Patents by Inventor Koji Minoshima

Koji Minoshima 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: 7863217
    Abstract: Disclosed is an exhaust gas purifying catalyst, which comprises a catalyst layer formed on a honeycomb-shaped support. The catalyst layer is formed by mixing a catalyst powder (A) consisting of a composite oxide (RhZrCeNdO) which contains at least Ce, Zr, and a catalytic noble metal composition, and a catalyst powder (B) consisting of a Zr-based oxide (RhZrXO) which contains at least Zr and has Rh existing on a surface thereof. A ratio (RhZrXO/RhZrCeNdO) of a mass of the catalyst powder (B) to a total mass of the catalyst powder (A) and the catalyst powder (B) may be set in the range of 1 to 50%. Further, the catalyst powder (B) may consist of a composite oxide which contains Zr as a primary component, a rare-earth metal except Ce, and Rh. The exhaust gas purifying catalyst of the present invention can provide enhanced exhaust gas conversion efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Koji Minoshima, Hiroshi Yamada, Seiji Miyoshi, Hideharu Iwakuni, Akihide Takami
  • Patent number: 7785545
    Abstract: An upstream catalyst and a downstream catalyst are disposed in an exhaust passage of an engine. The downstream catalyst contains in the same catalyst layer thereof. Rh-doped CeZrNd mixed oxide particles on which Rh is supported and active alumina particles on which Pt is supported. The upstream catalyst is a three-way catalyst containing an oxygen storage component having a lower oxygen storage capacity than the Rh-doped CeZrNd mixed oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Seiji Miyoshi, Hideharu Iwakuni, Koji Minoshima, Hiroshi Yamada, Masaaki Akamine, Akihide Takami
  • Patent number: 7691778
    Abstract: An exhaust gas purification catalyst comprises: an oxygen storage component constituted by a mixed oxide containing cerium and zirconium; and a catalytic metal carried on the oxygen storage component. The oxygen storage component is in the form of hollow secondary particles each formed so that primary particles of an average particle size of less than 10 nm cohere into a shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignees: Toda Kogyo Corporation, Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohiro Honda, Tomoaki Urai, Ryota Fujimoto, Seiji Miyoshi, Hiroshi Yamada, Hideharu Iwakuni, Koichiro Harada, Koji Minoshima, Akihide Takami
  • Patent number: 7608561
    Abstract: An exhaust gas purifying catalyst comprising: a honeycomb-like substrate disposed in an exhaust passage for an engine; and a catalytic layer formed on a cell wall of said substrate, said catalytic layer including a mixed oxide which contains Ce (cerium) and Zr (zirconium), and retains a catalytic noble metal in such a manner that said noble metal atoms are located at crystal lattice points or between the lattice points of the mixed oxide, wherein said mixed oxide includes a first mixed oxide containing CeO2 in a mass greater than that of ZrO2, and a second mixed oxide containing ZrO2 in a mass greater than that of CeO2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Seiji Miyoshi, Hiroshi Yamada, Koji Minoshima, Akihide Takami, Hideharu Iwakuni
  • Publication number: 20090084092
    Abstract: Disclosed is an exhaust gas purifying catalyst system, which comprises an upstream catalyst disposed in an exhaust gas passage of an engine at a position on an upstream side with respect to a direction of an exhaust gas stream, and a downstream catalyst disposed in the exhaust gas passage at a position on a downstream side with respect to the direction of the exhaust gas stream. In the exhaust gas purifying catalyst system, the downstream catalyst includes a cerium (Ce)-containing rhodium-doped composite oxide and an Ni component, and the upstream catalyst includes a cerium (Ce)-containing composite oxide other than the rhodium-doped composite oxide, and a Ni component. A ratio of Ni to CeO2 in the upstream catalyst is in the range of 15 to 20 mass %, and a ratio of Ni to CeO2 in the downstream catalyst is in the range of 10 to 60 mass %. The exhaust gas purifying catalyst system of the present invention can reduce an amount of H2S emission while achieving high purification performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seiji MIYOSHI, Hideharu IWAKUNI, Koji MINOSHIMA, Akihide TAKAMI, Masahiko SHIGETSU
  • Publication number: 20080269046
    Abstract: In an exhaust gas purification catalyst that contains an oxygen storage component containing Ce and Zr, alumina and a catalytic metal, a plurality of primary particles of the oxygen storage component and a plurality of primary particles of the alumina agglomerate to form each of mixed oxide particles and the catalytic metal includes Pd doped in the oxygen storage component particles to constitute each of the oxygen storage component particles with Ce and Zr and exposed at the surfaces of the oxygen storage component particles and Pd adhered to the surfaces of the oxygen storage component particles and the surfaces of the alumina particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2008
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koji Minoshima, Seiji Miyoshi, Hideharu Iwakuni, Akihide Takami, Hirosuke Sumida
