Patents by Inventor Taku Matsumura

Taku Matsumura 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: 12074275
    Abstract: Disclosed is a slurry composition for an all-solid-state secondary battery which comprises an inorganic solid electrolyte, a binder, a basic functional group-containing compound, and a solvent, wherein an amount of the basic functional group-containing compound is 0.005 parts by mass or more and 5 parts by mass or less per 100 parts by mass of the inorganic solid electrolyte.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Taku Matsumura
  • Patent number: 11955641
    Abstract: A binder composition for a non-aqueous secondary battery contains water-soluble macromolecules, water, and a particulate polymer formed of a polymer that includes a block region formed of an aromatic vinyl monomer unit. Surface acid content A of the particulate polymer is 0.05 mmol/g or more, acid content B in an aqueous phase of the binder composition per 1 g of the particulate polymer is not less than 0.03 mmol/g and not more than 0.80 mmol/g, and a ratio (A/B) of the surface acid content A of the particulate polymer and the acid content B in the aqueous phase of the binder composition is not less than 0.5 and not more than 5.0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Taku Matsumura, Ai Masuda
  • Patent number: 11784313
    Abstract: Provided is a slurry composition for a secondary battery electrode that has excellent fibrous carbon nanomaterial dispersibility and is capable of forming an electrode mixed material layer having excellent close adherence to a current collector. The slurry composition is obtained using a conductive material paste composition for a secondary battery electrode that contains a fibrous carbon nanomaterial, a binder, and a solvent. The binder includes a first copolymer that includes an alkylene structural unit and a nitrile group-containing monomer unit and has a weight average molecular weight of at least 170,000 and less than 1,500,000.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Taku Matsumura, Jun Mikami
  • Publication number: 20230282832
    Abstract: Provided is a binder composition for a non-aqueous secondary battery electrode that can form an electrode for a non-aqueous secondary battery having excellent moisture resistance. The binder composition for a non-aqueous secondary battery electrode contains phenolic compound particles and a particulate polymer formed of a graft polymer that includes an acidic graft chain and that is obtained through a graft polymerization reaction of an acidic group-containing monomer and/or macromonomer with core particles containing a block copolymer that includes an aromatic vinyl block region formed of an aromatic vinyl monomer unit and an aliphatic conjugated diene block region formed of an aliphatic conjugated diene monomer unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Taku MATSUMURA, Keiichiro TANAKA, Hiroki OSHIMA
  • Patent number: 11673984
    Abstract: Provided is a binder composition for a non-aqueous secondary battery electrode that can form a slurry composition for a non-aqueous secondary battery electrode having excellent viscosity stability and a non-aqueous secondary battery having excellent cycle characteristics. The binder composition for a non-aqueous secondary battery electrode contains: a polymer that includes a monomer unit including a functional group that is bondable with a cationic group and a (meth)acrylic acid ester monomer unit; and an organic compound that includes at least two cationic groups. The binder composition for a non-aqueous secondary battery electrode has a viscosity change rate of 400% or less when left at rest at a temperature of 60° C. for 30 days.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoya Murase, Taku Matsumura
  • Publication number: 20220336814
    Abstract: A binder composition for a non-aqueous secondary battery contains specific polymer particles. The polymer particles contain a polymer 1 that is a block polymer including an acidic group-containing monomer unit and a polymer 2 that does not include an acidic group-containing monomer unit. The polymer 1 constitutes a proportion of not less than 10 mass % and not more than 90 mass % in the polymer particles. The polymer 2 includes either or both of an aliphatic conjugated diene monomer unit and an alkylene structural unit. The aliphatic conjugated diene monomer unit and the alkylene structural unit constitute a total proportion of 55 mass % or more based on the total mass of all repeating units included in the polymer 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Taku MATSUMURA
  • Publication number: 20220336812
    Abstract: A binder composition for a non-aqueous secondary battery contains water-soluble macromolecules, water, and a particulate polymer formed of a polymer that includes a block region formed of an aromatic vinyl monomer unit. Surface acid content A of the particulate polymer is 0.05 mmol/g or more, acid content B in an aqueous phase of the binder composition per 1 g of the particulate polymer is not less than 0.03 mmol/g and not more than 0.80 mmol/g, and a ratio (A/B) of the surface acid content A of the particulate polymer and the acid content B in the aqueous phase of the binder composition is not less than 0.5 and not more than 5.0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Taku MATSUMURA, Ai MASUDA
