Patents by Inventor Masahiko Shigetsu

Masahiko Shigetsu 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: 9890676
    Abstract: A device includes a first catalyst 41 including a Pd-containing catalyst layer and a Rh-containing catalyst layer and a second catalyst 42 containing Pt-loaded alumina and containing neither Rh nor Pd. The first catalyst or the second catalyst are disposed in one place in such a manner that one of the first catalyst 41 or the second catalyst 42 is located upstream of the other in a flow direction of an exhaust gas from an engine 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hisaya Kawabata, Yasuhiro Matsumura, Hiroshi Yamada, Masahiko Shigetsu
  • Patent number: 9732648
    Abstract: An exhaust gas purification catalytic device 1 contains Pt, Pd, and Rh as catalytic metals. The catalytic metal Pt is loaded on silica-alumina which serves as a support, and Pt-loaded silica-alumina obtained by loading the Pt on the silica-alumina is contained in a catalytic layer with which an exhaust gas contacts first.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yamada, Masahiko Shigetsu, Hisaya Kawabata, Yasuhiro Matsumura, Kazuya Yokota, Toshihiko Ohsumi, Takeo Yamauchi, Yusuke Koike
  • Patent number: 9566573
    Abstract: An exhaust gas purify catalyst includes a substrate (1), an oxidation catalyst layer (2) formed on the substrate (1) and containing zeolite and at least one catalytic metal, an LNT layer (3) formed on the oxidation catalyst layer (2) and containing an NOx storage material and at least one catalytic metal, and an NOx reduction layer (4) formed on the LNT layer (3) and containing Rh acting as a catalytic metal and at least one of alumina or zirconia, wherein the NOx reduction layer (4) has a larger content of Rh than that in each of the oxidation catalyst layer (2) and the LNT layer (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Baba, Hiroshi Yamada, Koichiro Harada, Yoshiyuki Sato, Masahiko Shigetsu, Akihide Takami
  • Patent number: 9550171
    Abstract: An exhaust gas purification catalyst is disposed in an exhaust gas channel of an engine and includes a catalytic layer 22 provided on a substrate 21. The catalytic layer 22 contains multiple types of ?-aluminas 23 and 24 which are different in composition and Pt 25 loaded on the multiple types of ?-aluminas 23 and 24.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yamada, Koichiro Harada, Takashi Baba, Masahiko Shigetsu, Akihide Takami
  • Patent number: 9550176
    Abstract: This catalyst includes a lower catalytic layer 2 having catalytic ability to oxidize HC and CO and an upper catalytic layer 3 having catalytic ability to reduce NOx. The lower catalytic layer 2 contains Pt and Pd acting as catalytic metals, zeolite, a Ce-containing oxide, and activated alumina, and the upper catalytic layer 3 contains activated alumina loading an Rh-doped Ce-containing oxide and an NOx storage material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Sato, Hiroshi Yamada, Koichiro Harada, Takashi Baba, Masahiko Shigetsu, Akihide Takami
  • Patent number: 9468907
    Abstract: An exhaust gas component purification catalytic material 1 for use in removal of particulates in an exhaust gas through combustion includes: composite oxide particles 2 containing zirconium and neodymium and not containing cerium; and praseodymium oxide particles 3 in contact with the composite oxide particles 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yamada, Takashi Baba, Koichiro Harada, Masahiko Shigetsu, Akihide Takami
  • Publication number: 20160258330
    Abstract: An exhaust gas purification catalytic device 1 contains Pt, Pd, and Rh as catalytic metals. The catalytic metal Pt is loaded on silica-alumina which serves as a support, and Pt-loaded silica-alumina obtained by loading the Pt on the silica-alumina is contained in a catalytic layer with which an exhaust gas contacts first.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi YAMADA, Masahiko SHIGETSU, Hisaya KAWABATA, Yasuhiro MATSUMURA, Kazuya YOKOTA, Toshihiko OHSUMI, Takeo YAMAUCHI, Yusuke KOIKE
  • Patent number: 9415383
