ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,528,078, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to IHARA Co. LTD. (Aichi, Japan).
"Catalyst for decomposition of hydrocarbons" was invented by Ryoseki Ihara (Aichi, Japan), Hiroyuki Amano (Aichi, Japan) and Tsuyoshi Kobayashi (Aichi, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A catalyst for decomposition of hydrocarbons is provided, the catalyst being resistant to deterioration of catalytic properties and suitable for producing hydrogen in a highly efficient manner for a long period. The catalyst includes a nickel-containing layer exposed on a support layer consisting of iron, cast iron, steel, copper, nickel, copper alloy or iron-nickel alloy. The c...