Patents by Inventor Tomohiko Furutani

Tomohiko Furutani 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: 11244887
    Abstract: A three-dimensional stacked integrated circuit includes a plurality of interposers between respective integrated circuits of the three-dimensional stacked integrated circuit and below a lowermost integrated circuit, wherein a plurality of movement paths of a coolant are respectively provided in the plurality of interposers, and the plurality of movement paths of the coolant provided in the plurality of interposers are connected to each other. Alternatively, the three-dimensional stacked integrated circuit is configured by immersion and the system thereof is simplified by the coolant interacting with the outside in grooves provided to the edges of the interposers. In this case, a path for allowing the coolant to flow in the layer direction is not necessary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: SoftBank Corp.
    Inventors: Takashi Tsutsui, Shigenori Imanaka, Tomohiko Furutani
  • Patent number: 10916357
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an aluminum alloy foil for an electrode current collector and a manufacturing method thereof, the foil having a high strength and high strength after a drying process after the application of the active material while keeping a high electrical conductivity. Disclosed is a method for manufacturing an aluminum alloy foil for electrode current collector, including: forming by continuous casting an aluminum alloy sheet containing 0.03 to 1.0% of Fe, 0.01 to 0.2% of Si, 0.0001 to 0.2% of Cu, with the rest being Al and unavoidable impurities, performing cold rolling to the aluminum alloy sheet at a cold rolling reduction of 80% or lower, and performing heat treatment at 550 to 620° C. for 1 to 15 hours.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: UACJ Corporation
    Inventors: Masakazu Seki, Satoshi Suzuki, Kenji Yamamoto, Tomohiko Furutani
  • Publication number: 20200402888
    Abstract: A three-dimensional stacked integrated circuit includes a plurality of interposers between respective integrated circuits of the three-dimensional stacked integrated circuit and below a lowermost integrated circuit, wherein a plurality of movement paths of a coolant are respectively provided in the plurality of interposers, and the plurality of movement paths of the coolant provided in the plurality of interposers are connected to each other. Alternatively, the three-dimensional stacked integrated circuit is configured by immersion and the system thereof is simplified by the coolant interacting with the outside in grooves provided to the edges of the interposers. In this case, a path for allowing the coolant to flow in the layer direction is not necessary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Takashi TSUTSUI, Shigenori IMANAKA, Tomohiko FURUTANI
  • Patent number: 10367204
    Abstract: It is an object to provide an aluminum alloy foil for an electrode current collector, the foil having a high post-drying strength after application of an active material while keeping a high electrical conductivity. Disclosed is an aluminum alloy foil for an electrode current collector, comprising 0.03 to 0.1 mass % (hereinafter, “mass %” is simply referred to as “%”) of Fe, 0.01 to 0.1% of Si, and 0.0001 to 0.01% of Cu, with the rest consisting of Al and unavoidable impurities, wherein the aluminum alloy foil after final cold rolling has a tensile strength of 180 MPa or higher, a 0.2% yield strength of 160 MPa or higher, and an electrical conductivity of 60% IACS or higher; and the aluminum alloy foil has a tensile strength of 170 MPa or higher and a 0.2% yield strength of 150 MPa or higher even after the aluminum alloy foil is subjected to heat treatment at any of 120° C. for 24 hours, 140° C. for 3 hours, and 160° C. for 15 minutes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignees: UACJ Corporation, UACJ Foil Corporation
    Inventors: Masakazu Seki, Satoshi Suzuki, Tomohiko Furutani, Kenji Yamamoto, Koichi Ashizawa
  • Patent number: 10050257
    Abstract: An aluminum alloy foil for an electrode current collectors has a high post-drying strength after application of an active material while keeping a high electrical conductivity. The aluminum alloy foil includes 0.1 to 1.0 mass % of Fe, 0.01 to 0.5% of Si, and 0.01 to 0.2 mass % of Cu, and the rest includes Al and unavoidable impurities. The aluminum alloy foil after final cold rolling has a tensile strength of 220 MPa or higher, a 0.2% yield strength of 180 MPa or higher, and an electrical conductivity of 58% IACS or higher. The aluminum alloy foil has a tensile strength of 190 MPa or higher and a 0.2% yield strength of 160 MPa or higher after the aluminum alloy foil is heat treated at any of 120° C. for 24 hours, 140° C. for 3 hours, and 160° C. for 15 minutes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignees: UACJ CORPORATION, UACJ FOIL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masakazu Seki, Satoshi Suzuki, Tomohiko Furutani, Kenji Yamamoto, Koichi Ashizawa
