Patents by Inventor Tetsuya Sasakawa

Tetsuya Sasakawa 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: 20170271707
    Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte battery includes an electrode group including positive, negative and bipolar electrodes and separators interposed between these electrodes. In the positive electrode, positive electrode active material layers are formed on both side surfaces of a current collector. In the negative electrode, negative electrode active material layers are formed on both side surfaces of a current collector. In the bipolar electrode, positive and negative electrode active material layers are formed on both side surfaces of a current collector respectively. In the group, these electrodes are stacked with the interposed separators. The group includes current collecting tabs for these electrodes. Connecting portions of these tabs are arranged in different positions on an outer periphery of the group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Tetsuya SASAKAWA, Kazuomi YOSHIMA, Yasuhiro HARADA, Norio TAKAMI
  • Patent number: 9755233
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a nonaqueous electrolyte battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The positive electrode includes a first positive electrode active material which is represented by general formula LiMSO4F (M is at least one kind of element selected from the group consisting of Fe, Mn and Zn) and has a triplite type crystal structure, and a second positive electrode active material which is represented by general formula LiM?SO4F (M? is at least one kind of element selected from the group consisting of Fe, Mn and Zn) and has a tavorite type crystal structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Tetsuya Sasakawa, Norio Takami
  • Patent number: 9543614
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a nonaqueous electrolyte battery includes a container, a positive electrode housed in the container, a negative electrode housed in the container, and a nonaqueous electrolyte housed in the container. The positive electrode includes a positive electrode active material represented by a general formula LiMO2 (M is one or more elements selected from a group consisting of Ni, Co, and Mn). The negative electrode is spatially separated from the positive electrode and includes a titanium-containing oxide as a negative electrode active material. A potential of the positive electrode is 3.75 V or more vs. Li/Li+, when an open circuit voltage of a nonaqueous electrolyte battery is 2.17 V.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Tetsuya Sasakawa, Yoshiyuki Isozaki, Hidesato Saruwatari, Norio Takami
  • Publication number: 20160190587
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a nonaqueous electrolyte battery is provided. This nonaqueous electrolyte battery includes a negative electrode, a positive electrode, and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The negative electrode contains a negative electrode active material having a Li insertion/extraction potential of 0.8 V (vs. Li/Li+) or more. The positive electrode contains a positive electrode active material represented by LiMn1-x-yFexAyPO4 (where 0<x?0.3, 0?y?0.1, and A is at least one selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Al, Ti, Zn, and Zr) and an active material that Li can be inserted to at a potential of 3.3 V (vs. Li/Li+) or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Keigo HOSHINA, Tetsuya SASAKAWA, Mitsuru ISHIBASHI, Yoshiyuki ISOZAKI, Norio TAKAMI
  • Publication number: 20160190581
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a nonaqueous electrolyte battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The positive electrode includes a first positive electrode active material which is represented by general formula LiMSO4F (M is at least one kind of element selected from the group consisting of Fe, Mn and Zn) and has a triplite type crystal structure, and a second positive electrode active material which is represented by general formula LiM?SO4F (M? is at least one kind of element selected from the group consisting of Fe, Mn and Zn) and has a tavorite type crystal structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2016
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Tetsuya SASAKAWA, Norio TAKAMI
  • Publication number: 20160190569
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a positive electrode active material includes particles and a coating layer. The particles includes a first compound represented by the general formula LiMSO4F wherein M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Fe, Mn, and Zn. The coating layer coats at least one part of surfaces of the particles. The coating layer includes a second compound represented by the general formula LiM?PO4 wherein M? is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Fe, Mn, Co, and Mg.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2016
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Tetsuya SASAKAWA, Norio TAKAMI
  • Patent number: 9343711
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, it is provided with a positive electrode active material for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery represented by a general formula Li(LiaMnbNicCodFee)O2-xFx, wherein a, b, c, d, e and x in the general formula are values such that 0<a?0.33, 0<b?0.67, 0?c<1, 0?d<1, 0?e<1 and 0.1?x?1?b, and the following formula (1) is satisfied: 3 ? 3 - x - a - 2 ? ? c - 3 ? ? d - 3 ? ? e b < 4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Tetsuya Sasakawa, Hiroki Inagaki, Norio Takami
  • Patent number: 9331332
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided a nonaqueous electrolyte battery including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The negative electrode includes a first negative electrode active material containing a monoclinic ?-type titanium composite oxide and a second negative electrode active material. The second negative electrode active material causes insertion and release of lithium ion in a potential range from 0.8 V to 1.5 V (vs. Li/Li+).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Hiroki Inagaki, Norio Takami, Tetsuya Sasakawa
  • Publication number: 20160036090
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a nonaqueous electrolyte battery includes a container, a positive electrode housed in the container, a negative electrode housed in the container, and a nonaqueous electrolyte housed in the container. The positive electrode includes a positive electrode active material represented by a general formula LiMO2 (M is one or more elements selected from a group consisting of Ni, Co, and Mn). The negative electrode is spatially separated from the positive electrode and includes a titanium-containing oxide as a negative electrode active material. A potential of the positive electrode is 3.75 V or more vs. Li/Li+, when an open circuit voltage of a nonaqueous electrolyte battery is 2.17 V.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Tetsuya SASAKAWA, Yoshiyuki Isozaki, Hidesato Saruwatari, Norio Takami