  • Patent number: 11469414
    Abstract: Provided are composite particles for an all-solid-state secondary battery electrode with which it is possible to form an electrode for an all-solid-state secondary battery that can cause an all-solid-state secondary battery to display excellent output characteristics, and a method of producing these composite particles. The composite particles for an all-solid-state secondary battery electrode contain an electrode active material, a binder, and an inorganic solid electrolyte that is distributed more in an outer part than in an inner part, and have a volume-average particle diameter of not less than 5 ?m and not more than 90 ?m. The method of producing the composite particles for an all-solid-state secondary battery electrode includes granulating a slurry composition containing an electrode active material and a binder to obtain base particles and externally adding an inorganic solid electrolyte to the base particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Taku Matsumura
  • Publication number: 20220293947
    Abstract: A binder composition for a non-aqueous secondary battery contains water-soluble macromolecules, water, and a particulate polymer formed of a polymer that includes a block region formed of an aromatic vinyl monomer unit. The surface acid content of the particulate polymer is 0.02 mmol/g or more, and the content of components having a molecular weight of not less than 1,000 and less than 15,000 among the water-soluble macromolecules is not less than 0.01 parts by mass and not more than 1.50 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the particulate polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ai MASUDA, Taku MATSUMURA
  • Publication number: 20220045329
    Abstract: Provided is a conductive material paste for an all-solid-state secondary battery electrode that can bring about sufficiently reduced internal resistance and excellent high-temperature cycle characteristics in an all-solid-state secondary battery. The conductive material paste for an all-solid-state secondary battery electrode contains a conductive material, a polymer including a (meth)acrylic acid ester monomer unit in a proportion of not less than 25 mass % and not more than 95 mass %, and an organic solvent having a solubility parameter (SP value) of not less than 6.4 (cal/cm3)1/2 and not more than 10.0 (cal/cm3)1/2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusaku MATSUO, Taku MATSUMURA
  • Patent number: 11239490
    Abstract: A method for producing composite particles for an electrochemical device electrode is provided. The composite particles include an electrode active material and 0.1 to 10 parts by weight of a binder relative to 100 parts by weight of the electrode active material based on a dry weight, the binder having a glass transition temperature of ?30 to 30° C. Tha method comprises a step of adjusting a cumulative 10% diameter (D10 diameter) of the composite particles to 20 ?m or more and 100 ?m or less in a particle diameter distribution in terms of a volume. The composite particles as a powder have a pressure loss of 5.0 mbar or less and a dynamic repose angle of 20° or more and less than 40°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Taku Matsumura
  • Publication number: 20210344043
    Abstract: Provided is a binder composition for an all-solid-state secondary battery with which it is possible to produce a slurry composition for a solid electrolyte-containing layer having good leveling performance and to form a solid electrolyte-containing layer that can cause an all-solid-state secondary battery to display excellent output characteristics. The binder composition for an all-solid-state secondary battery contains a first polymer, a second polymer, and a solvent. The first polymer is poorly soluble in the solvent. The second polymer includes a nitrile group-containing monomer unit and is highly soluble in the solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicant: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusaku MATSUO, Taku MATSUMURA, Kouichirou MAEDA
  • Publication number: 20210328259
    Abstract: Disclosed is a slurry composition for an all-solid-state secondary battery which comprises an inorganic solid electrolyte, a binder, a basic functional group-containing compound, and a solvent, wherein an amount of the basic functional group-containing compound is 0.005 parts by mass or more and 5 parts by mass or less per 100 parts by mass of the inorganic solid electrolyte.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Applicant: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Taku MATSUMURA
  • Patent number: 11145864
