Patents by Inventor Toshinobu Kanai

Toshinobu Kanai 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: 20230290941
    Abstract: A positive-electrode active material includes a lithium transition metal composite oxide that contains at least 80 mol % of Ni in relation to the total molar amount of metal elements excluding Li. The lithium transition metal composite oxide includes secondary particles obtained by the aggregation of primary particles, at least one element A selected from Ca and Sr being present on the surface of the primary particles in an amount of 1 mol % or less in relation to the total molar amount of metal elements excluding Li, and S and at least one element B selected from Zr, Ti, Mn, Er, Pr, In, Sn, and Ba being present on the surface of the secondary particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshinobu Kanai, Takeshi Ogasawara
  • Publication number: 20230216046
    Abstract: The method for manufacturing a positive electrode active material for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a first step for adding an alkaline solution having a tungsten compound dissolved therein to a lithium-metal composite oxide powder represented by general formula LizNi1-x-yCoxMyO2 (where 0?x?0.1, 0?y?0.1, and 0.97?z?1.20 are satisfied, and M is at least one type of element selected from among Mn, W, Mg, Mo, Nb, Ti, Si, and Al), and mixing same; and a second step for heating the mixture of the alkaline solution and the lithium-metal composite oxide powder at 100-600° C., wherein the amount of the alkaline solution to be added in the first step is 0.1-10 mass % with respect to the amount of the lithium-metal composite oxide powder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takaya Tochio, Toshinobu Kanai, Takeshi Ogasawara
  • Publication number: 20230207801
    Abstract: A positive electrode active material for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries comprises a lithium transition metal oxide containing Ni, Mn, Co, and Al and having a layered structure, wherein the content ratio of Ni in the lithium transition metal oxide is 75 to 95 mol %, the content ratio of Mn in the lithium transition metal oxide is equal to or greater than the content ratio of Co in the lithium transition metal oxide, the content ratio of Co in the lithium transition metal oxide is 0.5 to 2 mol %, the content ratio of a metal element other than Li in an Li layer in the layered structure is 1 to 2.5 mol %, and, in the lithium transition metal oxide, the half width n of a diffraction peak for (208) plane of an X-ray diffraction pattern as measured by X-ray diffraction is as follows: 0.30°?n?0.50°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Aoki, Toshinobu Kanai, Takeshi Ogasawara
  • Patent number: 11626588
    Abstract: A positive electrode active material or non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries comprises a Co-containing lithium transition metal oxide containing Ni, Mn, and an arbitrary element and having a layered structure, wherein the content ratio of Ni in the lithium transition metal oxide is 75 to 95 mol %, the content ratio of Mn in the lithium transition metal oxide is equal to or greater than the content ratio of Co in the lithium transition metal oxide, the content ratio of Co in the lithium transition metal oxide is 0 to 2 mol %, the content ratio of a metal element other than Li in an Li layer in the layered structure is 1 to 2.5 mol %, and, in the lithium transition metal oxide, the half width n of a diffraction peak for (208) plane of an X-ray diffraction pattern as measured by X-ray diffraction is as follows: 0.30°?n?0.50°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Aoki, Toshinobu Kanai, Takeshi Ogasawara
  • Publication number: 20230097630
    Abstract: This positive electrode active material for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries contains a lithium transition metal composite oxide which contains 80% by mole or more of Ni relative to the total number of moles of the metal elements excluding Li, and at least one of Mn and Al, wherein: the total amount of Mn and Al is 5% by mole or more relative to the total number of moles of the metal elements excluding Li; and with respect to a filtrate of a suspension, which has been prepared by adding 250 mg of the positive electrode active material to 10 mL of a 17.5 mass% aqueous solution of hydrochloric acid, dissolving the positive electrode active material therein by 2-hour heating at 90° C., and subsequently diluting the solution to 50 mL, the elution amount of S in the filtrate as determined by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry is 0.002 mmol or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Noriko Fukamichi, Toshinobu Kanai, Takeshi Ogasawara
  • Patent number: 11616227
