Patents by Inventor WASSIM KLINK
WASSIM KLINK 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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Patent number: 11911728Abstract: A reactor for reducing the concentration of NOx in a stream comprising: an inlet for the stream; an outlet for a stream containing a reduced concentration of NOx; one or more catalyst beds comprising a ceramic or metallic foam with a NOx reduction catalyst; one or more flow paths from the inlet to the outlet that passes through at least one catalyst bed wherein the catalyst beds are closed at the top and bottom so that the flow path through the catalyst bed passes through the sides of the catalyst bed in a lateral flow is described.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: SHELL USA, INC.Inventors: Wassim Klink, Guido Seng, Wenzhong Zhang, Andreas Klemt, Paul Benjerman Himelfarb
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Patent number: 11839851Abstract: A reactor includes a catalyst bed module having a first grouping including a first plurality of foam catalyst blocks and a second grouping adjacent to the first grouping and having a second plurality of foam catalyst blocks A first back face of the first plurality of foam catalyst blocks and a second back face of the second plurality of foam catalyst face each other in a spaced relationship. The reactor also includes a sealing frame disposed between the first and second groupings and that may maintain the spaced relationship and form a sealed volume between the first and second plurality of foam catalyst blocks and a support frame having a support surface and an opening, the opening is positioned between the first grouping and the second grouping and adjacent to the sealed volume, and the sealed volume and the opening provide a passage for gas flow.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2022Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: SHELL USA, INC.Inventor: Wassim Klink
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Publication number: 20220355247Abstract: A reactor that may contact a gas stream with a catalyst composition includes a catalyst bed module having a first grouping including a first plurality of foam catalyst blocks each bounded by a first front face having a first surface area with an opposing first back face, a first top side with an opposing first bottom side, and a first side face with an opposing first alternate side face and a second grouping adjacent to the first grouping and having a second plurality of foam catalyst blocks each bounded by a second front face having a second surface area with an opposing second back face, a second top side with an opposing second bottom side, and a second side face with an opposing second alternate side face. The first back face of the first plurality of foam catalyst blocks and the second back face of the second plurality of foam catalyst face each face the other in a spaced relationship.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2022Publication date: November 10, 2022Inventor: Wassim KLINK
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Publication number: 20220111334Abstract: A reactor for reducing the concentration of NOx in a stream comprising: an inlet for the stream; an outlet for a stream containing a reduced concentration of NOx ; one or more catalyst beds comprising a ceramic or metallic foam with a NOx reduction catalyst; one or more flow paths from the inlet to the outlet that passes through at least one catalyst bed wherein the catalyst beds are closed at the top and bottom so that the flow path through the catalyst bed passes through the sides of the catalyst bed in a lateral flow is described.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2021Publication date: April 14, 2022Inventors: Wassim KLINK, Guido SENG, Wenzhong ZHANG, Andreas KLEMT, Paul Benjerman HIMELFARB
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Patent number: 11179675Abstract: A reactor for reducing the concentration of NOx in a stream comprising: an inlet for the stream; an outlet for a stream containing a reduced concentration of NOx; one or more catalyst beds comprising a ceramic or metallic foam with a NOx reduction catalyst; one or more flow paths from the inlet to the outlet that passes through at least one catalyst bed wherein the catalyst beds are closed at the top and bottom so that the flow path through the catalyst bed passes through the sides of the catalyst bed in a lateral flow is described.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2016Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: SHELL OIL COMPANYInventors: Wassim Klink, Guido Seng, Wenzhong Zhang, Andreas Klemt, Paul Benjerman Himelfarb
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Patent number: 11020732Abstract: A catalyst bed comprising a ceramic or metallic foam comprising one or more NOx reduction catalysts is described. A method for reducing the concentration of NOx in a dust containing gas stream comprising: a) passing a first gas stream containing NOx into a contacting zone; b) contacting the first gas stream with a ceramic or metallic foam catalyst bed having one or more flow paths through the catalyst bed wherein the ceramic or metallic foam comprises a NOx reduction catalyst to produce a second gas stream with a reduced NOx concentration; and c) passing the second gas stream out of the contacting zone wherein the first gas stream has a dust concentration of at least 5 mg/Nm3 and the pressure drop of the foam catalyst bed increases by 300% or less relative to the initial pressure drop of the foam catalyst bed due to dust accumulation, measured under the same conditions is also described.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2016Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: SHELL OIL COMPANYInventors: Wassim Klink, Guido Seng, Wenzhong Zhang, Andreas Klemt, Paul Benjerman Himelfarb
