Patents by Inventor Masayuki Ihara

Masayuki Ihara 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: 20130052543
    Abstract: A secondary battery capable of improving cycle characteristics, conservation characteristics, and load characteristics is provided. The secondary battery includes a cathode, an anode, and an electrolytic solution. A separator provided between the cathode and the anode is impregnated with an electrolytic solution. The electrolytic solution includes one or more of a dicarbonic ester compound, a dicarboxylic compound, a disulfonic compound, a monofluoro lithium phosphate, and difluoro lithium phosphate and one or more of fluorinated lithium phosphate, fluorinated lithium borate, and imide lithium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2010
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masayuki Ihara, Yuko Hayakawa, Tadahiko Kubota
  • Patent number: 8377589
    Abstract: The invention provides a cathode active material that includes: a particle containing a cathode material capable of absorbing and releasing an electrode reactive material; and a film that is disposed at least partially to the particle and contains a metal salt represented by a formula (1). (R1 represents a (a1+b1+c1) valent group and M1 represents a metallic element. a1, d1, e1 and n each represent an integer of 1 or more and b1 and c1 each represent an integer of 0 or more. However, b1 and c1 satisfy (b1+c1)?1.), a cathode therewith and a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Koji Morita, Hiroyuki Yamaguchi, Masayuki Ihara, Shunsuke Saito
  • Patent number: 8377597
    Abstract: A secondary battery capable of improving the cycle characteristics and the storage characteristics is provided. The battery includes a cathode, an anode, and an electrolytic solution. The electrolytic solution contains a solvent contains a sulfone compound having a structure in which —S(?O)2—S—C(?O)— bond is introduced to a benzene skeleton and an ester carbonate halide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masayuki Ihara, Hiroyuki Yamaguchi, Tadahiko Kubota
  • Patent number: 8367251
    Abstract: A secondary battery capable of improving the cycle characteristics is provided. The secondary battery includes a cathode, an anode, and an electrolytic solution. The anode has an anode current collector, an anode active material layer that is provided on the anode current collector, and contains an anode active material containing at least one of a simple substance of silicon, an alloy of silicon, a compound of silicon, a simple substance of tin, an alloy of tin, and a compound of tin, and a coat that is provided on the anode active material layer, and contains an ionic polymer containing lithium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Toru Odani, Hiroyuki Yamaguchi, Masayuki Ihara, Tadahiko Kubota
  • Patent number: 8349489
    Abstract: The invention provides a cathode active material that includes: a particle containing a cathode material capable of absorbing and releasing an electrode reactive material; and a film that is disposed at least partially to the particle and contains a metal salt represented by a formula (1). (R1 represents a (a1+b1+c1) valent group and M1 represents a metallic element. a1, d1, e1 and n each represent an integer of 1 or more and b1 and c1 each represent an integer of 0 or more. However, b1 and c1 satisfy (b1+c1)?1.), a cathode therewith and a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Koji Morita, Hiroyuki Yamaguchi, Masayuki Ihara, Shunsuke Saito
  • Patent number: 8329343
    Abstract: An electrode includes: an electrode collector and an electrode active material layer, wherein a film containing a salt represented by the following formula (I) is provided on the electrode active material layer: R1AnMx ??(I) wherein R1 represents an n-valent organic group containing a sulfur atom; n represents an integer of from 1 to 4; A represents an anion; M represents a metal ion; and x represents an integer of 1 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Yamaguchi, Toru Odani, Masayuki Ihara, Tadahiko Kubota
  • Patent number: 8298709
    Abstract: A secondary battery capable of improving the cycle characteristics while securing the initial charge and discharge characteristics is provided. The secondary battery includes a cathode, an anode, and an electrolytic solution. The anode has an anode active material layer containing a plurality of anode active material particles having silicon (Si). The anode active material layer contains at least one of an oxide-containing film covering a surface of the anode active material particles and a metal material not being alloyed with an electrode reactant provided in a gap in the anode active material layer. The electrolytic solution contains a solvent containing an organic acid that has a portion including an electron attractive group such as —(O?)C—C(?O)— bond in the center and a hydroxyl group on the both ends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masayuki Ihara, Hiroyuki Yamaguchi, Tadahiko Kubota
