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Koichi Kono

Koichi Kono, Asaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090072434Coextrusion die and manifold system therefor - A coextrusion die for producing a multilayer film or sheet of thermoplastic materials. The coextrusion die includes a die outlet through which a layered melt stream of the thermoplastic materials is extruded as a multilayer film or sheet, a first die section for producing a core layer, the first die section having a flat manifold, the flat manifold having a feed entrance and a pressure manifold in communication with the slotted die outlet, a second die section for producing a first skin layer, the second die section having a cross flow manifold, the cross flow manifold having a flow path wherein a portion of a melt stream of the thermoplastic material traverses the second die section's length more than once, the cross flow manifold having a feed entrance and a pressure manifold in communication with the slotted die outlet, and a third die section for producing a second skin layer, the third die section having a cross flow manifold, the cross flow manifold having a flow path wherein a portion of a melt stream of the thermoplastic material traverses the third die section's length more than once, the cross flow manifold having a feed entrance and a pressure manifold in communication with the slotted die outlet. A process for making a multilayer extrudate of thermoplastic materials is also provided.03-19-2009
20090123827Multi-layer, microporous membrane, battery separator and battery - The invention relates to a multi-layer, microporous polyolefin membrane having appropriate permeability, pin puncture strength, shutdown temperature, shutdown speed, meltdown temperature, and thickness uniformity. The invention also relates to a battery separator formed by such multi-layer, microporous membrane, and a battery comprising such a separator. Another aspect of the invention relates to a method for making the multi-layer, microporous polyolefin membrane, a method for making a battery using such a membrane as a separator, and a method for using such a battery.05-14-2009
20090123828Multi-Layer, Microporous Membrane, Battery Separator And Battery - The invention relates to a multi-layer, microporous membrane having appropriate permeability, pin puncture strength, shutdown temperature, shutdown speed, meltdown temperature, and thickness uniformity. The invention also relates to a battery separator formed by such multi-layer, microporous membrane, and a battery comprising such a separator. Another aspect of the invention relates to a method for making the multi-layer, microporous polyolefin membrane, a method for making a battery using such a membrane as a separator, and a method for using such a battery.05-14-2009
20090186279Polymeric Material And Its Manufacture And Use - Disclosed herein is a polymer composition, its manufacture and use, said composition may comprise greater than about 90 mole % propylene monomer, and having a unique combination of properties, including one or more of the following: a heat of fusion of more than about 108 J/g, a melting point of 165° C. or higher, a Melt Flow Rate so low that it is essentially not measurable and a molecular weight of greater than about 1.5×1007-23-2009
20110086276Polymeric Material And Its Manufacture And Use - Disclosed herein is a polymer composition, its manufacture and use, said composition may comprise greater than about 90 mole % propylene monomer, and having a unique combination of properties, including one or more of the following: a heat of fusion of more than about 108 J/g, a melting point of 165° C. or higher, a Melt Flow Rate so low that it is essentially not measurable and a molecular weight of greater than about 1.5×1004-14-2011
20120028131MICROPOROUS MEMBRANES, METHODS FOR MAKING SUCH MEMBRANES, AND THE USE OF SUCH MEMBRANES AS BATTERY SEPARATOR FILM - The invention relates to microporous membranes comprising polymer and having well-balanced permeability, shutdown temperature, and pin puncture strength. The invention also relates to methods for making such membranes, and the use of such membranes as battery separator film in, e.g., lithium ion secondary batteries. The membrane has a shutdown temperature <130.5° C.02-02-2012

