Patents by Inventor Yukinobu Yura

Yukinobu Yura 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: 20210202929
    Abstract: Provided is a lithium secondary battery including: a positive electrode plate that is a lithium complex oxide sintered plate with a thickness of 50 ?m or more; a negative electrode plate; a separator interposed therebetween; and an electrolytic solution. The sintered plate has a structure in which primary grains having a layered rock-salt structure are bound to each other, the lithium complex oxide has a composition represented by Lix(Co1-yMy)O2±?, wherein 1.0?x?1.1, 0<y?0.8, and 0??<1 are satisfied, and M is at least one selected from Mg, Ni, Al, Ti, and Mn, and the primary grains have a mean tilt angle of over 0° and 30° or less. The mean tilt angle is a mean value of angles defined by (003) planes of the primary grains and the plate face of the sintered plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventor: Yukinobu YURA
  • Publication number: 20210184241
    Abstract: A coin-type secondary cell for soldering by reflow method includes a porous positive electrode, a porous negative electrode, a porous separator provided between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, an electrolytic solution with which the positive electrode, the negative electrode, and the separator are impregnated, and a cell case having an enclosed space in which the positive electrode, the negative electrode, the separator, and the electrolytic solution are housed. A value obtained by dividing the amount of the electrolytic solution by the sum of the amounts of voids in the positive electrode, the negative electrode, and the separator ranges from 1.025 to 2.4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yukinobu YURA, Kazuki MAEDA, Akira URAKAWA
  • Publication number: 20210184269
    Abstract: A circuit board assembly includes a wiring board, a coin-type secondary cell that is a lithium secondary cell electrically connected to the wiring board by reflow soldering, and a wireless communication device electrically connected to the wiring board. The coin-type secondary cell includes a positive electrode including a sintered body, a negative electrode including a sintered body, an electrolyte layer provided between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and a cell case having an enclosed space in which the positive electrode, the negative electrode, and the electrolyte layer are housed. When C is given as the capacity of the positive electrode and A is given as the capacity of the negative electrode, 1.03<C/A<1.60 is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yukinobu YURA, Kazuki MAEDA, Shunsuke MIZUKAMI
  • Publication number: 20210066744
    Abstract: Provided is a lithium secondary battery including a positive electrode layer composed of a lithium complex oxide sintered body, a negative electrode layer composed of a titanium-containing sintered body, a ceramic separator interposed therebetween, an electrolytic solution, and an exterior body including a closed space, which accommodates the positive electrode layer, the negative electrode layer, the ceramic separator, and the electrolytic solution, wherein the positive electrode layer, the ceramic separator, and the negative electrode layer are bonded together, a ratio C/A of a capacity C of the positive electrode layer to a capacity A of the negative electrode layer is 1.03 to 2.30, a ratio Tc/Ta of a thickness Tc of the positive electrode layer to a thickness Ta of the negative electrode layer is 0.50 to 2.00, the thickness Tc is 50 to 1000 ?m, and the thickness Ta is 50 to 1200 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yukinobu YURA, Shigeki OKADA
  • Publication number: 20210066745
    Abstract: Provided is a lithium secondary battery including a positive electrode layer composed of a cobalt-containing lithium complex oxide sintered body, a negative electrode layer composed of a titanium-containing sintered body, a ceramic separator interposed between the positive electrode layer and the negative electrode layer and containing MgO, an electrolytic solution with which the positive electrode layer, the negative electrode layer, and the ceramic separator are impregnated, and an exterior body including a closed space, the closed space accommodating the positive electrode layer, the negative electrode layer, the ceramic separator, and the electrolytic solution, wherein the positive electrode layer, the ceramic separator, and the negative electrode layer are bonded together, and the interface between the negative electrode layer and the ceramic separator has a larger roughness than the interface between the positive electrode layer and the ceramic separator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yukinobu YURA, Shigeki OKADA, Kengo OISHI
  • Publication number: 20210043965
    Abstract: Provided is a lithium secondary battery including a positive electrode layer composed of a lithium complex oxide sintered body, a negative electrode layer composed of a titanium-containing sintered body, a ceramic separator, an electrolytic solution, and an exterior body including a closed space, the closed space accommodating the positive electrode layer, the negative electrode layer, the ceramic separator, and the electrolytic solution, wherein the positive electrode layer, the ceramic separator, and the negative electrode layer are bonded together, the ceramic separator is composed of MgO and glass, the glass has an average grain size of 0.5 to 25 ?m, and a ratio of the average grain size of the glass to the average grain size of MgO is 1.5 to 85.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yukinobu YURA, Shigeki OKADA
