Patents by Inventor Ronald Silver
Ronald Silver 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).
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Publication number: 20220396512Abstract: The disclosure relates to devices and systems for configurable, contaminant-specific water filtration and treatment under pressure. In particular, the disclosure relates to a contaminant-specific configurable and modular water filter and a water filtration system maintained under positive or negative pressure, comprising modular housings, each housing defining a plurality of reconfigurable compartments operable to accommodate contaminant-specific filtering units in an order configured to minimize pressure drop along the flow direction of the water.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2022Publication date: December 15, 2022Inventors: Shimon Ben Dor, Ronald Silver
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Publication number: 20220193578Abstract: The disclosure relates to devices and systems for configurable, contaminat-specific water filtration and treatment. In particular, the disclosure relates to a contaminant-specific configurable and modular horizontal water filter and a water filtration system, comprising modular housings, each housing defining a plurality of reconfigurable compartments operable to accommodate contaminant-specific filtering units.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2020Publication date: June 23, 2022Inventors: Shimon Ben Dor, Ronald SILVER
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Publication number: 20220087972Abstract: A cannabinoid composition including a cannabinoid oil, such as THC oil or CBD oil, one or more thickeners such as gums, and a compound that forms an inclusion complex with the cannabinoid oil. The composition may include water, and in intermediate stages can include an alcohol. The composition can also include a sweetener to make it a sugar or a syrup. In some embodiments there are no other oils in the composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2020Publication date: March 24, 2022Applicant: SRE Wellness, Inc.Inventor: Ronald Silver
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Patent number: 11261830Abstract: The present disclosure relates to exhaust treatment systems and engine systems. In one implementation, an engine system comprises an engine comprising an intake manifold and an exhaust manifold, the engine configured to combust a fuel-air mixture received via the intake manifold and produce a flow of exhaust gases via the exhaust manifold. The engine system also comprises a turbocharger comprising a turbine, an exhaust passageway fluidly connecting the exhaust manifold of the engine to the turbine and an intake passageway fluidly connected to the intake manifold of the engine for supplying the fuel-air mixture, a catalyzed member positioned along the exhaust passageway between the engine and the turbine, and an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) loop fluidly connected downstream of the catalyzed member and fluidly connected to the exhaust passageway and the intake passageway.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2019Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Ronald Silver, Jaswinder Singh, David M. Ginter, Paul Wang, Michael Bardell
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Patent number: 11242787Abstract: Selective catalytic reduction systems are known and are generally included in exhaust systems of diesel engines in order to treat the exhaust gases of such engines. Such systems involve the introduction of diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) into exhaust gas flowing in an exhaust passage of an engine. When dosing DEF onto a hydrolysis catalyst in a SCR system, the DEF will under certain conditions cool the hydrolysis catalyst sufficiently to either slow down or effectively prevent ammonia release, which creates a lag or delay in the function of the hydrolysis catalyst. This limits the amount of control which can be exerted over ammonia storage in the SCR catalyst, and NOx conversion. In a first step, a set of measurement data is received from one or more sensors provided in the system.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2017Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: Perkins Engines Company LimitedInventors: Leo Shead, Alexis Eden, Ronald Silver, Thomas Steffen
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Patent number: 11225893Abstract: A selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system for treating exhaust gas from a diesel engine is provided, along with a method of assembling such a system. The system comprises a frame, a SCR catalyst contained within a SCR canister, and an ammonia oxidation catalyst contained within an ammonia oxidation canister. Each of the SCR and ammonia oxidation canisters is removably attached to the frame.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2018Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: Perkins Engines Company LimitedInventors: Ronald Silver, Alexis Eden, Leo Shead, Ben Reid, Mark Kennedy, Ridwan Kureemun, Hannah Petto, Dan Pierce
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Patent number: 11215098Abstract: Selective catalytic reduction (SCR) systems are known and are generally included in the exhaust systems of diesel engines in order to treat the exhaust gases of such engines. Such systems typically involve the introduction of a diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) into exhaust gas flowing in an exhaust passage of an engine. DEF dosing systems are limited by the amounts of DEF that can be delivered without deposits forming on surfaces of the aftertreatment system. An impaction device is dosed with DEF at a first rate based on a set of characteristics of the SCR system. A second set of characteristics, such as an available storage capacity for DEF, is determined based on a set of criteria, such as a decomposition rate of DEF. Based on the second set of characteristics, the DEF dosing rate is changed to a second rate. The dosing rate is reverted to the first rate after a second set of criteria, e.g. a lower threshold of available storage for DEF, are fulfilled.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2017Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: Perkins Engines Company LimitedInventors: Alexis Eden, Leo Shead, Ronald Silver, Ben Reid, Graham Hargrave, Paul Gaynor, Thomas Lockyer