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Patent number: 10960352Abstract: A catalyst bed comprising a ceramic or metallic foam comprising one or more NOx reduction catalysts is described. Further, a method for reducing the concentration of NOx in a dust containing gas stream comprising: a) passing a first gas stream containing NOx into a contacting zone; b) contacting the first gas stream with a ceramic or metallic foam catalyst bed having one or more flow paths through the catalyst bed wherein the ceramic or metallic foam comprises a NOx reduction catalyst to produce a second gas stream with a reduced NOx concentration; and c) passing the second gas stream out of the contacting zone wherein the first gas stream has a dust concentration of at least 5 mg/Nm3 and the second gas stream comprises at least 50% of the amount of dust in the first gas stream.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2016Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: SHELL OIL COMPANYInventors: Guido Seng, Wassim Klink, Wenzhong Zhang, Andreas Klemt, Paul Benjerman Himelfarb
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Patent number: 10843171Abstract: An oxidation catalyst is described for treating an exhaust gas from a diesel engine, which oxidation catalyst comprises: a substrate; a first washcoat region disposed on the substrate, wherein the first washcoat region comprises a first platinum group metal (PGM) and a first support material; a second washcoat region adjacent to the first washcoat region, wherein the second washcoat region comprises a second platinum group metal (PGM) and a second support material; a third washcoat region disposed on the substrate, wherein the third washcoat region comprises a third platinum group metal (PGM) and a third support material; and wherein either: (i) the third washcoat region is adjacent to the second washcoat region; or (ii) the second washcoat region is disposed or supported on the third washcoat region. Also described are uses and methods involving the oxidation catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2019Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: Johnson Matthey Public Limited CompanyInventors: Penelope Markatou, Yaritza M. Lopez-De Jesus, Wassim Klink, Kieran John Cole, Colin Russell Newman, Robert Hanley, Yoshihito Hashimoto, Masahito Shibata
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Patent number: 10449518Abstract: An oxidation catalyst is described for treating an exhaust gas from a diesel engine, which oxidation catalyst comprises: a substrate; a first washcoat region disposed on the substrate, wherein the first washcoat region comprises a first platinum group metal (PGM) and a first support material; a second washcoat region adjacent to the first washcoat region, wherein the second washcoat region comprises a second platinum group metal (PGM) and a second support material; a third washcoat region disposed on the substrate, wherein the third washcoat region comprises a third platinum group metal (PGM) and a third support material; and wherein either: (i) the third washcoat region is adjacent to the second washcoat region; or (ii) the second washcoat region is disposed or supported on the third washcoat region. Also described are uses and methods involving the oxidation catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2017Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: Johnson Matthey Public Limited CompanyInventors: Penelope Markatou, Yaritza M. Lopez-De Jesus, Wassim Klink, Kieran John Cole, Colin Russell Newman, Robert Hanley, Yoshihito Hashimoto, Masahito Shibata
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Publication number: 20190308173Abstract: An oxidation catalyst is described for treating an exhaust gas from a diesel engine, which oxidation catalyst comprises: a substrate; a first washcoat region disposed on the substrate, wherein the first washcoat region comprises a first platinum group metal (PGM) and a first support material; a second washcoat region adjacent to the first washcoat region, wherein the second washcoat region comprises a second platinum group metal (PGM) and a second support material; a third washcoat region disposed on the substrate, wherein the third washcoat region comprises a third platinum group metal (PGM) and a third support material; and wherein either: (i) the third washcoat region is adjacent to the second washcoat region; or (ii) the second washcoat region is disposed or supported on the third washcoat region. Also described are uses and methods involving the oxidation catalyst.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2019Publication date: October 10, 2019Inventors: PENELOPE MARKATOU, YARITZA M. LOPEZ-DE JESUS, WASSIM KLINK, KIERAN JOHN COLE, COLIN RUSSELL NEWMAN, ROBERT HANLEY, YOSHIHITO HASHIMOTO, MASAHITO SHIBATA
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Publication number: 20190001266Abstract: A catalyst bed comprising a ceramic or metallic foam comprising one or more NOx reduction catalysts is described. Further, a method for reducing the concentration of NOx in a dust containing gas stream comprising: a) passing a first gas stream containing NOx into a contacting zone; b) contacting the first gas stream with a ceramic or metallic foam catalyst bed having one or more flow paths through the catalyst bed wherein the ceramic or metallic foam comprises a NOx reduction catalyst to produce a second gas stream with a reduced NOx concentration; and c) passing the second gas stream out of the contacting zone wherein the first gas stream has a dust concentration of at least 5 mg/Nm3 and the second gas stream comprises at least 50% of the amount of dust in the first gas stream.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2016Publication date: January 3, 2019Inventors: Guido SENG, Wassim KLINK, Wenzhong ZHANG, Andreas KLEMT, Paul Benjerman HIMELFARB
