Patents by Inventor Ryo Hara
Ryo Hara 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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Publication number: 20240080000Abstract: The measuring instrument includes a sensor unit that measures a predetermined physical quantity; an amplifier circuit that amplifies a signal output from the sensor unit; and a linear power supply that supplies power to the amplifier circuit, in which the amplifier circuit includes a first amplifier having a first transistor using a SiC semiconductor, the linear power supply includes a second amplifier having a second transistor using the SiC semiconductor, and noise characteristics of the first amplifier are superior to noise characteristics of the second amplifier.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: Masahiro MASUNAGA, Ryo KUWANA, Shinji NOMOTO, Isao HARA
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Publication number: 20230352682Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided a nonaqueous electrolyte battery. A positive electrode includes a lithium nickel cobalt manganese composite oxide represented by LixNi1-y-zCoyMnzO2; 0<x?1.2, 0<y<1, 0<z<1, and 0<y+z<1 as a positive electrode active material. A negative electrode includes a negative electrode active material which reacts at a potential higher than a Li reaction potential by 0.5 V or more. The nonaqueous electrolyte battery satisfies following formulas (1) and (2): 3?A/B?15??(1) 1.2?a/b?2.4??(2).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2023Publication date: November 2, 2023Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Natsuki OTANI, Naoki NISHIO, Takuya HASEGAWA, Ryo HARA
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Publication number: 20230238523Abstract: According to one embodiment, provided is an electrode including an active material that includes a titanium-containing oxide. The active material has an average primary particle size of 200 nm or more and 600 nm or less. A specific surface area SA according to a nitrogen adsorption method and a pore specific surface area SB according to mercury porosimetry of the electrode satisfy a relationship of 0.3?SA/SB<0.6.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2023Publication date: July 27, 2023Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Ryo HARA, Natsuki OTANI, Takasumi SAITO
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Patent number: 11527751Abstract: According to one embodiment, provided is a nonaqueous electrolyte battery including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The positive electrode includes lithium manganese composite oxide particles having a spinel crystal structure and lithium cobalt composite oxide particles. The negative electrode includes a titanium-containing oxide. The nonaqueous electrolyte contains a propionate ester. The battery satisfies 0.8?p/n?1.2 and 1?w/s?60. p denotes a capacity per unit area of the positive electrode. n denotes a capacity per unit area of the negative electrode. w denotes a content of the propionate ester in the nonaqueous electrolyte and is in a range of 10% by weight to 60% by weight. s denotes an average particle size of the lithium manganese composite oxide particles.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2020Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Ryo Hara, Dai Yamamoto, Keigo Hoshina
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Patent number: 11394050Abstract: According to one embodiment, provided is a nonaqueous electrolyte battery including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The negative electrode contains a negative electrode active material containing orthorhombic Na-containing niobium-titanium composite oxide particles represented by general formula (1) Li2+vNa2?yM1xTi6?y?zNbyM2zO14+?. In general formula (1), M1 is one or two or more elements selected from the group consisting of Cs, K, Sr, Ba, and Ca, M2 is one or two or more elements selected from the group consisting of Zr, Al, Sn, V, Ta, Mo, W, Fe, Co, and Mn, 0?v<2, 0?x<2, 0<y<2, 0?z<3, and ?0.5???0.5. The nonaqueous electrolyte contains an Na component in a range of 10 ppm by mass to 3,000 ppm by mass.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2019Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions CorporationInventors: Dai Yamamoto, Keigo Hoshina, Ryo Hara, Norio Takami, Yasuhiro Harada
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Patent number: 11239457Abstract: According to one embodiment, provided is a nonaqueous electrolyte battery including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The positive electrode includes a spinel type lithium-manganese composite oxide and a lithium cobalt oxide, which satisfy formula (1): 0.01?B/(A+B)<0.05. The negative electrode includes a titanium-containing oxide. The nonaqueous electrolyte battery satisfies formula (2): 0.3?C/D 0.8. A is a weight ratio (wt %) of the spinel type lithium-manganese composite oxide. B is a weight ratio (wt %) of the lithium cobalt oxide. C is a pore specific surface area (m2/g) of the positive electrode. D is a pore specific surface area (m2/g) of the negative electrode.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2019Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions CorporationInventors: Ryo Hara, Dai Yamamoto, Kazuhiro Namba
