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Atsushi Fukui

Atsushi Fukui, Osaka-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110030781PASTE FOR DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL, TRANSPARENT INSULATION FILM FOR DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL, DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL, AND DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL FABRICATION METHOD - A paste containing a silica polymer, made by substituting at least some of the surface functional groups thereof with alkyl groups, and solvent-removable inorganic particles is prepared, and the paste is applied and fired to form a transparent insulating film in a dye-sensitized solar cell.02-10-2011
20110094561DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL, METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME, AND DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL MODULE - Provided are a dye-sensitized solar cell wherein a counter electrode composed of a stable counter electrode conductive layer and a catalyst layer is formed on a porous insulation layer, and a dye-sensitized solar cell module wherein the dye-sensitized solar cell is utilized. A dye-sensitized solar cell includes a supporting body made of a light-transmissive material, and a laminate wherein a conductive layer, a photoelectric conversion layer having a porous semiconductor layer with a dye adsorbed therein, a porous insulation layer, a counter electrode conductive layer, and a catalyst layer are laminated in the order presented. The photoelectric conversion layer and the porous insulation lay are filled with a carrier transport material.04-28-2011

Atsushi Fukui, Osaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090087731Lithium secondary battery - A lithium secondary battery includes: a positive electrode having a positive electrode active material layer disposed on a positive electrode current collector, the positive electrode active material layer containing a positive electrode binder and a positive electrode active material containing a layered lithium-transition metal composite oxide; a negative electrode having a negative electrode current collector and a negative electrode active material layer disposed on the negative electrode current collector, the negative electrode active material layer containing a negative electrode binder and a negative electrode active material containing particles of silicon and/or a silicon alloy; and a non-aqueous electrolyte. Al04-02-2009
20100266902NEGATIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR RECHARGEABLE BATTERY WITH NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR RECHARGEABLE BATTERY WITH NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE, RECHARGEABLE BATTERY WITH NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING POLYCRYSTALLINE SILICON PARTICLES FOR ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR NEGATIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR RECHARGEABLE BATTERY WITH NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE - This invention provides a negative electrode material for a rechargeable battery with a nonaqueous electrolyte, characterized in that the negative electrode material contains polycrystalline silicon particles as an active material, the particle diameter of crystallites of the polycrystalline silicon is not less than 20 nm and not more than 100 nm in terms of a crystallite size determined by the Scherrer method from the full width at half maximum of a diffraction line attributable to Si (111) around 2θ=28.4° in an x-ray diffraction pattern analysis, and the true specific gravity of the silicon particles is 2.300 to 2.320.10-21-2010
20110011456PHOTOSENSITIZER AND SOLAR CELL USING THE SAME - A photosensitizer attaining high incident photon-to-current conversion efficiency and having long durability life and a solar cell using the photosensitizer are provided. A solar cell 01-20-2011
20110023932PHOTOSENSITIZED SOLAR CELL, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF AND PHOTOSENSITIZED SOLAR CELL MODULE - A photosensitized solar cell characterized in that at least a catalyst layer 02-03-2011
20110051127REFRACTIVE INDEX MEASURING APPARATUS - By using two probe optical systems for measurement by disposing the probe optical systems with a test object sandwiched therebetween, an optical path length of light transmitted through the test object which is identified locally is calculated using an interference signal thereof. In addition, a geometrical thickness of the same part is calculated by measuring positions of the probe optical systems, whereby two calculated values are obtained. Based on the values and a calculated value for a reference object, a refractive index distribution of the test object is obtained.03-03-2011
20110197948DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL AND DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL MODULE - Disclosed are a dye-sensitized solar cell and a dye-sensitized solar cell module that suppress a decrease in photoelectric conversion efficiency caused by dye adsorption to an insulation layer. The dye-sensitized solar cell is characterized by having a stacked structure wherein an electroconductive layer, a photoelectric conversion layer formed of a porous semiconductor layer into which a dye is absorbed, a porous insulation layer, a catalyst layer, and a counter-electrode electroconductive layer are stacked in this order on a light-transmissive support body, with an insulation cover part that is comprised of a material which differs from that of the porous insulation layer formed on at least a part of or on all of the surface of the porous insulation layer.08-18-2011
20120042930DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL AND DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL MODULE - A dye-sensitized solar cell comprising at least a catalyst layer; a porous insulating layer containing an electrolyte in the inside; a porous semiconductor layer adsorbing a sensitizing dye and containing an electrolyte in the inside; and a second conductive layer laminated on a first conductive layer, wherein a contact face between the porous insulating layer or the porous semiconductor layer and the catalyst layer or the second conductive layer laminated adjacent to each other has an uneven form with a surface roughness coefficient Ra in a range of 0.05 to 0.3 μm.02-23-2012

