Patents by Inventor Miho Hatanaka

Miho Hatanaka 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).

  • Publication number: 20240149260
    Abstract: The exhaust gas purification device includes a substrate, a first catalyst layer, and a second catalyst layer. The substrate includes an upstream end and a downstream end. The first catalyst layer contains first catalyst particles and lies on the substrate across a first region extending between the upstream end and a first position. The first position is at a first distance from the upstream end toward the downstream end. The second catalyst layer contains second catalyst particles and lies on the first catalyst layer across the first region. The second catalyst layer is provided with pores. Pore connectivity of the second catalyst layer is 5% to 35%. A mean value of areas of the pores of the second catalyst layer in a cross-sectional backscattered electron image of the second catalyst layer may be 0.7 ?m2 to 9.0 ?m2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA CHUO KENKYUSHO, CATALER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobusuke KABASHIMA, Toshio YAMAMOTO, Miho HATANAKA, Tetsuya SHINOZAKI
  • Patent number: 11969712
    Abstract: A catalyst for purification of exhaust gas in which Pd-based nanoparticles and ceria nanoparticles are supported on a composite metal oxide support containing alumina, ceria, and zirconia, wherein a molar ratio (Ce/Pd) of Ce and Pd supported on the support is 1 to 8, a proximity ? between Pd and Ce is 0.15 to 0.50, wherein the proximity ? is determined, based on Pd and Ce distribution maps in an element mapping image of energy dispersive X-ray analysis, by the following formula (1): ? = ? j = 0 N - 1 ? ? i = 0 M - 1 ? ( ( I ? ( i , j ) - I ave ) ? ( T ? ( i , j ) - T ave ) ) ? j = 0 N - 1 ? ? i = 0 M - 1 ? ( I ? ( i , j ) - I ave ) 2 - ? j = 0 N - 1 ? ? i = 0 M - 1 ? ( T ? ( i , j ) - T ave ) 2 , ( 1 ) a Pd dispersity after a heat-resistance test at 1050° C. for 25 hours is 0.8% or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Naoki Kumatani, Akira Morikawa, Masaoki Iwasaki, Miho Hatanaka, Taizo Yoshinaga, Masahide Miura, Takahiro Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20230302435
    Abstract: A catalyst for purification of exhaust gas in which Pd-based nanoparticles and ceria nanoparticles represented by CeO2-x, (0?x<0.5) are supported on a composite metal oxide support containing alumina, ceria, and zirconia, wherein a molar ratio (Ce/Pd) of Ce and Pd supported on the support is 1 to 8, a proximity ? between Pd and Ce is 0.15 to 0.50, wherein the proximity ? is determined, based on Pd and Ce distribution maps in an element mapping image of energy dispersive X-ray analysis, by the following formula (1) ? = ? j = 0 N - 1 ? ? i = 0 M - 1 ? ( ( I ? ( i , j ) - I ave ) ? ( T ? ( i , j ) - T ave ) ) ? j = 0 N - 1 ? ? i = 0 M - 1 ? ( I ? ( i , j ) - I ave ) 2 - ? j = 0 N - 1 ? ? i = 0 M - 1 ? ( T ? ( i , j ) - T ave ) 2 , ( 1 ) and a Pd dispersity after a heat-resistance test is 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2022
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Naoki KUMATANI, Akira MORIKAWA, Masaoki IWASAKI, Miho HATANAKA, Taizo YOSHINAGA, Masahide MIURA, Takahiro HAYASHI
  • Patent number: 10329984
    Abstract: An oxygen storage/release material includes: a ceria-zirconia composite oxide porous body that has at least one ordered phase of a pyrochlore phase and a ? phase, and that has a central pore diameter of 70 nm to 1 ?m as measured by a mercury penetration method, and in which a cumulative pore volume of pores that each have a pore diameter in the range of 0.5 times to 2 times the central pore diameter is 40% or more of the cumulative pore volume of pores that each have a pore diameter in the range of 10 nm to 10 ?m as measured by the mercury penetration method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA CHUO KENKYUSHO
    Inventors: Miho Hatanaka, Akihiko Suda
  • Publication number: 20180252139
    Abstract: An oxygen storage/release material includes: a ceria-zirconia composite oxide porous body that has at least one ordered phase of a pyrochlore phase and a ? phase, and that has a central pore diameter of 70 nm to 1 ?m as measured by a mercury penetration method, and in which a cumulative pore volume of pores that each have a pore diameter in the range of 0.5 times to 2 times the central pore diameter is 40% or more of the cumulative pore volume of pores that each have a pore diameter in the range of 10 nm to 10 ?m as measured by the mercury penetration method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA CHUO KENKYUSHO
    Inventors: Miho HATANAKA, Akihiko SUDA
  • Patent number: 9616386
    Abstract: A catalyst for purification of exhaust gas, comprising a first catalyst comprising: a first catalyst support comprising a first composite oxide composed of alumina, zirconia, and titania, and ceria supported on a surface of the first composite oxide in an amount of 0.5 to 10 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the first composite oxide; and a first noble metal supported on a surface of the first catalyst support in an amount of 0.05 to 5.0 parts by mass in terms of metal relative to 100 parts by mass of the first catalyst support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA CHUO KENKYUSHO
    Inventors: Miho Hatanaka, Toshiyuki Tanaka
  • Patent number: 9539564
