Patents by Inventor Yu Onozaki

Yu Onozaki 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: 12206035
    Abstract: To provide a solar cell module excellent in design property and weather resistance, a method for producing it, and a building exterior wall material using it. The solar cell module of the present invention comprises, from the light-receiving surface side of the solar cell module, a cover glass, a first encapsulant layer, a design layer, a second encapsulant layer and solar cells in this order, the first encapsulant layer contains an ultraviolet absorber, the first encapsulant layer has a thickness of from 50 to 2,000 ?m, and the design layer contains a fluororesin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignees: AGC Inc., AGC GLASS EUROPE
    Inventors: Yu Onozaki, Tomohiro Sakai, Yasuo Sugawara, Yuichi Kuwahara
  • Patent number: 11616155
    Abstract: To provide a cover glass for a solar cell module which can sufficiently maintain the power generation efficiency of a solar cell module, even when a design is imparted to the entire surface of the cover glass so as to make solar cells be invisible from the outside, and a solar cell module. To provide a cover glass 14 to be bonded on light-receiving surfaces 16A and 16B of solar cells 16 via an encapsulant material 18, which has a visible transmittance of from 0% to 60% and an average infrared transmittance of from 20% to 100%, which is a value calculated by simply averaging transmittances at 5 nm intervals in an infrared region at a wavelength of from 780 nm to 1,500 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignees: AGC Inc., AGC GLASS EUROPE
    Inventors: Tomohiro Sakai, Tetsuji Irie, Yu Onozaki, Aichi Inoue, Manabu Nishizawa, Hiroyuki Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 11563403
    Abstract: To provide a coating material capable of forming a solar cell module excellent in the weather resistance, the power generation efficiency and the design, a cover glass, a solar cell module comprising the cover glass, and an outer wall material for building. The cover glass of the present invention is a cover glass comprising a glass plate and a layer containing a fluorinated polymer having units based on a fluoroolefin, on at least one surface of the glass plate, which has an average visible reflectance of from 10 to 100%, and an average near infrared transmittance of from 20 to 100%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignees: AGC Inc., AGC GLASS EUROPE
    Inventors: Yu Onozaki, Tomohiro Sakai, Shun Saito, Noriyoshi Kayaba, Aichi Inoue, Tetsuji Irie
  • Publication number: 20220246776
    Abstract: To provide a solar cell module excellent in processability at the time of production, a method for producing it, and a building exterior wall material using it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicants: AGC Inc., AGC GLASS EUROPE
    Inventors: Yu ONOZAKI, Tomohiro SAKAI, Yasuo SUGAWARA, Yuichi KUWAHARA
  • Publication number: 20220231179
    Abstract: To provide a solar cell module excellent in design property and weather resistance, a method for producing it, and a building exterior wall material using it. The solar cell module of the present invention comprises, from the light-receiving surface side of the solar cell module, a cover glass, a first encapsulant layer, a design layer, a second encapsulant layer and solar cells in this order, the first encapsulant layer contains an ultraviolet absorber, the first encapsulant layer has a thickness of from 50 to 2,000 ?m, and the design layer contains a fluororesin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicants: AGC Inc., AGC GLASS EUROPE
    Inventors: Yu ONOZAKI, Tomohiro SAKAI, Yasuo SUGAWARA, Yuichi KUWAHARA
  • Patent number: 10981857
    Abstract: The present invention provides a production method of ?-fluoroacrylate ester, a composition containing a highly-pure fluorocyclopropane derivative and a composition containing highly-pure ?-fluoroacrylate ester.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: AGC INC.
