Patents by Inventor Ryo Aburatani

Ryo Aburatani 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: 11431024
    Abstract: A method for producing a solid electrolyte, including: stirring a slurry including lithium sulfide and phosphorus sulfide in a hydrocarbon solvent in a reaction vessel, and circulating the slurry through a connecting pipe by a pump. The method is carried out in an apparatus including the reaction vessel and the connecting pipe connected to the pump and the reaction vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryo Aburatani, Minoru Senga, Tsuyoshi Ota, Masaru Nakagawa
  • Patent number: 11183708
    Abstract: Provided are a method for producing a sulfide solid electrolyte having a high Li ion conductivity, in which the production time can be greatly reduced, and a sulfur-based material that can be used in the production method for a sulfide solid electrolyte. The invention relates to a method for producing a sulfide solid electrolyte containing a lithium element, a sulfur element, a phosphorus element, an iodine element and a bromine element, which includes mixing and grinding lithium sulfide and lithium bromide followed by adding phosphorus sulfide and lithium iodide thereto and reacting them, and relates to a sulfur-based material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignees: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryo Aburatani, Masahiro Iwahara, Fumio Yamakawa, Takuo Yanagi, Takumi Tanaka
  • Patent number: 11075404
    Abstract: A method for producing a solid electrolyte, comprising: grinding raw materials comprising lithium sulfide and phosphorus sulfide in a hydrocarbon solvent, optionally comprising stirring a slurry comprising the raw materials and the hydrocarbon solvent in a reaction vessel, and optionally, circulating the slurry through a connecting pipe, wherein the method is carried out in an apparatus comprising the grinder, the reaction vessel and the connecting pipe that connects the grinder and the reaction vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryo Aburatani, Minoru Senga, Tsuyoshi Ota, Masaru Nakagawa
  • Publication number: 20210143473
    Abstract: A method for producing a solid electrolyte, including: stirring a slurry including lithium sulfide and phosphorus sulfide in a hydrocarbon solvent in a reaction vessel, and circulating the slurry through a connecting pipe by a pump. The method is carried out in an apparatus including the reaction vessel and the connecting pipe connected to the pump and the reaction vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryo ABURATANI, Minoru SENGA, Tsuyoshi OTA, Masaru NAKAGAWA
  • Publication number: 20190181497
    Abstract: A method for producing a solid electrolyte, comprising: grinding raw materials comprising lithium sulfide and phosphorus sulfide in a hydrocarbon solvent, optionally comprising stirring a slurry comprising the raw materials and the hydrocarbon solvent in a reaction vessel, and optionally, circulating the slurry through a connecting pipe, wherein the method is carried out in an apparatus comprising the grinder, the reaction vessel and the connecting pipe that connects the grinder and the reaction vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryo ABURATANI, Minoru SENGA, Tsuyoshi OTA, Masaru NAKAGAWA
  • Patent number: 9991554
    Abstract: A method for producing sulfide-based glass ceramics including crystallizing a glass solid electrolyte, wherein the glass solid electrolyte includes: sulfide-based glass comprising at least a sulfur element and a lithium element; and a nitrile compound incorporated into the sulfide-based glass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryo Aburatani, Tadanori Junke
  • Publication number: 20180138545
    Abstract: Provided are a method for producing a sulfide solid electrolyte having a high Li ion conductivity, in which the production time can be greatly reduced, and a sulfur-based material that can be used in the production method for a sulfide solid electrolyte. The invention relates to a method for producing a sulfide solid electrolyte containing a lithium element, a sulfur element, a phosphorus element, an iodine element and a bromine element, which includes mixing and grinding lithium sulfide and lithium bromide followed by adding phosphorus sulfide and lithium iodide thereto and reacting them, and relates to a sulfur-based material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Applicants: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryo ABURATANI, Masahiro IWAHARA, Fumio YAMAKAWA, Takuo YANAGI, Takumi TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20180062161
    Abstract: A composite material including a conducting material and an alkali metal sulfide formed integrally on the surface of the conducting material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuaki YANAGI, Minoru SENGA, Ryo ABURATANI, Tsuyoshi OTA
  • Patent number: 9806373
    Abstract: A solid electrolyte including an alkali metal element, phosphorous, sulfur and halogen as constituent components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takayoshi Kambara, Tadanori Junke, Ryo Aburatani, Hiroyuki Higuchi, Masaru Nakagawa, Tsuyoshi Ota, Yoshikatsu Seino
  • Patent number: 9793574
    Abstract: A method for producing a solid electrolyte including step of bringing the following into contact with each other in a solvent having a solubility parameter of 9.0 or more: an alkali metal sulfide; one or two or more sulfur compounds selected from phosphorus sulfide, germanium sulfide, silicon sulfide and boron sulfide; and a halogen compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshikatsu Seino, Takayoshi Kambara, Minoru Senga, Ryo Aburatani, Tadanori Junke, Masakatsu Kimura
