Patents by Inventor Shinichi Kinoshita

Shinichi Kinoshita 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: 20170084955
    Abstract: A non-aqueous liquid electrolyte secondary battery using negative-electrode active material having Si, Sn and/or Pb, with high charge-capacity, superior characteristics including discharge-capacity retention rate over long is provided. The non-aqueous liquid electrolyte of the battery contains carbonate having unsaturated bond and/or halogen and and an anhydride compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi FUJII, Noriko SHIMA, Youichi OHASHI, 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: 9590270
    Abstract: An object is to provide a nonaqueous electrolyte and a nonaqueous-electrolyte secondary battery which have excellent discharge load characteristics and are excellent in high-temperature storability, cycle characteristics, high capacity, continuous-charge characteristics, storability, gas evolution inhibition during continuous charge, high-current-density charge/discharge characteristics, discharge load characteristics, etc. The object has been accomplished with a nonaqueous electrolyte which comprises: a monofluorophosphate and/or a difluorophosphate; and further a compound having a specific chemical structure or specific properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Fujii, Youichi Ohashi, Shinichi Kinoshita
  • 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
  • Patent number: 9553334
    Abstract: An object is to provide a nonaqueous electrolyte and a nonaqueous-electrolyte secondary battery which have excellent discharge load characteristics and are excellent in high-temperature storability, cycle characteristics, high capacity, continuous-charge characteristics, storability, gas evolution inhibition during continuous charge, high-current-density charge/discharge characteristics, discharge load characteristics, etc. The object has been accomplished with a nonaqueous electrolyte which comprises: a monofluorophosphate and/or a difluorophosphate; and further a compound having a specific chemical structure or specific properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Fujii, Youichi Ohashi, 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
  • Publication number: 20160351957
    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: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2015
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Mayuko TAEDA, Shigeaki YAMAZAKI, Hiroyuki ARIMA, Toshirou MIURA, Tomo SHIMADA, Shinichi KINOSHITA
  • Publication number: 20160322879
    Abstract: A plurality of stator tooth portions is formed on an inner peripheral portion of a stator. Recesses are formed to extend from the tip ends of the stator tooth portions toward the base portions thereof. Coils are exposed in the recesses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shinichi Kinoshita
  • Publication number: 20160315354
    Abstract: The present invention aims to provide an electrolyte solution that suppresses generation of gas. The electrolyte solution of the present invention includes a non-aqueous solvent (I) containing one or both of a fluorinated cyclic carbonate and a fluorinated acyclic carbonate; an electrolyte salt (II); and a compound (III) represented by the following formula (1): wherein R1 is a C1-C20 linear or branched alkenyl or alkyl group or a C3-C20 alkyl group having a cyclic structure; m is 0 or 1; R2 is a C1-C20 linear or branched alkylene group or a C3-C20 alkylene group having a cyclic structure, R1 and R2 each may have an oxygen atom between carbon atoms if R1 and R2 each have two or more carbon atoms, but the oxygen atom is not adjacent to another oxygen atom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Michiaki OKADA, Akinori TANI, Shinichi KINOSHITA, Hiroyuki ARIMA, Tomo SHIMADA, Mayuko TAEDA
  • Publication number: 20160293997
    Abstract: An electrolyte solution including a solvent, an electrolyte salt, and at least one compound (?) selected from an amine (A) represented by the formula (A): (wherein R1 and R2 may be the same as or different from each other, and individually represent a C1-C7 alkyl group; Rf1 represents a C1-C7 fluorinated alkyl group), and an amide (B) represented by the formula (B): (wherein R3, R4, and R5 may be the same as or different from each other, and individually represent a C1-C7 alkyl group). The amount of the compound (?) is 0.001 to 20 ppm in the electrolyte solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2014
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Akiyoshi YAMAUCHI, Shinichi KINOSHITA
  • Publication number: 20160285131
    Abstract: An electrolyte solution including a solvent and an electrolyte salt. The solvent contains a compound (A) represented by the formula (A) in an amount of 0.001 to 10 ppm in the electrolyte solution: wherein R1 and R2 may be the same as or different from each other, and individually represent a C1-C7 alkyl group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2014
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Akiyoshi YAMAUCHI, Shinichi KINOSHITA
  • Patent number: 9343777
    Abstract: A non-aqueous liquid electrolyte suitable for use in a non-aqueous liquid electrolyte secondary battery comprising a negative electrode and a positive electrode, capable of intercalating and deintercalating lithium ions, and the non-aqueous liquid electrolyte, the negative electrode containing a negative-electrode active material having at least one kind of atom selected from the group consisting of Si atom, Sn atom and Pb atom, wherein the non-aqueous liquid electrolyte comprises a carbonate having at least either an unsaturated bond or a halogen atom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Fujii, Noriko Shima, Youichi Ohashi, Shinichi Kinoshita
  • Patent number: 9281541
