Patents by Inventor Florian WALTZ

Florian WALTZ 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).

  • Publication number: 20240109036
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an exhaust gas treatment system for reducing ammonia emission from a gasoline engine comprising a three-way conversion catalyst (TWC) or a four-way conversion catalyst (FWC), further comprising an ammonia oxidation catalyst (AMOx) or a selective catalytic reduction catalyst (SCR), and a method of treating exhaust gas from a gasoline engine with an exhaust gas treatment system capable of removing ammonia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Manale Maalouf, Florian Waltz, Karifala Dumbuya, Marcus Hilgendorff, Markus Kinne, Thomas Schmitz
  • Patent number: 11946405
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a four-way conversion catalyst for the treatment of an exhaust gas stream of a gasoline engine, the catalyst comprising a porous wall-flow filter substrate comprising an inlet end, an outlet end, a substrate axial length extending between the inlet end and the outlet end, and a plurality of passages defined by porous internal walls of the porous wallflow filter substrate, wherein the plurality of passages comprise inlet passages having an open inlet end and a closed outlet end, and outlet passages having a closed inlet end and an open outlet end, wherein the interface between the passages and the porous internal walls is defined by the surface of the internal walls; wherein the porous internal walls comprise pores which comprise an oxidic component comprising a first refractory metal oxide, said first refractory metal oxide comprising aluminum, said oxidic component having a platinum group metal content in the range of from 0 to 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: David Schlereth, Hao Li, Stephen Siemund, Thomas Schmitz, Attilio Siani, Florian Waltz
  • Publication number: 20240001271
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a particulate filter for the treatment of exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine, wherein the particulate filter comprises a functional material layer, and the amount of the functional material layer in the region which is around the whole central axis of the particulate filter and accounts for 11.1 vol. % of the total volume of the particulate filter, is in the range from 13 to 40 wt. %, based on the total weight of the functional material layer, relates to the process for preparing the particulate filter and relates to a method for the treatment of exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine. The particulate filter according to the present invention has a centralized-distributed functional material layer in the radial direction, shows excellent filtration efficiency and low backpressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: BASF CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jun Cong Jiang, Yun Fei Qi, Florian Waltz, Stephan Siemund, Ye Shen, Attilio Siani, Thomas Schmitz, Xiao Min Yin
  • Publication number: 20230330640
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a particulate filter for use in an emission treatment system of an internal combustion engine. The particulate filter provides high fresh filtration efficiency and has minimal to no impact on backpressures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Jun Cong JIANG, Ye Hui WU, Florian WALTZ, Attilio SIANI, Thomas SCHMITZ, Shau Lin CHEN
  • Publication number: 20230191372
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a catalyst for particulate combustion which is essentially free of platinum group metal compounds and the catalyst comprises a carrier and at least one metal oxide chosen from iron oxide and manganese oxide, and combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Karifala DUMBUYA, Thomas SCHMITZ, Chunxin JI, Florian WALTZ, Stephan SIEMUND, Holger SCHWEKENDIEK
  • Publication number: 20210339228
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a three-way conversion catalyst for the treatment of an exhaust gas comprising nitrogen monoxide, carbon monoxide, and hydrocarbon, wherein the catalyst comprises: (i) a substrate; (ii) a first coating comprising rhodium supported on a first oxidic component; (iii) a second coating comprising palladium supported on a non-zeolitic oxidic material, wherein the non-zeolitic oxidic material comprises manganese and a second oxidic component, wherein the second coating consists of 0 weight-% to 0.001 weight-% of platinum; wherein the first coating is disposed on the substrate over x % of the axial length, with x ranging from 80 to 100; wherein the second coating extends over y % of the axial length from the inlet end to the outlet end and is disposed on the first coating, with y ranging from 20 to x.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicant: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: Karifala DUMBUYA, Thomas SCHMITZ, Florian WALTZ, Stephan SIEMUND
  • Publication number: 20210293168
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a four-way conversion catalyst for the treatment of an exhaust gas stream of a gasoline engine, the catalyst comprising a porous wall-flow filter substrate comprising an inlet end, an outlet end, a substrate axial length extending between the inlet end and the outlet end, and a plurality of passages defined by porous internal walls of the porous wallflow filter substrate, wherein the plurality of passages comprise inlet passages having an open inlet end and a closed outlet end, and outlet passages having a closed inlet end and an open outlet end, wherein the interface between the passages and the porous internal walls is defined by the surface of the internal walls; wherein the porous internal walls comprise pores which comprise an oxidic component comprising a first refractory metal oxide, said first refractory metal oxide comprising aluminum, said oxidic component having a platinum group metal content in the range of from 0 to 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Applicant: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: David SCHLERETH, Hao LI, Stephen SIEMUND, Thomas SCHMITZ, Attilio SIANI, Florian WALTZ
  • Publication number: 20200353410
    Abstract: A four-way conversion catalyst for the treatment of an exhaust gas stream of a gasoline engine, the catalyst comprising a porous wall flow filter substrate comprising an inlet end, an outlet end, a substrate axial length extending between the inlet end and the outlet end, and a plurality of passages defined by porous internal walls of the porous wall flow filter substrate, wherein the plurality of passages comprise inlet passages having an open inlet end and a closed outlet end, and outlet passages having a closed inlet end and an open outlet end; wherein in the pores of the porous internal walls and on the surface of the porous internal walls, which surface defines the interface between the porous internal walls and the passages, the catalyst comprises a three-way conversion catalytic coating comprising an oxygen storage compound and a platinum group metal supported on a refractory metal oxide; wherein in the pores of the porous internal walls, the three-way conversion catalytic coating is present as in-wall
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: Florian WALTZ, Attilio SIANI, Thomas SCHMITZ, Stephan SIEMUND, David SCHLERETH, Hao LI