Patents by Inventor Kazuyoshi KOMATA

Kazuyoshi KOMATA 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: 11143072
    Abstract: In order to provide an exhaust gas purification catalyst capable of purifying hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, and nitrogen oxides in exhaust gas at low temperatures, the exhaust gas purification catalyst according to the present invention includes: a region (2) containing palladium on a three-dimensional structure (1), and a first region (3) and a second region (4) provided on the region (2) in order from an inflow side of exhaust gas to an outflow side of exhaust gas. The concentration of neodymium contained in the first region (3) is higher than the concentration of neodymium contained in the second region (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: UMICORE SHOKUBAI JAPAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hirotaka Kuno, Masashi Nakashima, Kenji Ashikari, Yuji Ogino, Kazuyoshi Komata, Shigekazu Minami
  • Patent number: 10654030
    Abstract: The present invention provides exhaust gas purification catalyst for an internal combustion engine, and exhaust gas purification method using the catalyst. The present invention provides the exhaust gas purification catalyst including a support, a first catalyst layer on an upstream side, a second catalyst layer on a downstream side, and a third catalyst layer. In the exhaust gas purification catalyst, the upstream portion of the third catalyst layer is present on the first catalyst layer, the downstream portion of the third catalyst layer is present on the second catalyst layer, and in the middle portion between the upstream portion and the downstream portion of the third catalyst layer is present between the first catalyst layer and the second catalyst layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: UMICORE SHOKUBAI JAPAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi Komata, Hirotaka Kuno, Yuzo Hamada, Masashi Nakashima, Yuji Ogino, Masanori Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20200049041
    Abstract: In order to provide an exhaust gas purification catalyst capable of purifying hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, and nitrogen oxides in exhaust gas at low temperatures, the exhaust gas purification catalyst according to the present invention includes: a region (2) containing palladium on a three-dimensional structure (1), and a first region (3) and a second region (4) provided on the region (2) in order from an inflow side of exhaust gas to an outflow side of exhaust gas. The concentration of neodymium contained in the first region (3) is higher than the concentration of neodymium contained in the second region (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2018
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: UMICORE SHOKUBAI JAPAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hirotaka KUNO, Masashi NAKASHIMA, Kenji ASHIKARI, Yuji OGINO, Kazuyoshi KOMATA, Shigekazu MINAMI
  • Publication number: 20190291083
    Abstract: The present invention provides exhaust gas purification catalyst for an internal combustion engine, and exhaust gas purification method using the catalyst. The present invention provides the exhaust gas purification catalyst including a support, a first catalyst layer on an upstream side, a second catalyst layer on a downstream side, and a third catalyst layer. In the exhaust gas purification catalyst, the upstream portion of the third catalyst layer is present on the first catalyst layer, the downstream portion of the third catalyst layer is present on the second catalyst layer, and in the middle portion between the upstream portion and the downstream portion of the third catalyst layer is present between the first catalyst layer and the second catalyst layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicant: Umicore Shokubai Japan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi KOMATA, Hirotaka KUNO, Yuzo HAMADA, Masashi NAKASHIMA, Yuji OGINO, Masanori IKEDA
  • Patent number: 9433927
    Abstract: As a way to suppress deterioration of catalytic performance in an exhaust gas purification catalyst even after being exposed to an exhaust gas containing a phosphorus compound, an exhaust gas purification catalyst is provided. The catalyst purifies an exhaust gas containing a phosphorus compound, and the catalyst includes a catalyst layer containing rhodium (Rh), palladium (Pd), and either a ceria-zirconia-lanthana complex oxide or a ceria-zirconia-lanthana-yttria complex oxide as catalyst active components. Further, an average value of distances between Rh particles and the nearest Pd particles of the Rh and the Pd is within 4000 nm, a weight ratio of the Pd to the Rh is from 0.2 to 4.9, and a content rate of yttria in the ceria-zirconia-lanthana-yttria complex oxide is 19% by weight or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: UMICORE SHOKUBAI JAPAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masanori Ikeda, Kazuyoshi Komata, Shigekazu Minami, Yuji Ogino, Hideki Goto
  • Publication number: 20150367328
    Abstract: As a way to suppress deterioration of catalytic performance in an exhaust gas purification catalyst even after being exposed to an exhaust gas containing a phosphorus compound, an exhaust gas purification catalyst is provided. The catalyst purifies an exhaust gas containing a phosphorus compound, and the catalyst includes a catalyst layer containing rhodium (Rh), palladium (Pd), and either a ceria-zirconia-lanthana complex oxide or a ceria-zirconia-lanthana-yttria complex oxide as catalyst active components. Further, an average value of distances between Rh particles and the nearest Pd particles of the Rh and the Pd is within 4000 nm, a weight ratio of the Pd to the Rh is from 0.2 to 4.9, and a content rate of yttria in the ceria-zirconia-lanthana-yttria complex oxide is 19% by weight or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Applicant: UMICORE SHOKUBAI JAPAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masanori IKEDA, Kazuyoshi KOMATA, Shigekazu MINAMI, Yuji OGINO, Hideki GOTO