Patents by Inventor Yoshihisa FURUYA

Yoshihisa FURUYA 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: 11031604
    Abstract: Provided is a catalyst having excellent gas transportability. Disclosed is a catalyst comprising a catalyst support and a catalyst metal supported on the catalyst support, wherein the catalyst includes pores having a radius of less than 1 nm and pores having a radius of 1 nm or more, wherein a pore volume of the pores having a radius of less than 1 nm is 0.3 cc/g support or more or a mode radius of a pore distribution of the pores having a radius of less than 1 nm is 0.3 nm or more and less than 1 nm, and wherein the catalyst metal is supported inside the pores having a radius of 1 nm or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Mashio, Yoshihisa Furuya, Ken Akizuki, Atsushi Ohma
  • Patent number: 10535881
    Abstract: [Object] Provided is a catalyst having excellent gas transportability. [Solving Means] Disclosed is a catalyst comprising a catalyst support and a catalyst metal supported on the catalyst support, wherein the catalyst includes pores having a radius of less than 1 nm and pores having a radius of 1 nm or more, wherein a pore volume of the pores having a radius of less than 1 nm is 0.3 cc/g support or more or a mode radius of a pore distribution of the pores having a radius of less than 1 nm is 0.3 nm or more and less than 1 nm, and wherein the catalyst metal is supported inside the pores having a radius of 1 nm or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Mashio, Yoshihisa Furuya, Ken Akizuki, Atsushi Ohma
  • Publication number: 20190355995
    Abstract: Provided is a catalyst having excellent gas transportability. Disclosed is a catalyst comprising a catalyst support and a catalyst metal supported on the catalyst support, wherein the catalyst includes pores having a radius of less than 1 nm and pores having a radius of 1 nm or more, wherein a pore volume of the pores having a radius of less than 1 nm is 0.3 cc/g support or more or a mode radius of a pore distribution of the pores having a radius of less than 1 nm is 0.3 nm or more and less than 1 nm, and wherein the catalyst metal is supported inside the pores having a radius of 1 nm or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya MASHIO, Yoshihisa FURUYA, Ken AKIZUKI, Atsushi OHMA
  • Patent number: 10411268
    Abstract: Provided is an electrode catalyst having enhanced catalytic activity (oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) specific activity). Disclosed is an electrode catalyst containing a catalyst metal particle(s) and a spacer(s) supported on a catalyst support, in which a ratio (dsp/dcat) of an average diameter of the spacer(s) (dsp) with respect to an average diameter of the catalyst metal particle(s) (dcat) is from 3.5 to 10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignees: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD., ISHIFUKU METAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi Ohma, Kazuki Arihara, Yoshihisa Furuya, Hideo Inoue, Takehito Nishikawa
  • Publication number: 20190165382
    Abstract: Provided is an electrode catalyst having enhanced catalytic activity (oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) specific activity). Disclosed is an electrode catalyst containing a catalyst metal particle(s) and a spacer(s) supported on a catalyst support, in which a ratio (dsp/dcat) of an average diameter of the spacer(s) (dsp) with respect to an average diameter of the catalyst metal particle(s) (dcat) is from 3.5 to 10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicants: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD., ISHIFUKU METAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi OHMA, Kazuki ARIHARA, Yoshihisa FURUYA, Hideo INOUE, Takehito NISHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20160087281
    Abstract: [Object] Provided is a catalyst having excellent gas transportability. [Solving Means] Disclosed is a catalyst comprising a catalyst support and a catalyst metal supported on the catalyst support, wherein the catalyst includes pores having a radius of less than 1 nm and pores having a radius of 1 nm or more, wherein a pore volume of the pores having a radius of less than 1 nm is 0.3 cc/g support or more or a mode radius of a pore distribution of the pores having a radius of less than 1 nm is 0.3 nm or more and less than 1 nm, and wherein the catalyst metal is supported inside the pores having a radius of 1 nm or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya MASHIO, Yoshihisa FURUYA, Ken AKIZUKI, Atsushi OHMA
  • Publication number: 20160079606
    Abstract: [Object] Provided is a catalyst having an excellent gas transportability. [Solving Means] Disclosed is a catalyst including a catalyst metal and a support, wherein the catalyst includes pores having a radius of 1 nm or more and less than 5 nm, a pore volume of the pores is 0.8 cc/g support or more, and the catalyst metal has a specific surface area of 30 m2/g support or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2014
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya MASHIO, Yoshihisa FURUYA, Ken AKIZUKI, Atsushi OHMA
  • Publication number: 20160064744
    Abstract: Object Provided is a catalyst having an excellent durability and being capable of lowering the cost of a fuel cell. Solving Means Disclosed is a catalyst configured to include a support and alloy particles including platinum and a metal component other than platinum supported on the support, wherein the catalyst includes mesopores having a radius of 1 to 10 nm originated from the support, wherein a mode radius of the mesopores is in a range of 2.5 to 10 nm, and wherein the alloy particles have a catalyst function, and at least a portion of the alloy particles is supported inside the mesopores.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2014
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Applicants: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD., TOYO TANSO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya MASHIO, Yoshihisa FURUYA, Ken Akizuki, Atsushi OHMA, Takahiro MORISHITA, Yoshio SHODAI