Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090265560 | Numbering Method, Numbering Device, and Laser Direct Drawing Apparatus - An object is to give an identification number which is hard to guess from the previous and next identification numbers without overlap, to give an identification number by using a simple program, or to generate rapidly an identification number without using a memory medium having large capacitance. An integer obtained as a set of ciphertexts through bijective mapping from a set of integers which is a plaintext is used as an identification number. In specific, a set of integers without overlap is used as a plaintext space and encryption thereof is performed, so that an element of a ciphertext space obtained from the set of the plaintext space is used as an identification number. As the encryption, a bijective encryption method is employed; for example, RSA cryptosystem or ElGamal cryptosystem can be employed. | 10-22-2009 |
20100329541 | Pattern inspection method and apparatus - A color image of an inspection object is taken by an imaging means capable of taking a color image to obtain color information of an RGB color space. A gray-scale image of a color component of the RGB color space or another color space is generated, and the inspection object is detected by a pattern recognition technique. Alternatively, a binary image is generated from the generated gray-scale image, and the inspection object is detected by performing pattern recognition on the binary image. Color data of a pixel occupied by the detected inspection object is compared with color data of a non-defective inspection object which is previously prepared to judge whether or not the inspection object is defective. In addition, this judgment result is reflected in another manufacturing step through a network and product quality is improved. | 12-30-2010 |
20110262027 | Pattern inspection method and apparatus - A color image of an inspection object is taken by an imaging means capable of taking a color image to obtain color information of an RGB color space. A gray-scale image of a color component of the RGB color space or another color space is generated, and the inspection object is detected by a pattern recognition technique. Alternatively, a binary image is generated from the generated gray-scale image, and the inspection object is detected by performing pattern recognition on the binary image. Color data of a pixel occupied by the detected inspection object is compared with color data of a non-defective inspection object which is previously prepared to judge whether or not the inspection object is defective. In addition, this judgment result is reflected in another manufacturing step through a network and product quality is improved. | 10-27-2011 |
20120148924 | POWER STORAGE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE POWER STORAGE DEVICE - To provide a power storage device having a solid electrolyte, in which a charge-discharge capacity can be increased, and a method for manufacturing the power storage device. The power storage device includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte provided between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and the electrolyte includes an ion-conductive high molecular compound, an inorganic oxide, and a lithium salt, and the inorganic oxide is included in the electrolyte at more than 30 wt % and 50 wt % or less to the total of the ion-conductive high molecular compound and the inorganic oxide. | 06-14-2012 |
20120308884 | SINGLE-LAYER AND MULTILAYER GRAPHENE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, OBJECT INCLUDING THE SAME, AND ELECTRIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - Graphene is formed with a practically uniform thickness on an uneven object. The object is immersed in a graphene oxide solution, and then taken out of the solution and dried; alternatively, the object and an electrode are immersed therein and voltage is applied between the electrode and the object used as an anode. Graphene oxide is negatively charged, and thus is drawn to and deposited on a surface of the object, with a practically uniform thickness. After that, the object is heated in vacuum or a reducing atmosphere, so that the graphene oxide is reduced to be graphene. In this manner, a graphene layer with a practically uniform thickness can be formed even on a surface of the uneven object. | 12-06-2012 |
20120308891 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRODE - To increase the conductivity and electric capacity of an electrode which includes active material particles and the like and is used in a battery, a graphene net including 1 to 100 graphene sheets is used instead of a conventionally used conduction auxiliary agent add binder. The graphene net which has a two-dimensional expansion and a three-dimensional structure is more likely to touch active material particles or another conduction auxiliary agent, thereby increasing the conductivity and the bonding strength between active material particles. This graphene net is obtained by mixing graphene oxide and active material particles and then heating the mixture in a vacuum or a reducing atmosphere. | 12-06-2012 |
