Patents by Inventor Xiaofan Yang

Xiaofan Yang 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: 20180229224
    Abstract: Described are catalysts effective to abate NOx, hydrocarbons, and carbon monoxide from a gasoline engine exhaust gas. Such catalysts include a substrate having a first and second material disposed thereon, the first material effective to catalyze selective catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxides in the presence of ammonia and the second material effective to abate hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide, the first material comprising a molecular sieve promoted with copper and/or iron in a low loading, the second material comprising at least one oxide of Ni, Fe, Mn, Co, and Cu on a support selected from oxides of Ce, Ce—Zr, Zr, Mn, Pr and combinations thereof. Also described are gasoline engine exhaust gas treatment systems and methods of treating exhaust gas from a gasoline engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Xiaolai Zheng, Michel Deeba, Xiaofan Yang, Qi Fu, Knut Wassermann, Makoto Nagata, Yasuharu Kanno, Hiroki Nakayama
  • Publication number: 20180150464
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes identifying a first set of candidate-users. Each candidate-user corresponds to a second user within a threshold degree of separation of a first user within a social graph. The method includes filtering, using a first-stage filtering model, the first set of candidate-users to generate a second set of candidate-users using edge-features. The method includes filtering, using a second-stage filtering model, the second set of candidate-users to generate a third-set of candidate-users using the edge-features and user-features. The method includes ranking, using a user-engagement model, the third set of candidate-users using a feature superset based on a probability of the first user connecting with the respective candidate-user. The method includes sending, to a client system of the first user, instructions for generating a suggested-friends interface for display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Xingyu Ma, Tin Shing Ma, Xiaofan Yang
  • Patent number: 9889437
    Abstract: Described is a selective catalytic reduction catalyst comprising a zeolitic framework material of silicon and aluminum atoms, wherein a fraction of the silicon atoms are isomorphously substituted with a tetravalent metal. The catalyst can include a promoter metal such that the catalyst effectively promotes the reaction of ammonia with nitrogen oxides to form nitrogen and H2O selectively over a temperature range of 150 to 650° C. A method for selectively reducing nitrogen oxides and an exhaust gas treatment system are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: Xiaofan Yang, John K. Hochmuth
  • Publication number: 20180038252
    Abstract: Described are exhaust gas treatment systems for treatment of a gasoline engine exhaust gas stream containing NOx, particulate matter, and sulfur. The exhaust gas treatment system comprises: one or more catalytic articles selected from a three-way conversion catalyst (TWC), a lean NOx trap (LNT), and an integrated LNT-TWC; a platinum-containing catalytic article downstream from the one or more catalytic articles; and one or more selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalytic articles immediately downstream from the platinum-containing catalytic article, the one or more SCR catalytic articles including a molecular sieve. The system stabilizes the SCR catalytic article from poisoning by sulfur.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: BASF CORPORATION
    Inventors: Xiaofan Yang, Wen-Mei Xue, John K. Hochmuth, Matthew J. Schladt, Yuejin Li
  • Publication number: 20170368541
    Abstract: Described is a selective catalytic reduction material comprising a spherical particle including an agglomeration of crystals of a molecular sieve. The catalyst is a crystalline material that is effective to catalyze the selective catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxides in the presence of a reductant at temperatures between 200° C. and 600° C. A method for selectively reducing nitrogen oxides and an exhaust gas treatment system are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Natalia Trukhan, Ulrich Müller, Michael Breen, Barbara Slawski, Qi Fu, Jaya L. Mohanan, Martin W. Kraus, Ahmad Moini, Xiaofan Yang, John K. Hochmuth
  • Patent number: 9764313
    Abstract: Described is a selective catalytic reduction material comprising a spherical particle including an agglomeration of crystals of a molecular sieve. The catalyst is a crystalline material that is effective to catalyze the selective catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxides in the presence of a reductant at temperatures between 200° C. and 600° C. A method for selectively reducing nitrogen oxides and an exhaust gas treatment system are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: Natalia Trukhan, Ulrich Müller, Michael Breen, Barbara Slawski, Qi Fu, Jaya L. Mohanan, Martin W. Kraus, Ahmad Moini, Xiaofan Yang, John K. Hochmuth
