Patents by Inventor Masakazu Yamagiwa
Masakazu Yamagiwa 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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Publication number: 20240124995Abstract: An electrochemical reaction device in an embodiment includes: an electrochemical reaction cell including a first accommodation part for accommodating carbon dioxide, a second accommodation part for accommodating an electrolytic solution containing water, or water vapor, a diaphragm provided between the first accommodation part and the second accommodation part, a reduction electrode arranged in the first accommodation part, and an oxidation electrode arranged in the second accommodation part, a detection unit detecting a reaction amount in the electrochemical reaction cell; a regulation unit regulating an amount of the carbon dioxide to be supplied to the first accommodation part, and a control unit controlling the regulation unit based on a detection signal of the detection unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Ryota KITAGAWA, Yusuke KOFUJI, Asahi MOTOSHIGE, Masakazu YAMAGIWA, Jun TAMURA, Yuki KUDO, Akihiko ONO, Satoshi MIKOSHIBA
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Publication number: 20240110298Abstract: An electrode according to an embodiment includes a support and a catalyst layer including a sheet layer and a gap layer stacked alternately. Cracks or/and holes exist in the catalyst layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATIONInventors: Hyangmi JUNG, Taishi FUKAZAWA, Norihiro YOSHINAGA, Akihiko ONO, Yoshitsune SUGANO, Masakazu YAMAGIWA, Yuki KUDO
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Publication number: 20240110299Abstract: A support according to an embodiment includes fibers. A first arithmetic mean roughness of the fibers observed from in-plane direction of the support is 7 [?m] or more and 40 [?m] or less. A first sampling length of the first arithmetic mean roughness is one fifth of an average diameter of the fibers observed from the in-plane direction of the support.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATIONInventors: Masakazu YAMAGIWA, Norihiro YOSHINAGA, Yoshitsune SUGANO
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Patent number: 11946150Abstract: An electrochemical reaction device in an embodiment includes: a reaction unit including a first accommodation part to accommodate carbon dioxide and a second accommodation part to accommodate an electrolytic solution containing water; a reduction electrode to reduce the carbon dioxide; an oxidation electrode to oxidize the water; a power supply to pass current between the reduction electrode and the oxidation electrode; a pressure regulator to regulate a pressure in the first accommodation part; a reaction product detector to detect at least one of an amount and a kind of a substance produced at the reduction electrode; and a controller to control the pressure regulator based on a detection signal of the reaction product detector.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2022Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Ryota Kitagawa, Asahi Motoshige, Yoshitsune Sugano, Masakazu Yamagiwa, Jun Tamura, Yuki Kudo, Akihiko Ono, Satoshi Mikoshiba
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Publication number: 20240011172Abstract: An electrochemical reaction device includes: a first reactor including a first room and a second room, the first room being configured to store a gas containing carbon dioxide or a first electrolytic solution containing carbon dioxide, and the second room being configured to store a second electrolytic solution containing water; a cathode disposed in the first room, the cathode being configured to reduce the carbon dioxide and thus produce a reduction product; an anode disposed in the second room, the anode being configured to oxidize the water and thus produce an oxidation product; a first pressure adjuster configured to adjust pressure in the first room; a temperature detector configured to detect a temperature in the first reactor to form a detection signal; and a controller configured to control the pressure adjuster in accordance with the detection signal from the temperature detector.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2023Publication date: January 11, 2024Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Satoshi MIKOSHIBA, Asahi MOTOSHIGE, Ryota KITAGAWA, Akihiko ONO, Yusuke KOFUJI, Yuki KUDO, Masakazu YAMAGIWA
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Patent number: 11795557Abstract: An electrochemical reaction device includes: a first reactor including a first room and a second room, the first room being configured to store a gas containing carbon dioxide or a first electrolytic solution containing carbon dioxide, and the second room being configured to store a second electrolytic solution containing water; a cathode disposed in the first room, the cathode being configured to reduce the carbon dioxide and thus produce a reduction product; an anode disposed in the second room, the anode being configured to oxidize the water and thus produce an oxidation product; a first pressure adjuster configured to adjust pressure in the first room; a temperature detector configured to detect a temperature in the first reactor to form a detection signal; and a controller configured to control the pressure adjuster in accordance with the detection signal from the temperature detector.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2020Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Satoshi Mikoshiba, Asahi Motoshige, Ryota Kitagawa, Akihiko Ono, Yusuke Kofuji, Yuki Kudo, Masakazu Yamagiwa
