Patents by Inventor Yusuke TACHIKAWA

Yusuke TACHIKAWA 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: 20230318139
    Abstract: A lithium ion secondary battery can suppress the deterioration of the insulating property of a positive electrode insulating layer by preventing the material of the positive electrode insulating layer from sinking into a positive electrode active material layer. A lithium ion secondary battery according is a lithium ion secondary battery including a positive electrode and a negative electrode that are laminated upon each other. The lithium ion secondary battery is characterized in that the positive electrode includes: a positive electrode foil; a positive electrode active material layer formed on a surface of the positive electrode foil; and a positive electrode insulating layer formed on a surface of the positive electrode active material layer, in which the positive electrode active material layer includes a positive electrode active material and a first nonaqueous binder, and the positive electrode insulating layer includes an inorganic filler, a second nonaqueous binder, and a dispersant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: Vehicle Energy Japan Inc.
    Inventors: Yusuke TACHIKAWA, Yasutaka KUROKI, Takeshi MIKI
  • Publication number: 20230290931
    Abstract: A lithium ion secondary battery is provided which has a sufficient discharge capacity and has a low internal resistance in a low SOC range. The lithium ion secondary battery includes: a positive electrode including a positive electrode mixture containing a positive electrode active material represented by the following formula: Li1+xMAO2; (where X satisfies ?0.15?X?0.15, MA represents a group of elements including at least one selected from the group consisting of Mn and Al, Ni, and Co.); and a negative electrode including a negative electrode mixture containing a negative electrode active material containing a carbon-based material, a negative electrode additive containing a copper oxide, and a binder, in which the negative electrode mixture contains the copper oxide in an amount of 0.5 wt % or more and 15 wt % or less based on the total weight of the negative electrode active material and the negative electrode additive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2021
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: Vehicle Energy Japan Inc.
    Inventors: Takeshi MIKI, Shuichi SUZUKI, Yusuke TACHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20220352505
    Abstract: Provided is a positive electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery that suppresses both a decrease in discharge capacity and an increase in internal resistance due to charging and discharging. The positive electrode for the lithium ion secondary battery includes a positive-electrode current collector and a layered structure provided on the positive-electrode current collector, in which the outermost layer of the layered structure contains a first positive-electrode active material represented by Li1+XMAO2 wherein X satisfies ?0.15?X?0.15, MA represents an element group including Ni, Co, and Mn, and the innermost layer of the layered structure contains a second positive-electrode active material represented by Li1+YMBO2 wherein Y satisfies ?0.15?Y?0.15, and MB represents an element group including Ni, Co, and at least one of Mn or Al.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Applicant: Vehicle Energy Japan Inc.
    Inventors: Takeshi MIKI, Yuki TAKEI, Yusuke TACHIKAWA, Shuichi SUZUKI