  • Publication number: 20160036093
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a nonaqueous electrolyte battery that includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a nonaqueous electrolyte is provided. The positive electrode includes a positive electrode active material. The negative electrode includes a negative electrode active material that absorbs and releases lithium at 0.4 V vs. Li/Li+ or higher. The nonaqueous electrolyte is dissolved in a nonaqueous solvent that includes ?-butyrolactones substituted by a hydrocarbon substituent at an alpha position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Keigo HOSHINA, Takashi Kishi, Shinsuke Matsuno, Tetsuya Sasakawa, Yoshiyuki Isozaki, Norio Takami, Hidesato Saruwatari
  • Publication number: 20160036040
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided a nonaqueous electrolyte battery including a nonaqueous electrolyte, a positive electrode and a negative electrode. The positive electrode includes a positive electrode current collector containing Al, and a positive electrode active material containing layer. The negative electrode includes a negative electrode current collector containing Al, and a negative electrode active material containing layer. The negative electrode active material containing layer includes titanium-containing oxide particles having an average secondary particle size of more than 5 ?m. The nonaqueous electrolyte battery satisfies a formula (1) of Lp<Ln.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Norio TAKAMI, Yoshiyuki ISOZAKI, Tetsuya SASAKAWA, Hidesato SARUWATARI
  • Patent number: 9159997
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided an electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte battery. The electrode includes an active material layer. The active material layer includes a monoclinic ?-type titanium composite oxide. When the electrode is subjected to an X-ray diffraction measurement using a Cu-K? ray source, a ratio of a reflection intensity I(020) of a peak derived from a plane (020) of a crystal of the monoclinic ?-type titanium composite oxide to a reflection intensity I(001) of a peak derived from a plane (001) of the crystal of the monoclinic ?-type titanium composite oxide being in the range from 0.6 to 1.2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Keigo Hoshina, Takuya Iwasaki, Tetsuya Sasakawa, Hiroki Inagaki, Norio Takami
  • Patent number: 8846229
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a non-aqueous electrolyte battery includes an electrode group. The electrode group includes a positive electrode and a negative electrode. At least one of the positive electrode or the negative electrode has a first electrode part and a second electrode part. The first electrode part includes a first metal substrate and an active material-containing part. The second electrode part includes a second metal substrate and an active material-containing part. The first metal substrate has a tensile strength larger than a tensile strength of the second metal substrate. A part of the first electrode part is provided more outside of the electrode group than a part of the second electrode group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Tetsuya Sasakawa, Takashi Kishi, Takuya Iwasaki, Hiroki Inagaki, Norio Takami
  • Publication number: 20130115508
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided an electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte battery. The electrode includes an active material layer. The active material layer includes a monoclinic ?-type titanium composite oxide. When the electrode is subjected to an X-ray diffraction measurement using a Cu-K? ray source, a ratio of a reflection intensity I(020) of a peak derived from a plane (020) of a crystal of the monoclinic ?-type titanium composite oxide to a reflection intensity I(001) of a peak derived from a plane (001) of the crystal of the monoclinic ?-type titanium composite oxide being in the range from 0.6 to 1.2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Inventors: Keigo Hoshina, Takuya Iwasaki, Tetsuya Sasakawa, Hiroki Inagaki, Norio Takami
  • Publication number: 20130059184
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a non-aqueous electrolyte battery includes an electrode group. The electrode group includes a positive electrode and a negative electrode. At least one of the positive electrode or the negative electrode has a first electrode part and a second electrode part. The first electrode part includes a first metal substrate and an active material-containing part. The second electrode part includes a second metal substrate and an active material-containing part. The first metal substrate has a tensile strength larger than a tensile strength of the second metal substrate. A part of the first electrode part is provided more outside of the electrode group than a part of the second electrode group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Inventors: Tetsuya SASAKAWA, Takashi Kishi, Takuya Iwasaki, Hiroki Inagaki, Norio Takami
  • Publication number: 20120328930
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided a nonaqueous electrolyte battery including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The negative electrode includes a first negative electrode active material containing a monoclinic ?-type titanium composite oxide and a second negative electrode active material. The second negative electrode active material causes insertion and release of lithium ion in a potential range from 0.8 V to 1.5 V (vs. Li/Li+).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Inventors: Hiroki Inagaki, Norio Takami, Tetsuya Sasakawa
  • Publication number: 20120077064
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, it is provided with a positive electrode active material for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery represented by a general formula Li(LiaMnbNicCodFee)O2-xFx, wherein a, b, c, d, e and x in the general formula are values such that 0<a?0.33, 0<b?0.67, 0?c<1, 0?d<1, 0?e<1 and 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Tetsuya SASAKAWA, Hiroki Inagaki, Norio Takami
  • Publication number: 20080171245
    Abstract: Disclosed is a reaction device, including: a reaction device main body; an adhesion layer formed on a surface of the reaction device main body; and a surface layer formed on a surface of the adhesion layer, wherein the adhesion layer includes a material selected from the group consisting of W and Mo, and the surface layer includes Au.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2008
    Publication date: July 17, 2008
    Applicant: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Osamu NAKAMURA, Motoki Endo, Tetsushi Ishikawa, Tetsuya Sasakawa