Patents by Inventor Shiang Sung

Shiang Sung 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: 20250032983
    Abstract: Catalytic articles comprising a first washcoat comprising a first refractory metal oxide support, platinum, palladium, and, optionally, a zeolite, and a second washcoat comprising a second refractory metal oxide support, platinum, and manganese. Also disclosed are exhaust gas treatment systems and methods for treating an exhaust gas stream comprising the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2022
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventors: Jeffrey B. HOKE, Shiang SUNG
  • Patent number: 12208361
    Abstract: The present invention relates a system for the treatment of an exhaust gas of a diesel combustion engine, said system comprising a specific NOx adsorber component, a diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC) component, a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) component, a gas heating component, and a reductant injector, wherein in said system, the specific NOx adsorber component is arranged upstream of the gas heating component, the reductant injector is arranged up-stream of the SCR component, the gas heating component is arranged upstream of the reductant injector, the DOC component is arranged upstream of the reductant injector, and the DOC component and the gas heating component are directly consecutive components. Further, the present invention relates a process for preparing such a system and use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: BASF Mobile Emissions Catalysts LLC
    Inventors: Gerd Grubert, Alfred Punke, Arne Tobias Niggebaum, Sven Jare Lohmeier, Emre Emmez, Torsten Neubauer, Jeffrey B. Hoke, Shiang Sung
  • Patent number: 12201968
    Abstract: An oxidation catalyst composite, methods, and systems for the treatment of exhaust gas emissions from a diesel engine are described. More particularly, an oxidation catalyst composite including a first washcoat layer comprising a Pt component and a Pd component, and a second washcoat layer including a refractory metal oxide support containing manganese, a zeolite, and a platinum component is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: BASF Mobile Emissions Catalysts LLC
    Inventors: Shiang Sung, Stanley A. Roth, Claudia Zabel, Susanne Stiebels, Andreas Sundermann, Olga Gerlach
  • Publication number: 20240424445
    Abstract: The present invention provides a catalytic article comprising a substrate: a bottom washcoat deposited on the substrate; and a top washcoat deposited on the bottom coat, wherein the bottom washcoat comprises a zoned configuration, wherein the zoned configuration comprises a first zone and a second zone, wherein the first zone comprises palladium supported on ceria-zirconia mixed oxide or alumina or both, wherein the second zone comprises platinum supported on a ceria-alumina composite, wherein the top washcoat comprises rhodium supported on an alumina or a ceria-alumina composite. The present invention also provides a process for the preparation of the catalytic article, and it use for purifying a gaseous exhaust stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2022
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Inventors: Xiaolai ZHENG, Stephen JOHNSON, Yipeng SUN, Yuejin LI, Shiang SUNG, Chunxin JI, Pascaline TRAN, Pramod RAVINDRAN, Karifala DUMBUYA
  • Patent number: 12140063
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are emission treatment systems comprising an oxidation catalyst composition in fluid communication with an exhaust gas stream emitted from an engine that combusts both hydrocarbon fuel and hydrogen; and optionally, at least one selective catalytic reduction (SCR) composition and/or at least one three-way conversion (TWC) catalyst composition, combustion systems comprising the same, and method of treating an exhaust gas stream, such as, e.g., an exhaust gas produced by combusting hydrogen fuel during a cold-start period, using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: BASF Mobile Emissions Catalysts LLC
    Inventors: Shiang Sung, Pushkaraj R Patwardhan
  • Patent number: 12138619
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a method for treating a gaseous exhaust stream containing nitrogen oxides (NOx) from a diesel or lean-burn gasoline engine following a cold-start of the engine The method involves contact of the gaseous exhaust stream with at least a low temperature NOx adsorber (LT-NA) component. The LT-NA component includes a rare earth metal component, a platinum group metal (PGM) component, and a dopant. The present disclosure is also directed to a method of modulating a NOx adsorption/desorption profile of an LT-NA composition, a NOx desorption temperature range of an LT-NA composition, or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: BASF Mobile Emissions Catalysts LLC
    Inventors: Shiang Sung, Markus Koegel, Gerd Grubert, Sven Jare Lohmeier, Alfred Punke
  • Patent number: 12134086
    Abstract: An oxidation catalyst composite, methods, and systems for the treatment of exhaust gas emissions from a diesel engine are described. More particularly, an oxidation catalyst composite including a first washcoat layer comprising a Pt component and a Pd component, and a second washcoat layer including a refractory metal oxide support containing manganese, a zeolite, and a platinum component is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: BASF Mobile Emissions Catalysts LLC
