Patents by Inventor Shuhei NAGAOKA

Shuhei NAGAOKA 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: 20240109055
    Abstract: A three-way catalyst article, and its use in an exhaust system for internal combustion engines, is disclosed. The catalyst article for treating exhaust gas comprising: a substrate comprising an inlet end and an outlet end with an axial length L; and a first catalytic region on the substrate; wherein the first catalytic region comprises a first PGM component and a first alumina, wherein the first alumina is doped with a first dopant of at least 5 wt. %, and wherein the first dopant is selected from the group consisting of Zr, Ta, Mo, W, Ti, Nb, and a combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Shuhei NAGAOKA, Xiaorui ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20240110494
    Abstract: A three-way catalyst article, and its use in an exhaust system for internal combustion engines, is disclosed. The catalyst article for treating exhaust gas comprising: a substrate comprising an inlet end and an outlet end with an axial length L; a first catalytic region comprising a first platinum group metal (PGM) component and a first transition metal component, wherein the first PGM component comprises platinum (Pt), and the first transition metal component is Fe or Cu, and wherein the molar ratio of Pt and the first transition metal is from 0.2 to 10.0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Wataru KURASHIGE, Shuhei NAGAOKA
  • Patent number: 11794170
    Abstract: A three-way catalyst article, and its use in an exhaust system for internal combustion engines, is disclosed. The catalyst article for treating exhaust gas comprising: a substrate; and a first catalytic region on the substrate; wherein the first catalytic region comprises a first PGM component and a first inorganic oxide, wherein the IR intensity ratio of bridge CO to atop CO on the PGM component is less than 3:1 under standard CO adsorption procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company
    Inventors: Yuan Jing, Shuhei Nagaoka, Ken-ichi Shimizu, Takashi Toyao
  • Patent number: 11745173
    Abstract: A three-way catalyst article, and its use in an exhaust system for internal combustion engines, is disclosed. The catalyst article for treating exhaust gas comprising: a substrate comprising an inlet end and an outlet end with an axial length L; a first catalytic region comprising a first platinum group metal (PGM) component and a first PGM support material, wherein the first catalytic region comprises up to 5 wt. % Sn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignees: Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company, Johnson Matthey (Shanghai) Chemicals Limited
    Inventors: Hongyu Ji, Wataru Kurashige, Shuhei Nagaoka, Dongsheng Qiao, Zhou Shang, Xiaorui Zhang
  • Publication number: 20230143941
    Abstract: A three-way catalyst article with improved ammonia emission control, and its use in an exhaust system for gasoline engines, is disclosed. The catalyst article for treating exhaust gas from a gasoline engine comprising: a substrate comprising an inlet end, an outlet end with an axial length L; a first catalytic region beginning at the inlet end, wherein the first catalytic region comprises a first zeolite; and a second catalytic region beginning at the outlet end, wherein the second catalytic region comprises a second platinum group metal (PGM) component, a second oxygen storage capacity (OSC) material, and a second inorganic oxide; wherein the second PGM component is selected from the group consisting of palladium, platinum, rhodium and a combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Guy Richard CHANDLER, Sean CONTE, Vincent FERRAND, Michael HOWARD, Shuhei NAGAOKA, Alexis POWELL, Xiaorui ZHANG
  • Patent number: 11642658
    Abstract: A three-way catalyst article, and its use in an exhaust system for internal combustion engines, is disclosed. The catalyst article for treating exhaust gas comprising: a substrate; and a first catalytic region on the substrate; wherein the first catalytic region comprises a first platinum group metal (PGM) component, wherein the first PGM component comprises PGM nanoparticles, wherein the PGM nanoparticles have an average particle size of about 1 to about 20 nm with a standard deviation (SD) no more than 1 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company
    Inventors: Kyoji Kitamoto, Shuhei Nagaoka, Daisuke Yokota
  • Publication number: 20230070291
