Patents Examined by Colin W Slifka
  • Patent number: 11313016
    Abstract: An aluminum alloy material suitable for the manufacture of automotive body panels comprising: Si 0.6 to 1.2 wt %, Mg 0.7 to 1.3 wt %, Zn 0.25 to 0.8 wt %, Cu 0.02 to 0.20 wt %, Mn 0.01 to 0.25 wt %, Zr 0.01 to 0.20 wt %, with the balance being Al and incidental elements, based on the total weight of the aluminum alloy material. The aluminum alloy material satisfies the inequation of: 2.30 wt %?(Si+Mg+Zn+2Cu) wt %?3.20 wt %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: General Research Institute for Nonferrous Metals
    Inventors: Baiqing Xiong, Xiwu Li, Yongan Zhang, Zhihui Li, Hongwei Liu, Feng Wang
  • Patent number: 11306033
    Abstract: According to some embodiments there is provided a process for the recovery of SOP from Sulphate bearing mineral and Carnallite or Sylvenite, comprising: Dissolving Carnallite in water to obtain Sylvenite and high Magnesium Chloride brine; Adding Sodium Sulphate to said Carnallite to produce mixture of Kainte\Leonite, KCl and NaCl precipitant and brine containing Mg Cl2, KCl, NaCl; Separating the NaCl from the mixture; Obtaining a precipitant mixture of Leonite with KCl; Filtering said Leonite and washing with water to yield pure mixture of Leonite with KCl; Adding KCl to the Leonite with the KCl; and Decompose said Leonite with the KCl to SOP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: DEAD SEA WORKS LTD.
    Inventors: Joseph Lati, Khalil Abu Rabeah, Ofir Cohen, Einat Vizenberg, Natalia Geinik
  • Patent number: 11298688
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for preparing a hydrogenation catalyst or catalyst precursor comprising a catalytically active material and a carrier material. The method involves the mixing of an acidic solution comprising metal ions of a metal selected from the IUPAC group 8, 9 or 10 metals, preferably cobalt, a suspension comprising the carrier material and an alkaline solution. The invention also relates to a precursor of a hydrogenation catalyst wherein the precursor comprises crystallites of metal oxides having an average size of max. 8 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: SHELL OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Andreas Klemt, László Domokos, Frank Peter Friedel, Stefan Boettcher, Erwin Roderick Stobbe
  • Patent number: 11291975
    Abstract: In order to specify a catalytic converter, especially SCR catalytic converter, with maximum catalytic activity, this catalytic converter has at least one catalytically active component and additionally at least one porous inorganic filler component having meso- or macroporosity. The organic porous filler component has a proportion of about 5 to 50% by weight. More particularly, a diatomaceous earth or a pillared clay material is used as the porous inorganic filler component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company
    Inventors: Juergen Bauer, Ralf Dotzel, Joerg Walter Jodlauk, Rainer Leppelt, Joerg Werner Muench
  • Patent number: 11292193
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to manufacturing pharmaceutical products using additive manufacturing technology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Triastek, Inc.
    Inventors: Haili Liu, Feihuang Deng, Wei Wu, Renjie Li, Senping Cheng, Xiaoling Li
  • Patent number: 11291980
    Abstract: A process for preparing an extrudable composition comprising a titanium-containing zeolitic material having framework type MWW, the process comprising providing a titanium-containing zeolitic material having framework type MWW, having a water absorption capacity of at least 11 weight-%, subjecting the titanium-containing zeolitic material having framework type MWW an acid treatment, optionally incorporating zinc in the acid-treated titanium-containing zeolitic material having framework type MWW; preparing a composition comprising the titanium-containing zeolitic material having framework type MWW obtained from (ii) or (iii), a precursor of a silica binder, water, and a kneading agent, wherein the composition does not comprise a polyethylene oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Inventors: Andrei-Nicolae Parvulescu, Ulrich Mueller, Hans-Juergen Luetzel, Georg Uhl, Joaquim Henrique Teles, Dominic Riedel, Daniel Urbanczyk, Ulrike Wegerle, Markus Weber, Nicolai Tonio Woerz, Christian Mueller
  • Patent number: 11292724
    Abstract: An intensified continuous process for synthesizing zeolite crystals is described, said process comprising a continuous supply of a continuously prepared gel, said gel then being continuously crystallized, said process comprising at least one application of ultrasound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignees: Arkema France, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
    Inventors: Heidy Ramirez-Mendoza, Serge Nicolas, Cécile Lutz, Jean-Luc Dubois, Jeroen Jordens, Tom Van Gerven
  • Patent number: 11286830