    Abstract: A method for producing iron-supporting chabazite-type zeolite, comprising the following steps in order: mixing iron(II) chloride and chabazite-type zeolite, heat treating under a reducing atmosphere, and a Hydrogen reducing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
    Inventors: Masaya Ibe, Masaru Ogura, Masaoki Iwasaki, Miho Hatanaka
  • Publication number: 20160279573
    Abstract: A catalyst for purification of exhaust gas, comprising a first catalyst comprising: a first catalyst support comprising a first composite oxide composed of alumina, zirconia, and titania, and ceria supported on a surface of the first composite oxide in an amount of 0.5 to 10 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the first composite oxide; and a first noble metal supported on a surface of the first catalyst support in an amount of 0.05 to 5.0 parts by mass in terms of metal relative to 100 parts by mass of the first catalyst support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA CHUO KENKYUSHO
    Inventors: Miho HATANAKA, Toshiyuki TANAKA
  • Patent number: 9254475
    Abstract: An exhaust gas purification catalyst includes a composite oxide support, and a precious metal catalyst supported on the composite oxide support. The composite oxide support includes alumina, zirconia, ceria, a first additive element oxide and a second additive element oxide. The first additive element oxide contains an additive element selected from the group consisting of rare earth elements excluding cerium and alkali earth elements. The second additive element oxide contains an additive element selected from the group consisting of rare earth elements excluding cerium and alkali earth elements. In the composite oxide support, alumina is contained in a range of 30 to 40% by mass and zirconia is contained in a range of 36 to 46% by mass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshinori Saito, Yuki Aoki, Toshitaka Tanabe, Miho Hatanaka, Naoki Takahashi, Akira Morikawa
  • Publication number: 20150343425
    Abstract: [PURPOSE] There is provided a method for producing iron-supporting chabazite-type zeolite. [SOLUTION MEANS] A method for producing iron-supporting chabazite-type zeolite, comprising the following steps in order: mixing iron(II) chloride and chabazite-type zeolite, heat treating under a reducing atmosphere, and a hydrogen reducing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Masaya IBE, Masaru OGURA, Masaoki IWASAKI, Miho HATANAKA
  • Publication number: 20150045212
    Abstract: An exhaust gas purification catalyst includes a composite oxide support, and a precious metal catalyst supported on the composite oxide support. The composite oxide support includes alumina, zirconia, ceria, a first additive element oxide and a second additive element oxide. The first additive element oxide contains an additive element selected from the group consisting of rare earth elements excluding cerium and alkali earth elements. The second additive element oxide contains an additive element selected from the group consisting of rare earth elements excluding cerium and alkali earth elements. In the composite oxide support, alumina is contained in a range of 30 to 40% by mass and zirconia is contained in a range of 36 to 46% by mass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshinori Saito, Yuki Aoki, Toshitaka Tanabe, Miho Hatanaka, Naoki Takahashi, Akira Morikawa
  • Patent number: 8580705
    Abstract: An exhaust gas purifying catalyst includes a substrate that defines an exhaust gas passage; a lower catalyst layer formed over the substrate, and an upper catalyst layer formed over the lower catalyst layer. The lower catalyst layer has a lower catalytic precious metal that contains at least one of Pt and Pd, and a lower-layer carrier that supports the lower catalytic precious metal. The upper catalyst layer has an upper catalytic precious metal that contains Rh, and an upper-layer carrier that supports the upper catalytic precious metal. The upper-layer carrier includes an inorganic mixed oxide that contains Ce, Zr, Al, Nd, and at least one element selected from the group consisting of rare earth elements other than Ce and alkaline earth elements. The Nd is unevenly distributed in covering layers that covers surfaces of interior regions within the inorganic mixed oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Cataler Corporation, Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Chuo Kenkyusho
    Inventors: Yuki Aoki, Takeru Yoshida, Shingo Sakagami, Masaaki Kawai, Miho Hatanaka, Toshitaka Tanabe, Naoki Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20130029838
    Abstract: An exhaust gas purifying catalyst includes a substrate that defines an exhaust gas passage; a lower catalyst layer formed over the substrate, and an upper catalyst layer formed over the lower catalyst layer. The lower catalyst layer has a lower catalytic precious metal that contains at least one of Pt and Pd, and a lower-layer carrier that supports the lower catalytic precious metal. The upper catalyst layer has an upper catalytic precious metal that contains Rh, and an upper-layer carrier that supports the upper catalytic precious metal. The upper-layer carrier includes an inorganic mixed oxide that contains Ce, Zr, Al, Nd, and at least one element selected from the group consisting of rare earth elements other than Ce and alkaline earth elements. The Nd is unevenly distributed in covering layers that covers surfaces of interior regions within the inorganic mixed oxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA CHUO KENKYUSHO, CATALER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuki Aoki, Takeru Yoshida, Shingo Sakagami, Masaaki Kawai, Miho Hatanaka, Toshitaka Tanabe, Naoki Takahashi
