Patents by Inventor Jan SCHOENHABER
Jan SCHOENHABER 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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Publication number: 20240141812Abstract: The present invention relates to a wall-flow filter for removing particles from the exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine, which comprises a coating F, which comprises a sintered material S, wherein material S comprises an oxide, oxide-hydroxide, carbonate, sulphate, silicate, phosphate, mixed oxide, composite oxide, molecular sieve or a mixture comprising two or more of these materials.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2022Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: UMICORE AG & CO. KGInventors: Massimo COLOMBO, Jan SCHOENHABER, Meike Antonia GOTTHARDT, Carolin BRAUN
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Publication number: 20240109060Abstract: The present invention relates to a wall-flow filter for removing particles from the exhaust gas of combustion engines, comprising a wall-flow filter substrate of length L and coatings Z and F that differ from one another, wherein the wall-flow filter substrate has channels E and A, which extend in parallel between a first and a second end of the wall-flow filter substrate, are separated by porous walls and form surfaces OE and OA respectively, and wherein the channels E are closed at the second end and the channels A are closed at the first end, and wherein the coating Z is located in the porous walls and/or on the surfaces OA, but not on the surfaces OE, and comprises palladium and/or rhodium a cerium/zirconium mixed oxide, characterized in that the coating F is located in the porous walls and/or on the surfaces OE, but not on the surfaces OA and comprises a particulate metal compound and no noble metal.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2021Publication date: April 4, 2024Applicant: UMICORE AG & CO. KGInventors: Jan SCHOENHABER, Gabriela KUCEROVA, Naina DEIBEL, Meike Antonia GOTTHARDT
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Publication number: 20240100478Abstract: The present invention relates to a wall flow filter for removing particles from the exhaust gas of internal combustion engines, which comprises a wall flow filter substrate having a length L and coatings Z and F that differ from one another, wherein the wall flow filter substrate comprises channels E and A, which extend in parallel between a first and a second end of the wall flow filter substrate, are separated by porous walls and form surfaces OE or OA, and wherein the channels E are closed at the second end and the channels A are closed at the first end, and wherein the coating Z is located in the porous walls and/or on the surfaces OA, but not on the surfaces OE, and comprises palladium and/or rhodium a cerium/zirconium mixed oxide, characterized in that the coating F is located in the porous walls and/or on the surfaces OE, but not on the surfaces O, and comprises a ceramic membrane and no precious metal.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2021Publication date: March 28, 2024Applicant: UMICORE AG & CO. KGInventors: Jan SCHOENHABER, Gabriela KUCEROVA, Naina DEIBEL, Carolin BRAUN, Massimo COLOMBO, Meike Antonia GOTTHARDT
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Publication number: 20240033687Abstract: The invention relates to a wall flow filter for removing particulate matter from the exhaust of internal combustion engines, comprising a wall flow filter substrate having a length L, and different coatings Z and F, the wall flow filter substrate being provided with channels E and A which run parallel between a first end and a second end of the wall flow filter substrate, are separated by porous walls, and form surfaces OE and OA, respectively; channels E are closed at the second end, and channels A are closed at the first end; coating Z is disposed in the porous walls and/or on surfaces OA, but not on surfaces OE, and contains palladium and/or rhodium and a cerium/zirconium mixed oxide; coating F is disposed mainly on surfaces OE, but not on surfaces OA, and comprises a membrane and no precious metal. The wall flow filter is characterized in that the mass ratio of coating Z to coating F ranges from 0.1 to 25.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2021Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: UMICORE AG & CO. KGInventors: Jan SCHOENHABER, Carolin BRAUN, Birgit FRIEDRICH, Ralf MUELLER, Sebastian ELLENBRAND, Ronja BRADE, Norbert KLOSE, Christian BRAND, Massimo COLOMBO, Meike Antonia GOTTHARDT
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Publication number: 20240017213Abstract: The invention relates to a wall flow filter for removing particulate matter from the exhaust of internal combustion engines, comprising a wall flow filter substrate having a length L, and different coatings Z and F, the wall flow filter substrate being provided with channels E and A which run parallel between a first end and a second end of the wall flow filter substrate, are separated by porous walls, and form surfaces OE and OA, respectively; channels E are closed at the second end, and channels A are closed at the first end; coating Z is disposed in the porous walls and/or on surfaces OA, but not on surfaces OE, and contains palladium and/or rhodium and a cerium/zirconium mixed oxide. The wall flow filter is characterized in that coating F is disposed in the porous walls and/or on surfaces OE, but not on surfaces OA, and comprises a mineral material and no precious metal.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2021Publication date: January 18, 2024Applicant: UMICORE AG & CO. KGInventors: Jan SCHOENHABER, Gabriela KUCEROVA, Naina DEIBEL, Meike Antonia GOTTHARDT
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Publication number: 20240001299Abstract: The present invention relates to a stoichiometric-combustion spark-ignition engine comprising a specific exhaust gas system for reducing harmful exhaust gases resulting from the combustion process. The exhaust gas system consists in the through-flow direction of a three-way catalytic converter close to the engine, an oxidation catalyst and a gasoline particulate filter.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2021Publication date: January 4, 2024Applicant: UMICORE AG & CO. KGInventors: Jan SCHOENHABER, Marcus SCHMIDT, Franz DORNHAUS, Heiko BANSEMER
