Patents by Inventor Shigeaki Yamazaki

Shigeaki Yamazaki 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: 20190288339
    Abstract: An electrolyte solution for an electrochemical device, such as a lithium secondary battery, or module. The electrolyte solution contains: a solvent that contains a fluorinated acyclic carbonate having a fluorine content of 33 to 70 mass %; at least one organosilicon compound selected from a compound represented by the formula (1): (R11)n11—M11—O—SiR12R13R14 and a compound represented by the formula (2): R21R22R23—Si—F; a lithium salt (3) that contains an oxalato-complex as an anion; and a lithium salt (4) represented by the formula (4): LizM31FxOy, where R11, M11, R12, R13, R14, R21, R22, R23 and M31 are as defined herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hideo SAKATA, Kenzou TAKAHASHI, Hiroyuki ARIMA, Shigeaki YAMAZAKI, Shinichi KINOSHITA
  • Patent number: 10396399
    Abstract: An electrolyte solution capable of providing electrochemical devices whose internal resistance is less likely to increase even after repeated charge and discharge and whose cycle capacity retention ratio is high. The electrolyte solution contains a solvent, an electrolyte salt, and a phosphate in an amount of 0.001 to 15 mass % relative to the solvent and represented by the formula (1): (R11O)(R12O)PO2M, where R11, R12 and M are as defined herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi Maruo, Shigeaki Yamazaki, Hideo Sakata, Shinichi Kinoshita
  • Patent number: 10355312
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electrolyte solution that is capable of dealing with an increased voltage of an electrochemical device, as well as capable of improving the high-temperature storage characteristics and cycle characteristics of the electrochemical device, and an electrochemical device. The electrolyte solution includes a solvent containing a fluorinated saturated cyclic carbonate and a fluorinated acyclic carbonate; at least one sulfur-containing compound selected from the group consisting of compounds having a —SO2— bond, compounds having a —SO3— bond, and compounds having a —SO4— bond, and an electrolyte salt. The fluorinated acyclic carbonate has a fluorine content of 31.0 to 70.0 mass %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Arima, Hideo Sakata, Shigeaki Yamazaki, Shinichi Kinoshita
  • Publication number: 20190214682
    Abstract: An electrolyte solution for an electrochemical device, such as a lithium secondary battery, or module. The electrolyte solution contains a solvent; an electrolyte salt; at least one compound (X) selected from a compound represented by R11X11—SO3M11 and a compound represented by R21R22N—SO3M21; and at least one organosilicon compound selected from a compound represented by (R31)n31-M31-O—SiR32R33R34 and a compound represented by R41R42R43—Si—F, where R11, X11, M11, R21, R22, M21, R41, R42 and R43 are as defined herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hideo SAKATA, Shigeaki YAMAZAKI, Hiroyuki ARIMA, Kenzou TAKAHASHI, Shinichi KINOSHITA
  • Patent number: 10297865
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electrolyte solution that is capable of dealing with an increased voltage of an electrochemical device, improving the high-temperature storage characteristics, and restraining an increase in resistance, and an electrochemical device. The electrolyte solution includes a solvent containing a fluorinated acyclic carbonate having a fluorine content of 33 to 70 mass %, a borate, and an electrolyte salt other than the borate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Shigeaki Yamazaki, Hideo Sakata, Hiroyuki Arima, Yoshiko Kuwajima, Shinichi Kinoshita
  • Publication number: 20190123386
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electrolytic solution capable of providing an electrochemical device, such as a lithium ion secondary battery, or a module that has excellent high-temperature storage performance. The electrolytic solution contains: a homocyclic compound other than aromatic compounds; and a cyclic dicarbonyl compound. The homocyclic compound contains at least one group selected from the group consisting of a nitrile group and an isocyanate group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenzou TAKAHASHI, Shinichi KINOSHITA, Hideo SAKATA, Shigeaki YAMAZAKI, Hiroyuki ARIMA
  • Patent number: 10256506
    Abstract: Provided is an electrolyte solution for secondary batteries that are less likely to generate gas and excellent in high-temperature storage characteristics; an electrochemical device using the electrolyte solution; and a module using the electrochemical device. The electrolyte solution contains a solvent and an electrolyte salt, the solvent containing a fluorine-containing acyclic carbonate represented by the formula (1) and a fluorine-containing maleic anhydride represented by the formula (2). The electrolyte solution contains not less than 0.001 mass % but less than 90 vol % of the fluorine-containing acyclic carbonate, and the electrolyte solution contains 0.001 to 20 mass % of the fluorine-containing maleic anhydride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Mayuko Taeda, Shigeaki Yamazaki, Hiroyuki Arima, Toshirou Miura, Tomo Shimada, Shinichi Kinoshita