    Abstract: The exhaust gas cleaning catalyst according is provided with a substrate and a catalyst coat layer formed on a surface of the substrate. The catalyst coat layer is formed as a laminate structure having an upper layer and a lower layer. The upper layer is a Pd-free layer that does not contain Pd, and the lower layer is a Pd-containing layer. In addition, when a region of the lower layer that corresponds to 20% of the length of the exhaust gas cleaning catalyst from the exhaust gas inlet side end towards the exhaust gas outlet side of the exhaust gas cleaning catalyst is divided into four equal regions to be each 5% of the length, the relationship A>B>C is satisfied, where A, B, and C represents the Pd content in the first, second, and third region respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignees: CATALER CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshinori Saito, Hirotaka Ori, Shingo Sakagami, Isao Chinzei, Takeru Yoshida, Yuki Aoki
  • Patent number: 11278870
    Abstract: The present invention relates to catalysts, more particularly to a cobalt-containing catalyst composition. The present invention further relates to a process for preparing a cobalt-containing catalyst precursor, a process for preparing a cobalt-containing catalyst, and a hydrocarbon synthesis process wherein such a catalyst is used. According to a first aspect of the invention, there is provided a cobalt-containing catalyst composition comprising cobalt and/or a cobalt compound supported on and/or in a silica (SiO2) catalyst support wherein the average pore diameter of the catalyst support is more than 20 nm but less than 50 nm; the catalyst composition also including a titanium compound on and/or in the catalyst support, and a manganese compound on and/or in the catalyst support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Sasol South Africa Limited
    Inventors: Jan Mattheus Botha, Denzil James Moodley, Jana Heloise Potgieter, Hendrik Van Rensburg, Jan Van De Loosdrecht, Prabashini Moodley
  • Patent number: 11280243
    Abstract: A catalyst substrate may include a ceramic base body including first and second ends, the second end being opposite to the first end, and the ceramic base body being provided with a plurality of cells each extending between the first and second ends; and a plurality of metal particles or metal fragments introduced into one or more internal spaces of one or more selected cells in the plurality of cells. Each of the plurality of metal particles or metal fragments has a size equal to or less than an opening width of the cell. The plurality of metal particles or metal fragments is configured to generate heat in accordance with varying magnetic field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignees: NGK Insulators, Ltd., Faurecia Systemes D'Echappement
    Inventors: Yukio Miyairi, Masaaki Masuda, Jean-Paul Brunel
  • Patent number: 11273429
    Abstract: The present application relates to a Fischer-Tropsch catalyst body having an open-celled foam structure, said catalyst body comprising a substrate material and a catalytic active material or precursor thereof wherein:—The substrate material: ? is a metal alloy or ceramic material; ? having a surface roughness of 50 ?m or more; ? has an open-celled foam structure with at least 15 pores per inch; and—The catalytically active material or precursor thereof which: ? is present on the surface of the substrate material; ? comprises cobalt, iron, ruthenium or a combination thereof; and ? comprises a catalyst support selected from titania, alumina or silica.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: SHELL OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Ronald Jan Dogterom, Gerard Pieter Van Der Laan, Abderrahmane Chettouf
  • Patent number: 11266980
    Abstract: A method for CO2 hydrogenation via the reverse water-gas shift (RWGS) reaction using alkali metal-doped molybdenum carbide, supported on gamma alumina (A-Mo2C/?-Al2O3, A=K, Na, Li). The A-Mo2C/?-Al2O3 catalyst is synthesized by co-impregnation of molybdemun and alkali metal precursors onto a ?-Al2O3 support. It is then carburized to form the A-Mo2C/?-Al2O3. Also disclosed is the related catalyst material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Marc Porosoff, Heather D. Willauer
  • Patent number: 11267972
    Abstract: In general, the present invention is directed to materials that when in use resist fouling on their surfaces. Such materials may be used in the construction of various process equipment having surfaces exposed to a given fluid that contains a foulant or chemical substance that may deposit on, or adhere to, the surface and thereafter continue to grow on the surface resulting in deteriorated performance of the equipment and process. The materials are specifically selected using a method that takes into account the dielectric spectra of the fluid to which the surface is exposed and the surface itself. It has been unexpectedly found that if the dielectric spectra of the surface and the fluid are matched to within relative agreement, there should be no adhesion of the foulant on the surface. In some embodiments, the dielectric spectra to be matched include the intrinsic indexes of refraction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Michael P. Short, Max B. Carlson
  • Patent number: 11266978
    Abstract: A method for producing a dispersion of metal-containing particles includes contacting a metal-supported material obtained by supporting a metal and/or a metal compound on a carrier with a polymeric protective agent showing affinity for the metal and/or the metal compound in a solvent to obtain a dispersion of metal-containing particles in which the metal and/or the metal compound is dispersed in the solvent in the form of particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Akito Nakai
