Patents by Inventor Yoshihiko Ohashi

Yoshihiko Ohashi 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: 10930444
    Abstract: An electrochemical device includes an element body, an exterior sheet, a seal part, and a leading terminal. The element body includes a pair of inner electrodes laminated to sandwich a separator sheet. The exterior sheet covers the element body. The seal part seals a peripheral part of the exterior sheet for immersing the element body in an electrolyte. The leading terminal extends outward from the seal part of the exterior sheet. The exterior sheet includes a front sheet and a back sheet. The front sheet includes a front-side metal sheet. The back sheet includes a back-side metal sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroaki Hasegawa, Hidetake Itoh, Yoshihiko Ohashi, Yuji Yoshino, Kazunori Yoshikawa
  • Patent number: 10879016
    Abstract: An electrochemical device which includes: an element main body wherein a pair of internal electrodes are laminated so as to sandwich a separator sheet there between; an outer casing sheet that covers the element main body; sealing parts that hermetically seal the peripheral part of the outer casing sheet so that the element main body is immersed in an electrolyte solution; and lead terminals that are electrically connected to the internal electrodes respectively and are led out from the sealing parts of the outer casing sheet to the outside. A resin inner layer that is present in the inner surface of the outer casing sheet is provided with a fusion bonding part for separators, which partially bonds a part of the separator sheet to the inner surface of the outer casing sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroaki Hasegawa, Yuji Yoshino, Kazunori Yoshikawa, Hidetake Itoh, Kazuhiro Anai, Yoshihiko Ohashi
  • Publication number: 20190267197
    Abstract: An electrochemical device includes an element body, an exterior sheet, a seal part, and a leading terminal. The element body includes a pair of inner electrodes laminated to sandwich a separator sheet. The exterior sheet covers the element body. The seal part seals a peripheral part of the exterior sheet for immersing the element body in an electrolyte. The leading terminal extends outward from the seal part of the exterior sheet. The exterior sheet includes a front sheet and a back sheet. The front sheet includes a front-side metal sheet. The back sheet includes a back-side metal sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroaki HASEGAWA, Hidetake ITOH, Yoshihiko OHASHI, Yuji YOSHINO, Kazunori YOSHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20190252130
    Abstract: An electrochemical device excellent in connection reliability is provided. An EDLC 2 includes: an element body 10 in which a pair of inner electrodes 16, 26 are laminated so as to sandwich a separator sheet 11; an exterior sheet 4 covering the element body 10; seal parts 40, 42 sealing peripheral parts of the exterior sheet 4 so that the element body 10 is immersed in an electrolyte; and lead terminals 18, 28 extending outward from the seal parts 40, 42 of the exterior sheet 4. At least one surface of the lead terminals 18, 28 is etched so as to form unevenness 180, 280.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroaki HASEGAWA, Hidetake ITOH, Yoshihiko OHASHI, Yuji YOSHINO, Kazunori YOSHIKAWA, Kiyonori HINOKI
  • Publication number: 20190013157
    Abstract: An electrochemical device which includes: an element main body wherein a pair of internal electrodes are laminated so as to sandwich a separator sheet there between; an outer casing sheet that covers the element main body; sealing parts that hermetically seal the peripheral part of the outer casing sheet so that the element main body is immersed in an electrolyte solution; and lead terminals that are electrically connected to the internal electrodes respectively and are led out from the sealing parts of the outer casing sheet to the outside. A resin inner layer that is present in the inner surface of the outer casing sheet is provided with a fusion bonding part for separators, which partially bonds a part of the separator sheet to the inner surface of the outer casing sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2016
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroaki HASEGAWA, Yuji YOSHINO, Kazunori YOSHIKAWA, Hidetake ITOH, Kazuhiro ANAI, Yoshihiko OHASHI
  • Patent number: 9236632
    Abstract: An electrochemical device includes a wound laminated body with first and second electrodes, first and second separators, an electrolytic solution; and an outer package that houses the wound body and the electrolytic solution. The electrochemical device satisfies, at an outer end of the laminated body in a winding direction: the first and second separators protrude more outward in the winding direction than the second electrode; the first electrode protrudes more outward in the winding direction than the first and second separators; and an outer end of the first separator in the winding direction inclines toward a winding center and comes into contact with an upper surface of the second separator beyond the second electrode and an outer end of the first electrode in the winding direction inclines toward the winding center and comes into contact with the second separator and with the peripherally inner first electrode beyond the second electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Ohashi, Hidetake Itoh, Kazuo Katai
  • Patent number: 9083013