20120308894 | POWER STORAGE DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A negative electrode and a power storage device are provided, which have one of an alloy-based particle and an alloy-based whisker and a carbon film including 1 to 50 graphene layers. A surface of the alloy-based particle or the alloy-based whisker is covered with the carbon film. In addition, a method of manufacturing a negative electrode and a method of manufacturing a power storage device are provided, which have the step of mixing an alloy-based particle or an alloy-based whisker with graphene oxide, and the step of heating the mixture in a vacuum or in a reducing atmosphere. | 12-06-2012 |
20120328951 | GRAPHENE, POWER STORAGE DEVICE, AND ELECTRIC DEVICE - An object is to provide graphene which has high conductivity and is permeable to ions of lithium or the like. Another object is to provide, with use of the graphene, a power storage device with excellent charging and discharging characteristics. Graphene having a hole inside a ring-like structure formed by carbon and nitrogen has conductivity and is permeable to ions of lithium or the like. The nitrogen concentration in graphene is preferably higher than or equal to 0.4 at. % and lower than or equal to 40 at. %. With use of such graphene, ions of lithium or the like can be preferably made to pass; thus, a power storage device with excellent charging and discharging characteristics can be provided. | 12-27-2012 |
20120328956 | MULTILAYER GRAPHENE AND POWER STORAGE DEVICE - To provide graphene through which ions can transfer in the direction perpendicular to a plane of the graphene. Multilayer graphene includes a plurality of graphenes stacked in a layered manner. The plurality of graphenes contain a six-membered ring composed of carbon atoms, a poly-membered ring which is a seven or more-membered ring composed of carbon atoms or carbon atoms and one or more oxygen atoms, and an oxygen atom bonded to one of the carbon atoms in the six-membered ring and the poly-membered ring, which is a seven or more-membered ring. The interlayer distance between adjacent graphenes of the plurality of graphenes is greater than 0.34 nm and less than or equal to 0.5 nm, preferably greater than or equal to 0.38 nm and less than or equal to 0.42 nm. | 12-27-2012 |
20120328962 | POWER STORAGE DEVICE, ELECTRODE THEREOF, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING POWER STORAGE DEVICE - To provide a power storage device having excellent charge/discharge cycle characteristics and a high charge/discharge capacity. The following electrode is used as an electrode of a power storage device: an electrode including a current collector and an active material layer provided over the current collector. The active material layer includes a plurality of whisker-like active material bodies. Each of the plurality of whisker-like active material bodies includes at least a core and an outer shell provided to cover the core. The outer shell is amorphous, and a portion between the current collector and the core of the active material bodies is amorphous. Note that a metal layer may be provided instead of the current collector, the active material bodies do not necessarily have to include the core, and a mixed layer may be provided between the current collector and the active material layer. | 12-27-2012 |
20130043057 | ELECTRODE FOR POWER STORAGE DEVICE AND POWER STORAGE DEVICE - An electrode for a power storage device with good cycle characteristics and high charge/discharge capacity is provided. In addition, a power storage device including the electrode is provided. The electrode for the power storage device includes a conductive layer and an active material layer provided over the conductive layer, the active material layer includes graphene and an active material including a plurality of whiskers, and the graphene is provided to be attached to a surface portion of the active material including a plurality of whiskers and to have holes in part of the active material layer. Further, in the electrode for the power storage device, the graphene is provided to be attached to a surface portion of the active material including a plurality of whiskers and to cover the active material including a plurality of whiskers. Further, the power storage device including the electrode is manufactured. | 02-21-2013 |
20130045418 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING GRAPHENE-COATED OBJECT, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE OF SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING GRAPHENE-COATED OBJECT, AND SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE NEGATIVE ELECTRODE - To form graphene to a practically even thickness on an object having an uneven surface or a complex surface, in particular, an object having a surface with a three-dimensional structure due to complex unevenness, or an object having a curved surface. The object and an electrode are immersed in a graphene oxide solution, and voltage is applied between the object and the electrode. At this time, the object serves as an anode. Graphene oxide is attracted to the anode because of being negatively charged, and deposited on the surface of the object to have a practically even thickness. A portion where graphene oxide is deposited is unlikely coated with another graphene oxide. Thus, deposited graphene oxide is reduced to graphene, whereby graphene can be formed to have a practically even thickness on an object having surface with complex unevenness. | 02-21-2013 |
