Patents by Inventor Kenji Masaki

Kenji Masaki 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).

  • Thermal reactor for afterburning automotive internal combustion engine exhaust gases
    Patent number: 3934412
    Abstract: Reaction heat generated by oxidation in presence of an oxidation catalyst maintains a sufficient after-burning temperature during low engine load operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 1974
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1976
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Company Limited
    Inventors: Kenji Masaki, Hatuo Nagaishi
  • System for reducing pollutants in engine exhaust gas
    Patent number: 3934411
    Abstract: Two differently composed exhaust gases, one rich in air and the other in unburned fuel and CO, are alternately supplied to a thermal reactor in dependence on the firing sequence of engine cylinders. The thermal reactor is made up of a cylindrical inner body directly connected to an exhaust manifold at its middle and provided with exhaust holes in both ends, and an outer body forming a space between the two bodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1974
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1976
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Company Limited
    Inventors: Kenji Masaki, Mitinobu Konno