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).

  • Publication number: 20230045409
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: UMICORE AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Joel DESPRES, Martin ROESCH, Joerg-Michael RICHTER, Carolin BRAUN, Marcus SCHMIDT, Nicole SCHICHTEL
  • Patent number: 10413886
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: UMICORE AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Joel Despres, Joerg-Michael Richter, Martin Roesch, Nicole Schichtel, Marcus Schmidt, Jan Schoenhaber, Stephanie Spiess, Anke Wolf
  • Patent number: 10071342
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: UMICORE AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Jan Schoenhaber, Joel Despres, Joerg-Michael Richter, Martin Roesch
  • Publication number: 20170368536
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2016
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Applicant: UMICORE AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Joel DESPRES, Joerg-Michael RICHTER, Martin ROESCH, Nicole SCHICHTEL, Marcus SCHMIDT, Jan SCHOENHABER, Stephanie SPIESS, Anke WOLF
  • Patent number: 9522360
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: UMICORE AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Marcus Schmidt, Joel Despres, Martin Roesch, Raoul Klingmann, Joerg-Michael Richter
  • Patent number: 9486793
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: UMICORE AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Raoul Klingmann, Joel Despres, Martin Roesch, Joerg-Michael Richter, Stephanie Spiess
  • Publication number: 20160121267
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Applicant: UMICORE AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Jan SCHOENHABER, Joel DESPRES, Joerg-Michael RICHTER, Martin ROESCH
  • Publication number: 20150125370
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: UMICORE AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Raoul Klingmann, Joel Despres, Martin Roesch, Joerg-Michael Richter, Stephanie Spiess
  • Publication number: 20150125371
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: UMICORE AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Marcus Schmidt, Joel Despres, Martin Roesch, Raoul Klingmann, Joerg-Michael Richter