Patents by Inventor YUDAI KAWASOE

YUDAI KAWASOE 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: 12119439
    Abstract: One aspect of the present invention is an energy storage device including: an electrode assembly including a negative electrode and a positive electrode that are stacked on each other with a separator interposed therebetween; a nonaqueous electrolyte containing a nonaqueous solvent; and a flat outer case housing the electrode assembly and the nonaqueous electrolyte, wherein the electrode assembly is disposed in the outer case in a compressed state so that the electrode assembly is pressurized in a direction of stack, a surface pressure acting on the outer case in the direction of stack is 1 k Pa or more, the nonaqueous solvent contains a fluorinated cyclic carbonate, and the nonaqueous electrolyte has an electric conductivity at 25° C. of 0.75 S/m or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: GS Yuasa International Ltd.
    Inventors: Yudai Kawasoe, Kenta Nagamine
  • Publication number: 20240234847
    Abstract: An energy storage device according to an aspect of the present invention includes: an electrode assembly in which a positive electrode and a negative electrode are stacked with a separator interposed therebetween; an electrolyte solution; and a sealable case for housing the electrode assembly and the electrolyte solution, in which a compressive modulus of elasticity of the separator is 15 MPa or more and an inside of the case is in a negative pressure state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventors: Yudai KAWASOE, Yuta OHSUGI, Taisei SEKIGUCHI, Kazushi NITTA
  • Publication number: 20240154180
    Abstract: An energy storage device according to one aspect of the present invention includes an electrode assembly obtained by winding a first separator, a first electrode, a second separator, and a second electrode layered in this order, without including a winding core, where at least a part of the first separator and at least a part of the second separator are bonded to each other at the innermost periphery of the electrode assembly, the first separator includes a layer including inorganic particles, and the layer including the inorganic particles is disposed at the innermost peripheral surface of the electrode assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Yudai KAWASOE, Taisei SEKIGUCHI, Ukyo HARINAGA
  • Publication number: 20240136610
    Abstract: An energy storage device according to an aspect of the present invention includes: an electrode assembly in which a positive electrode and a negative electrode are stacked with a separator interposed therebetween; an electrolyte solution; and a sealable case for housing the electrode assembly and the electrolyte solution, in which a compressive modulus of elasticity of the separator is 15 MPa or more and an inside of the case is in a negative pressure state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Yudai KAWASOE, Yuta OHSUGI, Taisei SEKIGUCHI, Kazushi NITTA
  • Patent number: 11764403
    Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery disclosed herein includes a positive electrode plate including a positive composite layer, a negative electrode plate including a negative composite layer, and a nonaqueous electrolyte, in which the negative composite layer is composed of a facing portion facing a surface of the positive composite layer, and a non-facing portion that is on the same surface as the facing portion and does not face the surface of the positive composite layer, and the area ratio of the non-facing portion to a combined area of the facing portion and the non-facing portion of the negative composite layer is 7% or more, and the nonaqueous electrolyte contains a fluorinated carbonate and a cyclic sulfone compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: GS Yuasa International Ltd.
