Patents by Inventor Robert DORNER

Robert DORNER 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: 20240035407
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an exhaust gas treatment system for treating an exhaust gas stream exiting a diesel engine, wherein said exhaust gas treatment system comprises a first catalyst having an inlet end and an outlet end and comprising a coating disposed on a substrate, wherein the coating comprises palladium supported on an oxidic material comprising zirconium and further comprises one or more of a vanadium oxide and a zeolitic material comprising one or more of copper and iron; a second catalyst having an inlet end and an outlet end and comprising a coating disposed on a substrate, wherein the coating comprises one or more of a vanadium oxide and a zeolitic material comprising one or more of copper and iron, wherein at most 0.0001 weight-% of the coating of the second catalyst consists of platinum group metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Robert Dorner, Tobias Paul, Edgar Viktor Huennekes, Jan Martin Becker, Kevin Beard
  • Patent number: 11794174
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a catalyst, preferably for the selective catalytic reduction of NOx, for the oxidation of ammonia, for the oxidation of NO and for the oxidation of a hydrocarbon, the catalyst comprising a washcoat comprising one or more layers, the washcoat being disposed on a substrate, wherein the washcoat comprises a platinum group metal supported on a metal oxide support material, and one or more of an oxidic compound of V, an oxidic compound of W and a zeolitic material comprising one or more of Cu and Fe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Dorner, Martin Kalwei, Ansgar Wille, Kevin David Beard, Edgar Viktor Huennekes
  • Patent number: 11779906
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an exhaust gas treatment system for treating an exhaust gas stream leaving an internal combustion engine, wherein said exhaust gas treatment system comprises (i) a first catalyst comprising a coating and a first substrate, wherein the coating comprises a vanadium oxide supported on a first oxidic support comprising titanium; (ii) a hydrocarbon injector for injecting a fluid comprising hydrocarbons into the exhaust gas stream exiting the outlet end of the first catalyst according to (i); (iii) a second catalyst comprising a coating and a second substrate, wherein the coating comprises palladium on a second oxidic support comprising one or more of zirconium, silicon, aluminum and titanium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: BASF Corporation
    Inventor: Robert Dorner
  • Publication number: 20230219039
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an exhaust gas treatment system for treating exhaust gas from a lean burn combustion engine, wherein said exhaust gas comprises hydrocarbons and NOx, the exhaust gas treatment system comprising: (i) a means for injecting hydrocarbons into an exhaust gas stream; (ii) a diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC) comprising a substrate and a catalyst coating provided on the substrate, wherein the catalyst coating comprises one or more platinum group metals, wherein the one or more platinum group metals comprise platinum; (iii) a means for injecting a nitrogenous reducing agent into an exhaust gas stream; and (iv) a multifunctional catalyst (MFC) comprising an oxidation catalyst, and a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalyst for the selective catalytic reduction of NOx, wherein the MFC comprises a substrate and a catalyst coating provided on the substrate, wherein the catalyst coating comprises the oxidation catalyst and the SCR catalyst, wherein the oxidation catalyst comprises one or
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Robert DORNER, Ansgar WILLE, Tobias PAUL
  • Patent number: 11691125
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a catalyst for the oxidation of NO, for the oxidation of ammonia, for the oxidation of HC and for the selective catalytic reduction of NOx, comprising a flow through substrate comprising an inlet end, an outlet end, a substrate axial length extending from the inlet end to the outlet end and a plurality of passages defined by internal walls of the flow through substrate extending therethrough; a first coating comprising one or more of a vanadium oxide and a zeolitic material comprising one or more of copper and iron; a second coating comprising a first platinum group metal component supported on a non-zeolitic first oxidic material and further comprising one or more of a vanadium oxide and a zeolitic material comprising one or more of copper and iron; optionally a third coating comprising a second platinum group metal component supported on a second oxidic material; wherein the third coating is disposed on the surface of the internal walls and under the second coating over z %
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Dorner, Ansgar Wille, Kevin David Beard
  • Patent number: 11517854
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a diesel oxidation catalyst comprising a substrate and a wash-coat comprising a first layer and a second layer, wherein the substrate has a substrate length, a front end and a rear end, the washcoat comprising the first layer comprising a first metal oxide and comprising a platinum group metal supported on a metal oxide support material; the second layer comprising a second metal oxide and comprising one or more of an oxidic compound of vanadium, an oxidic compound of tungsten and a zeolitic material comprising one or more of Fe and Cu; wherein the first layer is at least partially disposed directly on the substrate, or is at least partially disposed directly on an intermediate layer which is disposed directly on the substrate over the entire length of the substrate, on x % of the length of the substrate from the front end of the substrate, and wherein the second layer is at least partially disposed directly on the substrate, or is at least partially disposed directly on the i
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Dorner, Martin Kalwei
  • Publication number: 20220203336
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an exhaust gas treatment system for treating an exhaust gas stream leaving an internal combustion engine, wherein said exhaust gas treatment system comprises (i) a first catalyst comprising a coating and a first substrate, wherein the coating comprises a vanadium oxide supported on a first oxidic support comprising titanium; (ii) a hydrocarbon injector for injecting a fluid comprising hydrocarbons into the exhaust gas stream exiting the outlet end of the first catalyst according to (i); (iii) a second catalyst comprising a coating and a second substrate, wherein the coating comprises palladium on a second oxidic support comprising one or more of zirconium, silicon, aluminum and titanium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventor: Robert DORNER
  • Publication number: 20220195907
