Patents by Inventor Masatoshi OKURA

Masatoshi OKURA 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: 20230060509
    Abstract: A positive electrode for a lithium-ion battery comprising a current collector and a positive electrode composition layer disposed on a surface of the current collector, wherein the current collector and the positive electrode composition layer are not adhered to each other, the positive electrode composition layer contains coated positive electrode active material particles in which at least a part of a surface of each positive electrode active material particle is coated with a coating layer containing a polymer compound (A), and a conductive auxiliary agent, the polymer compound (A) is any one of a copolymer (A1) having methacrylic acid, lauryl methacrylate and 1,6-hexanediol dimethacrylate as constituent monomers, a copolymer (A2) having isobornyl methacrylate and 1,6-hexanediol dimethacrylate as constituent monomers, or a copolymer (A3) having lauryl methacrylate, 2-ethylhexyl methacrylate and 1,6-hexanediol dimethacrylate as constituent monomers, the weight proportion of 1,6-hexanediol dimethacrylate con
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: APB CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masatoshi OKURA, Kenichi KAWAKITA, Yusuke NAKASHIMA, Hideaki HORIE
  • Publication number: 20220336818
    Abstract: A lithium ion battery module includes a first metal sheet, a power storage element, and a second metal sheet in this order, in which the power storage element includes a lithium ion cell in which a positive electrode current collector, a positive electrode active material layer, a separator, a negative electrode active material layer, and a negative electrode current collector are laminated in this order, the positive electrode current collector and the negative electrode current collector are provided as outermost layers, and an electrolytic solution is enclosed by sealing outer peripheries of the positive electrode active material layer and the negative electrode active material layer, a conductive elastic member is arranged between the positive electrode current collector of the outermost layer of the power storage element and the first metal sheet, and/or between the negative electrode current collector of the outermost layer of the power storage element and the second metal sheet, and the first metal she
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: APB CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kotaro NASU, Yusuke MIZUNO, Yuya TANAKA, Yusuke NAKASHIMA, Masatoshi OKURA, Kenichi KAWAKITA, Kazuya TSUCHIDA, Makoto NISHIGUCHI, Hideaki HORIE
  • Patent number: 10964934
    Abstract: A laminate type battery includes a power generating element and an outer casing body. The power generating element is formed by electrically laminating in series a plurality of single battery layers in which a single battery layer is formed by sequentially laminating a positive electrode current collector, a positive electrode active material layer, an electrolyte layer, a negative electrode active material layer, and a negative electrode current collector. The power generating element is disposed inside the outer casing body. At least one of the positive electrode current collector or the negative electrode current collector includes a resin layer having conductivity. The single battery layer including the resin layer is electrically connected to an adjacent single battery layer via at least one resistance reduction layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Ohsawa, Hajime Satou, Hiroshi Akama, Hideaki Horie, Yusuke Mizuno, Hiroshi Fukumoto, Masatoshi Okura, Yasuhiro Shindo, Yasuhiro Tsudo
  • Publication number: 20200274125
    Abstract: The present invention provides a separator for lithium ion battery capable of achieving both excellent handling properties and suppression of thermal deformation without changing the thickness of the separator. The present invention is a separator for a lithium ion battery, the separator being disposed between a flat-plate-like positive electrode collector and a flat-plate-like negative electrode collector. The separator for a lithium ion battery is characterized by comprising: a sheet-like separator body a polyolefin porous membrane; and a frame-like member that is arranged annularly along the outer periphery of the separator body, wherein the frame-like member a heat-resistant annular support member and a seal layer that is disposed on the surface of the heat-resistant annular support member and is capable of thermocompression bonding with the positive electrode collector or the negative electrode collector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD
    Inventors: Masatoshi OKURA, Masanori KOIKE, Tomohiro KABURAGI, Kazuyuki YODA, Yuki KUSACHI, Yasuhiko OHSAWA, Eiji MINEGISHI
  • Patent number: 10707493
