Patents by Inventor Tomoyasu Yokoyama
Tomoyasu Yokoyama 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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Publication number: 20240120531Abstract: A solid electrolyte material of the present disclosure includes an ion-conducting species and an anionic framework. The ion-conducting species is at least one element selected from the group consisting of alkali metal elements and alkaline earth metal elements. The anionic framework has a tetrahedral composite structure with no dihedral planes. A battery of the present disclosure includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte layer disposed 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 solid electrolyte material of the present disclosure.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Inventors: TOMOYASU YOKOYAMA, KAZUHIDE ICHIKAWA
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Publication number: 20240113329Abstract: The solid electrolyte material of the present disclosure consists of Li, M1, M2, and I. Here, M1 is at least one selected from the group consisting of Zr and Zn, and M2 is at least one selected from the group consisting of Al, Ga, and In. The battery of the present disclosure comprises a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte layer disposed 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 comprises the solid electrolyte material of the present disclosure.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Inventors: KOSEI OHURA, TOMOYASU YOKOYAMA
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Publication number: 20240097185Abstract: The solid electrolyte material of the present disclosure comprises a crystal phase comprising Li, Mg, and X. Here, X is at least one selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, and I, and the crystal phase has a crystal structure belonging to the space group Fm-3m. The battery of the present disclosure comprises a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte layer disposed 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 comprises the solid electrolyte material of the present disclosure.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: KOSEI OHURA, TOMOYASU YOKOYAMA, TAKUYA NARUSE
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Patent number: 11935971Abstract: A solar cell according to the present disclosure includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a photoelectric conversion layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, and an electron transport layer disposed between the first electrode and the photoelectric conversion layer. At least one electrode selected from the group consisting of the first electrode and the second electrode has a light-transmitting property. The photoelectric conversion layer contains a perovskite compound composed of a monovalent cation, a divalent cation, and a halogen anion. The electron transport layer contains a metal oxynitride having electron conductivity. The metal oxynitride has an electrical conductivity of greater than or equal to 1×10?7 S/cm.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2022Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Tomoyasu Yokoyama, Ryosuke Kikuchi, Yu Nishitani
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Publication number: 20240088436Abstract: The solid electrolyte material of the present disclosure comprises lithium and a plurality of anion elements. The plurality of anion elements includes antimony and at least one element selected from the group consisting of pnictogen elements excluding antimony, chalcogen elements, and halogen elements. The battery of the present disclosure comprises a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte layer disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, wherein at least one selected from the group consisting of the positive electrode, the negative electrode, and the electrolyte layer contains the solid electrolyte material of the present disclosure.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: TOMOYASU YOKOYAMA, KOSEI OHURA, TAKUYA NARUSE
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Publication number: 20240079645Abstract: The solid electrolyte material of the present disclosure comprises Li, M, I, and X. M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Al, Ga, and In. X is at least one element selected from the group consisting of F, O, and S. The battery of the present disclosure comprises a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte layer disposed 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 contains the solid electrolyte material of the present disclosure.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: KOSEI OHURA, TOMOYASU YOKOYAMA
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Publication number: 20240072301Abstract: The solid electrolyte material of the present disclosure contains a crystal phase comprising Li, M, and X. M is at least one selected from the group consisting of Al, Ga, and In. X is at least one selected from the group consisting of Cl, Br, and I. The crystal phase belongs to the space group P21/c. In an X-ray diffraction pattern obtained by X-ray diffraction measurement of the solid electrolyte material, the full width at half maximum of a diffraction peak of a crystal phase assigned to the Miller index (202) crystal plane is greater than or equal to 0.27° and less than or equal to 0.50°.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Inventors: KOSEI OHURA, TOMOYASU YOKOYAMA
