Patents by Inventor Nobuhiro Hirano

Nobuhiro Hirano 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: 20240128440
    Abstract: This negative electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery is characterized by comprising a negative electrode mixture layer containing a carbon-based negative electrode active material, a Si-based negative electrode active material, and carbon nanotubes, wherein when 100 is the ratio at which the carbon nanotubes coat the surface of the Si-based negative electrode active material, the ratio at which the carbon nanotubes coat the surface of the carbon-based negative electrode active material is at least 20 but no higher than 50.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Hirano, Yusuke Fukumoto, Masanori Sugimori, Yuji Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 11949097
    Abstract: In a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery a separator includes a porous substrate, a first filler layer, and a second filler layer. The first filler layer comprises phosphate particles having a BET specific surface area of 5 to 100 m2/g and polyvinylidene fluoride and is formed on a first surface that faces the positive electrode side of the substrate and contacts the positive electrode. The second filler comprises inorganic particles which have a melting point higher than that of the phosphate particles and is formed on at least one of a second surface that faces the negative electrode side of the substrate and the area between the substrate and the first filler layer. The content of the polyvinylidene fluoride in the first filler layer is 10 to 50 mass % and is higher in a region on the positive electrode side than in a region on the substrate side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasunori Baba, Masanori Sugimori, Katsunori Yanagida, Nobuhiro Hirano
  • Publication number: 20240105958
    Abstract: Provided is a carbon nanotube dispersion liquid for an electrode slurry such that it is possible to inhibit a decrease in a charge-discharge cycle characteristic. A carbon nanotube dispersion liquid for an electrode slurry according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes carbon nanotubes having a diameter of 0.4 to 2 nm, a dispersant, and a dispersion medium. In a Raman spectroscopy spectrum, the carbon nanotubes have a G/D ratio, which is the ratio of the peak intensities of the G-band (1560 to 1600 cm?1) and the D-band (1310 to 1350 cm?1), within the range of 50 to 200, and in a volume-based particle size distribution via a laser diffraction method, the carbon nanotubes have 3 to 5 peaks, and if the peaks are, from the small particle diameter side, P1, P2, . . . , Pn, the greatest frequency peak is in the range pf P2 to Pn-1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masanori Sugimori, Yusuke Fukumoto, Yuji Yokoyama, Nobuhiro Hirano
  • Patent number: 11942645
    Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The separator has a multilayer structure in which a first filler layer containing phosphate particles, a porous resin substrate, and a second filler layer containing inorganic particles having higher heat resistance than the phosphate particles are stacked in this order from the negative electrode side. The first filler layer is disposed on the porous resin substrate in such a manner that the surface of the first filler layer faces the surface of the negative electrode. The phosphate particles have a BET specific surface area in the range of 5 m2/g or more and 100 m2/g or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akihiko Takada, Masanori Sugimori, Nobuhiro Hirano, Yuki Morikawa, Yasunori Baba, Katsunori Yanagida
  • Publication number: 20240055613
    Abstract: Provided is an electrode slurry carbon nanotube liquid dispersion which improves charge/discharge cycle characteristics. An electrode slurry carbon nanotube liquid dispersion which is one aspect of the present disclosure and contains 0.1-1.5 mass % of carbon nanotubes, a dispersion medium, and carboxymethyl cellulose, the viscosity of which at 100 s?1 in a 3% aqueous solution is 2-200 mPa·s, wherein: the carboxymethyl cellulose content constitutes 50-250 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of carbon nanotubes; the viscosity at 100 s?1 is 50-200 mPa·s in a state in which the carbon nanotubes are dispersed; and the particle distribution according to the laser diffraction method exhibits a D10 of 0.3-1.0 ?m, a D50 of 3-10 ?m and a D90 of 60 ?m or less in a state in which the carbon nanotubes are dispersed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2021
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yusuke Fukumoto, Nobuhiro Hirano, Masanori Sugimori, Yuji Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 11728471
    Abstract: A negative electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, which is an example of embodiments, comprises a negative electrode core body and a negative electrode mixture layer provided on the surface of the negative electrode core body. The negative electrode mixture layer includes graphite and fibrous carbon. The BET specific surface area of the graphite included in the first region is smaller than the BET specific surface area of the graphite included in the second region. In addition, the average length of the fibrous carbon included in the second region is longer than the average length of the fibrous carbon included in the first region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignees: PANASONIC HOLDINGS CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yusuke Fukumoto, Masanori Sugimori, Yuji Yokoyama, Nobuhiro Hirano, Yo Kato
  • Patent number: 11728472
    Abstract: A negative electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, which is an example of embodiments, comprises a negative electrode core body and a negative electrode mixture layer provided on the surface of the negative electrode core body. The negative electrode mixture layer includes graphite and fibrous carbon. The BET specific surface area of the graphite included in the first region is smaller than the BET specific surface area of the graphite included in the second region. In addition, the average length of the fibrous carbon included in the first region is longer than the average length of the fibrous carbon included in the second region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignees: PANASONIC HOLDINGS CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masanori Sugimori, Yusuke Fukumoto, Yuji Yokoyama, Nobuhiro Hirano, Yo Kato
