Patents by Inventor Yusuke KINTSU

Yusuke KINTSU 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: 20210126282
    Abstract: Disclosed is an all-solid-state lithium ion secondary battery being excellent in cycle characteristics. The all-solid-state lithium ion secondary battery may be an all-solid-state lithium ion secondary battery, wherein an anode comprises an anode active material, an electroconductive material and a solid electrolyte; wherein the anode active material comprises at least one active material selected from the group consisting of a metal that is able to form an alloy with Li, an oxide of the metal, and an alloy of the metal and Li; and wherein a bulk density of the solid electrolyte is 0.3 g/cm3 or more and 0.6 g/cm3 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Norihiro OSE, Hajime HASEGAWA, Mitsutoshi OTAKI, Yusuke KINTSU
  • Patent number: 10910666
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for producing an all-solid-state lithium ion secondary battery being excellent in cycle characteristics. The production method may be a method for producing an all-solid-state lithium ion secondary battery, wherein the method comprises an anode mixture forming step of obtaining an anode mixture by drying a raw material for an anode mixture, which contains an anode active material, a solid electrolyte and an electroconductive material; and wherein, for the anode mixture after being dried in the anode mixture forming step, a voidage V of the inside of the anode mixture calculated by the following formula (1) is 43% or more and 54% or less: V=100?(D1/D0)×100??Formula (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Norihiro Ose, Hajime Hasegawa, Mitsutoshi Otaki, Yusuke Kintsu
  • Publication number: 20200243901
    Abstract: Provided is a method for producing sulfide-based solid electrolyte particles, which is configured to form the sulfide-based solid electrolyte particles into fine particles, while keeping the ion conductivity of the particles at a desired ion conductivity. Disclosed is a method for producing sulfide-based solid electrolyte particles, the method comprising: preparing a sulfide-based solid electrolyte material comprising lithium, phosphorus and sulfur; preparing a mixed solvent of a hydrocarbon-based compound and an ether-based compound; and forming the sulfide-based solid electrolyte material into fine particles by pulverizing the sulfide-based solid electrolyte material in the mixed solvent under an inert gas atmosphere, wherein a water concentration of the mixed solvent is 100 mass ppm or more and 200 mass ppm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yusuke KINTSU
  • Patent number: 10637094
    Abstract: Disclosed is an anode mixture configured to provide an all-solid-state lithium ion secondary battery being excellent in cycle characteristics when it is used in the battery, an anode including the anode mixture, and an all-solid-state lithium ion secondary battery including the anode. The anode mixture may be an anode mixture for an all-solid-state lithium ion secondary battery, wherein the anode mixture contains an anode active material, a solid electrolyte and an electroconductive material; and wherein a value obtained by multiplying, by a bulk density of the solid electrolyte, a volume percentage (%) of the electroconductive material when a volume of the anode mixture is determined as 100 volume %, is 0.53 or more and 3.0 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Norihiro Ose, Hajime Hasegawa, Yusuke Kintsu, Mitsutoshi Otaki
  • Publication number: 20200119396
    Abstract: Disclosed is an all-solid-state lithium ion secondary battery including an anode that contains, as an anode active material, at least one selected from the group consisting of a metal that is able to form an alloy with Li, an oxide of the metal, and an alloy of the metal and Li, and being excellent in cycle characteristics. The all-solid-state lithium ion secondary battery may be an all-solid-state lithium ion secondary battery, wherein an anode comprises an anode active material, an electroconductive material and a solid electrolyte; wherein the anode active material comprises at least one active material selected from the group consisting of a metal that is able to form an alloy with Li, an oxide of the metal, and an alloy of the metal and Li; and wherein the solid electrolyte is particles with a BET specific surface area of from 1.8 m2/g to 19.7 m2/g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Norihiro OSE, Hajime HASEGAWA, Mitsutoshi OTAKI, Yusuke KINTSU
  • Publication number: 20190319302
    Abstract: A method for efficiently producing sulfide solid electrolyte particles which are particles in spherical form and which have a small particle diameter. The method comprises: preparing a sulfide solid electrolyte material, grinding the sulfide solid electrolyte material by mechanical milling to obtain particles in flattened form (a first grinding step), and grinding the particles in flattened form by mechanical milling to obtain sulfide solid electrolyte particles in spherical form (a second grinding step), wherein a relationship A (J)>B (J) is satisfied, where A (J) is a kinetic energy (1/2(mv2)) per grinding medium used in the first grinding step, and B (J) is a kinetic energy (1/2(mv2)) per grinding medium used in the second grinding step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yusuke KINTSU
