Patents by Inventor Takeshi Yamana

Takeshi Yamana 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: 11784339
    Abstract: A battery cell for use in a redox flow battery, the battery cell including an electrode, a membrane facing one of both surfaces of the electrode, and a bipolar plate facing the other surface of the electrode, wherein the bipolar plate includes, in a surface thereof facing the electrode, a flow channel for an electrolyte, the electrode is a porous body containing carbon materials, and a compressive strain in a thickness direction of the electrode when a compressive stress of 0.8 MPa is applied in the thickness direction of the electrode is 20% or more and 60% or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kiyoaki Moriuchi, Yoshiyasu Kawagoe, Seiji Ogino, Shin-ichi Sawada, Takeshi Yamana
  • Patent number: 11665982
    Abstract: A superconducting wire includes a substrate and a superconducting material layer. The substrate includes a first main surface and a second main surface opposite to the first main surface. The superconducting material layer is disposed on the first main surface. Along at least a part of the superconducting wire in a direction in which the superconducting wire extends, the superconducting material layer is disposed to cover a side surface of the substrate in a width direction of the substrate and cover at least a part of the second main surface. A thickness of the superconducting material layer located on the first main surface varies along the width direction. A maximum thickness of the superconducting material layer located on the second main surface is smaller than a maximum thickness of the superconducting material layer located on the first main surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Yamaguchi, Tatsuoki Nagaishi, Masaya Konishi, Takeshi Yamana, Kenji Motoi
  • Patent number: 11527770
    Abstract: A cell stack including; a stacked body including a plurality of cell frames each having a bipolar plate whose outer periphery is supported by a frame member; and a pair of end plates that tighten the stacked body from both sides of a stacking direction thereof, wherein an area S [cm2] of each cell frame as viewed from the stacking direction of the stacked body and a length W [mm] in the stacking direction of the stacked body satisfies a relationship 0.05?W/S?0.9.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hayato Fujita, Kenji Motoi, Takashi Kanno, Takeshi Yamana
  • Patent number: 11522209
    Abstract: A battery according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a plurality of tanks (2) storing electrolyte containing ions of which valence is changed; a cell (1) configured to cause oxidation-reduction of the electrolyte so as to be charged or discharged; a pipe (3) connecting the plurality of tanks and the cell; and a pump (4) configured to circulate the electrolyte between the plurality of tanks and the cell through the pipe. The battery according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a container (5) housing the plurality of tanks (2), the cell (1), the pipe (3), and the pump (4). The container has a bottom (51), a side (52), and a top (53). Accordingly, the battery in an embodiment of the present invention can be installed easily and its installation area can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsuo Ikeuchi, Takeshi Yamana, Kenji Motoi
  • Publication number: 20220085402
    Abstract: A battery cell for use in a redox flow battery, the battery cell including an electrode, a membrane facing one of both surfaces of the electrode, and a bipolar plate facing the other surface of the electrode, wherein the bipolar plate includes, in a surface thereof facing the electrode, a flow channel for an electrolyte, the electrode is a porous body containing carbon materials, and a compressive strain in a thickness direction of the electrode when a compressive stress of 0.8 MPa is applied in the thickness direction of the electrode is 20% or more and 60% or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kiyoaki MORIUCHI, Yoshiyasu KAWAGOE, Seiji OGINO, Shin-ichi SAWADA, Takeshi YAMANA
  • Patent number: 11101395
    Abstract: This wiring module includes: a wiring substrate; a base portion at which the wiring substrate is placed; and an adhesive layer configured to adhere the wiring substrate to the base portion, wherein the wiring substrate includes: a land portion configured to have a power generating element mounted thereto; and a wire portion configured to be electrically connected to the power generating element, the adhesive layer has: a land adhesion region configured to adhere the land portion to the base portion; and a wire adhesion region configured to adhere the wire portion to the base portion, and a width of the wire adhesion region is smaller than a width of the land adhesion region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazumasa Toya, Takashi Iwasaki, Youichi Nagai, Koji Mori, Kenji Saito, Rui Mikami, Takeshi Yamana
  • Patent number: 10985286
    Abstract: This power generation module includes: a power generating portion (30) including a power generating element (19); and a wiring substrate. The wiring substrate includes: a reinforcement plate; and a flexible printed circuit (79) provided above the reinforcement plate. The flexible printed circuit (79) has: an FPC land portion (70) configured to have the power generating portion (30) mounted thereto; and a FPC wire portion (73) connected to the FPC land portion (70). The width of the FPC wire portion (73) is smaller than the width of the FPC land portion (70).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazumasa Toya, Takashi Iwasaki, Youichi Nagai, Koji Mori, Kenji Saito, Rui Mikami, Takeshi Yamana