    Abstract: Provided is a binder composition for a non-aqueous secondary battery electrode that has excellent viscosity stability and can form an electrode mixed material layer having excellent electrolyte solution resistance. The binder composition for a non-aqueous secondary battery electrode contains a polymer including a functional group that is bondable with a cationic group and an organic compound including at least two cationic groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Taku Matsumura
  • Publication number: 20210036311
    Abstract: Provided are composite particles for an all-solid-state secondary battery electrode with which it is possible to form an electrode for an all-solid-state secondary battery that can cause an all-solid-state secondary battery to display excellent output characteristics, and a method of producing these composite particles. The composite particles for an all-solid-state secondary battery electrode contain an electrode active material, a binder, and an inorganic solid electrolyte that is distributed more in an outer part than in an inner part, and have a volume-average particle diameter of not less than 5 ?m and not more than 90 ?m. The method of producing the composite particles for an all-solid-state secondary battery electrode includes granulating a slurry composition containing an electrode active material and a binder to obtain base particles and externally adding an inorganic solid electrolyte to the base particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Applicant: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Taku MATSUMURA
  • Publication number: 20200411868
    Abstract: Provided is a binder composition for a non-aqueous secondary battery electrode that can form a slurry composition for a non-aqueous secondary battery electrode having excellent viscosity stability and a non-aqueous secondary battery having excellent cycle characteristics. The binder composition for a non-aqueous secondary battery electrode contains: a polymer that includes a monomer unit including a functional group that is bondable with a cationic group and a (meth)acrylic acid ester monomer unit; and an organic compound that includes at least two cationic groups. The binder composition for a non-aqueous secondary battery electrode has a viscosity change rate of 400% or less when left at rest at a temperature of 60° C. for 30 days.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoya MURASE, Taku MATSUMURA
  • Publication number: 20200411871
    Abstract: Provided is a binder composition for a non-aqueous secondary battery electrode that can form a slurry composition for a non-aqueous secondary battery electrode having excellent dispersibility and a non-aqueous secondary battery having excellent cycle characteristics. The binder composition for a non-aqueous secondary battery electrode contains: a polymer that includes a monomer unit including a functional group that is bondable with a cationic group and a (meth)acrylic acid ester monomer unit, and that has a weight-average molecular weight of 250,000 or less; and an organic compound that includes at least two cationic groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoya MURASE, Taku MATSUMURA
  • Patent number: 10658652
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a lithium-ion secondary battery electrode sheet proposed herein includes the step of pressing granulated particles (13a), wherein the ratio (t/D50) is less than 1, where D50 is the mean particle size of the granulated particles (13a) and t is the thickness of a layer (14) of active material particles (13a1) after pressing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shingo Komura, Kunihito Arai, Taku Matsumura
  • Patent number: 10530012
    Abstract: The double-sided tape for fixing an electrode constituent body is used in an electrochemical device that houses in a pouch-type outer casing an electrode constituent body wherein a positive electrode member, a separator member and a negative electrode member are layered or wound. The double-sided tape comprises a surface having a pressure-sensitive adhesive for adhering to the electrode constituent body, and a surface having a heat-sensitive adhesive for adhering to the pouch-type outer casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kouichirou Maeda, Taku Matsumura, Kunihito Arai
  • Patent number: 10418607
    Abstract: To provide a secondary battery porous membrane which is produced using a slurry for secondary battery porous membranes having excellent coatability and excellent dispersibility of insulating inorganic particles and is capable of improving the cycle characteristics of a secondary battery that is obtained using the secondary battery porous membrane, said secondary battery porous membrane having high flexibility and low water content and being capable of preventing particle fall-off. A slurry for secondary battery porous membranes of the present invention is characterized by containing: insulating inorganic particles, each of which has a surface functional group that is selected from the group consisting of an amino group, an epoxy group, a mercapto group and an isocyanate group; a binder which has a reactive group that is crosslinkable with the surface functional group; and a solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Taku Matsumura