    Abstract: The method for manufacturing a positive electrode active material for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a first step for adding an alkaline solution having a tungsten compound dissolved therein to a lithium-metal composite oxide powder represented by general formula LizNi1-x-yCoxMyO2 (where 0?x?0.1, 0?y?0.1, and 0.97?z?1.20 are satisfied, and M is at least one type of element selected from among Mn, W, Mg, Mo, Nb, Ti, Si, and Al), and mixing same; and a second step for heating the mixture of the alkaline solution and the lithium-metal composite oxide powder at 100-600° C., wherein the amount of the alkaline solution to be added in the first step is 0.1-10 mass % with respect to the amount of the lithium-metal composite oxide powder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takaya Tochio, Toshinobu Kanai, Takeshi Ogasawara
  • Publication number: 20220367868
    Abstract: A positive electrode active material to be used in a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery and containing a lithium transition metal compound which contains Ni in a proportion constituting 80-94 mol %, inclusive, relative to the total mole number of the metal elements other than Li, and also contains Nb in a proportion constituting 0.1-0.6 mol %, inclusive, relative thereto, the positive electrode active material being characterized in that the Nb amount n1 in a first sample solution obtained by adding 0.2 g of the lithium transition metal compound to a hydrochloric acid aqueous solution comprising 5 mL of pure water/5 mL of 35% hydrochloric acid, and the Nb amount n2 in a second sample solution obtained by immersing a filter used to filter the first sample solution in a fluonitric acid comprising 5 mL of 46% hydrofluoric acid/5 mL of 63% nitric acid satisfy the condition of 50%?n1/(n1+n2)<75% when converted to molar quantities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshinobu Kanai, Takeshi Ogasawara, Tetsuo Kadohata
  • Publication number: 20220231292
    Abstract: A positive electrode active material characterized by containing a lithium transition metal compound that contains, relative to the total number of moles of metal elements other than Li, from 80% by mole to 94% mole (inclusive) of Ni and from 0.1% by mole to 0.6% by mole (inclusive) of Nb, and the amount of Nb (n1) in a first sample solution is obtained by adding 0.2 g of the lithium transition metal compound into an aqueous hydrochloric acid solution composed of 5 mL of pure water and 5 mL of 35% hydrochloric acid and the amount of Nb (n2) in a second sample solution that is obtained by immersing a filter that is used for filtration of the first sample solution into a fluoronitric acid composed of 5 mL of 46% hydrofluoric acid and 5 mL of 63% nitric acid satisfy the condition 75%?n1/(n1+n2)<100% in terms of moles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshinobu Kanai, Takeshi Ogasawara, Tetsuo Kadohata
  • Publication number: 20220052334
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a positive electrode active material for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery contains a lithium/transition metal composite oxide that contains 80 mol % or more, relative to the total mol number of metal elements other than Li, of Ni and at least one kind of metal element selected from among Co, Mn, Al, W, Mg, Mo, Nb, Ti, Si and Zr. When a filtrate of a suspension, said suspension being prepared by adding 250 mg of the positive electrode active material to 10 mL of a 17.5 mass % aqueous solution of hydrochloric acid, dissolving by heating at 90° C. for 2 hours and then diluting to 50 mL, is analyzed by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry, the elution amount of S in the filtrate is 0.002 mmol or greater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Noriko Fukamichi, Toshinobu Kanai, Takeshi Ogasawara
  • Publication number: 20210226211
    Abstract: A positive electrode active material for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries comprises a Co-containing lithium transition metal oxide containing Ni, Mn, and an arbitrary element and having a layered structure, wherein the content ratio of Ni in the lithium transition metal oxide is 75 to 95 mol %, the content ratio of Mn in the lithium transition metal oxide is equal to or greater than the content ratio of Co in the lithium transition metal oxide, the content ratio of Co in the lithium transition metal oxide is 0 to 2 mol %, the content ratio of a metal element other than Li in an Li layer in the layered structure is 1 to 2.5 mol %, and, in the lithium transition metal oxide, the half width n of a diffraction peak for (208) plane of an X-ray diffraction pattern as measured by X-ray diffraction is as follows: 0.30°23 n?0.50°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Aoki, Toshinobu Kanai, Takeshi Ogasawara
  • Publication number: 20200411856
    Abstract: This positive electrode active material for a non-aqueous electrode secondary battery has a lithium transition metal oxide containing Ni and Al, wherein the proportion of Ni in the lithium transition metal oxide is 91-96 mol % with respect to the total number of moles of metal elements other than Li, the proportion of Al in the lithium transition metal oxide is 4-9 mol % with respect to the total number of moles of metal elements other than Li, and the amount of Al in a filtrate collected by stirring and then filtering a sample solution obtained by adding 1 g of the lithium transition metal oxide to 10 mL of a mixed solution of 100 mL of pure water and 1 mL of 35% hydrochloric acid is 0.28 mg or less as quantified by inductively coupled plasma emission spectroscopy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshinobu Kanai, Tetsuo Kadohata, Takeshi Ogasawara
