Patents by Inventor Osamu Shimamura
Osamu Shimamura 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).
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Patent number: 10044071Abstract: The present invention provides a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery with various improved battery characteristics and a method for manufacturing such a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery. In the present invention, the battery manufacturing method includes accommodating and sealing a flat battery element (4) in which a positive electrode plate (41) and a negative electrode plate (42) stacked together via a separator (43), together with a non-aqueous electrolyte including a surplus electrolyte and at least one kind of electrolyte additive, in a laminate film exterior member (5), and then, subjecting the thus-assembled battery (1) to charging operation including at least initial charging in a state where a pressure is applied to a flat surface of the battery element from the outside of the exterior member (5).Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2014Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignees: AUTOMOTIVE ENERGY SUPPLY CORPORATION, NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Sayaka Yonehara, Keisuke Matsumoto, Takashi Honda, Kousuke Hagiyama, Fumihiro Kawamura, Osamu Shimamura, Kazuki Miyatake, Ikuma Matsuzaki, Ryuuta Yamaguchi, Kuniharu Nomoto
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Patent number: 9966605Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery can efficiently discharge the gas generated to the outside of the electrode and exhibits a low decrease in battery capacity even when used for a long period of time in the case of using an aqueous binder as the binder of a negative electrode active material. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery has a positive electrode active material layer is formed on a surface of a positive electrode current collector, a negative electrode active material layer is formed on a surface of a negative electrode current collector, and a separator, wherein the density of the negative electrode active material layer is from 1.3 to 1.6 g/cm3, the negative electrode active material layer contains an aqueous binder, and the surface center line average roughness (Ra) of a surface on a separator side of the negative electrode active material layer is from 0.5 to 1.0 ?m.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2014Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignees: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Automotive Energy Supply CorporationInventors: Ryuuta Yamaguchi, Takashi Honda, Kousuke Hagiyama, Ikuma Matsuzaki, Takeshi Miyamoto, Osamu Shimamura, Keisuke Matsumoto
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Patent number: 9899649Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, when using an aqueous binder as a binder for a negative electrode active material, effectively exhausts the gas generated from an electrode, and thus, even when using it for a long period of time, a decrease in battery capacity is low. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a positive electrode active material layer on a surface of a positive electrode current collector, a negative electrode active material layer comprising an aqueous binder on a surface of a negative electrode current collector, a separator for maintaining an electrolytic solution, and a gas releasing means for releasing a gas generated within the power generating element to an extra space inside of the outer casing, and in which the ratio value of a volume of the extra space to a volume of pores included in the power generating element is 0.5 to 1.0.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2014Date of Patent: February 20, 2018Assignees: Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., Automotive Energy Supply CorporationInventors: Fumihiro Kawamura, Ikuma Matsuzaki, Ryuta Yamaguchi, Kosuke Hagiyama, Takashi Honda, Takeshi Miyamoto, Osamu Shimamura, Keisuke Matsumoto
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Patent number: 9899674Abstract: [Object] Provided is a means which is capable, with respect to a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, of suppressing a decrease in capacity when the battery is used for a long period of time, and improving cycle characteristics. [Solving Means] Provided is a positive electrode active substance for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, the positive electrode active substance being a lithium-nickel-manganese-cobalt composite oxide and having true density of 4.40 to 4.80 g/cm3.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2014Date of Patent: February 20, 2018Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Tamaki Hirai, Manabu Kaseda, Osamu Shimamura, Kenji Ohara, Kousuke Hagiyama, Fumihiro Kawamura, Masanori Aoyagi