  • Patent number: 8225601
    Abstract: An exhaust gas purification system includes: a catalyst (3) provided in an exhaust gas passage of an internal combustion engine (1) and having a carrier containing a basic oxide and platinum carried on the carrier; a catalyst (4) for purifying NOx; and oxygen supply means (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Takagi, Masahide Miura, Shinichi Matsumoto, Toshitaka Tanabe, Yasutaka Nagai, Miho Hatanaka, Kazuhiko Dohmae, Toshio Yamamoto, Yasuo Ikeda
  • Patent number: 8105561
    Abstract: A catalyst for purification of exhaust gas in which a noble metal is supported on a metal-oxide support wherein, in a oxidation atmosphere, the noble metal exists on the surface of the support in high oxidation state, and the noble metal binds with a cation of the support via an oxygen atom on the surface of the support to form a surface oxide layer and, in a reduction atmosphere, the noble metal exists on the surface of the support in a metal state, and an amount of noble metal exposed at the surface of the support, measured by CO chemisorption, is 10% or more in atomic ratio to a whole amount of the noble metal supported on the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Chuo Kenkyusho, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Miho Hatanaka, Toshitaka Tanabe, Yasutaka Nagai, Toshio Yamamoto, Kazuhiko Dohmae, Nobuyuki Takagi, Masahide Miura, Yasuo Ikeda
  • Patent number: 8043992
    Abstract: A particulate inorganic mixed oxide comprising: aluminum; zirconium; cerium; lanthanum and an additional element selected from the group consisting of neodymium and praseodymium, wherein the inorganic mixed oxide has at least 80% of primary particles with article diameters of 100 nm or less, and at least a part of the primary particles have an enriched surface region where the additional element is locally increased in a surface layer portion thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Chuo Kenkyusho, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Cataler Corporation
    Inventors: Miho Hatanaka, Toshitaka Tanabe, Naoki Takahashi, Takeru Yoshida, Yuki Aoki
  • Publication number: 20100227757
    Abstract: A particulate inorganic mixed oxide comprising: aluminum; zirconium; cerium; and first and second additional elements each selected from the group consisting of rare earth elements other than cerium and alkaline earth elements, wherein a content of aluminum in the inorganic mixed oxide is 60 to 90 at %, in terms of element content, relative to a total amount of elements which form cations in the inorganic mixed oxide ; a content of cerium in the inorganic mixed oxide is 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2008
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA CHUO KENKYUSHO, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Miho Hatanaka, Toshitaka Tanabe, Naoki Takahashi, Takeru Yoshida, Yuki Aoki
  • Publication number: 20090266053
    Abstract: An exhaust gas purification system includes: at least two catalysts (1a, 1b) disposed in parallel with each other on an exhaust gas passage of an internal combustion engine (3) and having a carrier containing a basic oxide and platinum carried on the carrier; and oxygen supply means (2) for supplying oxygen to the catalysts (1a, 1b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Takagi, Masahide Miura, Shinichi Matsumoto, Toshitaka Tanabe, Yasutaka Nagai, Miho Hatanaka, Kazuhiko Dohmae, Toshio Yamamoto, Yasuo Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20090170689
    Abstract: A catalyst for purification of exhaust gas in which a noble metal is supported on a metal-oxide support wherein, in a oxidation atmosphere, the noble metal exists on the surface of the support in high oxidation state, and the noble metal binds with a cation of the support via an oxygen atom on the surface of the support to form a surface oxide layer and, in a reduction atmosphere, the noble metal exists on the surface of the support in a metal state, and an amount of noble metal exposed at the surface of the support, measured by CO chemisorption, is 10% or more in atomic ratio to a whole amount of the noble metal supported on the support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2006
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicants: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Chuo Kenkyusho
    Inventors: Miho Hatanaka, Toshitaka Tanabe, Yasutaka Nagai, Toshio Yamamoto, Kazuhiko Dohmae, Nobuyuki Takagi, Masahide Miura, Yasuo Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20090104088
    Abstract: An exhaust gas purification system includes: a catalyst (3) provided in an exhaust gas passage of an internal combustion engine (1) and having a carrier containing a basic oxide and platinum carried on the carrier; a catalyst (4) for purifying NOx; and oxygen supply means (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Takagi, Masahide Miura, Shinichi Matsumoto, Toshitaka Tanabe, Yasutaka Nagai, Miho Hatanaka, Kazuhiko Dohmae, Toshio Yamamoto, Yasuo Ikeda