    Inventors: Takashi Akiya, Mitsugu Kasagawa, Naoki Ichinokawa, Yu Onozaki, Satoshi Kawaguchi, Yusuke Tomiyori, Arata Yasuda
  • Publication number: 20200317563
    Abstract: To provide a colored optical layer capable of forming a solar cell module excellent in the design, and the power generation efficiency and the weather resistance, a method for producing an optical layer, an optical layer-provided solar cell module, an outer wall material for building, and a building. An optical layer having a functional layer containing an inorganic pigment and a matrix in which the inorganic pigment is dispersed, to be disposed on the side of plane of incidence of sunlight from solar cells, wherein at least a part of the inorganic pigment is an inorganic pigment having a maximum near infrared reflectance in a near infrared region at a wavelength of from 780 to 1,500 nm of at least 50%, an average particle size of from 5.0 to 280.0 nm and a specific surface area of from 5.0 to 1,000 m2/g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Applicants: AGC Inc., AGC CLASS EUROPE
    Inventors: Tomohiro SAKAI, Yasuo SUGAWARA, Yu ONOZAKI, Noriyoshi KAYABA, Yuichi KUWAHARA
  • Publication number: 20200295705
    Abstract: To provide a coating material capable of forming a solar cell module excellent in the weather resistance, the power generation efficiency and the design, a cover glass, a solar cell module comprising the cover glass, and an outer wall material for building. The cover glass of the present invention is a cover glass comprising a glass plate and a layer containing a fluorinated polymer having units based on a fluoroolefin, on at least one surface of the glass plate, which has an average visible reflectance of from 10 to 100%, and an average near infrared transmittance of from 20 to 100%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicants: AGC Inc., AGC GLASS EUROPE
    Inventors: Yu ONOZAKI, Tomohiro Sakai, Shun Saito, Noriyoshi Kayaba, Aichi Inoue, Tetsuji Irie
  • Publication number: 20200075787
    Abstract: To provide a cover glass for a solar cell module which can sufficiently maintain the power generation efficiency of a solar cell module, even when a design is imparted to the entire surface of the cover glass so as to make solar cells be invisible from the outside, and a solar cell module. To provide a cover glass 14 to be bonded on light-receiving surfaces 16A and 16B of solar cells 16 via an encapsulant material 18, which has a visible transmittance of from 0% to 60% and an average infrared transmittance of from 20% to 100%, which is a value calculated by simply averaging transmittances at 5 nm intervals in an infrared region at a wavelength of from 780 nm to 1,500 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicants: AGC Inc, AGC GLASS EUROPE
    Inventors: Tomohiro SAKAI, Tetsuji IRIE, Yu ONOZAKI, Aichi INOUE, Manabu NISHIZAWA, Hiroyuki YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20190263746
    Abstract: The present invention provides a production method of ?-fluoroacrylate ester, a composition containing a highly-pure fluorocyclopropane derivative and a composition containing highly-pure ?-fluoroacrylate ester.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: AGC INC.
    Inventors: Takashi AKIYA, Mitsugu KASAGAWA, Naoki ICHINOKAWA, Yu ONOZAKI, Satoshi KAWAGUCHI, Yusuke TOMIYORI, Arata YASUDA
  • Patent number: 10035793
    Abstract: The invention provides a production method of a 1,2,4-oxadiazole derivative represented by formula (A), which comprises reacting a compound represented by formula (B) and a compound represented by formula (C) in the presence of a basic compound: wherein Ar is an aromatic group or an aromatic group having substituent(s); W, X, Y and Z are each independently —S—, —N?, —CH? or —CR?, and one selected from W, X, Y and Z is —S—; and R is an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, a haloalkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, a haloalkoxy group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms or a halogen atom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Naoki Ichinokawa, Yu Onozaki
  • Patent number: 9960450
    Abstract: To provide a flame retardant non-aqueous electrolyte solution for secondary batteries, with which a lithium ion secondary battery which is less likely to undergo thermal runaway and which is excellent in the high temperature storage properties can be obtained; and a lithium ion secondary battery using the non-aqueous electrolyte solution for secondary batteries. A non-aqueous electrolyte solution for secondary batteries, comprising an electrolyte salt and a liquid composition, which contains either one or both of monofluorophosphate anions and difluorophosphate anions derived from at least part of the electrolyte salt, wherein at least a lithium salt is contained as one type of the electrolyte salt, and the liquid composition comprises at least one fluorine-containing solvent (?) selected from the group consisting of a fluorine-containing ether compound, a fluorine-containing chain carboxylic acid ester compound and a fluorine-containing chain carbonate compound, and a cyclic carboxylic acid ester compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Yu Onozaki, Eisuke Murotani, Toyokazu Enta
  • Publication number: 20180037578
    Abstract: The invention provides a production method of a 1,2,4-oxadiazole derivative represented by formula (A), which comprises reacting a compound represented by formula (B) and a compound represented by formula (C) in the presence of a basic compound: wherein Ar is an aromatic group or an aromatic group having substituent(s); W, X, Y and Z are each independently —S—, —N?, —CH? or —CR?, and one selected from W, X, Y and Z is —S—; and R is an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, a haloalkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, a haloalkoxy group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms or a halogen atom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Naoki ICHINOKAWA, Yu ONOZAKI
  • Patent number: 9406975
