Patents by Inventor Yo Kato

Yo Kato 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).

  • Patent number: 12266784
    Abstract: A negative electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprises a negative electrode core body, and a negative electrode mixture layer. When the range of 40% of the thickness of the negative electrode mixture layer from the surface of the negative electrode mixture layer on the side opposite to the negative electrode core body is defined as a first region and the range of 40% of the thickness of the negative electrode mixture layer from the interface between the negative electrode mixture layer and the negative electrode core body is defined as a second region, the BET specific surface area of the graphite included in the first region is smaller than the BET specific surface area of the graphite included in the second region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignees: PANASONIC HOLDINGS CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masanori Sugimori, Yusuke Fukumoto, Yuji Yokoyama, Nobuhiro Hirano, Yo Kato
  • Publication number: 20240250267
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a positive electrode including a positive electrode composite material layer, wherein the positive electrode composite material layer includes an active material particle and a carbon nanotube, a content of the carbon nanotube is 0.45 wt % or less based on 100 wt % of a total solid content of the positive electrode composite material layer as a reference, and a composite material layer area resistivity of the positive electrode composite material layer is 0.10 ?·cm2 or more. According to the present disclosure, there are provided: the positive electrode that is excellent in charging/discharging efficiency and that can exhibit a high capacity and a high fusing/disconnection property; and a battery including the positive electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Applicant: Prime Planet Energy & Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Akihiro TABUSHI, Yo KATO, Keisuke OHARA
  • Patent number: 11817577
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a secondary battery module including a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery and an elastic body. The elastic body has a compressive elastic modulus of 5 MPa to 120 MPa. The nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a positive electrode and a negative electrode. The positive electrode includes a positive electrode collector containing Ti as a main component and having a thickness of 1 ?m to 8 ?m. The negative electrode includes a first layer and a second layer sequentially formed from a side with the negative electrode collector. The first layer contains negative electrode active material particles containing first carbon-based active material particles with a 10% proof stress of 3 MPa or less. The second layer contains negative electrode active material particles containing second carbon-based active material particles with a 10% proof stress of 5 MPa or greater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignees: PANASONIC HOLDINGS CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasunori Baba, Harunari Shimamura, Keisuke Ohara, Kohei Masai, Kouhei Tsuzuki, Katsunori Yanagida, Yo Kato
  • Patent number: 11728472
    Abstract: A negative electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, which is an example of embodiments, comprises a negative electrode core body and a negative electrode mixture layer provided on the surface of the negative electrode core body. The negative electrode mixture layer includes graphite and fibrous carbon. The BET specific surface area of the graphite included in the first region is smaller than the BET specific surface area of the graphite included in the second region. In addition, the average length of the fibrous carbon included in the first region is longer than the average length of the fibrous carbon included in the second region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignees: PANASONIC HOLDINGS CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masanori Sugimori, Yusuke Fukumoto, Yuji Yokoyama, Nobuhiro Hirano, Yo Kato
  • Patent number: 11728471
    Abstract: A negative electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, which is an example of embodiments, comprises a negative electrode core body and a negative electrode mixture layer provided on the surface of the negative electrode core body. The negative electrode mixture layer includes graphite and fibrous carbon. The BET specific surface area of the graphite included in the first region is smaller than the BET specific surface area of the graphite included in the second region. In addition, the average length of the fibrous carbon included in the second region is longer than the average length of the fibrous carbon included in the first region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignees: PANASONIC HOLDINGS CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yusuke Fukumoto, Masanori Sugimori, Yuji Yokoyama, Nobuhiro Hirano, Yo Kato
  • Patent number: 11721802
    Abstract: A negative electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprises a negative electrode core body and a negative electrode mixture layer provided. When the range of 40% of the thickness of the negative electrode mixture layer from the surface of the negative electrode mixture layer is defined as a first region and the range of 40% of the thickness of the negative electrode mixture layer from the surface of the negative electrode core body is defined as a second region, the BET specific surface area of the graphite included in the first region is smaller than that of the graphite included in the second region. The first region includes the multiwalled fibrous carbon more than the single wall fibrous carbon in terms of mass and the second region includes the single wall fibrous carbon more than the multiwalled fibrous carbon in terms of mass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignees: PANASONIC HOLDINGS CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yusuke Fukumoto, Masanori Sugimori, Yuji Yokoyama, Nobuhiro Hirano, Yo Kato
  • Patent number: 11626593
