Patents by Inventor Todd Howard Ballinger

Todd Howard Ballinger 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: 10221742
    Abstract: A CO slip catalyst, for treating an exhaust gas from a lean burn internal combustion engine, is disclosed. The CO slip catalyst comprises palladium and a ceria-containing material. The invention also includes a method for oxidizing excess CO in an exhaust gas, wherein the excess CO results from the periodic contact of an upstream catalyst under rich exhaust conditions. The method comprises contacting the excess CO in the exhaust gas with a CO slip catalyst at a temperature in the range of 100 to 700° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company
    Inventors: Todd Howard Ballinger, Hai-Ying Chen, Julian Peter Cox, Shadab Sharif Mulla, Jeffery Scott Rieck, Erich Conlan Weigert
  • Publication number: 20170284262
    Abstract: A CO slip catalyst, for treating an exhaust gas from a lean burn internal combustion engine, is disclosed. The CO slip catalyst comprises palladium and a ceria-containing material. The invention also includes a method for oxidizing excess CO in an exhaust gas, wherein the excess CO results from the periodic contact of an upstream catalyst under rich exhaust conditions. The method comprises contacting the excess CO in the exhaust gas with a CO slip catalyst at a temperature in the range of 100 to 700° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: TODD HOWARD BALLINGER, HAI-YING CHEN, JULIAN PETER COX, SHADAB SHARIF MULLA, JEFFREY SCOTT RIECK, ERICH CONLAN WEIGERT
  • Patent number: 9694349
    Abstract: A CO slip catalyst, for treating an exhaust gas from a lean burn internal combustion engine, is disclosed. The CO slip catalyst comprises palladium and a ceria-containing material. The invention also includes a method for oxidizing excess CO in an exhaust gas, wherein the excess CO results from the periodic contact of an upstream catalyst under rich exhaust conditions. The method comprises contacting the excess CO in the exhaust gas with a CO slip catalyst at a temperature in the range of 100 to 700° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company
    Inventors: Erich Conlan Weigert, Shadab Sharif Mulla, Todd Howard Ballinger, Jeffery Scott Rieck, Julian Peter Cox, Hai-Ying Chen
  • Patent number: 9358525
    Abstract: A NOx storage material comprises a support, a potassium salt impregnated on the support, the potassium impregnated on the support is promoted with a platinum group metal, and wherein the NOx storage material has an electrical property which changes based on the amount of NOx loading on the NOx storage material. An apparatus for direct NOx measurement includes a sensor coated with the NOx storage material. A method of determining NOx flux in a NOx containing gas comprises exposing the gas to the apparatus and converting a signal developed by the apparatus to a signal representative of the NOx flux.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company
    Inventors: Hai-Ying Chen, Shadab Mulla, Todd Howard Ballinger
  • Publication number: 20160129422
    Abstract: A CO slip catalyst, for treating an exhaust gas from a lean burn internal combustion engine, is disclosed. The CO slip catalyst comprises palladium and a ceria-containing material. The invention also includes a method for oxidizing excess CO in an exhaust gas, wherein the excess CO results from the periodic contact of an upstream catalyst under rich exhaust conditions. The method comprises contacting the excess CO in the exhaust gas with a CO slip catalyst at a temperature in the range of 100 to 700° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2016
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Erich Conlan Weigert, Shadab Sharif Mulla, Todd Howard Ballinger, Jeffery Scott Rieck, Julian Peter Cox, Hai-Ying Chen
  • Patent number: 9266064
    Abstract: A CO slip catalyst, for treating an exhaust gas from a lean burn internal combustion engine, is disclosed. The CO slip catalyst comprises palladium and a ceria-containing material. The invention also includes a method for oxidizing excess CO in an exhaust gas, wherein the excess CO results from the periodic contact of an upstream catalyst under rich exhaust conditions. The method comprises contacting the excess CO in the exhaust gas with a CO slip catalyst at a temperature in the range of 100 to 700° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Johnson Matthey PLC