Patent applications by Koichi Kono, Asaka JP

Koichi Kono, Asaka-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090269656MICROPOROUS POLYETHYLENE MEMBRANE, ITS PRODUCTION METHOD, AND BATTERY SEPARATOR - A microporous polyethylene membrane made of a polyethylene resin having a ratio (mass-average molecular weight/number-average molecular weight) of 5 to 300 and comprising 1% or more by mass of ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene having a mass-average molecular weight of 7×1010-29-2009
20090274955MULTI-LAYER MICROPOROUS POLYOLEFIN MEMBRANE AND BATTERY SEPARATOR - A multi-layer, microporous polyolefin membrane having at least three layers, which comprises first microporous layers made of a polyethylene resin for constituting at least both surface layers, and at least one second microporous layer comprising a polyethylene resin and polypropylene and disposed between both surface layers, the heat of fusion (ΔH11-05-2009
20090277776METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PLASMA-TREATING POROUS BODY - A method for plasma-treating a porous body, comprising the steps of generating plasma using an inert gas or a mixed gas of an inert gas and a reactive gas, (a) blowing the resultant plasma gas to the porous body at a flow rate per a unit area of the porous body of 0.002 to 2 L/minute/cm11-12-2009
20100151310MICROPOROUS POLYETHYLENE MEMBRANE, ITS PRODUCTION METHOD AND BATTERY SEPARATOR - A microporous polyethylene membrane made of a polyethylene resin comprising 15% or less by mass of ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene having a mass-average molecular weight of 1×1006-17-2010

Patent applications by Koichi Kono, Asaka-Shi JP

Koichi Kono, Saitama-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090008816METHOD FOR PRODUCING MICROPOROUS POLYOLEFIN MEMBRANE AND MICROPOROUS MEMBRANE - A microporous polyolefin membrane having excellent compression resistance is obtained by stretching a gel molding comprising a polyolefin and a membrane-forming solvent, removing the membrane-forming solvent, and stretching the resultant membrane again at least uniaxially at a speed of 3%/second or more at a temperature equal to or lower than the crystal dispersion temperature +20° C.01-08-2009
20090079102METHOD FOR PRODUCING MICROPOROUS POLYOLEFIN MEMBRANE - A method for producing a microporous polyolefin membrane by extruding a melt blend comprising a polyethylene resin, polypropylene having a mass-average molecular weight of 1×1003-26-2009
20090098341MICROPOROUS POLYOLEFIN MEMBRANE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The microporous polyolefin membrane obtained by stretching a gel molding comprising a polyolefin and a membrane-forming solvent at least uniaxially, heat-setting it, removing the membrane-forming solvent, and re-stretching it at least uniaxially has a large pore diameter and excellent air permeability, mechanical strength and compression resistance.04-16-2009
20090117453MULTI-LAYER, MICROPOROUS POLYETHYLENE MEMBRANE, AND BATTERY SEPARATOR AND BATTERY USING SAME - A multi-layer, microporous polyethylene membrane having at least three layers comprising (a) a first microporous layer amount of a polyethylene resin and constituting at least both surface layers, and (b) at least one second microporous layer made of a polyethylene resin, a heat-resistant resin having a melting point or glass transition temperature of 150° C. or higher and a filler, and sandwiched by both surface layers.05-07-2009
20090127733METHOD FOR PRODUCING MICROPOROUS THERMOPLASTIC RESIN MEMBRANE - A method for producing a microporous thermoplastic resin membrane from a thermoplastic resin and a membrane-forming solvent, using as part of a starting material film waste based on the thermoplastic resin and the membrane-forming solvent, which is generated in the production process of the microporous thermoplastic resin membrane, comprising the steps of melt-blending a virgin thermoplastic resin and a membrane-forming solvent in an extruder to prepare a virgin material solution, adding the film waste generated in the same or different production processes to the virgin material solution in a molten state in the extruder at an intermediate point, melt-blending them to prepare a thermoplastic resin solution, extruding the thermoplastic resin solution through a die, cooling the extrudate to form a gel-like sheet, and removing the membrane-forming solvent from the gel-like sheet.05-21-2009
20090146334METHOD FOR PRODUCING MICROPOROUS POLYOLEFIN MEMBRANE AND MICROPOROUS MEMBRANE - A microporous polyolefin membrane having large pore diameters and excellent air permeability, mechanical strength and compression resistance can be obtained by (a) stretching a gel molding comprising a polyolefin and a membrane-forming solvent at least uniaxially at a temperature from the crystal dispersion temperature of the polyolefin +15° C. to the crystal dispersion temperature of the polyolefin +40° C., removing the membrane-forming solvent, and then stretching again the resultant membrane to 1.1 to 2.5 fold at least uniaxially, or by (b) stretching the gel molding at least uniaxially, bringing the stretched film into contact with a hot solvent before and/or after removing the membrane-forming solvent, and then stretching again the resultant membrane to 1.1 to 2.5 fold at least uniaxially.06-11-2009
20100151334Microporous Polyolefin Membrane, Its Production Method, And Battery Separator - A microporous polyolefin membrane comprising a polyethylene resin, and polypropylene having a weight-average molecular weight of 6×1006-17-2010

