Patents by Inventor Shoichi Tsujioka

Shoichi Tsujioka 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: 10454139
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an electrolytic solution for nonaqueous electrolytic solution batteries capable of showing high output characteristics at low temperature even after the batteries are used to some extent, and a nonaqueous electrolytic solution batteries. The present invention is characterized in the use of an electrolytic solution for nonaqueous electrolytic solution batteries, the electrolytic solution including a difluoro ionic complex (1-Cis) in a cis configuration represented by the general formula (1-Cis), a nonaqueous organic solvent, and a solute. Furthermore, the electrolytic solution may contain a difluoro ionic complex (1-Trans) in a trans configuration or a tetrafluoro ionic complex (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Central Glass Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mikihiro Takahashi, Takayoshi Morinaka, Masutaka Shinmen, Wataru Kawabata, Makoto Kubo, Hiroki Matsuzaki, Shoichi Tsujioka, Kenta Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 10424794
    Abstract: To provide a material suitable for a nonaqueous electrolyte battery having high-temperature durability. An ionic complex of the present invention is represented by any of the following formulae (1) to (3). For example, in the formula (1), A is a metal ion, a proton, or an onium ion; M is any of groups 13 to 15 elements. R1 represents a C1 to C10 hydrocarbon group which may have a ring, a heteroatom, or a halogen atom, or —N(R2)—. R2 at this time represents hydrogen atom, alkali metal atom, a C1 to C10 hydrocarbon group which may have a ring, a heteroatom, or a halogen atom. R2 can also have a branched chain or a ring structure when the number of carbon atoms is 3 or more. Y is carbon atom or sulfur atom. a, o, n, p, q, and r are each predetermined integers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Central Glass Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mikihiro Takahashi, Takayoshi Morinaka, Masutaka Shinmen, Kenta Yamamoto, Wataru Kawabata, Makoto Kubo, Masataka Fujimoto, Hiroki Matsuzaki, Shoichi Tsujioka
  • Patent number: 10270132
    Abstract: An electrolyte for a non-aqueous electrolyte battery includes a non-aqueous organic solvent and at least lithium hexafluorophosphate as a solute, characterized by further including 10 to 1000 mass ppm of a phosphorus-containing acidic compound and 0.01 to 10.0 mass % of a difluorophosphate. The phosphorus-containing acidic compound is preferably at least one selected from the group consisting of HPF6, HPO2F2, H2PO3F and H3PO4. By the use of such an electrolyte, it is possible to provide the non-aqueous electrolyte lithium battery capable of maintaining high discharge capacity even after repeated charge/discharge cycles under a high temperature environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Central Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Hitoshi Oomuro, Shoichi Tsujioka
  • Publication number: 20180062204
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an electrolytic solution for nonaqueous electrolytic solution batteries capable of showing high output characteristics at low temperature even after the batteries are used to some extent, and a nonaqueous electrolytic solution batteries. The present invention is characterized in the use of an electrolytic solution for nonaqueous electrolytic solution batteries, the electrolytic solution including a difluoro ionic complex (1-Cis) in a cis configuration represented by the general formula (1-Cis), a nonaqueous organic solvent, and a solute. Furthermore, the electrolytic solution may contain a difluoro ionic complex (1-Trans) in a trans configuration or a tetrafluoro ionic complex (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Mikihiro TAKAHASHI, Takayoshi MORINAKA, Masutaka SHINMEN, Wataru KAWABATA, Makoto KUBO, Hiroki MATSUZAKI, Shoichi TSUJIOKA, Kenta YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20170317384
    Abstract: An electrolyte for a non-aqueous electrolyte battery includes a non-aqueous organic solvent and at least lithium hexafluorophosphate as a solute, characterized by further including 10 to 1000 mass ppm of a phosphorus-containing acidic compound and 0.01 to 10.0 mass % of a difluorophosphate. The phosphorus-containing acidic compound is preferably at least one selected from the group consisting of HPF6, HPO2F2, H2PO3F and H3PO4. By the use of such an electrolyte, it is possible to provide the non-aqueous electrolyte lithium battery capable of maintaining high discharge capacity even after repeated charge/discharge cycles under a high temperature environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Hitoshi OOMURO, Shoichi TSUJIOKA
  • Publication number: 20170204124
