Patents by Inventor Kazuhiko Sekizawa
Kazuhiko Sekizawa 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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Patent number: 5807528Abstract: A catalyst for purifying an exhaust gas to remove nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons from an oxygen rich exhaust gas containing the same, comprising (i) a zeolite having an SiO.sub.2 /Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 mole ratio of at least 15 and (ii) (a) silver and, optionally, (b) an alkali metal and/or an alkaline earth metal incorporated therein.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 1993Date of Patent: September 15, 1998Assignee: Tosoh CorporationInventors: Masao Nakano, Akinori Eshita, Kazuhiko Sekizawa
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Patent number: 5695728Abstract: A method for removing nitrogen oxides from an oxygen-rich exhaust gas containing nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbons comprising bringing the oxygen-rich exhaust gas into contact with a catalyst comprising (1)(i) a zeolite containing an apatite compound and having an SiO.sub.2 /Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 molar ratio of at least 15 and (ii) at least one active metal or (2)(ii) a zeolite containing an apatite compound and having an SiO.sub.2 /Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 molar ratio of at least 15, (ii) an alkaline earth metal and (iii) at least one active metal.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 1996Date of Patent: December 9, 1997Assignee: Tosoh CorporationInventors: Hiroshi Miura, Senshi Kasahara, Hidekazu Aoyama, Kazuhiko Sekizawa
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Patent number: 5449504Abstract: A process for removing nitrogen oxides from oxygen rich exhaust gas containing nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbons using a catalyst composed of at least one active metal and zeolite having a molar ratio of SiO.sub.2 /Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 of at least 15, treated with a vapor of at least one silicon compound selected from alkylchlorosilanes, alkoxysilanes, alkoxyalkylsilanes, and silicon tetrachloride or treated with an alkoxysilane or silicon tetrachloride in an organic solvent.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 1993Date of Patent: September 12, 1995Assignee: Tosoh CorporationInventors: Senshi Kasahara, Shunji Inoue, Kazuo Sekitani, Kazuhiko Sekizawa, Hiroshi Miura, Hironobu Hosose, Shirou Nakamura
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Patent number: 5443803Abstract: A catalyst for purifying an exhaust gas comprising a zeolite catalyst ion exchanged with cobalt and at least one alkaline earth metal and a zeolite catalyst ion-exchanged with copper, provided on an inlet side of an exhaust gas stream and an outlet side of the exhaust gas respectively, or randomly present in a mixed state.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 1992Date of Patent: August 22, 1995Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Tosoh CorporationInventors: Tatsuji Mizuno, Shinichi Takeshima, Kazuhiko Sekizawa, Senshi Kasahara
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Patent number: 5427753Abstract: Nitrogen oxides are removed from an oxygen rich exhaust gas containing nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbons by bringing the oxygen rich exhaust gas into contact with a catalyst composed of phosphorus and at least one active metal contained in a zeolite having a molar ratio of SiO.sub.2 /Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 of at least 15.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 1993Date of Patent: June 27, 1995Assignee: Tosoh CorporationInventors: Hiroshi Miura, Senshi Kasahara, Hidekazu Aoyama, Kazuhiko Sekizawa, Shoji Adachi
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Patent number: 5382416Abstract: A catalyst for purifying an exhaust gas to remove nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons from an oxygen-rich exhaust gas containing nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons, comprising (i) a zeolite having an SiO.sub.2 /Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 mole ratio of at least 15 and (ii) (a) cobalt, (b) an alkaline earth metal and (c) silver, or nickel and/or zinc, or platinum and/or manganese, or copper and/or rhodium, incorporated thereinto.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 1994Date of Patent: January 17, 1995Assignee: Tosoh CorporationInventors: Masao Nakano, Akinori Eshita, Kazuhiko Sekizawa
