Patents by Inventor Wataru KAWABATA

Wataru KAWABATA 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: 20210028491
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electrolyte solution for a non-aqueous electrolyte solution battery capable of exhibiting excellent high-temperature cycle characteristics and excellent high-temperature storage characteristics at high temperature of 60° C. or above, and a non-aqueous electrolyte solution battery using the same. The electrolyte solution for a non-aqueous electrolyte solution battery of the present invention comprises at least: a non-aqueous solvent; a solute; at least one first compound represented by the following general formula (1); and at least one second compound represented by the following general formula (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: Takayoshi MORINAKA, Makoto KUBO, Wataru KAWABATA, Kenta YAMAMOTO, Mikihiro TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20210020992
    Abstract: An electrolytic solution for a nonaqueous electrolyte battery according to the present invention includes: (I) at least one kind of silane compound represented by the following general formula (1); (II) at least one kind selected from the group consisting of a cyclic sulfonic acid compound and a cyclic sulfuric ester compound; (III) a nonaqueous organic solvent; and (IV) a solute. The nonaqueous electrolyte battery with this electrolytic solution achieves a good balance between improvement of high-temperature storage characteristics under high-temperature conditions of 70° C. or higher and reduction of gas generation during high-temperature storage. Si(R1)x(R2)4-x ??(1) In the general formula (1), R1 is each independently a carbon-carbon unsaturated bond-containing group; R2 is each independently selected from a fluorine group and a C1-C10 linear or C3-C10 branched alkyl group which may have a fluorine atom and/or an oxygen atom; and x is an integer of 2 to 4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Wataru KAWABATA, Mikihiro TAKAHASHI, Takayoshi MORINAKA, Makoto KUBO
  • Publication number: 20200388878
    Abstract: Provided are an electrolyte for a non-aqueous electrolyte battery using a positive electrode including nickel, where the battery generates a small amount of gas during a durability test even if the cell potential reaches 4.1 V or more, as well as a non-aqueous electrolyte battery using the electrolyte. In the electrolyte for a non-aqueous electrolyte battery including a positive electrode including at least one selected from the group consisting of oxides containing nickel and phosphates containing nickel as a positive electrode active material, the electrolyte comprises (I) a non-aqueous organic solvent, (II) a fluorine-containing solute being an ionic salt, (III) at least one additive selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by formulae (1) and (2), and (IV) hydrogen fluoride in an amount of 5 mass ppm or more and less than 200 mass ppm based on the total amount of the components (I), (II), and (III).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Applicant: CENTRAL GLASS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mikihiro TAKAHASHI, Takayoshi MORINAKA, Wataru KAWABATA, Makoto KUBO, Katsumasa MORI
  • Patent number: 10847838
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electrolyte solution for a non-aqueous electrolyte solution battery capable of exhibiting excellent high-temperature cycle characteristics and excellent high-temperature storage characteristics at high temperature of 60° C. or above, and a non-aqueous electrolyte solution battery using the same. The electrolyte solution for a non-aqueous electrolyte solution battery of the present invention comprises at least: a non-aqueous solvent; a solute; at least one first compound represented by the following general formula (1); and at least one second compound represented by the following general formula (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Central Glass Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayoshi Morinaka, Makoto Kubo, Wataru Kawabata, Kenta Yamamoto, Mikihiro Takahashi
  • Patent number: 10840554
    Abstract: Provided is an electrolyte for a non-aqueous electrolyte battery, which can provide, when used in a non-aqueous electrolyte battery, in a good balance, an effect to suppress an increase in an internal resistance at a low temperature and an effect to suppress an increase in an amount of gas generated at a high temperature, as well as a non-aqueous electrolyte battery containing such an electrolyte. The non-aqueous electrolyte comprises a non-aqueous solvent and at least a hexafluorophosphate and/or tetrafluoroborate as a solute, and further comprises at least one imide anion-containing salt represented by the following general formula [1] but does not contain a silane compound represented by the following general formula [2] or an ionic complex represented by, for example, the following general formula [3].