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electrode capable of reducing contact resistance between a resin current collector and the electrode, and a method of manufacturing the electrode. The electrode of the present invention includes a positive electrode current collector 11 containing a polymer material and a conductive filler, a positive electrode active material layer 13 disposed adjacent to the positive electrode current collector, and a concavoconvex shape 11c corresponding to a concavoconvex shape 13c formed on a surface of the positive electrode active material layer that is in contact with the positive electrode current collector, the concavoconvex shape being formed on a surface of the positive electrode current collector that is in contact with the positive electrode active material layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Ohsawa, Hajime Satou, Yuki Kusachi, Hiroshi Akama, Hideaki Horie, Masatoshi Okura
  • Patent number: 10700345
    Abstract: To provide an electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery capable of enhancing a charge and discharge cycle durability of an electrode that uses a resin current collector. An electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery provided with a resin current collector including a polyolefin resin matrix and a conductive filler A, and an electrode active material layer provided on the resin current collector, in which a crosslinked resin thin-film layer, which contains an Ni filler as a conductive filler B that does not alloy with Li and which has impermeability to the electrolyte solution, is arranged between the resin current collector and a negative electrode active material layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Ohsawa, Yuki Kusachi, Hajime Satou, Hiroshi Akama, Hideaki Horie, Naofumi Shoji, Masatoshi Okura
  • Patent number: 10658674
    Abstract: An electrode for improving the durability of a battery includes a current collector and an active material layer. The current collector has a conductive resin layer including a polymer material and a conductive filler. The electrode further includes a conductive member, which is in electrical contact with the conductive filler, between the current collector and the active material layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Ohsawa, Hajime Satou, Hiroshi Akama, Hideaki Horie, Yusuke Mizuno, Hiroshi Fukumoto, Masatoshi Okura, Yasuhiro Shindo, Yasuhiro Tsudo
  • Patent number: 10601050
    Abstract: An electrode for a cell includes a resin current collector that is planate and contains a resin and an electrically conductive filler, and an electrode active material layer that is disposed on at least one surface side of the resin current collector and that contains electrode active material particles. The resin current collector includes an electrically conductive layer on its surface side facing the electrode active material layer, the electrically conductive layer having configuration with recesses and projections. This configuration with recesses and projections satisfies the relationship given by formula (1): h/tan ?<D, in which h is the average height of the configuration with recesses and projections, ? is the average inclination angle of the configuration with recesses and projections, and D is the average particle diameter of the electrode active material particles. A cell includes the electrode for a cell described above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuki Arihara, Takamasa Nakagawa, Hideaki Horie, Yuuki Kusachi, Masanori Koike, Masatoshi Okura
  • Patent number: 10312524
    Abstract: The present invention provides a means for improving the output performance of a battery. An electrical connection structure of the present invention includes a current collector which includes a conductive resin layer containing a polymer material and a conductive filler and a conductive member which is in electrical contact with the conductive filler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignees: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD., SANYO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Ohsawa, Hajime Satou, Hiroshi Akama, Hideaki Horie, Yusuke Mizuno, Hiroshi Fukumoto, Masatoshi Okura, Yasuhiro Shindo, Yasuhiro Tsudo
  • Patent number: 10256473
    Abstract: To provide a means for improving durability of a positive electrode for a lithium battery (in particular, a resin current collector for forming the positive electrode). The means is achieved by a positive electrode for a lithium battery having a resin current collector containing a polyolefin-based resin matrix and a conductive filler, and a positive electrode active material layer provided on the resin current collector, characterized in that an electron conductive layer is disposed on the surface of the resin current collector that is in contact with the positive electrode active material layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Ohsawa, Hajime Satou, Hiroshi Akama, Hideaki Horie, Yusuke Mizuno, Hiroshi Fukumoto, Masatoshi Okura, Yasuhiro Shindo, Yasuhiro Tsudo
  • Publication number: 20190067680
