Patents by Inventor Masafumi Kunieda
Masafumi Kunieda 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).
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Patent number: 7851403Abstract: A honeycomb structure includes adhesive layers and plural honeycomb units bonded to each other by interposing the adhesive layers between the plural honeycomb units. Each of the honeycomb units has partition walls extending along a longitudinal direction of the honeycomb units to define plural through holes. The plural honeycomb units include a SOx absorbent, inorganic particles, and an inorganic binder. An expression Y??0.3X+1.55 (about 1.0?X?about 2.5) is satisfied, in which X represents a content (mol/L) of the SOx absorbent in the partition walls and Y represents a ratio B/A in which A represents a Young's modulus of the honeycomb units and B represents a Young's modulus of the adhesive layers.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2008Date of Patent: December 14, 2010Assignee: Ibiden Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masafumi Kunieda, Mari Kitajima
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Patent number: 7846526Abstract: The honeycomb structural body comprises pillar-shaped honeycomb structural porous ceramic members formed by arranging a plurality of cells through cell walls, and a sealing material layer interposed between the ceramic members and having a specific surface area of approximately 10 to 100 m2/g, and the honeycomb structural body is constructed by bonding a plurality of porous ceramic members through sealing material layer as an exhaust gas convertion apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2005Date of Patent: December 7, 2010Assignee: Ibiden Co., LtdInventor: Masafumi Kunieda
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Patent number: 7833936Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing a honeycomb structure which carries a catalyst component containing at least one element selected from the group consisting of alkali metals and alkaline earth metals and purifies exhaust emissions.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2007Date of Patent: November 16, 2010Assignee: Ibiden Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazushige Ohno, Kazutake Ogyu, Masayuki Hayashi, Masafumi Kunieda
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Patent number: 7811650Abstract: A honeycomb structure 10 of the present invention comprises: porous honeycomb units 11 having multiple through-holes, including the first form of an inorganic material (for example, ceramic particles), the second form of an inorganic material (for example, inorganic fibers or ceramic particles having large particle sizes), and an inorganic binder; and sealing material layers 14 jointing the porous honeycomb units 11 at outer surfaces 13 where the through-holes are not open. The cross-sectional area perpendicular to the through-holes is about 5 to about 50 cm2. The ratio of the total cross-sectional area of the porous honeycomb units 11 to the cross-sectional area of the honeycomb structure 10 is not less than about 85%. The honeycomb structure 10 reduces thermal stress or vibration applied to each porous honeycomb unit 11, by the sealing material layers 14, and allows for a more effective use of surface on which catalyst components are dispersed.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2005Date of Patent: October 12, 2010Assignee: Ibiden Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazushige Ohno, Masafumi Kunieda, Kazutake Ogyu
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Patent number: 7794815Abstract: A honeycomb structure 20 is provided with multiple honeycomb units 10 having multiple through holes 12 arranged in parallel along the longitudinal direction, and a seal layer 26 for joining the units 10 via the outer faces 13 on which the through holes 12 are not opened. The honeycomb structure satisfies the expression 2?A/B?0.0002×C+5 (about 28000?C), where A (g/cm3) represents a product of the apparent density of the honeycomb unit 10 and volume ratio of the honeycomb unit 10 to the whole honeycomb structure, B (g/cm3) represents a product of the apparent density of the seal layer 26 and volume ratio of the seal layer 26 to the whole honeycomb structure, and C (m2/L) represents a specific surface area per unit volume of the honeycomb structure 20.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2006Date of Patent: September 14, 2010Assignee: Ibiden Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazushige Ohno, Masafumi Kunieda
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Patent number: 7790122Abstract: A honeycomb structure having multiple through holes includes at least ceramic particles and an inorganic binder. A wall thickness of each wall between adjoining through holes, on which a catalyst component is carried, is designed to be not greater than about 0.25 mm. The honeycomb structure satisfies a relation of Y?250×X+22500 (50?X?80), where X denotes an aperture ratio (%) of a honeycombed face of the honeycomb structure perpendicular to the multiple through holes and Y denotes a specific surface area per unit volume (m2/L) of the honeycomb structure.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2005Date of Patent: September 7, 2010Assignee: Ibiden Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazushige Ohno, Masafumi Kunieda, Kazutake Ogyu
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Patent number: 7732366Abstract: A honeycomb structure comprises a porous ceramic which is composed of several cells aligned across a cell wall longitudinally. The cell has either one end sealed. The gas permeability coefficient k of the cell wall is between about 0.5 ?m2 and about 1.5 ?m2.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2007Date of Patent: June 8, 2010Assignee: Ibiden Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazushige Ohno, Masafumi Kunieda, Akihiro Ohira
