Patents by Inventor Hisato YASUMATSU

Hisato YASUMATSU 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).

  • CLUSTER-SUPPORTING CATALYST AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING IT
    Publication number: 20200094228
    Abstract: There is provided a catalyst with low-temperature activity, high selectivity, high poisoning resistance and high durability, as well as a method for producing it. A cluster-supporting catalyst having a silicon carbide carrier and precious metal clusters supported on the silicon carbide carrier, and a method for producing the cluster-supporting catalyst that includes sputtering with a precious metal target to generate precious metal clusters, and impacting the generated precious metal clusters on the surface of the silicon carbide carrier to support them on it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, GENESIS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Hisato YASUMATSU, Nobuyuki FUKUI, Toshiaki TANAKA, Seitoku ITO, Jun HASEGAWA
  • Subnanometer to nanometer transition metal CO oxidation catalysts
    Patent number: 9849445
    Abstract: The present invention provides a catalyst defined in part by a conductive substrate; a film overlaying a surface of the substrate; and a plurality of metal clusters supported by the layer, wherein each cluster comprises between 8 and 11 atoms. Further provided is a catalyst defined in part by a conductive substrate; a layer overlaying a surface of the substrate; and a plurality of metal clusters supported by the layer, wherein each cluster comprises at least two metals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC
    Inventors: Stefan Vajda, Alessandro Fortunelli, Hisato Yasumatsu
  • SUBNANOMETER TO NANOMETER TRANSITION METAL CO OXIDATION CATALYSTS
    Publication number: 20170087538
    Abstract: The present invention provides a catalyst defined in part by a conductive substrate; a film overlaying a surface of the substrate; and a plurality of metal clusters supported by the layer, wherein each cluster comprises between 8 and 11 atoms. Further provided is a catalyst defined in part by a conductive substrate; a layer overlaying a surface of the substrate; and a plurality of metal clusters supported by the layer, wherein each cluster comprises at least two metals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Applicant: UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC
    Inventors: Stefan VAJDA, Alessandro FORTUNELLI, Hisato YASUMATSU