Patents by Inventor Tetsuya Asano

Tetsuya Asano 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: 12288844
    Abstract: A solid electrolyte material includes Li, Ca, Y, Gd, and X wherein X is at least one element selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, and I. A battery uses the solid electrolyte material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Kubo, Kenta Nagamine, Keita Mizuno, Tetsuya Asano, Akihiro Sakai
  • Publication number: 20250118799
    Abstract: A solid electrolyte material according to an aspect of the present disclosure is represented by the following Compositional Formula (1): Li6-3zYzX6 where 0<z<2 is satisfied; and X represents Cl, wherein the solid electrolyte material includes at least one second crystal phase; and in the second crystal phase, the arrangement of halogen X is the same as that of Cl in Li3ErCl6 having a crystal structure belonging to space group P-3m1, wherein with ILEC(301) denoting an X-ray diffraction intensity of a plane of the second crystal phase corresponding to a (301) plane of the Li3ErCl6 crystal structure and ILEC(110) denoting an X-ray diffraction intensity of a plane of the second crystal phase corresponding to a (110) plane of the Li3ErCl6 crystal structure, ILEC(110)/ILEC(301)<0.3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2024
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya ASANO, Akihiro SAKAI, Satoru OHUCHI, Masashi SAKAIDA, Akinobu MIYAZAKI, Shinya HASEGAWA
  • Patent number: 12272786
    Abstract: The solid electrolyte material of the present disclosure includes Li, M, O, X, and F. M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ta and Nb. X is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Cl, Br, and I.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kaori Takeuchi, Yoshiaki Tanaka, Koki Ueno, Tetsuya Asano, Akihiro Sakai
  • Patent number: 12266759
    Abstract: A positive electrode material includes: a positive electrode active material; a coating layer covering at least part of the surface of the positive electrode active material; and a second solid electrolyte. The coating layer includes a first solid electrolyte. The first solid electrolyte includes Li, M1 and F. M1 is at least one selected from the group consisting of Ti, Al and Zr. The second solid electrolyte includes Li, M2, O and X. M2 is at least one selected from the group consisting of Ta and Nb. X is at least one selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br and I.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kaori Takeuchi, Yoshiaki Tanaka, Izuru Sasaki, Tetsuya Asano, Akihiro Sakai
  • Publication number: 20250089580
    Abstract: An interconnect structure includes: an interconnect layer containing a metal element as a main component and extending in a direction; a metal layer opposite to the interconnect layer, and a solid electrolyte layer between the interconnect layer and the metal layer. The solid electrolyte layer encloses the interconnect layer at least in a cross-sectional view taken along a plane orthogonal to the direction. The interconnect layer and the metal layer are electrically insulated from each other by the solid electrolyte layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2024
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Inventors: Asami NISHIKAWA, Satoshi SHIBATA, Yu NISHITANI, Tetsuya ASANO, Takuji TSUJITA, Yuta SUGIMOTO
  • Patent number: 12237466
    Abstract: The battery includes a positive electrode, a first electrolyte layer, a second electrolyte layer, and a negative electrode arranged in this order. The first electrolyte layer contains a first solid electrolyte material and a second solid electrolyte material. In the first electrolyte layer, the mass ratio of the second solid electrolyte material to the first solid electrolyte material is greater than 0.05 and less than 1. The second electrolyte layer contains the second solid electrolyte material. The first solid electrolyte material is formed of Li, M, O, and X. In the first solid electrolyte material, M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of metal elements other than Li, and metalloids, and X is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Cl, Br, and I. The second solid electrolyte material has a composition different from that of the first solid electrolyte material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Tanaka, Tetsuya Asano, Akihiro Sakai
  • Patent number: 12209030
    Abstract: Provide is a solid electrolyte material represented by a composition formula LiaYbMcX6-dFd, where M includes at least one kind selected from the group consisting of metalloid elements and metal elements other than Li and Y; X is at least one kind selected from the group consisting Cl, Br, and I; 0<a; 0<b; 0?c; and 0<d<6.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masashi Sakaida, Tetsuya Asano, Akihiro Sakai, Yusuke Nishio, Akinobu Miyazaki, Shinya Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 12207571
    Abstract: An interconnect structure includes: an interconnect layer containing a metal element as a main component and extending in a direction; a metal layer opposite to the interconnect layer, and a solid electrolyte layer between the interconnect layer and the metal layer. The solid electrolyte layer encloses the interconnect layer at least in a cross-sectional view taken along a plane orthogonal to the direction. The interconnect layer and the metal layer are electrically insulated from each other by the solid electrolyte layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Asami Nishikawa, Satoshi Shibata, Yu Nishitani, Tetsuya Asano, Takuji Tsujita, Yuta Sugimoto
  • Patent number: 12199237
