Patents Examined by Sheng H Davis
  • Patent number: 10888928
    Abstract: A method of sinter fitting a powder metal compact around a core forms a composite component. By exploiting the shrinkage associated with the sintering of a powder metal compact, a sintered powder metal section may be dimensionally shrunk onto a core to create a mechanical interference fit between a core section and a sintered powder metal section. This method may be used to join materials such as aluminum and steel together, which traditionally have been difficult to join to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: GKN Sinter Metals, LLC
    Inventor: Alan C. Taylor
  • Patent number: 10875778
    Abstract: A novel process is described for the preparation of a microporous crystalline solid, known as IZM-2 microporous solid or IZM-2 zeolite. This novel process consists of carrying out the synthesis of IZM-2 zeolite by conversion/transformation of a zeolite with structure type FAU under hydrothermal conditions. In particular, said novel process consists of carrying out the synthesis of an IZM-2 zeolite starting from a zeolite with structure type FAU used as the source of silicon and aluminium and a specific organic molecule or template comprising two quaternary ammonium functions, namely 1,6-bis(methylpiperidinium)hexane dibromide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Raquel Martinez Franco, Nicolas Bats
  • Patent number: 10876184
    Abstract: A process for making a hot rolled high strength steel (HRHSS) product including the steps of casting a steel slab having, in weight percent, C: 0.18-0.22, Mn: 1.0-2.0, Si: 0.8-1.2, Cr: 0.8-1.2, S: 0.008 max, P: 0.025 max, Al: 0.01-0.15, N: 0.005 max, Nb: 0.02-0.035, Mo: 0.08-0.12, the remainder iron (Fe) and incidental impurities, hot rolling the steel slab into strip at a finish rolling temperature (FRT) of 850-900° C., cooling the hot rolled strip at 40° C./s or more over a run out table (ROT) until the strip reaches 380-400° C., coiling the hot rolled strip, and then air cooling to room temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Tata Steel Limited
    Inventors: Appa Rao Chintha, Monideepa Mukherjee, Prashant Pathak, Tapas Chanda, Gyanaranjan Mishra
  • Patent number: 10864497
    Abstract: A filter aid composition may include a first acid-treated silica-based filter aid having a first particle size distribution and a second acid-treated silica-based filter aid having a second particle size distribution. A method of making a filter aid composition may include providing a first silica-based filter aid having a first particle size distribution, providing a second silica-based filter aid having a second particle size distribution, and blending the first silica-based filter aid with the second silica-based filter aid to form the filter aid composition. A method of filtering a fluid may include providing a filter aid composition including a first acid-treated silica-based filter aid and a second acid-treated silica-based filter aid and filtering the fluid through the filter aid composition. The filter aid composition may have a multimodal particle size distribution such that the first particle size distribution has a d50 greater than the second particle size distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Imerys USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey D. Taniguchi, Larisa Tihomirov
  • Patent number: 10865116
    Abstract: A novel process is described for the preparation of a microporous crystalline solid, known as IZM-2 microporous solid or IZM-2 zeolite. This novel process consists of carrying out the synthesis of IZM-2 zeolite by conversion/transformation of a zeolite with structure type FAU in a fluorinated medium under hydrothermal conditions. In particular, said novel process consists of carrying out the synthesis of an IZM-2 zeolite in a fluorinated medium starting from a zeolite with structure type FAU used as the source of silicon and aluminium and a specific organic molecule or template comprising two quaternary ammonium functions, namely 1,6-bis(methylpiperidinium)hexane dihydroxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: IFP Energies Nouvelles
    Inventors: Raquel Martinez Franco, Nicolas Bats
  • Patent number: 10857504
    Abstract: A co-catalyst system for the removal of NOx from an exhaust gas stream has a layered oxide and a spinel of formula Ni0.15Co0.85CoAlO4. The system converts to nitric oxide to nitrogen gas with high product specificity. The layered oxide is configured to convert NOx in the exhaust gas stream to an N2O intermediate, and the spinel is configured to convert the N2O intermediate to N2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Torin C. Peck, Michael Paul Rowe, Michael Jones
  • Patent number: 10850855
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for removing ozone from a gas. According to this method, the gas is contacted with an adsorbent that includes a transition metal oxide or metal organic framework to form a treated gas. The treated gas is contacted with a noble metal catalyst to catalytically decompose ozone in the treated gas, thereby forming an ozone-depleted treated gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tianli Zhu, Catherine Thibaud, Zissis A. Dardas, Daniel G. Goberman, Paul E. Hamel, John G. Sarlo
  • Patent number: 10850265
