Patents by Inventor Toru Sekiba

Toru Sekiba 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: 8101539
    Abstract: A purifying catalyst includes catalyst powder composed of a transition metal oxide of which an average particle diameter is within 1 nm to 2 ?m and in which an electron binding energy of oxygen is shifted to an energy side lower than 531.3 eV. The purifying catalyst shows good purification performance even when noble metal is not contained as an essential component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirofumi Yasuda, Yasunari Hanaki, Toru Sekiba, Shigeru Chida, Junji Ito
  • Publication number: 20100273646
    Abstract: A purifying catalyst includes catalyst powder composed of a transition metal oxide of which an average particle diameter is within 1 nm to 2 ?m and in which an electron binding energy of oxygen is shifted to an energy side lower than 531.3 eV. The purifying catalyst shows good purification performance even when noble metal is not contained as an essential component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2008
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Inventors: Hirofumi Yasuda, Yasunari Hanaki, Toru Sekiba, Shigeru Chida, Junji Ito
  • Patent number: 7713911
    Abstract: A method of producing catalyst powder of the present invention has a step of precipitating a transition metal particle and a base-metal compound in a reversed micelle substantially simultaneously, and a step of precipitating a noble metal particle in the reversed micelle. By this method, it is possible to obtain catalyst powder which restricts an aggregation of noble metal particles even at the high temperature and is excellent in the catalytic activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hironori Wakamatsu, Masanori Nakamura, Kazuyuki Shiratori, Hirofumi Yasuda, Katsuo Suga, Toru Sekiba
  • Patent number: 7674744
    Abstract: A method of producing catalyst powder of the present invention has a step of precipitating a carrier in a reversed micelle, and a step of precipitating at least one of a noble metal particle and a transition metal particle in the reversed micelle in which the carrier is precipitated. By this method, it is possible to obtain catalyst powder excellent in heat resistance and high in the catalytic activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Shiratori, Toru Sekiba, Katsuo Suga, Masanori Nakamura, Hironori Wakamatsu, Hirofumi Yasuda
  • Patent number: 7605108
    Abstract: A catalyst which suppresses aggregation of metal particles and which has superior heat resistance. In the catalyst, metal particles are supported by a surface of a carrier while being partially embedded therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hironori Wakamatsu, Hirofumi Yasuda, Kazuyuki Shiratori, Masanori Nakamura, Katsuo Suga, Toru Sekiba
  • Patent number: 7601669
    Abstract: In a powdery catalyst (1), a porous carrier (2) has a complex part (3) configured to hold a noble metal particle (4), the complex part being composed of a transition metal material and a constituent material of the porous carrier (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masanori Nakamura, Hironori Wakamatsu, Katsuo Suga, Toru Sekiba
  • Patent number: 7601670
    Abstract: A method of producing catalyst powder of the present invention has a step of precipitating any one of a noble metal particle (5) and a transition metal particle (10) in a reversed micelle (1); a step of precipitating, in the reversed micelle (1) in which any one of the noble metal particle (5) and the transition metal particle (10) is precipitated, a porous support material (7) which supports the noble metal particle (5) and the transition metal particle (10); and a step of precipitating the other of the noble metal particle (5) and the transition metal particle (10) in the reversed micelle (1) in which any one of the noble metal particle (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirofumi Yasuda, Katsuo Suga, Masanori Nakamura, Hironori Wakamatsu, Kazuyuki Shiratori, Toru Sekiba
  • Patent number: 7585811
    Abstract: A method of producing catalyst powder of the present invention has a step of precipitating a noble metal particle (2) and a porous carrier (1) in a reversed micelle substantially simultaneously; and a step of precipitating a transition metal particle (3) in the reversed micelle. By this method, it is possible to obtain catalyst powder which restricts an aggregation of the noble metal particles even at a high temperature and is excellent in a catalytic activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masanori Nakamura, Katsuo Suga, Toru Sekiba, Hironori Wakamatsu, Kazuyuki Shiratori, Hirofumi Yasuda
  • Publication number: 20090220816
    Abstract: A metal base including a surface portion containing aluminum. The metal base is formed with at least either of recesses and projections at a surface of the metal base and therefore has a planar pattern formed by the at least either of the recesses and projections when viewed from above the surface of the metal base, in which the planar pattern is a scale-like pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2007
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Inventors: Masahiro Takaya, Kiyoshi Miyazaki, Toru Sekiba, Yasunari Hanaki, Takeshi Yamauchi
  • Patent number: 7572422
    Abstract: An exhaust gas purifying method for a fuel cell vehicle comprises preparing an exhaust gas purifying system for the fuel cell vehicle, the exhaust gas purifying system including a methane removal catalyst for accelerating the conversion of methane into hydrogen and carbon monoxide. The methane removal catalyst comprises a catalytic ingredient including at least one of rhodium, platinum and palladium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toru Sekiba, Hiroshi Akama
  • Publication number: 20080318769
    Abstract: A catalyst (1) for use in exhaust emission control that improves catalytic activity and reduces the amount of noble metal used and method for making such a catalyst (1). The catalyst (1) includes a noble metal first constituent (2); a transition metal compound second constituent (3), part or all of which forms a complex with the noble metal; a third constituent element (4) that is in contact with the complex and has an electronegativity of 1.5 or less; and a porous carrier (5) that supports the noble metal, the transition metal compound and the third constituent element (4), and that is such that part or all of which forms a complex oxide with the third constituent element (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2005
