Patents by Inventor Tomoaki Urai
Tomoaki Urai 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).
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Patent number: 9214666Abstract: This disclosure concerns graphite materials having lattice distortion for lithium-ion secondary battery negative electrode obtained by a manufacturing method comprising the steps of: pulverizing and classifying a raw coke composition obtained from a heavy-oil composition undergone coking by delayed coking process, the raw coke composition having a H/C atomic ratio that is a ratio of hydrogen atoms H and carbon atoms C of 0.30 to 0.50 and having a micro-strength of 7 to 17 mass % to obtain powder of the raw coke composition; giving compressive stress and shear stress to the powder of the raw coke composition so that average circularity is 0.91 to 0.97 to obtain round powder; heating the round powder to obtain a carbonized composition; and graphitizing the carbonized composition.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2013Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignees: JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION, TODA KYOGO CORP.Inventors: Takashi Suzuki, Noriyo Ishimaru, Takashi Oyama, Tamotsu Tano, Toshiyuki Oda, Ippei Fujinaga, Tomoaki Urai, Seiji Okazaki, Katsuaki Kurata, Toshiaki Hiramoto, Akino Sato, Wataru Oda
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Patent number: 9147873Abstract: A method for producing an amorphous carbon material for a negative electrode of a lithium-ion secondary battery includes the steps of; pulverizing and classifying a raw coke composition obtained from a heavy-oil composition undergone coking by delayed coking process to obtain powder of the raw coke composition, the raw coke composition having a H/C atomic ratio that is a ratio of hydrogen atoms H and carbon atoms C of 0.30 to 0.50 and having a micro-strength of 7 to 17 mass %; giving compressive stress and shear stress to the powder of the raw coke composition to obtain a carbonized composition precursor; and heating the carbonized composition precursor under an inert atmosphere at a temperature from 900° C. to 1,500° C. so that a size of a crystallite Lc(002) is in a range of 2 nm to 8 nm, the size being calculated from a (002) diffraction line obtained by X-ray wide-angle diffractometry.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2013Date of Patent: September 29, 2015Assignees: JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION, TODA KOGYO CORP.Inventors: Takashi Suzuki, Noriyo Ishimaru, Takashi Oyama, Tamotsu Tano, Toshiyuki Oda, Ippei Fujinaga, Tomoaki Urai, Seiji Okazaki, Katsuaki Kurata, Toshiaki Hiramoto, Akino Sato, Wataru Oda
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Patent number: 9142832Abstract: A graphite material for a negative electrode is provided which can suppress capacity degradation due to repeated charging and discharging cycles, storage in a charged state, and floating charging. A method of manufacturing a graphite material for a negative electrode of a lithium ion secondary battery is provided in which an atomic ratio H/C of hydrogen atoms H and carbon atoms C in the raw coke composition is in a range of 0.30 to 0.50 and a microstrength of the raw coke composition is in a range of 7 wt % to 17 wt %.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2013Date of Patent: September 22, 2015Assignees: JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION, TODA KOGYO CORP.Inventors: Takashi Suzuki, Noriyo Ishimaru, Takashi Oyama, Tamotsu Tano, Toshiyuki Oda, Ippei Fujinaga, Tomoaki Urai, Seiji Okazaki, Katsuaki Kurata, Toshiaki Hiramoto, Akino Sato, Wataru Oda
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Publication number: 20140248493Abstract: The present invention provides a spherical carbon material in the form of isotropic particles which undergoes a considerably less change in shape even after subjected to carbonization or graphitization, and has a good crystal growth property. The present invention relates to a raw coke spherical carbon material in which an average of a plane-direction sphericity and an elevation-direction sphericity of particles of the spherical carbon material as measured in plane and elevation directions of particles of the spherical carbon material, respectively, by observation using a scanning electron microscope is not less than 60%, and a shape retention rate of the spherical carbon material after being heated at 1200° C. for 5 hr and then at 2800° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2012Publication date: September 4, 2014Applicant: Toda Kogyo Corp.Inventors: Seiji Okazaki, Wataru Oda, Tomoaki Urai, Akio Sakamoto
