Patents by Inventor Rikiya Yamashita

Rikiya Yamashita 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: 10581033
    Abstract: A battery packaging material has an excellent ink printing characteristic on a base-layer-side surface. This battery packaging material has a laminated body formed by sequentially stacking at least a base layer, a metal layer, and a sealant layer, with the wet tensile strength of the surface of the base layer being 32 mN/m or greater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto Amano, Rikiya Yamashita, Tetsuya Ojiri, Shunsuke Ueda
  • Patent number: 10556400
    Abstract: Battery packaging material wherein a sheet-like laminated body is formed by sequentially stacking at least a base layer, metal layer, and sealant layer, the battery packaging material being equipped with substantially rectangular space that is formed to protrude from the sealant layer side toward the base layer side, and accommodates a battery element on the sealant layer side. In planar view from the base layer side view, a first and second curved sections are provided from the center portion toward the battery packaging material end parts, in a cross section in the thickness direction on a line connecting opposing corner parts protruding in a substantially rectangular shape. The thickness (a) of the metal layer at the first curved section, (c) of the metal layer at the second curved section, and (b) of the metal layer at the section located between the first and second curved sections, satisfy the following relationship a?b>c or a?c>b.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto Amano, Rikiya Yamashita, Atsuko Takahagi
  • Patent number: 10547033
    Abstract: A packaging material for batteries, which has high puncture strength, while having excellent moldability and electrolyte solution resistance. A packaging material for batteries, which is formed of a laminate that sequentially includes at least a base layer, a stainless steel foil and a thermally fusible resin layer in this order, and wherein an acid-resistant coating film layer is formed on at least the thermally fusible resin layer-side surface of the stainless steel foil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshishige Kokuryo, Rikiya Yamashita, Takanori Yamashita, Daisuke Yasuda
  • Patent number: 10529958
    Abstract: A battery packaging material of a first aspect identifiable from the outside has exceptional moldability, insulating properties, and reduced external appearance defects and seal defects. A battery packaging material of the second aspect identifiable has post-molding concealment and adhesion properties, exceptional electrolyte resistance and surface insulating properties. The battery packaging material of the first aspect includes a laminate of at least a base material, adhesive, metal and sealant layers sequentially laminated, at least one of the base material and adhesive layers includes a dye. The battery packaging material of the second aspect includes a laminate of at least a decorative, base material, metal and sealant layers sequentially laminated; the decorative layer has at least a first and second decorative layers from the base material layer side. The decorative layer includes coloring and matting agents. The resin ratio is at least 60% by mass for the first and second decorative layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shunsuke Ueda, Rikiya Yamashita, Yohei Hashimoto, Yaichiro Hori
  • Patent number: 10483503
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a film-like battery packaging material in which a coating layer, which can be cured in a short time and exhibits superior chemical resistance, is provided to a substrate layer surface. In the battery packaging material, which comprises a laminate body that includes at least a coating layer, a substrate layer, an adhesive layer, a barrier layer, and a sealant layer, in that order, the use of a resin composition containing a heat-curable resin and a curing accelerator as the coating layer enables the formation of a coating layer that can be cured in a short time and contributes to electrolyte liquid, etc., resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yohei Hashimoto, Rikiya Yamashita, Yaichiro Hori
  • Publication number: 20190270237
    Abstract: A technology for improving molding properties while minimizing curling after molding in a battery packaging material comprising a laminate that is provided with a barrier layer, a heat-sealable resin layer positioned on one surface side of the barrier layer, and a polyester film positioned on the other surface side of the barrier layer. This battery packaging material is configured from at least a laminate provided with a barrier layer, a heat-sealable resin layer positioned on one surface side of the barrier layer, and a polyester film positioned on the other surface side of the barrier layer. The birefringence of the polyester film is in the range of 0.016-0.056.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Applicant: DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Daisuke YASUDA, Rikiya YAMASHITA, Takanori YAMASHITA
  • Patent number: 10396316
    Abstract: A cell packaging material in which the substrate layer surface has excellent ink printing characteristics. Cell packaging material including a layered article provided with at least a substrate layer, a metal layer, and a heast-fusible layer in the stated order, the substrate layer being formed from a polyamide resin containing an ethylene-bis-stearic acid amide and an ethylene-bis-oleic acid amide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto Amano, Rikiya Yamashita
  • Patent number: 10347877