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Publication number: 20180369800Abstract: A catalyst bed comprising a ceramic or metallic foam comprising one or more NOx reduction catalysts is described. A method for reducing the concentration of NOx in a dust containing gas stream comprising: a) passing a first gas stream containing NOx into a contacting zone; b) contacting the first gas stream with a ceramic or metallic foam catalyst bed having one or more flow paths through the catalyst bed wherein the ceramic or metallic foam comprises a NOx reduction catalyst to produce a second gas stream with a reduced NOx concentration; and c) passing the second gas stream out of the contacting zone wherein the first gas stream has a dust concentration of at least 5 mg/Nm3 and the pressure drop of the foam catalyst bed increases by 300% or less relative to the initial pressure drop of the foam catalyst bed due to dust accumulation, measured under the same conditions is also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2016Publication date: December 27, 2018Inventors: Wassim KLINK, Guido SENG, Wenzhong ZHANG, Andreas KLEMT, Paul Benjerman HIMELFARB
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Publication number: 20180369753Abstract: A reactor for reducing the concentration of NO x in a stream comprising: an inlet for the stream; an outlet for a stream containing a reduced concentration of NOx; one or more catalyst beds comprising a ceramic or metallic foam with a NOx reduction catalyst; one or more flow paths from the inlet to the outlet that passes through at least one catalyst bed wherein the catalyst beds are closed at the top and bottom so that the flow path through the catalyst bed passes through the sides of the catalyst bed in a lateral flow is described.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2016Publication date: December 27, 2018Inventors: Wassim KLINK, Guido SENG, Wenzhong ZHANG, Andreas KLEMT, Paul Benjerman HIMELFARB
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Publication number: 20180001306Abstract: An oxidation catalyst is described for treating an exhaust gas from a diesel engine, which oxidation catalyst comprises: a substrate; a first washcoat region disposed on the substrate, wherein the first washcoat region comprises a first platinum group metal (PGM) and a first support material; a second washcoat region adjacent to the first washcoat region, wherein the second washcoat region comprises a second platinum group metal (PGM) and a second support material; a third washcoat region disposed on the substrate, wherein the third washcoat region comprises a third platinum group metal (PGM) and a third support material; and wherein either: (i) the third washcoat region is adjacent to the second washcoat region; or (ii) the second washcoat region is disposed or supported on the third washcoat region. Also described are uses and methods involving the oxidation catalyst.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2017Publication date: January 4, 2018Inventors: PENELOPE MARKATOU, YARITZA M. LOPEZ-DE JESUS, WASSIM KLINK, KIERAN JOHN COLE, COLIN RUSSELL NEWMAN, ROBERT HANLEY, YOSHIHITO HASHIMOTO, MASAHITO SHIBATA
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Patent number: 9764310Abstract: An oxidation catalyst is described for treating an exhaust gas from a diesel engine, which oxidation catalyst comprises: a substrate; a first washcoat region disposed on the substrate, wherein the first washcoat region comprises a first platinum group metal (PGM) and a first support material; a second washcoat region adjacent to the first washcoat region, wherein the second washcoat region comprises a second platinum group metal (PGM) and a second support material; a third washcoat region disposed on the substrate, wherein the third washcoat region comprises a third platinum group metal (PGM) and a third support material; and wherein either: (i) the third washcoat region is adjacent to the second washcoat region; or (ii) the second washcoat region is disposed or supported on the third washcoat region. Also described are uses and methods involving the oxidation catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2014Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: Johnson Matthey Public Limited CompanyInventors: Penelope Markatou, Yaritza M. Lopez-De Jesus, Wassim Klink, Kieran John Cole, Colin Russell Newman, Robert Hanley, Yoshihito Hashimoto, Masahito Shibata
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Publication number: 20150033715Abstract: An oxidation catalyst is described for treating an exhaust gas from a diesel engine, which oxidation catalyst comprises: a substrate; a first washcoat region disposed on the substrate, wherein the first washcoat region comprises a first platinum group metal (PGM) and a first support material; a second washcoat region adjacent to the first washcoat region, wherein the second washcoat region comprises a second platinum group metal (PGM) and a second support material; a third washcoat region disposed on the substrate, wherein the third washcoat region comprises a third platinum group metal (PGM) and a third support material; and wherein either: (i) the third washcoat region is adjacent to the second washcoat region; or (ii) the second washcoat region is disposed or supported on the third washcoat region. Also described are uses and methods involving the oxidation catalyst.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2014Publication date: February 5, 2015Inventors: PENELOPE MARKATOU, YARITZA M. LOPEZ-DE JESUS, WASSIM KLINK, KIERAN JOHN COLE, COLIN RUSSELL NEWMAN, ROBERT HANLEY, YOSHIHITO HASHIMOTO, MASAHITO SHIBATA