Patent applications by Atsushi Fukui, Osaka JP

Atsushi Fukui, Kashiba-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100326528PHOTOSENSITIZING TRANSITION METAL COMPLEX AND ITS USE FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL - A photosensitizing transition metal complex of the formula (Ia) MLY12-30-2010
20100326529PHOTOSENSITIZING TRANSITION METAL COMPLEX AND ITS USE FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL - A photosensitizing transition metal complex of the formula (Ia) MLY12-30-2010

Atsushi Fukui, Osaka-Shi Osaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100116311DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL MODULE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A dye-sensitized solar cell module comprising: at least two dye-sensitized solar cells each formed by layering, on a light transmitting substrate, a transparent conductive layer, a grid electrode, a photoelectric conversion layer in which a dye is adsorbed in a porous semiconductor layer and the porous semiconductor layer is filled with a carrier transporting material, and a counter electrode, the at least two dye-sensitized solar cells being arranged on the same light transmitting substrate via an inter-cell insulating layer, one dye-sensitized solar cell and its neighboring dye-sensitized solar cell being connected in series via a connection layer.05-13-2010

Atsushi Fukui, Kobe-City JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090214938Non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery - A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery has a positive electrode (08-27-2009
20090246632Lithium secondary battery and method of manufacturing the same - A lithium secondary battery contains a negative electrode binder containing a polyimide resin having a structure represented by the following chemical formula (1), and the polyimide resin having a molecular weight distribution such that the weight ratio of a polyimide resin having a molecular weight of less than 100,000 and a polyimide resin having a molecular weight from 100,000 to less than 200,000 is from 50:50 to 90:10:10-01-2009
20100081063NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery has a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte dissolving a solute in a non-aqueous solvent wherein the negative electrode contains a negative electrode active material containing powdered silicon and/or silicon alloy and a binding agent, and the non-aqueous electrolyte contains a fluorinated cyclic carbonate represented by a general formula (1) below, and wherein when Li storage volume per unit area in the negative electrode during charging is determined as A and the theoretical maximum Li storage volume per unit area in the negative electrode is determined as B, a utilizing rate (%) of negative electrode as expressed by (A/B)×100 is 45% or less.04-01-2010
20110217577LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - A lithium secondary battery comprises an electrode assembly and a non-aqueous electrolyte. The electrode assembly is made by winding a negative electrode, a positive electrode, and a separator interposed between the negative and positive electrodes. The negative electrode contains a negative electrode active material that is alloyed with lithium. The non-aqueous electrolyte is impregnated in the electrode assembly. At least one of the negative and positive electrodes is divided into a plurality of electrode units which are arranged at spaces for each other along the winding direction.09-08-2011

Patent applications by Atsushi Fukui, Kobe-City JP

Atsushi Fukui, Nara JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080202585Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Module - The present invention aims to improve the photoelectric current of a dye-sensitized solar cell module and produce a high power dye-sensitized solar cell.08-28-2008
20080308155Photoelectrode, and Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell and Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Module Using the Same - A photoelectrode has a conductive substrate and a semiconductor layer formed on the conductive substrate, the semiconductor layer being formed of semiconductor particles, the semiconductor layer having a plurality of layers, the plurality of layers being different in an average particle diameter of semiconductor particles from one another, a distal layer of the plurality of layers, placed at a location farther from the substrate, covering at least a part of side faces of a proximal layer of the plurality of layers, placed at a location closer to the substrate.12-18-2008
20100012166DYE SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL AND DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL MODULE - A dye-sensitized solar cell formed by layering a conductive layer; a photoelectric conversion layer in which a dye is adsorbed in a porous semiconductor layer and the layer is filled with a carrier transporting material; and a counter electrode including only a counter electrode conductive layer or including a catalyst layer and a counter electrode conductive layer on a support made of a light transmitting material, 01-21-2010
20100024875DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL MODULE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME (AS AMENDED) - A dye-sensitized solar cell module which is characterized by providing a pair of opposed substrates 02-04-2010
20100071743DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL MODULE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - A dye-sensitized solar cell module comprising: a plurality of electrically series-connected solar cells having a first conductive layer formed on an insulating substrate; a photoelectric conversion device formed on the first conductive layer; and a second conductive layer formed on the photoelectric conversion device, wherein the photoelectric conversion device has a photoelectric conversion layer having a porous semiconductor layer adsorbing a dye, a carrier transporting layer and a catalyst layer and the dye-sensitized solar cell module is characterized in that the second conductive layer of the above-described one solar cell contacts the first conductive layer of an adjacent another solar cell and the photoelectric conversion device of the above-described adjacent another solar cell contacts the second conductive layer of the above-described one solar cell.03-25-2010

