Patents by Inventor Toshihiko Osaki

Toshihiko Osaki 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: 7025947
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of producing a CuZnAlZr oxide catalyst consisting of reacting an aqueous NaOH solution and aqueous Na2CO3 solution with a mixture of aqueous solutions of each nitrate of Cu, Zn, Al, and Zr, producing a precipitate by coprecipitation, aging, filtering, washing and drying this precipitate to prepare a catalyst precursor consisting of a CuZnAlZr layered double hydroxide, and then obtaining a CuZnAlZr oxide by calcining this precursor in an air ambient atmosphere, a CuZnAlZr oxide catalyst, a CuZnZrCe oxide catalyst, a CoCuZnAl oxide catalyst for producing hydrogen by oxidative steam reforming a methanol, and methods of producing hydrogen gas consisting of converting methanol to hydrogen gas by oxidative steam reforming in the presence of air and steam using these oxide catalysts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2006
    Assignee: Japan as represented by the Seccretary of Agency of Industrial Science and Technolopgy
    Inventors: Kenzi Suzuki, Velu Subramani, Toshihiko Osaki
  • Publication number: 20050002858
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of producing a CuZnAlZr oxide catalyst consisting of reacting an aqueous NaOH solution and aqueous NACO3 solution with a mixture of aqueous solutions of each nitrate of Cu, Zn, Al, and Zr, producing a precipitate by coprecipitation, aging, filtering, washing and drying this precipitate to prepare a catalyst precursor consisting of a CuZnAlZr layered double hydroxide, and then obtaining a CuZnAlZr oxide by calcining this precursor in an air ambient atmosphere, a CuZnAlZr oxide catalyst, a CuZnZrCe oxide catalyst, a CoCuZnAl oxide catalyst for producing hydrogen by oxidative steam reforming of methanol, and methods of producing hydrogen gas consisting of converting methanol to hydrogen gas by oxidative steam reforming in the presence of air and steam using these oxide catalysts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2004
    Publication date: January 6, 2005
    Applicant: Japan as Rep, by Sec of Agncy of Ind Sci and Tech
    Inventors: Kenzi Suzuki, Velu Subramani, Toshihiko Osaki
  • Publication number: 20020051747
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of producing a CuZnAlZr oxide catalyst consisting of reacting an aqueous NaOH solution and aqueous NACO3 solution with a mixture of aqueous solutions of each nitrate of Cu, Zn, Al, and Zr, producing a precipitate by coprecipitation, aging, filtering, washing and drying this precipitate to prepare a catalyst precursor consisting of a CuZnAlZr layered double hydroxide, and then obtaining a CuZnAlZr oxide by calcining this precursor in an air ambient atmosphere, a CuZnAlZr oxide catalyst, a CuZnZrCe oxide catalyst, a CoCuZnAl oxide catalyst for producing hydrogen by oxidative steam reforming of methanol, and methods of producing hydrogen gas consisting of converting methanol to hydrogen gas by oxidative steam reforming in the presence of air and steam using these oxide catalysts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2000
    Publication date: May 2, 2002
    Applicant: Japan as represented by Secretary of Agency of Industrial Science and Techonlogy
    Inventors: Kenzi Suzuki, Velu Subramani, Toshihiko Osaki
  • Patent number: 5346679
    Abstract: A catalyst for the reduction of carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide includes tungsten sulfide alone or at least one catalyst support selected from among alumina, silica, activated carbon, zeolite, iron oxide, zirconia, titania, ferrite, yttria thoria, lanthania, neodymia and activated clay and tungsten sulfide deposited on the support. The catalyst is produced, for example, by a method including the steps of adding the support to an aqueous solution of ammonium tetrathiotungstate, an aqueous ammoniacal solution of it or an acid solution of it, drying the resultant solution and heating the resultant dried solid in a current of hydrogen, nitrogen, argon or helium, thereby decomposing the solid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 13, 1994
    Assignees: Agency of Industrial Science & Technology, Ministry of International Trade & Industry
    Inventors: Toshihiko Osaki, Hiroshi Taoda, Hiromi Yamakita