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Patent number: 11239462Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte battery according to one embodiment includes a negative electrode, a positive electrode and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The negative electrode includes a negative electrode active material-containing layer. The negative electrode active material-containing layer contains a negative electrode active material containing an orthorhombic Na-containing niobium titanium composite oxide. The positive electrode includes a positive electrode active material-containing layer. The positive electrode active material-containing layer contains a positive electrode active material. A mass C [g/m2] of the positive electrode active material per unit area of the positive electrode and a mass A [g/m2] of the negative electrode active material per unit area of the negative electrode satisfy the formula (1): 0.95?A/C?1.5.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2019Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions CorporationInventors: Keigo Hoshina, Ryo Hara, Dai Yamamoto, Yasuhiro Harada, Norio Takami
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Publication number: 20200212441Abstract: According to one embodiment, provided is a nonaqueous electrolyte battery including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The positive electrode includes lithium manganese composite oxide particles having a spinel crystal structure and lithium cobalt composite oxide particles. The negative electrode includes a titanium-containing oxide. The nonaqueous electrolyte contains a propionate ester. The battery satisfies 0.8?p/n?1.2 and 1?w/s?60. p denotes a capacity per unit area of the positive electrode. n denotes a capacity per unit area of the negative electrode. w denotes a content of the propionate ester in the nonaqueous electrolyte and is in a range of 10% by weight to 60% by weight. s denotes an average particle size of the lithium manganese composite oxide particles.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2020Publication date: July 2, 2020Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Ryo HARA, Dai YAMAMOTO, Keigo HOSHINA
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Publication number: 20190372154Abstract: The nonaqueous electrolyte battery according to an embodiment includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The positive electrode contains a lithium cobalt composite oxide. The negative electrode contains a lithium titanium composite oxide. The positive electrode and the negative electrode satisfy a formula (1): 1.25?p/n?1.6. Here, p is a capacity of the positive electrode, and n is a capacity of the negative electrode. The nonaqueous electrolyte contains propionate ester. The nonaqueous electrolyte battery satisfies a formula (2): 13<w/(p/n)?40. w is the content of propionate ester in the nonaqueous electrolyte. Here, 20% by weight?w<64% by weight, with respect to the weight of the nonaqueous electrolyte.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2019Publication date: December 5, 2019Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Dai YAMAMOTO, Yuki WATANABE, Nobuyasu NEGISHI, Ryo HARA
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Publication number: 20190221834Abstract: According to one embodiment, provided is a nonaqueous electrolyte battery including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The positive electrode includes a spinel type lithium-manganese composite oxide and a lithium cobalt oxide, which satisfy formula (1): 0.01?B/(A+B)<0.05. The negative electrode includes a titanium-containing oxide. The nonaqueous electrolyte battery satisfies formula (2): 0.3?C/D 0.8. A is a weight ratio (wt %) of the spinel type lithium-manganese composite oxide. B is a weight ratio (wt %) of the lithium cobalt oxide. C is a pore specific surface area (m2/g) of the positive electrode. D is a pore specific surface area (m2/g) of the negative electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2019Publication date: July 18, 2019Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions CorporationInventors: Ryo HARA, Dai YAMAMOTO, Kazuhiro NAMBA
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Publication number: 20190198871Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte battery according to one embodiment includes a negative electrode, a positive electrode and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The negative electrode includes a negative electrode active material-containing layer. The negative electrode active material-containing layer contains a negative electrode active material containing an orthorhombic Na-containing niobium titanium composite oxide. The positive electrode includes a positive electrode active material-containing layer. The positive electrode active material-containing layer contains a positive electrode active material. A mass C [g/m2] of the positive electrode active material per unit area of the positive electrode and a mass A [g/m2] of the negative electrode active material per unit area of the negative electrode satisfy the formula (1): 0.95?A/C?1.5.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2019Publication date: June 27, 2019Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions CorporationInventors: Keigo HOSHINA, Ryo HARA, Dai YAMAMOTO, Yasuhiro HARADA, Norio TAKAMI
