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).

  • Publication number: 20230018638
    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: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: TAKASHI KUBO, KAZUFUMI MIYATAKE, KEITA MIZUNO, TETSUYA ASANO, AKIHIRO SAKAI
  • Publication number: 20230015865
    Abstract: A production method for producing a halide, the method includes a heat treatment step of heat-treating a mixed material containing (NH4)aY?3+a, (NH4)bSm?3+b, Li?, and Ca?2 in an inert gas atmosphere, wherein ?, ?, ?, and ? are each independently at least one selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, and I, and the following three formulas: 0?a?3, 0?b?3, and 0<a+b?6, are satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: TAKASHI KUBO, KAZUFUMI MIYATAKE, KEITA MIZUNO, TETSUYA ASANO, AKIHIRO SAKAI
  • Publication number: 20230019493
    Abstract: The solid electrolyte material of the present disclosure includes Li, Ca, Y, Sm, X, and O, wherein X is at least one selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, and I.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: KAZUFUMI MIYATAKE, YUSUKE NISHIO, TAKASHI KUBO, TETSUYA ASANO, AKIHIRO SAKAI
  • Publication number: 20230016727
    Abstract: A solid electrolyte material is made of Li, Ca, Y, Gd, X, O, and H, where X is at least one selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, and I; and the molar ratio of O to the sum of Y and Gd is greater than 0 and less than 0.82.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: KAZUFUMI MIYATAKE, YUSUKE NISHIO, TAKASHI KUBO, TETSUYA ASANO, AKIHIRO SAKAI
  • Publication number: 20230008629
    Abstract: The solid electrolyte material of the present disclosure includes Li, Ca, Y, Sm, X, O, and H, wherein, X is at least one selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, and I; and the molar ratio of O to the sum of Y and Sm is greater than 0 and less than 0.32.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: KAZUFUMI MIYATAKE, YUSUKE NISHIO, TAKASHI KUBO, TETSUYA ASANO, AKIHIRO SAKAI
  • Publication number: 20230006247
    Abstract: The solid electrolyte material of the present disclosure includes Li, Ca, Y, Sm, X, and O, where Xis at least one selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, and I; and the molar ratio of O to the sum of Y and Sm in a surface area of the solid electrolyte material is higher than the molar ratio of O to the sum of Y and Sm in the entire solid electrolyte material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: KAZUFUMI MIYATAKE, YUSUKE NISHIO, TAKASHI KUBO, TETSUYA ASANO, AKIHIRO SAKAI
  • Patent number: 11524902
    Abstract: A positive electrode material contains a positive electrode active material and a first solid electrolyte material. The first solid electrolyte material contains Li, M, and X; M at least contains yttrium; and X is at least one selected from the group consisting of Cl, Br, and I.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Asano, Akihiro Sakai
  • Patent number: 11522216
    Abstract: A solid electrolyte material is represented by the following compositional formula (1): Li3-3?-2aY1+?-aMaCl6-x-yBrxIy where, M is at least one selected from the group consisting of Ta and Nb; and ?1<?<1, 0<a<1.2, 0<(3?3??2a), 0<(1+??a), 0?x?6, 0?y?6, and (x+y)?6 are satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke Nishio, Tetsuya Asano, Akihiro Sakai, Masashi Sakaida, Akinobu Miyazaki, Shinya Hasegawa
  • Publication number: 20220384843
    Abstract: A solid electrolyte material of the present disclosure includes Li, Zr, Al, and F. A ratio of an amount of substance of F to a total of amounts of substance of anions constituting the solid electrolyte material of the present disclosure may be, for example, 0.50 or more and 1.0 or less. A battery of the present disclosure includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte layer provided between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. At least one selected from the group consisting of the positive electrode, the negative electrode, and the electrolyte layer includes the above solid electrolyte material of the present disclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Masashi SAKAIDA, Tetsuya ASANO
  • Patent number: 11515565
    Abstract: Provided is a battery comprising a cathode, an anode, and an electrolyte layer. The electrolyte layer includes a first electrolyte layer and a second electrolyte layer. The first electrolyte layer includes a first solid electrolyte material. The second electrolyte layer includes a second solid electrolyte material which is a material different from the first solid electrolyte material. The first solid electrolyte material includes lithium, at least one kind selected from the group consisting of metalloid elements and metal elements other than lithium, and at least one kind selected from the group consisting of chlorine, bromine, and iodine. The first solid electrolyte material does not include sulfur.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masashi Sakaida, Tetsuya Asano, Akinobu Miyazaki
  • Patent number: 11498850
    Abstract: A solid electrolyte material contains Li; Y; at least one selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Zn, Zr, Nb, and Ta; and at least one selected from the group consisting of Cl, Br, and I. An X-ray diffraction pattern of the solid electrolyte material obtained using Cu—K? radiation as an X-ray source includes peaks in a range of diffraction angles 2? of 30° or more and 33° or less, in a range of diffraction angles 2? of 39° or more and 43° or less, and in a range of diffraction angles 2? of 47° or more and 51° or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Asano, Akihiro Sakai, Yusuke Nishio, Masashi Sakaida, Akinobu Miyazaki, Shinya Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 11498849
