Patents by Inventor Atsushi Furukawa

Atsushi Furukawa 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: 7589045
    Abstract: An exhaust gas purifying catalyst which exhibits sufficient efficiency during low temperature operation (below 400° C.) such as starting of a vehicle or idling operation can be provided by improving activation of a noble metal itself and preventing reduction of activation at high temperatures. In the catalyst, Pd is supported on a complex oxide having the ratio formula of Ln1-aXaAl1-bZbO3 (Ln: rare earth element, X: alkali earth metal, Z: 2 to 5 group or 12 to 14 group element, 0.02?a?0.30, 0.02?b?0.30).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuichi Matsuo, Norihiko Suzuki, Atsushi Furukawa
  • Patent number: 7585809
    Abstract: A purification catalyst for exhaust gas which exhibits satisfactory performance even at a low temperature operation of starting or idling of engine (not more than 400° C.), and a production method therefore are provided. The catalyst comprises an aluminum oxide supporting Pd, and the aluminum oxide is LnAlO3 (Ln: rare-earth metal).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuichi Matsuo, Norihiko Suzuki, Kazunori Kiguchi, Atsushi Furukawa
  • Patent number: 7580670
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a broadcast data receiver which is able to easily receive information about predetermined person. An address book 120 holds the personal identifying information for identifying person. The BML document extracting section 150 extracts the BML document described by the BML from the broadcast data. The personal information searching section 160 obtains the correspondence personal identifying information corresponding to the personal identifying information held by the address book 120 from the BML document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
    Inventor: Atsushi Furukawa
  • Publication number: 20090131250
    Abstract: A purification catalyst for exhaust gas which exhibits satisfactory performance even at a low temperature operation of starting or idling of engine (not more than 400° C.), and a production method therefor are provided. The catalyst comprises an aluminum oxide supporting Pd, and the aluminum oxide is LnAlO3 (Ln: rare-earth metal).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuichi MATSUO, Norihiko SUZUKI, Kazunori KIGUCHI, Atsushi FURUKAWA
  • Patent number: 7476640
    Abstract: A purification catalyst for exhaust gas enhances the activities of the precious metals, preventing decrease of activities at high temperature, and exhibiting a satisfactory performance during operation. In the purification catalyst of the present invention, Pd is supported by an aluminum composite oxide having a perovskite structure, the aluminum composite oxide is LnAl1-xMxO3 in which Ln is a rare-earth element, and the element M in the LnAl1-xMxO3 is one of elements in groups 1 to 5 and groups 12 to 14.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuichi Matsuo, Atsushi Furukawa, Norihiko Suzuki, Kazunori Kiguchi
  • Publication number: 20090005241
    Abstract: A purification catalyst for exhaust gas which exhibits satisfactory performance even at a low temperature operation of starting or idling of engine (not more than 400° C.), and a production method therefor are provided. The catalyst comprises an aluminum oxide supporting Pd, and the aluminum oxide is LnAlO3 (Ln: rare-earth metal).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2004
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Inventors: Yuichi Matsuo, Norihiko Suzuki, Kazunori Kiguchi, Atsushi Furukawa
  • Patent number: 7444163
    Abstract: A mobile digital device comprises a ten-key pad being comprised of a key mat 21 on which ten-key buttons 21a-21c with respective projections 21aa-21cc on the under surfaces thereof are laid out and a key circuit board on which respective contacts 22a-22c corresponding to the projections are laid out, an electrostatic capacity sensing pad 30 for sensing an electrostatic capacity change to detect a touched region and having through holes to be inserted the projections corresponding thereto and being provided with between the key mat 21 and the key circuit board 22, and a controller for selecting a function corresponded to a feature of the touched region detected by the electrostatic capacity sensing pad and executing the selected function. Owing to such constructions, a desired function can be selected by way of finger touching to the mobile digital device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Takeshi Ban, Atsushi Furukawa, Akiko Inami, Yachiyo Itou, Takashi Sugiyama, Noriyoshi Usui, Masao Nakada
  • Publication number: 20080254977
    Abstract: A catalyst for exhaust gas purification is provided that can not only efficiently and simultaneously purify nitrogen oxides, hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide in exhaust gas emitted from internal combustion engines such as those of automobiles even at lower temperatures, but also exhibits higher durability. The coexistence of a complex oxide that includes a rare earth element and palladium, a rare earth oxide, and a perovskite-type complex oxide that is expressed by the general formula LnAlO3, in which Ln is a rare earth element, may provide a catalyst that not only efficiently purifies the exhaust gas emitted from internal combustion engines such as those of automobiles even at lower temperatures, but also exhibits higher durability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2004