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Patent number: 5374409Abstract: A method for purifying an exhaust gas using a transition metal-containing zeolite having a high hydrothermal stability having the formula, in terms of a molar composition of oxides:aA.sub.2 O.bM.sub.2/n O.Al.sub.2 O.sub.3.cSiO.sub.2.dH.sub.2 O(I)wherein a is 0.2 to 1.0, b is more than 0 but not more than 1.5, c is at least 10, d is an arbitrary number, A is potassium or cesium, M is a transition metal and n is a valence number of the metal M.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 1991Date of Patent: December 20, 1994Assignee: Tosoh CorporationInventors: Senshi Kasahara, Shuji Okazaki, Kazuhiko Sekizawa
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Patent number: 5236879Abstract: A catalyst for purifying an exhaust gas comprising: a crystalline aluminosilicate containing a rare earth or alkaline earth metal produced by allowing a rare earth or alkaline earth metal salt to exist in reactants for a synthesis of a crystalline aluminosilicate, and introduced therein, at least one element selected from the consisting of the group Ib metals and VIII metals of the periodic table.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 1991Date of Patent: August 17, 1993Assignee: Tosoh CorporationInventors: Shunji Inoue, Senshi Kasahara, Kazuhiko Sekizawa
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Patent number: 5208198Abstract: A catalyst for purifying an exhaust gas to remove nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons from an oxygen-rich exhaust gas containing nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons, comprising (i) a zeolite having an SiO.sub.2 /Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 mole ratio of at least 15 and (ii) (a) cobalt, (b) an alkaline earth metal and (c) silver, or nickel and/or zinc, or platinum and/or manganese, or copper and/or rhodium, incorporated thereinto.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 1991Date of Patent: May 4, 1993Assignee: Tosoh CorporationInventors: Masao Nakano, Akinori Eshita, Kazuhiko Sekizawa
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Patent number: 5206196Abstract: A catalyst for purifying an exhaust gas to remove nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons from an oxygen-rich exhaust gas containing nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons comprising (i) a zeolite having an SiO.sub.2 /Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 mole ratio of at least 15 and (ii) (a) cobalt, (b) a rare earth metal and (c) silver, or nickel and/or zinc, or platinum and/or manganese, or copper and/or rhodium, incorporated thereinto.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 1991Date of Patent: April 27, 1993Assignee: Tosoh CorporationInventors: Masao Nakano, Akinori Eshita, Kazuhiko Sekizawa
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Patent number: 5149877Abstract: A process for producing an alkylenamine, which comprises reacting ammonia and/or an alkylenamine with an alkanolamine in the presence of niobium oxide treated with an acid, to obtain an alkylenamine having an increased number of alkylene chains over the ammonia and/or the alkylenamine as starting material.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 1990Date of Patent: September 22, 1992Assignee: Tosoh CorporationInventors: Yasushi Hara, Yukio Ito, Kazuhiko Sekizawa
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Patent number: 5073649Abstract: A process for producing an alkylenamine, which comprises reacting ammonia and/or a polyalkylene polyamine with an alkanolamine to obtain an alkylenamine having an increased number of alkylene chains over the ammonia and/or the alkylenamine as starting material, wherein a catalyst having a niobium-containing substance supported on a carrier is used for the reaction.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 1989Date of Patent: December 17, 1991Assignee: Tosoh CorporationInventors: Yasushi Hara, Nobumasa Suzuki, Yukio Ito, Kazuhiko Sekizawa
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Patent number: 5001289Abstract: Disclosed is a shaped zeolite catalyst used for liquid phase organic reactions. The shaped zeolite catalyst is composed of substantially spherical particles having a particle diameter substantially in the range of from 70 to 300 .mu.m, and which has fine pores having a pore volume of 0.4 to 1 cc per gram of the shaped catalyst and a median pore diameter based on the pore volume of 1,000 to 5,500 .ANG..Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 1989Date of Patent: March 19, 1991Assignee: Tosoh CorporationInventors: Masao Nakano, Kazuhiko Sekizawa, Toshio Hironaka, Kiyotaka Oyama, Seiichi Asano
