Patents by Inventor Tomohiro KANAMORI

Tomohiro KANAMORI 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: 20240145768
    Abstract: A solid electrolyte contains a lithium (Li) element, a phosphorus (P) element, a sulfur (S) element, and an X element, where X represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of a chlorine (Cl) element, a bromine (Br) element, and an iodine (I) element. The solid electrolyte has a peak attributed to a fluorine (F) element in surface analysis based on X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. It is preferable that the ratio (quantitative value of F1s/quantitative value of P2p) of quantitative value of F1s (atom %) and quantitative value of P2p (atom %), calculated based on X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy with the total amount of Li1s, C1s, O1s, F1s, P2p, S2p, Cl2p, and Br3d being set to 100%, is 0.01 or more and 0.34 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Joji MIKI, Takayuki MATSUSHITA, Tomohiro KANAMORI
  • Publication number: 20240128515
    Abstract: A method for producing a sulfide solid electrolyte includes: a step of mixing a lithium (Li) element source, a phosphorus (P) element source, and a sulfur (S) element source, thereby obtaining a raw material composition; a step of firing the raw material composition, thereby obtaining a sulfide; a step of milling a slurry containing a solvent having fluorine atoms and the sulfide; and a step of drying the slurry. The sulfide in the slurry preferably has a concentration of 3 to 40 mass %. The step of milling a slurry is preferably a step of dry milling the sulfide, and mixing the dry milled sulfide and the solvent, thereby preparing the slurry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Joji MIKI, Takayuki MATSUSHITA, Tomohiro KANAMORI
  • Publication number: 20220140385
    Abstract: A sulfide solid electrolyte having ionic conductivity is provided. The sulfide solid electrolyte contains an organic solvent. The amount of organic solvent contained in the sulfide solid electrolyte is 0.95 mass % or less. It is preferable that the amount of organic solvent contained in the sulfide solid electrolyte is 0.01 mass % or more. It is preferable that the sulfide solid electrolyte has an argyrodite-type crystal structure. Also provided are an electrode mixture including the sulfide solid electrolyte and a positive electrode active material or a negative electrode active material, as well as a solid-state battery including the electrode mixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventor: Tomohiro KANAMORI