Patents by Inventor Shouji Inose

Shouji Inose 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).

  • Exhaust emission control device
    Patent number: 5649421
    Abstract: An exhaust emission control device includes an HC convening first catalytic converter mounted in close proximity to an engine, and an HC converting second catalytic converter connected to the first catalytic converter through an exhaust pipe. A time point of starting of HC conversion by the second catalytic converter is set between a time point of completion of HC adsorption in the second catalytic converter and a time point of completion of HC desorption from the second catalytic converter. Thus, it is possible to reduce the amount of HC desorbed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 22, 1997
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Mitsuo Wakabayashi, Shinichi Kikuchi, Morio Fukuda, Shouji Inose