    Abstract: In an electrochemical device having an element main body 1A enclosed in an exterior package 1B, a peripheral region of the exterior package 1B is provided with an elastic structure or a plurality of elastic structures R1, R2 having an elastic force in a thickness direction (Z-axis direction) of films. Each of the elastic structures R1, R2 has a first region of the exterior package 1B folded along a film outer edge, and a second region of the exterior package 1B opposed to the first region. Two ends R11, R13 (R21, R23) of the first region in a direction along the film outer edge are in contact with the second region, and between the two ends R11, R13 (R21, R23) there is a space (with a maximum height 2R) between the first region and the second region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hidetake Itoh, Kazuo Katai, Yoshihiko Ohashi, Yosuke Miyaki, Akio Yamanaka, Hiroaki Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 8760840
    Abstract: A lead 3 of an electrochemical device includes a lead body 3A containing Al, and a bent metallic thin film 3a provided to a tip part of the lead body 3A. The metallic thin film 3a includes a thin film body 3a1 containing Ni, and a plating layer 3a2 containing Sn and covering at least an outer surface of the bent thin film body 3a1. A specific area of an inner surface of the bent thin film body 3a1 and a surface of the lead body 3A are welded in a predetermined area without the plating layer 3a2 being disposed there between.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroaki Hasegawa, Hidetake Itoh, Yoshihiko Ohashi, Kazuo Katai, Yosuke Miyaki
  • Patent number: 8705225
    Abstract: An electric double layer capacitor comprising a plurality of electrode bodies comprising a positive electrode and a negative electrode laminated via a separator and being impregnated with an electrolyte solution, wherein the plurality of electrode bodies are electrically connected in series, the positive electrode and the negative electrode comprise an active material having pores, the electrolyte solution comprises an electrolyte having a cation and a counteranion of the cation, a ratio of an average pore diameter of the active material of the positive electrode to an ion diameter of the counteranion is in the range of 2.5 to 2.8, and a ratio of an average pore diameter of the active material of the negative electrode to an ion diameter of the cation is in the range of 1.65 to 1.85.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Ohashi, Keita Kobayashi, Hidetake Itoh, Kazuo Katai
  • Patent number: 8530110
    Abstract: A lithium-ion secondary battery separator has a porous structure formed by laminating a second polymer layer, a first polymer layer, and a second polymer layer in sequence. The second polymer layer has a melting point lower than that of the first polymer layer. The second polymer layer has a higher molecular part formed on a side in contact with the first polymer layer and a lower molecular part formed on a side farther from the first polymer layer than is the higher molecular part. The higher and lower molecular parts have a weight-average molecular weight ratio (higher molecular part/lower molecular part) of 4 to 19 therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuo Naoi, Kenji Nishizawa, Mitsuo Kougo, Yoshihiko Ohashi, Hidetake Itoh
  • Patent number: 8481198
    Abstract: A wound electrochemical device has a wound body formed by winding a multilayer member including a multilayer structure composed of a positive electrode, a separator, and a negative electrode; wherein each of the positive and negative electrodes, includes a structure having an active material layer formed on both sides of a current collector; wherein the wound body has a space at a center portion thereof; and wherein the smallest radius of curvature R of a curved part in an innermost circumferential portion of the wound body satisfies the following expression (1): R=?×(T1+2T2)??(1) where R is the smallest radius of curvature of the curved part in the innermost circumferential portion of the wound body (unit: ?m), ? is a value within the range of 3.33 to 7.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Ohashi, Mitsuo Kougo, Kiyonori Hinoki, Kazuo Katai
  • Patent number: 8435669
    Abstract: An electro-chemical device comprises a package including a metal film, a battery element sealed within the package, resin layers disposed at least on the inside of a seal part of the package, and a lead extending from the battery element to the outside of the package through between the resin layers at the seal part of the package. The lead has a special form into which the resin of the resin layers bites, so that the lead is firmly buried in the resin layers, whereby the lead is fully inhibited from moving. Therefore, an electro-chemical device having a high quality can be obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Naoto Tsukamoto, Hidetake Itoh, Yoshihiko Ohashi
  • Publication number: 20130004814
    Abstract: An electrochemical device includes a wound laminated body with first and second electrodes, first and second separators, an electrolytic solution; and an outer package that houses the wound body and the electrolytic solution. The electrochemical device satisfies, at an outer end of the laminated body in a winding direction: the first and second separators protrude more outward in the winding direction than the second electrode; the first electrode protrudes more outward in the winding direction than the first and second separators; and an outer end of the first separator in the winding direction inclines toward a winding center and comes into contact with an upper surface of the second separator beyond the second electrode and an outer end of the first electrode in the winding direction inclines toward the winding center and comes into contact with the second separator and with the peripherally inner first electrode beyond the second electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Ohashi, Hidetake Itoh, Kazuo Katai
  • Publication number: 20120028109