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Patent number: 11162402Abstract: A selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system is provided for treating exhaust gas in an exhaust passage. The system comprises a hydrolysis catalyst located in the exhaust passage, and a diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) dosing unit configured to inject DEF onto the hydrolysis catalyst. A SCR catalyst is located in the passage downstream of the hydrolysis catalyst, and a controller controls DEF dosing by the dosing unit. The controller is configured to control the DEF dosing unit such that the DEF is injected at a modulated frequency of less than or equal to 1 Hertz. A method of treating exhaust gas in an exhaust passage using an SCR system is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2017Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: Perkins Engines Company LimitedInventors: Leo Shead, Alexis Eden, Ronald Silver, Ben Reid, Graham Hargrave
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Publication number: 20210285352Abstract: A selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system is provided for treating exhaust gas in an exhaust passage. The system comprises a hydrolysis catalyst located in the exhaust passage, and a diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) dosing unit configured to inject DEF onto the hydrolysis catalyst. A SCR catalyst is located in the passage downstream of the hydrolysis catalyst, and a controller controls DEF dosing by the dosing unit. The controller is configured to control the DEF dosing unit such that the DEF is injected at a modulated frequency of less than or equal to 1 Hertz. A method of treating exhaust gas in an exhaust passage using an SCR system is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2017Publication date: September 16, 2021Applicant: Perkins Engines Company LTDInventors: Leo Shead, Alexis Eden, Ronald Silver, Ben Reid, Graham Hargrave
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Patent number: 11105236Abstract: A method of treating exhaust gas in an exhaust passage using a selective catalytic reduction system is provided. The system comprises a hydrolysis catalyst in the passage upstream of a SCR catalyst, and a diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) dosing unit for injecting DEF onto the hydrolysis catalyst at a variable DEF dosing rate. The method comprises the steps of predicting an initial DEF dosing rate for converting all nitrogen oxide (NOx) contained in the exhaust gas, and estimating an amount of ammonia stored on the SCR catalyst. The method further comprises the steps of measuring a NOx conversion rate for the system, and adjusting the initial DEF dosing rate based upon the ammonia storage estimate and the measured NOx conversion rate to produce a first adjusted DEF dosing rate. An amount of ammonia-equivalent stored on the hydrolysis catalyst is then estimated, and the first adjusted DEF dosing rate is adjusted based upon the ammonia-equivalent storage estimate to produce a second adjusted DEF dosing rate.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2017Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: Perkins Engine Company LimitedInventors: Leo Shead, Alexis Eden, Ronald Silver
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Publication number: 20210040922Abstract: The present disclosure relates to exhaust treatment systems and engine systems. In one implementation, an engine system comprises an engine comprising an intake manifold and an exhaust manifold, the engine configured to combust a fuel-air mixture received via the intake manifold and produce a flow of exhaust gases via the exhaust manifold. The engine system also comprises a turbocharger comprising a turbine, an exhaust passageway fluidly connecting the exhaust manifold of the engine to the turbine and an intake passageway fluidly connected to the intake manifold of the engine for supplying the fuel-air mixture, a catalyzed member positioned along the exhaust passageway between the engine and the turbine, and an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) loop fluidly connected downstream of the catalyzed member and fluidly connected to the exhaust passageway and the intake passageway.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2019Publication date: February 11, 2021Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Ronald Silver, Jaswinder Singh, David M. Ginter, Paul Wang, Michael Bardell
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Publication number: 20200386136Abstract: Selective catalytic reduction systems are known and are generally included in exhaust systems of diesel engines in order to treat the exhaust gases of such engines. Such systems involve the introduction of diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) into exhaust gas flowing in an exhaust passage of an engine. When dosing DEF onto a hydrolysis catalyst in a SCR system, the DEF will under certain conditions cool the hydrolysis catalyst sufficiently to either slow down or effectively prevent ammonia release, which creates a lag or delay in the function of the hydrolysis catalyst. This limits the amount of control which can be exerted over ammonia storage in the SCR catalyst, and NOx conversion. In a first step, a set of measurement data is received from one or more sensors provided in the system.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2017Publication date: December 10, 2020Applicant: Perkins Engines Company LTDInventors: Leo Shead, Alexis Eden, Ronald Silver, Thomas Steffen
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Publication number: 20200316014Abstract: A cannabinoid composition including a cannabinoid oil, such as THC oil or CBD oil, one or more thickeners such as gums, and a compound that forms an inclusion complex with the cannabinoid oil. The composition may include water, and in intermediate stages can include an alcohol. The composition can also include a sweetener to make it a sugar or a syrup. In some embodiments there are no other oils in the composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2020Publication date: October 8, 2020Applicant: SRE Wellness, Inc.Inventor: Ronald Silver