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuichi Matsuo, Kazunori Kiguchi, Norihiko Suzuki, Atsushi Furukawa
  • Publication number: 20080104657
    Abstract: A digital broadcast reception device comprises a tuner for receiving a digital broadcast to output a transport stream, a demultiplexer for separating packets from the transport stream, a decoder for decoding the packets to output data, an output section for outputting video and audio of a program based on the data obtained by the decoder, a recorder for recording video and audio data in a program being displayed at present or a transport stream containing video and audio data in a program being displayed at present, an information recording section for recording received partial information has been obtained or received partial information being obtained by reception broadcast at a time when the reception device receives an instruction to record from a user, a recording controller for relating the received partial information to a recorded content recorded by the recorder when the received partial information is recorded by the information recording section, the recorded content being a content of the broadca
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2007
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Atsushi FURUKAWA
  • Patent number: 7338917
    Abstract: A purification catalyst for exhaust gas enhances the activity for each precious metal by effectively utilizing the precious metal without incurring a high production cost, thereby improving endurance. The purification catalyst for exhaust gas comprises a composite oxide supporting Pd, the composite oxide has a rational formula MXO3 in which M is an alkali metal element and X is an element in group 5 in periodic table, and a perovskite crystal structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuichi Matsuo, Kazunori Kiguchi, Norihiko Suzuki, Atsushi Furukawa
  • Publication number: 20070155623
    Abstract: A purification catalyst for exhaust gas enhances the activities of the precious metals, preventing decrease of activities at high temperature, and exhibiting a satisfactory performance during operation. In the purification catalyst of the present invention, Pd is supported by an aluminum composite oxide having a perovskite structure, the aluminum composite oxide is LnAl1-xMxO3 in which Ln is a rare-earth element, and the element M in the LnAl1-xMxO3 is one of elements in groups 1 to 5 and groups 12 to 14.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2007
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuichi Matsuo, Atsushi Furukawa, Norihiko Suzuki, Kazunori Kiguchi
  • Publication number: 20070134138
    Abstract: An exhaust gas purifying apparatus is provided for efficiently purifying particulate matter discharged from an internal combustion engine at a lower exhaust gas temperature by adequately disposing of the absorbent material for absorbing hydrocarbon, the combustion catalyst for hydrocarbon, and the combustion catalyst for particulate matter. The exhaust gas purifying apparatus disposed in an exhaust gas path of the internal combustion engine for purifying particulate matter in exhaust gas discharged from the internal combustion engine, includes a particulate filter, wherein the particulate filter has a porous wall; a first layer formed on a surface of the porous wall, including an absorbent material for absorbing hydrocarbon contained in exhaust gas; and a second layer formed on a surface of the first layer, containing a combustion catalyst for the particulate matter and a combustion catalyst for the hydrocarbon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2006
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventors: Yuichi Matsuo, Takeshi Mori, Atsushi Furukawa, Norihiko Suzuki
  • Patent number: 7199079
    Abstract: A purification catalyst for exhaust gas enhances the activities of the precious metals, preventing decrease of activities at high temperature, and exhibiting a satisfactory performance during operation. In the purification catalyst of the present invention, Pd is supported by an aluminum composite oxide having a perovskite structure, the aluminum composite oxide is LnAl1?xMxO3 in which Ln is a rare-earth element, and the element M in the LnAl1?xMxO3 is one of elements in groups 1 to 5 and groups 12 to 14.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2007
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuichi Matsuo, Atsushi Furukawa, Norihiko Suzuki, Kazunori Kiguchi
  • Patent number: 7123080
    Abstract: An input circuit has a differential amplification circuit which converts a differential signal to a single end signal to output the single end signal, an attenuation circuit which attenuates a first input signal to output the attenuated signal to the differential amplification circuit, a capacitor in which one end thereof is connected to a first input terminal to which the first input signal is inputted, and another end thereof is connected to an output side of the differential amplification circuit, a buffer to which the single end signal outputted from the differential amplification circuit and a signal transmitted through the capacitor are inputted, and which outputs the output signal, and a feedback circuit which outputs a signal based on an output signal outputted from the buffer and the second input signal to the differential amplification circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: Yokogawa Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi Furukawa, Takuya Saito
