Patents by Inventor Edgar Koberstein

Edgar Koberstein 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).

  • Patent number: 5958829
    Abstract: A coating dispersion is shown for the production of catalysis-promoting coatings on an inert, structure-reinforcing element. The solids of the dispersion are present in various particle fractions and lead to a relatively rough coating surface with improved exchange between the exhaust gas and the catalyst surface. This results in improved heat-up behavior of the catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1999
    Assignee: Degussa-Huls Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Rainer Domesle, Bernd Engler, Edgar Koberstein, Egbert Lox, Klaus Ostgathe
  • Patent number: 5514354
    Abstract: An open-cell, monolithic catalyst for the purification of diesel-engine exhaust gas with a coating of finely divided inorganic oxides containing vanadium and platinum group metal as active components. The active components of the oxidic coating are added as water-soluble precursors which are then converted by means of tempering, preferably in an atmosphere of hydrogen, into the active component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 7, 1996
    Assignee: Degussa AG
    Inventors: Rainer Domesle, Bernd Engler, Edgar Koberstein, Herbert Voelker
  • Patent number: 5496788
    Abstract: A coating dispersion is shown for the production of catalysis-promoting coatings on an inert, structure-reinforcing element. The solids of the dispersion are present in various particle fractions and lead to a relatively rough coating surface with improved exchange between the exhaust gas and the catalyst surface. This results in improved heat-up behavior of the catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 5, 1996
    Assignee: Degussa Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Rainer Domesle, Bernd Engler, Edgar Koberstein, Egbert Lox, Klaus Ostgathe
  • Patent number: 5300472
    Abstract: A catalyst for the selective reduction of nitrous oxide with ammonia contains, in addition to titanium oxide as component (A), at least one oxide of W, Si, B, Al, P, Zr, Ba, Y, La, Ce and at least one oxide of Y, Nb, Mo, Fe, Cu as component (B), whereby the atomic ratio between the elements of components (A) and (B) amounts to 1:0.001 up to 1. The catalyst can be obtained by kneading reactive titanium oxide with a high specific surface of predominantly anatase with the substances of component (B) or their preliminary stages, adding processing agents, winding up with a homogeneous kneaded mass, extruding the latter, drying the extrudate and calcining in air at 300.degree.-800.degree. C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 5, 1994
    Assignee: Degussa Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Reinhold Brand, Bernd Engler, Wolfgang Honnen, Edgar Koberstein, Johannes Ohmer
  • Patent number: 5215953
    Abstract: A solid catalyst for the oxidation of sulfur dioxide in gas currents containing oxygen, which catalyst includes vanadium oxide and alkali metal oxides, alkali metal sulfates or mixtures thereof, as an active substance, silicon, aluminum, or mixtures thereof, in oxide form, for surface area enlargement, and titanium dioxide in anatase form, rutile form, or mixtures thereof, as a carrier material and a ceramic binder. The metals in these finely sintered components which impart discrete functions are present in certain atomic ratios. The fine sintering takes place according to a production method especially by means of differentiated conditions of drying, calcining and sintering. One use for the invention is the desulfurization of waste gases from combustion processes and industrial plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 1, 1993
    Assignee: Degussa Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Stephan Blumrich, Wolfgang Honnen, Bernd Engler, Edgar Koberstein
  • Patent number: 5198403
    Abstract: A catalyst for the selective reduction of nitrous oxide with ammonia contains, in addition to titanium oxide as component (A), at least one oxide of W, Si, B, Al, P, Zr, Ba, Y, La, Ce and at least one oxide of V, Nb, Mo, Fe, Cu as component (B), whereby the atomic ratio between the elements of components (A) and (B) amounts to 1:0.001 up to 1. The catalyst can be obtained by kneading reactive titanium oxide with a high specific surface of predominantly anatase with the substances of component (B) or their preliminary stages, adding processing agents, winding up with a homogeneous kneaded mass, extruding the latter, drying the extrudate and calcining in air at 300.degree.-800.degree. C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1993
    Assignee: Degussa AG
    Inventors: Reinhold Brand, Bernd Engler, Wolfgang Honnen, Edgar Koberstein, Johannes Ohmer
  • Patent number: 5179059