20130052522 | CARBON-BASED NEGATIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL AND SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING NEGATIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL - To provide a carbon-based negative electrode material which can be used with an electrolyte containing PC as a main ingredient, a carbon-based negative electrode material having a graphene layer structure is crystalline and has pores. That is, the crystal structure of the carbon-based negative electrode material is distorted more significantly than that of graphite. Accordingly, the carbon-based negative electrode material has a larger interlayer distance between graphenes than graphite. It has been shown that such a negative electrode material can be used for a secondary battery which contains an electrolyte containing PC as a main ingredient. | 02-28-2013 |
20130052527 | POWER STORAGE DEVICE - A power storage device in which silicon is used as a negative electrode active material layer and which can have an improved performance such as higher discharge capacity, and a method for manufacturing the power storage device are provided. A power storage device includes a current collector and a silicon layer having a function as an active material layer over the current collector. The silicon layer includes a thin film portion in contact with the current collector, a plurality of bases, and a plurality of whisker-like protrusions extending from the plurality of bases. A protrusion extending from one of the plurality of bases is partly combined with a protrusion extending from another one of the plurality of bases. | 02-28-2013 |
20130071762 | POWER STORAGE DEVICE - A power storage device which has high charge/discharge capacity and less deterioration in battery characteristics due to charge/discharge and can perform charge/discharge at high speed is provided. A power storage device includes a negative electrode. The negative electrode includes a current collector and an active material layer provided over the current collector. The active material layer includes a plurality of protrusions protruding from the current collector and a graphene provided over the plurality of protrusions. Axes of the plurality of protrusions are oriented in the same direction. A common portion may be provided between the current collector and the plurality of protrusions. | 03-21-2013 |
20130084495 | POWER STORAGE DEVICE - Provided is a power storage device in which charge/discharge capacity is high, charge/discharge can be performed at high speed, and deterioration in battery characteristics due to charge/discharge is small. The power storage device includes a negative electrode including an active material including a plurality of prism-like protrusions. A cross section of each of the plurality of prism-like protrusions, which is perpendicular to the axis of each protrusion, is a polygonal shape or a polygonal shape including a curve, such as a cross shape, an H shape, an L shape, an I shape, a T shape, a U shape, or a Z shape. The active material including the plurality of prism-like protrusions may be covered with graphene. | 04-04-2013 |
20130084496 | POWER STORAGE DEVICE - Provided are an electrode for a power storage device having much better charge/discharge characteristics and a power storage device using the electrode. A plurality of cavities is provided in a surface of an active material layer over a current collector. A graphene covering the active material layer facilitates rapid charge/discharge and prevents breakdown of the current collector caused by charge/discharge. With improved charge/discharge characteristics, an electrode for a power storage device which does not easily deteriorate and a power storage device using the electrode can be provided. | 04-04-2013 |
20130149605 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, AND MANUFACTURING METHODS THEREOF - A lithium secondary battery which has high charge-discharge capacity, can be charged and discharged at high speed, and has little deterioration in battery characteristics due to charge and discharge is provided. A negative electrode includes a current collector and a negative electrode active material layer. The current collector includes a plurality of protrusion portions extending in a substantially perpendicular direction and a base portion connected to the plurality of protrusion portions. The protrusion portions and the base portion are formed using the same material containing titanium. A top surface of the base portion and at least a side surface of the protrusion portion are covered with the negative electrode active material layer. The negative electrode active material layer may be covered with graphene. | 06-13-2013 |
20130164611 | POWER STORAGE DEVICE - Disclosed is a power storage device including a negative electrode and a positive electrode. The negative electrode includes a negative electrode current collector including a common portion and a plurality of protrusions protruding from the common portion, and a negative electrode active material layer which covers a side surface of the protrusion. The positive electrode faces the negative electrode with an electrolyte provided therebetween. In the plurality of protrusions, a distance between adjacent protrusions is a distance with which adjacent negative electrode active material layers are in contact with each other before the capacity of the negative electrode active material layer reaches the theoretical capacity of the negative electrode active material layer by insertion of carrier ions from the positive electrode. | 06-27-2013 |