    Abstract: Described is a selective catalytic reduction catalyst comprising a zeolitic framework material of silicon and aluminum atoms, wherein a fraction of the silicon atoms are isomorphously substituted with a tetravalent metal. The catalyst can include a promoter metal such that the catalyst effectively promotes the reaction of ammonia with nitrogen oxides to form nitrogen and H2O selectively over a temperature range of 150 to 650° C. In another aspect, described is a selective catalytic reduction composite comprising an SCR catalyst material and an ammonia storage material comprising a transition metal having an oxidation state of IV. The SCR catalyst material promotes the reaction of ammonia with nitrogen oxides to form nitrogen and H2O selectively over a temperature range of 150° C. to 600° C., and the SCR catalyst material is effective to store ammonia at temperatures of 400° C. and above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: Xiaofan Yang, John K. Hochmuth, Wen-Mei Xue, Xiaoming Wang, Matthew Tyler Caudle, Ahmad Moini, Dustin O. Hollobaugh, Qi Fu, Michael Breen
  • Patent number: 10851432
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an ultra-high strength and ultra-high toughness casing steel, having a microstructure of tempered sorbite, and the content of chemical elements by mass percent thereof being as follows: C: 0.1-0.22%, Si: 0.1-0.4%, Mn: 0.5-1.5%, Cr: 1-1.5%, Mo: 1-1.5%, Nb: 0.01-0.04%, V: 0.2-0.3%, Al: 0.01-0.05%, Ca: 0.0005-0.005%, the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities. Correspondingly, the invention also discloses a casing obtained by processing the ultra-high strength and ultra-high toughness casing steel and a manufacturing method thereof. The ultra-high strength and ultra-toughness casing steel and the casing of the present invention have a strength of 155 ksi or more and an impact toughness greater than 10% of its yield strength value, thereby realizing a combination of ultra-high strength and ultra-high toughness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: BAOSHAN IRON & STEEL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaoming Dong, Zhonghua Zhang, Xiaodong Jin
  • Patent number: 10844465
    Abstract: Stainless steel alloys, and turbocharger kinematic components fabricated from such alloys (for example by sintering), are provided. A stainless steel alloy, or component fabricated therefrom, includes, by weight, about 20% to about 35% chromium, about 10% to about 15% nickel, about 10% to about 15% cobalt, about 10% to about 15% molybdenum, about 2.0% to about 4.0% carbon, about 0.4% to about 2.5% silicon, about 0.0% to about 1.0% niobium, and a balance of iron and other inevitable/unavoidable impurities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: GARRETT TRANSPORTATION I INC.
    Inventors: Marc Wilson, Karel Svaricek, Marek Slouka, Ondrej Bojda, Klara Siskova, Jiri Saul, Radim Mrazek, Antonin Forbelsky, Richard Kocur
  • Patent number: 10837079
    Abstract: The present invention relates to thin hot-rolled ultrahigh strength steel (UHSS) products, i.e. to hot-rolled steel strips with ultrahigh strength and good bendability. The object of the present invention is to provide an ultrahigh strength hot-rolled steel product that is having yield strength Rp0.2 at least 840 MPa and improved bendability. Further, a preferred aim is also to achieve an ultrahigh strength steel strip with excellent low temperature impact toughness. The inventors of the present invention have surprisingly found that the bendability of directly quenched ultrahigh strength steel strip can be significantly improved by producing a microstructure comprising upper bainite as main phase and by having a hot-rolled steel strip product having a yield strength Rp0.2 at least 840 MPa and a thickness of less than 12 mm, whose composition in percentage by weight is C: 0.03-0.08, Si: 0.01-0.8, Mn: 0.8-2.5, Al: 0.01-0.15, Cr: 0.01-2.0, B: 0.0005-0.005 Nb: 0.005-0.07, Ti: 0.005-0.12, N:<0.01, P:<0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: RAUTARUUKKI OYJ
    Inventors: Tommi Liimatainen, Mikko Hemmilä, Pasi Suikkanen, Juha Erkkilä, Kati Rytinki, Tuomo Saarinen, Teijo Limnell
  • Patent number: 10835866
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes hybrid binary catalysts (HBCs) that can be used as engine aftertreatment catalyst compositions, specifically 4-way catalyst compositions. The HBCs provide solutions to the challenges facing emissions control. In general, the HBCs include a porous primary catalyst and a secondary catalyst. The secondary catalyst partial coats the surfaces (e.g., the internal porous surface and/or the external surface) of the primary catalyst resulting in a hybridized composition. The synthesis of the HBCs can provide a primary catalyst whose entire surface, or portions thereof, can be coated with the secondary catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: PACCAR INC
    Inventor: Randal A. Goffe
  • Patent number: 10828603
    Abstract: A catalyst article including a substrate with an inlet end and an outlet end, a first zone and a second zone, where the first zone comprises: a) an ammonia slip catalyst (ASC) bottom layer comprising a platinum group metal on a support; and b) an SCR layer comprising a second SCR catalyst, the SCR layer located over the ASC bottom layer; where the second zone comprises a catalyst (“second zone catalyst”) selected from the group consisting of a diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC) and a diesel exotherm catalyst (DEC); wherein the ASC bottom layer extends into the second zone; and where the first zone is located upstream of the second zone. The ASC bottom layer may include a blend of: (1) the platinum group metal on a support and (2) a first SCR catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company
