Patents by Inventor Minoru Itou
Minoru Itou 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).
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Publication number: 20220412244Abstract: An exhaust gas purification catalyst apparatus has a honeycomb base material and a catalyst noble metal supported by the honeycomb base material, wherein: the honeycomb base material contains ceria-zirconia composite oxide particles as one of the constituent materials, is of a wall flow type, and includes inlet-side cells and outlet-side cells demarcated by porous partition walls; the catalyst noble metal is supported in inlet-side support regions and outlet-side support regions; each of the inlet-side support regions is formed with a specific length from the exhaust gas flow upstream end; the catalyst noble metal 70% support depth is not greater than 50% of the thickness of the porous partition walls; each of the outlet-side support regions is formed with a specific length from the exhaust gas flow downstream end; and the catalyst noble metal 70% support depth is greater than 50% of the thickness of the porous partition walls.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2020Publication date: December 29, 2022Applicants: CATALER CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kana IWATA, Minoru ITOU, Takeru YOSHIDA, Masaru KAKINOHANA, Hiromasa SUZUKI, Atsushi TANAKA
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Patent number: 11504700Abstract: The present invention provides an exhaust gas purification catalyst including an alkaline earth metal supported in a highly dispersed state on a porous carrier. A catalyst layer of the exhaust gas purification catalyst provided by the invention has an alkaline earth metal-supporting region including a porous carrier, a catalyst metal belonging to the platinum group, and a sulfate of at least one type of alkali earth metal supported on the porous carrier. In a cross-section of this region, a Pearson correlation coefficient RAe/M is at least 0.5 as calculated using ? and ? for each pixel obtained by carrying out area analysis by FE-EPMA under conditions of pixel size of 0.34 ?m×0.34 ?m, and measured pixel number 256×256, and by measuring the characteristic X-ray intensity (?:cps) of the alkaline earth metal element (Ae) and the characteristic X-ray intensity (?:cps) of the main constituent element of the inorganic compound constituting the porous carrier for each pixel.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2018Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: Cataler CorporationInventors: Shunsuke Oishi, Shogo Kawamura, Takahiro Nagata, Hirotaka Ori, Minoru Itou
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Publication number: 20220267984Abstract: A bucket raising/lowering and opening/closing device (11) of a deep foundation excavator (1) includes a raising/lowering cylinder (12), a first raising/lowering sheave (14) and a first opening/closing sheave (15) that move in an expansion/contraction direction of the raising/lowering cylinder (12), a second raising/lowering sheave (17), a second opening/closing sheave (20), an opening/closing cylinder (18) that moves the second opening/closing sheave (20) to be closer to and to be separated from the first opening/closing sheave (15), a raising/lowering rope (24) that is wound around the first raising/lowering sheave (14) and the second raising/lowering sheave (17), and an opening/closing rope (25) that is wound around the first opening/closing sheave (15) and the second opening/closing sheave (20).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2021Publication date: August 25, 2022Inventors: Kasumi ISOGAI, Akira INAMOTO, Minoru ITOU, Seiji SEKI
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Publication number: 20220250037Abstract: An exhaust gas purification catalyst device having a substrate and one or more catalytic noble metals supported on the substrate. The substrate has a plurality of cells partitioned by a porous wall 1 and includes ceria-zirconia compound oxide particles. A specific noble metal that is one of the one or more catalytic noble metals satisfies both the following requirements (1) and (2): (1) the noble metal 50% support depth for the specific noble metal is 30% or less of the distance from the surface of the porous wall 1 to the center of the interior of the porous wall 1, and (2) the noble metal 90% support depth for the specific noble metal is 35% or more of the distance from the surface of the porous wall 1 to the center of the interior of the porous wall 1.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2020Publication date: August 11, 2022Applicants: CATALER CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kana IWATA, Minoru ITOU, Shunsuke OHISHI, Takeru YOSHIDA, Hiromasa SUZUKI, Masaru KAKINOHANA, Satoshi KAMITANI
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Publication number: 20220212171Abstract: An exhaust gas purification catalytic device includes: a substrate; at least one type of noble-metal catalyst that is supported on the substrate; and a coating layer on the surface of the substrate. The substrate includes a plurality of cells which are demarcated by porous walls. The substrate and the coating layer each include ceria-zirconia composite oxide particles.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2020Publication date: July 7, 2022Applicants: CATALER CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kana IWATA, Minoru ITOU, Shunsuke OHISHI, Takeru YOSHIDA, Masaru KAKINOHANA, Satoshi KAMITANI, Hiromasa SUZUKI
