Patents by Inventor Nobuhiro Okada

Nobuhiro Okada 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: 10636582
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a nonaqueous lithium-type power storage element having a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator, and a nonaqueous electrolytic solution containing lithium ions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yuima Kimura, Kazuteru Umetsu, Hitoshi Morita, Nobuhiro Okada, Yuichiro Hirakawa, Yusuke Yamahata
  • Patent number: 10543519
    Abstract: A manufacturing method for a bent member of the present invention includes a holding step of holding one end portion of a long steel material having an opening end in a longitudinal direction by a chuck, a feeding step of feeding the steel material in the longitudinal direction with the one end portion as a head after the holding step, a heating step of performing high-frequency induction heating on a portion of the steel material in the longitudinal direction to form a heated portion, a bending step of moving the chuck in a three-dimensional direction to apply a bending moment to the heated portion, and a cooling step of injecting a cooling medium to the heated portion to cool the heated portion after the bending step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Okada, Hiroaki Kubota, Atsushi Tomizawa
  • Patent number: 10468199
    Abstract: This nonaqueous lithium power storage element contains a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator, and a nonaqueous electrolyte that contains lithium ions. The positive electrode has a positive electrode current collector and a positive electrode active material layer disposed on one surface or both surfaces of the positive electrode current collector, and the positive electrode active material layer contains a positive electrode active material that contains a carbon material. When the pore distribution of the positive electrode active material layer is measured by mercury intrusion, the pore distribution curve for the relationship between the pore diameter and log differential pore volume has at least one peak having a peak value of 1.0-5.0 mL/g for the log differential pore volume in the pore diameter range of 0.1-50 ?m, and the total cumulative pore volume Vp in the pore diameter range of 0.1-50 ?m is 0.7-3.0 mL/g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Keita Kusuzaka, Kazuteru Umetsu, Nobuhiro Okada, Tekeshi Kamijo, Atsushi Hosokibara, Tadashi Matsushita
  • Publication number: 20190333710
    Abstract: Method of preparing a nonaqueous lithium power storage element, by providing a nonaqueous lithium power storage element comprising a positive electrode precursor containing a lithium compound other than an active material, a negative electrode, a separator, a nonaqueous electrolytic solution containing lithium ions, and a casing; and applying a voltage of 4.2V or more to the nonaqueous lithium power storage element to decompose the lithium compound in the positive electrode precursor and pre-dope the negative electrode with the lithium ions, while releasing a gas generated from decomposition of the lithium compound either out of an opening of the casing or through a degassing valve or gas permeable film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Applicant: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuteru Umetsu, Nobuhiro Okada, Takeshi Kamijo
  • Patent number: 10446847
    Abstract: A non-aqueous lithium-type power storage element obtained by a non-aqueous liquid electrolyte and an electrode laminate having a negative electrode body, a positive electrode body, and a separator being accommodated in an exterior body, wherein: the negative electrode body includes a negative electrode current collector and a negative electrode active material including a carbon material capable of occluding and releasing lithium ions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Okada, Yuima Kimura, Yusuke Yamahata, Osamu Saito, Kensuke Niimura, Hidefumi Takami
  • Patent number: 10406581
    Abstract: An induction heating coil for stably heating a steel tube which is being fed in its axial direction without rotating, the heating being uniform in the circumferential direction and in a narrow range in the axial direction has at least two 1-turn coils in the form of a first turn coil body and a second turn coil body. The inner peripheral length Ln (the non-effective coil length) where the effective number of coil turns is less than the total number of coil turns when the coil is projected in the axial direction and the inner peripheral length L0 of the projected coil bodies (the inner coil length) satisfy Ln/L0<0.05. First and second coil bodies have insulating portions on their connecting portions, and the insulating portions are present in locations separated by a central angle of 5-45° measured from the center of the coil bodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Okada, Atsushi Tomizawa, Naoaki Shimada
  • Patent number: 10403447
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a lithium storage element containing a positive electrode that contains a lithium compound other than an active material, a negative electrode, a separator, and a nonaqueous electrolytic solution containing lithium ions, for which an active material is applied on both surfaces of a nonporous positive electrode power collector, and a negative electrode active material capable of storing and releasing lithium ions is applied on both surfaces of a nonporous negative electrode power collector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuteru Umetsu, Takeshi Kamijo, Yuichiro Hirakawa, Keita Kusuzaka, Nobuhiro Okada, Taku Suetomi
  • Patent number: 10395848
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a nonaqueous lithium power storage element comprising a positive electrode containing a lithium compound other than an active material, a negative electrode, a separator and a nonaqueous electrolytic solution containing a lithium ion, wherein the expression 0.1 ?m?X1?10.0 ?m is satisfied, where X1 is the mean particle diameter of the lithium compound, the expressions 2.0 ?m?Y1?20.0 ?m and X1<Y1 are satisfied, where Y1 is the mean particle diameter of a positive electrode active material, and the amount of lithium compound in the positive electrode is 1 weight % to 50 weight %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuteru Umetsu, Nobuhiro Okada, Takeshi Kamijo
  • Patent number: 10396361
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a nonaqueous lithium power storage element containing a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator and a lithium ion-containing nonaqueous electrolytic solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takeshi Kamijo, Keita Kusuzaka, Kazuteru Umetsu, Kimiya Murakami, Nobuhiro Okada
  • Publication number: 20190237766