  • Publication number: 20170194662
    Abstract: A solid electrolyte including an alkali metal element, phosphorous, sulfur and halogen as constituent components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD
    Inventors: Takayoshi KAMBARA, Tadanori JUNKE, Ryo ABURATANI, Hiroyuki HIGUCHI, Masaru NAKAGAWA, Tsuyoshi OTA, Yoshikatsu Seino
  • Patent number: 9620811
    Abstract: A solid electrolyte including an alkali metal element, phosphorous, sulfur and halogen as constituent components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takayoshi Kambara, Tadanori Junke, Ryo Aburatani, Hiroyuki Higuchi, Masaru Nakagawa, Tsuyoshi Ota, Yoshikatsu Seino
  • Publication number: 20160104916
    Abstract: A method for producing a solid electrolyte including step of bringing the following into contact with each other in a solvent having a solubility parameter of 9.0 or more: an alkali metal sulfide; one or two or more sulfur compounds selected from phosphorus sulfide, germanium sulfide, silicon sulfide and boron sulfide; and a halogen compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2014
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshikatsu SEINO, Takayoshi KAMBARA, Minoru SENGA, Ryo ABURATANI, Tadanori JUNKE, Masakatsu KIMURA
  • Publication number: 20160043433
    Abstract: Glass particles including Li, P and S, wherein when a Raman spectrum of the glass particles is measured five times or more and a peak at 330 to 450 cm?1 in the Raman spectrum is separated into peaks of components by waveform separation, the standard deviation of the area ratio of each of the peaks of the components is 3.0 or less, the area of the peak of PS43? component obtained by the waveform separation is 10 to 95% of the total area, and the area of P2S74? component obtained by the waveform separation is 5 to 45% of the total area, and the area of the peak of PS43? component is larger than the area of the peak of P2S74? component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryo ABURATANI, Minoru SENGA, Tadanori JUNKE, Masao AIDA
  • Patent number: 9196925
    Abstract: Glass particles including Li, P and S, wherein when a Raman spectrum of the glass particles is measured five times or more and a peak at 330 to 450 cm?1 in the Raman spectrum is separated into peaks of components by waveform separation, the standard deviation of the area ratio of each of the peaks of the components is 3.0 or less, the area of the peak of PS43? component obtained by the waveform separation is 10 to 95% of the total area, and the area of P2S74? component obtained by the waveform separation is 5 to 45% of the total area, and the area of the peak of PS43? component is larger than the area of the peak of P2S74? component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryo Aburatani, Minoru Senga, Tadanori Junke, Masao Aida
  • Publication number: 20150214575
    Abstract: Glass includes an aggregate of solid electrolyte particles including Li, P, and S, wherein when a Raman spectrum of the glass is repeatedly measured and a peak at 330 to 450 cm?1 in each Raman spectrum is separated to waveforms of individual components, a standard deviation of a waveform area ratio of each component is less than 4.0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryo ABURATANI, Minoru SENGA, Tsuyoshi OTA, Masaru NAKAGAWA
  • Publication number: 20150207170
    Abstract: A method for producing sulfide-based glass ceramics including crystallizing a glass solid electrolyte, wherein the glass solid electrolyte includes: sulfide-based glass comprising at least a sulfur element and a lithium element; and a nitrile compound incorporated into the sulfide-based glass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2013
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryo Aburatani, Tadanori Junke
  • Publication number: 20150171464
    Abstract: A method for producing an ionic conductive substance, including a step of contacting raw materials in a solvent, wherein the raw materials include: one or more compounds selected from phosphorus sulfide, germanium sulfide, silicon sulfide and boron sulfide; a sulfide of a metal element belonging to group I or group II of the periodic table; and a halogen compound represented by MwXx wherein M is Li, B, Na, K, Rb, Cs, Ca, Mg, Sr, Ba, Al, Si, P, S, Ge, As, Se, Sn, Sb, Te, Pb or Bi, w is 1 or 2, X is F, Cl, Br or I, and x is an arbitrary integer selected from 1 to 10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takayoshi Kambara, Tadanori Junke, Ryo Aburatani
  • Patent number: 9051201
    Abstract: Glass includes an aggregate of solid electrolyte particles including Li, P, and S, wherein when a Raman spectrum of the glass is repeatedly measured and a peak at 330 to 450 cm?1 in each Raman spectrum is separated to waveforms of individual components, a standard deviation of a waveform area ratio of each component is less than 4.0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryo Aburatani, Minoru Senga, Tsuyoshi Ota, Masaru Nakagawa
  • Publication number: 20140302382
    Abstract: A solid electrolyte including an alkali metal element, phosphorous, sulfur and halogen as constituent components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takayoshi Kambara, Tadanori Junke, Ryo Aburatani, Hiroyuki Higuchi, Masaru Nakagawa, Tsuyoshi Ota, Yoshikatsu Seino