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Patent number: 11781231Abstract: A carbon dioxide electrolytic device, includes: an electrolysis cell including an anode to oxidize water and thus form oxygen, an anode flow path facing the anode, a cathode to reduce carbon dioxide and thus form a carbon compound, a cathode flow path facing the cathode, and a separator between the anode and the cathode; a cooling flow path provided opposite to the anode flow path or the cathode flow path and connected in parallel to the anode flow path; an anode inflow path connecting an inlet of the anode flow path, an inlet of the cooling flow path, and an outlet of a liquid tank to store a liquid containing water; an anode outflow path connecting an outlet of the anode flow path, an outlet of the cooling flow path, and an inlet of the liquid tank; and a cooler to cool the anode outflow path.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2021Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Akihiko Ono, Yuki Kudo, Yusuke Kofuji, Asahi Motoshige, Ryota Kitagawa, Masakazu Yamagiwa, Satoshi Mikoshiba
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Publication number: 20230304171Abstract: An electrolytic device, includes: an electrolysis cell including: a cathode; an anode; a cathode flow path facing the cathode; and an anode flow path facing the anode; a tank including: a first room; a second room; and an opening connecting the first and second rooms, the first and second rooms store a liquid containing at least one ion, the tank forms a level difference so that the first liquid level of the liquid in the first room is higher to the bottom of the second room than the second liquid level of the liquid in the second room, and thus cause an ion in the liquid to move from the first to the second room through the opening; a first flow path connecting an outlet of the cathode flow path and the first room; and a second flow path connecting the second room and an outlet of the anode flow path.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2022Publication date: September 28, 2023Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Masakazu YAMAGIWA, Akihiko ONO, Yuki KUDO, Yasuhiro KIYOTA, Yusuke KOFUJI, Ryota KITAGAWA, Satoshi MIKOSHIBA
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Publication number: 20230287588Abstract: A carbon dioxide electrolytic device in an embodiment includes: an electrochemical reaction cell including: a first accommodation part that accommodates gas or a first electrolytic solution containing CO2; a second accommodation part that accommodates a second electrolytic solution containing H2O; a diaphragm provided between the first and second accommodation parts; a cathode that is in contact with the gas or the first electrolytic solution; and an anode that is in contact with the second electrolytic solution; a first supply part that supplies the gas or the first electrolytic solution to the first accommodation part; a second supply part that supplies the second electrolytic solution to the second accommodation part; and a carbon dioxide separation part that is connected to a discharge portion of a discharge containing O2 and CO2 from the second accommodation part and includes a cryogenic separation device to separate CO2 from a gas component in the discharge.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2022Publication date: September 14, 2023Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Satoshi MIKOSHIBA, Ryota KITAGAWA, Akihiko ONO, Masakazu YAMAGIWA, Yusuke KOFUJI, Yasuhiro KIYOTA
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Publication number: 20230243052Abstract: A CO2 electrolyzing method may include: supplying gas containing CO2 and/or a first electrolytic solution (ES) containing CO2 to a first accommodation part (AP) of an electrolysis cell so the gas or first ES contacts a reduction electrode in the first AP, the electrolysis cell including the reduction electrode, an oxidation electrode, the first AP, and a second AP; supplying a second ES containing water and CO2, HCO3-, and/or CO32- to the second AP so the second ES contacts the oxidation electrode in the second AP, the oxidation electrode including a conductive metal substrate and oxidation catalyst layer thereon, of a 20 to 70 mass% Fe, balance Ni, a nickel and iron bonding state in the composite body including Ni(OH)2, NiOOH, and FeOOH; supplying an electric current to the reduction and oxidation electrode, to reduce the CO2 in the reduction electrode and produce a carbon compound.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2023Publication date: August 3, 2023Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Asahi MOTOSHIGE, Ryota KITAGAWA, Akihiko ONO, Yoshitsune SUGANO, Yuki KUDO, Jun TAMURA, Masakazu YAMAGIWA, Satoshi MIKOSHIBA
