Patents by Inventor Takehiro Noguchi

Takehiro Noguchi 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: 20150118577
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention relates to a lithium secondary battery comprising: a positive electrode comprising a positive electrode active material; and an electrolytic solution comprising a nonaqueous electrolytic solvent, wherein the positive electrode active material operates at a potential of 4.5 V or more versus lithium, and the electrolytic solution comprises: the nonaqueous electrolytic solvent comprising a fluorine-containing phosphate ester represented by a given formula; and a cyclic sulfonate ester represented by a given formula.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Yuukou Katou, Takehiro Noguchi, Hideaki Sasaki, Makiko Takahashi, Shinsaku Saitho
  • Publication number: 20150108396
    Abstract: Provided are a positive electrode active material for a lithium ion secondary battery and a secondary battery using the same, by which high discharge energy is obtained at low cost and capacity drop with cycles can be suppressed. A positive electrode active material for a secondary battery according to the embodiment of the present invention is represented by the following formula (I): Lia(FexNiyMn2-x-y-zAz)O4??(I) wherein 0.2<x?1.2, 0<y<0.5, 0?a?1.2 and 0<z?0.3; A is at least one selected from the group consisting of Li, B, Na, Mg, Al, K and Ca.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Makiko Takahashi, Takehiro Noguchi, Hideaki Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20150064554
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a positive electrode for lithium ion secondary batteries, the positive electrode comprising a positive electrode active material and a positive electrode binder, in which the positive electrode active material comprises lithium manganate having a spinel structure, and the positive electrode binder comprises at least polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) and a resin having sulfone linkages, and to a lithium ion secondary battery comprising the positive electrode for lithium ion secondary batteries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Hideaki Sasaki, Takehiro Noguchi
  • Publication number: 20150010831
    Abstract: A lithium secondary battery including a positive electrode including a positive electrode active material capable of intercalating and deintercalating lithium ions, a negative electrode including a negative electrode active material capable of intercalating and deintercalating lithium ions, and a nonaqueous electrolytic solution, wherein the positive electrode active material includes an active material capable of intercalating or deintercalating lithium ions at a potential of 4.5 V or more, and the nonaqueous electrolytic solution includes a particular fluorine-containing ether compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2013
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventors: Takehiro Noguchi, Makiko Uehara
  • Publication number: 20140367610
    Abstract: An active material for a secondary battery with improved life characteristics is provided. An active material for a secondary battery according to this exemplary embodiment is an active material for a secondary battery represented by Lia1(Nix1Mn2-x1-y1-x1M1y1 M2z1)O4 wherein 0<x1, 0<y1, 0<z1, x1+y1+z1<2, and 0?a1?2; M1 is at least one selected from Si and Ti; and M2 is at least one selected from Li, B, Mg, Na, K, and Ca. In addition, an active material for a secondary battery according to this exemplary embodiment is an active material for a secondary battery represented by Lia2(Nix2Mn2-x2-y2-z2M3y2M4z2)O4 wherein 0<x2, 0<y2, 0<z2<0.03, x2+y2+z2<2, and 0?a2?2; M3 is at least one selected from Si and Ti; and M4 is at least one selected from Li, B, Mg, Al, Na, K, and Ca, and includes at least Al.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Takehiro Noguchi, Hideaki Sasaki, Makiko Uehara
  • Publication number: 20140356706
    Abstract: There is provided a negative electrode for a secondary battery that can provide a secondary battery having high charge and discharge efficiency, and a high capacity retention rate in charge and discharge cycles. A negative electrode for a secondary battery according to this exemplary embodiment contains scale-like graphite, a fluorine-based resin, and an imide-based resin. A method for manufacturing a negative electrode for a secondary battery according to this exemplary embodiment includes applying a negative electrode slurry containing scale-like graphite, a fluorine-based resin, an imide-based resin, and a solvent for dissolving the fluorine-based resin and the imide-based resin to a negative electrode current collector; and heat-treating the negative electrode current collector at a temperature of 100° C. or more and 150° C. or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventors: Hideaki Sasaki, Kazuhiko Inoue, Takehiro Noguchi
  • Patent number: 8877090
    Abstract: There is provided a novel positive electrode active material for a secondary battery. A positive electrode active material for a secondary battery according to the present exemplary embodiment is represented by the following formula (I):Lia(NixCryMn2-x-y-zM1z)O4(I) wherein 0<x, 0<y, 0<z, x+y+z<2, and 0?a?2; and M1 contains at least one selected from the group consisting of Na and Mg. A positive electrode for a secondary battery according to the present exemplary embodiment has the positive electrode active material for a secondary battery according to the present exemplary embodiment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Nec Corporation
    Inventors: Takehiro Noguchi, Hideaki Sasaki, Makiko Uehara
  • Publication number: 20140322615