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Publication number: 20140161713Abstract: An amorphous carbon material for lithium-ion secondary battery negative electrode is capable of reducing capacity degradation due to repeated charge and discharge cycles, storage while being charged, or floating charge. A method for producing an amorphous carbon material for a negative electrode of a lithium-ion secondary battery includes the steps of: pulverizing and classifying a raw coke composition obtained from a heavy-oil composition undergone coking by delayed coking process to obtain powder of the raw coke composition, the raw coke composition having a H/C atomic ratio that is a ratio of hydrogen atoms H and carbon atoms C of 0.30 to 0.50 and having a micro-strength of 7 to 17 mass %; giving compressive stress and shear stress to the powder of the raw coke composition to obtain a carbonized composition precursor; and heating the carbonized composition precursor under an inert atmosphere at a temperature from 900° C. to 1,500° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2013Publication date: June 12, 2014Inventors: Takashi SUZUKI, Noriyo ISHIMARU, Takashi OYAMA, Tamotsu TANO, Toshiyuki ODA, Ippei FUJINAGA (DECEASED), Tomoaki URAI, Seiji OKAZAKI, Katsuaki KURATA, Toshiaki HIRAMOTO, Akino SATO, Wataru ODA
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Publication number: 20140065056Abstract: A graphite material for a negative electrode is provided which can suppress capacity degradation due to repeated charging and discharging cycles, storage in a charged state, and floating charging. A method of manufacturing a graphite material for a negative electrode of a lithium ion secondary battery is provided in which an atomic ratio H/C of hydrogen atoms H and carbon atoms C in the raw coke composition is in a range of 0.30 to 0.50 and a microstrength of the raw coke composition is in a range of 7 wt % to 17 wt %.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2013Publication date: March 6, 2014Inventors: Takashi SUZUKI, Noriyo ISHIMARU, Takashi OYAMA, Tamotsu TANO, Toshiyuki ODA, Ippei FUJINAGA, Tomoaki URAI, Seiji OKAZAKI, Katsuaki KURATA, Toshiaki HIRAMOTO, Akino SATO, Wataru ODA
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Publication number: 20130251620Abstract: A graphite material for a negative electrode is provided which can suppress capacity degradation due to repeated charging and discharging cycles, storage in a charged state, and floating charging. A method of manufacturing a graphite material for a negative electrode of a lithium ion secondary battery is provided in which an atomic ratio H/C of hydrogen atoms H and carbon atoms C in the raw coke composition is in a range of 0.30 to 0.50 and a microstrength of the raw coke composition is in a range of 7 wt % to 17 wt %.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2013Publication date: September 26, 2013Applicants: TODA KOGYA CORP., JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATIONInventors: Takashi SUZUKI, Noriyo ISHIMARU, Takashi OYAMA, Tamotsu TANO, Toshiyuki ODA, Ippei FUJINAGA, Tomoaki URAI, Seiji OKAZAKI, Katsuaki KURATA, Toshiaki HIRAMOTO, Akino SATO, Wataru ODA
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Patent number: 7696127Abstract: Disclosed is an exhaust gas purifying catalyst, which comprises a CeZr-based composite oxide capable of maintaining a hollow structure to ensure an oxygen absorbing/releasing capability, even after being exposed to high-temperature exhaust gas. The exhaust gas purifying catalyst comprises a honeycomb-shaped substrate, and a catalyst layer formed on a surface of the substrate. The catalyst layer contains a composite oxide which includes cerium (Ce) and zirconium (Zr) and has a hollow structure, and a catalytic metal supported by the composite oxide. The composite oxide having the hollow structure includes, in a state after being subjected to a thermal aging in Air at 1000° C. for 24 hours, a particle with a shape having an outer diameter of 750 to 1000 nm and a shell thickness of 80 to 120 nm.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2006Date of Patent: April 13, 2010Assignees: Toda Kogyo Corporation, Mazda Motor CorporationInventors: Tomoaki Urai, Tomohiro Honda, Katsuaki Kurata, Hideharu Iwakuni, Akihide Takami