  • Publication number: 20200335780
    Abstract: The method for manufacturing a positive electrode active material for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a first step for adding an alkaline solution having a tungsten compound dissolved therein to a lithium-metal composite oxide powder represented by general formula LizNi1-x-yCoxMyO2 (where 0?x?0.1, 0?y?0.1, and 0.97?z?1.20 are satisfied, and M is at least one type of element selected from among Mn, W, Mg, Mo, Nb, Ti, Si, and Al), and mixing same; and a second step for heating the mixture of the alkaline solution and the lithium-metal composite oxide powder at 100-600° C., wherein the amount of the alkaline solution to be added in the first step is 0.1-10 mass % with respect to the amount of the lithium-metal composite oxide powder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takaya Tochio, Toshinobu Kanai, Takeshi Ogasawara
  • Publication number: 20130168148
    Abstract: A multilayer wiring board includes a double-sided wiring board, an insulating substrate stacked on the double-sided wiring board, vias provided in through-holes in the insulating substrate, an outermost wiring on an upper surface of the insulating substrate, a first fiducial mark provided on the double-sided wiring board, and a second fiducial mark provided on the insulating substrate. The first fiducial mark contains a wiring of the double-sided wiring board. The second fiducial mark contains at least one via out of the vias. The first and second fiducial marks are provided for positioning the double-sided wiring board and the insulating substrate to each other. This multilayer wiring board includes layers positioned precisely.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2011
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Inventors: Toshinobu Kanai, Ryuichi Saito, Hideki Higashitani
  • Patent number: 8423661
    Abstract: A transmit packet generated by a CPU 1 is held in a buffer 100a (100b). From among packets received from Ethernet 820a (820b), a packet, a destination of which is a communication device 800, is held in the buffer 100a (100b). A packet which should be transmitted is transmitted from a transfer judging circuit 200 to Ethernet 820a or 820b through a MAC unit 300a or 300b. If a transfer judging circuit 200 judges a packet from the Ethernet 820a to be a packet, a destination of which is another communication device, with reference to a destination MAC address, this packet is transferred to the Ethernet 820b through MAC 300b. If a usage rate of a transferring FIFO buffer 130a (130b) exceeds a threshold value in the process of transmitting a packet held in a transmitting FIFO buffer 120a (130b) on a priority basis, the priority order of a transfer packet is made higher than that of a transmit packet so that the transfer packet is transferred to the Ethernet 820a or 820b in preference to the transmit packet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignees: Renesas Electronics Corporation, Hitachi Information & Control Solutions, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Arita, Yasuhiro Nakatsuka, Yasuwo Watanabe, Kei Ouchi, Yoshihiro Tanaka, Toshinobu Kanai, Masanobu Tanaka, Kenji Furuhashi, Tomoaki Aoki
  • Publication number: 20130062101
    Abstract: A multilayer wiring board includes inner-layer wiring boards each having wirings on both sides thereof; electrically insulating substrates each having through-holes filled with a conductive paste; and wirings formed in the outermost layers. The wiring boards and the electrically insulating substrates are stacked alternately in such a manner that the wirings of the wiring boards are embedded in the electrically insulating substrates at both ends of the conductive paste.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshinobu Kanai, Ryuichi Saito, Hideki Higashitani
  • Publication number: 20110096667
    Abstract: A transmit packet generated by a CPU 1 is held in a buffer 100a (100b). From among packets received from Ethernet 820a (820b), a packet, a destination of which is a communication device 800, is held in the buffer 100a (100b). A packet which should be transmitted is transmitted from a transfer judging circuit 200 to Ethernet 820a or 820b through a MAC unit 300a or 300b. If a transfer judging circuit 200 judges a packet from the Ethernet 820a to be a packet, a destination of which is another communication device, with reference to a destination MAC address, this packet is transferred to the Ethernet 820b through MAC 300b. If a usage rate of a transferring FIFO buffer 130a (130b) exceeds a threshold value in the process of transmitting a packet held in a transmitting FIFO buffer 120a (130b) on a priority basis, the priority order of a transfer packet is made higher than that of a transmit packet so that the transfer packet is transferred to the Ethernet 820a or 820b in preference to the transmit packet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2010
