Patents by Inventor Naoko KANOME

Naoko KANOME 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).

  • METHOD FOR PRODUCING NOBLE METAL-SUPPORTED PHOTOCATALYST PARTICLES
    Publication number: 20110045964
    Abstract: A method for producing a photocatalytic, which can produce a photocatalyst showing high photocatalytic activity, is provided. The present invention relates to a method for producing noble metal-supported photocatalyst particles wherein a noble metal is supported on the surface of the photocatalyst particles, and a method for producing a dispersion of the noble metal-supported photocatalyst particles, the methods comprising steps of: blowing an inert gas into a raw dispersion in which the photocatalyst particles are dispersed and a precursor of the noble metal is dissolved in a dispersion medium; and irradiating the raw dispersion with light having energy larger than that of a bandgap of the photocatalyst particles, thereby supporting the noble metal on the surface of the photocatalyst particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2010
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicants: National University Corporation Hokkaido University, Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limitied
    Inventors: Ryu ABE, Naoko KANOME, Kohei SOGABE, Yoshiaki SAKATANI