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Patent number: 9847516Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery allows gas generated when an aqueous binder is used as a binder of a negative electrode active material to be effectively discharged from the electrode, and has small decrease of the battery capacity despite use over a long period of time. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery has a positive electrode active material layer, a negative electrode active material layer, and a separator. The density of the negative electrode active material layer is 1.4 to 1.6 g/cm3, an electrolyte solution layer is disposed between at least one layer of the negative electrode active material layer and the positive electrode active material layer, and the separator, and the ratio of total thickness of the positive electrode, the negative electrode and the separator to total thickness of the positive electrode, the negative electrode, the separator and the electrolyte solution layer, is 0.85 or more and less than 1.0.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2014Date of Patent: December 19, 2017Assignees: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Automotive Energy Supply CorporationInventors: Kosuke Hagiyama, Takashi Honda, Ryuta Yamaguchi, Ikuma Matsuzaki, Takeshi Miyamoto, Osamu Shimamura, Keisuke Matsumoto
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Patent number: 9716266Abstract: [Object] Provided is a means for improving cycle characteristics by suppressing electrode deterioration resulting from non-uniformity of voltage across an electrode plane in a high-capacity and large-area non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery that includes lithium nickel-based composite oxide as a positive electrode active substance.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2014Date of Patent: July 25, 2017Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Kenji Ohara, Yoshiaki Nitta, Satoru Ichikawa, Gentaro Kano, Manabu Nishijima, Osamu Shimamura, Fumihiro Kawamura, Kousuke Hagiyama, Shigeo Ibuka, Manabu Kaseda, Masanori Suenaga, Tamaki Hirai, Masahiro Takaya, Kuniharu Nomoto
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Patent number: 9608261Abstract: [Object] Provided is a means for improving cycle characteristics by suppressing electrode deterioration resulting from non-uniformity of voltage across an electrode plane in a high-capacity and large-area non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery that includes lithium nickel-based composite oxide as a positive electrode active substance.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2014Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Kenji Ohara, Yoshiaki Nitta, Satoru Ichikawa, Gentaro Kano, Manabu Nishijima, Osamu Shimamura, Fumihiro Kawamura, Kousuke Hagiyama, Shigeo Ibuka, Manabu Kaseda, Masanori Suenaga, Tamaki Hirai, Masahiro Takaya, Kuniharu Nomoto
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Publication number: 20160218398Abstract: The present invention provides a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery with various improved battery characteristics and a method for manufacturing such a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery. In the present invention, the battery manufacturing method includes accommodating and sealing a flat battery element (4) in which a positive electrode plate (41) and a negative electrode plate (42) stacked together via a separator (43), together with a non-aqueous electrolyte including a surplus electrolyte and at least one kind of electrolyte additive, in a laminate film exterior member (5), and then, subjecting the thus-assembled battery (1) to charging operation including at least initial charging in a state where a pressure is applied to a flat surface of the battery element from the outside of the exterior member (5).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2014Publication date: July 28, 2016Applicants: Automotive Energy Supply Corporation, NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Sayaka YONEHARA, Keisuke MATSUMOTO, Takashi HONDA, Kousuke HAGIYAMA, Fumihiro KAWAMURA, Osamu SHIMAMURA, Kazuki MIYATAKE, Ikuma MATSUZAKI, Ryuuta YAMAGUCHI, Kuniharu NOMOTO
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Publication number: 20160149178Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, when using an aqueous binder as a binder for a negative electrode active material, effectively exhausts the gas generated from an electrode, and thus, even when using it for a long period of time, a decrease in battery capacity is low. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a positive electrode active material layer on a surface of a positive electrode current collector, a negative electrode active material layer comprising an aqueous binder on a surface of a negative electrode current collector, a separator for maintaining an electrolytic solution, and a gas releasing means for releasing a gas generated within the power generating element to an extra space inside of the outer casing, and in which the ratio value of a volume f the extra space to a volume of pores included in the power generating element is 0.5 to 1.0.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2014Publication date: May 26, 2016Inventors: Fumihiro KAWAMURA, Ikuma MATSUZAKI, Ryuta YAMAGUCHI, Kosuke HAGIYAMA, Takashi HONDA, Takeshi MIYAMOTO, Osamu SHIMAMURA, Keisuke MATSUMOTO
