Patents by Inventor Stefan Franoschek

Stefan Franoschek 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).

  • Patent number: 10661216
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wall-flow filter for cleaning exhaust gases from engines, with parallel exhaust gas inlet channels and exhaust gas outlet channels which are closed at alternate ends, said filter additionally comprising catalyst channels which are closed at both ends and contain a catalyst in solid form. The invention also relates to production methods and uses of the filter for cleaning exhaust gases, particularly from diesel engines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: UMICORE AG & CO. KG
    Inventor: Stefan Franoschek
  • Publication number: 20200030735
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wall-flow filter for cleaning exhaust gases from engines, with parallel exhaust gas inlet channels and exhaust gas outlet channels which are closed at alternate ends, said filter additionally comprising catalyst channels which are closed at both ends and contain a catalyst in solid form. The invention also relates to production methods and uses of the filter for cleaning exhaust gases, particularly from diesel engines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: UMICORE AG & CO. KG
    Inventor: Stefan FRANOSCHEK
  • Patent number: 9587540
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for reactivating a system composed of an oxidation catalytic converter (5) followed by a possibly catalytically coated particle filter (6), and to a correspondingly adapted exhaust-gas purification system for lean-burn engines (1) with low pressure EGR (14). The present invention relates in particular to the reactivation of such a system during overrun operation of the engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: UMICORE AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Stephan Eckhoff, Stefan Franoschek
  • Patent number: 9482128
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for regenerating nitrogen oxide storage catalytic converters and to a correspondingly adapted exhaust-gas purification system for lean-burn engines. In particular, the present invention relates to the regeneration of nitrogen oxide storage catalytic converters during special driving situations of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: UMICORE AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Stephan Eckhoff, Stefan Franoschek, Frank Adam
  • Patent number: 9433899
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for removing carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons from the exhaust gas of lean-burn internal combustion engines, said exhaust gas being passed over a catalyst which contains platinum supported on one or more refractory supporting materials, pure cerium oxide, and optionally an additional noble metal selected from the group consisting of platinum, palladium and rhodium, wherein the pure cerium oxide is in close contact with the noble metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: UMICORE AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Ruediger Hoyer, Anke Schuler, Stefan Franoschek, Thomas R. Pauly, Gerald Jeske
  • Patent number: 9328682
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a regulating strategy for a special catalytic converter for exhaust-gas aftertreatment. The catalytic converter concept is distinguished in that at least two nitrogen oxide storage catalytic converters are used in the exhaust section of a vehicle. The first, possibly close-coupled unit is followed by one or more nitrogen oxide storage catalytic converters, which are possibly situated in the underbody of the vehicle. The nitrogen oxide storage catalytic converters are then regenerated as a function of the exceedance of nitrogen oxide threshold vales downstream thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: UMICORE AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Ruediger Hoyer, Stefan Franoschek, Stephan Eckhoff
  • Publication number: 20160051930
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for removing carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons from the exhaust gas of lean-burn internal combustion engines, said exhaust gas being passed over a catalyst which contains platinum supported on one or more refractory supporting materials, pure cerium oxide, and optionally an additional noble metal selected from the group consisting of platinum, palladium and rhodium, wherein the pure cerium oxide is in close contact with the noble metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2013
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: Ruediger HOYER, Anke SCHULER, Stefan FRANOSCHEK, Thomas R. PAULY, Gerald JESKE
  • Publication number: 20140123630
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for reactivating a system composed of an oxidation catalytic converter (5) followed by a possibly catalytically coated particle filter (6), and to a correspondingly adapted exhaust-gas purification system for lean-burn engines (1) with low pressure EGR (14). The present invention relates in particular to the reactivation of such a system during over run operation of the engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: UMICORE AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Stephan Eckhoff, Stefan Franoschek
  • Publication number: 20140090362
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for regenerating nitrogen oxide storage catalytic converters and to a correspondingly adapted exhaust-gas purification system for lean-burn engines. In particular, the present invention relates to the regeneration of nitrogen oxide storage catalytic converters during special driving situations of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2012
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: UMICORE AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Stephan Eckhoff, Stefan Franoschek, Frank Adam
  • Patent number: 8475753
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an exhaust-gas aftertreatment system which comprises a preferably catalytically active particle filter (wall-flow filter) which is followed in turn by a throughflow monolith (flow-through monolith) which is preferably provided with a catalytically active function. Both components have the same storage functions for gaseous substances present in the exhaust gas of internal combustion engines. The system is suitable in particular for the simultaneous removal of particles and pollutants from the exhaust gas of both predominantly lean-operated internal combustion engines and also of internal combustion engines operated predominantly with a stoichiometric air/fuel mixture. Likewise described is a process for the production and the use of such a system for exhaust-gas aftertreatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Umicore AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Stephan Eckhoff, Wilfried Mueller, Joerg-Michael Richter, Stefan Franoschek, Martin Votsmeier
  • Publication number: 20120148464
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an exhaust-gas aftertreatment system which comprises a preferably catalytically active particle filter (wall-flow filter) which is followed in turn by a throughflow monolith (flow-through monolith) which is preferably provided with a catalytically active function. Both components have the same storage functions for gaseous substances present in the exhaust gas of internal combustion engines. The system is suitable in particular for the simultaneous removal of particles and pollutants from the exhaust gas of both predominantly lean-operated internal combustion engines and also of internal combustion engines operated predominantly with a stoichiometric air/fuel mixture. Likewise described is a process for the production and the use of such a system for exhaust-gas aftertreatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2010
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: UMICORE AG &CO. KG
    Inventors: Stephan Eckhoff, Wilfried Mueller, Joerg-Michael Richter, Stefan Franoschek, Martin Votsmeier
  • Publication number: 20110277450
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a regulating strategy for a special catalytic converter for exhaust-gas aftertreatment. The catalytic converter concept is distinguished in that at least two nitrogen oxide storage catalytic converters are used in the exhaust section of a vehicle. The first, possibly close-coupled unit is followed by one or more nitrogen oxide storage catalytic converters, which are possibly situated in the underbody of the vehicle. The nitrogen oxide storage catalytic converters are then regenerated as a function of the exceedance of nitrogen oxide threshold vales downstream thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2009
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicant: UMICORE AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Ruediger Hoyer, Stefan Franoschek, Stephan Eckhoff