains less than or equal to 5 mol % of potassium ions with respect to 100 mol % of all ion components contained in the molten-salt titanium plating solution composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicant: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Koma NUMATA, Masatoshi MAJIMA, Tomoyuki AWAZU
  • Publication number: 20200063281
    Abstract: The titanium plating solution production method including measuring a titanium plating solution containing fluorine and titanium by cyclic voltammetry under the following conditions, and adding titanium to the titanium plating solution so that the potential difference between the spontaneous potential and the Ti3+/Ti4+ redox potential is 0.75 V or more. Conditions: when the temperature of the titanium plating solution is 650° C. to 850° C. and when glassy carbon is used as a working electrode, platinum is used as a pseudo-reference electrode and titanium is used as a counter electrode, the potential scanning is repeatedly performed on the working electrode for at least five times at a scanning speed of 1 mV/sec to 500 mV/sec between a lower potential limit which is the immersion potential of the working electrode and an upper potential limit which is a potential that is 2 V to 4 V higher than the lower potential limit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Applicants: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Kyoto University
    Inventors: Koma NUMATA, Masatoshi MAJIMA, Tomoyuki AWAZU, Mitsuyasu OGAWA, Toshiyuki NOHIRA, Kouji YASUDA, Yutaro NORIKAWA
  • Patent number: 10573904
    Abstract: A fuel cell includes a MEA that includes a cathode, an anode, and a solid electrolyte layer disposed between the cathode and the anode, the solid electrolyte layer containing an ion-conducting solid oxide; at least one first porous metal body adjacent to at least one of the cathode and the anode and having a three-dimensional mesh-like skeleton; a second porous metal body stacked to be adjacent to the first porous metal body and having a three-dimensional mesh-like skeleton; and an interconnector adjacent to the second porous metal body. The first porous metal body has a pore size smaller than a pore size of the second porous metal body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Chihiro Hiraiwa, Masatoshi Majima, Hiromasa Tawarayama, Naho Mizuhara, Takahiro Higashino, Yohei Noda, Kazunari Miyamoto, Toshihiro Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20200040471
    Abstract: The present invention provides an oxide-dispersed metal porous body including a porous metal framework, and oxide particles carried in the metal framework.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicants: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., National University Corporation YOKOHAMA National University
    Inventors: Kazuki OKUNO, Masatoshi MAJIMA, Takahiro HIGASHINO, Hiromasa TAWARAYAMA, Shigenori MITSUSHIMA
  • Patent number: 10553880
    Abstract: A fuel cell includes a MEA that includes a cathode, an anode, and a solid electrolyte layer disposed between the cathode and the anode, the solid electrolyte layer containing an ion-conducting solid oxide; at least one first porous metal body arranged to oppose at least one of the cathode and the anode; and an interconnector arranged to oppose the first porous metal body and having a gas supply port and a gas discharge port formed therein. The first porous metal body includes a porous metal body S that opposes the gas supply port and has a three-dimensional mesh-like skeleton, and a porous metal body H that has a three-dimensional mesh-like skeleton and is other than the porous metal body S. A porosity Ps of the porous metal body S and a porosity Ph of the porous metal body H satisfy a relationship: Ps<Ph.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Chihiro Hiraiwa, Masatoshi Majima, Hiromasa Tawarayama, Naho Mizuhara, Takahiro Higashino, Yohei Noda, Kazunari Miyamoto, Toshihiro Yoshida