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Publication number: 20100055386Abstract: A honeycomb structure includes at least one honeycomb unit. The at least one honeycomb unit has a longitudinal direction and includes an inorganic binder, a cell wall, and xeolite. The cell wall extends from a first end face to a second end face of the at least one honeycomb unit along the longitudinal direction to define cells. The at least one honeycomb unit includes the zeolite in an amount exceeding approximately 250 g/L per apparent volume. The xeolite is present at a first concentration at a center part of a thickness of the cell wall and at a second concentration at a surface of the cell wall. The second concentration is larger than the first concentration.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2009Publication date: March 4, 2010Applicant: IBIDEN CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazushige OHNO, Masafumi KUNIEDA, Takahiko IDO
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Patent number: 7666240Abstract: A honeycomb filter includes a plurality of honeycomb fired bodies each having a longitudinal direction and a plurality of cells which are divided by cell walls and which extend in the longitudinal direction in substantially parallel with each other, each of the cells having one end sealed; and an adhesive material binding the plurality of honeycomb fired bodies. The plurality of honeycomb fired bodies includes outer peripheral honeycomb fired bodies each having a first outer wall and positioned at an outermost periphery of the honeycomb filter; and inner honeycomb fired bodies surrounded by the outer peripheral honeycomb fired bodies. Each of the inner honeycomb fired bodies has a second outer wall thinner than the first outer wall.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2007Date of Patent: February 23, 2010Assignee: Ibiden Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazushige Ohno, Masafumi Kunieda
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Patent number: 7651754Abstract: A honeycomb structure is disclosed in which plural honeycomb units are adhered through the intermediary of an adhesive layer and in the honeycomb unit plural cells are juxtaposed to each other in the longitudinal direction thereof through the intermediary of a cell wall, characterized in that a ratio of a specific surface area of the honeycomb unit to that of the adhesive layer is approximately 1.0 or greater.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2006Date of Patent: January 26, 2010Assignee: Ibiden Co., Ltd.Inventor: Masafumi Kunieda
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Patent number: 7641955Abstract: A honeycomb structured body comprising a pillar-shaped honeycomb block including a honeycomb unit in which a number of cells are longitudinally placed in parallel with a cell wall therebetween. The honeycomb unit comprising inorganic particles, as well as inorganic fibers and/or whiskers, and the inorganic fibers and/or whiskers increase a specific surface area of the honeycomb unit. A sealing material provided on a peripheral portion of the honeycomb block. Irregularities are formed on the peripheral face of the honeycomb structured body and the pillar-shaped honeycomb block. A least square curve is obtained by a least square method on the basis of points comprising the contour of a cross-section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the honeycomb structured body and the honeycomb block.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2005Date of Patent: January 5, 2010Assignee: Ibiden Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazushige Ohno, Masafumi Kunieda, Kazutake Ogyu
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Publication number: 20090311146Abstract: An exhaust gas treating apparatus includes an upstream honeycomb structure and a downstream honeycomb structure each provided along an exhaust gas flowing direction of the exhaust gas treating apparatus. Each of the plurality of honeycomb structures includes at least one honeycomb unit includes zeolite, an inorganic binder, and walls. A first ratio of weight of zeolite ion-exchanged with at least one of Cu, Mn, Ag, and V in the downstream honeycomb structure is greater than a first ratio of weight of zeolite ion-exchanged with at least one of Cu, Mn, Ag, and V in the upstream honeycomb structure. A second ratio of weight of zeolite ion-exchanged with at least one of Fe, Ti, and Co in the upstream honeycomb structure is greater than a second ratio of weight of the zeolite ion-exchanged with at least one of Fe, Ti, and Co in the downstream honeycomb structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2009Publication date: December 17, 2009Applicant: IBIDEN CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazushige Ohno, Masafumi Kunieda, Takahiko Ido
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Publication number: 20090305873Abstract: A honeycomb structure includes at least one honeycomb unit having a longitudinal direction and including zeolite, an inorganic binder, and walls. The zeolite includes a first zeolite ion-exchanged with at least one of Cu, Mn, Ag, and V and a second zeolite ion-exchanged with at least one of Fe, Ti, and Co. Each wall has first and second surfaces which extend along the longitudinal direction and define a thickness of each wall. A ratio of the first zeolite by weight to a total weight of the first and second zeolites at a center of the thickness of each wall is larger than the ratio of the first zeolite at the first or second surface. A ratio of the second zeolite by weight to the total weight at the first or second surface is larger than the ratio of the second zeolite at the center of the thickness of each wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2009Publication date: December 10, 2009Applicant: IBIDEN CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazushige OHNO, Masafumi Kunieda, Takahiko Ido
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Publication number: 20090291834Abstract: A honeycomb structure includes a honeycomb unit and a coating layer. The honeycomb unit includes inorganic particles, an inorganic binder, and partition walls. The partition walls extend along a longitudinal direction of the honeycomb unit to define plural through holes. The coating layer defines a periphery of the honeycomb structure. A ratio of a specific heat capacity of the coating layer to a specific heat capacity of the honeycomb unit is about 1.0 or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2009Publication date: November 26, 2009Applicant: IBIDEN CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazushige OHNO, Masafumi Kunieda, Takahiko Ido
