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).

  • Patent number: 5807528
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1998
    Assignee: Tosoh Corporation
    Inventors: Masao Nakano, Akinori Eshita, Kazuhiko Sekizawa
  • Patent number: 5695728
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 9, 1997
    Assignee: Tosoh Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Miura, Senshi Kasahara, Hidekazu Aoyama, Kazuhiko Sekizawa
  • Patent number: 5449504
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 12, 1995
    Assignee: Tosoh Corporation
    Inventors: Senshi Kasahara, Shunji Inoue, Kazuo Sekitani, Kazuhiko Sekizawa, Hiroshi Miura, Hironobu Hosose, Shirou Nakamura
  • Patent number: 5443803
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 22, 1995
    Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Tosoh Corporation
    Inventors: Tatsuji Mizuno, Shinichi Takeshima, Kazuhiko Sekizawa, Senshi Kasahara
  • Patent number: 5427753
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 27, 1995
    Assignee: Tosoh Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Miura, Senshi Kasahara, Hidekazu Aoyama, Kazuhiko Sekizawa, Shoji Adachi
  • Patent number: 5382416
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 17, 1995
    Assignee: Tosoh Corporation
    Inventors: Masao Nakano, Akinori Eshita, Kazuhiko Sekizawa
  • Patent number: 5374409
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 20, 1994
    Assignee: Tosoh Corporation
    Inventors: Senshi Kasahara, Shuji Okazaki, Kazuhiko Sekizawa
  • Patent number: 5236879
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1993
    Assignee: Tosoh Corporation
    Inventors: Shunji Inoue, Senshi Kasahara, Kazuhiko Sekizawa
  • Patent number: 5208198
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1993
    Assignee: Tosoh Corporation
    Inventors: Masao Nakano, Akinori Eshita, Kazuhiko Sekizawa
  • Patent number: 5206196
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1993
    Assignee: Tosoh Corporation
    Inventors: Masao Nakano, Akinori Eshita, Kazuhiko Sekizawa
  • Patent number: 5149877
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1992
    Assignee: Tosoh Corporation
    Inventors: Yasushi Hara, Yukio Ito, Kazuhiko Sekizawa
  • Patent number: 5073649
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 17, 1991
    Assignee: Tosoh Corporation
    Inventors: Yasushi Hara, Nobumasa Suzuki, Yukio Ito, Kazuhiko Sekizawa
  • Patent number: 5001289
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 19, 1991
    Assignee: Tosoh Corporation
    Inventors: Masao Nakano, Kazuhiko Sekizawa, Toshio Hironaka, Kiyotaka Oyama, Seiichi Asano
  • Patent number: 4982003
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1988
    Date of Patent: January 1, 1991
    Assignee: Tosoh Corporation
    Inventors: Yasushi Hara, Nobumasa Suzuki, Yukio Ito, Kazuhiko Sekizawa
  • Patent number: 4914247
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 3, 1990
    Assignee: Toyo Soda Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Sekizawa, Toshio Hironaka, Masao Nakano, Yukihiro Tsutsumi
  • Patent number: 4861929
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1986
    Date of Patent: August 29, 1989
    Assignee: Tosoh Corporation
    Inventors: Takanori Miyake, Kazuhiko Sekizawa, Toshio Hironaka, Yukihiro Tsutsumi
  • Patent number: 4849560
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1988
    Date of Patent: July 18, 1989
    Assignee: Toyo Soda Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Sekizawa, Takanori Miyake, Toshio Hironaka, Yukihiro Tsutsumi
  • Patent number: 4792644
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1987
    Date of Patent: December 20, 1988
    Assignee: Tosoh Corporation
    Inventors: Toshio Hironaka, Kazuhiko Sekizawa, Yukihiro Tsutsumi
  • Patent number: 4740641
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1986
    Date of Patent: April 26, 1988
    Assignee: Tosoh Corporation
    Inventors: Masao Nakano, Kazuhiko Sekizawa, Satoshi Fujii, Yukihiro Tsutsumi
  • Patent number: 4463105
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 1982
    Date of Patent: July 31, 1984
    Assignee: Sagami Chemical Research Center
    Inventors: Masaru Ichikawa, Kohichi Shikakura, Kazuhiko Sekizawa, Kazuaki Tanaka