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Publication number: 20190173121Abstract: According to one embodiment, provided is a nonaqueous electrolyte battery including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The negative electrode contains a negative electrode active material containing orthorhombic Na-containing niobium-titanium composite oxide particles represented by general formula (1) Li2+vNa2?yM1xTi6?y?zNbyM2zO14+?. In general formula (1), M1 is one or two or more elements selected from the group consisting of Cs, K, Sr, Ba, and Ca, M2 is one or two or more elements selected from the group consisting of Zr, Al, Sn, V, Ta, Mo, W, Fe, Co, and Mn, 0?v<2, 0?x<2, 0<y<2, 0?z<3, and ?0.5???0.5. The nonaqueous electrolyte contains an Na component in a range of 10 ppm by mass to 3,000 ppm by mass.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2019Publication date: June 6, 2019Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions CorporationInventors: Dai YAMAMOTO, Keigo HOSHINA, Ryo HARA, Norio TAKAMI, Yasuhiro HARADA
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Patent number: 10193134Abstract: A sodium transition metal cathode material for a rechargeable sodium battery having a P2 layered bronze crystal structure, comprising at least 55 mol % manganese, wherein the manganese valence state is at least 3.75. The material undergoes a structural transformation to a secondary cathode material by extraction of sodium during the 1st charge of a rechargeable sodium battery comprising the sodium cathode material. The material has either a composition NaxMO2 where M=Mn1-y-zLiyAz where z<0.2 and y<0.33 and 0.66<x<0.95, and wherein A consists of either one of more elements of the group Ti, Fe, Ni, Mg and Co, or a composition NaxMO2 where M=LiaMn1-a-b-cMgbAc where 0<a<0.2, c<0.2 and 0.2<a+b<0.46 and 0.66<x<0.95, and wherein A consists of either one of more elements of the group Ti, Fe, Ni and Co.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2014Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignees: UMICORE, UMICORE KOREA LTD., TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE FOUNDATIONInventors: Jens Paulsen, Shinichi Komaba, Ryo Hara, Naoaki Yabuuchi, Masataka Kajiyama
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Publication number: 20160013470Abstract: A sodium transition metal cathode material for a rechargeable sodium battery having a P2 layered bronze crystal structure, comprising at least 55 mol % manganese, wherein the manganese valence state is at least 3.75. The material undergoes a structural transformation to a secondary cathode material by extraction of sodium during the 1st charge of a rechargeable sodium battery comprising the sodium cathode material. The material has either a composition NaxMO2 where M=Mn1-y-zLiyAz where z<0.2 and y<0.33 and 0.66<x<0.95, and wherein A consists of either one of more elements of the group Ti, Fe, Ni, Mg and Co, or a composition NaxMO2 where M=LiaMn1-a-b-cMgbAc where 0<a<0.2, c<0.2 and 0.2<a+b<0.46 and 0.66<x<0.95, and wherein A consists of either one of more elements of the group Ti, Fe, Ni and Co.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2014Publication date: January 14, 2016Inventors: Jens PAULSEN, Shinichi KOMABA, Ryo HARA, Naoaki YABUUCHI, Masataka KAJIYAMA
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Patent number: 8337642Abstract: The present invention provides a spring steel that has superior hardenability, undergoes less pitting in a corrosive environment, and can achieve higher stress and toughness. More specifically, the present invention provides a high-strength and high-toughness spring steel with improved hardenability and pitting resistance, containing, in mass percent, 0.40 to 0.70% carbon, 0.05 to 0.50% silicon, 0.60 to 1.00% manganese, 1.00 to 2.00% chromium, 0.010 to 0.050% niobium, 0.005 to 0.050% aluminum, 0.0045 to 0.0100% nitrogen, 0.005 to 0.050% titanium, 0.0005 to 0.0060% boron, no more than 0.015% phosphorus and no more than 0.010% sulfur, the remainder being composed of iron and unavoidable impurities, the steel having a tensile strength of at least 1700 MPa in 400° C. tempering after quenching and a Charpy impact value of at least 40 J/cm2 for a 2 mm U-notched test piece of JIS Z 2202 and the parameter Fce being at least 1.70.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2012Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Mitsubishi Steel Mfg. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tatsuo Fukuzumi, Hidenori Hiromatsu, Motoyuki Sato, Ryo Hara
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Publication number: 20120205013Abstract: The present invention provides a spring steel that has superior hardenability, undergoes less pitting in a corrosive environment, and can achieve higher stress and toughness. More specifically, the present invention provides a high-strength and high-toughness spring steel with improved hardenability and pitting resistance, containing, in mass percent, 0.40 to 0.70% carbon, 0.05 to 0.50% silicon, 0.60 to 1.00% manganese, 1.00 to 2.00% chromium, 0.010 to 0.050% niobium, 0.005 to 0.050% aluminum, 0.0045 to 0.0100% nitrogen, 0.005 to 0.050% titanium, 0.0005 to 0.0060% boron, no more than 0.015% phosphorus and no more than 0.010% sulfur, the remainder being composed of iron and unavoidable impurities, the steel having a tensile strength of at least 1700 MPa in 400° C. tempering after quenching and a Charpy impact value of at least 40 J/cm2 for a 2 mm U-notched test piece of JIS Z 2202 and the parameter Fce being at least 1.70.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2012Publication date: August 16, 2012Inventors: Tatsuo FUKUZUMI, Hidenori HIROMATSU, Motoyuki SATO, Ryo HARA
