Patents by Inventor Joseph A. Patchett

Joseph A. Patchett 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: 6662553
    Abstract: A diesel powered vehicle is provided with an SCR system which uses an external reducing reagent to convert NOx emissions in a manner which accounts for the effects of NOx transient emissions on the reducing catalyst. Actual NOx emissions produced by the engine are filtered using a variable NOx time constant in turn correlated to the reductant/NOx storage capacity of the reducing catalyst at its current temperature to account for changes in the SCR system attributed to NOx transient emissions. Catalyst temperature is filtered using a variable catalyst time constant corresponding to current space velocity of the exhaust gas to account for changes in the catalyst temperature attributed to NOx transient emissions. The reductant is metered on the basis of the filtered, corrected NOx concentration applied at a NSR ratio based, in turn, on the filtered, corrected reducing catalyst temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2003
    Assignee: Engelhard Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph A. Patchett, Rudolfus Petrus Verbeek, Karl Richard Grimston, Gary Wayne Rice, John Lawrence Calabrese, Mathijs Van Genderen
  • Patent number: 6581374
    Abstract: A diesel powered vehicle is provided with an SCR system which uses an external reducing reagent to convert NOx emissions in a manner which accounts for the effects of NOx transient emissions on the reducing catalyst. Actual NOx emissions produced by the engine are filtered using a variable NOx time constant in turn correlated to the reductant/NOx storage capacity of the reducing catalyst at its current temperature to account for changes in the SCR system attributed to NOx transient emissions. Catalyst temperature is filtered using a variable catalyst time constant corresponding to current space velocity of the exhaust gas to account for changes in the catalyst temperature attributed to NOx transient emissions. The reductant is metered on the basis of the filtered, corrected NOx concentration applied at a NSR ratio based, in turn, on the filtered, corrected reducing catalyst temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Assignees: Engelhard Corporation, TNO Automotive
    Inventors: Joseph A. Patchett, Rudolfus Petrus Verbeek, Karl Richard Grimston, Gary Wayne Rice, John Lawrence Calabrese, Mathijs Van Genderen
  • Publication number: 20020152745
    Abstract: A diesel powered vehicle is provided with an SCR system which uses an external reducing reagent to convert NOx emissions in a manner which accounts for the effects of NOx transient emissions on the reducing catalyst. Actual NOx emissions produced by the engine are filtered using a variable NOx time constant in turn correlated to the reductant/NOx storage capacity of the reducing catalyst at its current temperature to account for changes in the SCR system attributed to NOx transient emissions. Catalyst temperature is filtered using a variable catalyst time constant corresponding to current space velocity of the exhaust gas to account for changes in the catalyst temperature attributed to NOx transient emissions. The reductant is metered on the basis of the filtered, corrected NOx concentration applied at a NSR ratio based, in turn, on the filtered, corrected reducing catalyst temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2002
    Publication date: October 24, 2002
    Applicant: Engelhard Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph A. Patchett, Rudolfus Petrus Verbeek, Karl Richard Grimston, Gary Wayne Rice, John Lawrence Calabrese, Mathijs Van Genderen
  • Publication number: 20020148220
    Abstract: A diesel powered vehicle is provided with an SCR system which uses an external reducing reagent to convert NOx emissions in a manner which accounts for the effects of NOx transient emissions on the reducing catalyst. Actual NOx emissions produced by the engine are filtered using a variable NOx time constant in turn correlated to the reductant/NOx storage capacity of the reducing catalyst at its current temperature to account for changes in the SCR system attributed to NOx transient emissions. Catalyst temperature is filtered using a variable catalyst time constant corresponding to current space velocity of the exhaust gas to account for changes in the catalyst temperature attributed to NOx transient emissions. The reductant is metered on the basis of the filtered, corrected NOx concentration applied at a NSR ratio based, in turn, on the filtered, corrected reducing catalyst temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2002
    Publication date: October 17, 2002
    Applicant: Engelhard Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph A. Patchett, Rudolfus Petrus Verbeek, Karl Richard Grimston, Gary Wayne Rice, John Lawrence Calabrese, Mathijs Van Genderen
  • Patent number: 6415602
    Abstract: A diesel powered vehicle is provided with an SCR system which uses an external reducing reagent to convert NOx emissions in a manner which accounts for the effects of NOx transient emissions on the reducing catalyst. Actual NOx emissions produced by the engine are filtered using a variable NOx time constant in turn correlated to the reductant/NOx storage capacity of the reducing catalyst at its current temperature to account for changes in the SCR system attributed to NOx transient emissions. Catalyst temperature is filtered using a variable catalyst time constant corresponding to current space velocity of the exhaust gas to account for changes in the catalyst temperature attributed to NOx transient emissions. The reductant is metered on the basis of the filtered, corrected NOx concentration applied at a NSR ratio based, in turn, on the filtered, corrected reducing catalyst temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2002
    Assignees: Engelhard Corporation, TNO Automotive
    Inventors: Joseph A. Patchett, Rudolfus Petrus Verbeek, Karl Richard Grimston, Gary Wayne Rice, John Lawrence Calabrese, Mathijs Van Genderen
  • Publication number: 20020044897
    Abstract: A diesel engine aftertreatment exhaust system uses catalyzed soot filters for particulate matter reduction and urea SCR catalysts for NOx reduction on diesel engines in a combined system to lower particulate matter and NOx at the same time. With this integral emission control system, diesel engines are able to meet ultra low emission standards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2001
    Publication date: April 18, 2002
    Inventors: Ramesh M. Kakwani, Kenneth C. Voss, Joseph A. Patchett, Karl R. Grimston
  • Patent number: 6162524
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of removing a coating, such as a spent catalyst coating, from a carrier such as a metal plate or a honeycomb carrier. The metal plates have a surface which has the catalyst coating. The honeycomb is of the type having a plurality of channels defined by honeycomb walls, the honeycomb walls the having a coating thereon. The method comprises directing a fluid stream which can comprise a cleaning liquid at the coated plate surface or into the honeycomb channels with sufficient force to loosen and remove at least some of the coating from the carrier surface. The carrier can then be separated from the liquid and dried. Where additional coating is to be removed, a stream of gas is directed at the carrier surface with sufficient force to loosen and remove at least some of the coating. The cleaned carrier can then be recoated. The present invention includes reclaimed and recoated articles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2000
    Assignee: Engelhard Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph A. Patchett, Barry K. Speronello, John M. Nugent
  • Patent number: 6125629
    Abstract: An external reductant for an SCR vehicular NO.sub.x emission control system is selectively injected to SCR catalysts which are only at catalytically active temperatures thereby avoiding reductant absorption in catalytically unactive catalysts and improving conversion response time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2000
    Assignee: Engelhard Corporation
    Inventor: Joseph A. Patchett
  • Patent number: 5820693
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of removing a coating, such as a spent catalyst coating, from a carrier such as a metal plate or a honeycomb carrier. The metal plates have a surface which has the catalyst coating. The honeycomb is of the type having a plurality of channels defined by honeycomb walls, the honeycomb walls the having a coating thereon. The method comprises directing a fluid stream which can comprise a cleaning liquid at the coated plate surface or into the honeycomb channels with sufficient force to loosen and remove at least some of the coating from the carrier surface. The carrier can then be separated from the liquid and dried. Where additional coating is to be removed, a stream of gas is directed at the carrier surface with sufficient force to loosen and remove at least some of the coating. The cleaned carrier can then be recoated. The present invention includes reclaimed and recoated articles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1998
    Inventors: Joseph A. Patchett, Barry K. Speronello, John M. Nugent