    Abstract: To provide a material suitable for a nonaqueous electrolyte battery having high-temperature durability. An ionic complex of the present invention is represented by any of the following formulae (1) to (3). For example, in the formula (1), A is a metal ion, a proton, or an onium ion; M is any of groups 13 to 15 elements. R1 represents a C1 to C10 hydrocarbon group which may have a ring, a heteroatom, or a halogen atom, or —N(R2)—. R2 at this time represents hydrogen atom, alkali metal atom, a C1 to C10 hydrocarbon group which may have a ring, a heteroatom, or a halogen atom. R2 can also have a branched chain or a ring structure when the number of carbon atoms is 3 or more. Y is carbon atom or sulfur atom. a, o, n, p, q, and r are each predetermined integers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Applicant: Central Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Mikihiro TAKAHASHI, Takayoshi MORINAKA, Masutaka SHINMEN, Kenta YAMAMOTO, Wataru KAWABATA, Makoto KUBO, Masataka FUJIMOTO, Hiroki MATSUZAKI, Shoichi TSUJIOKA
  • Patent number: 9391346
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a non-aqueous electrolyte additive that allows for improved safety and battery characteristics of a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, and in greater detail, the present invention relates to a non-aqueous electrolyte additive that includes a phosphazene compound represented by the following general formula (1): (NPR2)n??(1) wherein each R independently represents fluorine or a secondary or tertiary branched alkoxy group substituted with fluorine, at least one of the Rs represents the secondary or tertiary branched alkoxy group substituted with fluorine, and n is from 3 to 14.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignees: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION, CENTRAL GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Masashi Otsuki, Hirokazu Satou, Shoichi Tsujioka, Aiichiro Fujiwara
  • Patent number: 9356319
    Abstract: Disclosed is a production method of a lithium tetrafluoroborate solution for use as a lithium battery electrolytic solution, including: a reaction step of forming lithium tetrafluoroborate by reaction of lithium fluoride and boron trifluoride in a chain carbonate ester solvent and thereby obtaining a reaction solution of the lithium tetrafluoroborate dissolved in the chain carbonate ester solvent; a water removal step of adding a water removing agent to the reaction solution; an acidic impurity removal step of removing an acidic impurity component from the reaction solution by concentrating the reaction solution after the water removal step; and a dilution step of diluting the concentrated solution after the acidic impurity removal step. It is possible by this method to obtain the lithium tetrafluoroborate solution whose acidic impurity content and water content are reduced to be 50 mass ppm or lower and 15 mass ppm or lower, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Central Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Masutaka Shinmen, Shoichi Tsujioka, Tetsu Taroura, Keiji Sato, Takayoshi Morinaka
  • Patent number: 9312567
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a non-aqueous electrolyte additive that allows for improved safety and battery characteristics of a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, and in greater detail, the present invention relates to a non-aqueous electrolyte additive that includes at least one compound selected from a first compound group consisting of phosphazene compounds represented by the following general formula (1): (NPR2)n??(1) wherein each R independently represents fluorine or a substituent including an organic group substituted with fluorine, at least one of the Rs represents the substituent including an organic group substituted with fluorine, and n is from 3 to 14; and includes at least one compound selected from a second compound group consisting of borate represented by the following general formula (2), bis(oxalato)borate, difluoro(oxalato)borate, tris(oxalato)phosphate, difluoro(bisoxalato)phosphate, and tetrafluoro(oxalato)phosphate: wherein Aa+ represents a cation, and a repres
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignees: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION, CENTRAL GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Masashi Otsuki, Hirokazu Satou, Shoichi Tsujioka, Aiichiro Fujiwara
  • Patent number: 8841034
    Abstract: An electrolyte for an electrochemical device according to the present invention has a chemical structure formula represented by a general formula (1): where M is a group 13 or 15 element of the periodic table; A+ is an alkali metal ion or an onium ion; m is a number of 1-4 when M is a group 13 element, and is a number of 1-6 when M is a group 15 element; n is a number of 0-3 when M is a group 13 element, and is a number of 0-5 when M is a group 15 element; R is a halogen atom, a C1-C10 halogenated alkyl group, a C6-C20 aryl group, or a C6-C20 halogenated aryl group; a hydrogen atom in R may be replaced with a specific substituent; and a carbon atom in R may be replaced by a nitrogen atom, a sulfur atom or an oxygen atom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Central Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Shoichi Tsujioka, Toshinori Mitsui, Yuki Kondo, Aiichiro Fujiwara
  • Patent number: 8822084