20130236781 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR SECONDARY BATTERY AND SECONDARY BATTERY - A negative electrode for a secondary battery and a secondary battery using the negative electrode are provided. The negative electrode includes a current collector, an active material layer, and a high molecular material layer. The current collector includes a plurality of protrusion portions extending substantially perpendicularly and a base portion which includes the same material as the plurality of protrusion portions and is connected to the plurality of protrusion portions. The protrusion portions and the active material layer covering the protrusion portions form negative electrode protrusion portions. The base portion and the active material layer covering the base portion form a negative electrode base portion. Part of side surfaces of the negative electrode protrusion portions including basal portions thereof and a top surface of the negative electrode base portion are covered with the high molecular material layer. | 09-12-2013 |
20130252088 | POWER STORAGE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A power storage device is reduced in weight. A metal sheet serving as a negative electrode current collector is separated and another negative electrode current collector is formed. For example, through the step of forming silicon serving as a negative electrode active material layer over a titanium sheet and then performing heating, the titanium sheet can be separated. Then, another negative electrode current collector with a thickness of more than or equal to 10 nm and less than or equal to 1 μm is formed. Thus, light weight of the power storage device can be achieved. | 09-26-2013 |
20130273428 | POWER STORAGE DEVICE - A power storage device a positive electrode including a positive electrode active material layer and a negative electrode including a negative electrode active material layer. The positive electrode active material layer includes a plurality of particles of x[Li | 10-17-2013 |
20140023920 | SECONDARY BATTERY - A secondary battery in which graphite that is an active material can occlude and release lithium efficiently is provided. Further, a highly reliable secondary battery in which the amount of lithium inserted and extracted into/from graphite that is an active material is prevented from varying is provided. The secondary battery includes a negative electrode including a current collector and graphite provided over the current collector, and a positive electrode. The graphite includes a plurality of graphene layers. Surfaces of the plurality of graphene layers are provided substantially along the direction of an electric field generated between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. | 01-23-2014 |
20140099539 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY - To provide a lithium-ion secondary battery which has high charge and discharge capacity, is capable of being charged and discharged at high rate and has good cycle characteristics. A negative electrode includes a current collector and a negative electrode active material layer. The current collector includes a plurality of protrusion portions extending in the direction substantially perpendicular to the current collector and a base portion connected to the plurality of protrusion portions. The protrusion portions and the base portion are formed using the same material containing titanium. At least side surfaces of the protrusion portions are covered with the negative electrode active material layer. In the negative electrode active material layer, silicon layers and silicon oxide layers are alternately stacked between a plane where the protrusion portions are in contact with the negative electrode active material layer and a surface of the negative electrode active material layer. | 04-10-2014 |
20140099554 | MATERIAL FOR ELECTRODE OF POWER STORAGE DEVICE, POWER STORAGE DEVICE, AND ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE - To improve the reliability of a power storage device. A granular active material including carbon is used, and a net-like structure is formed on part of a surface of the granular active material. In the net-like structure, a carbon atom included in the granular active material is bonded to a silicon atom or a metal atom through an oxygen atom. Formation of the net-like structure suppresses reductive decomposition of an electrolyte solution, leading to a reduction in irreversible capacity. A power storage device using the above active material has high cycle performance and high reliability. | 04-10-2014 |
20140170500 | ELECTRODE FOR POWER STORAGE DEVICE AND POWER STORAGE DEVICE - An electrode for a power storage device with good cycle characteristics and high charge/discharge capacity is provided. In addition, a power storage device including the electrode is provided. The electrode for the power storage device includes a conductive layer and an active material layer provided over the conductive layer, the active material layer includes graphene and an active material including a plurality of whiskers, and the graphene is provided to be attached to a surface portion of the active material including a plurality of whiskers and to have holes in part of the active material layer. Further, in the electrode for the power storage device, the graphene is provided to be attached to a surface portion of the active material including a plurality of whiskers and to cover the active material including a plurality of whiskers. Further, the power storage device including the electrode is manufactured. | 06-19-2014 |
