Patents by Inventor Toshikazu Nakamura

Toshikazu Nakamura 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: 20240006731
    Abstract: An electrode includes an electrode body and a protective member. The protective member covers a surface of the electrode body. The electrode body includes a current collector and an active material layer. The current collector has a first end face. The active material layer is provided on at least a portion of a surface of the current collector. The protective member includes an unadhered part and an adhered part. The unadhered part is disposed on a side closer to the first end face and is unadhered to the electrode body. The adhered part is disposed on a side farther from the first end face, is coupled to the unadhered part, and is adhered to the electrode body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Toshikazu NAKAMURA, Koji MORITA, Makoto HAYAKAWA, Akihito NAKAMURA
  • Patent number: 11831008
    Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes at least a negative electrode including a negative electrode mixture, a positive electrode, and an electrolytic solution including an electrolyte and a solvent. The negative electrode mixture includes a negative electrode active material powder, the negative electrode active material powder includes a carbon-based material and a silicon-based material, a mixing ratio of the carbon-based material to the silicon-based material (carbon-based material (mass %)/silicon-based material (mass %)) is 90 mass %/10 mass % to 0 mass %/100 mass %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Toshikazu Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20230099392
    Abstract: A secondary battery includes an outer package member, a battery device, and a non-aqueous solution. The outer package member includes iron. The battery device and the non-aqueous solution are contained inside the outer package member. The battery device includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolytic solution. The positive electrode and the negative electrode are opposed to each other and are wound. The positive electrode and the negative electrode are each impregnated with the electrolytic solution. The negative electrode is electrically coupled to the outer package member, and includes at least one selected from the group consisting of polyvinylidene difluoride, a polyacrylic acid, a polyacrylic acid salt, polyacrylonitrile, and derivatives thereof. The non-aqueous solution is disposed in at least a portion of a space around the battery device inside the outer package member. The electrolytic solution and the non-aqueous solution each include a dinitrile compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Toshikazu NAKAMURA, Tatsuya KAGEYAMA, Yusuke WAKATA
  • Publication number: 20230102083
    Abstract: Provided is a secondary battery, including: an electrode wound body having a structure in which a band-shaped positive electrode and a band-shaped negative electrode are stacked with a separator interposed therebetween and wound; and a battery can that accommodates the electrode wound body, wherein the positive electrode has a positive electrode active material layer on both sides of a band-shaped positive electrode foil, the negative electrode has a negative electrode active material layer on both sides of a band-shaped negative electrode foil, the electrode wound body has a positive electrode foil tab between a winding starting side and a winding ending side of the positive electrode and a negative electrode tab between a winding starting side and a winding ending side of the negative electrode, the positive electrode foil tab has a plate-like part joined on the winding starting side of the positive electrode, and a comb-like part protruding from the positive electrode, and the comb-like part is a connectin
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Toshikazu NAKAMURA, Koji SHIBUTANI
  • Publication number: 20230029111
    Abstract: A secondary battery is provided including an electrode wound body housed in a battery can, with the electrode wound body having a structure including a band-shaped positive electrode and a band-shaped negative electrode laminated and wound with a separator interposed therebetween, where the positive electrode includes a positive electrode active material layer on both sides of a band-shaped positive electrode foil, the negative electrode includes a negative electrode active material layer on both sides of a band-shaped negative electrode foil, the electrode wound body includes a positive electrode tab at a central part of the positive electrode, includes a negative electrode tab on a winding end side of the negative electrode, and includes a foil tab in a flat plate shape on a winding start side of either one or both of the positive electrode and the negative electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventor: Toshikazu NAKAMURA
  • Patent number: 11524265
    Abstract: A carbon dioxide separation membrane according to the present invention includes: an ionic liquid affinitive porous layer (C) having an ionic liquid-containing liquid (A) retained in voids; and an ionic liquid non-affinitive porous layer (B). The ionic liquid affinitive porous layer (C) may contain inorganic materials (for example, metal oxide particles having an average particle size of about 0.001 to 5 ?m on a number basis). An average thickness of the ionic liquid affinitive porous layer (C) may be about from 0.01 to 10 ?m. The ionic liquid affinitive porous layer (C) may include the ionic liquid-containing liquid (A) at a ratio from 0.1 to 99 parts by volume with respect to 100 parts by volume of voids. It may be a carbon dioxide separation membrane for fertilizing plants with carbon dioxide. The carbon dioxide separation membrane can reduce a size of the carbon dioxide concentrating device and enables smooth operation of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: DAICEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshikazu Nakamura, Masao Iwaya, Takamasa Suzuki, Tomohiro Goto
  • Patent number: 11491447
