Patents by Inventor Kouzi Banno

Kouzi Banno 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).

  • Device for purification of exhaust gas
    Patent number: 8484952
    Abstract: A device for purification of exhaust gas including: an exhaust gas passage 15 connected to an internal combustion engine 10; a particulate matter trapping device 30 which is disposed in the exhaust gas passage 15, and which traps particulate matters in exhaust gas; ozone supply means 40 which is connected to the exhaust gas passage 15 and on an upstream side of the particulate matter trapping device 30, and which can supply ozone to the particulate matter trapping device 30; and an NO oxidizing catalyst 20 which is disposed in the exhaust gas passage 15 and on an upstream of the ozone supply means 40, and which oxidizes NO in the exhaust gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yuji Sakakibara, Yoshihiko Itoh, Koji Yokota, Kouzi Banno, Hirohito Hirata, Masaru Kakinohana, Masaya Ibe
  • Composite material, composite material substrate, composite material dispersed fluid, and manufacturing methods thereof
    Patent number: 8475921
    Abstract: A composite material includes an aggregate which contains a first metal particle constituting a core and second metal oxide particulates surrounding the first metal particle and having an average primary particle diameter ranging from 1 to 100 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Chuo Kenkyusho
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Kayama, Kouzi Banno, Kiyoshi Yamazaki, Koji Yokota
  • DEVICE FOR PURIFICATION OF EXHAUST GAS
    Publication number: 20100281856
    Abstract: A device for purification of exhaust gas including: an exhaust gas passage 15 connected to an internal combustion engine 10; a particulate matter trapping device 30 which is disposed in the exhaust gas passage 15, and which traps particulate matters in exhaust gas; ozone supply means 40 which is connected to the exhaust gas passage 15 and on an upstream side of the particulate matter trapping device 30, and which can supply ozone to the particulate matter trapping device 30; and an NO oxidizing catalyst 20 which is disposed in the exhaust gas passage 15 and on an upstream of the ozone supply means 40, and which oxidizes NO in the exhaust gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2007
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Inventors: Yuji Sakakibara, Yoshihiko Itoh, Koji Yokota, Kouzi Banno, Hirohito Hirata, Masaru Kakinohana, Masaya Ibe
  • Structure having strong contact with solid particles, substrate having strong contact with solid particles, and manufacturing methods thereof
    Patent number: 7754649
    Abstract: A structure having strong contact with solid particles comprising an assembly formed by secondary aggregation which is further aggregation of aggregates each formed by primary aggregation of primary particles each made of a metal and/or a metal oxide, wherein an average primary particle diameter of the primary particles is in a range from 1 to 100 ?m, and, among void pores formed by the aggregates, a volume of void pores having pore diameters in a range within ±50% away from an average void pore diameter of the void pores is equal to or above 60% of a total volume of the void pores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Chuo Kenkyusho
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Kayama, Kouzi Banno
  • Composite material, composite material substrate, composite material dispersed fluid, and manufacturing methods thereof
    Publication number: 20090209415
    Abstract: A composite material includes an aggregate which contains a first metal particle constituting a core and second metal oxide particulates surrounding the first metal particle and having an average primary particle diameter ranging from 1 to 100 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2006
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA CHUO KENKYUSHO
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Kayama, Kouzi Banno, Kiyoshi Yamazaki, Koji Yokota
  • Structure Having Strong Contact With Solid Particles, Substrate Having Strong Contact With Solid Particles, And Manufacturing Methods Thereof
    Publication number: 20090105069
    Abstract: A structure having strong contact with solid particles comprising an assembly formed by secondary aggregation which is further aggregation of aggregates each formed by primary aggregation of primary particles each made of a metal and/or a metal oxide, wherein an average primary particle diameter of the primary particles is in a range from 1 to 100 ?m, and, among void pores formed by the aggregates, a volume of void pores having pore diameters in a range within ±50% away from an average void pore diameter of the void pores is equal to or above 60% of a total volume of the void pores.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2007
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA CHUO KENKYUSHO
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Kayama, Kouzi Banno