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Publication number: 20230079481Abstract: A carbon dioxide electrolytic device includes an electrolysis cell including: an anode configured to oxidize water to produce oxygen; a cathode configured to reduce carbon dioxide to produce carbon compound; a cathode flow path plate having a surface provided in contact with the cathode and a cathode flow path provided on the surface and facing to the cathode; and a separator provided between the anode and the cathode. The surface has a hydrophilic region provided on the cathode and having a contact angle to water of less than 45 degrees.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2022Publication date: March 16, 2023Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Akihiko ONO, Yuki KUDO, Yusuke KOFUJI, Jun TAMURA, Masakazu YAMAGIWA, Yasuhiro KIYOTA, Ryota KITAGAWA, Satoshi MIKOSHIBA
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Publication number: 20230083090Abstract: A carbon dioxide electrolytic device of an embodiment includes: an electrolysis cell including a first accommodation part for accommodating carbon dioxide, a second accommodation part for accommodating an electrolytic solution containing water, or water vapor, a diaphragm provided between the first accommodation part and the second accommodation part, a reduction electrode arranged in the first accommodation part, and an oxidation electrode arranged in the second accommodation part; a first power supply control unit capable of being connected to a first power supply which supplies power to the electrolysis cell; a second power supply control unit capable of being connected to a second power supply which supplies power to the electrolysis cell; and an integration control unit controlling the first power supply control unit and the second power supply control unit, and switching the supply of power from the first power supply or the second power supply to the electrolysis cell.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2022Publication date: March 16, 2023Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Yuki KUDO, Akihiko ONO, Yasuhiro KIYOTA, Yusuke KOFUJI, Masakazu YAMAGIWA, Satoshi MIKOSHIBA, Ryota KITAGAWA
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Publication number: 20230078877Abstract: According to one embodiment, a data processing device includes an acquisition part, and a processor. The acquisition part is configured to acquire first data including time-series image data. The processor is configured to derive first feature information based on a multidimensional array of n dimensions based on the first data acquired by the acquisition part. n is an integer not less than 3. A first axis of the multidimensional array is related to time.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2022Publication date: March 16, 2023Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATIONInventors: Masakazu YAMAGIWA, Yasutaka NISHIDA, Akiko HIRAO
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Publication number: 20220380916Abstract: An electrochemical reaction device in an embodiment includes: a reaction unit including a first accommodation part to accommodate carbon dioxide and a second accommodation part to accommodate an electrolytic solution containing water; a reduction electrode to reduce the carbon dioxide; an oxidation electrode to oxidize the water; a power supply to pass current between the reduction electrode and the oxidation electrode; a pressure regulator to regulate a pressure in the first accommodation part; a reaction product detector to detect at least one of an amount and a kind of a substance produced at the reduction electrode; and a controller to control the pressure regulator based on a detection signal of the reaction product detector.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2022Publication date: December 1, 2022Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Ryota KITAGAWA, Asahi MOTOSHIGE, Yoshitsune SUGANO, Masakazu YAMAGIWA, Jun TAMURA, Yuki KUDO, Akihiko ONO, Satoshi MIKOSHIBA
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Publication number: 20220298652Abstract: A carbon dioxide electrolysis device includes: a cathode configured to reduce carbon dioxide and thus form a carbon compound; an anode configured to oxidize water and thus generate oxygen; a cathode gas flow path facing on the cathode and configured to supply gas containing carbon dioxide; an anode solution flow path facing on the anode and configured to supply an electrolytic solution containing water; and a separator provided between the anode and the cathode. An aspect ratio of the cathode gas flow path is greater than 1 and 3 or less. In a cross-section along a direction perpendicular to a facing surface between the cathode and the cathode gas flow path in the cathode gas flow path, a fluid mean depth M of the cathode gas flow path and a depth h of the cathode gas flow path satisfy a formula: h/8?M<h/4.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2021Publication date: September 22, 2022Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Masakazu YAMAGIWA, Akihiko ONO, Yusuke KOFUJI, Yuki KUDO, Ryota KITAGAWA, Satoshi MIKOSHIBA
