Patents by Inventor Raj Rao

Raj Rao 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: 20190358616
    Abstract: The invention provides an exhaust gas cleaning oxidation catalyst and in particular to an oxidation catalyst for cleaning the exhaust gas discharged from internal combustion engines of compression ignition type (particularly diesel engines). The invention further relates to a catalysed substrate monolith comprising an oxidising catalyst on a substrate monolith for use in treating exhaust gas emitted from a lean-burn internal combustion engine. In particular, the invention relates to a catalysed substrate monolith comprising a first washcoat coating and a second washcoat coating, wherein the second washcoat coating is disposed in a layer above the first washcoat coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Philip Gerald BLAKEMAN, Gavin Michael BROWN, Sougato CHATTERJEE, Andrew Francis CHIFFEY, Jane GAST, Paul Richard PHILLIPS, Hanako OYAMADA, Raj Rao RAJARAM, Satoshi SUMIYA, Andrew Peter WALKER, Lifeng WANG
  • Publication number: 20190255485
    Abstract: An exhaust system for a compression ignition engine comprising an oxidation catalyst for treating carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrocarbons (HCs) in exhaust gas from the compression ignition engine, wherein the oxidation catalyst comprises: a platinum group metal (PGM) component selected from the group consisting of a platinum (Pt) component, a palladium (Pd) component and a combination thereof; an alkaline earth metal component; a support material comprising a modified alumina incorporating a heteroatom component; and a substrate, wherein the platinum group metal (PGM) component, the alkaline earth metal component and the support material are disposed on the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: David BERGEAL, Andrew Francis CHIFFEY, John Benjamin GOODWIN, Daniel HATCHER, Francois MOREAU, Agnes RAJ, Raj Rao RAJARAM, Paul Richard PHILLIPS, Cathal PRENDERGAST
  • Publication number: 20190247836
    Abstract: SCR-active molecular-sieve based catalysts with improved low-temperature performance are made by heating a molecular-sieve in a non-oxidizing atmosphere with steam (hydrothermal treatment), or in a reducing atmosphere without steam (thermal treatment), at a temperature in the range of 600-900° C. for a time period from 5 minutes to two hours. The resulting SCR-active iron-containing molecular sieves exhibit a selective catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxides with NH3 or urea at 250° C. that is at least 50% greater than if the iron-containing molecular-sieve were calcined at 500° C. for two hours without performing the hydrothermal or thermal treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Guy Richard CHANDLER, Jillian Elaine COLLIER, Alexander Nicholas Michael GREEN, Desiree DURAN-MARTIN, Paul Richard PHILLIPS, Raj Rao RAJARAM, Stuart David REID
  • Patent number: 10376867
    Abstract: The invention provides an exhaust gas cleaning oxidation catalyst and in particular to an oxidation catalyst for cleaning the exhaust gas discharged from internal combustion engines of compression ignition type (particularly diesel engines). The invention further relates to a catalyzed substrate monolith comprising an oxidizing catalyst on a substrate monolith for use in treating exhaust gas emitted from a lean-burn internal combustion engine. In particular, the invention relates to a catalyzed substrate monolith comprising a first washcoat coating and a second washcoat coating, wherein the second washcoat coating is disposed in a layer above the first washcoat coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company
    Inventors: Philip Gerald Blakeman, Gavin Michael Brown, Sougato Chatterjee, Andrew Francis Chiffey, Jane Gast, Paul Richard Phillips, Hanako Oyamada, Raj Rao Rajaram, Satoshi Sumiya, Andrew Peter Walker, Lifeng Wang
  • Publication number: 20190168189
    Abstract: A catalysed substrate monolith 12 for use in treating exhaust gas emitted from a lean-burn internal combustion engine, which catalysed substrate monolith 12 comprising a first washcoat coating 16 and a second washcoat coating 18, wherein the first washcoat coating comprises a catalyst composition comprising at least one platinum group metal (PGM) and at least one support material for the at least one PGM, wherein at least one PGM in the first washcoat coating is liable to volatilise when the first washcoat coating is exposed to relatively extreme conditions including relatively high temperatures, wherein the second washcoat coating comprises at least one metal oxide for trapping volatilised PGM and wherein the second washcoat coating is oriented to contact exhaust gas that has contacted the first washcoat coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Philip Gerald BLAKEMAN, Gavin Michael BROWN, Sougato CHATTERJEE, Andrew Francis CHIFFEY, Jane GAST, Paul Richard PHILLIPS, Raj Rao RAJARAM, Glen SPREITZER, Andrew Peter WALKER
  • Patent number: 10279314