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Inventors: Hironori Wakamatsu, Hirofumi Yasuda, Kazuyuki Shiratori, Masanori Nakamura, Toru Sekiba, Katsuo Suga
  • Publication number: 20080219907
    Abstract: An exhaust gas purifying method for a fuel cell vehicle comprises preparing an exhaust gas purifying system for the fuel cell vehicle, the exhaust gas purifying system including a methane removal catalyst for accelerating the conversion of methane into hydrogen and carbon monoxide. The methane removal catalyst comprises a catalytic ingredient including at least one of rhodium, platinum and palladium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Inventors: Toru SEKIBA, Hiroshi Akama
  • Publication number: 20070244001
    Abstract: A catalyst which suppresses aggregation of metal particles and which has superior heat resistance. In the catalyst, metal particles are supported by a surface of a carrier while being partially embedded therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2005
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Applicant: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hironori Wakamatsu, Hirofumi Yasuda, Kazuyuki Shiratori, Masanori Nakamura, Katsuo Suga, Toru Sekiba
  • Publication number: 20070203021
    Abstract: A method of producing catalyst powder of the present invention has a step of precipitating a noble metal particle (2) and a porous carrier (1) in a reversed micelle substantially simultaneously; and a step of precipitating a transition metal particle (3) in the reversed micelle. By this method, it is possible to obtain catalyst powder which restricts an aggregation of the noble metal particles even at a high temperature and is excellent in a catalytic activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2005
    Publication date: August 30, 2007
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masanori Nakamura, Katsuo Suga, Toru Sekiba, Hironori Wakamatsu, Kazuyuki Shiratori, Hirofumi Yasuda
  • Publication number: 20070155626
    Abstract: A method of producing catalyst powder of the present invention has a step of precipitating any one of a noble metal particle (5) and a transition metal particle (10) in a reversed micelle (1); a step of precipitating, in the reversed micelle (1) in which any one of the noble metal particle (5) and the transition metal particle (10) is precipitated, a porous support material (7) which supports the noble metal particle (5) and the transition metal particle (10); and a step of precipitating the other of the noble metal particle (5) and the transition metal particle (10) in the reversed micelle (1) in which any one of the noble metal particle (5) and the transition metal particle (10) is precipitated. By this method, it is possible to obtain catalyst powder capable of maintaining initial purification performance thereof even if being exposed to the high temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2005
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Inventors: Hirofumi Yasuda, Katsuo Suga, Masanori Nakamura, Hironori Wakamatsu, Kazuyuki Shiratori, Toru Sekiba
  • Publication number: 20070153390
    Abstract: In a powdery catalyst (1), a porous carrier (2) has a complex part (3) configured to hold a noble metal particle (4), the complex part being composed of a transition metal material and a constituent material of the porous carrier (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2004
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Inventors: Masanori Nakamura, Hironori Wakamatsu, Katsuo Suga, Toru Sekiba
  • Publication number: 20060292051
    Abstract: An exhaust gas purifying method for a fuel cell vehicle comprises preparing an exhaust gas purifying system for the fuel cell vehicle, the exhaust gas purifying system including a methane removal catalyst for accelerating the conversion of methane into hydrogen and carbon monoxide. The methane removal catalyst comprises a catalytic ingredient including at least one of rhodium, platinum and palladium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2006
    Publication date: December 28, 2006
    Inventors: Toru Sekiba, Hiroshi Akama
  • Patent number: 7115236
    Abstract: An exhaust gas purifying method for a fuel cell vehicle comprises preparing an exhaust gas purifying system for the fuel cell vehicle, the exhaust gas purifying system including a methane removal catalyst for accelerating the conversion of methane into hydrogen and carbon monoxide. The methane removal catalyst comprises a catalytic ingredient including at least one of rhodium, platinum and palladium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toru Sekiba, Hiroshi Akama
  • Publication number: 20050221978
    Abstract: A method of producing catalyst powder of the present invention has a step of precipitating a carrier in a reversed micelle, and a step of precipitating at least one of a noble metal particle and a transition metal particle in the reversed micelle in which the carrier is precipitated. By this method, it is possible to obtain catalyst powder excellent in heat resistance and high in the catalytic activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2005
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Shiratori, Toru Sekiba, Katsuo Suga, Masanori Nakamura, Hironori Wakamatsu, Hirofumi Yasuda
  • Publication number: 20050215429
    Abstract: A method of producing catalyst powder of the present invention has a step of precipitating a transition metal particle and a base-metal compound in a reversed micelle substantially simultaneously, and a step of precipitating a noble metal particle in the reversed micelle. By this method, it is possible to obtain catalyst powder which restricts an aggregation of noble metal particles even at the high temperature and is excellent in the catalytic activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2005
    Publication date: September 29, 2005
    Inventors: Hironori Wakamatsu, Masanori Nakamura, Kazuyuki Shiratori, Hirofumi Yasuda, Katsuo Suga, Toru Sekiba