Atsushi Fukui, Moriguchi-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080241647CYLINDRICAL LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - A cylindrical lithium secondary battery includes a positive electrode (10-02-2008
20090305129LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - [Problem] An object of the invention is to provide a lithium secondary battery that shows good cycle performance and at the same time prevents a battery thickness increase due to charge-discharge cycles, and a method of manufacturing such a battery.12-10-2009

Patent applications by Atsushi Fukui, Moriguchi-Shi JP

Atsushi Fukui, Hyogo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090061311Non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery - An object of the invention is to provide a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery that allows a good charge/discharge cycle characteristic to be obtained. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to the invention includes a negative electrode containing silicon as a negative electrode active material, a positive electrode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte, the average particle size of the negative electrode active material is not less than 5 μm nor more than 20 μm, and the weight of the negative electrode active material is at least 10% of the weight of the non-aqueous electrolyte.03-05-2009
20110151338NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - The present invention is made to improve charge-discharge cycle performances under high temperature environment in a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery using a negative electrode containing a negative electrode active material of particulate silicon and/or silicon alloy and a binding agent.06-23-2011

Atsushi Fukui, Niihama-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080233481POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - To provide a positive electrode active material for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, which can achieve high capacity and high output simultaneously, and a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery using the same. A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery is obtained by using as a positive electrode, a positive electrode active material for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, which is expressed by the general formula: Li09-25-2008
20080311473CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR A NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND A NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY THAT USES CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL - The present invention provides a cathode active material that makes possible a high capacity nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery that has excellent discharge load characteristics that provide both good cycle characteristics and thermal stability. The cathode active material comprises a lithium nickel composite oxide having the compositional formula LiNi12-18-2008

Atsushi Fukui, Moriguchi-City JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080241703Nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery - A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery which includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a separator stacked and wound in a cylindrical configuration, and which achieves a high energy density and superior cycle performance characteristics.10-02-2008

Atsushi Fukui, Kobe-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110117431LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A lithium secondary battery including an electrode assembly and a non-aqueous electrolyte impregnated in the electrode assembly, the electrode assembly containing a positive electrode, a negative electrode having a negative electrode current collector and a negative electrode mixture layer formed on the negative electrode current collector, the negative electrode mixture layer containing a binder and negative electrode active material particles, the negative electrode active material particles containing at least one of silicon and a silicon alloy, and a separator interposed between the negative electrode and the positive electrode. The binder contains a polyimide resin having a branch structure formed by imidizing a polyvalent amine having a valency of 3 or more and a tetracarboxylic dianhydride.05-19-2011
20110165460LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - A lithium secondary battery has a positive electrode (07-07-2011
20110311871NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERIES AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - A negative electrode for lithium secondary batteries includes a negative electrode current collector and a negative electrode active material layer. The negative electrode active material layer is formed on the negative electrode current collector. The negative electrode active material layer contains a binder and negative electrode active material particles containing at least one of silicon and a silicon alloy. The binder is a polyimide resin formed by imidization of a tetracarboxylic acid or tetracarboxylic anhydride and a diamine. The diamine contains a diamine having at least one hydroxyl group.12-22-2011

Patent applications by Atsushi Fukui, Kobe-Shi JP

Atsushi Fukui, Gifu-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110256000LOCAL BACKUP HYDRAULIC ACTUATOR FOR AIRCRAFT CONTROL SYSTEMS - A backup system is provided that has a local electric motor and pump for some or all of hydraulic actuators. A local backup hydraulic actuator has two power sources, hydraulic as primary and electrical as backup. During normal operation, the hydraulic actuator receives pressurized fluid from a hydraulic system and the fluid flow to the chambers is controlled by a servo valve. If the hydraulic system fails, the electronic controller detects the failure by observing the signal indicative of the pressure from the pressure sensor, and the controller powers the local hydraulic pump to provide high pressure hydraulic fluid to the hydraulic actuator via the servo valve.10-20-2011