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Inventors: Hiroshi Arita, Yasuhiro Nakatsuka, Yasuwo Watanabe, Kei Ouchi, Yoshihiro Tanaka, Toshinobu Kanai, Masanobu Tanaka, Kenji Furuhashi, Tomoaki Aoki
  • Patent number: 7814223
    Abstract: A transmit packet generated by a CPU 1 is held in a buffer 100a (100b). From among packets received from Ethernet 820a (820b), a packet, a destination of which is a communication device 800, is held in the buffer 100a (100b). A packet which should be transmitted is transmitted from a transfer judging circuit 200 to Ethernet 820a or 820b through a MAC unit 300a or 300b. If a transfer judging circuit 200 judges a packet from the Ethernet 820a to be a packet, a destination of which is another communication device, with reference to a destination MAC address, this packet is transferred to the Ethernet 820b through MAC 300b. If a usage rate of a transferring FIFO buffer 130a (130b) exceeds a threshold value in the process of transmitting a packet held in a transmitting FIFO buffer 120a (130b) on a priority basis, the priority order of a transfer packet is made higher than that of a transmit packet so that the transfer packet is transferred to the Ethernet 820a or 820b in preference to the transmit packet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignees: Renesas Technology Corporation, Hitachi Engineering Co., Ltd., Hitachi Information & Control Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Arita, Yasuhiro Nakatsuka, Yasuwo Watanabe, Kei Ouchi, Yoshihiro Tanaka, Toshinobu Kanai, Masanobu Tanaka, Kenji Furuhashi, Tomoaki Aoki
  • Publication number: 20090092147
    Abstract: A transmit packet generated by a CPU 1 is held in a buffer 100a (100b). From among packets received from Ethernet 820a (820b), a packet, a destination of which is a communication device 800, is held in the buffer 100a (100b). A packet which should be transmitted is transmitted from a transfer judging circuit 200 to Ethernet 820a or 820b through a MAC unit 300a or 300b. If a transfer judging circuit 200 judges a packet from the Ethernet 820a to be a packet, a destination of which is another communication device, with reference to a destination MAC address, this packet is transferred to the Ethernet 820b through MAC 300b. If a usage rate of a transferring FIFO buffer 130a (130b) exceeds a threshold value in the process of transmitting a packet held in a transmitting FIFO buffer 120a (130b) on a priority basis, the priority order of a transfer packet is made higher than that of a transmit packet so that the transfer packet is transferred to the Ethernet 820a or 820b in preference to the transmit packet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2008
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Inventors: Hiroshi Arita, Yasuhiro Nakatsuka, Tasuwo Watanabe, Kei Ouchi, Yoshihiro Tanaka, Toshinobu Kanai, Masanobu Tanaka, Kenji Furuhashi, Tomoaki Aoki
  • Publication number: 20080296056
    Abstract: A printed wiring board has a substrate having a first surface and a second surface on both sides of the substrate. A cavity is provided on the first surface. The cavity caves in towards the second surface. Several bumps are formed in the cavity as protruding towards the first surface. An insulation layer is filled in the cavity. The bumps are isolated from one another by the insulation layer. The top of each bump that protrudes towards the first surface and a zone in the cavity and close to the top are exposed in the cavity without being covered by the insulation layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2008
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Applicant: Victor Company of Japan, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tohru Kinoshita, Toshinobu Kanai
  • Publication number: 20070239919
    Abstract: Host control means (23) which performs communication control as a host, and function control means (24) which performs communication control as a function, are mounted on one semiconductor chip. With its mounting, the host control means and the function control means are configured so as to be able to operate simultaneously. There are further provided an input/output terminal to and from which a data signal transmitted/received by communication control operations of these control means, switching means (29) connected to the input/output terminal and capable of switching a path through which a transmit/receive data signal passes upon communications under the control of the host control means, and a path through which the transmit/receive data signal passes upon communications under the control of the function control means, and a switching control register (27C) which controls the state of the switching means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2007
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Inventors: Toshinobu Kanai, Masao Naruse, Naoki Hattori