Patents by Inventor Shin Watanbe

Shin Watanbe 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: 20110104590
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for producing an ion-conductivity providing agent for a catalyst electrode layer of an anion-exchange membrane type fuel cell comprising: producing anionic conductive resin including a quaternary onium base having a halogeno ion as its counterion, and bringing the halogen type anionic conductive resin into contact with carbonate solution and/or bicarbonate solution to directly obtain anionic conductive resin in which at least a part of the counterion of said quaternary onium base is CO32? and/or HCO3?, without ion exchange of the counterion to OH-type by using deleterious substance such as sodium hydroxide. The purpose is to provide a method for stably producing an ion-conductivity providing agent used for giving ion conductivity to a catalyst electrode layer of an anion-exchange membrane type fuel cell, the method being easy to operate, the ion-conductivity providing agent showing constant effect for giving ion conductivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2009
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: TOKUYAMA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji Fukuta, Shin Watanbe, Yoshinobu Yamashita, Hiroyuki Yanagi