    Abstract: To provide an electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery capable of enhancing a charge and discharge cycle durability of an electrode that uses a resin current collector. An electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery provided with a resin current collector including a polyolefin resin matrix and a conductive filler A, and an electrode active material layer provided on the resin current collector, in which a crosslinked resin thin-film layer, which contains an Ni filler as a conductive filler B that does not alloy with Li and which has impermeability to the electrolyte solution, is arranged between the resin current collector and a negative electrode active material layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhiko OHSAWA, Yuki KUSACHI, Hajime SATOU, Hiroshi AKAMA, Hideaki HORIE, Naofumi SHOJI, Masatoshi OKURA
  • Publication number: 20180316018
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electrode capable of reducing contact resistance between a resin current collector and the electrode, and a method of manufacturing the electrode. The electrode of the present invention includes a positive electrode current collector 11 containing a polymer material and a conductive filler, a positive electrode active material layer 13 disposed adjacent to the positive electrode current collector, and a concavoconvex shape 11c corresponding to a concavoconvex shape 13c formed on a surface of the positive electrode active material layer that is in contact with the positive electrode current collector, the concavoconvex shape being formed on a surface of the positive electrode current collector that is in contact with the positive electrode active material layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhiko OHSAWA, Hajime SATOU, Yuki KUSACHI, Hiroshi AKAMA, Hideaki HORIE, Masatoshi OKURA
  • Publication number: 20180226654
    Abstract: The present invention provides a means for improving the output performance of a battery. An electrical connection structure of the present invention includes a current collector which includes a conductive resin layer containing a polymer material and a conductive filler and a conductive member which is in electrical contact with the conductive filler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2015
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicants: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.2,, SANYO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhiko OHSAWA, Haijime SATOU, Hiroshi AKAMA, Hideaki HORIE, Yusuke MIZUNO, Hiroshi FUKUMOTO, Masatoshi OKURA, Yasuhiro SHINDO, Yasuhiro TSUDO
  • Publication number: 20180090766
    Abstract: To provide a means for improving durability of a positive electrode for a lithium battery (in particular, a resin current collector for forming the positive electrode). The means is achieved by a positive electrode for a lithium battery having a resin current collector containing a polyolefin-based resin matrix and a conductive filler, and a positive electrode active material layer provided on the resin current collector, characterized in that an electron conductive layer is disposed on the surface of the resin current collector that is in contact with the positive electrode active material layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhiko OHSAWA, Hajime SATOU, Hiroshi AKAMA, Hideaki HORIE, Yusuke MIZUNO, Hiroshi FUKUMOTO, Masatoshi OKURA, Yasuhiro SHINDO, Yasuhiro TSUDO
  • Publication number: 20170279113
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a laminate type battery including: a power generating element formed by electrically laminating in series a plurality of single battery layers in which the single battery layer is formed by sequentially laminating a positive electrode current collector, a positive electrode active material layer, an electrolyte layer, a negative electrode active material layer, and a negative electrode current collector; and an outer casing body inside which the power generating element is disposed, in which at least one of the positive electrode current collector and the negative electrode current collector includes a resin layer having conductivity, and the power generating element further includes a resistance reduction layer adjacent to the resin layer at the outer surface side of the single battery layer including the resin layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2015
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhiko OHSAWA, Hajime SATOU, Hiroshi AKAMA, Hideaki HORIE, Yusuke MIZUNO, Hiroshi FUKUMOTO, Masatoshi OKURA, Yasuhiro SHINDO, Yasuhiro TSUDO
  • Publication number: 20170279125
    Abstract: The present invention provides a means for improving the durability of a battery. An electrode of the present invention comprises a current collector having a conductive resin layer comprising a polymer material and a conductive filler, and an active material layer, and the electrode further includes a conductive member, which is in electrical contact with the conductive filler, between the current collector and the active material layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2015
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhiko OHSAWA, Hajime SATOU, Hiroshi AKAMA, Hideaki HORIE, Yusuke MIZUNO, Hiroshi FUKUMOTO, Masatoshi OKURA, Yasuhiro SHINDO, Yasuhiro TSUDO