Patents by Inventor Shinako Kaneko

Shinako Kaneko 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: 10622674
    Abstract: A polymer gel electrolyte containing at least a lithium salt and an aprotic solvent, in which an amorphous polymer layer is formed on the surface of an electrode active material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Envision AESC Energy Devices Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinako Kaneko, Yasutaka Kono, Takayuki Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20180233772
    Abstract: There is provided a lithium ion secondary battery comprising: a positive electrode comprising, as a positive electrode active material, a lithium nickel-containing composite oxide having a layered crystal structure; a negative electrode comprising, as a negative electrode active material, a graphitic material; and an electrolyte solution, wherein the Warburg coefficient per charge capacity (?0), determined by an alternating current impedance method, is 0.005 or lower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Applicant: NEC ENERGY DEVICES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hideaki SASAKI, Shinako KANEKO, Kenji WATANABE
  • Patent number: 9899703
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a gel electrolyte comprising a cyclic sulfonic acid ester represented by formula (1). According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a gel electrolyte capable of suppressing the self-discharge of a polymer secondary battery, and a polymer secondary battery using the gel electrolyte. wherein R1 and R2 are each independently a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, a halogen group or an amino group with the proviso that R1 and R2 are not hydrogen atoms at the same time; R3 represents a linkage group selected from the group consisting of an alkylene group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, a carbonyl group, a sulfonyl group, a fluoroalkylene group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and a divalent group having 2 to 6 carbon atoms in which alkylene units or fluoroalkylene units are bonded through an ether group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignees: NEC Corporation, NEC Energy Devices, LTD.
    Inventors: Noboru Yoshida, Ikiko Shimanuki, Shinako Kaneko, Hitoshi Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 9847180
    Abstract: The exemplary embodiment has an object to provide a nonaqueous electrolyte solution having a flame retardancy over a long period and having a good capacity maintenance rate. The exemplary embodiment is a nonaqueous electrolyte solution containing a lithium salt, at least one oxo-acid ester derivative of phosphorus selected from compounds represented by a predetermined formula, and at least one disulfonate ester selected from a cyclic disulfonate ester and a linear disulfonate ester represented by the predetermined formulae.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: NEC ENERGY DEVICES, LTD.
    Inventors: Shinako Kaneko, Hitoshi Ishikawa, Yoko Hashizume, Eiji Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20170338456
    Abstract: Provided is a lithium ion secondary battery including: a package; and a power generating element disposed in the package, the power generating element including: a positive electrode; a negative electrode; a separator; and an electrolyte solution, and the separator having a shrinkage rate of 10% or less at 150° C. obtained by a thermomechanical analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Applicant: Automotive Energy Supply Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro Suguro, Shinako Kaneko
  • Publication number: 20170338515
    Abstract: The present invention is a lithium-ion secondary battery including: a positive electrode containing a positive electrode active material; and an electrolyte solution containing a supporting electrolyte and a non-aqueous solvent, wherein the positive electrode active material contains a lithium-nickel composite oxide, and the electrolyte solution further contains vinylene carbonate (VC), fluoroethylene carbonate (FEC), and a boron complex of the formula (1). The content of the VC in the electrolyte solution is more than 0 mass % and 2.5 mass % or less, the content of the FEC in the electrolyte solution is more than 0 mass % and 2.0 mass % or less, the content of the boron complex of the formula (1) in the electrolyte solution is more than 0 mass % and 1.0 mass % or less, and the total content of the VC, the FEC, and the boron complex of the formula (1) in the electrolyte solution is less than 4.5 mass %. (Z, A1, A2, B1, B2, and Q1 in the formula (1) are as defined in the description.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Applicant: NEC ENERGY DEVICES, LTD.
    Inventors: Shinako KANEKO, Suguru TAMAI
  • Publication number: 20170324115
    Abstract: A polymer gel electrolyte containing at least a lithium salt and an aprotic solvent, in which an amorphous polymer layer is formed on the surface of an electrode active material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicant: NEC ENERGY DEVICES, LTD.