  • Patent number: 11266964
    Abstract: Methods of sulfurizing metal containing particles in the absence of hydrogen are described. One method includes contacting a bed of metal containing particles with a gaseous stream comprising hydrogen sulfide and inert gas under reaction conditions sufficient to produce sulfided metal containing particles. The gaseous stream is introduced into a vertical reactor at an inlet positioned at the bottom portion of the reactor and any unreacted hydrogen sulfide and inert gas is removed at an outlet positioned above the inlet. The sulfided metal containing particles can be removed from the reactor and stored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: CHEM32, LLC
    Inventors: Douglas G. Wene, Soren Marklund
  • Patent number: 11267704
    Abstract: An oxygen generator includes a composition for generating oxygen and at least one tuner compact having a core shell structure and including a compound selected from a peroxide decomposition catalyst, an acidic compound or a basic compound. The composition for generating oxygen having an oxygen source, an ionic liquid, a peroxide decomposition catalyst and, if the ionic liquid is an acidic liquid, a basic compound. The oxygen source is a peroxide compound. The ionic liquid is in the liquid state at least in a temperature range from ?10° C. to +50° C. The peroxide decomposition catalyst is a metal oxide compound and/or a metal salt. There is also described a method for tuning the oxygen production rate of a composition for generating oxygen, and a device for generating oxygen in a tuned manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Diehl Aviation Gilching GmbH
    Inventors: Christoph Kallfass, Andreas Hinterberger, Fritz Kuehn
  • Patent number: 11254996
    Abstract: This invention relates to prevention of delayed cracking of metal alloys during drawing which may occur from hydrogen attack. The alloys find applications in parts or components used in vehicles, such as bodies in white, vehicular frames, chassis, or panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: United States Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel James Branagan, Andrew E. Frerichs, Brian E. Meacham, Grant G. Justice, Kurtis Clark, Logan J. Tew, Scott T. Anderson, Scott Larish, Sheng Cheng, Taylor L. Giddens, Alla V. Sergueeva, Andrew T. Ball, Jason K. Walleser
  • Patent number: 11247912
    Abstract: With an aim to provide a method for producing an oxide particle with controlled color characteristics and also provide an oxide particle with controlled color characteristics, the present invention provides a method for producing an oxide particle, wherein the color characteristics of the oxide particle are controlled by controlling a ratio of an M-OH bond between an element (M) and a hydroxide group (OH) or an M-OH bond/M-O bond ratio, where the element (M) is one element or plural different elements other than oxygen or hydrogen included in the oxide particle selected from metal oxide particles and semi-metal oxide particles. According to the present invention, by controlling the M-OH bond or the M-OH bond/M-O bond ratio of the metal oxide particle or the semi-metal oxide particle, the oxide particle with controlled color characteristics of any of reflectance, transmittance, molar absorption coefficient, hue, and saturation can be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: M. TECHNIQUE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masakazu Enomura, Daisuke Honda
  • Patent number: 11248120
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for producing a silk protein spinning dope solution suitable for producing high toughness fibres, the thus produced silk protein spinning dope solution, methods for producing fibres using said silk protein spinning dope solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Amsilk GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Scheibel, Axel Leimer, Lin Römer, Lukas Eisoldt, Aniela Heidebrecht, Martha Geffers
  • Patent number: 11241742
    Abstract: A jetted binder printing system includes a carrier substrate configured to travel along a longitudinal direction thereof, an adjustable binder printer configured to deliver an adjustable binder to the carrier substrate, a dispensing module located downstream from the adjustable binder printer on the longitudinal direction of the carrier substrate, the dispensing module including at least one powder container, the dispensing module being configured to dispense powder onto the carrier substrate, and a primary binder printer located downstream from the compaction module along the longitudinal direction of the carrier substrate. The primary binder printer includes a print head configured to print a primary binder on the dispensed powder according to a desired pattern. The primary binder is printed on a surface of the powder that is opposite a surface on which the adjustable binder is printed. The primary binder is printed to match the pattern of the adjustable binder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Sakuu Corporation
    Inventor: Philip Eugene Rogren