    Abstract: It is an object of this exemplary embodiment to provide a lithium ion secondary battery using a positive electrode active material having an operating potential of 4.5 V or more, the lithium ion secondary battery having excellent high temperature cycle characteristics. This exemplary embodiment is a lithium ion secondary battery comprising a positive electrode and a negative electrode capable of intercalating and deintercalating lithium, a separator between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and an electrolytic solution containing a nonaqueous electrolytic solvent, wherein the positive electrode comprises a positive electrode active material operating at a potential of 4.5 V or more versus lithium, the separator comprises cellulose, a cellulose derivative, or a glass fiber, and the nonaqueous electrolytic solvent comprises a fluorinated solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: Makiko Uehara, Takehiro Noguchi
  • Publication number: 20140302405
    Abstract: An object of the exemplary embodiment is to provide a lithium ion secondary battery using a 5 V class positive electrode, in which generation of gas is reduced. The exemplary embodiment is a lithium ion secondary battery comprising at least a positive electrode and an electrolyte solution. The lithium ion secondary battery is characterized in that the positive electrode contains a positive electrode active material having an operating potential at 4.5 V or more versus lithium metal, and the electrolyte solution contains a cyano group-containing polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2012
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Inventors: Hideaki Sasaki, Takehiro Noguchi
  • Publication number: 20140138575
    Abstract: An active material for a secondary battery whose lifetime characteristics are improved is provided. The active material for a secondary battery includes a first active material represented by Lip[M1mM22-m-nM3n]O4, wherein M1 is at least one selected from Ni, Cr, Fe, Co, and Cu; M2 is at least one selected from Mn, Ti, and Si, and contains Mn; M3 is at least one selected from Li, B, Mg, Al, Na, and Ca; and 0?p, 0<m, 0<n, and m+n<2; and a second active material represented by Liq[LiaXxZzMn1-a-x-z]O2, wherein X is at least one selected from Ni, Cr, Fe, Co, and Cu; Z is at least one selected from Al, Mg, B, Si, Na, Ca, and Ti; and 0?q, 0<a, 0<x, 0?z, and a+x+z<1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Inventors: Takehiro Noguchi, Hideaki Sasaki, Makiko Uehara, Yuukou Katou
  • Publication number: 20140134461
    Abstract: A secondary battery having high heat dissipation ability is provided. A secondary battery including a plurality of positive electrodes and a plurality of negative electrodes in an outer package, wherein the plurality of positive electrodes are connected to each other outside the outer package without being connected to each other inside the outer package, or wherein the plurality of negative electrodes are connected to each other outside the outer package without being connected to each other inside the outer package, or wherein the plurality of positive electrodes are connected to each other outside the outer package without being connected to each other inside the outer package and the plurality of negative electrodes are connected to each other outside the outer package without being connected to each other inside the outer package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2012
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Inoue, Hiroshi Hatakeyama, Takehiro Noguchi
  • Publication number: 20140023935
    Abstract: Provided is a lithium secondary cell of 5V class having a positive electrode operating voltage of 4.5V or higher with respect to metallic lithium; the lithium secondary cell has high energy density, inhibits degradation of the electrolytic solution that comes in contact with the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and has particularly long cell life when used under high-temperature environments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Takehiro Noguchi, Hideaki Sasaki, Makiko Uehara, Kazuaki Matsumoto, Hiroshi Hatakeyama
  • Publication number: 20140017572
    Abstract: The object is to provide a lithium ion secondary battery which has an excellent cycle property even in high-temperature environment and which has small volume increase. An exemplary embodiment of the invention is a lithium ion secondary battery, comprising: a positive electrode, a negative electrode comprising a negative electrode active material, and an electrolyte liquid; wherein the electrolyte liquid comprises a chain-type fluorinated ester compound represented by a predetermined formula and a chain-type fluorinated ether compound represented by a predetermined formula; wherein the negative electrode active material comprises metal (a) that can be alloyed with lithium, metal oxide (b) that can absorb and desorb lithium ion, and carbon material (c) that can absorb and desorb lithium ion; and wherein metal (a) is silicon, and metal oxide (b) is silicon oxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Makiko Uehara, Daisuke Kawasaki, Takehiro Noguchi, Akinobu Nakamura, Kenichi Shimura, Yoko Hashizume
  • Publication number: 20130280599
    Abstract: Provided is an electricity storage device that is able to suppress the reaction between an electrolyte contained in an electrolyte solution and a current collector, corrosion of the current collector, deterioration of the electrolyte solution, and reduction in energy capacity, and that has high potential, excellent stability and durability, and is highly reliable. The electricity storage device has a positive electrode having a positive-electrode active material layer on a positive electrode current collector, a negative electrode having a negative-electrode active material layer on a negative electrode current collector, a separator, and an electrolyte solution. The positive electrode current collector and/or the negative electrode current collector has a corrosion suppression film on the surface thereof, and a thickness of the corrosion suppression film is 50 nm or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2011