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Patent number: 11859526Abstract: Subject of the invention is an exhaust gas purification system for a gasoline engine, comprising in consecutive order the following devices: a first three-way-catalyst (TWC1), a gasoline particulate filter (GPF) and a second three-way-catalyst (TWC2), wherein the platinum-group metal concentration (PGM) of the GPF is at least 40% greater than the PGM of the TWC2, wherein the PGM is determined in g/ft3 of the volume of the device, The invention also relates to methods in which the system is used and uses of the system.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2019Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: UMICORE AG & CO. KGInventors: Jan Schoenhaber, Joerg-Michael Richter, Carolin Braun
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Publication number: 20230340899Abstract: Subject of the invention is an exhaust gas purification system for a gasoline engine, comprising in consecutive order the following devices: a first three-way-catalyst (TWC1), a gasoline particulate filter (GPF) and a second three-way-catalyst (TWC2), wherein the platinum-group metal concentration (PGM) of the TWC2 is greater than the PGM of the GPF, wherein the PGM is determined in g/ft3 of the volume of the device. The invention also relates to methods in which the system is used and uses of the system.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2023Publication date: October 26, 2023Applicant: UMICORE AG & CO. KGInventors: Jan SCHOENHABER, Joerg-Michael RICHTER, Carolin BRAUN
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Publication number: 20230285899Abstract: The present invention relates to a particulate filter which comprises a wall-flow filter of length L and two different catalytically active coatings Y and Z, wherein the wall flow filter comprises channels E and A that extend in parallel between a first and a second end of the wall-flow filter and are separated by porous walls which form the surfaces OE and OA, respectively, and wherein the channels E are closed at the second end and the channels A are closed at the first end. The invention is characterized in that the coating Y is located in the channels E on the surfaces OE and the coating Z is located in the porous walls.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2023Publication date: September 14, 2023Applicant: UMICORE AG & CO. KGInventors: Jan SCHOENHABER, Naina DEIBEL, Martin ROESCH, Stephanie SPIESS, Joerg-Michael RICHTER, Susanne KUNERT
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Patent number: 11732631Abstract: Subject of the invention is an exhaust gas purification system for a gasoline engine, comprising in consecutive order the following devices: ? a first three-way-catalyst (TWC1), a gasoline particulate filter (GPF) and a second three-way-catalyst (TWC2), ? wherein the platinum-group metal concentration (PGM) of the TWC2 is greater than the PGM of the GPF, wherein the PGM is determined in g/ft3 of the volume of the device. Also disclosed are methods in which the system is used and uses of the system.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2019Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: UMICORE AG & CO. KGInventors: Jan Schoenhaber, Joerg-Michael Richter, Carolin Braun
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Patent number: 11702971Abstract: The present invention relates to a particulate filter which comprises a wall flow filter of length L and two different catalytically active coatings Y and Z, wherein the wall flow filter comprises channels E and A that extend in parallel between a first and a second end of the wall flow filter and are separated by porous walls which form the surfaces OE and OA, respectively, and wherein the channels E are closed at the second end and the channels A are closed at the first end. The invention is characterized in that the coating Y is located in the channels E on the surfaces OE and the coating Z is located in the channels A on the surfaces OA.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2018Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: UMICORE AG & CO. KGInventors: Jan Schoenhaber, Naina Deibel, Martin Roesch, Stephanie Spiess
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Patent number: 11649753Abstract: An exhaust gas purification system for a gasoline engine is described the system comprising in consecutive order the following devices: •a first three-way-catalyst (TWC1), a gasoline particulate filter (GPF) and a second three-way-catalyst (TWC2), •wherein the oxygen storage capacity (OSC) of the GPF is greater than the OSC of the TWC1, wherein the OSC is determined in mg/l of the volume of the device.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2019Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: UMICORE AG & CO. KGInventors: Jan Schoenhaber, Joerg-Michael Richter, Carolin Braun
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Publication number: 20230127269Abstract: The invention relates to a wall-flow filter as a particle filter with catalytically active coatings in the channels which are closed in a gas-tight manner at the opposing closed ends of the channels A at the first end, wherein the inlet region of the filter is additionally supplied with a dry powder-gas aerosol which contains metal compounds with a high melting point (such as the metal oxides Al203, Si02, Fe02, Ti02, Zn02, etc. for example) and which is to simultaneously improve the catalytic activity and the degree of filtration efficiency with respect to the exhaust gas back-pressure.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2022Publication date: April 27, 2023Applicant: UMICORE AG & CO. KGInventors: Martin FOERSTER, Juergen KOCH, Manuel GENSCH, Naina DEIBEL, Antje OLTERSDORF, Jan SCHOENHABER
