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Ken Yoshimura

Ken Yoshimura, Tsukuba-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090274943CROSSLINKED POLYMER ELECTROLYTE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - There are provided a new crosslinked polymer electrolyte excellent in water resistance and solvent resistance, high in heat resistance, inexpensive and low in methanol permeability, and suitable for the proton conductive membrane of a fuel cell, by means of the crosslinked polymer electrolyte obtained by the following (1) or (2), and its production method.11-05-2009
20100022672ION EXCHANGE POLYMER - The present invention provides an ion exchange polymer. The ion exchange polymer has two or more heterocyclic groups, each of which contains a nitrogen atom and is a mono-valent cation.01-28-2010
20100047661POLYMER LAMINATE MEMBRANE, THE METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE MEMBRANE AND THE USE OF THE MEMBRANE - The present invention relates to a laminated membrane comprising a membrane (I) which comprises aromatic polymer electrolyte containing a super strong acid group and a membrane (II) which comprises one compound selected from the group consisting of electrolytes of perfluoroalkylsulfonic acid polymer and non-super strong acid polymer, and a laminated membrane comprising a membrane (III) which comprises a perfluoroalkylsulfonic acid polymer electrolyte and a membrane (IV) which comprises a non-super strong acid polymer electrolyte. The laminated membrane of the present invention is an electrolyte membrane excellent in generation performance and excellent also in the respect of mechanical strength.02-25-2010
20110020731POLYMER ELECTROLYTE COMPOSITION - A polymer electrolyte composition comprising a component (A) and a component (B) described below, wherein if the equivalent weight of cation exchange groups in the component (A) is termed Ic, and the equivalent number of anion exchange groups in the component (B) is termed Ia, then the equivalent weight ratio represented by Ic/Ia is from 1 to 10,000.01-27-2011

Patent applications by Ken Yoshimura, Tsukuba-Shi JP

Ken Yoshimura, Ibaraki JP

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20090117438POLYMER ELECTROLYTE, AND POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE, MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND FUEL CELL THAT ARE USING THE POLYMER ELECTROLYTE - The present invention provides polymer electrolyte that has the ion-exchange capacity of 1.7 meq/g or more and has the reduced viscosity of 160 mL/g or more at 40° C. when being made to be 1% by weight solution with at least one kind of solvent selected from the group consisting of N,N-dimethylformamide, N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, dimethyl sulfoxide, N,N-dimethylacetamide, sulfolane, and γ-butyrolactone, and polymer electrolyte that has the ion-exchange capacity of 1.7 meq/g or more and the reduced viscosity of 160 mL/g or more at 40° C. when being made to be 1% by weight solution with at least one kind of solvent selected from the group consisting of N,N-dimethylformamide, N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, and dimethyl sulfoxide.05-07-2009
20100136459ELECTROLYTE CONTAINING OXOCARBON MOLECULE AND USE THEREOF - The present invention provides, as an electrolyte which is useful as a material for a proton conductive membrane in a solid polymer fuel cell utilizing a gas fuel such as hydrogen gas or a liquid fuel such as methanol or dimethyl ether and which has higher proton conductivity than the conventional electrolytes do, an electrolyte characterized by containing an oxocarbon molecule, wherein the oxocarbon molecule has a difference in heat of formation ΔE defined as:06-03-2010
20100323275ION CONDUCTIVE COMPOSITION, ION CONDUCTIVE FILM CONTAINING THE SAME, ELECTRODE CATALYST MATERIAL, AND FUEL CELL - An object of the present invention is to provide an ion-conductive composition that has proton conductivity over a wide temperature range, including the intermediate and high temperature range of 100° C. and higher, and an ion-conductive composite material such as ion-conductive membrane prepared from the composition. The composite ion-conductive material comprises the ion-conductive composition of the present invention, and the ion-conductive composition includes an ion-conductive polymer and ion-conductive inorganic solid material.12-23-2010