  • Patent number: 9947917
    Abstract: An aluminum alloy foil for a current collector of an electrode is provided which has not only high electric conductivity but also high strength before and after a drying step, and is low in manufacturing cost. Provided is an aluminum alloy foil for a current collector of an electrode, containing 1.0 to 2.0 mass % (hereafter, simply referred to as “%”) of Fe, 0.01 to 0.2% of Si, 0.0001 to 0.2% of Cu, and 0.005 to 0.3% of Ti, the remainder being Al and inevitable impurities, wherein an amount of Fe contained as a solid solution is 300 ppm or more, and particles of intermetallic compounds having an equivalent circle diameter of 0.1 to 1.0 ?m exist at 1.0×105 particles/mm2 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignees: UACJ Corporation, UACJ Foil Corporation
    Inventors: Masakazu Seki, Satoshi Suzuki, Tomohiko Furutani
  • Patent number: 9847530
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an aluminum alloy foil for an electrode current collector, the foil having a high strength and high strength after a drying process. The aluminum alloy foil can be manufactured at low cost. Disclosed is an aluminum alloy foil for electrode current collector, including 0.03 to 1.0% of Fe, 0.01 to 0.2% of Si, 0.0001 to 0.2% of Cu, 0.005 to 0.03% of Ti, with the rest being Al and unavoidable impurities. The aluminum alloy foil has Fe solid solution content of 200 ppm or higher, and an intermetallic compound having a maximum diameter length of 0.1 to 1.0 ?m in an number density of 2.0×104 particles/mm2 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignees: UACJ CORPORATION, UACJ FOIL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masakazu Seki, Satoshi Suzuki, Kenji Yamamoto, Tomohiko Furutani
  • Patent number: 9825300
    Abstract: The present invention provides an aluminum alloy foil, capable of going under thin rolling during its manufacture. The aluminum alloy foil shall also avoid cuts during the active material paste coating process and wrinkles during the press working process, and have suitable strength for the series of manufacturing processes from the manufacture of the aluminum alloy foil to the manufacture of the electrode material. Further, the present invention provides an aluminum alloy foil for electrode current collector, including 0.50 to 1.50 mass % (hereinafter mass % is referred to as %) of Mn, 0.05 to 0.50% of Cu, 0.20 to 1.00% of Fe, 0.01 to 0.60% of Si, with the rest consisting of Al and unavoidable impurities, a manufacturing method thereof, and an electrode material. Here, regarding the aluminum alloy foil, a solid solution amount of Mn is 1500 ppm or more, a solid solution amount of Cu is 40 ppm or more, and a tensile strength after a final cold rolling (T1) is 260 MPa or higher and 350 MPa or lower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignees: UACJ CORPORATION, UACJ FOIL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiko Furutani, Kenji Yamamoto, Satoshi Suzuki, Masakazu Seki
  • Patent number: 9715971
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an aluminum alloy foil for electrode current collectors having superior rolling properties, high conductivity, and high strength after the drying step following the application of the active material. According to the present invention, an aluminum alloy foil for electrode current collector, including 0.03 to 0.1% of Fe, 0.005 to 0.02% of Ti, 0 to 0.1% of Si, 0 to 0.01% of Cu, 99.85% or more of Al, with the rest being unavoidable impurities, wherein tensile strength of the aluminum alloy foil is 175 MPa or higher, and electrical conductivity of the aluminum alloy foil is 60% IACS or higher, is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignees: UACJ CORPORATION, UACJ FOIL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi Suzuki, Masakazu Seki, Tomohiko Furutani, Kenji Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 9698426
    Abstract: The present invention provides an aluminum alloy foil for electrode current collector, high in strength and superior in heat resistance after the active material coating/drying process of the manufacture of the battery, a manufacturing method thereof, and a lithium ion secondary battery. According to the present invention, an aluminum alloy foil for electrode current collector, including 0.1 to 0.5 mass % (hereinafter mass % is referred to as %) of Fe, 0.01 to 0.5% of Si, 0.01 to 0.2% of Cu, 0.01 to 0.5% of Mn, with the rest being Al and unavoidable impurities, wherein tensile strength of an aluminum alloy foil and a heat treatment selected from 24 hours at 100° C., 3 hours at 150° C., and 15 minutes at 200° C., is 210 MPa or higher, a manufacturing method thereof, and a lithium ion secondary battery are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignees: UACJ CORPORATION, UACJ FOIL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiko Furutani, Kenji Yamamoto, Satoshi Suzuki, Masakazu Seki