  • Publication number: 20210043919
    Abstract: Provided is a coin-shaped lithium secondary battery including a positive electrode plate which is a lithium complex oxide sintered plate; a negative electrode plate which is a titanium-containing sintered plate; a separator interposed between the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate; an electrolytic solution with which the positive electrode plate, the negative electrode, and the separator are impregnated; and an exterior body having a closed space, the closed space accommodating the positive electrode plate, the negative electrode plate, the separator, and the electrolytic solution, the lithium secondary battery having a thickness of 0.7 to 1.6 mm and a diameter of 10 to 20 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yukinobu YURA, Kazuki MAEDA, Shunsuke MIZUKAMI
  • Publication number: 20210036305
    Abstract: Provided is a lithium secondary battery including a positive electrode layer composed of a lithium complex oxide sintered body, a negative electrode layer composed of a titanium-containing sintered body, a ceramic separator interposed between the positive electrode layer and the negative electrode layer, an electrolyte with which at least the ceramic separator is impregnated, and an exterior body comprising a closed space, the closed space accommodating the positive electrode layer, the negative electrode layer, the ceramic separator, and the electrolyte. The positive electrode layer, the ceramic separator, and the negative electrode layer form one integrated sintered plate as a whole, whereby the positive electrode layer, the ceramic separator, and the negative electrode layer are bonded together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yukinobu YURA, Shigeki OKADA
  • Publication number: 20200335768
    Abstract: Provided is a lithium secondary battery including: a positive electrode plate which is a lithium complex oxide sintered plate; a negative electrode layer containing carbon; a separator interposed between the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode layer; and an electrolytic solution with which the positive electrode plate, the negative electrode layer, and the separator are impregnated, wherein the positive electrode plate has a thickness of 70 to 120 ?m, the negative electrode layer has a thickness of 90 to 170 ?m, the lithium secondary battery has a rectangular flat plate shape with each side having a length of 20 to 55 mm, the lithium secondary battery has a thickness of 350 to 500 ?m, and the lithium secondary battery has an energy density of 200 to 300 mWh/cm3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yukinobu YURA, Masahiko HIBINO, Yuki FUJITA
  • Publication number: 20200266494
    Abstract: Provided is a secondary battery including: a positive electrode plate composed of an inorganic material containing a positive electrode active material in an oxide form and having a thickness of 25 ?m or more; a negative electrode plate composed of an inorganic material containing a negative electrode active material in an oxide form and having a thickness of 25 ?m or more; and an inorganic solid electrolyte, the secondary battery being charged and discharged at a temperature of 100° C. or higher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yukihisa TAKEUCHI, Iwao OWADA, Yukinobu YURA, Yosuke SATO, Toshihiro YOSHIDA, Yuji KATSUDA
  • Publication number: 20200259217
    Abstract: Provided is an all-solid lithium battery including: a low-angle oriented positive electrode plate that is a lithium complex oxide sintered plate having a porosity of 10 to 50%; a negative electrode plate containing Ti and capable of intercalating and deintercalating lithium ions at 0.4 V or higher (vs. Li/Li+); and a solid electrolyte having a melting point lower than the melting point or pyrolytic temperature of the oriented positive electrode plate or the negative electrode plate, wherein at least 30% of pores in the oriented positive electrode plate is filled with the solid electrolyte in an observation of a cross-section perpendicular to a main face of the oriented positive electrode plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yukinobu YURA, Yukihisa TAKEUCHI, Yosuke SATO, Toshihiro YOSHIDA, Yuji KATSUDA
  • Publication number: 20200194846
    Abstract: Provided is a lithium-ion assembled battery including a plurality of lithium-ion unit cells connected to each other in series, and Zener diodes connected to the respective unit cells in parallel, and the Zener diode is characterized in that a current of 1/200 or less of a capacity of the unit cell flows at a mean voltage of the unit cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventor: Yukinobu YURA
  • Patent number: 10637055
    Abstract: A positive electrode is configured by plurality of mutually bonded primary particles respectively composed of a lithium composite oxide having a layered rock-salt structure. An average orientation angle of the plurality of primary particles relative to a plate face direction parallel to a plate face is more than 0° and less than or equal to 30°. An aggregate surface area of primary particles that have an aspect ratio of greater than or equal to 4 is greater than or equal to 70% relative to a total area of the plurality of primary particles, in cross section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukinobu Yura, Naoto Ohira
  • Patent number: 10629905