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Publication number: 20220016601Abstract: An exhaust-gas purification apparatus includes: a honeycomb base material including a plurality of exhaust-gas flow paths partitioned by a porous wall; and one or more catalyst noble metals carried by the honeycomb base material. The catalyst noble metals are selected from the group consisting of platinum, palladium, and rhodium. The honeycomb base material has a noble metal concentrated surface section in which a 50%-by-mass noble metal carry depth for a specific noble metal that is one type among one or two catalyst noble metals is less than 50% of the distance from the surface to the center of the inside of the porous wall. The 50%-by-mass noble metal carry depth is the depth at which, when the amount of the specific noble metal carried between the surface and the center of the inside of porous wall is used as a reference, 50% by mass of specific noble metal is carried.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2019Publication date: January 20, 2022Applicants: CATALER CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shunsuke OHISHI, Takaya OTA, Ryosuke TAKASU, Mitsuyoshi OKADA, Minoru ITOU, Kana IWATA, Takumi TOJO, Takeru YOSHIDA, Masaru KAKINOHANA, Hiromasa SUZUKI
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Publication number: 20200030780Abstract: The present invention provides an exhaust gas purification catalyst including an alkaline earth metal supported in a highly dispersed state on a porous carrier. A catalyst layer of the exhaust gas purification catalyst provided by the invention has an alkaline earth metal-supporting region including a porous carrier, a catalyst metal belonging to the platinum group, and a sulfate of at least one type of alkali earth metal supported on the porous carrier. In a cross-section of this region, a Pearson correlation coefficient RAe/M is at least 0.5 as calculated using ? and ? for each pixel obtained by carrying out area analysis by FE-EPMA under conditions of pixel size of 0.34 ?m×0.34 ?m, and measured pixel number 256×256, and by measuring the characteristic X-ray intensity (?: cps) of the alkaline earth metal element (Ae) and the characteristic X-ray intensity (?: cps) of the main constituent element of the inorganic compound constituting the porous carrier for each pixel.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2018Publication date: January 30, 2020Inventors: Shunsuke Oishi, Shogo KAWAMURA, Takahiro NAGATA, Hirotaka ORI, Minoru ITOU
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Patent number: 8927454Abstract: An exhaust gas-purifying catalyst includes a support provided with one or more through-holes through which exhaust gas flows, and a catalytic layer supported by the support and containing an oxygen storage material. The exhaust gas-purifying catalyst includes a first section to which the exhaust gas is supplied, and a second section to which the exhaust gas having passed through the first section is supplied. The catalytic layer includes a layered structure of a first catalytic layer containing platinum and/or palladium and a second catalytic layer containing rhodium in the first catalytic section and further includes a third layer containing rhodium in the second section. The second section is smaller in oxygen storage material content per unit volumetric capacity than the first section.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2011Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: Cataler CorporationInventors: Minoru Itou, Michihiko Takeuchi, Tetsuya Shinozaki, Takaaki Kanazawa, Masaya Kamada, Tadashi Suzuki, Satoru Katoh, Naoki Takahashi
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Publication number: 20120040824Abstract: An exhaust gas-purifying catalyst includes a support provided with one or more through-holes through which exhaust gas flows, and a catalytic layer supported by the support and containing an oxygen storage material. The exhaust gas-purifying catalyst includes a first section to which the exhaust gas is supplied, and a second section to which the exhaust gas having passed through the first section is supplied. The catalytic layer includes a layered structure of a first catalytic layer containing platinum and/or palladium and a second catalytic layer containing rhodium in the first catalytic section and further includes a third layer containing rhodium in the second section. The second section is smaller in oxygen storage material content per unit volumetric capacity than the first section.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2011Publication date: February 16, 2012Inventors: Minoru Itou, Michihiko Takeuchi, Tetsuya Shinozaki, Takaaki Kanazawa, Masaya Kamada, Tadashi Suzuki, Satoru Katoh, Naoki Takahashi
