Patents by Inventor Tai Itou

Tai Itou 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).

  • Patent number: 8741502
    Abstract: A nickel oxide powder material that can restrain cracking of electrode due to oxidation expansion and peeling from a electrolyte and thus can decrease deterioration of the power generation characteristics, when used as an anode material for a solid oxide type fuel cell and its efficient production method, and the anode material for the solid oxide type fuel cell using the nickel oxide powder material. The nickel oxide powder material for an anode material constituting a solid oxide type fuel cell is characterized in that it is made up of a core particle (a) composed of a nickel oxide fine particle and a coating layer (b) including a zirconium hydroxide, which is formed on the surface of the core particle (a), as its main component, and that the zirconium content contained in the coating layer (b) is 0.001 to 0.01 g/m2 per surface area of the nickel oxide fine particle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Norimichi Yonesato, Yasumasa Hattori, Hideyuki Yamashita, Tai Itou
  • Publication number: 20130309399
    Abstract: A nickel oxide powder material that can restrain cracking of electrode due to oxidation expansion and peeling from a electrolyte and thus can decrease deterioration of the power generation characteristics, when used as an anode material for a solid oxide type fuel cell and its efficient production method, and the anode material for the solid oxide type fuel cell using the nickel oxide powder material. The nickel oxide powder material for an anode material constituting a solid oxide type fuel cell is characterized in that it is made up of a core particle (a) composed of a nickel oxide fine particle and a coating layer (b) including a zirconium hydroxide, which is formed on the surface of the core particle (a), as its main component, and that the zirconium content contained in the coating layer (b) is 0.001 to 0.01 g/m2 per surface area of the nickel oxide fine particle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Norimichi Yonesato, Yasumasa Hattori, Hideyuki Yamashita, Tai Itou
  • Patent number: 8557471
    Abstract: A nickel oxide powder material that can restrain cracking of electrode due to oxidation expansion and peeling from a electrolyte and thus can decrease deterioration of the power generation characteristics, even in the case that the anode is exposed to an oxidizing atmosphere caused by the disruption of the fuel supply at operating temperature or the like when used as an anode material for a solid oxide type fuel cell and its efficient production method, and the anode material for the solid oxide type fuel cell using the nickel oxide powder material. The nickel oxide powder material for an anode material constituting a solid oxide type fuel cell is characterized in that it is made up of a core particle (a) composed of a nickel oxide fine particle and a coating layer (b) including a zirconium hydroxide, which is formed on the surface of the core particle (a), as its main component, and that the zirconium content contained in the coating layer (b) is 0.001 to 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Norimichi Yonesato, Yasumasa Hattori, Hideyuki Yamashita, Tai Itou
  • Publication number: 20100221640
    Abstract: A nickel oxide powder material that can restrain cracking of electrode due to oxidation expansion and peeling from a electrolyte and thus can decrease deterioration of the power generation characteristics, even in the case that the anode is exposed to an oxidizing atmosphere caused by the disruption of the fuel supply at operating temperature or the like when used as an anode material for a solid oxide type fuel cell and its efficient production method, and the anode material for the solid oxide type fuel cell using the nickel oxide powder material. The nickel oxide powder material for an anode material constituting a solid oxide type fuel cell is characterized in that it is made up of a core particle (a) composed of a nickel oxide fine particle and a coating layer (b) including a zirconium hydroxide, which is formed on the surface of the core particle (a), as its main component, and that the zirconium content contained in the coating layer (b) is 0.001 to 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2008
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Applicant: SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Norimichi Yonesato, Yasumasa Hattori, Hideyuki Yamashita, Tai Itou