    Inventors: Yudai Kawasoe, Kenta Nagamine, Keisuke Anami
  • Patent number: 11710853
    Abstract: Provided are a nonaqueous electrolyte capable of providing a nonaqueous electrolyte energy storage device with reduced direct current resistance and an increased capacity retention ratio after charge-discharge cycles, a nonaqueous electrolyte energy storage device including such a nonaqueous electrolyte, and a method for producing such a nonaqueous electrolyte energy storage device. One mode of the present invention is a nonaqueous electrolyte for an energy storage device, containing an additive represented by the following Formula (1) or Formula (2). In Formula (1), R1 to R4 are each independently a hydrogen atom or a group represented by —NRa2, —ORa, —SRa, etc., with the proviso that at least one of R1 to R4 is a group represented by —ORa, —SRa, —COORa, —CORa, —SO2Ra, or —SO3Ra. In Formula (2), R5 to R7 are each independently a hydrogen atom or a group represented by —NRb2, —ORb, or —SRb, with the proviso that at least one of R5 to R7 is a group represented by —SRb.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: GS Yuasa International Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuhiro Kobayashi, Yudai Kawasoe, Kenta Nagamine
  • Publication number: 20230112577
    Abstract: One aspect of the present invention is an energy storage device including: a flattened electrode assembly formed by winding a belt-like electrode in a longitudinal direction thereof and including two curved surface portions and a flat portion located between the two curved surface portions; a case housing the electrode assembly; and a sheet-like member disposed between the electrode assembly and the case, in which when an inside of the case is in a negative pressure state, the electrode assembly is in a state of being pressed by the case with the sheet-like member interposed therebetween, and the sheet-like member is in contact only with the flat portion with respect to the electrode assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Taisei SEKIGUCHI, Yudai KAWASOE
  • Publication number: 20210384555
    Abstract: Provided are a nonaqueous electrolyte capable of providing a nonaqueous electrolyte energy storage device with reduced direct current resistance and an increased capacity retention ratio after charge-discharge cycles, a nonaqueous electrolyte energy storage device including such a nonaqueous electrolyte, and a method for producing such a nonaqueous electrolyte energy storage device. One mode of the present invention is a nonaqueous electrolyte for an energy storage device, containing an additive represented by the following Formula (1) or Formula (2). In Formula (1), R1 to R4 are each independently a hydrogen atom or a group represented by —NRa2, —ORa, —SRa, etc., with the proviso that at least one of R1 to R4 is a group represented by —ORa, —SRa, —COORa, —CORa, —SO2Ra, or —SO3Ra. In Formula (2), R5 to R7 are each independently a hydrogen atom or a group represented by —NRb2, —ORb, or —SRb, with the proviso that at least one of R5 to R7 is a group represented by —SRb.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Tetsuhiro KOBAYASHI, Yudai KAWASOE, Kenta NAGAMINE
  • Publication number: 20210305632
    Abstract: An energy storage device according to an aspect of the present invention includes: a winding type electrode assembly including a negative electrode containing a negative active material, a positive electrode, and a separator disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode; a case housing the electrode assembly; and a spacer disposed between the electrode assembly and an inner surface of the case in the case, wherein the separator includes a wet film, the negative active material is a carbonaceous material or lithium titanate, and the spacer is harder than the separator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Taisei SEKIGUCHI, Yudai KAWASOE, Jun NAKAMURA, Kazushi NITTA
  • Publication number: 20200395578
    Abstract: One aspect of the present invention is an energy storage device including: an electrode assembly including a negative electrode and a positive electrode that are stacked on each other with a separator interposed therebetween; a nonaqueous electrolyte containing a nonaqueous solvent; and a flat outer case housing the electrode assembly and the nonaqueous electrolyte, wherein the electrode assembly is disposed in the outer case in a compressed state so that the electrode assembly is pressurized in a direction of stack, a surface pressure acting on the outer case in the direction of stack is 1 k Pa or more, the nonaqueous solvent contains a fluorinated cyclic carbonate, and the nonaqueous electrolyte has an electric conductivity at 25° C. of 0.75 S/m or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2018
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: Yudai KAWASOE, Kenta NAGAMINE
  • Publication number: 20200365942
    Abstract: Provided are a nonaqueous electrolyte capable of providing a nonaqueous electrolyte energy storage device with reduced direct current resistance and an increased capacity retention ratio after charge-discharge cycles, a nonaqueous electrolyte energy storage device including such a nonaqueous electrolyte, and a method for producing such a nonaqueous electrolyte energy storage device. One mode of the present invention is a nonaqueous electrolyte for an energy storage device, containing an additive represented by the following Formula (1) or Formula (2). In Formula (1), R1 to R4 are each independently a hydrogen atom or a group represented by —NR¾, —ORa, —SRa, etc., with the proviso that at least one of R1 to R4 is a group represented by —ORa, —SRa, —COORa, —CORa, —SO2Ra, or —SO3Ra. In Formula (2), R5 to R7 are each independently a hydrogen atom or a group represented by —NRb2, —ORb, or —SRb, with the proviso that at least one of R5 to R7 is a group represented by —SRb.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Tetsuhiro KOBAYASHI, Yudai KAWASOE, Kenta NAGAMINE
  • Publication number: 20200303777
    Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery disclosed herein includes a positive electrode plate including a positive composite layer, a negative electrode plate including a negative composite layer, and a nonaqueous electrolyte, in which the negative composite layer is composed of a facing portion facing a surface of the positive composite layer, and a non-facing portion that is on the same surface as the facing portion and does not face the surface of the positive composite layer, and the area ratio of the non-facing portion to a combined area of the facing portion and the non-facing portion of the negative composite layer is 7% or more, and the nonaqueous electrolyte contains a fluorinated carbonate and a cyclic sulfone compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Yudai KAWASOE, Kenta NAGAMINE, Keisuke ANAMI
  • Patent number: 10749213
    Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a nonaqueous electrolyte. A positive electrode charge potential is 3.7 V or less with respect to a lithium metal potential. The nonaqueous electrolyte includes a cyclic disulfone compound having a specific structure in an amount of 0.1 to 4.0% by mass based on a total mass of the nonaqueous electrolyte.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: GS Yuasa International Ltd.