  • Patent number: 11721802
    Abstract: A negative electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprises a negative electrode core body and a negative electrode mixture layer provided. When the range of 40% of the thickness of the negative electrode mixture layer from the surface of the negative electrode mixture layer is defined as a first region and the range of 40% of the thickness of the negative electrode mixture layer from the surface of the negative electrode core body is defined as a second region, the BET specific surface area of the graphite included in the first region is smaller than that of the graphite included in the second region. The first region includes the multiwalled fibrous carbon more than the single wall fibrous carbon in terms of mass and the second region includes the single wall fibrous carbon more than the multiwalled fibrous carbon in terms of mass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignees: PANASONIC HOLDINGS CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yusuke Fukumoto, Masanori Sugimori, Yuji Yokoyama, Nobuhiro Hirano, Yo Kato
  • Patent number: 11695117
    Abstract: In a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to one exemplary embodiment, a separator includes a substrate, a first filler layer containing phosphate particles and formed on at least one surface of the substrate, and a second filler layer containing inorganic particles and formed on a surface of the first filler layer on the side of the at least one surface of the substrate. The phosphate particles have a BET specific surface area of 5 m2/g or more and 100 m2/g or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Natsumi Goto, Masanori Sugimori, Yasunori Baba, Katsunori Yanagida, Nobuhiro Hirano
  • Patent number: 11621458
    Abstract: In a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, a separator includes a substrate, a first filler layer containing phosphate salt particles, and a second filler layer interposed between the substrate and the first filler layer and containing inorganic particles. The separator is disposed between a positive electrode and a negative electrode in such a manner that the first filler layer and the second filler layer are directed to the positive electrode side. Further, a resin layer is disposed between the positive electrode and the first filler layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasunori Baba, Masanori Sugimori, Katsunori Yanagida, Nobuhiro Hirano
  • Patent number: 11569493
    Abstract: A positive electrode including a positive electrode current collector, an intermediate layer disposed on the positive electrode current collector and including a conductive agent and inorganic particles, and a positive electrode mixture layer disposed on the intermediate layer and including a positive electrode active material and a hydrogen phosphate salt represented by the general formula MaHbPO4 (wherein a satisfies 1?a?2, b satisfies 1?b?2, and M includes at least one element selected from alkali metals and alkaline earth metals), the positive electrode satisfying 0.5?X?3.0, 1.0?Y?7.0, and 0.07?X/Y?3.0 wherein X is the mass ratio (mass %) of the hydrogen phosphate salt relative to the total mass of the positive electrode active material and Y is the mass ratio (mass %) of the conductive agent relative to the total mass of the intermediate layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Ko, Yasunori Baba, Katsunori Yanagida, Nobuhiro Hirano, Fumiharu Niina
  • Patent number: 11509021
    Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a separator disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, wherein the separator includes an inorganic filler layer which includes a first filler layer containing phosphate salt particles and a second filler layer disposed on the first filler layer and containing inorganic particles more heat resistant than the phosphate salt particles, and the BET specific surface area of the phosphate salt particles is in the range of not less than 5 m2/g and not more than 100 m2/g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masanori Sugimori, Yasunori Baba, Katsunori Yanagida, Nobuhiro Hirano
  • Publication number: 20220131232
    Abstract: A separator for use in a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to the present invention comprises a porous substrate and a filler layer disposed upon the substrate. The filler layer includes phosphate particles and a reticulated polyvinylidene fluoride resin. The filler layer has a polyvinylidene fluoride resin content of 15 mass % to 40 mass %, inclusive. The D10 particle size (D10) of the phosphate particles on a volume basis is 0.02 ?m to 0.5 ?m, inclusive, and is smaller than the average pore size of the pores in the substrate. The BET specific surface area of the phosphate particles 30 is 5 m2/g to 100 m2/g, inclusive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masanori Sugimori, Yasunori Baba, Katsunori Yanagida, Nobuhiro Hirano
  • Publication number: 20220102808
    Abstract: A separator for use in a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to the present invention comprises a porous substrate and a filler layer disposed upon the substrate. The filler layer includes phosphate particles and inorganic particles having a higher heat resistance than the phosphate particles. The D10 particle size (D10) of the phosphate particles on a volume basis is 0.02 ?m to 0.5 ?m, inclusive, and is smaller than the average pore size of the pores in the substrate. The BET specific surface area of the phosphate particles is 5 m2/g to 100 m2/g, inclusive, and is greater than the BET specific surface area of the inorganic particles. The D50 particle size (D50) of the inorganic particles on a volume basis is greater than the D50 particle size (D50) of the phosphate particles on a volume basis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masanori Sugimori, Yasunori Baba, Katsunori Yanagida, Nobuhiro Hirano
