Patents by Inventor Yasumasa Morita

Yasumasa Morita 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: 20240113341
    Abstract: A cylindrical solid-state battery and methods of making the same are disclosed. The battery includes a solid-state battery cell wound, wrapped or rolled around a core or itself, first and second terminals on opposite ends of the battery, and packaging between the first and second terminals, sealing the cell therein. The cell comprises a cathode current collector (CCC), a cathode on the CCC, a solid-state electrolyte on the cathode, an anode current collector (ACC) on the electrolyte, an insulation film on the ACC with an opening therein exposing the ACC, and a conductive redistribution layer in the opening and on the insulation film and a first sidewall of the cell. One of the terminals is electrically connected to the ACC through the redistribution layer, and the other terminal is electrically connected to the cathode or CCC on the opposite end of the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: Ensurge Micropower ASA
    Inventors: RICHARD VAN DER LINDE, Arvind KAMATH, Khanh TRAN, Yasumasa MORITA, Zhongchun WANG, Mihalis MICHAEL
  • Publication number: 20230420731
    Abstract: A solid-state battery and methods of making the same are disclosed. The battery includes a plurality of cells and first and second terminals on opposite sides/edges of the battery. Each cell includes a cathode current collector (CCC), a cathode thereon, a solid-state electrolyte, an anode current collector (ACC), a barrier/insulation film, a via/opening in the barrier/insulation film exposing the ACC, and a conductive redistribution layer on the ACC in the via/opening, on the barrier/insulation film, and on a first sidewall of each cell. The barrier/insulation film encapsulates the CCC, the cathode, the solid-state electrolyte and the ACC. The first sidewall of each cell is on one of the sides/edges of the battery. One terminal is electrically connected to each ACC through the redistribution layer, and the other is electrically connected to each cathode or CCC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: Ensurge Micropower ASA
    Inventors: Khanh TRAN, Arvind KAMATH, Richard VAN DER LINDE, Yasumasa MORITA, Zhongchun WANG, Mihalis MICHAEL
  • Publication number: 20230378606
    Abstract: A solid-state battery and methods of making the same are disclosed. The battery includes a plurality of cells and first and second terminals on opposite sides/edges of the battery. Each cell includes a cathode current collector (CCC), a cathode thereon, a solid-state electrolyte, an anode current collector (ACC), a moat in the cathode and the electrolyte and around the ACC, a barrier/insulation film, a via/opening in the barrier/insulation film exposing the ACC, and a conductive redistribution layer in the via/opening, in the moat, on the barrier/insulation film, and on a first sidewall of each cell. The barrier/insulation film encapsulates the CCC, the cathode, the solid-state electrolyte and the ACC. One terminal is electrically connected to each ACC through the redistribution layer, and the other is electrically connected to each cathode or CCC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: Ensurge Micropower ASA
    Inventors: Khanh TRAN, Mihalis MICHAEL, Yasumasa MORITA, Shahid PIRZADA, Richard van der LINDE, Arvind KAMATH
  • Patent number: 9920256
    Abstract: There is provided a hydrocarbon distillation separation apparatus for fractionally distilling hydrocarbon compounds discharged from a Fisher-Tropsch synthesis reactor synthesizing hydrocarbon compounds, comprising a heavy hydrocarbon fractionator configured to fractionally distil liquid heavy components of the hydrocarbon compounds discharged from the reactor into a first middle distillate and a wax fraction, a light hydrocarbon fractionator configured to fractionally distil gaseous light components of the hydrocarbon compounds discharged from the reactor into a second middle distillate and a light gas fraction, a light hydrocarbon separator configured to separate hydrocarbon compounds equivalent to naphtha from the light gas fraction; and a mixing section configured to mix the first and second middle distillates, and the hydrocarbon compounds equivalent to naphtha separated from the light gas fraction by the light hydrocarbon separator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignees: JAPAN OIL, GAS AND METALS NATIONAL CORPORATION, INPEX CORPORATION, JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION, JAPAN PETROLEUM EXPLORATION CO., LTD., COSMO OIL CO., LTD., NIPPON STEEL ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuichi Tanaka, Yasumasa Morita, Kenichi Kawazuishi
  • Publication number: 20150191658
