Patents by Inventor Yuukou Katou
Yuukou Katou 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).
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Patent number: 11469454Abstract: A secondary battery (10) of the present invention includes at least a positive electrode (11), a negative electrode (12), a separation layer (5) that spatially separates the positive electrode (11) and the negative electrode (12), and an ion conductor that is held between the positive electrode (11) and the negative electrode (12) and has a function of conducting ions between the positive electrode (11) and the negative electrode (12).Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2018Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: Envision AESC Janan Ltd.Inventor: Yuukou Katou
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Patent number: 11171356Abstract: A secondary battery of the present invention includes at least a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separation layer that spatially separates the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and an ion conductor that is held between the positive electrode and the negative electrode and has a function of conducting ions between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. In addition, in an initial stage of using the secondary battery, the secondary battery has a characteristic of a potential increase rate of the positive electrode immediately before completion of full charging being smaller than a potential decrease rate of the negative electrode immediately before the completion of full charging and a characteristic of a potential decrease rate of the positive electrode immediately before completion of full discharging being smaller than a potential increase rate of the negative electrode immediately before the completion of full discharging.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2018Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: Envision AESC Energy Devices Ltd.Inventor: Yuukou Katou
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Publication number: 20200303744Abstract: The present invention has an object to provide a lithium secondary battery having excellent battery characteristics and an electrode materializing the battery, by making it easy for an electrolyte solution or a solid electrolyte being an ionic conductor to penetrate between active materials even under a low porosity condition, in a technique for raising the electrode density by making the porosity of the electrode low in order to raise the energy density.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2017Publication date: September 24, 2020Applicant: NEC ENERGY DEVICES, LTD.Inventors: Yuukou KATOU, Yasutaka KONO
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Patent number: 10693123Abstract: The present invention relates to a positive electrode comprising a Mn composite oxide having a tetragonal structure represented by formula (1): Lia(MxMn2-x-yYy)(O4-wZw)(wherein 1<a?2.6, 0?x?1.2, 0?y, x+y<2, 0?w?1; M is at least one selected from the group consisting of Co, Ni, Fe, Cr and Cu; Y is at least one selected from the group consisting of Li, B, Na, Mg, Al, Ti, Si, K and Ca; Z is at least one of F or Cl; and a composite oxide having a layered structure represented by formula (2): Li(LixM1-x-yYy)O2 (wherein 0?x<0.3, 0?y<0.3; M is at least one selected from the group consisting of Co, Fe, Ni and Mn; Y is at least one selected from the group consisting of Mg, Al, Zr, Ti and Zn. According to the present invention, a lithium secondary battery having a high capacity and being excellent in cycle life can be provided.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2015Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: NEC CorporationInventors: Makiko Takahashi, Takehiro Noguchi, Yuukou Katou
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Publication number: 20200052351Abstract: A secondary battery (10) of the present invention includes at least a positive electrode (11), a negative electrode (12), a separation layer (5) that spatially separates the positive electrode (11) and the negative electrode (12), and an ion conductor that is held between the positive electrode (11) and the negative electrode (12) and has a function of conducting ions between the positive electrode (11) and the negative electrode (12).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2018Publication date: February 13, 2020Applicant: Envision AESC Energy Devices, Ltd.Inventor: Yuukou KATOU
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Publication number: 20190386335Abstract: A secondary battery of the present invention includes at least a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separation layer that spatially separates the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and an ion conductor that is held between the positive electrode and the negative electrode and has a function of conducting ions between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. In addition, in an initial stage of using the secondary battery, the secondary battery has a characteristic of a potential increase rate of the positive electrode immediately before completion of full charging being smaller than a potential decrease rate of the negative electrode immediately before the completion of full charging and a characteristic of a potential decrease rate of the positive electrode immediately before completion of full discharging being smaller than a potential increase rate of the negative electrode immediately before the completion of full discharging.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2018Publication date: December 19, 2019Applicant: Envision AESC Energy Devices Ltd.Inventor: Yuukou KATOU