    Abstract: This negative electrode comprises an electrode current collector, and an electrode mixture layer provided on a surface of the electrode current collector. When, with respect to the thickness direction of the electrode mixture layer, a range from the surface on the side of the electrode current collector to 40% of the thickness of the electrode mixture layer is defined as a first region, and a range from the surface on the side opposite to the electrode current collector to 40% of the thickness of the electrode mixture layer is defined as a second region, the first region and the second region have different volume change ratio upon charge and discharge, and the region having the larger volume change ratio upon charge and discharge has a higher content of a solid inorganic filler and a lower content of a hollow inorganic filler than the region having the smaller volume change ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignees: PANASONIC HOLDINGS CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Naoto Onodera, Katsunori Yanagida, Yo Kato
  • Patent number: 11557787
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a secondary battery module including a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery and an elastic body. The elastic body has a compressive elastic modulus of 5 MPa to 120 MPa. The positive electrode includes a positive electrode collector with a thermal conductive rate of 65 W/(m·K) to 150 W/(m·K). The negative electrode includes a negative electrode active material layer including a first layer and a second layer sequentially formed from a side with the negative electrode collector. The first layer contains first carbon-based active material particles with a 10% proof stress of 3 MPa or less. The second layer contains second carbon-based active material particles with a 10% proof stress of 5 MPa or greater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignees: PANASONIC HOLDINGS CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuki Morikawa, Takuya Asari, Harunari Shimamura, Kouhei Tsuzuki, Katsunori Yanagida, Yo Kato
  • Publication number: 20210296639
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a secondary battery module including a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery and an elastic body. The elastic body has a compressive elastic modulus of 5 MPa to 120 MPa. The nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a positive electrode and a negative electrode. The positive electrode includes a positive electrode collector containing Ti as a main component and having a thickness of 1 ?m to 8 ?m. The negative electrode includes a first layer and a second layer sequentially formed from a side with the negative electrode collector. The first layer contains negative electrode active material particles containing first carbon-based active material particles with a 10% proof stress of 3 MPa or less. The second layer contains negative electrode active material particles containing second carbon-based active material particles with a 10% proof stress of 5 MPa or greater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Applicants: Panasonic Corporation, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasunori Baba, Harunari Shimamura, Keisuke Ohara, Kohei Masai, Kouhei Tsuzuki, Katsunori Yanagida, Yo Kato
  • Publication number: 20210296683
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a secondary battery module including a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery and an elastic body. The elastic body has a compressive elastic modulus of 5 MPa to 120 MPa. The positive electrode includes a positive electrode collector with a thermal conductive rate of 65 W/(m·K) to 150 W/(m·K). The negative electrode includes a negative electrode active material layer including a first layer and a second layer sequentially formed from a side with the negative electrode collector. The first layer contains first carbon-based active material particles with a 10% proof stress of 3 MPa or less. The second layer contains second carbon-based active material particles with a 10% proof stress of 5 MPa or greater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Applicants: Panasonic Corporation, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuki Morikawa, Takuya Asari, Harunari Shimamura, Kouhei Tsuzuki, Katsunori Yanagida, Yo Kato
  • Publication number: 20210202933
    Abstract: A negative electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprises a negative electrode core body, and a negative electrode mixture layer. When the range of 40% of the thickness of the negative electrode mixture layer from the surface of the negative electrode mixture layer on the side opposite to the negative electrode core body is defined as a first region and the range of 40% of the thickness of the negative electrode mixture layer from the interface between the negative electrode mixture layer and the negative electrode core body is defined as a second region, the BET specific surface area of the graphite included in the first region is smaller than the BET specific surface area of the graphite included in the second region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicants: Panasonic Corporation, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masanori Sugimori, Yusuke Fukumoto, Yuji Yokoyama, Nobuhiro Hirano, Yo Kato
  • Publication number: 20210202932
    Abstract: A negative electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprises a negative electrode core body and a negative electrode mixture layer provided. When the range of 40% of the thickness of the negative electrode mixture layer from the surface of the negative electrode mixture layer is defined as a first region and the range of 40% of the thickness of the negative electrode mixture layer from the surface of the negative electrode core body is defined as a second region, the BET specific surface area of the graphite included in the first region is smaller than that of the graphite included in the second region. The first region includes the multiwalled fibrous carbon more than the single wall fibrous carbon in terms of mass and the second region includes the single wall fibrous carbon more than the multiwalled fibrous carbon in terms of mass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicants: Panasonic Corporation, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yusuke Fukumoto, Masanori Sugimori, Yuji Yokoyama, Nobuhiro Hirano, Yo Kato
  • Publication number: 20210193992
    Abstract: A negative electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, which is an example of embodiments, comprises a negative electrode core body and a negative electrode mixture layer provided on the surface of the negative electrode core body. The negative electrode mixture layer includes graphite and fibrous carbon. The BET specific surface area of the graphite included in the first region is smaller than the BET specific surface area of the graphite included in the second region. In addition, the average length of the fibrous carbon included in the first region is longer than the average length of the fibrous carbon included in the second region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicants: Panasonic Corporation, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masanori Sugimori, Yusuke Fukumoto, Yuji Yokoyama, Nobuhiro Hirano, Yo Kato