  • Publication number: 20180301746
    Abstract: Disclosed is an anode mixture configured to provide an all-solid-state lithium ion secondary battery being excellent in cycle characteristics when it is used in the battery, an anode including the anode mixture, and an all-solid-state lithium ion secondary battery including the anode. The anode mixture may be an anode mixture for an all-solid-state lithium ion secondary battery, wherein the anode mixture contains an anode active material, a solid electrolyte and an electroconductive material; and wherein a value obtained by multiplying, by a bulk density of the solid electrolyte, a volume percentage (%) of the electroconductive material when a volume of the anode mixture is determined as 100 volume %, is 0.53 or more and 3.0 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Norihiro OSE, Hajime HASEGAWA, Yusuke KINTSU, Mitsutoshi OTAKI
  • Publication number: 20180301747
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for producing an all-solid-state lithium ion secondary battery being excellent in cycle characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Norihiro OSE, Hajime HASEGAWA, Mitsutoshi OTAKI, Yusuke KINTSU
  • Publication number: 20180301689
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for producing an all-solid-state lithium ion secondary battery being excellent in cycle characteristics. The production method may be a method for producing an all-solid-state lithium ion secondary battery, wherein the method comprises: an anode mixture forming step of obtaining an anode mixture by drying a raw material for an anode mixture, which contains an anode active material, a solid electrolyte and an electroconductive material; and wherein, a value obtained by dividing a volume percentage (%) of the electroconductive material when the volume of the anode mixture is determined as 100 volume %, by a voidage V (%) of the inside of the anode mixture calculated by the following formula (1), is 2.3 or more and 16.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Norihiro OSE, Hajime HASEGAWA, Mitsutoshi OTAKI, Yusuke KINTSU
  • Publication number: 20180301753
    Abstract: Provided are an anode mixture configured to provide excellent cycle characteristics when used in an all-solid-state lithium ion secondary battery, an anode containing the anode mixture, and an all-solid-state lithium ion secondary battery containing the anode. Disclosed is an anode mixture for an all-solid-state lithium ion secondary battery, wherein the anode mixture contains an anode active material, a solid electrolyte and an electroconductive material; wherein the anode active material contains at least one active material selected from the group consisting of a metal that is able to form an alloy with Li and an oxide of the metal; and wherein a value obtained by dividing, by a BET specific surface area (m2/g) of the solid electrolyte, a volume percentage (%) of the electroconductive material when a volume of the anode mixture is determined as 100 volume %, is 0.09 or more and 1.61 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Norihiro OSE, Hajime HASEGAWA, Yusuke KINTSU, Mitsutoshi OTAKI
  • Patent number: 9929430
    Abstract: A composite active material including composite particles and a sulfide-based solid electrolyte is proposed. The composite particles contain active material particles and an oxide-based solid electrolyte. The active material particles contain at least any one of a cobalt element, a nickel element and a manganese element and further contain a lithium element and an oxygen element. The oxide-based solid electrolyte coats all or part of a surface of each of the active material particles. The sulfide-based solid electrolyte further coats 76.0% or more of a surface of each of the composite particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masahiro Iwasaki, Yusuke Kintsu
  • Publication number: 20150372344
    Abstract: A composite active material including composite particles and a sulfide-based solid electrolyte is proposed. The composite particles contain active material particles and an oxide-based solid electrolyte. The active material particles contain at least any one of a cobalt element, a nickel element and a manganese element and further contain a lithium element and an oxygen element. The oxide-based solid electrolyte coats all or part of a surface of each of the active material particles. The sulfide-based solid electrolyte further coats 76.0% or more of a surface of each of the composite particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2014
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: Masahiro IWASAKI, Yusuke KINTSU