  • Publication number: 20200403262
    Abstract: A cell stack including; a stacked body including a plurality of cell frames each having a bipolar plate whose outer periphery is supported by a frame member; and a pair of end plates that tighten the stacked body from both sides of a stacking direction thereof, wherein an area S [cm2] of each cell frame as viewed from the stacking direction of the stacked body and a length W [mm] in the stacking direction of the stacked body satisfies a relationship 0.05?W/S?0.9.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hayato FUJITA, Kenji MOTOI, Takashi KANNO, Takeshi YAMANA
  • Patent number: 10680127
    Abstract: This power generation circuit unit includes a wiring substrate and a plurality of power generating elements mounted to the wiring substrate. The wiring substrate includes: a first substrate (32E) and a second substrate (32F) to each of which the power generating element is mounted; and a coupling portion (33L) configured to couple the first substrate (32E) and the second substrate (32F) together. The first substrate (32E) can be disposed at least two positions of: a first position separated from the second substrate (32F) by a first distance; and a second position separated from the second substrate (32F) by a second distance being greater than the first distance. The coupling portion (33L) has an FPC (flexible printed circuits). In a state where the first substrate is disposed at the second position, at least a part of the coupling portion (33L) is twisted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazumasa Toya, Takashi Iwasaki, Youichi Nagai, Koji Mori, Kenji Saito, Rui Mikami, Takeshi Yamana
  • Patent number: 10431843
    Abstract: A frame body for a cell frame of a redox flow battery, the frame body including an outer peripheral portion, the outer peripheral portion including a thin region whose thickness gradually decreases in a direction from the center of the frame body toward the outer periphery of the frame body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideyuki Yamaguchi, Takashi Kanno, Kenji Motoi, Takeshi Yamana
  • Patent number: 10305121
    Abstract: There is provided a frame body used for a cell of a redox flow battery, that can improve heat dissipation of an electrolyte in a slit and can suppress rise of the temperature of the electrolyte. It is a frame body used for a cell of a redox flow battery, comprising: an opening formed inside the frame body; a manifold allowing an electrolyte to pass therethrough; and a slit which connects the manifold and the opening and forms a channel of the electrolyte between the manifold and the opening, the slit having a pair of sidewalls facing each other in a cross section orthogonal to a direction in which the electrolyte flows, the slit having, at at least a portion thereof in the slit's depthwise direction, a width narrowing portion allowing the sidewalls to have a spacing narrowed in the depthwise direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Kanno, Takeshi Yamana, Kenji Motoi
  • Patent number: 10305122
    Abstract: There is provided a frame body used for a cell of a redox flow battery, that can improve heat dissipation of an electrolyte in a slit and can suppress rise of the temperature of the electrolyte. It is a frame body used for a cell of a redox flow battery, comprising: an opening formed inside the frame body; a manifold allowing an electrolyte to pass therethrough; and a slit which connects the manifold and the opening and forms a channel of the electrolyte between the manifold and the opening, the slit having a pair of sidewalls facing each other in a cross section orthogonal to a direction in which the electrolyte flows, the slit having, at at least a portion thereof in the slit's depthwise direction, a width narrowing portion allowing the sidewalls to have a spacing narrowed in the depthwise direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Kanno, Takeshi Yamana, Kenji Motoi
  • Publication number: 20190140301
    Abstract: A battery according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a plurality of tanks (2) storing electrolyte containing ions of which valence is changed; a cell (1) configured to cause oxidation-reduction of the electrolyte so as to be charged or discharged; a pipe (3) connecting the plurality of tanks and the cell; and a pump (4) configured to circulate the electrolyte between the plurality of tanks and the cell through the pipe. The battery according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a container (5) housing the plurality of tanks (2), the cell (1), the pipe (3), and the pump (4). The container has a bottom (51), a side (52), and a top (53). Accordingly, the battery in an embodiment of the present invention can be installed easily and its installation area can be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2016
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Atsuo Ikeuchi, Takeshi Yamana, Kenji Motoi
  • Patent number: 10263263