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Patent number: 10381686Abstract: The present invention relates to a nonaqueous electrolyte solution comprising a nonaqueous electrolyte solvent which comprises a fluorine-containing phosphate ester represented by a specific formula, a fluorine-containing ether represented by a specific formula, and an open-chain or cyclic acid anhydride. According to the present invention, there is provided an electrolyte solution capable of realizing a lithium secondary battery having an excellent cycle characteristics with little gas generation after charge-discharge cycles.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2015Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: NEC CorporationInventors: Yuukou Katou, Takehiro Noguchi, Makiko Takahashi, Hideaki Sasaki
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Patent number: 10263286Abstract: The present invention relates to a secondary battery electrolyte, which contains a first fluorine-containing ether compound, a second fluorine-containing ether compound, and at least one selected from fluorine-containing phosphate ester compounds and sulfone compounds, wherein the fluorine substitution rate of the first fluorine-containing ether compound is lower than that of the second fluorine-containing ether compound, and the content of the first fluorine-containing ether compound is higher than that of the second fluorine-containing ether compound. According to the present invention, with respect to batteries operating at a high voltage, and batteries supposed to be used at a high temperature for a long period, there can be provided a lithium secondary battery suppressed in the decomposition reaction of the electrolyte and improved in the life characteristics.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2014Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: NEC CorporationInventors: Takehiro Noguchi, Yuukou Katou, Hideaki Sasaki, Makiko Takahashi, Emiko Fujii
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Patent number: 10243234Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a secondary battery having high energy density with long-term life. The present invention relates to a secondary battery comprising a negative electrode comprising a silicon-containing compound and an electrolyte solution comprising a fluorine-containing ether compound, a fluorine-containing phosphoric acid ester, a sulfone compound and a cyclic carbonate compound in a predetermined amount respectively.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2015Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: NEC CorporationInventors: Takehiro Noguchi, Yuukou Katou, Makiko Takahashi
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Patent number: 10224568Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide an electrolytic solution capable of suppressing gas generation. The present exemplary embodiment is an electrolytic solution comprising a supporting salt, a nonaqueous solvent that dissolves the supporting salt, a cyclic sulfonic acid ester compound represented by predetermined formula (1), and an acid anhydride. According to the exemplary embodiment, an electrolytic solution capable of suppressing gas generation can be provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2014Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: NEC CorporationInventors: Noboru Yoshida, Shinsaku Saitho, Kazuaki Matsumoto, Ikiko Shimanuki, Daisuke Kawasaki, Yuukou Katou, Hitoshi Ishikawa
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Patent number: 10177413Abstract: The present invention is a lithium ion secondary battery comprising a positive electrode and a non-aqueous electrolyte solution comprising a non-aqueous electrolyte solvent, wherein the positive electrode comprises a positive electrode active material having an operating potential at 4.5 V or higher versus lithium metal, the non-aqueous electrolyte solvent comprises a fluorinated phosphate ester represented by a predetermined formula and at least one selected from the group consisting of sulfone compounds represented by predetermined formulae, and the sulfone compound is included in an amount of 5 volume % or more in the non-aqueous electrolyte solvent.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2013Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: NEC CorporationInventors: Hideaki Sasaki, Takehiro Noguchi, Yuukou Katou, Makiko Takahashi
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Patent number: 10014555Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention relates to a lithium secondary battery comprising a nonaqueous electrolytic solution comprising a phosphate compound represented by the following general formula (1): O?P(O—R1)(O—R2)(O—R3) (1), wherein R1, R2, and R3 are each alkyl group or the like or a group comprising an ether bond represented by —R4—O—R5 (R4 represents alkylene group, and R5 represents alkyl group), and at least one of R1, R2, and R3 is a group comprising an ether bond, and at least one of R1, R2, and R3 contains fluorine, and a positive electrode active material having a charge and discharge region of 4.5 V or more versus lithium.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2013Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: NEC CorporationInventors: Takehiro Noguchi, Hideaki Sasaki, Makiko Takahashi, Yuukou Katou
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Publication number: 20180108935Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide an electrolyte solution for secondary batteries, which improves the cycle characteristics of a secondary battery operating at a high potential and used at a high temperature for a long time. The present invention relates to an electrolyte solution for secondary batteries comprising lithium difluorophosphate, a fluorine containing ether compound and a fluorine containing phosphate ester compound and/or a sulfone compound.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2016Publication date: April 19, 2018Applicant: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Takehiro NOGUCHI, Shin SERIZAWA, Yuukou KATOU
