Patents by Inventor Richard Phillips

Richard Phillips 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).

  • Catalysed substrate monolith
    Patent number: 9046022
    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: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    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
  • Oxidation catalyst for treating the exhaust gas of a compression ignition engine
    Patent number: 9034286
    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: November 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company
    Inventors: David Bergeal, Andrew Francis Chiffey, John Benjamin Goodwin, Daniel Hatcher, Francois Moreau, Agnes Raj, Raj Rao Rajaram, Paul Richard Phillips, Cathal Prendergast
  • ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTICS SYSTEM FOR CATALYZED SUBSTRATE
    Publication number: 20150101317
    Abstract: An on-board diagnostics system for an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The system comprises a catalyzed substrate having a catalyzed region and an uncatalyzed region, a first sensor, and a second sensor. The first sensor is located within the catalyzed region of the catalyzed substrate and the second sensor is located within the uncatalyzed region of the catalyzed substrate. A method for on-board diagnostics of the catalyzed substrate is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: Paul Richard PHILLIPS, Daniel HATCHER, David BERGEAL
  • Oxidation catalyst for internal combustion engine exhaust gas treatment
    Patent number: 9005559
    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: January 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignees: Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company, Johnson Matthey Japan Godo Kaisha
    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
  • EXHAUST SYSTEM COMPRISING EXOTHERM-GENERATING CATALYST
    Publication number: 20150098879
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising a compression ignition engine and an exhaust system therefor comprising at least one exhaust system component for treating exhaust gas and means for generating an exotherm for heating the at least one exhaust system component, which exotherm generating means consisting essentially of a catalyst and means for injecting hydrocarbon into exhaust gas for combustion on the catalyst, which catalyst consisting essentially of both a palladium (Pd) component and a platinum (Pt) component, and an optional support material, disposed on a substrate monolith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventors: Bernard Paul Gabriel Ghislain Marie OGER, Paul Richard PHILLIPS, Martyn Vincent TWIGG, Andrew Peter WALKER
  • Exhaust system for a lean-burn IC engine comprising a PGM component and a SCR catalyst
    Patent number: 8986635
    Abstract: Methods are disclosed for reducing or preventing a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalyst disposed on a first substrate monolith in an exhaust system of a lean-burn internal combustion engine from becoming poisoned with platinum group metal (PGM) which may volatilize from a catalyst composition comprising PGM disposed on at least one second substrate monolith upstream of the SCR catalyst. The methods comprise adsorbing volatilized PGM in at least one PGM trapping material, which is disposed on a third substrate monolith disposed between the first substrate monolith and the second substrate monolith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company
    Inventors: Philip Gerald Blakeman, Sougato Chatterjee, Andrew Francis Chiffey, Jane Gast, Paul Richard Phillips, Raj Rao Rajaram, Andrew Peter Walker
  • ZEIOLITE CATALYST CONTAINING METAL
    Publication number: 20150064074
    Abstract: A catalyst composition is provided wherein the composition includes a zeolite having a non-phosphorous CHA crystal structure and having a mean crystalline size of about 1 to about 5 microns; and at least one non-aluminum base metal present in an amount sufficient to achieve a NOx conversion of at least about 65% at a temperature of at least 450° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Todd Howard BALLINGER, Philip Gerald BLAKEMAN, Guy Richard CHANDLER, Hai-Ying CHEN, Julian Peter COX, Joseph Michael FEDEYKO, Alexander Nicholas Michael GREEN, Paul Richard PHILLIPS, Stuart David REID, Erich Conlan WEIGERT, James Alexander WYLIE
  • ZEOLITE BLEND CATALYSTS FOR TREATING EXHAUST GAS
    Publication number: 20150064088
    Abstract: Provided is an improved catalyst for treating exhaust gas, particularly for selectively reducing NOx, and methods for using the same, wherein the catalyst includes a blend of a transition metal promoted zeolite and an un-promoted zeolite, wherein both zeolites have the same framework type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Alexander Nicholas Michael GREEN, Guy Richard CHANDLER, Paul Richard PHILLIPS