    Abstract: A solid electrolyte material contains Li, Y, at least one selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Zn, Sc, La, Sm, Bi, Zr, Hf, Nb, and Ta, and at least one selected from the group consisting of Cl, Br, and I. An X-ray diffraction pattern of the solid electrolyte material obtained by using Cu-K? radiation as the X-ray source includes peaks within the range in which the diffraction angle 2? is 25° or more and 35° or less, and also includes at least one peak within the range in which the diffraction angle 2? is 43° or more and 51° or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Asano, Akihiro Sakai, Yusuke Nishio, Masashi Sakaida, Akinobu Miyazaki, Shinya Hasegawa
  • Publication number: 20220352547
    Abstract: The solid electrolyte material comprises Li, Y, X, O, and H, where X is one selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, and I, and the molar ratio of O to Y is greater than 0.01 and less than 0.38.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: KAZUFUMI MIYATAKE, YUSUKE NISHIO, TAKASHI KUBO, TETSUYA ASANO, AKIHIRO SAKAI
  • Publication number: 20220352546
    Abstract: The solid electrolyte material comprises Li, Y, X, and O, where X is one selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, and I, and the molar ratio of O to Y is greater than 0.01 and less than 0.52.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: KAZUFUMI MIYATAKE, YUSUKE NISHIO, TAKASHI KUBO, TETSUYA ASANO, AKIHIRO SAKAI
  • Patent number: 11485646
    Abstract: A solid electrolyte material includes a first crystal phase. The first crystal phase has a composition that is deficient in Li as compared with a composition represented by the following composition formula (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Asano, Akihiro Sakai, Masashi Sakaida, Yusuke Nishio, Akinobu Miyazaki, Shinya Hasegawa
  • Publication number: 20220319081
    Abstract: A display control method includes receiving, by a first terminal device, operation for selecting a first terminal mode, which is a mode used by the first terminal device, among a plurality of modes designating a range of an image, outputting, by the first terminal device, a first image, which is an image in a first range, designated by the first terminal mode among images generated by the first terminal device, receiving, by a second terminal device, operation for selecting a second terminal mode, which is a mode used by the second terminal device, among the plurality of modes, outputting, by the second terminal device, a second image, which is an image in a second range, designated by the second terminal mode among images generated by the second terminal device, and displaying, by a display device, an image in which the first image and second image are side by side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kota TAKEUCHI, Hiroyuki ICHIEDA, Kentaro IDE, Kenichiro TOMITA, Tetsuya ASANO
  • Publication number: 20220284838
    Abstract: A display control method includes displaying a first small image generated by shrinking a first image generated by an application program, on an actual display provided in an output device, receiving an operation on the first small image, drawing, on a virtual display, a second image generated by the application program executing processing corresponding to the operation on the first small image, displaying the second image drawn on the virtual display, using a display device, and displaying a second small image generated by shrinking the second image, on the actual display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kota TAKEUCHI, Hiroyuki ICHIEDA, Kenichiro TOMITA, Kentaro IDE, Tetsuya ASANO, Toshiki FUJIMORI
  • Patent number: 11427477
    Abstract: Provided is a solid electrolyte material comprising Li, Y, Br, and I, wherein in an X-ray diffraction pattern in which Cu-K? is used as a radiation source, peaks are present within all ranges of diffraction angles 2? of 12.5° to 14.0°, 25.0° to 27.8°, 29.2° to 32.3°, 41.9° to 46.2°, 49.5° to 54.7°, and 51.9° to 57.5°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akihiro Sakai, Tetsuya Asano, Masashi Sakaida, Yusuke Nishio, Akinobu Miyazaki, Shinya Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 11411247
    Abstract: Provided is a solid electrolyte material represented by the following composition formula (1): Li3?3d(Y1?xMx)1+dX6??Formula (1) where M is an element having an ionic radius larger than that of Y; X is at least one kind of element selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br and I; 0<x?1; and ?0.15?d?0.15.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenta Nagamine, Akihiro Sakai, Tetsuya Asano
  • Patent number: 11404718
    Abstract: Provided is a solid electrolyte material represented by the following composition formula (1) Li3?3??aY1+??aMaCl6?x?yBrxIy??Formula (1) where M is one or more kinds of elements selected from the group consisting of Zr, Hf, and Ti; ?1<?<2; 0<a<1.5; 0<(3?3??a); 0<(1+??a); 0?x?6; 0?y?6; and (x+y)?6.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akihiro Sakai, Tetsuya Asano, Masashi Sakaida, Yusuke Nishio, Akinobu Miyazaki, Shinya Hasegawa