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a catalyst for the oxidation of NO, for the oxidation of ammonia and for the selective catalytic reduction of NOx, the catalyst comprising a flow-through substrate, a first coating comprising one or more of a vanadium oxide and a zeolitic material comprising one or more of copper and iron, a second coating comprising a platinum group metal component supported on a non-zeolitic oxidic material and further comprising one or more of a vanadium oxide and a zeolitic material comprising one or more of copper and iron and a third coating comprising a platinum group metal component supported on an oxidic material. The present invention further relates to an exhaust gas treatment system comprising said catalyst.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Kevin BEARD, Robert DORNER, Jan Martin BECKER
  • Patent number: 11268420
    Abstract: A system for treatment of an exhaust gas stream from an engine is provided, containing an upstream selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalyst, which receives the exhaust gas stream without any intervening catalyst, a diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC) positioned downstream thereof; a catalyzed soot filter (CSF) downstream of the diesel oxidation catalyst; a second SCR catalyst positioned downstream of the catalyzed soot filter; and an ammonia oxidation (AMOx) catalyst. The application also describes use of such systems to reduce nitrogen oxides (NOx) and hydrocarbons (HC) in an exhaust gas stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth E. Voss, Kevin A. Hallstrom, Sandip D. Shah, David M. Youngren, Andrew Thoms, M. Shahjahan Kazi, Robert Dorner
  • Patent number: 11154847
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a catalytic article comprising a substrate having a catalyst composition disposed thereon, wherein the catalyst composition comprises a platinum group metal impregnated onto a porous support and a selective catalytic reduction catalyst, wherein the catalyst composition is substantially free of platinum; and wherein the catalytic article is effective in the abatement of nitrogen oxides (NOx) and hydrocarbons (HCs). The present invention further relates to exhaust gas treatment systems for treating an exhaust gas stream exiting a diesel engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph A. Patchett, Kevin Beard, Edgar Viktor Huennekes, Robert Dorner, Kevin A Hallstrom, Ansgar Wille, Kenneth E Voss, Martin Kalwei
  • Publication number: 20210170366
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a catalyst for the oxidation of NO, for the oxidation of ammonia, for the oxidation of HC and for the selective catalytic reduction of NOx, comprising a flow through substrate comprising an inlet end, an outlet end, a substrate axial length extending from the inlet end to the outlet end and a plurality of passages defined by internal walls of the flow through substrate extending therethrough; a first coating comprising one or more of a vanadium oxide and a zeolitic material comprising one or more of copper and iron; a second coating comprising a first platinum group metal component supported on a non-zeolitic first oxidic material and further comprising one or more of a vanadium oxide and a zeolitic material comprising one or more of copper and iron; optionally a third coating comprising a second platinum group metal component supported on a second oxidic material; wherein the third coating is disposed on the surface of the internal walls and under the second coating over z %
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Applicant: BASF Corporartion
    Inventors: Robert DORNER, Ansgar WILLE, Kevin David BEARD
  • Publication number: 20210079826
    Abstract: A system for treatment of an exhaust gas stream from an engine is provided, containing an upstream selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalyst, which receives the exhaust gas stream without any intervening catalyst, a diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC) positioned downstream thereof; a catalyzed soot filter (CSF) downstream of the diesel oxidation catalyst; a second SCR catalyst positioned downstream of the catalyzed soot filter; and an ammonia oxidation (AMOx) catalyst. The application also describes use of such systems to reduce nitrogen oxides (NOx) and hydrocarbons (HC) in an exhaust gas stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2019
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Kenneth E. Voss, Kevin A. Hallstrom, Sandip D. Shah, David M. Youngren, Andrew Thoms, M. Shahjahan Kazi, Robert Dorner
  • Publication number: 20210069688
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a catalytic article comprising a substrate having a catalyst composition disposed thereon, wherein the catalyst composition comprises a platinum group metal impregnated onto a porous support and a selective catalytic reduction catalyst, wherein the catalyst composition is substantially free of platinum; and wherein the catalytic article is effective in the abatement of nitrogen oxides (NOx) and hydrocarbons (HCs). The present invention further relates to exhaust gas treatment systems for treating an exhaust gas stream exiting a diesel engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Applicant: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph A. PATCHETT, Kevin BEARD, Edgar Viktor HUENNEKES, Robert DORNER, Kevin A. HALLSTROM, Ansgar WILLE, Kenneth E. VOSS, Martin KALWEI
  • Publication number: 20200070092
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a diesel oxidation catalyst comprising a substrate and a wash-coat comprising a first layer and a second layer, wherein the substrate has a substrate length, a front end and a rear end, the washcoat comprising the first layer comprising a first metal oxide and comprising a platinum group metal supported on a metal oxide support material; the second layer comprising a second metal oxide and comprising one or more of an oxidic compound of vanadium, an oxidic compound of tungsten and a zeolitic material comprising one or more of Fe and Cu; wherein the first layer is at least partially disposed directly on the substrate, or is at least partially disposed directly on an intermediate layer which is disposed directly on the substrate over the entire length of the substrate, on x % of the length of the substrate from the front end of the substrate, and wherein the second layer is at least partially disposed directly on the substrate, or is at least partially disposed directly on the i
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: Robert DORNER, Martin KALWEI
  • Publication number: 20190314795
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a catalyst, preferably for the selective catalytic reduction of NOx, for the oxidation of ammonia, for the oxidation of NO and for the oxidation of a hydrocarbon, the catalyst comprising a washcoat comprising one or more layers, the washcoat being disposed on a substrate, wherein the washcoat comprises a platinum group metal supported on a metal oxide support material, and one or more of an oxidic compound of V, an oxidic compound of W and a zeolitic material comprising one or more of Cu and Fe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: Robert DORNER, Martin KALWEI, Ansgar WILLE, Kevin David BEARD, Edgar Viktor HUENNEKES