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Patent number: 9350008Abstract: An automobile cell is provided with an electric power generating element composed of a positive electrode having a positive electrode active substance layer, a negative electrode having a negative electrode active substance layer and a separator interposed between the electrodes, a cell outer sheath made of a laminate film compositely composed of polymer and metal, a positive electrode terminal lead electrically conductive with the positive electrode and extending to an outside of the cell outer sheath, and a negative electrode terminal lead electrically conductive with the negative electrode and extending to the outside of the cell outer sheath.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2013Date of Patent: May 24, 2016Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Osamu Shimamura, Hiroshi Sugawara, Hideaki Horie, Tomaru Ogawa, Takaaki Abe, Takanori Ito
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Patent number: 9299973Abstract: A battery module 11 is structured to include a flat-type battery 40 in which current can be taken out from both faces of an electric generation element 20 in a layered direction, flat-plate-type electrode tabs 50 and 60 having a face contact with a current-taking-out plane of the flat-type battery to take out current, and a packaging case 100 covering the flat-type battery and the electrode tab. The inner face of the packaging case and the electrode tab have therebetween an elastic member 120.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2007Date of Patent: March 29, 2016Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Takuya Kinoshita, Hideaki Horie, Osamu Shimamura, Kenji Hosaka, Takaaki Abe
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Publication number: 20160064715Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery can efficiently discharge a gas generated to the outside of an electrode and exhibits a low decrease in battery capacity even when used for a long period of time in the case of using an aqueous binder as a binder of a negative electrode active material. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a negative electrode active material layer on the surface of a negative electrode current collector, in which the negative electrode active material layer contains an aqueous binder, a highly porous layer having a porosity that is higher than that of the separator is provided between the negative electrode active material layer and the separator, the porosity of the highly porous layer being from 50 to 90%, and a ratio of a thickness of the highly porous layer to a thickness of the negative electrode active material layer being from 0.01 to 0.4.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2014Publication date: March 3, 2016Applicants: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD., AUTOMOTIVE ENERGY SUPPLY CORPORATIONInventors: Takashi HONDA, Kousuke HAGIYAMA, Ryuuta YAMAGUCHI, Ikuma MATSUZAKI, Norikazu MINEO, Osamu SHIMAMURA, Keisuke MATSUMOTO
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Publication number: 20160056419Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery allows gas generated when an aqueous binder is used as a binder of a negative electrode active material to be effectively discharged from the electrode, and has small decrease of the battery capacity despite use over a long period of time. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery has a positive electrode active material layer, a negative electrode active material layer, and a separator. The density of the negative electrode active material layer is 1.4 to 1.6 g/cm3, an electrolyte solution layer is disposed between at least one layer of the negative electrode active material layer and the positive electrode active material layer, and the separator, and the ratio of total thickness of the positive electrode, the negative electrode and the separator to total thickness of the positive electrode, the negative electrode, the separator and the electrolyte solution layer, is 0.85 or more and less than 1.0.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2014Publication date: February 25, 2016Inventors: Kosuke HAGIYAMA, Takashi HONDA, Ryuta YAMAGUCHI, Ikuma MATSUZAKI, Takeshi MIYAMOTO, Osamu SHIMAMURA, Keisuke MATSUMOTO
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Publication number: 20160043402Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery enables a reaction for forming a film (SEI) on a surface of a negative electrode active material to proceed more uniformly when an aqueous binder is used as a binder for a negative electrode active material. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery has a positive electrode active material layer formed on a positive electrode current collector, a negative electrode active material layer containing an aqueous binder formed on a surface of a negative electrode current collector, and a separator holding an electrolyte solution, wherein the ratio value of a volume of a residual space inside the outer casing to a volume of pores of the power generating element is 0.4 to 0.5, and the ratio value of a volume L of the electrolyte solution injected to the outer casing to the volume of the residual space inside the outer casing is 0.6 to 0.8.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2014Publication date: February 11, 2016Inventors: Kousuke HAGIYAMA, Takashi HONDA, Ryuuta YAMAGUCHI, Takeshi MIYAMOTO, Ikuma MATSUZAKI, Norikazu MINEO, Keisuke MATSUMOTO, Osamu SHIMAMURA