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Publication number: 20240063432Abstract: The solid electrolyte material of the present disclosure comprises Li, M, X, H, and O. M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Al, Ga, In, and V. X is at least one element selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, and I. The battery of the present disclosure comprises a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte layer disposed 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 contains the solid electrolyte material of the present disclosure.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2023Publication date: February 22, 2024Inventors: KOSEI OHURA, TOMOYASU YOKOYAMA
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Publication number: 20240065093Abstract: A compound of the present disclosure consists of A, Ag, and X. A is a monovalent cation and contains an organic cation. X is at least one selected from the group consisting of a halide ion and a thiocyanate ion. A photoelectric conversion device of the present disclosure includes a first electrode, a photoelectric conversion layer, and a second electrode arranged in this order. The photoelectric conversion device of the present disclosure contains the aforementioned compound of the present disclosure.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2023Publication date: February 22, 2024Inventors: TAKEYUKI SEKIMOTO, TOMOYASU YOKOYAMA
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Publication number: 20240021871Abstract: The solid electrolyte material of the present disclosure includes Li, La, O, X, and a hydride. X is at least one selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, and I. The battery of the present disclosure includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte layer. The electrolyte layer is disposed 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 contains the solid electrolyte material of the present disclosure.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2023Publication date: January 18, 2024Inventors: TAKUYA NARUSE, TOMOYASU YOKOYAMA
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Publication number: 20240006658Abstract: The solid electrolyte material of the present disclosure consists of Li, La, O, and I. The battery of the present disclosure includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte layer. The electrolyte layer is disposed 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 contains the solid electrolyte material of the present disclosure.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2023Publication date: January 4, 2024Inventors: TAKUYA NARUSE, TOMOYASU YOKOYAMA
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Publication number: 20230327194Abstract: A solid electrolyte material is represented by the compositional formula (1): Li1?aAlaX1+2a, wherein 0<a<0.5 (excluding a=0.5) is satisfied, and X is at least one selected from the group consisting of Cl, Br, and I. Another solid electrolyte material includes Li, Al, and X?, here, X? is at least one selected from the group consisting of Cl, Br, and I and includes a first crystal phase belonging to P21/c and a second crystal phase different from the first crystal phase.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2023Publication date: October 12, 2023Inventors: KOSEI OHURA, TOMOYASU YOKOYAMA
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Patent number: 11737291Abstract: A solar cell according to the present disclosure includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a photoelectric conversion layer located between the first electrode and the second electrode, and a first electron transport layer located between the first electrode and the photoelectric conversion layer, in which at least one selected from the group consisting of the first electrode and the second electrode is translucent, the photoelectric conversion layer contains a perovskite compound composed of a monovalent cation, a Sn cation, and a halogen anion, and the first electron transport layer contains a niobium oxide halide.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2021Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Tomoyasu Yokoyama, Yu Nishitani, Shohei Kusumoto, Yumi Miyamoto
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Patent number: 11626527Abstract: Provided is a solar cell including a first electrode, a second electrode, a light-absorbing layer located between the first electrode and the second electrode, and an intermediate layer located between the light-absorbing layer and at least one electrode selected from the group consisting of the first electrode and the second electrode. The light-absorbing layer contains a perovskite compound represented by a chemical formula ASnX3 (where A is a monovalent cation and X is a halogen anion). The intermediate layer is in contact with the light-absorbing layer. The at least one electrode selected from the group consisting of the first electrode and the second electrode has light-transmissive property. The intermediate layer contains at least one selected from the group consisting of (4-(1?,5?-dihydro-1?-methyl-2?H-[5,6]fullereno-C60-Ih[1,9-c]pyrrol-2?-yl)benzoic acid) and fullerene C60.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2019Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Tomoyasu Yokoyama, Kenji Kawano, Yumi Miyamoto