    Abstract: An exhaust gas purification catalyst includes a catalytic layer on a carrier, in which a particle component A and a particle component B are mixed. The particle component A is composed of catalytic-metal-doped CeZr-based mixed oxide powder, and has a particle size distribution with a peak in a particle size range of equal to or greater than 100 nm and equal to or less than 300 nm. A CeO2/(CeO2+ZrO2) mass ratio of CeZr-based mixed oxide is equal to or greater than 30% and equal to or less than 75%. The particle component B is composed of at least one selected from a group consisting of activated alumina powder, Zr-based-oxide-supported alumina powder, and catalytic-metal-undoped CeZr-based mixed oxide powder. At least a part of particles of the particle component B has a particle size larger than that of the particle component A.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaaki Akamine, Masahiko Shigetsu
  • Publication number: 20160228853
    Abstract: An exhaust gas purification catalytic material is made of a composite oxide. This composite oxide contains Zr and a plurality of rare earth metals, and is doped with Rh. An surface portion of the composite oxide has a higher concentration of at least one of the rare earth metals than an inner portion thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiro MATSUMURA, Masahiko SHIGETSU, Hisaya KAWABATA, Yuki KODA
  • Publication number: 20160222851
    Abstract: A device includes a first catalyst 41 including a Pd-containing catalyst layer and a Rh-containing catalyst layer and a second catalyst 42 containing Pt-loaded alumina and containing neither Rh nor Pd. The first catalyst or the second catalyst are disposed in one place in such a manner that one of the first catalyst 41 or the second catalyst 42 is located upstream of the other in a flow direction of an exhaust gas from an engine 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2015
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hisaya KAWABATA, Yasuhiro MATSUMURA, Hiroshi YAMADA, Masahiko SHIGETSU
  • Publication number: 20160193593
    Abstract: An exhaust gas purification catalyst is disposed in an exhaust gas channel of an engine and includes a catalytic layer 22 provided on a substrate 21. The catalytic layer 22 contains multiple types of ?-aluminas 23 and 24 which are different in composition and Pt 25 loaded on the multiple types of ?-aluminas 23 and 24.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2014
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi YAMADA, Koichiro HARADA, Takashi BABA, Masahiko SHIGETSU, Akihide TAKAMI
  • Patent number: 9381497
    Abstract: A filter is configured for efficient combustion of particulates accumulated on a catalyst layer 7 in both a rapid combustion range and a slow combustion range. The catalyst layer 7 on an exhaust gas passage wall of a filter 1 includes a mixture of a Rh-doped Ce-containing composite oxide particle material loaded with Pt and a composite particle material loaded with Pt. In mixed particles of this mixture, Zr-containing composite oxide particles containing no Ce and activated alumina particles are mixed together and agglomerated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Baba, Koichiro Harada, Hiroshi Yamada, Masahiko Shigetsu, Akihide Takami
  • Publication number: 20160067690
    Abstract: This catalyst includes a lower catalytic layer 2 having catalytic ability to oxidize HC and CO and an upper catalytic layer 3 having catalytic ability to reduce NOx. The lower catalytic layer 2 contains Pt and Pd acting as catalytic metals, zeolite, a Ce-containing oxide, and activated alumina, and the upper catalytic layer 3 contains activated alumina loading an Rh-doped Ce-containing oxide and an NOx storage material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki SATO, Hiroshi YAMADA, Koichiro HARADA, Takashi BABA, Masahiko SHIGETSU, Akihide TAKAMI
  • Patent number: 9266093
    Abstract: An exhaust gas purification catalyst includes a Rh-containing catalyst layer provided on a base material. The Rh-containing catalyst layer includes Rh-supporting Zr-based composite oxide in which Rh6 is supported on Zr-based composite oxide containing Zr and a rare earth metal except Ce. The Rh-supporting Zr-based composite oxide has been previously subjected to a reduction treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Matsumura, Akihide Takami, Masahiko Shigetsu, Hisaya Kawabata, Masaaki Akamine
