Patents by Inventor Naoto Hagiwara

Naoto Hagiwara 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: 10290858
    Abstract: One object is to provide an electric storage element for electrochemical devices that can prevent fall of active material powder from an outer edge of an active material layer, thereby preventing functional disorders due to the fall of the active material powder. In accordance with one aspect, an electric storage element has laminated structure wherein active material layers (first active material layer and second active material layer) are placed between an ion permeable layer and a first collector layer and between the ion permeable layer and a second collector layer. The active material layers have a smaller outline than the ion permeable layer and are tightly enclosed with insulating layers (first insulating layer and second insulating layer) filling the respective ambient regions corresponding to the difference in outlines from the ion permeable layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naoto Hagiwara, Katsuei Ishida
  • Patent number: 9406448
    Abstract: An electrode for an electrochemical device includes a current collector, electrode layer, and active material layer. The electrode layer is formed on the current collector and contains an active material. The active material layer is formed in an area on the current collector where the electrode layer is not formed, and contains an active material. The electrode is capable of reducing the leak current while improving the device reliability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takatoshi Nagase, Naoto Hagiwara
  • Patent number: 9318275
    Abstract: An electrochemical device is provided with an electric storage element that is constituted by a first electrode sheet, a second electrode sheet, and a separator sheet installed between the two electrode sheets. The separator sheet includes: a first part (high liquid absorptivity part) sandwiched between the two electrode sheets; a second part (low liquid absorptivity part) extending outward from the two electrode sheets; and a third part (contact part) in contact with a rim surface of the second electrode sheet, whereby the electrochemical device can quickly and reliably resolve a phenomenon of the amount of electrolyte decreasing in the part of the separator sheet sandwiched between the two electrode sheets, even if the phenomenon occurs frequently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naoto Hagiwara, Kyotaro Mano
  • Patent number: 9305717
    Abstract: An electrochemical device has a lid, case, electric storage element, electrolyte, and conductive bonding material layer. The case has a via hole and forms a solution chamber between itself and the lid. The electric storage element is accommodated in the solution chamber. The electrolyte is accommodated in the solution chamber. The wiring has a via hole part provided in the via hole and connects the interior and exterior of the solution chamber. The conductive bonding material layer fixes the electric storage element onto the case while electrically connecting the electric storage element and via hole part, where the conductive bonding material layer has a contact area that contacts the case and non-contact area that does not contact the case and the non-contact area is formed in a manner surrounding the via hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Naoto Hagiwara
  • Patent number: 9281133
    Abstract: An electrode for an electrochemical device includes a current collector and an electrode layer. The current collector has a main face and a side face. The side face has a concave-convex shape whose convex part is constituted by a projection extending along the main face. The projection is formed along a periphery of the electrode layer, forming a support portion. The electrode layer contains active material and is formed on and in contact with the main face including a surface formed by the support portion. The electrode is capable of mitigating the concentration of current at the edges of the electrode layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takatoshi Nagase, Naoto Hagiwara
  • Publication number: 20150221450
    Abstract: An electrochemical device is provided with an electric storage element that is constituted by a first electrode sheet, a second electrode sheet, and a separate sheet installed between the two electrode sheets. The separate sheet includes: a first part (high liquid absorptivity part) sandwiched between the two electrode sheets; a second part (low liquid absorptivity part) extending outward from the two electrode sheets; and a third part (contact part) in contact with a rim surface of the second electrode sheet, whereby the electrochemical device can quickly and reliably resolve a phenomenon of the amount of electrolyte decreasing in the part of the separate sheet sandwiched between the two electrode sheets, even if the phenomenon occurs frequently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2012
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventors: Naoto Hagiwara, Kyotaro Mano
  • Publication number: 20150155540
    Abstract: An electrochemical device is provided with an electric storage element that is constituted by a first electrode sheet, a second electrode sheet, and a separate sheet installed between the two electrode sheets. The separate sheet includes: a first part (high liquid absorptivity part) sandwiched between the two electrode sheets; a second part (low liquid absorptivity part) extending outward from the two electrode sheets and not in contact with a lid; and a third part (contact part) in contact with a rim surface of the second electrode sheet, whereby the electrochemical device can quickly and reliably resolve a phenomenon of the amount of electrolyte decreasing in the part of the separate sheet sandwiched between the two electrode sheets, even if the phenomenon occurs frequently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Inventors: Kyotaro Mano, Naoto Hagiwara