    Abstract: There is provided a method for upgrading hydrocarbon compounds, in which hydrocarbon compounds synthesized in a Fisher-Tropsch synthesis reaction are fractionally distillated, and the fractionally distillated hydrocarbon compounds are hydrotreated to produce liquid fuel products. The method includes fractionally distilling heavy hydrocarbon compounds synthesized in the Fisher-Tropsch synthesis reaction as a liquid into a first middle distillate and a wax fraction, and fractionally distilling light hydrocarbon compounds synthesized in the Fisher-Tropsch synthesis reaction as a gas into a second middle distillate and a light gas fraction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Inventors: Yuichi Tanaka, Yasumasa Morita, Kenichi Kawazuishi
  • Patent number: 8974660
    Abstract: There is provided a method for upgrading hydrocarbon compounds, in which hydrocarbon compounds synthesized in a Fisher-Tropsch synthesis reaction are fractionally distillated, and the fractionally distillated hydrocarbon compounds are hydrotreated to produce liquid fuel products. The method includes fractionally distilling heavy hydrocarbon compounds synthesized in the Fisher-Tropsch synthesis reaction as a liquid into a first middle distillate and a wax fraction, and fractionally distilling light hydrocarbon compounds synthesized in the Fisher-Tropsch synthesis reaction as a gas into a second middle distillate and a light gas fraction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignees: Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation, Inpex Corporation, JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation, Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd., Cosmo Oil Co., Ltd., Nippon Steel Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuichi Tanaka, Yasumasa Morita, Kenichi Kawazuishi
  • Patent number: 8303848
    Abstract: An operation method of a synthesis gas reformer of a GTL (gas to liquids) plant is provided with: setting an operation condition of the synthesis gas reformer; determining control target values of a flow rate of the light hydrocarbon gas, the steam, and the CO2, and an amount of heat needed for the synthesis gas reformer; controlling operation load of the synthesis gas reformer; setting a furnace efficiency of the synthesis gas reformer; calculating a combustion load of a burner of the synthesis gas reformer; calculating a lower heating value of the fuel gas based on a composition measurement of the fuel gas of the burner; determining a control target value of the pressure of the fuel gas; calculating a deviation between the control target value of the pressure of the fuel gas and a measured value of the pressure of the fuel gas; and controlling the temperature of the synthesis gas at the outlet of the synthesis gas reformer by adjusting a pressure control valve provided at an inlet of the burner to compensat
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignees: Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation, Inpex Corporation, JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation, Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd., Cosmo Oil Co., Ltd., Nippon Steel Engineering Co., Ltd., Chiyoda Corporation
    Inventors: Yasumasa Morita, Kenichi Kawazuishi
  • Publication number: 20120159669
    Abstract: Disclosed is a novel method for altering the depth of flower color for the lighter or deeper. Specifically disclosed is a method for altering the depth of flower color of a plant for the lighter or deeper by varying the anthocyanin content in petals of the plant, which comprises a step of regulating the expression of type IV chalcone isomerase in the plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2010
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: Suntory Holdings Limited
    Inventors: Shigeru Iida, Yasumasa Morita, Atsushi Hoshino, Yoshikazu Tanaka, Masako Mizutani
  • Publication number: 20110309000
    Abstract: There is provided a method for upgrading hydrocarbon compounds, in which hydrocarbon compounds synthesized in a Fisher-Tropsch synthesis reaction are fractionally distillated, and the fractionally distillated hydrocarbon compounds are hydrotreated to produce liquid fuel products. The method includes fractionally distilling heavy hydrocarbon compounds synthesized in the Fisher-Tropsch synthesis reaction as a liquid into a first middle distillate and a wax fraction, and fractionally distilling light hydrocarbon compounds synthesized in the Fisher-Tropsch synthesis reaction as a gas into a second middle distillate and a light gas fraction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Inventors: Yuichi Tanaka, Yasumasa Morita, Kenichi Kawazuishi
  • Patent number: 8057744