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Publication number: 20110237428Abstract: The exhaust gas-purifying catalyst includes a substrate provided with one or more through-holes through which exhaust gas flows, and a catalyst layer which is supported by the substrate and contains precious metals and an oxygen storage material. The exhaust gas-purifying catalyst contains a first part to which the exhaust gas is supplied, and a second part to which the exhaust gas having passed through the first part is supplied and is smaller in the content of the oxygen storage material per unit volume than that of the first part.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2011Publication date: September 29, 2011Applicant: CATALER CORPORATIONInventors: Minoru ITOU, Michihiko Takeuchi, Takaaki Kanazawa, Masaya Kamada, Tadashi Suzuki, Satoru Katoh, Naoki Takahashi
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Patent number: 7767626Abstract: 3-Arylphenyl sulfide derivatives represented by general formula (I): (wherein R is a C2-C6 alkyl group, a C2-C6 alkenyl group, a C2-C6 alkynyl group or the like, B0 to B2 and B3 are hydrogen atoms, halogen atoms, cyano groups, C1-C4 haloalkyl groups or the like, n is 0, 1 or 2, and Ar is a phenyl ring, a pyridine ring, a thiophene ring, a pyrazole ring or the like), and insecticides and miticides containing the 3-arylphenyl sulfide derivatives as an active ingredient.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2008Date of Patent: August 3, 2010Assignees: Kumiai Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., Ihara Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Keiji Toriyabe, Nobuo Takefuji, Minoru Itou, Tetsuya Hirade, Kiyotoshi Nishiyama, Mitsuharu Asahida, Yasunobu Maeda, Nobuhide Wada, Toyokazu Fujisawa, Hiroyuki Yano, Masaaki Komatsu, Osamu Tada
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Publication number: 20100104745Abstract: A process for producing a polarizing element which comprises steps of treating a mixture comprising (A) an alkoxysilane and/or a hexaalkoxydisiloxane, (B) water and (C) an alcohol by heating under a condition of at 40 to 120° C. for 0.5 to 24 hours to prepare a coating solution for an alignment film, coating a substrate with the coating solution for an alignment film prepared above to prepare a sol-gel film, treating the sol-gel film by abrasion in a uniaxial direction to form an alignment layer having marks of abrasion in the uniaxial direction, aligning a dichroic coloring agent on the formed alignment layer by deposition to form a polarizing layer, and forming a protective layer for fixing the coloring agent on the formed polarizing layer. A polarizing element can be produced in simple steps, and separation of the polarizing layer in the steps of the production can be prevented.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2009Publication date: April 29, 2010Applicant: HOYA CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroaki YANAGITA, Minoru Itou
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Publication number: 20090311536Abstract: A plastic lens is provided which is excellent in abrasion resistance, transparency and appearance, and the plastic lens contains, as a substrate, a lens containing a resin having an NHCO structure and a resin containing a specific monomer, and a cured film having an NHCO structure formed by reacting a coating composition directly on the substrate, the coating composition containing a component (i) that is at least one selected from a specific organosilicon compound and a hydrolysate thereof, a component (ii) that is at least one selected from an amino group-containing organic compound, a hydroxyl group-containing organic compound, a mercapto group-containing organic compound, an amino group-containing organosilicon compound, a hydroxyl group-containing organosilicon compound and a mercapto group-containing organosilicon compound, and a component (iii) that is at least one selected from an isocyanate group-containing organic compound and an isocyanate group-containing organosilicon compound.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2007Publication date: December 17, 2009Inventors: Hiroshi Kojima, Tsuyoshi Sakurazawa, Minoru Itou, Toshikazu Hashimoto
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Patent number: 7612105Abstract: 3-Arylphenyl sulfide derivatives represented by general formula (I): (wherein R is a C2-C6 alkyl group, a C2-C6 alkenyl group, a C2-C6 alkynyl group or the like, B0 to B2 and B3 are hydrogen atoms, halogen atoms, cyano groups, C1-C4 haloalkyl groups or the like, n is 0, 1 or 2, and Ar is a phenyl ring, a pyridine ring, a thiophene ring, a pyrazole ring or the like), and insecticides and miticides containing the 3-arylphenyl sulfide derivatives as an active ingredient.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2005Date of Patent: November 3, 2009Assignees: Kumiai Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., Ihara Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Keiji Toriyabe, Nobuo Takefuji, Minoru Itou, Tetsuya Hirade, Kiyotoshi Nishiyama, Mitsuharu Asahida, Yasunobu Maeda, Nobuhide Wada, Toyokazu Fujisawa, Hiroyuki Yano, Masaaki Komatsu, Osamu Tada