    Abstract: In an electrochemical device having an element main body 1A enclosed in an exterior package 1B, a peripheral region of the exterior package 1B is provided with an elastic structure or a plurality of elastic structures R1, R2 having an elastic force in a thickness direction (Z-axis direction) of films. Each of the elastic structures R1, R2 has a first region of the exterior package 1B folded along a film outer edge, and a second region of the exterior package 1B opposed to the first region. Two ends R11, R13 (R21, R23) of the first region in a direction along the film outer edge are in contact with the second region, and between the two ends R11, R13 (R21, R23) there is a space (with a maximum height 2R) between the first region and the second region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hidetake ITOH, Kazuo KATAI, Yoshihiko OHASHI, Yosuke MIYAKI, Akio YAMANAKA, Hiroaki HASEGAWA
  • Publication number: 20110253436
    Abstract: A lead 3 of an electrochemical device includes a lead body 3A containing Al, and a bent metallic thin film 3a provided to a tip part of the lead body 3A. The metallic thin film 3a includes a thin film body 3a1 containing Ni, and a plating layer 3a2 containing Sn and covering at least an outer surface of the bent thin film body 3a1. A specific area of an inner surface of the bent thin film body 3a1 and a surface of the lead body 3A are welded in a predetermined area without the plating layer 3a2 being disposed there between.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroaki HASEGAWA, Hidetake ITOH, Yoshihiko OHASHI, Kazuo KATAI, Yosuke MIYAKI
  • Publication number: 20110129710
    Abstract: A resin layer RN is bonded to a corner of the other end of at least one of an anode electrode A and a cathode electrode K and an outer edge of a corner of the other end of the other of the anode electrode A and the cathode electrode K is not located on a straight line passing an outer edge of the corner of the other end of the at least one and being parallel to a thickness direction of the electrode. In another embodiment, an outer edge of a corner of the other end of at least one of the anode electrode A and the cathode electrode K consists of an arcuate curve when viewed from a direction parallel to the thickness direction thereof, and an outer edge of a corner of the other end of the other of the anode electrode A and the cathode electrode K is not located on a straight line passing the outer edge of the corner of the other end of the at least one and being parallel to the thickness direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2010
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihiko OHASHI, Akio YAMANAKA, Yukio SHINOHARA, Yuriko AKIMOTO, Kazue HASEGAWA
  • Publication number: 20110086264
    Abstract: An electro-chemical device comprises a package including a metal film, a battery element sealed within the package, resin layers disposed at least on the inside of a seal part of the package, and a lead extending from the battery element to the outside of the package through between the resin layers at the seal part of the package. The lead has a special form into which the resin of the resin layers bites, so that the lead is firmly buried in the resin layers, whereby the lead is fully inhibited from moving. Therefore, an electro-chemical device having a high quality can be obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2010
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoto TSUKAMOTO, Hidetake ITOH, Yoshihiko OHASHI
  • Patent number: 7855013
    Abstract: The electric double-layer capacitor has a portion where a thickness of a sealing member from a surface of an outer package to a surface of a lead in a laminating direction of electrode bodies on one side of the lead differs from that on the other side of the lead such that two leads connected to each electrode body are arranged within the same plane perpendicular to the laminating direction of the electrode bodies. The electrode bodies are laminated in the outer package such as to yield portions where only one of the planar leads of a first electrode body overlaps one of the planar leads of a second electrode body in the laminating direction of the electrode bodies in the opening part of the outer package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Ohashi, Keita Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20100284127
    Abstract: The electric double-layer capacitor has a portion where a thickness of a sealing member from a surface of an outer package to a surface of a lead in a laminating direction of electrode bodies on one side of the lead differs from that on the other side of the lead such that two leads connected to each electrode body are arranged within the same plane perpendicular to the laminating direction of the electrode bodies. The electrode bodies are laminated in the outer package such as to yield portions where only one of the planar leads of a first electrode body overlaps one of the planar leads of a second electrode body in the laminating direction of the electrode bodies in the opening part of the outer package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2010
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihiko OHASHI, Keita Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20100246095
    Abstract: An electric double layer capacitor comprising a plurality of electrode bodies comprising a positive electrode and a negative electrode laminated via a separator and being impregnated with an electrolyte solution, wherein the plurality of electrode bodies are electrically connected in series, the positive electrode and the negative electrode comprise an active material having pores, the electrolyte solution comprises an electrolyte having a cation and a counteranion of the cation, a ratio of an average pore diameter of the active material of the positive electrode to an ion diameter of the counteranion is in the range of 2.5 to 2.8, and a ratio of an average pore diameter of the active material of the negative electrode to an ion diameter of the cation is in the range of 1.65 to 1.85.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihiko OHASHI, Keita KOBAYASHI, Hidetake ITOH, Kazuo KATAI