    Inventors: Erich Conlan Weigert, Shadab Sharif Mulla, Todd Howard Ballinger, Jeffery Scott Rieck, Julian Peter Cox, Hai-Ying Chen
  • Patent number: 9040003
    Abstract: A three way catalyst includes an extruded solid body having by weight: 10-100% of at least one binder/matrix component; 5-90% of a zeolitic molecular sieve, a non-zeolitic molecular sieve or a mixture of any two or more thereof; and 0-80% optionally stabilised ceria. The catalyst also includes at least one precious metal and optionally at least one non-precious metal, wherein: (i) the at least one precious metal is carried in one or more coating layer(s) on the body surface; (ii) at least one metal is present throughout the body and at least one precious metal is carried in one or more coating layer(s) on a body surface; or (iii) at least one metal is present throughout the body, is present in a higher concentration at a body surface, and at least one precious metal is carried in one or more coating layer(s) on the body surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company
    Inventors: Paul Joseph Andersen, Ralf Dotzel, Kwangmo Koo, Rainer Leppelt, Jörg Werner Münch, Jeffery Scott Rieck, Hubert Schedel, Duncan John William Winterborn, Todd Howard Ballinger, Julian Peter Cox
  • Publication number: 20150064085
    Abstract: A CO slip catalyst, for treating an exhaust gas from a lean burn internal combustion engine, is disclosed. The CO slip catalyst comprises palladium and a ceria-containing material. The invention also includes a method for oxidizing excess CO in an exhaust gas, wherein the excess CO results from the periodic contact of an upstream catalyst under rich exhaust conditions. The method comprises contacting the excess CO in the exhaust gas with a CO slip catalyst at a temperature in the range of 100 to 700° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: ERICH CONLAN WEIGERT, SHADAB SHARIF MULLA, TODD HOWARD BALLINGER, JEFFERY SCOTT RIECK, JULIAN PETER COX, HAI-YING CHEN
  • 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
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20140065042
    Abstract: A three way catalyst includes an extruded solid body having by weight: 10-100% of at least one binder/matrix component; 5-90% of a zeolitic molecular sieve, a non-zeolitic molecular sieve or a mixture of any two or more thereof; and 0-80% optionally stabilised ceria. The catalyst also includes at least one precious metal and optionally at least one non-precious metal, wherein: (i) the at least one precious metal is carried in one or more coating layer(s) on the body surface; (ii) at least one metal is present throughout the body and at least one precious metal is carried in one or more coating layer(s) on a body surface; or (iii) at least one metal is present throughout the body, is present in a higher concentration at a body surface, and at least one precious metal is carried in one or more coating layer(s) on the body surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company
    Inventors: Paul Joseph Andersen, Ralf Dotzel, Kwangmo Koo, Rainer Leppelt, Jörg Werner Münch, Jeffery Scott Rieck, Hubert Schedel, Duncan John William Winterborn, Todd Howard Ballinger, Julian Peter Cox
  • Publication number: 20140037523
    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: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: 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
  • Patent number: 8603423
    Abstract: A three way catalyst includes an extruded solid body having: 10-95% by weight of at least one binder/matrix component; 5-90% by weight of a zeolitic molecular sieve; and 0-80% by weight optionally stabilized ceria. The catalyst further includes at least one precious metal and optionally at least one non-precious metal. The at least one precious metal is carried in a coating layer on a surface of the extruded solid body; at least one metal is present throughout the extruded solid body and at least one precious metal is also carried in a coating layer on a surface of the extruded solid body; or at least one metal is present throughout the extruded solid body, is present in a higher concentration at a surface of the extruded solid body and at least one precious metal is also carried in a coating layer on the surface of the extruded solid body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Johnson Matthey Public Limited Co.
