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).

  • Publication number: 20130230779
    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: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: NEC ENERGY DEVICES, LTD.
    Inventors: Shinako Kaneko, Yasutaka Kono, Hitoshi Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 8455142
    Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte can suppress decomposition of a solvent, improve the cycle life of a secondary battery, suppress the rise of resistance of a secondary battery and improve the capacity maintenance ratio of a secondary battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: NEC Energy Devices, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Ishikawa, Yasutaka Kono, Koji Utsugi, Yoko Hashizume, Shinako Kaneko, Hiroshi Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20130065136
    Abstract: A lithium ion secondary battery which meets the requirement [1] of satisfying the formulae (a) to (c) or the requirement [2] of satisfying the formulae (b), (d), and (e): (a) 5?A?25, (b) 10?B?60, (c) 40?2A+B?90, (d) 0.2?C?1.2, and (e) ?80 200C<3B?150, wherein A (?m) represents an average particle size of a positive electrode active material; B (vol. %) represents a volume concentration of a fluorinated ether in a nonaqueous electrolyte solution; and C (m2/g) represents a specific surface area of the positive electrode active material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: NEC ENERGY DEVICES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hideaki Sasaki, Takehiro Noguchi, Shinako Kaneko
  • Patent number: 8377596
    Abstract: There are provided a nonaqueous-type electrolyte solution having high flame retardancy and a good capacity retention rate, and a device comprising the nonaqueous-type electrolyte solution. The nonaqueous-type electrolyte solution is used in a device comprising a positive electrode, a negative electrode and the nonaqueous-type electrolyte solution, and contains a lithium salt and a compound having a phosphazene structure, and further contains 0.05% by mass or more and 12.0% by mass or less of at least one disulfonate ester selected from a cyclic disulfonate ester and a chain disulfonate ester based on the total of the nonaqueous-type electrolyte solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: NEC Energy Devices, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinako Kaneko, Hitoshi Ishikawa, Yasutaka Kono, Yoko Hashizume
  • Publication number: 20120321940
    Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to a present exemplary embodiment comprises an electrode element including a positive electrode and a negative electrode arranged to face each other, a nonaqueous electrolyte and a jacket housing the electrode element and the nonaqueous electrolyte. The negative electrode is formed by bounding a negative electrode active material to a negative electrode collector with a negative electrode binder, the negative electrode active material containing (a) a carbon material capable of intercalating and deintercalating lithium ions, (b) a metal capable of forming an alloy with lithium and (c) a metal oxide capable of intercalating and deintercalating lithium ions. The nonaqueous electrolyte contains a nonaqueous solvent, a cyclic fluorinated carbonate and a linear fluorinated ether.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2011
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Inventors: Daisuke Kawasaki, Shinako Kaneko, Jiro Iriyama
  • Publication number: 20120315546
    Abstract: To provide high energy density, good cycle properties and rate characteristics and long-term safety of a lithium ion battery containing at least an ionic liquid and a lithium salt. The above problems are solved by suppressing reduction and decomposition of the ionic liquid on an anode by using a graphite coated with an amorphous carbon or onto which an amorphous carbon is deposited as an anode active material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: NEC TOKIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinako Kaneko, Hitoshi Ishikawa, Yasutaka Kono, Yoko Hashizume, Hiroshi Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20120301795
    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: February 10, 2011
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: NEC ENERGY DEVICES, LTD.
    Inventors: Shinako Kaneko, Hitoshi Ishikawa, Yoko Hashizume, Eiji Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20120288769
    Abstract: Disclosed is a highly safe lithium ion secondary battery which has good life characteristics. Also disclosed is a gel electrolyte for a lithium ion secondary battery, which contains a lithium salt, a copolymer of specific monomers, a specific compound that has a phosphazene structure, and at least one compound selected from among specific cyclic disulfonic acid esters, specific chain disulfonic acid esters and specific sultone compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: NEC ENERGY DEVICES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yasutaka KONO, Shinako KANEKO, Yoko HASIZUME, Hitoshi ISHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20120276436
    Abstract: The present invention provides a stack-type lithium-ion polymer battery wherein: the battery capacity is not being degraded; the generation of the wrinkles and fracture of the separator is being suppressed; the battery has gas releasing paths; the displacement of an electrode stack hardly occurs; and the workability at the time of placing the electrode stack in a package body is improved by fixing the electrode stack. A stack-type lithium-ion polymer battery of the present invention comprises: a cathode 13; an anode 14; a separator 15; and a gel electrolyte; wherein an electrode stack 23 in which the cathode 13 and the anode 14 are stacked through the separator 15 is enclosed and fixed by insulating porous sheets 21 and 24, and is packaged with a laminate material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: NEC TOKIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinako Kaneko, Ryuichi Kasahara, Hiroshi Kobayashi, Yasutaka Kono, Toshihiko Nishiyama
  • Publication number: 20120219865
    Abstract: There are provided a nonaqueous-type electrolyte solution having high flame retardancy and a good capacity retention rate, and a device comprising the nonaqueous-type electrolyte solution. The nonaqueous-type electrolyte solution is used in a device comprising a positive electrode, a negative electrode and the nonaqueous-type electrolyte solution, and contains a lithium salt and a compound having a phosphazene structure, and further contains 0.05% by mass or more and 12.0% by mass or less of at least one disulfonate ester selected from a cyclic disulfonate ester and a chain disulfonate ester based on the total of the nonaqueous-type electrolyte solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2010
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: NEC ENERGY DEVICES, LTD.