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Patent number: 11628400Abstract: The present invention relates to a particulate filter which comprises a wall-flow filter of length L and two different catalytically active coatings Y and Z, wherein the wall flow filter comprises channels E and A that extend in parallel between a first and a second end of the wall-flow filter and are separated by porous walls which form the surfaces OE and OA, respectively, and wherein the channels E are closed at the second end and the channels A are closed at the first end. The invention is characterized in that the coating Y is located in the channels E on the surfaces OE and the coating Z is located in the porous walls.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2018Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: UMICORE AG & CO. KGInventors: Jan Schoenhaber, Naina Deibel, Martin Roesch, Stephanie Spiess, Joerg-Michael Richter, Susanne Kunert
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Patent number: 11623179Abstract: The present invention relates to a particulate filter which comprises a wall-flow filter of length L and two different catalytically active coatings Y and Z, wherein the wall-flow filter comprises channels E and A that extend in parallel between a first and a second end of the wall-flow filter and are separated by porous walls which form the surfaces OE and OA, respectively, and wherein the channels E are closed at the second end and the channels A are closed at the first end, and wherein the coatings Y and Z have the same oxygen storage components and the same carrier materials for noble metals. The invention is characterized in that the coating Y is located in the channels E on the surfaces OE and the coating Z is located in the channels A on the surfaces OA.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2018Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: UMICORE AG & CO. KGInventors: Jan Schoenhaber, Naina Deibel, Martin Roesch, Stephanie Spiess
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Patent number: 11614015Abstract: Subject of the invention is an exhaust gas purification system for a gasoline engine, comprising in consecutive order the following devices: a first three-way-catalyst (TWC1), a gasoline particulate filter (GPF) and a second three-way-catalyst (TWC2), wherein the oxygen storage capacity (OSC) of the GPF is greater than the OSC of the TWC2, wherein the OSC is determined in mg/l of the volume of the device. The invention also relates to methods in which the system is used and uses of the system.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2019Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: UMICORE AG & CO. KGInventors: Jan Schoenhaber, Joerg-Michael Richter, Carolin Braun
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Patent number: 11566548Abstract: The invention relates to a wall-flow filter as a particle filter with catalytically active coatings in the channels which are closed in a gas-tight manner at the opposing closed ends of the channels A at the first end, wherein the inlet region of the filter is additionally supplied with a dry powder-gas aerosol which contains metal compounds with a high melting point (such as the metal oxides Al2O3, SiO2, FeO2, TiO2, ZnO2, etc. for example) and which is to simultaneously improve the catalytic activity and the degree of filtration efficiency with respect to the exhaust gas back-pressure.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2019Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: UMICORE AG & CO. KGInventors: Martin Foerster, Juergen Koch, Manuel Gensch, Naina Deibel, Antje Oltersdorf, Jan Schoenhaber
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Patent number: 11547969Abstract: Subject of the invention is an exhaust gas purification system for a gasoline engine, comprising in consecutive order the following devices: a first three-way-catalyst (TWC1), a gasoline particulate filter (GPF) and a second three-way-catalyst (TWC2), wherein the oxygen storage capacity (OSC) of the TWC2 is greater than the OSC of the GPF, wherein the OSC is determined in mg/l of the volume of the device. The invention also relates to methods in which the system is used and uses of the system.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2019Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: UMICORE AG & CO. KGInventors: Jan Schoenhaber, Joerg-Michael Richter, Carolin Braun
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Patent number: 11400414Abstract: The present invention relates to a particulate filter which comprises a wall flow filter of length L and three mutually different catalytically active coatings X, Y and Z, wherein the wall flow filter comprises channels E and A that extend in parallel between a first and a second end of the wall flow filter and are separated by porous walls forming surfaces OE and, respectively, OA, and wherein the channels E are gas-tightly sealed at the second end and the channels A are gas-tightly sealed at the first end, characterized in that the coating X is located in the porous walls, the coating Y is located in the channels E on the surfaces OE and the coating Z is located in the channels A on the surfaces OA.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2021Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: UMICORE AG & CO. KGInventors: Naina Deibel, Stephanie Spiess, Martin Roesch, Joerg-Michael Richter, Jan Schoenhaber, Susanne Kunert
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Patent number: 11377993Abstract: Subject of the invention is an exhaust gas purification system for a gasoline engine, comprising in consecutive order the following devices: a first three-way-catalyst (TWC1), a gasoline particulate filter (GPF) and a second three-way-catalyst (TWC2), wherein the wash coat load (WCL) of the TWC2 is greater than the WCL of the GPF, wherein the WCL is determined in g/l of the volume of the device. The invention also relates to methods in which the system is used and uses of the system.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2019Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: UMICORE AG & CO. KGInventors: Jan Schoenhaber, Joerg-Michael Richter, Carolin Braun