  • Patent number: 9666867
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an aluminum alloy foil for an electrode current collector, the foil having a high strength after the drying step while keeping a high electrical conductivity. Disclosed is a method for manufacturing an aluminum alloy foil for electrode current collector, including: maintaining an aluminum alloy ingot comprising 0.03 to 0.1% of Fe, 0.01 to 0.1% of Si, 0.0001 to 0.01% of Cu, 0.005% or less of Mn, with the rest being Al and unavoidable impurities, at 550 to 620° C. for 1 to 20 hours, and subjecting the resulting ingot under a hot rolling with a starting temperature of 500° C. or higher and an end-point temperature of 255 to 300° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignees: UACJ CORPORATION, UACJ FOIL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masakazu Seki, Satoshi Suzuki, Kenji Yamamoto, Tomohiko Furutani
  • Publication number: 20170040617
    Abstract: It is an object to provide an aluminum alloy foil for an electrode current collector, the foil having a high post-drying strength after application of an active material while keeping a high electrical conductivity. Disclosed is an aluminum alloy foil for an electrode current collector, comprising 0.03 to 0.1 mass % (hereinafter, “mass %” is simply referred to as “%”) of Fe, 0.01 to 0.1% of Si, and 0.0001 to 0.01% of Cu, with the rest consisting of Al and unavoidable impurities, wherein the aluminum alloy foil after final cold rolling has a tensile strength of 180 MPa or higher, a 0.2% yield strength of 160 MPa or higher, and an electrical conductivity of 60% IACS or higher; and the aluminum alloy foil has a tensile strength of 170 MPa or higher and a 0.2% yield strength of 150 MPa or higher even after the aluminum alloy foil is subjected to heat treatment at any of 120° C. for 24 hours, 140° C. for 3 hours, and 160° C. for 15 minutes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicants: UACJ Corporation, UACJ Foil Corporation
    Inventors: Masakazu Seki, Satoshi Suzuki, Tomohiko Furutani, Kenji Yamamoto, Koichi Ashizawa
  • Patent number: 9543588
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an aluminum alloy foil for an electrode current collector, the foil having a high strength after the drying step while keeping a high electrical conductivity. Disclosed is a method for manufacturing an aluminum alloy foil for electrode current collector, including: maintaining an aluminum alloy ingot comprising 0.1 to 0.5% of Fe, 0.01 to 0.3% of Si, 0.01 to 0.2% of Cu, 0.01% or less of Mn, with the rest being Al and unavoidable impurities, at 550 to 620° C. for 1 to 20 hours, and subjecting the resulting ingot under a hot rolling with a starting temperature of 500° C. or higher and an end-point temperature of 255 to 300° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignees: UACJ Corporation, UACJ Foil Corporation
    Inventors: Masakazu Seki, Satoshi Suzuki, Kenji Yamamoto, Tomohiko Furutani
  • Publication number: 20160276653
    Abstract: An aluminum alloy foil for a current collector of an electrode is provided which has not only high electric conductivity but also high strength before and after a drying step, and is low in manufacturing cost. Provided is an aluminum alloy foil for a current collector of an electrode, containing 1.0 to 2.0 mass % (hereafter, simply referred to as “%”) of Fe, 0.01 to 0.2% of Si, 0.0001 to 0.2% of Cu, and 0.005 to 0.3% of Ti, the remainder being Al and inevitable impurities, wherein an amount of Fe contained as a solid solution is 300 ppm or more, and particles of intermetallic compounds having an equivalent circle diameter of 0.1 to 1.0 ?m exist at 1.0×105 particles/mm2 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2014
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Applicants: UACJ Corporation, UACJ Foil Corporation
    Inventors: Masakazu Seki, Satoshi Suzuki, Tomohiko Furutani
  • Publication number: 20150248973
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an aluminum alloy foil for electrode current collectors having superior rolling properties, high conductivity, and high strength after the drying step following the application of the active material. According to the present invention, an aluminum alloy foil for electrode current collector, including 0.03 to 0.1% of Fe, 0.005 to 0.02% of Ti, 0 to 0.1% of Si, 0 to 0.01% of Cu, 99.85% or more of Al, with the rest being unavoidable impurities, wherein tensile strength of the aluminum alloy foil is 175 MPa or higher, and electrical conductivity of the aluminum alloy foil is 60% IACS or higher, is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2013
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Applicants: UACJ FOIL CORPORATION, UACJ CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi Suzuki, Masakazu Seki, Tomohiko Furutani, Kenji Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20150188145
