Patents by Inventor Ken Akizuki

Ken Akizuki 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).

  • Patent number: 11031604
    Abstract: Provided is a catalyst having excellent gas transportability. Disclosed is a catalyst comprising a catalyst support and a catalyst metal supported on the catalyst support, wherein the catalyst includes pores having a radius of less than 1 nm and pores having a radius of 1 nm or more, wherein a pore volume of the pores having a radius of less than 1 nm is 0.3 cc/g support or more or a mode radius of a pore distribution of the pores having a radius of less than 1 nm is 0.3 nm or more and less than 1 nm, and wherein the catalyst metal is supported inside the pores having a radius of 1 nm or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Mashio, Yoshihisa Furuya, Ken Akizuki, Atsushi Ohma
  • Patent number: 10573901
    Abstract: [Object] Provided is a catalyst having a high catalytic activity. [Solving Means] Disclosed is a catalyst comprising a catalyst support and a catalyst metal supported on the catalyst support, wherein the catalyst support includes pores having a radius of less than 1 nm and pores having a radius of 1 nm or more, a surface area formed by the pores having a radius of less than 1 nm is equal to or larger than a surface area formed by the pores having a radius of 1 nm or more, and an average particle diameter of the catalyst metal is 2.8 nm or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: TANAKA KIKINZOKU KOGYO K.K.
    Inventors: Atsushi Ohma, Ken Akizuki, Yoshitaka Ono, Tetsuya Mashio, Koichi Matsutani
  • Patent number: 10535881
    Abstract: [Object] Provided is a catalyst having excellent gas transportability. [Solving Means] Disclosed is a catalyst comprising a catalyst support and a catalyst metal supported on the catalyst support, wherein the catalyst includes pores having a radius of less than 1 nm and pores having a radius of 1 nm or more, wherein a pore volume of the pores having a radius of less than 1 nm is 0.3 cc/g support or more or a mode radius of a pore distribution of the pores having a radius of less than 1 nm is 0.3 nm or more and less than 1 nm, and wherein the catalyst metal is supported inside the pores having a radius of 1 nm or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Mashio, Yoshihisa Furuya, Ken Akizuki, Atsushi Ohma
  • Publication number: 20190355995
    Abstract: Provided is a catalyst having excellent gas transportability. Disclosed is a catalyst comprising a catalyst support and a catalyst metal supported on the catalyst support, wherein the catalyst includes pores having a radius of less than 1 nm and pores having a radius of 1 nm or more, wherein a pore volume of the pores having a radius of less than 1 nm is 0.3 cc/g support or more or a mode radius of a pore distribution of the pores having a radius of less than 1 nm is 0.3 nm or more and less than 1 nm, and wherein the catalyst metal is supported inside the pores having a radius of 1 nm or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya MASHIO, Yoshihisa FURUYA, Ken AKIZUKI, Atsushi OHMA
  • Patent number: 10135074
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a carbon powder that can provide a catalyst having excellent durability and a catalyst. A carbon powder for catalyst of the present invention is a carbon powder containing as a main component carbon, which has a BET specific surface area per unit weight of 900 m2/g or greater, and a ratio R? (D?/G intensity ratio) of peak intensity for a D?-band (D? intensity) measured in the vicinity of 1620 cm?1 to peak intensity for a G-band (G intensity) measured in the vicinity of 1580 cm?1 by Raman spectroscopy of 0.6 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignees: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD., NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinichi Takahashi, Atsushi Ohma, Tetsuya Mashio, Ken Akizuki
  • Patent number: 9947934
    Abstract: The present invention has an object to provide a catalyst having excellent oxygen reduction reaction activity. The present invention relates to a catalyst comprising a catalyst support and a catalyst metal supported on the catalyst support, wherein a specific surface area of the catalyst per support weight is 715 m2/g support or more or a covering ratio of the catalyst metal with an electrolyte is less than 0.5, and an amount of an acidic group of the catalyst per support weight is 0.75 mmol/g support or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignees: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD., NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ken Akizuki, Atsushi Ohma, Tetsuya Mashio, Yoshitaka Ono, Shinichi Takahashi