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Patent number: 4982003Abstract: A mixed oxide catalyst comprising niobium oxide and a member selected from the group consisting of titania, alumina, silica, zirconia and oxides of elements in Groups IIA, VA, VIA, IB, IIB, IIIB, VB, VIB, VIIB and VIII of the Periodic Table. A process for producing an alkylenamine, which comprise reacting ammonia and/or an alkylenamine with an alkanolamine in the presence of such a mixed oxide.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 1988Date of Patent: January 1, 1991Assignee: Tosoh CorporationInventors: Yasushi Hara, Nobumasa Suzuki, Yukio Ito, Kazuhiko Sekizawa
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Patent number: 4914247Abstract: A para-substituted halogenobenzene derivative is prepared by halogenating a benzene derivative in the liquid phase in the presence of a molded zeolite catalyst body comprising, based on the weight of the molded zeolite catalyst body, 10 to 95% by weight of an L-type zeolite as the anhydrous state and 5 to 90% by weight of amorphous silica.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 1989Date of Patent: April 3, 1990Assignee: Toyo Soda Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazuhiko Sekizawa, Toshio Hironaka, Masao Nakano, Yukihiro Tsutsumi
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Patent number: 4861929Abstract: A p-substituted halobenzene derivative, which is very valuable in industry, can be obtained by halogenation of benzene and/or a benzene derivative in the liquid phase using, as a catalyst, a faujasite type zeolite in the presence of any one member selected from the group consisting of sulfur-containing compounds, nitrogen-containing organic basic compounds, salts of said nitrogen-containing organic basic compounds, and a mixture of said nitrogen-containing organic basic compounds and salts thereof.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 1986Date of Patent: August 29, 1989Assignee: Tosoh CorporationInventors: Takanori Miyake, Kazuhiko Sekizawa, Toshio Hironaka, Yukihiro Tsutsumi
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Patent number: 4849560Abstract: p-Substituted halogenated benzene derivatives are prepared at a high selectivity by halogenating benzene and/or benzene derivatives by using as a catalyst a zeolite modified with a metal salt.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 1988Date of Patent: July 18, 1989Assignee: Toyo Soda Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazuhiko Sekizawa, Takanori Miyake, Toshio Hironaka, Yukihiro Tsutsumi
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Patent number: 4792644Abstract: In the liquid phase chlorination of benzene derivatives including benzene per se in the presence of a zeolite possessing the main pores having the opening formed of a 12-membered oxygen ring; para-substituted chlorinated benzene derivatives are preferentially obtained by adding a small quantity of a quaternary ammonium salt or salts to the reaction mixture.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 1987Date of Patent: December 20, 1988Assignee: Tosoh CorporationInventors: Toshio Hironaka, Kazuhiko Sekizawa, Yukihiro Tsutsumi
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Patent number: 4740641Abstract: A p-substituted halobenzene derivative, which is very valuable in industry, can be obtained by halogenation of benzene and/or a benzene derivative in a liquid phase at a temperature of 0.degree. to 200.degree. C. at a higher selectivity and yield than in known processes, using, as a catalyst, an L type zeolite alkali-treated with an alkali solution of pH 11 or above at a temperature of 0.degree. to 100.degree. C. for 0.5 to 100 hours.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 1986Date of Patent: April 26, 1988Assignee: Tosoh CorporationInventors: Masao Nakano, Kazuhiko Sekizawa, Satoshi Fujii, Yukihiro Tsutsumi
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Patent number: 4463105Abstract: In a process for producing an oxygen-containing hydrocarbon compound having 1 or 2 carbon atoms which comprises reacting a gaseous mixture of a carbon oxide and hydrogen in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst, the improvement wherein said hydrogenation catalyst is a catalyst composition comprising(A) substantially metallic rhodium,(B) an oxide of a metal selected from the group consisting of metals of Groups, IIa, IIIa, IVa and Va of the periodic table of short form, and(C) silica or(i) substantially metallic rhodium,(ii) an element selected from the group consisting of niobium, tantalum, chromium, manganese and rhenium,(iii) an oxide of a metal selected from the group consisting of metals of Groups IIIa, IVa and Va of the periodic table of short form, and(iv) silica.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 1982Date of Patent: July 31, 1984Assignee: Sagami Chemical Research CenterInventors: Masaru Ichikawa, Kohichi Shikakura, Kazuhiko Sekizawa, Kazuaki Tanaka