    Abstract: According to an exemplary embodiment, a bubble column-type slurry bed Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reaction process can be provided, in which synthesis gas supplied continuously from the bottom of a reactor contacts suspended catalyst particles to form liquid hydrocarbons, gaseous hydrocarbons and water. Additionally, a slurry of suspended liquid products and catalyst particles can move from the reactor to the lower portion of a separation vessel to separate the catalyst particles and gaseous products. Further, a process can be provided in which the liquid products formed are sent to the separation vessel a process in which liquid products can be derived. Additionally, a process can be provided in which a slurry in which catalyst particles are concentrated is derived from the bottom of the separation vessel and circulated to the bottom of the reactor, are driven by the driving force of synthesis gas without using an external drive power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignees: Nippon Steel Engineering Co., Ltd., Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation, Sekiyushigen Kaihatsu Kabushiki Kaisha, Cosmo Oil Co., Ltd., Inpex Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Onishi, Kenichiro Fujimoto, Masaru Ihara, Yoshifumi Suehiro, Yasumasa Morita, Kiyoshi Inaba, Toshio Shimizu, Osamu Iwamoto
  • Patent number: 8017246
    Abstract: A silicone resin composition and process for coating a light transmitting surface of an optoelectronic device is disclosed. The process involves applying a silicone resin to the light transmitting surface, and causing the silicone resin to cure to form a light transmitting protective coating on the light transmitting surface, the silicone resin having a sufficiently low proportion of organosiloxanes having molecular weights of up to about 1000, such that the protective coating includes less than about 10% of the organosiloxanes having molecular weights of up to about 1000.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignees: Philips Lumileds Lighting Company, LLC, Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasumasa Morita, Nicolaas Joseph Martin van Leth, Cheun Jye Yow, Wai Choo Chai, Kinya Kodama, Tsutomu Kashiwagi, Toshio Shiobara
  • Publication number: 20110042619
    Abstract: An operation method of a synthesis gas reformer of a GTL (gas to liquids) plant is provided with: setting an operation condition of the synthesis gas reformer; determining control target values of a flow rate of the light hydrocarbon gas, the steam, and the CO2, and an amount of heat needed for the synthesis gas reformer; controlling operation load of the synthesis gas reformer; setting a furnace efficiency of the synthesis gas reformer; calculating a combustion load of a burner of the synthesis gas reformer; calculating a lower heating value of the fuel gas based on a composition measurement of the fuel gas of the burner; determining a control target value of the pressure of the fuel gas; calculating a deviation between the control target value of the pressure of the fuel gas and a measured value of the pressure of the fuel gas; and controlling the temperature of the synthesis gas at the outlet of the synthesis gas reformer by adjusting a pressure control valve provided at an inlet of the burner to compensat
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Inventors: Yasumasa Morita, Kenichi Kawazuishi
  • Patent number: 7847302
    Abstract: A technique for forming a white light LED is disclosed. In one embodiment, the LED emits blue light. A first phosphor for producing red, yellow, yellow-green, or green light is formed to conformably coat the LED die. One suitable deposition technique is electrophoretic deposition (EPD). Over the resulting LED structure is deposited another phosphor (to add the remaining color component) in a binder (e.g., silicone) for encapsulating the die. The blue LED light combines with the two phosphor colors to create white light. Since the two different deposition techniques are independent and easily controllable, the resulting white light temperature is highly controllable and the color emission is substantially uniform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignees: Koninklijke Philips Electronics, N.V., Philips Lumileds Lighting, LLC
    Inventors: Grigoriy Basin, Paul S. Martin, Robert Scott West, Yasumasa Morita, Tewe Heemstra
  • Patent number: 7586127
    Abstract: An LED can include a pair of electrode members, an LED chip joined on top of a chip mounting portion disposed at an end of one of the pair of electrode members. The LED chip can be electrically connected to both of the pair of electrode members, and a clear resin portion can be formed to surround the LED chip. The clear resin portion can include a wavelength converting material mixed therein, wherein the LED chip emits ultraviolet, blue, or green light, and wherein the wavelength converting material mixed in the clear resin portion converts light from the LED chip to green and red light that is longer in wavelength than the originally emitted light from the LED chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignee: Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadashi Nomura, Minoru Tanaka, Yasumasa Morita
  • Publication number: 20090220389
    Abstract: A bubble column-type slurry bed reaction system is provided in which an operating system, which synthesizes liquid hydrocarbons by the Fischer-Tropsch (FT) synthesis reaction and separates and derives a catalyst and liquid hydrocarbon products from a slurry composed of gas, liquid and solid phases, can be simplified, and deterioration of catalyst particles caused by attrition and so forth can be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2005