    Abstract: This ionic liquid-containing laminate includes a porous layer having affinity with ionic liquids (C), said layer holding an ionic liquid-containing liquid (A) within voids therein, and a porous layer lacking affinity with ionic liquids (B). The porous layer having affinity with ionic liquids (C) may include an inorganic material (e.g., metal oxide particles having an average particle size of 0.001 to 10 ?m on a number basis). The ionic liquid-containing liquid (A) may include an ionic liquid containing cations selected from ammonium, imidazolium and phosphonium cations, and anions selected from fluorine-containing anions, cyano-containing anions and amino acid-derived anions. The porous layer having affinity with ionic liquids (C) may include 1 to 100 volume parts of the ionic liquid-containing liquid (A) with respect to 100 volume parts of voids therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: DAICEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshikazu Nakamura, Masao Iwaya, Takamasa Suzuki, Tomohiro Goto
  • Publication number: 20220227891
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a cellulose acetate that has a low total degree of acetyl substitution and a degree of acetyl substitution at 6-position that is lower compared to the degrees of acetyl substitution at 2-position and 3-position of a glucose ring, and has excellent water solubility. A cellulose acetate having: a total degree of acetyl substitution of 0.4 or greater and 0.9 or less, a proportion of a degree of acetyl substitution at 6-position in the total degree of acetyl substitution of 0% or greater and 18% or less, and a light transmittance at 660 nm of 5% or greater in 4 wt. % aqueous solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicant: DAICEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuuji YOSHIOKA, Toshikazu NAKAMURA, Shu SHIMAMOTO, Takao KISHIMOTO
  • Patent number: 11217845
    Abstract: A battery includes a can that includes a base material including iron and a nickel layer provided on a surface of the base material, an electrode element accommodated in the can, an insulating plate provided between the electrode element and a bottom of the can, and a metal-containing material provided between the insulating plate and the bottom of the can. An oxidation-reduction potential of the metal-containing material in a non-aqueous electrolytic solution is 1.5 V (vsLi/Li+) or higher an lower than 3.25 V (vsLi/Li+).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Toshikazu Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20210154622
    Abstract: A carbon dioxide separation membrane according to the present invention includes: an ionic liquid affinitive porous layer (C) having an ionic liquid-containing liquid (A) retained in voids; and an ionic liquid non-affinitive porous layer (B). The ionic liquid affinitive porous layer (C) may contain inorganic materials (for example, metal oxide particles having an average particle size of about 0.001 to 5 ?m on a number basis). An average thickness of the ionic liquid affinitive porous layer (C) may be about from 0.01 to 10 ?m. The ionic liquid affinitive porous layer (C) may include the ionic liquid-containing liquid (A) at a ratio from 0.1 to 99 parts by volume with respect to 100 parts by volume of voids. It may be a carbon dioxide separation membrane for fertilizing plants with carbon dioxide. The carbon dioxide separation membrane can reduce a size of the carbon dioxide concentrating device and enables smooth operation of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Applicant: Daicel Corporation
    Inventors: Toshikazu NAKAMURA, Masao IWAYA, Takamasa SUZUKI, Tomohiro GOTO
  • Patent number: 10889916
    Abstract: Provided are a cellulose acetate fiber and a cellulose acetate fiber molded article which are excellent in water solubility and biodegradability and are small in load onto the natural environment even when allowed to stand still in the environment. The invention provides a cellulose acetate fiber containing cellulose acetate having a total degree of acetyl substitution of 0.4 to 1.3 and a compositional distribution index (CDI) of 2.0 or less as well as a cellulose acetate fiber molded article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: DAICEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shu Shimamoto, Shizuka Okada, Hiroki Taniguchi, Toshikazu Nakamura
  • Patent number: 10869883
    Abstract: A nutrient composition contains a cellulose acetate having a total degree of acetyl substitution of 0.4 to 1.1. The cellulose acetate may have a compositional distribution index (CDI) of 2.0 or less, where the CDI is specified by the formula: CDI=(Measured value of half height width of chemical composition)/(Theoretical value of half height width of chemical composition) where the measured value of half height width of chemical composition represents the half height width of chemical composition determined by HPLC analysis of a cellulose acetate propionate prepared by propionylating all residual hydroxy groups of the cellulose acetate (sample); and [Math. 1] the theoretical value of half height width of chemical composition =2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: DAICEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shu Shimamoto, Toshikazu Nakamura, Shizuka Ukita, Tsuyoshi Nakamura, Ryoko Yamauchi, Hiroshi Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 10844801
    Abstract: A fuel injection control apparatus is provided. An injection unit injects fuel in an internal combustion engine. A carbon monoxide concentration sensor is provided in an exhaust path of the internal combustion engine and detects a carbon monoxide concentration in an exhaust gas. A control unit controls the injection unit based on the carbon monoxide concentration detected by the carbon monoxide concentration sensor such that an air fuel ratio in the internal combustion engine becomes close to a target air fuel ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoichi Yamamura, Ryuichi Kimata, Toshikazu Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20200230925