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: CENTRAL GLASS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takayoshi Morinaka, Makoto Kubo, Wataru Kawabata, Masutaka Shinmen, Hiroki Matsuzaki, Mikihiro Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20200335823
    Abstract: An electrolyte solution for a nonaqueous electrolyte battery according to the present invention includes the following components: (I) a nonaqueous organic solvent; (II) an ionic salt as a solute; (III) at least one kind of additive selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by the general formula (1); and (IV) an additive having a specific structure. Si(R1)a(R2)4-a??(1) The combined use of the components (III) and (IV) provides the effects of reducing the elution of Ni from the Ni-rich positive electrode into the electrolyte solution, without impairing the capacity retention rate of the battery after cycles, and improving the high-temperature storage stability of the electrolyte solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Mikihiro TAKAHASHI, Takayoshi MORINAKA, Masutaka SHINMEN, Wataru KAWABATA, Makoto KUBO, Katsumasa MORI, Ryota ESAKI, Takahiro TANIGAWA
  • Publication number: 20200313236
    Abstract: An additive for a non-aqueous electrolyte solution that can suppress the initial gas generation amount when used in a non-aqueous electrolyte solution battery. The additive for a non-aqueous electrolyte solution is represented by any one of formulae [1] to [4]: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, X1, X2 and Y are as defined in the specification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: CENTRAL GLASS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takayoshi MORINAKA, Keita NAKAHARA, Susumu IWASAKI, Wataru KAWABATA, Mikihiro TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20200212485
    Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolytic solution contains a nonaqueous solvent and an electrolyte dissolved in the solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2016
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Saori ITABASHI, Wataru KAWABATA, Katsutoshi SUZUKI, Kazunari TAKEDA
  • Publication number: 20200136186
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electrolyte solution for a non-aqueous electrolyte battery capable of an exerting high average discharge voltage and an excellent low-temperature output characteristic at ?30° C. or lower and an excellent cycle characteristic and an excellent storage characteristic at high temperatures of 50° C. or higher, as well as a non-aqueous electrolyte battery containing the same. The present electrolyte solution comprises anon-aqueous solvent, a solute, at least one silane compound represented by the following general formula (1) as a first compound, and a fluorine-containing compound represented by the following general formula (3), for example, as a second compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: CENTRAL GLASS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto KUBO, Takayoshi MORINAKA, Mikihiro TAKAHASHI, Masutaka SHINMEN, Wataru KAWABATA, Hiroki MATSUZAKI
  • Publication number: 20200119400
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electrolyte solution for a non-aqueous electrolyte battery capable of an exerting high average discharge voltage and an excellent low-temperature output characteristic at ?30° C. or lower and an excellent cycle characteristic and an excellent storage characteristic at high temperatures of 50° C. or higher, as well as a non-aqueous electrolyte battery containing the same. The present electrolyte solution comprises a non-aqueous solvent, a solute, at least one silane compound represented by the following general formula (1) as a first compound, and a fluorine-containing compound represented by the following general formula (3), for example, as a second compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: CENTRAL GLASS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto KUBO, Takayoshi MORINAKA, Mikihiro TAKAHASHI, Masutaka SHINMEN, Wataru KAWABATA, Hiroki MATSUZAKI
  • Patent number: 10553904
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electrolyte solution for a non-aqueous electrolyte battery capable of an exerting high average discharge voltage and an excellent low-temperature output characteristic at ?30° C. or lower and an excellent cycle characteristic and an excellent storage characteristic at high temperatures of 50° C. or higher, as well as a non-aqueous electrolyte battery containing the same. The present electrolyte solution comprises a non-aqueous solvent, a solute, at least one silane compound represented by the following general formula (1) as a first compound, and a fluorine-containing compound represented by the following general formula (3), for example, as a second compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: CENTRAL GLASS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto Kubo, Takayoshi Morinaka, Mikihiro Takahashi, Masutaka Shinmen, Wataru Kawabata, Hiroki Matsuzaki