    Abstract: An electrolyte for a non-aqueous electrolyte battery according to the present invention contains a non-aqueous organic solvent; a solute; and both of difluorobis(oxalato)phosphate and tetrafluoro(oxalate)phosphate as additives. A non-aqueous electrolyte battery according to the present invention uses the above electrolyte. By the composite effect of the difluorobis(oxalato)phosphate and tetrafluoro(oxalate)phosphate in the non-aqueous electrolyte and the non-aqueous electrolyte battery, it is possible to improve not only the cycle characteristics and high-temperature storage stability of the battery but also the low-temperature characteristics of the battery at temperatures of 0° C. or lower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Central Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Shoichi Tsujioka, Aiichiro Fujiwara
  • Publication number: 20140162144
    Abstract: Disclosed is a production method of a lithium tetrafluoroborate solution for use as a lithium battery electrolytic solution, including: a reaction step of forming lithium tetrafluoroborate by reaction of lithium fluoride and boron trifluoride in a chain carbonate ester solvent and thereby obtaining a reaction solution of the lithium tetrafluoroborate dissolved in the chain carbonate ester solvent; a water removal step of adding a water removing agent to the reaction solution; an acidic impurity removal step of removing an acidic impurity component from the reaction solution by concentrating the reaction solution after the water removal step; and a dilution step of diluting the concentrated solution after the acidic impurity removal step. It is possible by this method to obtain the lithium tetrafluoroborate solution whose acidic impurity content and water content are reduced to be 50 mass ppm or lower and 15 mass ppm or lower, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: Central Glass Company ,Limited
    Inventors: Masutaka Shinmen, Shoichi Tsujioka, Tetsu Taroura, Keiji Sato, Takayoshi Morinaka
  • Patent number: 8728657
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide: a production method for commercially advantageously producing lithium difluorophosphate or an electrolyte solution containing the lithium difluorophosphate, the lithium difluorophosphate serving as an additive useful for improving performance of a nonaqueous electrolyte battery; and a nonaqueous electrolyte battery employing the electrolyte solution for the nonaqueous electrolyte battery which solution contains the lithium difluorophosphate produced by the production method. To provide an electrolyte solution for a nonaqueous electrolyte battery which solution contains lithium difluorophosphate, in such a manner as to produce lithium difluorophosphate in the electrolyte solution by reacting a halide other than a fluoride, LiPF6 and water in a nonaqueous solvent, the lithium difluorophosphate serving as an additive useful for improving performance of the nonaqueous electrolyte battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Central Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Shoichi Tsujioka, Aiichiro Fujiwara, Toshinori Mitsui
  • Publication number: 20140023934
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a non-aqueous electrolyte additive that allows for improved safety and battery characteristics of a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, and in greater detail, the present invention relates to a non-aqueous electrolyte additive that includes at least one compound selected from a first compound group consisting of phosphazene compounds represented by the following general formula (1): (NPR2)n??(1) wherein each R independently represents fluorine or a substituent including an organic group substituted with fluorine, at least one of the Rs represents the substituent including an organic group substituted with fluorine, and n is from 3 to 14; and includes at least one compound selected from a second compound group consisting of borate represented by the following general formula (2), bis(oxalato)borate, difluoro(oxalato)borate, tris(oxalato)phosphate, difluoro(bisoxalato)phosphate, and tetrafluoro(oxalato)phosphate: wherein Aa+ represents a cation, and a repre
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicants: CENTRAL GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED, BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masashi Otsuki, Hirokazu Satou, Shoichi Tsujioka, Aiichiro Fujiwara
  • Publication number: 20140017573
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a non-aqueous electrolyte additive that allows for improved safety and battery characteristics of a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, and in greater detail, the present invention relates to a non-aqueous electrolyte additive that includes a phosphazene compound represented by the following general formula (1): (NPR2)n ??(1) wherein each R independently represents fluorine or a secondary or tertiary branched alkoxy group substituted with fluorine, at least one of the Rs represents the secondary or tertiary branched alkoxy group substituted with fluorine, and n is from 3 to 14.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicants: CENTRAL GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED, BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masashi Otsuki, Hirokazu Satou, Shoichi Tsujioka, Aiichiro Fujiwara