20140295261 | ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SUPPRESSING DETERIORATION OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE - An object is to provide an electrochemical device in which lithium deposition and reduction in battery capacity can be inhibited even when the concentration of a lithium salt in an electrolytic solution is lower than 1.0 M. Lithium deposition can be inhibited and lithium whiskers can be dissolved by applying an inversion pulse current for a short time more than once in a charging period of a secondary battery which deteriorates. By applying the inversion pulse current more than once, deterioration of a lithium-ion secondary battery due to repeated charging can be suppressed even when it is a secondary battery in which the concentration of a lithium salt in an electrolytic solution is lower than 1.0 M and therefore lithium is easily deposited. | 10-02-2014 |
20150017541 | POWER STORAGE DEVICE - A power storage device which has high charge/discharge capacity and less deterioration in battery characteristics due to charge/discharge and can perform charge/discharge at high speed is provided. A power storage device includes a negative electrode. The negative electrode includes a current collector and an active material layer provided over the current collector. The active material layer includes a plurality of protrusions protruding from the current collector and a graphene provided over the plurality of protrusions. Axes of the plurality of protrusions are oriented in the same direction. A common portion may be provided between the current collector and the plurality of protrusions. | 01-15-2015 |
20150086860 | POWER STORAGE DEVICE - A power storage device with reduced initial irreversible capacity is provided. The power storage device includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte solution. The negative electrode includes a negative electrode active material and a water-soluble polymer. The electrolyte solution includes an ionic liquid. The ionic liquid includes a cation and a monovalent amide anion. | 03-26-2015 |
20150099161 | POWER STORAGE UNIT - To achieve a power storage unit that can be repeatedly bent without a large decrease in charge and discharge capacity. In the flexible power storage unit, the content of a binder in an active material layer containing an active material is greater than or equal to 1 wt % and less than or equal to 10 wt %, preferably greater than or equal to 2 wt % and less than or equal to 8 wt %, and more preferably greater than or equal to 3 wt % and less than or equal to 5 wt %. | 04-09-2015 |
20150111107 | ELECTRODE AND SECONDARY BATTERY, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - To improve the adhesion between a current collector and an electrode active material so as to improve long-term reliability. An electrode is formed in the following manner: an electrode active material (a negative electrode active material or a positive electrode active material) is formed over a base, a conductive film is formed over the electrode active material by a sputtering method, the base and the electrode active material are separated at the interface therebetween, and the electrode active material is made in contact with a current collector. The conductive film has a surface with projections and depressions because the conductive film is formed on the electrode active material containing particles. Accordingly, moderate adhesion can be provided between the conductive film and the current collector, with which stress at the interface between the conductive film and the current collector can be reduced while conductivity is maintained. | 04-23-2015 |
20150140429 | POWER STORAGE DEVICE - A power storage device a positive electrode including a positive electrode active material layer and a negative electrode including a negative electrode active material layer. The positive electrode active material layer includes a plurality of particles of x[Li | 05-21-2015 |
20150155077 | ELEMENT AND FORMATION METHOD OF FILM - A novel element is provided. A novel film formation method is provided. A novel element manufacturing method is provided. Furthermore, a film including graphene is formed at low cost and high yield. The element includes a first electrode and a second electrode located apart from the first electrode. The first electrode and the second electrode include graphene. The film including graphene is formed through a first step of forming a film including graphene oxide over a substrate, a second step of immersing the film including graphene oxide in an acidic solution, and a third step of reducing graphene oxide included in the film including graphene oxide. Furthermore, before graphene oxide included in the film including graphene oxide is reduced, the film including graphene oxide is selectively removed by a photolithography technique. | 06-04-2015 |