    Inventors: Shinako KANEKO, Yasutaka KONO, Takayuki SUZUKI
  • Patent number: 9793575
    Abstract: A polymer gel electrolyte containing at least a lithium salt and an aprotic solvent, in which an amorphous polymer layer is formed on the surface of an electrode active material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: NEC ENERGY DEVICES, LTD.
    Inventors: Shinako Kaneko, Yasutaka Kono, Takayuki Suzuki
  • Patent number: 9627687
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment provides a lithium ion secondary battery using a high energy type anode, which enables long-life operation thereof. A secondary battery according to an exemplary embodiment comprises an electrode element in which a cathode and an anode are oppositely disposed, an electrolytic solution, and an outer packaging body which encloses the electrode element and the electrolytic solution inside; wherein the anode is formed by binding an anode active material, which comprises carbon material (a) that can absorb and desorb a lithium ion, metal (b) that can be alloyed with lithium, and metal oxide (c) that can absorb and desorb a lithium ion, to an anode collector with an anode binder; and wherein the electrolytic solution comprises a liquid medium which is hard to generate carbon dioxide at a concentration of 10 to 80 vol %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignees: NEC ENERGY DEVICES, LTD., NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daisuke Kawasaki, Shinako Kaneko, Jiro Iriyama
  • Patent number: 9620812
    Abstract: There is provided a lithium ion battery having high flame retardancy and good cycle characteristics on a long-term basis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: NEC ENERGY DEVICES, LTD.
    Inventors: Shinako Kaneko, Hitoshi Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 9343740
    Abstract: There is provided a lithium ion battery which maintains the flame retardancy of an electrolyte over a long period of time, has high energy density, and has improved charge/discharge cycle characteristics, high temperature storage characteristics, and rate characteristics. The lithium ion battery according to the present exemplary embodiment is a lithium ion battery comprising an electrolyte containing at least an ionic liquid and a lithium salt, a positive electrode, and a negative electrode, wherein the negative electrode includes a negative electrode active material which is a carbon material treated with a surface treatment agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: NEC Energy Devices, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinako Kaneko, Hitoshi Ishikawa, Yasutaka Kono, Yoko Hashizume
  • Publication number: 20160111220
    Abstract: The exemplary embodiment has an object to provide a nonaqueous electrolyte solution having a flame retardancy over a long period and having a good capacity maintenance rate. The exemplary embodiment is a nonaqueous electrolyte solution containing a lithium salt, at least one oxo-acid ester derivative of phosphorus selected from compounds represented by a predetermined formula, and at least one disulfonate ester selected from a cyclic disulfonate ester and a linear disulfonate ester represented by the predetermined formulae.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Applicant: NEC ENERGY DEVICES, LTD.
    Inventors: Shinako KANEKO, Hitoshi ISHIKAWA, Yoko HASHIZUME, Eiji SUZUKI
  • Patent number: 9312073
    Abstract: The exemplary embodiment has an object to provide a nonaqueous electrolyte solution having a flame retardancy over a long period and having a good capacity maintenance rate. The exemplary embodiment is a nonaqueous electrolyte solution containing a lithium salt, at least one oxo-acid ester derivative of phosphorus selected from compounds represented by a predetermined formula, and at least one disulfonate ester selected from a cyclic disulfonate ester and a linear disulfonate ester represented by the predetermined formulae.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: NEC ENERGY DEVICES, LTD.
