Patents by Inventor Takuju HASHIMOTO

Takuju HASHIMOTO 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: 12230796
    Abstract: A secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolytic solution. The positive electrode includes a positive electrode active material particle. The positive electrode active material particle includes a layered rock-salt lithium composite oxide and a spinel metal oxide. The positive electrode active material particle has therein the spinel metal oxide provided on at least a surface of a particle including the layered rock-salt lithium composite oxide. The electrolytic solution includes a chain carboxylic acid ester and a cyclic ether.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takuju Hashimoto, Yuki Niwata
  • Publication number: 20230299355
    Abstract: A secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolytic solution. The electrolytic solution includes a diester compound and a sulfur-containing compound. The diester compound includes two or more of a compound represented by Formula (1), a compound represented by Formula (2), or a compound represented by Formula (3). The sulfur-containing compound includes at least one of propane sultone, 1,4-butane sultone, 2,4-butane sultone, propene sultone, glycol sulfate, propylene glycol sulfate, dimethyl sulfate, diethyl sulfate, ethyl methyl sulfate, or sulfolane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Midori SAITOU, Takuju HASHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20230238579
    Abstract: Provided is a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery capable of achieving both load characteristics and cycle characteristics. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a non-aqueous electrolytic solution. The negative electrode includes a negative electrode active material layer including acrylonitrile-styrene-butadiene rubber. The non-aqueous electrolytic solution includes a propionic acid ester, a halogenated cyclic carbonic acid ester, and at least one of predetermined cyclic sulfuric acid anhydrides. A content of the acrylonitrile-styrene-butadiene rubber in the negative electrode active material layer is 0.5 mass% or more and 2.0 mass% or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventor: Takuju HASHIMOTO
  • Patent number: 11695119
    Abstract: The secondary battery includes an electrolytic solution, a positive electrode and a negative electrode, and the negative electrode includes a plurality of particulate negative electrode active materials, a first negative electrode binder, and a plurality of second negative electrode binders with an average particle size smaller than the plurality of particulate negative electrode active materials. The plurality of particulate negative electrode active materials have an average particle size of 5 ?m or more and 30 ?m or less. The first negative electrode binder includes one or both of a styrene butadiene rubber and a derivative thereof. The plurality of second negative electrode binders include one or both of a polyvinylidene fluoride and a derivative thereof, and the plurality of second negative electrode binders have an average particle size of 0.1 ?m or more and 10 ?m or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takatoshi Munaoka, Masayuki Ihara, Shigeru Fujita, Takuju Hashimoto
  • Publication number: 20230198021
    Abstract: A secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolytic solution. The electrolytic solution includes a solvent, an electrolyte salt, a diester compound represented by Formula (1), and at least one of respective sulfur-containing compounds represented by Formulae (2) to (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Midori SAITOU, Takuju HASHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20230058100
    Abstract: A secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolytic solution. The positive electrode includes a positive electrode active material layer. The positive electrode active material layer includes a lithium-nickel composite oxide of a layered rock-salt type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Ami ONUMA, Atsushi OUKI, Masahiro MIYAMOTO, Takuju HASHIMOTO, Tomomi SAKUMA, Masaki KURATSUKA, Takashige FUJIKAWA, Ryuji SOEDA, Sho TAKAHASHI, Yoshihito AKIYAMA, Yosuke KONO, Takamasa ONO, Shoichi NISHIYAMA, Takeo ASANUMA, Shinji HAYAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20230025122
    Abstract: A secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolytic solution. The positive electrode includes a lithium-nickel composite oxide. The negative electrode includes a lithium-titanium composite oxide. The electrolytic solution includes a dinitrile compound and a carboxylic acid ester. A ratio of a capacity per unit area of the positive electrode to a capacity per unit area of the negative electrode is greater than or equal to 100% and less than or equal to 120%. A ratio of a number of moles of the dinitrile compound to a number of moles of the carboxylic acid ester is greater than or equal to 1% and less than or equal to 4%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Takatoshi MUNAOKA, Masahiro MIYAMOTO, Tomomi SAKUMA, Takuju HASHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20230018105
    Abstract: A secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolytic solution including a carbonic acid ester compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Midori SAITOU, Takuju HASHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20220216472
    Abstract: A secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolytic solution. The positive electrode includes a positive electrode active material particle. The positive electrode active material particle includes a layered rock-salt lithium composite oxide and a spinel metal oxide. The positive electrode active material particle has therein the spinel metal oxide provided on at least a surface of a particle including the layered rock-salt lithium composite oxide. The electrolytic solution includes a chain carboxylic acid ester and a cyclic ether.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: Takuju HASHIMOTO, Yuki NIWATA
  • Publication number: 20220181692
    Abstract: A secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolytic solution. The electrolytic solution includes a sulfur-phosphorus-containing compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Midori SAITOU, Takuju HASHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20220013812
    Abstract: A secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolytic solution. The electrolytic solution includes a solvent and an electrolyte salt. The solvent includes a first ester compound and a second ester compound. The first ester compound is represented by R1-C(?O)—OR2, where each of R1 and R2 represents a first alkyl group, R1 has carbon number from 1 to 3 both inclusive, and the sum of the carbon number of R1 and the carbon number of R2 is from 3 to 5 both inclusive. The second ester compound is represented by R3O—FP(?O)—OR4, where each of R3 and R4 represents a second alkyl group, and the sum of the carbon number of R3 and the carbon number of R4 is from 2 to 10 both inclusive. The content of the first ester compound in the solvent is 30 vol % or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Tomomi SAKUMA, Takuju HASHIMOTO, Hideki NAKAI
  • Publication number: 20210159540
    Abstract: Provided is a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolytic solution. The positive electrode has a positive active material layer including a fluorine-based binder having a melting point of 166° C. or lower, a content of the fluorine-based binder in the positive active material layer is from 0.5 mass % to 2.8 mass %, the electrolytic solution includes at least a first additive selected from 1,3-dioxane and a 1,3-dioxane derivative thereof, and a content of the first additive in the electrolytic solution is from 0.1 mass % to 2 mass %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventor: Takuju HASHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20210043937
    Abstract: A battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolytic solution. The positive electrode includes a positive electrode active material layer including a fluorine-based binder having a melting point of 166° C. or less. The content of the fluorine-based binder in the positive electrode active material layer is from 0.7% by mass to 2.8% by mass. The electrolytic solution includes a carboxylic acid ester, and the carboxylic acid ester has 4 or more and 10 or less carbon atoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventor: Takuju HASHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20180323434
    Abstract: The secondary battery includes an electrolytic solution, a positive electrode and a negative electrode, and the negative electrode includes a plurality of particulate negative electrode active materials, a first negative electrode binder, and a plurality of second negative electrode binders with an average particle size smaller than the plurality of particulate negative electrode active materials. The plurality of particulate negative electrode active materials have an average particle size of 5 ?m or more and 30 ?m or less. The first negative electrode binder includes one or both of a styrene butadiene rubber and a derivative thereof. The plurality of second negative electrode binders include one or both of a polyvinylidene fluoride and a derivative thereof, and the plurality of second negative electrode binders have an average particle size of 0.1 ?m or more and 10 ?m or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: Takatoshi MUNAOKA, Masayuki IHARA, Shigeru FUJITA, Takuju HASHIMOTO