    Abstract: A three-way catalyst article, and its use in an exhaust system for internal combustion engines, is disclosed. The catalyst article for treating exhaust gas comprising: a substrate comprising an inlet end and an outlet end with an axial length L; and a first catalytic region on the substrate; wherein the first catalytic region comprises a first PGM component and a first alumina, wherein the first alumina is doped with a first dopant of at least 5 wt. %, and wherein the first dopant is selected from the group consisting of Zr, Ta, Mo, W, Ti, Nb, and a combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Shuhei NAGAOKA, Xiaorui ZHANG
  • Patent number: 11559788
    Abstract: The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an oxygen storage and release material comprising a ceria-zirconia-based complex oxide improved in ability to remove HC and NOx and a three-way catalyst able to reduce an amount of NOx emission. Further, to solve this problem, an oxygen storage and release material comprising a ceria-zirconia-based complex oxide containing Gd2O3 in 0.1 mol % or more and less than 20 mol % and having an ion conductivity of 2×10?5 S/cm or more at 400° C. is provided. Further, in addition to the above, an oxygen storage and release material having a molar ratio of cerium and zirconium of 0.2 or more and 0.6 or less by cerium/(cerium+zirconium) and an speed of oxygen storage and release “?t50” of 20.0 seconds or more or amount of oxygen storage and release of 300 ?mol-O2/g or more etc. was obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignees: NIPPON DENKO CO., LTD., JOHNSON MATTHEY PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
    Inventors: Keigo Aihara, Tomoharu Itoh, Hirofumi Konno, Shuhei Nagaoka, Takashi Yamada
  • Patent number: 11439983
    Abstract: Compositions, articles, and methods related to a three-way-catalyst composition comprising a perovskite-type compound of formula (I): LazB1-qB?qO3±? or formula (II):[BOx]y:[LazBO3±?]1-y and a non-redox active component; wherein B or B? is Fe, Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Ti, or Zr; q is in a range from about 0 to about 0.5; x is from about 1 to about 2.5; y is from about 1 to about 30 wt %; z is about 0.6 to about 1.1; ? is in a range from about 0 to about 0.6.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company
    Inventors: Shuhei Nagaoka, Kerry Simmance, Andrea Eva Pascui, Emily Price
  • Publication number: 20220088575
    Abstract: A three-way catalyst article, and its use in an exhaust system for internal combustion engines, is disclosed. The catalyst article for treating exhaust gas comprising: a substrate comprising an inlet end and an outlet end with an axial length L; a first catalytic region comprising a first palladium (Pd) component and a first Pd support material, wherein the substrate is substantially free of the first Pd component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Daijiro HAYASHI, Wataru KURASHIGE, Nicoleta MURESAN, Shuhei NAGAOKA, Xiaorui ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20220072515
    Abstract: A three-way catalyst article, and its use in an exhaust system for internal combustion engines, is disclosed. The catalyst article for treating exhaust gas comprising: a substrate; and a first catalytic region on the substrate; wherein the first catalytic region comprises a first PGM component and a first inorganic oxide, wherein the IR intensity ratio of bridge CO to atop CO on the PGM component is less than 3:1 under standard CO adsorption procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Yuan JING, Shuhei NAGAOKA, Ken-ichi SHIMIZU, Takashi TOYAO
  • Patent number: 11253840
    Abstract: Catalyst compositions, articles, systems and methods related to a three-way-catalyst composition comprising alumina doped with a transition metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company
    Inventors: Masayuki Kobayashi, Shuhei Nagaoka
  • Publication number: 20210355851
    Abstract: The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an oxygen storage and release material comprising a ceria-zirconia-based complex oxide improved in ability to remove HC and NOx and a three-way catalyst able to reduce an amount of NOx emission. Further, to solve this problem, an oxygen storage and release material comprising a ceria-zirconia-based complex oxide containing Gd2O3 in 0.1 mol % or more and less than 20 mol % and having an ion conductivity of 2×10?5 S/cm or more at 400° C. is provided. Further, in addition to the above, an oxygen storage and release material having a molar ratio of cerium and zirconium of 0.2 or more and 0.6 or less by cerium/(cerium+zirconium) and an speed of oxygen storage and release “?t50” of 20.0 seconds or more or amount of oxygen storage and release of 300 ?mol-O2/g or more etc. was obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicants: NIPPON DENKO CO., LTD., JOHNSON MATTHEY PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