    Abstract: An exhaust system for a compression ignition engine comprising an oxidation catalyst for treating carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrocarbons (HCs) in exhaust gas from the compression ignition engine, wherein the oxidation catalyst comprises: a platinum group metal (PGM) component selected from the group consisting of a platinum (Pt) component, a palladium (Pd) component and a combination thereof; an alkaline earth metal component; a support material comprising a modified alumina incorporating a heteroatom component; and a substrate, wherein the platinum group metal (PGM) component, the alkaline earth metal component and the support material are disposed on the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Johnson Matthey PLC
    Inventors: David Bergeal, Andrew Francis Chiffey, John Benjamin Goodwin, Daniel Hatcher, Francois Moreau, Agnes Raj, Raj Rao Rajaram, Paul Richard Phillips, Cathal Prendergast
  • Patent number: 10272419
    Abstract: SCR-active molecular-sieve based catalysts with improved low-temperature performance are made by heating a molecular-sieve in a non-oxidizing atmosphere with steam (hydrothermal treatment), or in a reducing atmosphere without steam (thermal treatment), at a temperature in the range of 600-900° C. for a time period from 5 minutes to two hours. The resulting SCR-active iron-containing molecular sieves exhibit a selective catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxides with NH3 or urea at 250° C. that is at least 50% greater than if the iron-containing molecular-sieve were calcined at 500° C. for two hours without performing the hydrothermal or thermal treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company
    Inventors: Guy Richard Chandler, Jillian Elaine Collier, Alexander Nicholas Michael Green, Desiree Duran-Martin, Paul Richard Phillips, Raj Rao Rajaram, Stuart David Reid
  • Patent number: 10258973
    Abstract: A catalyst washcoat is provided having a molecular sieve with a CHA crystal structure; about 0.5 to about 5.0 mol % phosphorus; and SiO2 and Al2O3 in a mole ratio of about 5 to about 40. The washcoat includes one or more promoters or stabilizers, and may be applied to a monolith substrate to produce a catalytically active article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company
    Inventors: John L. Casci, Hai-Ying Chen, Joseph Michael Fedeyko, Jillian Elaine Collier, Raj Rao Rajaram, David Thompsett, Robert P. Hodgkins
  • Patent number: 10238222
    Abstract: An electronically controllable pillow is thermally regulated. At least one temperature sensor is configured to communicate temperature measurements. Temperature measurements comprise the internal temperature of a pillow. Temperature measurements are communicated to a processing unit. At least one presence sensor is configured to communicate presence measurements. Presence measurements are configured to indicate the presence of a user employing a pillow. Presence measurements are communicated to a processing unit. At least one transceiver is connected to a processing unit. A transceiver is configured to communicate with at least one remote device. At least one thermal element is activated, based at least in part on, temperature measurements and presence measurements over at least one period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Inventor: Raj Rao
  • Patent number: 10207254
    Abstract: A catalyzed substrate monolith 12 for use in treating exhaust gas emitted from a lean-burn internal combustion engine, which catalyzed substrate monolith 12 comprising a first washcoat coating 16 and a second washcoat coating 18, wherein the first washcoat coating comprises a catalyst composition comprising at least one platinum group metal (PGM) and at least one support material for the at least one PGM, wherein at least one PGM in the first washcoat coating is liable to volatilize when the first washcoat coating is exposed to relatively extreme conditions including relatively high temperatures, wherein the second washcoat coating comprises at least one metal oxide for trapping volatilized PGM and wherein the second washcoat coating is oriented to contact exhaust gas that has contacted the first washcoat coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company
    Inventors: Philip Gerald Blakeman, Gavin Michael Brown, Sougato Chatterjee, Andrew Francis Chiffey, Jane Gast, Paul Richard Phillips, Raj Rao Rajaram, Glen Spreitzer, Andrew Peter Walker
  • Patent number: 10124325
    Abstract: Catalysts and articles useful for selective catalytic reduction (SCR) are disclosed. The catalyst comprises a cerium oxide and an octahedral molecular sieve (OMS) comprising manganese oxide. The catalysts, which comprise 0.1 to 50 wt. % of cerium, can be made by doping, ion-exchange, deposition, or other techniques. Also disclosed is an SCR process in which a gaseous mixture comprising nitrogen oxides is selectively reduced in the presence of a reductant and the cerium-modified OMS catalyst. The cerium-modified manganese oxide OMS catalysts offer unexpected advantages for selective catalytic reduction, especially NH3-SCR, including improved thermal stability and improved activity for NOx conversion, especially at relatively low temperatures (100° C. to 250° C.).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company
    Inventors: John Kilmartin, Janet Mary Fisher, Jillian Elaine Collier, David Thompsett, Raj Rao Rajaram
  • Publication number: 20180272279