    Inventors: Shinako Kaneko, Hitoshi Ishikawa, Yasutaka Kono, Yoko Hashizume
  • Publication number: 20120183843
    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: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicants: NEC CORPORATION, NEC ENERGY DEVICES, LTD.
    Inventors: Daisuke Kawasaki, Shinako Kaneko, Jiro Iriyama
  • Publication number: 20120183842
    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: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicants: NEC CORPORATION, NEC ENERGY DEVICES, LTD.
    Inventors: Daisuke Kawasaki, Shinako Kaneko, Jiro Iriyama
  • Publication number: 20110274982
    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: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Inventors: Shinako KANEKO, Hitoshi ISHIKAWA, Yasutaka KONO, Yoko HASHIZUME
  • Publication number: 20110197435
    Abstract: The present invention provides a stack-type lithium-ion polymer battery wherein: the battery capacity is not being degraded; the generation of the wrinkles and fracture of the separator is being suppressed; the battery has gas releasing paths; the displacement of an electrode stack hardly occurs; and the workability at the time of placing the electrode stack in a package body is improved by fixing the electrode stack. A stack-type lithium-ion polymer battery of the present invention comprises: a cathode 13; an anode 14; a separator 15; and a gel electrolyte; wherein an electrode stack 23 in which the cathode 13 and the anode 14 are stacked through the separator 15 is enclosed and fixed by insulating porous sheets 21 and 24, and is packaged with a laminate material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2011
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: NEC TOKIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinako KANEKO, Ryuichi KASAHARA, Hiroshi KOBAYASHI, Yasutaka KONO, Toshihiko NISHIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20110159379
    Abstract: An object of this invention is to provide a highly safe secondary battery employing a non-flammable electrolyte solution. The secondary battery has a positive pole comprising an oxide for storing and releasing lithium ions, a negative pole comprising a carbon material for storing and releasing lithium ions, and an electrolyte solution. The electrolyte solution comprises 1.5 mol/L or more of a lithium salt, or 1.0 mol/L or more of a lithium salt and 20% by volume or more of a phosphate ester derivative.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2009
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicants: NEC CORPORATION, NEC ENERGY DEVICES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuaki Matsumoto, Kentaro Nakahara, Shigeyuki Iwasa, Kaichiro Nakano, Koji Utsugi, Hitoshi Ishikawa, Shinako Kaneko
  • Publication number: 20110070504
    Abstract: This invention relates to a highly safe secondary battery. In the secondary battery of this invention, a positive electrode is formed of an oxide which adsorbs/desorbs lithium ions; a negative electrode is formed of a carbon material which adsorbs/desorbs lithium ions; and an electrolyte solution is formed of an ion liquid and a phosphoric acid ester derivative. Consequently, the secondary battery can be highly safe. Since a phosphate ester and an ion liquid are contained at the same time, high discharge capacity can be maintained even when the phosphate ester is used at a high concentration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2009
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Applicants: NEC CORPORATION, NEC ENERGY DEVICES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuaki Matsumoto, Kentaro Nakahara, Shigeyuki Iwasa, Hitoshi Ishikawa, Shinako Kaneko, Koji Utsugi
  • Publication number: 20100092869
    Abstract: To provide high energy density, good cycle properties and rate characteristics and long-term safety of a lithium ion battery containing at least an ionic liquid and a lithium salt. The above problems are solved by suppressing reduction and decomposition of the ionic liquid on an anode by using a graphite coated with an amorphous carbon or onto which an amorphous carbon is deposited as an anode active material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: NEC TOKIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinako KANEKO, Hitoshi ISHIKAWA, Yasutaka KONO, Yoko HASHIZUME, Hiroshi KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20090253049
    Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte can suppress decomposition of a solvent, improve the cycle life of a secondary battery, suppress the rise of resistance of a secondary battery and improve the capacity maintenance ratio of a secondary battery A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery formed by using such a non-aqueous electrolyte includes a non-aqueous electrolyte containing an aprotic solvent and a disulfonic acid ester as expressed by chemical formula 1 shown below, a positive electrode and a negative electrode:
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2009
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Applicant: NEC TOKIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hitoshi Ishikawa, Yasutaka Kono, Koji Utsugi, Yoko Hashizume, Shinako Kaneko, Hiroshi Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20080063940
    Abstract: This invention provides an electrode for an electrochemical cell in which an active material in an electrode material is a proton-conducting compound, wherein the electrode material comprises a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound or a polymer having a unit containing a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic moiety.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2007
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Applicant: NEC TOKIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoki Nobuta, Toshihiko Nishiyama, Hiroyuki Kamisuki, Shinako Kaneko, Masato Kurosaki, Yuji Nakagawa, Masaya Mitani
  • Patent number: 7309544
    Abstract: This invention provides an electrode for an electrochemical cell in which an active material in an electrode material is a proton-conducting compound, wherein the electrode material comprises a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound or a polymer having a unit containing a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic moiety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2007
    Assignee: NEC Tokin Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoki Nobuta, Toshihiko Nishiyama, Hiroyuki Kamisuki, Shinako Kaneko, Masato Kurosaki, Yuji Nakagawa, Masaya Mitani