Patents by Inventor Tadahito SUZUKI

Tadahito SUZUKI 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: 9780343
    Abstract: Provided is a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery including a bottomed cylindrical positive electrode casing, and a negative electrode casing which is fixed to an opening of the positive electrode casing through a gasket. The opening of the positive electrode casing is caulked to the negative electrode casing side to seal an accommodation space. A caulking tip end in the opening of the positive electrode casing is disposed in an inward direction of the negative electrode casing than a tip end of the negative electrode casing. A diameter d of the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery is in a range of 4 mm to 12 mm, a height h1 of the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery is in a range of 1 mm to 3 mm, a side surface portion of the positive electrode casing is formed in a curved surface shape, a radius of curvature R is set in a range of 0.8 mm to 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC.
    Inventors: Takumi Sawayama, Tadahito Suzuki
  • Patent number: 9368763
    Abstract: Provided is a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery including a bottomed cylindrical positive electrode casing and a negative electrode casing which is fixed to an opening of the positive electrode casing through a gasket. The opening of the positive electrode casing is caulked to the negative electrode casing side to seal the accommodation space. A shortest distance L1 between a caulking tip end and the negative electrode casing in the opening of the positive electrode casing is equal to or less than 70% of an average sheet thickness of the positive electrode casing, a shortest distance L2 between a tip end of the negative electrode casing and the positive electrode casing is equal to or less than 60% of the average sheet thickness of the positive electrode casing, and a distance L3 between the tip end of the negative electrode casing and the bottom of the positive electrode casing is equal to or less than 110% of the average sheet thickness of the positive electrode casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC.
    Inventors: Ken Miura, Takumi Sawayama, Tadahito Suzuki, Akira Mitsuzuka, Tomomi Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20160133894
    Abstract: An electrochemical cell includes at least a base container, a cell which is accommodated in the base container, a plurality of cell leads which are extension portions of the cell, a pad film which is formed of valve metal on a base bottom surface, and a base-embedded wiring (a via wiring) which is connected to the pad film and is formed in a portion between the base bottom surface and a base lower surface, in which at least one of the cell leads and the pad film are fixed to each other through ultrasonic welding, and when a horizontal distance between a welding portion and the base-embedded wiring in the pad film is set to be L, and tolerance relating to an installation position of the base-embedded wiring is set to be a, L?a×1.3 is established.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Takashi ONODERA, Ryo SATO, Tadahito SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20150207113
    Abstract: Provided is a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery including a bottomed cylindrical positive electrode casing and a negative electrode casing which is fixed to an opening of the positive electrode casing through a gasket. The opening of the positive electrode casing is caulked to the negative electrode casing side to seal the accommodation space. A shortest distance L1 between a caulking tip end and the negative electrode casing in the opening of the positive electrode casing is equal to or less than 70% of an average sheet thickness of the positive electrode casing, a shortest distance L2 between a tip end of the negative electrode casing and the positive electrode casing is equal to or less than 60% of the average sheet thickness of the positive electrode casing, and a distance L3 between the tip end of the negative electrode casing and the bottom of the positive electrode casing is equal to or less than 110% of the average sheet thickness of the positive electrode casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventors: Ken MIURA, Takumi SAWAYAMA, Tadahito SUZUKI, Akira MITSUZUKA, Tomomi KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20150207112
    Abstract: Provided is a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery including a bottomed cylindrical positive electrode casing, and a negative electrode casing which is fixed to an opening of the positive electrode casing through a gasket. The opening of the positive electrode casing is caulked to the negative electrode casing side to seal an accommodation space. A caulking tip end in the opening of the positive electrode casing is disposed in an inward direction of the negative electrode casing than a tip end of the negative electrode casing. A diameter d of the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery is in a range of 4 mm to 12 mm, a height h1 of the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery is in a range of 1 mm to 3 mm, a side surface portion of the positive electrode casing is formed in a curved surface shape, a radius of curvature R is set in a range of 0.8 mm to 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventors: Takumi SAWAYAMA, Tadahito SUZUKI
  • Patent number: 8964357
    Abstract: An electric double layer capacitor with a low resistance value is disclosed. The electric double layer capacitor includes an electrochemical device in the inside of a housing container and capable of achieving charge and discharge via external terminals, wherein the electrochemical device includes a pair of electrodes, a separator disposed between the pair of electrodes, and an electrolytic solution with which the pair of electrodes and the separator are impregnated; when a volume between the pair of electrodes is designated as Ve, and a volume of a void in an inter-electrode part of the separator disposed between the pair of electrodes is designated as Se, an inter-electrode part void ratio Re is defined as Re=Se/Ve×100 (%); and when a thickness of the inter-electrode part is designated as L2 (?m), and a separator evaluation index Ie is defined as Ie=L2/Re (?m/%), a relation of Ie?1.0 (?m/%) is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Instruments Inc.
    Inventors: Tsuneaki Tamachi, Ryo Sato, Kazumi Tanaka, Kensuke Tahara, Tadahito Suzuki, Akira Sato
  • Publication number: 20140242451
    Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolytic secondary battery of excellent characteristics is provided. The nonaqueous electrolytic secondary battery includes: a positive electrode case; a negative electrode case fixed to the positive electrode case, and that forms a storage space with the positive electrode case in between the negative electrode case and the positive electrode case; a positive electrode portion provided on the positive electrode case in the storage space, and that contains a lithium compound as positive electrode active material; a negative electrode portion provided on the negative electrode case in the storage space, and that contains SiOx (0?x<2) as negative electrode active material; and a nonaqueous electrolyte stored inside the storage space. The negative electrode case includes a base layer, and a nickel layer disposed opposite the storage space with respect to the base layer, and that has a higher thermal conductivity than the base layer, and a thickness of 2.6 ?m or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Seiko Instruments Inc.
    Inventors: Takumi SAWAYAMA, Tadahito SUZUKI, Ken MIURA
  • Publication number: 20130308249
    Abstract: An electric double layer capacitor with a low resistance value is disclosed. The electric double layer capacitor includes an electrochemical device in the inside of a housing container and capable of achieving charge and discharge via external terminals, wherein the electrochemical device includes a pair of electrodes, a separator disposed between the pair of electrodes, and an electrolytic solution with which the pair of electrodes and the separator are impregnated; when a volume between the pair of electrodes is designated as Ve, and a volume of a void in an inter-electrode part of the separator disposed between the pair of electrodes is designated as Se, an inter-electrode part void ratio Re is defined as Re=Se/Ve×100 (%); and when a thickness of the inter-electrode part is designated as L2 (?m), and a separator evaluation index Ie is defined as Ie=L2/Re (?m/%), a relation of Ie?1.0 (?m/%) is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Inventors: Tsuneaki TAMACHI, Ryo SATO, Kazumi TANAKA, Kensuke TAHARA, Tadahito SUZUKI, Akira SATO