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Publication number: 20090291832Abstract: A honeycomb structure includes a first end face, a second end face, and at least one honeycomb unit. The second end face is disposed opposite the first end face along a longitudinal direction of the honeycomb structure. The at least one honeycomb unit has plural cell walls extending along the longitudinal direction from the first end face toward the second end face to define plural cells. The at least one honeycomb unit includes about 50 mass % to about 60 mass % of zeolite, about 15 mass % to about 25 mass % of inorganic fibers, about 20 mass % to about 32 mass % of alumina that is not contained in the zeolite or the inorganic fibers, and an opening ratio Y(%). The opening ratio Y(%) satisfies an expression about 57?Y?0.7X+25, where X (mass %) is a zeolite content of the at least one honeycomb unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2009Publication date: November 26, 2009Applicant: IBIDEN CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazushige OHNO, Masafumi Kunieda, Takahiko Ido
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Publication number: 20090291839Abstract: A honeycomb structure includes at least one honeycomb unit. In a pore distribution curve, the at least one honeycomb unit has one or more peak values of the log differential pore volume in a pore diameter range from about 0.006 ?m to 0.06 ?m and greater than 0.06 ?m and less than or equal to about 1 ?m. A volume of pores having diameters in a range from a peak pore diameter minus 0.03 ?m to plus 0.03 ?m is from about 60% to about 95% of a volume of pores having diameters greater than 0.06 ?m and less than or equal to about 1 ?m. The peak pore diameter corresponds to a highest one of the peak values of the log differential pore volume in the pore diameter range greater than 0.06 ?m and less than or equal to about 1 ?m.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2008Publication date: November 26, 2009Applicant: IBIDEN CO., LTD.Inventors: Masafumi KUNIEDA, Ken Yoshimura, Shinnosuke Goto
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Publication number: 20090291828Abstract: A honeycomb structure includes a plurality of honeycomb units and an adhesive layer. Each of the plurality of honeycomb units has a longitudinal direction and includes zeolite, an inorganic binder, a first end face, a second end face, and a cell wall. The second end face is located opposite to the first end face in the longitudinal direction. The cell wall extends from the first end face to the second end face along the longitudinal direction to define cells. The adhesive layer includes zeolite and is provided between the plurality of honeycomb units to connect the plurality of honeycomb units. A ratio of a coefficient of thermal expansion of the adhesive layer to a coefficient of thermal expansion of each of the plurality of honeycomb units is in a range from approximately 0.8 to approximately 1.2.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2009Publication date: November 26, 2009Applicant: IBIDEN CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazushige OHNO, Masafumi KUNIEDA, Takahiko IDO
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Publication number: 20090291833Abstract: A honeycomb structure includes center and peripheral regions. The center region has a smaller similarity shape in relation to a peripheral shape of the honeycomb structure in a cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. The peripheral region is located outside the smaller similarity shape. Zeolite ion-exchanged with at least one of Cu, Mn, Ag, and V is present at a first weight ratio and a second weight ratio in the center region and the peripheral region, respectively, relative to a total weight of the zeolite. The second weight ratio is larger than the first weight ratio. Zeolite ion-exchanged with at least one of Fe, Ti, and Co is present at a third weight ratio and a fourth weight ratio in the center region and the peripheral region, respectively, relative to a total weight of the zeolite. The third weight ratio is larger than the fourth weight ratio.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2009Publication date: November 26, 2009Applicant: IBIDEN CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazushige OHNO, Masafumi KUNIEDA, Takahiko IDO
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Publication number: 20090291253Abstract: A honeycomb structure includes at least one honeycomb unit. The at least one honeycomb unit has a longitudinal direction and includes zeolite and an inorganic binder. A content of the zeolite per apparent unit volume of the at least one honeycomb unit is about 230 g/L or greater. The at least one honeycomb includes plural cell walls extending from one end face to another end face along the longitudinal direction to define plural cell walls. A porosity of substantially all pores in the cell walls is about 40% or less. A porosity of pores having diameters in a range of about 0.005 ?m through about 0.02 ?m in the cell walls is about 5% or greater. A porosity of pores having diameters in a range of about 0.05 ?m through about 0.2 ?m in the cell walls is about 17.5% or greater.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2009Publication date: November 26, 2009Applicant: IBIDEN CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazushige Ohno, Masafumi KUNIEDA, Takahiko IDO
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Publication number: 20090291252Abstract: A honeycomb structure includes at least one honeycomb unit having opening ratio (P) of at least approximately 50% and at most approximately 65% and a cell density ? of at least approximately 31/cm2 and at most approximately 93/cm2. The honeycomb unit includes an inorganic binder and at least approximately 230 g/L of zeolite in which L represents an apparent volume. The honeycomb unit further includes and a plurality of cell walls extending from a first end to a second end of the honeycomb unit along a longitudinal direction of the honeycomb unit to define cells. The cell walls have a surface roughness Ra of at least approximately 1 ?m and at most approximately 30 ?m.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2008Publication date: November 26, 2009Applicant: IBIDEN CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazushige OHNO, Masafumi Kunieda, Takahiko Ido