    Abstract: Provided is a nonaqueous lithium-type power storage element in which a lithium compound is included in positive electrode, wherein energy loss due to voltage decrease under high temperatures and high voltages is reduced, and the high-load charge and discharge cycle characteristics are exceptional.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuteru Umetsu, Yuichiro Hirakawa, Yuima Kimura, Hitoshi Morita, Nobuhiro Okada
  • Patent number: 10340526
    Abstract: Provided is a nonaqueous lithium-type power storage element in which a lithium compound is included in positive electrode, wherein energy loss due to voltage decrease under high temperatures and high voltages is reduced, and the high-load charge and discharge cycle characteristics are exceptional.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuteru Umetsu, Yuichiro Hirakawa, Yuima Kimura, Hitoshi Morita, Nobuhiro Okada
  • Patent number: 10242809
    Abstract: A non-aqueous lithium-type power storage element comprising an electrode laminate body and a non-aqueous electrolyte being housed in an external body, the electrode laminate body having a negative electrode body, a positive electrode body and a separator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Okada, Yusuke Yamahata, Kensuke Niimura, Yuima Kimura, Osamu Saito
  • Patent number: 10242807
    Abstract: Provided is a lithium ion capacitor that is capable, during internal short circuiting, of suppressing an increase in capacitor temperature and controlling the onset of gasification, smoking and ignition, and of having preferably both low resistance (i.e., high output density) and high cycle characteristics. The lithium ion capacitor comprises an electrode laminated body stored in a casing together with a non-aqueous electrolytic solution containing a lithium ion-containing electrolyte; wherein the electrode laminated body is laminated so that a negative electrode collector having a negative electrode active material comprised of a carbon material, and a positive electrode body having a positive electrode active material face each other through a laminated separator where a polyolefin porous membrane and an insulating porous membrane are laminated; and characterized in that the insulating porous membrane is in contact with the negative electrode body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Okada, Osamu Saito, Kensuke Niimura
  • Patent number: 10236133
    Abstract: Provided is a lithium ion capacitor comprising, accommodated within an outer casing: an electrode stack obtained by stacking a negative electrode in which a negative-electrode active material layer including a carbon material as the negative-electrode active material is disposed on a negative-electrode collector, a separator comprising a polyethylene-containing polyolefin resin, and a positive electrode in which a positive-electrode active material layer including a positive-electrode active material layer comprising a carbon material or a carbonaceous material is disposed on a positive-electrode collector; and a non-aqueous electrolyte solution including a lithium ion-containing electrolyte.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Okada, Osamu Saito, Kensuke Niimura
  • Publication number: 20190035560
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a nonaqueous lithium power storage element comprising a positive electrode containing a lithium compound other than an active material, a negative electrode, a separator and a nonaqueous electrolytic solution containing a lithium ion, wherein the expression 0.1 ?m?X1?10.0 ?m is satisfied, where X1 is the mean particle diameter of the lithium compound, the expressions 2.0 m?Y1?20.0 ?m and X1<Y1 are satisfied, where Y1 is the mean particle diameter of a positive electrode active material, and the amount of lithium compound in the positive electrode is 1 weight % to 50 weight %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Applicant: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuteru Umetsu, Nobuhiro Okada, Takeshi Kamijo
  • Publication number: 20190027321
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a nonaqueous lithium power storage element containing a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator, and a nonaqueous electrolyte that contains lithium ions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicant: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Keita Kusuzaka, Kazuteru Umetsu, Nobuhiro Okada, Tekeshi Kamijo, Atsushi Hosokibara, Tadashi Matsushita
  • Publication number: 20190027319
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a lithium storage element containing a positive electrode that contains a lithium compound other than an active material, a negative electrode, a separator, and a nonaqueous electrolytic solution containing lithium ions, for which an active material is applied on both surfaces of a nonporous positive electrode power collector, and a negative electrode active material capable of storing and releasing lithium ions is applied on both surfaces of a nonporous negative electrode power collector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicant: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuteru Umetsu, Takeshi Kamijo, Yuichiro Hirakawa, Keita Kusuzaka, Nobuhiro Okada, Taku Suetomi
  • Publication number: 20190027754
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a nonaqueous lithium power storage element containing a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator and a lithium ion-containing nonaqueous electrolytic solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicant: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takeshi Kamijo, Keita Kusuzaka, Kazuteru Umetsu, Kimiya Murakami, Nobuhiro Okada
  • Publication number: 20190027320
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a nonaqueous lithium-type power storage element having a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator, and a nonaqueous electrolytic solution containing lithium ions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicant: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yuima Kimura, Kazuteru Umetsu, Hitoshi Morita, Nobuhiro Okada, Yuichiro Hirakawa, Yusuke Yamahata
  • Publication number: 20190020030
    Abstract: Provided is a nonaqueous lithium power storage element that can suppress excessive decomposition of a lithium compound remaining in a positive electrode, can suppress gas generation at high voltages, and can suppress capacity declines during high-load charge/discharge cycling. The nonaqueous lithium power storage element according to the present embodiment has a positive electrode that contains a lithium compound other than an active material, a negative electrode, a separator, and a lithium ion-containing nonaqueous electrolyte, wherein in the elemental map provided by SEM-EDX of the surface of the positive electrode, the area overlap ratio U1 of the fluorine map relative to the oxygen map, as provided by binarization based on the average value of the brightness values, is 40% to 99%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Applicant: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuteru Umetsu, Nobuhiro Okada, Koichi Hiraoka, Atsushi Hosokibara, Taku Suetomi