    Abstract: An alkali metal-sulfur-based secondary battery, in which coulombic efficiency is improved by suppressing a side reaction during charge, and a reduction in discharge capacity by repetition of charge and discharge is suppressed and which has a long battery life and an improved input/output density, includes a positive electrode or a negative electrode containing a sulfur-based electrode active material; an electrolyte solution containing an ether compound such as THF and glyme and a solvent such as a fluorine-based solvent, wherein at least a part of the ether compound and the alkali metal salt forms a complex; and a counter electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Masayoshi Watanabe, Kaoru Dokko, Naoki Tachikawa, Mizuho Tsuchiya, Kazuhide Ueno, Azusa Yamazaki, Kazuki Yoshida, Ryuji Harimoto, Risa Nozawa, Toshihiko Mandai, Ce Zhang, Jun-Woo Park, Yu Onozaki, Masao Iwaya
  • Publication number: 20160149265
    Abstract: To provide a flame-retardant non-aqueous electrolyte solution for secondary batteries, with which a lithium ion secondary battery excellent in the rate properties can be obtained; and a safe lithium ion secondary battery excellent in the rate properties. A non-aqueous electrolyte solution for secondary batteries, comprising a lithium salt and a liquid composition, wherein the liquid composition comprises at least one fluorine-containing solvent (?) selected from the group consisting of a fluorine-containing ether compound, a fluorine-containing chain carboxylic acid ester compound and a fluorine-containing chain carbonate compound, and a cyclic carboxylic acid ester compound, the lithium salt contains LiPF6, and the lithium ion diffusion coefficient of the non-aqueous electrolyte solution at 25° C. is at least 1.1×10?10 m2/s.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Applicant: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Yu ONOZAKI, Eisuke Murotani, Tatsuya Miyajima, Toyokazu Enta
  • Publication number: 20160141720
    Abstract: To provide a flame retardant non-aqueous electrolyte solution for secondary batteries, with which a lithium ion secondary battery which is less likely to undergo thermal runaway and which is excellent in the high temperature storage properties can be obtained; and a lithium ion secondary battery using the non-aqueous electrolyte solution for secondary batteries. A non-aqueous electrolyte solution for secondary batteries, comprising an electrolyte salt and a liquid composition, which contains either one or both of monofluorophosphate anions and difluorophosphate anions derived from at least part of the electrolyte salt, wherein at least a lithium salt is contained as one type of the electrolyte salt, and the liquid composition comprises at least one fluorine-containing solvent (?) selected from the group consisting of a fluorine-containing ether compound, a fluorine-containing chain carboxylic acid ester compound and a fluorine-containing chain carbonate compound, and a cyclic carboxylic acid ester compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Applicant: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Yu ONOZAKI, Eisuke Murotani, Toyokazu Enta
  • Patent number: 9236636
    Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte solution for secondary batteries, comprising a lithium salt (total number of moles of lithium atoms: NLi) and a liquid composition, wherein the liquid composition comprises a specific fluorinated solvent (?) and a cyclic carboxylic acid ester compound (total number of moles: NA), and may contain a specific compound (?) (total number of moles: NB), the content of the fluorinated solvent (?) is from 40 to 80 mass %, NA/NLi is from 1.5 to 7.0, and (NA+NB)/NLi is from 3 to 7.0; and, a lithium ion secondary battery employing such a non-aqueous electrolyte solution for secondary batteries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Yu Onozaki, Toyokazu Enta, Masao Iwaya
  • Publication number: 20150171476
    Abstract: To provide a non-aqueous electrolyte solution for secondary batteries, which has a low reactivity with a positive electrode and a negative electrode and which is excellent in stability to prevent thermal runaway of a secondary battery and excellent also in battery properties such as cycle properties and rate properties, and a lithium ion secondary battery employing such a non-aqueous electrolyte solution. A non-aqueous electrolyte solution for secondary batteries, comprising a lithium salt composed of a specific complex such as lithium difluoro(oxalato)borate, a fluorinated solvent (A) containing at least one member selected from the group consisting of a fluorinated ether compound, a fluorinated chain carboxylic acid ester compound and a fluorinated chain carbonate compound, and a cyclic carboxylic acid ester compound (B); and a lithium ion secondary battery employing such a non-aqueous electrolyte solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2015
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Yu ONOZAKI, Masao IWAYA
  • Publication number: 20150072248
    Abstract: An alkali metal-sulfur-based secondary battery, in which coulombic efficiency is improved by suppressing a side reaction during charge, and a reduction in discharge capacity by repetition of charge and discharge is suppressed and which has a long battery life and an improved input/output density, includes a positive electrode or a negative electrode containing a sulfur-based electrode active material; an electrolyte solution containing an ether compound such as THF and glyme and a solvent such as a fluorine-based solvent, wherein at least a part of the ether compound and the alkali metal salt forms a complex; and a counter electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Masayoshi Watanabe, Kaoru Dokko, Naoki Tachikawa, Mizuho Tsuchiya, Kazuhide Ueno, Azusa Yamazaki, Kazuki Yoshida, Ryuji Harimoto, Risa Nozawa, Toshihiko Mandai, Ce Zhang, Jun-Woo Park, Yu Onozaki, Masao Iwaya
  • Publication number: 20150037668
    Abstract: The object is to provide a non-aqueous electrolyte solution for secondary batteries, which has sufficient ion conductivity and which is provided also with excellent high voltage cycle properties and high voltage high temperature preserving properties, and a lithium ion secondary battery employing such a non-aqueous electrolyte solution. A non-aqueous electrolyte solution for secondary batteries, comprising a lithium salt and a liquid composition, wherein the liquid composition comprises from 5 to 50 vol % of a specific fluorinated ether compound, from 5 to 70 vol % of a specific fluorinated cyclic carbonate compound, and from 1 to 35 vol % of a specific sultone compound, and a lithium ion secondary battery employing such a non-aqueous electrolyte solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Masao Iwaya, Yu Onozaki