    Abstract: A catalyst for purifying the exhaust gases of internal combustion engines with improved light-off behavior and improved durability with reduced specific noble-metal content is disclosed which uses active aluminum oxide provided with customary promoters as carrier and platinum and/or palladium and rhodium in customary amounts as noble metals. In addition, it contains one or more base metals in amounts up to 5 times the mass of the total noble metal which are brought into the immediate vicinity of the rhodium by means of a special manufacturing technique.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1993
    Assignee: Degussa AG
    Inventors: Rainer Domesle, Bernd Engler, Felix Schmidt, Peter Schubert, Edgar Koberstein
  • Patent number: 5157007
    Abstract: An open-cell, monolithic catalyst for the purification of diesel-engine exhaust gas with a coating of finely divided inorganic oxides containing vanadium and platinum group metal as active components. The active components of the oxidic coating are added as water-soluble precursors which are then converted by means of tempering, preferably in an atmosphere of hydrogen, into the active component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1992
    Assignee: Degussa AG
    Inventors: Rainer Domesle, Bernd Engler, Edgar Koberstein, Herbert Voelker
  • Patent number: 5131260
    Abstract: A device for the continuous measurement of the ammonia concentration in gases in the ppm range includes a columnar absorption vessel (1) with a hemispherical bottom (4). The bottom of the column includes an overflow (3) and an outlet (5). The gas introduction pipe (7,8) empties above the bottom (4) and below a sieve bottom (6) arranged in the column (1). A packing material (10) rests on the sieve bottom (6), which packing (10) essentially fills the absorption column (1). A cooling part (11) extends from the absorption column (1). The cooling part (11) includes a cooling zone (15) and a gas collection space (16) above it with a closable connection piece (13). A pipe (14), which may include a serrated crown on each end, runs from the gas collecting space (16) downward in a cooled manner to the packing 10. The liquid absorption agent is introduced through a lateral connection piece (18) into the gas collection space (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 21, 1992
    Assignee: Degussa AG
    Inventors: Reinhold Brand, Bernd Engler, Wolfgang Honen, Edgar Koberstein
  • Patent number: 5120701
    Abstract: Titanium dioxide compacts are produced by intensively mixing pyrogenically produced titanium dioxide in the presence of deionized water with a wetting agent and/or with a base and/or optionally with a binder and/or optionally with an auxiliary deformation agent and/or optionally with a pore former, extruding the mass thus obtained at pressures between 5 and 100 bars to form shaped articles, drying the shaped articles at temperatures between 50.degree. and 120.degree. C. and subsequently calcining the shaped articles in the ambient air at temperatures of 400.degree. to 700.degree. C. for 1 to 5 hours.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1992
    Assignee: Degussa
    Inventors: Reinhold Brand, Bernd Engler, Martin Foerster, Werner Hartmann, Peter Kleinschmit, Edgar Koberstein, Johannes Ohmer, Rudolf Schwarz
  • Patent number: 5120695
    Abstract: A one-piece catalyst for purifying exhaust gases, particularly from internal combustion engines and gas turbines operated above the stoichiometric ratio. The one-piece honeycomb ceramic or metal carrier has a reduction catalyst on its leading-edge portion and an oxidation catalyst on its trailing-edge portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1992
    Assignee: Degusaa Aktiengesellschaft (Degussa AG)
    Inventors: Stephan Blumrich, Reinhold Brand, Bernd Engler, Wolfgang Honnen, Edgar Koberstein
  • Patent number: 5116586
    Abstract: A zeolite catalyst and a method for reduction of nitrogen oxides present in waste gas streams is described. The method includes mixing the waste gas containing nitrogen oxides with ammonia. At an elevated temperature, this mixture is passed over a zeolite catalyst. Preferably, the zeolite catalyst is in a monolithic or honeycomb form. The zeolite catalyst includes one or more of the following subgroup metals: copper, iron, molybdeum and cerium. The zeolite catalysts made in accordance with this invention show better conversion of nitrogen oxides and longer life than known catalysts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1992
    Assignee: Degussa Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Michael Baacke, Reinhold Beand, Bernd Engler, Akos Kiss, Peter Kleine-Mollhoff, Peter Kleinschmit, Edgar Koberstein, Mustafa Siray
  • Patent number: 5073532