    Inventors: Shiang Sung, Stanley A. Roth, Claudia Zabel, Susanne Stiebels, Andreas Sundermann, Olga Gerlach
  • Publication number: 20240287926
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a system for treating an exhaust gas stream from a gasoline engine. The system is configured to introduce controlled quantities of hydrogen gas into the exhaust gas stream upstream of a catalyst article during a cold-start period. Further provided are related methods of treating such exhaust streams. Such systems and methods are useful in reducing a level of one or more of hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, and nitrogen oxide in a gaseous exhaust stream from a gasoline engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Applicant: BASF CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shiang Sung, Chunxin Ji, Pavel Ruvinskiy
  • Publication number: 20240157348
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for the treatment of an exhaust gas of a diesel combustion engine, a process for preparation of such a system, and a use thereof. In particular, said system comprises a NOx adsorber component and a lean NOx trap component, wherein the NOx adsorber component is comprised in a first catalyst comprising a first substrate and a first coating comprising a platinum group metal supported on a zeolitic material; and wherein the lean NOx trap component is comprised in a second catalyst comprising a second substrate and a second coating comprising Pt and Pd both supported on a specific first non-zeolitic oxidic support material, wherein in said system the NOx adsorber component is arranged upstream of the lean NOx trap component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Alfred Punke, Gerd Grubert, Jeffrey B Hoke, Shiang Sung
  • Patent number: 11982218
    Abstract: An oxidation catalyst composite for abatement of exhaust gas emissions from a lean burn engine is provided, the catalyst composite including a carrier substrate having a length, an inlet end and an outlet end, and an oxidation catalyst material coated on the carrier substrate. The oxidation catalyst material can include a first layer and a second layer. The first layer can include a first oxygen storage component that includes ceria and is impregnated with a palladium (Pd) component and a second component including one or more of magnesium (Mg), rhodium (Rh), and platinum (Pt). The second layer can include a refractory metal oxide component impregnated with platinum (Pt) and palladium (Pd), wherein the ratio of Pt to Pd is in the range of about 0:10 to about 10:0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Inventors: Shiang Sung, Patrick William McCanty, Markus Koegel, Susanne Stiebels
  • Publication number: 20240058791
    Abstract: The present invention provides a catalyst composition comprising at least one platinum group metal; and at least one complex metal oxide wherein the at least one platinum group metal is supported on the at least complex metal oxide, wherein the complex metal oxide comprises ceria (calculated as CeO2) in an amount of about 50 to about 99 wt. %, based on the total weight of the complex metal oxide; and zirconia (calculated as ZrO2) in an amount of about 1.0 to about 50 wt. %, based on the total weight the complex metal oxide. The present invention also provides a catalytic article made from said catalyst composition, its preparation and use for the treatment of the exhaust gases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Shiang Sung, Andreas Sundermann, Xiaolai Zheng
  • Patent number: 11896962
    Abstract: An oxidation catalyst composite, methods, and systems for the treatment of exhaust gas emissions from a diesel engine are described. More particularly, an oxidation catalyst composite including a first washcoat comprising a zeolite, Pt, and first refractory metal oxide support containing manganese, a second washcoat comprising a second refractory metal oxide support, a Pt component and a Pd component, and a third washcoat comprising palladium and a rare earth oxide component is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: Shiang Sung, Stanley A. Roth, Karifala Dumbuya, Susanne Stiebels, Claudia Zabel, Olga Gerlach, Andreas Sundermann
  • Patent number: 11890575
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to an emission treatment system for NOx abatement in an exhaust stream of an ammonia-fueled engine, the emission treatment system including a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalyst disposed on a substrate in fluid communication with the exhaust stream, an oxidation catalyst disposed on a substrate positioned either upstream or downstream of the SCR catalyst and in fluid communication with the exhaust stream and the SCR catalyst, and optionally, one or more adsorption components disposed on a substrate positioned upstream and/or downstream of the SCR catalyst and in fluid communication with the exhaust stream and the SCR catalyst, the adsorption component chosen from low temperature NOx adsorbers (LT-NA), low temperature ammonia adsorbers (LT-AA), low temperature water vapor adsorbers (LT-WA), and combinations thereof. The disclosure further provides a related method of treatment of an exhaust gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: Shiang Sung, Pushkaraj R. Patwardhan
  • Publication number: 20240024818