20150200419 | CARBON-BASED NEGATIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL AND SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING NEGATIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL - To provide a carbon-based negative electrode material which can be used with an electrolyte containing PC as a main ingredient, a carbon-based negative electrode material having a graphene layer structure is crystalline and has pores. That is, the crystal structure of the carbon-based negative electrode material is distorted more significantly than that of graphite. Accordingly, the carbon-based negative electrode material has a larger interlayer distance between graphenes than graphite. It has been shown that such a negative electrode material can be used for a secondary battery which contains an electrolyte containing PC as a main ingredient. | 07-16-2015 |
20150207148 | ELECTRODE, POWER STORAGE DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A power storage device with high capacity or high energy density is provided. A highly reliable power storage device is provided. A long-life power storage device is provided. An electrode includes an active material, a first binder, and a second binder. The specific surface area of the active material is S [m | 07-23-2015 |
20150279577 | POWER STORAGE DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A power storage device with high capacity, a power storage device with high energy density, a highly reliable power storage device, and a long-life power storage device are provided. The power storage device includes a positive electrode, a separator, a negative electrode, and an electrolytic solution. The electrolytic solution contains an alkali metal salt and an ionic liquid. The separator is located between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. At least part of the positive electrode overlaps with the negative electrode. At least part of an end portion of the negative electrode is located inside a region between end portions of the positive electrode. | 10-01-2015 |
20160043406 | POWER STORAGE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A power storage device is reduced in weight. A metal sheet serving as a negative electrode current collector is separated and another negative electrode current collector is formed. For example, through the step of forming silicon serving as a negative electrode active material layer over a titanium sheet and then performing heating, the titanium sheet can be separated. Then, another negative electrode current collector with a thickness of more than or equal to 10 nm and less than or equal to 1 μm is formed. Thus, light weight of the power storage device can be achieved. | 02-11-2016 |
20160104885 | GRAPHENE, POWER STORAGE DEVICE, AND ELECTRIC DEVICE - An object is to provide graphene which has high conductivity and is permeable to ions of lithium or the like. Another object is to provide, with use of the graphene, a power storage device with excellent charging and discharging characteristics. Graphene having a hole inside a ring-like structure formed by carbon and nitrogen has conductivity and is permeable to ions of lithium or the like. The nitrogen concentration in graphene is preferably higher than or equal to 0.4 at. % and lower than or equal to 40 at. %. With use of such graphene, ions of lithium or the like can be preferably made to pass; thus, a power storage device with excellent charging and discharging characteristics can be provided. | 04-14-2016 |
20160118637 | POWER STORAGE DEVICE - When cellulose is used as a separator, the cellulose is impregnated with an ionic liquid. Charge and discharge are repeated with this separator touching a surface of a current collector; then, the separator is changed in color. Thus, it is an object to provide a power storage device with a structure in which a side reaction other than a battery reaction, e.g., a change in color of separator, is unlikely to occur. In the power storage device, a separator impregnated with an ionic liquid is not in contact with a surface of a current collector. The separator has a tubular shape, a bag-like shape, or a sheet-like shape. The separator includes cellulose. The power storage device including the ionic liquid is non-volatile and non-flammable. The power storage device can be bent. | 04-28-2016 |
20160118689 | LITHIUM-ION STORAGE BATTERY - A lithium-ion storage battery with a favorable cycle life at high temperatures is provided. A lithium-ion storage battery with a longer lifetime due to reduction of the capacity decrease is provided. A lithium-ion storage battery where reaction between a positive electrode active material and an electrolyte in an electrolyte solution is inhibited is provided. One embodiment of the present invention is a lithium-ion storage battery including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, an electrolyte solution. The positive electrode includes an active material, the active material includes a metal, and the electrolyte solution includes at least one of LiTFSA and LiFSA. Note that, in the lithium-ion storage battery of one embodiment of the present invention, the positive electrode may include a current collector, and the current collector may include Al. In the lithium-ion storage battery, the electrolyte solution may further include LiPF | 04-28-2016 |