Patents by Inventor Takamasa Otomo

Takamasa Otomo 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: 20140162115
    Abstract: A main object of the present invention is to provide a battery wherein a unit cell can be uniformly pressurized, and a method for manufacturing the same. The present invention is a battery comprising: a unit cell which is provided with a stacked body comprising a cathode layer, an anode layer, and an electrolyte layer disposed between the cathode layer and the anode layer, and which is provided with a unit cell case accommodating the stacked body; and an exterior battery case which accommodates the unit cell, wherein a fluid capable of pressurizing the unit cell is filled in the outside of the unit cell case and the inside of the exterior battery case; and a portion to be sealed of the unit cell case is positioned outside the exterior battery case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2011
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Inventor: Takamasa Otomo
  • Publication number: 20140127588
    Abstract: A main object of the present invention is to provide a solid electrolyte material having excellent electron conductivity. The present invention solves the problem by providing the solid electrolyte material including: a solid electrolyte particle; and a carbon coating layer formed on a surface of the solid electrolyte particle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2011
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuki Kato, Shigenori Hama, Takamasa Otomo
  • Patent number: 8697292
    Abstract: The problem of the present invention is to provide a sulfide solid electrolyte material having excellent ion conductivity. The present invention solves the problem by providing a sulfide solid electrolyte material comprising an M1 element (such as a Li element), an M2 element (such as a Ge element and a P element), and an S element; having a peak in a position of 2?=29.58°±0.50° in an X-ray diffraction measurement using a CuK? line; and having an IB/IA value of less than 0.50 when a diffraction intensity at the peak of 2?=29.58°±0.50° is represented by IA and a diffraction intensity at a peak of 2?=27.33°±0.50° is represented by IB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignees: Tokyo Institute of Technology, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Ryoji Kanno, Masaaki Hirayama, Yuki Kato, Koji Kawamoto, Shigenori Hama, Takamasa Otomo, Kunihiro Nobuhara
  • Publication number: 20130164632
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a sulfide solid electrolyte glass producing a tiny amount of hydrogen sulfide. The present invention attains the above-mentioned object by providing a sulfide solid electrolyte glass including Li3PS4, characterized in that Li4P2S7 is not detected by 31P NMR measurement and the content of Li2S as determined by XPS measurement is 3% by mol or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2010
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuki Kato, Koji Kawamoto, Shigenori Hama, Takamasa Otomo
  • Publication number: 20130097854
    Abstract: A method for producing a sulfide solid electrolyte material having a small amount of hydrogen sulfide generation and a high Li ion conductivity. To achieve the above, a method for producing a sulfide solid electrolyte material is provided, including steps of: a providing step for providing a crystallized sulfide solid electrolyte material prepared by using a raw material composition containing Li2S and P2S5; and an amorphizing step for applying amorphization treatment to the crystallized sulfide solid electrolyte material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2010
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuki Kato, Koji Kawamoto, Shigenori Hama, Takamasa Otomo
  • Publication number: 20130040208
    Abstract: The problem of the present invention is to provide a sulfide solid electrolyte material having excellent ion conductivity. The present invention solves the problem by providing a sulfide solid electrolyte material comprising an M1 element (such as a Li element), an M2 element (such as a Ge element and a P element), and an S element; having a peak in a position of 2?=29.58°±0.50° in an X-ray diffraction measurement using a CuK? line; and having an IB/IA value of less than 0.50 when a diffraction intensity at the peak of 2?=29.58°±0.50° is represented by IA and a diffraction intensity at a peak of 2?=27.33°±0.50° is represented by IB.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2011
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Ryoji Kanno, Masaaki Hirayama, Yuki Kato, Koji Kawamoto, Shigenori Hama, Takamasa Otomo, Kunihiro Nobuhara