  • Patent number: 9023510
    Abstract: [Object] To provide an electrochemical device that permits a thin package, as well as securely prevents an electrolyte or gas in an internal space from leaking outside even when temperature rise occurs in the electrochemical device during the process where the electrochemical device is reflow soldered to a circuit board or encapsulated into an IC card. [Solution] In the electrochemical device RB1, the main body of the package PA includes first cover plate 15, first terminal plate 12, frame plate 14, second terminal plate 13, and second cover plate 16 stacked in this order and bonded at the facing surfaces. The electric storage element SD is encapsulated in internal space IS formed, between the cover plates 15, 16, by the through holes 12a1, 13a1 in the frame sections 12a, 13a of the terminal plates 12, 13 and the through hole 14a in the frame plate 14.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyotaro Goto, Naoto Hagiwara, Yuki Kawai, Katsuei Ishida
  • Patent number: 8953302
    Abstract: One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a separator for an electrochemical device, capable of suppressing an increase in a resistance value of a storage element. In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, a separator 16c for an electrochemical device is formed such that plural high porosity portions 16c1 from an upper surface to a lower surface in a thickness direction thereof and plural low porosity portions 16c2 from the upper surface to the lower surface in the thickness direction thereof are arranged in a region which is interposed between a positive electrode 16a and a negative electrode 16b.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Naoto Hagiwara
  • Publication number: 20140368971
    Abstract: An electrochemical device has a lid, case, electric storage element, electrolyte, and conductive bonding material layer. The case has a via hole and forms a solution chamber between itself and the lid. The electric storage element is accommodated in the solution chamber. The electrolyte is accommodated in the solution chamber. The wiring has a via hole part provided in the via hole and connects the interior and exterior of the solution chamber. The conductive bonding material layer fixes the electric storage element onto the case while electrically connecting the electric storage element and via hole part, where the conductive bonding material layer has a contact area that contacts the case and non-contact area that does not contact the case and the non-contact area is formed in a manner surrounding the via hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Applicant: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Naoto HAGIWARA
  • Patent number: 8902594
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electrochemical capacitor that can be reflow soldered, and wherein film package is used on the capacitor body. The container (20) of the electrochemical capacitor (ECC) stores the film package (11) of the capacitor body (10) within a storage space (SR) such that sealing sections (11a-11c) do not contact the inner surface of the storage space (SR). Inner material (30), which cover the sealing sections (11a-11c) and rear edge of the film package 11 and are adhered to the inner surface of the storage space (SR), affixing the film package (11) within the storage space (SR), are provided in a rectangular framework to the regions in the storage space (SR) of the container (20) that correspond to said sealing sections (11a-11c) and rear edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyotaro Goto, Naoto Hagiwara, Katsuei Ishida
  • Publication number: 20140347788
    Abstract: An electrode for an electrochemical device includes a current collector, electrode layer, and active material layer. The electrode layer is formed on the current collector and contains an active material. The active material layer is formed in an area on the current collector where the electrode layer is not formed, and contains an active material. The electrode is capable of reducing the leak current while improving the device reliability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takatoshi NAGASE, Naoto HAGIWARA
  • Publication number: 20140347789
    Abstract: An electrode for an electrochemical device includes a current collector and an electrode layer. The current collector has a main face and a side face. The side face has a concave-convex shape whose convex part is constituted by a projection extending along the main face. The projection is formed along a periphery of the electrode layer, forming a support portion. The electrode layer contains active material and is formed on and in contact with the main face including a surface formed by the support portion. The electrode is capable of mitigating the concentration of current at the edges of the electrode layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takatoshi NAGASE, Naoto HAGIWARA
  • Patent number: 8804310