  • Exhaust system comprising exotherm-generating catalyst
    Patent number: 8925304
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising a compression ignition engine and an exhaust system therefor comprising at least one exhaust system component for treating exhaust gas and means for generating an exotherm for heating the at least one exhaust system component, which exotherm generating means consisting essentially of a catalyst and means for injecting hydrocarbon into exhaust gas for combustion on the catalyst, which catalyst consisting essentially of both a palladium (Pd) component and a platinum (Pt) component, and an optional support material, disposed on a substrate monolith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company
    Inventors: Bernard Paul Gabriel Ghislain Marie Oger, Paul Richard Phillips, Martyn Vincent Twigg, Andrew Peter Walker
  • Zeolite catalyst containing metal
    Patent number: 8906329
    Abstract: A catalyst composition is provided having a zeolite material of a CHA crystal structure and a silica to alumina mole ratio (SAR) of about 10 to about 25 and preferably having a mean crystal size of at least 1.0 microns; and a non-aluminum base metal (M), wherein said zeolite material contains said base metal in a base metal to aluminum ratio (M:Al) of about 0.10 to about 0.24.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company
    Inventors: Todd Howard Ballinger, Philip Gerald Blakeman, Guy Richard Chandler, Hai-Ying Chen, Julian Peter Cox, Joseph M. Fedeyko, Alexander Nicholas Michael Green, Paul Richard Phillips, Stuart David Reid, Erich Conlan Weigert, James Alexander Wylie
  • GAS / FLUID MASS EXCHANGE APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20140353854
    Abstract: A gas/fluid mass exchange apparatus includes a gas permeable membrane which is arranged to separate a first region for receiving a gas flow, from a second region for receiving a fluid flow. The apparatus further a support element which is arranged to maintain the shape and orientation of the membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2012
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: Haemair Limited
    Inventors: William Richard Johns, Steven W. J. Brown, Richard Phillips, Dale Rogers
  • Catalyst for Treating Exhaust Gas
    Publication number: 20140328738
    Abstract: Provided is a metal promoted, low SAR zeolite-based SCR catalyst having at least about 1.35 weight percent of cerium, based on the total weight of the zeolite, wherein said cerium is present in a form selected from exchanged cerium ions, monomeric ceria, oligomeric ceria, and combinations thereof, provided that said oligomeric ceria has a particle size of less than 5 ?m, the catalyst having superior durability after hydrothermal aging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Inventors: Guy Richard Chandler, Stuart David Reid, Alexander Nicholas Michael Green, Paul Richard Phillips
  • Oxidation Catalyst for a Combustion Engine
    Publication number: 20140241964
    Abstract: An oxidation catalyst for treating an exhaust gas produced by a combustion engine, wherein the oxidation catalyst comprises a substrate and a catalyst layer, wherein the catalyst layer comprises: a first support material; a first noble metal; and a second noble metal; wherein the catalyst layer is disposed on a surface of the substrate, and the catalyst layer has a non-uniform distribution of the first noble metal in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the substrate. The oxidation catalyst can be used to oxidise carbon monoxide (CO), hydrocarbons (HCs) and also oxides of nitrogen (NOx) in such an exhaust gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: JOHNSON MATTHEY PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
    Inventors: David BERGEAL, Paul Richard PHILLIPS, Andrew Francis CHIFFEY, John Benjamin GOODWIN
  • Exhaust System for a Lean Burn IC Engine
    Publication number: 20140241950
    Abstract: An exhaust system (10) for a lean-burn internal combustion engine (12) comprises a first substrate monolith (16) comprising a catalyst for oxidising nitric oxide (NO) comprising a catalytic oxidation component followed downstream by a second substrate monolith (18) which is a wall-flow filter having inlet channels and outlet channels, wherein the inlet channels comprise a NOx absorber catalyst (20) and the outlet channels comprise a catalyst for selective catalytic reduction (22) of nitrogen oxides with nitrogenous reductant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company
