Patents by Inventor Ryosuke SEI

Ryosuke SEI 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).

  • Publication number: 20260079389
    Abstract: To provide a multilayer reflective film-provided substrate in which the thickness of a diffusion layer in the multilayer reflective film when heated is less likely to change. A multilayer reflective film-provided substrate for reflective mask blank, comprising a substrate, and a multilayer reflective film to reflect EUV light, wherein the multilayer reflective film has a structure such that low refractive index layers and high refractive index layers are alternately stacked; and in a diffraction chart obtained by X-ray diffraction measurement, a crystallite size calculated from a diffraction peak with a maximum intensity attributable to the low refractive index layers is more than 3.1 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2025
    Publication date: March 19, 2026
    Applicant: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Ryosuke SEI, Keishi TSUKIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20250155793
    Abstract: A reflective mask blank for EUV lithography, comprising: a substrate; and a multilayer reflective film that reflects EUV light, and an absorption film that absorbs EUV light, which are stacked over the substrate in the stated order, wherein the absorption film comprises a metallic element X as a main component, the absorption film comprises a first crystal structure as a crystal structure of the metallic element X stable at normal pressure (1 atm) at 25° C. in a bulk state, and a second crystal structure different from the first crystal structure, and the peak area ratio of the second crystal structure is 9% or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2025
    Publication date: May 15, 2025
    Applicant: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Ryosuke SEI, Keishi Tsukiyama
  • Publication number: 20240429438
    Abstract: A lithium ion conductive solid electrolyte material, a lithium ion conductive solid electrolyte, a method for producing the same, or an all-solid-state battery; and the method for producing a lithium ion conductive solid electrolyte material having a crystal structure based on LiTa2PO8 and having at least Li, Ta, P, O, and Zr as constituent elements. The method includes a primary pulverization step of pulverizing a raw material to obtain a primary pulverized product, a firing step of firing the primary pulverized product to obtain a primary fired product, and a secondary pulverization step of pulverizing the primary fired product by using a ball mill to obtain a lithium ion conductive solid electrolyte material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Applicant: Resonac Corporation
    Inventors: Ryosuke SEI, Kunchan LEE
  • Publication number: 20240380000
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention relates to a solid electrolyte, an all-solid-state battery, or a solid electrolyte material, and the solid electrolyte contains: a lithium ion conducting phase having at least tantalum, phosphorus, and oxygen as constituent elements; and a compound phase having at least phosphorus and oxygen as constituent elements and being free of tantalum, in which, in a scanning transmission electron microscopy-energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (STEM-EDX) image, the area proportion of the compound phase is 0.40% or more based on 100% in total of the area of the lithium ion conducting phase, the area of the compound phase, and the area of voids, and the solid electrolyte has at least lithium, tantalum, phosphorus, and oxygen as constituent elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Applicant: Resonac Corporation
    Inventors: Ryosuke SEI, Kunchan LEE
  • Publication number: 20240213464
    Abstract: A lithium ion-conductive oxide or an all-solid-state battery, wherein the lithium ion-conductive oxide has a crystal structure based on LiTa2PO8, and has at least lithium, tantalum, boron, phosphorus, oxygen, and fluorine as constituent elements, wherein a boron content represented by the following formula (1) is 4.0 to 15.0%, and a fluorine content represented by the following formula (2) is 0.5 to 2.0%: The ? number ? of ? B ? ? atoms / ( the ? number ? of ? B ? atoms + the ? number ? of ? P ? atoms ) × 100 ( 1 ) The ? number ? of ? F ? atoms / ( the ? number ? of ? O ? ? atoms + the ? number ? of ? ? F ? atoms ) × 100.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Applicant: Resonac Corporation
    Inventors: Kunchan LEE, Ryosuke SEI
  • Publication number: 20240088431
    Abstract: Provided is a novel solid electrolyte having excellent lithium ion conductivity. The lithium ion conductive solid electrolyte of the present invention includes a chalcogenide having a monoclinic crystal structure, wherein the monoclinic crystal has an a-axis length of 9.690 to 9.711 ?, a b-axis length of 11.520 to 11.531 ?, a c-axis length of 10.680 to 10.695 ?, and an axis angle ? in the range of 90.01 to 90.08°. The all-solid-state battery of the present invention includes a positive electrode having a positive electrode active material, a negative electrode having a negative electrode active material, and a solid electrolyte layer between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, wherein the solid electrolyte layer includes the lithium ion conductive solid electrolyte.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: Resonac Corporation
    Inventors: Kunchan LEE, Ryosuke SEI
  • Publication number: 20230307696
    Abstract: A solid electrolyte material, a solid electrolyte, a method for producing these, and an all-solid-state battery. The solid electrolyte material includes a lithium ion conductive compound (a) including lithium, tantalum, phosphorus, and oxygen as constituent elements, and at least one compound (b) selected from a boron compound, a bismuth compound, and a phosphorus compound, wherein the compound (b) is a compound different from the compound (a).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: SHOWA DENKO K.K.