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to oxidation catalyst compositions comprising a platinum group metal (PGM) component comprising palladium, platinum, or a combination thereof; a manganese component; and a first refractory metal oxide support material comprising zirconia; catalytic articles; and exhaust gas treatment systems, as well as methods of making and using such oxidation catalyst compositions, for example, to reduce formaldehyde levels in engine exhaust emissions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Shiang Sung, Jeffrey B. Hoke, Markus Koegel
  • Publication number: 20230372905
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to oxidation catalyst compositions for use in a close-coupled diesel oxidation catalyst (ccDOC) application, in which the ccDOC can function as a heat generator under high space velocity conditions. The oxidation catalyst compositions include a high surface area support material doped with at least one metal oxide, and a platinum group metal (PGM) supported on the doped high surface area support material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: M. Shahjahan Kazi, Shiang Sung, Claire Chunjuan Zhang, Xiaolai Zheng, Sandip D. Shah, Andrew Thoms
  • Patent number: 11813598
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a low temperature carbon monoxide (LT-CO) oxidation catalyst composition for abatement of exhaust gas emissions from a lean burn engine. The LT-CO oxidation catalyst composition includes an oxygen storage component (OSC), a first platinum group metal (PGM) component, and a promoter metal, wherein the OSC is impregnated with the first PGM component and the promoter metal and the LT-CO oxidation catalyst composition is effective for oxidizing carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrocarbons (HC) under cold start conditions. Further provided are catalytic articles including the LT-CO oxidation catalyst composition, which may optionally further include a diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC) composition (giving an LT-CO/DOC article). Further provided is an exhaust gas treatment system including such catalytic articles, and methods for reducing a HC or CO level in an exhaust gas stream using such catalytic articles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: Shiang Sung, Markus Koegel
  • Publication number: 20230338940
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a platinum-containing three-way conversion (TWC) catalyst, and a system for treating an exhaust gas stream from a gasoline engine using the TWC catalyst. The system is configured to introduce controlled quantities of hydrogen gas into the exhaust gas stream upstream of the platinum-containing TWC catalyst article during a cold-start period. Further provided are related methods of treating such exhaust streams. Such systems and methods are useful in reducing a level of one or more of hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, and nitrogen oxide in a gaseous exhaust stream from a gasoline engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Shiang Sung, Chunxin Ji, Pavel Ruvinskiy
  • Publication number: 20230330598
    Abstract: The present invention relates a system for the treatment of an exhaust gas of a diesel combustion engine, said system comprising a specific NOx adsorber component, a diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC) component, a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) component, a gas heating component, and a reductant injector, wherein in said system, the specific NOx adsorber component is arranged upstream of the gas heating component, the reductant injector is arranged up-stream of the SCR component, the gas heating component is arranged upstream of the reductant injector, the DOC component is arranged upstream of the reductant injector, and the DOC component and the gas heating component are directly consecutive components. Further, the present invention relates a process for preparing such a system and use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Gerd Grubert, Alfred Punke, Arne Tobias Niggebaum, Sven Jare Lohmeier, Emre Emmez, Torsten Neubauer, Jeffrey B. Hoke, Shiang Sung
  • Publication number: 20230330634
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are oxidation catalyst compositions comprising a first platinum group metal (PGM) component, a manganese (Mn) component, a first refractory metal oxide support material, and a metal component comprising yttrium, lanthanum, tin, magnesium, cerium, titanium, or a combination of any of the foregoing, wherein each of the first PGM component, the Mn component, and the metal component are supported on the first refractory metal oxide support material; catalyst articles coated with at least one such catalyst composition; and emission treatment systems including at least one such catalyst article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Shiang SUNG, Markus KOEGEL, Sven Jare LOHMEIER
  • Publication number: 20230321636
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to oxidation catalyst compositions comprising a platinum group metal (PGM) component comprising palladium, platinum, or a combination thereof; a first oxide chosen from oxides of cerium, silicon, iron, cobalt, zinc, chromium, molybdenum, nickel, tungsten, magnesium, antimony, tin, lead, yttrium, and combinations thereof; and a first refractory metal oxide support material; catalytic articles; and exhaust gas treatment systems, as well as methods of making and using such oxidation catalyst compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Shiang Sung, Jeffrey B. Hoke, Markus Koegel