  • Publication number: 20130022880
    Abstract: An electrolyte for a non-aqueous electrolyte battery according to the present invention contains a non-aqueous organic solvent; a solute; and both of difluorobis(oxalato)phosphate and tetrafluoro(oxalate)phosphate as additives. A non-aqueous electrolyte battery according to the present invention uses the above electrolyte. By the composite effect of the difluorobis(oxalato)phosphate and tetrafluoro(oxalate)phosphate in the non-aqueous electrolyte and the non-aqueous electrolyte battery, it is possible to improve not only the cycle characteristics and high-temperature storage stability of the battery but also the low-temperature characteristics of the battery at temperatures of 0° C. or lower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2011
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: CENTRAL GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Shoichi Tsujioka, Aiichiro Fujiwara
  • Publication number: 20120028132
    Abstract: [Summary] An object of the present invention is to find a new electrolyte having a characteristics for the electrolyte for an electrochemical device and to provide excellent electrolytic solution for a nonaqueous electrolyte battery and nonaqueous electrolyte battery which use this. [Solving Means] To provide an electrolyte for an electrochemical device, having a chemical structure formula represented by a general formula (1). where M is a group 13 or 15 group element of the periodic table; A+ is an alkali metal ion or an onium ion; m is a number of 1-4 when M is a group 13 element, and is a number of 1-6 when M is a group 15 element; n is a number of 0-3 when M is a group 13 element, and is a number of 0-5 when M is a group 15 element; and R is a halogen atom, a C1-C10 halogenated alkyl group, a C6-C20 aryl group, a C6-C20 halogenated aryl group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2010
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: Central Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Shoichi Tsujioka, Toshinori Mitsui, Yuki Kondo, Aiichiro Fujiwara
  • Publication number: 20100323240
    Abstract: [Problems] An object of the present invention is to provide: a production method for commercially advantageously producing lithium difluorophosphate or an electrolyte solution containing the lithium difluorophosphate, the lithium difluorophosphate serving as an additive useful for improving performance of a nonaqueous electrolyte battery; and a nonaqueous electrolyte battery employing the electrolyte solution for the nonaqueous electrolyte battery which solution contains the lithium difluorophosphate produced by the production method. [Means for Solving Problems] To provide an electrolyte solution for a nonaqueous electrolyte battery which solution contains lithium difluorophosphate, in such a manner as to produce lithium difluorophosphate in the electrolyte solution by reacting a halide other than a fluoride, LiPF6 and water in a nonaqueous solvent, the lithium difluorophosphate serving as an additive useful for improving performance of the nonaqueous electrolyte battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2008
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Applicant: Central Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Shoichi Tsujioka, Aiichiro Fujiwara, Toshinori Mitsui
  • Patent number: 6849752
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for synthesizing an ionic metal complex represented by the general formula (1) or (5). This process includes reacting in an organic solvent a compound (corresponding to ligand of the complex) represented by the general formula (2) or (6) with a halogen-containing compound represented by the general formula (3) or (4), in the presence of a reaction aid containing an element selected from the group consisting of elements of groups 1-4 and 11-14 of the periodic table. It is possible by this process to easily and efficiently synthesize the ionic metal complex, which can be used as a supporting electrolyte for electrochemical devices, a polymerization catalyst of polyolefins and so forth, or a catalyst for organic synthesis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2005
    Assignee: Central Glass Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shoichi Tsujioka, Hironari Takase, Mikihiro Takahashi, Yoshimi Isono
  • Patent number: 6787267
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrolyte for an electrochemical device. This electrolyte includes a first compound that is an ionic metal complex represented by the general formula (1); and at least one compound selected from special second to fourth compounds, fifth to ninth compounds respectively represented by the general formulas Aa+(PF6−)a, Aa+(ClO4−)a, Aa+(BF4−)a, Aa+(AsF6−)a, and Aa+(SbF6−)a, and special tenth to twelfth compounds, The electrolyte is superior in cycle characteristics and shelf life as compared with conventional electrolytes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2004
    Assignee: Central Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Shoichi Tsujioka, Hironari Takase, Mikihiro Takahashi, Hiromi Sugimoto, Makoto Koide