    Inventors: Paul Joseph Andersen, Ralf Dotzel, Kwangmo Koo, Rainer Leppelt, Jörg Werner Münch, Jeffery Scott Rieck, Hubert Schedel, Duncan John William Winterborn, Todd Howard Ballinger, Julian Peter Cox
  • Patent number: 8535629
    Abstract: Provided is a catalyst comprising (a) a zeolite material having a mean crystal size of at least about 0.5 ?m, having a CHA framework that contains silicon and aluminum, and having a silica-to-alumina mole ratio (SAR) of about 10 to about 25; and (b) an extra-framework promoter metal (M) disposed in said zeolite material as free and/or exchanged metal, wherein the extra-framework promoter metal is copper, iron, and mixtures thereof, and is present in a promoter metal-to-aluminum atomic ratio (M:Al) of about 0.10 to about 0.24 based on the framework aluminum; and optionally comprising (c) at least about 1 weight percent of cerium in said zeolite material, 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    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 C. Weigert, James Alexander Wylie
  • Publication number: 20120201731
    Abstract: Provided is a catalyst comprising (a) a zeolite material having a mean crystal size of at least about 0.5 ?m, having a CHA framework that contains silicon and aluminum, and having a silica-to-alumina mole ratio (SAR) of about 10 to about 25; and (b) an extra-framework promoter metal (M) disposed in said zeolite material as free and/or exchanged metal, wherein the extra-framework promoter metal is copper, iron, and mixtures thereof, and is present in a promoter metal-to-aluminum atomic ratio (M:Al) of about 0.10 to about 0.24 based on the framework aluminum; and optionally comprising (c) at least about 1 weight percent of cerium in said zeolite material, 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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2011
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: 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 C. Weigert, James Alexander Wylie
  • Publication number: 20120117953
    Abstract: A three way catalyst comprises an extruded solid body comprising: 10-100% by weight of at least one binder/matrix component; 5-90% by weight of a zeolitic molecular sieve, a non-zeolitic molecular sieve or a mixture of any two or more thereof; and 0-80% by weight optionally stabilised ceria, which catalyst comprising at least one precious metal and optionally at least one non-precious metal, wherein: (i) the at least one precious metal is carried in one or more coating layer(s) on a surface of the extruded solid body; (ii) at least one metal is present throughout the extruded solid body and at least one precious metal is also carried in one or more coating layer(s) on a surface of the extruded solid body; or (iii) at least one metal is present throughout the extruded solid body, is present in a higher concentration at a surface of the extruded solid body and at least one precious metal is also carried in one or more coating layer(s) on the surface of the extruded solid body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2011
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: JOHNSON MATTHEY PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
    Inventors: Paul Joseph Andersen, Ralf Dotzel, Kwangmo Koo, Rainer Leppelt, Jörg Werner Münch, Jeffery Scott Rieck, Hubert Schedel, Duncan John William Winterborn, Todd Howard Ballinger, Julian Peter Cox
  • Publication number: 20100146935
    Abstract: A NOx storage material comprises a support, a potassium salt impregnated on the support, the potassium impregnated on the support is promoted with a platinum group metal, and wherein the NOx storage material has an electrical property which changes based on the amount of NOx loading on the NOx storage material. An apparatus for direct NOx measurement includes a sensor coated with the NOx storage material. A method of determining NOx flux in a NOx containing gas comprises exposing the gas to the apparatus and converting a signal developed by the apparatus to a signal representative of the NOx flux.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2009
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Applicant: Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company
    Inventors: Hai-Ying Chen, Shadab Mulla, Todd Howard Ballinger
  • Patent number: 6634169
    Abstract: A catalyst system includes a three-way catalyst (TWC) mounted underfloor and an engine management system programmed to initiate an enrichment of the exhaust gases exiting the engine with at least one of CO and hydrocarbons and to add secondary air to the exhaust gases in the exhaust passage upstream of the TWC. This periodic enrichment and addition of secondary air causes catalytic oxidation of the at least one of CO and hydrocarbons over the TWC thereby raising the underfloor TWC temperature to at least 550° C., preferably higher, in order to reduce sulphur poisoning of the catalyst and maintain the desired catalytic activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignee: Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company
    Inventors: Paul Joseph Andersen, Todd Howard Ballinger, David Scott Lafyatis, Raj Rao Rajaram, Andrew Peter Walker
  • Patent number: 6617276
    Abstract: An active metal, particularly cesium, impregnated hydrocarbon adsorbent, such as zeolite, comprises an improved hydrocarbon trap/oxidizing catalyst for use in effectively adsorbing hydrocarbons during automotive cold-start and subsequently desorbing, oxidizing and removing hydrocarbons during warmer operating conditions. The active metal modified hydrocarbon adsorbent may be combined in other forms of multi-layer automotive exhaust gas catalytic structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2003
    Assignee: Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company
    Inventors: Todd Howard Ballinger, Paul Joseph Andersen
  • Patent number: 6477831
    Abstract: Engine exhaust gas emissions are cleaned up using apparatus comprising an electrical heater, a first catalyst for oxidizing CO and H2, and a hydrocarbon oxidation catalyst (which may be the same as the first catalyst). Engine management initiates electrical heating upon start-up of the engine, and ensures that there is sufficient CO and H2 and sufficient additional air supplied to the exhaust system, to provide chemical energy in the form of exotherm, whereby the hydrocarbon oxidation catalyst is speeded in reaching light-off temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2002
    Assignee: Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company
    Inventors: Todd Howard Ballinger, Christopher John Bennett, Barry John Cooper, David Scott Lafyatis