Patents by Inventor Yuka Kanada

Yuka Kanada 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: 11923584
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a membrane for a redox flow battery which is prevented from being curled and exhibits high power efficiency, a membrane electrode assembly for a redox flow battery, a cell for a redox flow battery, and a redox flow battery. The object can be attained by a membrane for a redox flow battery, comprising a first ion-exchange resin layer, an anion-exchange resin layer containing an anion-exchange compound, and a second ion-exchange resin layer in the presented order, wherein a value obtained by dividing a thickness of the first ion-exchange resin layer by a thickness of the second ion-exchange resin layer is 0.7 or more and 1.3 or less, and a thickness of the anion-exchange resin layer is 0.02 ?m or larger and 3 ?m or smaller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroko Kamochi, Yuka Kanada, Kazuya Kai, Junya Yamashita
  • Patent number: 11876267
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electrolyte membrane for a redox flow battery, comprising a perfluorocarbon polymer having an ion-exchange group, wherein the perfluorocarbon polymer has equivalent weight EW of the ion-exchange group of 600 g/eq or more and 2000 g/eq or less, a craze area ratio of the electrolyte membrane is 1.5% or less, and a relative dimension of the electrolyte membrane in at least one of a X direction and a Y direction is 80% or more and less than 100% in the following relative dimension by dipping in 2 M aqueous sulfuric acid solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuka Kanada, Junya Yamashita, Hiroko Kamochi, Kazuya Kai
  • Patent number: 11820714
    Abstract: A carbon foam formed of carbon fibers, where, at 90% or more of any 20 locations, the carbon fibers have a fiber diameter that is within ±20% of an average fiber diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuka Kanada, Atsushi Suzuki, Junya Yamashita
  • Publication number: 20230078901
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a membrane for a redox flow battery which is prevented from being curled and exhibits high power efficiency, a membrane electrode assembly for a redox flow battery, a cell for a redox flow battery, and a redox flow battery. The object can be attained by a membrane for a redox flow battery, comprising a first ion-exchange resin layer, an anion-exchange resin layer containing an anion-exchange compound, and a second ion-exchange resin layer in the presented order, wherein a value obtained by dividing a thickness of the first ion-exchange resin layer by a thickness of the second ion-exchange resin layer is 0.7 or more and 1.3 or less, and a thickness of the anion-exchange resin layer is 0.02 ?m or larger and 3 ?m or smaller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroko KAMOCHI, Yuka KANADA, Kazuya KAI, Junya YAMASHITA
  • Publication number: 20220045345
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electrolyte membrane for a redox flow battery, comprising a perfluorocarbon polymer having an ion-exchange group, wherein the perfluorocarbon polymer has equivalent weight EW of the ion-exchange group of 600 g/eq or more and 2000 g/eq or less, a craze area ratio of the electrolyte membrane is 1.5% or less, and a relative dimension of the electrolyte membrane in at least one of a X direction and a Y direction is 80% or more and less than 100% in the following relative dimension by dipping in 2 M aqueous sulfuric acid solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuka KANADA, Junya YAMASHITA, Hiroko KAMOCHI, Kazuya KAI
  • Publication number: 20210292242
    Abstract: A carbon foam formed of carbon fibers, where, at 90% or more of any 20 locations, the carbon fibers have a fiber diameter that is within ±20% of an average fiber diameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Applicant: ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuka KANADA, Atsushi SUZUKI, Junya YAMASHITA
  • Publication number: 20190367676
    Abstract: The present invention provides: a composition including 100.0 parts by mass of a perfluorocarbon polymer having an ion-exchange group (A); and 0.1 to 200.0 parts by mass of a basic polymer (B), and a composition including a polyimide having a structure represented by formula (1): wherein Y represents a tetravalent organic group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Applicant: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yuka Kanada, Hiroko Kamochi, Satoshi Kato, Yoshiki Miyamoto, Norihito Tanaka