IP Library Granted Patent US 12,407,067
Granted Patent B2
US 12,407,067 · App. 17/698,021 · Granted Sep 2, 2025

Separator and nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery

Inventors: Ichiro Arise (Osaka, JP); Saki Morizane (Niihama, JP)
Assignee: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
H01M50/417
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Patent No.
US 12,407,067
App. No.
17/698,021
Granted
Sep 2, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery separator has a short circuit prevention effect improved by controlling the shape of a dendrite. In the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery separator, when unevenness data of at least one surface of the separator is analyzed, kurtosis of a data group of heights from a reference level is not less than 5, and standard deviation of the data group of the heights from the reference level is not more than 12.

Claims (12)

1. A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery separator, wherein

the separator is a laminated separator comprising a porous layer and a polyolefin porous film,

when unevenness data of at least one surface of the porous layer of the separator is analyzed,

kurtosis of a data group of heights from a reference level is not less than 5, the kurtosis of the data group indicating a distribution curve sharper than a normal distribution curve when the kurtosis is not less than 0, and the kurtosis that is larger indicating a sharper distribution curve, and

standard deviation of the data group of the heights from the reference level is not more than 12.

2. The separator as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the porous layer contains a nitrogen-containing aromatic resin.

3. The separator as set forth in claim 2 , wherein the nitrogen-containing aromatic resin is an aramid resin.

4. The separator as set forth in claim 1 , wherein a compressive elastic modulus in a thickness direction is not less than 50 MPa.

5. A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery member, comprising a positive electrode, a separator recited in claim 1 , and a negative electrode, which are formed in this order.

6. A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, comprising a separator recited in claim 1 .

7. A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, comprising a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery member recited in claim 5 .

8. The separator as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the porous layer contains a filler, and wherein the filler consists of an inorganic filler.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 14, 2026
From: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
To: SSLM CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 074657/0782 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 21, 2022
From: ARISE, ICHIRO; MORIZANE, SAKI
To: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
Reel/Frame 059320/0651 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2021-046209 · Mar 19, 2021 · national
JP 2022-027138 · Feb 24, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220302552A1 · Sep 22, 2022
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