Patents by Inventor David Robert Greenwell
David Robert Greenwell has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 9789443Abstract: A catalysed filter for a positive ignition internal combustion engine comprises a porous filtering substrate having a total substrate length coated with a three-way catalyst washcoat composition comprising at least one precious metal selected from the group consisting of rhodium and one or both of platinum and palladium supported on a high surface area oxide, and an oxygen storage component, which composition being axially shared by a first zone comprising inlet surfaces of a first substrate length<total substrate length and a second zone comprising outlet surfaces of a second substrate length<total substrate length, wherein a sum of the substrate length in the first zone and the substrate length in the second zone?100% and wherein one or both of the following applies: a washcoat loading in the first zone>second zone; and a total precious metal loading in the first zone>second zone.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2016Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: Johnson Matthey Public Limited CompanyInventor: David Robert Greenwell
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Publication number: 20160243501Abstract: A catalysed filter for a positive ignition internal combustion engine comprises a porous filtering substrate having a total substrate length coated with a three-way catalyst washcoat composition comprising at least one precious metal selected from the group consisting of rhodium and one or both of platinum and palladium supported on a high surface area oxide, and an oxygen storage component, which composition being axially shared by a first zone comprising inlet surfaces of a first substrate length<total substrate length and a second zone comprising outlet surfaces of a second substrate length<total substrate length, wherein a sum of the substrate length in the first zone and the substrate length in the second zone?100% and wherein one or both of the following applies: a washcoat loading in the first zone>second zone; and a total precious metal loading in the first zone>second zone.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2016Publication date: August 25, 2016Inventor: DAVID ROBERT GREENWELL
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Patent number: 9366166Abstract: A catalyzed filter for filtering particulate matter from exhaust gas emitted from a positive ignition internal combustion engine comprises a ceramic porous wall-flow filter substrate having a total substrate length and having inlet channels defined in part by ceramic inlet wall surfaces and outlet channels defined in part by ceramic outlet wall surfaces, wherein the inlet surfaces are separated from the outlet surfaces by a first porous structure containing pores of a first mean pore size, wherein the porous substrate is coated in part with a catalyst washcoat composition, wherein a second porous structure of a washcoated part of the porous substrate contains pores of a second mean pore size, wherein the second mean pore size is less than the first mean pore size, which catalyst washcoat composition being disposed in a first zone comprising the inlet surfaces of a first substrate length less than the total substrate length, wherein a second zone comprising the outlet surfaces of a second substrate length contType: GrantFiled: April 24, 2014Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Assignee: Johnson Matthey Public Limited CompanyInventors: Philip Gerald Blakeman, David Robert Greenwell
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Patent number: 9352279Abstract: A catalyzed filter for a positive ignition internal combustion engine comprises a porous filtering substrate having a total substrate length coated with a three-way catalyst washcoat composition comprising at least one precious metal selected from the group consisting of rhodium and one or both of platinum and palladium supported on a high surface area oxide, and an oxygen storage component, which composition being axially shared by a first zone comprising inlet surfaces of a first substrate length<total substrate length and a second zone comprising outlet surfaces of a second substrate length<total substrate length, wherein a sum of the substrate length in the first zone and the substrate length in the second zone?100% and wherein one or both of the following applies: a washcoat loading in the first zone>second zone; and a total precious metal loading in the first zone>second zone.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2013Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignee: Johnson Matthey Public Limited CompanyInventor: David Robert Greenwell
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Patent number: 9347349Abstract: A positive ignition engine comprising an exhaust system, which comprises a catalysed filter for filtering particulate matter from exhaust gas emitted from a positive ignition internal combustion engine, which filter comprising a porous substrate having a total substrate length and having inlet surfaces and outlet surfaces, wherein the inlet surfaces are separated from the outlet surfaces by a first porous structure containing pores of a first mean pore size, wherein the porous substrate is coated with a washcoat composition which is a NOx absorber catalyst washcoat composition comprising at least one precious metal; or a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalyst washcoat composition, wherein a second porous structure of the washcoated porous substrate contains pores of a second mean pore size, wherein the second mean pore size is less than the first mean pore size, which NOx absorber catalyst washcoat or SCR catalyst washcoat being axially arranged on the porous substrate as a first zone comprising the inlType: GrantFiled: April 23, 2014Date of Patent: May 24, 2016Assignee: Johnson Matthey Public Limited CompanyInventors: Philip Gerald Blakeman, David Robert Greenwell
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Publication number: 20140322113Abstract: A catalysed filter for filtering particulate matter from exhaust gas emitted from a positive ignition internal combustion engine comprises a ceramic porous wall-flow filter substrate having a total substrate length and having inlet channels defined in part by ceramic inlet wall surfaces and outlet channels defined in part by ceramic outlet wall surfaces, wherein the inlet surfaces are separated from the outlet surfaces by a first porous structure containing pores of a first mean pore size, wherein the porous substrate is coated in part with a catalyst washcoat composition, wherein a second porous structure of a washcoated part of the porous substrate contains pores of a second mean pore size, wherein the second mean pore size is less than the first mean pore size, which catalyst washcoat composition being disposed in a first zone comprising the inlet surfaces of a first substrate length less than the total substrate length, wherein a second zone comprising the outlet surfaces of a second substrate length contType: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2014Publication date: October 30, 2014Applicant: Johnson Matthey Public Limited CompanyInventors: Philip Gerald BLAKEMAN, David Robert GREENWELL