  • Patent number: 9847532
    Abstract: A fuel cell electrode catalyst layer (13) of the preset invention includes: a catalyst (131b); a support (131a) that supports the catalyst; and two or more proton-conductive materials (133) different in dry mass value per mole of a proton-donating group, the proton-conductive materials being in contact with at least a part of the catalyst and at least a part of the support. Then, a proton-conductive material in which a dry mass value per mole of the proton-donating group is highest among the proton-conductive materials is in contact with at least a part of the catalyst, and has a largest contact ratio with a surface of the catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Ono, Atsushi Ohma, Norifumi Horibe, Kenichi Toyoshima, Ken Akizuki
  • Patent number: 9799903
    Abstract: Provided is an electrocatalyst for solid polymer fuel cells capable of increasing the active surface area for reactions in a catalyst component, increasing the utilization efficiency of the catalyst, and reducing the amount of expensive precious metal catalyst used. Also provided are a membrane electrode assembly that uses this electrocatalyst and a solid polymer fuel cell. An electrocatalyst for a solid polymer fuel cell is provided with a catalyst and solid proton conducting material. A liquid conductive material retention part that retains a liquid proton conducting material that connects the catalyst and solid proton conducting material is provided between the same. The surface area of the catalyst exposed within the liquid conductive material retention part is larger than the surface area of the catalyst in contact with the solid proton conducting material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Iden, Atsushi Ohma, Kei Sakai, Kazuyuki Satou, Yoshitaka Ono, Hiroyuki Tanaka, Ken Akizuki
  • Publication number: 20160233520
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a carbon powder that can provide a catalyst having excellent durability and a catalyst. A carbon powder for catalyst of the present invention is a carbon powder containing as a main component carbon, which has a BET specific surface area per unit weight of 900 m2/g or greater, and a ratio R? (D?/G intensity ratio) of peak intensity for a D?-band (D? intensity) measured in the vicinity of 1620 cm?1 to peak intensity for a G-band (G intensity) measured in the vicinity of 1580 cm?1 by Raman spectroscopy of 0.6 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinichi TAKAHASHI, Atsushi OHMA, Tetsuya MASHIO, Ken AKIZUKI
  • Publication number: 20160087281
    Abstract: [Object] Provided is a catalyst having excellent gas transportability. [Solving Means] Disclosed is a catalyst comprising a catalyst support and a catalyst metal supported on the catalyst support, wherein the catalyst includes pores having a radius of less than 1 nm and pores having a radius of 1 nm or more, wherein a pore volume of the pores having a radius of less than 1 nm is 0.3 cc/g support or more or a mode radius of a pore distribution of the pores having a radius of less than 1 nm is 0.3 nm or more and less than 1 nm, and wherein the catalyst metal is supported inside the pores having a radius of 1 nm or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya MASHIO, Yoshihisa FURUYA, Ken AKIZUKI, Atsushi OHMA
  • Publication number: 20160079606
    Abstract: [Object] Provided is a catalyst having an excellent gas transportability. [Solving Means] Disclosed is a catalyst including a catalyst metal and a support, wherein the catalyst includes pores having a radius of 1 nm or more and less than 5 nm, a pore volume of the pores is 0.8 cc/g support or more, and the catalyst metal has a specific surface area of 30 m2/g support or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2014
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya MASHIO, Yoshihisa FURUYA, Ken AKIZUKI, Atsushi OHMA
  • Publication number: 20160079605
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a catalyst having an excellent catalyst activity. In the present invention, a catalyst is configured to include a catalyst support and a catalyst metal supported on the catalyst support, wherein a mode radius of pore distribution of pores of the catalyst is 1 nm or more and less than 5 nm, wherein the mode radius is equal to or less than an average particle radius of the catalyst metal, and wherein a pore volume of the pores is 0.4 cc/g support or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2014
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Applicants: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD, NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya MASHIO, Atsushi OHMA, Shinichi TAKAHASHI, Ken AKIZUKI