  • Publication number: 20120244410
    Abstract: A secondary battery capable of suppressing resistance rise even after repeated charge and discharge is provided. The secondary battery includes a cathode, an anode, and an electrolytic solution. The anode contains titanium-containing lithium composite as an anode active material, and the electrolytic solution contains cyclic disulfonic acid anhydride.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsumichi Kawashima, Hiroshi Imoto, Tomoyuki Shiratsuchi, Takuma Sakamoto, Naoto Ueda, Atsushi Nishimoto, Tadahiko Kubota, Masayuki Ihara
  • Publication number: 20120231335
    Abstract: The invention provides a cathode active material that includes: a particle containing a cathode material capable of absorbing and releasing an electrode reactive material; and a film that is disposed at least partially to the particle and contains a metal salt represented by a formula (1). (R1 represents a (a1+b1+c1) valent group and M1 represents a metallic element. a1, d1, e1 and n each represent an integer of 1 or more and b1 and c1 each represent an integer of 0 or more. However, b1 and c1 satisfy (b1+c1)?1.), a cathode therewith and a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2012
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koji Morita, Hiroyuki Yamaguchi, Masayuki Ihara, Shunsuke Saito
  • Publication number: 20120225350
    Abstract: A secondary battery having a cathode, an anode, and an electrolyte is provided. The cathode includes a cathode active material containing at least one kind selected from the group consisting of sulfur S and phosphorus P in a portion near the particle surface of a lithium composite oxide. A content of the kind in the portion is larger than that in the particle of the lithium composite oxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2012
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masanori Soma, Atsumichi Kawashima, Masayuki Ihara, Hideki Nakai, Kenichi Kawase
  • Publication number: 20120208093
    Abstract: A secondary battery capable of improving high-temperature characteristics is provided. The secondary battery includes a cathode, an anode and an electrolytic solution. A separator provided between the cathode and the anode is impregnated with the electrolytic solution. A solvent of the electrolytic solution includes a main solvent such as a cyclic carbonate which includes halogen and a sub solvent such as carbonate dimer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2012
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masayuki Ihara, Kiyohiko Suzuki, Akinori Kita, Tadahiko Kubota
  • Patent number: 8241795
    Abstract: A battery capable of improving the storage characteristics and the cycle characteristics is provided. The battery includes a cathode, an anode, and an electrolytic solution. The electrolytic solution is impregnated in a separator provided between the cathode and the anode. A solvent of the electrolytic solution contains a given sulfone compound such as bis(trimethylsilyl)-2,2-difluorosulfoacetate. Compared to a case that a solvent does not contain the foregoing sulfone compound, the chemical stability of the electrolytic solution is improved, and the decomposition reaction of the electrolytic solution is suppressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masayuki Ihara, Hiroyuki Yamaguchi, Tadahiko Kubota
  • Patent number: 8221656
    Abstract: A secondary battery capable of improving the cycle characteristics and the storage characteristics is provided. The secondary battery includes a cathode, an anode, and an electrolytic solution. The anode contains an anode active material containing a material that is capable of inserting and extracting an electrode reactant and has at least one of metal elements and metalloid elements. Further, the electrolytic solution contains a solvent containing a sulfone compound having a structure in which —S(?O)2—S—C(?O)— bond is introduced to a benzene skeleton.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masayuki Ihara, Hiroyuki Yamaguchi, Tadahiko Kubota
  • Publication number: 20120164533
