Patents by Inventor Yoshin Yagi

Yoshin Yagi 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: 20110223455
    Abstract: A lithium-ion secondary cell includes a winding electrode assembly. The exposed area of the positive-electrode metal current collector body is formed at one end in a winding axis direction of the winding electrode assembly, and the exposed area of the negative-electrode metal current collector body is formed at another end in the winding axis direction of the winding electrode assembly; and the negative-electrode metal current collector body is a copper foil rolled to a thickness between 6 ?m and 15 ?m in which one or more of additive elements of Zr, Ag, Au, Pt, Cr, Cd, Sn, Sb, and Bi are added to Cu having a purity of equal to or greater than 99.9%, and the negative-electrode active material mix layer has a cavity volume ratio of between 30% and 60%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2011
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Inventors: Naoki KIMURA, Takenori Ishizu, Yoshin Yagi, Toshiyuki Ariga, Takashi Eguchi, Atsushi Ueda, Akihiko Maruyama, Mitsuru Koseki