  • Publication number: 20060223489
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a broadcast data receiver which is able to easily receive information about predetermined person. An address book 120 holds the personal identifying information for identifying person. The BML document extracting section 150 extracts the BML document described by the BML from the broadcast data. The personal information searching section 160 obtains the correspondence personal identifying information corresponding to the personal identifying information held by the address book 120 from the BML document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2006
    Publication date: October 5, 2006
    Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Atsushi Furukawa
  • Publication number: 20060202748
    Abstract: An input circuit has a differential amplification circuit which converts a differential signal to a single end signal to output the single end signal, an attenuation circuit which attenuates a first input signal to output the attenuated signal to the differential amplification circuit, a capacitor in which one end thereof is connected to a first input terminal to which the first input signal is inputted, and another end thereof is connected to an output side of the differential amplification circuit, a buffer to which the single end signal outputted from the differential amplification circuit and a signal transmitted through the capacitor are inputted, and which outputs the output signal, and a feedback circuit which outputs a signal based on an output signal outputted from the buffer and the second input signal to the differential amplification circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2005
    Publication date: September 14, 2006
    Inventors: Atsushi Furukawa, Takuya Saito
  • Publication number: 20060150874
    Abstract: A furnace wall comprises: a furnace wall bottom part composed of furnace wall tubes having upward-spiraled fluid passages; a nose part which has nose wall tubes disposed in a middle part of a furnace rear wall adjoining the furnace wall bottom part; and a screen part having screen tubes, wherein the terminal parts of the furnace wall tubes are located lower than the nose part. Consequently, the drain generated in the nose wall tubes while the operation of the boiler is suspended can naturally fall inside the furnace wall tubes located lower than the nose part, and in a case where the header is connected with the terminal parts of the furnace wall tubes, the drain generated in the nose wall tubes can naturally fall inside the header.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2003
    Publication date: July 13, 2006
    Applicant: BABCOCK-HITACHI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toshihiko Okamoto, Junichiro Matsuda, Atsushi Furukawa
  • Patent number: 7073451
    Abstract: A furnace wall comprises: a furnace wall bottom part composed of furnace wall tubes having upward-spiraled fluid passages; a nose part which has nose wall tubes disposed in a middle part of a furnace rear wall adjoining the furnace wall bottom part; and a screen part having screen tubes, wherein the terminal parts of the furnace wall tubes are located lower than the nose part. Consequently, the drain generated in the nose wall tubes while the operation of the boiler is suspended can naturally fall inside the furnace wall tubes located lower than the nose part, and in a case where the header is connected with the terminal parts of the furnace wall tubes, the drain generated in the nose wall tubes can naturally fall inside the header.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2006
    Assignee: Babcock-Hitachi Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshihiko Okamoto, Junichiro Matsuda, Atsushi Furukawa
  • Publication number: 20060089255
    Abstract: An exhaust gas purifying catalyst which exhibits sufficient efficiency during low temperature operation (below 400° C.) such as starting of a vehicle or idling operation can be provided by improving activation of a noble metal itself and preventing reduction of activation at high temperatures. In the catalyst, Pd is supported on a complex oxide having the ratio formula of Ln1-aXaAl1-bZbO3 (Ln: rare earth element, X: alkali earth metal, Z: 2 to 5 group or 12 to 14 group element, 0.02?a?0.30, 0.02?b?0.30).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2005
    Publication date: April 27, 2006
    Inventors: Yuichi Matsuo, Norihiko Suzuki, Atsushi Furukawa
  • Publication number: 20050221979
    Abstract: A purification catalyst for exhaust gas enhances the activity for each precious metal by effectively utilizing the precious metal without incurring a high production cost, thereby improving endurance. The purification catalyst for exhaust gas comprises a composite oxide supporting Pd, the composite oxide has a rational formula MXO3 in which M is an alkali metal element and X is an element in group 5 in periodic table, and a perovskite crystal structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2005
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuichi Matsuo, Kazunori Kiguchi, Norihiko Suzuki, Atsushi Furukawa