Patents by Inventor Takeo Kawahara

Takeo Kawahara 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: 7923142
    Abstract: There are provided a novel onium salt and a method for optimizing the interface of a negative electrode by the use of the novel onium salt and/or a conventional onium salt. Such a method is characterized in that an electrolyte comprising novel 2,2,2-trifluoro-N-(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)acetamide•tetraethyl ammonium salt is made to intervene between a negative electrode and a positive electrode in an electrochemical device having the constitution: a negative electrode|an electrolyte|a positive electrode, thereby constructing an electrode structure in the electrochemical device, and applying a voltage between the negative electrode and the positive electrode so as for the negative electrode to have a potential of ?1 V to ?5 V in terms of the potential relative to a reference electrode of I?/I3?, thereby forming a passive-state layer comprising a decomposition product of the above electrolyte or salt on the surface of the above negative electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignees: Tokuyama Corporation, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
    Inventors: Tomonori Matsunaga, Takeo Kawahara, Hajime Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 7846576
    Abstract: There are provided a novel onium salt and a method for optimizing the interface of a negative electrode by the use of the novel onium salt and/or a conventional onium salt. Such a method is characterized in that an electrolyte comprising novel 2,2,2-trifluoro-N-(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)acetamide.tetraethyl ammonium salt is made to intervene between a negative electrode and a positive electrode in an electrochemical device having the constitution: a negative electrode| an electrolyte| a positive electrode, thereby constructing an electrode structure in the electrochemical device, and applying a voltage between the negative electrode and the positive electrode so as for the negative electrode to have a potential of ?1 V to ?5 V in terms of the potential relative to a reference electrode of I?/I3?, thereby forming a passive-state layer comprising a decomposition product of the above electrolyte or salt on the surface of the above negative electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignees: Tokuyama Corporation, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
    Inventors: Tomonori Matsunaga, Takeo Kawahara, Hajime Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20100216050
    Abstract: The present invention can provide an anion exchange type separation membrane used for direct liquid fuel type fuel cell, high in heat resistance, hard to deteriorate when using and capable of obtaining high battery output. A composite membrane used as the separation membrane for fuel cell can be obtained by using a porous film, composed of a hydrolysis resistant polyimide resin such as a polyimide resin having a fluorenylidene group in a main framework, as a substrate; optionally increasing water retention characteristics for example by applying a water-retentive resin to at least a part of a surface of the porous film; and then filling an anion-exchange resin such as a cross-linked hydrocarbon-based anion-exchange resin having a quaternary ammonium group as an anion exchange group into a void portion of the porous film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2008
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Applicant: Tokuyama Corporation
    Inventors: Shingo Matsui, Takeo Kawahara, Kenji Fukuta, Hiroyuki Yanagi
  • Publication number: 20080039634
    Abstract: There are provided a novel onium salt and a method for optimizing the interface of a negative electrode by the use of the novel onium salt and /or a conventional onium salt. Such a method is characterized in that an electrolyte comprising novel 2, 2, 2-trifluoro-N-(trifluoromethanesulfonyl) acetamide·tetraethyl ammonium salt is made to intervene between a negative electrode and a positive electrode in an electrochemical device having the constitution: a negative electrode|an electrolyte |a positive electrode, thereby constructing an electrode structure in the electrochemical device, and applying a voltage between the negative electrode and the positive electrode so as for the negative electrode to have a potential of ?1 V to ?5 V in terms of the potential relative to a reference electrode of I?/I3?, thereby forming a passive-state layer comprising a decomposition product of the above electrolyte or salt on the surface of the above negative electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventors: Tomonori Matsunaga, Takeo Kawahara, Hajime Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20040170890
    Abstract: There are provided a novel onium salt and a method for optimizing the interface of a negative electrode by the use of the novel onium salt and/or a conventional onium salt. Such a method is characterized in that an electrolyte comprising novel 2,2,2-trifluoro-N-(trifluoromethanesulfonyl) acetamide•tetraethyl ammonium salt is made to intervene between a negative electrode and a positive electrode in an electrochemical device having the constitution: a negative electrode | an electrolyte | a positive electrode, thereby constructing an electrode structure in the electrochemical device, and applying a voltage between the negative electrode and the positive electrode so as for the negative electrode to have a potential of −1 V to −5 V in terms of the potential relative to a reference electrode of I−/I3−, thereby forming a passive-state layer comprising a decomposition product of the above electrolyte or salt on the surface of the above negative electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2004
    Publication date: September 2, 2004
    Inventors: Tomonori Matsunaga, Takeo Kawahara, Hajime Matsumoto