    Abstract: A solid electrolyte material according to an aspect of the present disclosure is represented by the following Compositional Formula (1): Li6-3zYzX6 where 0<z<2 is satisfied; and X represents Cl or Br.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Asano, Akihiro Sakai, Satoru Ohuchi, Masashi Sakaida, Akinobu Miyazaki, Shinya Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 12191445
    Abstract: An electrolyte material is represented by Li4-3a-cbAlaMbFxClyBr4-x-y, wherein M is at least one selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, and Zr; c represents a valence of M; and the following five inequalities are satisfied: 0<a<1.33, 0?b<2, 0<x<4, 0?y<4, and (x+y)?4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke Nishio, Akihiro Sakai, Tetsuya Asano, Masashi Sakaida, Akinobu Miyazaki
  • Patent number: 12180085
    Abstract: The production method of the present disclosure includes heat-treating a material mixture containing a compound containing Y, a compound containing Sm, NH4?, Li?, and Ca?2 in an inert gas atmosphere. The compound containing Y is at least one selected from the group consisting of Y2O3 and Y?3, and the compound containing Sm is at least one selected from the group consisting of Sm2O3 and Sm?3. The material mixture contains at least one selected from the group consisting of Y2O3 and Sm2O3, and ?, ?, ?, ?, and ? are each independently at least one selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, and I.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Kubo, Kazufumi Miyatake, Keita Mizuno, Tetsuya Asano, Akihiro Sakai
  • Patent number: 12170351
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a solid electrolyte material having a high lithium ion conductivity. The solid electrolyte material according to the present disclosure includes Li, Zr, Y, M, and X. M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Nb and Ta. X is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Cl and Br.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Kubo, Tetsuya Asano, Akinobu Miyazaki, Akihiro Sakai
  • Patent number: 12166170
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a solid electrolyte material having a high lithium ion conductivity. The solid electrolyte material according to the present disclosure includes Li, Zr, Y, W, and X. X is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Cl and Br.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Kubo, Tetsuya Asano, Akinobu Miyazaki, Akihiro Sakai
  • Patent number: 12166171
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a solid electrolyte material having a high lithium ion conductivity. The solid electrolyte material according to the present disclosure consists essentially of Li, Zr, Y, M, and X. M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Al, Ga, In, Sc, and Bi. X is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Cl and Br.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Kubo, Tetsuya Asano, Akinobu Miyazaki, Akihiro Sakai
  • Patent number: 12125969
    Abstract: A halide solid electrolyte material according to the present disclosure is represented by the chemical formula Li6-4b+2ab(Zr1-aMa)bX6 (I), wherein M denotes at least one element selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, and Zn, X denotes at least one halogen element, and two mathematical formulae 0<a<1 and 0<b<1.5 are satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masashi Sakaida, Tetsuya Asano, Akihiro Sakai, Yusuke Nishio, Akinobu Miyazaki
  • Patent number: 12125972
    Abstract: A solid-electrolyte material includes Li, Y, X, O, and H. X is at least two elements selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, and I.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazufumi Miyatake, Yusuke Nishio, Takashi Kubo, Tetsuya Asano, Akihiro Sakai
  • Patent number: 12113166
    Abstract: A battery is equipped with a positive electrode, a first electrolyte layer, a second electrolyte layer, and a negative electrode arranged in this order, in which the first electrolyte layer contains a first solid electrolyte material, the second electrolyte layer contains a second solid electrolyte material different from the first solid electrolyte material, the first solid electrolyte material is represented by chemical formula (1): Li?M?O?V? where ?, ?, ?, and ? are all greater than 0, M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of metal elements other than Li, and metalloids, X is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Cl, Br, and I, and a reduction potential of the second solid electrolyte material is lower than a reduction potential of the first solid electrolyte material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Tanaka, Izuru Sasaki, Tetsuya Asano, Akihiro Sakai
  • Patent number: 12095027
    Abstract: Provided is a solid electrolyte material represented by the following composition formula (1): Li6-3dYdX6??Formula (1) where X is two or more kinds of elements selected from the group consisting of Cl, Br, and I; and 0<d<2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akihiro Sakai, Tetsuya Asano, Masashi Sakaida, Yusuke Nishio, Akinobu Miyazaki, Shinya Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 12095030
    Abstract: A solid-electrolyte material includes Li, Y, O, and X. X is at least two elements selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, and I.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke Nishio, Kazufumi Miyatake, Takashi Kubo, Tetsuya Asano, Akihiro Sakai
  • Patent number: 12080846
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides solid electrolyte materials having high lithium ion conductivity. A solid electrolyte material according to the present disclosure consists essentially of Li, M, O, and X. M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Nb and Ta. X is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Cl, Br, and I.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Tanaka, Akihiro Sakai, Tetsuya Asano, Akinobu Miyazaki