    Abstract: There is provided a frame body used for a cell of a redox flow battery, that can improve heat dissipation of an electrolyte in a slit and can suppress rise of the temperature of the electrolyte. It is a frame body used for a cell of a redox flow battery, comprising: an opening formed inside the frame body; a manifold allowing an electrolyte to pass therethrough; and a slit which connects the manifold and the opening and forms a channel of the electrolyte between the manifold and the opening, the slit having a pair of sidewalls facing each other in a cross section orthogonal to a direction in which the electrolyte flows, the slit having, at at least a portion thereof in the slit's depthwise direction, a width narrowing portion allowing the sidewalls to have a spacing narrowed in the depthwise direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Kanno, Takeshi Yamana, Kenji Motoi
  • Patent number: 10224563
    Abstract: A frame body that is a part of a flat cell frame for a cell stack of a redox flow battery, and that supports, on an outer peripheral side of a bipolar plate of the cell frame, the bipolar plate, the frame body including a frame-facing surface that is to face, when a plurality of the cell frames are stacked, a frame body of another cell frame that is adjacent to the cell frame in a stacking direction, wherein the frame-facing surface has a surface roughness Ra of 0.03 ?m or more and 3.2 ?m or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hayato Fujita, Takashi Kanno, Kenji Motoi, Takeshi Yamana
  • Publication number: 20180337323
    Abstract: A superconducting wire includes a substrate and a superconducting material layer. The substrate includes a first main surface and a second main surface opposite to the first main surface. The superconducting material layer is disposed on the first main surface. Along at least a part of the superconducting wire in a direction in which the superconducting wire extends, the superconducting material layer is disposed to cover a side surface of the substrate in a width direction of the substrate and cover at least a part of the second main surface. A thickness of the superconducting material layer located on the first main surface varies along the width direction. A maximum thickness of the superconducting material layer located on the second main surface is smaller than a maximum thickness of the superconducting material layer located on the first main surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2015
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Applicant: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi YAMAGUCHI, Tatsuoki NAGAISHI, Masaya KONISHI, Takeshi YAMANA, Kenji MOTOI
  • Publication number: 20180248216
    Abstract: A frame body for a cell frame of a redox flow battery, the frame body including an outer peripheral portion, the outer peripheral portion including a thin region whose thickness gradually decreases in a direction from the center of the frame body toward the outer periphery of the frame body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Hideyuki Yamaguchi, Takashi Kanno, Kenji Motoi, Takeshi Yamana
  • Publication number: 20180248215
    Abstract: A frame body that is a part of a flat cell frame for a cell stack of a redox flow battery, and that supports, on an outer peripheral side of a bipolar plate of the cell frame, the bipolar plate, the frame body including a frame-facing surface that is to face, when a plurality of the cell frames are stacked, a frame body of another cell frame that is adjacent to the cell frame in a stacking direction, wherein the frame-facing surface has a surface roughness Ra of 0.03 ?m or more and 3.2 ?m or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Hayato Fujita, Takashi Kanno, Kenji Motoi, Takeshi Yamana
  • Patent number: 9947944
    Abstract: There is provided a frame body used for a cell of a redox flow battery, that can improve heat dissipation of an electrolyte in a slit while reducing a shunt current loss through the electrolyte, and can also suppress strain caused at a slit formation portion. It is a frame body used for a cell of a redox flow battery, comprising: an opening formed inside the frame body; a manifold allowing an electrolyte to pass therethrough; and a slit which connects the manifold and the opening and forms a channel of the electrolyte between the manifold and the opening, the slit having at least one bent portion, the at least one bent portion having a radius of curvature of 2.0 mm or more and 200 mm or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Kanno, Takeshi Yamana, Kenji Motoi
  • Publication number: 20170271691
    Abstract: There is provided a frame body used for a cell of a redox flow battery, that can improve heat dissipation of an electrolyte in a slit and can suppress rise of the temperature of the electrolyte. It is a frame body used for a cell of a redox flow battery, comprising: an opening formed inside the frame body; a manifold allowing an electrolyte to pass therethrough; and a slit which connects the manifold and the opening and forms a channel of the electrolyte between the manifold and the opening, the slit having a pair of sidewalls facing each other in a cross section orthogonal to a direction in which the electrolyte flows, the slit having, at at least a portion thereof in the slit's depthwise direction, a width narrowing portion allowing the sidewalls to have a spacing narrowed in the depthwise direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Takashi Kanno, Takeshi Yamana, Kenji Motoi