Patent applications by Koichi Kono, Saitama-Ken JP

Koichi Kono, Saitama JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090098449Microporous polyolefin membrane, and method of producing the same - The present invention provides a microporous polyolefin membrane of high permeability and novel structure, and also provides a method of producing the same, wherein its average pore size is gradually decreases from at least one membrane surface towards its center. The method of producing the microporous polyolefin membrane comprises the steps of extruding the solution, composed of 10 to 50 weight % of (A) a polyolefin having a weight-average molecular weight of 5×105 or more or (B) a composition containing this polyolefin and 50 to 90 weight % of a solvent, into a gel-like formed article and removing the solvent therefrom, wherein a treatment step with a hot solvent is incorporated.04-16-2009
20110206973MULTI-LAYER MICROPOROUS MEMBRANES AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING SUCH MEMBRANES - A layered microporous polymeric membrane includes a first blend region having a thickness T08-25-2011

Patent applications by Koichi Kono, Saitama JP

Koichi Kono, Nasushiobara JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120028101MICROPOROUS MEMBRANES AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING AND USING SUCH MEMBRANES - A microporous membrane comprising layers, wherein at least one layer comprises a first polymer having a Tm in the range of 115.0° C. to 130.0° C. and an Mw of from 5.0×1002-02-2012
20120028102MICROPOROUS POLYMERIC MEMBRANES, BATTERY SEPARATORS, AND PRODUCTION METHODS THEREFOR - A multilayer microporous membrane including polymer and having a shutdown temperature of ≦130.5° C. and a storage stability of 0.3V or less.02-02-2012
20120028104THERMOPLASTIC FILM, METHODS FOR MAKING SUCH FILM, AND THE USE OF SUCH FILM AS BATTERY SEPARATOR FILM - A thermoplastic film including a microporous polymeric membrane; and a non-woven web bonded to the polymeric microporous membrane, wherein the web comprises a plurality of fibers comprising polyolefin having a Tm≧85.0° C. and a Te-Tm≦10.0° C.02-02-2012
20120034518MICROPOROUS MEMBRANES, METHODS FOR MAKING SUCH MEMBRANES, AND THE USE OF SUCH MEMBRANES AS BATTERY SEPARATOR FILM - A microporous membrane comprising polyolefin copolymer, the membrane having a shutdown temperature≦130.5° C. and a shutdown activation energy E2≧3.5×1002-09-2012
20120034519MICROPOROUS MEMBRANES, METHODS FOR MAKING SUCH MEMBRANES, AND THE USE OF SUCH MEMBRANES AS BATTERY SEPARATOR FILM - The invention relates to microporous membranes comprising polymer and having well-balanced permeability, shutdown temperature, and pin puncture strength. The invention also relates to methods for making such membranes, and the use of such membranes as battery separator film in, e.g., lithium ion secondary batteries.02-09-2012

Koichi Kono, Aseka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120040232MICROPOROUS MEMBRANES AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING SUCH MEMBRANES - This invention relates to microporous membranes comprising polyolefin, the use of such membranes as battery separators, and methods for producing such microporous membranes. In particular, the invention relates to microporous membranes having a shutdown temperature in the range of 120.0° C. to 130.0° C. and a maximum solid state heat shrinkage ≦30.0%.02-16-2012