    Inventors: Hai-Ying Chen, Joseph Michael Fedeyko, Neil Greenham, Mikael Larsson, Jing Lu, Per Marsh, David Micallef, Andrew Newman
  • Patent number: 10829376
    Abstract: A process plant for production of sulfuric acid from a process gas comprising SO2, including a process gas inlet, a first SO2 converter having an inlet and an outlet, a first condenser having a gas inlet, a gas outlet and a liquid outlet, a gas mixing device having a first inlet, a second inlet and an outlet, a process gas heater having an inlet and an outlet, a second SO2 converter having an inlet and an outlet, a second condenser having a gas inlet, a gas outlet and a liquid outlet, one or more means for cooling and storage of sulfuric acid and a purified process gas outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: HALDOR TOPSØE A/S
    Inventors: Mads Lykke, Rasmus Sverdrup, Morten Thellefsen
  • Patent number: 10815554
    Abstract: A ferritic alloy comprising in weight %: C: 0.01-0.1; N: 0.001-0.1; O: ?0.2; B: ?0.01; Cr: 9.0-13.0; Al: 2.5-8.0; Si: ?0.5; Mn: ?0.4; Y: ?2.2; Sc+Ce+La: ?0.2; Mo+W: ?4.0; Ti: ?1.7; Zr: ?3.3; Nb: ?3.3; V: ?1.8; Hf+Ta+Th: ?6.5; the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities, wherein, the amounts of Ti+Zr+Nb+V+Hf+Ta+Th and C, N and O are balanced such that: at ? ? % ? ? Ti + at ? ? % ? ? Zr + at ? ? % ? ? Nb + at ? ? % ? ? V + at ? ? % ? ? Hf + at ? ? % ? ? Ta + at ? ? % ? ? Th - x * at ? ? % ? ? O - at ? ? % ? ? N at ? ? % ? ? C ? 1 wherein x is 0.5 unless the content of Y is more than or equal to 0.01 wt % then x is 0.67.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Sandvik Intellectual Property AB
    Inventors: Fernando Rave, Peter Szakalos, Bo Jonsson, Jesper Ejenstam, Susanne Hellstrom Selin
  • Patent number: 10807071
    Abstract: A mesoporous metal doped cerium oxide catalyst is provided. The catalyst can contain nanotextured cerium oxide (CeO2) which can be utilized for hydrogen production or reformate gas purification in a water gas shift reaction. The catalyst may be advantageously used to remove CO from a gas containing CO. The catalyst may also be incorporated into a fuel processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: University of Connecticut
    Inventors: Steven Suib, Curtis Guild, David Kriz
  • Patent number: 10801083
    Abstract: Method for melting metal material in a melting plant comprising at least an electric furnace having at least a shell into which said metal material is introduced, and feed means to load said metal material into said shell, said method comprising at least a step of loading said metal material into said shell by means of said feed means, a melting step in which said metal material is melted, and a subsequent tapping step in which the molten metal material is tapped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: DANIELI & C. OFFICINE MECCANICHE SPA
    Inventors: Bernard Villemin, Uwe Wilhelm, Thomas Narholz, Enrico Riga
  • Patent number: 10800657
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to compositions comprising substrate-free 2D tellurene crystals, and the method of making and using the substrate-free 2D tellurene crystals. The 2D tellurene crystals of the present disclosure are characterized by an X-ray diffraction pattern (CuK? radiation, ?=1.54056 A) comprising a peak at 23.79 (2?±0.1°) and optionally one or more peaks selected from the group consisting of 41.26, 47.79, 50.41, and 64.43 (2?±0.1°).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Purdue Research Foundation
    Inventors: Wenzhuo Wu, Yixiu Wang
  • Patent number: 10799854
    Abstract: Provided herein is an exhaust system comprising a diesel particulate filter coated with a selective catalytic reduction (SDPF) wherein the SCR is coated with a Cu/LTA catalyst comprising a LTA zeolite that includes copper ions and the SCR is coated on a high pore diesel particulate matter filter, wherein a ratio of copper and aluminum is from about 0.14 to about 0.48, and wherein the Si/Al ratio of the LTA zeolite is from about 8 to about 100.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Pyung Soon Kim, Chang Hwan Kim, ChangHo Jung
  • Patent number: 10792612
    Abstract: This invention relates to methods and compositions for removing contaminants from fluids, for example, the removal of mercury contaminants by oxidation. The compositions and methods provided herein are robust and accomplish efficient removal of contaminants from fluid streams without the need for relatively expensive activated carbon. In addition, the methods and compositions of the present invention do not pose risks to the safety of workers through the injection of highly toxic, highly corrosive elemental bromine to directly oxidize the mercury. The compositions and methods of the present invention are versatile and apply to a wide range of contaminants including, but not limited to, mercury, lead, cadmium, thallium, and hydrogen sulfides. Further, the compositions and methods contained herein are capable of efficient contaminant removal over a wide range of temperatures and pressures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING
    Inventors: Robert C. Corcoran, Kaspars Krutkramelis, Rodolfo A. Monterroso