Patents by Inventor Tomonori Nanbu

Tomonori Nanbu 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).

  • Hydrogen-releasing film
    Patent number: 10439185
    Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to provide a hydrogen-releasing film, a composite hydrogen-releasing film and a hydrogen-releasing laminated film that are not prone to embrittlement in the usage environmental temperatures of electrochemical elements. The hydrogen-releasing film containing an alloy, wherein the alloy is a Pd—Au alloy, and the Au content in the Pd—Au alloy is 15 mol % or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahiro Fukuoka, Kyoko Ishii, Shunsuke Masaki, Kenta Hata, Hiroshi Yukawa, Tomonori Nanbu
  • Hydrogen-releasing film
    Patent number: 10374202
    Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to provide a hydrogen-releasing film, a composite hydrogen-releasing film and a hydrogen-releasing laminated film that are not prone to embrittlement in the usage environmental temperatures of electrochemical elements. The hydrogen-releasing film containing an alloy, wherein the alloy is a Pd—Au alloy, and the Au content in the Pd—Au alloy is 15 mol % or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahiro Fukuoka, Kyoko Ishii, Shunsuke Masaki, Kenta Hata, Hiroshi Yukawa, Tomonori Nanbu
  • HYDROGEN-RELEASING FILM
    Publication number: 20170133648
    Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to provide a hydrogen-releasing film, a composite hydrogen-releasing film and a hydrogen-releasing laminated film that are not prone to embrittlement in the usage environmental temperatures of electrochemical elements. The hydrogen-releasing film containing an alloy, wherein the alloy is a Pd—Au alloy, and the Au content in the Pd—Au alloy is 15 mol % or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahiro FUKUOKA, Kyoko ISHII, Shunsuke MASAKI, Kenta HATA, Hiroshi YUKAWA, Tomonori NANBU
  • HYDROGEN-RELAEASING FILM
    Publication number: 20170133647
    Abstract: The present invention provides a hydrogen-releasing film and a hydrogen-releasing laminated film that is free from defects even when the amount of hydrogen release is increased due to a large quantity of hydrogen gas generated within the electrochemical element, or an electrochemical element is used for a long period of time. The hydrogen-releasing film containing an alloy having Pd as an essential metal, wherein the hydrogen storage quantity when measured at 50° C. and a hydrogen partial pressure of 0.01 MPa is 0.4 (H/M) or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahiro FUKUOKA, Yoshiko KIRA, Kyoko ISHII, Kenta HATA, Hiroshi YUKAWA, Tomonori NANBU
  • HYDROGEN-RELEASING FILM
    Publication number: 20170133646
    Abstract: The present invention provides a hydrogen-releasing film and a hydrogen-releasing laminated film that have high reliability as a safety valve since defects such as cracks do not occur before the internal pressure of an electrochemical element reaches a predetermined pressure. The hydrogen-releasing film contains an alloy having Pd as an essential metal, and the size of the crystal grains in the alloy is 0.028 ?m or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahiro FUKUOKA, Yoshiko KIRA, Kyoko ISHII, Kenta HATA, Hiroshi YUKAWA, Tomonori NANBU
  • HYDROGEN-RELEASING FILM
    Publication number: 20160181583
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a hydrogen-releasing film and a hydrogen-releasing laminated film which are less susceptible to embrittling at an ambient operating temperature of an electrochemical element. This hydrogen-releasing film is characterized by containing a Pd—Cu alloy, and the Cu content in the Pd—Cu alloy being at least 30 mol %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Applicants: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION NAGOYA UNIVERSITY, INSTITUTE OF NATIONAL COLLEGES OF TECHNOLOGY, JAPAN
    Inventors: Takahiro FUKUOKA, Yoshiko KIRA, Kyoko ISHII, Kenta HATA, Hiroshi YUKAWA, Tomonori NANBU
  • HYDROGEN-RELEASING FILM
    Publication number: 20150325380
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a hydrogen-releasing film and a hydrogen-releasing laminated film which are less susceptible to embrittling at an ambient operating temperature of an electrochemical element. This hydrogen-releasing film comprises a Pd—Ag alloy and is characterized in that the content of Ag in the Pd—Ag alloy is 20 mol % or higher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Applicants: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION, INSTITUTE OF NATIONAL COLLEGES OF TECHNOLOGY, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION NAGOYA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Takahiro FUKUOKA, Yoshiko KIRA, Kyoko ISHII, Kenta HATA, Hiroshi YUKAWA, Tomonori NANBU
  • Hydrogen separation membrane and method for separating hydrogen
    Patent number: 8728199
    Abstract: Provided is a novel hydrogen separation membrane formed of a Nb—W—Mo-based alloy. A method for separating hydrogen using the hydrogen separation membrane and hydrogen separation conditions are selected by a particular procedure. A hydrogen separation membrane formed of the Nb—W—Mo-based alloy membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignees: Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd., National University Corporation Nagoya University, Institute of National Colleges of Technology, Japan
    Inventors: Hideto Kurokawa, Takumi Nishii, Yoshinori Shirasaki, Isamu Yasuda, Masahiko Morinaga, Hiroshi Yukawa, Tomonori Nanbu, Yoshihisa Matsumoto
  • HYDROGEN SEPARATION MEMBRANE AND METHOD FOR SEPARATING HYDROGEN
    Publication number: 20120192712
    Abstract: Provided is a novel hydrogen separation membrane formed of a Nb—W—Mo-based alloy. A method for separating hydrogen using the hydrogen separation membrane and hydrogen separation conditions are selected by a particular procedure. A hydrogen separation membrane formed of the Nb—W—Mo-based alloy membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2010
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicants: TOKYO GAS CO., LTD., INSTITUTE OF NATIONAL COLLEGES OF TECHNOLOGY, JAPAN, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION NAGOYA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Hideto Kurokawa, Takumi Nishii, Yoshinori Shirasaki, Isamu Yasuda, Masahiko Morinaga, Hiroshi Yukawa, Tomonori Nanbu, Yoshihisa Matsumoto