Patents by Inventor Michio Satsuma

Michio Satsuma 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).

  • Patent number: 8911648
    Abstract: A reactive polymer-supported porous film for separator, that has sufficient adhesiveness between electrodes and separator and can suitably be used to produce a battery having low internal resistance and high rate performance, a method for producing the porous film, a method for producing a battery using the porous film, and an electrode/porous film assembly are disclosed. The reactive polymer-supported porous film for battery separator includes a porous film substrate having supported thereon a reactive polymer obtained by reacting a crosslinkable polymer having at least one reactive group selected from the group consisting of 3-oxetanyl group and epoxy group in the molecule, with an acid anhydride, thereby partially crosslinking the polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Uetani, Keisuke Kii, Tomoaki Ichikawa, Michio Satsuma, Satoshi Nishikawa, Shinji Bessho
  • Patent number: 8357260
    Abstract: A partially crosslinked adhesive-supported porous film for battery separator, which in producing a battery, can effectively produce a battery as an electrode/separator laminate in which an electrode and a separator are temporarily bonded to each other without causing mutual slip movement between the electrode and the separator and which after producing a battery, functions itself as a separator having a small heat shrinkage factor even at high temperatures, and a process of producing a battery using such a partially crosslinked adhesive-supported porous film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Keisuke Kii, Michio Satsuma, Yoshihiro Uetani, Mutsuko Yamaguchi, Yutaka Kishii, Shuuhei Murata, Tomoaki Ichikawa
  • Publication number: 20130004654
    Abstract: A reactive polymer-supported porous film for separator, that has sufficient adhesiveness between electrodes and separator and can suitably be used to produce a battery having low internal resistance and high rate performance, a method for producing the porous film, a method for producing a battery using the porous film, and an electrode/porous film assembly are disclosed. The reactive polymer-supported porous film for battery separator includes a porous film substrate having supported thereon a reactive polymer obtained by reacting a crosslinkable polymer having at least one reactive group selected from the group consisting of 3-oxetanyl group and epoxy group in the molecule, with an acid anhydride, thereby partially crosslinking the polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Uetani, Keisuke Kii, Tomoaki Ichikawa, Michio Satsuma, Satoshi Nishikawa, Shinji Bessho
  • Publication number: 20110308727
    Abstract: A partially crosslinked adhesive-supported porous film for battery separator, which in producing a battery, can effectively produce a battery as an electrode/separator laminate in which an electrode and a separator are temporarily bonded to each other without causing mutual slip movement between the electrode and the separator and which after producing a battery, functions itself as a separator having a small heat shrinkage factor even at high temperatures, and a process of producing a battery using such a partially crosslinked adhesive-supported porous film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keisuke KII, Michio SATSUMA, Yoshihiro UETANI, Mutsuko YAMAGUCHI, Yutaka KISHII, Shuuhei MURATA, Tomoaki ICHIKAWA
  • Patent number: 7833654
    Abstract: The invention provides an adhesive-carrying porous film for use as a battery separator, comprising: a substrate porous film, wherein when a 1 mm diameter penetrating thermomechanical analyzer probe is placed on the film under a 70 g load to measure a thickness while heating the film from room temperature at a rate of 200° C./minute to a temperature where the film thickness decreases by half when the probe was initially placed is 200° C. or more, a partially crosslinked adhesive carried on the film, the adhesive is prepared by reacting a reactive polymer having a functional group capable of reacting with an isocyanate group with a polyfunctional isocyanate so the reactive polymer is partially crosslinked, a porous film is temporarily bonded to an electrode to provide an electrode/separator laminate, the porous film in a battery functions as a separator which does not melt or break with small heat shrinkage under high temperatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoaki Ichikawa, Keisuke Kii, Yoshihiro Uetani, Kazushige Yamamoto, Michio Satsuma, Mutsuko Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 7318984
    Abstract: An adhesive composition-supporting separator for a battery includes a porous substrate supporting thereon a thermally cross-linkable adhesive composition comprising a multi-functional isocyanate and a reactive polymer having a functional group capable of reacting with an isocyanato group of the multi-functional isocyanate; an electrode/separator laminate is obtained by contact pressing the adhesive composition-supporting separator for a battery against electrodes; and an electrode/separator bonded material having a cross-linked adhesive composition is obtained by heating the electrode/separator laminate to thereby react the multifunctional isocyanate with the reactive polymer for causing cross-linking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2008
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Michio Satsuma, Keisuke Kii, Yoshihiro Uetani, Yutaka Kishii, Mutsuko Yamaguchi, Shuuhei Murata
  • Publication number: 20070184340
    Abstract: The invention provides an adhesive-carrying porous film for use as a battery separator, which comprises: a substrate porous film such that when a probe of a probe penetrating thermomechanical analyzer, said probe having a diameter of 1 mm, is placed on the porous film under a load of 70 g to measure a thickness thereof while heating the porous film from room temperature at a rate of 2° C./minute, a temperature at which the thickness of the porous film decreases to a half of the thickness of the porous film when the probe was initially placed thereon is 200° C. or more; and a partially crosslinked adhesive carried on the substrate porous film, the partially crosslinked adhesive being prepared by reacting a reactive polymer having a functional group capable of reacting with an isocyanate group therein with a polyfunctional isocyanate so that the reactive polymer is partially crosslinked. Such a porous film (a separator) is temporarily bonded to an electrode to provide an electrode/separator laminate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2004
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Inventors: Tomoaki Ichikawa, Keisuke Kii, Yoshihiro Uetani, Kazuhige Yamamoto, Michio Satsuma, Mutsuko Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20060099497