    Abstract: A lithium ion secondary battery including a positive electrode; a negative electrode; and an electrolytic solution, wherein the positive electrode includes a first lithium composite oxide and a second lithium composite oxide expressed by following formula (1) as a positive electrode active material, and wherein the second lithium composite oxide has a charge capacity greater than the first lithium composite oxide Li1+a(NibM1cM21?b?c)1.5?0.5aO2??(1) wherein, M1 represents at least one selected from among elements of group 13 to group 15 in an extended periodic table of elements excluding boron B, or carbon C, or nitrogen N, M2 represents at least one selected from among elements of group 3 to group 12, and a, b, and c satisfy relationships of 0.95?a?1.05, 0<b?0.99, and 0<c?0.15.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaharu Senoue, Kenichi Kawase, Takakazu Hirose, Masayuki Ihara
  • Patent number: 8197964
    Abstract: A battery capable of improving the cycle characteristics even if the thickness of an anode active material layer is increased is provided. The battery includes a cathode, an anode and an electrolytic solution. The anode has an anode active material layer on an anode current collector, and the anode active material layer contains a carbon material and has a thickness of 30 ?m or more. The electrolytic solution contains a solvent and an electrolyte salt, and the solvent contains at least one of sulfone compounds such as a cyclic disulfonic acid anhydride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shunsuke Saito, Masayuki Ihara, Atsumichi Kawashima
  • Patent number: 8178238
    Abstract: A positive-electrode active material for a lithium-ion secondary battery has an average composition expressed by the following formula (1): LixCo1-y-zMyCezOb-aXa ??(1) wherein M represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of boron B, magnesium Mg, aluminum Al, silicon Si, phosphorous P, sulfur S, titanium Ti, chromium Cr, manganese Mn, iron Fe, cobalt Co, nickel Ni, copper Cu, zinc Zn, gallium Ga, yttrium Y, zirconium Zr, molybdenum Mo, silver Ag, tungsten W, indium In, tin Sn, lead Pb, and antimony Sb, X represents a halogen element, and x, y, z, a, and b satisfy 0.2<x?1.2, 0?y?0.1, 0.5<z?5.0, 1.8?b?2.2, and 0?a?1.0, respectively, and the concentration of cerium Ce is higher in the vicinity of the surface than in the inside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masanori Soma, Masayuki Ihara, Kenichi Kawase, Atsumichi Kawashima
  • Patent number: 8173297
    Abstract: A battery capable of improving at least one of high-temperature storage characteristics and high-temperature cycle characteristics is provided. A battery includes a cathode, an anode and an electrolytic solution, and a separator arranged between the cathode and the anode is impregnated with the electrolytic solution. The electrolytic solution includes an acyl halide such as succinyl chloride or succinyl fluoride as well as a solvent and an electrolyte salt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Yamaguchi, Masayuki Ihara, Tadahiko Kubota
  • Patent number: 8148006
    Abstract: A battery capable of improving cycle characteristics is provided. A separator arranged between a cathode and an anode is impregnated with an electrolytic solution. The electrolytic solution includes: a solvent; and an electrolytic salt, in which the solvent includes a compound having a difluoroalkene structure. The content of the compound having a difluoroalkene structure in the solvent is within a range from 1 wt % to 5 wt % both inclusive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masayuki Ihara, Takashi Murakami, Tadahiko Kubota
  • Publication number: 20120058401
    Abstract: A secondary battery includes a cathode, an anode, and an electrolytic solution. The electrolytic solution contains chlorine ions together with a nonaqueous solvent and an electrolyte salt. The nonaqueous solvent contains sulfonic acid anhydrides (disulfonic acid anhydride or sulfonic acid carboxylic acid anhydride). A content of the chlorine ions is 5000 wt ppm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masayuki Ihara, Takehiko Tanaka, Tadahiko Kubota
  • Publication number: 20120009486
    Abstract: A secondary battery capable of improving cycle characteristics is provided. The secondary battery includes a cathode 21, an anode 22, and an electrolytic solution. A separator 23 provided between the cathode 21 and the anode 22 is impregnated with the electrolytic solution. The electrolytic solution contains a solvent and an electrolyte salt. The solvent contains a cyclic compound having a disulfonic acid anhydride group (—S(?O)2—O—S(?O)2—) and succinonitrile. Compared to a case that the solvent does not contain both the cyclic compound having the disulfonic acid anhydride group and succinonitrile or a case that that the solvent contains at least one thereof, chemical stability of the electrolytic solution is improved. Thus, even if charge and discharge are repeated, electrolytic solution decomposition is inhibited.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2010
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuko Hayakawa, Tadahiko Kubota, Masayuki Ihara