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Publication number: 20140322112Abstract: A positive ignition engine comprising an exhaust system, which comprises a catalysed filter for filtering particulate matter from exhaust gas emitted from a positive ignition internal combustion engine, which filter comprising a porous substrate having a total substrate length and having inlet surfaces and outlet surfaces, wherein the inlet surfaces are separated from the outlet surfaces by a first porous structure containing pores of a first mean pore size, wherein the porous substrate is coated with a washcoat composition which is a NOx absorber catalyst washcoat composition comprising at least one precious metal; or a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalyst washcoat composition, wherein a second porous structure of the washcoated porous substrate contains pores of a second mean pore size, wherein the second mean pore size is less than the first mean pore size, which NOx absorber catalyst washcoat or SCR catalyst washcoat being axially arranged on the porous substrate as a first zone comprising the inlType: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2014Publication date: October 30, 2014Applicant: Johnson Matthey Public Limited CompanyInventors: Philip Gerald BLAKEMAN, David Robert GREENWELL
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Publication number: 20140044626Abstract: A catalysed filter for a positive ignition internal combustion engine comprises a porous filtering substrate having a total substrate length coated with a three-way catalyst washcoat composition comprising at least one precious metal selected from the group consisting of rhodium and one or both of platinum and palladium supported on a high surface area oxide, and an oxygen storage component, which composition being axially shared by a first zone comprising inlet surfaces of a first substrate length<total substrate length and a second zone comprising outlet surfaces of a second substrate length<total substrate length, wherein a sum of the substrate length in the first zone and the substrate length in the second zone?100% and wherein one or both of the following applies: a washcoat loading in the first zone>second zone; and a total precious metal loading in the first zone>second zone.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2013Publication date: February 13, 2014Applicant: JOHNSON MATTHEY PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANYInventor: DAVID ROBERT GREENWELL
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Patent number: 8211393Abstract: An exhaust system for a vehicular positive ignition internal combustion engine comprises a filter for filtering particulate matter from exhaust gas emitted from the engine, which filter comprising a porous substrate having inlet and outlet surfaces, wherein the inlet surfaces are separated from the outlet surfaces by a porous structure containing pores of a first mean pore size, wherein the porous substrate is coated with a three-way catalyst washcoat comprising a plurality of solid particles wherein the porous structure of the washcoated porous substrate contains pores of a second mean pore size, which is less than the first mean pore size, and a three-way catalyst washcoat disposed on a separate substrate monolith located upstream of the filter, wherein a mass of three-way catalyst washcoat on the upstream substrate monolith is ?75% of the total mass of three-way catalyst washcoat in the exhaust system.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2010Date of Patent: July 3, 2012Assignee: Johnson Matthey Public Limited CompanyInventors: Louise Clare Arnold, Robert James Brisley, Neil Robert Collins, David Robert Greenwell, Christopher Gough Morgan
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Patent number: 8012439Abstract: A filter for filtering particulate matter (PM) from exhaust gas emitted from a positive ignition engine, which filter comprising a porous substrate having inlet surfaces and outlet surfaces, wherein the inlet surfaces are separated from the outlet surfaces by a porous structure containing pores of a first mean pore size, wherein the porous substrate is coated with a washcoat comprising a plurality of solid particles wherein the porous structure of the washcoated porous substrate contains pores of a second mean pore size, and wherein the second mean pore size is less than the first mean pore size.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2010Date of Patent: September 6, 2011Assignee: Johnson Matthey Public Limited CompanyInventors: Louise Clare Arnold, Robert James Brisley, David Robert Greenwell, Christopher Gough Morgan
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Publication number: 20110158871Abstract: An exhaust system for a vehicular positive ignition internal combustion engine comprises a filter for filtering particulate matter from exhaust gas emitted from the engine, which filter comprising a porous substrate having inlet and outlet surfaces, wherein the inlet surfaces are separated from the outlet surfaces by a porous structure containing pores of a first mean pore size, wherein the porous substrate is coated with a three-way catalyst washcoat comprising a plurality of solid particles wherein the porous structure of the washcoated porous substrate contains pores of a second mean pore size, which is less than the first mean pore size, and a three-way catalyst washcoat disposed on a separate substrate monolith located upstream of the filter, wherein a mass of three-way catalyst washcoat on the upstream substrate monolith is ?75% of the total mass of three-way catalyst washcoat in the exhaust system.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2010Publication date: June 30, 2011Applicant: Johnson Matthey Public Limited CompanyInventors: Louise Clare ARNOLD, Robert James Brisley, Neil Robert Collins, David Robert Greenwell, Christopher Gough Morgan
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Publication number: 20100239478Abstract: A filter for filtering particulate matter (PM) from exhaust gas emitted from a positive ignition engine, which filter comprising a porous substrate having inlet surfaces and outlet surfaces, wherein the inlet surfaces are separated from the outlet surfaces by a porous structure containing pores of a first mean pore size, wherein the porous substrate is coated with a washcoat comprising a plurality of solid particles wherein the porous structure of the washcoated porous substrate contains pores of a second mean pore size, and wherein the second mean pore size is less than the first mean pore size.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2010Publication date: September 23, 2010Applicant: Johnson Matthey Public Limited CompanyInventors: Louise Clare Arnold, Robert James Brisley, David Robert Greenwell, Christopher Gough Morgan