  • Publication number: 20080056965
    Abstract: An upstream catalyst and a downstream catalyst are disposed in an exhaust passage of an engine. The downstream catalyst contains in the same catalyst layer thereof. Rh-doped CeZrNd mixed oxide particles on which Rh is supported and active alumina particles on which Pt is supported. The upstream catalyst is a three-way catalyst containing an oxygen storage component having a lower oxygen storage capacity than the Rh-doped CeZrNd mixed oxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2007
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Inventors: Seiji Miyoshi, Hideharu Iwakuni, Koji Minoshima, Hiroshi Yamada, Masaaki Akamine, Akihide Takami
  • Publication number: 20070274890
    Abstract: Disclosed is an exhaust gas purifying catalyst, which comprises a catalyst layer formed on a honeycomb-shaped support. The catalyst layer is formed by mixing a catalyst powder (A) consisting of a composite oxide (RhZrCeNdO) which contains at least Ce, Zr, and a catalytic noble metal composition, and a catalyst powder (B) consisting of a Zr-based oxide (RhZrXO) which contains at least Zr and has Rh existing on a surface thereof. A ratio (RhZrXO/RhZrCeNdO) of a mass of the catalyst powder (B) to a total mass of the catalyst powder (A) and the catalyst powder (B) may be set in the range of 1 to 50%. Further, the catalyst powder (B) may consist of a composite oxide which contains Zr as a primary component, a rare-earth metal except Ce, and Rh. The exhaust gas purifying catalyst of the present invention can provide enhanced exhaust gas conversion efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2007
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Inventors: Koji Minoshima, Hiroshi Yamada, Seiji Miyoshi, Hideharu Iwakuni, Akihide Takami
  • Publication number: 20070161508
    Abstract: Disclosed is an exhaust gas purifying catalyst, which comprises an oxygen absorbing material having a catalytic noble metal arranged at a lattice position or an interlattice position of a crystal structure of a composite oxide containing Ce and Zr, which is capable of sufficiently exhibiting a catalytic function even if a ZrO2 mass ratio is out of the range of 20 to 30 mass % or 65 to 90 mass %. Specifically, in an exhaust gas purifying catalyst formed with a catalyst layer including a cerium-zirconium (CeZr) composite oxide, the composite oxide contains ceria (CeO2) and zirconia (ZrO2) in such a manner that a mass ratio of ceria to a total mass of ceria and zirconia falls within the range of 36 to 64 mass %. Further, the composite oxide contains, in the form of an oxide, a rare-earth metal other than cerium (Ce), in the range of 3 to 20 mass % with respect to a total mass of the composite oxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2006
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Inventors: Koji Minoshima, Seiji Miyoshi, Hiroshi Yamada, Akihide Takami
  • Publication number: 20070117716
    Abstract: An exhaust gas purification catalyst comprises: an oxygen storage component constituted by a mixed oxide containing cerium and zirconium; and a catalytic metal carried on the oxygen storage component. The oxygen storage component is in the form of hollow secondary particles each formed so that primary particles of an average particle size of less than 10 nm cohere into a shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2006
    Publication date: May 24, 2007
    Applicants: TODA KOGYO CORPORATION, MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiro Honda, Tomoaki Urai, Ryota Fujimoto, Seiji Miyoshi, Hiroshi Yamada, Hideharu Iwakuni, Koichiro Harada, Koji Minoshima, Akihide Takami
  • Publication number: 20070117715
    Abstract: An exhaust gas purification catalyst comprises an oxygen storage component constituted by a mixed oxide containing cerium and zirconium, and a catalytic metal and a NOx storage component are carried on the oxygen storage component. The oxygen storage component is in the form of porous secondary particles in each of which primary particles of an average particle size of less than 10 nm cohere to form fine pores inside each said secondary particle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2006
    Publication date: May 24, 2007
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seiji Miyoshi, Hiroshi Yamada, Hideharu Iwakuni, Koichiro Harada, Koji Minoshima, Akihide Takami
  • Publication number: 20070093381
    Abstract: An exhaust gas purifying catalyst comprising: a honeycomb-like substrate disposed in an exhaust passage for an engine; and a catalytic layer formed on a cell wall of said substrate, said catalytic layer including a mixed oxide which contains Ce (cerium) and Zr (zirconium), and retains a catalytic noble metal in such a manner that said noble metal atoms are located at crystal lattice points or between the lattice points of the mixed oxide, wherein said mixed oxide includes a first mixed oxide containing CeO2 in a mass greater than that of ZrO2, and a second mixed oxide containing ZrO2 in a mass greater than that of CeO2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2006
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seiji Miyoshi, Hiroshi Yamada, Koji Minoshima, Akihide Takami, Hideharu Iwakuni