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Patent number: 11626258Abstract: A solar cell according to the present disclosure includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a photoelectric conversion layer located between the first electrode and the second electrode, and a semiconductor layer located between the first electrode and the photoelectric conversion layer, in which at least one selected from the group consisting of the first electrode and the second electrode is translucent, and the semiconductor layer contains a compound containing Na, Zn, and O.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2021Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Taisuke Matsui, Ryosuke Kikuchi, Tomoyasu Yokoyama, Fumiyasu Oba, Yu Kumagai
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Publication number: 20220416099Abstract: A solar cell according to the present disclosure includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a photoelectric conversion layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, and an electron transport layer disposed between the first electrode and the photoelectric conversion layer. At least one electrode selected from the group consisting of the first electrode and the second electrode has a light-transmitting property. The photoelectric conversion layer contains a perovskite compound composed of a monovalent cation, a divalent cation, and a halogen anion. The electron transport layer contains a metal oxynitride having electron conductivity. The metal oxynitride has an electrical conductivity of greater than or equal to 1×10?7 S/cm.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2022Publication date: December 29, 2022Inventors: TOMOYASU YOKOYAMA, RYOSUKE KIKUCHI, YU NISHITANI
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Patent number: 11484280Abstract: A radiographic image capturing system is described. If a hardware processor determines that an image processor and an image analyzing unit are capable of sharing image data via an identical memory, the image processor stores image data in the memory and the image analyzing unit analyzes the image data with reference to the memory. If the hardware processor determines that the image processor and the image analyzing unit can send and receive the data via a wired network, the image processor transfers the data to the image analyzing unit, and the image analyzing unit analyzes the data. If the hardware processor determines that the image processor and the image analyzing unit can send and receive the data via a wireless network, the image processor compresses the data or decimates partial data and transfers the data to the image analyzing unit, and the image analyzing unit decompresses and analyzes the data.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2020Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.Inventors: Masahiro Kuwata, Hidetake Tezuka, Satoshi Komiya, Nobuyuki Miyake, Hiroyuki Nakagawa, Ichirou Hamamoto, Shintaro Muraoka, Kazuhiko Katsushima, Tomoyasu Yokoyama, Akira Hiroshige, Takanori Kakigi, Tomoya Ogawa, Tetsu Hosoki, Tomonori Gido, Makoto Sumi
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Publication number: 20220246362Abstract: A solar cell includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a photoelectric conversion layer interposed between the first and second electrodes, and a hole transport layer interposed between the first electrode and the photoelectric conversion layer. At least one electrode selected from the group consisting of the first and second electrodes is transparent to light. The photoelectric conversion layer includes a perovskite compound constituted by a monovalent cation, a divalent cation, and a halogen anion. The monovalent cation includes at least one selected from the group consisting of a formamidinium cation and a methylammonium cation. The divalent cation includes a Sn cation. The halogen anion includes an iodide ion. The hole transport layer includes 4,4?,4?-tris[9,9-dimethyl-2-fluorenyl(4-methoxy-phenyl)amino]triphenylamine.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2022Publication date: August 4, 2022Inventors: SHOHEI KUSUMOTO, KENJI KAWANO, TOMOYASU YOKOYAMA
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Patent number: 11328876Abstract: A light-absorbing material contains a compound represented by the composition formula HC(NH2)2SnI3 and having a perovskite structure. A solid-state 1H-NMR spectrum, which is obtained by 1H-14N HMQC measurement in two-dimensional NMR at 25° C., of the compound includes a first peak at 6.9 ppm and a second peak at 7.0 ppm. A peak intensity of the first peak is equal to 80% or more of a peak intensity of the second peak.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2018Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takeyuki Sekimoto, Michio Suzuka, Tomoyasu Yokoyama, Yoshiko Miyamoto, Taisuke Matsui
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Publication number: 20220013303Abstract: A solar cell according to the present disclosure includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a photoelectric conversion layer located between the first electrode and the second electrode, and a semiconductor layer located between the first electrode and the photoelectric conversion layer, in which at least one selected from the group consisting of the first electrode and the second electrode is translucent, and the semiconductor layer contains a compound containing Na, Zn, and O.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2021Publication date: January 13, 2022Inventors: TAISUKE MATSUI, RYOSUKE KIKUCHI, TOMOYASU YOKOYAMA, FUMIYASU OBA, YU KUMAGAI