  • Patent number: 9694352
    Abstract: A catalyst composition includes a heterobimetallic zeolite characterized by a chabazite structure loaded with copper ions and at least one trivalent metal ion other than Al3+. The catalyst composition decreases NOx emissions in diesel exhaust and is suitable for operation in a catalytic converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: UT-BATTELLE, LLC
    Inventors: Chaitanya K. Narula, Xiaofan Yang
  • Publication number: 20170014814
    Abstract: A catalyst composition includes a heterobimetallic zeolite characterized by a chabazite structure loaded with copper ions and at least one trivalent metal ion other than Al3+. The catalyst composition decreases NOx emissions in diesel exhaust and is suitable for operation in a catalytic converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicant: UT-Battelle, LLC
    Inventors: Chaitanya K. NARULA, Xiaofan YANG
  • Patent number: 9475039
    Abstract: A catalyst composition includes a heterobimetallic zeolite characterized by a chabazite structure loaded with copper ions and at least one trivalent metal ion other than Al3+. The catalyst composition decreases NOx emissions in diesel exhaust and is suitable for operation in a catalytic converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: UT-BATTELLE, LLC
    Inventors: Chaitanya K. Narula, Xiaofan Yang
  • Publication number: 20160303550
    Abstract: Described is a selective catalytic reduction catalyst comprising a zeolitic framework material of silicon and aluminum atoms, wherein a fraction of the silicon atoms are isomorphously substituted with a tetravalent metal. The catalyst can include a promoter metal such that the catalyst effectively promotes the reaction of ammonia with nitrogen oxides to form nitrogen and H2O selectively over a temperature range of 150 to 650° C. A method for selectively reducing nitrogen oxides and an exhaust gas treatment system are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2015
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Xiaofan Yang, John K. Hochmuth
  • Patent number: 9403156
    Abstract: A catalyst comprising a zeolite loaded with copper ions and at least one trivalent metal ion other than Al+3, wherein the catalyst decreases NOx emissions in diesel exhaust. The trivalent metal ions are selected from, for example, trivalent transition metal ions, trivalent main group metal ions, and/or trivalent lanthanide metal ions. In particular embodiments, the catalysts are selected from Cu—Fe-ZSM5, Cu—La-ZSM-5, Fe—Cu—La-ZSM5, Cu—Sc-ZSM-5, and Cu—In-ZSM5. The catalysts are placed on refractory support materials and incorporated into catalytic converters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: UT-BATTELLE, LLC
    Inventors: Chaitanya K. Narula, Xiaofan Yang
  • Publication number: 20150367336
    Abstract: Described is a selective catalytic reduction material comprising a spherical particle including an agglomeration of crystals of a molecular sieve. The catalyst is a crystalline material that is effective to catalyze the selective catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxides in the presence of a reductant at temperatures between 200° C. and 600° C. A method for selectively reducing nitrogen oxides and an exhaust gas treatment system are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: Natalia Trukhan, Ulrich Müller, Michael Breen, Barbara Slawski, Qi Fu, Jaya L. Mohanan, Martin W. Kraus, Ahmad Moini, Xiaofan Yang, John K. Hochmuth
  • Publication number: 20150367337
    Abstract: Described is a selective catalytic reduction catalyst comprising a zeolitic framework material of silicon and aluminum atoms, wherein a fraction of the silicon atoms are isomorphously substituted with a tetravalent metal. The catalyst can include a promoter metal such that the catalyst effectively promotes the reaction of ammonia with nitrogen oxides to form nitrogen and H2O selectively over a temperature range of 150 to 650° C. In another aspect, described is a selective catalytic reduction composite comprising an SCR catalyst material and an ammonia storage material comprising a transition metal having an oxidation state of IV. The SCR catalyst material promotes the reaction of ammonia with nitrogen oxides to form nitrogen and H2O selectively over a temperature range of 150° C. to 600° C., and the SCR catalyst material is effective to store ammonia at temperatures of 400° C. and above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: Xiaofan Yang, John K. Hochmuth, Wen-Mei Xue, Xiaoming Wang, Matthew Tyler Caudle, Ahmad Moini, Dustin O. Hollobaugh, Qi Fu, Michael Breen