    Abstract: Presented is battery packaging material which is made of a laminate including, as the essentials, a base material layer, a metal layer and a sealant layer in this order. When a product obtained by packaging a battery element with the packaging material in a hermetically sealed state through heat sealing is heated, the packaging material delaminates at least at a part of the interface between the metal layer and the outside surface of the sealant layer with the hermetically sealed state being kept, and thereafter works so as to make the product unsealed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki Douke, Yoshihiro Shinohara, Tsuyoshi Suzuki, Rikiya Yamashita, Kazuhiko Yokota, Masakazu Kandori, Yaichiro Hori, Tetsuya Ojiri
  • Publication number: 20190198826
    Abstract: A battery packaging material which is slim, has excellent moldability, effectively prevents curl after molding, and moreover, is capable of imparting sufficient surface insulation to a battery. This battery packaging material is configured from a laminate which is at least provided with a polyester film layer, an aluminum alloy foil layer, and a thermally-fusible resin layer in this order. The thickness of the polyester film layer is 23-27 ?m, the thickness of the aluminum alloy foil layer is 33-37 ?m, the thickness of the thermally-fusible resin layer is 55-65 ?m, the thickness of the laminate is 130 ?m or less, and the insulation breakdown voltage of the polyester film layer-side surface is 13 kV or greater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Applicant: DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Daisuke YASUDA, Takanori YAMASHITA, Rikiya YAMASHITA
  • Publication number: 20190180951
    Abstract: A packaging material for electrochemical cells, which has insulating properties sufficient for preventing a short circuit, while exhibiting excellent electrolyte solution resistance and water vapor barrier properties. A packaging material for electrochemical cells is obtained by sequentially laminating a metal layer, an adhesive resin layer and a thermally adhesive resin layer in this order, wherein: a base coating layer is provided between the metal layer and the adhesive resin layer; and the base coating layer contains at least a zirconium oxide (A) having an average particle diameter within the range of from 1 nm to 500 nm (inclusive), one or more phosphorus-containing compounds (B) selected from the group of phosphorus compounds having 4 or more phosphonic groups in each molecule, and an acid-modified polyolefin resin (C).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicants: DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD., NIHON PARKERIZING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhiko YOKOTA, Rikiya YAMASHITA, Yasuhiko NAGASHIMA
  • Publication number: 20190157633
    Abstract: A battery packaging material includes a laminate that includes at least a base material layer, a metal layer, an insulating layer, and a sealant layer laminated in this order. The insulating layer is formed of a resin composition containing a modified polyolefin resin modified with an unsaturated carboxylic acid or acid anhydride thereof and has a hardness, when measured by using a nanoindenter and pressing an indenter 5 ?m into the insulating layer from a cross-section of the laminate in the laminating direction thereof, that ranges from 10 MPa to 300 MPa. In the sealant layer, an elastic modulus, when measured by using a nanoindenter and pressing an indenter 5 ?m into the sealant layer from a cross-section of the laminate in the laminating direction thereof, ranges from 100 MPa to 1000 MPa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicant: DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya OJIRI, Tsuyoshi SUZUKI, Kazuhiko YOKOTA, Rikiya YAMASHITA, Masakazu KANDORI
  • Publication number: 20190143581
    Abstract: A battery packaging material including a laminate that is provided with a barrier layer, a heat-fusible resin layer positioned on one surface side of the barrier layer, and a polyester film positioned on other surface side of barrier layer. This battery packaging material is configured from at least a laminate provided with a barrier layer, heat-fusible resin layer positioned on one surface side of barrier layer, and a polyester film positioned on other surface side of barrier layer. When infrared absorption spectrum on the polyester film's surface in 18 directions at intervals of 10° from 0°-180° is obtained using total reflection method of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, the ratio of the maximum value and the minimum value of the ratio (Y1340/Y1410) of the absorption peak intensity Y1340 in 1340 cm?1 and the absorption peak intensity Y1410 in 1410 cm?1 in the infrared absorption spectrum is in the range of 1.4-2.7.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicant: DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Daisuke YASUDA, Rikiya YAMASHITA, Takanori YAMASHITA
  • Patent number: 10283740
    Abstract: A battery packaging material has a laminate in which at least a base material layer, a metal layer and a sealant layer are laminated in this order, wherein the sealant layer has a plurality of fatty acid amide-based lubricants, and at least one of the fatty acid amide-based lubricants is a saturated fatty acid amide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Youichi Mochizuki, Rikiya Yamashita, Makoto Amano, Yousuke Hayakawa
  • Patent number: 10256440