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Patent number: 10624844Abstract: A method of making cannabis oil hydrophilic comprising the steps of heating a base oil in the range of about 120 to 220° F., adding cannabis oil to create a mixture, blending the mixture at a high speed and adding at least one emulsifying agent to the mixture while blending, and adding water to form the composition wherein the cannabis oil is hydrophilic and is soluble in water.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2018Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: SRE Wellness, Inc.Inventor: Ronald Silver
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Patent number: 10617636Abstract: A cannabis infused sweetener comprising cannabis oil; at least one emulsifying agent selected from the group consisting of xanthan gum, guar gum, lecithin, carrageen, monoglycerides, natural emulsifiers and organic emulsifiers that are safe for ingestion by humans; and a sweetener; and a cannabis infused elixir comprising cannabis oil; at least one emulsifying agent; a sweetener and flavoring extracts or fruit syrups; both the sweeteners and the elixirs are bio-available, fast acting and highly metabolizable.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2017Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: SRE Wellness, Inc.Inventor: Ronald Silver
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Patent number: 10550744Abstract: An apparatus for detecting urea deposits in an exhaust pipe of an internal combustion engine is provided, where the urea is introduced into the exhaust pipe in an aqueous urea solution via a nozzle. The apparatus comprises at least one radiation receiver which, in use, is located within the exhaust pipe downstream of the nozzle. The apparatus further comprises an electronic control unit in communication with the receiver, wherein the receiver communicates radiation data to the control unit which allows the control unit to establish whether deposits have formed within the exhaust pipe. A control valve is also provided which controls flow of the solution to the nozzle in response to signals from the control unit. A method of detecting urea deposits in an exhaust pipe of an internal combustion engine is also provided, as in an automotive vehicle incorporating the aforementioned apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2015Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: Perkins Engines Company LimitedInventors: Ronald Silver, Benjamin Reid, Thomas Steffen
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Publication number: 20200011223Abstract: A selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system for treating exhaust gases in an exhaust passage is provided. The system comprises a first catalyst for converting urea to ammonia, the first catalyst being located in the passage and having an upstream face and a downstream face. The upstream face is at a right angle to an axial flow path (A) through the passage. The system further comprises a second catalyst for converting NOx to nitrogen gas and water in the presence of ammonia, with the second catalyst being located in the passage downstream of the first catalyst. A diesel exhaust fluid dosing unit is located upstream of the first catalyst. The dosing unit comprises a nozzle arranged so as to inject DEF directly onto the upstream face of the first catalyst.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2018Publication date: January 9, 2020Applicant: PERKINS ENGINES COMPANY LTDInventors: RONALD SILVER, Ben Reid, Graham Hargrave, Paul Gaynor, Thomas Lockyer
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Publication number: 20200003099Abstract: A selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system for treating exhaust gas from a diesel engine is provided, along with a method of assembling such a system. The system comprises a frame, a SCR catalyst contained within a SCR canister, and an ammonia oxidation catalyst contained within an ammonia oxidation canister. Each of the SCR and ammonia oxidation canisters is removably attached to the frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2018Publication date: January 2, 2020Applicant: Perkins Engines Company LTDInventors: Ronald Silver, Alexis Eden, Leo Shead, Ben Reid, Mark Kennedy, Ridwan Kureemun, Hannah Petto, Dan Pierce
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Publication number: 20190316503Abstract: A method of treating exhaust gas in an exhaust passage using a selective catalytic reduction system is provided. The system comprises a hydrolysis catalyst in the passage upstream of a SCR catalyst, and a diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) dosing unit for injecting DEF onto the hydrolysis catalyst at a variable DEF dosing rate. The method comprises the steps of predicting an initial DEF dosing rate for converting all nitrogen oxide (NOx) contained in the exhaust gas, and estimating an amount of ammonia stored on the SCR catalyst. The method further comprises the steps of measuring a NOx conversion rate for the system, and adjusting the initial DEF dosing rate based upon the ammonia storage estimate and the measured NOx conversion rate to produce a first adjusted DEF dosing rate. An amount of ammonia-equivalent stored on the hydrolysis catalyst is then estimated, and the first adjusted DEF dosing rate is adjusted based upon the ammonia-equivalent storage estimate to produce a second adjusted DEF dosing rate.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2017Publication date: October 17, 2019Inventors: Leo Shead, Alexis Eden, Ronald Silver
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Publication number: 20190060227Abstract: A method of making cannabis oil hydrophilic comprising the steps of heating a base oil in the range of about 120 to 220° F., adding cannabis oil to create a mixture, blending the mixture at a high speed and adding at least one emulsifying agent to the mixture while blending, and adding water to form the composition wherein the cannabis oil is hydrophilic and is soluble in water.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2018Publication date: February 28, 2019Inventor: Ronald Silver