    Inventors: Ryosuke SEI, Kunchan LEE, Yoshiyuki INAGUMA
  • Publication number: 20230291003
    Abstract: A solid electrolyte material, a solid electrolyte, a method for producing the solid electrolyte, and an all-solid-state battery. The solid electrolyte material includes lithium, tantalum, phosphorus, and oxygen as constituent elements, and a temperature of an exothermic peak in a differential thermal analysis (DTA) curve of the solid electrolyte material is in the range of 500 to 850° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: SHOWA DENKO K.K.
    Inventors: Ryosuke SEI, Kunchan LEE
  • Publication number: 20230282875
    Abstract: A solid electrolyte material, a solid electrolyte, a method for producing the solid electrolyte, and an all-solid-state battery. The solid electrolyte material includes lithium, tantalum, phosphorus, and oxygen as constituent elements and includes at least one element selected from boron, niobium, silicon, and bismuth as a constituent element, and is amorphous.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: SHOWA DENKO K.K.
    Inventors: Ryosuke SEI, Kunchan LEE
  • Publication number: 20230223589
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention relates to a solid electrolyte material, a solid electrolyte, a method for producing the solid electrolyte, or an all-solid-state battery, and the solid electrolyte material includes lithium, tantalum, phosphorus, and oxygen as constituent elements and has a content of the phosphorus element of more than 5.3 atomic % and less than 8.3 atomic %, and is amorphous.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicant: SHOWA DENKO K.K.
    Inventors: Ryosuke SEI, Kunchan LEE
  • Publication number: 20230223590
    Abstract: The invention relates to a solid electrolyte material, solid electrolyte, method for producing the solid electrolyte, and all-solid-state battery, and the solid electrolyte material includes lithium, tantalum, phosphorus, and oxygen as constituent elements and includes at least one element selected from boron, niobium, bismuth, and silicon as a constituent element, and satisfies any of requirements (I) to (III). Requirement (I): A peak top of a 31P-NMR spectrum of the solid electrolyte material is in the range of ?9.5 to 5.0 ppm. Requirement (II): A peak top of a 7Li-NMR spectrum of the solid electrolyte material is in the range of ?2.00 to 0.00 ppm. Requirement (III): A peak top of a 31P-NMR spectrum of the solid electrolyte material is in the range of ?9.5 to 5.0 ppm, and a peak top of a 7Li-NMR spectrum of the solid electrolyte material is in the range of ?2.00 to 0.00 ppm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicant: SHOWA DENKO K.K.
    Inventors: Ryosuke SEI, Kunchan LEE
  • Publication number: 20230216085
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention relates to a solid electrolyte material, a solid electrolyte, a method for producing the solid electrolyte, or an all-solid-state battery, and the solid electrolyte material includes lithium, tantalum, boron, phosphorus, and oxygen as constituent elements, wherein a peak position of a peak having the maximum peak intensity among an 11B-NMR peak is in the range of -15.0 to -5.0 ppm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: SHOWA DENKO K.K.