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Publication number: 20220298655Abstract: A carbon dioxide electrolysis device, includes: an anode configured to oxidize water or a hydroxide ion and thus generate oxygen; an anode solution flow path configured to supply an anode solution to the anode; a cathode configured to reduce carbon dioxide to generate a carbon compound; a gas flow path configured to supply a gas to the cathode, the gas containing carbon dioxide; a diaphragm provided between the anode and the cathode and including a porous film with a hydrophilic polymer supported thereon; and a protective member provided between the anode and the diaphragm and protecting the diaphragm.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2021Publication date: September 22, 2022Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Yusuke KOFUJI, Akihiko ONO, Yuki KUDO, Ryota KITAGAWA, Masakazu YAMAGIWA, Jun TAMURA, Satoshi MIKOSHIBA
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Patent number: 11434575Abstract: A reduction electrode of an embodiment includes a metal base material and a plurality of metal nanowires provided on the metal base material. The plurality of metal nanowires include metal nanowires whose average height of contour curve of surface is 20 nm or less for 50% or more in a number ratio. The plurality of metal nanowires are formed by reducing a plurality of metal oxides each having a nanowire shape formed on the metal base material by an electrochemical reduction method. A reduction process of the metal oxides includes a first process of passing a current under a constant current condition where an absolute value is 5 mA/cm2 or more through the plurality of metal oxides, and a second process of passing a current under a constant potential condition through the plurality of metal oxides.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2019Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Yuki Kudo, Satoshi Mikoshiba, Akihiko Ono, Jun Tamura, Ryota Kitagawa, Masakazu Yamagiwa, Yoshitsune Sugano
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Patent number: 11339482Abstract: A reduction catalyst body for carbon dioxide of an embodiment includes a metal layer, and a projection provided on the metal layer. The projection is constituted of an aggregate of fine metal particles, and possesses a polyhedral structure having surfaces of three faces or more of a polygon. The projection has a site of reducing carbon dioxide, as at least a part of the surfaces.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2018Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Yoshitsune Sugano, Akihiko Ono, Jun Tamura, Ryota Kitagawa, Asahi Motoshige, Yuki Kudo, Masakazu Yamagiwa, Takayuki Tsukagoshi, Satoshi Mikoshiba
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Patent number: 11293109Abstract: A carbon dioxide electrolytic device in an embodiment includes: an electrolysis cell including a cathode including a CO2 gas supply flow path, an anode, and a separator; a CO2 supply unit configured to supply CO2 gas to the gas supply flow path; and a rinse material supply unit configured to make a rinse material containing H2O flow through the CO2 gas supply flow path. The CO2 gas supply flow path includes a first opening provided on one end side, a second opening provided on another end side, and a third opening provided between the first opening and the second opening. The rinse material supply unit is configured to make the rinse material flow at least between the first opening and the third opening of the CO2 gas supply flow path.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2020Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Akihiko Ono, Yuki Kudo, Yusuke Kofuji, Asahi Motoshige, Ryota Kitagawa, Masakazu Yamagiwa, Satoshi Mikoshiba
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Patent number: 11286573Abstract: A carbon dioxide electrolytic device comprises: an electrolysis cell including a first electrode having a first catalyst to reduce carbon dioxide, a second electrode having a second catalyst to oxidize water or hydroxide ions, a first electrode flow path facing the first electrode, a second electrode flow path facing the second electrode, and a separator separating the first and second electrodes; a power controller; a first flow path through which the carbon dioxide flows; a second flow path through which the carbon compound flows; a third flow path through which an electrolytic solution containing the water flows; a fourth flow path through which the oxygen flows; a first valve to connect the first electrode flow path and the first flow path; a second valve to connect the first electrode flow path and the second flow path; a tank connected to the first electrode flow path and configured to store a rinse solution; and a controller programmed to control opening and closing of the first and second valves in acType: GrantFiled: September 4, 2019Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Akihiko Ono, Yuki Kudo, Ryota Kitagawa, Masakazu Yamagiwa, Jun Tamura, Satoshi Mikoshiba, Yoshitsune Sugano, Asahi Motoshige, Takayuki Tsukagoshi