    Abstract: The present invention provides a laminated body obtained by bonding a thinned glass plate and a resin film with an adhesive agent, the laminated body having excellent bending resistance. The laminated body according to an embodiment of the present invention comprising a structure having a glass plate with a thickness of 150 ?m or less and a resin film laminated with an adhesive layer; the laminated body having a bending resistance based on a test below of 10 or greater. Bending Resistance Test: in the case where a set of operation includes bending a laminated body for 180° from a state where the laminated body is stretched, in a direction that makes a surface of a glass plate concave and a bending radius 3 mm and then stretching the laminated body again, an index of the bending resistance is the number of sets of the operation until the laminated body cracks when the operation was performed at a rate of 43 sets per minute.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Applicant: DAICEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naotaka NISHIO, Tomoya MIZUTA, Masao IWAYA, Toshikazu NAKAMURA
  • Patent number: 10703825
    Abstract: A cellulose acetate according to the present invention has a total degree of acetyl substitution of 0.4 to 1.1 and has a compositional distribution index (CDI) of 3.0 or less, where the CDI is specified by the formula: CDI=(Measured value of half height width of chemical composition)/(Theoretical value of half height width of chemical composition) where the measured value of half height width of chemical composition is a half height width of chemical composition determined by analyzing a cellulose acetate propionate by HPLC, where the cellulose acetate propionate is prepared by propionylating all residual hydroxy groups of the cellulose acetate (sample); and Theoretical value of half height width of chemical composition=2·35482?{square root over (3*DPw*(DS/3)*(1?DS/3))}/DPw??[Math.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: DAICEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shizuka Ukita, Hiroki Taniguchi, Shu Shimamoto, Toshikazu Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20200212377
    Abstract: A battery includes a can that includes a base material including iron and a nickel layer provided on a surface of the base material, an electrode element accommodated in the can, an insulating plate provided between the electrode element and a bottom of the can, and a metal-containing material provided between the insulating plate and the bottom of the can. An oxidation-reduction potential of the metal-containing material in a non-aqueous electrolytic solution is 1.5 V (vsLi/Li+) or higher an lower than 3.25 V (vsLi/Li+).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventor: Toshikazu NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20200094195
    Abstract: This ionic liquid-containing laminate includes a porous layer having affinity with ionic liquids (C), said layer holding an ionic liquid-containing liquid (A) within voids therein, and a porous layer lacking affinity with ionic liquids (B). The porous layer having affinity with ionic liquids (C) may include an inorganic material (e.g., metal oxide particles having an average particle size of 0.001 to 10 ?m on a number basis). The ionic liquid-containing liquid (A) may include an ionic liquid containing cations selected from ammonium, imidazolium and phosphonium cations, and anions selected from fluorine-containing anions, cyano-containing anions and amino acid-derived anions. The porous layer having affinity with ionic liquids (C) may include 1 to 100 volume parts of the ionic liquid-containing liquid (A) with respect to 100 volume parts of voids therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Applicant: Daicel Corporation
    Inventors: Toshikazu NAKAMURA, Masao IWAYA, Takamasa SUZUKI, Tomohiro GOTO
  • Publication number: 20200091503
    Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes at least a negative electrode including a negative electrode mixture, a positive electrode, and an electrolytic solution including an electrolyte and a solvent. The negative electrode mixture includes a negative electrode active material powder, the negative electrode active material powder includes a carbon-based material and a silicon-based material, a mixing ratio of the carbon-based material to the silicon-based material (carbon-based material (mass %)/silicon-based material (mass %)) is 90 mass %/10 mass % to 0 mass %/100 mass %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventor: Toshikazu NAKAMURA
  • Patent number: 10442870
    Abstract: Provided is a novel cellulose derivative having excellent water resistance. This is a cellulose acylate oxoalkanoate which is a cellulose derivative corresponding to cellulose, except with substituents replacing part or all of hydrogen atoms in the hydroxy groups of the cellulose. The substituents includes a group represented by General Formula (1) and a group represented by General Formula (2). The cellulose acylate oxoalkanoate has a degree x of substitution with the group represented by General Formula (1), a degree y of substitution with the group represented by General Formula (2), and a degree z of unsubstitution, where x, y, and z meet conditions specified by Expressions (A), (B), and (C): 0.1?x?2.99??(A) 0.01?y?2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: DAICEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiro Hashizume, Shizuka Ukita, Shu Shimamoto, Toshikazu Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20190162126
    Abstract: A fuel injection control apparatus is provided. An injection unit injects fuel in an internal combustion engine. A carbon monoxide concentration sensor is provided in an exhaust path of the internal combustion engine and detects a carbon monoxide concentration in an exhaust gas. A control unit controls the injection unit based on the carbon monoxide concentration detected by the carbon monoxide concentration sensor such that an air fuel ratio in the internal combustion engine becomes close to a target air fuel ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Yoichi Yamamura, Ryuichi Kimata, Toshikazu Nakamura