Patents by Inventor Joel Despres
Joel Despres 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: 20230045409Abstract: The present invention relates to a catalyst comprising two layers on an inert catalyst carrier, a layer A containing at least palladium as a platinum group metal, in addition to a cerium/zirconium/lanthanum/yttrium mixed oxide, and a layer B, which is applied to layer A, containing at least rhodium as the platinum group metal, in addition to a cerium/zirconium/lanthanum/yttrium mixed oxide.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2021Publication date: February 9, 2023Applicant: UMICORE AG & CO. KGInventors: Joel DESPRES, Martin ROESCH, Joerg-Michael RICHTER, Carolin BRAUN, Marcus SCHMIDT, Nicole SCHICHTEL
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Patent number: 10413886Abstract: The present invention relates to a catalyst comprising two layers on an inert catalyst carrier, wherein a layer A lying directly on the catalyst carrier contains at least one platinum group metal and one cerium/zirconium/SE mixed oxide, and a layer B, applied on layer A and in direct contact with the flow of exhaust gas, contains at least one platinum group metal and a cerium/zirconium/SE mixed oxide, wherein SE stands for a rare earth metal other than from cerium, characterized in that the fraction of SE oxide in the cerium/zirconium/SE mixed oxide of layer A is less than the fraction of SE oxide in the cerium/zirconium/SE mixed oxide of layer B.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2016Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: UMICORE AG & CO. KGInventors: Joel Despres, Joerg-Michael Richter, Martin Roesch, Nicole Schichtel, Marcus Schmidt, Jan Schoenhaber, Stephanie Spiess, Anke Wolf
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Patent number: 10071342Abstract: The present invention relates to a three-way catalytic converter for reducing harmful exhaust components of gasoline-powered internal combustion engines, and to a corresponding method for exhaust gas purification. The catalytic converter is characterized by a particularly inhomogeneous distribution of the oxygen-storing material present.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2014Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: UMICORE AG & CO. KGInventors: Jan Schoenhaber, Joel Despres, Joerg-Michael Richter, Martin Roesch
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Publication number: 20170368536Abstract: The present invention relates to a catalyst comprising two layers on an inert catalyst carrier, wherein a layer A lying directly on the catalyst carrier contains at least one platinum group metal and one cerium/zirconium/SE mixed oxide, and a layer B, applied on layer A and in direct contact with the flow of exhaust gas, contains at least one platinum group metal and a cerium/zirconium/SE mixed oxide, wherein SE stands for a rare earth metal other than from cerium, characterized in that the fraction of SE oxide in the cerium/zirconium/SE mixed oxide of layer A is less than the fraction of SE oxide in the cerium/zirconium/SE mixed oxide of layer B.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2016Publication date: December 28, 2017Applicant: UMICORE AG & CO. KGInventors: Joel DESPRES, Joerg-Michael RICHTER, Martin ROESCH, Nicole SCHICHTEL, Marcus SCHMIDT, Jan SCHOENHABER, Stephanie SPIESS, Anke WOLF
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Patent number: 9522360Abstract: The present invention describes a three-way-catalyst system comprising a first three-way catalyst on an inert catalyst support which is a double-layer catalyst comprising a first layer on the inert catalyst support, comprising active alumina, a cerium/zirconium mixed oxide and palladium and a second layer applied to the first layer and in direct contact with the exhaust gas to be purified, comprising active alumina and rhodium and being free of cerium and cerium containing materials and a second three-way-catalyst located upstream of the first three-way catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2013Date of Patent: December 20, 2016Assignee: UMICORE AG & CO. KGInventors: Marcus Schmidt, Joel Despres, Martin Roesch, Raoul Klingmann, Joerg-Michael Richter
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Patent number: 9486793Abstract: The present invention describes a double-layer three-way catalyst on an inert catalyst support comprising a first layer in direct contact with the inert catalyst support, comprising active alumina, a cerium/zirconium mixed oxide and palladium and a second layer applied to the first layer and in direct contact with the exhaust gas to be purified, comprising active alumina and rhodium, characterized in that the second layer is free of cerium and cerium containing materials, the use of such catalyst for cleaning the exhaust gases of a motor vehicle equipped with a gasoline engine and an exhaust gas treatment system comprising such catalyst up stream of a gasoline particulate filter (GPF).Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2013Date of Patent: November 8, 2016Assignee: UMICORE AG & CO. KGInventors: Raoul Klingmann, Joel Despres, Martin Roesch, Joerg-Michael Richter, Stephanie Spiess
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Publication number: 20160121267Abstract: The present invention relates to a three-way catalytic converter for reducing harmful exhaust components of gasoline-powered internal combustion engines, and to a corresponding method for exhaust gas purification. The catalytic converter is characterized by a particularly inhomogeneous distribution of the oxygen-storing material present.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2014Publication date: May 5, 2016Applicant: UMICORE AG & CO. KGInventors: Jan SCHOENHABER, Joel DESPRES, Joerg-Michael RICHTER, Martin ROESCH
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Publication number: 20150125370Abstract: The present invention describes a double-layer three-way catalyst on an inert catalyst support comprising a first layer in direct contact with the inert catalyst support, comprising active alumina, a cerium/zirconium mixed oxide and palladium and a second layer applied to the first layer and in direct contact with the exhaust gas to be purified, comprising active alumina and rhodium, characterized in that the second layer is free of cerium and cerium containing materials, the use of such catalyst for cleaning the exhaust gases of a motor vehicle equipped with a gasoline engine and an exhaust gas treatment system comprising such catalyst up stream of a gasoline particulate filter (GPF).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2013Publication date: May 7, 2015Applicant: UMICORE AG & CO. KGInventors: Raoul Klingmann, Joel Despres, Martin Roesch, Joerg-Michael Richter, Stephanie Spiess
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Publication number: 20150125371Abstract: The present invention describes a three-way-catalyst system comprising a first three-way catalyst on an inert catalyst support which is a double-layer catalyst comprising a first layer on the inert catalyst support, comprising active alumina, a cerium/zirconium mixed oxide and palladium and a second layer applied to the first layer and in direct contact with the exhaust gas to be purified, comprising active alumina and rhodium and being free of cerium and cerium containing materials and a second three-way-catalyst located upstream of the first three-way catalyst.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2013Publication date: May 7, 2015Applicant: UMICORE AG & CO. KGInventors: Marcus Schmidt, Joel Despres, Martin Roesch, Raoul Klingmann, Joerg-Michael Richter