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Applicants: NIPPON STEEL ENGINEERING CO., LTD., SEKIYUSHIGEN KAIHATSU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Onishi, Kenichiro Fujimoto, Masaru Ihara, Yoshifumi Suehiro, Yasumasa Morita, Kiyoshi Inaba, Toshio Shimizu, Osamu Iwamoto
  • Publication number: 20090123764
    Abstract: A silicone resin composition and process for coating a light transmitting surface of an optoelectronic device is disclosed. The process involves applying a silicone resin to the light transmitting surface, and causing the silicone resin to cure to form a light transmitting protective coating on the light transmitting surface, the silicone resin having a sufficiently low proportion of organosiloxanes having molecular weights of up to about 1000, such that the protective coating includes less than about 10% of the organosiloxanes having molecular weights of up to about 1000.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2007
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Applicants: PHILIPS LUMILEDS LIGHTING COMPANY, LLC, SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasumasa Morita, Nicolaas Joseph Martin van Leth, Cheun Jye Yow, Wai Choo Chai, Kinya Kodama, Tsutomu Kashiwagi, Toshio Shiobara
  • Patent number: 7393470
    Abstract: Synthesis gas for FT synthesis is produced using a producing apparatus including an active carbon adsorbing vessel for adsorbing impurities in a natural gas, a hydro-desulfurizer for hydrogenating and desulfurizing sulfur content in the natural gas under a condition of a partial pressure of hydrogen of 100 to 200 kPa, a second hydrogen supplying line for supplying hydrogen to the natural gas between the hydro-desulfurizer and a reactor, the reactor for obtaining synthesis gas by reacting the natural gas, carbon dioxide and steam in the presence of a catalyst for reforming, and a heat recovering boiler for cooling the synthesis gas at a cooling rate of 2000 to 4000° C./second.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2008
    Assignees: Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation, Sekiyushigen Kamatsu Kabushiki Kaisha, Cosmo Oil Co. Ltd., Chiyoda Corporation, Nippon Steel Corporation, Inpex Corporation
    Inventors: Masaru Ihara, Yoshifumi Suehiro, Yasumasa Morita, Kiyoshi Inaba, Toshio Shimizu, Osamu Iwamoto, Tomoyuki Mikuriya, Ryuichiro Kajiyama, Ken-ichiro Fujimoto, Yasuhiro Onishi
  • Patent number: 7225358
    Abstract: When an operation test is performed to a plurality of circuit blocks each having the same circuit configuration, common test pattern data is transmitted to the respective circuit blocks through corresponding selector circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2007
    Assignees: Renesas Technology Corp., Mitsubishi Electric Engineering Company Limited
    Inventors: Kenichi Sakai, Yasushi Koseko, Yasumasa Morita
  • Publication number: 20070045761
    Abstract: A technique for forming a white light LED is disclosed. In one embodiment, the LED emits blue light. A first phosphor for producing red, yellow, yellow-green, or green light is formed to conformably coat the LED die. One suitable deposition technique is electrophoretic deposition (EPD). Over the resulting LED structure is deposited another phosphor (to add the remaining color component) in a binder (e.g., silicone) for encapsulating the die. The blue LED light combines with the two phosphor colors to create white light. Since the two different deposition techniques are independent and easily controllable, the resulting white light temperature is highly controllable and the color emission is substantially uniform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2005
    Publication date: March 1, 2007
    Inventors: Grigoriy Basin, Paul Martin, Robert West, Yasumasa Morita, Tewe Heemstra
  • Publication number: 20050220703
    Abstract: Synthesis gas for FT synthesis is produced using a producing apparatus including an active carbon adsorbing vessel for adsorbing impurities in a natural gas, a hydro-desulfurizer for hydrogenating and desulfurizing sulfur content in the natural gas under a condition of a partial pressure of hydrogen of 100 to 200 kPa, a second hydrogen supplying line for supplying hydrogen to the natural gas between the hydro-desulfurizer and a reactor, the reactor for obtaining synthesis gas by reacting the natural gas, carbon dioxide and steam in the presence of a catalyst for reforming, and a heat recovering boiler for cooling the synthesis gas at a cooling rate of 2000 to 4000° C./second.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2005
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Inventors: Masaru Ihara, Yoshifumi Suehiro, Yasumasa Morita, Kiyoshi Inaba, Toshio Shimizu, Osamu Iwamoto, Tomoyuki Mikuriya, Ryuichiro Kajiyama, Ken-ichiro Fujimoto, Yasuhiro Onishi