  • Publication number: 20150238944
    Abstract: A catalyst comprising a zeolite loaded with copper ions and at least one trivalent metal ion other than Al+3, wherein the catalyst decreases NOx emissions in diesel exhaust. The trivalent metal ions are selected from, for example, trivalent transition metal ions, trivalent main group metal ions, and/or trivalent lanthanide metal ions. In particular embodiments, the catalysts are selected from Cu—Fe-ZSM5, Cu—La-ZSM-5, Fe—Cu—La-ZSM5, Cu—Sc-ZSM-5, and Cu—In-ZSM5. The catalysts are placed on refractory support materials and incorporated into catalytic converters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2015
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: UT-BATTELLE, LLC
    Inventors: Chaitanya K. Narula, Xiaofan Yang
  • Publication number: 20150238946
    Abstract: A catalyst composition includes a heterobimetallic zeolite characterized by a chabazite structure loaded with copper ions and at least one trivalent metal ion other than Al3+. The catalyst composition decreases NOx emissions in diesel exhaust and is suitable for operation in a catalytic converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2015
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: UT-BATTELLE, LLC
    Inventors: Chaitanya K. Narula, Xiaofan Yang
  • Patent number: 8987161
    Abstract: A catalyst comprising a zeolite loaded with copper ions and at least one trivalent metal ion other than Al+3, wherein the catalyst decreases NOx emissions in diesel exhaust. The trivalent metal ions are selected from, for example, trivalent transition metal ions, trivalent main group metal ions, and/or trivalent lanthanide metal ions. In particular embodiments, the catalysts are selected from Cu—Fe-ZSM5, Cu—La-ZSM-5, Fe—Cu—La-ZSM5, Cu—Sc-ZSM-5, and Cu—In-ZSM5. The catalysts are placed on refractory support materials and incorporated into catalytic converters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: UT-Battelle, LLC
    Inventors: Chaitanya K. Narula, Xiaofan Yang
  • Patent number: 8987162
    Abstract: A catalyst composition includes a heterobimetallic zeolite characterized by a chabazite structure loaded with copper ions and at least one trivalent metal ion other than Al3+. The catalyst composition decreases NOx emissions in diesel exhaust and is suitable for operation in a catalytic converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: UT-Battelle, LLC
    Inventors: Chaitanya K. Narula, Xiaofan Yang
  • Publication number: 20130224082
    Abstract: A catalyst composition includes a heterobimetallic zeolite characterized by a chabazite structure loaded with copper ions and at least one trivalent metal ion other than Al3+. The catalyst composition decreases NOx emissions in diesel exhaust and is suitable for operation in a catalytic converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: UT-BATTELLE, LLC
    Inventors: Chaitanya K. Narula, Xiaofan Yang
  • Publication number: 20120239157
    Abstract: The invention concerns article having a surface oxide layer up to 20 nm thick, the surface oxide layer comprising chromium and cobalt oxides where the atomic ratio of Cr/Co is more than 3. The invention also concerns methods for treating a chromium containing material, said method comprising contacting said material with a gas plasma under conditions effective to oxidize at least a portion of the material; and contacting said material with an acid. The treated surface is corrosion resistant and can be used in orthopedic implants, especially the wear surface of the orthopedic implant to reduce wear, and other corrosive environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: DePuy Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Lawrence Salvati, Sophie Xiaofan Yang
  • Patent number: 8249548
    Abstract: A method for generating a user mobility model includes: firstly deriving user movement tracks of all the users in a cellular network and then generating from the user movement tracks a user mobility model involving a user traffic between home cells of any two of path points in the cellular network. Thus, a cell can be re-divided into respective location areas according to the generated user mobility model to thereby deploy reasonably various network resources in the GSM network according to the re-divided positional zones. The invention further discloses a method and device for generating a user movement track and a device for generating a user mobility model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: China Mobile Group Beijing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiaofan Yang, Hui Liu, Jiang Gao, Wei Sun, Lifen Zhou, Wentong Bi, Li Huang, Fangyuan Wang, Gang Wang, Miao Li