    Inventors: Ryosuke SEI, Kunchan LEE
  • Publication number: 20230178796
    Abstract: A lithium ion conductive solid electrolyte or an all-solid-state battery. The lithium ion conductive solid electrolyte satisfies any of (I) to (III): (I) having a crystal structure based on LiTa2PO8 and a crystal structure based on at least one compound selected from LiTa3O8, Ta2O5, and TaPO5; (II) being represented by the stoichiometric formula of Lia1Tab1Bc1Pd1Oe1 where 0.5<a1<2.0, 1.0<b1?2.0, 0<c1<0.5, 0.5<d1<1.0, and 5.0<e1?8.0; (III) being represented by the stoichiometric formula of Lia2Tab2Mac2Bd2Pe2Of2 where 0.5<a2<2.0, 1.0<b2?2.0, 0<c2<0.5, 0<d2<0.5, 0.5<e2<1.0, and 5.0<f2?8.0, and Ma is one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Nb, Zr, Ga, Sn, Hf, Bi, W, Mo, Si, Al, and Ge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicant: SHOWA DENKO K.K.
    Inventors: Ryosuke SEI, Kunchan LEE
  • Publication number: 20230026839
    Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a lithium ion-conducting oxide capable of providing a solid electrolyte with an excellent ion conductivity, and a solid electrolyte, a sintered body, an electrode material or an electrode and an all-solid-state battery using the same. The lithium ion-conducting oxide of the present invention includes at least lithium, tantalum, phosphorus, silicon, and oxygen as constituent elements, has a peak in a region of ?20.0 ppm to 0.0 ppm on the solid-state 31P-NMR spectrum, and has a peak in a range of ?80.0 ppm to ?100.0 ppm on the solid-state 29Si-NMR spectrum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2020
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: SHOWA DENKO K.K.
    Inventors: Ryosuke SEI, Kunchan LEE
  • Publication number: 20230017483
    Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a lithium-ion-conducting oxide sintered body capable of providing a solid electrolyte with an excellent ion conductivity, and a solid electrolyte, an electrode and an all-solid-state battery using the same. The lithium-ion-conducting oxide sintered body including at least lithium, tantalum, phosphorus, silicon, and oxygen as constituent elements, and having a polycrystalline structure consisting of crystal grains and grain interfaces formed between the crystal grains.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2020
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: SHOWA DENKO K.K.
    Inventors: Ryosuke SEI, Kunchan LEE
  • Publication number: 20220359907
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention relates to a lithium ion-conducting oxide or a lithium-ion secondary battery. The lithium ion-conducting oxide includes at least lithium, tantalum, phosphorus, M2, and oxygen as constituent elements, wherein M2 is at least one element selected from the group consisting of elements of the Group 14 and Al (provided that carbon is excluded), a ratio of number of atoms of each constituent element of lithium, tantalum, phosphorus, M2, and oxygen is 1:2:1?y:y:8, wherein y is more than 0 and less than 0.7, and the lithium ion-conducting oxide contains a monoclinic crystal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicant: SHOWA DENKO K.K.
    Inventors: Ryosuke SEI, Kunchan LEE, Shunsuke KURAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20220311001
    Abstract: A lithium ion-conducting oxide including at least lithium, tantalum, M1, phosphorus, and oxygen as constituent elements. M1 is at least one metal element selected from elements of the Group 4, the Group 5, the Group 6, the Group 13, and the Group 14 (provided that tantalum is excluded), a ratio of number of atoms of each constituent element of lithium, tantalum, M1, phosphorus, and oxygen is 1:2?x:x:1:8, wherein x is more than 0 and less than 1, and the lithium ion-conducting oxide contains a monoclinic crystal. Also disclosed is a lithium-ion secondary battery including the lithium ion-conducting oxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: SHOWA DENKO K.K.
    Inventors: Ryosuke SEI, Kunchan LEE, Shunsuke KURAHASHI