Patents by Inventor Nubuo Kimura

Nubuo Kimura 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).

  • Photocatalyst-carrying structure and photocatalyst coating material
    Patent number: 6228480
    Abstract: The present invention provides a photocatalyst-carrying structure which has a structure, wherein an adhesive layer is provided in between a photocatalyst layer and a substrate, the adhesive layer is composed of silicon-modified resin, polysiloxane-containing resin or colloidal silica-containing resin, and for forming the photocatalyst layer a composition comprising a metal oxide gel or a metal hydroxide gel and a photocatalyst is used. Further, the present invention also provides a photocatalyst coating agent for producing a photocatalyst-carrying structure which contains silicon compound, at least one metal oxide sol or metal hydroxide sol, and at least one photocatalyst powder or sol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Nippon Soda Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nubuo Kimura, Shinji Abe, Tetsuo Yoshimoto, Shigemichi Fukayama