Patents by Inventor Norihiro WAKITA

Norihiro WAKITA 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).

  • Pillar shaped honeycomb structure, exhaust gas purifying device, exhaust system, and method for producing honeycomb structure
    Patent number: 11614011
    Abstract: A pillar shaped honeycomb structure includes: a porous partition wall that defines a plurality of cells, the cells forming flow paths for a fluid, the cells extending from an inflow end face to an outflow end face; and an outer peripheral wall located at the outermost circumference. At least a part of surfaces of the partition walls has a surface layer, and the surface layer includes magnetic particles and has permeability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukio Miyairi, Takehide Shimoda, Takashi Aoki, Hirofumi Sakamoto, Masaaki Masuda, Atsuo Kondo, Yunie Izumi, Kyohei Kato, Norihiro Wakita
  • PILLAR SHAPED HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE, EXHAUST GAS PURIFYING DEVICE, EXHAUST SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20210115825
    Abstract: A pillar shaped honeycomb structure includes: a porous partition wall that defines a plurality of cells, the cells forming flow paths for a fluid, the cells extending from an inflow end face to an outflow end face; and an outer peripheral wall located at the outermost circumference. At least a part of surfaces of the partition walls has a surface layer, and the surface layer includes magnetic particles and has permeability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yukio MIYAIRI, Takehide SHIMODA, Takashi AOKI, Hirofumi SAKAMOTO, Masaaki MASUDA, Atsuo KONDO, Yunie IZUMI, Kyohei KATO, Norihiro WAKITA