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Patent number: 8197614Abstract: The present invention provides a spring steel that has superior hardenability, undergoes less pitting in a corrosive environment, and can achieve higher stress and toughness. More specifically, the present invention provides a high-strength and high-toughness spring steel with improved hardenability and pitting resistance, containing, in mass percent, 0.40 to 0.70% carbon, 0.05 to 0.50% silicon, 0.60 to 1.00% manganese, 1.00 to 2.00% chromium, 0.010 to 0.050% niobium, 0.005 to 0.050% aluminum, 0.0045 to 0.0100% nitrogen, 0.005 to 0.050% titanium, 0.0005 to 0.0060% boron, no more than 0.015% phosphorus and no more than 0.010% sulfur, the remainder being composed of iron and unavoidable impurities, the steel having a tensile strength of at least 1700 MPa in 400° C. tempering after quenching and a Charpy impact value of at least 40 J/cm2 for a 2 mm U-notched test piece of JIS Z 2202 and the parameter Fce being at least 1.70.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2010Date of Patent: June 12, 2012Assignee: Mitsubishi Steel Mfg. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tatsuo Fukuzumi, Hidenori Hiromatsu, Motoyuki Sato, Ryo Hara
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Publication number: 20110041962Abstract: The present invention provides a spring steel that has superior hardenability, undergoes less pitting in a corrosive environment, and can achieve higher stress and toughness. More specifically, the present invention provides a high-strength and high-toughness spring steel with improved hardenability and pitting resistance, containing, in mass percent, 0.40 to 0.70% carbon, 0.05 to 0.50% silicon, 0.60 to 1.00% manganese, 1.00 to 2.00% chromium, 0.010 to 0.050% niobium, 0.005 to 0.050% aluminum, 0.0045 to 0.0100% nitrogen, 0.005 to 0.050% titanium, 0.0005 to 0.0060% boron, no more than 0.015% phosphorus and no more than 0.010% sulfur, the remainder being composed of iron and unavoidable impurities, the steel having a tensile strength of at least 1700 MPa in 400° C. tempering after quenching and a Charpy impact value of at least 40 J/cm2 for a 2 mm U-notched test piece of JIS Z 2202 and the parameter Fce being at least 1.70.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2010Publication date: February 24, 2011Inventors: Tatsuo Fukuzumi, Hidenori Hiromatsu, Motoyuki Sato, Ryo Hara
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Patent number: 7850794Abstract: The present invention provides a spring steel that has superior hardenability, undergoes less pitting in a corrosive environment, and can achieve higher stress and toughness. More specifically, the present invention provides a high-strength and high-toughness spring steel with improved hardenability and pitting resistance, containing, in mass percent, 0.40 to 0.70% carbon, 0.05 to 0.50% silicon, 0.60 to 1.00% manganese, 1.00 to 2.00% chromium, 0.010 to 0.050% niobium, 0.005 to 0.050% aluminum, 0.0045 to 0.0100% nitrogen, 0.005 to 0.050% titanium, 0.0005 to 0.0060% boron, no more than 0.015% phosphorus and no more than 0.010% sulfur, the remainder being composed of iron and unavoidable impurities, the steel having a tensile strength of at least 1700 MPa in 400° C. tempering after quenching and a Charpy impact value of at least 40 J/cm2 for a 2 mm U-notched test piece of JIS 2202 and the parameter Fce being at least 1.70.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2003Date of Patent: December 14, 2010Assignee: Mitsubishi Steel Mfg. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tatsuo Fukuzumi, Hidenori Hiromatsu, Motoyuki Sato, Ryo Hara
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Publication number: 20050217766Abstract: The present invention provides a spring steel that has superior hardenability, undergoes less pitting in a corrosive environment, and can achieve higher stress and toughness. More specifically, the present invention provides a high-strength and high-toughness spring steel with improved hardenability and pitting resistance, comprising, in mass percent, 0.40 to 0.70% carbon, 0.05 to 0.50% silicon, 0.60 to 1.00% manganese, 1.00 to 2.00% chromium, 0.010 to 0.050% niobium, 0.005 to 0.050% aluminum, 0.0045 to 0.0100% nitrogen, 0.005 to 0.050% titanium, 0.0005 to 0.0060% boron, no more than 0.015% phosphorus and no more than 0.010% sulfur, the remainder being composed of iron and unavoidable impurities, the steel having a tensile strength of at least 1700 MPa in 400° C. tempering after quenching and a Charpy impact value of at least 40 J/cm2 for a 2 mm U-notched test piece of JIS No. 3 and the parameter Fce being at least 1.70.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2003Publication date: October 6, 2005Inventors: Tatsuo Fukuzumi, Hidenori Hiromatsu, Motoyuki Sato, Ryo Hara