    Inventors: Keigo AIHARA, Tomoharu ITOH, Hirofumi KONNO, Shuhei NAGAOKA, Takashi YAMADA
  • Publication number: 20210299647
    Abstract: A three-way catalyst article, and its use in an exhaust system for internal combustion engines, is disclosed. The catalyst article for treating exhaust gas comprising: a substrate comprising an inlet end and an outlet end with an axial length L; a first catalytic region comprising a first platinum group metal (PGM) component and a first PGM support material, wherein the first catalytic region comprises up to 5 wt. % Sn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Hongyu JI, Wataru KURASHIGE, Shuhei NAGAOKA, Dongsheng QIAO, Zhou SHANG, Xiaorui ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20210299637
    Abstract: An improved oxygen storage capacity material comprising a mixed oxide is disclosed. Catalysts, systems and methods using the improved oxygen storage capacity material for abating emissions in an exhaust stream are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Masayuki KOBAYASHI, Shuhei NAGAOKA
  • Publication number: 20210094019
    Abstract: A composition comprising platinum (Pt) nanoparticles and an inorganic oxide, wherein the Pt nanoparticles have no more than 100 Pt atoms, wherein the Pt nanoparticles have a mean particle size of 1 nm to 10 nm with a standard deviation (SD) no more than 1 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Shuhei NAGAOKA, Yuichi FUJIMORI, Tomoharu HAYAMA, Yuichi NEGISHI, Wataru KURASHIGE, Atsuya HARASAWA, Nobuyuki SHIMIZU
  • Patent number: 10875010
    Abstract: A three-way catalyst article, and its use in an exhaust system for internal combustion engines, is disclosed. The catalyst article for treating exhaust gas comprising: a substrate; and a first catalytic region on the substrate; wherein the first catalytic region comprises a first platinum group metal (PGM) component and a first inorganic oxide, wherein the first PGM component comprises PGM nanoparticles, wherein the PGM nanoparticles have no more than 100 PGM atoms, and wherein the PGM nanoparticles have a mean particle size of 1 nm to 10 nm with a standard deviation (SD) no more than 1 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company
    Inventor: Shuhei Nagaoka
  • Publication number: 20200353445
    Abstract: A three-way catalyst article, and its use in an exhaust system for internal combustion engines, is disclosed. The catalyst article for treating exhaust gas comprising: a substrate; and a first catalytic region on the substrate; wherein the first catalytic region comprises a first platinum group metal (PGM) component and a first inorganic oxide, wherein the first PGM component comprises PGM nanoparticles, wherein the PGM nanoparticles have no more than 100 PGM atoms, and wherein the PGM nanoparticles have a mean particle size of 1 nm to 10 nm with a standard deviation (SD) no more than 1 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventor: Shuhei Nagaoka
  • Publication number: 20200306730
    Abstract: Compositions, articles, and methods related to a three-way-catalyst composition comprising a perovskite-type compound of formula (I): LazB1-qB?qO3±? or formula (II): [BOx]y:[LazBO3±?]1-y and a non-redox active component; wherein B or B? is Fe, Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Ti, or Zr; q is in a range from about 0 to about 0.5; x is from about 1 to about 2.5; y is from about 1 to about 30 wt %; z is about 0.6 to about 1.1; ? is in a range from about 0 to about 0.6.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Shuhei Nagaoka, Kerry Simmance, Andrea Eva Pascui, Emily Price
  • Patent number: 10753248
    Abstract: A three-way catalyst article, and its use in an exhaust system for internal combustion engines, is disclosed. The catalyst article for treating exhaust gas comprises: a substrate; and a catalytic region on the substrate; wherein the catalytic region comprises a platinum group metal (PGM) component, an oxide, and a rare earth metal component; wherein the oxide is an inorganic oxide, an oxygen storage component (OSC) material, or a mixture thereof; wherein the rare earth metal component concentration by element on the surface of the oxide per unit specific surface area of the oxide is 1 ?mol/m2 to 20 ?mol/m2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company
    Inventors: Tomotaka Hirota, Yasunori Kurashima, Shuhei Nagaoka, Yukie Ohtsuka, Satoshi Sumiya, Takayuki Suzuki, Takashi Yamada