  • Patent number: 9174198
    Abstract: An exhaust gas purification catalytic material for purifying exhaust gas from an engine includes ZrLaY composite oxide containing ZrO2 as a main component, 2% by mass or more and 10% by mass or less of La2O3, and 2% by mass or more and 20% by mass or less of Y2O3, and Rh is loaded on the composite oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Hisaya Kawabata, Masaaki Akamine, Yasuhiro Matsumura, Masahiko Shigetsu, Akihide Takami
  • Patent number: 9144788
    Abstract: An exhaust gas purification catalyst includes a Rh-containing catalyst layer provided on a base material. The Rh-containing catalyst layer includes a binder material of Rh-doped CeZr-based composite oxide containing Ce and Zr and doped with Rh. The binder material has been previously subjected to a reduction treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Matsumura, Akihide Takami, Masahiko Shigetsu, Hisaya Kawabata, Masaaki Akamine, Yuki Murakami
  • Publication number: 20150251169
    Abstract: An exhaust gas purify catalyst includes a substrate (1), an oxidation catalyst layer (2) formed on the substrate (1) and containing zeolite and at least one catalytic metal, an LNT layer (3) formed on the oxidation catalyst layer (2) and containing an NOx storage material and at least one catalytic metal, and an NOx reduction layer (4) formed on the LNT layer (3) and containing Rh acting as a catalytic metal and at least one of alumina or zirconia, wherein the NOx reduction layer (4) has a larger content of Rh than that in each of the oxidation catalyst layer (2) and the LNT layer (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2014
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Baba, Hiroshi Yamada, Koichiro Harada, Yoshiyuki Sato, Masahiko Shigetsu, Akihide Takami
  • Publication number: 20150087503
    Abstract: An exhaust gas purification catalytic material for purifying exhaust gas from an engine includes ZrLaY composite oxide containing ZrO2 as a main component, 2% by mass or more and 10% by mass or less of La2O3, and 2% by mass or more and 20% by mass or less of Y2O3, and Rh is loaded on the composite oxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hisaya Kawabata, Masaaki Akamine, Yasuhiro Matsumura, Masahiko Shigetsu, Akihide Takami
  • Patent number: 8932982
    Abstract: An exhaust gas purification catalyst includes a catalytic layer containing a particle component A-1 and a particle component A-2 with different catalytic metal contents, each of which is composed of catalytic-metal-doped CeZr-based mixed oxide powder. The particle component A-1 having the lower catalytic metal content is supported on a particle component B composed of Zr-based-oxide-supported alumina powder, and the particle component A-2 having the higher catalytic metal content is supported on a particle component C composed of CeZr-based mixed oxide powder in which catalytic metal is not solid-dissolved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Masaaki Akamine, Masahiko Shigetsu, Yasuhiro Ochi, Yuki Murakami
  • Patent number: 8912116
    Abstract: A catalyst layer includes: a first mixed oxide particle component 4 which contains Ce and Rh 8 and in which Rh is partially exposed at particle surfaces; and a second mixed oxide particle component 5 containing Ce, Zr, and a rare earth metal except Ce. The particle size distribution of the first mixed oxide particle component 4 has a peak in the particle size range from 100 nm to 300 nm, both inclusive. The particle size distribution of the second mixed oxide particle component 5 has a peak in a particle size range larger than the particle size range in which the first mixed oxide particle component 4 has the peak. At least part of particles of the first mixed oxide particle component 4 is attached to at least part of particles of the second mixed oxide particle component 5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Masaaki Akamine, Hideharu Iwakuni, Hisaya Kawabata, Yasuhiro Ochi, Yuki Murakami, Susumu Mineoi, Akihide Takami, Masahiko Shigetsu