  • Patent number: 10454139
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an electrolytic solution for nonaqueous electrolytic solution batteries capable of showing high output characteristics at low temperature even after the batteries are used to some extent, and a nonaqueous electrolytic solution batteries. The present invention is characterized in the use of an electrolytic solution for nonaqueous electrolytic solution batteries, the electrolytic solution including a difluoro ionic complex (1-Cis) in a cis configuration represented by the general formula (1-Cis), a nonaqueous organic solvent, and a solute. Furthermore, the electrolytic solution may contain a difluoro ionic complex (1-Trans) in a trans configuration or a tetrafluoro ionic complex (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Central Glass Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mikihiro Takahashi, Takayoshi Morinaka, Masutaka Shinmen, Wataru Kawabata, Makoto Kubo, Hiroki Matsuzaki, Shoichi Tsujioka, Kenta Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 10424794
    Abstract: To provide a material suitable for a nonaqueous electrolyte battery having high-temperature durability. An ionic complex of the present invention is represented by any of the following formulae (1) to (3). For example, in the formula (1), A is a metal ion, a proton, or an onium ion; M is any of groups 13 to 15 elements. R1 represents a C1 to C10 hydrocarbon group which may have a ring, a heteroatom, or a halogen atom, or —N(R2)—. R2 at this time represents hydrogen atom, alkali metal atom, a C1 to C10 hydrocarbon group which may have a ring, a heteroatom, or a halogen atom. R2 can also have a branched chain or a ring structure when the number of carbon atoms is 3 or more. Y is carbon atom or sulfur atom. a, o, n, p, q, and r are each predetermined integers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Central Glass Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mikihiro Takahashi, Takayoshi Morinaka, Masutaka Shinmen, Kenta Yamamoto, Wataru Kawabata, Makoto Kubo, Masataka Fujimoto, Hiroki Matsuzaki, Shoichi Tsujioka
  • Patent number: 10287165
    Abstract: Provided is a novel imidic acid compound having a divalent anion useful as a pharmaceutical intermediate, an agrochemical intermediate, an acid catalyst, a battery electrolyte or an antistatic agent. The imidic acid compound is a divalent imidic acid compound represented by the following general formula (1) or (2). [In formulae (1) and (2), R1 to R3 represent a fluorine atom or an organic groups selected from a linear or branched C1-10 alkoxy group, a C2-10 alkenyloxy group, a C2-10 alkynyloxy group, a C3-10 cycloalkoxy group, a C3-10 cycloalkenyloxy group and a C6-10 aryloxy group, and wherein a fluorine atom, an oxygen atom or an unsaturated bond may also be present in the organic group. M1 and M2 represent protons, metal cations or onium cations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: CENTRAL GLASS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takayoshi Morinaka, Makoto Kubo, Wataru Kawabata, Kenta Yamamoto, Takashi Mori, Masutaka Shinmen, Hiroki Matsuzaki, Ryosuke Kondo, Mikihiro Takahashi
  • Patent number: 10211480
    Abstract: An electrolytic solution for a non-aqueous electrolyte battery is provided, which is capable of providing an excellent low-temperature output characteristic at ?30° C. or lower and an excellent cycle characteristic at high temperatures of 45° C. or higher. For example, the electrolytic solution contains the following salt having a divalent imide anion. wherein R1 to R3 represent a fluorine atom or an alkoxy group, for example, and M1 and M2 represent protons or metal cations, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: CENTRAL GLASS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takayoshi Morinaka, Makoto Kubo, Wataru Kawabata, Kenta Yamamoto, Mikihiro Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20190006713