    Inventors: Shinako Kaneko, Hitoshi Ishikawa, Yoko Hashizume, Eiji Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20160049691
    Abstract: A secondary battery having excellent charge and discharge efficiency, good cycle characteristics, and a high capacity retention rate is provided. An electrolytic solution for a secondary battery according to this exemplary embodiment contains at least an aprotic solvent and two particular compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Applicant: NEC ENERGY DEVICES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takayuki SUZUKI, Shinako KANEKO
  • Publication number: 20160013514
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a gel electrolyte comprising a cyclic sulfonic acid ester represented by formula (1). According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a gel electrolyte capable of suppressing the self-discharge of a polymer secondary battery, and a polymer secondary battery using the gel electrolyte. wherein R1 and R2 are each independently a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, a halogen group or an amino group with the proviso that R1 and R2 are not hydrogen atoms at the same time; R3 represents a linkage group selected from the group consisting of an alkylene group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, a carbonyl group, a sulfonyl group, a fluoroalkylene group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and a divalent group having 2 to 6 carbon atoms in which alkylene units or fluoroalkylene units are bonded through an ether group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Applicants: NEC Corporation, NEC Energy Devices, Ltd.
    Inventors: Noboru Yoshida, Ikiko Shimanuki, Shinako Kaneko, Hitoshi Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 9203107
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment provides a lithium ion secondary battery using a high energy type anode, which enables long-life operation thereof. A secondary battery according to an exemplary embodiment comprises an electrode element in which a cathode and an anode are oppositely disposed, an electrolytic solution, and an outer packaging body which encloses the electrode element and the electrolytic solution inside; wherein the anode is formed by binding an anode active material, which comprises carbon material (a) that can absorb and desorb a lithium ion, metal (b) that can be alloyed with lithium, and metal oxide (c) that can absorb and desorb a lithium ion, to an anode collector with an anode binder; and wherein the electrolytic solution comprises a liquid medium which is hard to generate carbon dioxide at a concentration of 10 to 75 vol %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignees: NEC ENERGY DEVICES, LTD., NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daisuke Kawasaki, Shinako Kaneko, Jiro Iriyama
  • Patent number: 9196926
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a gel electrolyte for a lithium ion secondary battery having flame retardancy over a long period and a good capacity maintenance rate. The gel electrolyte for a lithium ion secondary battery according to the exemplary embodiment contains a lithium salt, a copolymer of at least one first monomer selected from compounds represented by chemical formulae (1) and (2) and a second monomer represented by chemical formula (4), at least one oxo-acid ester derivative of phosphorus selected from compounds represented by chemical formulae (5) to (7), and at least one disulfonate ester selected from a cyclic-chain type disulfonate ester represented by chemical formula (8) and a linear-chain type disulfonate ester represented by chemical formula (9).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: NEC ENERGY DEVICES, LTD.
    Inventors: Shinako Kaneko, Yasutaka Kono, Hitoshi Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20150263381
    Abstract: A polymer gel electrolyte containing at least a lithium salt and an aprotic solvent, in which an amorphous polymer layer is formed on the surface of an electrode active material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2013
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicant: NEC ENERGY DEVICES, LTD.
    Inventors: Shinako Kaneko, Yasutaka Kono, Takayuki Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20130295465
    Abstract: There is provided a lithium ion battery having high flame retardancy and good cycle characteristics on a long-term basis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: NEC ENERGY DEVICES, LTD.
    Inventors: Shinako Kaneko, Hitoshi Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20130266847
    Abstract: The object of an exemplary embodiment of the invention is to provide a lithium secondary battery which has high energy density by containing a positive electrode active substance operating at a potential of 4.5 V or higher with respect to lithium and which has excellent cycle property. An exemplary embodiment of the invention is an lithium secondary battery, which comprises a positive electrode comprising a positive electrode active substance and an electrolyte liquid comprising a nonaqueous electrolyte solvent; wherein the positive electrode active substance operates at a potential of 4.5 V or higher with respect to lithium; and wherein the nonaqueous electrolyte solvent comprises a fluorine-containing phosphate represented by a prescribed formula.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2011
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicants: NEC ENERGY DEVICES, LTD., NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takehiro Noguchi, Hideaki Sasaki, Makiko Uehara, Ippei Waki, Shinako Kaneko, Hiroshi Hatakeyama, Shinsaku Saitho, Yuukou Katou