    Abstract: A method of converting nitrogen oxides in a gas to nitrogen by contacting the nitrogen oxides with a nitrogenous reducing agent in the presence of a zeolite catalyst containing at least one transition metal, wherein the zeolite is a small pore zeolite containing a maximum ring size of eight tetrahedral atoms, wherein the at least one transition metal is selected from the group consisting of Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ce, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, Mo, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, In, Sn, Re, Ir and Pt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: JOSEPH MICHAEL FEDEYKO, RODNEY KOK SHIN FOO, PAUL JOSEPH ANDERSEN, JILLIAN ELAINE COLLIER, JOHN LEONELLO CASCI, HAI-YING CHEN, RAJ RAO RAJARAM
  • Patent number: 10005075
    Abstract: A passive NOx adsorber is disclosed. The passive NOx adsorber is effective to adsorb NOx at or below a low temperature and release the adsorbed NOx at temperatures above the low temperature. The passive NOx adsorber comprises a noble metal and a small pore molecular sieve. The small pore molecular sieve has a maximum ring size of eight tetrahedral atoms. The invention also includes an exhaust system comprising the passive NOx adsorber, and a method for treating exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine utilizing the passive NOx adsorber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company
    Inventors: Raj Rao Rajaram, Hai-Ying Chen, Dongxia Liu
  • Publication number: 20180147569
    Abstract: A catalyst washcoat is provided having a molecular sieve with a CHA crystal structure; about 0.5 to about 5.0 mol % phosphorus; and SiO2 and Al2O3 in a mole ratio of about 5 to about 40. The washcoat includes one or more promoters or stabilizers, and may be applied to a monolith substrate to produce a catalytically active article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Applicant: JOHNSON MATTHEY PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
    Inventors: John L. CASCI, Hai-Ying CHEN, Joseph Michael FEDEYKO, Jillian Elaine COLLIER, Raj Rao RAJARAM, David THOMPSETT, Robert P. HODGKINS
  • Publication number: 20180104677
    Abstract: The invention provides an exhaust gas cleaning oxidation catalyst and in particular to an oxidation catalyst for cleaning the exhaust gas discharged from internal combustion engines of compression ignition type (particularly diesel engines). The invention further relates to a catalysed substrate monolith comprising an oxidising catalyst on a substrate monolith for use in treating exhaust gas emitted from a lean-burn internal combustion engine. In particular, the invention relates to a catalysed substrate monolith comprising a first washcoat coating and a second washcoat coating, wherein the second washcoat coating is disposed in a layer above the first washcoat coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Philip Gerald BLAKEMAN, Gavin Michael BROWN, Sougato CHATTERJEE, Andrew Francis CHIFFEY, Jane GAST, Paul Richard PHILLIPS, Hanako OYAMADA, Raj Rao RAJARAM, Satoshi SUMIYA, Andrew Peter WALKER, Lifeng WANG
  • Patent number: 9878316
    Abstract: A catalyst washcoat is provided having a molecular sieve with a CHA crystal structure; about 0.5 to about 5.0 mol % phosphorus; and SiO2 and Al2O3 in a mole ratio of about 5 to about 40. The washcoat includes one or more promoters or stabilizers, and may be applied to a monolith substrate to produce a catalytically active article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company
    Inventors: John L. Casci, Hai-Ying Chen, Joseph Michael Fedeyko, Jillian Elaine Collier, Raj Rao Rajaram, David Thompsett, Robert P. Hodgkins
  • Patent number: 9868115
    Abstract: The invention provides an exhaust gas cleaning oxidation catalyst and in particular to an oxidation catalyst for cleaning the exhaust gas discharged from internal combustion engines of compression ignition type (particularly diesel engines). The invention further relates to a catalysed substrate monolith comprising an oxidising catalyst on a substrate monolith for use in treating exhaust gas emitted from a lean-burn internal combustion engine. In particular, the invention relates to a catalysed substrate monolith comprising a first washcoat coating and a second washcoat coating, wherein the second washcoat coating is disposed in a layer above the first washcoat coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company
    Inventors: Satoshi Sumiya, Lifeng Wang, Hanako Oyamada, Philip Gerald Blakeman, Gavin Michael Brown, Sougato Chatterjee, Andrew Francis Chiffey, Jane Gast, Paul Richard Phillips, Raj Rao Rajaram, Andrew Peter Walker
  • Publication number: 20170356317
    Abstract: A NOx adsorber catalyst and its use in an emission treatment system for internal combustion engines, is disclosed. The NOx adsorber catalyst comprises a first layer consisting essentially of a support material, one or more platinum group metals disposed on the support material, and a NOx storage material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventors: Andrew ARMITAGE, Desiree DURAN MARTIN, Rebecca MAKSYMOWICZ, Paul James MILLINGTON, Paul Richard PHILLIPS, Raj Rao RAJARAM, Stuart David REID, Daniel SWALLOW
  • Patent number: D848727
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Raj Rao
    Inventor: Raj Rao
  • Patent number: D855307
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Inventor: Raj Rao