    Abstract: A positive electrode is configured by a plurality of mutually bonded primary particles respectively composed of a lithium composite oxide having a layered rock-salt structure. An average orientation angle of the plurality of primary particles relative to a plate face direction parallel to a plate face is more than 0° and less than or equal to 30°. An aggregate area of primary particles that have an orientation angle relative to the plate face direction of more than 0° and less than or equal to 30° is greater than or equal to 70% relative to a total area of the plurality of primary particles, in a cross section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukinobu Yura, Naoto Ohira, Shigeki Okada
  • Publication number: 20200075933
    Abstract: Provided is a lithium titanate sintered plate for use in a negative electrode of a lithium secondary battery. The lithium titanate sintered plate has a structure in which a plurality of primary grains are bonded, and has: a thickness of 10 to 290 ?m; a primary grain diameter of 0.70 ?m or less, the primary grain diameter being a mean grain diameter of the primary grains; a porosity of 21 to 45%; an open pore rate of 60% or more; a mean pore aspect ratio of 1.15 or more; a ratio of 30% or more of pores having an aspect ratio of 1.30 or more to all the pores; and a mean pore diameter of 0.70 ?m or less, wherein volume-based D10 and D90 pore diameters satisfy the relationship: 4.0?D90/D10?50.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yukinobu YURA, Shigeki OKADA, Nobuyuki KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20190363356
    Abstract: Disclosed is a lithium complex oxide sintered plate for use in a positive electrode of a lithium secondary battery. The lithium complex oxide sintered plate has a structure where a plurality of primary grains having a layered rock-salt structure are bonded, and has a porosity of 3 to 30%, a mean pore diameter of 15 ?m or less, an open pore rate of 70% or more, and a thickness of 40 to 200 ?m. The primary grains have a primary grain diameter of 20 ?m or less, the primary grain diameter being a mean diameter of the primary grains, and a pore diameter distribution includes a first peak corresponding to a pore diameter of more than 0 ?m to 1.2 ?m or less and a second peak corresponding to a pore diameter which is larger than the pore diameter corresponding to the first peak and is 20 ?m or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yukinobu YURA, Nobuyuki KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20190363343
    Abstract: Disclosed is a lithium complex oxide sintered plate for use in a positive electrode of a lithium secondary battery. The lithium complex oxide sintered plate has a structure in which a plurality of primary grains having a layered rock-salt structure are bonded, and has a porosity of 3 to 30%, a mean pore diameter of 15 ?m or less, an open pore rate of 70% or more, a thickness of 40 to 200 ?m, a primary grain diameter of 20 ?m or less, the primary grain diameter being a mean diameter of the primary grains, and a pore diameter distribution in which the number of peaks is one and volume-based D10, D50 and D90 pore diameters satisfy expressions: D50/D10?2.5, D90/D50?2.5 and D90/D10?8.0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yukinobu YURA, Nobuyuki Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20190363357
    Abstract: Provided is a lithium complex oxide sintered plate for use in a positive electrode of a lithium secondary battery. The lithium complex oxide sintered plate has a structure where a plurality of primary grains having a layered rock-salt structure are bonded, and has a porosity of 3 to 40%, a mean pore diameter of 15 ?m or less, an open pore rate of 70% or more, and a thickness of 40 to 200 ?m, a primary grain diameter of 20 ?m or less, the primary grain diameter being a mean diameter of the primary grains, and a mean pore aspect ratio of 1.2 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yukinobu YURA, Nobuyuki KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20190363359
    Abstract: Disclosed is a lithium complex oxide sintered plate including a plurality of primary grains having a layered rock-salt structure, the primary grains being bonded. The lithium complex oxide has a composition represented by the formula: Lix(Co1-yMy)O2±? (wherein, 1.0?x?1.1, 0<y=0.1, 0??<1, and M is at least one selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ni, Al, and Mn), and the primary grains have a mean tilt angle of more than 0° to 30° or less, the mean tilt angle being a mean value of the angles defined by the (003) planes of the primary grains and the plate face of the lithium complex oxide sintered plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yukinobu YURA, Shigeki OKADA
  • Publication number: 20190355970
    Abstract: Provided is a lithium complex oxide sintered plate for use in a positive electrode of a lithium secondary battery. The lithium complex oxide sintered plate has a structure in which a plurality of primary grains having a layered rock-salt structure are bonded, and has a porosity of 3 to 40%, a mean pore diameter of 15 ?m or less, an open porosity of 70% or more, and a thickness of 15 to 200 ?m. The plurality of primary grains has a primary grain diameter, i.e., a mean diameter of the primary grains, of 20 ?m or less and a mean tilt angle of more than 0° to 30° or less. The mean tilt angle is a mean value of the angles defined by the (003) planes of the primary grains and the plate face of the lithium complex oxide sintered plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yukinobu YURA, Shigeki OKADA