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Patent number: 9935337Abstract: The present invention relates to a lithium secondary battery, comprising a positive electrode; a negative electrode; and a non-aqueous electrolyte solution, wherein the non-aqueous electrolyte solution contains a phosphate polymer represented by the following formula (1): wherein R1 to R5 each independently represents aliphatic hydrocarbon group or fluorinated aliphatic hydrocarbon group, wherein the group may have a substituent, and n represents an integer of 1 or more, with the proviso that when n is 2 or more, two or more R1(s) may be the same as, or different from each other and two or more R4(s) may be the same as, or different from each other; and a fluorinated phosphate represented by the following formula (2): wherein R6 to R8 each independently represents aliphatic hydrocarbon group or fluorinated aliphatic hydrocarbon group, wherein the group may have a substituent, with the proviso that at least one of R6 to R8 is fluorinated aliphatic hydrocarbon group.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2013Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: NEC CorporationInventors: Makiko Takahashi, Takehiro Noguchi, Hideaki Sasaki, Yuukou Katou
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Publication number: 20180076486Abstract: A lithium ion secondary battery excellent in cycle characteristics and rate characteristics is provided. The present invention relates to a lithium secondary battery having an electrolyte solution comprising one or more compounds selected from a fluorinated ether and a fluorinated phosphate ester and a separator comprising an aramid resin.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2016Publication date: March 15, 2018Inventors: Takehiro NOGUCHI, Kenichi SHIMURA, Shin SERIZAWA, Yuukou KATOU, Takuya HASEGAWA
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Patent number: 9905887Abstract: The present invention relates to a secondary battery cg a positive electrode capable of absorbing and releasing lithium, and a electrolyte solution containing a non-aqueous electrolytic solvent, wherein the positive electrode has a positive electrode active material which operates at 4.5 V or more relative to lithium, and wherein the non-aqueous electrolytic solvent contains a sulfone compound represented by a predetermined formula and a fluorinated ether compound represented by a predetermined formula.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2013Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: NEC CorporationInventors: Makiko Takahashi, Takehiro Noguchi, Hideaki Sasaki, Yuukou Katou, Akinobu Nakamura
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Publication number: 20170352908Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a secondary battery having high energy density with long-term life. The present invention relates to a secondary battery comprising a negative electrode comprising a silicon-containing compound and an electrolyte solution comprising a fluorine-containing ether compound, a fluorine-containing phosphoric acid ester, a sulfone compound and a cyclic carbonate compound in a predetermined amount respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2015Publication date: December 7, 2017Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Takehiro NOGUCHI, Yuukou KATOU, Makiko TAKAHASHI
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Patent number: 9742041Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a battery system improved in output characteristics and/or storage characteristic while taking advantage of high energy density of a lithium ion secondary battery comprising a positive electrode containing a positive electrode active material having an operating potential of 4.5 V or more relative to a lithium metal. The present invention relates to a battery system having a first battery consisting of a 5 V-level battery(s), a second battery consisting of a 4 V-level battery(s), and a control system.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2014Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: NEC CorporationInventors: Hideaki Sasaki, Takehiro Noguchi, Yuukou Katou, Makiko Takahashi
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Publication number: 20170229704Abstract: The present invention relates to a positive electrode comprising a Mn composite oxide having a tetragonal structure represented by formula (1): Lia(MxMn2-x-yYy)(O4-wZw)(wherein 1<a?2.6, 0?x?1.2, 0?y, x+y<2, 0?w?1; M is at least one selected from the group consisting of Co, Ni, Fe, Cr and Cu; Y is at least one selected from the group consisting of Li, B, Na, Mg, Al, Ti, Si, K and Ca; Z is at least one of F or Cl; and a composite oxide having a layered structure represented by formula (2): Li(LixM1-x-yYy)O2 (wherein 0?x<0.3, 0?y<0.3; M is at least one selected from the group consisting of Co, Fe, Ni and Mn; Y is at least one selected from the group consisting of Mg, Al, Zr, Ti and Zn. According to the present invention, a lithium secondary battery having a high capacity and being excellent in cycle life can be provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2015Publication date: August 10, 2017Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Makiko TAKAHASHI, Takehiro NOGUCHI, Yuukou KATOU
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Publication number: 20170162910Abstract: The present invention relates to a nonaqueous electrolyte solution comprising a nonaqueous electrolyte solvent which comprises a fluorine-containing phosphate ester represented by a specific formula, a fluorine-containing ether represented by a specific formula, and an open-chain or cyclic acid anhydride. According to the present invention, there is provided an electrolyte solution capable of realizing a lithium secondary battery having an excellent cycle characteristics with little gas generation after charge-discharge cycles.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2015Publication date: June 8, 2017Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Yuukou KATOU, Takehiro NOGUCHI, Makiko TAKAHASHI, Hideaki SASAKI