Patents by Inventor Naoko Yamakawa

Naoko Yamakawa 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: 11764408
    Abstract: A battery includes a positive electrode having a first strip shape and a positive electrode lead, and a negative electrode having a second strip shape and a negative electrode lead. First ends of the positive electrode and the negative electrode in a longitudinal direction are on an inner peripheral side, and second ends of the positive electrode and the negative electrode in the longitudinal direction are on an outer peripheral side. The positive electrode lead and the negative electrode lead are extended out from a first end side in a width direction of the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and a first thickness of the positive electrode on the first end side is thinner than a second thickness of the positive electrode on a second end side in the width direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takaaki Matsui, Takashi Kokubun, Taichi Kogure, Kazuki Honda, Masumi Fukuda, Naoko Yamakawa
  • Patent number: 11631901
    Abstract: A battery is provided. The battery includes an electrode having a flat shape. The electrode is wound and includes a through hole. The through hole is further provided in a wound-back portion of the electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takaaki Matsui, Hiroto Asano, Moriaki Okuno, Yoshimi Tokuhara, Aya Hashimoto, Taichi Kogure, Naoko Yamakawa
  • Publication number: 20210288308
    Abstract: A secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolytic solution. The positive electrode includes a positive electrode active material layer including a lithium-cobalt composite oxide. The lithium-cobalt composite oxide has a layered rock-salt crystal structure. The negative electrode includes a negative electrode active material layer including graphite. When the secondary battery is charged and discharged with an upper limit of a closed circuit voltage being set to 4.42 V or higher, a unit capacity (mAh/g) satisfies a condition represented by 168 mAh/g?unit capacity (mAh/g)?(?0.28Ă—area rate (%)+178) mAh/g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Takaaki Matsui, Futoshi Sato, Keitaro Kitada, Taichi Katsumoto, Takuma Kawahara, Yuta Hirano, Taichi Kogure, Kazuki Honda, Shinji Hatake, Takashi Sato, Naoko Yamakawa
  • Publication number: 20210288322
    Abstract: A secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolytic solution. The positive electrode includes a lithium-cobalt composite oxide having a layered rock-salt crystal structure. The negative electrode includes graphite. An open circuit potential of the negative electrode measured in a full charge state is from 19 mV to 86 mV. A potential variation of the negative electrode is greater than or equal to 1 mV when the secondary battery is discharged from the full charge state by a capacity corresponding to 1% of a maximum discharge capacity. The maximum discharge capacity is obtained when the secondary battery is discharged with a constant current from the full charge state until the closed circuit voltage reaches 3.00 V, following which the secondary battery is discharged with a constant voltage of the closed circuit voltage of 3.00 V for 24 hours.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Keitaro KITADA, Futoshi SATO, Takaaki MATSUI, Taichi KOGURE, Aya MASHIKO, Yoshifumi SHIMIZU, Kazuki HONDA, Yuta HIRANO, Shinji HATAKE, Naoko YAMAKAWA, Moriaki OKUNO, Masahiro MIYAMOTO
  • Patent number: 10873109
    Abstract: A secondary battery includes a cathode terminal; an anode terminal; a wound electrode body; and a step reducing member. The step reducing member is attached to one or both of a first cathode wound portion and a first anode wound portion in one or more of a first region, a second region and a third region. The first region is in a major axis direction outside the cathode terminal in a wound direction of a cathode, and the second region is in the major axis direction outside the anode terminal in the wound direction of an anode and the third region between the cathode terminal and the anode terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takaaki Matsui, Takashi Kokubun, Kazuki Honda, Taichi Kogure, Naoko Yamakawa
  • Publication number: 20200112064
    Abstract: A battery includes a positive electrode having a first strip shape and a positive electrode lead, and a negative electrode having a second strip shape and a negative electrode lead. First ends of the positive electrode and the negative electrode in a longitudinal direction are on an inner peripheral side, and second ends of the positive electrode and the negative electrode in the longitudinal direction are on an outer peripheral side. The positive electrode lead and the negative electrode lead are extended out from a first end side in a width direction of the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and a first thickness of the positive electrode on the first end side is thinner than a second thickness of the positive electrode on a second end side in the width direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Takaaki MATSUI, Takashi KOKUBUN, Taichi KOGURE, Kazuki HONDA, Masumi FUKUDA, Naoko YAMAKAWA
  • Publication number: 20180351212
    Abstract: A secondary battery includes a cathode terminal; an anode terminal; a wound electrode body; and a step reducing member. The step reducing member is attached to one or both of a first cathode wound portion and a first anode wound portion in one or more of a first region, a second region and a third region. The first region is in a major axis direction outside the cathode terminal in a wound direction of a cathode, and the second region is in the major axis direction outside the anode terminal in the wound direction of an anode and the third region between the cathode terminal and the anode terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Takaaki MATSUI, Takashi KOKUBUN, Kazuki HONDA, Taichi KOGURE, Naoko YAMAKAWA
  • Publication number: 20180287215
    Abstract: A battery is provided. The battery includes an electrode having a flat shape. The electrode is wound and includes a through hole. The through hole is further provided in a wound-back portion of the electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Takaaki MATSUI, Hiroto ASANO, Moriaki OKUNO, Yoshimi TOKUHARA, Aya HASHIMOTO, Taichi KOGURE, Naoko YAMAKAWA
  • Patent number: 7682743
    Abstract: A battery capable of improving the constant output discharge capacity is provided. A battery includes a cathode, an anode, and an electrolyte. The cathode contains iron sulfide. The anode contains lithium metal or a lithium alloy. A ratio of a discharge capacity per unit area of the cathode to a discharge capacity per unit area of the anode (the discharge capacity per unit area of the cathode/the discharge capacity per unit area of the anode) is more than 1 and 1.4 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Ryosuke Takagi, Naoko Yamakawa, Kenta Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 7659031
    Abstract: A size AA alkaline battery includes an anode principally composed of zinc functioning as an active material, a cathode principally composed of manganese dioxide or nickel oxyhydroxide functioning as an active material, a separator composed of a nonwoven fabric, an electrolyte composed of an aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide, and zinc oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kuniyasu Oya, Kenta Yamamoto, Naoko Yamakawa
  • Publication number: 20070218357
    Abstract: A battery capable of improving the constant output discharge capacity is provided. A battery includes a cathode, an anode, and an electrolyte. The cathode contains iron sulfide. The anode contains lithium metal or a lithium alloy. A ratio of a discharge capacity per unit area of the cathode to a discharge capacity per unit area of the anode (the discharge capacity per unit area of the cathode/the discharge capacity per unit area of the anode) is more than 1 and 1.4 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Ryosuke Takagi, Naoko Yamakawa, Kenta Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20070202409
    Abstract: There is provided a lithium/iron disulfide primary cell which includes a positive electrode using iron disulfide as a positive active material, a negative electrode using lithium as a negative active material, and an organic electrolytic solution, in which the organic electrolytic solution contains a transition metal cation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2007
    Publication date: August 30, 2007
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoko Yamakawa, Ryosuke Takagi, Hiroshi Imoto
  • Publication number: 20060115731
    Abstract: A size AA alkaline battery includes an anode principally composed of zinc functioning as an active material, a cathode principally composed of manganese dioxide or nickel oxyhydroxide functioning as an active material, a separator composed of a nonwoven fabric, an electrolyte composed of an aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide, and zinc oxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2005
    Publication date: June 1, 2006
    Inventors: Kuniyasu Oya, Kenta Yamamoto, Naoko Yamakawa