    Abstract: The present invention provides an aluminum alloy foil, capable of going under thin rolling during its manufacture. The aluminum alloy foil shall also avoid cuts during the active material paste coating process and wrinkles during the press working process, and have suitable strength for the series of manufacturing processes from the manufacture of the aluminum alloy foil to the manufacture of the electrode material. Further, the present invention provides an aluminum alloy foil for electrode current collector, including 0.50 to 1.50 mass % (hereinafter mass % is referred to as %) of Mn, 0.05 to 0.50% of Cu, 0.20 to 1.00% of Fe, 0.01 to 0.60% of Si, with the rest consisting of Al and unavoidable impurities, a manufacturing method thereof, and an electrode material. Here, regarding the aluminum alloy foil, a solid solution amount of Mn is 1500 ppm or more, a solid solution amount of Cu is 40 ppm or more, and a tensile strength after a final cold rolling (T1) is 260 MPa or higher and 350 MPa or lower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2013
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicants: UACJ FOIL CORPORATION, UACJ CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiko Furutani, Kenji Yamamoto, Satoshi Suzuki, Masakazu Seki
  • Publication number: 20150132657
    Abstract: The present invention provides an aluminum alloy foil for electrode current collector, high in strength and superior in heat resistance after the active material coating/drying process of the manufacture of the battery, a manufacturing method thereof, and a lithium ion secondary battery. According to the present invention, an aluminum alloy foil for electrode current collector, including 0.1 to 0.5 mass % (hereinafter mass % is referred to as %) of Fe, 0.01 to 0.5% of Si, 0.01 to 0.2% of Cu, 0.01 to 0.5% of Mn, with the rest being Al and unavoidable impurities, wherein tensile strength of an aluminum alloy foil and a heat treatment selected from 24 hours at 100° C., 3 hours at 150° C., and 15 minutes at 200° C., is 210 MPa or higher, a manufacturing method thereof, and a lithium ion secondary battery are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Tomohiko Furutani, Kenji Yamamoto, Satoshi Suzuki, Masakazu Seki
  • Publication number: 20140261908
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an aluminum alloy foil for an electrode current collector and a manufacturing method thereof, the foil having a high strength and high strength after a drying process after the application of the active material while keeping a high electrical conductivity. Disclosed is a method for manufacturing an aluminum alloy foil for electrode current collector, including: forming by continuous casting an aluminum alloy sheet containing 0.03 to 1.0% of Fe, 0.01 to 0.2% of Si, 0.0001 to 0.2% of Cu, with the rest being Al and unavoidable impurities, performing cold rolling to the aluminum alloy sheet at a cold rolling reduction of 80% or lower, and performing heat treatment at 550 to 620° C. for 1 to 15 hours.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicants: UACJ FOIL CORPORATION, UACJ CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masakazu Seki, Satoshi Suzuki, Kenji Yamamoto, Tomohiko Furutani
  • Publication number: 20140205900
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an aluminum alloy foil for an electrode current collector, the foil having a high strength and high strength after a drying process. The aluminum alloy foil can be manufactured at low cost. Disclosed is an aluminum alloy foil for electrode current collector, including 0.03 to 1.0% of Fe, 0.01 to 0.2% of Si, 0.0001 to 0.2% of Cu, 0.005 to 0.03% of Ti, with the rest being Al and unavoidable impurities. The aluminum alloy foil has Fe solid solution content of 200 ppm or higher, and an intermetallic compound having a maximum diameter length of 0.1 to 1.0 ?m in an number density of 2.0×104 particles/mm2 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicants: UACJ FOIL CORPORATION, UACJ CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masakazu Seki, Satoshi Suzuki, Kenji Yamamoto, Tomohiko Furutani
  • Publication number: 20140178709
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an aluminum alloy foil for an electrode current collector, the foil having a high strength after the drying step while keeping a high electrical conductivity. Disclosed is a method for manufacturing an aluminum alloy foil for electrode current collector, including: maintaining an aluminum alloy ingot comprising 0.1 to 0.5% of Fe, 0.01 to 0.3% of Si, 0.01 to 0.2% of Cu, 0.01% or less of Mn, with the rest being Al and unavoidable impurities, at 550 to 620° C. for 1 to 20 hours, and subjecting the resulting ingot under a hot rolling with a starting temperature of 500° C. or higher and an end-point temperature of 255 to 300° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicants: UACJ FOIL CORPORATION, UACJ Corporation
    Inventors: Masakazu Seki, Satoshi Suzuki, Kenji Yamamoto, Tomohiko Furutani