    Abstract: A catalyst is described made of active aluminum oxide with additives of CeO.sub.2, ZrO.sub.2, and Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3 and/or NiO as carrier and an active phase, applied thereon and consisting of platinum, palladium and/or rhodium, and a base metal, which is obtainable by impregnation of the additive-containing carrier with solutions of salts of the metals for the active phase, wherein the base metal of the active phase is cerium, by drying, and by heating to 250.degree. to 650.degree. C. The catalyst can be used for the oxidation and/or reduction of exhaust gases from internal combustion engines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 17, 1991
    Assignee: Degussa Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Rainer Domesle, Bernd Engler, Edgar Koberstein, Peter Schubert
  • Patent number: 5045521
    Abstract: An oxidizing and/or reducing exhaust gas purification catalyst with a reduced tendency to emit H.sub.2 S contains active Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 as carrier which is charged with CeO.sub.2 and optionally ZrO.sub.2 as well as Pt, Pd and/or Rh and, in addition, 0.1 to 40% by weight ZnO relative to Al.sub.2 O.sub.3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 3, 1991
    Assignee: Degussa Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Egbert Lox, Edgar Koberstein, Bernd Engler
  • Patent number: 5043311
    Abstract: A monolithic or honeycomb-catalyst, in particular for purifying the exhaust gases of internal-combustion engines, composed of an inert ceramic or metallic support traversed by parallel flow channels, a layer disposed thereon and composed of catalysis-promoting metal oxide and a catalytically active component supported by the metal oxide, wherein the concentration of the catalysis-promoting metal oxide increases from the periphery to the central axis of the support. Alternatively, the catalysis-promoting metal oxide is essentially equally distributed between central axis and periphery of the support, but concentration of catalytically active component increases from the central axis to the periphery of the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 27, 1991
    Assignee: Degussa Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Bernd Engler, Edgar Koberstein, Egbert Lox, Herbert Voelker
  • Patent number: 5024985
    Abstract: A support material for three-way catalysts containing platinum group metal and having reduced tendency for H.sub.2 S emission formed of an annealed, spray-dried combination of aluminum oxide and cerium oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 18, 1991
    Assignee: Degussa Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Edgar Koberstein, Bernd Engler, Rainer Domesle, Peter Schubert
  • Patent number: 5013705
    Abstract: The invention is a three-way catalyst of active aluminum oxide, palladium, rhodium and cerium dioxide. If Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 is present as bulk carrier, the catalyst contains 5-20% by weight CeO.sub.2 and if Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 is present as a coating on a honeycombed, inert carrier, it contains 25-50% by weight CeO.sub.2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 7, 1991
    Assignee: Degussa Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Edgar Koberstein, Bernd Engler, Rainer Domesle, Herbert Voelker
  • Patent number: 5001103
    Abstract: The invention is a three-way catalyst of active aluminum oxide, palladium, platinum and cerium dioxide. If Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 is present as bulk carrier, the catalyst contains 5-20% by weight CeO.sub.2 and if Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 is present as a coating on a honeycombed, inert carrier, it contains 25-50% by weight CeO.sub.2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1988
    Date of Patent: March 19, 1991
    Assignee: Degussa Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Edgar Koberstein, Bernd Engler, Rainer Domesle, Herbert Voelker
  • Patent number: 4987112
    Abstract: A catalyst support for detoxifying the exhaust gases of alcohol fueled internal combustion engines contains, besides rare earth metal oxides and palladium, molybdenum silicide on active aluminum oxide in order to improve the conversion of noxious substances and the start up behavior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 22, 1991
    Assignee: Degussa Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Bernd Engler, Edgar Koberstein, Egbert Lox, Herbert Voelker
  • Patent number: 4963332
    Abstract: A method for the removal of nitrogen oxides contained in exhaust gases of an optionally fluctuating composition with a temperature of 0.degree.-600.degree. C. by means of catalytic reduction at a preselected stoichiometric ratio between the concentration of reducing agent and the concentration of nitrogen oxide in which the reducing agent is dosed in a pulsed manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 16, 1990
    Assignee: Degussa Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Reinhold Brand, Bernd Engler, Peter Kleine-Moellhoff, Edgar Koberstein