  • Publication number: 20210193995
    Abstract: This negative electrode comprises a electrode current collector, a first electrode mixture layer provided on the surface of the electrode current collector, and a second electrode mixture layer provided on the surface of the first electrode mixture layer. The first electrode mixture layer and the second electrode mixture layer have different volume change ratio upon charge and discharge. The first electrode mixture layer has an interface portion in contact with the second electrode mixture layer, and a body portion located nearer to the electrode current collector side than the interface portion. The thickness of the interface portion t satisfies a relationship t?dg/2 with an average particle size of the graphite particles included in the first electrode mixture layer being dg. The content of an inorganic filler in the interface portion is higher than the content of the inorganic filler included in the body portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicants: Panasonic Corporation, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Naoto Onodera, Katsunori Yanagida, Yo Kato
  • Publication number: 20210193991
    Abstract: A negative electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, which is an example of embodiments, comprises a negative electrode core body and a negative electrode mixture layer provided on the surface of the negative electrode core body. The negative electrode mixture layer includes graphite and fibrous carbon. The BET specific surface area of the graphite included in the first region is smaller than the BET specific surface area of the graphite included in the second region. In addition, the average length of the fibrous carbon included in the second region is longer than the average length of the fibrous carbon included in the first region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicants: Panasonic Corporation, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yusuke Fukumoto, Masanori Sugimori, Yuji Yokoyama, Nobuhiro Hirano, Yo Kato
  • Publication number: 20210194009
    Abstract: This negative electrode comprises an electrode current collector, and an electrode mixture layer provided on a surface of the electrode current collector. When, with respect to the thickness direction of the electrode mixture layer, a range from the surface on the side of the electrode current collector to 40% of the thickness of the electrode mixture layer is defined as a first region, and a range from the surface on the side opposite to the electrode current collector to 40% of the thickness of the electrode mixture layer is defined as a second region, the first region and the second region have different volume change ratio upon charge and discharge, and the region having the larger volume change ratio upon charge and discharge has a higher content of a solid inorganic filler and a lower content of a hollow inorganic filler than the region having the smaller volume change ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicants: Panasonic Corporation, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Naoto Onodera, Katsunori Yanagida, Yo Kato
  • Patent number: 9448228
    Abstract: A cell analyzing apparatus includes: a histogram acquirer which is configured to perform measurement of a number of nuclear stained cells, and which, by using a result of the measurement, is configured to acquire a histogram indicating a fluorescence intensity; and an analysis controller which is configured to apply frequency analysis on data of the histogram acquired by the histogram acquirer, and which is configured to determine existence/nonexistence of cancer cells based on a result of the frequency analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sunao Takeda, Takahiro Shioyama, Akane Suzuki, Yo Kato, Nae Hinata
  • Patent number: 9443127
    Abstract: A cell analyzing apparatus includes: a first histogram acquiring section which is configured to acquire a first histogram of fluorescence intensities by using a result of a measurement of a number of nuclear stained cells; a second histogram acquiring section which is configured to acquire a second histogram that is normalized based on a fluorescence intensity value indicating a maximum value of the first histogram; a determining section which is configured to determine whether cancer cells exist or not, based on one of the first histogram and the second histogram; and an outputting section which is configured to output a result of the determination performed by the determining section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Nihon Kohden Corporation
    Inventors: Sunao Takeda, Hirotsugu Kubo, Takahiro Shioyama, Akane Suzuki, Kenichi Nomura, Yo Kato, Nae Hinata
  • Publication number: 20150078649
    Abstract: A cell analyzing apparatus includes: a first histogram acquiring section which is configured to acquire a first histogram of fluorescence intensities by using a result of a measurement of a number of nuclear stained cells; a second histogram acquiring section which is configured to acquire a second histogram that is normalized based on a fluorescence intensity value indicating a maximum value of the first histogram; a determining section which is configured to determine whether cancer cells exist or not, based on one of the first histogram and the second histogram; and an outputting section which is configured to output a result of the determination performed by the determining section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: Nihon Kohden Corporation
    Inventors: Sunao TAKEDA, Hirotsugu KUBO, Takahiro SHIOYAMA, Akane SUZUKI, Kenichi NOMURA, Yo KATO, Nae HINATA
  • Publication number: 20130337501
    Abstract: A cell analyzing apparatus includes: a histogram acquirer which is configured to perform measurement of a number of nuclear stained cells, and which, by using a result of the measurement, is configured to acquire a histogram indicating a fluorescence intensity; and an analysis controller which is configured to apply frequency analysis on data of the histogram acquired by the histogram acquirer, and which is configured to determine existence/nonexistence of cancer cells based on a result of the frequency analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Inventors: Sunao Takeda, Takahiro Shioyama, Akane Suzuki, Yo Kato, Nae Hinata