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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2014

Filed:

Jan. 16, 2009
Applicants:

Ryuji Monden, Chiba, JP;

Tadatoshi Kurozumi, Chiba, JP;

Toshikazu Shishikura, Chiba, JP;

Takuya Imai, Chiba, JP;

Inventors:

Ryuji Monden, Chiba, JP;

Tadatoshi Kurozumi, Chiba, JP;

Toshikazu Shishikura, Chiba, JP;

Takuya Imai, Chiba, JP;

Assignee:

Showa Denko K.K., Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/88 (2006.01); B01J 27/20 (2006.01); H01M 8/10 (2006.01); H01M 4/02 (2006.01); H01M 4/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Catalysts of the invention are not corroded in acidic electrolytes or at high potential and have excellent durability and high oxygen reducing ability. A catalyst includes a metal oxycarbonitride containing niobium and at least one metal M selected from the group consisting of tin, indium, platinum, tantalum, zirconium, copper, iron, tungsten, chromium, molybdenum, hafnium, titanium, vanadium, cobalt, manganese, cerium, mercury, plutonium, gold, silver, iridium, palladium, yttrium, ruthenium, lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, promethium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, holmium, erbium, thulium, ytterbium, lutetium and nickel. A process for making the catalyst involves a heat treatment.


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