    Abstract: A reactive polymer-supported porous film for separator, that has sufficient adhesiveness between electrodes and separator and can suitably be used to produce a battery having low internal resistance and high rate performance, a method for producing the porous film, a method for producing a battery using the porous film, and an electrode/porous film assembly are disclosed. The reactive polymer-supported porous film for battery separator includes a porous film substrate having supported thereon a reactive polymer obtained by reacting a crosslinkable polymer having at least one reactive group selected from the group consisting of 3-oxetanyl group and epoxy group in the molecule, with an acid anhydride, thereby partially crosslinking the polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2005
    Publication date: May 11, 2006
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Uetani, Keisuke Kii, Tomoaki Ichikawa, Michio Satsuma, Satoshi Nishikawa, Shinji Bessho
  • Publication number: 20040101757
    Abstract: A partially crosslinked adhesive-supported porous film for battery separator, which in producing a battery, can effectively produce a battery as an electrode/separator laminate in which an electrode and a separator are temporarily bonded to each other without causing mutual slip movement between the electrode and the separator and which after producing a battery, functions itself as a separator having a small heat shrinkage factor even at high temperatures, and a process of producing a battery using such a partially crosslinked adhesive-supported porous film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2003
    Publication date: May 27, 2004
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keisuke Kii, Michio Satsuma, Yoshihiro Uetani, Mutsuko Yamaguchi, Yutaka Kishii, Shuuhei Murata, Tomoaki Ichikawa
  • Publication number: 20030215704
    Abstract: An adhesive composition-supporting separator for a battery includes a porous substrate supporting thereon a thermally cross-linkable adhesive composition comprising a multi-functional isocyanate and a reactive polymer having a functional group capable of reacting with an isocyanato group of the multi-functional isocyanate; an electrode/separator laminate is obtained by contact pressing the adhesive composition-supporting separator for a battery against electrodes; and an electrode/separator bonded material having a cross-linked adhesive composition is obtained by heating the electrode/separator laminate to thereby react the multifunctional isocyanate with the reactive polymer for causing cross-linking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2003
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michio Satsuma, Keisuke Kii, Yoshihiro Uetani, Yutaka Kishii, Mutsuko Yamaguchi, Shuuhei Murata
  • Patent number: 6414105
    Abstract: An aromatic polycarbodiimide comprising a structural unit represented by the following formula (I): where R is an organic group having 3 or more carbon atoms, and n is an integer of 2 to 300, and a polycarbodiimide solution, a polycarbodiimide sheet, and an insulated coated electric wire which are prepared using the aromatic polycarbodiimide. The aromatic polycarbodiimide has high solubility in an organic solvent, satisfactory workability, and excellent heat resistance and humidity resistance. The insulated coated electric wire has excellent durability and is highly reliable under high pressure, high humidity conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2002
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Sadahito Misumi, Michie Sakamoto, Takami Hikita, Michio Satsuma, Amane Mochizuki
  • Publication number: 20010039326
    Abstract: An aromatic polycarbodiimide comprising a structural unit represented by the following formula (I): 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2001
    Publication date: November 8, 2001
    Inventors: Sadahito Misumi, Michie Sakamoto, Takami Hikita, Michio Satsuma, Amane Mochizuki
  • Patent number: 6248857
    Abstract: An aromatic polycarbodiimide comprising a structure represented by the following formula (1) has excellent low moisture resistance, heat resistance and a low dielectric constant: wherein Q is one selected from the group consisting of —CH2—, m is 0 or 1, A is a divalent organic group having 4 or less carbon atoms, Ph is a phenyl group, X's are a hydrogen atom when Q is and the same or different halogen atoms when Q is —CH2—, and n is an integer of 2 to 300.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2001
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Sadahito Misumi, Akiko Matsumura, Amane Mochizuki, Michio Satsuma, Michie Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 5889105
    Abstract: A process for producing an aqueous dispersion-type acrylic polymer is disclosed, which comprises introducing a monomer comprising an alkyl (meth)acrylate as the main component into a polymerization vessel at a time at a monomer concentration of 40% by weight or higher, adding a water-soluble radical polymerization initiator thereto in an amount of from 0.001 to 0.05 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the monomer, and emulsion-polymerizing the monomer substantially at 20.degree. to 60.degree. C. The aqueous dispersion-type acrylic polymer thus obtained satisfies the equation log M>3log S-2, wherein S is a tetrahydrofuran (THF)-soluble content (wt %) of the polymer and M is a weight-average molecular weight (.times.10,000) of a soluble part of the polymer. This polymer is preferably used for a pressure-sensitive adhesive in pressure-sensitive adhesive-covered products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1999
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Michio Satsuma, Yutaka Tosaki
  • Patent number: 4453997
    Abstract: A method for bonding which comprises: interposing between the articles to be bonded at least one of which has an aqueous moisture content in a normal condition of at least about 1% by weight based on the weight of the article, a moisture curable adhesive material and then heating the assembly under pressure to supply water vapor from the moisture-containing article to cure the adhesive material, wherein said adhesive material comprises a sheet, film or tape of a thermofusible adhesive resin and/or rubber containing about 0.1 to 20% by weight based on the weight of the resin and/or rubber of a carboxyl group and not more than about 0.5% by weight free water and uniformly dispersed therein, a powder of an oxide of a metal of Group IIa of Mendeleev's Periodic Table having an average particle diameter of about 0.1 to 1,000.mu..
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1983
    Date of Patent: June 12, 1984
    Assignee: Nitto Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yutaka Hori, Makoto Sunakawa, Michio Satsuma