    Inventors: Guy Richard CHANDLER, Neil Robert COLLINS, Paul Richard PHILLIPS, Daniel SWALLOW
  • ZONED CATALYTIC FILTERS FOR TREATMENT OF EXHAUST GAS
    Publication number: 20140227155
    Abstract: Provided is an SCRF article having different SCR catalysts compositions disposed on a wall-flow filter substrate in zones that are arranged in series with respect to the inlet and outlet faces of the substrate. Also provided is method of reducing backpressure and ammonia slip that involves the use of such SCRF articles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company
    Inventors: Paul Richard PHILLIPS, Guy Richard CHANDLER, Keith Anthony FLANAGAN
  • Catalyzed substrate and exhaust system for internal combustion engine
    Patent number: 8795617
    Abstract: An exhaust system, and a catalyzed substrate for use in an exhaust system, is disclosed. The exhaust system comprises a lean NOx trap and the catalyzed substrate. The catalyzed substrate has a first zone, having a platinum group metal loaded on a support, and a second zone, having copper or iron loaded on a zeolite. The first zone or second zone additionally comprises a base metal oxide or a base metal loaded on an inorganic oxide. Also provided are methods for treating an exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine using the exhaust system. The exhaust system is capable of storing NH3 generated in rich purging, reacting the NH3 with slip NOx, controlling H2S released from NOx trap desulfation, and oxidizing slip hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide. When the catalyzed substrate is a filter substrate, it is also capable of removing soot from exhaust system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company
    Inventors: Daniel Swallow, Andrew Francis Chiffey, Paul Richard Phillips
  • Zoned catalytic filters for treatment of exhaust gas
    Patent number: 8789356
    Abstract: Provided is an SCRF article having different SCR catalysts compositions disposed on a wall-flow filter substrate in zones that are arranged in series with respect to the inlet and outlet faces of the substrate. Also provided is method of reducing backpressure and ammonia slip that involves the use of such SCRF articles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company
    Inventors: Paul Richard Phillips, Guy Richard Chandler, Keith Anthony Flanagan
  • CATALYSED SUBSTRATE MONOLITH
    Publication number: 20140186244
    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: March 6, 2014
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: 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
  • EXHAUST SYSTEM FOR A LEAN-BURN IC ENGINE COMPRISING A PGM COMPONENT AND A SCR CATALYST
    Publication number: 20140186245
    Abstract: An exhaust system 10 for a vehicular lean-burn internal combustion engine comprises: (a) a first substrate monolith 6 comprising a SCR catalyst; (b) at least one second substrate monolith 4 comprising a catalytic washcoat coating comprising at least one platinum group metal (PGM) disposed upstream of the first substrate monolith; and (c) a third substrate monolith 2 disposed between the first substrate monolith and the or each second substrate monolith, wherein at least one PGM on the or each second substrate monolith 4 is liable to volatilise when the or each second substrate monolith 4 is exposed to relatively extreme conditions including relatively high temperatures, and wherein the third substrate monolith 2 comprises a washcoat coating comprising at least one metal oxide for trapping volatilised PGM.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: JOHNSON MATTHEY PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
    Inventors: Philip Gerald BLAKEMAN, Sougato CHATTERJEE, Andrew Francis CHIFFEY, Jane GAST, Paul Richard PHILLIPS, Raj Rao RAJARAM, Andrew Peter WALKER
  • COATING A MONOLITH SUBSTRATE WITH CATALYST COMPONENT
    Publication number: 20140186232
    Abstract: A method of coating a honeycomb monolith substrate comprising a plurality of channels with a liquid comprising a catalyst component comprises the steps of: (i) holding a honeycomb monolith substrate substantially vertically; (ii) introducing a pre-determined volume of the liquid into the substrate via open ends of the channels at a lower end of the substrate; (iii) sealingly retaining the introduced liquid within the substrate; (iv) inverting the substrate containing the retained liquid; and (v) applying a vacuum to open ends of the channels of the substrate at the inverted, lower end of the substrate to draw the liquid along the channels of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company
    Inventors: Guy Richard CHANDLER, Keith Anthony FLANAGAN, Paul Richard PHILLIPS, Paul SCHOFIELD, Michael Leonard William Spencer, Hedley Michael STRUTT