Atsushi Fukui, Gifu JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110264242ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM - An operation control apparatus includes a command generation portion that generates a command signal for commanding operation of a control surface, and first and second monitoring portions that monitor an abnormality of operation of first and second control portions, respectively, of the actuator control apparatus. The actuator control apparatus includes first and second control portions that generate a control signal for an actuator for driving the control surface and that are different in design, and a switching unit that switches the connection to the actuator from one of the first and second control portions to the other, when an abnormality is detected by the first and second monitoring portions. Accordingly, it is possible to monitor a generic failure, and realize redundancy enabling control of the overall operation of the actuator, from start to finish, when a generic failure has occurred, thus realizing further simplification and streamlining of the configuration.10-27-2011
20110266390HYDRAULIC APPARATUS FOR AIRCRAFT ACTUATORS - A pump unit installed inside a wing, and a panel body constituting part of a wing structure portion forming a surface structure of the wing are provided. The pump unit includes a backup hydraulic pump that can supply pressure oil to an actuator when a loss or reduction occurs in the function of an aircraft central hydraulic power source and an electric motor that drives this pump. Except for at least the panel body, the wing structure portion is formed from fiber reinforced plastics. The panel body is formed of a metallic material.11-03-2011
20110278392HYDRAULIC APPARATUS FOR AIRCRAFT ACTUATORS - A pump unit installed inside a wing includes a backup hydraulic pump that can supply pressure oil to an actuator when a loss or reduction occurs in the function of an aircraft central hydraulic power source and an electric motor that drives the pump. A wing structure portion forming the surface structure of the wing is provided with an inlet port and an exhaust port that are formed therethrough. The inlet port is provided so as to be opened and closed by an inlet port opening/closing portion, and the exhaust port is provided so as to be opened and closed by an exhaust port opening/closing portion.11-17-2011
20110290353HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FOR AIRCRAFT ACTUATORS - An electric motor drives a variable capacity backup hydraulic pump that can supply pressure oil to an actuator when a loss or reduction occurs in the function of an aircraft central hydraulic power source. A power source unit rectifies electric power supplied from a variable frequency supply. A driver supplies the electric power from the power source unit, and drives the electric motor so as to rotate the pump at a predetermined constant rotational speed. The constant rotational speed is set, based on the change in the efficiency of each of the pump, the electric motor, and the driver with respect to the rotational speed of the pump, such that the overall efficiency, obtained as a product of these efficiencies, has a maximum value.12-01-2011
20120001021AIRCRAFT ACTUATOR HYDRAULIC SYSTEM - When a loss or degradation in the function of one of a first aircraft central hydraulic power source and a second aircraft central hydraulic power source occurs, a controller performs a control so as to operate the other backup hydraulic pump, out of a first backup hydraulic pump and a second backup hydraulic pump, which is connected downstream of the other hydraulic power source, which is the other of the first and second aircraft central hydraulic power sources. Oil flowing through the other backup hydraulic pump is cooled by an oil cooler of the other hydraulic power source by operation of the other backup hydraulic pump in a state where the other hydraulic power source is being operated.01-05-2012
20120029859DAMPING TEST METHOD, CONTROL APPARATUS, HYDRAULIC SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - The control apparatus acquires an ideal velocity characteristic of a control surface, and the temperature of pressure oil of the actuator to be tested and the operating speed of the control surface when the actuator is attached to the control surface. The control apparatus corrects the ideal velocity characteristic of the control surface by using the pressure oil temperature and the control surface operating speed. The control apparatus sets an upper limit and a lower limit by using a predicted value for a fluctuation range for a fluctuation factor that causes a fluctuation of the control surface operating speed, with reference to the corrected ideal velocity characteristic, measures the pressure oil temperature and the operating speed by actuating the control surface, with the actuator to be tested placed in a damping mode, and determines whether the measured value falls within the range between the upper limit and the lower limit.02-02-2012

Atsushi Fukui, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120012504METHOD FOR PRODUCING AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS - A method for producing aromatic hydrocarbons in which at least one feedstock oil selected from the group consisting of LCO produced from an FCC apparatus, hydrotreated LCO, naphtha and straight-run gas oil is brought into contact with a reforming catalyst inside a fluidized bed reactor, wherein the method includes transporting a reforming catalyst that has been extracted from the fluidized bed reactor to a heating tank, heating the reforming catalyst in the heating tank to a temperature at least as high as the reaction temperature inside the fluidized bed reactor, and following heating, transporting the heated reforming catalyst to the fluidized bed reactor.01-19-2012

Atsushi Fukui, Toyota JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120074824Image Formation Apparatus - An image formation apparatus is provided with a housing, a rockable member rockably secured to the housing, and a lock mechanism including an engaging portion and an engageable portion. The rockable member is locked to the housing when the engageable portion is engaged with the engaging portion. The image formation apparatus is further provided with a displaceable guide member secured to the housing or the rockable member. A guiding member is provided to the housing or the rockable member. The guiding member slide-contacts the guide member when the rockable member rocks so that the state of the rockable member is changed from a rockable state to an unrockable state. The engageable portion is displaced to move closer to the engaging portion in a case where the guide member contacts the guiding member than in a case where the guide member does not contact the guiding member.03-29-2012