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Publication number: 20160043401Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery can efficiently discharge the gas generated to the outside of the electrode and exhibits a low decrease in battery capacity even when used for a long period of time in the case of using an aqueous binder as the binder of a negative electrode active material. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery has a positive electrode active material layer is formed on a surface of a positive electrode current collector, a negative electrode active material layer is formed on a surface of a negative electrode current collector, and a separator, wherein the density of the negative electrode active material layer is from 1.3 to 1.6 g/cm3, the negative electrode active material layer contains an aqueous binder, and the surface center line average roughness (Ra) of a surface on a separator side of the negative electrode active material layer is from 0.5 to 1.0 ?m.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2014Publication date: February 11, 2016Inventors: Ryuuta YAMAGUCHI, Takashi HONDA, Kousuke HAGIYAMA, Ikuma MATSUZAKI, Takeshi MIYAMOTO, Osamu SHIMAMURA, Keisuke MATSUMOTO
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Publication number: 20160036044Abstract: [Object] Provided is a means for improving cycle characteristics by suppressing electrode deterioration resulting from non-uniformity of voltage across an electrode plane in a high-capacity and large-area non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery that includes lithium nickel-based composite oxide as a positive electrode active substance.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2014Publication date: February 4, 2016Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Kenji OHARA, Yoshiaki NITTA, Satoru ICHIKAWA, Gentaro KANO, Manabu NISHIJIMA, Osamu SHIMAMURA, Fumihiro KAMAMURA, Kousuke HAGIYAMA, Shigeo IBUKA, Manabu KASEDA, Masanori SUENAGA, Tamaki HIRAI, Masahiro TAKAYA, Kuniharu NOMOTO
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Publication number: 20160028073Abstract: [Object] Provided is a means for improving cycle characteristics by suppressing electrode deterioration resulting from non-uniformity of voltage across an electrode plane in a high-capacity and large-area non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery that includes lithium nickel-based composite oxide as a positive electrode active substance.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2014Publication date: January 28, 2016Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Kenji OHARA, Yoshiaki NITTA, Satoru ICHIKAWA, Gentaro KANO, Manabu NISHIJIMA, Osamu SHIMAMURA, Fumihiro KAWAMURA, Kousuke HAGIYAMA, Shigeo IBUKA, Manabu KASEDA, Masanori SUENAGA, Tamaki HIRAI, Masahiro TAKAYA, Kuniharu NOMOTO
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Publication number: 20160013486Abstract: [Object] Provided is a means which is capable, with respect to a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, of suppressing a decrease in capacity when the battery is used for a long period of time, and improving cycle characteristics. [Solving Means] Provided is a positive electrode active substance for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, the positive electrode active substance being a lithium-nickel-manganese-cobalt composite oxide and having true density of 4.40 to 4.80 g/cm3.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2014Publication date: January 14, 2016Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Tamaki HIRAI, Manabu KASEDA, Osamu SHIMAMURA, Kenji OHARA, Kousuke HAGIYAMA, Fumihiro KAWAMURA, Masanori AOYAGI
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Patent number: 8945755Abstract: The disclosure discusses a secondary battery with superior durability and a vehicle configured to mount the same. The secondary battery comprises an electrode structure wherein a cathode is formed at one side of a base material layer having electrical insulating property and an anode is formed at another side of the base material layer. A plurality of electrode structures are stacked with an electrolyte layer interposed therebetween such that the cathode and anode of adjacent electrode structures are on opposite sides of the electrolyte layer.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2008Date of Patent: February 3, 2015Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yasuhiro Yanagihara, Hideaki Horie, Yoshio Shimoida, Kyouichi Watanabe, Osamu Shimamura, Yuichiro Yamamura
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Patent number: 8852295Abstract: A secondary battery includes: an electric cell layer including a stack structure sequentially including: a positive electrode layer, a separator layer, and a negative electrode layer having an electrolyte higher in conductivity than an electrolyte of at least one of the separator layer and the positive electrode layer.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2013Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yasunari Hisamitsu, Hideaki Horie, Taketo Kaneko, Osamu Shimamura