    Abstract: A lithium battery (1) has a battery module (2), a battery package (5) for holding the battery module (2) therein, and leads (4) extending from the battery module (2) and projecting outside from the battery package (5). The battery package (5) is formed from a laminated sheet (10), and a peripheral part (9) of the battery package (5) is heat-sealed. Lead-insulating films (6) are interposed between the peripheral part (9) of the package (5) and the leads (4). Each of the lead-insulating films includes a heat-resistant base film (22), a polyolefin resin layer (21) formed on one of the surfaces of the base film (22) on the side of the laminated sheet (10), and an acid-modified polyolefin resin layer (23) formed on the other surface of the base film (22) on the side of the lead (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Rikiya Yamashita, Kazuki Yamada, Masataka Okushita
  • Patent number: 10236479
    Abstract: A power-cell packaging material including a layered body obtained by layering at least a substrate layer, a metal layer, an insulating layer, and a sealant layer, in this order. The insulating layer has a hardness in the range of 10-300 MPa, when measured by using a nanoindenter and pressing the indenter 5 ?m into the insulating layer from a cross-section of the layered body in the layering direction thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Ojiri, Tsuyoshi Suzuki, Kazuhiko Yokota, Rikiya Yamashita, Masakazu Kandori
  • Patent number: 10199613
    Abstract: The purpose of the first invention is to provide a packaging material for batteries, which has excellent resistance to electrolyte solution. A packaging material for batteries, which is composed of a laminate that sequentially comprises at least a base layer, an adhesive layer, a metal foil layer and a sealant layer in this order. This packaging material for batteries is able to have excellent resistance to electrolyte solution by disposing an acid-reactive resin layer containing an acid curable resin between the adhesive layer and the metal foil layer and/or between the metal foil layer and the sealant layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yohei Hashimoto, Rikiya Yamashita
  • Publication number: 20190036086
    Abstract: A battery packaging material that is excellent in electrolytic solution resistance and ink printing characteristics of the surface. A battery packaging material comprising a laminate having at least a protective layer, a base material layer, a barrier layer, and a heat-sealable resin layer in this order, wherein a maximum value A of absorbance detected in an infrared wavenumber range of 2800 to 3000 cm?1 and a maximum value B of absorbance detected in an infrared wavenumber range of 2200 to 2300 cm?1 satisfy the relation: 0.05?B/A?0.75, as measured from an outermost surface of the protective layer, using attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Applicant: DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shunsuke UEDA, Rikiya YAMASHITA, Daisuke WATANABE
  • Patent number: 10141548
    Abstract: A method for producing a battery packaging material, the method including the steps of: providing a battery packaging material including a laminate in which at least a base material layer, a metal layer, and a sealant layer containing a polyolefin resin are laminated in this order; and confirming that the intensity ratio X=P/Q is in the range of 0.05 to 0.80 where P is a peak intensity P at 1650 cm?1 originating from C?O stretching vibration of the amide group of an amide-based lubricant, and Q is a peak intensity Q at 1460 cm?1 originating from bending vibration of the group —CH2— of the polyolefin resin, each of which is measured from an absorption spectrum obtained by splitting reflected light in irradiation of the surface of the sealant layer with an infrared ray, and P/Q is a ratio of the peak intensity P to the peak intensity Q.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto Amano, Rikiya Yamashita, Yoichi Motizuki, Atsuko Takahagi
  • Publication number: 20180331330
    Abstract: A battery packaging material that is excellent in continuous productivity of batteries. A battery packaging material comprising a laminate having at least a base material layer, a barrier layer, and a heat-sealable resin layer in this order, wherein the heat-sealable resin layer contains a lubricant, and when a Vickers-shaped indenter is pressed into a surface of the heat-sealable resin layer opposite to the barrier layer at a loading speed of 5 mN/10 sec, using PICODENTOR (registered trademark) HM500, in an environment at a temperature of 24° C. and a relative humidity of 50%, an indentation depth of the indenter into the heat-sealable resin layer at the point when a load on the indenter reaches 3.0 mN is 5.8 ?m or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Applicant: DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto AMANO, Daisuke YASUDA, Takanori YAMASHITA, Rikiya YAMASHITA
  • Patent number: 10128471
    Abstract: To provide a technique for a battery-packaging material made of a film-form laminate in which at least a base material layer, an adhesive layer, a metal layer, and a sealant layer are laminated successively, wherein: electrolytic solution resistance is further improved by including a polyester film in the base material layer; cracks and pinholes are less likely to be created at the time of forming the polyester-film-including base material layer; and formability is improved. This battery-packaging material is made of a laminate in which at least a base material layer, an adhesive layer, a metal layer, and a sealant layer are laminated successively, wherein: the base material layer includes a polyester film; and the metal layer is an aluminum foil in which the 0.2% proof stress at the time of performing a tensile test in a direction parallel to the rolling direction is from 55 to 140 N/mm2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsuko Takahagi, Hirohisa Akita, Sumito Nishida, Rikiya Yamashita