  • Publication number: 20220037740
    Abstract: This non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprises a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The separator includes; a porous base material; a first filler layer which contains phosphate particles as a primary component and is arranged on one surface of the base material; and a second filler layer which is arranged on the other surface of the base material and which contains at least one type of compound selected from the group consisting of an aromatic polyamide, an aromatic polyimide and an aromatic polyamideimide. The BET specific surface area of the phosphate particles is 5-100 m2/g. The content of the aforementioned compounds in the second filler layer 32 is 15 mass % or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masanori Sugimori, Yasunori Baba, Katsunori Yanagida, Nobuhiro Hirano
  • Publication number: 20220029243
    Abstract: This non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprises a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The separator includes: a porous base material; a first filler layer which contains phosphate particles as a primary component and is arranged on one surface of the base material; and a second filler layer which is disposed between the base material and the first filler layer and which contains at least one type of compound selected from the group consisting of an aromatic polyamide, an aromatic polyimide and an aromatic polyiamideimide. The BET specific surface area of the phosphate particles is 5-100 m2/g. The content of the aforementioned compounds in the second filler layer is 15 mass % or greater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masanori Sugimori, Yasunori Baba, Katsunori Yanagida, Nobuhiro Hirano
  • Publication number: 20210257702
    Abstract: In a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery which is an example of the embodiment of the present invention, a separator comprises a porous base material, a first filler layer that includes phosphate particles and is formed on one side of the base material, and a second filler layer that includes inorganic particles which have a melting point that is higher than that of the phosphate particles and is formed on the other side of the base material. The volume-based 10% particle size (D10) of the phosphate particles is 0.02 to 0.5 ?m and is smaller than the average pore size of the base material. A portion of the phosphate particles penetrates into voids of the base material, and an average value of penetration depth of the particles is 0.1 to 2 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masanori Sugimori, Yasunori Baba, Katsunori Yanagida, Nobuhiro Hirano
  • Publication number: 20210249649
    Abstract: In a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery a separator includes a porous substrate, a first filler layer, and a second filler layer. The first filler layer comprises phosphate particles having a BET specific surface area of 5 to 100 m2/g and polyvinylidene fluoride and is formed on a first surface that faces the positive electrode side of the substrate and contacts the positive electrode. The second filler comprises inorganic particles which have a melting point higher than that of the phosphate particles and is formed on at least one of a second surface that faces the negative electrode side of the substrate and the area between the substrate and the first filler layer. The content of the polyvinylidene fluoride in the first filler layer is 10 to 50 mass % and is higher in a region on the positive electrode side than in a region on the substrate side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasunori Baba, Masanori Sugimori, Katsunori Yanagida, Nobuhiro Hirano
  • Publication number: 20210202933
    Abstract: A negative electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprises a negative electrode core body, and a negative electrode mixture layer. When the range of 40% of the thickness of the negative electrode mixture layer from the surface of the negative electrode mixture layer on the side opposite to the negative electrode core body is defined as a first region and the range of 40% of the thickness of the negative electrode mixture layer from the interface between the negative electrode mixture layer and the negative electrode core body is defined as a second region, the BET specific surface area of the graphite included in the first region is smaller than the BET specific surface area of the graphite included in the second region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicants: Panasonic Corporation, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masanori Sugimori, Yusuke Fukumoto, Yuji Yokoyama, Nobuhiro Hirano, Yo Kato
  • Publication number: 20210202932
    Abstract: A negative electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprises a negative electrode core body and a negative electrode mixture layer provided. When the range of 40% of the thickness of the negative electrode mixture layer from the surface of the negative electrode mixture layer is defined as a first region and the range of 40% of the thickness of the negative electrode mixture layer from the surface of the negative electrode core body is defined as a second region, the BET specific surface area of the graphite included in the first region is smaller than that of the graphite included in the second region. The first region includes the multiwalled fibrous carbon more than the single wall fibrous carbon in terms of mass and the second region includes the single wall fibrous carbon more than the multiwalled fibrous carbon in terms of mass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicants: Panasonic Corporation, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yusuke Fukumoto, Masanori Sugimori, Yuji Yokoyama, Nobuhiro Hirano, Yo Kato