    Abstract: Provided is an electrochemical device which is capable of suppressing problems affecting the capacitor element as a whole, such as a drop in its voltage resistance characteristics and shortening of its life. The capacitor element (10) is constituted of a laminate formed by superposition of a first electrode sheet (11), a separation sheet (14), a second electrode sheet (12), a separation sheet (14), and a third electrode sheet (13) in the named order from the bottom, and folding the laminate along a reference line VSL to double the laminate. In the resulting folded laminate, a collector electrode layer (11a) and polarizable electrode layer (11b) of the first electrode sheet (11), the collector electrode layer (12a) and polarizable electrode layer (12b) of the second electrode sheet (12), the collector electrode (13a) and polarizable electrode layer (13b) of the third electrode sheet (13), and the two separation sheets (14) are connected to each other at the respective folded locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiya Terui, Tomofumi Akiba, Katsuei Ishida, Naoto Hagiwara, Satoshi Nagura, Shin Nakagawa, Tomohiro Taguchi
  • Patent number: 8802268
    Abstract: Provide an electrochemical device offering a large capacity per current collector and a low internal resistance, which is also easy to assemble. Provided is a laminated sheet body 16S by inserting a negative-electrode continuous body 11BW between an adjacent pair of first current collectors 12a, 12a with their first current collector main units 12a1 connected together, and also between an adjacent pair of first current collectors 12a, 12a with their first tabs 12a2 connected together, with respect to a plurality of positive electrodes 11A arranged in the width direction apart from each other, after which the negative-electrode continuous body of the laminated sheet body is cut to the unit width dimension of an element to obtain a plurality of laminated bodies 16.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoto Hagiwara, Katsuei Ishida, Kazushi Yawata
  • Patent number: 8765277
    Abstract: Provided is an electrochemical device which is compatible with high-temperature reflow soldering using lead-free solder. An electric double-layer capacitor 10-1 has a structure in which a positive terminal 12 and a negative terminal 13 are led out of a package 14 where an electric storage element 11 is sealed. The entire package 14 and the bases of led-out portions of the positive terminal 12 and the negative terminal 13 are covered by a thermal insulation material layer 16 having a thermal conductivity lower than that of the package 14.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazushi Yawata, Motoki Kobayashi, Katsuei Ishida, Naoto Hagiwara
  • Patent number: 8765286
    Abstract: An electrochemical device is disclosed. The device comprises a casing having a recess with an opening on a top face of the recess, a lid configured to block the recess of the casing so that the recess is watertight and airtight, a rechargeable and dischargeable storage element and an electrolytic solution enclosed in the recess, and a separate sheet interposed between the first and second electrode sheets, the separate sheet having a higher liquid absorption section interposed between the first and second electrode sheets, and a lower liquid absorption section continuously connected to the higher liquid absorption section, having a liquid absorption smaller than that of the higher liquid absorption section and extending outwardly with respect to the first and second electrode sheets. The lower liquid absorption section has a thickness greater than that of the higher liquid absorption section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoto Hagiwara, Kyotaro Mano
  • Publication number: 20140177135
    Abstract: An electrochemical device that can ensure long-term reliability is equipped with a solution chamber and an electric storage element. The solution chamber houses electrolytic solution and has a first face and a second face opposing the first face. The electric storage element is positioned in the solution chamber and has a first electrode provided on the first face and a second electrode provided on the first face away from the first electrode. This way, an electrochemical device that can ensure long-term reliability can be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyotaro MANO, Naoto HAGIWARA, Katsuei ISHIDA
  • Patent number: 8722232
    Abstract: An electrochemical device includes a container, a storage element, and a structure. The container includes a container main body including a first inner surface, and a lid including a second inner surface that is opposed to the first inner surface, the lid being joined to the container main body. The storage element includes a first electrode layer that is bonded to the first inner surface, a second electrode layer that is bonded to the second inner surface, and a separator that is provided between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer, the storage element being sandwiched between the first inner surface and the second inner surface. The structure is provided to at least one of the first inner surface and the second inner surface, at least partially embedded in an inside of at least one of the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer, and made of a cured conductive adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoto Hagiwara, Kyotaro Mano, Katsuei Ishida
  • Publication number: 20140104755
    Abstract: There is provided an electrochemical capacitor including a lid; a case having a via, and forming a liquid chamber together with the lid; an electric storage element housed in the liquid chamber; an electrolyte housed in the liquid chamber; a wiring having a via part arranged within the via, and connecting an inside to an outside of the liquid chamber; an extraction electrode connected to the via part; an overcoating layer for coating the extraction electrode, and having an opening to expose a partial region of the extraction electrode; and a conductive adhesive layer for fixing the electric storage element to the overcoating layer, and electrically connecting the electric storage element to the extraction electrode through the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoto HAGIWARA, Katsuei ISHIDA