  • Publication number: 20190081358
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a phosphate, which includes reacting, in a solvent, an organophosphate represented by the following formula (2) and an alkali metal hydroxide in an amount of 1.01 mole equivalents or more relative to the organophosphate to provide a composition containing a phosphate represented by the following formula (1), the alkali metal hydroxide, and the solvent; and adding hydrogen fluoride to the composition to neutralize the composition and to precipitate an alkali metal fluoride, thereby providing a composition containing the precipitated alkali metal fluoride, the phosphate represented by the formula (1), and the solvent. The formula (1) is (R11O)(R12O)PO2M, where R11, R12 and M are as defined herein. The formula (2) is (R21O)(R22O)(R23O)PO, where R21, R22, and R23 are as defined herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi MARUO, Shigeaki YAMAZAKI, Hideo SAKATA, Shinichi KINOSHITA
  • Publication number: 20180294515
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electrolytic solution capable of providing an electrochemical device (e.g., a lithium ion secondary battery) or a module that is less likely to generate gas even in high-temperature storage and has high capacity retention even after high-temperature storage. The present invention relates to an electrolytic solution which may contain a compound represented by Y21R21C—CY22R22 wherein R21 and R22 may be the same as or different from each other, and are each H, an alkyl group, or a halogenated alkyl group; Y21 and Y22 may be the same as or different from each other, and are each —OR23 or a halogen atom; and R23 is H, an alkyl group, or a halogenated alkyl group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoya HIDAKA, Hideo SAKATA, Kenzou TAKAHASHI, Hiroyuki ARIMA, Shigeaki YAMAZAKI, Yoshiko KUWAJIMA, Shinichi KINOSHITA
  • Publication number: 20180219259
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a nonaqueous electrolyte solution that is used in a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery. The nonaqueous electrolyte solution contains a fluorinated solvent, a predetermined additive A and a predetermined additive B. A ratio (CA/CB) of concentration CA (mol/L) of the additive A and concentration CB (mol/L) of the additive B lies in a range of 1 to 30.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicants: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Kawai, Hiroto Asano, Shigeaki Yamazaki, Shinichi Kinoshita
  • Publication number: 20180183097
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electrolyte solution in which a decrease in capacity retention is suppressed and an increase in gas production is suppressed even when stored at high temperatures. Provided is an electrolyte solution containing: a compound (1) represented by formula (1): CF3CFX11COOR11, wherein X11 is a hydrogen atom, a fluorine atom, or a C1-C3 alkyl group in which hydrogen atoms are optionally replaced by fluorine atoms, and R11 is a C1-C3 alkyl group in which hydrogen atoms are optionally replaced by fluorine atoms; a fluorinated carbonate; and a cyclic acid anhydride.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Applicants: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shigeaki YAMAZAKI, Shinichi KINOSHITA, Hiroto ASANO, Toshiyuki KAWAI
  • Publication number: 20180183105
    Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte solution used for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a cyclic carbonate and a fluorinated carboxylate ester including two fluorine atoms on an alpha carbon atom derived from a carboxylic acid as a nonaqueous solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroto ASANO, Toshiyuki KAWAI, Shinpei KONDO, Shigeaki YAMAZAKI, Shinichi KINOSHITA
  • Publication number: 20170275310
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel electrolyte solution capable of providing electrochemical devices having a high storage capacity retention. The electrolyte solution of the present invention contains a fluorinated phosphoric acid ester containing a non-fluorinated alkylene group having one or more carbon atoms as a linking group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2015
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Michiaki OKADA, Akinori TANI, Tomo SHIMADA, Mayuko TAKANO, Shinya TAKANO, Shinichi KINOSHITA, Shigeaki YAMAZAKI
  • Patent number: 9755277
    Abstract: Provided is an electrolyte solution for secondary batteries that are less likely to generate gas and excellent in high-temperature storage characteristics; an electrochemical device using the electrolyte solution; and a module using the electrochemical device. The electrolyte solution contains a solvent and an electrolyte salt, the solvent containing a fluorine-containing acyclic carbonate represented by the formula (1) and a fluorine-containing succinic anhydride represented by the formula (2). The electrolyte solution contains not less than 0.001 mass % but less than 90 vol % of the fluorine-containing acyclic carbonate, and the electrolyte solution contains 0.001 to 20 mass % of the fluorine-containing succinic anhydride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Mayuko Taeda, Shigeaki Yamazaki, Hiroyuki Arima, Yoshiko Kuwajima, Toshirou Miura, Shinichi Kinoshita, Tomo Shimada
