Inventor · Soma, JP

Hirohito Hirata

29Patents
6h-index
51Co-inventors
72Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 5, 1997 → Apr 30, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7481043B2 Plasma injector, exhaust gas purifying system and method for injecting reducing agent Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 43 Expired
US7954313B2 Exhaust cleaner for internal combustion engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Active
US6440378B1 Catalyst for purifying exhaust gases, a method of producing the same, and a method of purifying exhaust gases Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired
US6165429A Exhaust gas purifying catalyst and exhaust gas purifying method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Expired
US7582586B2 Supported catalysts with controlled metal cluster size Performing Operations; Transporting 10 Active
US7820585B2 Metal cluster-carrying metal oxide support and process for production thereof Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Active
US7510600B2 Gas purifying apparatus Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 6 Active
US7475533B2 Exhaust gas purifying apparatus and method for controlling it Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US7514047B2 Exhaust gas purifying apparatus Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Expired
US8191353B2 Device and method for controlling internal combustion engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Active
US8011181B2 Exhaust gas cleaning catalyst, exhaust gas cleaning device, and system comprising internal combustion engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US9751075B2 Ceria-zirconia complex oxide material and method for producing same Chemistry; Metallurgy 2 Active
US8104272B2 Exhaust purifying system for internal combustion engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US9084988B2 NOX purification catalyst Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US9358527B2 Exhaust gas purification catalyst and production method thereof Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US7468171B2 Process using microwave energy and a catalyst to decompose nitrogen oxides Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US9079167B2 NOx purification catalyst Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US9126846B2 Method of synthesizing metal composite oxide and metal composite oxide obtained by same Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Active
US7946111B2 Apparatus and method for PM purification Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US7299624B2 Exhaust gas purifying apparatus and method thereof Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Expired
US7981389B2 Process using microwave energy and a catalyst to crack hydrocarbons Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US8921259B2 Exhaust gas purification catalyst for removing CO or HC, and method for manufacturing same Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US8236094B2 Exhaust gas purifying device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US8051643B2 Exhaust gas purification system utilizing ozone Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active
US7829492B2 Microwave assisted desulfurization of nitrogen oxide storage reduction catalysts Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.