Patent applications by Ken Yoshimura, Ibaraki JP

Ken Yoshimura, Ibi-Gun JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090291255HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE - A honeycomb structure includes at least one honeycomb unit. The at least one honeycomb unit has cell walls extending from one end face to another end face of the at least one honeycomb unit along a longitudinal direction of the at least one honeycomb unit to define cells. The at least one honeycomb unit includes zeolite, inorganic particles, and inorganic binder. The zeolite includes a hydroxyl group. The inorganic particles includes a hydroxyl group. A hydroxyl group content in the inorganic particles is greater than a hydroxyl group content in the zeolite.11-26-2009
20090291837HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE - A honeycomb structure includes honeycomb units. Each of the honeycomb units has a longitudinal direction and includes inorganic particles, an inorganic binder, and cell walls defining cells extending along the longitudinal direction from one end face to another end face. The honeycomb units are bonded together via an adhesive such that each longitudinal direction is substantially in parallel. An amount of ammonia desorbed per unit mass of the honeycomb units is about 5 to about 100 times greater than an amount of ammonia desorbed per unit mass of the adhesive. The amount of ammonia desorbed per unit mass of the honeycomb units and the amount of ammonia desorbed per unit mass of the adhesive are measured by an NH11-26-2009
20090291839HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE - A honeycomb structure includes at least one honeycomb unit. In a pore distribution curve, the at least one honeycomb unit has one or more peak values of the log differential pore volume in a pore diameter range from about 0.006 μm to 0.06 μm and greater than 0.06 μm and less than or equal to about 1 μm. A volume of pores having diameters in a range from a peak pore diameter minus 0.03 μm to plus 0.03 μm is from about 60% to about 95% of a volume of pores having diameters greater than 0.06 μm and less than or equal to about 1 μm. The peak pore diameter corresponds to a highest one of the peak values of the log differential pore volume in the pore diameter range greater than 0.06 μm and less than or equal to about 1 μm.11-26-2009
20110116982HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE AND EXHAUST GAS CONVERTER - A honeycomb structure includes at least one honeycomb unit. The at least one honeycomb unit has a plurality of through holes defined by partition walls along a longitudinal direction of the honeycomb unit. The honeycomb unit includes zeolite, an inorganic binder, and a noble metal catalyst. The noble metal catalyst is supported in a region of the honeycomb unit. The region extends from one end portion of the honeycomb unit in the longitudinal direction over approximately 1.5% or more to approximately 20% or less of an overall length of the honeycomb unit in the longitudinal direction.05-19-2011
20110116983HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE AND EXHAUST GAS CONVERTER - A honeycomb structure includes at least one honeycomb unit. The honeycomb unit includes a first region, a second region different from the first region, an inorganic binder, and zeolite. The first region extends from one end of the honeycomb unit over approximately 30% or more and approximately 70% or less of an overall length of the honeycomb unit in the longitudinal direction. The zeolite includes a first zeolite and a second zeolite. The first zeolite is ion-exchanged with a first metal and has a mass content. The second zeolite is ion-exchanged with a second metal and has a mass content that is smaller than the mass content of the first metal in the first region and larger than the mass content of the first metal in the second region.05-19-2011

Ken Yoshimura, Atlanta, GA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090233142POLYMER HAVING OXOCARBON GROUP, AND USE THEREOF - Disclosed is a polymer having an oxocarbon group represented by the general formula (1). This polymer having an oxocarbon group is useful as a polymer electrolyte as the material for proton conductive membranes in solid polymer fuel cells which use a gas fuel such as a hydrogen gas or a liquid fuel such as methanol or dimethyl ether. 09-17-2009

Ken Yoshimura, Tsukuba JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090110994POLYMER HAVING OXOCARBON GROUP, AND USE THEREOF - The present invention provides a novel polymer composed of polyarylene in the main chain and having oxocarbon groups which is particularly useful in battery and fuel cell applications.04-30-2009
20090110995POLYMER HAVING OXYCARBON GROUP, AND USE THEREOF - The present invention provides a novel polymer having oxocarbon groups which is particularly useful in battery and fuel cell applications.04-30-2009

Ken Yoshimura, Kanagawa-Ken JP

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20080260457Lever-Fitting Type Connector - A lever insertion hole (10-23-2008
20080261443Through-Panel Connector - A through-panel connector, comprising a female connector (10-23-2008