  • Publication number: 20170149087
    Abstract: An electrolyte solution capable of providing electrochemical devices whose internal resistance is less likely to increase even after repeated charge and discharge and whose cycle capacity retention ratio is high. The electrolyte solution contains a solvent, an electrolyte salt, and a phosphate in an amount of 0.001 to 15 mass % relative to the solvent and represented by the formula (1): (R11O)(R12O)PO2M, where R11, R12 and M are as defined herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2015
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi MARUO, Shigeaki YAMAZAKI, Hideo SAKATA, Shinichi KINOSHITA
  • Publication number: 20170104240
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electrolyte solution that is capable of dealing with an increased voltage of an electrochemical device, as well as capable of improving the high-temperature storage characteristics and cycle characteristics of the electrochemical device, and an electrochemical device. The electrolyte solution includes a solvent containing a fluorinated saturated cyclic carbonate and a fluorinated acyclic carbonate; at least one sulfur-containing compound selected from the group consisting of compounds having a —SO2— bond, compounds having a —SO3— bond, and compounds having a —SO4— bond, and an electrolyte salt. The fluorinated acyclic carbonate has a fluorine content of 31.0 to 70.0 mass %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki ARIMA, Hideo SAKATA, Shigeaki YAMAZAKI, Shinichi KINOSHITA
  • Publication number: 20170077552
    Abstract: Provided is an electrolyte solution for secondary batteries that are less likely to generate gas and excellent in high-temperature storage characteristics; an electrochemical device using the electrolyte solution; and a module using the electrochemical device. The electrolyte solution contains a solvent and an electrolyte salt, the solvent containing a fluorine-containing acyclic carbonate represented by the formula (1) and a fluorine-containing succinic anhydride represented by the formula (2). The electrolyte solution contains not less than 0.001 mass % but less than 90 vol % of the fluorine-containing acyclic carbonate, and the electrolyte solution contains 0.001 to 20 mass % of the fluorine-containing succinic anhydride.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2015
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Mayuko TAEDA, Shigeaki YAMAZAKI, Hiroyuki ARIMA, Yoshiko KUWAJIMA, Toshirou MIURA, Shinichi KINOSHITA, Tomo SHIMADA
  • Patent number: 9570778
    Abstract: The present invention aims to provide an electrolyte solution for forming, for example, a secondary battery having excellent oxidation resistance and high-temperature storage characteristics; an electrochemical device such as a lithium-ion secondary battery that contains the electrolyte solution; and a module that contains the electrochemical device. The present invention provides an electrolyte solution containing a solvent and an electrolyte salt, wherein the solvent contains a fluorine-containing compound (A) represented by formula (1) shown below in an amount of 0.01 to 20% by mass, and a fluorine-containing compound (B) represented by formula (2) shown below in an amount of 10 to 80% by mass: Rf1OCOOR??(1) wherein Rf1 is a C1-C4 fluorine-containing alkyl group, and R is a C1-C4 non-fluorinated alkyl group, and Rf2OCOORf3??(2) wherein Rf2 and Rf3 are the same or different, and each is a C1-C4 fluorine-containing alkyl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Shigeaki Yamazaki, Hideo Sakata, Mayuko Taeda, Meiten Koh, Aoi Nakazono, Michiru Kagawa, Akiyoshi Yamauchi
  • Publication number: 20170025708
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electrolyte solution that is capable of dealing with an increased voltage of an electrochemical device, improving the high-temperature storage characteristics, and restraining an increase in resistance, and an electrochemical device. The electrolyte solution includes a solvent containing a fluorinated acyclic carbonate having a fluorine content of 33 to 70 mass %, a borate, and an electrolyte salt other than the borate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Shigeaki YAMAZAKI, Hideo SAKATA, Hiroyuki ARIMA, Yoshiko KUWAJIMA, Shinichi KINOSHITA
  • Publication number: 20170018809
    Abstract: An electrolyte solution including a solvent containing a fluorinated acyclic carbonate having a fluorine content of 33 to 70 mass %, a sultone derivative, and an electrolyte salt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Shigeaki YAMAZAKI, Hideo SAKATA, Hiroyuki ARIMA, Michiaki OKADA, Akinori TANI, Shinichi KINOSHITA