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Patent number: 7691778Abstract: An exhaust gas purification catalyst comprises: an oxygen storage component constituted by a mixed oxide containing cerium and zirconium; and a catalytic metal carried on the oxygen storage component. The oxygen storage component is in the form of hollow secondary particles each formed so that primary particles of an average particle size of less than 10 nm cohere into a shell.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2006Date of Patent: April 6, 2010Assignees: Toda Kogyo Corporation, Mazda Motor CorporationInventors: Tomohiro Honda, Tomoaki Urai, Ryota Fujimoto, Seiji Miyoshi, Hiroshi Yamada, Hideharu Iwakuni, Koichiro Harada, Koji Minoshima, Akihide Takami
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Patent number: 7449199Abstract: The present invention relates to a nanostructural substance constituted from primary particles having a particle diameter of not more than 30 nm. In the nanostructural substance of the present invention, the primary particles have a small particle diameter, and a contact surface between the primary particles is small. In particular, since the nanostructural substance of the present invention has a large content of molecules existing at the surface thereof and, therefore, a high surface energy as compared to simple agglomerated particles, it is expected to more remarkably exhibit functions of the compound constituting the primary particles. In addition, titanium oxide particles constituted from the nanostructural substance comprising primary particles having a small particle diameter and a small contact area therebetween according to the present invention exhibit a high catalytic activity and can be suitably used, in particular, as a photocatalyst.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2005Date of Patent: November 11, 2008Assignee: Toda Kogyo CorporationInventors: Tomohiro Honda, Tomoaki Urai, Katsuaki Kurata
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Publication number: 20070167320Abstract: Disclosed is an exhaust gas purifying catalyst, which comprises a CeZr-based composite oxide capable of maintaining a hollow structure to ensure an oxygen absorbing/releasing capability, even after being exposed to high-temperature exhaust gas. The exhaust gas purifying catalyst comprises a honeycomb-shaped substrate, and a catalyst layer formed on a surface of the substrate. The catalyst layer contains a composite oxide which includes cerium (Ce) and zirconium (Zr) and has a hollow structure, and a catalytic metal supported by the composite oxide. The composite oxide having the hollow structure includes, in a state after being subjected to a thermal aging in Air at 1000° C. for 24 hours, a particle with a shape having an outer diameter of 750 to 1000 nm and a shell thickness of 80 to 120 nm.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2006Publication date: July 19, 2007Inventors: Tomoaki Urai, Tomohiro Honda, Katsuaki Kurata, Hideharu Iwakuni, Akihide Takami
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Publication number: 20070117716Abstract: An exhaust gas purification catalyst comprises: an oxygen storage component constituted by a mixed oxide containing cerium and zirconium; and a catalytic metal carried on the oxygen storage component. The oxygen storage component is in the form of hollow secondary particles each formed so that primary particles of an average particle size of less than 10 nm cohere into a shell.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2006Publication date: May 24, 2007Applicants: TODA KOGYO CORPORATION, MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Tomohiro Honda, Tomoaki Urai, Ryota Fujimoto, Seiji Miyoshi, Hiroshi Yamada, Hideharu Iwakuni, Koichiro Harada, Koji Minoshima, Akihide Takami
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Publication number: 20060116282Abstract: The present invention relates to a nanostructural substance constituted from primary particles having a particle diameter of not more than 30 nm. In the nanostructural substance of the present invention, the primary particles have a small particle diameter, and a contact surface between the primary particles is small. In particular, since the nanostructural substance of the present invention has a large content of molecules existing at the surface thereof and, therefore, a high surface energy as compared to simple agglomerated particles, it is expected to more remarkably exhibit functions of the compound constituting the primary particles. In addition, titanium oxide particles constituted from the nanostructural substance comprising primary particles having a small particle diameter and a small contact area therebetween according to the present invention exhibit a high catalytic activity and can be suitably used, in particular, as a photocatalyst.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2005Publication date: June 1, 2006Applicant: TODA KOGYO CORPORATIONInventors: Tomohiro Honda, Tomoaki Urai, Katsuaki Kurata