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electrolyte solution for a nonaqueous electrolyte battery having an aluminum foil as a positive electrode current collector, which contains: a nonaqueous organic solvent; a fluorine-containing ionic salt as a solute; at least one kind selected from the group consisting of a fluorine-containing imide salt, a fluorine-containing sulfonic acid salt and a fluorine-containing phosphoric acid salt as an additive; and at least one kind selected from the group consisting of chloride ion and a chlorine-containing compound capable of forming chloride ion by charging, wherein the concentration of the component is 0.1 mass ppm to 500 mass ppm in terms of chlorine atom relative to the total amount of the components and. Even though the above additive component is contained, the electrolyte solution is able to suppress elution of aluminum from the aluminum foil as the positive electrode current collector during high-temperature charging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2016
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Mikihiro TAKAHASHI, Takayoshi MORINAKA, Wataru KAWABATA, Toru TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20180375158
    Abstract: Provided is an electrolyte for a non-aqueous electrolyte battery, which can provide, when used in a non-aqueous electrolyte battery, in a good balance, an effect to suppress an increase in an internal resistance at a low temperature and an effect to suppress an increase in an amount of gas generated at a high temperature, as well as a non-aqueous electrolyte battery containing such an electrolyte. The non-aqueous electrolyte comprises a non-aqueous solvent and at least a hexafluorophosphate and/or tetrafluoroborate as a solute, and further comprises at least one imide anion-containing salt represented by the following general formula [1] but does not contain a silane compound represented by the following general formula [2] or an ionic complex represented by, for example, the following general formula [3].
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: CENTRAL GLASS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takayoshi MORINAKA, Makoto KUBO, Wataru KAWABATA, Masutaka SHINMEN, Hiroki MATSUZAKI, Mikihiro TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20180062204
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an electrolytic solution for nonaqueous electrolytic solution batteries capable of showing high output characteristics at low temperature even after the batteries are used to some extent, and a nonaqueous electrolytic solution batteries. The present invention is characterized in the use of an electrolytic solution for nonaqueous electrolytic solution batteries, the electrolytic solution including a difluoro ionic complex (1-Cis) in a cis configuration represented by the general formula (1-Cis), a nonaqueous organic solvent, and a solute. Furthermore, the electrolytic solution may contain a difluoro ionic complex (1-Trans) in a trans configuration or a tetrafluoro ionic complex (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Mikihiro TAKAHASHI, Takayoshi MORINAKA, Masutaka SHINMEN, Wataru KAWABATA, Makoto KUBO, Hiroki MATSUZAKI, Shoichi TSUJIOKA, Kenta YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20180034103
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electrolyte solution for a non-aqueous electrolyte battery capable of an exerting high average discharge voltage and an excellent low-temperature output characteristic at ?30° C. or lower and an excellent cycle characteristic and an excellent storage characteristic at high temperatures of 50° C. or higher, as well as a non-aqueous electrolyte battery containing the same. The present electrolyte solution comprises a non-aqueous solvent, a solute, at least one silane compound represented by the following general formula (1) as a first compound, and a fluorine-containing compound represented by the following general formula (3), for example, as a second compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Applicant: CENTRAL GLASS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto KUBO, Takayoshi MORINAKA, Mikihiro TAKAHASHI, Masutaka SHINMEN, Wataru KAWABATA, Hiroki MATSUZAKI
  • Publication number: 20170331143
    Abstract: An electrolytic solution for a non-aqueous electrolyte battery is provided, which is capable of providing an excellent low-temperature output characteristic at ?30° C. or lower and an excellent cycle characteristic at high temperatures of 45° C. or higher. For example, the electrolytic solution contains the following salt having a divalent imide anion. wherein R1 to R3 represent a fluorine atom or an alkoxy group, for example, and M1 and M2 represent protons or metal cations, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Applicant: CENTRAL GLASS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takayoshi MORINAKA, Makoto KUBO, Wataru KAWABATA, Kenta YAMAMOTO, Mikihiro TAKAHASHI