    Inventors: Yudai Kawasoe, Katsushi Nishie
  • Patent number: 10141607
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery including a monofluorotoluene-containing nonaqueous electrolyte with an improved overcharge-preventing effect. In a monofluorotoluene-containing nonaqueous electrolyte, when a specific fluorophosphate compound is contained, the overcharge-preventing effect of the monofluorotoluene can be improved. As a result, in the overcharged state of a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery including the monofluorotoluene-containing nonaqueous electrolyte, an increase in the battery surface temperature can be suppressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: GS Yuasa International Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsushi Nishie, Yudai Kawasoe, Takeshi Hachida
  • Publication number: 20180090789
    Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a nonaqueous electrolyte. A positive electrode charge potential is 3.7 V or less with respect to a lithium metal potential. The nonaqueous electrolyte includes a cyclic disulfone compound having a specific structure in an amount of 0.1 to 4.0% by mass based on a total mass of the nonaqueous electrolyte.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Yudai Kawasoe, Katsushi Nishie
  • Patent number: 9917327
    Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a nonaqueous electrolyte. A positive electrode charge potential is 3.7 V or less with respect to a lithium metal potential. The nonaqueous electrolyte includes a cyclic disulfone compound having a specific structure in an amount of 0.1 to 4.0% by mass based on a total mass of the nonaqueous electrolyte.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: GS Yuasa International Ltd.
    Inventors: Yudai Kawasoe, Katsushi Nishie
  • Patent number: 9853327
    Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode and an electrolyte solution, wherein the negative electrode includes a negative active material layer, the electrolyte solution contains fluoroethylene carbonate, and when a content (mg) of the fluoroethylene carbonate is denoted as X and a reaction area (m2) of the negative active material layer is denoted as Y, X and Y satisfy a relation of 10?(X/Y)?100.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: GS Yuasa International Ltd.
    Inventors: Yudai Kawasoe, Kenta Nagamine, Keisuke Anami
  • Patent number: 9716290
    Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery including a positive electrode having a positive active material, and an electrolyte, wherein a positive electrode potential at the time of charging is 3.7 V or less with respect to a lithium metal potential, and the electrolyte contains a cyclic sulfate compound having a specific structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: GS Yuasa International Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsushi Nishie, Yudai Kawasoe, Takeshi Hachida
  • Publication number: 20170133716
    Abstract: A battery cell with improved safety. The battery cell comprises two battery cell terminals which are contactable from outside of the battery cell and an electrochemical part comprising at least one positive electrode and at least one negative electrode, an electrolyte comprising at least one conductive salt and at least one solvent, and at least one separator, wherein the at least one separator becomes at least partially impermeable for ions which can be generated inside of the electrochemical part, when the at least one separator reaches a predefined temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Hideki Masuda, Shunsuke Mizutani, Yudai Kawasoe, Yutaro Katsumata, Marcel Wilka, Marco Friedrich
  • Publication number: 20170133709
    Abstract: A lithium-ion battery comprising at least one battery cell (2), the battery cell (2) in each case comprising a negative electrode (21), a positive electrode (22), an electrolyte composition (15), and a separator (18), characterized in that the lithium-ion battery further comprises at least one fast discharge device (61) and the surface of the negative and/or of the positive electrode (21, 22) is coated with a material which has an electrical resistance of more than 0 ?cm2 and a lithium-ion conductivity of more than 0 S/cm and which has a solubility of less than 1 g/L in the electrolyte composition (15) under the operating conditions of the lithium-ion battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2016
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Hideki Masuda, Yudai Kawasoe, Yutaro Katsumata, Marcel Wilka