  • Publication number: 20160072133
    Abstract: The present invention has an object to provide a catalyst having excellent oxygen reduction reaction activity. The present invention relates to a catalyst comprising a catalyst support and a catalyst metal supported on the catalyst support, wherein a specific surface area of the catalyst per support weight is 715 m2/g support or more or a covering ratio of the catalyst metal with an electrolyte is less than 0.5, and an amount of an acidic group of the catalyst per support weight is 0.75 mmol/g support or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2014
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Applicants: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD., NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ken AKIZUKI, Atsushi OHMA, Tetsuya MASHIO, Yoshitaka ONO, Shinichi TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20160072134
    Abstract: [Object] Provided is a catalyst having a high catalytic activity. [Solving Means] Disclosed is a catalyst comprising a catalyst support and a catalyst metal supported on the catalyst support, wherein the catalyst support includes pores having a radius of less than 1 nm and pores having a radius of 1 nm or more, a surface area formed by the pores having a radius of less than 1 nm is equal to or larger than a surface area formed by the pores having a radius of 1 nm or more, and an average particle diameter of the catalyst metal is 2.8 nm or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2014
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Applicants: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD., TANAKA KIKINZOKU KOGYO K.K.
    Inventors: Atsushi OHMA, Ken AKIZUKI, Yoshitaka ONO, Tetsuya MASHIO, Koichi MATSUTANI
  • Publication number: 20160064744
    Abstract: Object Provided is a catalyst having an excellent durability and being capable of lowering the cost of a fuel cell. Solving Means Disclosed is a catalyst configured to include a support and alloy particles including platinum and a metal component other than platinum supported on the support, wherein the catalyst includes mesopores having a radius of 1 to 10 nm originated from the support, wherein a mode radius of the mesopores is in a range of 2.5 to 10 nm, and wherein the alloy particles have a catalyst function, and at least a portion of the alloy particles is supported inside the mesopores.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2014
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Applicants: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD., TOYO TANSO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya MASHIO, Yoshihisa FURUYA, Ken Akizuki, Atsushi OHMA, Takahiro MORISHITA, Yoshio SHODAI
  • Publication number: 20140287343
    Abstract: A fuel cell electrode catalyst layer (13) of the preset invention includes: a catalyst (131b); a support (131a) that supports the catalyst; and two or more proton-conductive materials (133) different in dry mass value per mole of a proton-donating group, the proton-conductive materials being in contact with at least a part of the catalyst and at least a part of the support. Then, a proton-conductive material in which a dry mass value per mole of the proton-donating group is highest among the proton-conductive materials is in contact with at least a part of the catalyst, and has a largest contact ratio with a surface of the catalyst.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2012
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Ono, Atsushi Ohma, Norifumi Horibe, Kenichi Toyoshima, Ken Akizuki
  • Publication number: 20140199609
    Abstract: Provided is an electrocatalyst for solid polymer fuel cells capable of increasing the active surface area for reactions in a catalyst component, increasing the utilization efficiency of the catalyst, and reducing the amount of expensive precious metal catalyst used. Also provided are a membrane electrode assembly that uses this electrocatalyst and a solid polymer fuel cell. An electrocatalyst for a solid polymer fuel cell is provided with a catalyst and solid proton conducting material. A liquid conductive material retention part that retains a liquid proton conducting material that connects the catalyst and solid proton conducting material is provided between the same. The surface area of the catalyst exposed within the liquid conductive material retention part is larger than the surface area of the catalyst in contact with the solid proton conducting material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Iden, Atsushi Ohma, Kei Sakai, Kazuyuki Satou, Yoshitaka Ono, Hiroyuki Tanaka, Ken Akizuki