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Publication number: 20090170883Abstract: 3-Arylphenyl sulfide derivatives represented by general formula (I): (wherein R is a C2-C6 alkyl group, a C2-C6 alkenyl group, a C2-C6 alkynyl group or the like, B0 to B2 and B3 are hydrogen atoms, halogen atoms, cyano groups, C1-C4 haloalkyl groups or the like, n is 0, 1 or 2, and Ar is a phenyl ring, a pyridine ring, a thiophene ring, a pyrazole ring or the like), and insecticides and miticides containing the 3-arylphenyl sulfide derivatives as an active ingredient.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2008Publication date: July 2, 2009Applicants: KUMIAI CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD., IHARA CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Keiji Toriyabe, Nobuo Takefuji, Minoru Itou, Tetsuya Hirade, Kiyotoshi Nishiyama, Mitsuharu Asahida, Yasunobu Maeda, Nobuhide Wada, Toyokazu Fujisawa, Hiroyuki Yano, Masaaki Komatsu, Osamu Tada
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Publication number: 20070211335Abstract: According to the invention, the optical film is processed into circular shape as stated above. Thus, optical members with high versatility can be produced without being affected by the optical film-specific optical axis, and optical members that allows easy inventory control can be provided with no reduction in production efficiency. And a method of processing a long size optical film into a circular shape, subsequently processing the optical film processed into the circular shape into an arbitrary shape, also allows a fine tuning of its optical axis even after it is produced from the long size optical film, therefore, optical members with a high degree of flexibility in design and with high versatility can be provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2005Publication date: September 13, 2007Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATIONInventors: Hideo Ikeda, Kouji Ishizaki, Minoru Itou, Kazuo Kitada
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Patent number: 7083542Abstract: An internal hub transmission for a bicycle comprises a drive member rotatably supported around a hub axle, a hub body rotatably supported around the hub axle, a planetary gear mechanism disposed in a force transmission path between the drive member and the hub body that communicates rotational force from the drive member to the hub body through a plurality of power transmitting paths, and a clutch member that controls the planetary gear mechanism. A one-way clutch mechanism is disposed in a force transmission path between the drive member and the clutch member.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2004Date of Patent: August 1, 2006Assignee: Shimano, Inc.Inventors: Minoru Itou, Tetsuya Hino
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Patent number: 7037930Abstract: 3-Arylphenyl sulfide derivatives represented by general formula (I): ? (wherein R is a C2-C6 alkyl group, a C2-C6 alkenyl group, a C2-C6 alkynyl group or the like, B0 to B2 and B3 are hydrogen atoms, halogen atoms, cyano groups, C1-C4 haloalkyl groups or the like, n is 0, 1 or 2, and Ar is a phenyl ring, a pyridine ring, a thiophene ring, a pyrazole ring or the like), and insecticides and miticides containing the 3-arylphenyl sulfide derivatives as an active ingredient.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2004Date of Patent: May 2, 2006Assignees: Kumiai Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., Ihara Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Keiji Toriyabe, Nobuo Takefuji, Minoru Itou, Tetsuya Hirade, Kiyotoshi Nishiyama, Mitsuharu Asahida, Yasunobu Maeda, Nobuhide Wada, Toyokazu Fujisawa, Hiroyuki Yano, Masaaki Komatsu, Osamu Tada
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Publication number: 20050171097Abstract: 3-Arylphenyl sulfide derivatives represented by general formula (I): (wherein R is a C2-C6 alkyl group, a C2-C6 alkenyl group, a C2-C6 alkynyl group or the like, B0 to B2 and B3 are hydrogen atoms, halogen atoms, cyano groups, C1-C4 haloalkyl groups or the like, n is 0, 1 or 2, and Ar is a phenyl ring, a pyridine ring, a thiophene ring, a pyrazole ring or the like), and insecticides and miticides containing the 3-arylphenyl sulfide derivatives as an active ingredient.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2005Publication date: August 4, 2005Applicants: KUMIAI CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD., IHARA CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Keiji Toriyabe, Nobuo Takefuji, Minoru Itou, Tetsuya Hirade, Kiyotoshi Nishiyama, Mitsuharu Asahida, Yasunobu Maeda, Nobuhide Wada, Toyokazu Fujisawa, Hiroyuki Yano, Masaaki Komatsu, Osamu Tada
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Publication number: 20050107383Abstract: 3-Arylphenyl sulfide derivatives represented by general formula (I): (wherein R is a C2-C6 alkyl group, a C2-C6 alkenyl group, a C2-C6 alkynyl group or the like, B0 to B2 and B3 are hydrogen atoms, halogen atoms, cyano groups, C1-C4 haloalkyl groups or the like, n is 0, 1 or 2, and Ar is a phenyl ring, a pyridine ring, a thiophene ring, a pyrazole ring or the like), and insecticides and miticides containing the 3-arylphenyl sulfide derivatives as an active ingredient.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2004Publication date: May 19, 2005Applicants: KUMIAI CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD., IHARA CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Keiji Toriyabe, Nobuo Takefuji, Minoru Itou, Tetsuya Hirade, Kiyotoshi Nishiyama, Mitsuharu Asahida, Yasunobu Maeda, Nobuhide Wada, Toyokazu Fujisawa, Hiroyuki Yano, Masaaki Komatsu, Osamu Tada