Patents by Inventor Takashi MOHRI

Takashi MOHRI 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: 10833325
    Abstract: A negative electrode active material is composed of a silicon material coated with a carbon layer containing a Group 4 to 6 metal. A method for producing a negative electrode active material includes a step of decomposing a compound containing the Group 4 to 6 metal and a carbon source by heating in the presence of a silicon material, the compound, and the carbon source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Yusuke Sugiyama, Hirotaka Sone, Nobuhiro Goda, Takashi Mohri
  • Patent number: 10800660
    Abstract: A method for producing a silicon material, the method including: a step of heating CaSi2 powder in a range of 400 to 1000° C.; a step of reacting acid with the CaSi2 powder having been subjected to the step of heating CaSi2 powder in a range of 400 to 1000° C., to obtain a layered silicon compound; and a step of heating the layered silicon compound at not less than 300° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Masanori Harata, Takashi Mohri, Nobuhiro Goda, Yasuhiro Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 10476073
    Abstract: A production process for carbon-coated silicon material includes the step of: heating CaSi2 and a halogen-containing polymer at a temperature being a carbonization temperature or more of the halogen-containing polymer in a state where the CaSi2 and the halogen-containing polymer coexist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Hiroki Oshima, Takashi Mohri, Nobuhiro Goda, Masataka Nakanishi
  • Patent number: 10446838
    Abstract: Cycle characteristics of a nonaqueous secondary battery are to be improved. An active material including: a first active material that contains a nano silicon produced by heating a layered polysilane represented by a composition formula (SiH)n and having a structure in which multiple six-membered rings formed from silicon atoms are connected; and a second active material that contains a graphite, is used in a negative electrode. With this, expansion and contraction due to stress during charging and discharging can be mitigated, and thereby cycle characteristics improve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Takeshi Kondo, Yusuke Sugiyama, Takashi Mohri, Hiroki Oshima, Tomohiro Niimi, Mutsumi Takahashi, Nobuhiro Goda, Takahiro Sugioka, Yuta Kawamoto
  • Patent number: 10347910
    Abstract: A nano silicon material having reduced amounts of oxygen (O) and chlorine (Cl) contained therein is provided. The nano silicon material contains fluorine (F) and nano-sized silicon crystallites. Generation of a layer in which oxygen (O) and chlorine (Cl) are present is suppressed due to the presence of fluorine (F), so that a decrease in the moving speed of lithium ions is suppressed. In addition, due to the presence of fluorine (F), the concentrations of oxygen (O) and chlorine (Cl) are reduced, so that reaction thereof with lithium ions is suppressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Takeshi Kondo, Yusuke Sugiyama, Nobuhiro Goda, Takashi Mohri, Hiroki Oshima, Masataka Nakanishi
  • Patent number: 10308515
    Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a CaSi2-containing composition, the method including: a molten metal step of adding Ca and/or M (M is at least one element selected from elements of groups 3 to 9) to a CaSi2-containing composition containing crystalline silicon to prepare a molten metal containing Ca, M and Si that satisfy the following condition: when a molar ratio of Ca, M and Si is x:y:z (x+y+z=100), x, y and z satisfy 23<x?100/3, 0<y<10 and 64<z?200/3, respectively; and a cooling step of cooling the molten metal to obtain a CaSi2-containing composition containing a reduced amount of crystalline silicon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Masanori Harata, Nobuhiro Goda, Takashi Mohri, Hiroki Oshima
  • Patent number: 10217990
    Abstract: A silicon material useful as a negative electrode active material is provided. The silicon material has an Si/O atom ratio within a range of greater than 1/0.5 and not greater than 1/0.1 and a band gap within a range of greater than 1.1 eV and not greater than 2.1 eV. A secondary battery in which this silicon material is used as a negative electrode active material has long life.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Takashi Mohri, Masanori Harata, Masataka Nakanishi, Hiroki Oshima, Nobuhiro Goda
  • Patent number: 10164255
    Abstract: A silicon material useful as a negative electrode active material is provided. The silicon material has a band gap within a range of greater than 1.1 eV and not greater than 1.7 eV. A secondary battery in which this silicon material is used as a negative electrode active material has improved initial efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Takashi Mohri, Masataka Nakanishi, Hiroki Oshima, Masanori Harata, Nobuhiro Goda
  • Publication number: 20180323427
    Abstract: A negative electrode active material is composed of a silicon material coated with a carbon layer containing a Group 4 to 6 metal. A method for producing a negative electrode active material includes a step of decomposing a compound containing the Group 4 to 6 metal and a carbon source by heating in the presence of a silicon material, the compound, and the carbon source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2016
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Yusuke SUGIYAMA, Hirotaka SONE, Nobuhiro GODA, Takashi MOHRI
  • Publication number: 20180265366
    Abstract: A method for producing a silicon material, the method including: a step of heating CaSi2 powder in a range of 400 to 1000° C.; a step of reacting acid with the CaSi2 powder having been subjected to the step of heating CaSi2 powder in a range of 400 to 1000° C., to obtain a layered silicon compound; and a step of heating the layered silicon compound at not less than 300° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Masanori HARATA, Takashi MOHRI, Nobuhiro GODA, Yasuhiro YAMAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20180179072
    Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a silicon material, the method including: a molten metal preparing step of preparing Ca-x at % Si alloy (42?x?75) molten metal; a solidifying step of cooling the molten metal by a rapid cooling device to solidify the Ca-x at % Si alloy; a synthesizing step of reacting the solidified Ca-x at % Si alloy with acid to obtain a layered silicon compound; and a heating step of heating the layered silicon compound at not less than 300° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Masanori HARATA, Takashi MOHRI, Nobuhiro GODA
  • Publication number: 20180170761
    Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a CaSi2-containing composition, the method including: a molten metal step of adding Ca and/or M (M is at least one element selected from elements of groups 3 to 9) to a CaSi2-containing composition containing crystalline silicon to prepare a molten metal containing Ca, M and Si that satisfy the following condition: when a molar ratio of Ca, M and Si is x:y:z (x+y+z=100), x, y and z satisfy 23<x?100/3, 0<y<10 and 64<z?200/3, respectively; and a cooling step of cooling the molten metal to obtain a CaSi2-containing composition containing a reduced amount of crystalline silicon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Masanori HARATA, Nobuhiro GODA, Takashi MOHRI, Hiroki OSHIMA
  • Publication number: 20170256793
    Abstract: A production process for carbon-coated silicon material includes the step of: heating CaSi2 and a halogen-containing polymer at a temperature being a carbonization temperature or more of the halogen-containing polymer in a state where the CaSi2 and the halogen-containing polymer coexist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki
    Inventors: Hiroki OSHIMA, Takashi MOHRI, Nobuhiro GODA, Masataka NAKANISHI
  • Publication number: 20170256792
    Abstract: A production process for carbon-coated silicon material includes the steps of: a lamellar-silicon-compound production step of reacting CaSi2 with an acid to turn the CaSi2 into a lamellar silicon compound; a silicon-material production step of heating the lamellar silicon compound at 300° C. or more to turn the lamellar silicon compound into a silicon material; a coating step of coating the silicon material with carbon; and a washing step of washing the silicon material, or another silicon material undergone the coating step, with a solvent of which the relative permittivity is 5 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Takeshi KONDO, Yusuke SUGIYAMA, Nobuhiro GODA, Mutsumi TAKAHASHI, Takashi MOHRI, Tomohiro NIIMI, Tomokuni ABE, Hirotaka SONE, Atsushi SAITO, Akihiro SAEKI
  • Publication number: 20170200947
    Abstract: A silicon material useful as a negative electrode active material is provided. The silicon material has a band gap within a range of greater than 1.1 eV and not greater than 1.7 eV. A secondary battery in which this silicon material is used as a negative electrode active material has improved initial efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Takashi MOHRI, Masataka NAKANISHI, Hiroki OSHIMA, Masanori HARATA, Nobuhiro GODA
  • Publication number: 20170200949
    Abstract: A negative electrode active material having improved electron conductivity is provided. A reaction between an acid and a copper-containing calcium silicide represented by CaCuxSiy is caused, and a heat treatment is performed in a non-oxidizing atmosphere on the reaction product, to obtain a copper-containing silicon material. The copper-containing silicon material contains Si and copper in an amorphous phase, and fine copper silicide is uniformly deposited within the amorphous phase. Thus, electron conductivity improves. Therefore, a secondary battery in which the negative electrode active material is used as a negative electrode has improved rate characteristics and also has an increased charge/discharge capacity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Masanori HARATA, Takashi MOHRI
  • Publication number: 20170200948
    Abstract: A nano silicon material having reduced amounts of oxygen (O) and chlorine (Cl) contained therein is provided. The nano silicon material contains fluorine (F) and nano-sized silicon crystallites. Generation of a layer in which oxygen (O) and chlorine (Cl) are present is suppressed due to the presence of fluorine (F), so that a decrease in the moving speed of lithium ions is suppressed. In addition, due to the presence of fluorine (F), the concentrations of oxygen (O) and chlorine (Cl) are reduced, so that reaction thereof with lithium ions is suppressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Takeshi KONDO, Yusuke SUGIYAMA, Nobuhiro GODA, Takashi MOHRI, Hiroki OSHIMA, Masataka NAKANISHI
  • Publication number: 20170194623
    Abstract: A silicon material useful as a negative electrode active material is provided. The silicon material has an Si/O atom ratio within a range of greater than 1/0.5 and not greater than 1/0.1 and a band gap within a range of greater than 1.1 eV and not greater than 2.1 eV. A secondary battery in which this silicon material is used as a negative electrode active material has long life.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Takashi MOHRI, Masanori HARATA, Masataka NAKANISHI, Hiroki OSHIMA, Nobuhiro GODA
  • Publication number: 20170012282
    Abstract: Cycle characteristics of a nonaqueous secondary battery are to be improved. An active material including: a first active material that contains a nano silicon produced by heating a layered polysilane represented by a composition formula (SiH)n and having a structure in which multiple six-membered rings formed from silicon atoms are connected; and a second active material that contains a graphite, is used in a negative electrode. With this, expansion and contraction due to stress during charging and discharging can be mitigated, and thereby cycle characteristics improve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Takeshi KONDO, Yusuke SUGIYAMA, Takashi MOHRI, Hiroki OSHIMA, Tomohiro NIIMI, Mutsumi TAKAHASHI, Nobuhiro GODA, Takahiro SUGIOKA, Yuta KAWAMOTO