    Abstract: An object is to provide a nonaqueous electrolyte and a nonaqueous-electrolyte secondary battery which have excellent discharge load characteristics and are excellent in high-temperature storability, cycle characteristics, high capacity, continuous-charge characteristics, storability, gas evolution inhibition during continuous charge, high-current-density charge/discharge characteristics, discharge load characteristics, etc. The object has been accomplished with a nonaqueous electrolyte which comprises: a monofluorophosphate and/or a difluorophosphate; and further a compound having a specific chemical structure or specific properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Tokuda, Takashi Fujii, Minoru Kotato, Masahiro Takehara, Masamichi Onuki, Youichi Ohashi, Shinichi Kinoshita
  • Patent number: 9252457
    Abstract: A non-aqueous liquid electrolyte suitable for use in a non-aqueous liquid electrolyte secondary battery comprising a negative electrode and a positive electrode, capable of intercalating and deintercalating lithium ions, and the non-aqueous liquid electrolyte, the negative electrode containing a negative-electrode active material having at least one kind of atom selected from the group consisting of Si atom, Sn atom and Pb atom, wherein the non-aqueous liquid electrolyte comprises a carbonate having at least either an unsaturated bond or a halogen atom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Fujii, Noriko Shima, Youichi Ohashi, Shinichi Kinoshita
  • Publication number: 20160006078
    Abstract: The present invention aims to provide an electrolytic solution which restrains gas generation and has excellent battery characteristics. The electrolytic solution includes a nonaqueous solvent (I), an electrolyte salt (II), and 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Mayuko TAEDA, Meiten KOH, Aoi NAKAZONO, Michiru KAGAWA, Yoshiko KUWAJIMA, Michiaki OKADA, Tomoo SHIMADA, Shinichi KINOSHITA
  • Patent number: 9231277
    Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte containing a monofluorophosphate and/or a difluorophosphate and a compound having a specific chemical structure or specific properties. The nonaqueous electrolyte can contain at least one of a saturated chain hydrocarbon, a saturated cyclic hydrocarbon, an aromatic compound having a halogen atom and an ether having a fluorine atom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryoichi Kato, Hiroyuki Tokuda, Takashi Fujii, Minoru Kotato, Masahiro Takehara, Masamichi Onuki, Youichi Ohashi, Shinichi Kinoshita
  • Patent number: 9231276
    Abstract: Nonaqueous electrolytes which can produce a battery of high capacity and excellent storability and cycle characteristics are provided, as are batteries produced with the electrolytes. The electrolytes include ones with (i) an aromatic compound having 7-18 carbon atoms in total and a fluorinated cyclic carbonate having two or more fluorine atoms, (ii) diethyl carbonate and a fluorinated cyclic carbonate having two or more fluorine atoms, (iii) at least one of a cyclic sulfonic acid ester compound, disulfonic acid ester compound, nitrile compound, and a compound of formula (1) and a fluorinated cyclic carbonate having two or more fluorine atoms, or (iv) a nonaqueous electrolyte solution for use in a high-voltage battery having a final charge voltage of 4.3 V or higher and having a fluorinated cyclic carbonate with two or more fluorine atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Minoru Kotato, Shinichi Kinoshita
  • Patent number: 9231274
    Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte solution containing a lithium salt, a non-aqueous solvent, a cyclic carbonate compound having an unsaturated bond and a compound of the following formula (Ic): CFnH(3-n)CH2X3??(Ic) where n represents an integer of 1-3 and X3 represents a group selected from the group consisting of formulas (Ic-1), (Ic-2) and (Ic-4): —O—R31??(Ic-1) —O—Y3—O—R32??(Ic-2) and wherein R31, R32 and R34 represent, independently of each other, an alkyl group having 1-20 carbon atoms that may be substituted by a halogen atom, and Y3 represents a divalent hydrocarbon group having 1-10 carbon atoms that may be substituted by a halogen atom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichi Kinoshita, Takashi Fujii, Teppei Yamada
  • Publication number: 20150380772
    Abstract: An object is to provide a nonaqueous electrolyte and a nonaqueous-electrolyte secondary battery which have excellent discharge load characteristics and are excellent in high-temperature storability, cycle characteristics, high capacity, continuous-charge characteristics, storability, gas evolution inhibition during continuous charge, high-current-density charge/discharge characteristics, discharge load characteristics, etc. The object has been accomplished with a nonaqueous electrolyte which comprises: a monofluorophosphate and/or a difluorophosphate; and further a compound having a specific chemical structure or specific properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki TOKUDA, Minoru KOTATO, Shinichi KINOSHITA
  • Publication number: 20150318572
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a lithium cell exhibiting a high remaining capacity after high-temperature storage, and an electrolytic solution used for the cell. The present invention relates to an electrolytic solution containing a nonaqueous solvent; an electrolyte salt; and 0.001 to 9% by mass of a compound represented by the following formula (1), wherein R1, R2 and R3 may be the same as or different from one another, each representing a hydrogen atom, a fluorine atom, a C1-C20 alkyl group, or a C1-C20 fluorinated alkyl group, where at least one of R1, R2, and R3 is a fluorine atom or a fluorinated alkyl group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshiko KUWAJIMA, Meiten KOH, Akiyoshi YAMAUCHI, Hitomi MIYAWAKI, Hideo SAKATA, Akinori TANI, Shinichi KINOSHITA