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuaki Matsumoto, Kazuhiko Inoue, Takehiro Noguchi
  • Publication number: 20130280600
    Abstract: The object of an exemplary embodiment of the invention is to provide a secondary battery which contains a positive electrode active material operating at a potential of 4.5 V or higher and which has good cycle property at a high temperature. An exemplary embodiment of the invention is a secondary battery, comprising a positive electrode that can absorb and desorb lithium and an electrolyte liquid; wherein the positive electrode comprises a positive electrode active material that operates at a potential of 4.5 V or higher with respect to lithium; and wherein the electrolyte liquid comprises a fluorinated ether represented by a prescribed formula and a cyclic-type sulfonate represented by a prescribed formula.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Makiko Uehara, Takehiro Noguchi, Hideaki Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20130266847
    Abstract: The object of an exemplary embodiment of the invention is to provide a lithium secondary battery which has high energy density by containing a positive electrode active substance operating at a potential of 4.5 V or higher with respect to lithium and which has excellent cycle property. An exemplary embodiment of the invention is an lithium secondary battery, which comprises a positive electrode comprising a positive electrode active substance and an electrolyte liquid comprising a nonaqueous electrolyte solvent; wherein the positive electrode active substance operates at a potential of 4.5 V or higher with respect to lithium; and wherein the nonaqueous electrolyte solvent comprises a fluorine-containing phosphate represented by a prescribed formula.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2011
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicants: NEC ENERGY DEVICES, LTD., NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takehiro Noguchi, Hideaki Sasaki, Makiko Uehara, Ippei Waki, Shinako Kaneko, Hiroshi Hatakeyama, Shinsaku Saitho, Yuukou Katou
  • Publication number: 20130224571
    Abstract: A lithium ion secondary battery including: a positive electrode including a positive electrode active material represented by the general formula: Lia(MxMn2-x-yAy)O4 wherein 0.4<x, 0?y, x+y<2, and 0?a 2?hold, M represents one or two or more metals selected from the group consisting of Ni, Co, and Fe and including at least Ni, and A represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of B, Mg, Al, and Ti; a negative electrode including a negative electrode active material capable of intercalating and deintercalating lithium; a nonaqueous electrolytic solution; and a lithium ion type zeolite in contact with this nonaqueous electrolytic solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2011
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideaki Sasaki, Takehiro Noguchi
  • Publication number: 20130224608
    Abstract: A positive electrode active material having a charge and discharge range of 4.5 V or more with respect to lithium metal and used for a secondary battery excellent in charge and discharge characteristics and cycle characteristics is provided. The positive electrode active material B for a secondary battery according to the exemplary embodiment is obtained by subjecting a positive electrode active material A for a secondary battery having a charge and discharge range of 4.5 V or more with respect to lithium metal to coupling treatment with a coupling agent containing at least fluorine. Further, the positive electrode active material B for a secondary battery according to the exemplary embodiment has a film at least containing fluorine on at least a part of a surface of a positive electrode active material A for a secondary battery having a charge and discharge range of 4.5 V or more with respect to lithium metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideaki Sasaki, Takehiro Noguchi
  • Publication number: 20130221269
    Abstract: A positive electrode active material for a lithium ion secondary battery having high discharge energy and capable of suppressing capacity drop with cycles and a secondary battery using the same are provided at lower cost. A positive electrode active material for a secondary battery according to a first aspect of the exemplary embodiment is represented by the following formula (I): Lia(FexNiyMn2-x-y)O4 (I) where 0.2<x?1.2, 0<y<0.5 and 0?a?1.2. Furthermore, a positive electrode active material for a secondary battery according to a second aspect of the exemplary embodiment is represented by the following formula (II): Lia(FexNiyMn2-x-y-zAz)O4 (II) where 0.2?x?1.2, 0<y<0.5, 0?a?1.2 and 0<z?0.3; A is at least one selected from the group consisting of Li, B, Na, Mg, Al, K and Ca.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2011
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Makiko Uehara, Takehiro Noguchi, Hideaki Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20130168601
    Abstract: There is provided a novel positive electrode active material for a secondary battery. A positive electrode active material for a secondary battery according to the present exemplary embodiment is represented by the following formula (I): Lia(NixCryMn2-x-y-zM1z)O4??(I) wherein 0<x, 0<y, 0<z, x+y+z<2, and 0?a?2; and M1 contains at least one selected from the group consisting of Na and Mg. A positive electrode for a secondary battery according to the present exemplary embodiment has the positive electrode active material for a secondary battery according to the present exemplary embodiment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takehiro Noguchi, Hideaki Sasaki, Makiko Uehara